The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-14
FLASHES FROM THE WIRE

Mitchell complies with a request made today by the board of directors of
 the AntiSaloon league. The league
 says the practice ought to be dis
 continued when the distresses incident
 to the war hang like a pail over so
 large a proportion of the civilized world"
 San Francisco, December 1S.-The disabled Hill freighter Minnesota, in tow of tugs, was sighted late today off Point San Pedro, 19 miles south of here. proceeding north. She was expected to reach here tonight and to pass in tomorrow.
 New York, December 13.--A delega- 1! ton from Costa Rica to the second Pan-American Scientific congress to be held in Washington beginning Decem-' Der 27, arrived here tonight on the
 steamer Tenadores, In the party was Luis Felipe Gonzales, minister of pub lie instruction and brother of the pres ident of Costa Rica. They were met at the pier by Don Manuel Castro, min ister of Costa Rica; John C. Brecken ridge, representing the state depart ment and port officials. who will look after the comfort of the visitors un- til they proceed to Washington. The Tenadores was six hours late. having experienced rough weather a whole day before reaching port. Depew Okla December 13.-Two masked raen late today robbed the First State bank of Depew of s4OOo and escaped.
 Posses are in pursuit of the men. The president and several other bank officials witnessed the robbery through the open dcor of vault into which they had teen forced one of the men standing guard at the entrance to the vault while the other gathered all the currency in sight.
 Washington December 13.-American lumber manufacturers had final hear ing today in the federal trade commis- sicn's investigation of the lumber indus try At hes rings held In various cities. lumbermen have told of ills affecting
 their trade. Today they summed up
 their case and asked government aid in solving transportation and competition
 ri cblems. Joseph N. Teal of Portland. Ore. asked for help in determining how
 manufacturers might go on combining to
 meet foreign competition. l.. c. Boyle
 Kansas City attorney, spoke for 13
 lumber organizations including several
 southern organizations.
 New York December 1S.-The public
 serice commission, first districts and the
 lnterbOrOugn Rapid IranSlt cOnlpany,
 were censured in a verdict returned today
 by the coroner's jury which investigated
 the fire and panic in the Broadway sub
 way last January in which one woman
 lost her life and many persons were hurt.
 The jury found that the public service commission neglected to supervise drilling
 in the subway where there were cables.
 The Interborough was censured for allow ing it's employees to throw in switches and
 circuit breakers so as to endanger the
 traveling public
 Petrograd, December 1S.-(Via London) Todays official communication reads:
 'On the western (Russian) front there is
 no change in the situation In the region west of Lake Boiginskoie, a detachment
 of our troops, having outflanked the enemy, dislodged half company of Ger mans at the point of the bayonet from
 the village of Voynsuny. capturing an of- ficer and some soldiers and a machine gun. On the Caucasian front, there is no
 change"