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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-29

Six prisoners escaped from the Attalla jail last night One of the escapes hunted up Chief of Police Morris Roper and notified him of what had occurred A search was instituted and 1t is expected that at least some of the fugitives will be retaken.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-29
Local Data

For the 24 hours ending at D. m.. July
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-06-22
PluckY Kid.

"Missus, don't you want TO buy a
ticket to the swimming contest at the
Y. NJ. c. A? It's going to be fine"
The question was asked by a small
boy who confronted a woman in an up
town New York street. The woman
was about to say NO" when, looking
at the boy closer, she was dismayed to
see that both the kids arms were cut
off above the elbow
I'm going to swim in that contest
myself. I'm going to be one of the
special features. It's going to be
grand" he announced pleasantly.
You going to swim. Why" the
small boy interrupted her
"Oh, I'm good swimmer" he said
proudly. "Of course, / can only use
my legs, but / can go just as far and
just as long as the other fellows
When | got my arms run over by the
train ! felt awful bad, cause thought
] could never do anything like the
others. But | practiced and practiced
with my feet till could swim. and /
got prize at the Y NJ. c. a. for
speed"
The woman bought ticket.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-06-22
Why He Cut His Hair.

There is certain surgeon in Boston
who had, some months ago, a very
splendid crop of hair. Although the
surgeon is not old, his hair Is snow.
white, and he is very proud OF its
beauty. He wore 1t parted in the mid
die and rather long. and it fufYed
luxuriantly on either side of the part.
The impulse toward a change in hair
dressing came to the surgeon in this
manner: He had operated upon a
woman, and was bending over her as
she began TO come out of the ether.
She opened her eyes for a moment,
and then closed them again. Then
with long sigh and in a rapt voice
she said: What a beautiful white
chrysanthemumi" The students pres.
ent exploded, and now the surgeon
wears his hair cut as close as a gen.
teman may.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-06-22
ONCE A RIVER VALLEY
PROCESS OF FORMATION OF BAY
OF SAN FRANCISCO.
Not Always the Magnificent Land
locked Harbor That It Is Today
Report Made by the GEO.
logical Survey.

Few people in viewing the BAY OF
San Francisco think of 1t as otner thah
. magnificent land-locked harbor ABOUT
which has grown the commercial me-
tropolis of the Pacific coast OF tue
United States. Yet this harbor dlo mot
always exist. according to report on
the geology of the region recently pup
Iished by the United States geological
survey. for at one time through the
depression now occupied by the Day
ran a great river that drained the Sac
ramento and San Joaquin valleys.
This river probably flowed between
the Tiburon peninsula and Anger
island. and then through the gorge OF
the Golden Gate, where at present the
greatest depth of water is 400 rect.
After the river valley was formed the
coast slowly sank and the ocean en-
tered through the Golden Gate, flooded
the valley, and formed the present
bay.
Thus the valley occupied by the bay
Is really not so very different from
santa Clara and Santa Rosa valleys,
and should the Pacific coast sink Few
hundred feet lower, those fertile val
Ievs would form great additions to the
present bay.
But the change from river valley
to a bay happened very slowly, for
even great earthquakes as rule 90
not move large areas of the earth more
than a few inches, and it is likely to be
thousands of years before the outlines
Of the present bay are greatly changed
by nature.
The region is particularly interest
ing. for il is one of the newest parts
of our continent. Some of the rocks
belong to the geologic period known as
the Jurassic. but many of them are
much younger and were laid down on
the floor by the ocean long after the
Appalachian mountains were formed
Although these rocks are relatively
young, yet they are hundreds of thou
sands of years old and have been
raised out of the sea and tilted until
in places they stand nearly on end.
The forces which have raised these
rocks and have folded and broken
them are still active, yet their effects
are so gradually accomplished that for
the most part they are inappreciable
in a generation or even in several cen
turtles. Sometimes, however, their eff
feet is more apparent, as for instance
when they cause earthquakes. Earth
quakes are due to slight movements
along what biologists call faults,
which are really broken places in the
earth's crust where the rocks on one
side of the break or crack move past
those on the other side. Some of
these faults may re traced for miles
not, of course. as open cracks for to
anyone but a close observer the rocks
seem as unbroken in most places along
the fault lines as they do in any other
part of the region
Most of these breaks are fortunately
old, and 1t is to be hoped that move
ment along them has ceased, but two
are alive, and along one of these oc-
CURED the movements that resulted
in the earthquake of April, 1906 Only
once in several generations are seri'
Gus earthquakes to be expected.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-06-22
FIERCE BATTLE IN
INFERNO VALLEY
italians and Austrians Engaged
at 1000 Feet.
STEEL ARM0RED TRENCHES
Italians Surprised At the New Mill
tary Methods Of the Teutons.
Trenches Guarded BY
Mines and Batteries.

Rome, Italy-Italian troops are con-
tinuing with great vigor attacks upon
the Austrian positions at Gorizia. Inc
Austrians are defending the town from
the height of Podgora, TO the west
and from invisible trenches extending
from Podgora to Mont Forton in the
Isonzo Valley. Ii would appear that
the Austrians purpose TO prevent the
Italian march toward Trieste with the
threat of Gorilla on their left hank
The Austrian trenches on this front
are protected with steel armor and
connected with underground passages.
The men are able 10 FIRE from under
cover and al the same time they are
supported by artillery in the hills be
hind them.
Italian army officers describe the
Austrian actions everywhere as pure
~ defensive except in the Carnia zone,
where the best troops have been con-
centrated apparently for an offensive
movement. 1t is thought here that
Austria intends an invasion at this
NOlHi Will lnt lNN<A Va NCAhHNAAAbE
Italians to concentrate their men for
defense.
Fighting is going on fercely both
night and day between the Inferno
Valley and Malborgeth. This battle
field is at an elevation OF 1000 feet.
Italian reports declare that up to the
present the Austrian attacks have re
suited in failure.
A war Office statement says:
lin the Tyrol-Trentino-Cado front
we gradually are occupying dominat-
ing points. Except for distant artil-
lery fire and new but unsuccessful, at
tacks on June 10 against the summit
of Vellone in the Upper Valley of the
Piave (Carnic Alps).
More intense attacks have been
made repeatedly by the enemy in
Garnia either near the defiles Of Val
Sesis. which still is strongly held by
us, or especially against the rear line
of Mont Avestanis, to the 6efile of
Monte Croce.
Long distance artillery actions oc-
CuTItu disO III tue Lo1iC VI .hOItC VANf
on the Selems- Mazli front and on the
Kodiak.
Along the Isonzo. on the line from
Podgora TO Mont Forton and to the
intersection of the Monfalcone Canal,
"Reminiscences showed the precise
quality Of the defensive work prepared
by the enemy on the Isonzo front.
They include entertainments. some
times in several lines and often in
masonry or in concrete reinforced by
metallic sheeting and protected by
network Of mines or batteries often
placed below the earth.
"A very active night surveillance is
exercised by the enemy, aided by
searchlights and rockets, with tele-
graphic and telephone communica-
ton"
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-06-22
FIGHT AT 10000 FEET.
French Aviator Attacks German Al
That Heiqht-Latter Falls
ike Stone

Like Stone.
Pars.-The following official ac-
count of an engagement between a
French and German aeroplane was
given out in Paris:
AN enemy aeroplane having been
observed over our lines at Aspach,
near Thanh, in upper Alsace, one Of
our aviator sergeants took wing and
mounted in 80 minutes to a height of
10000 feet. At this altitude he en-
gagged his enemy with machine gun.
ITO this fire the German replied with
his machine gun, and one of his bull
let's struck the motor of the French
machine. The sergeant again assembled
to. position above his adversary and
fired three bands of cartridges. Dur
ing the third round the German aviator
was seen by the Frenchman suddenly
to throw his arms into the air. His
machine then began to fall, and it
came down like a stone inside of our
line.
The French aviator came down un-
der control. Once ON the ground he
examined his machine. He found that
bullets fired by his antagonist had per
forated his cylinder. penetrated the
steel shield at the back Of the motor,
and riddled his sails. The Frenchman
himself was slightly wounded in the
neck"
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-06-22
This Happened In New york

No spik English" gesticulated
Hafiz with rising excitement. looking
rather wildly about for an Interpreter.
down at the Seamen's Church insti.
tute on South street. Arab transla-
tors are not frequent about the insti.
tute' and the man behind the desk
down in the savings department was
distinctly mystifed, says the Look
out.
lie won't take this money; it's in.
terest on the gold he deposited with
US year ago. he explained at last
70 glttering-eyed man from Bag
dad who finally came 20 the rescue
Oh, no, he can't Mohammedans-
they can't-any Of them. 1t is against
their religion to take interest Hafz
ne very good, very deyout, protested
the interpreter And Hahz went away
yirtuously content.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-06-22
40 KILLED BY zEPPELlNs.
30 Persons Injured In Two Raids On
Enciand-Britain Building Big
German keroplanes.

German keropIanes.
London.-A Zeppelin airship visited
the northeast coast OF England and
dropped bombs.
Some fires were started by the pro-
jectiles, but by morning they had been
overcome.
The following official statement re-
garding the raid was issued:
Further inquiries show that the
casualties in connection with the visit
of Zeppelin to the northeast coast
Tuesday night amount TO IS killed and
40 injured.
1T is row possible TO state more ex-
actly the casualties resulting from an
airship raid on another portion Of the
northeast coast on the night Of June 6.
The number Of deaths there was "a,
comprising 3 men, all civilians, 10
women and children. There were
also 40 cases OF more or less serious
injuries
The principal fires were in drapery
establishments. lumber yard and 4
terrace of small houses"
German aeroplanes of great carry
ing capacity are in process OF manu-
facture for the British Government,
according to an announcement made
in the House Of Commons
This statement was made in reply
to the suggestion by member of the
House that machines Of this character
were needed adequately TO deal with
raiding Zeppelins
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-06-22
EIGHT CAUGHT
IN UNDERT0W
Bathers and Rescuers Drowned
at Atlantic City.
MORTIFIED CROWDS WATCH
Several Lose Their Lives Trying To
Save Others-A Young Girls Pa
thetic Death-Most OF the Vic
Tins Were PhiIadelphans.

Atlantic City-Lashed and beaten
into helplessness by merciless waves
and powerless in the grip of an under
tow against which human might was
puny and futile, eight persons met
their deaths on the beach Sunday,
while heroes, red-shirted beach guards
and bathers who took their lives into
their own hands battled desperately
against tremendous odds TO save them.
Thousands lined the boardwalk aud
beach. women ringing their hands and
weeping bitterly, as a tragedy, heart
breaking in its intensity, was enacted
before their eyes.
For the space of more than 80 min
utes more than 200 lives were placed
in direct peril by the pounding surf
herding them into a deep "slue" run
ming seaward from the strand at
Chelsea avenue. Three others, one of
them a young woman, are missing, and
may have met the same fate.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-06-22

The blood Of man weighs about
20 pounds.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-06-22

Newfoundland has $4,000 square
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-06-22
WAR UPSET WATERLOO PLANS.
Battlefield Was To Have Been Made
Perpetual Memorial.

London.-Less than year ago prep
arations were afoot in England to cele-
brate the centenary of the Battle of
Waterloo by purchasing the famous
field and dedicating it as perpetual
memorial, but the anniversary with
the battlefield in the hands of the Ger
mans, is passing almost unobserYed.
The only recognition of the centenary
were the presentation by the Duke of
Wellington to King George, at Windsor
Castle. of miniature French tricolor
and a celebration at Wellington Col
lege, erected by public subscription in
honor of the Iron Duke.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-06-22
MILLIONS NOW POURING IN.
Treasury Officials Expect Big Surplus
For Fiscal Year

Washington.-The working balance
In the United States Treasury, which
three weeks ago reached the low mark
of $4,000, 900, has leaped to $4,000
coo, and Treasury officials now anti
cipate big surplus by the end of the
fiscal year.
Collections from the income and cor
poration taxes are now pouring into
the Treasury at the rate of nearly ST.
100000 a day. The total receipts
Thursday were over $4000,000, Of
which 1891 900 was from the income
and corporation taxes. Before the first
of June the expenditures were exceed
ing the receipts at the rate of $10.-
100000 per month, and now the tide
has turned and more money is coming
into the Treasury than is being ex-
pended for the first time since the
European war started.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-06-22
MAYOR OF OHIO TOWN oUsTED.
Also Fined $40 and Costs For Collect
ing Excessive Fees.

Steubenville, Ohio.-George w Nc
Leish was eusted as Mayor of this city
and given suspended fine of SO and
costs in Criminal Court, following his
week ago on an indict-
ment charging extortion by collecting
excessive fees from prisoners tried in
Mayors Court.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-06-22
DECLARES RoUMANlA READY.
Serbian Premier Says Intervention
Will Come Soon.

Rome-The Giornale d'Italia prints
an interview with Premier Pasich Of
Serbia. obtained by correspondent at
Nish.
Premier Pasich is quoted as saying
that Roumanian intervention in the
war is merely question of days, per
haps hours. He adds that peace Is
nearer than expected and that peace
will mean the end of Austria.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-06-22
COOPERATING IN ADRIATIc.
Italian Fleet Aiding Analo-French
Warships.

Paris.-The Ministry Of Marine gave
out an announcement reading:
The Anglo-Frerch naval forces In
the Mediterranean are now co-operat.
ing with the Italian feet, whose parti.
cipation makes possible a more ef.
fectiye patrol Of the Adriatic.
Warships OF the Allies also are
actively engaged in finding and de.
stroying oil depots from which the
enemy's submarines have been re.
plenishing their supplies
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-06-22

couldn't imagine what was wrong with
that man. But want room" oh"
came from the girl as she realized a
mistake had been made, the desk is
right over there. This is the cigar
stand. Get your room at the desk"
As he left she dropped into a chair to
laugh. A few minutes later one Of the
room clerks came to the cigar stand.
What made you tell that man we had
rooms here for 10 to rs cents?" he
asked He said he'd take a 5O-cent
one, He's gone away xith bad opin.
ion OF rs That's not the worst OF
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-06-22
GOT AWAY WITH GOOD SMOKE
One Visitor at Least Has Credit OF
Getting the Best of Broad
way Hotel.

In one of the Broadway hotels the
cigar stand is so near the desk that
people frequently go to the wrong
place to register LAST night rural
list from upstate approached the stand
What are your prices?" he asked the
girl From 10 to rs cents" The girl
put two boxes of cigars on the show
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-06-22
Americas Treasure

me treasure Of America lies IN
those ambitions, those energies that
cannot be restricted to a snecia, 60 60
oreu class. 1t depends upon the in
ventions of unknown men unon tha
organizations of unknown men. Everv
country Is renewed out of the ranks
OF the unknown, not out Of The ran, $50
of those already famous ana no,. ans
and in control.-Woodrow WIZ "eiiui
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-06-22

Lumbermen in British Columbia
nave been asked to bid on contract
Tor 5oO'oO0,000 feet Of lumber TO he
USED IN constructing 100, 900 two-room
houses In northern France. The
houses are to be built at government
expense for those whose propertv was
destroyed in war.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-06-22
China's Cattle Industry.

Contrary to general belief, China
not only raises cattle in large mum
bers. but exports frozen beef in guam
titles which have now assumed
commercial magnitude of such size
that d-widepossibilities may be ex-
pected In time IN come. Upward of
100000 cowhidss are annually export,
sd from Shentung.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-06-22
Wonderful Snow Eiaures.

The delicacy and beauty of snow fig
ures have no parallel in the product OF
man or insect. The most beautiful OF
webs, wondrous as they are, of the
strange insect called the spider bear
NO comparison with snow crystals. The
rarest OF gossamer laces, stitched by
deft fingers that have inherited the art
throughout generations, have no such
delicate figures, though they have
found inspiration in leaf and verdure
and flower OF rarest structure
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-06-22
RECRUITING IN U. S. CHARGED.
Government Probing Alleged Activity
OF England.

San Francisco.-Agents of the De
partment of Justice are investigating
alleged recruiting in California for the
Allies in the European war. The main
Office of the supposed recruiting agents
Is in San Francisco. Franz Bopp,
Consul-General for Germany in San
Francisco, was said to have supplied
information upon which the investigat-
ing is based but he denied this. On
good authority, it was stated that some
of the investigators had found no trou-
BILE in enlisting.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-06-22

Apple wood, used almost exclusively
for saw handles. also furnishes the ma
teTial for many soealled brier-wood
pipes and particularly for the large
wooden type used in printing signs
and posters. says the forest service OF
the department Of agriculture.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-06-22
ACCUSED OF WREcKINe TRAIN.
Three Men Who Live Near Scene Held
On Murder Charge.

Birmingham. Ala.-W. s. Henry,
Amos Smith and Archie Lee were ar
rested on murder charges in connec-
ton with the wreck near here of a
Seaboard Air Line fast passenger train
from New York. Three persons were
killed in the wreck, which was at
tributed by railroad officials to removal
Of a part of the track. The men under
ar.roet 1.-Two near the scene Of ire wreck
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-06-22
SHE TOOK UP ARMS FOR RUSSIA.
colonel's Daughter Made Prisoner In
Battle In Galica

Berlin, via London.-Among the
prisoners taken by General Won Mack
ensen's army during the fighting in
Galicia is the daughter of Russian
colonel. She was dressed in the uni
form of a one-year volunteer and has
been fighting in the ranks.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-06-22

mfr. Denver called again this morn
ing, said the new Office boy as Mr.
Wilson entered the Office Did you
tell him had gone to California, as
] told you, Frank o. Yes, sir" What
did he say lie asked when you
would be back. AID ] said, After
lunch "-Indisnsp polls News.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-06-22
TROUBLED OVER OPENED MAIL,
Washington May Refer Swedish Min
ister To Britain.

Washington.-Unit States officials
are confronted with a perplexing prob
lem in connection with the complaint
Of the Swedish Minister here that
private mail from New York TO Sweden
was opened while passing through Eng.
land.
AS the mails were alleged to have
been opened in England and not on the
high seas, interesting legal questions
have been raised which made it seem
doubtful to many officials whether the
United States could do more than
transmit the complaint to Great Britain
for consideration.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-06-22
KAISER QUOTED FOR PEACE.
But Wants II profitable" For Ger
many, Alleged Letter Says.

Paris.-Extracts from a letter said
to have been sent by Emperor William
to parsonage connected with the
Bavarian court. and published in Spain,
are reproduced by the Matin. The En-
peror is quoted as saying, in part:
Our only object is a peace profit
able for the German states. This peace
may be concluded sooner than thought.
If ii gave for the time being only an
incomplete result ii would at least
serve as preparation for the future.
Il could be signed tomorrow if l
wished.
When my august grandfather
placed the empire on its present basis
he did not pretend to have realized a
completed work. The empire always
is susceptible of growth. What can
not be achieved today will be achieved
later"
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-06-22
LIQUOR LIMIT LAW UPHELD.
Alabama Supreme Court Declares
Statute Constitutional.

Montgomery, Ala.-The Alabama
Supreme Court held constitutional the
law which restricts the quantity NJ
liquor that may be shipped to con.
signees in Alabama within prescribed
periods. The law also fixes the amount
which may be kept in possession Of IN.
dividuals.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-06-22
AlIlqators' Eoas Edible.

Alligators' eggs are eaten in the
West India islands and on the west
coast OF Africa. They resemble in
shape hens egg, and have much the
same taste, but are larger More
than hundred eggs have been found
IN one alligator.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-06-22

"Oh. my day is spoiled. came on
without my cigarettes" "Algernon
will let you have some of his" Dear
me, can't smoke cigarettes with an
other fellah's monogram on them. -
Louisville Courier-Journal.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-06-22
Man With Glasses.

1t is a greater crime in the eye Of
the law to strike a man who wears
glasses than it is to assault one who
does not wear glasses. In most of
the states this law obtains, if not in
all of them.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-06-22
To Soften Water.

A simple method to soften hard wa
ter is to boil II for a quarter OF an
hour. pour 1t into an earthen jug, add
quarter OF an ounce Of common soda
20 each two gallons. stir, and when
cold carefully pour off the clear water
from the sediment.