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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-26
AUSTRIANS CAPTURE
 RUSSIAN POSITIONS
Embassy At Washington Reports Further Successes East of
 GrybOw

Washington February 3.-Capture of several Russian positions east of Grybow and the taking of 56O prisoners was re- ported from Vienna to the Austro-Hun- garian embassy here today. The dispatch reported further progress south of the Dneister and said 33S men and 10 officers were captured in the battles of February 21 and 22.
 The dispatches said
 "on the West Galician front our ad- vance detachment wrested from the Rus sians several points of support, to the east of Grybow. 56O men being taken prisoners and six machine guns.
 ''The attacks of our troops in the fight south of the Dneister progressed sue cessfully.
 In the fight on February 2i and 22. 10 officers and 333S men were taken pris- oners.
 Tn Bukowina all is quiet"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-26

ture from time to time may change the basis of remuneration of officials of Jef- ferson county. It is readily seen, there fore. that unless advantage of the amend ment is taken, the amendment might be made effective, and the fee system in Jefferson county still prevail.
 A bill to be known as the salary bill will be introduced, however. early after recess. This bill will set forth the sal ary to be paid by the people of Jefferson county to each of the officials of Jeffer- son county. As was made known by a series of interviews printed in The Age Herald last week. 8 majority of the mem.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-26
TODAY'S AGE-HERALD

1--Dardanelles forts reduced. Louisville and Nashville playing poll
 tics, says interstate commerce com
 mission.
 May call special session of Senate. United States asks that mines be re-
 moved. 2-Says country is in distress. 3-Foreign exchange problem being
 solved. EEditorial comment. 5-Bailey acquitted of Briton murder. Lose few horses in trip to Europe. Grand jury makes report.
 William Childs. Jr., here. 6-Society. 7--Gernan socialists defends war. 9--Markets. lo-Locsl realty men entertain yiatorss
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-26
MARSHALL ARGUES
 FRANK CASE BEFORE . THE SUPREME COURT
Georgia CourtLost Jurisdic- ti0n Over Prisoner, De- clares Noted COnsti-
 tutiOnal Lawyer

Washington. February 25-Contcnd- ing tbnt the trial court. which found Leo M. Frank guilty of the murder of Mnry Phagan. the Atlanta factory girl, oncr because of mob violence tolerated during the trial md because of the consequent absence of the prisoner from court upon the "cOcrcion" of the trial judge when the verdict wns rendered, attorneys for Frank today argued be- fore the supreme court of the United stntes that he should he freed from custody. Louis Marshall of New York began the opening argument in the case representatives of the state of Georgia aIsO will be heard.
 1 The court was considering the appeal from the action of the federal district l Franks release from custody, il which l he was placed for the execution of the death sentence imposed by the trial court MT Marshall first stated the effect upon | the jurisdiction of the court of Frank < absence when the verdict was rendered. | His statement that Judge Roan of the trial court coerced Frank in being ab- sent was questioned by Chief Justice White. Mr. Marshall declared the suggcs- tion by the trial judge that Franks life and limb and those of his counsel might | be in danger if they attended, amounted to coercion.
 Pitney Interrupted The attorney sought to establish that the | right to be present at one's trial was ont | that could not be denied.
 "We have held that e may abolish trial by jury. and I do not see why g state may not abolish one of the incl, dents to jury trial,' interrupted Justice l Pitney. "The decisions you te refer tt feredal cases"
 1 Chief Justice White also asked ques tions along that line.
 | MT. Marshall replied 1t was question of due process of law. and while the fiftf amendment to the constitution guaranteed due process in federal cases, the guaranty l of due process in state cases in the four l teenth amendment was the same in effect 1 He contended that while state migh abolish trial by jury. it could not abolish the right to be present at whatever kinc of trial was provided. because of ''du, process.
 In the closing moments of the session MT. Marshall took up the point of mol violence. 'I am free to confess that poin | is one that impresses me very much. volunteered Justice Holmes as the attor l ney began his argument.
 Incompetent Tribunal
 This court has said that there must b. a trial before competent tribunal" be
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-26

bers of the Jefferson county delegation believe that by virtue of the new amend ment the salary of an official of Jeffcr- son county might be changed constitu- tionaily after he has been inaugurated. Ii was also made known, however, that a majority of the members of the dele gation are opposed to abolishing the fee system by making the salary bill ef- fective on it's passage. In other words, that ma aiorty will insist--unless it changes it's mind-on putting the salary system into effect following the conclusion Of the terms of officials now serving in Jeffer- son county. 1t is n safe prediction that the fee system will be the basis of re- muneration in Jefferson county until new officials are chosen.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-26
AFFIRMATIVE ANSWERS TO ALL QUESTIONS

To all these questions the commission gives an affirmative answer. It qualities its declaration that the Louisville and Nashville wilfully restrained competition of other large systems
 In the recital of political activities Se the roads, the commission announces it's Inability to set forth all the money these carriers may have expended in political md publicity work, but the items which it's investigators discovered and which it has placed in the report under the head of political contributions run into tho millions. In connection with the Tennes- see Railroad association formed by car- riers in 1881 to combat adverse legisla- tion in Tennessee tho report is specific in it's allegations
 'fhe various payments made on ac- count of the Tennessee Railroad associa- ton by the Nashville. Chattanooga and St Louis railway and the Louisville and Nashville Railroad company" says tho rcrort, were to large extent made to state officials and legislators of Tennes- sec, municipal officers of Nashville. poii- ticians, lobbyists and attorneys. Investi- gation showed that payments made by the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Lou, in this connection aggregating over 10000 could be definitely assigned to persons formerly or at present holding public ot- flee, but the total amount paid to such persons was no doubt mucn m excess nf tbia o,,t,,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-26

Montgomery, February 25.-tSpecial) The legislature. before adjourning for re- the Jefferson county anti-fee amendment. which was submitted to and indorsed by the people some years ago. On recon- made effective. That can be done by the enactment of a measure providing that code.
 The amendment within itself is as noth- ing. It simply provides that the legisla-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-26
Establish Central Bureau

Washington. February 25.-The Austro- Hungarian embassy announced today that central bureau had been established 1T Vienns, by means of which money and let ters from friends in America may be for wardec. to Austro-Hungarian soldier, taken prisoner and held in enemy coun tries. This bureau. it was stated. will undertake to locate and forward communi. cations to all persons addressed care O the "Gemeinsames zentralnachweise bureau Auskunftsstelle Fuer Kriegsge fangene, Jasomirgott Str No. S. Vienna Austria Hungary
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-26
COURT UPHOLDS
 ANTIALIEN LAW

Albany, N Y. February 5.-The state court of appeals today upheld the con- stitutionality of the state law prohibit- ing the employment of aliens on pub lie works and providing for the forfei- ture of contracts on which alien labor is employed. The decision was given in a tax payers suit institute to test ap- plication of the law to the employment of aliens in building subways under con- atruction in New York city.
 The opinion asserted that the legisIa- ture had declared that the moneys oi the state should 90 to the people of the state.
 Equal protection of the laws is dus to aliens as to citisens.' 1t confinuf ''but equal protection does not mean thai those who have no interest in the com. mon property of the state must shar' in that property on the same terms a, those who have an interest,"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-26
Result of Investigation of Roads Financial and Pub licity Affairs Sent to
 the Senate
A CASH ADVANCE TO ALABAMA DISTRICT
 ATTORNEY RECORDED
Expenses Found Covering Account Adjourned Ses- sion Alabama Legisla-
 ture, Is Claim

Washington. February 25.-1hc in- terstate commerce cOmmission's re- port on it's investigation of the fi- nances. rates and practices of the Louisville and Nashville and allied railroads, sent to the Senate today, charges the Louisville and Nashville with acquiring competing lines, and with carrying on for years at cost of millions of dollars, elaborate pO- litical and publicity campaigns to eliminate competition and influence public opinion.
 Further inquiry, and if possible. inspec- ton of the railroads correspondence, was said to be necessary The report was written before the supreme court handed down its opinion holding that the commis- sion was without power to force tho company to submit It's correspondence as well as it's records, and books to scrutiny
 The investigation was directed In a Senate resolution mainly to discover whether the Louisville and Nashville. '"louSh 'ontfoi or tue NaSnNiilc, that- taEooga and St. Louis railway and smaller. lines, had restrained competition: whether the one time control of tile Louisville and Nashville by the Atlantic Coast Line railroad operated to the same end in d wider field and what amount Of money the Louisville and Nashville and related reads have contributed in blocking the entrance of competing roads, through political agents or through public senti-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-26
LgWUES NEW
 INSURANCE ORDER

Washington February requiring special  Kingdom the Noth north of
  nsuranc toth
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-26
William H. Baker Dead

Syracuse. N. Y. February D. Willia m Fl. Baker, cocoa and chocolate manufac- turer died at his home here today. He was born in 1s5l,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-26
RUSSIANS REPORT SUCCESS IN FIERCE STRUGGLE IN EAST German Attacks Reported Repulsed On the Narew. Austrian Troops Are
 Dislodged

PetrOgrad, February 25.-tNta London communication issued this evening says:
 "On the Niemen sector from kovnO to long distance from the river. In the re- zion of Goja, the left bank of the river was occupied by the Ger infantry to the right hank near Svent- viansl<i. The battle Is proceeding in this region.
 son the left bank of Nfemen. north of Grodno md the upper Bobr. fighting 0ntinues in the Stabine region.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-26
SOME DISCLOSURES
 OF EXPENDITURES

Here are some of the disclosures of mo ney placed in the column of political or publicity expenditures:
 Payments aggregating $S2.596 for ''pur- poses mentioned fin the resolution be- tween September 1, 1906. and July l, 1914, by the Louisville and Nashville as shown in its accounts.
 Expenditures by the Louisville and Nashville in the same period for main- taining political and legislative agents. s23, 2744i.
 For creating public sentiment in favor of the plans of tho Louisville and Nash ville in the same period. tho commission reports that the railroad expended $59.- 322 .4s, of which s53,000 was used in q pup litity campaign in Alabama to mould public opinion through the press. Part of the rest was contributed to finance a campaign in Louisiana to prevent the change of tax laws. In this connection to preserve an outward appearance of Indifference the funds were placed in the hands of bank to be disbursed by it as if in furtherance of banking in ter ests
 The Louisville and NaShvilie paid to the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis $l1JlSo.fA TOT tHe ltnHeSSeo rSiliEuau Hn- sociation. This was in addition to other large expenditures in connection with that association" the commission says. EXPENDITURES FOR SPECIAL" SERVICES The report says that $2s5OO0 in vouchers was issued by the Louisville and Nash vile in the 1906-i9l4 period to various persons concerning which the accounts gave no information other than that tho expenditures were for special" services anG expenses Other vouchers aggregat- ing s67, 2.S0 were issued from 190O to 11f1 UT der the direction of the legal or execu- | tive departments of the road without | the purpose being stated. One of thooo' vouchers was for more than 320.O00 ana | all were in excess of Sl000. | The commission gives an instance of ons special ledger account recording lnrGo ox- pcnditures. the purpose of which could not be learned It recites that an ac- count was opened in the name Of the y1m- migration and Industrial associatl6n o{ l Alabama. in 1907. 'rhjs," says the ro< port. records cash advance to Ge6fi6
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-26

"The artillery of the fortress of Osso- wetz has successfully withstood the fire of the German batteries in the approaches to the fortress.
 "On the right bank of the Narew ac- tions have occurred along the whole front. Tho enemy is concentrating there his principal efforts in the direction of Novo Grodsk and Pzrasnysz Our troops have repulsed the German attacks in many sectors with heavy losses for the enemy and have counter attacked vigorously German attempts to cross the River Or zits
 Germans Surrender
 .The Germans defended fiercely farm we captured after a great struggle early in the evening of the 24th. Only 15O Ger mans of the garrison at this point of support survived. They surrendered.
 ''On the left bank of the vistula on February 24 the Germans assumed the offensive in the region of the farm at Moghely. Our troops by an impetuous advance. seized their positions and after a hand-to-hand struggle. captured their first and second lines of trenches, mak- ing prisoners of seven officers, sur geon and 400 soldiers and some machine guns. Our artillery fire dispersed three battalions of Germans from Boliinow whc had come to reinforce the enenDy
 ''The battles in the Carpathians con- tinue
 Tn Galicia a desperate fight took place on the River Tchetchva, where by a night attack we dislodged the AustrIans from the village of Lukha and on the Rivers Zolottaya, Bystritza and Verona The Austrians, overwhelmed by our fire near the villages of voltchinets and Polu- je. fled in disorder, the bodies of theil dead being heaped fin the def1les near those villages.
 "A counter attack which we delivered with the bayonet near the village of Pod pechary succeeded in throwing the Aus trians back after a desperate encounter '
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-02-23
POPULAR YOUNG lady
VI(TIM OF DRIED MALADY

After an illness Of but five days,
Miss Phyllis Davenport passed away
at 10 o'clock last evening, from a
virlent attack of IcteTus, commonly
known as jaundiee. During the last
"a hours of her life, three physicians
were in attendance, hat medical sci
ence was powerless TO give relief.
Deceased was but 10 years of age,
the daughter of Mrs L. n. Born, and
sister of Miss Averv Davenport She
was native of Nevada and had resid-
ed with her family in Winnemucea for
the past six year. She wa graduate
of the Winnemueea High chool and at
the time she was taken i'll was opera
tor for the Golconda Power & Tele-
phone company.
Funeral services viii be held from
the Methodist church Thursday after
noon, at o'clock.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-02-23
LAST WEEK FOR FILING
INCOME TAX RETURNS

Joseph J. Scott, internal revenue
collector for this district, has issued
warning that income tax returns
must be on file in MS Office on or he-
fore March lst, lest the penalty for
delinquency be incurred. In the case
of an individual the specific penalty
is from $50 to $1,000, and in the case
Of corporation, from $50 to $4,000,
with an increase of the tax by 90 per
cent.
Every corporation that did business
in 1914 must file return. So must
every citizen or resident whose net
income amounted TO So, 600 cir more in
1914; so must everv nonresident alien
who derives an incoWe of any amount
from property owned or business ear
ried on in the United States.
Returns may be nailed to Joseph J.
Scott, U. S. Custom House, San Fran
cisco, in time to reach his office on
or before March l.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-02-23
FATALITIES IN
BATTLE WITH INDIANS
INV unitad Pressl

CORTEZ, Utah, Feb. 23.-Three
more Indians were killed and several
whites were wounded in a desperate
fight starting at midnight. Reports
here say at least three whites are
wounded, but the exact number is un-
known. The Tndians endeavored to
escape from Cottonwood Canyon.
The latest estimates place the In
dian strength at 500, while the posse
numbers but so.
Tse-Na-Gat (Evnrett Hatch), the In
dian outlaw. is wanted for the mur-
der and robbery II Mexican, Juan
chacon, in Colorado, just across the
Utah line, last Mach. He was arrest
ed by Indian police some time after
ward, but escaped from them and
since then has been al large. Aided
bv his father, Old Polk, Tse-Na-Gat
has gathered considerable following
of Indians. Old Polk has encouraged
his son not to surrender to the white
men. The Indians constituting the
party are a wandering band that has
teen intimidating settlers in San Juan
county for some time past, especially
since Use Na-Gaat be, anne fugitive.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-02-23
MERRY MASKERS
AT PARADISE BALL

The masquerade hall in Paradise
Valley last Friday light, was one of
the usually successful annual affairs
of its kind held in the northern val
ley. While the list Of maskers was not
quite as large as at some of the events
Of the past, the benches of both sides
and ends of the hall were lined with
spectators, who watched till late
hour the antics Of those en- mask.
Prizes were awarded by Judges l..
G. Campbell, DR.. knorr and w. H.
Abel, as follows;
Best dressed lady-Mrs. II. X. Har-
vey.
Best sustained lady characteristics
Ruth Austin.
Best dressed gent charaeter-Fritz
Buckingham.
Best sustained gent character-Geo.
Bonney.
All prize winners were each award
ed $3.50 in cash.
The following were in attendance
from Winnemucea: IN. and Mrs. Geo.
Bonney, Misses Lear, Armitage and
Ohmert, Pat Kelsey and Attorney l..
G. Campbell
The following is a list of the mask
ers and characters represented;
Elmer Cathcart, Earl Bradshaw and
Jack Kolander-Mxture of sports.
Fritz ckinghara-Prinee
Frank Mendoza Clown.
Ed Knieke-We cowboy.
Miss Irene Cathca,t-Gypsy.
Mrs G. W. Bonney-Colonial lady.
A. Vella--Jockev.
Joe Gioeometto aud Julien Liotard
Clowns
Miss Lear Spanish girl
Mieses Armitage and Ohmert-Dollv
Warden.
Ruth Austin-old Jenny Of Para
disc.
Loura Gillian and Essie Reeves
Masked.
Allan Twist. Walter Twist and Eli
Bradshaw-Clowns.
Misses Lille Au=tin and Estella
Byrnes- Tennis girls.
Oscar Nehls-Paradise Chef.
Harry Stock and Fay Stanley-Any
old thing.
X. K. Harvey-Owl of Paradise
Esty Austin-Cream of Wheat.
Misses Barbara and Irma Blattner
Yum Yums.
Mrs H. X. Harvey-Scotch lassie.
Miss Minnie Knieke-Snow Flakes.
irwin Case and }. G. Wilson-Por-
ters.
Bob Knieke--lIorse buyer.
Mrs. J. Fl. Bradshfw and Mrs. 5. d..
Riley-Paradise High school girls.
Mrs. JOS Neault-Nurse.
Mrs. j. S. Case-Gheyenne
Frank Burgs and Walter Johnson
Clowns.
Milton Kelley and Miss Higgins
Tamales.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-02-23
SONGS IN
SEPTEMBER MORN

September Morn Rowand &
Clifford 3 successful musical comedy
riot from the LaSale opera house,
Chicago, has been secured for an en-
gagement Of one night, Friday, Feb
ruary 26, at the Nixon opera house.
September Morn is without ques-
tion the greatest musical success of
the century and includes cast of
musical comedy celebrities far above
the average, together with beauty
chorus selected for locks and ability
to sing
Among the manv song hits that
have taken the county by storm are:
ssOh, You September Morn,v = "T Lost
Ny Girl on Broadway In Berlin
" When Little Boy Loves Little
Girl, J" Everybody 5 Tango Crazy,
!" Beautiful Dreams ] IN Dreaming, =
g A Spare. Rib From the Butchers Shop
of Life, - tThe Sgnshade Girl' and
Where is the Pleasure in Wine and
Song if the Woman is Not There7"
It's big dance festival, including
the Tango, Maxixe and Hesitation
Waltzes. Summing It all up, "Sep-
tember Morn is real musical jam
boree.
When Broadway Was Trail
Life in the early part of the seven
teenth century in the Dutch colony
of New Amsterdam and the Puritan
community of DaIvers, is the back
ground of the Shubert feature, when
Broadway Was a Trail which the
World Film corporation is releasing
with Barbara Tenant featured This
photo-play is one that is out of the
ordinary, in that it represents a phase
of early American lie, which has
never been shown on the screen, and
which is made possible only through
Mr. O. A. G. Lund 5 wide knowledge
of life in the early colonial days of
America.
Barbara Tenant, the well-known
movng picture star, who has recently
been seen in the Mm A. Brady feat
ure, "The Dollar Mark, is making
her appearance in this film.
This feature film will be put on at
the Nixon Thursday evening, February
25.