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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-18
THRILLING ACTION IN RECENT FIGHTING Is DESCRIBED |NREPORT
Heroic Death of Major Roy MentiOned-Tells of Crater Fighting Enemy Re-
 pulsed Everywhere

Ottawa, Ont, October 7.-Thrilling incl
 dents of recent fighting in the Arras sec
 tor in northern France in which mem- bers of the Canadian contingent were en- gagged. is described in an official com
 munication received from Canadian head
 quarters in France and made public to- night.
 .'on October G. says the account, Mai. A. V. Roy, Twenty-second battalion, Montreal, was standing in a trench js- suing orders to Company Sergeant Major Marion and others. The enemy trench mortar shells were falling in the vicinity. Brigidier-General Watson, Quebec, had just passed along the trench when a
 mortar shell fell into the trench few feet from Major Roy and his men. 'The shell did not burst on impact and.
 rushing toward 1t, Major Roy bent down with the object of seising 1t and throwing it over the parapet to save the lives of those near him. Before he could grasp it. the projectile exploded. inflicting wounds from which Major Roy died. His gallant self-saerifice has been specially reported by his brigade and divisional comman- der"
 The communication says that during the
 period from october to IA. there was no
 material change on the Canadian front.
 "on the afternoon of October S. the
 account continues, "the enemy exploded
 four mines on the front of one of our
 divisions simultaneously opening heavy
 bombardment The enemy advanced into
 the craters, but was driven out by our
 bomhers.a
 At one point two German officers led a party through crater. One was blown to bits by our bombers and the other rolled back into the crater. The party then withdrew
 "A party of the enemy next reached our parapet and attempted to effect a perma- nent lodgment, but was driven off with fixed bayonets. Our companies main tained their parapets and maintained a controlled fire wherever the enemy
 showed himself. The slight damage to
 our parapets was speedily repaired. "The Twenty-second battalion. under Colonel Gaudet of Montreal, and the
 Twenty-eighth battalion. under coionel
 Embury of Regina, displayed great cool ness in dealing with this surprise attack which consequently failed completely. "On the afternoon of October 13, a dem onstration was carried out all along our front. Our artillery fire was effective. While the enemy's supports were being brought up they were subjected to heavy fire.
 '.At one point under cover of smoke a party of 90 men under Maj. w R. Brown of the Twenty-sxth battalion. Colonel McAvity of St. John, command ing. accompanied by Lieutenants Fair weather, Twenty sixth battalion, and Me- Rheae Canadian engineers, left our trench to examine crater close to the German parapet An enemy bombardment was in progress and heavy rifle and machine gun fire was opened on the party. Major Brown was wounded, but continued to di- i rect operations. The crater was entered and rendered untenable to the enemy and then evacuated"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-18
!DOKEY CEREMONIAL
 TO BE HELD THURSDAY
Aladdin Temple, Dramatic Order Knights of Khorrassan, to Hold
 Big Meeting

Aladdin Temple No. 153. Dramatic Or der, Knights of Khorassan, will hold a big ceremonial on Thursday night. Oc- tober 2l, at the Fraternal hall.
 A large class of candidates is expected and a big time is planned. The rival teams for members have been, very ac- tive and fully half hundred "tyros'' are expected to be on hand. The winning team will be banqueted at the expense of the temple. The teams are: Hugh Lock, captain; John Morrow. Fred Swei- kert Thomas R. Walker, Louis Walo witz Dr. F.. M. James and I. R. Mack ey; c. B. Sharples, captain; E. R. May nard. John Cooper, Sam Parker, H. l.. Cobbs Jim Jones and John Henderson.
 The following committee for the big event has been appointed by David J. Davis, royal vizier:
 Ceremonial-Thomas R. Walker. chair man; Sam Parker, Charlie Sharples. H. l.. Cobbs and Little Eva.
 Publicity-L c. Waldrop, Anniston chairman H. M. Beck, H. l.. Gwin, Ora. ham D. Perdue. B. K. McMorris. Ches. ter G. Sandman, B. D. Meadows, Fred ScheilSert, Frank Arrico, c. W. Ander- son. Lee Black. F. H. Winship, B. W. Waldrop. Hugo l.. Black. S. K. Booker E. G. Grayce, W B. Copeland. Judge WlHiam +. Fort, w. J. Waldrop, Jot Going, D. A. Echols D. D. Erwin, H.. G. Fulton. I. Shapiro. Edgar l.. Gold, B Guiliana, J. T. Hardy. W. R. s. Hays Louis A. Heaton, Allen NJ. Holt. George Huddleston. Edward P. Johnson, Will liam Kellum. Ben F. Ray. Leon Fried man.
 Reception-Dr. G. c. Mosley, chairman Alonzo s. Elliott. Jim Davis, Hugh Locke, Dr. Lovelady, John O. Cooper. E.1Nana l.. nona1 I Jv Dr. ]. B. Vines. Tom P. Patterson Paul Sims, John R. Henderson. Fannie Wat kins, c. S. LeGren, R. l.. Monette, F. Jay Cowart, John c. Morrow
 Eighth order-S. s. Parker and his gang.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-18
REVOLUTION SAID ID EXIST AT MOSCOW Imperial Ukase Issued Re- garding "a State of War"
 at Moscow

Petrograd October 17.-An imperial uhase has been issued proclaiming "a state of var in Moscow and the Moscow district.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-18
JOFFRE DIRECTED
 ARMY FROM KITCHEN
For Twenty-Five Hours the French Leader Telephoned Orders in
 Champagne Battle

Paris. October 17.-A Paris paper to- day gives an account of how General Joffre directed operations in the bat tie in the Champagne. Taking a post close to the front in an innkeeper's kitchen, where telephone had been installed, General Joffre, bending over large scale map. listened to officers at the telephone, at intervals giving his orders in a calm voice.
 In this position. the account says, General Joffre remained more than 22 hours--from o'clock in the morning until 7.30 the next morning-neither eating or drinking. At the end of that period. after marking certain places on the map, the general put down his pencil and said; "It is over; let us go and take a bite"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-18
WILL OUTLINE CASE
 ID THE JURY TODAY
New Haven Directors Trial Attracting Much Atten-
 tiOn in the East

New York, October 17.-Robert L. Batts, Gregory, will outline to the jury tomor- row the government case against W1l- liam Rockefeller, Lewis Cass Ledyard, Edward D. Robbins and their eight CO., defendants, charged as directors of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad company. with conspiracy to monopolize New England's transportation traffic.
 The government expects to present a huge mass of testimony in proof of al- legged unlawful methods used by the de- fendants to bring competitors of the New Haven under their control. Mir Batts expects to enlarge on many of these al- legged transactions and probably will not finish his speech until late Tuesday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-18
Emissar Is Shot

Tokio, october 1S.-Chan-Tzuri, who is believed to have been an emissary of President Yaun Shi-kai of China in Yuan's propaganda for a restoration of the monarchy. was shot and fatally wounded today by a revolutionary Chinese stu dent. The Chinese students in Tolxio, TOO in all. are actively expressing their con demnation of the proposed restoration of the monarchy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-18
INVASION OF SERVIA
 BY AUSTRO-GERMANS CHECKED BY WEATHER
tcontinu.d from Pare One,

to withdraw behind the Dvina river. This ambition already has cost the Germans many thousands of men, but they keep on trying, first in the north, then in the south and then on the Dvinsk front A. present their attacks are developing the greatest force in the north.
 There is Hull in Flanders and Cham nagRsssprsbe hly-the clam before anothe !, ,st1rfn of shells Activity for the moment has been transferred to Lorraine. where the French report the capture of a trench north of Reillon. and to tn, Vosges, where the Germans again have withdrawn from Hartmanns- w eilerkopf, which has changed hands many times.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-18

Recent dispatches have attributed dis orders in Moscow to labor troubles and said they had no political significance. Mail adviees from Russia last month de- scribed June riots, in which several per sons were injured and damage estimated at nearly s2oO0O.O00 was done to property.
 Late reports of rioting in Moscow have come through Germany. A news agency dispatch October Il said that on Septem- Der 27, 25 policemen and eight higher of ficials were wounded and three civilians killed and 12 wounded in battle.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-18
FIRST BIG SUFFRAGE BATTLE IN THE EAST
 WILL CLOSE TONIGHT;
 PRESIDENT TO VOTE
(Continued from rase One,


 and must be advertised in a certain manner.
 The next legislature adopted the reso- lution and votes for women would have been decided at the pollr last year but for an inadvertance in advertising which necessitated a third adoption by the legislature.
 A hurried campaign of education was decided on last summer. The state as- sociations were without funds but the work was begun. In one county, Cape May the Pennsylvania Suffrage asso- citation helped by organizing the county association. Every county, suffrage leaders claim. is thoroughly organized. A law enacted last winter gives the associations the right to station watch CTS at each polling place. The watchers may challenge any voter. A school for watchers was started. and the small army of volunteers throughout the state have been given final detailed in structions For the first time in her history New Jersey next Tuesday will have women watchers at the polls. Women Watchers at Polls
 Funds for the suffrage fight have come entirely from individual dona- tions. The largest single gift, Mrs. Nina c. Van Wrinkle, president of the Woman's Political union. said tonight, was $35OO and was given Dy young woman. It represents her entire allow ance of three years pin money given her by her father.
 uHdreds of working girls, Mrs. Van Wrinkle said, were contributing 10 cents each a month. One girl. according to Mrs. Van Wrinkle, has given the union dollar a month for four years. This girl Is hat trimmer at $8 a week.
 School teachers have organized and sent donations from $15 to $20. A steady income has come from thousnads of working girls in dimes quarters and half dollars. Ten thousand dollars of this money. spent in street car and poster advertising, is the chief item of campaign expenditure since summer.
 Washington. October f.-President Will son tomorrow will issue instructions that federal government employees here who are citizens of New Jersey may return home Tuesday to vote at the special cleo ton on the women's suffrage question.
 The President himself will leave for Princeton early Tuesday to vote for the suffrage amendment.
 For . safe and oone city rOyern-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-18
THE ANGLO-FRENCH ATTACK BULGARIA
 AT SEVERAL POINTS
tContinued from Page one)

Emperor Nicholas took over command from Grand Duke Nicholas. The older men are being shelved in many instances in favor of younger officers. Numerous officers of class who are called by the Russians silk-plumed courtiers,' are be ing displaced by men better grounded in military science
 Reuter- dispatch says:
 Signs are not wanting that the al lies in the course of the next few days will be landing strong new forces at Saloniki.
 The view is expressed by persons arriving from Italy that there is every probability that an Italian expedition ary force will be dispatched to help the Servians"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-18
SEGREGATED VICE
 MENACE TO HEALTH
Doctor-Sheriff at Springfield, H., Orders All Resorts
 Closed

Springfield, H.. October 1s.-Declarine segregated vice a menace to public health. Dr. J. A. Wheeler. sheriff of Sangamon county, tonight ordered closed all resorts in the Springfield segregated district and throughout sangamon coun- ty. The order was obeyed.
 The order was issued under the provi- sions of recently amended state law. E "A large percentage of diseases of men and women is due to the existence of such places,' said Dr. Wheeler.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-18
To Alabama Lawyers And All Others Interested in the
 Laws of Alabama

The Age Herald officially designated by the state of Alabama for the publication of it's statutes will publish all of the laws enacted by the recent session of the legislature and approved by the governor in it's issue of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-18

For . safe and sane city govern ment vote for Judge A. 0. Lane.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-18
Saturday, October g

These laws will bear the official attest of John Puroy secretary of ate and The Herald is the only publication in which they be found They all published in issue for the greater convenience of those wish pre- them for reference.
 This batch of statutes officially part of the states aws has been estimated to contain about 2OOO words This will make more than 200 newspaper columns of type ap proximately thirty solid pages of The Daily AgeHerad
 Every citizen interested in the affairs of his state will want of this issue and will want preserve it for reference Reservations for extra copies of this be made by a dressing the circulation department The Age Herald The price will be 5c copy the for regular daily of this newspaper Requests for copies may made of of The geHerad regular agents the towns of the state.
Evening star., 1915-01-07
Deep Diving Successful.

The Navy Department has been con.
ducting some experiments in deep div.
ing without the use of special ap.
paratus other than can be readily sup.
piled with the diving outfits in use or
all naval vessels. The results obtain
ed are considered remarkable, and
depths have been reached far in ex.
cess of any others with which the de.
partment is familiar. Chief Gunner's
Mate Drellishak, U. S. N. descended tc
q depth of 274 feet without discomfort
and it is declared that divers can reach
a depth of at least 300 feet without
danger About 100 dives were made
altogether and in no case was the
slightest difficulty experienced. The
experiments were conducted in the late
fall, off the New England coast, under
somewhat severe conditions and nc
mishaps whatever occurred. The Off
Ger conducting these tests reported
that Deep diving is a practical pro.
cedure and not attended by great dan
gers when the proper precautions are
observed
Evening star., 1915-01-07

Of John Underwood. who died from,
injuries received December 80 when
struck by Southern railway locomo-
tive while at work near the railroad
roundhouse.
A large force of men are today en-
gagged in the work of dragging Hunt
ing creek with the hope Of recovering
the body OF Ralph Johnston. who is
supposed to have fallen into the creek
and drowned Christmas eve night
while en- route to his home.
me recently elected officers of Alva
Aerle, No. S71, Fraternal Order of
Eagles. were installed last night by
Past worthy President Orlando H.
ward there was luncheon served
The ceremonies were largely attended.
Funeral Of Frederick Mumford.
The funeral Of Frederick Mumrord
who died yesterday a. Sibley Hospital
Washington. will take place at 2
o'clock tomorrow afternoon from the
home of his sister, Mrs. c. R. Crump
S15 North Columbus street. The de-
ceased was fifty-seven years old. and
locomotive engineer by occupation
For many years he lived in Alexandria
Two daughters, Misses Elizabeth an6
Viola Mumford, survive.
The funeral of Silas Shoots will take
place at o'clock Saturday afternoon
from the home, 919 Oronoco street, anG
will be conducted by Rev. o. ". Trip.
lett, pastor of the Second Baptist
Church.
Word was received here today of the
death of c. w. Thomas at Salem, Va
last night. Mr.. Thomas was employed
as gatekeeper at Mount Vernon. He
was about thirty-eight years old ant
unmarried. Recently he had gone te
Salem with hope of recovering his
health.
Evening star., 1915-01-07
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Electric Railway Bridge DAM
aged by an Ice Gorge.
DARKNESS OVER CITY
Candles and Kerosene Lamps Called
Into Service-Result of
Windstorm.
Special Correspondence of The Star

Special Correspondence of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA,. Va, January Two
spans of the electric railway bridge
over Hunting creek were knocked out
of position last night by an ice gorge
AS result of the accident traffic was
tied up on that end of the road until
about 8 o'clock this morning.
A crew of employees of the Wash
ington and Virginia railway worked
on the bridge all night and had the
spans placed back in position this
morning.
The accident occurred shortly after
o'clock. and one car on the Mount
Vernon line was unable to proceed to
Alexandria, and there was no train
over the bridge until this morning
Lights Out of Commission.
The windstorm washed the water
from the flats in the river, and the
Alexandria County Lighting Company
plant was put out of commission, and
Alexandria for nearly three-quarters
of an hour was in total darkness. The
company obtains its water supply from
the river. Motion picture shows
churches and lodge meetings had to be
suspended. where there was no gas. A
few minutes before 10 o'clock the lights
were again turned on and there was no
further interruption.
In many homes where there was no
Evening star., 1915-01-07
ROCKVILLE AND COUNTY
NEWS ITEMS AND NOTES
specta, oorrespopaeuee Of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, January Pres
ton 3. Ray. recently appointed clerk OF
the circuit court for this county in
place Of John L. Brunett, deceased. has
appointed Adrian L. Brunett, son of the
former clerk. to a clerkship in his OF
flee. He will enter upon his duties
upon his graduation from college in
| the spring.
Joseph Stabler. eighty-four years
old. one of the oldest and best known
residents Of Olney district, this
county. died Monday at his home near
| Sandy Spring. He had been in poor
health long while. He was unmar-
ried and Is survived by sister and
brother-Miss Eleanor Stabler and Ar
thur Stabler. both of Sandy Spring. He
| was a member of the Society of
Friends.
Miss Blanche Dunlin Joes, daugh-
ter of c. Parker Jones of Forest Glen;
| this county. and Michael F. Keating of
Washington were married yesterday
| at the home of the bride in the pres
| ence of members of the two families
| and few intimate friends. Rev. C. O.
| lie Church, Forest Glen. officiating.
| Following a luncheon. Mr.. and Mrs.
Keating departed for their wedding
| trip.
William f. Copeland of the Signal
Corps of the United States Army and
| Miss Edith H. Lowery, both Of Wash
| ington, were married in Rockville yes
| terday afternoon by Rev. Samuel r.
| White of the Baptist Church, the cere-
mony taking place at the home of the
| minister. in the presence of several
| Washington friends OF the couple.
| Charles Wilford Thomas and Miss
Laura Marie Caslow, both of Fairfax
| county, Va, were also married here
yesterday by DR.. White, the home of
the minister being the scene of the
| ceremony.
Evening star., 1915-01-07
Of the national child labor committee


said:
Every agent of the national child
| labor committee knows that one proved
| case of Misrepresentation is ground foi
| immediate discharge. The naelonal
| child labor committee was incorporated
and cases Of Misrepresentation can oe
brought before the courts. NO sucn
case has ever been brought. We stand
for the truth. and we believe that we
have not been guilty of exaggeratlon
in our picture of cotton mill condl'
tions.''
No Statement Ever Challenged.
Wiley H. Swift of Greensboro, N. c.,
a former county superintendent OF
schools in that state, and for the last
three years representative of the ma
tional child labor committee there. said
that no statement made by him in the
newspapers of North Carolina had ever
been challenged, and that he was on
personally friendly terms with many
of the manufacturers.
He said:
"All cotton spun and woven in North
Carolina has been handled by children
under sixteen, and much OF 1t by chil-
dren of twelve. and no little by chill
dren of ten. The thirteen-year age lin
it is not enforced. The superintend-
ents of schools were last year given
power to enforce it, but when L sent
the superintendent of one district the
names and addresses and ages OF eight
children whom l personally saw in the
mill at work nothing happened.
Every effort that has been made to
give the commissioner of labor power
to inspect the mills has been defeated.
At present he may inspect the death of
a man in mine. but not the death of
a child in the mill
Impossible to Prevent Inaccuracy.
Homer Folks, secretary Of state char
tiles aid in New York and vice chair
man of the national child labor COM
mittee, said:
"The more serious the movement and
the hotter the fighting the more i'm
possible to prevent inaccuracy from
creeping in. That used to disturb me
more than now. Brewers complain
that a great deal is said about beer
that isn't true Also they say, about
whisky: You don't find inaccuracies
of statement about bread. Or butter.
Why this difference?'
The point is that the underlying in
stinct of people as to what is right is
sound And when they are fighting a
group engaged in that which is social
ly wrong they mean to fight fair, but
the offenders must expect to be hit
sometimes below the belt"
Evening star., 1915-01-07
Given Leave to Adopt Orphans.

Joseph and Lodovica Squitieri, who
last April secured the admission into
this country from Italy of two little
orphans detained by the immigration
authorities have redeemed their pledge
to care for the children by applying
to the District Supreme Court for
leave to adopt the youngsters. Through
Attorneys Wilton J. Lambert and
George B. Fraser, the court was also
asked to change the names of Rosa
and Concette Carta. aged nine and six
years. respectively. to Rosa and Con-
cette Squitieri. Justice Mccoy granted
both requests. and the children are
now legally the heirs of their bene-
factors
Evening star., 1915-01-07
DR.. Fewkes Off for Field Work.

DR.. ]. Walter Fewkes, an ethnologist
OF the bureau of American ethnology,
has left the city to take up field
work in Arizona. Incidentally he will
represent the Smithsonian Institution
at the inaugural ceremonies of Rufus
Bernhard Won k1einsmid as president
Of the University of Arizona. January
IL and II, at Tucson. At the con .lu-
sion of the ceremonies DR.. Fewkes will
continue his archaeological work in that
state, and then proceed to New Mexico
to conduct researches concerning the
early inha bitants of the lower Mimbres
valley
Evening star., 1915-01-07

Of child welfare legislation-an exam
pie which should be followed oy other
states
Representative Palmer of Pennsy1va.
mia discussed the constitutionality OF
child labor laws in a brief address. He
advocated the quick passage of the
Palmer-Owen bill as the most effective
means of eliminating the child from
the factory.
Evening star., 1915-01-07
Rush to Reply to Statement.

Great Importance was attached by
members of the conference to state
ments made late yesterday afternoon
by David Clark, editor and owner of a
publication devoted to textile indus
tries at Charlotte, N. c., in which he
demanded fair play" for the employers
of children in the cotton mills, and said
that there had been Misrepresentation
and exaggeration of conditions in the
mills SO far as children are concerned.
Many of those at the conference rush
ed to reply to Mr.. Clark.
Owen r. Lovejoy, general secretary