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Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1916-03-08
SOME RESULTS OF WAR

In the course OF an article n the current number of Popular Science
Monthly, Hudson Maxim tells OF the remarkable results of the a on
Germany and shows that it is impossible for the Allies by NEAR of the
blockade to interfere with the manufacture OF explosives in Germany.
with a nation of scientists, chemists and inventors Ike tn Ger
mans, it is entirely impossible to stop them from producing explosives
in any quantity they may desire, entirely independent Of any class OF
imported materials, because although the English may blockade the seas
they al not establish a blockade between the genius of the German
scientists and the German government.
continental system in Napoleons time, the French we're compelled to
resort o some other mean than importation to get their sugar. Oh
sequently, they developed the sugar beet, and planted 1t IN enormous
quantities, with the result that France introduced the sugar beet indus
try, which has been of vast importance tot the nation yer since.
Likewise, the English blockade against Germany today is compen-
email way They have solved the nitric acid problem, and very likely they
will continue after the a is over to make their nitric ac1da me other
nitro compounds from air. What is more, they will probably compete
successfully with the natural nitrate OF Chile, since they are o ahe
to make fertilizers as well as explosives from their e methods of pro-
ducing nitro compounds
to compensate in a measure for the enormous losses inflicted. England
is likely to emerge from the struggle better equipped to MAINTAIN herself
than ever before. Industries are being created because normal sources
Of supply are cut off.
In France the same thing is Witnessed, although on a smaller scale
French ingenuity and science have solved a thousand problems and are
solving still others.
Ii must not be thought that because of these things itself IS
considered a good thing. But that good may and otter does ONE ut
OF war is not to be doubted.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1916-03-08
POLITICIAN ROOT AND LAWYER ROOT

The Mr.. Root, lawyer, who addressing the World Court League on
subject of international law is nc other than the Mr. Root politician,
who recently spoke to the Republicans of New York on the same sab
ject in its relations to the foreign policy OF the United States.
Two different men could not have been more sharply in contrast,
says the New York World. Politician Root was not over-scrupu1ous in
his attack upon the president. For the purposes of that onslaught he as
sumed that the law of nations a tangible and effective. Lawyer Root
profoundly contemplates the low estate to which international law has
fallen, and, in phrases born of mediation and restraint considers the ques-
ton whether civilization henceforth is to be law-abiding or law1ess.
That is the presidents problem in a much higher sense than it IS
Lawyer Roots. The issue OF law or 1awlessness comes home to Mr..
Wilson in no academic way. Short of war, the president, by force Of
circumstances and by oath OF office, has nothing but the shattered fabric
Every failure to check the brutalines of desperate nations of which Poll
tician Root complains has been due to disregard of the international law
whose collapse Lawyer Root mourns
1t must b. that the Republicans in congress saw the errors Of Poll
tician Root before they we're revealed to Lawyer Root, for most OF
them have been giving the president patriotic support in his foreign poll
c. Now that Lawyer Root has spoken, they will be confirmed in an
attitude that may yet rebound to the credit OF Politician Root himself,
provided Lawyer Root keeps the upper hand.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1916-03-08
MANY LITTLES MAKE A MUCH

How would you like o sit down at desk, run oer your &C.
counts, and absorb the knowledge that anywhere from one % five
hundred people we're indebted to YOU in sums from SO cents to $500?
And how would you like to meet those good people day by day
without their ever thinking OF offering you the small amount due you?
And how would you like to see these same good people paying
their other bills promptly month by month and again forgetting yours?
And wouldn't you just revel in the knowledge that all of these
small amounts combined, if suddenly collected up. would swell your
bank account to the tne of $500 or $1,000?
When you reach the point where you al appreciate the grim
qualified yourself for the life of a country editor.
And when you reach that point you will wonder why in
bazes you eve thought of tie editor when paying your other
bills, and you will just push the breeze until you reach his shop and
hand him that little mite you W him.
Here's hoping lou soon qualfy-for you know, brother, that many
Titles make a much, and in the editorial purse there is always room 70,
more.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1916-03-08
SUCH AN EASY JOB!

Most anyone al be an editor. All the editor has to do is to sit
at a desk sin days out of the week, four weeks of the month and twelve
months of the year, and edit such stuff IS this:
Mrs. Jones of Cactus Creek let a n opene slip last week and Gu
herself in the pantry"
"a mischievous lad of Pketown threw a stone and hit Mr.. Pike in the
alley last Thursday"
John Doe climbed or the roof OF his house last week looking for
a leak and fell, striking himself or the porch"
while Harold Green was escortng Miss Violet Wsie from the
church social last Saturday night, a savage dog attacked and bit Mr..
Green on the public square"
Isaiah Trimmer Of Running Creek was playing with a ca Friday,
when it scratched him on the veranda"
"Mr. Fong, while Harvesting a broncho last Saturday, was kicked
just south OF his corn patch"
Yes, it's a wonder they draw salaries for it-Lamar, Mo-, Sentinel.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1916-03-08
DEATH OF A QUEEN

The story goes that she wa just a ordinary woman without much
leisure or time for culture. She did o know the difference between a
Ionic and a Dorc column in architecture, and she "a OF up on china
painting and the Roman emperors, but she brought up five children Ito tel
the truth. to regard the right, to love their brothers and to do homes;
labor and not be ashamed of it..
When she died there we're many who said nothing about it, and
there was NJ big funeral procession, but the Recording Angel said, as lie
reached for a fresh pen and turned over a clean record "a queen is com
ing; ret the throne ready"-Ozark, Ark, Democrat Enterprise
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1916-03-08
DUE TO PROHIBITION

"Send us more prisoners. We can't operate OF the number w e have
now" thus pleaded the superintendent of Portands rock pile to city Off
cals a few days ago.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1916-03-08
NOAH!

And did you v stop to think what would have happened if Noah
had been against preparedness? -IndianapoHs Star.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-08
LOCAL OPT|ON|STS
 WIN IN VERMONT Majority of 13,164 Against Proposed Re-Enacti0n of Prohibitory Amendment

Rutland. Vt, March 7.-Local option won over prohibition in this state today by margin of 13,l64. The prohibitory amendment was first placed on the stat ute books in 1852 and was repealed in 1903 by majority of 729. The vote to- day on the question of re-enacting the amendment was yes, S,503; no. 31,667.
 Every county in the state, with the exception of Orleans, gave a majority in favor of local option.
 The proposed amendment had been passed by the last legislature and sub mitted to the people in referendum. The result of the vote was a surprise not only to the prohibitory campaign committee and the Anti-Saloon league, but also to the local option leaders, who said they had not looked for so decisive victory
 The state voted for direct primary elections by a majority of 3700. The sys- tenn will go into effect for the selection of delegates to the national conventions this spring.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-08
DETAIL 0F VOTE ID
 TABLE M'LEMORE
 SIP RESOLUTION
Ayes, Democrats 1892, Re. publicans 93; Nays, Demo- crats B, Republicans
 1O2; Not Voting IF

Washington, March 7.-Following is summary of the final vote on the motion to table the McLemore resolu- tion.
 Ayes--Democrats, 1s2; republicans. 93; progressive, 1-276.
 Nays-Democrats. S3; republicans. 1o2; progressives. 5; independent, 1; SO. cialist 1--142.
 Paied and not voting, 17.
 The vote follows:
 AYES
 Democrats-Abercromb Adamson. Aiken, Alexander, Allen, Almon, Ash brook, Aswell, Ayes. Barkley, Barn. hart, Beakes, Bell, Blackmon, Booher. Borland Brumbaugh, Burnett, Byrnes of South Carolina, Byrns of Tennessee. Caldwell, Candler, Cantrill, Caraway. Casey, Cline, Coady Collier, Connolly, Conroy. Cox, Crisp, Crosser Davenport. Dent, Dewalt, Dickinson, Dill, Dixon, Doolittle, Doremus, Doughton, Dupre. Eagan, Edwards, Estopinal, Evans. Farley, Ferris. Fields. Finley, Flood, Gallagher, Gallivan, Candy, Gard, Gar ner, Garrett, Glass. Goodwin, Goodwin, Gordon. Gray of Alabama, Gray of In- diana, Griffin, Hamlin. Hardy, Harri-
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-08
FREIGHT MEETING ADJ0URNS WITHOUT
 ANY DEFINITE PLAN
No Feasible Remedy Sug- gested for Congestion at Eastern Ports To Sub
 init Proposals Later

Washington, March 7-After two
 ton at the eastern terminals of trunk
 line railroads and of car shortage in the
 west, the informal conference called by
 the interstate commerce commission
 representatives of the carriers, shippers
 and receivers of freight adjourned to-
 night without agreeing on action to re-
 lieve the situation.
 As consequence of the discussion it
 is probable that many of the affected
 roads will lay definite proposals before
 the commission for increasing the de-
 murrage and storage charges at ter
 minals and reducing the time allowed receivers Of freight to unload cars with
 out extra charge. From opinions ex-
 pressed by many shippers and freight receivers it is probable that such changes will be vigorously opposed. ACTION AT ONCE
 Virtually all of the many speakers in the two days session declared that the situation must be handled promptly and any action that may be taken is expected in the near future.
 Shippers and freight receivers in the main blamed the carriers for the con- gestion, particularly at New York, where thousands of loaded cars are awaiting transfer of contents to ships. Suggestions were made for an increase in the number of lighters used by the trunk lines in New York harbor. an increase in railroad equipment, for em- bargoes which would affect individual shippers at their plants. Another plan proposes the creation of a committee of traffic and operating men of the tContinued on Page Two)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-08
Is TOLD EXACTLY
 WHERE 10 GET OFT
McAdoo Declines to Be Bullied About Patronage
 by Talk of St. Louis

Washington, March 7.-Secretary Mo- Adoo tonight made public a telegram from State Senator James I. Green of Massachusetts. relating to promotion for Mr. Greens brother in the Boston cus- om house and his reply. The telegram rom MT. Green to the secretary read IS follows:
 .'As Secretary of the Treasury you have uli power to create immediately deputy urveyorship. Boston, just abolished and promote my brother. or you can increase his salary to s6 per day. which is per ectly satisfactory. My conduct as dele kate national convention will be gov rened by treatment accorded him. Wire hy expense
 In his reply MT. McAdoo said:
 ''Do you realize that your telegram of
 instant places you in very awk.
 \d position? You practically ask me
 bribe you tt govern your conduct as delegate to national convention by giv-
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-08

New York, March 7.-(special.) )-The Editor and Publisher has the following communication from Philadelphia:
 The sensation of the last 10 days in Philadelphia newspaperdom has been the poem by Owen Mister attacking the President. published by the Ledger and the Bulletin on Washington's Birthday. This brought food of criticism-edi- torial. versicular and plain letters to the editor-which reached an anti-climax in this mornings Ledger with whimsical protest by John Luther Long. which reads.
 Great Ledger: Make the poets cease Firing on MT. Mister
 Oh, not to save the nations peace Or him another blister;
 But for reason far more sad Their verse Cike his) is al. so bad
 Here is the offending .screed which has brought down on the head of the unhappy
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-08
CHURCHILL BACK IN
 POLITICAL ARENA
Former First Lord Criticizes Administration of BalfOur
 as Naval Head

London, March 7.-Winston Spencer Churchill. former first lord of the ad- miralty. now "a colonel and fresh from the trenches, sprang back into the parlia- mentary arena today in daring speech. answering First Lord of the Admiralty Balfour, who had just presented the naval estimates, and declaring that the ad- miralty lacked driving force and must be revitalized before it was too late. by bringing back Lord Fisher. the former first sea lord. to head the admiralty ad- ministration.
 Great interest attached ito Colonel Churchilrs reappearance after a period of silence while serving with the army and while the naval policy he had in augurated at the opening of the war was undergoing considerable change.
 MT. Balfour had just concluded an op- timistic statement of the naval outlook. which strongly appealed to the patriotic sentiments of the House of Commons: SO that Colonel Churchill's criticisms were at first coldly received. But he gradually
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-08
MORE GAINS FOR GERMANS

London, March 7.-Driving hard against the French line northwest and southeast of Verdun the Germans have been en- abled to make additional gains toward Verdun, but with extremely heavy casu- southeast, and a portion of Correaux wood, directly south of Forges. have been occupied by the Germans through strong infantry attacks that were preceded by extremely heavy bombardments The town of Fresnes in the Woevre also has been captured.
 The German attack was over the entire Reth;ncourt to the river but except in the Corbeaux woo dand at Hill 265, the French held back the attackers at all points. Thus the French still occupy the important strategic position on the heights of the Cote de L'Oie. for the pos session of which numerous sanguinary engagements have been fought. ADVANCE THREE MILES The occupation of portion of the Cor beaux wood would indicate that the Ger mans have advanced over three miles since they took the town of Forges. The Germans succeeded in penetrating French redoubt in the region of Douau- mont, but immediately were thrown out in counter attack.
 The recapture by the Germans of a position from the French in Champagne, the pushing of the German line farther
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-08
|OWEN WISTERS POETICAL () ATTACK ON
 WILSON BRINGS DENUNCIATORY, STORM

novelist storm of denunciation not only from democratic organs but from the strongholds of republicanism as well. TO WOODROW WILSON, FEB. p, 1916. Not exen if I possessed your twist in
 speech,
 Could make any Git for use) fit you; You've wormed yourself beyond descrip-
 tions reach; Truth if she touched you would become
 untrue. Satire has scared host of evil flames, Has withered Emperors by her fierce
 lampoons: History has lashes that have flayed the names Of public towards. hypocrites, poltroons; You go immune. Cased in your self-es- ws teem, The next world cannot scathe you. nor can this; No fact can stab through your compla- cent dream,
 Nor present laughter, nor the futures
 hiss.
 But if it's fathers did this land control, Dead Washington would wake and blast your soul.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-08

The Record followed this the next day with an editorial which matched the verse for uncompromisingly plain lam guage and in addition conveyed no half hearted swat to the Ledger for print ing it. The leader was headed "Smoth- cred in Filth and proceeded. after char acterizing the attack as vile and con- temptible:'' There are limits beyond which self respecting newspapers, even in the white heat of political controversy, hesitate to step There are bounds be- yond which the most blatant opponent of the national administration of his country is ashamed to carry his malignity. Ap- parently the Public Ledger knows no such limits and Owen Mister knows no such bounds. Republican Philadelphia is equally amazed that Mister could have found a newspaper willing to lend itself to his base purposes and that the Pubic Ledger could have found writer of note willing to prostitute his talent to the
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-08
STATUS OF APPAM ID
 BE SETTLED IN COURT
Germans Deny Jurisdiction, But Will Offer Defense at
 Hearing March 27

Richmond, Va. March 7.-Although con- tending that the United States courts have no, Jurisdiction over the British and African liner Appam, brought into Hamp- ton Roads by Germa.. prize crew after her capture by the raider Moewe, counsel for Lieutenant Hans Berg, commander of the prize crew, agreed today to pre- sent a defense at the trial before Judge Waddill in federal cosrt here to deter mine the status of tho steamer. The week of March 27 was tentatively agreed upon as the time for the beginning of the hearing on the liael brought by the former British owners to determine whether the ship is the lawful property of the British and African line or of the German imperial navy.
 Delay in beginning the hearing was due to the fact that counsel for the British company filed an amended libel today. based on the German naval code of 1909, relating to the disposition of prizes of war and opposing counsel asked
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-08
SUTHERLAND URGES
 SENATORS ID STAND BEHIND PRESIDENT
Republican From Utah Says He Would Not Have Peace at Sacrifice
 of Honor

Washington, March 7.-Discussing the Senator Sutherland of Utah, republican member Of the foreign relations commit tee, stood squarely behind President Will son in his policy in dealing with Ger many in the submarine negotiations.
 T do not want war at any tirne.' said Senator Sutherland 'and I pray God that it may not come now; but would ra ther have war with all it's sacrifices and suffering than that this nation, with its long history of heroism and glory, should play the poltroon when confronted by supreme national duty, because ii places a greater value upon it's ease than upon it's honor."
 "I am one of those who desire peace, D the senator continued, but nation when all other means fails, that would not resent a fragrant and illegal attack upon the lives of it's own citizens. is only less detestable than a man who will not fight for his wife and children.
 STERN RECKONING
 And, believing as I do about that, if the life of an American citizen is again taken by the illegal and deliberate sink ing without warning of a merchant shir unarmed, or armed only for defense, this government should hold the offending nation to stern reckoning. shall never give my consent to the issuance of a formal and official notice, such as has been proposed which if not needed would without minimizing our duty in the least. have the effect of embarrassing and weakening our moral standing, if we would once more be under the sad neces sity of seeking reparation for the destruc- ton of the lives of our people,
 Senator Sutherland discussed the legal status of armed merchant ships. under international law and the relationship
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-08
Summary of the News
GENERAL NEWS


 Page Wilson given overwhelming maiOritfes in vote on warning reso- lution. Infantry attacks to north of Verduu
 repesses4 with violence. sssany a,-4nt:sstic stories brought rboai by eOnsressionai situation. Sutherland urges Senate to stand be- hind President. Freight meeting a0journs without my definite plan. Wister's attack on President brings
 deDunciatIOn. Page 7-AdditionaI details of sensa-
 tiOnal debate in Congress.
 STATE NEWS Page 9-Libraries now in all state con-
 vict camps.
 Wants students to attend military Page 3Judge invades home town of
 his two opponents for Congress. Page 11-MadisOn county courts begin
 work.
 Candidates appear at Cullman.
 LOCAL NEWS Page 5-FOrmal offer on ROden struc-
 ture made public.
 Quinine and castor oil among drugs
 soaring because of war.
 Plans completed For opening of
 Fashion Week.
 Sunday cases are dismissed by Judge Abernethy.
 Chamber directors to hold meeting. Dr. McKeen here on research visit Music Study club to entertain editor, Page 12-Large crowd hears HObsOn flay liquor evil. Page 2-HObsOn is in fine fett1e for race in new Tenth district. Page 9-Writer points out some of Ala bama's glarfng faults. Mrs. Mathis work praised in Worlds Work. FEATURES Page 2-FOOt Lights and Screen. New York stories by a Birmingham man. Page 3-HOlland's letter. Social service department. Page 4-EditOrial comment. Page 6-SOcial and Dolly Dairymple. Page 11-Markets. SPORTING NEWS Page S-Pelicnn material inspires fans to dream of pennant. Chicks begin to report for spring training. Both Y. M. c. A. and Athletic club
 in poor shape for first battle. Barons start spring training tOmOr- row.
 Big league teams begin work.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-08

Administration forces ardently con- tended that for the preservation of the honor of the nation it was necessary to table the resolution which would warn Americans to the point of fore ing them to yield their inalienable right to travel where or under what ever conditions they chose. The re publican reply was to the effect that no irrational American, by travelkg aboard an armed merchant vessel of . belligerent nation, should be per mitted to engulf this government in the bloodiest conflict of all history. The republicans contended, too, that the democrats agreed on the pro gramme of tabling because on that programme many members who con- scientiously adhered to the theory that warning should be given, could vote with the idea that they were simply sidetracking an irritating problem. HEFLIN-MANN TILT All AnCCl O5IAhS oluCAl6Ac Wdo PA AC- scented when Representative Heflin, ob- viously addressing Republican Leader Mann, who some days ago criticized |the patriotism of the south, declared | that in the present emergency, when |the honor of the government was at stake, southerners were standing to their guns, while northerners as a rule were deserting the standard in droves. MT. Chandler of New York, and MT. Decker of Missouri attempted to answer the salient thrusts of lief lin, but the declaration of the former that the shallow boast of southern chivalry was disgusting to him., was perhaps their keenest blow in the way | of retort.
 The Alabama delegation voted solid |ly and apparently with enthusiasm to uphold the President in the position which he assumed
 STAND BY PRESIDENT
 To the rallying cries of Stand by the President and 'Is 1t Lansing and Will
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-08
BRITISH AID FRENCH

London, March TIA dispatch from Mel bourne published here today, stating that Minister of Defense Pearce had an nounced that Austrialian siege brigades were fighting at Verdun, is the first statement printed here that British forces were operating with the French there. Tt had been reported here that British artillery had been moved to Verdun and had been doing great execution, but it was not known whether the big guns transferred there were being manned by British or French artillerymen
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-08
GERMAN FLEET OUT

Rome, March 5.-(Via London.) .)(De- layed in transmission (-Twenty Germa n dreadnaughts have left Kiel, according to information received here today.
 The foregoing dispatch was held up by the British censor for two days. An ether dispatch filed in London at 3:25 o'clock this morning said that a fleet of 25 German warships was observed Mon day cruising in the North sea- The mes- sage was received ill London from Vlieand North Holland