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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-27
UNITED STATES IS DEEPLY INTERESTED
 IN NEW JAP DEMANDS
State Department Will Await Full Official Confirmation Before Plan- ming Any Action-"Group
 Five" Is Opposed

Washington, January 26.-Awaiting confirmation from official sources as a necessary preliminary to an action by the United States state department of ficials were deeply interested today in the report from London that the Jap anesc government has revived all of the demands upon China included in the famous "group five" of the list of proposals submitted to the Peking gov ernmcnt more than year ago for a permanent settlement of outstanding issues between Japan and China
 There is a conviction in official cir- cles here that any action at this time likely to have results toward warding off the new Japanese demands must be taken by the United States practi- cally alone. With every evidence of sympathetic interest by the European entente allies in the attitude of oppoI sition which the United States as- sumed when the proposals in group five originally were submitted, it is believed that none of these powers will be inclined to take issue with Japan at a moment when they are lean- ing heavily upon their oriental ally not only for munitions of war, but for military and naval protection of their interests in the orient.
 In the absence of off ctal adviees ii matter of such importance, officials positively decline to indicate what course will be followed by the United States government. Ambassador Guth rie at Tol<io and Minister Reinseh at Picking will be called upon for com plete informa tion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-27
CONFUSION BILL
 FAVORED BY LABOR
By a Great Majority the Bristol Con-
 ference Reverses Itself

Bristol, January 26.-British organ ference which has attracted world wide attention outvoted the extreme socialist antiwar section and adopted two resolutions expressing the patri- otic resolve to carry the war through
 James Ramsay Macdonald, socialist and labor member of Parliament for Leicester, and Philip Snowden, social ist member for Blackburn, by the power of their eloquence, tried to per suade the delegates to vote against the motions, but when requested to de- fine their position clearly made eva sons and were unable to convince the conference.
 One representative of the socialist on which the socialists would have participated in voluntary recruiting campaign, declared: "On no terms" He immediately lost his hold on the dele gates, who were overwhelmingly In the opposing camp.
 The conference was a most repre- sentative one. A large section of la bor and commerce attended, while s.eat- ed on the platform were two French socialist deputies, and Robert Apple garth one of the three founders of trades unionism in Great Britain.
 Many of the addresses were patri- ctic in tone and James Ramsay Mac Donald was criticized in unmeasure6 terms by his fellow Sostsmen foi speaking round about the resolution without making his own party's posi- tion clear
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-27
PRESIDENT ID TALK 0N PREPAREDNESS
 IN OPENING SPEECH
In New York City Tonight for First Address of Cam paign of Education on
 War Measure

Washington, January 26.-President Wilson left tonight for New York, where tomorrow night he will deliver the first of a series of addresses lay ing before the country the issue of preparedness for national defense. Be- fore starting he held final conferences with administration leaders in Con- gress and cabinet members regarding the speeding up of the legislative pro- Gramme at the capital.
 The President will arrive in New York at 6 o'clock tomorrow morning, but will remain on his private car until o'clock when committee from the Railroad Business association will escort him to his hotel. At noon he will receive a delegation from the fed eration of, churches who desire to pre- sent to him an address In apprecia- tion of his efforts in behalf of peace. Mir Wilson probably will respond briefly.
 BRIEF RESPONSE
 The opening gun for preparedness will be fired by the President at the annual banquet of the Railroad Busi- ness association. He has carefully pre-
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-27

Brownsville Tex, January 26.--Re- ports received here tonight stated that a detachment of United States troops crossed the international boundary into Mexico late today at Progreso, Tex, in an unsuccessful attempt to rescue two American soldiers who had been captured by Mexican civilians when they swan the river to bathe near the Mexican bank
 Four of the rescue party which is said to have been composed of sev eral officers and IA privates, were drowned before they reached the Mex ican shore The crossing was made while shots were being fired from both sides of the Rio Grande but. so far as can be ascertained, none of the party was wounded.
 After reaching the Mexican side of the river the detachment of troops is said to have searched several houses but found no trace of the captured American soldiers William c. Wheeler and Biggo Pederson, privates of Bat tery D. Fourth field artillery.
 Mexican troops were dispatched from Rio Bravo, nine miles south of the border, to rescue Wheeler and Peder- son. but up to late hour no trace of the missing men had been found.
 Lieut.. J. E. Mort, in command of the troops stationed at Progreso, and two other officers stationed at that point have been ordered held under arrest pending an investigation of the incident.
 Major General Funston said tonight that he had issued strict orders to of- ficers and men not to cross the Rio
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-27
"Trafficking, No Account, Drunken Daddies" Re- spOnsible for Child Labor, Says Howard of Georgia
l UNLIMITED DEBATE
 NEXT WEDNESDAY ON HEATING BILL
Measure Is Called "State Socialism" by Opponents.
 Representative Lewis
 Once Worked in Mines

Washington, January 26.-The Keat-
 ing child labor bill, designated to pro-
 hibit the interstate shipment of goods
 manufactured by children under 16
 years of age, was debated for six
 hours today in the House, southern
 members particularly offering stren-
 uous opposition to the measure. The
 debate was not concluded although
 the House sat an hour past the usual
 time for adjourning, and the measure
 will be taken up for unlimited argu-
 ment next Wednesday.
 Representatives Howard of Georgia and of Kentucky were the only south erners supporting the bill. MT. Shirley spoke only of constitutional questions in volved, but MT. Howard swept aside con arguments and laid the blame for much of the child labor in the south on trafficking, no-account, drunken daddies." He declared that it was the duty of the whole country to protect their
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-27
PORTER CHARLTON
 NOW IN NEW YORK
Young Man Convicted of Wife Mur- der Arrives From Italy
 Yesterday

New York, January 26.-The Ital- ian steamer America, with two guns mounted on her after deck Charlton, the young American con victed in Italy of killing his wife at Lake Como in 1910, arrived here today. Charlton was released from his Italian prison in November, his sentence having expired.
 Charlton declined, when the America arrived at quarantine. to discuss his case. He said he would stop in New York for a few days and then proceed to San Juan, P. R., to rejoin his parents.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-27
TODAY'S AGE-HERALD

l-Munitions plants should be built in
 inerior cities of United States. Child labor bill is featured by bitter
 attacks in House. s
 Ship purchase bill has bright chance
 of passage at this session of Con
 gress.
 Peace rumors now discounted as an-
 other year of war seems probable. 2--Iolland letter. 3-After Carnley to become candidate 4-Editorials. Standardization of medical offices is opposed.
 Truss is against inspection fee on
 louor shipments.
 Barber to visit homes of people 6-Soeiety and Dolly Dalrymple. s7--Sports. 10- Louisiana greets prominent men in att
 tendance at trade conventions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-27
HOUSE
Atlanta Gives S25. .000

Atlanta, January 26.-After a mass meeting here tonight it was announced that $25,200 had been subscribed for relief of Jewish war sufferers in Eu- rope. The meeting was under the aus pices of the American Jewish relief committee.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-27
Declare Dividend

New York. January 26.--The B. F. Good 'ich company, which suspended dividends ,n the common stock in the early part of 9ls. today declared a quarterly disburse~ nent of 1 per cent, the i,revlous regular ate. A dividend of 31s per cent on the ,referred stock. payable half and half n April and July, was also declared,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-27
DAY IN CONGRESS
SENATE

SENATE Met at noon.
 Foreign relations committee dis cussed Colombian, Nicara guan and Haytien treaties.
 Military committee continued hearings on army reorganization. Senator Hitchcock proposed amendment to Philippine bill grant ing independence in from one to four years
 Adjourned at 4:15 to noon Thurs day.
 HOUSE Met at noon
 Naval and military committees heard witnesses on state of national defense.
 Secretary Garrison urged the House interstate commerce com mittee to revise the general dam act in the interest of water power development.
 Debated child labor bill without final action.
 Adjourned at 5:42 p. m. to noon Thursday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-27
EXPRESSED SATISFACTION

The opposition senators have ex : pressed satisfaction over some fea- lures of the new bill, but are inclined still to oppose anything that might make government operation of ships probable. As now proposed, the bill would provide for government opera tion in case satisfactory leases to pri- vate corporations could not be made
 It is probable that the bill will be disposed of in the House before the preparedness measures are introduced there. It is understood the President $ intention is to have all the differing factions of his party satisfied with a compromise measure before it is intro- duced Much time, it is believed, will be saved by thus thrashing out their differences before the bill reaches the floor.
 Senator simmons said tonight the
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-27
IS CONGRATULATED

MT Towards address was vigorously applauded and many members left their seats to congratulate him.
 Besides oratory the measure produced q procedure fight that ran the session an hour beyond the regular time and threat ened a night meeting. MT. Heating sought and finally won the right to proceed with unlimited debate on the bill next Wednes- day. Opponents of the Dill tried to tie his hands by having the House adjourn but the motion was defeated 2s4 to A.
 Chairman Webb of the House judiciary committee, and Representatives Adamson of Georgia, Harrison of Mississippi and Page of North Carolina fought bitterly against the measure. They maintained that it was unconstitutional and that it's passage, legal or otherwise, was an un- warranted invasion of states rights. Mir Page called the proposition "state social ism and vigorously attacked, without naming anyone men whom he said were profting financially by supporting the bill
 A LITTLE INNUENDO
 Without charging any of the support CTS of this bill with wrong doing,'' he said, ''I will say that some of the gen. t!emen most concerned with it's passage will have to go back to making an honest living if it does pass
 Representative Lewis of Maryland chairman of the labor committed which reported the measure, and Minority Lead CT Mann supported the bill. Mr., Lewis pleaded that his sympathy for factory children was based partly on his own ex- perience in having to go to, work in a mine when he was years old. This re- mark caused several southern members
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-27
Delivers Note

London, January 26.-The German note on the Baralong case declining to accept Great Britain's proposal for arbitration. was delivered to the foreign office by the American embassy today
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-27
GOVERNMENT EXCITED

Some days ago when there was rurnor to the effect that Montenegro had sur rendered it's arms, that Italy was torn by pacfists who threatened a revolution, that Geimsny was prepared to offer a satisfactory treaty to Belgium, and that 'maneuvers for peace" were covertly under way, the government of the United States, it appears, was naturally ex- cited.
 And now according to the report with which Washington is thrilled, the govern ment has settled down to steady grind, assured that the war cannot be brought to q conclusion before the lapse of many
 more months. Irrespective of the uaiir
 reports c consular agents and of the fre-
 quent cal led advice of Colonel House it i is regarded as certain that the govern
 ment of the United States sought spe- ] cilic infGrnetion.
 It is considered of the greatest impor- tance that this government know months in advance of any formal or official movemert calculated to conclude with the rest ration of peace. For just as American business was disrupted in every state Of the union when war was de- cared, it is the consensus of opinion that 'panichy'' times will prevail when the revolution is brought to q conclusion
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-27
PROTECT CHILDREN

"The astounding thing to me is that there is any necessity for this law" he said. Talk to me about protect ing the children of the south from mill owners! The mill owners of the south are not the only people who are will ing to deprive the child of the south of a chance in life. Trafficl1ing, no- account, drunken daddies are as much to blame for conditions in the south as they are in any other section of the country. They have large fami- lies-five, six or seven children they are on farm, and they are not will ing to make a living by the sweat of their face, and so they move to a mill town and put their innocent lit tie children in pawn that they may live in idleness. And there is not a man from the south or from any other section of the country that does not know that this is trlIe -
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-27
FOUR SOLDIERS ARE
 DROWNED IN RIVER
 AT PROGRESO, TEX.

Three Lieutenants Arrested by Gen. eral Funston Pending Investiga- ton of Affair-ContinuO Fire
 of Bandits as Soldiers Drown
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-27

The new German FokEer aeroplanes have been hailed by the German press as the war machines which will destroy London and Paris and any other town which the Germans want to attack. Ac- cording to MT. Hen Woodhouse. sec retary of the Aero = America, the new Canada type < $ ne, of which the British are bu l ' Lrge numbers
 will more than of @ 7 Foleker ter ror," should the z man machines attempt an atts ; 2 London or any
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-27

other clty removed far from a German base. "The Fokker monoplane comes in the class of aeroplane chasers, in which are comprised all the aerop7anes capable of making between 95 and 160 miles an hour, carrying a pilot and gun ner, or pilot alone, who acts as gunner" Mr. Woodhouse said "The usual Folk ker monoplane is only 39 feet inches in width, 24 feet 6 inches long, equipped with an S0-horse power motor and with the exception of the wings, the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-27
Conference With All the Senators Who Opposed Measure at the Last Ses- sion of Congress
PRESIDENT WILSON SURPRISES CLARKE
 WITH NIGHT VISIT
Chief Executive Outlines to All the Leaders the Meas ures He Desires Passed at This Session

Washington, January 26.-Pros-
 poets for passage of a government
 ship purchase bill are believed to
 be bright by administration lead
 CTS, who saw in conferences Pres ident Wilson had today with demo-
 crats who opposed such measure last year, indications that united support for the revised proposal eventually would be won.
 The President continued during the day to urge leading members of Con- Sress to hasten action on important legislation. He discussed the shin pur- chase measure particularly with Ma jority Leader Kitchin of the House and Senator Clarke of Arkansas. Later Representative Kitchin said the bill if presented as outlined to him would receive his support. Senator Clarke would not discuss it. but some of his friends said they believed the measure could be submitted in form to meet his approval.
 
 Senate finance committee, and Repre- sentative Fitzgerald, chairman of the House appropriation committed were among those who went to the White House for conferences. The President made it clear that matters before Con- gress which the administration hoped to see pushed ahead of everything else We're the following.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-27
ASTOUNDING WEALTH

There will be another year of war, ac- cording to the information said to have been recently acquired by official Wash ington.
 Official Washington is therefore in an- tcipation of another year. at least one other year, of unprecedented prosperity in this country; for while the republicans
 charge that the present prosperity is
 blood soaked they do not deny that it is filling America with gold, and put ting money into the pockets of all the peo- pie, By the conclusion of the current year. according to figures regarded as
 more or less official, the gold reserve in America will be larger than ever before in the history of the world and the balance of trade in favor of America will be more
 than $2,0O0O00,o0o
 The longer the war continues, the richer will grow America, greater will become the gold reserve and greater the balance of trade As a result money will be plen- tiful, and offered at low interest rate, will he in reach every individual
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-27
POLITICAL SIGNIFICANCE

Irrespective of natural conditions in America, therefore, there will be pros perity-if the governments information is correct While there seems to be an un- canny element in the rejoicing over a harve est of gold and silver produced in the blood of millions of men in Europe. that harvest of gold and silver is re- garded as proof that President Wilson's determination to maintain peace was to least in humane and industrial sense, wise.
 The effect on the political situation will be momentous, it is agreed. The repub- licans will declare throughoutstife year. and especially when the presidential cam paign is under way. that but for the war the country would be suffering in the throes of an unparalleled panic. But such croakng cannot argue away the fact that in the pocket of every American coins are jingling. and at the door of man is the wolf of hunger standing guard
 There is no question but that if the country was in distress, the administra- tior would be swept from power. With
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-27
MEASURES TO BE PUSHED

National defense measures, in cludlng army reorganization and increased naval construction.
 Creation of a merchant marine designed to serve as naval aux Hilary in time of war.
 Revenue legislation, including revision of the income tax law and creation of a nonpartisan tariff board.
 The Philippine government bill, which included a provision granting independence within two to four years, provided satisfac- tory steps are taken in the mean time to establish a stable indepen- dent government
 Conservation bills for develop ment of water power and mineral bearing lands.
 Among other democratic senator who fought the shipping bill last yea and who have discussed it recent with the President are Senators Hard wick, Hitchcock, OGorman and Varda man. It became known today that on evening last week MT. Wilson surprise a congressional party of ladies and gen tlemen by appearing unannounced a Senator Clarkes hotel. where he con ferred for half an hour with the Ar kansas senator in the corner of tn bOtn nar
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-15
FIRST AID
An Index 10 Inc Worlds Diction-
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-15

OF Jim Fisk and old Daniel Drew.
OF Gould and Sage, walking un-
der the shadow Of the spire OF
Trinity, would see many changes
and encounter people even queerer
than themselves; though the Com
modore," who in life knew what
he was about and planned cen
fury nnead. might. revisiting the
glimpses Of the moon. turn about
end say: Did I not tell you sou
l. seems but yesterday that he sat
playing whist in the Manhattan
Club, with Ben Wood for a partner,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-15
SLEEP.
BY Beatrice Redpath.

Upon the hillsides every yielding fern
Droops to the touch of slow distilling
sleep.
Which floats like wrea,hne incense
from an urn
Across the hills; the dark trees seem
TO creep
Closer together with a -hiv'ring sigh.
Folding into the shadow their wide
boughs.
From which the wind has fallen
silently.
The heayy-headed blossoms droop and
browse.
Closing their cool cur!ed petals one by
one
Across the pastures heavy sleep rolls
down
Where on the grass light winds are
wont 70 run
Through all the day; now mufrlng
sleep doth drown
Unto whisper the last tinklng bell
Only the noise OF the deep breathing
In the wide silence louder seems to
Its arms outstretched within happy
Unto the sea, which like woman's
breast
stirs with a languid. aue,uating
breath.
Even the old stone wall so greenly
tressed
With its imperishable ivy wreath
Clings closer 20 the ground on which il
lies
And sleeps beneath tho moons trans
parent pail:
The last pale gllmmer fades from out
the skies.
And sleep, compelling sleep. enfoldcth
all.
From Drawn shutters: John Lane
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-15
"\IGHTS.

Elizabeth Robins Pencils Nights:
Rome, Paris, Venice. London" (Lippin-
cott) abounds in "reminiscences, half