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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-09
Dry Goods Market

New York July S.-Cotton goods were
 stronger and the inquiry was more ac- tive today Burlaps were in better re- quest Linens ruled quiet and firm. Wash goods lines will be opened next week in
 some houses
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-09
Live Stock

Chicago, July S.-Hogs: Receipts, 10000; market weak. Bulk, s9.e5@1o 10; light, $9.69 @10 10; mixed So. 5511o .s5; heavy, 9.50G 10. .25; rough, $9. .50@9 .65; pigs $S 1909 50.
 Cattle: Receipts, 4OO market steady. Native beef cattle, S7.5o@112o; western steers, S.20@9. 40; stockers and feeders, s5. .So@S .65 cows and heifers. $S.75as "a; calves $S. .50Q12 .25.
 Sheep: Receipts, 5000; market steady. Wethers, s6. 75@S 20; ewes. $S. 25Q7 .Ss; lambs, $7.50@11 10.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-09
Coffee Market

New York, July S.-The market Tor coffee futures was comparatively quiet this morning, but prices more than re- covered the reactions of yesterday with May contracts selling up to S.65c, or : points above last nights closing fig ures. The opening was unchanged and there appeared to be no orders around the ring at the start, but a scattering demand developed later owing to the continued steadiness of Brazil, and of- ferings were light with the close show ing a net advance of to points Sales, 5000; July, S.0Sc: August, 8.16c September. S.24c; October, 8.29c Mo- vember, S.34c; December. S3Sc; Janu- ary, S.44c; February. S.4Oc; March, S.55c; April, 8.6oc; May. S.65c; June S.70c
 Spot coffee steady; Rio Is. 9Ac: San- tos As. 10ssc. No fresh offers were re- ported in the cost and freight mar ket.
 The official cable reported an ad- vance of 100 reis in the Santos spot market but & decline of 75 to 100 reis in Santos futures. Rio market was un- changed with Rio exchange on, London 3-32 pence higher. Brazilian port re- ceipts, 41,000; Jundiahy. 39,000.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-09

Just organizing; three proven properties, 590 acres, and four other likely looking tracts; two producing oil wells and others to follow rapidly.
 We advise the immediate purchase of Oklahoman Petroleum Company stock, which we have reasons to believe will more than double in market value within few weeks.
 Two properties are in the Independence, Kas., field and 90-acre tract in the Bart lesville, Okla, field There are two produc- ing wells on one of the Kansas tracts and offsets, and oil wells nearby the other tracts appear to demonstrate unmistakably the value of all these properties.
 Authorized capital $1, ,50O,OOO, which we consider ample yet conservative for an az gressive development and oil producing business to secure the maximum assurance of abundant success and the minimum chance of failure The management of the company will be in the hands of successful business men of we'll known integrity; suf- ficient funds to carry on development have been guaranteed and only lands of demon strated value will be drilled.
 It is intended to start an active drilling campaign at once, to develop large vol
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-09

broilers, 2S@26c; fowls, 1sa211Ac; turkeys, 25c.
 Chicago. July S.-Butter unchanged. Eggs: Receipts, 15.560 cases; unchanged. Potatoes higher. New Receipts, 40 cars; Arkansas and Oklahoma sacked tri- umphs. 95c@$1.05; St. Louis Ohios, 90a95c; Virginia barreled, $3.1OQ3.25. Poultry, alive, unchanged.
 Kansas City, July S.-Butter, eggs and poultry unchanged.
 St. Louis, July S.-Poultry, butter and eggs unchanged.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-09
Sugar Market

New York July S.-The market for sugar futures was quiet, but the under
 tone was steady. and prices were un- close, reflecting the strength of the spot market late yesterday; September, 5.47c; December, 5.14c; March, 4.60c; May, 4.66c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-09
Mercantile Paper

New York, July S.-Mercantile paper, 4 per cent Sterling: 60-day bills, $4.s2; de- mand, A75$4; cables, $4.76 7-16. Francs: Demand, $5.90A; cables, $59OA Marks: Demand, 735sc; cables, 7334c. Kronen: De- mand, 12.S0c; cables, 12.9oc. Builders: De mand, -l 7-16c; cables, fl 9-16c. Lres Demand, $6.3S1a; cables S6S716. Rubles: Demand, S0Ac; cables 31c. Bar silver, 62c. Mexican dollars, 475sc. Government bonds steady; railroad bonds easy.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-04-04
HOLLAND MUCH ALARMED.
Rumor Says That Army And Navy OF
Little Kingdom Are Getting Ready
For EventuaIities.

London. April ! Private dispatches
received in Copenhagen from Rotter-
dam and wireless messages from Ger
man sources say that considerable UNI
easiness prevails in Holland and that
the Dutch military and naval authori-
ties are taking various precautions All
leaves for naval and military officers
have been cancelled. Railway cars
which were placed at the disposal Of
the military authorities on the out
break of the war and subsequently
were released temporarily have been
requisitioned. There have been signif-
icant meetings of those in high com
mand in the army and navy. One re-
port says both houses of parliament
have been summoned. The dispatches
do not disclose the cause of the feeling
of insecurity but it presumably is con-
nected with sinking of Dutch steam
ships and the consequent interference
with trade between Holland and her
colonies.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-04-04
LITTLE BENNY'S NOTE BOOK
LEE
BY LEE PAPE

Ware thares will thares way,
sed the man. And he kepp on digging
and Jest then looked over and heer
Sue was setting down with her back
agenst the tree Getting the mans
luntch, and quick went over, saying.
Hay, put that down, put that down.
That's wat I'm doing, sed Sue.
Don't you no he can have us arrest
ed for this, | sed. And Sue quick put
back the rest Of the sandwich she
was Getting, and sed, you better put
your sent in the kettle so he can buy
sumthing elts.
You put yours in, to, you were with
me, sed Sue. And we both put our
sents in the kettle on top Of the peece
Of sanwitch and the half peece of cake
that Sue hadent ate, and ran home,
and Sue ate about twise as mulch sup
Per as did, having fearse appetite
for a gerl Proving the man dident
have his eye on the kettle after all.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-04-04
TWO MEN BOTH
WANT SAME JOB

Sioux City, April 1.-The fact that
two Of the successful candidates at
the city election were out for the
same place on the council has resulted
in little squabble that promises a
merry time for the first session of
the council.
George Ward, a brand new member
of the council, wants the department
of accounts and finances while Ru-
dolph Beerend who was reelected,
would retain that job.
Peculiarly enough though more than
half the whole field Of candidates who
entered the primary avowedly wanted
to head the public safety department
not single one of them got by the
preliminaries and the council finds it.
self without single member willing
to take the job if he can possibly get
out Of it,
Beerend, moreover. declares that
Ward made prediction agreement
with him whereby Beerend was to re-
tain his job without opposition from
Ward if both were elected. Ward
doesn't remember such an agreement.
The whole question must be threshed
out at the meeting Saturday.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-04-04
ONE ZEPPELIN IS
LOST IN RAID ON
COAST OF BRITAIN
GIANT SHIP DROPS IN MOUTH OF
THAMES AND Is CAPTURED
BY THE ENGLISH.

London, April 1.--One of the Ave
Zeppelins which visited the eastern
counties OF England during the night.
dropping some ninety bombs, was
damaged, presumably by British anti
aircraft guns, and came down of the
Thames estuary. 1t surrendered to
British patrol boats. The crew was
saved but the airship broke up and
sank while being towed In.
The raid Of last night was the TWEEN
ty-second of the war. The lost Zeppel>
in was the third of her class to come
to grief in these raids.
Details Of the attack have not been
published as yet by the authorities.
From unofficial sources it is learned
that many Of the bombs were dropped
either into the sea or in places where
no damage was done. .."-
1t was an ideal night for the raid
Everything was in favor of the Yep
pelins, including the atmospheric
pressure and the lightness Of the
wind. The dirigibles came In over, the
coast early in the evening and sailing
high, divided their forces. Those who
saw them say they were larger than
the dilfgibles used on previous Wis.
its. They kept at such height that
they were out of range of anti.aircraft
guns as they passed inland.
During the evening Zeppelins were
reported at various places. 1t was
not until after midnight that an
nouncement was made of their de-
parture. Until the official report was
issued this morning 1t was not known
that one Zeppelin had come down and
up to that time the public believed
they had escaped as Zeppelins had
done so often before.
\ In one town eleven bombs were
dropped by Zeppelin without causing
any loss of life or property
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Children's Evening Story

his red white and blue striped barber
pole crutch. that he used for his rheu-
matism, Uncle Wiggily pried loose the
coils of the snake from around the
poor little ground mole and set 1t
free The snake Kissed like radia-
tor and ran to hide in it's stone cave.
THANK you for saving me- said
the ground mole. to Uncle Wiggily,
land if ever can help you / will"
Pray do not mention it," spoke the
rabbit gentleman, making low bow.
Then he went on to get the candle,
and the ground mole dug its way
down into the earth. A ground mole
is something like a large mouse, you
know, only it is blind, from always
living in the dark. And it is very
good earth digger. Sometimes you
can see in the garden where the
ground moles have dug long tunnels.
And sometimes they spoil the lawn,
though perhaps they do not mean to-.
Well. Uncle Wiggily came back
down cellar with the candle. and then,
taking off his coat and laying aside his
tall, silk hat and his crutch. he began
to burrow or dig, as all rabbit gentle
uGH 40, Will lISlI lloAt iCOt.
Nurse Jane shall have her better
cellar for her butter" he said.
But alas, Likewise sorrow and un-
happiness.
Uncle Wiggily had not dug more
than two pawfuls of earth, and part
of another one, when he cried:
Ouch! Oh. me! Oh, my! Oh, dear:
This is terrible!" .,.
why, Wiggy!" exclaimed Nurse
Jane, running down from the kitchen
when she heard him. What In the
world is the natter"
ITS my-ouch! Oh, dear It's my
WOW! Oh, me! It's my--oh, hum SUI
dud!' he cried.
Your what?" asked Nurse Jane, in
surprise. .,.... ..r
Its my-my rheumatism" gasped
Uncle Wiggily. 81 can't dig down
here in the damp. it hurts me So"
Then don't try" begged Miss Fuzzy
Wuzzy. Let it CO."
NO, you want cooler cellar and
you must have it, said the rabbit
gentleman. .'I will try again" Once
more he tried to dig, but his rheuma-
tism hurt him worse than ever, and
he had to stop. II am afraid cannot
do it, he sighed.
"Ha! Perhaps I can help you!"
cried a pleasant voice, and along came
the little ground mole Uncle Wiggily
had saved from the bad snake. II
am not so large as you." said the mole
to the rabbit gentleman, "but I am a
very fast digger. May I have the
pleasure of making your cellar deep
err and cooler?"
IF you please" said Uncle Wiggily,
making the best bow he could with
his rheumatism pain.
So. with his strong front claws, the
mole began digging, while Uncle Wig,
gily went up and sat in the sun to get
warm. And soon the mole had dug
out lot of earth and the cellar was
cool enough to keep butter real hard
Then Uncle Wiggily thanked the little
creature, who loved to live in the
dark, and Nurse Jane said the cellar
was just fine Which shows that you
should always help ground mole act
away from snake when you can.
And there's no more to this story,
I'm sorry to say, but Monday night,
If the kitchen sink doesn't 60 out to
moving picture show and let the
!ishpan run all over the parlor, LII
tell you about Uncle Wiggily and the
butterfly
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-04-04
HOSPITAL SHIP IS
SENT TO BOTTOM
FRENCH VESSEL USED BY RUS
SLAMS GOES DOWN WITH OVER
HUNDRED VICTIMS.

Petrograd, April 1.-The sinking of
the Russian hospital ship Portugal in
the Black sea is thus described in a
dispatch received from M. Golubeff,
delegate general of the Red Cross with
the Caucasian army:
Yesterday at $3.50 in the evening,
near Shatie, our hospital ship Portu-
gal, which was at anchor, was sunk
by an enemy submarine which fired
two torpedoes from range of sixty
yards. The ship sank in less than a
minute.
Life boats from trawlers and from
a torpedo boat which came up rescued
eleven of the twenty-six Sisters of
Charity who were aboard. They also
saved three commanders, including
the French commander, Duvent. and
two doctors, one priest, 1875 men Of
the Russian naval medical corps and
thirteen men Of the French crew.
"The missing include Count Tatist-
chef, delegate of the Red Cross, a
doctor, the senior Sister of Charity,
Baroness Meyerndorff and fourteen
other Sisters of Charity, fifty men Of
the Russian medical service and twens
ty-nine of the French crew.
According to the commander. the
Portugal had 273 persons aboard, Of
whom 1853 were saved.
"The Portugal carried the usual
Red Cross signs prominently dis
played"
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NV cuzzin Sue was Ground at our
house yestidday and ma gave us both
sent and I was taking her a WaWk
80 | woodent half to play with her,
and we passed a man diggin hole
with a vest and bloc shert on, and
we startid to watch him, and he kepp
on digging, and after a vile l sed'
Watts you digging, mister.
I'm digging subway to China, but
7 don't hardly bleeve Ill finish it today,
its getting pritty neer time for luntch
alreddy, sed the man.
Is that your luntch kettle over thare
behind that thee, sed.
1t sure is, sed the man.
It's pritty far away, amt it, | sed
I got my eye on 1t, sed the man.
And he kepp on digging the hole,
and kepp on standing thare watching
him, and after vile sed, But even
if you RELY wunted to, you coodent
RELY dig hole to China, Good you,
mister Ea.. ..-. -.
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caused great diversion by defining
the difference between an opt1mlst
and pessimist. The author. he said,
was a colonel who confided the defini-
ton to him on his recent visit to the
front.
IAN optimist,' he said, lis a man
who has done everybody, and taxes
good care he is not done himself. A
pessimist is the man who lives with
him"
What's your opinion OF Bonn
MASTER"
well. when first met him, he I'M
pressed me as being a leader of men,
a ten thousand volt human dynamo,
a clarion voiced car who would
brook no opposition; but when | met
him the second time, in his office, |
sized him up for pusillaminous
mouse"
"Where did you meet him the first
time?" ..
"On the telephone" y.-
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-04-04
SWISS DEMANDS PROMPT
Little Republic Wastes No Time 81
Notes in Dealing With Viola
tions of rs Neutrality. s

Geneva. April 1.-The political de-
partment of the Swiss government
says in public statement that IT.
seems proved that the two aviators
who dropped five large bombs on FRI
day morning on the Swiss town OF
Porentruy, near the French frontier.
were Germans, for attached to the
bombs which failed to explode were
instructions for their use printed in
German. @l
The federal council has instructed
the Swiss minister in Berlin to protest
strongly against this further violation
of the neutrality of Switzerland and to-
demand prompt and complete satisfac-
ton, punishment of the aviators and
payment of indemnity for the damage
caused
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-04-04
THE cHlLDREN,s eATTLEsHlP.

The children of Ottumwa are going
to show their patriotism in material
way-not by singing songs and salut-
ing the flag and reciting the declara-
ton of independence, but by giving
their dimes toward the creation of a
fund with which to build a great bat
tleship capable of playing it's part in
defending this country in time Of
peril. A little girl in Brooklyn led the
way and little girls all over the coun-
try are following after her. They are
contributing money toward national
Idefense: they are recognizing condi-
Ftions as they are and while praying
for peace, are preparing to defend
their lives, their liberty and their
honor if war is forced upon us.
Nobody wants war-least Of all the
girls for they would be the greatest
sufferers if foreign enemies invaded
our land. It is the girls who suffer
worse than death itself. And the
hesitancy of the men of the nation in
taking measures for the country's de-
tense. has aroused the girls to do
something on their own account. In
doing something for themselves, they
are likewise doing something for every
citizen Of the nation. When the girls
are willing to give their dimes toward
Preparedness, it is time for their
8Aiars to give the matter some serious
'Aa1sideration 1t is time to stop dream
; and see things as they really are,
Iii is time to cease discussing the fu-
'ture and commence to live in the pres
ent.
There may never be another war;
but there are wars today. There may
,never be any. use for military defenses,
but there Is nothing today that indi-
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Repeated Charges Of Their
Foes Finally Win the
Coveted Position
GERMANS SECURE
GRIP ON VILLAGE
Russian Artillery Hammers
Away at the Teutons
on Eastern Front

Paris, April IA single battalion
OF French infantry held the salient
comprising the village of Malancourt
In the Verdun region west OF the
Meuse against forces twenty times
their number in the attack of Thurs
day night until surrounded on three
sides they were compelled to choose
between retirement and capture.
Three German brigades attacked
just after dark. The column attack
ing in front met with such sustained
fire that it was thrown back before
reaching house of the village. The
assaults were renewed repeatedly at
intervals of few minutes, the Ger
man ranks growing thinner with each
rush.
At ] o'clock charge was directed
principally against the TANKS and thu
column operating on the left, after
being repulsed several times, succeed.
ed in making a breach in the defen,
sive line of the French. Being rein.
forced with more fresh troops. the
Germans were able to hold the ground
The French battalion still held out
and fought from house to house until
dawn. Then the ever increasing Ger.
man reinfOrcements overwhelmed
what remained of the defending force
BY that time nothing was left OF the
village but pile of smoking ruins.
The Germans made heavy attacks
against the advanced French positions
in the region of Dead Man hill, pene-
'rating the first line trenches at some
points. French infantry counter att
tackled with the bayonet and drove
v.c<. IL II. t. = \
Russians Use Big Guns.
The Russians and Germans are very
active with their artillery from the
region of Riga southwark but there iss
noticeable decrease of infantry fight
ing on the Russian front, presumably
on account of the spring thaW.
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UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE
GROUND MOLE.

| "Oh, dear!" exclaimed Nurse Jane
| Fuzzy Wuzzy, the muskrat lady as she
began unsetting the dinner table--that
! is, taking off the dishes and what fco
was left. But there was not much left,
as Uncle Wiggily Longears. for whom
i Miss Fuzzy Wszzy kept house was IA
! hearty eater. ''Oh, dear!" cried the
muskrat lady again
| "Why, what is the matter?" asked
| Uncle Wiggily from where he was sit
ting on the front porch. looking at his
airship and wondering whether or not
! he should 60 for a ride. What hap,
pened?" he asked did you break Il
, cup or did saucer bite you?"
Neither one, if you please answer.
, ed Nurse Jane. But it is SO warm
! that the butter is melted. You will
have to dig the cellar deeper, Wigsy.
She always called Mr.. Longears Wiggy
| whenever the butter melted.
Dig the cellar deeper!" exclaimed
the old gentleman rabbit, surprised
like What in the world has that to
do with the butter melting because the
weather is hot?" ..
Because if the cell:r were deeper it
would be a cooler place for me in
which to keep the butter" went on
Nurse Jane. land when butter is cool
it does not melt"
"Why not have Mr. Whitewssh. the
nice polar bear, leave us piece CT ice
every day." asked Uncle Wiggily. "He
I has lots of ice, you know. for he sits
on cake every day"
! "You forgot that Mr.. Whitewash has
gone to the North Pole for the sum
mer," said Nurse Jane. "BesideS, ice Is
so expensive. If you could dig the
cellar little deeper it would be cool
enough and the butter would keep fine
You used to be a good digger, am
sure" @s
Yes, did" admitted Uncle Wiggily
! sort of proud like, but not too proud
when was youngish sort of chap
no one could dig burrows or under
, ground houses any better than I. Yes
! l will make the cellar deeper for you
, Nurse Jane" he said kindly and po
! litely. IS. Il
Thank you,' she spoke, tying her
long tail in double bow knot, so she
would not trip over it when she wash
ed the Dishes m"
II was going out for ride in my air.
! SHIP went on Uncle Wlgglly, sort o1
stretching his ears, comfortable like
"but l had much better make the eel
lar deeper, so the butter will be cooler
I'll do some digging. But first let me
take look at it,
! Uncle Wiggily went down in the eel
lar, and really it was quite warm. He
saw where he could take out a lot OF
earth and make the cellar much deep
er and cooler.
but l shall need light to see by
thought the rabbit gentleman. II will
get candle from Nurse Jane"
Uncle Wiggily was going UP the eel
lar steps, when he heard a little voice
crying:
"Ouch! Oh, dear! Please stop.
Please stop! Please let me go! You
are hurting mel"
"Ah, ha! Some one in trouble!'
cried Uncle Wiggily, looking down
through his spectacles. Il wonder if
can help them?" ..s
He saw poor little ground mole be-
ing squeezed by bad snake. Oh, how
tightly the snake was squeezing the
ground mole. :,
"Oh, no! I'll hake that snake stop!''
cried the rabbit gentleman, and with
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-04-04
NIP APR|L FOOL Jokes
Managers Of New York TeIephone
Lines Seek to Stop Calling OF III
"Mr. Lyon" at the Zoo.

New York, April 1.-The telephones
company did it's best today to put an
end to joke that has flourished here
on April ] for many years. The com
pany instructed it's operators to sup
ervise" all calls for the aquarium and
the Bronx geological garden and de-
cline to make connections if they be-
lieve the calls are not for legitimate
persons. BY this means the company
hopes to save the feelings of unsus-
pecting persons whose friends have
told them to call Rector 3742 (tho
aquarium) and ask for Mr.. Fish, q
fremont 953 (the ZOO and ask for
Mr.. Lyon"
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Gates such likelihood. The United
States may never be attacked and may
never get into war; but on the other
hand it may be fighting for life in a
month or year from now
What the people of this nation must
do is to prepare for the future in &C
cordance with the experience of the
past. A material patriotism such as
the girls of the land are showing, will
do more to assure lasting peace, than
all the bombast and spread eagleism
of the men who want the nation to be
too proud to fight.
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BRANDEIS WINS IN
FIRST TEST VOTE

Washington, D. c., April /. BY a.
vote Of to the senate judiciary sub
committee, considering the nominations
of Louis D. BraHdeis for the supreme
court, today voted to recommend con-
.firmation to the entire committees.
Those voting for confirmation were.
Senators Chiffon, Walsh and Fletcher.
democrats; against. Senators Cummins8
and Works, republicans. The full conf
mittee is understood to stand practio
ally even.