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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-23

 ly alarmed but under Carleton B. Nc Culloohs ministrations he seemed to improve. Early tonight he was said to be much better and information was given to the public that he was in no danger.
 Mir Riley suffered his first attack of paralysis July 10, 1910.
 None of Mir Riley's family, which includes his brother-in Jaw, Henry Eitel; his nephew, Edmund H. Eitel
 and his niece, Miss Elizabeth Eitel
 were in the room when the poet died
 He recovered and seemed to be in
 good health until he was stricken a
 second time. This stroke caused a complete paralysis of his right side
 The severity of the stroke wore away
 somewhat until the poets hand seemed
 the most affected MT. Riley's deter mination to battle the illness was
 shown at that time when he set about left hand.
 For several years MT. Riley has spent his winters in Florida. On his return. north last May he never felt better" as he expressed it. Since that time he had been in excellent spirits and seemed unusually strong. He had been able to go to. his publishers fre- quently and was out in his automobile as late as Friday.
 Mr Riley was born in 1853. One of the most unique celebrations In the country was held in his honor JOcto- Der ', 1915, when "Riley Day" was ob served by a banquet in Indianapolis, and in schools of the country attended by more than 100000 children. Men prominent in business and politics from all over the country assembled to do | the poet homage and many congrat- ulatory messages were received from abroad.
 | The poets philosophy of life. and his manner of expressing it in Hoosier !, dialect won for him years ago a place | in the hearts of the public. MT. Riley never married. His near | est living relative is sister, Mrs. 1 Mary Payne, of New York.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-23
BOMB KILLS SIX PEOPLE
 DURING BIG PEACE PARADE
Many Others Are Injured When Explosion Occurred During Formation of Demonstration on Streets of San Francisco-Tre Ex- citement Prevailed. But Programme Was Not Interrupted Suspect Arrested

San Francisco July 22.-At least six persons were killed and 42 were in jured by the explosion here today of a timed bomb in the midst of a throng viewing a preparedness parade.
 The police arrested Frank Joseph son, a lodger in a sailors boarding house, who cried, q didn't do itl I didn't do it." and trembled violently when he was being searched at the station house. The police said he had not been accused of anything. Charles M. Flick ert, district attorney, issued state ment attributing the deed to a mind unbalanced by arguments for and against preparedness. The parade was not interrupted.
 The dead:
 Mrs. H. E. Knapp. Alameda, Cal
 Dr. George Pantter Berkeley, Cal. o. H. Lamborn, printer, Alameda.
 George~l.awler, Mill Valley, Cal.
 Arthur Nelson, Larkspur Cal.
 Adam Fox of San Francisco.
 Seriously injured:
 Howard E. Knapp.
 Mrs. Kingsley Van Loo, Oakland.
 Harry Turnbull.
 Miss Pearl Seeman, 19, Oakland
 Mrs. o. Wymore, Oakland.
 Henry J. C1aussen, Alameda.
 The explosion occurred at Steuart and Market streets, two blocks from
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-23

13 miles) above it's conflunece with the Styr.
 Meanwhile General Kuropatkin is still pressing forward against the forces of Field Marshal Won Hindenburg on the Dvina front, south of Riga and north of Smorgon. According to military crit ics in Petrograd, a battle is in prepara- tion in the neighborhood of Kovel, the objective of the Russian drive across the Stokhod, which will prove one of the most important conflicts of the whole war.
 No striking news was received from the western front today, except reports of heavy artillery actions by both sides The entente allied offensive seems to be swinging between the eastern and west ern fronts with clock-like regularity and in a manner to prevent German troop shifts
 The British press gives great promi- hence to statements published in the French press and credited to General Joffre and Sir Douglas Haig, the Brit ish commander. The former is reported as saying that the entente allies now have the whiphand over the central pow CTS, while General Haig says the supreme decision of the war must be made on the western front
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-23

the Ferry building on San Francisco's cealed in a suitcase packed with cart ridges, bullets, gas pipe, glass and scrap iron, blew gap through the crowd, blasting men, women and chill dren and babies.
 The holiday throng, cheering a con- tingent of veterans of the First Cali fornia infantry of the Spanish -Ameri- can war, became a shamble. The blare drowned the cries of the injured.
 Two women standing beside me were blown to bits,' said Mrs. Kinsley Van Loom of Oakland, who with her say it is possible that some bodies were entirely destroyed. All the newspaper offices in San Francisco received a communication written in Roman scrip with an indelible pencil many of the words being heavily nnderscored.
 The communication was signed: "The Determined EXiles from Militaristic Government. Italy. Germany, U. s.. Italy, Russia, Russia"
 Editor: Our protests have been in vain in regards to this prepared propo- ganda, so We are going to use a little direct action on the 22d, which will echo around the earth and show that
 Continued on Page Two)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-23
10000 DESTITUTE IN SOUTH ALABAMA
 IS REPORT MADE
Flood Relief Committee Finds Much Suffering in River SectiOns-Help Is
 Needed Quickly

Selma, July 22-H. c. Armstrong, chairman of the flood relief committee, which has been investigating conditions in the Alabama and Cahaba rivers val leys, issued statement late today, esti- mating that at least 10000 persons in these sections were absolutely desti- tute,' and unless help reaches soon many of the younger and feeble will perish"
 According to MT. Armstrong, an inves- tigation was made in Dallas. Monroe, ties and the situation found to be serious.
 'We estimate" says the statement, that there are at least 20,00O tenants, old and young, interested in the crops de- stroyed in Dallas county and about the same number in adjoining counties. At least one-half of these are absolutely des- titute."
 In summing up the crop damage MT. Armstrong said
 There is in Dallas county 650.O0o acres ol ldAu' we eslllHdle lndt dpouL loVVVu acres of the best cultivated land has been submerged. Of this amount 40,000 acres in cotton, 70,0O0 acres in corn, and the re- mainder in beans, peas, potatoes and other crops have been large destroyed. The water covered these crops from four to ten days"
 He declared that while help had been received from Selma the situation stil, was critical and the season was too far advanced for the planting of money crops this year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-23
Summary of the News

SECTION A. 1-AuStro-Germans in disorderly flight be- fore Slav army. Timed bomb kills six during big peace parade. Civil war rules guiding England. Clearance papers for Deutschland not yet issued. Final agreement to Carranza plan is yet delayed Knife being used on army measure. James Whitcomb Riley, the Hoosier Poet, is dead. British black list stirs Congress to great indignation. Twenty thousand people destitute in south Alabama is report made. 2-Great suffering in flood section. DePalma winner of 100-mile auto race. Huddleston would not be insulted by socialist talk. 3-Passing the Buck on the Flivver Route. 5-What will be big issue in campaign for next governor. Street tax collections begin tomorrow. Morretti seeks to enjoin transfer of marble property. In no hurry for action on light bond injunction.
 Rotarians return from Cincinnati 6-Mississippi makes money by farming with prison labor. Asa c. Candler is now in race for mayor of Atlanta. Hungary paying big tax for war. S-News of the movies. 9-A sanitary city in 50 days is campaign slogan. 1O-Birmingham Motor and Country club for members only 11-ZioniSt memorial service tonight.
 SECTION B. How England is conducting blockade is explained by Sir FranlSa Newnes. and 3-Sports 4News of interest to automobile owners and dealers 5-Bessemer scouts elect officers. S-War events of the week.
 SECTION c. 1 and 2-Society. 4-Editorial comment. 5-Mobilization of British doctors. 6-Servian army now close to Saloniki is 100000 strong. 1.-Two thousand civilians to be jack tars for just one month.
 SECTION D. Magazine Section.
 SECTION E. Comic Supplement.
 SECTION F. Rotogravure Section
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-23
PAPERS > FOR DEUTSCHLAND
 NOT YET |SSUED
From Good Sources Report Comes That the Bremen Will Arrive on Monday.
 Watchout Kept

Baltimore Md, July 22.--A visit of Capt. German merchant submarine Deutsoh- lands pier to the custom house this fore noon, gave rise to report that he had filed the submersibles clearance papers. The record of today's business, however, contained no entry of the underwater craft having cleared, and later an em- ploye of the custom house declared that been filed.
 Captain Hnsch himself when asked about the matter, said:
 You ought to know that the captain is the only one who can file clearance papers
 Captain Paul Koenig, commander of the Deutschland, did not leave the immediate vicinity of the pier all day, so far. as could be ascertained.
 There was little activity about the Deutschland's wharf today The negro stevedores were paid off. this afternoon and told to report again next Monday morning. Norfolk, Va, July 22-From the same source that two weeks ago tonight pre- dicted the arrival of the giant merchant submarine Deutschland, within a few hours, today. came the declaration that her sister ship, the Bremen, will ent Cape Henry before Monday. While not supported by any official au- thority, the declaration aroused the great est interest here. because of the inform, ants correct forecast of the coming ot the Deutschland.
 Tonight many vessels worked towar6 Cape Henry, to be present in case the Bremen does arrive within the next few hours
 Should the Bremen arrive. she is ex- pected to obtain Maryland pilot and proceed at once to Baltimore. The pick. ing up of a Virginia pilot by the Deutsch. land was not according to plans made before her arrival and delayed her dock ing at Baltimore somewhat. German sources here say this will not happen with the Bremen.
 ! -'-'''-' ships patrolling
 tGon .ea on Two)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-23
FINAL AGREEMENT
 ID CARRANzAPL
 IS YET DELAYED
Officials Are Less Hopeful as to Outcome of Folks Conferences With
 ArredondO

Washington, July 22-Acting Secretary Polk held his fifth conference today with Eliseo Arredondo, General Carranza' 8 ambassador designate. in an effort to ar rive at an agreement regarding the pro- posed negotiations for settlement of mat ters in dispute between the two govern ments. The fact that no announcement followed todays meeting was construed to mean that satisfactory reply had not been received from Mexico City to amendments the Washington government gested by General Carranza
 It has not been disclosed whether a serious disagreement has arisen, although both conferees said progress was being made. The United States is urging that wide latitude be given the negotiators rather than the narrow instructions pro- posed in the last Carranza note. Fina decision upon the commission plan itself rests largely upon the determination oi the question of the subjects the commis. sion would be empowered to discuss pending settlement of that point, nothina else can be. decided and the whole nfor. nal negotiation appears to be halting fol General Carranzas S action in that regard
 It was intimated today that continued delay in arriving at an agreement as tc the form and scope of the negotiation. has served to render some officials les. hopeful for the ultimate result of tht conferences between MT. Polk and MT Arredondo. Earlier in the week it wa. pr edicted that an official announcement of the plan decided upon would be pos sible today at the latest. It Is now prac tically certain that nothing of this cha E acter is to be expected before the middl, of next week. In some quarters the be lief is held that if compromise has no been reached by that time little is to b. expected from the present efforts to f1ns a peaceful solution of the border troubles
 It was stated semi officially today tha the increasing seriousness of the opera tions of bandits in the Parral section said to be headed by Villa himself, in nc way affected the diplomatic discussion, with the de facto government.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-23
CIVIL WAR RULES
 GUIDING ENGLAND Precedents Cited to Justify Placing American Firms
 on Blacklist

Washington, July 22.-Anticipating protests toS the state department from the firms and corporations named in the British blacklist. Sir Cecil Spring Rice had another conference today with Acting Secretary Polk in which the subject was informally discussed. Prob ably it will be left to the London for eign office to develop the position of the British government officially. but the informal conferences in Washing ton are expected to go far toward clar- flying the position of each side and serving to shorten negotiations that may follow.
 It is understood here that the Brit ish government did not communicate the blacklist to Ambassador Page be- cause the subject was regarded as one purely internal in it's legal aspects, the order being specifically directed to British merchants. To have preached the matter officially to Mir. Page might have been taken as an admission ot the right of other governments to con- cern themselves in it's operations.
 ~ in the case of the allied blockade
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-23
GREAT RUSSIAN VICTORY

London, July 22.-General Sakhar- offs Russian forces have the Austro- German armies retreating in disor- derly flight southwest of Lutsk and the Muscovite victory in the salient formed by the junction of the Lipa and Styr rivers today appears to be much more important than either the official claims from Petrograd or the Austro- German admissions yesterday indicated.
 Having forced the passage of the styr and Lipa, ths Russian troops all ready are beyond Berestechk, having in two days fighting taken prisoners 300 officers and 12.000 men, in addi- tion to a quantity of war booty. The number of Austro-Germans captured in the operations on the eastern front since July 16 totals 26,000
 By his success in driving the Austro- Germans from the Styr-Lipa salient, General Sakharoff has established his forces firmly on the right bank of the Lipa up to about 20 kilometres (about
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-23
DRIVES CROSS LIPA

Petrograd, July 22-(Via London. )-The
 Russians have driven the Teutonic forces
 resisting them south of the river Lipa, in
 Volhynia, near. the Galican border, be-
 yond the town of Berestchk, to the west More than 12,00O prisoners were cap
 tured by the Russians on Thursday and Friday, making total of 26,ooo captured since July 16
 The official statement in which these operations are recorded says On the left wing of the Riga posi- tion attacks on the Germans continued. Northeast of Smorgon in the region of the village of Martyschi another fortu- nate coup enabled us to capture portion of an enemy trench during the night. Heavy German artillery violently bom- barded the sector east of Baranovichi South of the Lipa, our troops are still driving the enemy back. They have l passed Berestchk and have advanced further to the west,
 General Sakharoff on Thursday and Friday took prisoner 300 officers, including ] general and a colonel, and 1900 men,
 making the captures of Austro-German troops in the operations since July Is total 5000. We also took large quantity of guns and material, yet unestimated
 In the region of the villages of Werben and Pliasohovo on the right bank of the Styr south of it's confluence with the Lipa we surrounded the Thirteenth Austrian Landwehr regiment, which surrendered in it's entirety.
 Tn the region of Vorokhta on the road from Delatyn to Marmamoros Sziget, we , conquered the heights yesterday taking prisoners and three machine guns. West of Yaremtschie. in the same direction. we captured company of Austrian troops and machine guns.
 Caucasus front: West of Platan on the Black sea coast we dislodged the Turks from a series of fortified positions and advanced, several versts in the di- rection of the Fol river. Among the pris- oners taken here was Zia Bey, com mandant and organizer of the Tribal ir- regulars. We also captured the Turkish headquarters flag, and hand grenaded depots
 Tn the capture of Guruskhaneh, in the environs of which are abandoned sl- yer inincs, we look HuIHper or prisoners, two guns and camp tents. Northeast of Kelkid- -Chftlik, we took the offensive and captured seven officers and 120 men, Pris- oners are still coming in. On the pre- vious day in the same region we captured two field hospitals belonging to the Fifth corps of the Turkish army with their staffs and patients. among the latter be- ing the commander of the Ninety -ei ehth regiment"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-23

The official report from Petrograd, however, indicates that the Austro- Germans have failed to check General Sakharoff's troops. The Russians now are west of Berestechk and the fight ing still continues. The captured Aus tro-G Germans on Thursday and Friday are said to number 12,O00.
 Further successes are attending the attempts of the Russians to enter the Hungarian plains from Bukowina. Minor defeats for the Austrians south of Delatyn are reported from Petro- grad.
 Lively artillery duels continue north and south of the Somme. The Germans are reported to be using gas shells and the British are replying vigorously to the bombardment. No further attempts to advance by either the Anglo-French or German forces are reported. In Turkish Armenia the Russians are progressing in their advance toward Erseingan. Grand Duke Nicholas men also have made progress along the Black sea coast.
 Additional successes for the British, and Belgians against the Germans in German East Africa are claimed The Germans have lost numer of pris- oners as well as several towns, and Lieutenant General Smutsf the British commander, reports the occupation of the whole of the Usambara railway.
 A new Turkish movement against the Suez canal is reported from Lon don, which says that the Turks now are entrenching at Katia, 30 miles east of the canal. British mounted troops are reported to be in contact with the Turks. 7s
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-23
LATER RUSSIAN REPORT

Petrograd. July 22.-(Via London, July 2S.)-Fierce engagements have taken place south of Riga and Russian troops have penetrated the German first line at sew eral points says the official statement issued by the war office tonight
 In the Caucasus the forces of Grand Duke Nicholas have occupied Ardasa about 13 miles northwest of Gumuskhaneh on the Chit river.
 The statement follows: ! "On the left wing of the Riga positions there have been several fierce engage ments with the enemy. Our troops pene- trated the enemys first line works a! several points The artillery on both sides is engaged heavily.
 "On the left bank of the Lipa. near the village of zweniatchi, east of Gore'cTs
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-23
JAMES W. RILEY,
 TIE HOOSIER POET, GOES ID REWARD
Sweet Singer of Childhood Life Is Dead From Stroke of Paralysis in Indian
 apolis Home

Indianapolis, July 22.-James Whit comb Riley died at his home here to- night at 10:5o o'clock from a stroke of paralysis He had asked for a drink of water and reclined on his bed again. Miss Clementia Trough, the nurse, mo- ticing that the poet seemed not to be resting easily, approached the bed. He died before she reached his side.
 Mir. Riley suffered a violent stroke about 7:3o o'clock this morning and the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-23
St. Louis Germans Will
 Vote Prepared Tickets

St. Louis, July 22.-The German-Ameri- can alliance here has made public lists of democratic and republican candidates for state congressional senatorial and city offices which it has indorsed. The alliance will open headquarters here and work actively until the August 1 primaries for these candidates. The alliance claims to have 10000 members in St. Louis alone
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-23
General SaRharoH is DriUing Enemy Before Him To0UdrdS Galician Bor- der, and They Seem Unable to
 Make Stand Against Onslaught
PETROGRAD CLAIMS 12,OOO
 PRISONERS TAKEN IN 2 DAYS
Further Success Is Attending Russian Entry of Hungarian Plain-Splr- ited Artillery Duels Continue on
 West FrontAlong River Somne

With the essenng of the intense activity which has marked the operations in northern France since July the of interest has shifted momenarly to the Russian front
 General Sakharoffs forces continue their advance against the Germans driving them toward the northern border of Gaca Following their retirement from the salient formed by the Lpa and S rivers the heights Berestechk it expected the Germans and Ausans would make deter mined stand against the Russian advance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-23
Georgia's First Bale Appears

Savannah, July 22.-The first bale of Georgia s 1916 cotton crop is on it's way here from Thonasvilie and is expected to- n.orrow. The first bale last year arrived July p.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1916-05-19

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qui hi donna son nom, le premier,
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constitute une v6ritable encyclop6-
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capitale du Minnesota, nous acon-
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