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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-26
QUALIFICATIONS OF MODERN HUSBAND Average Salary of S16OO Demanded-One Night a
 Week for Poker

Minneapolis, Minn., February 25.-The Minnesota Daily, the student newspaper of the University of Minnesota, which had asked the women students of the institutions the question: How much sal ary must a man receive before you would consent to marry?'' today received re- plies ranging from $500 to $10,O00 year. Most of the girls were conservative in their demands. however. and the general average based on early replies, is about s1eOO
 One girl wrote: What is money to me? Give me true, loving husband, and cottage
 large majority of the girls demand ed that their future husbands be good dancers; some said they must know the latest steps," and one went so far as to say she would only marry a man who was dreamy dancer"
 Smoking would be permitted, even de- manded, by large number of the girls, but drinking would be prohibited. and those who advocated card playing, say bridge should be substituted for poker, although one girl comedies her future husband one night week for the latter game.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-26

ternal position that I have taken. and have been urging in public speeches for the last IS months" said Senator Lodge. Of course, I shall stand by him. I agree fully with what he says I believe it would proclaim us to the world as towards to tell our citizens that they must not exercise their undoubtcd rights and that if they do, we shall not pro- tect them. A. nation that will not pro- tect its citizens cannot protect itself and if democracy fails to protect itself how can we hope to live2
 ssrhe President says:
 What are we contending for in this matter is of the very essence of things that have made America sovereign na- tion. She cannot invertedly yield them without conceding her impotency as a na- ton, and making virtual surrender of her independent position among the nations of the world
 With this also am in full accord It is the doctrine I have preached all my life and I am with the President, who sets it forth and stands by it.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-26
NEW Hoh5oN SCHEME

Washington, February Especial. )--A national convention called by two-thirdu of the state legislatures for tho purpose of securing amendments to the constitu- tions which are not to be secured through Congress, is the latest sugges- ton of Capt. R. P. Hobson. former mem- Der of Congress from the Sixth Alabama district.
 It will probably be learned with satis- faction by these Alabamians who have always trusted in the statesmanship of Captain Hobson who have always be- lieved that his theories. mildly banned in the, present, would be later proved sound and worthy. that the above suggestion of the Merrimac hero is indorsed by at least one eastern newspaper.
 The following sditorial, printed by the Washington Herald tells the entire story:
 Proposing amendments to the consti- tuition of the United States has become favorite pastime with a considerable number of people, and they all send these amendments to Congress. Captain Hob- son, no longer a member of Congress, proposes another plan for changing the organic law of the land The captain made a speech in New York the other day in which he said: We don't have to get majority of Congress. The sis terhood of states controls the organic law of the country. The legislatures of two-thirds of the states can call con- stitutional convention, and can proceed to revise the whole constitution of the United States, if they so determine
 Captain Hobson is quite right. The legislatures of two-thirds of the states can propose a constitutional convention and it will be called, not for one amend ment, but for any that may be proposed. With so many people ready to revise the constitution. the captains plan might be a good one to settle this vexed question.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-26
WATERS ARE RISING AT TOWNSVILLE AND
 SITUATION IS GRAVE
Three Rivers Rising Five Inches a Day Danger of Break at SouthwOOd
 Levee Is Ayerted

New Orleans, February 25.-Reports received here tonight from Jonesville, La., stated that part of the town was inundated and that the waters of the Black, Little and Ouichita rivers, on which the town is located, were rising
 | rate of four or five inches every .4 hours. The Black was reported out of it's banks on both sides at this point and the Ouachita and Little were said to be overfiowing at the low places Jonesville has no direct rail communi- cation, the nearest point being Hawk ins, IA miles away. At Utility, six miles above Jonesville. on the Little river, water is reported to be within eight inches of the top of the levee and rising five inches day
 State and feedra1 engineers tonight declared the Southwood levee, IS miles below Baton Rouge, to be safe. A break was threatened five days ago when a section of levee capping sloughed in and a strenuous day and night fight has been waged by state, federal and rail- road forces since that time. A 30-foot additional crown has been built on the river side of the levee and on the land side triple cribbing of heavy timbers has been erected for an equal distance. These improvements, it was stated, will prevent the possibility of a crevasse and will hold the levee against further sloughing.
 The New Orleans flood control com mittee representing local business or ganizations today adopted resolutions in which were expressed their approval of the action of Congress in creating flood control committee and urged upon this committee to hold all necessary hearings and speedily report into Con- gress a bill to provide for national con- trol of the Mississippi floods. Thanks to the members of the committee for their recent Investigating trip down the river from Cairo to New Orleans while the Mississippi was at flood height were included in the resolutions. The local committee was appointed at the request of Mayor Behrman by the vari- ous commercial exchanges, banks and business institutions and the resolu- tions adopted by them will be submitted to the organizations for approval after which they will be forwarded to Wash ington by the mayor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-26
BRYAN SEEKS TO HANDICAP
 PRESIDENT WHILE SENATOR
 LODGE UPHOLDS HIS HANDS

Washington, February 25.--Telegrams to congressman from William Jennings Bryan, supporting the movement for warning Americans off armed ships, be- gan arriving today. Representative Bailey of Pennsylvania received one and planned to read it from the floor.
 Representative Bailey. after confer ence with Majority Leader Kitchin, how ever, simply made public the telegram which foilows
 q honestly hope that Congress will speedily announce legislation refusing passports to Americans travelling on bel ligerent ships; or still better. refusing clearance to belligerent ships carrying American passengers.
 NO owner of belligerent ships will claim that he has the right to safeguard a contraband cargo with American lives and no citizen should be permitted to endanger the peace of the nation at a time like this. Ours is the greatest of the neutral nations and will proDably be the mediator when the time for mediation
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-26
USING SNAG ROATS

Natchez. Miss, February 25.-Govern- ment snag boats were tonight reported as being put to active use by relief work CTS in the flooded districts of Concordia parish. from where urgent appeals for assistance had come. The boats are run ming in the Black river and large number of people and live stock have been removed through their use to places of safety.
 In the back country however, it was stated that there were many white farm CTS in need of supplies for themselves and food for their cattle. They asked that these supplies be sent to them, as they desired to remain at their farms so as to be able to plant crops when the water went down. Shallow water prevented snag boats from pentrating that district. Ten tons of hay were sent to the white farmers by the Natchez re- lief committee for live stock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-26
GERMAN LOSSES 15O.OOO

Paris February 25.-The German losses during the first four days of the battle around verdun are authoritativey estl- mated at 10000
 The German offensive is recognized now as probably only the beginning of de- termined effort to take the fortress, for merIv the key to the French front. and compares in violence and losses to the hattie of the Yser The French assume that the battle may continue a fort night. It is believed the calm last nigbt was only a Hull required by the attack ing forces to bury their dead, carry off wounded and bring up reserves to take the places of divisions half destroyed by French artillery and machine guns. The German forces are known to be at least 300,0O0, supported by numerous 15-inch and 17-inch Austrian mortars. with all the heavy artillery used in the Servian cam paign and part of that formerly employed on the Russian front.
 Preparations for the battle were oh served early in December, when the first troops assigned to the operation were brought up. Eight divisions that TO- turned from Servia were sent to Belgium  region of verdun in January. Five army corps are known to have been brought up to reinforce two corps which previous ly held that part of the line between Etain and vauquois.
 BEST GERMAN TROOPS
 These were the best troops of the Ger man army, including, as it is learned from prisoners. the famous Third corps of Brandenburg, supposedly equal in valor to the Prussian Guard, and the Eff teenth army corps commanded by Gem eral Won Deimling. known in France as one of the most brilliant of the German general officers.
 The resoluteness of the Germans to capture the fortress is explained by the
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Summary of the News
GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS Page 1-French still beating off Ger man attacks. American naval methods criticized by Admiral WinsI0w. Temperance society finds conditions here deplorabIe. Many prohibitionists descIaim attack on Underwood. Waters rising at JonesviIIe. Bryan seeks to handicap the Presi- dent and Senator Lodge uphoids House and Senate will stand behind the President, despite the recent furry. Page 12--May ask Congress to alter contract for submarine to com plete it sooner. Brandeis defended for part in rail- road litigation. Page s-BerIin hears Washington may eliminate Bernstorff in submarine negotiations.
 STATE NEWS Page 2--spragins out for deiegate-at- large.
 Perry county will not have demon- strati0n agent. Pare s--Nesv Decatur's first mayor very ill. Atlanta pastor declines call to Am
 
 LOCAL NEWS Page 5--Dance halls, domino players and Standard Oil lashed by Com missioner Barber. New auditorium plan nipped by pre- mature publication. Franklin is shot and killed by his son. school inspection and street work be- fore the commission. Chinaman's body is seized by order of court. Negro woman is murdered. HobsOn failed to arrive last night.
 FEATURES Page 2--Footlights and Screen. Page 7-Social service department. Household economy department. Page 4--EditorinI comment. Page 3-Hoiland's letter. Page 6--DoIly Dalrymple.
 SPORTING NEWS Page S-Frank is invited to the courts by Andrews. Think maGnstes will ask head of Andrews. Memphis wants higher player and salary limit. EIberfeId may go through with but 13 players. New Orleans sorgets about baseball.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-26

comes. It would be crime against civil ization as we'll as against our own peo- pie to become involved in this war and thus loan our army and navy to an Eu- rwpean monarch to use in settling his q4arrels. .t
 ''If Congress has the right to declare war. it certainly has the right to pro mote peace by restraining citizens from taking unnecessary risks. A mayor keeps the people of his city out of danger zones during riot. Can our government af- ford to do less when the world is in riot?'
 That is right" Representative Bailey quoted MT. Kitchin as saying when he read the telegram
 Washington, February @.-Senator Lodge, ranking republican member of the foreign relations committee. declared in statement today that he was in full ac- cord with President Wilson's views on the submarine issue as expressed in his letter to Senator Stone. and that he would stand by the President.
 "The President takes the precise pa-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-26
HEFLIN IS CHAIRMAN

Washington, February 25-(SpeciaI.) ) The chairmanship of a congressional committee raised for the purpose of change and preparing Legislation more fully to regulate that exchange was awarded today to Representative Hef- lin of Alabama. The committee is com posed of one representative from each of the cotton producing states
 Chairman Heflin said this afternoon that the investigation would be rigid and thorough and that there was req son to believe that much of the alleged evil would be eradicated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-26
Both House and Senate
 Will Stand Stdnchly Behind the President
Advocates of Measures 10 Keep Aner
 jeans Off Belligerent Ships Seed ' Prospect of Immediate Action7o'S.yy J Cause For Alarm, Says Stone ' b. lnet Is With Wilson Unanimously

Washington, February 25.--Congress set tied down today to await developments in the submarine controversy between the United States and Germany with an overwhelming majority of both houses apparently very definitely determined to take no action which might embarrass the administration in the present stage of diplomatic negotiations few of the keep Americans off armed ships contin- ued their activities and former Secre- tary Bryans support for them was shown in the form of telegram, but even most of them admitted there was no pros pect of immediate action
 So far as the administration is com cerned, it was stated authoritatively to- night that while any agitation of the issue just now was undesirable, there was no disposition to oppose vote on the pending armed sh.p resolutions if their sponsors tried to force one. It was declared that reports from the cap itol during the day showed conclusive1y that both the Senate and the House would stand behind President Wilson in his refusal to permit any abridgment of the rights of American citizens on the seas, as outlined in his letter to Senator Stone last night
 REITERATES STATEMENT
 The President reiterated his statements in that letter to Speaker Clark, Majority Leader Kitchin and Representative Flood chairman of the House foreign af- fairs committee, early in the day, when they called at the White House to tell of the situation on their side of the cap itol and hear the executives views There was plain speaking, both by the Presi- dent and hiss@callers. Mir Wilson said plainly that his efforts to keep the coun- try at peace were- liable to be hindered by impressions sent abroad by Congress and the congressman were equally frank in giving notice that a strong sentiment existed at the capitol against risking the. possibility of war by permitting
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-26
PROGRESS MADE IN
 MARKING GRAVES
Resting Place of Confeder- ates Who Died in North
 ern Prisons Marked

Washington, February 25.-Progress in the work of marking the graves of Con- federate soldiers who died while pris- oners of war was reported to Congress today by Samuel E. Lewis, the govern ment commissioner in charge of the~plan. MT. Lewis reported that the work re- maining to be done is the replacing of approximately 596 old headstones by new ones, marking the graves of 372 citizens from the Confederate states, completion of the existing registers. and prepara- tion of a comprehensive final report to Congress and the public generally of the magnitude and character of the work and the extent and manner in which 1t has been accomplished The report says there is an unexpended balance of $40, E6 which is sufficient to continue the work the coming year
 'The number of deaths and burials of
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-26

Americans to travel on armed belligerent ships whatever might be their rights under international law.
 Although wholly different reports came from other sources during the day. Speak, CT Clark declared he believed a resolu- tioE to warn citizens off armed ves- sells would carry in the House by two to one if it reached a vote.
 The House delegation went back to the capitol with word that the President stood unalterably by his position. There the situation rests and while there prob ably will be many more conferences and possibly some speeches, the generally ac- cepted opinion is that no further serious effort to bring about action will be made unless developments occur to make a rupture of relations with Germany inn minent
 The cabinet discussed the matter at length today and one of the secretaries said afterwards that the members stood behind the President ito man.
 STATUS UNCHANGED
 There was no change in the diplomatic status of the situation. The state de- pertinent still is awaiting a response from Germany to it's request for assur- ances that the announced policy of sink ing armed merchantmen without warn ing will not affect previous pledges given regarding the conduct of submarine war fare. Members of Congress heard during the day of intimations that the Teutonic powers would postpone inauguration of their new policy from February 29 until April or May. No information of this kind had reached the state department, however.
 In spite of the prospect of inaction. there really was more evidence of con- cern apparent in the Senate today than before. Many senators conferred with House leaders and Senator Stone held open house in his committee room for consolidation with his colleagues Some told him that they were opposed to the Presidents policy, while others in sisted that Congress should stand firm
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-26
Fifteen and Seventeen-Inc MOrtars Used in Servian and Russian Campaigns
 Raining Shells of Fortress
TEUTONS HAVE LOST
 15O,OOO MEN DURING
 THE FIRST FOUR DAYS
Whole Brigades Annihilated by French Fire-Battle Is Comparable in Fierceness to That of the Yser

Paris, February 25-The fighting fin the region of verdun continues unabated, according to the French official communication issued this evening. Several infantry attacks launched by the Germans with huge effcctives have been repuIsed. The artillery dueIs are going on with great intensity east of the Meuse, despite heavy snowfall.
 The communication said:
 Tn the Champagne this morning we attacked and captured an en- emy salient to the south of Ste. Marie Any. During this action we captured 300 prisoners, including Is noncommissioned officers and five officers.
 In the Argonne our destructive fire has been efficacious on Ger man organizations to the north of La Barassee.
 Tn the region to the north Of Verdun snow has fallen in abund- ance during the day. The activ- ity of the artillery on both sides continued very intense on the whole of the front and principal ly to the east of Mouse, where the fighting goes on with the same tenacity.
 several German attacks with large effectives have been conduct ed with unprecedented violence on La Cote Du Poivre (about four and a half miles north of yerdun) but were without success.
 Another attack on our posi- tions in the Bois de La vauche also has been stopped.
 'sThere has been no infantry ae7 tion to the west of the Mouse.
 4n the vosges there has been an artillery duel in the vaIiey cf the Feeht."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-26
PROH|D|T|ONISTS .DISCLA||N PART IN UNDERWOOD ATTACK
Senator Receives Many Let ters From Those Not Poli- ticians-HefIin Chairman
 of Probe Committee

Washington. February Special ) Senator Underwood was pleased today by the reception of several letters and telegrams from Alabama prohibition ists disclaiming part in or sympathy with the attack made against him as author of the District of Columbia To- cal option bill by prohibition politi- clans.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-26
DAMAGED STEAMER
 L|MPS INTO PORT Freighter Dorothy and Liner Cretan Collide Off
 Diamond Shoals

Newport News, Va. February s5. The Bull Line steamer Dorothy, carry ing the passengers of the Merchants and Miners liner Cretan, with which collided early today off Diamond Shoals, was slowly making her way into port tonight in the face of a north east storm. The cretan. with gap ing hole in her port bow, arrived here tonight and went to the shipyard for repairs.
 The Dorothy was being conveyed by the coast guard cutter onondaga, which was among the vessels to re- spond to the cretan's calls for help. i'm mediately after the collision. The steamer was reported to be only slight ly damaged, The Dorothy passed Cape Henry tonight. No one on either ves-
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-26
DEMAND TOR UNDERWOOD

Washington. February 25-(Special.) ) George H. Parker the veteran bank CT of Cullman. declared today in the Washington office of The Age Herald that in the business circles of the east there is an insistent demand that Os- car w. Underwood of Alabama permlr the use of his name as candidate for the presidential nomination.
 T know" said MT. Parker that Senator Underwood has declared, not cnce but several times, for President Wilson. Of course, he will not be a
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-26
FREQUENT CLASHES
 AT CRAFT HEARING Mrs. Eaton's Attorney Pro- tests Against Going Into
 Past-Calls on Mayor

Chicago, February 25-Frequent clashes cused marked today's hearing before the civil service commission of Mrs. Page Waller Eaton's charge that she was com pelled to divide her salary with her su-
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-26
Appeal for Federal Aid for Negroes Issued by Tenn
 perance Society
NEWEST SCHEME OF
 CAPTAIN ROBSON
Would Have National Convention Called by Two-Thirds of Lcgisla- lures for Purpose of Securing
 National Prohibition
By HUGH W. ROBERTS

Washington. February 25.-(special., Conditions in Alabama under the rigid statewide prohibition laws enacted by the legislature in recent session are de- plorable according to an intimation of the research and news department of the Temperance society of the Method ist Episcopal church, copies of which, mailed in Topeka. Kas., have reached local correspondents
 The reference to Alabama is printed under the headline. Save the Negroes,1 and it is interesting to note that despite the legislation of the dry" machine in Alabama. a call is issued for the assist anee of the federal government. Why should the United States government, it is asked, protect it's Indians and fail to protect it's negroes?"
 The story. which intimates that despite herculean efforts of the Alabama pro- must be accomplished, is set out in the following language:
 NEGROES NEED HELP
 "In Alabama, where liquor shipments are limited by law, the express companies have special distributing desks at which those who expect shipments must apply On certain days and at certain hours Of the day the lines before these desks are long. MT. Pershing of the Anti-Saloon league of that state. says that he recently saw 6s people in line. waiting for their shipments. Of these 6S. 66 were negroes. AS of whom were women.
 Why should the United States protect it's Indians and fail to protect its negroes7 Alcohol is selective poison The ne- groes have not had 3. past experience with it of any length and severity. They are especially resistant to malaria, just as the inhabitants Of western Europe are especially resistant to tuberculosis, but the great destroyer through their blood with peculiarly devastating effects. The toxic qualities of alcohol search out and expose every w~Skness inherent in their race"