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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-11
Situation in Greece Is Be- lieved on All Sides to Be Approaching the
 Critical Point
BELIEF IS GENERAL
 THAT GREECE WILL
 FIGHT WITH TEUTONS
Rumanian and Russian Re treat Continues-All Is Quiet Along All the
 Other Fronts

London, December 10. Tt is understood on reliable authority that an entente ultimatum will be presented to Greece on Sunday" says Reuters Athens correspon- dent, telegraphing under Saturdays date.
 "The British and Russian ministers had an audience with the King today and sub- sequently the King sum- moned the American min- ister. The personal baggage of the entente diplomatists has been sent to Piraeus."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-11

senator Clarke as president pro tempore. frlends of Senator Salisbury of Dela- ware say he has enough votes pledged To assure his election.
 rfoposed railway and high cost of Iiv- ing legislation having been shelved for 'ne present by the House. that branch prooapiy will do little except routine worn until after the Christmas recess.
 Fresldent Wilson's vocational education piii VIII be called up tomorrow and Chair man Hughes of the education commit se hopes that it will pass before night. The measure is to help state schools teaching agriculture and trades by meeting teach CTS salaries in part and establishing schools Tor the development of instructors iE these branches.
 Snairman Lever of the agriculture com . mittee hopes to get his cotton standard izatlon bill up this week. This measure supported by the solid south. and napv members from other sections, was not reached last session, but has an early place on the calendar.
 Much routine business will he rrans- acted before Christmas, if Speaker C,la k has his way. He has not abandoned h,s fight for shorter Christmas recess and he probably will exert every effort dur. ing the next two weeks to make for midable record for work done during the first three weeks of ession.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-11
THE DEUTSCHLAND
 ARRIVES SAFELY AT BERTH NEAR BREMEN
Makes Record Trip in Cross ing Atlantic-This Com pletes Her Second
 Voyage

Berlin, December 10.-(By wirelcss.) The German commercial submarine Deutschland. completing n quick voy- age home from the United States, ar- the Wescr.
 The arrival of the Deutschland at German port marks the successful com pletfon of the second round trip of this commercial undersea boat to the United States. On her voyage Just fn- ished she made the passage in 19 days, having left New London on November 22. This bettered considerably the rec ord of her previous eastward trip, which. starting froa Baltimore. took her a days. Her two westward voy- ages occupied respectively 16 days and Fl days. The Deutschland, which is the only commercial craft of her type that has succeeded in reaching this coun- try from Germany, was forced to make two starts from New London. On her first attempt on November IT she col lided with an escorting tug and had to put back to port.
 brought valuable cargoes, chiefly of dyes and chemicals. On her present voyage she took a cargo estimated at $2.00O,OO0 in value and official mail for Germany.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-11
SITUATION IS CRITICAL

Athens, December 9.-(Via Lon don. 1.-The situation here is believed to be approaching critical moment.
 Garrett Droppers, the American ambassador, was in conference with King Constantine more than an hour today. The Spanish minister has left for Valencia, ostensibly on leave of absence, placing the legation in the hands of the charge d'affaires.
 All the entente nationals have been ordered by their legations to quit Athens today.
 Replying to the request of former Premier Rhallys for intercession on behalf of his son, arrested by venive- list forces at Saloniki, the British min ister declared:
 After the scenes occurring here, could not interest myself to obtain liberty for your son..
 He promised, however, to request the Saloniki government not to mistreat the junior Rhallys.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-11
FRENCH BUDGET IS
 ANNOUNCED FOR WAR
Raoul Peret. Minister of Commerce,
 Gives Out Interesting Data

Paris. December f0.-Raoul Peret, for mer minister of commerce, discussing in the Chamber of Deputies last night for the first three months of 1917. pointed out that France will have incurred ex- penditures to the amount of 72, 4oOO 600 francs between the opening of hostilities and the end of next March, while Great Britain. will have had an outlay of 90. . o000OO,O0O of francs
 This statement drew excIamations that Great Britain is thus proved to have coilaborated fully and completely"
 The resources NJ. Peret put against the expenditures amounts to approximat tely 64.0o0,000O00 francs, including 5,soo oooO, ,o0) loans from England and the United States. This leaves an apparent deficit of 5000, ,OO0OOO francs.
 NJ Peret said that of the appropria- tions of 1914 included in the total TOO, 900, : 900 was annulled. He added that the cancellations for 1915 would be propor- tfonately large.
 France has paid when due every debt incurred,' he continued '1n spite of the apparent discrepancy between the appropriations and the receipts we need have no anxiety for the future"
 The war loans have added 2,500 ,00O francs to the old interest charge of g. 10O0O0,0o0, he added
 Tomorrow" added M Peret, i've shall be obliged to go further and deeper in the direction of taxing the riches in hand that have ceased to produce"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-11
TREBLE IS BURIED
 NEAR HIS OLD HOME
Georgia Representative, Who Suf- fered Fatal Stroke, Laid
 to Rest

Athens, Ga, December 10. 0.-The funeral of Representative Samuel J. Tribble, who died Friday morning in Washington after stroke of apoplexy, was held here at noon today and the body placed in a vault in oconee cemetery, pending per- manent burial.
 Hundreds of persons from surrounding counties paid tribute to the late repre- sentative from the Eighth Georgia dis trict and the funeral today was said to have been more largely attended than any ever held here. Those who could rot get into the church for the services filed past the coffin after the funeral Ihe congressional delegation. members of the Athens Bar association. the Cham her of Commerce and city officials acted as an honorary escart to the cemetery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-11
SUCCESS DEPENDS
 ON WORKING MEN
English Member of Parliament Says Fall of Asquith National
 Disaster

London, December 10.-James Henry Thomas, member of Parliament for Der by, and the railway mems leaaer, ad- dressing the men today, described Pre- mier Asquith's fall as ~ national disas- ter. He said it was brought about by press dictatorship. which would bring down David Lloyd-George unless taken in hand
 What should be labors attitude in this great crisis?" he asked. We must never lose sight of the fact that we have reached a stage in the world war when peace would be triumph for German militarism. The present position is such that labor will win or lose the war.
 'As we desire a speedy and successful conclusion of the war, we ought to sup port the government"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-11
WILSON TO CONFER WITH SHEPPARD ON
 PROHIBITION BILL
The President Will Discuss General Legislation With Members of His Cabinet-McCormick Goes
 Home

Washington, December 1O-President Wilson will discuss legislative questions this week with several members of the Senate and House, including Senator Sheppard, chief prohibition advocate in the Senate, where a determined effort is to be made soon to pass District of Columbia prohibition bill. There have been suggestions that such a measure might be vetoed, but the President has given no indication of his purpose.
 Almost every night during the week MT. Wilson will be busy with social engagements, including theatre party tomorrow night, dinner given by him to the cabinet Tuesday night, dinner given by him Thursday night to state executives attending the governors conference, and a dinner in his honor to be given Friday night by the Vice President and Mrs. Marshall.
 Thursday A. E. Vehouni, prelate of the Armenian church in America, will call on the President with a delegation to discuss the Armenian question.
 Vance C. Mccormick, chairman of the democratic national committee, who has been visitor at the White House for several days, left today for his home at Harrisburg, Pa. He discussed with the President plans for the inauguration next March, but no announcement was made. MT. McCormick's visit revived reports that he would join the Presidents cabinet. He would not discuss the ques- tion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-11

London, December 1O.-Official an nouncement was made tonight that the government had been constituted with n war cabinet comprising the follow ing:
 Premier, David LlOyd-GeOrgc; lord president of the council. Earl CurzOn, who also will be government leader in the House of Lords; Arthur Tender son, minister, without portfolio; Lord MiIner, minister without portfolio and Andrew Bonnr Law, chancellor of the exchequer, who has been asked by the premier to act as leader in the House of Commons and also as member of the war cabinet without being expect ed to attend regularly.
 The other members of the ministry who are not in the war cabinet are;
 Lord high chancellor, Sir Robert Ban- natyne Finlay
 Secretary of state for the home de- partment Sir George Cave. Secretary of state for foreign affaifs Arthur ]. Balfour. Secretary of state for the colonies, Wal ter Hume Long.
 Secretary of state for war, the Earl oi Derby
 ] Secretary of state for India. Auste' Chamberlain.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-11
ENGLISH CABINET IS
 EMAIL Y MADE UP
Premier David Lloyd-George Heads War Council of Fve-Other Cabinet Appointments Are Announced Winston Churchill is Left
 Out-Earl CurzOn Named

President of the local government board Baron Rhondda.
 President of the board of trade. Sir Albert Stanley
 Minister of labor, John Hodge
 First lord of the admiralty. Sir Ed ward Carson
 Minister of munitions pr. Christopher Addison.
 Minister of blockade. Lord Robert Cecil. Food controller. Baron Davenport
 Shipping controller. Sir Joseph Patton Maclay
 President of the board of agriculture, Roland Protero.
 President of the board of education. Herbert A. L.. Fisher.
 First commissioner of works. Sir AL fred M. Mond.
 Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Sir Frederick Cawley.
 Postmaster general, Albert Illingworth Minister of pensions. George N. Barnes.
 Attorney general, Sir Frederick E. Smith
 Solicitor general, Gordon H. Ewart. K c.
 Secretary for Scotland, Mr Munro Lord advocate James A. Clyde, K. c,
 Solicitor general for Scotland Thomas B. Morrison, M. C. ] Lord lieutenant of Ireland. Baron Vim | tContinued on IS.se EishU
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-11
FAMOUS JAPANESE MILITARY MAN DIES Field Marshal Prince Oyama, Conqueror of Russia,
 Passes Away

ToEio, December 10-Field Marshal Prince Iwao Oyama, commander-in- chief of the Manchurian army of Japan during the Russo-Japanese war; is dead.
 Field Marshal Prince Oyania shared with Field Marshal Prince Yamagata the highest military and civil honors in the gift of the Emperor Both were field marshals, both were princes and both were military councillors. Prince Oyama hailed from Satsuma, where he was born in 1S42. He was a cousin of the famous Saigo Takamori, who headed the Satsuma rebellion in 1S77-7S. Oyama was one of the earliest students of for eign military tactics, having been sent to Europe by the government after the Franco Prussian war when he attached himself to the Prussian forces.
 Shortly after his return the Satsuma rebellion broke out qS7O and Oyama commanded a brigade of the imperial forces dispatched against his cousin. He was soon atterwaid promoted to the rank of lieutenant general and appointed chief of the general staff. In 1880 he was given portfolio as minister of war. In 1884, when the war with China broke out. he went to Manchuria in command of the second army, which captured Port Arthur and Wei-hai-Wei. At the close of the struggle he was promoted to the rank of marquis.
 By 1898 Oyama had been advanced to the status of field marshal. In the war with Russia, Oyama acted as comman- der-in- chief. A prncedom was bestowed upon him for his achievement.
 His wife was among the first of the girl students to be sent abroad by the Empress in the early seventies and spent lnanY wears in the Irnited States
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-11
BRITISH CAPTAIN
 IS MADE PRISONER
Berlin Announces He Attempted to
 Ram Submarine

Berlin, December 10.-Via London) The British steamer Caledonia was sunk by a German submarine on December 4 after she had tried to ram the undersea boat. it was officially announced today. Her captain was taken prisoner.
 The official statement reads: The Brit ish steamship Caledonia attempted, on December 4, to ram German subma- rine. The submarine, which was slightly damaged, fired a torpedo which sank the steamer. The commander of the steamer Captain Blaikie, was made prisoner
 An announcement made at Lloyds in London on December stated that the Anchor Line steamer Caledonia was be- lieved to have been sunk. The Cale- donia, which was of 922S tons gross and 800 feet long, had been for sometime in the service of the British government
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-11
WANTS TO ELEVATE
 GOVERNMENT WAGES
Samuel Gompers of the American Federation of Labor, Starts
 Something

Washington, December 1O.-An organ ized effort directed by the American Federation of Labor to induce Congress to grant wage and salary increases to all employees of the United States gov ernment from President down to the humblest laborer, was planned at a meeting here today, presided over by Samuel Gompers, president of the feder- ation.
 Resolutions were adopted setting forth that government salaries have not kept pace with the cost of necessities of life ard directing that Congress be petitioned to grant increases from 10 to 33 1-3 per cent to government employees, whether in or out of the civil service.
 MT. Gompers was authorized to appoint committees to urge the cause before Congress The organization agreed to in clude a scale of increase which will be embodied in the plan to be pressed. It should provide 33 l-3 per cent increases for those receiving less than $10O0 per annum, 30 per cent for those receiving 5000 but less than $500, 20 per cent for those receiving $1500 but less than 5000, 10 per cent for those receiving $2500 or more. No employe paid by the day should receive less than S. if paid by the month less than 800, or s1oso if paid by the year.
 Should the plan be accepted by Con- gress the President, cabinet officers and national legislatures would be included in the class to receive q 10 per cent increase. The labor committees. how ever, while meaning to overlook no one. Will confine their efforts chiefly to pro- curing increases in the lower paid grades.
 The question of increasing wages is already before the House of Represents tives in the legislation appropriation bill. which is to be taken up for consideration this week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-11
SUPREME COURT ID
 DECIDE IMPORTANT
 LABOR QUESTIONS
Highest Court Is Also Ex- pected to Announce Early Decision of Adams0n
 Eight-Hour Law

Washington, December 10.-Labor ques- tions promise to engross the supreme court this week, four cases bearing upon rights of organized and unorganized
 labor being scheduled for consideration.
 Tomorrow the court is expected to an- nounce action upon the motion to expe- dite hearing of the Missouri, Oklahoma and Gulf railroad case, appealed to test constitutionality Of the Adamson law
 Assent is regarded certain, but even should the arguments be ordered before the courts holiday recess, December 22 a final decision before the law becomes effective, January 1, is considered hardly possible Interests of all concerned pend
 ing the decision, however, are deemed protected in the stipulation between gov ernment and railroad representatives suspending litigation and requiring the railroads to keep special account of wages due employees if the law is up- held.
 This week the court is scheduled to hear arguments in two cases attacking legality of labor organizations Unit eu NlH6 w OTkoTS ana the AIn6r1can Flint Glass Workers unions. Both came from West Virginia in suits to enjoin union leaders from organizing their employees Another labor case before the court, to be argued tomorrow, is an offshoot Of the celebrated Danbury matters case In the new proceedings D. E. Loewe Dan
 bury, Conn. hat manufacturer who was awarded $353,0O0 treble damages under the Sherman law against members of the United Hatters union for boycotting his hats during a strike in 1903, is claim ing about $20,OOO interest on union mem l bers' bank accounts attached pending the i litigation.
 1 Late in the day the court expects tC hear argument in the habeas corpus pko- ceedings of United States District Attor- 1 ney H. Snowden Marshall of New York l to avoid appearing before the House of l Representatives to answer contempt charge growing out of Representative | Buchanan's impeachment proceedings against the district attorney.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-11
Summary of the News
GENERAL NEvus

 lereeks are handed allied ulti- matum. Weird hand to hand trench com bats feature of Somme battle. English cabinet is finally made up. Congress is slow i'm getting under way. The Deutschland arrives safely at berth in Bremen. Famous Japanese military man is dead. Supreme court to decide important labor questions. Alabama woman to marry cabinet minister.
 LOCAL NEWS 2-Farrell sends out formal call for Pittsburg session. Dr. Wells directs sermon to men in high tide of life. 5-Anti-SalOOn league is mapping out plans County officials to file appeal to injunction. National organization is behind HObsOn campaign. Great COmmOner to speak at Jef- ferson theatre. Over $200O to pay floating debt of church. Officers named for the church council.
 FEATURES 3-Her side and his. 4--Editorial comment.
 SPORTS 6--Bob Allen to fight for I54 games. College football records of the year Pittsburg is awarded title of cham piOn. Nashville predicts Baugk's defeat.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-11
CHICAGO CHIEF IS
 EXPECTED TO QUIT
Says He Will Resign Only If He
 Is Asked

Chicago, December 10.-Chief of Police Charles c. Haley made known today that he would not resign voluntarily, despite the announcement last night by Mayor Thompson that he expected the chiefs resignation within a few days
 "I do not intend to quit under fire, ' Chief Healey said. Thus far the mayor has not asked me to resign. If he asks me officially I will do so''
 Chier Healey is under indictment. fcl- lowing an investigation of vice condi- tions
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-11
More People Working in
 New York Than Ever and
 More Wages Disbursed

New York, December 10-More per- sons were employed and more wages disbursed in the industries of New York state during October than in any month on record, according to a re- port tonight of the state industrial commission.
 Compared with October last year. there were 15 per cent more employees in the mills, factories. print shops and power, and 29 per cent more wages were diSbursed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-11
To Stop InsubOrdinatiOn

Berlin, December 10.-(By Wireless. )-An Overseas News agency dispatch from Stockholm reports the issuance of an order by the military governor of Bes- saiaEia designed to put a stop to in- subordnation in Russian camps. The or der mentions TOGO cases of disobedience to superiors among the Russian troops dur ing a single week. According to the quoted order courtmartials in future are directed to impose the death sentence in cases of insubordinations
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-11
CROSS DANUBE

Berlin, December 10.-(By Wireless.) A new crossing of the Danube, be- tween Tchernavoda and Silistria, by the Bulgarians is announced in to- days army headquarters statement. regarding operations on the Rumanian front, which also records continued advance by the Tentonic armies in eastern Wallachia
 On the Moldavian frontier of Ru mania, Russian troops captured a height south of the Trotus valley, but were repulsed in attacks between Kirlibaba and Dorna Watra.
 The text of the statement follows:
 Front of Archduke Joseph. The Russians again attacked between Kir-
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-11
Mccoy to Get Hearing

Jacksonville, Fla, December 10. Thomas c. Mccoy, originally from Ashe- vile, N. C., who is charged with con spiracy to defraud the government of revenue from whisky distilled in Fort Smith, Ark, will be given preliminary hearing here tomorrow before the United States commissioner. Mccoy is under a $3000 bond for his appearance here The defendant, it is said, will fight extradi- tiOn to Fort Smith
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-11
Disastrous Fire

Marshall, Tex, December 10-Fire early today destroyed the building occupied by the Hays Machinery company and sev- eral other buildings in the business sec tion of Marshall including the National Guard armory. The loss was estimated at $50. .000
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-11
Britannia Is Sunk

Lisbon. December 9.-tyia Paris. De- cember 10 The British steamer Brittania has been sunk by submarine. The cap tain was made prisoner Twenty-three survivors of the crew have arrived here, While b are missing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-11
U-BOats Busy

Berlin, December 10-(By Wireless) According to reports from Stockholm, says the Overseas News agency today, German submarines in the Arctic have during the last few weeks sunk 16 ann munition steamers bound for Russia.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-11
DASH OF RAIDERS

The raiders dash into the trench. clear it of it's defenders, and then dash home again for shelter from the inevi table retaliatory shell fire. Many raid CTS come in dragging hapless prisoners behind them
 It is one of the strange psychologists of this strange war that while grim death rushed swiftly and surely into the German trenches with the raiders, these same English Tommies or Can a6:aiis or Australians, few minutes later, may be sharing their hot mid- night rations with the very men who. by good fortune or quick decision, es- capped the fury of their deadly on- slaught. Later these prisoners are passed back behind the lines to join their brethren from other raids
 There was a time when the Cana dians carried out raids in true Amerf- can Indian fashion Small parties would creep snake-like over mo mans land" cut their way through the barbed wire entanglements ana lie in wait just be- hind the parapets of the trenches where they could hear all that was going on within. Often it would take two or
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-11
Canadians Creep Forward in Night in True Indian Fashion With Saw
 age Knives
TRENCH FIGHTERS
 DISGUISED SELVES FROM CAMP FIRES
Staff Correspondent Writes Description of Winter Fighting on Vest
 ern Front

With the British armies in France, December 7.- (Via London, December 10, from a staff correspondent of the Associated Press The present fighting along the British front may be classed as essentially imper- sonal by day, but intensely personal, not to say inti- mate, by night.
 During the short, gray winter day light big guns hurl tons of high ex- plosives against the German positions. The targets are far away and on thick, misty days the results of this continuous, harassing fire are con jectured rather than seen. This is the impersonal side of war
 With the coming of night, however. all is changed Then men meet face to face and hand to hand and primitive methods of mortal combat come again into play in the midst of all the mod ern machinery and genius of war. The long, dark nights are ideal for trench raids. Few of these raids ever gain the distinction of mention in the official communications, but in the aggregate they represent a nocturnal offensive which yields most satisfying military results
 Just nSw the popular method. of trench raiding seems to be to bonn bard given section of a trench and then set up a barrage or curtain of shells, behind which the raiding party crosses that perilous strip of shell ploughed ground known as mo mans land"