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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-15
PUTS CASH IN HIS SHOE
AND FOOLS FOOTPADS
Bayonne Man Takes Beating, but
Saves His Money.

james Mclaughlin was returning to
his home, at SO Linnet Street, Bayonne,
n. j., early yesterday. when he noticed
three men following him. He had a
roll of bills in his pocket and believed
the trio meant to hold him up when he
got to a lonely spot.
Mclaughlin stepped into hallway,
took off one Of his shoes. placed the
money in it and put it back on his
foot. Then he continued on his trip
home.
When he got 10 lonely spot, at
Avenue C and West Eleventh Street,
the three men pounced on him. While
two of them held him tightly the other
went through his pockets. but found
no money. A half hour later Nc
Laughlin was found in the gutter, cut
and beaten.
"They beat me Up. all right Nc
Laughlin said at the police station,
"but fooled them on the money ques-
ton"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-15
ITALIAN BOY SCOUTS
CALLED TO COLORS
Will Guard Railroad Stations,
Hospitals, Aeroplane Hangers.

Rome, Aug. 1.-THE boy scouts OF
Italy are to take part in the war. The
Minister Of that department has called
out all the boys belonging to the or
ganization for service until the open
ing OF schools in October.
The scouts are to be divided into
two classes. The one over fifteen
wears of age, with the permission Of
their parents, will do duty in the war
zone. as guards at railroad stations
and depots. The class under fifteen
years will be enrolled in the territorial
service. They will be stationed at
hospitals. mobilization centres, mu-
milton factories, aeroplane stations
and h2uyrA -
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-15
Wilson Wins Unions; Peace Is Nearer
BRITISH QUARANTINE
AGAINST N. Y. IS URGED
Fear Paralysis May Menace Ar.
mics in Training.

London. Aug. 15.-The Times" to-
day urges the government to enforce
most rigid quarantine against infantile
paralysis, now prevalent in New York.
l"At the moment when we have huge
armies Of men in training" says "The
Times" IAN outbreak of this disease
would be a great disaster. For the
sake of our children, too, we must take
due precautions. Quarantine regula-
tions should be enforced on passengers
coming from New York and other in
fected areas, and thorough disinfec-
tion carried out in all cases where
shadow Of doubt exists. II we neglect
precautions and the epidemic spreads
here we shall have only ourselves to
blame"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-15
DESTROYER IS
SUNK BY U-BOAT
British Ship Torpedoed in
Channel, Berlin Re-
port Claims.

Berlin. Aug. IA German subma-
rine torpedoed the British torpedo boat
destroyer Lassoo in the English Chan
mel Sunday morning, according to an
Admiralty statement issued to-day 1t
is announced also that between August
2 and 10 five British and French steam
ers and ten British and French sailing
craft were sent to the bottom by a, Ger
man submarine. The official statement
says:
zone of our submarines Sunday
morning torpedoed in the British Chan
mel the British torpedo boat destroyer
Lassoo.
"0ne of our submarines torpedoed in
the Channel between August 2 and 10
seven British and three French sailing
yes sells and three British and two
French steamers"
Lloyds announces the sinking of the
Italian steamship Nereus. the Italian
sailing vessel Dina and the French
sailing vessel Saint Gaetan.
The Nereus sailed from Newport
News on July IL and passed Gibraltar
on August 7. She was built in 1901,
was $40 feet long and of $3.50 tons
gross.
London, Aug. 14.-The British Press
Bureau in a statement issued this even
ing controverts the German official
statement with regard TO the locality
where the Lassoo was sunk, saying that
the destroyer was sent to the bottom
"a few miles off the Dutch coast and
not in the Channel, as the German Ad-
miralty pretends.""
The destroyer Lassoo struck mine
or was torpedoed, according to an Of
fetal statement issued this afternoon.
Six of the crew are missing. Two men
on board were injured.
The Danish steamer lvar was sunk by
n submarine off Genoa, Italy, Sunday
according to a dispatch from Copen-
hagen. The crew of the steamer was
saved.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-15
WORKED TWO HOURS
AND LOST HIS LIFE
Elevator Operator Killed While
Practising for New Place.

A young man got job yesterday as
elevator operator at 1874 Spring Street
and began learning the ropes under
tlc tutelage of Joseph Rossi. Two
hours later firemen were called to chop
cut his body, which was jammed be-
tween the car and the wall below the
fifth floor. =,
Rossi said that his pupil had pushed
the lever so hard that the cable flew
off the drum. He had saved himself by
ieaping through the door TO the fifth
aoor. The new operator tried to follow
him. but was caught and dragged down.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-15
BABY HANGS HIMSELF
BY STRING OF HIS BIB
Mother Finds Body Swinging
from Arm of High Chair.

Hanging by the string of his bib
from an arm of his high chair. SIX
months old Robert Porter, of 1Ol5 LIN
coin Avenue, Brooklyn, was found by
his mother late yesterday afternoon.
The young mother had stepped out
of the dining room for few minutes
and the child had twisted out of his
chair and fallen. catching his neck
in the string Of his bib. He was ap..
parently lifeless. DR.. Matthews, OF
St. Mary's Hospital, was called. he
said the child's neck was broken and
that it probably has been killed in
stantly
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-15
Official Communications
on East Front Fighting

Petrogrod, Aug. 14.-The official
statement issued this evening says:
In the region Of the River Sereth we
are advancing successfully. One Of
our valiant regiments, after fording
Sne River Tukh,. tributary of the
SSesetn' IN water up TO their chests,
trenches.
rM Z o'clock this morning Captain
.;asenev, one Of our aviators, having
sh'ed s;.I an enemy aeroplane. ascended
Ynn Yn an cihcer observer and Lieutenant
rI;,t r;,t'sosSch IN an aeroplane mounted
a sn. machine gun, and, overtaking the
ty;.ay seroplane, attacked II. hring
49,. WIN the machine gun. The
my asroplanc was damaged and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-15
Teddy Bear Famine Likely.

The kiddies may have to go without
their toy bruins in the near future, Tor
BENJAMIN Shaw, organizer OF the TEDDY
Rear Makers Union, yesterday an
nounced a general strike OF 5000 mem
bers of the association is beng con-
mn ..l,
bear makers so that they VIII De pre-
pared u strike when the order comes
xaid Mr. Shaw. -------------
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-15
w r AT II F. r

PARTLY CLOUDY TO-DAY TO, . n,S AND TO
voRRow. PROBABLY RAIN AND
TIGHTLY WARMER TOMORROW.
NopERATE. VARIABLE WINDS.
Full report on Page is.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-15
Much Speculation in Capital.

Washington is revelling in speculation upon what took
place the Presidents meetings One report had it that the
President himself had been asked ber of the i'm
pending difficulties This emphacaly denied. But it
learned positively that the discussions of the and the
with the President did the scope method
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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-04
COST OF MAKING
PAPER LESS NOW
THAN PAST YEARS
Trade Commission
Declares This Is So, De-
spite High Prices Pre-
vailing in Country

Washington, November Elm a
statement tonight announcing virtual
completing of it's investigation of
news print paper prices. the federal
trade commission declares that during
the first half of this year. when prices
already were soaring to unprecedented
figures, the average cost of producing
news print paper in domestic mills was
less than $1.65 per hundred pounds, or
below the average cost in the past
three years.
The commission announces that be-
fore issuing it's report public hearings
will be conducted and manufacturers,
publishers and other interested given
an opportunity to appear. No date is
set for the hearings. but the report is
said to be ready to send to the press
in the near future.
Certain facts developed by the in
quiry are made public now, but most
OF the publishers contracts for paper
are about to expire. Contract prices
rose this year from less than 81 per
hundred to IS and $3.50, and on cur
rent market purchases the publishers
have paid 81 or more for paper bought
in the same way prior to January i
for between $2 and 50.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-04
FATE OF PARRAL
IS STILL IN DOUBT
IN BORDER TOWNS
No Direct News Has Yet
Been Received as to Its
Capture By Villa
Forces

Ell Paso, Tex, November s.--Ameri-
can mining men having interests in
Parral continued making efforts to-
day to confirm the report received from
Chihuahua City yesterday that Villa
had captured Parral on Tuesday They
have sent messages to Chihuahua City
and Jiminez but have received no re-
plies.
Passengers arriving from Chihuahua
City last night on the delayed passen-
ger train said the report was general
in the state capital. Carranza officials
here and in Juarez continue to deny
the report, although admitting that
they had nothing on which to base their
denial except knowledge of the
strength of the Parral garrison.
A passenger train left Juarez today
for Chihuahua City without a military
escort, but will be guarded to Chihua-
hua City by troop train which ac-
oompaned last nights train.
The bandits who held up and robbed
the train Monday night at Laguna
station, were reported by Carranza
scouts to be at the entrance to Santa
Clara, west of Laguna station, accord
ing to another passenger on the train
which arrived last night.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-04

Violent fighting continues
to mark the Austro-German
attempts to penetrate the
plain of Rumania south of
Kronstadt and Hermanstadt
and toward Bucharest. The
stiff defense Of the Ruman-
ians is yielding slowly to the
blows Of Austro-G German ar
tillery and infantry about
Predeal, and Berlin an
.nounced further progress
south of the border for them.
East of Predeal, however, the Ru-
manians advancing in the Buzeu val
ley have driven the invaders back
over the frontier in the region of
Table Butzi. They also have taken
Mount Sirul and Taturumio, along the
Transylvanian border southeast of
Kronstadt. South of Hermanstadt, in
the region of Rothenthurm pass, the
Austro- Germans have extended their
lines and captured an additional $50
prisoners. West of Rothenthurm and
in the Prahova valley the Rumanians
are holding their ground.
On the eastern front lighting has
taken place east of kovel in Vol
hynia, and southeast of Lemberg, in
Galicia. Berlin announces the repulse
of seven Russian attacks against the
Austro-German positions near Halicz
in Galicia, while Petrograd says the
Russians have reoccupied part of their
trenches on the west bank of the
StolShod in the region of Kiselin, in
Volhynia. Near Lipnicadolna, in Ga
licia, the Russians have pushed back
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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-04
Arn1ored Submarine U-57
Will Convoy Deutschland
On Return, States KOenig
Captain of Subsea Merchantmen Intimates Other
Vessel May Appear Off Atlantic Coast at Any
Time-Question of Carrying Mail is Still
Undecided Cargo Now Discharged

New London, November 3.--The German
armored submarine U-57, sister ship of the
U-53, which recently sank five vessels off
the New England coast, is expected to
act as convey for the sub-sea freighter
Deutschland on her return trip to Ger
many, according to a statement tonight
by Capt Paul Koenig.
The Deutschland's skipper added: 81
would not be surprised If the armored
submarine appeared off this coast while
am in port. You can't tell what the
government will do
Captain koenig said he probably would
make his homeward da sh within the next
10 days, He denied a report that he
would so through the Cape Cod canal,
saying nothing was to be gained by this
route
Officials of the Eastern Forwarding
company announced that the Deutsch-
lands cargo was discharged at o'clock
this afternoon. Great care was exer-
cised to prevent outsiders from seeing
the work. Only the crews of the sub
marsible and the North German Lloyd
liner Willehad were allowed in the hold.
Vice President Hillizen of the forward
ing company today for New York, said
nothing has been made public concerning
the Deutschland's manifest. James NJ. Nc
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-04
ROOSEVELT CALLS
PRESIDENT WILSON
SECOND BUCHANAN
Says Chief Executive, With
Sinister Ability, Dragged
Nation in Dust Of
DishOnOr

New York, November 3.-Col. Theodore
Roosevelt in speech here tonight at
Cooper Union, began by saying that in a
great crisis, when the country needed a
Washington or a Lincoln, lit had been
granted only another Buchanan
THE appeal has been made in behalf
of Mr.. wilson, said he that we should
not change horses when crossing a
stream. The stream of such an appeal
is obvious when the horse first pretends
he is going to jump the stream, then re-
fuses to enter it, then alternately moves
backward or forward and occasionally
lies down.
Il have been assailed for criticizing Mr..
Wilson, but have criticized him because
believe he has dragged in the dust what
pardzed the most vital hopes of our flu
ture. He has cleverly and with sinister
ability appealed to all that is weakest
and most unworthy in the American
character and has sought to mislead
many men and women who are neither
weak nor unworthy, but who have been
through threats that tend to coerce the
will Of the employees.
Chicago, November 3-Frank c.
mislead by shadow dance of words
He has kept the eyes of the
people dazzled so that they know
not what is real and what is false In
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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-04
WITNESS DECLARES
TRAbUE WAS CALM
ENTERING OFFICE
Most of Day in Murder
Trial Is Spent in Cross
Examination By the
Defense

Nashville, Tenn, November "a writ
ten apology that Charles c. Trabue
claims to have carried to the American
National bank building on April 26, for
Harry S. Stokes to sign. and which was
found on April IS, two days after Stokes
was killed by Trabue. today was
presented at the trial OF Trabue
by j. G. Stephenson, young at
torney and protege of Stokes. 1t was
found by him on Stokes desk beneath a
pile of letters in the presence of detec-
tives and Assistant Attorney General ]
Washington Moore
Trabue, in a statement after the kill
ing. said he had gone to Stokes to ask
him to retract statements alleged to have
been made while the two were opposing
counsel in suit involving city officials,
that Stokes had attacked him and that
he had shot in self-defense.
WRITTEN BY TRABUE
The statement was in Trabues hand
writing and was written on his stationary.
1t said: ITO Mr.. Charles Trabue: /
withdraw anything may have said that
and l apologize therefor 1t was not
signed.
Stephenson testified that detectives and
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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-04

Govern, collector of customs, is out Of
town. He sent a special delivery letter
today to Captain Koenig, but the latter
declined to comment on its contents
The citizens committee. which arranged
for complimentary banquet to the
Deutschland's crew next Wednesday, an
nounced that a gold watch suitably in
scribed. would be presented to Captain
Koneig.
Washington. November 3.-If the agents
of the German submarine Deutschland
will signify that she is available for
carrying mail to Germany, the postoffice
department will be so notified by the
German embassy
Count Won Bernstorff, the German am
bassador, has asked the agents to in
form him on the subject. The post
office already has declared its willing
ness to accept proposal to establish a
regular undersea's mail service.
The embassys plans for the establish
ment of this service are progressing not
withstanding statements made in New
London yesterday by DR.. George Ahearns,
an attachee who inferred that it was
unlikely that the Deutschland would carry
United States mail
Embassy officials said that none but
Official mailparches were brought over
on the Deutschland
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-04
Summary Of the News
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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-04
FRENCH OCCUPYING
FORT VAUX, WHICH
GERMANS EVACUATED
Petrograd Reports Victories for Rus
slams in Galicia and Volhynia-Hard
Fighting Continues in Rumania.
Both Sides Claim Gains
CONCLUSIONS DRAWN AS TO
EVACUATION OF FORT VAUX

Paris. November Important
conclusions are being drawn here
from the evacuation of Fort vaux,
northeast of Verdun, by the Ger
mans. The chief of these is the
expressed belief that the Germans,
considering the western front as
now of comparatively secondary
Importance, intend to reduce their
operations on the Verdun front to
minimum and will direct their
main energy with n view to at
tacks against the Rumanians.
A newly established ministry of
munitions in Germany is regarded
by military observers here as the
result of the Germans having ex-
perienced the superiority of the en-
tcnte allies in artillery and NUM-
tons along the Somme front.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-04
Special Features in
TOiK0rrow's Age-Herald

In tomorrow's Age-Herald Capt.
Paul Koenig of the Deutschland. the
German merchant submarine, will be-
gin the dramatic story of his initial
trip across the Atlantic. His adven-
lures will appeal to everyone who adj
mires daring and pluck.
Tomorows Rotogravure Section of
The Age Herald will contain a remark
able full-page picture of the new
Pennsylvania" Uncle Sans might
lest sea monster. There will be pic
lures Of Birmingham women and
views of two of Birmingham's hand
soonest homes. Some new views from
Europe will also be found.
The result of the New York Her
AIDS straw vote on the presidential
election will appear in tomorow's
Age-Herald. This is regarded as the
most accurate basis of forecast on
the outcome to be found in America.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-04
GERMANS CHARGE
RUSSIANS TREAT
PRISONERS BADLY
Member Of Reichstag Says
They Are Undergoing
Hardships in Far
away Siberia

Berlin. November Shy Wireless,
German prisoners in Russian camps are
receiving brutal treatment in numerous
cases and there have been many COM
plants from British and French camps,
according to report delivered to the
Reichstag by Prince Won Schoenaich. OF
the national liberal party. head OF a
committee to investigate the question.
The oversee News agency, reporting
the proceedings. declares:
with great sadness and profound In
dignation. the committee took note OF the
great sufferings of Germans. made pris-
oner. The prisoners are often forced to
work under degrading conditions. Free
quently they must toll in 40 degrees OF
cold or under burning sun and often
physical brutality is added. The food
in many places is most scanty, deficient
and badly prepared
4 Prince Won Schoenaich acknowledged
the kind exertions of the Holy See to im-
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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-04
Germans Say Anglo French
SOnln1e Loss Reaches 600, 900

Berlin. November 3.-(Via London.)
Estimates of the Franco British losses
during the four months offensive on
the Sonme front, emanating from Ger
man general headquarters in the west,
give the losses in rotnd numbers as
100000 The survey places the British
losses at 100000 and those of the
French at 100000. The estimates, the
survey says, are regarded as moderate
in view OF the fact that the British
casualty lists admit losses of $4,000
to the end of September. The writer
claims that each square mile of terri
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-04
CAUSE
OF CAR SHORTAGE,
SAYS B. AND 0. MAN
Says Distribution Not Made
Correctly and Shippers
Order More Than
Their Needs

Louisville. November s,-The appar-
emit shortage of cars on the railroads
of the country was declared to be the
result Of lack of efficiency in their
distribution by w. L. Barnes, super
intendent of TRANSPORTATION OF Bur-
lington and Quincy railroad. here. ,v-
day.
1t was brought out that the rail-
roads now own approximately $780,
900 cars and that the apparent total
shortage on all lines is only about
5000. Mr.. Barnes gave it as his opinion
that much of this resulted from ship
pcrs asking for more cars than they
need.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-04
BY-PRODUCT OVENS,
STEEL PLANT A ND
FURNACESPLANNED
Thousands of Acres of Coal and Iron
Lands Already Secued-NoW
Drilling In Ore Fields
Near IrOnddle

Developments gigantic scale have been planned for the
4 Birmingham district.
Approximately S1500O0O0 to be expended and around
ordae and Shades mountain erection industrial
plants
They will include steel plant several blast furnaces of i'm
proportion and of the modern type number of bat
ees of produc coke ovens benzo plants and other aux
larry industries.
In the deal for these immense projects the Seme Sovay
company the Alabama company and number Of eastern
Sitalists.
Negotiations for acquiring suitable sites and coal and
lands have been going for weeks and while the plans have
been given formally recent developments far adj
yanced to make their contamination practically certain
STRAWs IN THE WIND
The purchase of 1000 Of coal lands by the Seme
Sovay company from the Alabama company the acquisition OF
ore Shades valley extending from beyond rondale
point almost opposite Twentieth street. the sinking OF shaft
near Rosedae and the optional purchase thousands
coal and other lands and around Iondae all point to the
fact that these big Developments are assured
Whether the developments will be carried out by the above
named companies a company will be formed is not
nown but is known that the SemeSovay company has
been active in securing the lands and options That the
any contemplating making epochal change has been
orally conceded from the following facts
The tSolvay company at present operating ltsy
product plant at Ensey under contract with the Tennessee
Coal and Railroad company. By this contract the Ten
Coal Iron and Railroad company supphe byproduc
plant with coal the Tennessee Coal Iron and Railroad company
using the bvprouct coke at it's nsey furnace plant This
nontract will expire and the that it will not be
1enewed the Tennessee Coal Iron and Railroad
hs erected byproduct plant Of its and has need for its
own and coke. Also the companies formidable
oonpettors in the marketing Of their products.
The disposition operation Of the SemetSovay plant at
Ense Of conjecture but it has been suggested that
HIS company will the plant rondae at pS int
n8Ar its newly acquired coal lands.
# CONSUME OWN PRODUCTS
BE may, the fact that the contract will expire
and the SemetScvay acquired both coal and
M and other property assures the building OF its IN
du6fries to consume it's coke product.
Seme .ovay company is at present operating large by
Fouc pan in several sections Of the south and other parts
United States It's annual coke capacity is lO0OOOO tons
company proposes increase this output to 100000 tons
bySthe end Of 1917, according to recent statements.
present capitalization is $00OOOO0 It's officers include
H S. Handy presidents e. c. Witherby, president and
geal manager and j. G. Hazard secretary all Of Syracuse
N8 The company plant Ensey is the pioneer byroduc
raH in the south. 1t also plant at Tuscaloosa