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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-09-08

Battle Harbor, Labrador, September T.
The Grenfell mission schooner George
b. Cluett, which went to the relief of
the Donald B. Macmillan Arctic expedi-
ton in July 1915. has returned here. Only
Capt. H. C. Pickles and the crew are
aboard, Macmillan, DR.. E. o. Hovey, who
led the relief expedition, and the other
scientists of the party having elected to
remain for a while in the northern part
of Greenland.
The Cluett was Just able to get clear
of her anchorage through a narrow zane
of ice and after four weeks of battling
with heavy ice reached open water at a
point about the latitude of Durham har-
Dor, 40 miles north of Cape Dyer.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-09-08

American goods. The conference eimi-
mated one of the Senate amendments, not
approved by the state department, which
would have authorized the President to
deny the use of the mails and express,
telegraph, cable and wireless facilities of
the United States to citizens of nations
which interfered with American mails.
NORMAL INCOME TAX
AS finally agreed to, the revenue pro-
visions of the bill include a normal
income tax of two per cent, with in
creased surtaxes, an inheritance tax, a
tax of 121s per cent on net profits of
munitions manufacturers, a license tax
of so cents on each $1,000 stock of cor
porations capitalized in excess of $99, OO0
wine, beer and liquor taxes, brokers' taxes
and a re-enactment of the theatre and
amusement taxes of the existing war rev.
enue. All stamp taxes in the present law
are repealed and all that were included
in this bill were eliminated in confer
ence. These were regarded as popularity
obnoxious"
Democratic Leader Kitchin called up
the conference report on the revenue bill
in the House at $50 o'clock tonight
Democrats applauded when Mr. Kitchin
announced the elimina ton of the stamp
taxes. He was piled with questions by
members on both sides and responded
good humoredly to some of the more
pointed queries. Representative Stafford
OF Wisconsin, republican, said it was
a grave mistake for the House conferees
to accept the Senate amendment increas-
ing duties on print paper. Mr.. Kitchin
conceded that the conference committee
was inclined to believe that the amend
ment might cause a slight increase in
print paper prices, but said the situa-
ton with respect to Canada was the war
rant for the agreement upon the amend
ment.
The retaliatory amendments were at
tackled by Representative Gardner, Mas
sachusetts, republican. You claim to
be devoted to humanity and to despise
commercalism" he said why don t
you pass an amendment refusing Ameri-
can harbors to Germany's interned ships
until she repudiates the Lusitania crime ?
These retaliatory amendments would be
looked upon all over the world as blow
in support of Germany's ugly cause. What
has Congress done? Your only protests
have been aimed at the allies who are
fighting our fight and the fight of civil
iZation''
The House quickly disposed of the bill
and it was brought up in the Senate
shortly after 10 o'clock
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-09-08
BUSINESS FINISHED,
CONGRESS SESSION
WILL COME TO END
CONTINUED from Page One,

ministration aroused the ire of some
of the democrats. two of whom, Rep
resentatives Decker of Missouri and
Cullop of Indiana, made speeches In re-
ply
Representative Decker, amid rounds
of democratic applause thanked God
that there was in the White House
President who was willing to resort
to negotiations before resorting to the
sword. He suggested that the views of
Mr.. Gardner and of Mr.. Roosevelt
were alike pro-ally.
Agreement on the revenue bill was
reached by the conference committee
headed by Senator Simmons and Majority
Leader Kitchin after two days of almost
continuous elaboration. In the opinion of
OF administration leaders, the bill, which
will raise approximately 100000, is the
most important measure of it's kind ever
enacted by Congress.
TARIFF COMMISSION
Besides the tax provisions the bill con-
tains legislative provisions of far-reach-
ing Importance, including the creation of
a nonpartisan tariff commission, pro-
visions to prevent dumping of cheap
foreign made goods in American markets
: after, the European war Is over and
drastic provisions giving the President
authority to retaliate against European
belligerents which discriminate against
or interfere with American trade and
commerce or lay unjust embargoes against
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-09-08

Choice, high-grade merchandise in just exactly
the proper weights for early fall wear. They're
going to move fast at these prices, which
means you'll have to do likewise.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-03-24
PORTO RICANS' NEEDS
URGED BY GOMPERS

Washington, March 24-President
Gompers OF the American Federation
of Labor told the senate Porto Rico
committee that the condition of the
native labor IN Porto Rico since the
island came under American control
was one of the darkest pages of his
tory. He urged a bill to provide a
new government for the island.
Rights of the laborers under the
old Spanish code were denied them
now, Mr. Gompers asserted.
by some process Americans who
have gone there have at once become
the most rabid anti-Porto Ricans," he
said. The laborers had been so much
exploited, the development of corpora
tion control was so complete there
that the workers had absolutely no
avenue of expression, until now the
American Federation OF Labor has
taken up their wrongs.
After | had first gone there and re.
ported the misery. the degradation and
the poverty, | found a representative
of the department of commerce went
there to investigate and made no eff.
fort to see any of the working people
nor to learn anything except to refute
my description of conditions"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-03-24
SUSPECTED SLAYER
FOUND ALMOST DEAD

New York, March 24.-Detectives
sent to arrest DR.. Arthur Warren
Waite in connection with the death of
John f. Peck, millionaire druggist of
Grand Rapids, Mich, found him in a
stupor as result of an opiate. self-ad-
ministered. He may not recover.
Peck and his wife both died here
recently while visiting their daugh-
ter and son-in-law. DR.. Warren
Waite. Two autopsies performed in
Grand Rapids after the body of Mr.
Peck had been exhumed revealed poi
son in the stomach and intestlnes
The body of Mrs. Peck had been Gre
mated
Mr.. Peck left an estate valued at
more than s1,O00,OO0 divided equally
between his daughter, Mrs. Waite, and
his son, Percy Peck of Grand Rapids
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-03-24
BRITISH AIR SERVICE
R0UNDLY CRITICISED

London. March 2f--E0el Pemher.
ton-Billinss, who recently was elected
to parliament after campaign in
which he demanded sweeping changes
In Great Rritains air defense meth
ods, stirred the house of commons
with an arraienment of the British air
service which he charged with inef
ficiency.
He asserted that a laundering pol
icy In construction had been respon-
sible for the deaths of many officers
who had been murdered" rather than
killed and declared that the Earl of
Derby was not qualified for the ap-
pointment as chairman of the com
mittee on control of air defense, be-
cause he was not well informed on
the subject.
Mr.. PembertOn-Billings said that
within the next few years the big ma.
tions would possess from 100000 to
300, 600 aeroplanes with which the sky
would be blackened; while even the
smaller nations which were unable to
afford battleships would be able to
maintain fleets of air craft which cost
only from G100 to G200 apiece
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-03-24
THIRTY BLOCKS
SWEPT BY FIRE
Blaze at Augusta, Ga, Does
S5,OOO,OOO Damage.
MUCH COTTON DESTROYED

Devastated District Included the City's
Largest Office and Business Build
lngs and Six Hundred of Its Best
Residences.
Augusta, Ga, March 24-One of
series Of fires which have caused mill
lions of dollars worth of damage the
past few days in the South and South
west swept through ten business
blocks of Augusta and twenty adjoin
ing residence blocks and before be
ing got under control had caused dam
age conservatively estimated at S5,-
100000 No lives were reported lost,
although there were scores of narrow
escapes, and several firemen were se-
verely burned
The flameswept area covers about
one and a quarter square miles and in
ii were the city's largest office and
business buildings on the north side
Of Broad street; warehouses on his
toric Cotton Row." containing thou
sands of bales of cotton, and some 600
homes, many of them in the city's
most exclusive residence section.
Among other structures destroyed was
St Pauls Episcopal church, built 135
years ago. The loss Is apportioned as
follows:
business and office buildings and
contents, $2,000000; cotton ware
houses and contents, s1,500,000; resi-
dences and household goods, $1,000
600; various other structures, $780,
600
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-03-24
LARGER GUARD FOR
TOWNS ON BORDER

San Antonio, Tex, March 24.-Con-
sidering Northern Mexico a powder
magazine In the midst of fire army
officers at Fort Sam Houston ordered
points where the danger is most evi-
dent.
From Brownsville to the California
line fear of uprisings by the Carranza
troops against Americans In border
towns Nave been revived
The Fifth cavalry, now speeding to
Columbus, will be Immediately dis
tributed along the border and a por-
ton of the Twenty-fourth infantry,
not required TO. protection of General
Pershing's line of communication, will
be utilized for additional border pa
troll.
One Of the most significant changes
In disposition of troops was the send
ing of the Fourth artillery from Mer-
cedes to Brownsville, where 1t will
be better Off" There are already
more than 5000 United States soldiers
in the Brownsville district, but Mata-
moras, a Mexican city across the riv-
er, is hotbed Of Villaista sentiment
At General Funston's headquarters
1t was stated that proper precautions
are being taken to guard General Per
shing's line of communication between
Columbus and Casas Grandes from
possible attack by revolving Carran
zaiStas
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-03-24
600 STRUCTURES 4 BURNED
Fire at Nashville Causes Loss of ST..
100000.

Nashville, Tenn, March PA small
boy throwing a lighted ball of yarn
into dry grass caused a fire loss of
s., 100000 here.
A f1fty-mile wind drove the flames
into the residence district and 600
structures were destroyed.
The Warner school, where 500 chill
dren were at lessons, was threatened.
The pupils were kept in the building
until the flames reached 1t. All man
aged to escape, however.
More than 1900 persons are made
homeless by the fire.
The burned area covered thirty-flve
residence blocks
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-03-24
DUTCH SAILORS IN REVOLT
Demand Safety of Vessels Before
Joining Their Ships.

The Hague, March 24-At a meet.
ing in Amsterdam, held under the aus
pices of the Sailors union, the crews
OF half dozen oceangoing steamships
ready to sail resolved by an over
whelming majority not to join their
ships until more definite arrange
ments had been reached with the gov
ernment for the safety of the vessels.
This decision affected also the Hol.
land-America line, whose steamship
Nieuw Amsterdam was scheduled to
sail
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-03-24
CIGAR CRUSADE EXTENDED
PhlIadelphlans Are Accused OF Vic
latIng Revenue Laws.

Philadelphia, March 24-More than
a score of small cigar manufacturers
and dealers were arrested in this city
by government agents in the crusade
started In New York against violators
of the internal revenue laws.
The prisoners were arraigned be-
fore United States commissioners on
charges of refilling cigar boxes; re-
moving from their premises cigars not
properly boxed and stamped failure
to keep their registered number on
exhibition or to keep proper records.
Further arrests are expected.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-03-24
ITALIAN CHIEF IN LONDON
Cadorna, en- Route TO Entente Confer
ence, Greeted Enthusiastically.

London, March 24.-General Count
Cadorna, chief of the Italian general
staff, who left Italy to attend the
military and political conference of
the entente nations at Paris, arrived
in London from the French capital
General Cadorna was met at the
station by Field Marshal Earl Kitchen
er, the British war secretary, mem
bers of the British headquarters staff
and the Italian ambassador. An i'm
mense throng of people, English and
Italian, greeted him enthusiastically
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-03-24
PRAISES NATIONAL GUARD
Congressman Davis Says Militia ls
Very Patriotic.

Washington, March 24.-The loyal
ty and patriotism OF the national
guard, particularly that Of Minnesota
was vigorously ehampioned by Repre-
sentative Davis in a speech to the
house opposing proposition to have
national guard officers chosen by the
government instead OF by the states
or the national guard itself
Mr.. Davis declared that the nation
al guard was demonstrating It's patriot
ism every day and would continue te
DO %.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-03-24
SLAvS ATTACK
GERMAN FRONT
Half Million Russians En-
gagged in Assault.
FURIOUS BATTLE RAGING
General Kuropatkln Heads Cars
Force In Desperate Offensive Against
Won neutrality-suspicious. Make
Further Gains in West.

TuFtncF SalnS IN west.
London, March 24.-Half a million
we'll equipped Russian troops under
command of General Kuropatkin are
now assaulting Won Hindenburg' IS
front.
The Russians have dented the Ger
man line at half dozen places.
Unofficial dispatches report the bat
tie raging with great fury forty miles
south of Dvinsk
The Slavs on this sector are driving
westward toward the Vilna-Dvinsk
railway.
Other dispatches from Petrograd
describe the Russian offensive as an
attempt to batter in the dangerous
German wedge In the Dvinsk region,
removing the threat of a German of
fensive in that sector when weather
conditions are more seasonable.
This is the view held by the ma
iority of London critics, who believe
the weather in the Dvinsk region will
not be favorable for a great offensive
for at least a month.
Northwest of Verdun the Germans
are striving desperately TO capture a
dominant height in the Avocourt re
gion from which to bring gun fire to
bear upon French positions.
The German attempt has met with
some success.
A statement from the French war of
fee admits the Germans have gained
a foothold on Haucourt hill, between
Avocourt and Malancourt
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-03-24
FRENCH LINE is MENECED
Berlin View Of Situation on Western
Front

Berlin, March 24-The Lokal An
zeiger says that in view of the prog
ress made by German troops near
Avocourt the French line between
Bethincourt and Malancourt is men
aced.
The newspaper points out that the
town OF Avocourt Is only seven kilo-
meters from the important Verdun-
Paris railroad, the intervening dis
tance being covered with woods and
hills.
Karl Rosner, the correspondent on
the Verdun front of the Lokal Anzei
ger, telegraphs that the French north
western positions of Malancourt and
Bethincourt are in a precarious sit
uation because they bulge into the
German lines, exposing the communi
cations to fianking attacks.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-03-24
WOMAN is KILLED IN AUTO
Police Think II Suicide, While Friends
Advance Accidental Theory.

Chicago, March "a. Mrs. Annie
Clemons was killed by bullet from
nautomatic pistol as she sat In an
automobile, With her husband she
had been out for an airing, when
something went wrong with the ma
chine. Clemons was partly under the
car when the shot was fired and
crawled out to find his wife dead
Friends of Mrs. Clemons say the
shooting was accidental, while the po-
lice assert q belief that the woman
shot herself. At the same time the
husband, Austin A. Clemons. Is be-
Ing detained at the Woodlawn police
station
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-03-24
NORMAL SCHOOL DESTROYED
Fire Causes Loss of About $4,000 al
Oshkosh, Wis,

Oshkosh, Wis, March 24.-Ffre com
pletely destroyed the central portion
of the Oshkosh normal school
The total loss is estimated at $780,
600, with insurance in the state in.
surance department OF about 100000.
No definite cause has been assigned
for the fire.
The industrial building was not
touched by the flames and the gymna-
sium was saved.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-03-24
GuatemaIans XIII Mesicans.

Mexico City, March 24.-According
to traveller who arrived here from
Tapachula, near the Guatemala bor-
der. troops of President Manuel Ca
brera OF Guatemala crossed the south
ern frontier March 13 and engaged the
Mexicans. killing many of the garri.
son and taking 200 prisoners.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-03-24
Troop Train Blown Up.

Mexico City, March ga telegram
received from Pachuca Hidalgo re-
ports the blowing up of mixed train
between that place and Tulancingo,
destroying several troop cars and
killing the passengers on a coach at
tached to the train.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-03-24
German Ships Held Prizes.

London, March 24.-The Hamburg
American liners Prinz Adalbert and
Kronprinzessin Cecilie, which were
seized at Falmouth at the outbreak of
the war, were condemned In prize
court as prizes.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-03-24
Aviation Chief Injured.

Washington, March 24.-Lieutenant
Colonel Samuel Reber. chief of the
errny aviation service, fell three
stories in his home here and was se-
verely injured. He was removed to
Q hospital.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-03-24
islands Exports in 1915 5000, 900
Greater Than in 1914.

Washington, March 24,-The Philip
pines export trade increased about
$5,000,000 during 1915, reaching a to-
tai of nearly $4,000 900 for the calen-
dar year. according to figures given
out by the insular bureau
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-03-24
SENATE PASSES THE WEST
POINT BILL.

Washington, March 24.-The
national defense program was
advanced another stage when
the senate passed Senator
Chamberlain's bill to double
the number of candidates at
the West Point military acad-
emy.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-03-24
Former Minister Removed.

Petrograd. March 24.-General Sioux
homlinoff. former minister of war, has
been removed by imperial ukase from
the council of the empire, says a
semi-off1ciai news statement
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-03-24

Photo by American Press Association.
The French front is the scene of
much activity by the Canadian artil-
lery forces. according to a commune
oral Sir Sam Hughes from the Cana
dian headquarters in France The re
port says that the Seventh artillery
brigade destroyed an enemy machine
gun emplacement and that a trench
mortar battery succeeded in breach
ing a German parapet in several
places.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-03-24

value of the Carranza dollar fell to 2
cents in American money on the San
Antonio market. This is the lowest
price quoted since the money became
recognized by local banks.
The highest price was 10 cents, paid
Immediately after the Carranza de
facto government was recognized by
the United States
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-03-24
Herrera MOVES
TOWARD VILLA
Carranza Rebel to Unite
Forces With Bandit.
LATTER ESTABLISHES BASE
Reported to Have Selected Position
West Of Namaqulpa for Purpose of
Reoruanlzing Command and Re
cruitlng New Men for His Army.


FL Paso, Tex, March 24-Francisco
villa has established a base to the
westward of Namaquipa to reorganize
his command and recruit new men for
his army Is a report current here. At
this new base, it was said, villa would
lay his plans to operate with the force
of General Luis Herrera, who is un-
derstood to have renounced the de fac
to government.
The American army base at Colum-
bus has had no news OF Villa for more
than two days.
General Luis Herrera, until a few
days ago in command OF the Carranza
garrison, is said to be moving north
westward TO effect a juncture with
villa and this, in connection with the
report that the Carranza garrison at
Torreon had revolted, has occasioned
grave concern among the American
army officers In FL Paso
Villa men, augmented by the com
mand of General Herrera, said to mum
Der 1000 well equipped soldiers,
might be in a position to harass Gen
eral Pershing's army and seriously In
terrupt the line of communication be-
tween the advanced base of American
forces at Casas Grandes and the main
base at Columbus.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-03-24
WOMEN WILL CLEAN CHI
CAGO STREETS.

: Chicago, March "a = The
: Thirty-frst ward will be the
: mecca OF Chicago sightseers
: April /, for on that day the
!. women of the ward, or many
: of them, will don overalls and
: start cleanup work.
+ The alleys in the ward are
: said to be In bad condition and
|. repeated requests that they be
+ cleaned were without result.
+ The women say they will do
+ the work which the city neg
+ lected.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-03-24
Railway Need Is Great.

An early agreement with the Car
rama government for the permission
to use Mexican railway lines is great
ly wished by army officers. The main
base would then be transferred from
Columbus TO this city and the Mexi-
co Northw csteIE railway could be used
to sinp men and supplies to Casas
Grandes. The railroad could he easily
maintained against interruption, while
the present line southwark out of Co
lumbus over desert might be readily
cut should Villa recruit formidable
body of men,
Villa is said to have sent agents
among the populace in the mountain
districts urging them to support him
against the Americans. He Is report
ed to be equipping his men with arms
and ammunition which he has had
cached for some time. He has plenty
of good mounts, and once his com
mand is ready Villa will be in a posi-
ton to start a guerrilla campaign
against the American army.
All is quiet in Juarez and street
car service, which was suspended for
fear of trouble in that Mexican city
was resumed. The railroad bridges
are still under guard.
So grave is the situation regarded
here that the military authorities plan
ned drastic steps to relieve all MeXi
cans In FL Paso of any arms they
might have concealed In their homes