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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-20
Lord Robert Cecil Lays Bare Latest Wrinkle of Teutonic Propaganda in the United States
PLAYING UPON THE KINDEST MOTIVES OF
 AMERICAN PEOPLE
Whole Agitation a Political Move Designed to Dis credit England With PhilanthrOpic America

London, March 19.--s'The asitaticn in America for the export of milk for babies in Germany is the most dis- honest and fnsincere feature of the ductcd in your country said Lord Robert Cecil. the minister of war trade, in discussing today with rep resentntive of the Associated Press the charge that the British blockade was having il serious effect on the milk supply of the central powers.
 This campaign" continued Lord Robert, lis all the more inexcusable because it's sponsors are deliberately playing upon the finest motives of . charitable people. The possible dis tress and suffering of babies, no mat ter what their nationality, must go di- rect to the hearts of your most gen. erous citizens without reference to the direction of their sympathies in this war.
 The charges of inhumanity made against us would be scarcely worth mentioning if they came from purely German sources However, in this case, we feel that we must not only defend our good name against a baseless in- dictment but that the American peo- pie whose generous hearts lead them to contribute to the fund being raised ostensibly to supply German babies with milk ought to be protected from such an imposition.
 THOUSANDS OF CATTLE
 "In the occupied area of northern France thots were half million cat tie at the time of the arrival of the German armies. Hardly one is left, and today Mr. Hoover's commission is send ing into that district 5000, 900 tins of condensed milk monthly, to keep alive the thousands of French babies whose sources of supply have been taken from them by the Germans. This milk is being paid for by French money Without this fund and the work of . neutral commission these French ba- bies would be dying of starvation to- day.
 Belgium had 1.50O.000 cattle. We know that practically half of these have gone to Germany.
 These facts throw curious light. indeed, on German solicitude for the lives of the infants an the territories they have occupied. How many cattle are there in Germany? I am informed through sources of unimpeachable ve- racity and expert Knowledge that the Germans have been most jealous in the maintenance of their original capital of cattle to such an extent that prob ably less milch cows have been slaugh- tered during the war than in normal times pamphlet issued in America by. the citizens committee for food shipments states. without giving fig ures, that Germany imported some con densed milk in normal years. If this supply, which I admit may be neces- sary for a limited number of infants, has been stopped. surely the excess of cows from Belgium and northern France could have been used to sup ply the deficiency, but the very fact that these stolen cattle were slaugh- tered in greater part shows that the
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-20
Negroes in Mexico

Deming. N M, March 19.--The Twen- ty-fourth and Twenty-fitth ihlahtrS, negro organizations, entered Mexico from Columbus today, according to dls- patches reaching here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-20
Flying Cavalry Column, Per sonally Led by General Pershing, Is no Miles ill Interior of Mexico
TROOPERS MARCHED THROUGH SECTIONS
 OF ARID TERRITORY
Only Few Cavalry Horses and Mules LOst-Men Are in Good Condition-Villa Still Killing Americans

Fl Paso, Tex, March 19. Francisco Villa has been driven into a trap by the rapid advance of the Ameri- can troops, according to the information received today in wireless dispatches from the front and in telegraphic dispatches to Gen. Gabriel Gavira, the Carranza com- mander at Juarez.
 Everything seems now to depend on the ability of the Carranza garrisons to hold their end of the net. On three sides of the bandit chief he is hemmed in by strong Carranza columns, while on the fourth the Americans are driv- ing forward with amazing speed,
 Villa was reported in the Babicora lake region tonight on the ranch of Mrs Phoebe Hearst, which he has ravaged several times in the past Babicora is about 55 miles south of Galeana, where enc section of the American expedition ary force has arrived and is pushing for ward at the rate of 8 miles day. A few miles to the west of the bandit $ position is Namiquipa, which is held by a powerful Carranza garrison. On the cast are the frowning barriers of the Sierra Madre mountains, barring the way to Sonora. Gen. Luis Gutierrez, Car ranza's field chief declares that he holds all the passes to Sonora.
 IS BLOCKED IN SOUTH
 To the south Villas way is blocked by the Carranza garrison at Madeira, a town of considerable importance as the head quarters of the Madeira company Ltd, an American concern which has vast lum- Der. mining and railroad interests. On account of the importance of this town, an exceptionally heavy Carranza force is said to hold it.
 The whole situation seems to hang to- night on the Carranza forces. If they remain loyal to the first chief, which up to the present they have shown every indication of doing, Villa appears trapped. It is of, course, realized that he is on ground of his own choosing and a coun- try admirably suited for guerrilla war fare and surprise attacks.
 While Carranza leaacrs and the United States military authorities have succeed ed so far in avoiding any friction there is one serious question which may arise at any time to threaten the entire situa- tion As the lines of communication Of the American force lengthen the prob iem of bringing up supplies becomes in creasingly more pressing.
 To grant the United States permission to use the Mexican railroads for ship ping supplies, it is thought here, may be misconstrued by many Mexicans. On the other hand refusal would scarcely harmonize with the professed desire of the Carranza government to cooperate in every way with the American authorities. The arrival of this crisis is being anxious ly awaited on both sides of the border
 AT BABICORA
 Villa has reached Babicora, near the lake of that name in the Guerrero re- gion, after having abandoned 30 or nls wounded at Elvalle, according to a tele- gram received today by General Gavira (Continued on Page Twol
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-20
Kent of PinchOt Forces Seems Pleased With
 Presidents Note
MEASURE REGARDED
 AS AN ALABAMA BILL
Underwood and Bankhead- are Unin- formed as to Course President Will Take When the Bill Is
 Submitted to Him
By HUGH ". ROBERTS

Washington, March .-(Special)-Rep- resentative Kent of California, Pincho-ite in regard to the conservation" of water power, has received from President Will son a significant though ambiguous letter in reply to his strictures against the Shields dam act recently put through the Senate by an overwhelming vote.
 The Presidents note follows:
 Thank you for your letter of March r. You may be sure that 1 will call the attention of the new Secretary of War to the water powers question at the ear Hest possible moment, for you know, l am sure, my deep and genuine interest in it. l agree with you that it is better to let the water powers run to waste than to settle the question of the use of it in the wrong way. I am watching the progress of legislation with great deal of anx- iety. Cordially and sincerely yours,
 WOODROW WILSON"
 MT. Kent is of the opinion, evidently, that the Pinchots have captured the Pres ident. Those who conceived and put the Shields bill through the Senate point out that the President in his letter said nothing of definite or specific charac-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-20
PINCHOTs ARE ACTIVE

During the long debate on the Shields bill the Pinchots were unusually active. They declared that it was contrary to their idea of conserving the resources of the country to permit cooperation by the government and capital in the construc- ton of dams. The advocates of the bill, on the other hand, contended that the only manner in which to conserve coal is to retain it, and to conserve water power is to use it..
 The measure was bitterly opposed in passage by virulent but small minority Only 2 votes were cast against it when it attempted it's final voyage through the upper house. In the lower house it will also encounter stiff opposition but it's friends believe that it will eventually be passed and sent to the White House for approval.
 But the attitude of the President will determine it's fate. For it is doubtful that the House would pass it over the executive veto.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-20
AN ALABAMA BILL

The Shields bill in it's application will be regarded as an Alabama bill It had the earnest support of Senators Bankhead and Underwood, because in their opinion, under it's terms, practically all of the water power running to waste in Ala bama would be claimed and forced to bear the burden of new and enormous commerce. It's provisions had the ap- proyal of ex-Secretary of War Garrison. With Senator Underwood, the President, respecting the bill, was at one time in accord.
 The Alabama senators have declined to corrment on the letter to Representative Kent, although it is known that they are anxious lest some event has caused the President to change his mind. Senato4' Underwood admitted that while the Pres ident did not commit himself to any spe- cific course, there was contained in the Kent letter subtle suggestion of his pos s1ble opposition.
 Senator Bankhead stated that in all probability, the President intended to com vey to Mf. Kent his agreement with the Ca'ifornian's idea that the water power question must be solved properly. and his promise tfat any legislation enacted would receive his careful consideration.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-20

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Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-01-06
STOP ALL DRINKING,

A handbook recently issued by the
German government for the use OF
field surgeons sounds a note OF warn.
ing against John BarleyCorn. The
article is by Prof. Max Gruber OF the
Royal Hygienic institute OF Munich.
We quote;
This is no time for the use of alco-
hol. Not only is the guzzling OF all
alcoholic drinks to be stopped. but
the use of even small amounts is, as a
rule. an evil.
1T is scientifically established that
ever small amounts of alcohol weaken
and paralyze our powers OF ohserva-
ton, memory and judgment. the COM
mand of our intellect. our wills and
our reason, u impulses. our brains.
our body: cut down the gains from
exercise. the endurance OF hardships.
the ability to resist external injuries.
Ones strength and mental power
may be enough to withstand the mod
crate use. but efficiency cannot be i'm
proved by it. And those OF US who
are small and deficient in mental and
physical power act rccklessly when
we dissipate the little that We have.
especially when W. are under obiiga-
tons to accomplish the most that We
can"
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-01-06
BY KIN HUBBARD.

Next t tn letter that we long fer
tAer haint nothin' that ome as slow
as reforms.
After many anxious years O wait.
in two thirds O tn states O tn Union
have passed laws tiXin' tn weight o a
bushel O. cowpeas at tifty.six pounds
1t has been a tedious process but tn
people won in the end. Fer years tn
rruGe hogshead stood uncovered near
tn grocery door while TIL tub oysters
reclined agin' tn hitchin' rack an
tn mackerel barrel wuz tn prize fly
catcher O tn period. It's a wonder
those who went t hear Jenny Lind er
Henry Clay ever lived t tell tn tale
when you think O. tn Olc.time grocery.
Folks used t wait patiently fer
Saturday L come [ take a bath er
depended on musk. IL took years an
years { break up tn ole musk prac-
tice. TIL business men used t take
ten minutes t worry down a heavy
dinner an indigestion reaped a rich
harvest. T'day tn humblast banker
takes three hours. He's thinkin' while
he eats. but he's away from tn din
o tn addin' machines an tn odor D
musty bills. A feilcr's personal ap-
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-01-06
Kim Hubbard Essays
Hi OUACK SPECIALIST
BY KIN HUBBARD.

A Quack specialist with a frock'coat
an four column beard stopped for two
DAYS ut tn New Palace hut.tcl last
week an here's some o tn questions
he asked Upton Bud. who went t con
suit him:
DO you own any real estate?
Are your muscles sore after digsin
n cellar?
Are you hungry before breakfast!
Does catin' Il Kicfer pear give you
a warped view OF life?
Durin' tn heated summe months
do you hesitate when confronted with
some arduous task?
Arc you sullen an melancholy after
you've paid fer a One-rib roast?
DO you notice heavincss o tn eye
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-01-06
AMERICAS GREATEST FOES.

Had saloons never been discovered.
and were il then in my power to por-
tray the effects Of such a discovery. all
men, without exception, would declare
1t impossible to conceive of any more
diabolical plan for the degradation and
destruction of the human race. Our
greatest foes are the manufacturers
and distributors Of alcohol. The
stories of injuries done by drink are so
written in the sad life history of many
OF our greatest men; are so evident
throughout our land in squalor. pow
erty. misery and crime, and replete in
prisons. warehouses; and asylums. as
well as in domestic infelicity, that it
is inconcoivable that any intelligent.
rational man can deny the necessity
for strong. united action to rid the
land of both manufacturer and dis
tributor.'-Dr. i. Kelley of Johns Hop
kins Hospital, Baltimore.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-01-06
BEER WORSE THAN WHISKY,

This is what the Home Life Inspr-
ance company of New York has to say
about beer:
"Of all intoxicating drinks, it Is the
most animaliZing. 1t duiis the intel
lcctual and moral and feeds the SEN
sual and boastly nature. Beyond all
other drinks. it qualities for deliberate
and ~unprOvOked crime. In this re-
spect it is much worse than distilled
liquors. A whisky drinkcr will com
nit murder only under the direct ~
element Of liquor, a beer drinker is
capable Of doing it in cold blood. Long
observation has assured us that a
large proportion Of murders deliberate
~ planned and executed, without pas
sion or malice. with no other motive
than the acquisition of property or
money, often Of trifiing value, are per-
petrated by beer drinkers"
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-01-06

q couple of powerful locomotives Of
the latest pattern. and in part OF mis-
~cellaneous freight, consisting OF sup
plies for army use.
Lighters piled high with large
crates containing motors and automo
bile bodies OF various makes are in
evidence everywhere around the har-
Dor. The spaces between the piers
of the Bush Terminal docks are con-
gested with freight of this charac.
ter, and the scene is one Of remarka.
bic commercial enterprise.
The Neutrality picks its way along
cautiously until in less crowded wa
tiers. then makes a dash across the
upper bay to the torpedo-boat de.
stroyers stationed at the Narrows.
The investigating party no sooner
chambers up on the deck OF one Of
them than q telephone bell rings aft.
Lieut.. George NJ. Lowry answer the
call and returns with a message for
a member OF the neutrality squad
from the Office Of Mr.. Malone. The
destroyers have steam up and are
ready to make a dash if the occasion
should arise.
Beyond the Narrows. liz Grovesend
bay. in what has been designated by
the harbor authorities as the loading
ground for explosives. several ships
are taking OF dynamite, tri-nitro-
toluol or some other form OF high ex.
plosive in quantities sufficient to
make you shudder at the mere thought
OF what might happen if one OF the
boxes carelessly swung from the light
or alongside should slip from the
block and tackle and fall to the deck.
All barges carrying explosives arc
required by the municipal ordinance
10 fly two large red flags. one at the
bow and Il at the stern. and al
night to display two red lanterns.
City in Danger From Explosives.
Most Of them paid little heed to the
regulation They were travelling up
and down the harbor. each with
enough picric acid or other high ex-
plosive 70 rae the city. with no red
flag flying or other indication OF the
dangerous cargo they we're transport
ing. The attention Of the neutrality
squad" was called by Mr.. Malone to
this ca~relessness.
The customs guards are also forced
to keep rigid watch to see that no
explosives are loaded on passenger
ships. 1t is likewise part OF their
duty, under the Law, 10 prevent ship.
pcrs from loading goods under a false
classification.
In enforcing neutrality Mr.. Malone
has not lost sight OF the fact that
the motive Of patriotism which impc!s
all aliens in the United States to
want to be OF utmost service to their
countries is perfectly un-
derstandable. but it has been his con
purpose to compel the repre-
Of all nations t. realize
they can only serve the cause
Of their governments by keeping
the limits and prohibitions OF
our neutrality laws.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-01-06
Didn't Need the Ball.

Two n~cighboring football clubs had
been drawn together. Local rivalry
ran riot with the feelings Of the play
crs, and hard knocks were the order
of the day. At the end of the first
several men had been wounded and
wirded in the fray.
Neither side being able to add to
the score, the game resolved itself
lapSci, and Omconc volunteered to
go for "A new one.
ooh, never mind a ball" shouted "A
player from behind a bundle of ban.
dagcs; lets go on with the game:"
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-01-06

when you try [ describe tn sharp,
dartin' pain which departs ever morn
IN at twenty minutes after tn hour
from tn base O your skull an runs
thro' without change L your right
heel. He has several ingenious little
preliminary questions bearin' Indirect.
~ on your case which he asks. an
which. II answered truthtully. gives
MIN a fair workin' clew on ?our in.
come. No Quack specialist in his right
mind will disturb a tumor unless theirs
a farm behind it, an. while Tiers been
great progress made in tn profession
o surgery, it's impossible t remove a
tumor without disturbin' tn farm.
However. no Teller WIZ ever so poor
that a quack specialist couldn't at
least remove eight dollars from him
fer a bottle O. brown water. An list
I make tn operation seem more diff.
cult he'll advise you t give up ter.
hacker.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-01-06

five minutes on tn leading drayman.
an then tn most poplar bill poster
has t wait on tn most prominent mer.
chant. who attempts t resign in favor
o a ~we!l-known attorney. 1t will take
some time t break up this practice
s5ht-snre so11e more sanitary means
should be devised whereby cold slaw
an beans kin be taken int tn stom-
aCh.
Girls use t shake with fear an trem.
bin as they were led t tn altar.
Now they beat you t it. Folks use
t wear thick. sosgy flannel under.
wear an dance till daylight in close,
stuffy halls without excitin' comm 1T.
Tday they'd be Put out O. tn buildin'.
Right now there is a little under.
current O objection { our present day
method O handlin' soup. TIL feelin'
II grow as time goes on an finally
crystalline itself int a general revolt
an become allied with our world
wide crusade agin useless noises. It's
bound t come. Tn fcller that eats
soup like a walrus is doomed.
Why, it wuz as late as tn eighties
before We begun t question tn ad.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-01-06

Nobody w cver so brave that he
couldn' be scared by II Quack special.
list. A Teller kin distinguish himself
on tn field o battle er show his cour.
age in n thousan' different ways an yit
emerge from Il short. crisp consultn.
ton with a fat. glossy quack special
list tremblin' like a dimes worth O
liver. That's tn Quack specialists
business. He don't care how strong
ana brave you are. All lie asks is n
little heart t heart. er liver t liver.
talk with you.
After a Quack specialist gifts you in
his studio he first sets about t git a
line on your financial condition an he
expects you to be jist as frank an hon.
est with him on this subject as you are
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-01-06

lids when you try t watch q ~,en.thirty
film?
Do you awaken with a start when a
ncighborin' pianner strikes up after
hours?
DO you feel a wanin' inclination I
fly a kite as tn years go by?
Are you ever seized with INDIGESTION
when you have your choice O two
kinds O soup?
Do you ever notice a low. mut!led
gurgle in tn region O tn pipes THAI
carry tn air back t tn lobes O tn
lungs while plowin'?
So what could Upton Bud do? |
wuz up t him t either linger along fer
another week er begin treatment at
once. He didn' know nothin' bout tn
connection O tn anastomosis O tn
capillary eXtremities O tn vena cova
with those o. tn portal vein an he wuz
in no mood t take chances.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-01-06
Man Kicks Against Dogs.

Tulsa. Okla.-Suit was instituted in
district court by ". =. HIevins against
j. S. Mccartney and others to rccovcr
500 because the dogs at the city pound
keep him awake at night by their
barking. Mccartney is the keeper OF
the dog pound.
!p the suit II IL charged that the
snarling and growing Of the dogs is
section and that infection from the
kennels has spread TO some Of the ad.
Joining houses. causing discase among
the children.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-01-06

guard against q vessel attempting to
leave the harbo- without clearance
papers it was arranged TO have L OF
the speediest ~torpedO.5oat destroyers
n the navy stationed III the Narrows
of Quarantine and in the sound of
Whitestone. Gables were laid and at.
tached to a buoy. from which direct
connection could be made with one
OF the destroyers on guard at either
station. so that il would be possible
TO telephone direct from the custom
house to the commanding officer at
any minute during the day or night.
Private telephones were also placed
at each pier around the ha-bor, max.
ing il possible 70! the me-. on guard
TO get into instant communication
with the collectors office
No Chance to Get BY.
Under this arrangement as soon as
a vessel has cleared at the custom
house notice is sent to the torpedo
boat destroyer on guard. an. 10 vas.
sci is allowed TO leave the ha.DOr IN.
NE Nh' 'ybIlIAuilISa VI III t'N. u w -
has received word from the custom
house that clearance has been granted
The efficacy of this supervision was
tested when the steamship Pathfinder,
ignoring the signals to stop. steamed
rapidly past Quarantine and was
down in the lower bay before the de.
stroyer got under Roadway. The de.
parting boat var speedily overhauled,
hut even then the captain refused TO
stop until a solid shot was fired across
his bows. He thereupOn decided to
take no chances on what might hap.
pen next and returned as ordered
to the Quarantine station. where he
was detained until a proper clearance
was produced, Several other boats
have been stopped in like manner.
The vigilance Of he neutrality
squad as Mr.. Maloues army OF
husky watchers has come TO be known
among the harbor folk. IL evidenced
by several incidents. Two Onetime
United states torpedo boats. the por-
ter and the Winslow, which had a
speed OF from twcnty-four to twenty.
Six knots, had been condemned by