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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-01
WAGE CONCESSIONS . ID MINERS AMOUNT
 ID NINE MILLIONS
Anthracite Mine Workers Reach Agreement With Operators Providing
 Large Increases

New York. April ao"age concessions which would increase the anthracite mine workers payroll by approximately B. ooooO0 in the next foursy ears. ere of fered in the tentative agreement reached early today by joint snbcomnittee of operators and miners. 1t was learned to- night. The agreement. It was predicted by both sides, in all probability will be accepted by the trt-district board repre- senting the miners at their meeting to- morrow. V X N 4 r sgs [ z
 Representatives of the miners here de- clared today that the new agreement. which will cover four-year period. means the biggest triumph in the point of concessions ever secured blythe min CTS. The operators for the first time have granted to the miners the right to organize for bettering cpndfiions in the coal fields. the leaders assarted
 The increase in wages virtually aiaounts to 15h per cent for day workers, ac- cording to the miners, who pointed out that the granting of the demand for an eight-hour Instead Of a nine e-hour work day. added l2k per cent to the 8 per cont increase for day workers.
 The concessions made by the aubcom- mittee or the miners feGArdipg tho, recoSs nition of the union wSte tho cl&aod Shop and the sscheck- Of {. 's 'a N.
 Other concessions granted were the re- adiustment of laapifinationS of angi. neers and q per cent tacrease In thSir wsxeg the provtdin9 Of ' lnaacl1ine riin- ing scale Eexerning tho baSic paytils1t to Iall clAsaas 0f lahorers veinployed 1T that
 nAde for lese chan dey r1ted
 There aleo were pr0Vk616llI mad6 for overttme work and iSIcr< 46jixE thS $& " Of DIV for ennerlendy ln <. 5x '>s| #& 6 s
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-01
OF GERARD ON SUBMAR|NES|S IS HOURLY EXPECTED Officials Believe Ambassa- dor's Report Will Forecast
 German Reply EXPECT REPLY TO DEAL,INs PRINCIPLES Specific Cases Mentioned in American Note to Be Taken Up Later by Germany-Further Negotia-
 tions May Follow

Washington, April 30. Secretary Lansing said tonight he had no new dispatches from Germany bearing on the submarine question. and that Ambassador Gerard had not reported on his conference with Emperor William A report from MT. Gerard is expected hourly and officials think it probably will forecast the German reply
 Information received tonight from Ger man sources is to the effect that the Der lin government has considered replying to the American demand for the ifnme- diate abandonment of present methods of submarine warfare with an offer to have it's submarines operate. at least tenn porarily only as cruisers against enemy merchant ships. German officials are said to have expressed themselves as being favorable toward the plan. The state de- pertinent, so far as is known, has no in- formation on the subject.
 If the German reply has been drafted. official information on the subject is lack ing That note will be sent by Ber-
 tContinued on Page Eight)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-01
MONTHLY SURVEY OF' GENERAL BUSINESS SHOWS AN INCREASE Federal Reserve Board Re- ports on the Conditions
 Throughout Country MANUFACTURE CENTERS IN LEAD Crop Conditions Have Seldom Been Better, States Report, and Price
 Records Continue to Be
 Broken

Washington, April SO-The monthly survey of business conditions throughout the country reported to the federal re- serve board by agents in each reserve district and made public tonight, shows that prosperity continued to increase during April in virtually every section of the United States, especially in east ern manufacturing centers. synopsis of the survey by districts follows;
 Boston Business continues to improve; comparison with a year ago shows that lin many cases the improvement is ex- |treme. |, New York-The volume of goods pro- duced and sold last month was probably greater than in any March record.
 Philadelphia Trade is brisk; prices are rising; manufacturing plants are work Ing to capacity.
 Atlanta General conditions are un- changed: outlook for future conditions favorable. There is gradual selling of the cotton crop Manufacturers are working full time and many are behind on orders.
 Richmond Business continues to show improvement. Farmers are in better financial condition than for sometime past
 Cleveland Earnings of steel companies and concerns in Kindred lines continue at an unprecedented rate.
 Chicago-Money is hardening slightly. Manufacturers and wholesale merchants are enjoying good business. Fall wheat condition is reported to be unsatisfac- tory in many localities. Decreased wheat crops in prospect. Volume of general business continues high.
 OPERATING TO CAPACITY St. Louis This district is in excellent business condition. Producers and man. ufacturers are operating to capacity, shipments of merchandise show larger increases and the buying power of the general public has increased MinneSp0 Whclesale and retail trade arc prospexous and industrial conditions excellent Grain territory will show a 10 per cont reduction in wheat acreage 1 for 1916.
 Kansss City Crop conditions have sell dom b@t8 better Ut this season. Car shortaS has been somewhat relieved. There mo labor disturbances. Price ! lrecord9& Nontinue to be broken at all ttoth Filets of the district There appe be no cessation ins the volume p4 Rims have revived business,
 Inclined to be sluggish. In k<S 4etern section, where no rain 1liH cattle are. dying and unless in conditions will soon be se- k{eil1 Ion is about all marketed. Ac-
 Y3@ the oll fieids has increased hf per cent over last year. Gem M conditions are good and labor
 iS ph demand
 nnciseo I.unhef prices are up
 Der 100 fset and orders arc
 " tnn nili csptcity. Acute short
 Ikused unp6 9alellsd activity in
 Trade md financial con
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-01
GEORGIA'SLIQUOR
 LA w NOW EFFECTIVE

urday night and with practicAlly no police aid, proprietors cleared fhetr places of business. Today beer &tknx were as prominent as ever. but 4t was all. and here and there a 2ie&& Of crepe. placed by some jocalar pStoons tluttered from the signs that stJfI ad ' vertised near beer on draugtt.
 The new law which was pAxpod It special session of the le6fa1etura last December. makes illsEM tho 6sls of any beverages containing moro Inn one half of one per cent of alc6kol. limits to two quarts of liquor. or 4S pints of beer or one gallon of WiaS every 90 days, shipments to any 16dt 5 yidual within the state. ana prevenfn advertising of nouors in tho 1fStes Many of the locker clubs 1t te - id; win go out of business white tko n. cial clubs. whose inerahershi1 < ,, |up of the more Influential o1 which have country club z,
 other features will not bt --.. s.. cept that they can no ] sell alcoholic bsverages z. z
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-01
Summary of the News

GENERAL NEWS 1-Irish situation ts rapidly clearing and rebel leaders are surrender ing in laFge numbers.
 COnferees on Mexican trouble await advices from capital be- fore proceeding.
 Democrats to start campaiKn to exPedite psssage of bills before dnfe ns nsstiOnui 'Vnyeus,ur'. pr. Dernberx says Germany must considcr a1I neutral relations In answerlnw American note. Vcsfsis .ss.fs, aslSiness nhovvn an incresne.
 Hepert of Gerard on submartne is- sues expected hourly.
 ccefgia's Iiaucr low now h ef- feet. Pittahprx street cur men atrilke. SPeswex Iegislation aurinE Present sessis~ es CsnEre.s more dssht- 5-Rrii mills hesk orders Tor 1ss.oee
 LOCAI. NEWS 5-yetexe be9in91nG te naark ballots - fntafe ges&es.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-01

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-01

In these circles it is argued that the United States might consent to relin quish the problem of Villa bandits to the forces of the de facto government but that pending a successful compile tion of this task by the Earranxa forces. it would insist on past occn- patton of the state of Chihuahua wtsera
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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-08-30
NAVY LOSES MAN IN
MEMPHIS TROUBLE

WASHINGTON, D. c., Aug. SO..-
One enlisted man was killed, and
officers and seventy men injured, five
cf these seriously, aboard the armored
cruiser Memphis, in addition to those
drowned when the warship was wreck
ed in the storm at San Domingo late
Tuesday.
Rear Admiral Pond cabled the navy
department today that the chief steam
main of the Memphis burst during the
storm, all hands being compelled to
leave the vessel. Several members Of
the crew, reported missing last night,
are believed today to have been lost
Admiral Ponds report says twenty of
the crew of the Memphis who escaped
into launch in the harbor were all
drowned.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-08-30
RUMAN|ANS ARE.
WI I /.
THEIR ENEMIES

Severe fighting is reported today in
all of the Balkan theatres, the Entente
offensive there developing on broad
scale.
Newspaper dispatches say Ruman-
ian troops are crossing the Transyi-
vanian Alps and Carpathians rapidly,
and one of these asserts that several
important Hungarian cities in Trans
ylvania province have already been oc
cupied by the invading host. Another
news dispatch says Rumanian troops
have seized and crossed Bethenthurn
pass, and are already approaching
Hermannistadt.
The French report gains in the Var
iar region, where the Bulgars are be-
ing slowly forced back before the En-
tente advance.
saloniki hears, according to Athens
news dispatches, that Rumania has de
cided to send Bulgaria an ultimaturh.
demanding the evacuation of Serbia.
Newspaper dispatches report that
the Bulgarians have occupied Drama
after a battle with the Greek garri-
son.
1t is reported also that Russian anc
Rumanian forces have occupied the
principal Carpathian passes.
The French claim an advance at
Fleury in the verdun region.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-08-30
EVERYBODY AGREES ON
THE GREY UNIFORMS

The meeting of the city board of ed
ucation at the Furlow Grammar
school Tuesday night developed har.
monious agreement by the board, to
gether with several interested patrons
in adopting the Charlottesville grey
uniform for the boys in the High school
to participate in military training.
The merits of the various uniforms
were discussed and the decision reach
ed was agreeable to every one con-
cerned, whereby the grey would be
used.
The board decided that no student
would be kept from attending school
because of not having uniform, still
Prof. J. E. Mathis would investigate
and the board would promise that the
student would be properly uniformed.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-08-30
wilson Brings Pressure 10 Bear

WASHINGTON, D. c., Aug. 3d.
Continued efforts of every agency Of
the Wilson administration to induce
the brotherhoods' representatives here
to recall the strike order issued Tues
day, was the outstanding feature of the
railway strike situation today. All in
f1uence possible is being brought to
bear on the leaders to get them to res
cind their action, ordering a nation.
wide strike effective at 7 a. m. Monday,
September 4th.
Congress began working today on
the enactment of legislation asked for
by President Wilson Tuesday. The
Senate interstate commerce COMMITTEES
will begin hearings tomorrow morning
at nine O'Clock on the proposed eight
hour bill, which will include among its
provisions a paragraph establishing
wage commission to observe the effects
of the eight-hour day. The bill will be
amendatory of the Newlands mediation
act, and annother measure providing
necessary machinery for government
operations of the railroads for military
purposes will also be considered. Rep.
resentatives of the railroads, railroad
employees and shippers are invited to
attend the hearings and urged to pre-
sent their views upon the present
disturbed conditions.
The twenty-six brotherhoods leaders
who remain in Washington conferred
early this afternoon with Secretary OF
Labor Wilson, the conference being
rron pending legislation, bearing upon
the strike situation. Following the
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-08-30
Railroads Hiring Nom Unionists.


CHICAGO, Aug. 9O.-Railroads cen.
tering here are rushing preparations
70 enforce an embargo against perish
able freight shipments, some of them
refusing such shipments today. Others
warned shippers that they intend to
refuse such shipments as cannot reach
their destinations by Saturday.
Ticket agents on all roads informed
passengers today that unless they
reach their destinations by Sunday
night, they will be subjected to per
Picking delays"
Business houses in many parts OF
the country swamped Chicago tele-
graph Offices with messages urging the
rushing forward of shipments today
Many Of these kilograms urged the nee
essity for speedy shipment to the point
OF authorizing express forwarding.
Operating officials of many systems
have speeded up their plans to meet
anticipated emergencies. Agencies en-
ployed in the hiring of men have been
urged to become more active in their
efforts to secure the thousands of men
who it is believed will be needed to
move trains after Sunday. Some of
the systems have arranged for the
coaching of men in the knowledge of
running locomotives, in order that
they may be utilized in place of strik-
ing engineers if not settlement is ar
ranged at Washington.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-08-30
jim MARSHALL SAYS
HE WANTS Be BACK

Many of the negroes are already re-
turning from the North-and others
want 10 come back. They are writing
to people in this section concerning
the situation.
One of the hands of the Atlantic
Ice & Coal Corporation, managed by
G. 7. Adams, has written Mr.. Adams
a letter which tells long story in a
few words. Mr. Adams gave Jim a
letter to help him secure job-and
this is what he writes:
Cap, be sure and tell al the boys
that is working there-General and
Will, and all, not to come here. The
people amt telling the truth. 1t Is
getting cold and people will start to
cutting labor off, and there it will be.
Your letter helped me to get a job, but
don't like here. Give me Georgia,
and save me job. am coming home.
Tell all the boys not to come here.
JIM MARSHALL.
Hartford, Conn,
1916.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-08-30
GERMAN OFFICER GETS
AWAY FROM THE PEN

ATLANTA, Ca, Aug. 3O.-Lieutenans
Robert Fay, Of the German army, con-
victed bomb plotter, and William
Knoblock, under sentence for using the
mails to defraud, escaped from the fed
eral prison Tuesday afternoon about 3
o'clock.
Immediately on learning of the es !.
cape the big whistle at the prison
sounded the alarm and notified the
country of their escape.
Lieutenant Fay was convicted in
New York for conspiracy in connection
with bomb plots against American
merchant vessels some time ago and
was placed in the Atlanta prison June
%, 1916. He was sentenced to a term
of eight years. He is native of Ger.
many, having been in this country for
about six months when he was con-
yieted by the federal authorities. He
is S5 years of age, but looks to be about
30 years old.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-08-30
ATLANTA WILL HAVE BIG
PAGEANT ON LABOR DAY

ATLANTA, Ca, Aug. 30-A series
os sparring bouts between last light
weights in the city auditorium will be
one of the features of the Labor Day
program arranged by the Atlanta Fed
Grafton of Trades.
For several years the Federation
has held no parade on Labor Day, but
this year the hosts of labor are coming
back with the most elaborate pageant
they have ever staged in the city of
Atlanta.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-08-30
AMER|CUS GETS
READY To MEET
MATTER

The local cotton buyers have receiv-
ed no instructions to stop buying be-
cause of the railroad strike situation,
which is contradictory to the reports
circulated in Americus late yesterday
The cotton men say that they are
working ahead without any contrary
orders, although it is known that the
break which is believed to be inevitable
will seriously affect the cotton mar
ket.
With cotton playing around 15c per
pound, the strike would have paralyz-
ing tendency, and the Southern farmer
is watching the situation in breathless
suspense.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-08-30
ALL PRESSURE COMES
ON employees TO STOP
STRIKE ORDER ISSUE

conference, the spokesman for the
brotherhoods leaders stated they had
not been asked by Secretary Wilson to
rescind the strike order already issued,
and that nothing except a satisfactory
settlement of their demands would
prevent walk-out. There are indica-
tons early this afternoon that Presi-
dent Wilson is preparing to publicly
appeal to the men to disregard the
strike order, if the leaders fail to
reach some agreement before the date
on which it is to become effective.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-08-30
SAM HOFFMAN TO OPEN
DRY GOODS STORE SEPT 1ST

Sam Hoffman, a member of the firm
OF Hoffman Brothers, has disposed of
his interest in the firm and will open
UP business of his own on Cotton
avenue in one of the stores formerly
occupied by D. Pearlman in front of
the Buchanan hardware store. A gener-
al line of dry goods and notions will
be carried in this new line of stock. Mr.
Hoffman is we'll known in Americus,
where he has been in business with
his brothers at 116 Cotton avenue for
several years. No doubt he will get
his share of the patronage in the dry
goods line at his new place of business
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-08-30
DEMOCRATS DESIRE
THE FUND TO GROW
Democracy is calling you.

Democracy is calling you.
The Democrats of average means of
the United States must join hands to
assure the reelection of President
Woodrow Wilson and Vice President
r r. Marshall.
W. w. Dykes is chairman, and Gran
ston Williams is secretary and treas
urer of the Americas branch of the
national campaign fund
These men will receive contributions
The Times Recorder will acknowledge
receipt of whatever amount is do
mated.
Do your part for the Democrats.
Previously subscribed $2S.OO
Captain John A. Cobb b......... 200
Henry Stokes .......... 100
Total ....................... 100
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-08-30
Railroads Declare Embargoes.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Aug. 3d.
Preparing for a possible strike of ma
tion-wide proportions, many railroads
throughout the United States today de-
clared an embargo on shipments CT
livestock and perishable goods which
cannot reach their destinations by Sal
u-day or Sunday.
The Louisville and Nashville, one
of the most important arteries of Gem
nerce between the Southern States and
the west, gave notice early today that
a complete embargo upon freight ship
Continued on Page Six.)
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-08-30
REGULARS COMING HOME;
MILITIA TAKES BORDER DUTY
Hartford, Conn,
1916.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Aug. 3d.
Twenty-eight companies of Coast Ar
tillery, comprising approximately six
thousand men, now on border duty,
were ordered to their home posts to
Cay. Ten thousand additional militia
men are being sent to the southwest to
take their place near the boundary.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-08-30
KEELING WAS HURT WHEN
CAR WINDOW FELL ON HAND

E. c. Keeling. representing the At
lanta Constitution, was in Americus
Wednesday, looking after business for
his paper. Mr.. Keeling happened to a
very painful, though not serious acci-
dent a day or two ago, while riding on
train, window falling on his rigth
band, mashing severely two of his fin.
gers. the wound being dressed while
in the city. He thinks his hand viii
oe all right in few days.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-08-30
|. & n. AND SOUTHERN
EMBARGO ON FREIGHT
Roods Preparing
For The Strike
AS Certainty

OMAHA, Neb,, Augh 30.-On the pc
tition of Edwin A. Hamilton, conduc-
tor residing here and employed by the
Union Pacific Railroad Company, Judge
Willis E. Sears, in the Nebraska dis
trict court for Douglas county today
issued restraining order directed TO
the general and local officers of the
Order of Railway Conductors, prohib-
iting the calling or enforcing of any
strike on the Union Pacific lines The
action brought by Hamilton is the first
attempt to prevent strike through
the machinery of the courts.
Hamilton, in his petition asking that
restraining order be issued, sets
forth that he is a member of the Order
CT Railway Conductors, and that he has
opposed the calling of strike. Many
other members of the conductors Or
ganization, Hamilton, asserts, are op-
posed to inaugurating a strike, but are
afraid to present their case to the
courts, therefore, he asked that the or
der of the court be couched in Ian
guage as will afford maximum of pro-
lection for those who continue at work,
III the event strike is inaugurated
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-08-30
JOE POTTLE WAS
IN FINE FORM IN
HIS SPEECH HERE
(BY cRANsToN wILLIAMs.l

kb1 ChANSION WIILIAMSA
Candidate Joseph E. Pottle deliver
ed political address in the interest az
his campaign at the courthouse in
Americus Tuesday afternoon. He was
few minutes late in arriving. became
of automobile trouble en- route from
Cordele, where he spoke in the muru.
ing.
The people who heard the speech
and they were estimated to nuuyhe-
about 400-were not disappointed Mr..
Pottle made strong campaign speech;
filled with animation and fire: wrvak-
ing with the vigor Of strength Of
platform speaker, and charged with
facts about his opponents which up to
this hour have been uncontradicted, 40
far as the newspapers of Georgia have
been able to ascertain.
Mr. Pottle was introduced by Prof.
}. e. Mathis, who reminded the andf-
ence of Mr.. Pottle's challenge for de-
bate, and his wonderful address in Al
lanta several weeks. The few we'll
chosen words ably presented Wr pcs-
tie.
Unqualified did Mr.. Pottle define
himself as a Democrat. He said he
wanted no mans vote unless has was a
Democrat, and cared for no mans sus-
port who did not believe in Democracy.
Mr.. Pottle had nothing but the kind
est remarks to pay Governor Harris
and Or. L. G Hardman, two of his op-
ponents. To the former he paid frib.
ute of his character and virtue. at
tributing whatever indecision he might
have to his age. Or. DR.. Hardman, he
said that his participation in politics
during number of years, seemed 10
show that he was politician, never
theless.
In taking up Mr.. Dorsey, the speaker
in few words reminded the people
that the charges which he was bring
icg had first been brought to MK.
Dorsey's attention, with an inyitaticu
for him to speak on the same platforms
and discuss these charges. The Bald
win county orator expressed his re-
grets that Mr.. Dorsey had not seen nit
to consider him serious factor in the
race-although Mr.. Pottle charged that
one-third Of Mr. Dorsey's speeches
were being given to discussion Gf
him, and the other two-thirds to the
SudI SSS ne udu Drought.
Mr.. Pottle said he was a prohibit
tionist-and of % years standing He
took up Mr.. Dorsey's connection vita
tie L. & ~ railroad as their chief
counsel, while the constitution of th@
state demanded that he represent the
state in the litigation with the L. L. y.
He took up Mr. Dorseys executive
clemency attitude, showing where "a
nan of heart" and not a man Of
stone," should be in the governnr1S
chair. He took up the Nelms con-
nection with the Innes case and pro-
drced copy Of the papers to show
Mr. Dorsey's direct monetary connec-
ton.
The speech of Mr.. Pottle made a
good impression on the audience. and
his vigorous manner has made hin
friends wherever he has gone.
On the present campaign swing. he
goes through Cuthbert, Dawson and
Albany.