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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-12
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and in some sections ot the French lines in the Fumin wood
 The text reads: "On both sides of the Somme the day was relatively calm. Small detached operations enabled us to clear completely the wood north of La Maisonnete and to occupy some under ground passages between Estrees and Belloy- -En-Santerre. We took some prisoners
 "On the right bank of the Mouse the Germans this morning renewed their at tacks on the front of the Fleury sta ton, the Vaux wood, Chapitre and Chenos.
 After several fruitless attacks which cost the enemy heavy losses. the enemy succeeded in gaining a footing in the Damloup battery and in some elements of our line in the Fumin wood. The bombardment is maintained intensely in the whole region.
 "On the left bank there was less artil- lery activity. The usual cannonading oc- cured on the rest of the front.
 Tn the region of the Somme our aero- planes were engaged in fourteen combats yesterday. Four enemy machines, seri- ously hit by our mitrailleuses. were com- pelled to plunge abruptly. One of our pilots was able to bring back his machine aflame to our lines and make a landing without accident.
 "Our bombing squadrons have been active. On the night of July 10-11 22O shells were dropped on various railway stations where activity was reported. par ticularly on those at Han La Fere and Chauny."
 Belgian communication: Tn the region of Pervyse there was an artillery duel this afternoon. The German positions at Dlxmude and Woumen were brought to- day under the fire of our sheavy guns which proved very efficacious."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-12
QUIET ON SOMME

Paris, July 11.-While relative calm prevailed on both sides the Somme. &C., cording to the official communication is- sued by the French war office tonight, heavy fighting occurred on the right bank of the Mouse, in the Verdun sec tor, German forces succeeding in gain ing footing in the Damloup battery
 
 the exception of a local storm, which lasted for over an hour.
 Information from the Coosa river is that the stream is slowly receding. At Lock F the dam has been reduced since the north east Georgia five-foot rise has about spent it's fury.
 Small creeks and streams which feed the Coosa have reduced their supply some. Danger anticipated as to the dam is not so great. The roads in this vicinity are in deplorable condition. Rural route men are struggling to serve the people. Trains on the Louisville and Nashville are running. No heavy trains as yet can pass over the roads.
 Crops are badly damaged Corn will be reduced at least one-half in yield. As to cotton, too many fields are under water to form an adequate idea as to the yield. Those who seem to know, place the yield at one-third that of 1915.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-12
45 DIPPING VATS
 ARE MADE IN JUNE
Jefferson County Now Has Total of 165 Vats in
 Operation

Government reports show Jefferson county leading in the work of tick erad- ication in the state. At the election in May compulsory cattle dipping car ried in Jefferson county by very large majority and work of systematic dip ping was begun immediately. The in- spectors in charge in the county have reported the best of cooperation from the cattle owners. while the county continues to build more vats.
 During the month of June the gov ernment report shows a total of 45 vats constructed in Jefferson county. This number. added to the 120 previous ly built, makes a total of 165 vats in the county The report shows a total of 121 vats built in 23 counties doing cooperative tick eradication. In the 23 counties there was previous to June 2596 dipping vats In operation.
 The following report for June was is- sued by the governments:
 Jefferson, vats previously construct ed, l20 vats constructed during month, 45 supervising inspector, pr. Frank Hecker. Crenshaw. 11S; II; Dr. Will liam K. Mcconnell. Tallapoosa, 95; II i; pr. Paul Vaughn; Pike, 121: 10; Dr. L. B. Ernest Clarke, TO; 8: c. F. Hart; Morgan, l63; S; w. w. Cameron; Sum- ter. 161; '; pr. H. w. Bales; Chocta ", 54 ); c. F. Hart. Baldwin. 55; 4 c. F.. Hart. Mobile. 134; 4 w. J. Selkin; Bul : lock. 192; 3; J. R. Love. Macon, 82; 3; c. B. Smith. Colbert. 104; 1 E. IT. Aicher. Walker. 131 1; pr. D. J. By hacker Autauga. 97: 0; Dr. w. l.. Endsley. Barbour. 46; 0; Dr. H. Lein- inger. DeKalb. 56: 0: pr. M. J. Myers. Elmore. IFS; 0; Dr. J. E. Bender. Greene, 94; 0; Dr. G. R. Louden. Henry, S5; 0; pr. M. H. Leiniger. Lee. 143; O; Dr. B. Smith. Pickens. 136: O: B. o. Minge Tuscaloosa, 221; o; Dr. Sid Gait Total vats previously constructed, 2596; to- tai vats constructed during month, 121. Very respectfully,
 R. E. JACKSON,
 Inspector in Charge
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-12
EPIDEMIC CLAIMS
 32 IN A HOURS
Intense Heat Adds to Diffi- culty in the New York
 Health Fight

New York, July 11.-Intense heat today added to the burdens of the health au- thorities in their fight to check the spread of infantile paralysis, which took a toll of 32 lives in the 24 hours ending at 10 a. m. The depressing temperature, it was explained tends to reduce the physi- cal resistance of children against possi- ble contagion.
 Federal and city health officials took an optimistic view of the situation to- night notwithstanding the fact that 195 new cases had been reported, on the ground that the cooperative work of the various city departments has resulted in preventing the epidemic from spreading geographically.
 The campaign to educate dwellers in the densely populated parts of the city that cleanliness is the important preventative to the disease is having such excellent results that health officials predicted to- night the usual summer epidemic of ty- phoid fever will be diminished consider ably.
 pr. Haven Emerson, health commits sioner, deplored the undue alarm which is causing anxious parents to confine their children indoors through fear of contagion.
 More children's lives are lost in any real epidemic of measles than will be lost in this whole epidemic" he said.
 A conference was held today between federal health experts and officials of the Rockefeller institute to talk over plans for discovering the germ of in fantile paralysis, is possible
 The precautions being taken by mothers in the congested districts have caused suffering to thousands of youngsters. Fire escapes of tenement houses have been packed and babies have been seen in almost very window for blocks. Swarms of children who made the streets their playground on scorching days have al- most disappeared.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-12
Trones Woods Again
 in Hands of English
Continued from Page One)

called La Maissonnette on the summit, was a particularly brave piece of work on the part of the French. After re- ceiving the signal to attack the sol- diers crossed four lines of trenches vir- tually without pause but it was then that the greatest difficulties had to be overcome.
 The farm at this point was guarded by a whole series of barbed wire en- trenchments defended by mortars. ma chine guns. automatic rifles and bomb throwers. Twice the assaulting forces penetrated into the farm. Twice they were thrown back, and when they got into the farm itself it was to find themselves in front of a number of machine guns.
 A furious hand -to-hand combat fol- lowed, ending in a victory for the French.
 The extent to which the village was fortified can be judged by the fact that at one earthwork halfway up the slope II mitrailleuses in working order were captured, while 20 others had been de- stroyed by the French bombardment.
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the region of the Mouse (Verdun fronD. On the remainder of the front there was increased artillery action at places. The enemy made several unsuccessful gas at tacks. Patrol and reconnoitering detach- ments of our enemies were very inactive and were repulsed everywhere. Near Lein- trey, in Lorraine, German detachment, after an extensive mine explosion, pene- trated badly damaged French posi- tion and took 50 men prisoners. South of Lusse some prisoners were brought in by, patrol"
 There was great activity in the aerial service and numerous encounters occurred in which the enemy lost two machines on the Somme and two west of Uouziers. A British plane was shot down by anti aircraft guns near Courcelette on the Bapaume Albert road"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-12
MARION RECOVERING

Marion, July 11.-(Special)-The South ern railway is now operating one passen- ger train from Akron to Marion Junc- ton. This leaves the junction at a. m. and Akron at p. m. All mails to aMrion are coming via Akron.
 Reports coming from along the Cahaba river give accounts of the drowning Of three negroes in the flood waters.
 Following the heavy rains of last night. small streams have overflowed again to- day. However. county officials are mak- ing strenuous efforts to open up roads, while the farmers are taking a new tack and preparing to retrieve some of the lost fortunes.
 Marion has almost become accustomed to the crisis. and in this one she has set to the task of overcoming the loss and damage of the past week through the efforts of her own resources. While it will require several years to rebuild the lands washed away, the hill section will get a partial crop and a desperate effort will be made to get some kind of crop from the lowlands after the waters nave receded.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-12
Deaths and Funerals
Burt H. Radford

Funeral services over the remain Burt H. Radford. aged 32 years. who Suday afternoon at his resideno Gadsden, were held from the resi6 Of his father, George Radford, 1928 ( gia Road, Gate City. yesterday a noon at 4 o'clock, with intermer Forest Hill cemetery. The East :. Masons were in charge at the grave. deceased is survived by his parents, sisters and two brothers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-12
PROCLAMATION

The city commission hereby gives n0- tice that all owners and tenants of property will be required to immedi- ately cut and keep free from weeds and tall grass the sidewalks abutting their premises.
 Where property is rented. the law requires weed cutting to be done by the tenants.
 Arrests will be made for violation of sections 495 and BOA of the city code, which cover the matter of cutting weeds. on aad after the 10th day of July 1916.
 GEORGE B. WARD,
 President City Commission.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-12
HEFLIN MAN IS rel
 SHOT BY Hff
Boy Says Father Was Beat Isuing U Unmercifully-Man Ma sF D
 From Wounds

Heflin, July Especial )-D6A;l lev ton, age 19, shot and dangeroiN lpsl fatally wounded his father. WtlH
 ton here. The cause assigned Mby was that his father was Nes 16-year-old sister unmercifull F. Walton was arrested, and Tod nge MT Walton was sent to the hospiffs Anniston. Four shots were fired
 two took effect.
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 Attorney Theo J. Lamar has returned from a stay of several weeks in Bal timore.
 Miss Alice Steed and her brother, Guy, will return to their home in Pyriton to- morrow, after delightful visit to Dr. and Mrs. N. T. Williams at Sloss.
 The many friends of Mrs Fromhod will regret to learn that she is at the Elizabeth Duncan hospital where she un- derwent an operation for appendicitis.
 Mrs. Horace Hall has returned to her home in Birmingham after a visit to Mrs. Harry Grisby.
 The many friends of w. $. Eidge will regret to learn that he is quite i'll at his home on Fourth avenue.
 Mrs Anthony and little daughter ot Birmingham are the guests of Dr. and Mrs. R. T. Smith.
 MT. and Mrs. Frank T. Mosley have moved to West End, where they will be- gin housekeeping.
 Joe Houston has accepted a position in Kansas City and will soon leave for that place.
 Mrs. w. F. Price of Florence is the guest of Mrs. S. H. Price on Fourth avenue.
 Tom Hall Mitchell and Andrew c. Nit chell. Jr., are at home with Mrs. w. T. Warlick on Fourth avenue, during the absence of their parents, who have gone east on visit.
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Capt. George Cross

Capt. George Cross. aged S4. Cor crate veteran, formerly of Mobile. T yesterday evening at 6:45 o'clock late home, 321 Third street. Pratt The deceased was prominent mem Camp Wilcox. Funeral arrange will be announced later.
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Miss Leila Walton

Miss Leila Walton, aged 29, died -4ss night at o'clock at the residence of her sister, Mrs. G. l.. Barwell. POS South Sixty-sixth street. The remains will be sent to Eatonton, Ga., this morning at 9:50 by s. w. Woodin Undertaking company.
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on the third floor of the Realty building and the citizens of this city and vicinity who have complaints to make to the board will be on hand next week when that body comes to Bessemer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-12
COOSA RIVER FALLING

Clanton. July Especial )-Conditions in this section are slowly improving. There was bright sunlight all day with
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-12
PERSONAL

Mrs Emmet Russell is seriously il at her home 723 First avenue, West End. with typhoid fever
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-12

The property. sNvners in this part of the county are maniIesting much interest in the coming of the tax equalization board of Jefferson county to Bessemer on Mon- day morning for three-days' session to hear complaints of property owners in regard to the raised assessment of prop erty by the board The board will be in session in the office of the tax collector
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The board of revenue will hold it's regular meeting in Bessemer on Monday in their office on the third floor of the Realty building. There will be much routine business to come before that body as we'll as several other matters of i'm portance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-12
bESSEMER NEWS

Bessemer, July al.)-Virginia mines will close down temporarily on account of a trestle between the mines and the main line of the Mineral road having been washed out and no coal or coke can be handled until the trestle is rebuilt. The high water worked a hardship on these mines as well as on the mines at Blue Creek. which have been almost flooded with water, it being necessary to stop operation In several places. The roads to Virginia mines and Blue Creek have been terribly dam aged by the rain and traffic has been greatly decreased on account of the many washouts. The damage to the diff ferent mines and industrial plants ill this district caused by the water will be repaired as quickly as possible.
 The enlarged portrait of late Chief of Police Thomas Benjamin Wallace, who was shot and killed several months ago, has been received and placed in the council chamber at the city hall with the pictures of all the other officers who have been killed while discharging their duty. The picture is splendid likeness and is in a large gilt frame. The other officers whose pictures are hanging on the walls of the council cham Der are: MT. Manning, J. F. Flowers, MT. Upshaw H. B. Partridge, J. c. Stoutenborough, Frank Childers and $. U. Spence.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-15
Hi Diddle Diddle, the Catn

Miss Marcella Shields, the child in Rob
ert Hilllard's drama, "A Fool There
Was which is playing at the Wal
nut Street Theatre the week of Janu-
AIRY IL, has fad-she mothers stray eats.
When she was a wee girl Marcella lived
in a little New England town, and It was
there that she first formed her affection
for the feline species After school little
Marcella would call at the ncighbors'
back doors and ask for scraps of meat
and for other cat luNuries, Then, with
her basket filled to the brim. she would
return TO her yard and coax the ever
present and always-hunSTy cats from the
back fence. They were timid at first.
but hunger prevailed, and soon all re-
straint was forgotten i'm the daily feast
But cats have little common sense; in
stead OF leaving directly they perched
upon the fence and yowled for more. New
England cats have a wonderfully effec-
tive sleep-disturbing yowl II is not so
bad in the daytime, but in the still shad-
ows OF the night IL Is shoe-compelling,
Then the neighbOrs formed a commit
tee OF indignation and called ON Marcella's S
parents. The yowiing had to cease, they
aVerred, and so Mother Shields forbade
any further feeding
when I am rich enough III have a
cat farm so5bed Marcella. land they
can yowl as much as they like, too
And so the cats were finally induced To
seek other stages for their cabaret per-
formances, and the incident was forgot
ten by the irate neighbors; but not by
MaTcelia.
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ready? All ri. now. Want
ter see wat got. Walter?
Conductor-Why yes, Frank, what have
YOU got?
Hamlet drawing skull out from under
house)-Look, Walt a dead-head. ! got
it from the box office, | did. Now,
Walt, YOU want ter ask me Whose head
is it. or was it," See ats wat you ask
me. Now, 60 ahead, Whose head was
it, Frank" Go ahead, ask me.
Conductor-W Wen, whose head was it,
Frank?
IIamlet-Why. Walter. at was young
Norck's. Now you say, What
not Harry iorrick, at use ter play sec
ond base on the Giants?" See? Ask re
that, Walter,
ConGuctor-What not Harry Nurrick
the old Giant second baseman? How
do YOU know that, Frank?
Hamlet-Here. Walter. you're goin too
fast. That How do yer know ques-
tion doesn't come fer minute er so. it
doesn't Well, all right Let il
go. You've asst me how do | know
II was Harry Norrick. the old Giant sec
ond baseman? All right, I'll tell Yer how
} know. It's gOin ter be riot.
Walter, have ter Ian myself at it.
You asst me how | know il was
Harry Yorrick. the guy at lost the
series fer the Giants in 1877? Well, Wal
ter, tell yer / reconized the
bone,
More dances BY the Castle FamilyD
Curtain.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-15
Likes Music With Photoplays

To The Phoiopidy Editor:
The thing which impressed me most in
connection with the recent Paramount
releases OF Carmen" and Butterfly
was the musical arrangement which ac-
companed them. enjoy good mdsic
and am especially fond of Pucclni and
Bisct. The most remarkable part to ne
in tho picture of Butterfly was the
manner the music was fitted to the scenes.
This was not so true in Carmen In
Carmen the music of the fourth act
and third act was played to scenes which
should have required first-act music.
while the idea of using anything but the
"Habanera" for Carmen's entrance
seems foolish to me. The climax came
when they used the death music in the
love scenes instead of Don Jose's aria.
Air de In Fleur" from the second act.
Sti1l the music was good and really added
materially to the picture.
~ Butterfly" the use of the waiting
motive and love duet throughout the
scenes where she awaits his return is
truly artistic. while the death music is
most effectively handled. l.. II. G.
Philadelphia, December 22
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-15
His Idea of the Photoplay

To the Photopdv Editor:
Since the production of my photo
drama. The Soul OF a Woman" ! have
been deluged with letters from ambitious
| young men and women who desire 10
| become scenario writer's or who. being
scenario writer's. wish for more success
| than they are having In their chosen
vocation. As it is impossible for me to
| answer these thousands of letters be-
| cause of the demands on my time ol
| my own work. I am taking the liberty
| OF asking you the courtesy of publication
/ OF this general answer to their questions
| in your columns, feeling sure that it will
save you time. as well as myself IN
answering the same queries. which |
I suppose you have in even greater num-
bers than have |. OF course. the an
swers here given are but the opinions
of one man and many may differ with
me In some Of them. | thank you in
advance for whatever use you may make
OF this letter.
The principal factor In the successful
scenario is novel theme or an old
theme handled in truly novel way.
Cost of production must always he
taken under careful consideration. YOU
must learn to combine the artistic with
the economical 1t is vital.
It is impossible to tell how long II takes
to produce a feature scenario. Some
times you must stew over an idea for
years At others you will wake up i'm
the middle of the night and dope" out
the plot before morning. When my idea
is thorouChly formulated the actual work
on the script of a hve-reeler Is from
one to two weeks This varies according
to your experience at the work and your
natural producing speed.
The two chief qualihca tions of n seen
ario man are: First. the imaginative. and.
t..g.1 If.... IL.
mand is made in the other order, and
too often the writer has more than his
share of the first and an utter absence
of the second
The future of the photoplaywright is
everything in the film business Get
away from adaptations: that is the drift
of the times and 1t Will 20 oNstrongcr In
that direction every year. They want
original stuff written directly for the
screen. You must learn to think for the
eye and not for the ear.
In my humble opinion the order of inn
portanCe of the various factors in the
production of big photoplay is as fol-
lows:
First. Scenario
Second. Director,
Third Cast.
Fourth. Cameraman.
Fifth. Cutting.
Sixth. Laboratory and printing.
II is difficult to say what is the main
trouble with the photoplny of today.
do not think there is such a lot of
trouble. 1t Is a young industry and is
coming along wonderfully ut giant strides.
guess the biggest trouble of all Is
thar many of the manufacturers do not
realize that they must depart from pre-
cedent and create stories especially for
the screen and not try to adapt from
plays and books.
ANTHONY p. KELLY,
Philadelphia, January A. 1915.
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CUT-BACKS
How Are You, Bill?

We are indebted 10 Vanity Fair and
Robert G. Bcnchlcy ole of its contribu-
tors. Tor this admirable sample of how
Shakespeare might hhvc-ney. would
have--written Hamlet for Frank Tin
ney:
Act J. Scene T. 4 Platform before the
Castle House.
Preliminary Choruses by Lady Ghosts,
dances by the Castle family, SONGS by
the King, dialogue between Polcnius and
Laertes and chorus of Female Grave
digsers.
ENTER HAMLET
! (Adyanceu 20 trout of stage and adj
dresses conductOr)
Hello. walter, low are YOU: don't
really carc how yuu are, | don't but !
have 10 ask you that to get the act
started. Say. want ter see somethm' l
got, Walter
Conductor thanks, FranE.
.Hamlet-Look, Waiter. That's not what
you're to say. It isn't. Don't yer remem-
ber, Walter: We had IL fixed at was
Ter come up and say ter YOU Want ter
see wat | got. Water and you was
ter say why yes, Fralk. wat have
Yer Eot?" DoI't yer remember" Now,
les begin II again, An Walter, Les use
our beans this time Now. wc'll ferget
all ct We did wrong and begin all over
An don't crab it this time. An
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rul spectacle Of rows OF youths osling
q chorus clothed no; for beauty but 10
aCcentuate the suggestion Of uudress.
would he impossible I'm n society which
did not lower all women by setting. aside
y portion OF them for the pleasures Of
its men. The adequate education and
economic 'nds pendence of women viii
make such setting aside increasingly DIFF
HCuit
Fortunately. no attempt to cater TO
the lcwc- par. OF human nature ever
permanently succeeds The inspirations
Of men as class are so much higher
than some among them seem to grasp.
Meanwhile, let any student of
human nature desiring to obtain n COM
posite portrait Of an ant-fcminist, study
the faces Of the audience at n musical
comedy. aud he has his information"
And what n parody on the term "re-
creation
\ Member OF tho Drama League, the
civic Club and Sincere Feminist.
Philadelphia, January H.