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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-03
AGENT 0F STATE BANK DEPARTMENT
 UNDER INDICTMENT
John Patton, IT,, Is Charged With Embedding Funds of Defunct Bank
 at ClantOn

Montgomery, December 2.-(Special) } John Patton. Jr., agent for the state banking department. in closing up af- fairs of the Clanton bank, which failed several months ago, has been indicted by the Chiffon county grand jury in two cases on charge of en0ezzling sss3 of funds belonging to creditors of the defunct institution. One indict- ment charges the embezzlement of $50S and the second alleges the embezzle- ment of s475. Patton will be tried at the next term of the Chiffon circuit court.
 Patton was named agent of the state soon after the bank closed its doors, but was relieved from duty by Alex F. Walker. state superintendent of banks, shortly afterward. He refused to turn over his books to MT. Wake CT until writ was issued by Judge Leon Mccord of the Fifteenth circuit. his contention being that he could not de- liver the books until all accounts had been posted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-03
OVERTON ARRANGES
 PRIVATE AFF AIRS
 BEFORE LEAVING
Expects to Have Long Wait in Birmingham Jail Pend ing Appeal-Calm and
 Confident

Huntsville. December 2.-(speciaL, David D. overton, under sentence of death for the murder of Judge Lawler, remains in the Huntsville jail and is winding up his business affairs in expec- tation of spending several months in the Birmingham jail, where he will be kept until his case is finally disposed of by the supreme court.
 Sheriff Lowe said tonight that Overton would be taken away in a day or two, but the time has not been fixed, and Over ton will be allowed ample time to look after winding up his business
 Overton is going about this work methodically and calmly. He says he has no statement to make now, but says he has not given up his fight for life.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-03
GENERAL CARRANzA OUTLINES VIEWS
 0N CONSTITUTION
Tells Assembly at Queretaro Liberties of the People Must Be Conserved
 in Instrument

Queretaro Friday, December 'Ss.--(yia Mexico City. December 2.)--In his ad- dress before the constitutional congress reforms he hoped to see embodied in the constitution. He said in part
 T come to deliver into your hands re- forms necessary for this country. Right must regulate all clements of society The constitution of 1857 was the result Of a great upheaval, but it proclaimed only the general hour of reforms without put ting them into practical form so thai they are of only nominal value, and it is not possible to administer the govern ment with this constitution. The history of the country gave ample data to dem- onstrate this.
 I promise to conserve the liberal spirit of the old constitution so that the new reforms will merely eliminate the dead wood. throw light on obscure articles and strike out articles put in by former gov ernments for personal advantages. The constitution must not erect barriers be- tween the state and the individual, but the power given must not be greater than the people who establish it.
 What is desired first of all is to estab- fish the rights of the people to individual liberty. Human liberty must be guaran- teed to prevent the government from taking advantage of the excuse of main taining peace in order to. commit crimes The old constitution was not strong enough to do this. as the liberty of the individual was at the mercy of execu- tives I hope the new constitution will provide severe penalties for wrong do- ing on the part of public officials and make them responsible for their acts
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-03
AMENDMENTS ARE LEGALLY ADOPTED IS RULING MADE Attorney General Holds It Was Not Necessary to
 Receive Majority of
 Total Vote

Montgomery, December 2.-(Special.)
 Att ough the bank dena amendment,
 the Montgomery salary amendment and
 Selma tax amendment did not receive a
 majority of all votes cast in the recent
 general election they did receive ma
 jority of all votes cast on the amend |ments and were legally adopted, accord ing to an opinion of the attorney gen |eral's department given to Alex F. Walk
 CT. state superintendent of banks.
 Because the amendments did not re- |ceive a majority of all votes cast in the election. some doubt had existed as to
 whether or not they had been adopted.
 The attorney generals investigation showed that the constitution provides ttat a majority of votes cast on the subject is necessary regardless of the total vote in the election.
 The depositor amendment put savings and open depositors of a bank on the same basis. Before it was adopted a savings depositor could not obtain any Ajividend on his deposit in a defunct in- stitution until each open depositor had |been paid in full. The state heretofore |ree ognlzed a savings depositor as cred |tor of the bank because he drew interest i on money held by the bank.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-03
HANGER WILL TRY
 ID BRING ABOUT
 QUICK SETTLEMENT
Until Arrival of Mediator Neither Trainmen Nor N., c. & St. l.. Will
 Take Any Action

Nashville, December 2.--G. w. W. Hanger, assistant commissioner of the United States board of mediation and conciliation, will arrive in Nashville Sunday morning to use his efforts in adjusting the differences between the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway company and the brotherhoods of engineers. conductors and trainmen. Both sides have agreed to suspend ac- |tion until it is found that his efforts, are of no avail. The board was ap- pealed to last Thursday night by the railroad after being notified by the brotherhood representatives that strike poll of the brotherhood men had been taken and that they would strike unless the railroad agreed to confer ence with joint committee of the four organizations to discuss pending griev- anceS.
 The brotherhood representatives agreed to accept the services of the me diation board if the railroad would agree not to take advantage of the de- lay to employ strikebreakers and to discharge those now employed. The railroad officials deny that any strike breakers have been employed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-03
AustrO-Germans Gradually Closing Ring Around This
 Important Point
FERDINAND'S ARMIES LOSE 5000 MEN IN
 FIGHT AT PITESHTI
Fierce Struggle Is Also Going on in Wooded Carpathians and Along the Bukowina and Moldavian Fronts
 Where the Russians Attack

The series of engagements marking the advance of the Teutonic troops upon Buch- arrest are developing into a great battle. From Berlin comes the announcement that the first Rumanian army, which had offered battle on the Argechu river southeast of Piteshti, north west of the Rumanian capi- tai, has been broken through and defeated by German and Hungarian troops alter a tenacious struggle. Whether this indicates the turning of the right wing of the Rumanian armies is not clear. The capture of more than 60G3 Rumanian troops and 49 cannon is announced.
 The fierce attacks upon the Ru- manian troops in the valley of the Argechu on the. roads from Piteshti to Bucharest compelled only slight retirement of the defenders, accord ing to the Russian war office an- nouncement.
 The Rumanian resistance south of Bucharest has stiffened and the vil- lages of Tzomano and Gostinari have been recaptured from the invading forces. Simultaneously the Russians have regained possession of the west ern part of Tchernavoda bridge across the Danube, Which had been taken by the Teutonic troops after the defeat of the Russo -Rumanian army. ill Dob rudja late in October
 ON OTHER FRONTS
 A fierce battle continues in the wooded Carpathians and along the Bukowina and Moldavian frontiers, where the Russian counter attack is being delivered.
 Statements from various war offices >Acw the attempt of the Russian and Rumanian forces to break through into Transylvania is nowhere dimin- fshed in violence. The Russians have gained footing in the town of Kirl- ibaba and desperate street fighting is (Continued on Page Eight)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-03
TODAY'S AGE-HERALD
SECTION

I-Great battle is developing around Bucharest, which is storm center of war.
 Following fighting in Athens streets King gives up guns. Statue of Liberty blazes with light on Wilson's signal. General Carranza outlines views on constitution. Greeks protest to United on way of treatment. st Big Villa army defeated south Of Chihuahua Overton arranges private affairs be- fore leaving. Cabinet crisis in England rumored; |; Asquith may quit. Agent of state bank department under indictment. Amendments are legally adopted, is ruling made. Three months of stern work faces Congress. 2-Wants more money for work on roads 3-Lamar countians to build roads. .5-VanHoose head of canal committee. Annual doll bazar opens on Tuesday Birmingham grocery bill is third high CT than year ago. Put under bond for future dealings. e-Board of revenue can build Fishtrap road. I-blshop Denny IS firm that church must be separate. Dr. Harrington is chosen as new health officer.
 SECTION B. 1--War adds to Londons big problem of education. 2-Sports. 3-England to France by rail. 4-5-News of interest to automobile own CTS and dealers. i0-News of the movies ED. A. R. convention is in Montgom- cry this week
 SECTION c. 1. ?, and 6-Society. S-Rooster raises s10.0o0 for Red Cross in Britain. 4-Editorial comment. Ned Brace talks about the prosperity wave and its promises for Birming ham. 7-Afllais would be shocked to see his studio now S-Matters of interest to poultry raisers. l0-Lady Mary writes of English royalty. l1-Doily dialogues and Mrs. Caudie Jr.'s lectures. l3-1 Magazine features 
 SECTION D. Comic supplement-
 SECTION F. Rotogravure.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-03
Girl Reporter on Trial for Murder Tells Why
 She Killed Politician

Thompson Falls, Mont, December 2. Miss Edith Colby, a newspaper reporter on trial for the murder last September of A. c. Thomas, politician, testified today that she shot and killed Thomas after he had approached her with a doubled fist. Miss Colby testified yes terday that Thomas had called her a
 "red light woman"
 Miss Colby underwent a cross-examina- ton that was intended to demonstrate
 to the jury her nationality. The ques-
 tions of B. K. Wheeler, special prosecu- tor, concerned her life and career and included inquiries from her school days in Massachusetts to political campaigns
 in Spokane Alenists for the state and defense were interested listeners. Those things were a revelation to me, D Miss Colby said time and again as the prosecutor called up incidents which wit nesses called to prove insanity had re- lated. I never knew I did those things I did not consider myslf boisterous or
 brazen, but I can't deny it."
 How about kissing Dr. Hilcher in the street car? Did you do that?" MT. Wheeler demanded.
 Yes, it was very silly thing" she answered. T don't know why I did it.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-03

The casualties in Athens are not officially announced, but have been estimated as high as 200. Two Greek colonels and several civilians were killed. An employe of the British le- gation is said to have been mortally wounded.
 FIGHTING BEGINS
 The fighting began as soon as the entente allied troops were landed to enforce the demand for a surrender of the Greek guns. Two thousand French marines, who occupied the zappeion, exchanged shots with the Greek reservists and there was an en- gagement between soldiers in the an- nex to the British legation and 0 Greek force in the square in front of that building. The French legation
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-03
b|G VILLA ARMY
 DEFEATED SOUTH
 OF CHIHUAHUA CITY
Murguia Reports That He Met Bandits and Routed Them With Many
 Losses

Queretaro, Mex, November ?. Gen. Francisco Murguia reported to General Carranza today that he had routed band of Villa followers num- bering 2500 men and had pursued them about 12 miles toward Chihua- hau City, The general reported that he was continuing his advance toward Chihuahua City today.
 The engagement with the bandits, General Murguia reported. lasted six hours and took place south of Chi huahua City. Three machine guns were captured from the bandits and many prisoners were taken. GeneEal Mur- guia stated the prisoners had been executed.
 Fl Paso. Tex, December 2.-A mes- sage received from General Obregon at Mexico City late today gave de- tails of a battle between General Mur- guias forces and the Villa troops about 30 miles south of Chihuahua City. The battle took place yester- day, starting at 10 o'clock in the morning and lasted six hours. The Villa men, the message said, were de- feated.
 The message said the men fled to- ward Santa Ysabel and Chihuahua. The Carranza troops pursued them four hours, capturing three machine guns many rifles and some horses.
 Many prisoners were taken, the mes- sage said
 Col, Candelario Garcia and several other officers were wounded, the mes sage stated. The dispatch declared Villa had $500 men.
 The message, which was received by way of Eagle Pass, Tex. contained this account of the fight from General Mur- guia, sent from the latter's camp today:
 My advance guard came into contact with the bandit Villa at 10 o'clock today and after a fight of six hours duration, the enemy was completely disorganzed' and fled in disorder, a part heading for Santa Ysabel and others for Chihuahua- Our pursuit was followed for F miles over the mountains. We captured three machine guns and a large quantity of armament and many saddled cavalry horses, besides a large number of pris- oners, who were executed on the spot.
 The losses of the enemy were heavy, but no count could be made of them as we left the field. Several officers were wounded and one killed. The accounts II shall send later will give report of losses.
 'The enemy numbered. according to prisoners, 250O men who left Chihuahua yesterday with the purpose of intercept ing our advance.
 After reorganizing my forces. I am continuing my advance to Chihuahua, ex- pecting to arrive at an early hour to- morrow. MURGUIA.r
 There was no confirmation in Fl Pasc tonight of rumor that three Americans Charles Elmendorf. Henry Harris and George Birmingham, have been killed ir Chihuahua by Villa troops. The rumol was discredited in official circles.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-03

New York, December 2.-At signal flashed by wireless by President Wilson from the yacht Mayflower in the harbor here, the Statue of Liberty was bathed in light at o'clock tonight. Bartholdi' s famous symbol of American Freedom. which for 30 years has been token of welcome to the United States to millions of immigrants from every land, will be illuminated every night hereafter from top to bottom. Funds to install the permanent lighting system for the statue, the gift to the United States of the 4OO- GOO citizens of France. were provided by public subscription in this country.
 'I light this statue" said the President,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-03

was fired upon. The allied fleet fired on the hills back of the Kings pal ace and two of their shells are re- ported to have fallen near the center of the city. Meanwhile thousands of the residents of Athens took refuge on Attica plain and at Phaleron.
 DUE TO MISUNDERSTANDING
 After the Dutch and Spanish min- isters intervened and Vice Admiral Du Fournet had sent d suggestion of an armistice to Premier Lambros, the King consented to surrender the guns. The entente forces with the exception of guard of 300 were withdrawn. Ad- miral Du Fournet assured the Greek commander that the allied troops had no orders to fire upon the Greeks and the Greek general replied in a sim liar vein. It was agreed the clash was due to misunderstanding.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-03
Liberty Only Will Bring World Peace
 Says the President

New York, December 2.-President Wilson, speaking tonight at the ban quet which was the continuation of the celebration in honor of the per- manent illumination of the Statue of Liberty in New York harbor, de- clared he had thought for the last two years that peace is going to come to the world only with liberty"
 "The peace of the world" MT. Will son added, 'is not going to be se- cured by the compacts of nations, but by the sympathies of men,
 The President declared that the United States has a community of ideas with France, because one re- public must love another.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-03
STATUE OF LIBERTY BLAZES WITH LIGHT
 ON WILSON'S SIGNAL
Thousands of New Workers View Illumination of Bartholdi's Great Sculpture Standing at En- trance of Harbor- Splendid Parade and Ban-
 quet Follows Unique Ceremony-President
 and French Ambassador Make Addresses

1 with the thought that 1t may always stand as a symbol of our purpose to throw upon liberty. and upon our own life as a nation, a light which shall reveal it's dignity, its serene power, it's benignant hope and spirit of guidance"
 Grouped around the President upon the Mayflower's deck as he flashed the signal were Mrs. Wilson, Jules J. Jusserand, ambassador of France; Madame Jus serand. high officers of the army and navy and representatives of several na- tions.
 GUNS BOOM SALUTE
 The great guns of division of the At lantic fleet, anchored in the harbor as a guard of honor boomed a salute as the statue flashed into view, outlined in white light The whistles of countless harbor craft shrieked in unison and flares of red light blazed up along the New York and New Jersey shores.
 There was a flash of flame high above the statue and Ruth Law in her airplane added a spectacular touch to the cere- monies of illumination Spouting sparks and fire from the tail of her machine she circled the lower end of Manhattan Island. A roar of cheers from the thou sands gathered in Battery park greeted her as the letters 'L-I-B-E-R-T-Y'' out lined in electric lights were revealed on the bottom of the airplane.
 The course of the Mayflower was mark ed by the rays of the most powerful searchlight in the world as the yachts tContInucd on Page Eight,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-03
MURGUIA AND TREyINo JOIN

Juarez. Mex. December 2--An official dispatch from Mexico City that General Murguia had defeated Villa troops that tried yesterday to block his advance and was moving on Chihuahua today, recelved line from Sauz to the effect that Mur- guia and Trevino had joined forces and were attacking the city on the south today.
 The position of General Murguia and his division had puzzled the Carranza authorities here for some days. and even to Torreon It is now officially said that his slow progress north from his
 ase at Escalon. about 1S5 miles south )f Chihuahua. was due to the effective wrecking of the Mexican Central rail- road track by Villa
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-03
Republicans Abandon
 Plan for Recount of New Hampshire Vote

Concord. N. H., December IA petition wkich had been filed at the office of the secretary of state for the recount of the vote for presidential electors was withdrawn by Phillip s. Fulkner, chair man of the republican state committee today. Tte recount was to have begun on December 1. The reason for with drawing the petition was not stated.
 Official returns gave President Wilson a plurality of 56 the figures being Will son. 43779a Hughes. is.72s
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-03
legislation.
IL THREE MONTHS SUFFICE FOR STRENUOUS SESSION?

It Is now regarded as certain that Con- gress by formal action will abandon it's historic custom of celebrating by two weeks vacation the Christmast holidays. Despite that fact, and despite the fact that the President and every member or Congress would adjourn March 1, serious doubt is expressed as to whether or not by that date the work in hand can be discharged. It is regarded as certain that if foreign complications. requiring the attention of Congress. arise. it will be necessary, because of the inci- dental delay. for the chief executive to order the lawmaking body into extraordi- nary session.
 The bed on which members for the
 ensuing three months will repose will
 not be a bed of roses. The session
 promises to be one of exceptional
 (Continued on Page sfx)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-03
FOLLOWING FIGHTING IN ATHENS STREETS, KING GI YES UP GUNS
Constantine Completely Surrenders to Demands of Allies, Who Landed Troops to Enforce Them. Bloody Clash Was Due to General Misunder-
 standing of Orders on Both Sides

Athens where after day of panic and fighting the streets and the hdes King Constantine yielded the demand of
 the entente commander and agreed to the artillery demanded by the French admiral shares with the concentration upon Bucharest and the Russian drive in the wooded Carpathians a center of war interest
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-03
To Bury Mrs. Boissevain Thursday

Westport, N. r.. December 2.--Mrs. Inez Millholland Boissevain, the suffragist who died in Los Angeles will be buried at Meadow Mound, the family home stead, near here next Thursday The body was brought from California today. The coffin was wrapped in an American flag and covered with flowers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-03
Expected to Enact Into Law an Unprecedented Amount of Controversial Legis-
 latiOn in Short Period
APPROPRIATION AND STRIKE BILLS ARE
 OF VITAL IMPORT
Cost of Living, General Dam Bill and Corrupt Practice Law Will Be Bitterly
 Fought
By HUGH W. ROBERTS

Washington, December 2. Special = If Congress, which reconvenes Monday, adjourns in accordance with programme, March 4, it will have accomplished within three months an unprece- dented amount of contro- versial legislation.
 It will have enacted into law IA appropriation bills carrying an ap- proximate sum of $2,000, ,000; it will have written into the statutes authorization for domestic corpora tions to combine for competition in foreign trade; it will have declared that no labor organization shall precipitate "strike" prior to an in VCSLlpdblDI Ol LliE NOIlpl<lAil1 pL CAesN organization by constituted author ity.
 Despite the fact that each of the 14 appropriation bills will meet op- position which is expected to have eff feet on the congressional campaigns two years hence, and the fact that the Webb bill and the antistrike pro- gramme will encounter bitter and partisan attack, it is regarded as probable that the prepared pro- grampie could be completed by the date of adjournment but for the ir- lection of so-called irrelevant and particularly factional subjects.
 Chief among these will be plans
 or schemes to secure a reduction in
 the cost of living; efforts to bring
 about the passage of a general dam
 bill; and struggles for the enactment
 of corrupt practice and immigration
 legislation.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-08-25
DRY COUNTIES
PUT FEWER IN
STATE PRISON
Only One Fourth as Many
Sent From Clay as in
Last "Wet" Year

st. Paul, Aug. 25.-Figures from the
report of F. A. Whittier, state parole
agent, just made public, show a de-
crease in the number of prisoners COM
mtted to the state prison at saltwater
in the year ending July 81, compared
with the previous year. Mr.. Whittier
calls attention to the fact that the wear
just closed is the first under the Min
nesota county option law, which has
banished saloons from forty-four coun-
ties.
"A question frequently asked" saws
the report, "is the effect of the county
option law on the numbers committed
here.
Il will cite figures from two counties
where this law is in operation. From
Polk county, containing the cities of
Crookston and East Grand Forks. we
received for the year ending July 81.
1915, twenty-three prisoners, while for
the year ending July 81, 1915, We re-
ceived seven prisoners. From Clay
county, with MOorhead and BarnesVille
as it's principal cities, we received for
the year ending July 81, 1915. sixteen,
and for the year ending July 81, 1916,
four prisoners. In the whole state we
had for the year ending July 81. 1915,
424 prisoners committed. while for the
year ending July 81. 1916. 35S were
committed.
mo attempt has been made to anal
we these figures to show whether these
differences are or are not entirely the
result of the operation of this law