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The Cordova daily times., 1916-06-17

weakes under the protection of the American flag and these Indians re- gard the government of the United States as their best friend.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-06-17

District Court Seal) Attest: Arthur Lang, Clerk.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-15
STRUGGLE FOR NEUTRALITY

Tt took Washington and his successors 80 years of endless negotiation to win recognition of American neutrality. And this 80 years of struggle wove the doc Urine of neutrality so closely into the warp and wool of our national life that to tear it out now would unravel the very threads of our existence" By the records of history MT. Glynn maintained that if Washington and Lincoln were right, President Wilson is right. The neutrality that President Wilson stands for today was advocated by Washington, by Hamilton, by Jefferson and by Lin coln
 By citing precedents MT. Glynn justi- fled and defended the course of the President in the Lusitania and similar in- cidents. "In the face of this record" he asked: Do republicans realize that when they arraign the policy of the President of the United States today they arraign the policy of Harrison, of Blaine, of Lincoln and of Grant? For the pleasure of criticising a democratic President, are they willing to read out of the republican party the greatest men the republican party ever had? Are they willing to say that the republican party of today con- demns what Hamilton did in revolution ary days, what Lincoln did in civil war days, and what Grant and Blaine and Harrison did but yesterday.
 Tn his policy of peaceful negotiations today the President of the United States follows the example set him by the greatest presidents which the democratic party and the greatest presidents the republican party ever gave this nation" Z MT. Glynn impressed on his hearers that it was the business of this conven- ton representing every section of the United States, speaking for every racial strain in America, to send forth a mes- sage to all the world that will leave no room for doubt.
 ISSUE IS CLEAR
 ''We must enable every real American to stand up and assert his Americanism. We must make the issue so clear that every ballot box in the land may become monument to the loyalty of American manhood.
 ''Tha citizens of this country must stand behind their President because his policies are right. They will stand be-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-15

mentS grew even more desperate, and | special features crowded each other al-
 most off the pages of the daily press, but | there was still too much room on the dance floor of the roof and too many va | cant seats at the little tables placed all around this terpsichorean court.
 | At last came the inevitable-the roof
 was no more-and every one said, What a shame-Such nice place, too.' And then they argued that there was a jnx 1 on the place. and that. no one could suc- ceed there. However, Broadway is not superstittious as rule, and there came along venturesome lot who were lin
 on the know as concerns the open se- same to white light success and popu- | larity.
 1 The Strand Roof reopened. Elias Meirowitz was made manager. com- l plete change of management and policy was announced, and the prohibition lid l was lifted.
 1 Today the new Strand Roof is as pros- porous as Charlie Chaplin, and almost as 1 popular. The ads. tell the story. Here's 1 one of them:
 Strand Roof-Liquors now served Some night the new cabaret revue of melody, mirth and a prize beauty chorus. 11:30 to p. m., p. m. and midnight. Eight course dinner with wine. Che hundred feet in the air-One hundred open windows-excellent view of Broadway Advertising is all right, but no one cares for just dry statements-in fact, Broad way seems to think-the wetter the better. However, as previously intimated, what Broadway brands as hot stuff might be a frost in Bessemer, you never can tell. Yes if you must know, I now fully ex- pect to enjoy one or those righteousness with-wine dinners as the guest of MT. Merowitz.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-15
LITTLE NEW YORK STORIES
 BY A BIRMINGHAM MAN
By ALLEN GRIFFIN JOHNSON

New York, June 14.-(Special. .)-To you of good old Birmingham, who thrive and prosper upon the abstemious beverage which pours from the placid bosom of Lake Purdy right into your kitchen sink (not slang), the story of the Strand Roof may seem strange and out of plumb with the operations of the prohibitionist. Be- sides I don claim that what applies to Broadway, would be equally applicable to Birmingham. But here's the tale:
 The Strand Roof is situated above the Strand theatre (yes, little old Manhattan has Strand" movie house, too, just like the Magic City). Over a year ago I attended the opening of the Strand Roof. It was under the supervision of Miss Anne Morgan, Miss Elsie De Wolfe, and other we'll known New York women. The idea was, at that time, to give the work ing girls place to dance and dine with out putting their escorts on the financial bum, or where the girls could go alone and enjoy an evening of dancing under careful chaperonage. The admission was 50 cents, and there were nice, special at fractions which could never come under the head of "cabaret features. Every thing was lovely, and prohibition reigned supreme upon the Strand Roof. right in the heart of the white lights-Broadway and Forty-seventh street.
 For while the advertising was almost of, desperate character. And yet there seemed to be hitch someYhere. The working girls seemed to feel that the place was theirs, yet, society kept looking in on it every once in while, and that rather worried them. Society never re- mained long-didn't say the place was run Ia prohibiton--but the working classes didn't like the atmosphere created.
 Then the character of the advertise
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-15
Moore to Address Boosters

Huntsville. June 14.-(Special.)-W Winner l.. Moore of Atlanta. president of the Southern States Life Insurance company, has been invited by the Huntsville Cham Der of Commerce to address the members of the organization at the first get-to- gether luncheon which will be held here Friday evening, June 16 Luncheons of this character will be held by the Cham Der of Commerce in lieu of each monthly meeting and efforts will be made to have speaker prominent for each luncheon
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-15

comes to be written. and the children of tomorrow read their nations story. when time shall have dispelled all misconcep- ton, and the years shall have rendered their impartial verdict one name will shine in golden splendor upon the page that is blackened with the tale of Eu- ropes war, one name will represent the triumph of American principles over the hosts of darkness and of death.
 That name will be the name of tho great President who has made democracy proud that he is democrat, and made Americans proud that he is an American.
 "lJ will be the name of the statesman who has kept his country true to it's faith in a time that tried mems souls; the name of the student and the scholar who has champoned the cause of Amer ican freedom wherever he found it op- pressed; the name of the patriot who has implanted his country's flag on tho highest peak to which humanity has yet aspired; the name that carried the torch of progress to victory once and will carry it to victory again the name of Woodrow Wilson, President and Pres- dent-to-be.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-15
Germany Has Placed Large Orders for Delivery When Peace Comes
LARGE CONSUMER
 PRIOR TO THE WAR
During 1912 and 1913 the German Nation Was Far the Largest Importer of Ameri-
 can Copper
By HOLLAND

New York, June 14-(Special )-Some weeks ago Walter Harvey Weed who is recognized as one of the expert author ties on the production and marketing of copper and, in fact, the entire industry in the United States, went from New York to the copper districts of the far west so that he might get first hand in- formation that would enable him to ob- tain fairly good perspective of the copper situation and the outlook One of the consistently iterated uues- tions that are heard in the great com mercial centers, especially in Boston, is this: What is the price of copper going to be?" Some of the great leaders ir the copper industry who are looking far into the future are inclined to the opin- ion that if there can be profitable mar keting of copper from 12 to 15 cents a pound there will continue to be an enor- nous demand for the metal after the war is closed.
 MT. Weeds investigations convince him that after peace is declared there will be at once a considerable drop in the prices of copper and iron. The drop may carry it below the 25-year average of 15 cents. That however, will not be a disaster, but benefit, because this falling in price will result in an enormous amount of buying both in the United States and in Europe, so that prices will ultimately rise appreciably.
 The foreign demand for copper in 1915 was enormous. It amounted to SS6, ,OOc tons. Notwithstanding that the large producers have big stocks because all of them have very large cash surpluses Very likely after the close of the war the large companies will curtail produc- ton for awhile.
 THE COPPER EXPORT
 MT. Weed says that Germany, Belgium and Austria absolutely stopped their de- mands for American copper in July, 1914 This for Germany was very sudden change, for that nation was the largest customer for American copper for two years before the war. Germany's heavy demands for two years prior to July, 1914, were presumed to be occasioned by gen eral trade and industry's need for copper Now it is known that this copper was al- most exclusively used in preparations for war. Germany is preparing for industrial recuperation after the war, this being in- dicated by the fact that the German government has made heavy purchases of American copper for delivery after peace is declared.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-15
THE COPPER EXPORT
GERMANY's EXPORT TRADE

l There is no other inference possible te
 be deduced from Germany's purchases o1
 copper in the United States for delivery
 after the war than that the copper will
 ! be used to assist the German manufac- turers in their attempt to regain thei1
 | lost trade.
 MT. Weed says that his investigations
 show that in the year 1916 there are to be
 such extraordinarily large copper earn
 ings that if the yearly net profits be divided by the number of shares so as
 to learn the yearly surplus earnings per
 share the resulting figure could not be safely used as basis for estimating the
 l real value of the stock.
 MIR. HILL AND MIR. MORGAN Since the death of James J. Hill, there
 have been many references to the inti-
 which he maintained with the late J. P Morgan. There was time, however when he and Mr. Morgan were at odds although the differences were not suf- ficient to cause serious estrangement When the Northern Pacific Railroad company was in process of reorganiza- tion under the leadership of Edward b Adams MT. Hill, it was presumed, would
 | be opposed to the reorganization plan as l it had been worked out by MT. Adams On the other hand, MT. Morgan was pre- sumably in favor of that plan. It was a very complicated and difficult task which was placed upon MT. Adams, but he undertook it all the more willingly because he was confident of the support l from powerful financial interests abroad who held large blocks of the Northern Pacific company's securities.
 There was necessity for some haste since it was surmiSed that Mir. Hill had worked out a plan of his own which, if adopted, would give him perhaps com manding interest in the property. The Adams plan was adopted. It provided for the organiza tion of a syndicate to finance the reorganization. MT. Hill was asked to join that syndicate and it was 8 good illustration of the character of that man that, although he had not been reorganization plan, nevertheless. he be- came member of the syndicate. He was asked for two reasons. One referred to his financial strength and the other and perhaps more important reason was his experience, his detailed knowledge of conditions in the northwest and his high authority as constructive force and op- erating force as well. MT. Hill and MT. Morgan worked together in perfect har- mony. and 1t is probable that the rela- tions then established led to the increase of them whereby MT. Morgan and Mr. Hill became allies later in the purchase of the Burlington railroad system and in the protracted and desperate struggle with Edward H. Hartman for the con- trol of the Northern Pacific.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-15

policies which have brought the nation century of prosperous and honored peace They will stand behind him because they want these policies continued, that pros- perity prolonged, that peace assured. He pointed out that the promise made four years ago that a democratic ad- ministration would liberate the nation from the chains of industrial tyranny has oeeu carried out. He eulogized the fed eral reserve act and declared that the 'sahc,ar- statesman, whose rod has struck the golden rock of America's resources, to set free the wealth imprisoned for half century, is a Moses who has led Americas industries from the wilderness or doubt and despair to the Promised
 Land of Prosperity and hope.' The laws restraining big business from stifling competition, the trades commits
 sion act the movement to foster expan-
 sion Of American trade the close union of economic, commercial and financial
 interests between the United States and
 the nations of South America are shown
 to be legislation of the widest benefit
 The Underwood tariff, Mir. Glynn charac-
 terizei as the fairest and the best of
 all we have enacted. Under the present
 administration the United States has en- joyed a wonderful era of prosperity and good business.
 PRAISE FOR WILSON Chairman Glynn concluded with praise for President Wilson, who, he said, has measured up to the best traditions of a great office.
 "He was been wise with wisdom that l is steeped in the traditions of his coun- try, with a wisdom that has been dis cipiined by training and broadened by
 instruction
 He has beer firm with the firmness that proceeds from deep conviction, with
 the firmness that is grounded in a duty well defined
 He has been patient with the pa-
 tience which believes and trusts that truth crushed to earth will rise again, with the patience that can endure and wait. watch and pray, for the certain vindicat;on of justice, humanity and right.
 He has been patriotic with patriot ism that has never wavered, a patriot ism that is as pure and strong as the faith that moved the fathers when they made our country free.
 And when the history of these days
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-15
WILSON EULOG|zED
 IN KEYNOTE SPEECH
Successfully Solves the Most
 Difficult Problems
REPUBLICAN ATTACKS
Glynn Declares G. O. P. Is Criticizing Greatest Men of Their Party in Villifying Wilson's Course in
 Diplomatic Situation

St. Louis, June 14-With the assertion that no President since the civil war has had had as crucial problems to solve; and no President has displayed a grasp more sure, a statesmanship more pro- found, as President Wilson, Hon. Martin H. Glynn, former governor of New York, opened the democratic national conven- tion here today. Declaring that Amer icanism and peace, preparedness and prosperity-are the issues upon which the democratic party stands, and the heart of democracy swells with a pride that is more than a pride of party, as it halls the man who has asserted this American ism, assured this peace, advocated this preparedness and produced this prosper ity," he predicted the reelection of President Wilson.
 Taking up our foreign relations that has been called into emphatic prominence by the worldwide war the speaker de- clared that i've have entered this hall as democrats; we shall deliberate as Americans. The policy of neu- trality, he argued, is as truly American as the American flag. For 200 years neu- trality was theory; America made it a fact
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-04

sources and confirmed by General
Pershing indicated that the intelligence
officers of the punitive forces were hav;;
ing TO contend with difficulties created
bv the recent of misnformation liber-
ally supplied in districts through which
Villa or his followers had passed. Gen
eral Pershing also reported ne had dIi-
fculty in obtaining trustworthy guides.
His statement that II had been re,
ported to him that Colonel Cano had
engaged Villa force in night on the
same day that the Americans were driv--
ing the bandits from Guerrero served
to allay the fear that had arisen here
that Cano had revolted, report seem
ingly we'll founded.
Which way Villa has gone is now
largely a question for General Perish,
ing's scouts to answer. 1t was pointed
out at General Funston's headquarters
that once the trail was picked out the
troops would resume the chase further
into the interior, although it was real
ICED that this second phase Of the
punitive expeditions work would be far
more difficult than was the first. IL is
not improbable. 10 was said, that more
troops than those already in Mexico
will be required.
The topography of the country south
OF Guerrero is such that successful pur-
suit can be conducted only by a wide
deploying of forces and utilization Of a
large part OF the infantry. II was
pointed out that the further the troops
penetrate into Mexico the greater will
be the necessity for strengthening the
lines of communication
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-04
VILLA ESCAPED,
FUNSTON THINKS
Dispatches from Pershing
Indicate He Has Fled
Guerrero Region.

San Antonio, Tex, April 3.-Fear OK
pressed yesterday at army headquar-
tiers that Francisco Villa had escaped
from the region in which General
Pershing's cavalry columns were oper-
ating became a conviction tonight.
General Pershing's report, received
this afternoon, contained the news that
at least part of the dispersed villa
force that was driven from Guerrero on
March 30 still was moving in the dis
trict northeast of that place, but no
mention of Villas whereabouts was
made. The report was dated yesterday.
Six columns of cavalry were still rid
ing the hills and and plains in that sec
ton, while scouts were endeavorlng TO
pick up the trail of the scattered bands,
a. we'll as that of their fugitive CHIEF.
One force of Villas men, estimated at
100. commanded by Colonel Beltran,
was located near Bacineva, about TWEEN.
ty-five miles northeast of Guerrero, and
information was gathered which md
Gated that the remainder of the 400 or
500 still were in that region. No ref
erence was made in that report OF an
encounter which was mentioned IN
press dispatches from the front.
Information gathered from various
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Villa Reported Moving
Against Chihuahua City
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Ell Paso, Tex, April 3.-Pancho Villa,
handicapped by a shattered knee, Is
reported in the San Andres hills try
ing to elude American pursuit. Amer
lean soldiers are at San Antonio, ten
miles north Of Cusihuiriachic, not more
than ten miles from where Villa and a
considerable force of his bandits are
supposed 10 be moving toward Chihua-
hua City.
This information was telegraphed to
local mining men from Cusihuiriachic
to-day. Mexican wood haulers carried
the word TO Cushuiriachic that Villa
was wounded in the knee and was try
ing TO elude American pursuit in the
hill country around San Andres. The
wood haulers said Villa was believed to
be moving south toward Santa Ysabel
and along the railroad to chihuahua
City.
Private advices from the same
sources to-day said that General Jose
Cavazos, Carranzs commander at Guer-
zero who had escaped from that town
when Villa attacked *, lad reached
Cusihuiriachic with forty Of his men
and denied that Villa had massacred
his entire force. General Gavira in
Juarez said to-day that General Cava-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-04

southwark had looped to the east, by
Los Tanques and San Diego, for
Guerrero. General Pershing, knowing
or suspecting this, had sent Dodd
straight down the valley, hoping to
overtake him at Bachinaba. But when
Dodd arrived there, Villa had passed it
10 the east and south. Yet our troops
had. as it were, travelled the string
of the bow, while the bandit was
traversing the frame, thus gaining
time, so that Dodd. by his dash Of fifty
five miles in seventeen hours, was yet
able to overtake him.
All Trails Are Covered.
But the success of the stroke was due
equally TO General Pershing's clever
disposition of his columns, leaving only
an outlet 70 the south. Dodd, doubtless
knowing this. had attacked from that
direction, driving Villa north and so
into our arms in whatever direction he
went. East was Major Brown, north
ourselves and the 18th Cavalry, and the
generals first order or receiving the
news was to send his aid into Namiquips
for Major Tompkinss men of the 18th
to leave at once for Providencia. COW
ering the only remaining trail, that to
the west. This they had done at mid
night last night.
Our camp is just above the San Ge-
ronimo ranch. General Pershing him
self slept fiat in the open not fifty
yards from me. gathered around the
campfire with my friends of the 18th
all of us cooking, one officer making
coffee in a tomato can. sharing our
scant food. Indescribable was our ella
ton. Two OF our motor cars had left
at dark TO rescue the two native scouts
from their homes down the road. A
call was made for men TO volunteer fol-
this, but officers only crowded into the
car. At 9 o'clock they returned with
information that the scouts were safe
and that Villa with his scattered forces
could hardly be more than nine miles
distant.
Major Howe was ordered to set out
after him between midnight and !
o'clock All night the camp was fur
lively astir. The bandit must pass us
we thought, in our narrow coign
scarcely three miles wide between the
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hills, to reach Los Tanques, his last
refuge. The 18th, having appeared TO
withdraw in the afternoon, would have
in their perfect hiding place behind
great cottonwoods and low hill here
the effect of ruse to draw him on.
Make Ready for Fight.
All night we brewed coffee, munched
tortillas. Orderlies and sergeants APP
peared, calling on their troop com
manders, reporting the condition OF
their horses. Rifles and side arms
were cleaned with oil. Wrapped IN our
blankets, we gossiped and reviewed
this extraordinary campaign, in which
a force of 5000 men. in two weeks
time, had penetrated $50 miles of saw
age territory, depending on It's own in
sufficient transports, using no railway,
and had succeeded in rounding UP the
cleverest and most powerful bandit
that the southwestern plains and des-
erts have ever known.
| awoke at 3 o'clock and the camp
seemed empty. Some hours before the
shot of an outpost had rung out, but,
as il aroused no one in the scant guard
left here, concluded it came from
some overanxious sentry.
II Is now 10 in the morning. | write
in the lee of dead bay horse stretched
on the ground as protection from the
fierce wind and eddying dust. Still we
wait for news from the 18th. All field
glasses are fixed upon the parched
scoop of the valley southwark. An
aeroplane, leaving at dawn the exp,e-
dictionary headquarters l40 miles north
ward, has just futtered in and landed.
The pilot should leave either late to-
night or early tomorrow morning with
this message for Columbus.
Just now two Mexicans have come
into camp from Villas command to sur
render themselves. They had been i'm
pressed into his service at Namiquipa
when he went through there, and were
in the Guerrero fight. They declare
that they know the bandits where.
abouts, wounded, ten miles south OF
here-exactly where we were yesterday.
They saw US then. They offer to take
us TO him TO make him prisoner. Major
RYAN is at this moment filing down the
valley with a company OF horsemen.