davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-29
No Notable Changes On
 Any Of the War Fronts

London, January 2S-Considerable' fighting has taken place along the va rious war fronts, but there have been no notable changes in the positions of any of the combatants
 In the region of Neuville St. Vaast the French have attacked with hand grenades the posi- itions taken from them by the Germans. Berlin says they were repulsed with heavy losses, although they captured mine crater.
 Paris says two German attacks on the road between Arras and Lens were repulsed and that German munitions depot was blown up near Puisaleine by French artillery.
 All along the line from Riga to Bulk owina there have been artillery bonn bardments and occasional infantry at tacks by the Russians and the Teutons Petrograd reports surprise attack near Buczacz. Galicia. by the Russians in which large party of Teutons was put to flight after having suffered
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-29
TODAY'S AGE-HERALD

Wilson leaves for tour of west. Ask appropriation for Coosa river. McAdoo will be cautious while
 here.
 Brandeis is named to supreme court.
 Criticize shipping laws. Two contests in House interesting. Over million men needed. 2-City has power to build electric
 line to Warrior.
 Bachelors tax not approved by the
 commission.
 Start movement for home coming at commencement. 3-Holland letter. 4-Editorial comment. 5-Lack of harmony chief cause of
 banks closing.
 Liquor inspection ordinance to be
 adopted.
 Mass meetings to mark beginning
 of campaign.
 River unlimited in possibilities. Watch for notice to appear With
 pick and shovel
 Veterans attend Porter funeral. 6-Women's page. 7-Offers 5000 for evolution proofs. S-Sports. s-Campaign for Jewish relief to con
 tinue.  trustees called in special
 meeting Monday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-29

heavy losses, and also the capture of three mine craters by the Russians north of Boyan.
 Dispatches from kiev say the Teu- tons are making great preparations to stop any attempt at a further advance by the Russians in Galicia. Large quan- titles of artillery of all calibres are being rushed to this front
 The Italians have reoccupied on the heights to the west of Gorizia ground from which they had previously been forced to retire and also have put down with heavy casualties an Austrian at tempt to advance in the upper Isonzo region.
 In the Caucasus the Russians claim further successes with the capture of large quantities of arms and ammuni- ton. Between Erezerum and Mush they have occupied the town of Khynyss- kala.
 South of Lake Urumiah in Persia, the defeat of large Turkish forces is re- ported by Petrograd, together with the capture of prisoners and supplies
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-29
Mine Workers to Ask Wage
 Increase Of Ten Per Cent

Indianapolis, January 2S.-The Uni- ted Mine Workers of America in con yention decided by a virtually unani- nous vote today to ask the bituminous coal operators throughout the country for 10 per cent increase in wages at the passing point for miners on a mine run basis, 10 per cent advance for all dead work and yardage and a 20 per cent increase for all men paid by the day.
 Among the other demands asked for in the soft coal fields is an eight hour day, time to begin at the minute the miner enters the mine until he emerges after his days work. The working places in the mines of some men are as far as one to two miles from the entrance and they want to be paid for the time required to cover the vary ing distances underground.
 Weekly pay days are also demanded and a further demand is made that every other Saturday be an idle day instead of working a half day each
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-29

Saturday. A two-year agreement is asked for in both the anthracite and bituminous districts. The new fea- lures of the soft coal demands com pared with those of two years ago are the bank to bank" clause in the eight hour demand; the 20 per cent for day labor, the weekly pay days and the re- quests for holiday every other Sat urday
 Frank Harrington, secretary of the committee. said that nothing was placed in the demands that cannot be secured and that the miners would go to the Mobile bituminous and New York anthracite conferences prepared to press them and that they had hopes of success.
 Several attempts were made to amend, but without avail and Van Bitt- ner president of the western Pennsyl- vania miners and head of the scale committee, told the convention that the committee had left some things for local adjustment as it did not desire to overload" the demands.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-29
TWO CONTESTS IN
 HOUSE 0F INTEREST
 ID WHOLE COUNTRY
South Carolina Negro Has Been Getting Contest Ex- penses for 12 Consecu-
 tive Years

Washington, January 8.-(Special) Contested seats in the House of Repre- sentatives, as announced today by the chairman of the committee on elections and privileges, follow:
 Jeremiah Donovan democrat, against
 Ebenezer Hill. republican, Fourth
 Connecticut.
 Francis ]. Horgan democrat, against
 George H. Tinkhan1, republican, Blew
 enth Massachusetts
 J. McCan Davis, republican, against
 William E. Williams, democrat Hi
 nois at large.
 Jacob A. Cantor, democrat, against
 Isaac siegel, republican, Twentieth New York
 Aaron P. Prioleau, colored, repub- lican. against Richard S. Whaley, dem ocrat, First South Carolina.
 It is announced that A. R. Brodleclz, democrat, has withdrawn his protest against c. William Beales, republican, IWenteth PennSylVana.
 THE DONOVAN CASE
 The interesting protests among the foregoing are those of Donovan against Hill and Prioleau against Whaley.
 Hill of Connecticut as is generally known, is tariff expert of long service in Congress. When the democrats up- turned the country in 1912, Hill was beat en by Jeremiah Donovan, a democrat, In Congress, Donovan attained reputation for his frequent clashes regarding the prohibition question with Captain Hob son of Alabama During the Underwood campaign for the Senate, as is remem- bered, Donovan challenged Hobson to debate in Alabama on the question of 'Absenteeism," a challenge which Hob- son side-stepped by making his accep- tance conditional on the ground that he be permitted to discuss sidelights in Don ovan's private life, it having been stated by Hobson that Donovan had once upon time been engaged in the liquor bus- ness, and had had tits regarding same with the constabulary.
 IE 1914, the Fourth Connecticut, nor mally republican, returned to Hill, it's old love, and retired Donovan to private life. However, there is Connecticut statute which denies a congressional candidate the right to spend more than $750. It is claimed by Donovan that Hill admitted spending twice as much, or several times as much. Suit against Hill was instituted in the courts, and Hill, it is said. did not defend the suit, the decision going. as a result to Donovan. The scene of the
 (Contisued on Page Nine)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-29
FIFTY ARE DROWNED
 WHEN DAM BREAKS

San Diego, Cal, January 2S.-At least 50 persons are believed to have been drowned late Thursday when the lower dam of the San Diego water system in the Otay valley, south of here, broke under the heavy pressure of the flood waters. A wall of water 30 feet high was relea sed.
 The breaking of the dam re- lea sed 1l,000.000,000 gallons of water. which rushed down through the thickly populated and narrow Otay valley. The property loss will to- tai Sl.000.o00. Because of the fact that they were isolated by the breaking of the dam, hundreds of families in the vicinity were facing a food famine tonight
 All possible efforts are being made here to send relief to the sufferers in the valley.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-29
OVER MILLION MEN
 NEEDED, SAYS HAN Required to Protect Vital
 Areas" of Country GOES INTO DETAILS
Tells Senate Committee of Work Done by War Department Board, Which Spent Seven Years Perfect
 ing Plans for Defense

Washington, January 2S.--Why a force of at least 1,025, GOO men would be needed to protect the vital areas of the United States against a strong enemy was de- tailed to the Senate military committee today by Lieut. Col. w. C. Hasn. lnem- Der of a war department board, which spent years working out defense plans.
 The board visited and studied minutely every part of the coast line. It reported in 1913, but it's findings have been held confidential by the department. Among other information it submitted detailed working plans for meeting emergencies. Colonel Haan said some of these plans were being used in changing the defenses of the metropolitan districts in accord ance with latest information as to the
 NOT WAR PLANS
 The boards purpose, Colonel Haan ex- auxiliary field Notifications and troops necessary for defense against raiding par ties, and did not contemplate war plans for use in case an invasion by a large army actually had been accomplished It was then estimated, he said, that a di- vision of 10000 might be landed by raid ing force.
 "Of what use would it be to land a division of 20,O00 men?" asked Senator Hitchcock.
 Colonel Haan declared, they could take almost any place we have. Then they would have an harbor where an invading army might be landed and which would be held by their fleet as a base"
 To protect the various areas from added, the board had concluded that the following divisions would be necessary each to be well balanced organization of 2O,000 men,
 Portland, one division Boston, two di- visions; Narragansett, one division; New London, one division; northern New York, two divisions; Washington and Bati- more, two divisions; Norfolk, two divi- sions, and general reserve of six dvi- sions The revised defense plans for Boston and New York called for an in- creased number of men, he added. mak- ing total of 3SO0OO mobile troops neces- sary for this section, exclusive of the
 (Continued on Page TwO)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-29
CONCERNED AT SITUATION

For, as is known, the administration is greatly concerned with the political sit- nation in Alabama and other southern states in which the prohibition mania has been and is still rampant While it is certain that the proposed visit of the Secretary of the Treasury and son-in-law of the President is not to be regarded as a political mission. it is considered high ly probable that but for the current cam- paign in which delegates to the St. Louis convention are to be elected, he would avoid the Tutwiler and be at home with his friends.
 As result of this determination of Mir McAdoo, t>is made certain that his pro- posed visit will not inf1ame the prohibi- tonists to wage a partisan rather than democratic campaign, or cause them to abandon what is now said to be their purpose not to hamper the Presidents chance of reelection by an injection into the convention of the disrupting liauor question.
 According to the formal announcement of his intinerary this morning the Secre- tary, accompanied by Mrs. McAdoo. G. Harding, and probably A. G. Peters members of the federal reserve board, will leave Washington next Saturday after noon, and will arrive in Birmingham at i0:20 o'clock Sunday night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-29
ASK APPROPRIATION FURTHER TODEVELOP RIVERS OF ALABAMA Rivers and HarbOrs Com mitted Asked for S2,O9S,-
 900 for the COOsa DIES RAPS WILSON:
 REBUKED BY MANN
Danlels PraIseN eech by Tillman LaFollette r Is Bill for Crea- ton of Ts 0 mmission-Pro- test Agi pans Demands
 THE . fN CONGRESS . oS lNATE.

senaf o5 man, republican, intro- duced ition of protest against renewed oo.- nds by Japan and China Senator Tillman praised Secretary Daniels in a speech on the navy and attacked former Secretary Meyer Military committee continued work on the army bills.
 Senator Walsh assailed Great Brit aims interference with neutral trade, and introduced bill to prohibit com mercial intercourse with nations hin- dering American commerce.
 Senator LaFollette introduced a bill to create a tariff commission Adjourned at 5:52 D. m. until noon today.
 HOUSE.
 Met at noon.
 Military and naval committees con tinued hearings.
 Social workers and labor leaders asked for revision of the workmens s compensation law.
 Republican Leader Mann defended President Wilson's preparedness views against an attack by Represen- tative Dies, an anti-preparedness democrat.
 Adjourned at 3:52 D. m. until noon todou
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-29
Steamer Is Disabled

Seward, Alaska, January S-The freight steamer Seward which sailed from Seattle, Wash, on January IA with q cargo of railroad supplies and war munitions for the Russian government
 is as La Touche, Alaska, 50 miles east of here today in a disabled condition.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-29
Liners Will Be Allowed to Sail

Washington, January 2S.-The Italian liners America and Verona will be per mitted to sail from New York if. the Italian government gives assurances as it cid in the case of the Giuseppe Verdi that their guns will be only used TOT defensive purposes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-29
WANT BIG APPROPRIATION

Washington, January 8.-Southern bers advocated before the rivers and har- bors committee today an appropriation of S9s,000 for continuing the improvement in Alabama and Georgia and urged a federal appropriation of $2,o00oO0 to meet a power company expense of S6,0o0,OO0 for locks and dams for power development on the Coosa from Gadsden to Wetumpka.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-29
TO SEE BIRMINGHAM

Monday morning the Secretary will be shown Birmingham, and will be given an opportunity to attend to certain depart mental matters including public building questions, with which he is now con- cerned. In the meantime, the ladies of Birmingham will entertain Mrs McAdoo. In all probability a luncheon would be acceptable to the party, but it is made known in Washington that if dinner is prepared it must be served as early as 6 o'clock, and must be attended not only by the friends of the secretary. but the friends Of Mrs McAdoo as well.
 The time is necessarily confined to one of the earlier hours of the evening be- cause the secretary must catch his train to Dallas and the provision of mixed banquet is made because Mrs. McAdoo is young enough to enjoy and frank enough to admit preference for such affairs as against the entertainment of literary clubs and sewing circles
 In addition to Birmingham and Dallas Memphis and Louisville are included in the itinerary. The party will be again in Washington February IA
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-29
Will Not Appear in Light of Having Formed "En-
 tangling Alliances"
INVITATIONS TO
 HOMES DECLINED
Does Not Propose to Stir Up Prohi- bitionists Into Injecting Liquor Question Into Coming Campaign,
 So He Will Go to a Hotel
By HUGH w. ROBERTS

Washington, January 2S.-(Special.) .)-In declining invitations, some of them un- usually inslstent, that he spend the day of his proposed visit in homes of Birming- ham people, and in determining to regis ter at the neutral and nonpartisan Tut wiler hotel, it is the subject of Washing ton gossip that Secretary McAdoo is de- termined that he, an arm of the govern- ment, shall not be made to appear in the light of having formed "entangling ai- liaucaS
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-29
LOUIS ). BRANDE|S
 CHOSEN BY WILSON
 ID SUCCEED LAMAR
Nomination Comes as Dis tinct Surprise to Senate. Confirmation Will Be
 Subject of Debate

Washington, anliary 2S.-Louis D. Bran deis of Boston was nominated by Pres ident Wilson today for the place on the supreme court bench made vacant by the death of Associate Justice Lamar
 The Senate received the nomination with unconcealed surprise in which all official Washington joined because Mr. Brandeis had not been mentioned among the long list of eliSibles which President Wilson considered or among an equally long list of aspirants who presented indorsements
 Some senator announced to their col leagues they were opposed to the nomi- nation, but declined to be quoted to that effect The only senator found who was willing to publicly record his op- position at this time was Senator Wads- worth, republican, of New York
 Senators who approved the nomina- tion were not lacking, although they, too avoided public expression or their views. They felt sure, however, they could com iii"Hu the necessary majority to confirm the appointment
 BRANDEIS IS SILENT
 II have nothing whatever to say: have not said anything. and will not" was MT. Brandeis only comment tonight as he went off to dine with President Wilson at Secretary McAdoo's house. Justices Hughes and Pitney also at- tended the dinner.
 Monday the Senate judiciary commit tee, to which the nomination was re- ferred, will appoint subcommittee, which, according to precedent, will con slider the nomination and make a re- port If todays talk of opposition amounts to anything it will develop in the committee. There has been no con test of any note over supreme court appointment since the days of President Cleveland.
 It was learned tonight that among the inducements sent to the President urg- ing MT. Brandeis' appointment to the supreme court bench was one from Cliff ford Pinchot former chief forester. whose celebrated controversy with Sec retary Ballinger brought MT. Brandeis into the public eye six years ago He appeared as chief counsel for the forces opposing the former Secretary of the Interior in the noted Ballinger- Pinchot controversy which sent it's ramifica- tions into many phases of national poli- ties at the outset of President Tafts ad- ministration.
 Although celebrated as a lawyer. MT. Brandeis has been devoting practically all his time of late to the Zionist move ment in this country which has for it's object the repatriation of the Jews to nation of their own in Palestine If confirmed he would be the first Jew to sit on the supreme court bench.
 IS A DEMOCRAT
 Some of the senators disposed to ex- press opposition to MT. Brandeis today were democrats who sought to put their objections on political grounds. Senator James of Kentucky the native state of MT. Brandeis, unreservedly told them the nominee was democrat. Justice Lamar, who he would succeed, also was demo-
 (Continued on Page Two)
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-04-19
In BoyIand:

the Oaklands, Feldman Juniors and
Golden Hill Tigers. They will play
any team composed Of players whose
average weight is arOun SO pounds.
Games can be arranged by calling on
Raymond Duke at 1927 Myrtle avenue,
any afternoon except Saturday.
= X =
Full names Of all the Cardinal play
ers were not given OF the report sent
in. However. the players whose names
were given are: Fred Lacarra, D: Joe
Davis, 1b; Willie Michero. Oh; Raymond
Duke, #; Joe Lacarra, CT, and Frank
Caron, II.
X X y
Five more games are still to be
played in the Grammar school league.
There will be games next Saturday at
both Rio Grande n Washington parks
and propably some games next week
with the grand windup on Saturday
morning, April %.
X x X
Managers are requested to give the
full names Of their players in sending
IN lineups. Such names as Sammy"
and Juan" may mean any one or a
dozen or a score "Sammys" and
"Juans."
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-04-19
League flames.
WESTERN LEAGUE
E THURSDAY

Denver, Colo, April 19.-The 1915
baseball season Of the Western league
is to open in Denver Thursday with a
game between the Wichita club and
the local team. Preliminary practice.
which is to be wound Up today, has
been conducted entirely on the home
grounds this year, and a considerable
shakeup in the roster has resulted in
the addition OF many new names in
III Denver teams lineup.
With the sale of the interests OF J. G.
McGil 10 the Denver club, a new man
ager-Rebel Oakes-takes hold of the
team this year. McGilPs interests were
taken over by Hugh L. Jones, formerly
owner Of tia Lincoln Western league
team.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-04-19
Baseball Has New Comedian Now
-:H:- -:I:-9 -;I:- -:I:- ak
He's Carl Sawyer, a Regular Clown
BY FRANK G MENKE.

second time and again bounced I'D for
the third high dive. Each time The
crowd shuddered. But its anxiety over
Sawyer was wasted. Sawyer appar-
emily has no bones in his head, his neck
or his back.
And then just as Caldwell was about
TO wind up 70 pitch to Morgan, Sawyer
performed his swimming trick. He
jumped into the air, dove head first to
the earth, and as soon as he landed,
rolled over on his stomach and vigor-
ously began using the breast stroke.
then shifting to "doggie" fashion,
meanwhile kicking his legs in frog
fashion.
Sawyerrs Antics Delay Game.
The capers of Sawyer temporarily
delayed the ball game. Caldwell con-
vulsed with laughter, halted in his
flinging efforts. The players forgot
all about the business in hand and
Joined he crowd in its rOars of laugh
ter. Umpire COnnOlly's attention was
focused upon the acrobat. A stern
look anne upon his classic features.
Were these tunts legitimate2
Should he stop them and chase Saw
yer to the cooler? What SHOULD he dos
Connolly finally did pust as the crowd
hoped he would dO-Order the combat
to proceed and permit Sawyer to con-
tinue his side-splitting entertainment.
Immediately afterWard Morgan
singled, scoring Mcbride. And then
Sawyer. in high glee, staged his
frisky donkey mirth provoker.
OFF came his cap to serve as a tail.
Swishing it wildly he galloped up and
down the coacher's box, meanwhile
kicking in approved donkey style. sud
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-04-19

- FEW YORK, April ia new
M comedian has flashed across the
~ baseball horizon: a youth whose
antics are more mirth-provoking than
those Of Nick Altrock, Germany Schae-
fer, Arlie Latham or any other funny
man the diamond game has produced.
he is Carl Sawyer, late Of Des Moines,
which is in Iowa, and now a utility
Keystone sacker and coach for the SEN
atOrs. Outside Of Washington, little is
known of his second basing skill, but
already he is a sensation as a clown.
Sawyer is worth the price Of admIs-
sion any time he is billed to stage his
"frisky donkey act, do his flip-flOp-
ping and his swimming" through the
grass. He will make you forget your
worries, make you take defeat Of the
home team with a smile and cause you
to laugh until your ribs feel as though
Jess Willard has been banging them
for a week.
Sensational Debut in Gotham.
Sawyer made his first big league ap-
pearance as a coach for the Senators in
the seventh inning of that opening
Yankee-Senators battle-and not one Of
that 10000 crowd ever will forget him.
He conducted himself with decOrum I'M
til Mcbride doubled and johnson sent
him to third with a sacrifice. And then
he broke loose from his dignified moor
ings.
He leaped high into the ozone. and
came down with a crash upon his head.
The crowd gasped. It feared his neck
had been broken accidentally. But
Sawyer %rebounded like a rubber ball,
leaped again, dove head first for the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-04-19

denly he bolted, as an animal would do
if eaten with a whip, and then he be-
gan to bray in a voice that echoed
throughout Harlem.
Tries to Bite Fancied Foe.
While the crowd rocked the stands
with its laughter, Sawyer began to bite
at an imaginary foe, varying his attack
by twisting suddenly and aiming a vol
ley of kicks at the person who beat
him with the whip.
The fans forgot the game-fOrgOt
that MOrgan's drive had put the Sena-
tors two runs to the good. They for
got whatever troubles may sfflict it
and howled with joy. Never in a ball
park have such gales of laughter swept
from one corner to the other. And il
kept up until Sawyer, exhausted by his
own efforts. subsidized to the point Of
braying only.
The interest in the game itself from
then on became secondary to that in
Sawyer. The fans ceased to speculate
as to which team would win; ceased to
comment on Walter JohnsOn's mastery
pitching. The all absorbing topic was
the new coach and-"Who is he2"
During the eighth. ninth and tenth
innings. Sawyer acted in a fairly digni-
fled manne There was nothing to get