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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-15
Summary of the News
GENERAL NEWS

 1--Asquith in Dublin and mOdifies the rule of martial law. National defense Iesislation again in limelisht. Prohibition law being enforced by Georgia police. General Scott is due in Washing ton today with report. Meeting Is calico by the repub- lican national leaders. Presbyterians to gather at Or lnndO in annual meeting. Wants Germany to plead for peace, says French leader.
 LOCAL NEWS 2-Railroads taxed to handle crowds for veterans reunion. Final meetings are held by the sons of Veterans. May Is breaking all heat records. Mother is theme of fine sermon at Northside church. 5-Speciai trains bringing in great crowds for the reunion. Breakfast ready to he served to the veterans. Commission will accept by-producf Eas rates.
 First meeting of the sons of Vet erans in Biiou. Convention of prohibition party to meet Thursday. official route of the great parade next Thursday.
 FEATURES 3-HOIIand's letter. 4-Edftorial comment. S-FoOtlights and screen.
 SPORTING NEWS 6-Battle of leaders holding center of interest in circuit. Eastern teams are winners In sec tiOnal clash. Food for fandoms
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-15
GUARD AGAINST FIRE

Fl Paso, May l4.--Army posts and sta tions along the border We're on their guard against incendiaries today as a result of two fires last night at Fort Bliss, where flames of unknown origin destroyed a storehouse, three cavalry stables three horses and some tents. Army officers be- lieve an investigation will disclose the fires could not be of spontaneous or ac- cidental origin It was said that there was no attempt on the ammunition house The storehouse, where the first fire oc- cured, contained some machine guns
 Two other fires recently have been of suspicious nature At the field base at Columbus. N. M., about s7o0 worth of hay was destroyed. Two weeks ago the Fl Paso Country club, not far from Fort Bliss, burned to the ground with loss of s3500o.
 San Antonio, Tex, Mad 14--General Funston has ordered an investigation of the fires last night at Fort Bliss.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-15
MANY MINES FOUND

i Berlin. May H.--(By Wireless )--lt is re- ported from Amsterdam that in April 90 mines were cast up on the Dutch coast'' The Overseas News agency says: "Of these 50 were British, three French. 1S German, and the remainder of unknown nationality. Since the beginning of the war lo14 mines have been found on the Dutch coast, including 5s5 British, q French and 1SS German"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-15
PROHIBITION LAW !. BEING ENFORCED
 BY GEORGIA POLICE: Raid in Savannah Netted
 Thousands of Gallons
 of Liquors LAW IS ATTACKED IN STATE COURTS Blind Tigers and Other Law Evaders Resort to Many Tricks to Fool the Officers-No
 Homes Are Entered

Atlanta, May 14.-Activities of officers law that went into effect May 1 have disclosed some unique methods of blind tigers to evade the law. An inconspicu- ous farm wagon, driven on the. streets of Atlanta, was equipped with false bot tom filled with half pint bottles of liquor, a counter in a ''sociar' club had a false top full of bottles, and by following a series of trop doors dis covered under a house in the outskirts of the city officers found a large quantity of liquor stored in cave that had once been used for illicit distillng. The ''b'ockaders' had used the chimney of rid of the smoke is one of the block aders' most perplexing problems.
 GENERAL RAID IS MADE
 A general raid at 7:sO o'clock in the practically every member of the police force resulted in confiscation of so much liquor that nearly every dray in the city was employed to haul it to the police station. More than 100 arrests were made No private homes, where q family might have provided against the anti-shipping feature by laying in a little more than the prescribed two quarts of liquor a gallon of wine or 4S pints of bear, were entered Atlanta officials have stated thar they would investigate homes where it vas believed more than the law allows is stored, but no such action has been taken. The fact that large quantities of intoxicants were shipped into the state just prior to May has been established beyond doubt
 It has been admitted by officials that in at least three important cities of the state, and in some communities not so law was not rigidly enforced. That law allowed the sale of beer but not liquor.
 LAW IS ENFORCED
 Reports from every section of the state, however, show that the new law is be- ing lived up to with the exception of the comparatively few blind tigers" Persons for and against prohibition point to the spectacular and far reaching Sa- vannah raid as evidence of this.
 Liquor conflscated in the first II days of May has run into the tens of thousands of gallons. The sheriff of Coffee county seized a portion of two carloads in the possession of the Ocilla, Pinebloom and valdosta railroad and out of that act has grown the first case attacking the law. The railroad was transporting the liquor during the latter part of Apri, and had it on a sidetrack at Ocilla May 1. After part of the liquor was seized, Federal District Judge Emory Speer granted a temporary injunction restrain ing the officers from taking the remain der Men guarding the cars were shot at the first night after the injunction was issued. A few intellectual shots were fired. No one was hurt.
 ATTACKED THE LAW
 Another case in which interpretation of the law is involved is in the Atlanta courts. A railroad refused to deliver to soft drink manufacturing company two barrels of pure alcohol, which is used in,
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-15
Willis Killed

Hartsele. May 14, -tspecial) Edgar Willis was shot and instantly killed by Henry Sharp, five miles east of Hartselle, today. Sharp surrendered to officers im- mediately. There seems to have been pad blood between the two men for couple of months Both men were attending a revival service at Tabor charch near Hartselle when Sharp opened fire with out warning, shooting Willis in the back four times. Both men are of prominent ia miles.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-15
ITALIAN STATEMENT

Rome. May 14.-tvia London.l-The of ficial statement from general headquar- ters issued today reads: Tn the Trentino OF the upper Adge the artillery actions haze been especially intense in the Col attacks on Cuckla and on the height be- fore Lucinico. "On the Carso our artil- lery caused an explosion in the enemy lines near San Martino and dispersed enemy columns marching near Devetaki and Oppachiasela."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-15
REPORTS UNTRUE

Field Headquarters PuA Atsive Expedi- tion May 13, Via Radio N Columbus N NJ, May 14.-General Pershing de- clared today that reports published in the United States that his troops were menaced by Carranzistas on all sides were untrue
 Our troops are excellently disposed for defense, but there is no sign of danger, said the general
 He added that since the Ojos Azu'es fight the Nillaista bandits had a whole- some fear of the American marksmen.
 There is no backward movement of the American troops on now
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-15
NATIONAL DEFENSE LEGISLATION AGAIN IN HE L|MEL|GHT Army Bill Expected to Be Ready for Presidents
 Signature Soon
BRANDEIS MATTER
 ALSO COMING TO VOTE
Attention in the Lower House Will Be { Chiefly Toward a Government
 Ship Purchase Bill-Secre-
 tary McAdoo Very Active

Washington, May 14.-National defense gress and with final disposition of the army reorganization bill this week at tention will be turned to the completion of the naval building program which is to be passed on Thursday by the House committee on naval affairs.
 As soon as the committee reports on the naval increases the task of working out the revenue problem to meet the extraordinary defense expenditures will be undertaken by the House ways and means committee in cooperation with the Senate finance committee and administra- tion leaders see their way cleared for reasonably prompt action on these mat ters after the national political conven- tions in June.
 The compromise army reorganization bill which will provide for a regular army of 206,000 men at peace strength is reas- onably satisfactory to the advocates of are hopeful that the naval increases will at least be commensurate with the long stride ahead with respect to the land defenses of the nation.
 REPORT READY
 The conference report on the army bill will be put in final form tomorrow and probably will be submitted 10 the House and Senate for approval early seaS week. It should be on the Presidents desk for hu Cotv ot ho latest.
 There was a slump in the progress of general legislation last week owing to the filibuster in the Senate against the $43,- coo, GOO rivers and harbors bill and fight in the House on the rural credits bill. Senators Kenyon and Sherman, who have been alone in conSucting the rivers and harbors fight, admit that they have no chance of success and their efforts are expected to terminate within day of two Then the Senate win take up the public land leasing bill. The rural cred it's fight is expected to end with pas sage of the bill before adjournment to- morrow night
 In the House attention will be directed chiefly during the week to the govern ment shipping bill. The rules committee contemplates bringing in a special rule on Tuesday with a view to dsposing of the measure within d few days. but a fight has already been organized by the minority against this plan and it may be frustrated. Administra tion lead CTS, however, are determined to press the bill for early action and the Senate steering committee has agreed that all other pending measures shall give way to it whenever the House can send it over.
 MADOO IS ACTIVE
 Secretary McAdoo visited the capital on several occasion last week in the in terest of the shipping bill. He talked with democratic senators who opposed the ship purchase bill in the last Con gress some of whom are still inclined to vote against the measure in its mod flied form because of it's provision for government operation of ships for a period of five years after the close of the war Senator Clarke of Arkansas leader of the democratic revolt on the ship bill last year. is chairman of the
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-15
Will Immediately Go Into Conference With Lansing
 Upon Arrival
TO CLEAR UP MIDDLE
 AT JUAREZ MEETING
General Pershing Denies His Troops Are Threatened by Carranzistas. lncendiaries Are Busy on
 the Texas Border

Washington, May 14.-Major General Scott is due here tomorrow with de- tailed report of his discussion at El Paso with General Obregon, war minister of the de factor government of Mexico. The conference brought no formal or even tentative agreement as to the situa. ton along the border, but there are indi. cations that General Scott will be able to give definite information as to what General Carranza proposes to do toward demonstrating his ability to stop brig andage along the international line.
 General Scott's telegraphic report at the conclusion of the conference threw little light on the situation further than to indicate that the exchange of views with the Mexican war minister had been of wholly friendly character. Since that time reports of Carranza troop movements have indicated that the de facto government was taking active steps Tn the region south of Boquillas and al- so moving into the territory abandoned by General Pershing's forces, as they
 
 probably the southern base of the expedi- uonary force for sometime to come
 EXPECT A CONFERENCE
 Secretary Lansing expects to have a long conference with General Scott be- fore he prepares to renew the diplomatic discussion of the status of the American expenditionary force with Eliseo Arredon- do, Carranzas ambassador here. The state department also expects to get some light on whether 1t was the war minister or General Carranza himself who prevented the ratification of the formal agreement worked out by the Iconferees.
 The question has been a puzzIing one to the officials here. Special Agent Rodgers at Mexico City reported that tie de factor government had officially announced the success of the border ne- gotiations. This was taken to mean that Carranza had approved the plan. Then came the statement by the conferees that they had been unable to reach a definite agreement and had decided to refer the matter back to their respective govern ments for diplomatic negotiations. While this report was en route to Washington MT. Arredondo called upon Secretary Lansing to state that his advices from Mexico City indicated that the original agreement had been approved
 General Scott is expected to clear up the confusion.
 MT. Arredondo was still without instruc- tions tonight in regard to steps he may take in seeking to reopen diplomatic con sideration of the border situation In any event, Secretary Lansing would be unwin- ing to begin the conversations, however, until he has been fully advised by Gen eral Scott. It may be late in the week before converse tions between the Secre- tary and the ambassador are under way.
 NO ADVICE RECEIVED
 The war and state departments received no important advices today as to Mex ico A report from General Pershins said the new concentration ordered by General Funston at the conclusion of the Fl Paso conference was proceeding sat- isfactorily
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-15
Aerial Raid

Paris, May 14.-An aerial attack on
 Iajadagh, near the Greek -Servian frontier,
 outhwest of Doiran. in which IA civilians Iere killed, Is reported in Havas Saloni- II dispatch. The raid occurred Friday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-15
ATTACKED THE LAW

Another case in which interpretation of the law is involved is in the Atlanta courts. A railroad refused to deliver to soft drink manufacturing company two barrels of pure alcohol, which is used in.
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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-12-13
HIINITHITrnnIHHTIIIHIlTnIIIINIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIE
News of the
Week Cut
Down for
Busy Readers
European War News
Observation-Disclosures

The disciplining of Greece by the al
ports was formally announced by the
French government, which, combined
with previous French orders against
movement Of Greek vessels from their
harbOrs, is expected absolutely to cut
the kingdom OF from supplies.
Ninety-four allied airplanes and 81
German machines were lost on all
fronts during November, the Berlin
war office reported.
The German emperor, according to
the Berlin papers, has ratified the aux
Hilary service bill, which thereby comes
into force, says Reuter- dispatch to
London from Amsterdam.
The battleship Suffren, which left
port on November "A, has not been
heard from since that day, and the
French minister of marine considers
the vessel lost with all on board,
says a dispatch from Paris. The
Suffren displaced 1880 tons. It's nor
NAL complement was 730 men.
On the Verdun front German troops
entered French trenches on hill 3O4
and captured the summit of the height,
the Berlin war Office announces.
The steamship John Lambert, listed
in the maritime register as an Amerl-
can vessel, was shelled and sunk with
out warning by German submarine
off the Isle of Wight, according to ac-
counts given by members of the crew,
Americans. who arrived at New York.
Bucharest. capital of ROumania, has
been captured, it was announced Off
cially at Berlin. PlOechti, the impOr-
tant railway junction town. 36 miles
northr - of Bucharest, also has been
taE~n,
Dispatches from Paris quote pOliti-
cal writer's as saying that the political
upheavals may be followed by the res
ignatiOn of General JOffre, cOmman-
der in chief of the allied armies. There
are reports that the French govern
ment may be changed so as to cOncen-
trate authority for quicker decisions
and action.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-12-13
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

State of Wisconsin, Grant County
Court-In Probate.
In the matter Of the estate Of John
O'Neill, deceased.
Letters testamentary on the estate
of John ONeil1, late Of the town OF
Patch Grove, in said county, deceased
having been issued to Thomas Millin,
Jr.,
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That
the creditors of said John O'Neill, de-
ceased, are allowed and limited by or
der of this court until and including
the first Tuesday of April, 1917, be-
ing the Bird day of said month, to pre-
sent their claims and demands against
said John O'Neill, deceased, to the
County Court for examination and al
lOWance.
NOTICE IS ALSO HEREBY GIVEN
That the claims and demands so pre-
scented will be examined and adjusted
by this court, at the office of the coun-
ty Judge, at the court house, in the
city of Lancaster, in said county, on
the second Tuesday of April, 1917.
Dated this 9th day of November,
1916.
By the Court:
4O-3 E. B. GOODSELL, County Judge
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-12-13
Notice to Creditors.

State Of Wisconsin, Grant county
court-In Probate.
In the matter of the estate Of Philip
Anton Fuerstenberg, deceased.
Letters Of administration on the es-
tate of Philip Anton Fuerstenberg, de-
ceased having been issued to John H.
Fuerstenberg Of North town Of Ian
caster, Wisconsin.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That
the creditors of said Philip Anton
Fuerstenberg, deceased, are allowed
and limited by order Of this court IN
til and including the End Tuesday Of
April, 1917, being the 10th day of said
month, to present their claims and de-
mands against said Philip Anton
Fuerstenberg, deceased, to the County
Court for examination and allowance.
NOTICE IS ALSO HEREBY GIVEN,
That the claims and demands so pre-
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-12-13
KELLER "HEARS"
BILLY SUNDAY PREACH

Helen Keller, the worlds most fam
Gus blind and deaf woman, says the
Beloit News, went to hear Billy Sun
day, evangelist, who is now preaching
in Boston.
''The noisiest man I ever heard, and
he must be pretty noisy when | am
able to hear him, she said. "He is a
monkey wrench thrown into the ma
chinery of the social revolution that
is surely coming by the hand of fate.
"He is doing a lot of good, but not
the way he thinks he is.
"He is preaching an old faith, but
he has not heard from God in a long
time!"
Please say you saw it in the Her
add"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-12-13
REAL ESTATE DEALS
WEEKS TRANSACTIONS in FARM
AND TOWN PROPERTY AS Fill
ED WITH co. RECORDER.
From Dec. 2 to Dec. 9.

From Dec to Dec. 9.
Jos. N. Griswold to Marshall
Stainhofer, cont. 5A acres of
land, more or less, in Fenni-
more. Consideration -----$ 525
Jos. n. Griswold to Roy Stein
brenner, cont, AZ acres,
more or less in Fennimore.
Consideration observation-disclosures ATS
Rexford Lowe to Dillon Bros,
land in Watterstown Con- 12O
0. B. Peters and wife to Allen
L. Dieter lots g. 4, 5 in blk 2
Of ]. S. Peters add to Blue
River. Con. ------------- 1000
Ben Sumner to Stella Carroll,
200 acres in Millville. Con-. 1
and other good and valuable
consideration
Grover VOgelsberg to Leo Stoll
lots in Potosi. Con. - 1000
e. 0. Wheeler and E. Wheeler
and wife to Edward S. Moore
cont. 1873 acres, more or less,
in Marion Consideration - $3.50
e. O. Wheeler and wife to Ed
ward S. Morse, lot in Fenni-
more. Con. -------- $500
E. o. Eyer and wife to E. w.
Dand, lot in Platteville.
Consideration ---------- $50
Phil E. Parish and wife to Will
liam Johns, land in Wing
Vile. Con. -------------- 1,775
0. ChristophersOn to Nels M.
Christopherson, cont. IL acres,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-12-13

Big millers and board of trade wheat
spectators came in for condemnation
at the national conference on market
ing and farm credits, held at Chicago.
The egg corner" is smashed. Food
prices are tunbling. Spectators,
packers and produce men are unload
ing" This was the good news brought
to Chicago housewives on the heels of
the opening of the federal grand jury
hearing, egg and butter boycotts, and
a report of warehOusemen showing the
selling out of big holdings of eggs.
Eggs dropped 10 cents a dozen.
A lone rObber threw pepper in the
face of an express wagon guard at Los
Angeles, Cal, and seized $4,000 in gold
and currency from the express wagon
and escaped.
An embargo to prohibit the export
OF print papers used by publishers of
newspapers is asked in resolution in
troduced, in the house at Washington
by Representative Campbell.
All the paper mills in western Mas
sachusetts granted their employees an
emergency bonus Of 10 per cent in
wages.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-12-13

more or less in Wingvil1e.
Consideration -------------- zoo
Joseph Necktatel to Frank Neck
vatel, 140 acres in Clifton.
Consideration -------
Frank Neckvatel and wife to
JOS. Neckvatel, land in Cliff
ton. Con.
Frank A. Washburn, admr, of
|. E. Washburn estate to Matt
Neckvatel, 40 acres in 2-5.
Consideration Observation-Disclosures
James H. Sprague, Jr., and wife
to Ed Welsh, a trip of land in
blk 8, Bloomington. Con. = 1870
Fred Dugdale and wife to Will
liam Womack, lot in Platte
vile. Con. --------
John A. Kapelka and wife to
E. J. Schwingle, lot in Fenni-
more. Con. ---------- 81
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-12-13

FARM FOR SALE Good dairy farm
OF l85 acres, 6 miles east of Lancas-
ter, known as the John Dobson farm.
Groom house, basement, barn 4Ox4O.
running water, pasture. Easy terms.
Phone or write Francis Durni, Lancas-
Ter WIS. 41p2
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-12-13
Domestic

A locomotive, a loaded street car
and automobile crashing together in
q binding snowstOrm resulted in in
juries to 16 persons. The accident Oc-
Cured at Chicago.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-12-13
HUNTING NOTICES.

Notice to HunterS-Positively no tres
passing with gun, dogs or traps
without permission, on sections "a, 35
and 26 in Beetown, and section 2 in
Waterloo. N. S. Adams 41W13p
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-12-13
Foreign

Sir Ernest ShackletOn will sail from
Dunedin, New Zealand, for Ross sea
to rescue the members of his antarctic
expedition marOOoned there, according
to Reuter- dispatch to London from
Wellington.
Cardinal MERCER, primate of Bel
GUM, is being held in his palace by the
German authorities, according to the
frontier correspondent of the Amster-
dam Telegram. The reason given is
the action taken by the cardinal
against the deportation of Belgians.
The German emperor has established
a decoration for civilians such as mu-
milton workers similar to the Iron
Cross, according to Copenhagen dis
patch to London, quoting the Berlin
Lokal Anzeiger.
The fall of Bucharest was observed
at Berlin in a manner reminiscent of
the celebrations last year of victories
won in the great offensive against the
Russians.
David LlOyd-GeOrge has overthrow
the Asquith cabinet of Great Britain
and will become prime minister him
self. The new government will be
coalition, like the old one, says a dis
patch from London.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-12-13
REAL ESTATE AND LOANS.

CHAS. M. KLARMAN- Real estate
and Loans. Located one door north
of abstract office. Lancaster, Wis.42tf
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-12-13
FOR SALE Farms.

FOR SALE-My 20 acre farm, located
on Beetown road Call, phone or
write Louis Bendorf, Lancaster, Wis
cOnsin 34tfo
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-12-13

J. P. Morgan, who has been in Eng
land for the last two months on a
financial mission, returned to New
York on the steamship Finland from
Liverpool. Mr.. Morgan is understood
to have conferred with fiscal represent
atives of the British and French gov
ernments on the subject of marketing
additional loans in this country.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-12-13

Examination of witnesses in the
"Arizona wild horse case" at Omaha,
Neb. in which the government alleges
that a large number of persons were
defrauded Of sums ranging from $1,000
to $4,000 through the sale of phantom
herds Of wild horses in Arizona, de-
veloped that one of the alleged vic
tins had sought in vain for two
months, with field glasses, for sight
of the animals he had purchased.