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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-29
Things Lightning Does Not Damage
Ia La. tcin Co, ri1,o


Lightning. that mysterious force gener~
ated in the power house of nature, which
often sets fire to haystacks frame houses
and barns, has never been known to
seriously damage:
Railroad trains or locomotives,
Buildings with metallic grounded sides
and roofs,
Buildings which have frameworks COM
posed wholly of metal,
Grounded steel windmill towers.
Steel battleships and cruisers.
| Business blocks and apartment houses
in cities.
The explanation of this phenomena is
simple. for most of these objects conduct
electricity we'll that electricity induced
! on the earth is drawn up through them
and dispersed into the atmosphere, thus
dissipating the charge of electricity be-
fore it becomes strong enough to produce
a flash If a lightning stroke to one of
these objects does occur. the mass OF
metal entering into it's composition will
usually conduct the current safely to the
ground.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-29
GREAT COOPERATIVE EFFORT

The gathering and distribution of re-
turns this year will mark one of the
greatest cooperative efforts that has
been made on any similar occasion to ac-
complish this purpose. In previous cleo
tons the Associated Press, relying more
largely on it's own resources. has done
notable work in the prompt and accurate
reporting of the election figures. In the
decentralization contest of 1904, the or
Ganization was able not only definitely
to announce the result but also to indi-
cate the full extent of the victory as
early at 8 o'clock on election night.
Equally markable service has been
rendered in other elections, and the
value of The Associated Press figures
has been such that defeated candidates
themselves, have, on the strength of
them, sent their kilograms of congratu-
lation to their victorious opponents The
service has been such that it has in
variably brought to the executives of
the organization a flood of kilograms on
the day after in tribute to the "compre-
hensjveness, speed" and accuracy"
with which the work has been done This
year it is possible that all records will
be broken, for the Associated Press has
for the coming election enlisted the CO.
operation of it's members from coast to
coast in a more concerted effort than
ever before
More than two years ago preparations
We're begun, under the dtaction of the
general manager of the Associated Press.
to cover" the news which will be served
to the public on the night of November
T. The election experts of the organiza-
ton have during these two years can
vassed every state in the union and ar
ranged with the papers of each state to
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-29
JERSEY THORN IN FLESH

New Jersey has been a thorn in the
1iesh OF the election tabula tors for many
years. In the first place it refuses to
close it's polls until O'Clock, and its
law requires that the counting of the
entire ballot from top to bottom shall be
completed before another ballot Is taken
UP There are upward of 30 names on
the Jersey ballot this year in some of the
cities, and it is doubtful whether on
election night President Wilson will
Know now his own state has gone. The
Jersey method is employed in some of
the central and western states, adding
a further handicap to the difference in
Tune, but New York and a majority OF
the eastern states put the presidential
electors on separate ballot to facili-
tate the count.
If the foregoing has not helped you to
visualize the process by which the great
est news gathering organization tries to
satlate your election curiosity and fur
nish masses of figures to back I'D its
announcement of the victory, picture to
yourself this one fact: On election night
the faculties for wire communication
over practically the entire country are
for the moment devoted almost exclu-
sively to the collection and distribution
of returns. The mileage of those wires
you will find run UP into the millions.
The Associated Press leased wire system
itself, is almost doubled on election
night, and the telegraph companies in
their own way are cooperating directly
or indirectly in the great effort to bring
the figures to a head.
Consider also the human factors-thou-
sands of operators at the key and tele-
phone transmitters, newspaper reporters
and editors at work on local situations,
while the army of trained Associated
Press men are assembling all their mat
ter-and you arrive at something like a
general glimpse of the efforts that will
be made on election night to supply the
missing name in the first sentence of this
article
Surprising though it will public inter-
est in the great war, or in the multitude
nous events that the world daily con-
tributes to the excitement of the break
fast table, the news of presidential
election will by no means attract all OF
the argus-eyes of an organization whose
field is the world. So elastic is the sys-
tenn of this clearing house for news that
its correspondent in Picking may come
in at the height of excitement over the
election with a new revolution in China,
its representative in Panama with dis
astrous slide in Culebra cut, its bureau in
PetroSrad with stirring speech in the
Duma, or it's men at the front with a
great victory. The usual designated men
are on deck to handle any emergency in
the election or out of If
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-29
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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-29
HoW Greatest NeWs Agency Plans to
"FldSh" Name of Successful Candidate

New York. October lis
elected! On the night of Tuesday, No
vember Z the missing name in the fore
going sentence will be supplied by the
Associated Press.
II the business of news gathering as
developed by this worldwide organiza-
ton, the first word sent over the wires
telling of any extraordinary event is,
'Flash!' 1t is the signal of a thrill.
The ordinary routine of the Associated
Press bureaus and their hundreds of
newspaper members is often punctuated
with the "F-l-a-s-h:" Operators from
Bangor to San Diego from Tampa to
Tacoma, tighten their tagging nerves, and
editors come scurrying to the wires to
hear pope is dead, a Titanic sunk an
other country at war. a Lusitania torpe-
doed, battle won, King deposed, or a
president elected
This later thrill has recognized peri
odicity, like the passage of a comet,
and the experience of it is again i'm
ninent. Within a few hours after you
have scratched your ballot the Asso-
ciated Press will have flashed the verdict
which you and 100000 fellow voters
have rendered-will have flashed it per-
maps within few minutes after the last
of these 16,000,0 900 ballots has been dropped
in its box in some of the western states
where three hours difference in time
make late. the closing of the polls
How, in this brief time, anything ap-
proXmating an accurate accounting of
these 100000 votes can be achieved the
returns assembled, and the result made
known throughout the land is a process
both simple and marvellous 1t is true, of
course, that all of those 100000 votes are
not counted. but when the Associated
Press announces the election, that an
nouncement viii be as trustworthy as if
they We're
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-29
ANNOUNCE RESULTS EARLY


Given definite line on New York
state, on Massachusetts, which is in
Variably prompt, and a reflection of the
vote in the central and western states,
where difference in time is a han
dicap to early returns, the result of
the presidential election may be pretty
definitely announced at an early hour
and often the full extent of the victory
indicated, so accurately has the gauge
of election figures been fixed by pre-
vious experience.
knowing with near certainty
whether it is Wilson or Hughes Will be
sufficient for the throngs at the bull
ietln boards on election night. but the
Associated Press goes on to still big
ger task than the mere announcement
'of the result. That would not go far
to complete the morning paper. There
are columns to fill with state tabula-
tons, with lists of governors elected
the detailed constitution of the next
United States Senate and the House of
Representatives, and similar tables for
each state, locally handled, on the con-
st1tutton of the state Legislature There
are comprehensive leads to write in
summary of the figures, and contests
in particular states to be explained
There is one human cog in the cleo
ton night machine that is even more
interesting than the general manager
of the Associate Press. He is the Paul
Revere of the backwoods districts who
gallops his horse or drives his motor
cycle on election night to the nearest
telegraph station. There are still some
remote regionS-a great many of them
where the polling of a presidential
vote is almost a game of SOLITAIRE and
from some of them couriers must ride
~ miles before they can release by
WIRE to waiting nation the fact that
a plurality of one for - Git would be
partisan to anticipate the name) had
been cast at Ranch 49, There are sew
eral such remote districts even in New
ofk state whence news leaks almost
as slowly as in Montana or Idaho. And
there Is no depreciating the importance
Oh the vote that is cast at Glover Four
corners. 1t is the will of the people
that rules. and the Associated Press
can know no distinction when it comes
TO the counting of honest ballots 9th
erwise it would not pay for that 90
mile ride.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-29

election last year the Boston bureau
scored a record by announcing the re-
turns only three votes Off from the Of
fetal figures.
The election machinery of the Asso-
ciated Press is at work in all the states,
but 1t is developed to its highest pitch
of efficiency in the states having the
largest electoral votes and the smallest
average of consistency in presidential
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1916-11-27
BATTLESHlP FLEET OFF
FOR TARGET PRACTICE
Seven Superdreadnoughts, Here for
Football Game, Pass Out
TO sea.

The Army Navy game having gone
into the archives OF United Service
athletics. the seven superdreadnought
OF the Atlantic Fleet, which had been
in the North River to permit their
officers and men TO attend the game,
passed out 10 sea to-day for target
practice. They will return ON Satur-
day. Dec. .. according to present or
ders. to participate in the celebration
~ the permanent lighting Of the
Statue OF Liberty IN the harhor
Preceded by the police boat Patrol,
which warned vessels against cross
ing the path OF the men-ot war, the
ncet steamed southward with the
wyoming in the lead, dying the has
~ vice Admiral Coffman, Next came
! the Utah, followed by the Florida
with Rear Admiral n ). Rogers
starred nag AZ the main. The fourti
ship was the Connecticut, command
ed by Rear Admiral II. q Dunn, an'
then came the oklahoma, the rcXa
and the Sew York, the latter Ia com
mand Of Rear Admiral a. 4, Fech
teller
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1916-11-27
BOWIE RESULTS.

FIRST RACE--Maidens; two-yeaf-
oids six furlongs:-Tyrant' Ia 10 .So,, .Sow
weili straight s2.7o. place t'.sc. snow
e. "a erst Glansginty, llb tOoerO'
.lace $3.50. show $3.50, second FelnGes' iS,rs
liz Co. wnllams?. show a,wh,, sS, Star s,sr,
Tlme-i.IG l-5. Kildare, bnght 'Ue''
iIesse and Iiopscotch also ran
SECOND RACE-Two:yesr-olds s,s
and hait turlSnss.-,mlt'%sssm, ~ Oisssl ,sso
& a. 20 won; Waukeag. ll6 tRoo'
Ins"n, lIno% place. $3.50 show. g. 20. SEQ sec
ISi" ond MNsnokin, iis d,yke,. show ossno ,s,1o
sayilia. Lord Titzherbert, also ran
THIRD RkCE-seillns: two Y ear old a,
and upward; six furlonss,,,onenssaa'ino .s n;sn 10
sbow ltV 'Ss47o SEQ. first; Marsery. iot Ward
plaSs 'asS Kin inHy shoS sss'; So 'fS%s fSiSa
;Einn''iib Mt",.oNi"ii .Mrs. Mnck, Palm Leaf
iiIy ' Hesvens. Minstrel. .At,ergi1iw Z,
Roscmary. 'Cuddle Up, Ampere MIS-
Rnrnharbor Broom Corn also ran
sfipld
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1916-11-27
BuLCARlknS REpULSED
WITH HEAVY LOSSES
Paris Reports Success Of Serbs in
Cerna River Region Of
Macedonia.

PARIS Nov 27-Bulgsrian forces
on the Macedonian front launched a
counter attack on the Serbians in the
Cerna River region last night, the
War once announces.
The Bulsarians were repulsed with
heavy losses. The Italians continue
to make progress in the region west
OF Alonastir.
BERLIN, Nov. 27 tby wireless to
Sa ,yille). strong attacks were di-
rected by troops OF the Entent Pow
ers against German positions on the
heights 20 the east of Perl"No. IN
Southern Serbia, says to-daN's Ger
| man oficial statement.
These attacks broke down under tne
tsnac lous resistance OF the German
rifle bsttahons. West OF the Nardal
River British troops dlrec,ei a strong
fire against the Teuton positions aut
then launched an attack, which wa
j repulsed.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1916-11-27
NORWAY EXPECTS
|. TO WIN GERMANY'S
SHIPPING TRADE
Has No Thought of Fighting
Because of Vessels Sunk,
Says Hannevig.

The Scandinavian American liner
Frederick VIII, which reached this
port to-day without having seen .
submarine or having had other ad-
venture than "A stormy passage
brought among It's 1913 passengers
Christopher Hannevig OF the Nor
wegian shipping Arm OF Hannevis
Johnson.
ANY talk of war between Germany
and Norway over the sinking OF Nor
wegian vessels Is nonsense. Norway
is content to suffer these now, because
she sees the way clear to Wrestling
most OF Germanys shipping trade
from her after the war. Norway is
building 200 ships In the United States
now, and before long we shall have
lines from san Francisco TO the Orient
and from many South American ports
to the United States"
Dr. j. &. Ellehanner' OF Copenh6geil.
another passenger, came with a nov
aeroplsno invention by which. he said.
| Iit would be possible for a machine.
equipped on top with his propeller,
10 rise into tho air vertically Instead
OF by making forward run. as 10
now necessary. His device also con-
templates operating an aeroplnne Tor.
ward or backward or to either side.
The Germans OF Berlin are livinl
now on a rigid dict, according TO the
stntements OF Mrs. Aleen Winslow
wife OF Lawrence l.. Wlnslon, Tmrt
Secretnry Of tho American Embass,
al Berlin. who was one VI the FREQ.
erik's passcngors. They are havinI
but one meal OF meat and one egg
week. she said, but no one Is faint o
heart 90 far "a the outcome OF tn
war is concerned.
Manuel dc Ia Vega. Cuhan Ministc
10 Norway. formerly Charge d'Af
falres in the Cuban Legation II
, Washington. was also passenger.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1916-11-27
he WARNS WALL STREET
AGAINST BRITISH GOLD
Man Masqueradlng as "John Bull
Collects Crowd in Front OF
Morgan Offices.

John Bull" was seen to-day in the
wall street district In the form OF
man bedeckcd according TO the oar
toon,sts portrayal OF the personifa-
cation OF Great Britain. He carried
n large banner bearing the following
warning:
Don't take my gold--it will ruin you.
Take my unsecured notes-they viii
mako you rich and certainly wise"
~. Bull" was first noticed when ne
walked through Wall trcet and stopped
in front OF the offices OF J. p. Morgan
q Co, fiscal agents here for the Brit
,sh Government. A crowd OF 500 per-
sons quickly collected and a traffic
policeman ordered tho man to move
on. He did so without protest, disap'
nearing in the direction OF the Curl
Market.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1916-11-27
GIRLS! BEAUTIFY
YOUR HAIR and
STOP DANDRUFF
Flair becomes charming,
wavy, lustrous and thick
in a few moments.
Every bit of dandruff disap-
pears and hair stops
coming out.

For 2b cents you can save your hair
in less than ten minutes you can
double its beauty. Your hair becomes
light, wavy, fluffy, abundant and APP
pears as soft, lustrous and charming
as Young girls after applying some
Danderine Also try this-moIs,en a
cloth with a little Danderine and care
fully draw II through your hair, TAX
ing one small strand at n time. This
will cleanse the hair Of dust, dirt or
excessive oil, and in just few
moments YOU have doublcd the beauty
of your hair. A delightful surprise
awaits those whose hair has been neg
lected or is scrsgey, faded. dry, brittle
or thin. Besides beautifying the hair
Danderine dissolves every particle OF
dandruff, cleanses, purihes and in
vigorates the scalp, forever stopping
itching and falling hair, but what viii
please YOU most will he after n few
weeks use, when you see new hair
fine and dOwny at hrSt-yes bu
really new hair growing all over tn
scalp. II you care for pretty, sof
hair, and lots of Il, surely get 25
cent bottle of Knowlton's Danderin
from any drug store or toilet oounte
and just try it.-Advt.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1916-11-27
GERARD IS GUEST
WITH LANSING At
BERNSTORFF LUNCH
Has Conference
With Secretary Before Meet
ing German Envoy.

WARRINGTON. Nov. 27.-Ambas-
sador Gerard. home from Berlin on
vacation. paid his Brt visit to the
s,o,e Department to-day since his
arrival. and later with Mrs. Gerard
wan a guest OF the German Arnbess1-
dor and Countess Won Bernstorh at
,unoheon. Secretary Lansing, with
,,ho,, Gerard had conferred, was also
"a guest
The conference between Mr. Gerard
and Secretary Lansing to-day was the
last 10 be held preparatory 10 SAIL
lnr n, the Ambassador ;or Germany
on Dec. by way OF Copenhagen.
The Ambassador and the Secretary
ware uniformly silent abour what was
discussed at their session which
lasted an hour, but In official quarters
,he impression prevailed hat the
delicate nature Of the submarine stu
ntion and the deportation OF Eelsisns
IN Germauy we're discussed. MI
Gerard probably will see President
| Wilson tomorrow.
While at the state Department Mr
Gerard also went over tho Mexican
situation, presumably to be IN positioi
10 give first hand Information on tn'
subicct 10 Germany whicn mas man
interests there. He also spent a.
hour with Assistant Secretary PM
iins who Is in direct charge o
European affairs. =,
The United states Government q,
ready has called Germany nn au.en,'V .
10 the effect upon neutral opinion o
the deportation of Belgians and MI
Garard is expected to supplement
these representations. by persona
presentation OF the American view
point. in the hope that the situatio
"A 10 the submarine situation, M
Gerard will be in position to say ina
the attitude Of the American Cover
ment is unaltered and that IL eSpec'
Germany 10 fulfil her pledges
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1916-11-27


RACE TRACK. BOWIE, Nd, NOV -,
- The entries FOR to-morrows races are
as follows IL.
FIRST RACE- Selling; Tor twoyssr-olds; sn
fuflonr Keb1. li8; Al Hudson, ilSi sphs,e,.
los saVop H. ,mpl " oom SON no..wNtbiine,
!'Siic !SGs,dS iC' "a ssss" srssssas i'e io 'sDN ~
and /. hsf nifonss.-N. f. Beal. no. Glor,
Rene' lI9; 'kathryp Gray. ll0y, NaPoln' Mn.
tc,. iGN: 'Moddlins Mss i0i oheir' h~'
ri rfikp iHa aitdEE-sen,ns; for three ed' ,qa
n,as., Sns "Ir 'Rsa Wing iio; ssou.hern Gold,
I" Ii"i 'finalee' lUT 'Monetionnsire timp 100,
CARTON q. 1lSi Mamie Mep.e H. .o'lssa, aDa
i67 'Coi. honoway,. 10 Gann9nsne Inn. rrsd, @
salon, ll3 re.T,iSs.' IysS idS lIS oe'''0'' '0'
FOTRrH RACE rhe tclipss hsnSSissS ,Ss 'o'
r1p o the Mornlus 40; K.Ne~n III sSn' sSaa
Knob 10: Fruit tase, los uanoeth, ~ ~
Mir.e Henly. III: Yankee Notions. IA; fesS
''illTu RACE For hre-yeaI:oldS .na ipi on
mile ami .i1ieeth. king Boz, llhs hsn'
Tsrk IN; .Repuolicau. 40; 'Qwen q fasoir"
iOi ngodrrsrI 10 Ma, Mh.,henis i"k ikmp.re Ii
'%9PXrn% IL %iltT ssiiins ior ,srS-ys.r, ola. - an
IiJ 'gs gs,iSH %H ics .rSoms: oaiicvsy. 10; 'TSSI
iancocs. iOl psnseflsll no hiidsy' my 10
,rsu. hss'R. io1 sla'SoTd lio' 'h' "o"'
'%SEvENlTTn H'iHUSr 'RHSr The Liesry selling Hssea
cap, three year ods and up one ~iis 10,
!cs..cn. ~, n.vss'd a., .ln..S noS '"s 90
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1916-11-27
CHLlONEU'S AUTO TO HAVE
PULLMAN CAR COMFORTS
Extra Allowance for Machine IN
Which He Can Ride While
Reclining.

To purchase an automobile with an
the comforts Of a Pullman car. John
Armstrong Chaloner, insane In New
York but legally able to care for HIM
self in Virginia, was allowed an In
crease OF $1,000 in his income to-day
by Justice shearn. He will now re-
ceive ,25,ooo year instead Of $4,000.
His estate. which earns S4sooo
year. Is located in New York.
Chaloner. in communication to
the Court. said he Is afflicted with
nervous disorder OF such nature that
he Is unable to sit up for any length
of time. The automobile he has re-
auested will allow him 10 take Ions
rides while reclining.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1916-11-27
MUNITIONS STEAMSHIP
HELPLESS IN The PACIFIC
The Neils Nielsen Loses Her Propel-
Ter and American Ships
Speed to Aid Her.

SAN FRANCISCO Nov. a7.-The
Norwegian steamer Neils Nielsen Is
in distress $50 miles westof Seattle
according TO advices received to-day
by the United states naval radio
station here. wireless adyices were
that the vessel had lost her propeller
and was practically helpless.
The L. =. S. South Dakota and
other vessels in the Pacific are gcins
to her assistance. She sailed from
Seattle on Nov. 20 for Vladivostok'
carrying i cargo OF munitions.
she is OF $500 tons. Her crew is en-
tirely Norwegian. She is valued a,
81, 900 900. The cargo ~ Nalueu al
more than a million.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1916-11-27
WORKINGMEN OF LIEGE
TO Be DEPORTED SOON
Next Week Is the Time set Ac-
tording to Reports From
Amsterdam.

AMSTERDAM. Nov. 27.--Inhabit-
nnts OF the city of Liege. Belgium.
have been notified by the German au-
thorities TO prepare for deportations
Of able bodied workmon next week.
Elsewhere In the Province OF Liege
II In expected that deportations on "A
large scale will be In process this
week.
LONDON, Nov 27.--A Reuters
despatch from Berne asserts that the
Federal Council has instructed the
Swiss Minister in Berlin TO notify tho
German Government that the Bclgian
deport ssions have "unfaVorably i'm
pressed Swiss public opinion