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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-12-28
.BROTHERHOODS TO
CONTINUE Their
EFFORTS TOADjUSI
Conferences VIII Be Held
in Attempt to Settle APP
plicatiOn of Adam
son Law

New York, December 27-Representa-
tee of railways and the four brotherhoods
of railroad employees will resume their
meetings here tomorrow for the an
nounced purpose of arriving at some
agreement as to the application of the
Adamson law in the event it
is held to be constitutional by
the United States supreme court The
meetings had been adjourned to await the
handing down of the award in the case
OF the switchmens arbitration, which, it
was expected might have some bearing
on the eventual Interpretation of the
Adamson act. The railroad managers
held a preliminary meeting today.
1t was intimated in railroad circles
tonight that among other things which
would be considered was an agreement
that would bring the two forces together
in concerted effort to fight the Presi-
dents proposed compulsory arbitration
legisla ton. The railroads, however, are
not altogether opposed to the principle
of compulsory arbitration, it was indi-
Gated, providing a suitable plan can be
evolved looking toward the selection of
the arbitrator. Both sides were reported
confident tonight that a mutual under
standing will be reached as to the prac-
teal Interpretation of the Adamson act,
which it is pointed out, specifies the
hours of labor, but does no make pro-
visions for the enforcement or continue
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Summary of the News
GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS
1-Germmrs are fighting for the grain
dep0ts of the Danube.
Wilson much encouraged over
progress toward peace.
AngIO-Fre1,ch have agreed on
peace nC<e.
French newspapers make free COM
ment on situation.
JOfrre Is made marshal of France
to commemorate victory Of the
Marine.
Brotherhoods to continue their ef-
forts to adjust differences.
Confederates to receive pensions
after January 1.
Banks of American stronger than
all nations of world.
Federal farm loan banks are an
nounccd.
S-ViIsa planning second raid on Chi
huahua.
LOCAL NEWS
2-Many acceptances for annual din
ner of travelling men.
Car shortage has been relieved,
5-Direct metal marks new era in
cast iron pipe business.
Bill to prohibit liquor ads from
mails may pass.
Wife and children starve ms state
profits by the earnings of hus-
hand and father.
Another company to COrdova field.
County bond case under advise
ment.
Entertainment planned for armor
plate committee.
SAutomObile licenses for betterment
of highway.
FEATURES
News Of the movies.
3-Society and Dolly DalrympIe.
Review of steel market.
4-EGit0rial comment.
5-MErkets
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Joffre is Made Marshal of France to
Commemorate Victory of The Marine

Paris, December H.-In addition to
decree creating General Joffre marshal
Of France, President Poincare has signed
another revoking the DEGREES of Decem-
Der 2, 1915. and December 10, 1916. The
first of these appointed Marshal Joffre
commander-in-chie of all the French
forces except those in the colonies and
Morocco, the second said:
General Joffre, COMMUNICATIVE chief of
the French forces, will act as technical
adviser to the government in all concern
ing the direction of war;
The high command as now settled. final
ly consists of the war committee COM
posed of Premier BRAND, Gen. H. Lyau-
tey, minister of war; Rear Admiral
Lacaze, minister of marine; Albert
Thomas, minister of national manufac-
lures; Alexander Ribot minister of
finance and President Poincare.
The duty of the minister of war is to
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dence to support their claim as locations
of fedegal land banks. More than 70
cities applied to be designated as the
headquarters of bank and were heard
through representative committees and
individuals"
The banks will be established as soon
as practicable. Each will have capital
of $3.50, 900. Application for loans have
been pouring into the board in great vol
ume recently, and it is estimated that a
sum more than 20 times in excess of the
combined capital stock, could be used in
making loans.
Almost the first work of the banks
after approving and issuing loans, will be
the issuance of farm loan bonds, a new
form of security in this country. The
bonds will be issued in DEM limitations as
small as s25 TO accommodate the solicitor,
it Is expected, and will bear a rate of l
per cent less than the interest rate
charged farmers on their loans. What
this interest rate will be has not been
definitely determined 1t is limited by
law to a maximum of 6 per cent.
THE EXPECTATION
The expectation is that it will not ex-
coed 51a per cent at first, and subse-
quently may be lowered
Loans on farming land are limited by
the law to so per cent of the value of the
land and may be payable in from to
40 years. AS fast as loans are made
bonds will be issued to cover them so
that at no time under the present plan,
will banks entire capital be tied up
in loans to the detriment of other ap-
plicants.
One of the chief tasks now confronting
the board is to find experienced employees
for the new banks. More than 5000 ap-
plications for positions have been re-
ceived The appointments will be taken
out of civil service regulations because
the board intends to assemble a corps OF
men experienced in banking.
The head of each bank will be desig-
mated as the registrar. They probably
will be only residents of the districts in
volved, and preferably attorneys.
The banks will be organized tempo
rarily by the appointment by the board
of five directors for each bank, who
shall be residents of the district in which
the bank is located. The director will Sc
lect from among their number the bank
officers. The capital stock of each bank
will be open to public subscription for 80
days. If not entirely subscribed in that
time the government is authorized to take
the unsubscribed amount
Through process of having borrowers
subscribe in small amounts to the capt.
tai stock, it is expected that the banks
soon will be virtually cooperative insti-
tutions. The permanent organization of
the banks provides for nine directors, six
to be selected by associa lions of farmer
borrowers, the other three being APP
pointed by the federal board The terms
of these directors will be three years
and they will elect officers from among
their number.
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notify the other ministers and command
ing generals concerning the decisions of
the committee, and to take measures to
insure their concerted execution. In adj
dition, he is responsible for everything
concerning the preparation and main
tenance of the nations military resources.
There are two generals commanding. Cen
eral Nivelle of the armies of the north
and northeast, also assures liason with
the allied staffs and General Sarrail of
the army of the orient, who as already
announced is no longer answerable to
grand headquarters but directly to the
minister of war.
The press and public are unanimous in
welcoming the revival of the dignity Of
marshal in favor of General Joffre All
agree that he broke the German power
once for all by the victory of the Marine
and saved the capital of the country
from humiliation and despair.
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STATE GETS GIFT"

For the first time in many months the
state treasury has received money from
person who died without leaving a will
and without relatives. The state treas
ury has received $S12764 from w. c.
Christian, probate judge of Hale county,
with the announcement that George De-
Laney died in that county and that all
efforts to find relatives or a will dispos-
ing of the property had failed. The
money will be credited to the public
school fund.
Under the law the property of per-
son who has no delatives and leaves no
will, reverts to the state at the expira-
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ONFEDERATES TO
RECEIVE PENSIONS
AFTER JANUARY |
For First Time in Months
State Gets Money From
a Man Who Left
No Will

Montgomery. December 27.-(Special)
pensions ranging from SIG to $25 to about
100 900 Confederate soldiers and widows
were sent to the probate judges from
the state auditors department Wednes-
day and will be honored after January
/. The first day of the new year is a
holiday and the probate judges will not
open their Offices.
The warrants call for the second pay
ment for the fiscal year, which began
October l and probably will call for the
release of about 100000 by the state
treasury. Soldiers in the first class will
receive s25. Those in the second class
will be paid $50. and those in the third
class will receive SIG.
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The Temps then attacks in detail what
it terms the systematic mendacity of Dr.
origin of the war and alleges that he
changed the date Of the note of Count
Won Bernstod, the Austrian foreign min
ister of which the chancellor spoke re-
Gently in the Reichstag. The newspaper
asserts that while Count Won Bernstorff
says one thing in the United States DR..
Won Bethmann-Hollweg says another in
Washington will now be able to measure
the sincerity of the German governments
declaration.
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French Newspapers Make
Free Comment on Peace

Paris, December 27.-The newspapers
ply to President Wilson's note concerning
peace. All of them affirm that it con-
tains nothing not contained in the first
communication of DIR. Won Bethmann-
Hollweg, the German imperial chancel-
lor, except that it proposes a conference
in some neutral capital
Germany" says the Temps, Invites
her adversaries to a conference without
making them any disclosure of what she
proposes to say until their delegates sur
round the green cloth"
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Berlin, December N.-(Via s's.yville.)
A total of 1900 prisoners and q machine
guns have been captured since December
% by the Ninth army and more tn an 1900
prisoners by the Danube army.
Progress is being made in the attack
against the Matchin bridgehead, III the
northwestern corner of Dubrudja lprov-
ince.
The text of the statement reads:
Front of Archduke Joseph: In attdi-
ton to lively activity on the part or
patrols which frequently ended In en-
counters with the enemy resulting favor-
ably to us, and temporary lively artiller v
fire along the heights OH the east banl :
of the Golden Bystritza, there was little
fighting activity. In the Oitus valley
there have bee nartillery duels.
Front of Field Marshal Won Macken-
zen: The Ninth army in five-day strug-
gle has pierced at several places strong
Russian positions which consisted of sew
eral lines of barbed wire, and which
were tenaciously defended. Southwest of
Rimnik- Sarat the Russian have osen COM
pletely defeated on a front of II kilome
tiers in width. Also, the Danube army
has captured strongly fortified villages
and thus has broken into the enemy'5
front and forced him to retreat into posi-
lions prepared further north.
The fighting was violent and the sue
cess is due to energetic leadership and
the fullest devotion of the troops. The
losses to the enemy in casualties were
very large. In addition he has left in
tie hands of the Ninth army since De-
cember % total of 1000 prisoners; u
machine guns ana two minethrowers. The
number of prisoners taken by the Danube
army is more than 1900.
In Dobrudja progress has been made
with the attack against the Matchin
bridgehead.
''Airships and flying squadrons have
been successfully active in the enemy's
rear against important railroad and port
establishments"
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ANGLO-FRENCH
HAVE AGREED
ON PEACE NOTE

London December 27-England and France have fully
agreed the terms of the reply be made the
poas of the Teuon allies the Associated Press learned
foreign office today 1t hoped here that the may
discussed by the end of this week. but other nations of the
ente although agreed principle require verbal aera
tons which would necesate further delay 1t is expected that
this reply has been forwarded the response President
Wilson s note will follow very shortly.
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PETROGRAD REPORT

Petrograd. December 27.-(Via London.)
British Admiralty, Per Wireless Press.)
The following statement on military OPP
erations was issued today by the war Of
flee:
"Eumanian front throughout the day
the enemy made a number of fierce at
tacks along almost the whole of our
front. In the region of the upper stream
of the River Rimnik, north of Megura,
he succeeded in pressing back slightly
our cavalry attachments, and infantry
detachments of the Rumanians."
ION the Rimni5 high road our detach-
ments after having repulsed series of
attacks were obliged to abandon first
line trenches, which were demolished by
artillery fire.
Enemy attacks in the remaining Sec
tors were beaten back with great losses
to him and in the village of Valea-Seltzei,
by our center attack we captured several
machine guns.
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year period in which the federal re-
serve system has been in operation.
was in the western states Geographic
cally, the increase was as follows:
New England. % per cent, eastern
states, 80 per cent; southern states, SO
per cent; middle western states 81 per
cent; western states. so per cent; Pa
cific states. 33 per cent
In this period" the statement says,
The New England and eastern states
increased a total of $2.005, 900, 900.
while the south and west increased
$2,022,000 900.
Between September IL and Novem-
Der II CAST two bank calls) resources
OF the national banks of New England
and eastern states increased s444,OOO,-
600. The increase in resources for the
west and south for the same period
was $664,000,000 The percentage of in
crease in New England states was 3.s6:
eastern states, 6.04; southern states.
1873; middle western states, s71;
western states. 11.76; and Pacific
states, 1877. The average increase for
the whole country was 1856 per cent"
The principal changes between Sep
TENDER IL and November II show an
increase of ss1.1os, 100000 in resources,
an increase of s1,116.000, 900 in de-
posits, bringing the total deposits of
national banks up to $12.4SS. 200, 900;
an increase of $4s5.o00.0O0 in loans and
discounts and an increase of $237,-
000,0 in reserves, bringing the to-
tai reserves held up to $2.472.000. O0a,
the highest on record by SiS5.00o, 200.
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ARE
FIGHTING FOR
GRAIN DEPOTS
ON THE DANUBE
Mackensen Is Not Allowing Any Peace Notes to
Stop His Advance in DObrudja aINd Wal
lachia and Is Hammering Away
at Retreating Enemy

The the Teutonic allies apparently is fast closing IN
upon Braia Runania oil and grain The Danube
Having Fpecht 30 miles to the southwest Field Mar
shall Won Mackensens troops have captured e railroad
town of Rmn Sara relatively the distance O the east
while the guns of the Dobruda still hamme png ana
with some success the Russo Ranans at the brdg ehead OF
Racin ON te east bank of the Danube opposite BraNa.
rpyieua nd
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In a statement based upon returns
from the last bank call, November IL,
the comptroller calls attention to the
fact that the increase has been at the
rate of approximately IS per cent
year during the past two years as
compared with 8 per cent year for
the 1O-year period from 1904 to 1914,
and that the total resources at pres
ent are more than double what they
were 10 years ago.
STRONG BEYOND DREAM
"The compilation Just completed of
returns for the last bank call" the
comptroller's statement reads, dis
closes a condition of strength, progress
and growth beyond all precedent. Re
sources of national banks on the date
of the last call together total more
than the resources of all reporting
state banks. savings banks, private
banks and loan and trust companies
throughout the United States at the
time of the Inauguration of the fed
eral reserve system about two years
ago.
1T is also noteworthy that the re-
sources of our national banks at this
thine exceeds by 1921 100000 the total
resources of all the reporting banking
institutions in the United States in
GLIDING state banks. savings banks and
loan and trust companies and nation
al banks as well as late as the year
1904"
The greatest percentage Of increase.
the comptroller states. during the two
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-12-28
MANY PRISONERS TAKEN
QUIET IN MACEDONIA

? The usual bombardment is IN prog
ress in the Austro-Italian theatre. In
Macedonia comparative quiet prevails.
The decentralization of the Greek
army in accordance with Greece's
promises to the entente allies is being
carried out according to information
received at the British foreign office.
The Russian Emperor in an order
of the day to the Russian army deal
ing with Germany's proffer of peace
was made because Germany feels that
her complete defeat is near. The EN-
peror added that the time for peace
nd not vet arrived and he was con-
fident that no Russian soldier would
desire peace until the invader had been
driven from Russian soil and had given
guarantees to prevent a possible repe-
tition of a treacherous attack.
The taking of Filpechti placed Won
NIaGkensen's forces little more than 80
miles from this objective. On the other
side of the Danube, meanwhile, the Teu-
tonic Dobrudja army, apparently compris-
ing chiefly Bulgarian troops, is hammer
ing away at the bridgehead of Matchin
almost directly opposite Brailai. The
clearing of the remaining Russians from
Dobrudja thus seems possibility, not
only by the direct attack but through
the advance in Wallacha, which, if it
succeed in reaching Braila would be able
to take the Matchin position under ar
tillery fire in flank and rear from across
Sthe Danube
4 On the Franco Belgian front the artil-
lery has been active in some sectors and
the avlators have been busy, but the In
fantry arm of the service on both sides
is being held well to its positions ex-
cept for occasional trench raids and pa
troll enterprises
Some possible developments of interest
are indicated from the Verdun region,
where a heavy bombardment east Of the
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RUSSIAN FRONT

/ Berlin, december 27.-(Vta Sayville,)
Today's army headquarters statement re-
garding operations on the Russian front
reads:
Eastern front: Front of Prince Leo
pold: In the Graberka sector northwest of
Ourocze, Austro-Hungarian detachments
brought 80 prisoners and two machine
guns in from successful enterprise
OF the campaign in Macedonia the
statement says:
Macedonian front: There has been no
important fighting activity"
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BANKS OF AMERICA
STRONGER THANAL
NATIONS OF WORLD


$52OO00000
Of
of
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WILSON BELIEVES HIS EFFORTS FOR
PEACE IARE BEARING SOME RESULTS;
HOPE OF ENDING WAR GROWS BRIGHT
German Ambassador Shows He Is
Alive to Importance of Keeping in
Touch With American Government

Washington December 2n spite the wide gulf between the nste the central
o a
believes IN
o. the
the tdtoh
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Prior to the fall of Rimnik Sarat
the Teutonic allies defeated the Rus
slams on a front of ten and half
miles southwest Of the town, while
the Teutonic Danube army captured
several fortified villages, according to
the Berlin war office. Petrograd adj
mits that the Russians and Rumanians
have been forced to fall back north
Of Megura, but says elsewhere the
invaders were defeated with heavy
casualties.
MANY PRISONERS TAKEN
Since December 30 says Berlin, more
than 5000 prisoners and q machine
guns have been captured in Rumania
Artillery duels, sapping operations
and attacks by small patrol parties
featured Wednesdays fighting on the
front in France There have been spor-
adic battles at several points along the
line in Russia and GaIicia from Vol
hynia to the Carpathians, but no inn
portant results have been attained by
either side
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RIIMANIAN REPORT

Mouse between the Vachera pviell and
Naux sectors is reported by PaNis.
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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-02-13
BANGS TO GO ON
LECTURE TOUR
Grand Forks Attorney VIII chi,
Series Of Speeches in Interest u q 9 off
Insurance Department of K. P.

George A. Bangs of Grand Forks, a
member OF the board Of control Of the
insurance department OF the Knights
of Pythias, has been invited to give a
series of lectures throughout the week
of February Is, which has been desig-
mated protection week by the supreme
chancellor Throughout Kansas, and
Mr.. Bangs. accompanied by the grand
chancellor and the grand lodge officer
of Kansas will speak at several cities
in that state. '-...''''@ -r'
Neodosha will be his stopping place
on Monday evening: lola, Tuesday
evening; Emporia, Wednesday eve
ming: Topeka, Thursday evening: Sc.
lima. Friday evening, and Hutchinson,
Saturday evening. .s-...... ....
The insurance department. of the K.
of P. is in an unusually prosperous
condition, and many new members
have been added The department
was recognized in 1906 upon plans and
recommendations prepared by a spe.
cial committee created in 1904, Of
which Mr.. Bangs was chairman.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-02-13
THARALSON OFFERED
HIGH COMMISSION

g D.. D.
Thomas Tiara lson, adjutant sener-
alof the North Dakota National Guard
Will be offered a nigh commission, be-.
ing, raised in western Canada for the
l9fth overseas battalion, whic!: IS be.
ing raised in western Canada for SER
vice in Europe, according to word re.
ceiVed here -s>...,- ...a--->-. %.
General Tharalson is a veteran of
the Philippine war and is being ten.
deced- -that-+app0 RtIneRt II v.< the enaea
engaged in raising the battalion OF
Scandinavians,
Elmer Berge, a former resident Of
Grafton, N. D., is engaged in the work
of raising the battalion, with head.
quarters. at Winnipeg.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-02-13
"BATrLE CRY" POPULAR.

SO great has been the demand for
bookings of 1.-The cattle Cry Of
Peace" that the v. l." S. E. in Mime.
apolis was forced to obtain an extra
print from the Denver office to take
care of the dates, in, this territory.
"The Battle" broke all records at
the Strand Theatre in Minneapolis
last week and the engagement was
continued four days, this week, with
a bigger business. than, ever, on the
last two days. The big preparedness
picture was presented in Sioux Falls,
~ Bs.s this week; ana today to1r1orrdw
and Saturday it will be the star at.
traction in Mason City, Ia. The pic
ture also is being shown in Fargo
thisweek an dwill open at Starland
in st. Paul for two weeks. beginning
February 20.