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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-08-20
TODAY'S AGE-HERALD
SECTION A

OLAl1O4N A Responsibility of great strike will be on rail heads if no agreement. Tropical storm spending fury on west ern plains
 Eight-hour day concession right, claims Wilson. Funston advised troop withdrawal is now admitted. Frisco workmen hear candidate. Democratic party comes nearest to be- ing national. Navy department to ask for bids. Auburn aulmni to join cavalry Anglo-French lines steadily advance following attacks. Speaker Clark opens campaign. 2-Tillman says Hughes reviving sec- tional fight. Grand opera season here now practi- cally assured. Black returns from Girard. 3-England finally lifts too rigid ban on war news. 5-Rerouting plan is eminently logical, states Dr. Phillips. Shelby county not bankrupt, declares prominent official. Hornady urges farmers to vote for tax amendment. Unique features planned for big Labor Day parade. 6-Ward explains fee for COW inspection. Modern men as brave as those of any age 7-Mississppi vote did not turn out in state primary. S-Victim of accident dies at Bessemer.
 SECTION 1-Dublin men are furtive and gather in whispering groups since the rebel lion. 2, 8 and 5-Sports. 4-News of interest to autoists. 9-News of the movies. supply of motorists of Eng land is cut.
 SECTION c 1 and 2--Society. 3-Russias fortune greatly changed. 4--Editorial comment and Ned Brace. 5-Cossack Sotnia's great ride. 6-American beer is taken to London. England's enormous output of ma teral of war takes gigantic figures to report 7--Markets. S-Pots and kettles are turned into dead- ly cannon
 SECTION D Magazine section. SECTION E Comic suppliment.
 SECTION F Rotogravure.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-08-20
E|GHT-HOUR DAY
 CONCESSION RIGHT
 CLAIMS PRESIDENT
Tells Railroad Heads That Demands of Men Have General Sanction of
 Society at Present

Washington, August 19.-The full text of President Wilson's statement made to- day to the railroad heads is as follows:
 T have recommended the concession of the eight-hour day-that is, the sub stitution of an eight-hour day for the present 10-hour day in all the existing practices and agreements. make this recommendation because I believe the concession right. The eight-hour day now undoubtedly has the sanction of the judgment of society in it's favor and should be adopted as basis for wages even where the actual work to be done cannot be completed within eight hours.
 Concerning the adjustments which should be made in justice to the railroads and their stockholders in the payments and privileges to which their men are now entitled Qf such adjustments are necessary there is a wide divergence of opinion.
 "The railroads which have already adopted the eght-hour day do not seem to be at any serious disadvantages in respect of their cost of operation as conn pared with the railroads that have re- tained the 1O-hour day, and calculations as to the cost of the change must, if made now, be made without regard to any possible administrative economies or readjustments.
 ONLY EXPERIENCE CAN TELL
 "Only experience can make it certain what readjustments would be fair and equitable either on behalf of the men, or on behalf of the railroads. That ex- perience would be a definite guide to the
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-08-20
Tropical Storm Spending
 Fury on Western Plains;
 Great Damage in Texas
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San Antonio, August 1s.-Railroad and other pupblic utilities corporations in the storm stricken district along the southern Texas coast suffered dam ages aggregating more than $300,000, exclusive of losses in Corpus Christi, Brownsville and other points in the storm center, according to reports re- ceived here.
 It probably will take the San An tonic and Aransas Pass railroad week or 10 days to restore service to Corpus Christi and it may be IS days before its trains run to Rocl1port.
 The damage to the railroad proper ties may reach s150,000 It lost mile of the deck of the two-mile trestle en- tering Corpus Christi and perhaps three miles of embankment near Port land. The roof of the depot at Alice was taken off by the wind. The depot at Sinton was damaged. Hany small bridges between Aransas Pass and Rockport are gone
 A small bar of track of the St. Louis, Brownsville and Mexico, near Browns vile, was washed out.
 The Western Union Telegraph con-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-08-20
FUNSTON ADVISED TROOP WITHDRAWAL
 IS NOW ADMITTED
Publication of Generals Con- clusi0n Was Premature and Department Will
 Not Change Plans

Washington, August 19.-A recommenda- ton from General Funston that the Amer ican troops be withdrawn from Mexico was contained in a recent report on the military situation, made at the request of the war department. and designed for the use of the joint commission, which will discuss border problems. State de- partment officials do not attempt to dis guise their regret over premature pub- lication of General Funston's conclusions, but they indicated today that it would not cause any alteration in plans.
 Officials realize it is understood. that the most pressing matter for discussion by the commission. from the Mexican viewpoint, will be the question of with drawal of General Pershing's expeditionary force In order to furnish the American commissioners with full information, Gen eral Funston was asked his views on the military aspects of the expedition. There is every indication that the commissioners and later the administration were eX- pected to abide by the recommendations of the chief military adviser on border ma alters.
 Publication of the fact that General Funston believes 1t wise to withdraw the troops may hamper the American com missioners, some officials think. in obtain ing whatever guarantees they may ask of the Mexican government as to securi- ty of the border from bandit raids. It is believed the administration was fully pl epared to arrange for the recall of General Pershng's force, since both state and war department officials are under stood to share the views expressed in General Funston's report
 There can be little doubt. it is now
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-08-20
NAVY DEPARTMENT 1 ID ASK FOR BIDS President Will Sign Bill on Tuesday and Quick Action
 Will Follow


 Il Washington, August 1s.-Presdent Will sson will sign the naval appropriation bill next Tuesday and on Wednesday bids for ljfour battleships, scout cruisers, subma- lrines, destroyers, and all other craft au- Ethorized, but the four battle crusisers and 1.-the ammunition ship will be sent out to |Iprivate builders to be opened October lS !E{lRns for battle cruisers probably will
 ready for advertisement by October l. z<1khe naval bill enables Secretary Daniels to equip several additional navy yards For government construction. s6O00,00o having been appropriated for the pur- bose. No decision as to which yards shall be equipped first will be reached until the offers of private builders to build ships have been received and left for study. Congress, however. has desig- hated the yards at which capital ship
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-08-20
State Printing Bids

Montgomery, August 19.-(Special.) Bids for state printing. covering a period of two years, will be received by Secretary of State Purifoy Monday, August 21. They will be opened by August 30 and referred to a board composed of the governor and several of the state officials. The law pro- vides that the bids shall be received on August 20. but that date falling on Sunday, Secretary Purifoy was ad- vised by the attorney general that it would be legal to receive them on the succeeding day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-08-20
AUBURN ALUMNI
 ID JOIN CAVALRY Troop Will Be Orrsr;Tcia' for New Regimen by
 Faculty Member

Montgomery. August 1s (Srecfskf Thomas Bragg, member of t facuitss and director of athletics at A ra. VII organize troop as part of caN airy regiment authorized for this slste fs was in conference today wi R. E Steiner. commander of the res nsnt and it was decided that he woulo raiss tire troops, including perhaps ma Aubll . alumni in the organization. AaaSeN~ ters of the troop will be at Ailblra.
 The troop at Decatur was sns tered in today. while the rrscaif ee* troop is rapidly nearing comp sbau.i eaN will be mustered in early neU %7s@' according to official announce e @ne recruiting at Jasper is moving tsp~ idly and satisfactorily, s'Neso- Troops so far have been mus ~ Greenville, Mobile. Monroe eA~ Selma, Today at the mobilizt eAllk was spent entirely in routine Ns Z rious companies were inspectf@ ne usual Sunday services will D. ~a ~- mcrrow. }
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-08-20
RUSSIAN REPORT

Petrograd. August 19.-(Via London.) The Russian official statement today reads -
 Last evening" after an artillery bom- bardment, the enemy launched an attack near the village of Zviniache, 15 versts (about nine miles), southeast of Svinichi. It was repulsed.
 west of Lake Nobel our troops cap tured part of the enemy's positions.
 '1n the region of the village of Czerwis- zcze, on the River Stokhod. our troops after a stubborn fight, broke through the enemys position and captured the village of Tobol two miles northwest of Ger wiszcze), the farm Toherische and dis tillery. making considerable advance
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-08-20
No Material Change in
 the Paralysis Epidemic

New York, August 19.-The end of the eighth week of the epidemic of infantile paralysis was marked by no material change in it's development. During the week just passed the disease has neither advanced nor receded to any extent.
 During the "A hours ending at 1 a. m. 36 children were killed by the plague and 134 new cases were reported as against 32 deaths and 125 new cases.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-08-20

Refusing acceptance for the present.
 but not giving final answer, Hale
 Holden, president of the Burlington
 roads and spokesman for the 36 rail-
 road and spokesman for the 36 rail-
 uphold the principle of arbitration and
 declared his plan would "place in peril
 all that has been accomplished in the
 peaceful adjustment of labor con-
 troversies by methods of arbitration"
 WESTERN HEADS SUMMONED
 At the close of the conference, President
 Wilson summoned to Washington addi-
 tional railroad presidents from the west
 and the executives already here told him
 they would confer among themselves and
 return next week, probably Monday
 The situation tonight was described by railroad president as mot hopeless
 but grave" It will be at a standstill until Monday at least. Discussion of counter-proposals and compromises was current and serious consideration was given to the possibility of government operation of the roads in case of a strike.
 ns result of the days conferences it was said on good authority that many of the road presidents looked on the pos sibility of a strike as more remote than at any time since they came to washing { ton. Over the weekend it was antici- pated that the railroad officials will get into communication with the controlling i financial interests, and it still was con- { sidered possible that some of the powerful l directors of the roads would be called to ! Washington. Talk of arrangements for a :. strike continued, and for different req l sons both sides thought if it came 1t would last less than week.
 I While President Wilson still was ad- I dressing the railroad executives his state ment to the country was given out at {: the White House. In the statement he { urged the adoption of the eight-hour day
 because he "believed the concession { right" suggested the creation by Con- ' gress of a small body of men to investl, { gate the results and urged the abandon ment of the demand for time and half s overtime pay by the men and the tingent'' proposals by the railroads. HOLDEN INSISTENT
 VI MT. Holden insisted on arbitration in \ his reply to the President because ''it is ! essentially the common right of every \ citizen of whatever condition in life to q be heard'' and because experience "has { put the right to claim arbitration as method of settling such controversies be- \ yond questeion.' The demand for the ' eight-hour day is, in reality, he declared, 1, only an indirect plea for "an enormous M Increase in wages" and said that fin V this instance for those demanding a change to refuse to submit their demands to arbitration is indefensible."
 W. G. Lee, head of the Brotherhood of \ Railroad Trainmen, gave out a brief {. statement tonight on behalf of the men, I, pointing out that in accepting President n Wilson's plan the employees surrendered N q very large portion of their demands" :"
 He added the workmen would remain here \ but would take no further action until \ released by MT. Wilson.
 a The railroad officials found two points si (Continued on Page EIeven)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-08-20
BERLIN REPORT

Berlin, August 19.-The Germans and their allies on the Balkan front are con- tinuing with success their operations against the entente forces, an official an- nouncement today says. Fighting con- tinues near Lake Doiran and east of the Struma river an advance has been made. The statement follows:
 South and east of Florina our counter attacks continue successfully. Southwest of Lake Doiran there was fighting at the Bulgarian advance positions at repeated intervals. East of the Struma the Vr,ln- dibalkan, Sarlija and Planina have been crossed" ..
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-08-20
BRITISH ADVANCE

London, August 20.-The British have advanced along a front of Il miles. cap turing ridge overlooking Thiepvale. High ground north of Pozieres and half mile of trenchest west of Highwood. ac- cording to the official statement issued by the war office at midnight. They captured 796 prisoners in these operations
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-08-20
LINE
 STEADILY ADVANCES
 FOLLOWING ATTACKS

Where Two Forces Join Tremendous Pressure is Being Exerted and Germans Give Way-Rus- sians Are Winning on Stokhod River But Fail to Push On in Galicia-Fierce Fighting is Re- ported Between Serbs and BuIgarians and Big Losses on Both Sides Are Sustained
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-08-20
FOR GREAT STRIKE WILL
 BE ON R ALL HEADS
 IF NO AGREEMENT

President Issues Statement That Public Has Right to Demand Acceptance of His Plan to Avert TrOuble--Officers of Lines Still Holding Out For Arbitration on Eight Hour Question. Chief Executive Sends Message to Westert> Ro91 Presidents Asking Them to Com. E W asbingtoD-Ray of Hope is Seen
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-08-20

VI iugton gust 19-Presdent Wilson appealed to the rair officials oday to abandon their insstence arbtra- ton apoa threatening nationwide strike and to cept m plan settlement already agreed to by the employees In hi 3on announced the railroads contendng for apri M seemingly is impossible to apply to the pres ent tlaf
 In most dramatic scenes known to the White House in years the President declared the heads of $50 0000 word of properties assembled at his
 I strike the public will know where the responsi- bility rests It will not be upon me.''
 few minutes later he issued statement saying The pub lie has the rght to expect'' accordance of his plan
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-08-20
DEMOCRATIC PARTY
 COMES NEAREST ID
 BEING NATIONAL
Hardwick Proves This in Answering Hughes Charge That South Controls
 Affairs of State
By HUGH w. ROBERTS

Washington. August -(SpeciaL)-Can- didate Hughes declared the present ad- ministration sectional because so many southern democrats were chairmen of committees of the House and Senate
 Senator Hardwick of Georgia, in a speech on the floor of the Senate. de- clared that Candidate Hughes was "wav- ing the bloody shirt" and that any man "who would teach one section of this country to hate another section was not big enough or brave enough or broad enough in heart or mind to be President of a reunited people.
 In course of his notable speech. the Georgian declared that the democratic party was the only national party in that it alone was represented in Congress by practically every state of the union. Tie added that were the republicans to gain the House and Senate. the south would not be given a single chairmanship, al- though it constituted large part of the area of the country, tho wealth and in- tellgence.
 ABOUT SECTIONALISM
 The following is an interesting excerpt from the Hardwick reply to, Hughes:
 If I were disposed to retort in kind to the republican candidate for President I might suggest that the democratic party is the only real national party in this republic. having, as 1t does. repre- sentatives in the two houses of Con- gress from every section and from al most every state. I might suggest that even a casual examination of the minor ity representation on the committees would disclose an even more sectional situation than that to which he alludes. For instance, if the republicans came
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-08-20

London August 19The long expected general offensive Saonk front has opened and the grand assault against the of the central powers progress theatre of the world war General Sarra is attacking the Bull forces along the entire GreeSerbian frontier
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-08-20
FRENCH WIN AT MAUREPAS

French have driven the Germans out of the portion of the trench north of Maure- pas into which they penetrated in their counter attack last night, according to the official statement issued by the war office tonight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-08-20
ABOUT SECTIONALIsM

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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-05

dShcu llle NIlNcl vi al SlA-
cylinder car as. he
brought his machine to
a halt at the eminence
king O'Neil
park. ut is Oklahoma
City, replied the little
boy who stood on the
pavem ent. "Why, |
thought everyone knew
that this was Oklahoma
City, said the young
ster in a reproa full
tone. "My daddy says
that our town is the best
known city Of the west,
cause it has got so
many. homes in the last
two or three years. Ev-.
erybody is buildin' his
home now. Didn't you
see 'em as you came
down Classen boule-
Vard?'' queried the boy.
We'll" said the motorist, ~
didn't recognize the place. You
see, came from the far west
where | have a ranch and !
don't have much time to read
about things back this far. |
was here in the early days
when | spent most of my time
riding a broncho over this land
where these fine bungalows are
being built. The town builders
came along and forced all of
us cowboys to move on west
where there was more room for
grazing
Wasn't there no houses
along Classen boulevard when
you was here?" asked the bov
as his eyes opened wondering
ly.
mo" replied the former
cowboy, now a member of that
great army which has dis
carded the COW pony and rides
in big touring cars. "Why. we
hunted over this ground which
that sign says is Harndale. The
last. time ! was here most of the
houses were down by Reno and
Washington streets. So, YOU
see, | couldn't be expected to
know the town. If any one
had told me these fine homes
would be built at Fourteenth
and Fifteenth and the other
nearby streets, | would have
thought him a dreamer. And
if it had been suggested that
bungalows and other types of
homes would stretch for miles
out this long avenue which YOU
call Classen boulevard, we
would have thought him raving
mad.
But continued the motor
1st, some one has been at work
IN causing homes to cover all
OF this vast northwest section
of the town where COYOTES
roamed when last | was here.
When we galloped along the
trail now occupied by these fast
interurban cars, prairie chick
ems whirred past our heads, the
whistling quails gave glad
welcome, and these game birds
of the prairies had about as
much of an idea as | did that
homes ever would spread out
over these hundreds of acres.
"The change is bewildering
to me. OF course, | have heard
that Oklahoma City increased
its population, I have heard
strange tales about the rapidity
with which the town has grown
but | never expected to gaze on
a scene like this, with hand
some homes and cozv bunga-
lows by the hundreds"
Then the boy interrupted, proudly
exclaiming "Why, my daddy SAYS that
this is only start these houses that
YOU seen as YOU rode on the stree,
alongside the street cars. He saws he
knows A tnt az man utb, 40. IN
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-05-07

minneapolis, has accepted terms for
a match with Johnny Ertle, to be
staged as the wind-up event OF the
Capital City A. C.'s next card, Tues
day evening, May g.. -.
Burns telegram Of acceptance
brought relief to the officials of the
Capital City A. c., who have encoun-
tered more trouble in obtaining 4
classy windup bout this time than ever
before. The little fellow is one Of
the best of the tbantamssin the country
today and he will he able to give Ertle
a hard struggle. '.sgs "A
This bout will take the place of one
in which Tommy Gibbons was to have
appeared. Despite strenuous efforts
to secure suitable opponent for the
younger of the Gibbons brothers, the
club authorities were obliged to give
up in despair In almost every case
the fighters expressed willingness to
meet Mike instead of Tom.
Matchmaker Caine contemplates
the completion of his card today. He
is making an effort to match Solly
Burns, the crack Pacific coast light
weight, with either Andy Dams. Jim.
mic Hanlon, Bonnie Palmer, Young
White or Jack Burke.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-05-07
LOOKING \! FOR
!. :. !. !: CHAMP TITLE
r =. ~. -. -
Great Britain S Golf Star in Quest
of the National Champion
ship. sz

Preparedness is the slogan Of Amer
ica's foremost women golfers. Stimuli.
taneously with the second coming OF
Mrs. William A. Gavin, champion of
Great Britain, in quest of the national
title, hundreds of fair Yankee links,
devotees have assembled their clubs
and proceeded to their favorite course
to make ready for the championship
season.
Mrs. Gavin Immediately upon her
arrival, announced her intention of
entering all championship events. Al
tho she was defeated by Mrs. Clarence
H. VanderbecA, present title holder, in
national tournament last season, ) to
2, Mrs. Gavin believes her failure was
due to climatic conditions under which
she competed.
Unfavorable weather prevailed in
most of the tournaments competed in
by the English champion, she says.
The turf was either too heavy, due to
moisture in the temperature, or the
ground had dried out so heavy dust
filled ones lungs before a course could
be completed.
TO overcome these handicaps Mrs.
Gavin decided to arrive in this coun.
try as early as possible before the
date of the opening tournament. She
intends to take a weeks practice on
every course she will compete on dur.
ing the season. In that way she be-
lieves she will acclimate herself suffi-
GENTLY to Withstand any changes in
the weather and also will have had
practice on all links, under all condi-
tiOns.
Mrs. Vanderbeck, recently stricken
with nervous breakdown, hopes to be
able to defend her title. Other Amerj-
can women golfers who are, expected
to oppose Mrs. Gavin are Miss Marion
Hollins, former metropolitan cham
pion; Miss Alexa Stirling, southern
states champion; Miss Georgianna NJ.
Bishop, I<ew England title. holder:
Mrs. N. Pendleton Rogers, Baltusrol.
and Mrs. Ronald III. Barlow, former
title holder.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-05-07

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