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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-05
REGULAR ARMY IS
 DOUBLED;. RESERVE
 FORCE IS PROVIDED
Authorizes Federalized Ma tional Guard, Federal Vol unteer Force, Enlisted Technical Reserve and Officers Reserve Corps

Washington. March 4.-The first of the national preparedness measures to reach either House of Congress for considera- tion was introduced in the Senate today by Senator Chamberlain, chairman of the military committee, which perfected it after weeks of hearings and conferences. It proposes an even more sweeping change in military policy than that out lined by President Wilson in his annual message. and was described by MT. Cham berlain as the most comprehensive piece of military legislation ever offered in Congress.
 All of the clements of the administra- tion's army plan prepared by former Secretary Garrison are retained, although in alter ed form, and by additional pro posals for organization of industrial re- serves in peace times it goes even further than the administration had suggested.
 HOUSE BILL MONDAY
 The House committees bill will be in- troduced Monday. There Is no vital diff ference between the two measures and members of both committees believe that when the final bill, which will be agreed upon in joint conference committee, has pa ssed both houses, the President will be able to fix his signature to measure
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-05
TODAY'S AGE-HERALD
SECTION A

s...4.4.. SECTION A i-Proposed gunpowtier plant is out standing feature for Alabama. House postpones action McLemore warning resolution. Army increase bill reported to the Senate.
 Further details of fighting at verdun. Does not think Germans will take Infantry attacks smothered by French artillery. 2-Burr replies to criticisms of his Uu- derwood attack. 3-Real Japanese menace to America seen by the Europeans. The Ku-Klux Klan, a patriotic so- ciety. 5-Entire afternoon spent in arguing liquor tax case. Generous response to Tag Day appeal. February is hard month at tuberculo- sis camp.
 Northern capital to build speedway at Edgewood.
 Children's play at High school Tues- day afternoon. Sutton tells how liquor law works. 6-Contests for seats at St. Louis certain to overshadow all others. Men named to conduct fight in Ken@ nedys behalf. 7-Being king Is not an easy job. Japanese admiral wants bigger navy. S-Priest killed by woman. 9-Rolling mill may be put in operation at Admission. 11-Dr. Cunningham of Spain to be ct! university.
 SECTION B IA corner in ancestors 2-&Sporting news. 4-News of interest to automobile own CTS and dealers. 5-In dogs S world. 9-Voice from China upholding Wilson,. picture news 11-Coming of spring takes militiamen to the ranges. l2-News of interest to the D. A. R.
 SECTION c 1-2-3-5-Society. 4Ned Brace writes about the political situation in Alabama and tho coun- try.
 Editorial comment. 6-British Y. M. c. A. work is notable feature of the war. s a 7--The Wallace house of South Carolina S-Theatrical news. 9-Winter campaign similar to last. 10-Anglo- Japanese alliance rapped.
 SECTION D Magazine section.
 SECTION F Comic supplement-
 SECTION F Rotogravure Section.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-05

London. March 1.-The German armies are hammering at the gates of Verdun with heavy artillery. but at latest ac- counts had suspended infantry attacks. In the last fighting reported the initia- tive was on the side of the French, who desperately drove back at the Germans in a counter attack which gained them ground.
 The German thrusts in the new phase of the titanic struggle are being deliv- cred with heaviest force at present on the salient to the northeast of the fortress in which lies the Douaumont plain. Here the French last week were driven out of Fort Douaumont and just now from Douaumont village, to the west.
 In and around the village the battle has been raging with violence. and with heavy losses on both sides. Unofficial accounts assert that there has been noth5 ing on the western front to equal the fe- rocity of the attacks delivered by the Gtrrhans, while the French infantry |
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-05

tee that the McLemore warning resolu- ton be tabled. Prominent among them
 was the failure of the rules committee to agree after a long session what
 sort of rule should be brought in to
 govern debate. Acting Chairman Pou end Representative Garrett of the com
 mittee went to the White House to dis
 cuss that feature with President Wilson REASONS FOR DELAY Other reasons contributing to the delay iEcluded:
 Insistcre of some democrats, inc'ud- { ing Majority Leader sSitchin, that in
 stead of voting on the foreign affairs committee recommendation to table Rep- resentative McLemore's resolution, there be reported a substitute requiring a straight vote on warning resolution. Absence of many democratic members from Washington on weekend trips. Unwillingness of Speaker Clark to en- certain tabling motion on Monday. which is unanimous consent day. Pleas of Indiana democrats that no vote be taken before the Indiana primaries are l held next Tuesday.
 The desire of many members for the
 longest possible delay in the hope that they never will have to go on record on the proposition.
 Doubt as to the temper of republican members. . Soon after the House convened today Acting Chairman Pou announced that his committee had decided there should be no vote until Monday. Then Speaker Clark added to the perplexities of those in charge of the Presidents fight by announcing he would not recognize a mos tion to bring the proposal up Monday. be- cause it was unanimous consent day. An informal meeting of democratic l (Continued on Page Ten)
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declared to be disputing every inch of ground, and in their latest effort to have forced the Germans to rest on the laurels so far won and leave the continuation of the battle, to their artillery.
 Paris advices show the French believe the German crown prince has determined to capture Verdun at all costs, and if possible break through the French lines and open up the way to Paris.
 There has been some fighting further south on the line in the west. the Ger mans reporting the repulse of French attack in Lorraine, in which the French had some initial success. but were forced to relinquish the ground taken. Else where there has been comparative quiet. while from none of the other European war fronts are events of moment re- ported.
 The Russian occupation of Bitlis. in Turkish Armenia, is regarded in Petro- grad as a development of frst-rate im- portance. opening further the way to Bagdad for the Russian armies. That goal is q long distance away from the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-05
OCTOBER, 1914, SAW
 FIRST REAL ATTACK
 IN THIS VICINITY
Forts Used Simply as Rally ing Points-Every Foot of Territory Under Sweep of French Guns
By RICHARD HARDING DAVIS

London. February 2s.-(special Crre- spondence)-Si weeks ago.. when | was in verdun, the Germans. from dis tance of 20 miles, had dropped three shells into Nancy and threatened to send more.
 That gave Nancy news interest which verdun lacked. So I was intollerant or verdun. and anxious to hasten on to Nancy Today Nancy and her three shells are forgotten and to all the world the place of greatest interest Is verdun.
 verdun has been Roman. Austrian and not until 164S did she become a part of France. This is the fourth time she has been attacked-by the Russians in 17o2 when she at once surrendered; again
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-05
Gallieni Tells Chamber of Deputies That Situation Is Satisfactory Reserves as Yet Untouched
GERMAN OFFENSIVE
 HAS BEEN SUSTAINED
 BY GARRISON TROOPS
D0uaumont Village Has Been Center of Struggle Unparalleled for Ferocity During the War

Paris, March 4-General Gallieni, min ister of war, has told the commission on military affairs of the Chamber of Deputies that he is satisfied with the situation at verdun. He gave details of the reserves of men and stocks of am munition now available.
 Military writers say that it was in keeping with all the associated prece- dents that the Germans should attempt to reduce the salient of Douaumont plas teau, for this key position must be taken before solid, prograss could be made else where. The attack began after long preliminary bombardment on Wednesday.
 German columns started to deploy from Hardaumont wood on the right and at
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-05
ALABAM|ANS WILL VOTE ID TABLE SHIP RESOLUTION Gray of the First Is Only Man Who Will Refuse
 to Support the
 President

Washington, March 4.-(SpeciaD Citizens of Gadsden to the number of l6o, urged Representative Burnett this afternoon to vote against the pending resolution which would warn Americans against travelling in ships of belligerent nations
 As other citizens of the state are probably as much interested as those of Gadsden in the situation destined to become a cause celebre. The Age Herald correspondent attempted this afternoon with success a poll of the Alabama delegation.
 It develops that the great majority of the members will vote to table the McLemore resolution. which corre- eponds to the original Gore resolution
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greatest of nlI plant fOoGs, nitrogen and fertilizer at market price so cheap
 that the total bill of the farmers will be
 in the very heart of the producing sec- tiOn.
 AS preparedness measure, the bill will mean the independence of the United States respecting the monopoly of the Chilean government; for it is true that the only two sources of nitrogen are the deserts of Chile and the all encircling atmosphere. The military committee
 proposes to make the United States in- dependent not only in the manufacture of gunpowder, but in the manufacture of fertilizer. When that independence is achieved, the govern.nsst will be pre- pared for any exigency-and not be- fore.
 THE GERMAN ADVANTAGE In this connection 1t is interesting to note that the committee has ac- quired indisputable information to this effect:
 On per acre basis. Germany uses z
 times as much fertilizer as the United States.
 The per acre increase in German yield during during the last 20 years has been
 62 bushels; the per acre in increase in
 American yield has beeen 20 pushels.. :. Germany's per acre return on wheat Is twice as much as that of the United States; on rye. 1 1-6 times as much, bn
 oats; 1a4 times as much; on pota-
 toes, 2 1-5 times as much. If the United States used nitrogen as
 extensively per acre as Germany. 88O.OO0
 tons would be required. Germany pays One-half that paid by
 the United States for nitrogen. two-
 thirds that paid for phosphOric acid, and
 one-fourth that paid TOT potash, the
 three being the chief plant foods. One-half the nitrogen used in agri- cultural fertilizers In America is in the
 and adaptable to more profitable use as
 food for cattle.
 THE PLANTS COST The sole advantage possessdd by Germany is in it's free access to nitro gen. Just before the European war was initiated, the Teutons began the con- struction of plants Operated by cheap water power) for the procuring of nitrogen from the atmosphere From the beginning of the war un- til the present time. Germany has ex- pended S1OO.O0O.O 900 in furthering it's ex- periment-in the construction of dams, power houses. electrical furnaces and other essential equipment. As a result, in its necessity of pro ducing gunpowder to the value of $1, O0O.000 per day ana of producing bone making food for it's warning hosts, the Kaiser is independent. That British vessels have cut off completely his for mer connection with the nitrate beds of Chile is regarded by him as of little moment.
 The plant which the military com mittee sproposes will cost the govern l ment $2O,oOO. scarcely more than | the cost of one dreadnaught It is calculated thnt it would pro- duce nitrates to make the United State, 1 independept of CAili both in the manu- l facturing of powder and fertilizer. It ,is calculated that IL wouId produce l for the soutnerh farners. seo.ooo ion, per snnun q nitrate Fertilizer, ana ai ts 2S 6t,~1. z. n <.<1r. = {. X Z
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-05
At End of Day of Conference Situation is More Complicated Than Before-No Assurances of How House Will Act
PRESENCE OF BRYAN IS
 CAUSE OF SPECULATION
Confers With COngressmen and Denies That He Came to Take Hand in Situation--Msny Rea- sons Advanced For Posfponing Action
Report Is Absurd


    called considering ing, he said: would publish which
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-05

Washington March 4The House again today postponed ion proposals to American citizens not travel armed merchant sp defeat of which has been requested by President Wilson to strengthen his hands the negotiations with Germany decided that not before Tuesday would
 be taken and wearyng day of conferences and verng left doubt than just what form the House action would take.
 Supporters of the President his stand for the right of Americans to safety aboard merchantmen armed for defense terated today that there uncertainty that the House would follow the Senate lead in killing the warning proposals The problem of framing parliamentary plan however, mained nnsolVed. !
Norwich bulletin., 1916-10-20

Thomas Addison is confined to his home on North B street with severe attack of appendicitis.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-10-20

Norwich members of Pomona grange were among the 100 or more who gath cred from all parts of New London county at the Vocational Training school in New London Thursday by invitation of the board of trustees. Master Irving B. Crouch of Groton presided at the morning session. which opened at 10 o'clock. The entire fore noon was devoted to the transaction of business Guests of honor included State Lecturer A. B. Cook of Water bury and State Overseer F. C. Blake man of Oronoque. Dinner was served at noon by the domestic science de- partment.
 At the afternoon session selections were rendered by the school orchestra, Miss Mary c. Browne sang and Miss Eva M. Sherburne gave readings. F. H. Stadtmuel1er, state dairy and food commissioner, spoke on the sanitary production Nof milk.
 Principal Frederick S. Hitchcock of the Vocational school delivered an ad- dress on the History of Vocational Ed ucation. After describing it's origin and development in relation to both sexes. MT. Hitchcock said:
 What are some of the results of vocational training? First of all, it tends to keep our youth in school longer. Manual exercises, which are at the same time intellectual exer- cises, are highly attractive to healthy boys. If you doubt this, go into the shops of a manual training school and see for yourself. Our students in bench work aIid wood turning are so interested that I have been obliged to place a teacher in the shop during the noon hour, and to restrict the time that may be spent at work after school
 A visit to a class where metals are wrought through the agency of heat The fellows, barearmed, leather apron will well repay you for the trouble. ed, with many drop of honest sweat, stand up to their anvils with an un- conscious earnestness which shows how much they enjoy their work. They are using brains and hands. They are studying definitions in the only dic- tionary which really defines. Where else can they learn the meaning of tempering, upsetting, chilling and in the machine laboratory every new ex- ercise is like a delightful trip into a new field of thought and investigation. Every boy who was with me at the close of last year, and who passed above 60 per cent. in general average, returned in the fall.
 Second-It gives a better choice of occupations. Many a man is a clerk or accountant, or half living in a pro fession for which he is not suited, because of ignorance of the things taught in the vocational school.
 Manufacturing or the engineering professions would have attracted such if they had been introduced to the first principles of mechanics while young. We have seen, however that vocational training by no means leads to mechanical pursuits except to those
Norwich bulletin., 1916-10-20
SINS OF MATURITY
Condemned by Preachers in Mems Mission at St. Patrick's Church. Plain, Practical Talks and Timely Warnings.

Addressing the congregation at the 5 o'clock mass in St. Patricks church Thursday morning, Father Matthew, leader of the mission band, preached on the Sixth Commandment, Thou shalt not commit adultery. The sin fulness of impurity in all it's forms was the preachers theme. in a plain talk upon the evils filling the world today with vice and corruption. The gravity of such sins and their conse- quences, and the horror of them which should fill the minds of Catholic men, made the brief sermon as impressive as it was practical
 At the o'clock mass, Father Chry- sostom continued on the same theme.
 Thursday evening, in spite of the rain, large gathering of men listened attentively to Father Seraphim's in struction on conditions necessary for a good confession.
 The mission sermon was preached by Father Matthew on The Price of Sin-this meaning. of course. the death of Christ. The truth is so ably and so convincingly expounded by the mis- sion Fathers that those who hear tunity of listening to them again.
 Much good is being done by the mission, in bringing back to a sense of the seriousness and the meaning of life many who had grown lukewarm and careless. This is demonstrated by the number who are receiving holy comm union at each mass daily, in token of reconciliation with God.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-10-20
THREE MEN HURT
 BY FALLING STACK.
Weakened Guy Wire Gave Way at the
 Palmer Shipyard.

Three men were injured, two seri- ously, about 8.SO o'clock Thursday morning when a weakened guy wire gave way at the Palmer snipyard in Noank and a snrokestack on the large freight steamer Huron crashed to the deck of the steamer, hitting a man of 50 named Bishop, a resident of New London; Robert Chapman of Mystic and an Italian named Lubano, also of New London. They were attended by two of them to the Memorial hospital The Italian was not badly hurt, so he was taken to his home.
 When the stack fell MT Bishop was knocked overheard, where he remained for some time before officials of the yard realized that he was among the injured When he was finally taken from the water he was severely chilled, which, coupled with several scalp wounds, makes his condition serious. At the hospital it was stated that 1t Is doubtful if he recovers, although the. injuries would not have proved fatal had he not been chilled
 MT. Chapman's injuries consist of a concussion of the brain and numerous abrasions of the face. His condition is serious but there is hope for his recovery. The Italian was bruised, but other than these minor injuries suffered little from his accident. He left the ambulance in New London.
 The falling of the smokestack is the most serious of series of accidents and mishaps which have ma14ed the of a fleet of lake steamers in the hopes of making them service able for deep sea work. The Palmer shipyard is owned by c. w. Morse. Many men are employed at the yard and this last accident causes consid- erable concern owing to the large num- Der of people who are endangered while at their work in Noank. Three of the steamers which were repaired at the yard have been granted licenses for the inside waters of New England.
 Workmen at the yard said shortly after the accident that tie wind was not very strong at the time of the falling of the stack and declared the accident was due to the weakness of the FLY wire
Norwich bulletin., 1916-10-20
MANY ATTEND POMONA MEETING 7
Members From All Over County Gathered New London Thursday-State Lecturer Cook and State Overseer Baken1an Were Guests of Honor-F s. Hitchcock De- ivered Address on History of Vocational Education

I with decided aptitude for handi- craft. A surgeon or dentist will obvi- ously be benefited by the experience, but even the lawyer and minister have
 a truer conception of things and men when their professional studies are preceded by the training which comes through the hand.
 To be enthusiastic about anything is awakening in itself, and some there are who from the enthusiasm of the
 mechanical laboratory are led to take up occupations or professions which they would never have deemed possi- ble without this Quickening influence.
 Third Manufacturers will be helped
 and our industries improved. The all
 round mechanic is harder and harder to find each year. Our best mechanics
 are being imported from Europe, and they are crowding out the American workman. There is a loud call for fmechanics of the higher type and the vocational training school will in part 1 supply this need Competition forces the manufacturer to get all he can out of his help. No time or money can be spent in teaching those who will leave i their employ at any time for a differ ence of a few cents a day in wages, | but if the all round training and skill of our old time mechanic can be ac- quired between the ages of 14 and IS in school and be brought to the man ufa acturer at the very time when young judgment and strength are approaching maturity the last finish 1 ing touches in speciality can be given In the factory. The concern employ ing a vocational graduate will find him valuable. to the business, and the young man will find a place where his
 services and skill are appreciated and l well paid for.
 Fourth-Experience shows that the
 mechanical arts, together with a req sonable amount of academic study, make the best combination for those who do not plan to go to college. All shop work would be narrowing, and advanced machine work could not be studied without mathematics and the | sciences. On the other hand, the old l style education is severely criticised. l It has been said that books alone as often unfit a man for earning a living. work, taken together as we find them 1 in the vocational school, seem to fur nish the best form of education for the 1 average American youth.
 l In closing, please believe me to be l an enthusiastic advocate of culture and classical education But culture and higher education imply leisure and some degree of wealth. They are 1 luxfries. Ninety per cent. of our youth 1 do not go to high school. About 9S i per cent. do not go to college. The vocational school appeals to that large class which will engage in business ! manufacturing and deal with the nat
 ural forces of life. It fosters intel | lectual activity, increases the number who attend school above the grammar | grades, inspires some to study for the l professions, and gives balance to our
 educational system.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-10-20
NORWICH BOY LOCATED z s@ IN THE MIDDLE WEST
George H. Casey Studying Architectu- raI Engineering in Valparaiso Uni versity.

George H. Casey, son of MT. and Mrs. John Casey, of Norwich Town, who has been enrolled in the archi- tectural engineering department of Valparaiso university during the past year, expects to return home for a short visit during the latter part of this month. Besides being enrolled in the architectural engineering depart ment at Valparaiso MT. Casey is also specializing in various engineering subjects. @ e.rt 5e-.~-~ MT. Casey likes :, the middle west very well, especially the big seat of learning at Valparaiso, which is the second largest institution of learning in this country. While there he made the acquaintance of many New Eng land people. ---34
 During the summer MT. Casey has been engaged in construction work with a Chicago firm, While thus em- ployed he had charge of the erection of the tallest concrete stack in the Calumet region This stack is situat ed directly above the waters of Lake Michigan and is also used as a light house to warn the lalze-going vessels of a huge sandbar. After a short stay east, MT. Casey will again return to Valparaiso