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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1916-02-02
Career of Duke Of tho AbruzzI.

The Duke Of the Abruzzi, command
er-in-chief of Italy's navy, comes Of
a famous fighting house-the House
of Savoy. He is forty-two years old,
and is mainly known to the world as
an intrepid explorer, particularly as a
mcuntaineer. In 1897 he ascended the
frozen heights Of Mount Elias in
Alaska, a feat, it is said, never
Heretofore performed. Two years
later came his polar expedition. in
which he made a point farther north
than Nansen had reached. This was
followed by mountaineering feats in
Africa and among the Himalayas. In
early boyhood the duke showed a
fondness for the sea, and entered the
Italian navy at the minimum age. He
was educated at the naval school at
Leghorn, and has had most success
full career as an officer of the fleet,
having risen in the service by his
own merits and industry.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1916-02-02
Battle Famous In History.

The capture of Warsaw antedated
by day another historic anniversary
in German history, the battle Of
Woerth, August 6, 1870. Here the
French under Marshal Mcmahon,
fresh from their defeat by the Prus-
SLAMS at Weissenburg, ten miles away
were again overwhelmed by the vic
torious Germans. The fiercest fight
ing occurred in the village of Fresch-
weller, which had to be stormed, the
struggle in the streets being Of the
most desperate character as may be
judged by the fact that the Prussian
loss was 10000 and the French 5000
with 5000 prisoners.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1916-02-02
Hone 1ollJn|
7 Helps y !
TREES COMPLETE THE HOME
lmrortanee Of Proper Shrubbery Ia
Becoming More and More
Recognized.

The primary object of settling the
state was to make homes, not to make
fortunes or increase the taxable
wealth of the county or state. One
can have a shelter or abode without
trees. but no home which will appeal
to the wife, and to which the children
viii look back with fond remem-
brances in after years is truly home
without the sense Of beauty, repose
and protection afforded by trees and
shrubbery.
The trees and shrubbery should be
located on the grounds to give certain
effects or make a part of a living pic
fure. The fruit orchard can be plant
cd at regular intervals, in order to be
conveniently cultivated and to use
fully the ground occupied, but the
trees in the yard should not be spaced
like orchard trees; they should be
grouped, in order to make vistas,
screen unsightly outbuildings, afford
shade where needed, add touches Of
color to the picture, provide pleas
ing "sky line," and to lend variety and
interest to the home surroundings.
Trees and shrubbery are the setting
OF the jewel; the quality Of the Jewel
is not dependent upon its size, but up
ON the spirit, the purity, the harmony
which dwells within. Yet no jewel
fs shown to best advantage without a
suitable setting, and no home is fully
q home without its setting of trees and
shrubs.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1916-02-02
Replacing Fallen Soldiers.

Even if the number Of permanently
invalided equaled million more, this
drain would have little effect Half
of the worlds population is less than
twenty.one years of age. Out Of three
or four hundred million of people now
at war, the number of young men who
will have within the year become Of
military age will far exceed the num-
ber killed ard disabled. And it is
absurd to say that this means no
reparation Of fighting strength be-
cause wars have always been fought
in large part by boys.-Carl Snyder
in Golfers Weekly.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1916-02-02
SAYS ACTION is NOT INSTANT
Gravitatlon, as Electrical Phenonne-
nor, Explained by Scientist OF
Worldwide Fame.

Gravitation is an electrical phenom-
enon and does not act instantly across
space, but is transmitted with the ve-
locity Of light, thus coming from the
sun to the earth in eight minutes.
So says Prof. Thomas Jefferson
Jackson See, famous astronomer, in
his 6OO-word memoir entitled: "Elec-
tro-dynamic Theory Of Magnetism and
Of Universal Gravitation: Discovery
of the Cause of Gravitation, With
Proof That This Fundamental Force
of Nature Is Propagated With the We
locity of Light" He claims to have
discovered the secret Of gravitation
and has put the information in the
hands of the Royal society Of London.
Professor See is an astronomer OF
note. He is graduate Of the Univer-
sity Of Missouri and has received the
degree of Phi. D. from the University
of Berlin, for which institution he was
later an observer. He is now naval
observer for the United States govern
ment and is stationed at the Mare
Island navy yard.
Professor See holds that gravitation
is due to elementary currents Of elec-
tricity circulating around atoms Of
matter. Ampere, the celebrated
French scientist, discovered in 1920
that two parallel currents Of electric
ity floating in opposite directions re-
pei. Following the lines first taken by
Ampere, Professor See has worked
out his theory of gravitation.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1916-02-02
One Cost of Tuberculosis.

In a pamphlet on "What Tubercu-
1osis Costs in Wages" the National
Association for the Study and Proven
ton of tuberculosis says that an in
vestigation of 500 cases in Boston
shows that these men lost more than
S425,00O in wages as a result of this
disease.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1916-02-02
Definition.

Father" said the small boy, what
is jingo?"
"a lingo, my son, is man who is
perfectly willing to start a fight, IL
someone else will attend to the subso.
guent details."
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1916-02-02

Cleveland street car officials are
considering a plan to put signs on
the public square showing the cor.
ners at which various car lines pass.
The plan is to put sign posts at
each corner Of the square, hanging
from them neat signs giving the list
OF car lines which pass that corner
Cleveland Press.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1916-02-02
New Through Sleeping Car.

Between Aiken and New York,
Washington, Baltimore, Phil
adelphia, effective November
%, 1915 on the Augusta Spe-
cial Via Southern Railway.
Lv Aiken l:45 p m
Lv Trenton 1925 pm
Ar Washing ZOO a m
Ar Baltimore 1892 a m
Ar Philadelphia 1880 a m
Ar New York 1851 p. m
Drawing Room, State Room and
Open Section Steel Electric Lighted
Sleeping Cars? Dining Car Service
For All Meals. For reservations
and information, apply to
J. A. WNSEND/
Ticket Agent, Edgefeld, S. @.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-09
MAY SEND ANOTHER NOTE ID GERMANY
 ID REMOVE DOUBT
Submarine Situation Is Far From Settled Due to Re cent Acts, Which Are
 Acknowledged

Washington. December S.--More definite information as to the facts involved in recent activities by German submarines has brought the situation to a point where new note to Germany designed to clear up any doubt as to the interpre- tation of the Berlin governments sub marine pledges to the United States ap- pears to be among the possibilities of the near future.
 President Wilson has given careful at- tention to the evidence in the cases of several of the vessels recently attacked, but has given no indication of what his decision will be. It was stated positively today that no course had been decided upon, but beyond this and a reiteration that the American government had not in any way altered its stand on the sub- marine question, officials declined to comment.
 The cases in the forefront of considers tion tonight were those of the British steamers Arabia and Marina, both of which Germany contends were believed to be transports in the service of the allies. During the day official information reached the state department establishing that the Marina, on which six Americans were lost was in no sense transport and inquiry was addressed to Great Britain for information as to the actual status of the Arabia.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-09
MRS. CRAIG OF SELMA
 DEFENDS HER STATE
Says Much Has Been Accomplished in Alabama by Women Who Do
 Not Want to Vote

Washington, December S.--(Special.) ) Alabama is not as black as painted, according to announcement made this morning by Mrs. Benjamin H. Craig of Selma to the convention of women opposed to equal suffrage.
 Before packed audience at the Ma tioGal theatre, Mrs. Craig declared:
 "We have child labor laws better than those of any other state of the union with the single exception of Massachusetts. We, within a very few weeks. will have inaugurated compul- sorry education. We have secured all this and more without suffrage.
 Men can do so few things without the aid of women why should we att tempt to deprive them of pre-eminent position in the single field in which they are so qualified to server"
 Mrs Craig. who is president of the Alabama Association Opposed to Wom- an Suffrage. was this afternoon elect ed a national director for the ensuing term She is accompanied to Wash ington by Mrs. Charles Posues of Saf- ford
 In Mrs Pattie Ruffner Jacobs of Bir- mingham is a representative among the women of the National Suffrage association gathered in Washington. Tomorrow night she will assist in opening the new national suffrage headquarters of the capital city
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-09
GERMAN SOCIALIST
 PAPER WRITES OF
 PEACE IN VICTORY
Says Talk of Ending War Is No Sign of TeutOnic Weakness, But the
 Contrary

Berlin, December 7.-(via London, De- waerts, in an editorial on the capture of Bucharest, says the chief significance of the victory lies in the disproof it fur nishes of the entente assertions that Chancellor Won Bethmann Hollweg's ex- pressed willingness to make peace is die tated by Germany's weakness.
 The newspaper argues that the present moment is especially suited to further efforts. for peace, as the Teutonic con- quests in Rumania make further entente talk about Germany's weakness ridicu- lous.
 ''The people were lied to-" adds the ar tiele, when they were told that Ger many was about to break down They were lied to when they were told that Germany wanted peace in order to escape sure defeat, and cheat her enemies out of certain victory.'
 It asks, "who can, after Bucharest, dare interpret German peace speeches as signs of weakness?s
 The article concludes
 Never has peace been talked louder, or more passionately in Germany than dur ing the past few weeks, yet logically these weeks have matured what probably is the most wonderful success Germany has achieved during the war. Foreign governments lack the courage to make peace. The German government can and must have it. It must manifest that courage until the people on the other side must recognize it as well as those govern mcnt3 which can neither win victories nor conclude peace treaties. The attempt must be made, and if it falls through the obvious faults of others rests on them, and we can go on with a good conscience until the next time, and our soldiers will resume their march,"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-09
AMERICAN PROTEST
 1 ON DEPORTATION IS MADE PUBLIC
Germany Is Told in Friendly Tone That This Country Deplores Action in
 Belgium

Washington, December S.-The
 American governments formal pro- test to Germany against the deporta- ton of Belgians for forced labor as a violation of principles of humanity was
 made pu &c today by the state de- .,artment. It was in the form of a note, cabled to Charge Grew at Ber-
 lin with instructions that he seek an interview with the German chahcellor
 and read it to him, and was given out by the department with the terse com ment:
 "The interview has taken place Officials refused to add to this statement, and so far as could be learned tonight there has been no re- ply from 'rmany. All information available. ', yer, indicates that the deportations A.a nuing. and it is known that throuS er informal |represeNsl ltions Charge earned that the German position was that the .T2olicy was a military necessity and not in violation of international law, The OsAmerican note was put on the (Coatinus p Pass Two,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-09
District of Columbia Prohibition Bill Is
 Pressed by Sheppard

Washington, December S.-Prohibition legislation was forced into a point of vantage today when the Senate on mo- tion of Senator Sheppard of Texas began consideration of the bill to prevent the manufacture and sale of liquor in the national capital.
 Senator Underwood of Alabama an- nounced that he would press for an amendment for a referendum on the is- sue to the people of the District of Columbia. The prohibition bilrs advan- tages. however, turned out to be brief, and when the Senate adjourned it had not been made the unfinished order as Was expected. Senator Sheppard an- nounced he would press it at every op- portunity.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-09
TWO GAMMAS LISTED

New York, December S.-Maritime records show that there is a German steamer called the Gamma, which, by an odd coincidence, is of almost the same tonnage as her Dutch namesake. The Teuton craft which was built in 1902, two years later than the Dutch vessel, has been in the German coast wise service. Her tonnage is 1433 while that of the other ship Is 1886
 It is believed possible in shipping circles here tonight that the German steamer might have come out under her own name after having been dis guised. as far as possible, to resemble the other Gamma.
 The Dutch Gamma sailed from Phil adelphia on october 15 for Amsterdam, where she arrived on November 15.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-09
Summary of the News
GENERAL NEWS

1-Germans push onward in big Ru- manian fight. German socialist paper writes of peace in victory. Muscle Shoals is on inside track hut work is needed. Coal cars were held while prices went high.
 German raider is roaming Att lantic. 1t is suspected. Labor leaders to draft substitute for rail measure. Asquith places no blame on his successor for fall of cabinet. Chihuahua merchants are forced to raise $4O.OOO by Villa. South to shiver in cold wave now on way.
 American protest on Belgian de- pOrtation is made public. 2-Colbcrt county officials stop big damage suits.
 Efficiency test to disprove idea aged are useless. Dent md Baker friends of Ma tiOnal Guard. 3-Chemung captain tells of the loss of state licenses show increase
 LOCAL NEWS -Bishop Denny Is out of line on pro- hibitfOn issue among Methodists 0-Wheeiock still denies he is guilty of killing Mrs. Wilkes. Chfldren's fete will feature doll baxar
 WeatherIy to resign and make race for state senate. Slight disparity in iron quotations. OvertOn placed in county jail. Ensley mnn wants special meeting. 1O-1ost Lake meeting gets in behind highway project.
 FEATURES @-News of the movies. 4@EditOrial comment. 0ISociety and Dolly DalrympIe. 0-Markets.
 SPORTS 7-Alabama may he substituted for Auburn on vanderbilt's schedule for next year. Fifty-one major leaguers arc fined by commission. Carpenter says report of Willard bout is premature. Hickey named president of Amer lean association.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-09
Ex-Premier Makes Speech to Colleagues Explaining
 Why He Resigned
INFLUENCES AGAINST
 HIS ADMINISTRATION
 TOO GREAT, HE SAYS
London Standard Issues List of Men Said to Be Certain to Be in the New Government of David
 LlOyd-George

London. December s.-The Standard says 1t understands that the following cabinet appointments are certain to be made:
 Chancellor of the exchequer. Andrew Bonar Law.
 Secretary for foreign affairs, A. J. Balfour.
 First lord of the admiralty, Sir Ed ward Carson.
 Secretary for war. Earl of Derby
 Secretary for labor, Arthur Hender- son.
 The home office portfolio. according to the newspaper, was offered to Sir Frederick E. Smith. attorney general iIl the coalition cabinet, but he pre- ferred to retain the attorney general ship.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-09
Cavalry Regiment Will
 Break Camp Late Today

Montgomery, December S.-(Speclal) Final arrangements for the departure of Alabama's cavalry regiment for San Antonio were completed Friday after noon, and the first troop train will leave the mobilization camp at o'clock Sat urday afternoon. The first train will be followed one hour later by the second section. and this section will be followed one hour later by the third section. Each section will carry a squadron.
 The regiment will go into training at San Antonio and the government has mapped out a plan to work which will keep the soldiers busy several weeks Only the quartermaster's department will be left in Montgomery, the infantry regi- ments, batteries of artillery and unat- tached units having gone to Nogales and Douglas. Ariz, several weeks ago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-09
GERMAN RAIDER IS
 ROAMING ATLANTIC
 IS NOW SUSPECTED
Allied Shipping Is Warned of Unidentified Vessel Which Eluded Blockade
 Off Scotch Coast

Halifax. N. S., December S.-En- tente allied shipping was warned
 by British naval authorities to-
 night to be on the lookout for strange vessel, believed to be raider. which was intercepted on December off the northwestern coast of Scotland and allowed to proceed under the impression that she was the Dutch steamer Gamma.
 Later it was learned that the
 Gamma was at KirkwaII on that
 date and did not leave until De- cember 3.
 The identity of the supposed raider has not been determined Admiralty officials apparently suspect that if she is hostile craft she may carry mines for dropping off this port, the center of British naval activity of this con tinent and the point of departure for Canadian troop ships. The vessel could reach here from the position where she was last reported by tomorrow or Sunday
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-09

Pursuit the retiring Russian and Rumanan forces in eastern Waacha by Field Marshal Won Mackensen continues but how the Teutonc advance has progressed not made the official communiques Berlin chronicles the continuation of the advance along the whole front and Petro grad says the Russians and Rumanans have been retiring the evacuation of the Rumanian capital
 Seemingly the retiring defenders of Rumanian soil ing little resistance and endeavorng reach the line of the Buzeu before the Austro Germans can break through the Modavan frontier and in their the Bugarans and Germans the Danube Tchernavoda
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-09
Chattanooga Expressman
 Indicted on Charge of
 Holding Up Own Wagon

Chattanooga, December Sired Corneli- son was indicted by the grand jury here today in two bills, one for the theft of $4090O and the other for embezzlement of press company. Cornelison was the ex- press messenger in charge of a large shipment of bank funds, and claims to have been held up by two men and robbed while en route from the express office to one of the railroad stations two weeks ago. Two women who appeared before the grand jury made a statement today that they witnessed the holdup from the windows of rooming house. corroborat- ing as far as it went, statements previ- ously made by Cornelison.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-09
Ginning Estimate for Oklahoma Much Foo High
 Says Head State Board

Oklahoma City, Okla, December 8. Frank M Gault, president of the Okla homa state board of agriculture, sent a letter to the department of agri- culture tonight declaring the govern ment's estimate of 6SS,071 bales of cot ton ginned in Oklahoma up to No- vember IA is 247,S19 bales too high. He based his figures on ginners' re- ports required by state law, and tells the department an incorrect federal estimate gives speculators an ad- vantage.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-09
BIRMINGHAM OR PITTsBURG

Washington, December S.-(Specia1) The gist of an unconfirmed though widely circulated report tonight was that the choice of a site for the pro- posed armor plate plant was either Birmingham or Pittsburg.
 Representative Oliver of the Sixth Alabama, after conference with cer tain authorities, announced that he was more certain than ever that the armor plate commission would visit Alabama on it's tour of inspection.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-09
CHIHUAHUA CITY MERCHANTS FORCED TO RAISE S40,0O0 This Is Amount Villa Made Them Pay Him When
 the Bandit Was in
 Possession

cisco Villa forced foreign and native merchants of Chihuahua City to raise for him sum estimated at s40,000 gold after he entered the state cap ital, refugees and letters received from that city today stated.
 Jose Bovio, an Italian, who was or- dered by Villa to notify the merchants to meet him and arrange the forced loan, said Villa offered Carlos Ketel- sen. the German vice consul, a spe- cial train to send his countrymen to the border.
 Bovio said Villa got 20 cannon with
 fContinued on Page Two)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-09
SOUTH ID SILVER 1. IN GRASP 0F COLD
 WAVE NOW ON WAY
Freezing Temperature Pre- dicted for Interior Ala bama and Frost in Sec
 tiOn Near the Coast

Washington, December S.-Cold wave warnings were issued by the weather bu- reau tonight for west and central Ten nessee and interior Mississippi, with warning of frost Sunday morning in northern and central Florida and south west Georgia and freezing temperatures the coast. The weather will be generally colder Sunday throughout the south, the result cf the cold wave, which is follow ing storm central yesterday from Texas to the great lakes.
 There were thundershowers today in Tennessee. Alabama, Georgia and north west Florida.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-09
MUSCLE g :;.,ALS ON INSIDE TRACK, BUT
 WORK IS NEEDED
South Carolina Senator Sees President in Favor of His State for Plant
 Location
By HUGH W. ROBERTS

hF 6 COH W. ROBERSS
 Washington, December S.--(Spe-
 cial)-As result of a visit made
 to the President by Senator Smith
 of South Carolina, Alabama mem
 bers of Congress are given new
 hope that the nitrate plant will be
 constructed at Muscle Shoals. On
 account of the South Carolinian's
 determination, however, to demand
 that n portion of the $2O,OOO,0OO
 be expended in his state, Ala
 bnmians are reminded that it
 would necessitate vigorous efforts
 to press the battle.
 Senator Smith, it is said, urged the President to consider sources of water power in South Carolina rather than Muscle Shoals in Alabama and, claim irg that he was instrumental in se- ing the nitrate section, insisted, it Is said, that at least $5,000,000 of the sum appropriated be expended on the coast. The bill provided that a plant or plants be built for the fixation of atmospheric nitrogen.
 Those close to the senator state that at present he is inclined to believe that Muscle Shoals has the inside track but is hopeful that in the end South Carolina will receive share of the appropriation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-09
TEXT OF WARNING

The text of the warning follows:
 "A vessel was intercepted at 3 a. m, December 3, in latitude 59.36 north, longitude 12.42 west, and was allowed to proceed under the impression that she was vessel named Gamma The Gamma was at KirlSwall at the time, clearing Il a. m., December 3.
 Identity of former not yet estab- lshed but description is as follows: About 1900 tons black hull with red bottom, white upper decks, one fun mel, thought to be plain black; no Dutch flag on bow. Ship was appar- entity in ballast steering a course about west southwest. Vessel may be raider.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-09
Motormen Are Given 10-Year Sentences
 Following Conviction

Atlanta, December S.--J. L. Wilson and J. R. Gunter, striking motormen, con victed of dynamiting a street car here November last, were sentenced to 10 years Imprisonment each in superior court today. This was the maximum penalty It was not announced whether they would appeal the cases