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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-25
Summary of the News
GENERAL NEWS.

Page 1-News of battle is expected at any time by Funston. Buffalo Bill says Indian warfare is essential in order to capture Villa. Passenger boat is sunk in the English channel.
 Grave anxiety for safety of Shackle- ton expedition. House democrats outline programme in caucus.
 Augusta fast regaining normal appear ance Page 9-Admral Fiske very pessimistic about the navy. Waite confesses to purchasing poison. Heads of reserve banks to meet 1T capital.
 STATE NEWS. Page 12-No action taken as to route Of Forest highway at meeting of as sociation in Montgomery. Page 3-Gadsden church planning new building.
 LOCAL NEWS. Page 5--Conflict in attitude of govern- ment and Steel corporation toward I suit
 Over 800 realty men to spend day here tomorrow.
 Fine exhibit is made by realty men. TO collect funds to finish work on free dispensary. 1neSnQll dlIS SOiiC uitiQuC NiSNo OAi : "Barberism'' at the city hall. Miss Julia Tutwiler dies after long ill- as ness. s Page 9-Judge Stiles and his assistants busy compiling polling list. Page 7-No joint debate in the Tenth, says Bankhead. Page 12-Barber suggests municipal op- eration of telephone system Page 2-Finance committee continues canvass for reunion funds.
 FEATURES. Page 2--New York stories by a Birming- ham man.
 Footlights and Screen. Page 3-Holland's letter. Page 4-Editorial comment Paige 6-Social and Dolly Dalrymple Page i7-Househoid economy department. Page H. Markets.
 SPORTING NEWS, Page g. Willard Moran bout in New York tonight
 some comparative statistics on the con testants. Yankees and Barons meet at Redwood this afternoon. Meusel suspended for failure to sign. Statements from principals in big box ing bout.
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The city is literally full of visitors, thousands having come from all directions by train and automobile to view the ruins.
 Hundreds of workmen, including 100 convicts, were clearing the streets and sidewalks of debris throughout today, while lumber is being hauled to many places preparatory to rebuilding.
 Dynamiting the walls of burned build- ings which are in danger of falling pro- ceeded throughout the day
 Many special agents of fire insurance concerns are here adjusting losses and many claims already have been paid In many instances, however agents lost all of their records and the insured lost their policies. su it will take some time to ad- just these losses Augusta people are calmly and determinedly facing the fu- tT'e. It already is planned to make u wholesale and manufacturing district out of the section bounded by Lower Bay. Reynolds and Broad streets.
 New York, March 24-Within a few, minutes after a telegram from Augusta. Ga, telling of conditions existing there as a result of the conflagration had been posted on the bulletin board of the New York cotton exchange, it was announced that 5000 for relief work had been subscribed by four firms.
 The message was received just before the exchange closed for the day, but it was said energetic relief measures will be undertaken tomorrow.
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rushed under full steam from Dieppe harbor
 The Sussex is owned by the French State railroads, but is managed by the Brighton railroad. Before the war she was employed in the night service be- tween New Haven and Dieppe but after the outbreak of hostilities her run was changed from Folkstone to Dieppe.
 The Sussex, sailing under French flag. in the Folkstene- Dieppe service, mel cay There were 3S6 passengers aboard aud a crew of about 5e, but it is innpos- siblc Ut present te give further particulars nor is the passenger list available. At SEQ o'clock this evening the vessel was still affoat in charge of a tug. It is assumed, therefore. that all the passen- gers were saved.'
 There were 30 Americans aboard the Sussex. The vessel proceeded without incident until APO D. m., when she was struck amidship as she was approaching the coast of France. A terrific crash fol- lowed and several hands in the engine room were badly injured Wireless mes the channel and all the passengers were rescued.
 The Sussex was lowed into a French port, the name of which is withheld.
 The British steamer Englishman a ves- (Continued on Page Tw0)
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night. Information as to the reason
 for the order was refused.

night. Information as to the reason for the order was refused.
 Columbus, N. M, March 24.--Snow and sleet, coming after nine-day march under whitening desert sun, today brought difficulties to the American troops in the Casas Grandes district, according to reports received tonight from Gen. J. J. Pershing, ex- peditionary commander in Mexico. It is reported here unofficially that the American cavalry in several detach- lments have spread fan-like below Casas Grandes, reaching distances ranging from 30 to 120 miles from the advanced base.
 E Fl Paso, Tex, March 24. Mexican Consul Andreas Garcia announced to- night that the Mexican wires had been cut between Casas Grandes and Madero, and for that reason General Cavira at Juarez was without further information regarding the reported fighting around Namiquipa.
 Douglas. Ariz. March 24. investigation today showed the situation in Douglas
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Latest Developments In
 the Mexican Situation
 Told In Bulletin Form

Douglas, Ariz., March 24.-Three Americans, two women and one man, were killed near Gibson's Line ranch bn the New Mexico Mexico boundary, eight miles west of Columbus, N. M., between and o'clock Wednesday Afternoon, presumably by Mexicans, hccording to the story brought here by party of five Douglas people who gaid they arrived on the scene shortly sfter the bodies had been removed by Boldiers. A command of United States |oldiers, stationed at the Gibson ranch, |yas said to have crossed the line in pursuit of the slayers.
 Columbus, N. M., March 24.-Janos, kbout 40 miles northwest of Casas I,randes, and on the route taken by he American expeditionary force, was let on fire early today, presumably ky band of Mexican bandits. Four hrge fires were reported by Ameri- |ans passing near the town.
 Fl Paso, March 24.-Two com |anies of the Seventh infantry were |rdered to police headquarters to-
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DEBATE BEGINS ON
 IMMIGRATION BILL
Recognition of Gentlemen's Agreement Not Objected
 to by Government

Washington, March 24.-Debate in the House today on the Burnett immigra- tion bill with it's much discussed lit eracy test and Asiatic exclusion pro- visions, brought out the fact that the state department has withdrawn it's op- position to a clause embodying legisla- tive recognition of the so-called gentle man S agreement under which Japan re- stricts emigration to the United States.
 The desire of the state department that there be no new provisions as to Asiatics had been strongly urged by opponents of the measure Representa- tive Burnett announced today that Sec retary Lansing had said the clause as drawn was not objectionable. Later it was said at the state department that the language as amended had been agreed to and it was learned also that the Japanese embassy, while opposed to any such legislation, probably would not attempt to protest.
 The clause, occurring in the enumer- ation of persons excluded says "Hindus and persons who cannot become eligible, under existing law, to become citizens of the United States, by naturalization unless otherwise provided for by exist ing agreements as to passports, or by existing treaties. convictions or agree ments. or by treaties, conventions or agreements that may hereafter be entered into.''
 The immigration bill, similar to meas ures vetoed by Presidents Taft and Will son on account of the literacy test fea- ture, was taken up in the House today with indications pointing to a debate of three or four days before a vote can be reached It is a comprehensive meas ure, designed to perfect and extend ex- isting laws.
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Publishers Are Discharged

New York, March 24.-The case of Eit- ing F. Warner, Edmund Soaring and Irving T. Myers, publishers of the Mag azine Parisienne, charged with dissemi-
 nation of obscene literature, was dis missed today. The court of general ses- sions held that the literature contained in Parsienne was not of the nature charged.
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COpenhagen Fearful

London, March 25. There was great con- cern on the Copenhagen stock exchange yesterday. says dispatch to the Ex- change Telegraph, due to reports that German submarine warfare had entered on new phase and that the torp4doing of neutral shipping would become more general There was fall of l5 per cent in steamship shares soon after the open
 ing. Prices recovered somewhat toward the close.
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Air Scouts Valuable

Columbus. N M. March 2i.Air scouts are proving very valuable to the Ameri- can expeditionary force in Mexico, accord ing to Lieutenant Bowen, who reached here tonight invalided after a fall last dea.
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Alabama Greatly Encour- aged by Status of Govern ment Armor Plate Plant Measure
SHIELDS BILL WILL HAVE SOME ROUGH SAILING IN HOUSE
 
Fight Being Made on Judge
 Pugh-House Is Given
 Severe Postoffice Scare by Department
py HuGH w. RoRERrs

Washington, March 24.-tspecial.) Indian warfare, in the opinion of Col. William F. Cody, who IS registered at the Willard hotel, will have to be em- ployed by the United states army ir Villa ever falls before the stars and stripes
 In other words, Buffalo Bill, the last surviving scout of the romantic Indian period in American history de- clares that the modern weap- ons, the submarine, the aeropIane and the 42-centimetre rifle will not prove of service in this emergency.
 They have got to trail Villa" said the colonel, just as in the old days we traiied Sitting Bull and Tall Bull and other red heroes of the western plain. The Mexican bandit, in the first place, is an Indian possessed of all the cunning of the aboringine Tn the second place, not only by inheritance but by habit he is a fighter who strikes. runs away. hides and strikes in the most unexpect- ed places.
 THE VILLA TACTICS
 Naturally, l do not knnw whether the Carranzistas will prove valuable as allies or not. I believe that all MeXicans at heart are anti English; that is. are inwardly hostile to the cir izens of the United States. carranza may prove faithful. But l doubt his ability to hold his men in line, for they are s | best no better than the hencf men CT Nilia
 Because Of the attitude of the aver age Mexican, l do not believe that Car ranza's men will hold their end of inc ret and thus hand over to the United States a fellow Mexican. But even if the opposite is true and Villa is un- able to escape further south, the troops of the United States will still have to take the bandit. Naturally like his Indian ancestors. he will divide his army into small bands and order them to scatter under instructions later to join his standard. The United States will then be compelled to follow-and to follow the right band. that of which Villa will be found the leader.
 And thus there will be the neces- sity of trailing.
 AFTER TALL BULL
 'ln 1869 General Sheridan was or- dered to take Tall Bull, dead or alive He moved against the willy Indian. When he reached the place where he had camped we found that his band had been divided into many small bands. It was necessary that we fol- low the one band at the head of which was Tall Bull.
 The scouts got busy in the hope of guiding the soldiers over the proper course. In studying the ground found the imprint of a crooked hoof. The horse which had this crooked hoor had covered every inch of the ground Just before the band was divided. [ guessed, therefore, that on the horse of the crooked hoof was the leader, and reached the conclusion that in overseeing the departure of each band,
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GREAT CONCERN IS FELT FOR SAFETY OF
 LIEUT.. SHACkLETON
Accident to Ship of Expedi- tion Leaves the Explorer Stranded in Antarctic
 for Another Year

Melbourne, March 25.-The auxiliary ship Aurora of the Shackleton Antarctic expedition has been damaged and is proceeding to New Zealand for repairs. according to a wireless dispatch from the vessel to the navy department here yesterday.
 Four members Of the Auroras party of the expedition.
 It is evident from the Auroras $ wire less ttispatch that the fate of Lieut. Sir Ernest Shacllleton and tlIe rest ot fiie party which is attempting to cross the Antarctic region is yet unknown Prob ably nothing Twill be heard from them until next November when the ice breaks
 The wireless dispatch says the Au- rora was released from the ice in Ross sea on March IA in latitude 643o north and longitude 161 east. The Aurora re- ported it had sent wireless messages for a relief ship during the winter but it's calls had not been answered This is believed to have been due to the abandonment by the Australian govern ment of MacQuarie island as a wireless station.
 RELATIVES ARE ANXIOUS J. A. Jensen, minister of the navy, has received the following wireless from the Aurora:
 Hull severely strained. Ship released from ice March H. latitude 6i.S0 south: longitude 161 east. Drift 800 miles,
 Case. commissariat officer; Richards, physicist; Hayward, secretary, and Jack, biologist, ashore.
 Wireless appeals for relief ship dur ing winter. No acknowledgement
 Ship proceeding to Port Chalmers, New Zealand, with jury rudder No anchors and short of fuel Expect to arrive early in April.
 'STENHOUSE." J. R. Stenhouse is chief officer of the Aurora.
 FATE IS UNKNOWN
 London, March 25.--A wireless from the auxiliary ship Aurora of the Shack
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RAINBOW CLUB
FARMER SMITHS
WINDOWS OF THE NIGHT

talk the night and love to write in
still there to bother hem Shakespeare
like
much as ] .
blinking sometimes the hnes
the plays hide seek with the feetng clouds
the night the WINDOWS in the
where the lights shine forth
allowed night peek out OF your
WONDER what the other
while looking the lights out and then
what the other people doing and thinking about
thoughts
away in where they cannot bother YOU
world! At when
ending stream THEY asleep and will let alone
s wonderful to have people let you alone
the night for the windows and you
when looking at them remember YOUR o"
WINDOWS-the windows of your sou-your
will great big wonderful star wonder
children
YOU big think I'll send letter to
Mars or Jupiter branch the sky After
ALL writing about the windows the houses
the stars,t the of heaven.
What do think? FARMER SMITH,
Editor LEDGER
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relatively great strength and agility and
sprang upward until ! grasped the sill
OF q second-story window. which thought
TO be in the rear of her apartment.
Drawing myself inside the room, I
moved stealthily toward the front of the
building, and not until had quite reached
the doorway Of her room was ! made
aware by voices that II was occupied.
did not rush headlong In. but listened
without TO assure myself that Dejah
Thoris was there and that II was safe to
venture within II was we'll indeed, that
! took this precautlon for the conversa-
tion ] heard was In the low gutturals OF
men. and the words which finally came to
me proved a most timely warning.
The speaker was a chieftain. and he was
giving orders to four Of his warriors,
And when he returns to this chamber"
he was saying, as he surely will when he
finds she does not meet him at the city's
edge. YOU four are to spring upon him and
disarm him. II will require the combined
strength Of all of you TO do II, N the
reports they bring back from Korad are
correct
when you have him fast bound, hear
him TO the vaults beneath the jeddak' =
quarters, and chain him securely where he
may be found when Tai tajus wishes him.
Allow him to speak with none. nor permit
any other to enter this apartment before
he comes
"There will be no danger OF the girl
returning. for by this time she ls safe in
the arms OF Tai Hajus, and may all her
ancestors have pity upon her. for Tai
Hajus will have none The great Sarkoja
has done a noble nights WORT
~ CO. and n you fail to capture him
when he comes. commend your carcasses
TO the cold bosom of fss"
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CHAPTER XNI-Continued

UXTES" cried Dejah Thoris. come with
i US, Sola you will be better of among
The red men of Helium than you are here.
and l can promise you not only home
with us, but the love and affection your
nature Graves and which must always be
denied you by the customs of your own
race.
Come with us. Sola we might go with
2 nit you, but your fate would be terrible IL
,ney thought you had connived to aid us.
] know that even that fear would not
tempt you to Interfere in our escape. but
we want you with us, we want you to
come to land of sunshine and happl.
ness, among n people who know the mean.
ing of love- of sympathy. and OF graft.
tude. Say that you will, Sola; tell me
that you will!
"The great waterway which leads to
Helium is but so miles to the SOUTH mur-
INJURED Sola. half to herself IA swift
thoat might make 1t in three hours and
then to Helum 1t is 500 miles, most OF
the way through thinly settled districts
"They would know, and they would fol
low us. We might hide among the great
trees for a time. but the chances ar" small
indeed for escape. They would follow us
to the very gates of Helium. and they
would take toll OF life at every step. You
do not know them"
us there no other way we might reach
Helium?" | asked. Can you not draw
me a rough map of the country we must
traverse, Deiah Thoris?"
yes" she replied and, taking a great
diamond from her hair. she drew upon the
marble floor the first map of Barsoomian
territory 1 had ever seen. 1t was criss.
crossed in every direction with long
straight lines, sometimes running parallel
and sometimes cOnverging toward some
great circle.
The lines, she said, were waterways, the
circles cities, and one far to the north
west of us she pointed out as Helum.
There were other cities closer; but she
said she feared to enter many of them.
as they were not all friendly toward
Helium.
Finally, after studying the map care
fully in the moonlight which now flooded
the room / pointed out waterway far
to the north of us, which also seemed
to lead to Helium.
Does not his pierce your grandfather's
territory?" I asked.
Yes" she answered, but it is 200
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FARMER SMITHS GOAT BOOK
Billy Bumpus' Narrow Escape

Dobbin. the horse was quietly standing
beside the hitching post when along came
Billy Bumpus who promptly ate up the
post and left Dobbin standing without
being hitched
why don't you run along?" asked
Billy of the horse
I'm tied" replied Dobbin, looking down
at the goat with his queer looking eyes,
Come over here" commanded Billy.
"Can't-Tm tied" Dobbln went on shoe.
ing the flies off his back. but Billy per.
sisted.
get anywhere in this world IL you don't
try"
Dobbin turned and walked back to the
stable and went quietly to his stall, while
Billy started off in the direction of the
high bluff which Overooks the Big Pond.
He was eating the top off big rock
when he heard voices near him. I'm fix
that goat II | ever catch him.
Billy did not wait to hear any more.
but started off as fast as his legs would
carry him. Before he knew II, he had
jumped right off the high bluff and was
going down so rapidly his whiskers spread
out in the breeze. Finally he landed
in a small bush and small voice said.
welcome, gentle stranger"
'Who are you?" asked Billy In surprise.
"And who are you? l know you are a
goat, but this is the first time / ever knew
a goat could fiyr'
"a goat can fly when-when--he HAS
Tor answered Billy, and, looking up
he saw the Little Bird.
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The Wonderful Penny
BY MARY KAUFMAN.

There was once little girl who was
motherless and fatherless. She lived with
some friends who were very cruel to her
They made her do all the housework
and then she had to sell dishes and other
articles.
one day a lady came 10 her and bought
a saucer. She gave the child penny and
went home
The child took the penny and also went
home But on her way she began to cry.
Suddenly. she heard a voice whisper
Don't cry, little girl, II you need any
money just spend me and ! will come
back TO YOU"
this. She thought about what she had
heard until she thought she would spend
the penny and see If il would return.
hand in her pocket. There she found her
penny again and went home. She was now
smiling instead OF fretting.
When the lady who bought the saucer
heard this, she became jealous So she
asked the child to exchange pennies.
The child did so, but when she bought
another saucer she did not md the penny,
and did not have any money to spend for
a long time
Another day the lady bought a saucer,
again but by mistake gave the child back
the wonderful penny.
When the girl bought some saueers this
time the penny came back Il was al
ways kept TO the end Of her days, and II
she is living she still has the penny.
What kind OF penny do you think IL
VAST
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Flirtations

Dear Deborah RHSh--To begin with. am
girl of 10 years. an accountant. one
afternoon as | was riding home i'm a car /
noticed a young man reading paper
your EVENING LEDGER-and on the back
page | saw a picture of what | thought
was a girl ! knew, 1t looked so much like
her The young man noticed me turning
and looking and in a very polite manner
asked me il / cared to see the paper. |
replied that ! did not and when he smiled
] added that thought | recognized a girl
/ knew in the picture. There was a pause
and then he asked If would not come and
sit with him | hesitated, but thought
several persons were looking and so to
cover my confusion | did so. We talked
about a number of things, he telling me
his name, but | refused to tell him mine
/ made him get off the car before we
reached my corner (he went past his stop.
but now / would like to see him again. He
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Adolph KisslIeff. Camden, saw some
boys fighting and went up and asked them
what good II was doing them. They
couldn't answer, so they decided to stop
their quarreling and shake hands. Han
nah Salkowitz, Parksde avenue. sends
best love TO all the Rainbows.
Drawings deserving honorable mention
have been received from the following
children; Verda Oelsehlager, Bergey, Pa. I;
Edward Morton, Honey Brook, Pa. Her
bert Henry. North Frazier street Elsie
CofTman. Souderton, Pa. Leon Oromaner,
South Fourth street, and Irwin X. Wood
ward.
New Rainbows who have not forgotten
TO say THANK you" for their Rainbow
buttons are Alberta White, North 18th
street; Leonard Zadian, North Front
street r. Margolis. Federal street Blair
Murphy Fontain street; Holen Rose
mann, South list street; Raymond Linton,
South 18th street George Ranes. Mantua
avenue Marguerite Pasquale, Nineland,
n. j.; Ella Bertha Snyder, Germantown
avenue Anna Feldman, Woodblne, n, J. I;
Lewis Grebe, William Rillian, Lancaster
Freas Woodland avenue Bessie Brooks
and Maurice Medlin,