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The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-01-24
SWISS MILITARY STAFF BELIEVES
THAT TEUTONS ARE ABOUT
TO INVADE THEIR COUNTRY
WITH LARGE FORCE.
MUNITIONS GATHERED
ANTICIPATING ATTACK
Fearing Violation of Her Neutrality,
Switzerland Has Heavily Strength
ened Her Border Guard and Is
Equipping Supply Bases
Rapidly as Possible.

London, Jan. 20.-With masses Of
German troops concentrating near
Basel, the opinion grows i'm the Swiss
military general staff that Germany
is about to invade Switzerland with a
view to freeing Alsace from the
French armies, according to a Gen.
eva dispatch to the London Exchange
Telegraph.
This report is borne out by dis
patches of the last week stating that
Switzerland, fearing violation of her
neutrality, has heavily strengthened
her frontier guards and is equipping
her supply base as rapidly as possible
with munitions of war.
Expect German Invasion.
Switzerland's action has been taken
Notwithstanding the recent assurances
from both Allied and Teutonic pow
ers that the neutrality of the noun
tain republic would be held inviolate.
The Geneva dispatch states that
"The Swiss general military staff is
convinced that a German invasion of
view to freeing Alsace from the
French invader"
That Germany may be withdrawing
her fighting forces for some secret
purpose is suggested in Berlin dis
patches, which indicate that the Teu-
tonic advance on Roumania has come
to standstill.
Surprise Attacks Successful.
In the latest official communication
the only successes reported for the
invaders were gained through a sur
prise attack between the Suchitza and
Putna valleys, and soeth of the Oituz
road.
The Russians are Smelling the towns
of Tultcha and Isakcha, across the
Danube in Dobrudja, while the Bull
garians' guns are active against hos
tile shipping and military positions
near GalatZ and Isakcha.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-01-24
SEEKS MORE INDICTMENTS
Chicago Prosecutor Has Two More
Suspects on Grill.

Chicago, Jan. 19.-State's Attorney
Hoyne says he is seeking indictments
of two more public officials in his cru
SADIE against police corruption They
are, he said, Oscar De Priest, the only
negro alderman in the city council,
and Police Captain Stephen K Healy.
De Priest, according to the states
attorney and Captain Healy figured in
evidence presented to the grand jury
dealing with protected gambling in the
so-called @*black belt' which De Priest
represents in the city council. Healy
until his recent transfer by the new
chief of police, Herman Schuettler,
had police control over the district.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-01-24
international Forestry Conference.

Washington, Jan. 19.-Many dele.
gates arrived Thursday for the two.
day international forestry conference
opening here under the auspices OF
American Forestry association. The
chief topic Of discussion was to be the
fight against the white pine blister
disease which threatens destruction to
pines on the North American CONT
nent valued at $40O,000,0oo. secre-
tary P. S. Ridsdale in his annual re-
port will show large gain in mem
bership apd = prosperous year tor tho
association,
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-01-24
RUSSIANS RE0CCUPY VADENl
Drive Enemy from Town Near Gaiatz
On Danube.

Petrograd, Jan. 1S.-The most i'm
portant development on the military
side Of the war operations, so far as
the official reports indicate, was the
launching Of Russian offensive in
Roumania which resulted, according to
Petrograd, in the recapture from the
Teutonic forces Of the town of Vadeni
six miles southwest of Galatz on the
Danube. A strong effort by Field Mar.
shall Won Mackensen to regain Va
deni, the Petrograd report adds, was
broken up
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-01-24
Germany Increases TONNAGE

Washington, Jan. 19.-German ship
yards since the war began have built
tonnage totalling three quarters of q
million. Official dispatches to tho
United States government say that not
only are all German shipping compan.
MES preparing for a resumption of
business after the war, but the Ger
man canal system is being improved
and structural improvements are be.
ing made in the harbors of Bremen,
Stettin and Hamburg.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-01-24
BELIEVE RAIDER IS M0EWE
THAT SHIP RECENTLY SAILED
FROM KEEL WITH DANISH FLAG.
Thought to Have Resumed Its Career
OF Year Ago When Appam Was
Taken-Hunt Is Active.

Norfolk, Va.,-Jan. 20.-Wireless re,
ports picked up here said that least
II, If not more, Allied cruisers are
now searching for the German raider
playing havoc with Allied merchant
ships in the South Atlantic. They are
streWn along the Atlantic coast from
800 miles south of the Virginia capes
to within few hours steaming of the
place where the German rover was
sighted.
The cruisers are at all intervals
sending out warnings to Allied ships
giving the last two locations of the
raider and advising Allied merchant
mon to avoid the known routes in the
South Atlantic. Ships are also urged
to send out warnings upon sighting any
strange craft.
Believed to Be MoeWe.
Rio Janeiro, Jan. 19.-It is consid-
cred almost certain here that the Ger
man sea raider which has been Great
ing havoc among the Allied shipping
in the South Atlantic is the Moewe,
German armed raider which captured
the British merchantmen Appam, and
sunk numerous Allied ships in Allan
tic waters a year ago.
According to reports from an author
itative source, the Moewe recently
sailed from Kiel under the Danish flag,
and with cargo of hay on the bridge
in order to conceal her armament.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-01-24
Committeeman Seek "Leak" Attorne

Committeeman Seek "Leak" Attorney.
Washington, Jan. 19.-The house
rules committee Investigating the al
legged leak" on President Wilson's
peace note held no public hearings
Thursday, but the committeeman con-
tinued efforts to agree upon special
counsel, authorized by the house.
Pending selection, the taking of fur
Their testimony probably will be held
In allegiance and those summoned to
testify allowed to return home to await
a further cali. The difficulty is over
the selection of counsel satisfactory
alike to democrats and republicans.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-01-24
NO Woman Lawyers in Britain,

London, Jan. 19.-Women will not
be permitted to practice law in Eng
land Il the lawyers can prevent them.
At meeting Of the general council of
the bar, over which Attorney General
Sir F. Il. Smith presided, a resolution
asking the general council; to "consid-
or a report upon the dcsirability of
making provision for the admission
of duly qualified women to the pro-
fession," was overwhelmingly defeated.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-01-24
Bank of England Cuts Discount Rate

Bank Of England Cuts Discount Rate.
London, Jan. 19.-The rate of dis
count of the Bank of England has been
reduced from to 5k per cent. The
reduction was regarded as an indica'
ton that the gold situation and the
question of the foreign exchanges are
we'll in hand so that maintenance OF
the per cent rate is no longer neces.
sary. The market believes that the
chief purpose, however, is to. bring
the ofhciaf minimum more in line with
the interest on the new loan and bene
fit the bank rate with minimum
charge of s per cent. :-a .-.-sa.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-01-24
Search DELAYED bv Foo.

Calexico, Ca1., Jan. 19.-Rain, fox
and cold weather has prevented :ur-
Their search ~ military airplanes of
the desert of Lower California and
Sonora for Lieut.. Colonel Harry G.
Bishop and Lieut.. w. A. Robertson,
Jr, army ayiators missing since JAM
uary 10, when they started from San
Diego, California. on flight to Calex-
leo.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-01-24
$3.50, 100000 LOAN TO BRITISH
Will Be FIoated in This Country by
J. P. MORGAN.

New York. Jan. 19.-Another new
British loan, amounting to $780, 100000
will be floated in this country by J. P.
Morgan and company, that banking
firm has announced. This is the third
f1otation, including the Anglo-French,
Of British loans in the United States
since the outbreak of the war. The
new loan, secured by high grade col.
laseral, will take the form of 81 per
cent ,convertible notes, dated February
1, 1917, $100,000,OO0 to mature in one
year and the balance in two years.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-01-24
Wisconsin Man to Vienna,

"18COH6IH WATT 90 VJenna,
Washington, Jan. 10. - The ap-
pointment of DR.. Carl Vogel, of Elroy,
Wis, as special assistant to the Am,
erican ambassador at Vienna for the
inspection of prison camps is an.
nounced by the State Department.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-06
Y. M. [. 4. TOSTART B|G TENNIS SEASON Seven Courts, Open to Mem bers, Are in Perfect
 Shape

The y. M. c. A. will open it's tennis sea son next Tuesday afternoon. There will be seven courts open to club members, and the courts give promise of being in much better condition than they were last year. Frank Conlseil, keeper of cosrts, has been working on them for about two weeks and states that he ex- pectss to have them in fine condition for the opening.
 The Young Mems Christian association was recently awarded the junior and boys national tournament of this section, and will probably hold it some time near the middle of July. This tournament will be held for the purpose of determining the players who shall represent this sec tion at Long Island in the national tour nament there in August.
 The season will probably open with a round robin tournament followed by an association championship tournament, and the second annual city championship tournaments arrangements are being made to schedule special matches between championship teams throughout the state and the. Birmingham district
 There has recently been tennis club organized at the Young Mems Christian association, composed of the majority of players of the association. The tennis committee is composed of l.. A. Brooks. chairman: R. l.. Lange, Richard Me Coy, H. R. Howell and R. F. Mitchell
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-06
SENSATIONAL DRIVE !. OF BARONS ID FORE EFEATURE OF WEEK Moley's Men Steady and Be- gan to Play Fine Ball,
 Rising Rapidly CRACKERS SLUMP
 AFTER BIG SPURT Lookouts Play Consistent Ball and Hold Lead-Pelicans Show Slight
 Improvement-VOls Getting
 Bumped Regularly

Atlanta, May 5.--The steadying of the
 Birmingham Barons, demonstrated in the
 winning of four out of five games, and the continued squirt of Chattanooga,
 which sent the Lookouts into first place, formed high spots of the pennant race in the Southern association since Sunday 1 The week was marred by numerous post ponements, due to weather conditions Only Nashville, Birmingham and New Orleans played their full schedule of five
 games.
 Birminghams victories, resulting in the Barons drawing up to third place, came
 about through the consistent pitching of Perryman, Hill and Black, the former taking two of the four games, one from the Gulls and the other from Nashville yesterday, while Hill and Black defeated
 Mobile and Nashville respectively. The Lookouts, now at the top, took two
 straight from the Volunteers dropping g the third of the series in their home town, while on Thursday they invaded Atlanta, taking the first of the series from the Crackers.
 Atlanta slumped after playing high calibre ball last week when she won si1. straight. During this week the Crack CTS won one game, splitting double header with New Orleans on Tuesday, Atlanta dropped another to New Or leans and. the opener to Chattanooga go- ing into fourth place.
 In winning three cut of four games dur
 ing the week in series with Memphis and
 New Orleans, the Little Rock Travellers 
 drew up to fifth position. New Or
 leans won three out of five games,
 breaking even with the Crackers in a
 double-header here on Tuesday, taking
 one the next day, and then dropping
 back to New Orleans. where they handled the Travellers in the same fashion Thurs day. but dropped a contest with Little
 Rock yesterday. In a game with the
 Barons on Tuesday, Mobile at the bottom
 of the ladder won her single game of
 the week. but lost three. Nashville
 dropped two to the Lookouts, taking the
 other of the series, and in Thursdays
 and Fridays battles with Birmingham,
 broke even. Memphis playing only three
 games during the week, lost two> of them
 10 Little Rock, winning the third from
 Mobile, to l.
 The recent announcement of Manag ger Dobbs of the New Orleans Peiicans that with the release of Catcher Roth hs team is within the leagues prescribed limitation of b players has provoked con- siderable speculation on the part of cir cult experts. The player and salary limit becomes effective Max 15, and the ma jority of the clubs now carrying large
 pitching staffs and plenty of utility men
 and catchers will be forced to sharply prune their roster or their payroll, or both within the next two weeks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-06
INTEREST KEEN IN KENTUCKY DERBY Seventy-Six EligibIes Are in Active Training for the
 Big Event

Louisville, Ky, May 5.-As May F, the date for the Kentucky derby, approaches, the more uncertain becomes the compo- sition of the field which will try for the s2o0o0 classic, the richest stake for 3-year- olds in America
 Seyenty-six eligibles are in active train ing, but how many will go to the post and which will be wreathed with the usual horseshoe of American beauty roses at the finish Is puzzling students of thor oughbred performance today as much as it did when the entries were announced months ago.
 The international aspect of the race-25 foreign-bred horses being the nomina- tions-is arousing extraordinary interest. Turfmen assert this feature alone would elevate the contest into the premier rac- ing fixture of the season
 Probably never before has there been an array of horsefesh so brilliant as that named this year. They include the cream of 3-year-ol the best of which in his derby performance will acquire the un- disputed title of champion for his age.
 A. K. McComber's candidates headed by North Starr III and War Star, re- main the favortes and are encouraging their followers by their workout show ings.
 Omar Khayyam, Ticket, Green Jones, Harry Kelly and most of the other for midable locally trained elgibles have been racing at Lexington as a final prepara- ton. Westy Hogan, Ticket and Harry Kelly acquitted themselves remarkably well in their initial appearance. From the east come favorable reports of Grant Hugh Browns King Herod and Harry Payne Whitney's Tumbler.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-06
Sisler Is Pushing Speaker in American - Tex Coving-
 ton Leads Southern
SMITH IS LONE BARON
 IN THE SELECT CLASS
Cincinnati Outfielder Is Setting a Terrific Pace for Honors in Te- ner Organization-Gian
 Lead Team Batting

Chicago May 5.-George Sisler, the left handed first baseman with St. Louis, is pressing Iris Speaker of Cleveland for hitting honors in the American league, unofficial averages released today show. average of .s91 for b games, while Speak CT is leading with 434.
 The St. Louis first sacker who was fifteenth a week ago drove out F hits in his last five games. The averages include games of last Wednesday. Cobb of De- troit slipped into eleventh position with ar average of .315.
 Sisler and Pratt of St. Louis and Weaver of Chicago are tied for the lead in stolen bases, with four each; Chapman of Cleveland is leading the sacrifice hit ters with 10, and is tied with Witt of Philadelphia in runs scored Each cross ed the plate B times.
 Six players are tied for home run hit ting with one each. Boston is leading ill team batting with 267
 Roush of Cincinnati is keeping up his terrific hitting in the National league, although Jack Smith of St. Louis, pinch hitter, is at the top with an average of .e15. Smith has only batted 13 times as against 42 trips to the plate for Roush, whose average is .476. Hornsby of St. Louis and Cravath of Philadelphia are tied for home run honors with three each Whitted of Philadelphia is leading in sac rifice hits with seven, and Baird of Pittsburg tops the base-stealers with seven. Groh of Cincinnati is out in front in runs scored with II. In team batting, New York is leading with .265.
 In the Southern association, Covington of Little Rock is topping the batters with .42S. He also leads in home runs with three. Knaupp of New Orleans is out in front among the sacrifice hitters with F and with Edmondson also of New Orleans leads in stolen bases with six each. F. Miller of New Orleans is leading in runs scored with 2. Chattanooga tops the clubs in hitting with .279 The av- erages include games of last Tuesday.
 Leading batters: Covington Little Rock, 42S; Pitler, Chattanooga, 40; Manning, Little Rock, .36S: Baker, New Orleans, .367; Hyatt Chattanooga 1862 Edmondson, New Orleans, .347; Mayer, Atlanta, s47 Smith, Birmingham, .333; Munch. Atlanta, .323; Kennedy, Little Rock, 1920.
 Allen of Cha ttanooga, Walker of New Orleans and Fentress of Memphis are the leading pitchers. Each has won three games with no defeats.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-06
Pumping Air to Diver

From the Popular Science Monthly.
 simple plan which boatmen along the Seine use to supply air to divers, in voles the use of bicycle pump, the hose of which is connected with a breathing. device fastened over the divers mouth. The person on shore pumps the air at a given rate and the diver is ena bled to stay under water IS long as is necessary to complete his work, without returning to the surface on account of a diminish ing air supply.
 The device is composed of an elastic band which fastens around the head. holding the tube in place and making a water-tight covering over the mouth. The tube terminates in a mouthpiece which is held between the teeth. This mouthpiece is a miniature air reservoir. through which the incoming fresh air is passed to the air passages at the back of the throat. and the used air is expelled through an exit pipe A pair of pinchers are clasped over the nostrils to prevent nose breathing
 The annual loss in this country from hog cholera exceeds $50,000 .0o0.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-06
WOMAN FRIEND OF
 SHAY IS LOCATED

Indianapolis, Ind. May 5.-The young woman who was with Dan Shay, manager of the Milwaukee Baseball club, when he lis alleged to have shot and wounded fatally a negro waiter in the cafe of a local hotel Thursday night. was found today by the authorities and questioned. She is Gertrude Anderson. manicurist Miss Anderson declared the waiter was surly in his manner and made a threat against Shay when reprimanded because of the service g1ven She asserted the waiter started toward Shaw with his fist clenched. She got up from the table and ran then, she said, and did not know what followed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-06
CHICKS
 WIN DOUBLE BILL

Memphis, May 5.-Memphfs made 1t three straight over Mobile by winning both games of today's double header, 3 to l, and to 1. Timely hitting with a rbase on ball and Mulligan's error gave Memphis 8 two-run lead in the first in- ming of the first game. Hoyt's good pitching and Bratchis home run with a runner waiting to score enabled the home team to win the second contest. Mcintyre, who went to bat as a pinch hitter, scored Mobiles run in the first game with a single. Manda's error let in the visitor 5 run in the second game. The scores:
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-06
SPORTS
BdrOns and Vols Journey
 For Contest Al NdShDille

clash. Dick Wells has in the past been very effective against the Barons and he sent the right handler in yesterday In an effort to shake the jinx of defeat how ering over his clan at the present.
 Roy is discouraged over tho showing of his team. T believe said Roy, If I could get in the game it would brace the boys. A new man in the lineup does no team any good. Our pitchers arc not going any too good at the present. My hand Is gradually growing better, but it will prob ably be another month before l can get into the lineup.
 Birmingham has an exceedingly good team this season and If they play ball the entire season as they have against us in the past series the pennant will be theirs in q walk. The Nashville team will be heard from before the season is over, although we are getting a bad start:'
 The Vols go to Atlanta Monday for three- game series
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-06
GUN. CLUB SHOOT

Only few shooters were out Saturday at the weekly shoot, but splendid scores
 were made considering weather condi- tions. The targets were very uncertain.
 Some would go sllyward and some drop
 immediately after leaving the trap.
 John Fletcher led in both the 50 and the f00-target race. He also made the
 long run of the day by breaking 59 with out miss. He was shooting in fine form, powdering his targets beautifully. +. c. Pyding was next in line with AZ
 out of 50 and 9f out of 100 with run of 37. Clyde Hunter was shooting good, breaking two 25-target events straight. Moody was close up on the 50-target race, only letting four slip by him. Dr. Ma bors was not shooting up to his form in his first two events. but landed 46 out of his 50. R. c. Osburn was shooting well, 1 but did not hit his stride like he did in l the tourney.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-06
Vols Fail 70 HaL Barons' Mad Rush

Carlton Mo1esworth and Il of his men, Roy Ellam and Il of his men and Empires Kerin and Pfen- ninger. departed last night on the same train for Nashville. where the Barons and Vols will clash this afternoon. The game was not scheduled and the teams are mak- ing the trip purely because of FL lams desire to have another whack at the squirting Barons.
 Moley carried his regular men, both catchers and Pitchers Hill and Black. The Baron chieftain stated before l1sving that he would prob ably send Karl Black against the Vols again and save Carmen Hill to open against the Chicks on Mon- day.
 Ellam will work Art Decatur against the Moleys. Decatur was slated to work yesterday, but the Vol leader decided to hold his youngster in reserve for Sundays
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-06
tundred target race
Effective Cl0ture

From the New York Times.
 A lady entered railroad car and took a seat in front of newly mar ried couple. She was hardly seated before they began making remarks about her.
 Her last years bonnet and coat were fully criticized with more or less gig gling on the brides part and there is no telling what might have come next if the lady had not put a sud- den stop to the conversation by a bit of strategy.
 She turned her head. noticed that the bride was considerably older sthar the groom and, in the smoothest uf tones said:
 Madam. will you please ask your son to close the window?"
 The "son'' closed his mouth and the bride no longer giggled.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-06
SPORTS
THE SPUR7ZNG BARONS CONTINUE
 THEIR SPRING DRIVE ON GONFAL ON
Ellams Vols Are Again Defeated Elmer Ponder Twirls Nice Game-Doc Johnston and Danny Clark Put Ball Over Wall-Eighth Win
 Out of Last Nine Games on Home Soil
By FRED BODENER

The squirting Barons recorded their eighth victory in the nine games staged Redwood since starting the extensive home stay on April yesterday afternoon by dsng out the third consecutive defeat to Roy Eam and his hsng elan of Nash vile Volunteers The game the best of the series with the Ellames The final to l. Incidentally 1t the fonrtb straioht victory for Moev's