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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-30
ArmOr Plate Committee
 to Go on Tour This Week

Washington, January 2S.-The naval board which will inspect suggested sites for the s11 100000 armor plant probably will leave Washington late this week for their first investigation tour. which will take them into West Virginia and vest ern Maryland. Rear Admiral Fletcher. head of the board. reported to Secretary Daniels today that tentative plans pro- viding for trip first into Alabama and Georgia had been changed because the members want to await an analysis of ores in the Alabama district before look ing over the proposed sites in that sec tion.
 After the trip through West Virginia and Maryland, the board probably will tour through Tennessee. Alabama and Georgia. and later will inspect suggested locations in the Ohio valley and middle west, The claims of each section will be carefully sifted before those of an- other section are taken up. with the board spending several days in Washington be- tween trips to digest the data gathered.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-30
Summary of the News
GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS liking winter reigns in Europe and aIl battles are ended for present, Geneva county votes school tax. Lawson story Is denied by witness In leak probe.
 President thinks his programme is to be carried out. President vetoes immigration biii' Defense budget takes final shape among the solOns. Plans are made for protection Of Mexican border.
 Great cities of west are cut off again by snOws. Republicans are demanding 1uii talk on peace- c-Fruit men would give publicity tO busIness matters. 3Sunday school institute to he held over state. s-Bessemer schools crowded. hears nothing of extra
 LOCAL NEWS 2+EducatiOn opens new era Tor women, says yassar head. DecisiOn of HarringtOn's right Ia held ID by sharpe. -ShOots wife and sister-in-law and then commits suicide. Pupils overflow city schools. Protest payment of coroner's salary.
 Bill of exception served on Black Doctors consider motion to ask Harrington to resign.
 FEATURES &NeWs Of the movies. 4-EditOria1 comment. e-Society and Dolly Dairympie'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-30
REPUBLICANS ARE DEMANDING FULL
 TALK 0N PEACE
Wilson's Address, Despite Democratic Opposition, Seems Doomed to Dis
 cussiOn in Senate

Washington, January 20.-General discussion of President Wilson's world peace address is expected in the Sem ate tomorrow. Senator Cummins hav- ing given notice of his intention to cali up his resolution to set aside spe- cial time for debate on the subject.
 Administration leaders are planning to renew motion originally made by Senator Stone to refer the resolution to the foreign relations committee. but debate on the motions themselves may take a wide range. including consid- eration of Senator Borah's resolution which would have the Senate reaffirm the Monroe doctrine and the Washing ton and Jefferson pronounciamentos against foreign entanglements.
 Democratic senators insist that this is not the time for prolonged discus sion. in view of the press of legisla- ton and as an alternative propose quick disposition of the subject.
 They have under advisement a reso- lution which would express 1t to be the sense of the Senate that the address of the President does not propose abandonment of the American Mon-
 (Csnti.ued on Page rws)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-30
GREAT CITIES OF
 WEST ARE CUT OFF
 AGAIN BY SHOWS
Union Pacific Clears Its Tracks Only to Have Them Reblockaded by
 Storms Now Raging

Cheyenne Wyo, January 29.-In the face of heavy wind and much snow, trains on the Union Pacific railroad proceeded cautiously tonight, with traffic officials pessimistic as to whether they would get out of the snowbound region between Bosler and Wallcott before the track was block aded again Six trains started west ward when rotary blows succeeded in preparing temporary track. Twenty four other trains. from 24 to l2 hours late. were detained at various sta tions. Reports stated the blockade was causing serious business loss Salt Lake City today had been without eastern mail since Thursday. Food stuffs have begun to increase in price. potatoes selling at 65 cents a peck, the highest price ever known there.
 Denver has received little western mail for five days. Postal officials said no effort was being made to de- tour mail ordinarily routed by the Union Pacific. Trains two and three days late reached Ogden today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-30


 San Antonio, January 29.-Plans for
 distributing the American expedition- nry force after its withdrawal from Mexico so that the border country be protected adequately against a rep etition of the Columbus raid, were an- nounced tonight by the southern de- partment of the United States army. General Pershing, in command of the force of 12,000. will establish headquarters at Fl Paso. from where
 any threatened section of the country
 can be reached quickly. Headquarters
 of the cavalry brigade will be at the
 same place, Brigadier General Eben Swift commanding
 The majority of the units in the ex- petition will be stationed at Fl Paso, these including the Fifth and Seventh cavalry. Sixth, Sixteenth and Seven teenth infantry, First battalion of the Fourth field artillery, Second regiment ! or leD RlneeTS. lOuf pdch trains, tWo wagon companies, all signal troops ex~ | cept the first aero squadron. assigned temporarily to Columbus. and all san itary troops except ambulance com pany No. and field hospital number 7, both of which go to Eagle Pass,
 Tex
 Besides the aero squadron at Co.,
 lumbus will be the Twenty-fourth fn- fantry, eight truck companies and two
 pack trains.
 Nogales, Ariz., will have one squad
 ron of the Tenth cavalry, Fort Hua-
 chuca one squadron and one troop of the same regiment and Fort Apache
 one troop of the Tenth. At Fort Apache also the Indian scouts. who have been
 with the expedition, will be mustered out of the federal service. Douglas. Ariz., will be protected by E and c batteries of the Sixth field artillery.
 The Eleventh and Thirteenth cav airy and two wagon companies will come to Fort Sam Houston here for use in an emergency in the lower Rio Grande valley.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-30
DANGEROUS BOAT
 IN HANDS OF CLEVER MEN IS VERDICT
Survivors of Steamers Sunk by German Raider Tell of How She Looks
 on the Sea

Pernambuco, Brazil, January 20. From information gleaned from sur vivors of steamers sunk recently in the South Atlantic by the German raider, it has been learned that the raider was a vessel of the merchant type about 300 feet long and with parts of her sides movable. She had two telescope masts, two telescope tunnels, n false hand steering gear on the poop deck, which concealed her largest gun, and four concealed tor pedO tubes.
 6-inch and two 7-inch guns and also smaller guns, including several of the machine type. She was equipped with yentiIaiDrs ana was of the fruit cav- rying type of boat, her "tweendeck'' space giving room for many prisoners. The raider sought only cargo boats us he had no accommodation for women and children, it was declared.
 There is disagreement among the men landed here as to whether the raider Is armored. All of them agreed. however, that she is thoroughly equipped and that no detail in this respect has been over looked. As as example, they say, each prisoner on boarding is furnished with
 l.
 The prisoners are kept in the hold be- hind iron doors and some of the men say that their lot was not a pleasant one owing to the intense heat and the signal shots were fired at new victim, and they were expectant of an answer ing shot. Enemey prisoners it was stated were all allowed an hour daily for exercise, while neutrals, who wore white bands on their sleeves, were granted greater liberties and also given a Christmas present made by German girls.
 After December F the raider worked southwest toward Pernambuco. her mos- daring feat being the capture of the Brit ish collier Minieh, which had her rope lenders still over her sides. At 10 o'clock on the morning of January 12 the raider placed 237 persons from the sunken steamers on board the Japanese steamer Hudson Maru without an accompanying prize crew. The Japanese captain was ordered to follow the raider until o'clock in the evening when he was to turn west and put into the nearest port. The or ders were obeyed and the hungry sur . vivors were brought into Pernambuco.
 Quoting captured British captain, the raider is a dangerous boat in the hands of a clever man.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-30
DEFENSE BUDGET
 !. TAXES FINAL SHAPE !. AMONG THE S0L0NS
Bill Representing Expendi- lures for Navy and Forti- fications Passes Lower
 House of Congress

Washington, January 29.-The adminis- tration's $500, 1000 defense budget began to take final shape in Congress today when the House passed the Notifications coast defenses, and the House naval com n,ttee completed it's 1918 naval appropria- ton bill with total of more than s351,- o0o, 900.
 The army appropriation bill, the third element of the programme, still is in the House military committee, which is cx- pected to complete 1t next week. Esti- mates for the army reach more than ss60- 100000, exclusive of numerous deficiency measures resulting from the border mo- biization and the rising cost of war ma terals.
 The only other military legislation pending is the universal military train- ing bill before Senate subcommittee, which will conclude it's deliberation this week, when Major Generals Scott and Wood are to be recalled for cross-e exam ination by Senator Blair Lee of Maryland on their previous statements about fed eralization of the National Guard
 The navy bill calls for $351, ,453 o..5s, as against $Sl3, ,000.000 last year.
 The programme is that recommends by the department and represents one half of the three-year programme pro- vided last year.
 Tho committee depa ri al from, +ha da partment's recommendations only in the type of submarines provided for No small coast defense submersibles are au- thorized, the committee having decided against the small 400 to cotton type of boat such as those now in service.
 Taking up the problem of getting under construction the cruisers authorized last year, the committee raised the limit of cost for the hull and machinery to s1s.- 900, 0oo Department officials believe all four vessels can be placed with private bidders at that figure. The committee needed, however Secretary Daniels rec concentrations that the navy yards be fitted to build large number of capital ships authorizing the expenditure of an additional $12, 600 for that purpose in
 
 the event the department is unable to make satisfactory contracts for any. ves- sells in the present bill or left over from the preceding measure. This would make available a total of 900 for equip- ping navy yards
 For the three scout cruisers still await ing satisfactory bids the committee raised the cost for hull and machinery to $ 60O0.- 900 from $5.OOoOOO. One vessel was or dered from the Seattle Construction com : pany some months ago at the lower fig- ure, but no other bids were received.
 Another new provision of the bill raises the number of appointments annually at Annapolis to be made from the enlisted personal of the navy from 9 to 10o Ap- pointment may be made whenever vacan- cies occur.
 The new battleships will be the most powerful war vessels ever built. They will have a speed of 23 knots an hour and carry main batteries of 12 16-inch guns each instead of the eight 16-inch guns on the four authorized last year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-30
Pershing's Troops to Be Dis tributed so Another Raid
 Will Be Impossible
MEN WHO HAVE SPENT 10 MONTHS ON FOREIGN SOIL TO BE ON GUARD
Regular Soldiers Twelve Thousand Strong Will Soon Be Added to Forces Now Along Line
 From Gulf to Pacific
VILLA FOLLOWS PERsHING

Juarez, January 29-Confirmation of the occupation of Fl Valle by Villa forces was received here tonight from Casas Grandes. It was said the Villa troops moved up from Nami- quipa. where they had been await ing the departure of the American punitive expedition before occupying the town.
 Villa followers also were reported to have been seen in the vicinity of Santa Sofia on the Mexican North western railroad, S5 miles from Oio Federico, where the United States soldiers were expected to camp to- night.
 A freight train left here tonight for Casas Grandes to bring out any re- maining refugees and the property of the Mormons and others.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-30
Witnesses Against Mooney

San Francisco. January 2s.-Testimony intended to show that Thomas J. Mooney was in the vicinity of the bomb exp,o- sion which. during a preparedness parade last July, killed 10 persons, was intro duced by the state today in Mooney's trial on a charge of murder. Mrs. Nellie Edeau and her daughter, Sadie, said they saw Mooney and Warren K. Billings, al ready convicted. six blocks from the scene of the explosion shortly before it occurred and that Mooney had suit case and appeared extremely nervous 2 The prosecution contends that the bomb was exploded in suit case.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-30
KING WINTER REIGNS IN
 EUROPE AND ALL BATTLES
 ARE ENDED FOR PRESENT
All Fronts Quiet While Extreme Cold Weather Prevails Despite These Conditions, Artillery Fire Continues to Harass German Lines in France-British Active Against
 the Turks in MesOpOtamia

With winry weather prevailing nearly all the battle ronts military operations have been held to virtually small when compared with the battles that have taken place under more favorable conditions.
 Snowstos for the moment have brought the operations southwest of Riga where apparently great general ment in the making almost to halt To the south Tn Vol hynia line aicia spirited isolated fights have taken place. but only with the capture of trench elements respectively by and Teuonc allies reported In Rumania only the most minor operations chroniced.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-30

On the front in France and Bel gium, except on the sector of Hill 304, near Verdun, artillery duels alone have taken place. Near Hill 3O4 the artillery bombardments on both sides have been rather severe and grenade fighting also has taken place. Several French attacks against the German defenses in this region Sunday broke down with heavy casualties, accord ing to Berlin.
 While Berlin says the British in thelr attacks against the Turks on the Irak front in Asiatic Turkey last week suf- fered heavy losses and in addition met with repulse, a London official commit nication asserts that Saturday and Sun day the Britishers in attacks gained com- plete possession of Turkish first and sec- ond line trenches southwest of F.ut-El- Amara on front of 43OO yards, and also took third and fourth line trenches on front of 500 yards. A large number of casualties were reported.
 Representatives of the entente allies have arrived in Petrograd for a war council.
 Among the vessels which Berlin off cially announces have been sunk re- gently by submarines is an armed hos tile transport steamer 250 miles off Malta The steamer, "crammed with troops,' is reported to have sunk within 10 minutes
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-30
RIJssIAN STATEMENT

Petrograd. January 29.-(Via Lon don. British Admiralty per Wireless Press 1.-The Russian official state ment today reads:
 "W estern front: Tn the Riga region the enemy,s activity was limited to fire directed upon our trenches
 southwest of the village of Potu- tory, six and two-thirds miles south of Brzezany, our troops during Friday night gained possession after bayonet fighting of the enemy's first line trenches Notwithstanding number of desperate counter attacks by the Turks, which were repulsed with great enemy losses, our troops exploded six and withdrew to our original posi- tions. After this the Turks twice at tackled our attachments but were beat cn back. During our occupation of the enemys trenches, we captured one of fcer and 2S men of the Turkish rank and file.
 "Rumanian front: During the battle of Saturday northeast of Jacobeni we took prisoner 30 officers and more than 1000 men.
 caucasus front: The situation is unchanged.v
 Berlin, January 29.-(Via Tucker ton.)-In the fighting along the north ern end of the Russo -Galician front, in the region of the River Aa, the Ger mans have increased the number of Russian prisoners to 20 officers and 27OO men. the Overseas News agency says They also have captured 21 ma chine guns and two mine throwers.
 "On the western bank of the river German troops attacked, notwith- standing deep snow, and captured the main positions Renewed Russian att lacks on Friday were repulsed.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-30
BurIeson Entertains

Washington. January 2s.--President and Mrs. Wilson were entertained at a formal dinner tonight by the Post master General and Mrs. Burleson. It was the fourth of the seasons cabinet dinners
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-30
Rockies, End Diet Period

New York, January 29-Twelve of the 1s police rockies who ended tonight a three-week diet test to prove that able bodied men can live on food costing 2S cents day, gained from one to SIX pounds in weight. it was disclosed after the squad ate the final meal. The other member of the squad lost nearly four pounds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-30
Racing Bill Introduced

Jefferson City, Mo-, January 2s.--A bill which would permit racing under parl mutuel system was introduced today in the Missouri house of representatives. The bill is intended to revive racing in |St. Louis and Kansas City for a season of 30 days each year, x
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-30
Aged Priest Dies

Baltimore. January 2-The Rev. John H. Green. said to have been the oldest priest in the south, died here today at the age of s6. He was native of Ireland
 and came,to this country and began work as reporter on the Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-30
Special School Tdr Carries
 By Big Majority in GeneDd

Montgomery, January 29( (Specia)In election today Geneva county levied special mill tax for it's public schools by majority about 500 Returns to the educational depart ment tonight show vote of SIS for the levy and 6 against it. with box missing The missing box will give less than 100 against the levy.
 Geneva is the second county to levy the tax ill week lief ferson, Marshall and Walker will vote tomorrow
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1917-12-26

starting point for unmarried people,
and $4,000, the starting point for
married people. In other words. un-
der the War Income tax no return
need be made by persons having ST.
900 year unless a tax is to be paid.
For the benefit of the persons who
have just been brought within the
income taxpayers class by the War
| Income tax, it may be stated again,
| that all single persons, without de
pendents, who have incomes in eX-
cess of $1,000, must pay taxes. All
married persons, or persons at the
head OF families. must pay on in
comes in excess of $4,000. Persons
| who are not married. but who have
family obligations. would do we'll to
communicate with Collector Miles
office and see whether their obliga-
lions are such as to bring them with
| in the class which starts paying at
900. The same thing should be
done, in cases where persons are I'M
| certain whether money coming in
to them is income. for the purposes
of the laws.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1917-12-26
Crop Estimates
Washington. d. c.. Dec. +

Washington. d. c.. Dec. 10.
Winter Wheat United States
Planted in the fall of 1917, 42,l70,-
00O acres, compared with 40,534,00V
acres planted last year. Condition
December | was 1913 per cent Of nor
NAL. compared with S5.7 last year,
and 1913 the ten-year average con
dilion on December l.
For the State OF Maryland 1871
goo acres compared with $4,000
acres last year Condition December
| was SO per cent of normal, COM
pared with SO a year ago and SO for
the ten-year average.
Rye-United States. Planted in
the fall of 1917. 6,119,00O acres
compared with 4,4SO,000 acres plan
ted last year. Condition December
! was 81. per cent. Of normal, com
pared with SSS last year and 90
( for the ten-year average condition on
December l.
/ For the State of Maryland, 10000
acres. compared with 10000 acres
last year. Condition December l
| was 50 per cent. of normal. compar-
! ed with SO year ago and 80 for the
+ ten-year average.
! Early sown wheat and
I rye are looking we'll. as the ground
/ was gotten up in fine condition to
receive il. and the weather season
/ able to termination, but a great deal
! of grain was sOwn later than usual
| and has been slow to SprOut on ac-
count of dry and cool weather; much
| o fthe late Sown grain has not as
yet made its appearance above the
ground, but Investigations made III
| different parts of the State show the
grain to be uninJured.
\ larger acreage would have been
sown had it not been for unseason-
able weather and the late harvesting
of crops and shortage of labor
Summary of weather conditions
| during November:
/ The mean tel: perature for NONem-
Der averaged little more than one
per cent below the normal. Marked
cold periods prevailed from the LIST
to the 5th. and from the Gath to the
29th Mean daily temperatures were
above the seasonable average from
the 9Th to the 23rd, with the excep-
ton of the 18th, Sth, 18th and 10th.
High midday tempgE2tnres- were re-
! corded on the 9Th, 10Th, 18th and
/ 18th.
The precipitation was decidedly
below the average-the least on rec
ord for November. The first general
| snowfall of the season set in late IN
the day on the 27th.
j. j. DARG, Field Agent.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1917-12-26
Thank You

Written by Sixth Grade Pupils at
Peach Blossom School.)
For our new school building,
For our books, you see;
For all this new equipment
We're as thankful as can be.
We're glad the desks are not too
high,
We're glad they're not too small,
We're glad there's plenty. plenty
space
For teachers, pupils, all.
We're glad the light is always good,
So we can plainly see.
We're glad there's coal and there Is
wood,
And warm we know Wen be.
We're glad we do not have to walk
At least a mile each day;
We're glad for boards and glad for
chalk,
We're glad there's room to play.
So now we wish to thank each one
Who helped US get our school;
| We wish to say we'll do our best
| To 'bide by every rule.
| The first upon the list, you KNOW,
| Mr.. Taxpayers name;
| Tho he did grumble just a bit,
We thank him just the same.
The School Board, now, is next in
line
We hope we may repay
| For all their work and worry, too,
Ten-fold, or more, someday.
But the committee on building
We think had tn ehardest task;
We thank them for time and trouble
For better we could not ask.
We're proud of our new schoo
building,
From basement to flag staff tall;
| Now We would say to our helpers,
I'VE thank you, each one and all.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1917-12-26
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING.

The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Peoples Loan, Say
ings & Deposit Bank, of Cambridge,
Md, will be held in the banking
house, at Cambridge, Md, on
Tuesday, Jan. 8, 1913,
between the hours of 1 and 2
O'Clock p. M, for the purpose of
electing fifteen directors, to serve for
the ensuing year, and for the tran
saction of such other business as
may legally come before the meet
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1917-12-26
NOTICE. TO THE PUBLIC.

The money from the Cambridge
Hospital Bazaar Campaign of 1915
was received by me. and deposited il
the Eastern Shore Trust Company III
the savings department, where i,
still remains, every dollar. Tota
amount received, $1995.69. Saving.
interest added to this amount, $3.50
Total now on deposit, $2072.49.
RUSSELL p. SMITH, Treas.
IL
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1917-12-26
Saturday, Dec. 20, 1917

commencing at l p. m, sharp. Ihi~
furniture includes number OF Splth
did bedroom suits, diningroOm furn'-
ture. beds and bedding. and many
other things. too numerous to men
lion Also a lot Of wood and coal,
.tahout two tons of cOaL)
Date of Sale-NeNt saturday. Dec.
29Ih. at l p. m. at 115 Race streetn"Nt
door to SlacumS Shop.