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Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1917-02-01
CUT THIS QUILT IS WORTH MONEY

DON'T MISS THIS. Cut out this
slip, enclose with sc to Foley 4 Co.,
Chicago. H., writing your name and
address clearly. You will receive in re-
turn a trial package containing Foley's
Honey and Tar compound for bronchial
coughs, colds and Group; Foley Kidney
Pills, and Foley Cathartic Tablets.
For sale by j. W. Simpson & Son,
Jasper, Tenn.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1917-02-01
LITTLE NOSES.
published by Request.)

published by Request.)
By the side of the river so clear
They carried their beautiful child,
Midst the flags and the bushes
And the ark of bulrushes
They left him. solonely and wild.
For the ruffians would come
If she kept him at home,
And murder that infant so dear.
BY the side of the river so clear
Some ladies were vending their
way,
And Pharoah's daughter
Stepped down into the water
To battle in the cool of the day.
Before it was dark
She opened the ark
And found a sweet infant was
there.
She took him with pity
And thought him so pretty
Which made little
Moses so glad,
She called him her own, her beau
tiful son.
Reposing in rushes,
The ark of bulrushes,
And sent for a nurse that was
near.
Away from the river so clear,
They carried the beautiful child
To its own tender mother,
Its sisters and brother,
Little Moses looked happy and
smiled.
Its mother so good
Did all she could
To nurse him and teach him with
care.
Away by the sea that was red
Stood Moses, the servant of God,
While in him confided
The waters divided.
AS upwards he lifted his rod,
The Jews safely crossed
While Pharaoh's host
Was drowned in the waters and
lost.
Away on the mountain so high
Stood Moses all trembling with
thought,
Midst lightning and thunder,
Great sight and great wonder,
For God was then giving his law.
The Lord wrote law
Onto tables of stone
Before he returned to the sky.
Once more on the mountain he
stood,
Last one he ever should see,
His prospect was glorious,
With Israel victorious,
He would soon over Jordan be |
free.
His labor did cease,
He departed in peace,
And he rests in heaven above.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1917-02-01
Beihlehem's Bid en- Shells
for the United States NAVY


To he American People:
The Secretary OF the Navy has awarded
contracts amounting TO over s., O0O, 900
TO British bidder for Ii and l6-inch
projectiles for the Navy because Of very
much lower prices offered by the English
{. bidders.
Weknow nothing of the basis upon which
3 the British bids were made, but the pub
he is entitled to know the facts upon
which We ourselves bid for this work.
Two years ago We took contracts
TO make 1900 I4-inch shells al a
price of $l,5I5, 900. Up to now
not a single shell has been nc
cepted by the Government, al
though We have expended, In
wages, materials, etc, on these
orders $50, 1891, and we have not
received SINGLE DOLLAR ON
these contracts.
In addition, literal intsrpFstaIIoa 4
the contract might make ~ hshls foE
psnsltiss amounting 10 t67B 0i6.
In the light OF our experience, and haV-
Ing no other basis, We bid for l6-inch
shells approximately the same rate per
pound Is that which the Navy Depart
ment actually awarded q l4-inch shell
contract one year ago.
Bethlehem Steel Company
CHAs. NJ. SCHwAB, ChaIrmaa
EUGENE G GRACE, PrssidsAt
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1917-02-01
TRUSTEES SALE.

By virtue of the Iower vested in me
by deed of trust executed by A. L.
Frye, dated Jan. 10, 1916, and record
ed in Book Xxx. pages 529.529 of the
Registrars Office of Marion Co.,
Tennessee, default having been made
in the payment of the debt therein
secured now, therefore, /, as trustee
under said deed of trust, will on
Saturday, February 10, 1917,
at 10 o'clock noon at the South Door
of the Courthouse at Jasper, Tenn.
sell to the highest bidder for cash and
free from the equity of redemption,
homestead and dowery rights, the fol-
lowing described property. being in
the 18th Civil District of Marion Co i,
Tepu, and being part of the o j.
Frye home place and containing 80
acres more or Jess, and reference is
here made to the said deed of trust for
a full and complete description.
This Jan. n, 1917.
L. r. DARR,
Trustee.
Printer's Fee 81 90
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-26
Age Herald Requested 10
 Appeal For NdDdl Recruits

Washington March 25, 1917 To the Editor of The Age Herald,
 Birmingham, Ala
 The President last night signed an executive order directing that the authorized enlisted strength of the navy to be increased to 87OOO. He was authorized by Congress, in case of emergency, to direct such increase in enlistment. New ships and ships in reserve are being fully commissioned as rapidly as possible and the need is imperative for larger enlistment to man them. There has been net increase of over $500 in enlistment since Congress recently authorized an increase, but many more are needed and needed now.
 Will you not emphasize this need by giving spe- cial prominence Monday on the first page of your paper, to the Presidents order, and also by mak- ing an editorial appeal for new recruits for the navy.
 The navy offers exceptional advantages to young men of stuff and ambition to serve in the first line for national defense In this emergency you have the opportunity and the privilege of per forming this public service and I am confidently appealing to you for your cordial and helpful CO., operation. JOSEPHUS DANIELS.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-26

per who have not been removed nave
 rseh- left with minimum of rations
 "hiie the enemy seized stocks sun Piled by the neutral revictualine com
 mission that were destined for the civil
 population
 You will point out that this con
 ccrns not acts destined to hinder the
 operations of our armies. but of de- vastailon having no connection with this subject and having for it's purpose the iuin for years to come of one of the most fertile regions of France. The civilized world can only revolt against this conduct on the part of a nation which wanted to impose it's cul- ture on it. but which reveals itself
 once again as quite close to barbarism still, and in rage of disappointed
 ambition. tramples on the most sacred rights of humanity.
 ''Il addition to the foreGoirg note ihe representatives of the Fl euch gov crnment in foreign counties have re- eel, ed the following inst-uctl ,ns re- questing them to protest 9Sainst The lplliaging of safes and the theft of
 stocks by German troops.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-26

ment remain Ill thelr command
 The changes were outlined by the de-
 pa,tment in the following statement:
 "To facilitate in the centralization of command the United States IS di- vided into six military departments in place of the four now existing. The new organizations became effective
 Nay 1, 1917, and comprise the fol- lowing:
 Al NorthsasternTss ssenar t'Taent, to em- brace the states of Maine. New Hamp shire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island Connecticut, headquarters at Boston.
 "B: Eastern department to embrace the states of New York. New Jersey, Pennsylvania. Delaware. Maryland and Virginia, West Virginia. District of Columbia and the canal zone and the island of Porto Rico with the islands
 and keys adjacent thereto. Headquar- ters at Governors Island. "C: Southeastern department, to enI- brace the states of Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina. Georgia, Florida, Alabama and Mississippi, to- gether with the coast defenses of New Orleans and the coast defenses of Gai- veston Headquarters at Charleston. S. C.
 ID: Central department. to embrace the states of Kentucky. Ohio, Michigan.
 Indiana. Illinois. Wisconsin. Minnesota, North Dakota. South Dakota. Iowa.
 Missouri. Nebraska, Wyoming and Col orado. Headquarters at Chicago. "E: Southern department to embrace the state of Louisiana (except the coast defenses at New Orleans) Texas, (ex cept the coast defenses at Galveston), Arkansas. Oklahoma. New Mexico and Arizona. Headquarters at Fort Sam Houston. Tex.
 "F: Western department. to embrace the states of Washington. Oregon, Ida ho, Montana, California. Nevada, Utah, and the territory of Alaska. Head : quarters at San Francisco. Major General Leonard Wood will
 command the southeastern department and Maj.-Gen. J. Franklin Bell will command the eastern department. Ma jor General Hunter Liggett will com- mand the western department, anc Brigadier General Clarence R. Edwards will command the northeastern depart ment Brigadier General Edward 1T. Plummer will command the troops in the Panama canal zone. Other depart
 ment commanders will remain as at present."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-26

with wheat and parcels; Georgie, British steamer with 12 centrimeter gun, 10,O0O tons gross with wheat, meat and horses {; Yarrowdale, British steamer of 46oo gross tons, with ammunition, provisions and steamer of r5o00 tons gross, with coa:; dramatist. British steamer of 5400 tons gross, with ammunition and fruit: Nantes, French sailing ship of 250O gross tons, with Salt Petre; Asnieres, French sailing ship of 3100 tons gross, with wheat; Hudson Maru, Japanese steamer of 3S00 tons gross, with parcels Radnorshire, British steam CT with F centrimeter guns. 4500 tons gross, with coffee and cocoa; Mineh, British steamer of $500 tons gross Qisted at 2S90 tons gross) with coal; Netherby Hall, British steamer of 44oo tons gross, with rice and parcels.
 Jean, Canadian sailing ship of 2l5 tons gross. with sugar; Staut, Norwegian sail ing ship of 2lO0 tons gross, with whale oil; Brecknockshire, British steamer with l2 cantimeter gun, of S400 tons gross, with coal: French Prince, British steamer of 4S00 tons gross, with coal; Katherina
 Katherine). British steamer of 290 tons  gross, with wheat; Rhodanthe, British steamer of 3000 tons gross. in ballast: Els meraldes, British steamer of 46S0 tons gross, in ballast; Otaki, British steamer of 74U0 tons gross Oisted at 9575 tons gross), with F centimeter gun, in ballast; Deme- terton British steamer with 7.5 centmetre gun, 800 tons gross Listed at Co4s tons gross), with food, Governor. British steamer with F centimeter guns, of 55OC tons gross. in ballast.
 'Of these prizes, the British steamer Yarrowdale reached a German port De- cember 31. 1916 with 469 prisoners on board; the Japanese steamer Hudson Maru, January 16, 1917, reached Pernam- buco with the crews of the Dramatist, Radnorshire, Minieh, Netherby Hall Nantes and Asnieres on board. The re- maining ships were sunk.
 'The auxiliary cruiser Moewe had on board 593 prisoners.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-26
FRENCH ARMIES
 ARE PROTECTING
 RECLAIMED LAND

Paris. March 25-The French govern ment has charged it's representatives in all neutral countries to protest against the use of barbarism and de- yastation on the part of the Germans" in territory evacuated by tacm in northern France The text of the note. signed by Premier Ribot, says:
 "At this time I ask you to make known to the government to which you are accredited that we intend lo denounce before universal Judgment b rnqualifiabie acts indulged in hy the German authorities. No native de- m;,nded by military necessities can justify the systematic devastation of public monuments. artistic and hisrori- cal. as well as public property, accom- piished by violence agains. persons, cities and villages in their entirety have been pillaged, burned and de- stroyed; private homes stripped of all furniture which the enemy has carried, off: fruit trees have been tern mp or rendered useless for future production: streams and wells have been poisoned. The inhabitants. relatively eew. in n,lin-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-26
NATION IS TO BE
 PLACED ON WAR
 FOOTING AT ONCE

Washington, March 25.-President Will son took steps today to place the na- ton on war footing.
 By executive order he directed that the navy be recruited without delay to the full authorized war strength of Sl0ot enlisted men. Taken in connection With emergency naval construction already or dered. this means that the President has exercised the full limit of his legal nowers as commander in chief to prepare the navy for war.
 For the army, the President directed tlat two new military departments be created in the Atlantic coast region. The crder means that the task of organzins whatever army Congress may authorize will be divided among six departmental commanders instead of four in the inter- ests of speed and efficiency in mobilza- ton.
 The third step was to assume as na- ticnal duty the task of protecting Amerl-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-26

The department issued this state
 ment:
 Many states have deemed it adyisa-
 hle to call out the National Guard for
 rolice purposes of protection. As he
 necessity for such steps arises from
 issues which are more national than To- cal, it has been deemed advisable b ythe
 President to call into federal service fer the above mentioned purposes the | following organizations of the National Guard:
 Massachusetts Second and Niut1 re regiments; Pennsylvania Firsl anu
 Third regiments Maryland Fourth
 reg iment; District of Columbia First separate battalion; Virginia Second regiment; Vermont, Company B. First regiment; Connecticut First reguaei,t: New York Second and Twenty-first regiments; New Jersey First and Fifth regiments; Delaware First battalion, First regiment.
 The following organizations which al e now in the federal service, w.li not he mustered out; Thirteenth Pensyi- vania; A and B companies of the First Georgia"
 CONGRESS TO DECIDE Congress must determine the system
 under which an army is to be raised. To- days action provides more elastic ma chinery found necessary as result of
 the recent border mobilization for the enrolling and training of great army, whether raised as, volunteers, by con scription or through a universal service bill.
 The object of the creation of the new departments of the northeast and so,lth- cast was to distribute among three cen trai commanders the work of mobiliza-
 tion Tn the states most thickly populated ana rom which the greatest number of soldiers must come. The present eastern department directed the mobilization of approximately 80 per cent of the l5O.N0 guardssnen sent to the border With 440.- w men. the maximum authorized strength or the National Guard in addi- tion to wbetever volunteers might be summoned. the task would be too much TOT single departmental organizat tion because of the vastness of the supnlv problems involved.
 instructions to National Guard officers issued more than a month ago to cover any future mobilization, showed plainly that the war department had learned l.s lesson ana proposed to decentralize it's
 mobilization problems as far as possible Departmental commanders comnlate,y Will supervise the assembling of state
 troops in their districts hereafter and Will take over immediately on the call
 Tor federal service the task of recruiting ! seontinued ou Page Threel
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-26

Berlin admits the retirement of the Germans according to orders" before the British between Beaumetz and Roisel, northeast of Peronne, but says the Germans repulsed French attacks northeast of Soissons. For the most part the fighting on the British end of the line has consisted of reciprocal raiding and bombing attacks.
 There has been considerable fighting ir the air. The Berlin war office records the loss of r airplanes by the French and British, while London reports eight Ger man machines were driven down out oi control, but admits that four British ma chimes failed to return to their base Bombs have been dropped from German aircraft on Calais and DunlSirk.
 While only small raiding operations and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-26
GERMAN RAIDER HAS WONDERFUL LIST OF
 PRIZES CAPTURED

Berlin, March 2o,--(Thursday. March 2, by Wireless to Sayville. March 25.)--An additional list of vessels captured by the German auxiliary cruiser Moewe, which recently returned to Germany from a second voyage in the Atlantic, was issued by the admiralty today. The statement reads:
 'To the booty captured by the Moewe the following is added:
 Mount Temple, British, 9792 tons gross with provisions, parcels and horses, arm ed Duchess of Cornwall, sailing ship Of 3s2 tons gross. with explosives. provisions and parcels; Cambrian Range, British steamer of 200 gross tons,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-26
CONGRESSMIEN ARE GATH BRING FOR
 EXTRA SESSION

7
 washington. March 2o--With tho converting of Congress in extra session only week off. congressional leaders are here for conferences with admin istration officials over the legisla- t,on which will be demanded by the ,,rtua1 state of war existing between the United States and Germany.
 Members of the foreign and military committees and of the House WAYS ,and means committee which frames revenue legislation, all have impors1 nt matters to discuss among them1 calves and with the executive branch. Aside from the great business fon which Congress has been caneu, sPc question of orgaAizatior is cn'eh's K
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-26

can industries from domestic disorders in the event of hostilities. oFr this pur- pose II full infantry regiments, two sepa- rate battalions and one separate com : .pany of the National Guard were called bacR into the federal service to act as national police in3 important districts. Supplementing these troops, a regiment of Pennsylvania guard and two companies of Georgia infantry, en route home from the border for muster out. were ordered retained in the federal service.
 The Presidents orders were made known in terse official statements issued by both departments. No explanation accom- panied them except the statement that reorganization of the military depart ,ment, effective May l. was designed to facilitate decentralization of command.
 Following is the executive order bring ing the navy up to the war strength: By virtue of the authority vested
 (Continued on Page ThreeD
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-26
Summary of The News
GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS 1-NatiOn's navy needs men. and Pres- ident sends appeal throughout country. Fourteen regiments of National Guard are called out to do police duty. ...s South placed in, division to itsels. Wood will be in command with Headquarters at ChariestOn.< Age-HeraId asked to urge recruit ing fer navy. Alabama brigade now expects to he kept in service. Wilson is placing nation on war footing. Congressmen are gathering for ex- tra session.
 LOCAL NEWS 2-sIoss director completes tour of tue district. 5-Home conducted for negrOes necdS relief at once. AppenIs made to birmingham for naval estimates. Heflin requests independents to vote for Clark.
 FEATURES 4--EdltorIal comment. c-Sports.
 Market review.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-26
FRENCH MAKING GREAT DRIVES
 ON GERMAN LINE

The Frencorces and the Germans again stgrbeen engaged heavy fighting several sectors of the front between the Some and Aisne vers and again the French have made a
 toward the strongly defended town of St. Quentin Ac cordng the French office the French troops have pushed
 forward front of about two and half miles south and southwest of St. Quentin the positions taking in the of Castre three miles southwest and Grand four miles south of St. Quentin Gains also made south of the Disc and north of Soissons
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-26
"yiya La France'' Is Heard

Paris, March 25.-President Poincare,
 Minister of War Painleve, Minister of the Interior Malvy and Minister of Labor
 Bourgeois, accompanied by the senators and deputies from the departments from
 the Somme and Ooise, yesterday visited
 Noyon, Guiscard, Ham. Nesle and Rove,
 where they were given warm recep- tion ly the aged men and women and
 children who repeatedly shouted "vive
 La France" President Poincare stand city hall, where the Germans threatened to shoot Assistant Mayor Mandron. pinned
 the insignia of the Legion of Honor on tho breast of NJ. Mandron. A gift of 10.oCV francs was left to the poor of the
 villages
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-26

artillery duels have been reported from the Russian front, dispatch from Pe- trograd says there is indisputable evi dence that the Germans are bringing ur large numbers of troops on the northern part of the line for an effort to breal, through toward Petrograd.
 The spring thaws are holding the Rus -Rumanians and Teutonic allied troops In check in Rumania. In Macedonia neai Monastir much artillery activity prevails The usual artillery dels and small in fantry actions continue in the Austro. Italian theatre.
 Berlin reports that the raider Moewe which has returned to home port after operations in the Atlantic, has on board 59s prisoners, taken from vessels de stroyed by the Moewe. Whether any of these men are Americans has not been stated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-26
SOUTH ATLANTIC STATES ARE MADE
 ARMY DIVISION
General Wood, One of the Best Officers of Entire Army, Is Moved to Command This Department With Headquarters at Charleston Brightest
 Men Being Placed in Most Important Places

Washington, March 25-Divson of the United States into instead of the existing four military departments nounced today by the department The two depart the southeastern comprising the states ill the old sou and the northeastern comprising the New England
 states Major General Leonard Wood is transferred from of the department of the east to the southeastern depart ment with headquarters at Charleston $. C.
 Major General J. Franklin Bell goes from the western depart the departments Major General Hunter Lggett from the Philippines to the western department and Brgadier General Clarence Edwards from the canal the north eastern department Major General Barry of the central de- pertinent and Major General Pershng of the southern depart
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-26

Jcupying the house leaders Both dem. |ocrats and republicans said tonight tn. election Of speaker probably woul,! follow soon after the House is called to order. but that the organization ot committees presented problem the result of which no one could forsee.
 The attitude of some of the so- called wet" members and some of the northern democrats is giving concerr to the demands. while the republicans are troubled over their progressive wing. Any of these clements might |the majority or either side and some 8bservers are predicting that abolition Of the seniority rule in filling com.
 tCohtinucd on Page Three)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-26
Washington March into the federal service of A. the National Guard for and oo
South Placed i11 DepaNnent For National Defense
MAN Y SAIL ORS ARE CALLED FOR
 BY PRESIDENT

Washington, March 25-President Wilson has signed an order authorizing the increase of the navy to 87,000 men from the present authorized Strength of 74,500 He took the step on the recom mendation of Secretary Daniels, under authority granted by Congress in case of a national emer- gency." The present actual strength of the navy is 62,000 men. The additional men will be used to man the reserve ships
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-12
RUSSIANS CAPTURE
25,0GO PRISONERS

Petrograd, July II. Scmioflcial an
ro0ncoment was made here today Of
the capture Of Kalusz. in Callcia
AustroGerman headquarters were
located al Kalus2
The capture Of this important town
shows that the headlong flights of The
Austro-Hungarlans and Germans con
tinues west OF Stanislau. The Rus
sian cavalry is pursuing at top speed
Kalusz is about 60 miles due south
of Lemherg and twenty miles west by
north OF Stanislau, II is only l06
miles west OF Halic2 II is on a rail-
way line and lies between the 5yka
and Lomnica rivers
West Of IIaiicz, after a sharp en-.
gagement the Russians forced a cross.
Ing Of the l.omnica river.
Between Halcz and Zlo2ow and fur
Their north heavy artillery duels are in
progress.
Prisoners are still flowing back
from the front Counting all the lndi-
cation the present offensive began,
more than 25 000 Austrians, Hunear-
ians and German prisoners are now in
the hands Of the Russians Tho Rms.
slams have captured more than l35
cannon.