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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-14
.bOLSHEVKI ARE
 TAKING NO CHANCE ! OF LOSING CONTROL

Petrograd Wednesday, December IF. The peoples commissaries have or dered the arrest of the constitutional democrat delegates to the constituent assembly on charges that they are all lied with the Kaledines plot. Some of those arrested include Cutler, Petro- grad delegate, who was wounded in the knee when he resisted arrest.
 !. Petrograd, Monday, December 10 According to the Novaia Zhizn, the central army committee, in the ab- sence of generally recognized demo cratic authority, refuses to recognize Ensign Krylenko as commander-in- chief. The committee, the newspaper adds, declares that Krylenkos arrival at headquarters will be superfluous unless it is made In a private capacity The committee also protests against the attempt of Alexander F. Kerensky to come to headquarters with an es cort and by so doing to threaten civil war.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-14
BRITISH DEFEAT AT
 CAMBRIA WILL BE | THOROUGHLY AIRED

London December 13.-The British gov ernment will investigate the reasons for
 the British reverse on the southern end
 of the Cambrai salient. This was the
 assurance given by Andrew Bonar Law,
 chancellor of the exchequer, in answer
 ing criticism of military operations in
 the House of Commons. MT. Bonar Law said that the governments information
 was that rumors concerning the Cam
 brai operations were exaggerated greatly
 and he had been tempted to warn the House that nothing in the shape of a decisive result was expected from the operation.
 On the night in question, or early in the morning, MT. Bonar Law said, the Ger mans made different attacks upon the British Cambrai forces. The smallest of these attacks having regard to the numbers engaged, was on the part of the front where. owing to surprise. the Germans were able to break through. The other two attacks by larger forces were repelled with great loss to .he
 enemy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-14
GOVERNOR OF OHIO |. ORDERED NOT ID HINDER SHIPMENTS !Garfield Tells Cox to Stop Meddling With Federal
 Distribution Plan | ICONFISCATION OF FUEL TN CARS CONTINUES Chief Executive Charges That Northwest Is Being
 Favored and His State
 Suffers

Washington, December 13. Fuel Administrator Garfield today informed Governor Cox of Ohio that he would not be permitted to interfere with dis tribution of coal in Ohio under the direction of the state fuel administration.
 Dr. Garfield sent Governor Cox the following telegram:
 "T most respectfully but firmly re quest that you do not interfere witf
 the orderly distribution of coal ir OEio under orders issued by mJ authority to Homer H. Johnson, fed eral fuel administrator for Ohio. H'
 has full authority to act and F. C Baird is cooperating with him. mus
 insist that the state authority be no permitted to interfere with the actiol
 of he United States fuel administra tor"
 l Any pressing need for coal in Ohi'
 that Governor Cox can show will be me imm ediately, Dr. Garfield said. Intercep tion and seizure of coal by the governor will only bring confusion and add to thu difficulties of the situation, pr. Gar1elt said
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-14
MO HELMSMAN IS HELD IN HALF AK ]. AS GERMAN SPY FOLLOWING INQUIRY Man Who Caused Collision Is Fur Over to the Mif Authorities |GOY1s INTENT NOW | vg4ING THOROUGH l ooSROBE OF DISASTER 1 Captain of the Mont Blanc
 Tells Story of How His Vessel Was
 Struck

Halifax, N. S., December 13. John Johansen, helmsman on the Norwegian steamer Inc,
 the Belgian relief ship whose collision with the ammunition steamer Mont Blanc led to the disaster last Thursday, was de-
 tained as a German spy suspect
 today. He was turned over to
 the military authorities by of- ficials of the Massachusetts re- lief hospital, where he has been
 under treatment.
 One of the nurses at the hospital, a young woman from New York, whose name was not revealed, noti- fled the authorities. yesterday that
 her patient was acting queerly and
 that he did not seem ill. Physicians l examined tHe 1HdA anu bht toiiSiuoioh
 was reached that he was shammins l illness. Later, it was said, Johansen
 offered a nurse $50 if she would go out and buy him newspaper, the as
 sumption being that he had in mind an attempt to escape in her absence | After that incident, military guard was placed on duty by his bed, the provost guard was sent for today and Jonansen was locked up.
 WILD STORIES AFLOAT l In connection with the arrest, the | widest spy rumors heard here since the war began were spread broadcast. I These eliminated in a report that eight Germans had been Shot at sum A4 fCnutfuued ou Page TwOl
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-14
Members of Congress Will
 Change Tax Law Which
 Exempted Their Incomes

Washington, December 13.-Legislati ton amending the war tax laws that members of Congress will be subject to the new war excess profits tax on incomes of $6OO0 and more will be taken up Satur- day by the House ways and means com- mittee. Other revisions Of the war tax measure also may be discussed, but def mite consideration of amendments is not planned until spring.
 The provision construed to exempt con- gressmen from the per cent excess profits tax on individual incomes ex- ceeding $6000 has caused much criticism and members are anxious to amend the law so there may be no doubt as to It's application to them.
 Some preliminary study of new tax leg slation also Is being made by both House and Senate committeeman in charge of the legislation.
 After enactment of the provision as to taxation of congressmen's salaries un- der the excess profits section, many bills introduced for repeal of the entire sec tion imposing special tax on profes sional incomes will be pressed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-14
GERMAN REPORT

Berlin, December 1S.-fvia London) Several British shelters and 90 prisoners were taken by German troops yesterday on the Cambrai front east of Bullecourt, army headquarters announced today.
 The artillery firing increased this
 morning, the statement adds between
 Moeuvres and yendhuille, on the same
 front
 The text of the statement reads: s'Western war theatre. front of Crown Prince Rupprecht: From Dixmude to the Lys and south of the Scarpe the artillery activity increased at times. East of Bullecourt we wrested from the British several shelters and took six officers and s. men prisoner .Between Moeuvres and Vendhuille the artillery duel, which already had become lively during the evening, increased in violence this morning. There also was an increase in the fire north Of SL | Quentin.
 | "Front of the German crown prince: In I;solated sectors the artillery firing 1n-
 creased for the support of reconnais- sanceS."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-14
More Rigid Economy
 to Be Urged by Hoover

Washington, December 13.-A sugar ration of three pounds for each per son a month, a porkless day and one wheatless and one meatless meal day will be recommended to house. holders in a new kitchen card soon to be put out by the food adminis- tration, Observance of wheatless and meatless meals will be asked in addi- tion to the wheatless and meatless days called for now.
 The normal consumption of sugar in the United States has been more than seven ponds a month for each person. If the new directions are followed universally it will cut its use to below half.
 The cards will caution against hoarding foodstuffs in homes. point ing out that the practice is not only selfish. but that it contributes to high prices and defeats the purposes of the food administration in seek ing an equitable distribution.
 The reverse side of the card car ries message to householders on the world food situation and the duty of America towards feeding the allies
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-14
ITALIAN TORPEDO
 GRAF SINK | WO AUSTRIAN WARSH|PS

N.xv York December 13.-Thc torPc- do;r- os two Austrian battleships In ina barbor of Trieste by Italian tor- pedo craft on the night or Dece"D g. fs reported in message receiseu here today by Commander U. Fieis'er of the Italian navy. The iniorh"''o'. was contained in telegram receNe" bx Commander Pfeister from Capt. A' yanuuteIi, the naval attache or 'ne Italian embassy at Washington.
 "After successfully crossing several Instructions and mine fields, the dls- hatch said. the Italian torpedo cralt "entered the harbor of Triest wheIe they fired four torpedoes against two Austrian men of war of the Monarch type. All the torpedoes reached tnelr targets and exploded.
 "Though the most intense artillery fire was concentrated against the at tacking torpedo boats and though even torpedoes were fired against them, all of our units returned safely ana uh- hurt to their home bases"
 London dispatch received Wednes : day quoted vienna oAAieioi 's ment as saying the Austrian battlesnlp Wien was sunk on Sunday night, the date mentioned in the foregoing com munication. Most of the crew was saved. the London message stated. The waters in which the vessel was sunk were not named, however. The Wien is a ship of the Monarch l type The Wien, Monarch and Budapest
 
 placed $500 tons and are registered as carrying complements of Al men. They were 323 feet long, 56 feet beam. They were armed with four 9-inch and 1 20 guns of smaller caliber Each had l two torpedo tubes,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-14

After giving figures of the progress a,readv made, showing that the con .truction of merchantmen Tor tnis year would be as great as that oi 'ne record year of 1913 and in all ciasses of shipping IS per cent higher 'nan n 1913. if the october and Novempe' records were kept up, he said tna' this programme would be greatly III creased next year. Private yards hdu been authorized to increase their ac- commodations by 45 berths, While 'he new national shipyards on the severn would provide 34 berths.
 DEMANDS ARE GREAT
 .srhe demands on our merchant ship hing" continued the first lord. "are ,rreater than they have ever been. The submarinc menace is, in my opinion, held. but not yet mastered, Our ship
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-14
CONFERENCE IS HELD

Although Governor Cox was in receipt of a telegram from Dr. Garfield this morning warning mot to interfere" a conference was held at the state capitol this afternoon and arrangements were made for immediate relief of the coal situation in the state, which the state executive characterizes as "an unspeak- able outrage" The conference was at tended by federal, state and railroad executives.
 After the conference H. l.. Mcdonald, who represented the lake shipping pool, announced that Baird had agreed to turn over all coal in the lake pool to Governor Cox for Ohio consumption. He insisted, however. that the northwest contract price, sl.10 ton higher thar government prices be paid. Governor Cox, 1t is understood, insists that the coal be sold at federal prices. Regard less of the price disagreement, coal was moving in Ohio today.
 A reiteration of his statement last night that Baird is working for the in terests of the operators and not the pub. lie was made by the governor following the conference today. He also charged Dr. Garfield with failure to provide re. lief.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-14
J. s. GUARD IS THE
 NAME GIVEN 10
 NEW ORGANIZATION
President Signs Order Rais- ing 25,OOO. Auxiliary Sol diers to Protect War
 Industry Plants

Washington, December Is. The United States Guard will be tue name of 25,000 auxiliary troops authorized by the war department to supplement the sate and other forces guarding the war supplies, war indus tries and doing other pollca duty essential to the conduct ot the war, including patrol 0. waterfronts.
 President Wilson has signed the or der for organization of the force and further orders were going out from the war department today.
 Forty battalions will be organized to relieve regular troops, national guard or other purely military units of this guard duty.
 The order prescribes that the force be raised by voluntary enlistment or dra1t. It is the purpose of the government to make 1t up of men not available for war service at the front. Volunteers will be accepted only between the ages of 31 and 45 If resort to the draft Is necessary men placed in the special classes under the new draft system as being fit for limited military service only will be used to fill the ranks.
 The guards will be armed with Krag- Jorgensen rifles and other equipment not suitable for modern warfare.
 As far as possible the men Will be giv- en service in the immediate neighbor- hood of their homes.
 Each battalion will be commanded py major from the list of those classed as unavailable for arduous campaigning in Europe. Men who failed to qualify for commissions at the officers training camps will be offered commissions oi nIaces as on-commissioned officers
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-14
AMERICAN ENGINEERS ARE KILLED M FRANCE
 w GERMAN AIR RAID
Somewhere Behind British Line Unkn0Wn Number of Pershing's Men Are
 Victims AeridlBOn1bS

With the American Army in France, December 13.-(By Associated Press )-A number of Amer ican railway engineers have been killed by Ger man aerial bombs in town somewhere behind the British front Details are not yet known.
 It is now permitted to announce that German bomb fell in street in town through which American troops were passing. Pieces of the bomb shattered the windows of a house in which there were officers. shoWering them with glass; but hurting no one
 Two American soldiers have died in hospital from gunshot wounds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-14
MAN WHO PROMOTED FAKE CHARITY BAZAAR WILL JOIN THE ARMY
Charges of Forgery Were Dismissed So That Donald Fox Would Be
 Able to Enlist

New York December 13.-Donald Fox pleaded guilty here today to charge of petit larceny in connection With the army and navy bazar last October. but an indictment agaisnt him charging forgery in the second degree was dis missed so that he might enlist in the ordinance department of the United States army.
 Counsel for Fox explained that he had applied for enlistment but that unless the felony indictment were dis posed of he would not be accepted The magistrate agreed to make this dis position of the case and said that when he was shown Fox actually entered the army he would suspend sentence on the larceny charge.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-14
Owners of First Liberty
 Loan Issue Will Receive
 Interest on Saturday

Washington. December 13.-Thou- sands of subscribers to the second lib- erty loan will make 40 per cent pay ments at banks tomorrow, although they are not actually due at the fed eral reserve banks until Saturday. More than half of the remaining $1.012,- 900, 900 unpaid on the second loan is expected.
 On Saturday the treasury will make the first semi-annual interest payment on liberty bonds of the first issue. Sub scribers will clip the interest coupon from their bonds and deposit these at banks The aggregate payments amount to 1% per cent on the s2,000.000. 900. to- tai of the first loan, or about $so,0o0.- n0a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-14
140 CAMP WHEELER PATIENTS WILL BE
 TAKEN ID ATLANTA

Macon, Ga, December 13-Announce- ment was made at the Camp Wheeler base hospital tonight that 140 patients would be removed to the hospital at Fort McPherson tomorrow A number of these are pneumonia convalescents, of which there are said to be more than 200 additional at the camp hospital. Four medical officers joined the hospital staff today.
 The death of Private William Traylor, 1OSth engineers. from pneumonia, was an- nounced tonight at divisional head quarters.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-14

building is not yet replacing our losses. I deprecate drawing deduc- tions from the experience of the week or month. be it good or bad. It IS the general curve which we must watch
 q have studied the general curve since November i, when I made my first statement and the downward trend of the mercantile losses. both of ourselves and our allies continues sat isfactorily The upward curve of mer- chant shipbuilding also, has continued satisfactorily and will undoubtedly be maintained. The upward curve ot the destruction of enemy submarines has continued equally satisfactorily and I have no reason to doubt that those curves will continue gradually to improve.
 But reiterate that good or a bad month of sinkings either of merchant men or submarines ought not to be
 lContinued on Pare Twel
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-14
Three Men Dead and One
 Injured in Naval Tug Fire

Washington, December 13.-Three men are dead and one seriously injured as the result of the fuel oil fire on q navy tug in an Atlantic port yester- day. The navy department. in announc. ing the casualties, gave no details.
 The dead are: Bruce w. Ross ma chinist, died in naval hospital; wife Mrs. Gertrude R. Ross, Portsmouth, Va. Lloyd J. Hampton, water tender; mother, Mrs J. Giley, Bamboo, N. c. William Williams chief water tender, died in
 naval hospital: mother, Mrs. Annie Will
 Hams, Portsmouth, Va.
 The man seriously injured is Ellsworth h.. Trumbull, fireman, second class,
 Mart inSYille, Ind.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-14
COX MAKES CHARGES

Columbus, O., December 13.-In a final effort to relieve the serious coal situa- tion in Ohio Gov. James M. Cox is preparing charges which he declares will be forwarded to President Wilson, prob- ably tonight, against F. c. Baird of Cleveland, head of the lake coal ship ping pool.
 Governor Cox, in his statement te the President, he said, will charge that Mir Baird represents the coal opera tors and not the interests of the indus trial and domestic consumers, and will demand his dismissal. Dr. H. A. Gar field, federal fuel administrator, will be asked to explain why he appointed Baird, who is referred to by Governor Cox as "the hired man" of the opera
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-14
GermansSmd ToBeP1a,111i11g Great Offe11siue I11 the West
Summary of Outstanding Developments h News
 From Various War Fronts
Rx Associated Press

The British. French and Italian lines are still holding firmly against onslaughts of the Teutonic allies, de- livered with heavy reinforcements that have been drawn from the Rus sian front since the cessation of hos tilities there under the armistlce.
 The latest attack of the Germans made in the Cambrai region between Bullecourt and Queant was com plete failure when the Teuton losses in men killed and made prisoner are put in the balance with their small gain of ground against the Brlush' another attack by the German crown prince in the Caurieres wood on the Verdun sector. which was delivered with large electives, has met with the customary repulse, while in the highlands of the northern front the enemy armies are still being held in check by the Italians.
 A most expensive operation was the German attack Wednesday between Bullecourt and Queant The Berlin war office admits that only few British shelters and 90 prisoners were taken, while Field Marshal Haig re- ports that heavy casualties were in- flicted on the enemy all along the front of the offensive, numbers of his dead being left before the entan- elements when the impossible task of piercing the British lines became apparent and hurried retreat was ordered
 Finding that the efforts of the Austrians to break through the Ital- ian front and debouch upon the plain of Venetia were futile, the German troops under General Von Below have reinforced their allies and with them have delivered another powerful as sault between the Brenta and Piave rivers At only one point, however, were the combined Teutonic forces able to dent the line of the defenders, on Monte Spinoncia, where they se-
 cured a temporary foothold after
 having sustained severe casualties.
 Here the Italians are striving va
 liantly to retake the lost positions.
 Snow and mist are hampering the operations in this region.
 Reports as to the progress of
 the operations between the Bol- sheviki and Kaledines forces in Russia are beclouded by variant statements. Both sides are credited
 with victories in different unoffi.
 cial versions of the operations. One report says Kaledines is be- sieging Rostov-on-Don and that fighting is in progress in the vi cinity of that city, where men and guns from the Black sea fleet are aiding the Bolsheviki. Another dispatch asserts that General Kor- niloff has routed the Bolsheviki near Bielgorod. while still another says that Korniloff has been wounded and is in danger of cap- ture and that attempts by Kale- dimes followers to cut off food supplies to the Bolsheviki in Mos- COW and Petrograd and from Si- beria have failed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-14
GERMANSATTEMPT . ID BREAK BRITISH l. BUL[ECOURT LINE
 IN APEX OF ANGLE They Succeed in Penetrating Some Obliterated Trenches
 in This Territory THEY FAIL IN TWO
 ATTACKS ON OTHER PARTS OF FRONT London War Office Reports General Situation Un- changed-Italians Con-
 tinue to Hold Ground

Geneva, Switz.. December IF. Swiss travellers crossing the from tier from Germany tell of immense preparations going on there for an offensive on the western front. Am- munition, provisions and materials of every kind arc being concen- trated in upper Rhine towns, through which military trains pass frequently, bound west.
 Ordinary freight traffic has been suspended for 10 days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-14
Removed From Blacklist

washington, December I3. - IHe names of two South American firms have been withdrawn from the enemy trading list, the war trade poard an nounced today, as an investigatlon dis- closed that they were put on through error The firms are D. c. w. Aimers, Manaos. Brazil, and La Raxon. Buenos Aires, Argentina.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-14
ITALIANS HOLDING LINE

Rome, December 13-Attacks in force were renewed yesterday by the enemy upon the Italian lines east of the Brenta, the war office announces today. The at tacks continued the entire afternoon, but because Of his heavy losses. the enemy at right abandoned his cffor-.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-14
Submarine Menace Is
 Held But Not Mastered
 Says Admiralty Head
Sir Eric Geddes Admits That Shipbuilding Pro- gramme Is Not Yet Replacing Losses From German U-Boats, But Holds Out Hope of
 Ultimate Success

extension of shipbudng es s n we are counter the enemys submarine oep'eoa Sir lord of the admiralty n tne rouse o
 odav in for men to meet the requirements 0' . . .,ts shn.renairnq shpbuldino programme
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-14
FRENCH STATEMENT

Paris December 13--Active artillery firing is in practice all along the whole frcnt, the war office announces.
 The statement follows:
 All along the whole front the arr tiilery on both sides IS showing a mod crate degree of activity.
 We repulsed a raid in strength unasr- taken by the enemy in Caurieres wood.
 From December 10 to t3 nine German airplanes were brought down by our pi- lots. Ir the same period eur aviators carried cut various effective bombing op- erations, in which proJcctiles weighing 10000 kilograms (22.O00 pounds) were thrown down, especially on the avia- ton grounds at Colmar and Schies- maldt, warehouses at Logelbach, factor ies at Rombach, in the region of Wa vile, and at Chambley. and Thiacourts and on railway stations at Warmeri- vile, Juniville and Amagne-Lucquy. Good results were observed"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-14

London, December 13.-Three at- tacks were made by the Germs - yesterdays battle, the war office r~- ports. The first two were repuIscds At the third attempt the enemy penc- trated the obIiterated British trenches at the apex of the angle in the British lines near BuIlecourt.
 Local fighting continued. until late in the evening without changing tho sftuation
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-06-08
''Tell About Million Fellows Back
Home to Come Over and Help Us" Say
L. S. Boys Fighting In France
condo.

Writer Describes Feeling Among Americans Already the
Trenches