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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-21
MUN|T|ON MAKERS
 AND THE KAISER . CONTROL GERMANY

Amsterdam, August 2O.--Commenting on the retirement from the Prussinn war department of General Groener. who. 1t Is reported. will take n com mand nt the front. the Leipzigcr ,voliSszeituns, an organ of the minor ity socialists, snys,
 "According to rumors, General Groe- ner's fall was compassed by n power ful group of interests fin the army of big industrinlists for whom the aux Hilary service law Is too liberal. Dr. Michnelis has succeeded Dr. von Beth mann- HoIlweg as imperial chan ceIlor, but the distribution of power In the empire remains the same. It h not the will of the people or the vote In Parliament thnt decides the pos- session of power. Now. as before. the decision depends on the struggle be- tween the Interested groups behind the sceDea.
 "Such struggle seems to have de- cided General GrOener's fate. He has gone one day after the denial that he would retire. Such system h the op- posite of democracy.s
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-21
Summary of the News
GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS 1EF'rench smash their way into Yer dun.
 Trundling tanks clear way and men with rifles advance. War profits and incomes of rich must bear burden of the war. Coal control by government comes one step nearer. Munitions mnkers and Kaiser control Germany. America plans to build destroy CTS to stop submarines. 3Mexico wants big loan from Americn.
 LOCAL NEWS. -Some confusion noted in smaller mines.
 Cleon B. Rogers will not make race Parker and government expert to inspect waterways. Barber discusses Issues. Dr. J. D. Bowling elected county health officer.
 FEATURES. 4--Editcrial comment. G-society and Dolly DalrympIe. s@sports. 0-Mnrkets.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-21

Within the next day or so the President is expected to appoint coal administra- tor on whom he will confer authority to control coal production and distribution. including price fixing powers given to the executive in the food control act. At hours conference with the federal trade commission he went over details of his plans.
 There was no intimation tonight as to whom the President will select It was said he would not choose a member of the trade commission or give full pow CTS to Judge Lovett. but would look else where for a man.
 Officials said tonight the President ap- peared firmly convinced that a one-man control would work out better than to Alace supervision of the industry under one of the existing government agencies.
 The man named would have at his dis posal the services of the trade commits sion which is in a position to suggest fair prices; the interstate commerce com mission. which will administer the new car service law; the director of priority, who will place the shipments of fuel where most needed. and the exports coun- cil, which will control exports.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-21
MAKE ALL WE CAN IN
 WAR OR PEACE TIMES
 COAL MEMS POLICY


 St. Louis, August Civilian S. Scott. president of the Missouri and Illinois company, which leases coal mines near Belleville, Ill., today testified at the hearing of Missoun's inquiry into the high prices of fuel that it was the policy of the coal men to make all they can, both in war and in peace. Asked as to his idea of a fair profit during war, he said:
 There is no limit We get what we can Everybody is doing that, including the farmer. I am doing all can to get what I can
 He said the highest price he had ob- tained recently for coal was $6 ton for 6-ineh Carterville lump.
 How do you justify charging $6 for something that costs less than s2 to pro- duce?" Because you can get it. You are 9 lawyer and you wouldn't do piece of work for s5 if you could get s10 for it. was the reply to this question.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-21
l. W. W. STRIKE WAS
 ALL A BLUFF, ]" THE
 GOVERNMENT FINDS
Men Held as Military Pris- oners-GovernOr Says Deportation Is Not
 Justified

San Francisco, August 2o.-No evidence CTS and harvest hands was visible in the northwest states of Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana tonight. and so far as could be ascertained no attempt was made by any I. w. w. leader to carry out the strike order issued recently by James Rowan, district I. w. w. secre- tary, at Spokane.
 The swift and unexpected action last night of military authorities at Spokane in arresting Rowan and 26 other alleged Industrial Workers of the World is be- believed to have had powerful influence in deterring the radical members of the organization from precipitating strike which it is admitted might have had seri- ous results.
 The 27 men who were arrested by Mai Clement Wilkins, in charge of the Ma tions from state officials and Col. Clar- ence w Dentler, commander of the United States army in the northwest, are held as military prisoners and will be ex- amined in a few days. Some of them, it is said, will be released after the hearing, which will be conducted by Major Will kins Their arrest came on the eve of their proposed general strike because state and army officers considered their proposed action would interfere with the prosecution of the war.
 It was announced today at the head quarters of Colonel Dentler at Portland that. 15,000 troops were available in the four northwest states. In addition, the farmers and other agricultural and hurti- cultural interests have perfected organi- cations for mutual protection and are prepared to meet any situation that may threaten their property or interfere with harvesting operations
 Advices today from Wallace, Idaho, stated that troops had been placed in the Occur D'Alene mining district to pre- serve order. At Lewiston, Idaho, troops aiso have arrived to take care of the I. w. w. situation.
 From Seattle reports were received that the I. w. w. construction workers in that district would take strike referendum vote September 10.
 GOV. CAMPBELL. TALKS Phoenix, Ariz., August 20--Both sides In the controversy between alleged Indus trial Workers of the World members and
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-21

As recorded in the official communi- cation, the British captured German de- lenses along a mile front to depth of 800 yards. Among the strongholds occupied were the famous Triangle, Hi bau and Crockcroft farms, the sites of exceedingly strong concrete and steel machine gun redoubts that menaced the infantry advance.
 WAITED FOR DAWN"
 It was dawn when the tanks lined up and waited for the signal to "gc over the top" The British artillery, ob- serving no less of chivalrt to the tanks, than to the infantry In the past, poured preliminary stream of shells into the German line then dropped barrage ahead of the iron monsters, which started forward, looking for all the world like great dragons that had rolled out from one of Hans Andersen's con captions into the gray morning light that shrouded this battlefield in the cockpit of Europe
 INFANTRY CAME BEHIND
 Behind them came the infantry ready to do the cleaning up of the remaining enemy. But there was little for the infantry to do except assemble and care for the prisoners as the tanks pro- gressed. There was hard fighting al several positions, such as the three re doubts mentioned. but 1t was always brief
 The tanks wheeled into position and turned a heavy fire on the fortifications and the Germans were killed or else they surrendered. The enemy casualties were heavy. Great numbers Of Germans were seen fleeing terror stricken as the tanks appeared in the distance and 2 considerable number threw down theil arms and stsrrenaered wIthout offering resistance.
 CLEARED WHOLE TERRITORY
 The tanks cleared the whole territory desired and then trundled back home They suffered no damage, and the cas. ualties for the operation totalled 15. This has been the most striking Incident o1 the latest fighting along this front.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-21
FRENCH COMPLIMENT

Addressing the officers of this divi- sion, General Petain said they had rem dered notable service both to Franco and America and that their battalions had become sister battalions to the American contingent. The Americans, he added, had expressed the hope that some day they would have the priv ilege of fighting alongside their French instructors and of proving what apt pupils they can be.
 General Petain spoke of the clan of the chasseurs, of the high morale of the French army they represented
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-21

terized as the most violent ever fought there. The advices add that 1t Is be- lieved by the Austrians and Germans that the Italians are making an at tempt to break through to Triest
 A colossal number of new guns have been brought into the fight, for which the Italians had been preparing for weeks. Yesterday Italian aviators dropped proclamations over the Aus trian lines saying that the lombard ment would be continued for many hours
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-21
General Petain, Who
 Commands French,
 Comments Americans
By Associated Press

and recalled to them that their duty
 was always to inculcate this morale in
 their fellow divisions.
 Major General Pershing also was
 much pleased with his inspection of
 the American troops. He noted ma
 terial improvements everywhere and said:
 PERSHING PLEASED
 T am extremely well satisfied with what I have seen today. A thing which
 particularly strikes one about the Americans is the fine spirit which pre- vails both among officers and men. Training is progressing rapidly and satisfactorily in every respect" The review of the Chasseur division was most spectacular. General Per shing greatly admired the dash with which it was carried out. The infan l tiymen made a splendid showing bul
 the picturesque feature was the rush | ing by of the divisional artillery with | horses at fast trot. followed at some distance by several troops of cavalry ] at full gallop. Later three of the chas- seur bands played the Marseillaise and the Star-S Spang1ed Banner.
 DAY WAS BRILLIANT The day was one of brilliant sunshine and during the greater part of the re- 1 view a beautiful silver colored French airplane played above the heads of the soldiers. The French plane was viewed with some suspicion by the American anti-aircraf vunners whiia if was som distance away and before the identity oi the aircraft was fully established. There
 were several German airplanes near the ] tContinued on Page Three)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-21
This Sentiment Growing in Senate as Debate on the
 Revenue Bill Proceeds
.CONSCRIPT WEALTH
 AS WELL AS MANHOOD
 SLOGAN OF ADVOCATES
Minority Report Made on Tax Measure Gaining Sup port Among the Con-
 servative Members

Washington, August 20. Widespread sentiment in the Senate in favor of adding to the total of the war tax bill by imposing higher rates on war profits and income taxes received new impetus today with the opening of the third week of debate.
 Speeches advocating such increases were made by Senators Johnson of California, Hollis of New Hampshire and Jones of New Mexico. Tomorrow Senator LaFollette is expected to make his address in favor of leyying virtually all war taxes upon incomes and war profits. Senator King is preparing a substitute bill providing much higher rates on these sources.
 NO PROGRESS MADE
 No action was taken by the Senate during tho day and little progress made on the bill. After Senator LaFollette's speech it is planned to proceed with ac- tual consideration of the income and war profit sections. Leaders have tele- graphed absentees to be present tomcr- row, though they do not expect final action on the two principal disputes be- fore Wednesday nor passage of the bill before next week.
 NO CLOTURE The Senate finance committee today dsapproved invoking cloture, but Sem ator Sinnaons plans soon to have day fixed by agreement of a final vote. l In advocating greater federal leyies on war profits and mllionaires' incomes Senator Johnson said the American youth had been conscrpted and that swollen fortunes "coined from the blood of the nation" also should be drafted. He recommended that the government take 80 per cent of war profits-as Great Britain does-and half on millionaires' incomes.
 SPEECH OF HOLLIS Senator Hollis, supporting the LaFol- lette-Gore-Thomas minority report of the
 
 1 incomes and profits, also advocated talk l ing so to 90 per cent of war profits. but expressed the opinion that the Sem ate could not be induced to levy over 50 per cent The present bill is de- signed to assess about a6 per cent. | Senator LaFollette addressed two l amendments to the income tax section or behalf of the minority. One proposed | increase in surtaxes and incomes be- tween s5oo0 and s47,5N0. An alternative amendment would have the principal surtaxes apply to incon, es from s5o0o to ST 900, with a maximum of ss per cent or those over the latter figure. 1 NEW AMENDMENT
 Senator New of Indiana, also intro- 1 duced an amendment proposing that In the computation of normal profits in- dustries which experiences abnormal de- pression during 1911, 1912 and 1913. the l pre-war period fixed by the bill. could select any of the four years from 1909 to 1913 as the basis of fixing normal prof. it's
 ! Senator Johnson referred to enormous profits of the United States Steel Cor poraton and said How they must Ilaugh to scorn a peoples Congress that deals so tenderly with war profits at a very time when the money is so badly needed.
 ENGLAND CITED England, he said, levies a war profits tax of 80 per cent while Congress had
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-21
MANY DIFFICULTIES

y French engineers have encout-
 tered considerable difficulties amid the
 marshes into which their troops have
 advanced on their left, but the work is
 proceeding with marvellous rapidity. Up to date the French have captured about 25 German guns since this offen- sive began on July 31 and the machine guns taken are innumerable. Some of the captured redoubts were found to be vert- able nests of machine guns. One field gun,
 which German artilleryman was about to blow up, was taken near Les Lilias, the
 gunner being shot just as he was plac-
 ing the explosive.
 The examination of German prisoners
 taken by the British continues and out
 Of 940 questioned only 25 per cent were found to belong to the 1910 class.
 Noncommissioned German officers re-
 late how they are hampered by the de-
 moralzation of the younger recruits with whom they are supplied. They say they cannot rely on these youngsters, and similar complaints are heard about the inefficiencS of the young German officers in the battle of Flanders. The dem oralizauon of certain German regl-
 ments at Langemarck and Polygon wood i last Thursday was complete and this
 was due, according to captured non commissioned officers, to the preponder- ance Of 1s1.sQr-old youths in the ranks. I The Two Hundred and Sixty-first and | Two Hundred and Second regiments of | the Seventy ninth division fled to the l -a,, TonGa,,orclr and ,,,opy wara killed by the British artillery as they ran. Both these regiments were or
 dered to counter attack later on but could not because they were so ex- hausted and nerve racked.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-21
FRENCH SMASH THEIR VA Y INTO
 VERDUN LINE AND TAKE 1000
 UNWOUNDED GERMAN PRISONERS
Trundling Tanks Clear Way and Men
 With Rifles AdUance
By the Associated Press


 in other German positions yesterday morn of St. Julien It as of the leading while touch by heavy the md nreached dfort theirs shootnn n1ronsn
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-21
Commercial Quarter
 of SalOniki Destroyed

Saloniki. August 2o.-The commercial quarter of the city has been destroyed by fire It is believed the number of fatalities is small.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-21

many building yards which can install additional ways and begin hull construc- tion without delay. but engines and equip ment present greater problem. Today s conference dealt largely with this aspect.
 The destroyer has proves tsef hy ex-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-21
Italian Armies Are Succeed inq Tn Tremendous A f tack and Hdue Already ODer 1000 AuStridns
 10 Their Credit

2oA smashing French victory the Verdun front re- office tonight The French
 
 divers points to depth prisoners
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-21
Coal Control By Government Comes
 One Step Nearer
Robert S. Iovett of Southern Pacific Is Named Head of Board Which Will Direct All Shipments ts-Presdent Believes
 inPlacing Responsibility

Washington August control the industry Wilson
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-21

perience the most eff because of it's speed ties. The more de- ocean lanes the grea of cargo craft and u
 The average under marines is about 10 k CTS employed as tr' less than 12 knots al need not fear unds the rear and with
 protect them ahead
 ters with submersih
 in their path are to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-21

The text of the statement reads:
 ''On the front north of Verdun our troops captured on both sides of the Mouse enemy defenses on a front of IS kilometres and to a depth which exceeds two kilometres at certain points On the left bank of the river we hold in particular the Avacourt wood, the two summits of Le Mort Homme, Corbeaux wood and Cum ieres. On the right bank we have oe- cupied Talou ridge, Champneuville, HilA 344, Mormont farm and Hill 240, north of Louvemont.
 ''On the right our troops have ad vanced considerably in the Bois De Posse and the Bois De Chaume.
 The number of unwounded prison CTS taken is more than 4o00.
 "The Germans carried out violen. counter attacks in the Avacourt wood and against Le Mort Homme and Hill 344, but our fire everywhere broke down their efforts and inflicted heavy losses. Our aviators took a brilliant part in the battle, turning their ma chine guns at low height against enemy concentrations and contributing also to the repulse of counter attacks.
 Our pilots brought down Il Ger man arplanes on the battle front, while two other enemy machines were brought down by our special guns"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-21
BATTLE RAGING

London, August 2o.-A dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph company from Copenhagen says that according to re- ports received from Austria the battle now raging on the Isonzo front of the Austro-Italian theatre is charac
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-21
GOV. CAMPBELL TALKS

Phoenix, Ariz.. August 20.--Both sides In the controversy between alleged Indus trial Workers of the World members and
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-21

There have been intense artillery bonn
 bardments es. se air services of both sides has x o,s 5unusualy active. Last night thf x Ss was full of British and
 Germap E 9ys which bombed their way
 into z = Ssther's territory amidst pic
 tures1 O osSDut awesome flashes from breg ssshrapnel and long white rays fre c sarchlights.
The Huttig news., 1917-09-29
 Meudon In War Time.

Meudon, the gay Meudon of trysts and moonlight promenades, has been transformed into a military camp. The station platform is crowded with uni formed soldiers of all branches; men on furiough in their suits of faded blue like dirty water, showing with pride holes torn in their coats by rifle balls, convalescents wearing the old red pan taloons, used only by those behind the fighting line, often with one leg folded up; zouaves whose baggy trousers, for merly blood red, have now changed to an earthy color; Belgians in long brown coats, who never smile, and British Tommies spick and span as if they had just stepped from a bandbox
 The women, in passing, glance at the war crosses and smile.-Mme. Der nardini-Sjoestedt, in Cartoons Maga- zine.
The Huttig news., 1917-09-29
cIeroyman's Sore Throat.

George Steel-Perkins communicates to the Lancet his views on the pharyn- gitis and laryngitis of public speakers. He states that 1t is now over thirty years since he first asked himself why we speak of the condition IS clergy mems sore throat and not as lawyers sore throat. Why Is this condition so rarely seen in lawyers who use their voices more than elergymen, and in stuffier atmospheres? On thinking over the matter the only difference the writer could perceive between a cler- gyman's and lawyers speaking was that a clergyman spoke down to his congregation, and a lawyer spoF up to the judge, the former thus pressing on his larynx and causing congestion, whereas the lawyer had his larynx and throat in a normal position, or rather in a hypernormal position. From that time he has always ad- yised such patients to speak looking up to their audience and never down. He has used no local applications or treatment except to rectify condition such as granular pharyngitis, but where necessary he has suggested q rest of voice for two or three months. In all cases this plan has been success ful
The Huttig news., 1917-09-29
WHY "REDv IS NOT SURNAME
Not Used Like Black, White and Brown, Because IL Is Modified
 ton of the Original Word.

Black, white and brown are common surnames in English, but there is no English family called Red. The for mer names were given originally be- cause of the complexion of the persons who received them. It seems strange that in a people among whom red heads were common none should have acquired the name Red" especially as this Is frequently bestowed as a nickname.
 The Century Dictionary explains this as follows:
 "Red, like lead 0ed), with which 1t is phonetically parallel, had In Middle English a long vowel, which has be- come shortened. The long vowel re- mains, however, in the surnames Read, Reade, Reed, Reid, which represent old forms of the adjective. and the ex- istence of which as surnames explains the almost total absence of the expect ed surname, Red, parallel to Black, Brown, White, etc."
 The equivalent of "red" In foreign languages is just as common sur name as are the equivalents of "black, " white" and brown" for the reason that in them there has been no modi- fication of the original word. In French we find "Lenoir, Leblanc, Lebrun and Leroux; in German, Schwartz, Weiss, Braun and Roth in Italian, Neri, Bian- chi, Bruni and Rossi; in Spanish, Ne gro. Blanco. Moreno and Rojo as the corresponding surnames.
The Huttig news., 1917-09-29
GIRLS WHO FAIL AT SCHOOL
They Acquire a Sensityeness Which Causes Great Deal of Unnecessary
 and Unsuspected Unhappiness.

The suicide of a girl who failed to pass a mathematical examination at the Girls high school is an extreme in- stance of form of sensitiveness which is very common among school chil- dren and which causes a great deal of wholly unnecessary, and sometimes un- suspected unhappiness, says the Brook lyn Eagle.
 This poor girl thought that she had disgraced her family by her failure, an absurd notion which could only find lodgment in mind not entirely recov cred from the general unsettling of adolescence. At that age the unsettling affects both boys and girls, but the re- suit is more likely to be serious with girls because they take less exercise in the open air. Their nerves are less dominated by muscles tired out in healthful sport and they have more time for introspection-a process which is pretty sure to diStort ones view Of his relations to his surroundings until such time as the mind has hardened and grown up and experience has taught that the world does not revOlve around the success or failure of any one of us.
 The prevention for this sort of un- happiness Is to be found in keeping sharp eye-on no account sharp tongue-on children when they are be- ginning to study too hard, and to have some diverting relaxation at hand for them when the point is reached at which study Is no longer productive. Children sometimes muddle for hours over lessons without getting any clear idea and when all the nervous force they put into their. study is wasted.