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Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-09-28
REPORT SHOWS
GERMANY ABUSED
j. S. FRIENDSHIP
Deadly Germs and Bombs Placed
in American Consulate at
Bucharest.
plotted TO KILL ANIMALS
Another Of Series Of Lansino's Oiselo'
sures Of Teuton Intrigue Against
This Government-PIot ~.
Admitted.

Washington, Sept. 25.-dOW Ter
many "shamefully abused and ex-
plotted" the protection Of the United
States by secreting in the German le--
CATION at Bucharest, after the Ameri-
can government had taken charge OF
Germany's affairs at the Roumanian
capital, quantities Of powerful explo-
sives for bomb plots and deadly NIL
crobes, with instructions for their use
In destroying horses and cattle, was
revealed sby Secretary Lansing.
The latest story Is told in a report
to the state department from william
Whiting Andrews, secretary OF the le-
CATION ut Bucharest. and letter from
Foreign Minister Porombaru OF Rou'
mania.
Plot 10 Admitted. As
Mr.. Andrews report says:
upon my return from the examina-'
ton. which resulted in the discovery
of the explosives and Of the box OF
microbes, both of which the legation
servants admitted having placed IN
the garden, the former confidential
agent of the German minister, Doctor
Beruhartlt, who had been left with the
LEGATION at the German minister's re-
quest, to assist in the care Of German.
interests, admitted his knowledge cor
the explosives placed in the garden;
told me that more were in the garden
than had been found; that a still larg-
er quantity had been buried IN thes
house of the legation, and that sun
worse things than this box OF microbes;
were contained In the legation, anS In
situated that they would have been
found even in the cabinets Of dossiers
which had sealed. =. 4
Doctor Bernhar1t also stated that
all these objects had been brought 20
the German legation after our lega.
CATION had accepted the protection OF
German interests, which agreed with
the statement Of the servants. -
similar confession was made to ths
minister by this man. s,t q,
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1917-04-29

Attractive real estass offerings
never meet with Indifference when
made through the classified columns
Daily news classified ads get results
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-02
CONGRESSMEN VERY CAUTIOUS IN THEIR WORDS WHILE WAR
 CLOUDS GATHERING
(Continued from ragc oncl

 of Senator Stone, chairman of the for eign relations committee, who is hasten ing to Washington from St. Louis,
 LODGE ISSUES WARNING
 Senator Lodge in his address sound ed warning that in international re- lations it might be better to bear those ills we have than fly to others that we know not of" and declared. There is no lurking place for peace Supported by the major organized force of manlxind,'" in the utterance of Washington and Jefferson.
 'The first service which the United States can render to the cause of peace" said the senator, Ifs to pre- serve it's own. This can be done in only one way. by the most absolute and scrupulous observance of every treaty of agreement that we enter into; by the termination of all treaties for ar bitration which we know well we should not under certain conditions and in time of stress regard: and last ly, by the establishment of such naval defenses as to insure our country, so far as it can be done. from wanton att tack
 "The next thing to which we ought to address ourselves on the conclu- sion of this war should be the rehabil- itatfon and re-establishment of inter- national law. We should try also, with in the necessary and natural limits, 10 extend the use of voluntary arbitra- tion. We can also do much in urgins a general reduction of arnaments.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-02
AMERICAN SHIPPING UNCERTAIN WHAT TO
 DO UNDER PRESENT
 c E K M A N THREATS
(Continued from Page one)

"-,~@'AeAcu ANOn EABc OhSt
 lin continued, @and We can reach no conclusions as to future action until we get reply. Pending receipt of advices, however, we shall continue preparations to send the St. Louis away Saturday. No instructions have been sent to the other ships at sea,
 Customs officials declined to state whether the port would be closed after dark from now on, as it was last night.
 Collector Malone said T will not dis cuss neutrality matters" 1t was learned unoffically, however, that the rules put into effect last night would be continued A torpedo-boat destroyer near the Mar rows and another at the entrance of Long Island sound, displayed unusual activity when darkness fell. searchlights on both vessels constantly sweeping the waters over which a ship could pass. Representa- tives of allied shipping firms said no defi- nite instructions had been received as to future movements of their vessels. Men connected with some of the largest com Panies, however. said that they would be controlled by British admiralty orders
 The action early today of local repre- sentatives of the Scandinavian Anne erican line in holding up the scheduled sailing of the Hellig Clay was approved by a cablegram from Copenhagen. Only a few ships left port today, mainly coasting bLedfnSTS ana VcSSesS TOT south and Cen tral America. An exception was the At lantic transport liner Philadelphian which sailed for European ports.
 As anticipated by brokers, marine in- surance rates and war risks advanced sharply today. A leading American firm of underwriters announced quotations showing an advance of approximately 75 per cent over rates made earlier in the week.
 A special rate of 3 per cent, war risk only, was quoted to apply to the "one American ship each week to Falmouth as conditioned in the German note"
 At the piers of the North German Lloyd, Hamburg-American and Austrian lines where a large number of ships are laid up, no unlsual activity was noticed. Police are co-opera ting with customs guards to preserve neutrality, and no one is admitted to the piers with out having proper credentials. @
 Collector Malones trip of inspection last night, according to Chief Hayes of the Hobolzen police who accompanied him, disclosed the fact that none of the ships, with the exception of the giant yaterland, had enough coal aboard fo. more than F hours steaning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-02
PEACH TREES IN BLOSSOM ARE
 SPRINKLED WITH FIRST SNOW
Birmingham Shivers Cold While First Snow Falls on Pink Blossoms Peach Trees-Cod Wave will Con-
 tinue Through Saturday, Is Prediction

The first snow of the season served as prelude to the freezing weather that now has Birmingham in it's grip.
 Shortly after o'clock last night fine, crisp flakes, driven by sweeping wind fluttered into the faces of the wayfarers Though the snow did not fall in suf- ficient quantity to give the earth a white covering. a rather anomalous situation would have been witnessed, for over the
 
 white and 14S9 coiored, and of the total deaths 1913 were white and 975 colored.
 Contagious or infectious diseases re- ported to the department during Decen- Der follow: Typhoid fever 104 cases and 5S deaths; malaria, 6S cases and p deaths; scarlet fever, % cases and two deaths; smallpox, 43 cases. but no deaths; diph- theria, 70 cases and A deaths; pelagra, IS eases and 42 deaths; pulmonary tuber- culoss, 205 cases and 192 deaths; infantile paralysis, four cases and two deaths
 TO PAY TEACHERS
 Warrants calling for the payment of salaries of public school teachers of the state except those in DeKalb, Fayette, Geneva, Jackson, Lowndes, Mobile Shell by, Talladega and Winston have been issued by the state auditors department, and the others will be issued as soon as the proper claims are made The state treasuraly has sufficient money on hand to pay the claims and the warrants will be honored at once, according to present plans.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-02
GOV. HENDERSON IN
 CONFERENCE ABOUT
 DEVELOPMENT FUND

Gov. Charles Henderson was in Bir- naingham yesterday to confer with sev- eral Birmingham business men regard ing the Alabama development fund that is being handled by the Alabama Cham Der of Commerce.
 Accompanied by Emmet A.. Jones'. chief of the bureau of markets and immigra- tion, Governor Henderson held a short conference yesterday afternoon but after wards made no announcement
 He said there was nothing to the re- port that he would call an extra session of the legislature to consider making Alabama "bone dry.',
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-02
PERSONALS
Special Bargains
 by Merchants in
 T0day's Age-Herald

saks advertses savings for women, misses and girls in the lend of sea son" sale.
 Porters-Greatly reduced prices on mems and boys wear
 Cable Shelby Burton Piano company feature the new February Victor rec ords.
 Loveman, Joseph & Loeb feature mems s3 hats at s1.95
 Louis Pizitz is going to sell mems $S5o overcoats today for S4.95.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-02
MILD ANTITRUST DECISION HANDED
 DOWN BY COURT
Local Laundry and Dry Cleaning Establishment Must Do Business
 Separately

Montgomery. February 1.-(special.)- Tn reversing the decision of the Jefferson chancery court Thursday the supreme court said the American Laundry com pany of Birmingham may discontinue contract with the E. X w Dry Cleaning company because the public will be bet ter served by the preaching of the con tract than it would if it were kept In force The decision was a mild anti trust decision, and held that it is not best for the public that certain com panies shall combine for the purpose of transferring certain classes of business even though there be no effort to con trol all the business of the classes men tioned.
 BAILIFF LOSES JOB
 After remaining a fixture as bailiff in Montgomery courts many years, Will liam c. ETrizzle, better known as Bill Frizzle, found himself jobless Thursday because the state is unable to pay prompt ly all bills for feeding prisoners. MT. Frizzle and two jailers were forced to reiinquish their positions because of order of Sheriff W. R. Waller for strict economy. in his department
 Sheriff Walters office force will move to the county jail and will handle the work previously done by the jailers.
 EMBRYO SUITS SETTLED
 When the supreme court Thursday handed down a decision that each con stitutional amendment voted on in No vember which received a majority of the total vote cast for that specific amendment had been legally adopted it settled many embryo contests which had come up in Montgomery and other coun- ties because some of the amendments did not receive a majority of all votes cast in the general election. The su- preme court said a majority of all votes cast was not necessary; that the consti- tuition of 1901 required only that a ma
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-02
Mrs. Sarah A. Tucker

Funeral services oyer the remains of Mrs. SaralssA, Tucker, aged 73, who died at local arnlary yesterday, WIZ be conducted thfs afternoon at 2 clock from the private chs pei of the Shaw Undertaking company. Internient Will follow in Forest Iyill cemetery Bishop J. H. Mccoy and Rey, w H. Mansfield will officiate Her six grandsors will act as paIlbearers: A. ". Tucker. R. F. Tucker. Al. T. Tucker..-G. E. Folder, Sam Holder and G. W. thompson
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-02

city peach trees are almost in full blos- som With. their hundreds of pink buds.
 But Birmingham is in for cold wave that Will make the south shiver even in Florida. The outlook is for continued cold weather, freezing in Birmingham, for Friday and Saturday. A slight mod eration is i'll view for tomorrow night.
 It is not believed that the thermometer VIII register lower than IS degrees above zero during the, cold spell
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-02
Clifford S. Harrison

Funeral services over the remains of Clifford S. Harrison. aged fl. who com mitted suicide Wednesday night ar the family residence, 116 Hawkins street. West End. will be held this morning at 1O:3C O clock from the residence. Interment will follow in Elmwocd cemetery. lie is survived by his widow and several brothers and sisters
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-02
Mary Sivley

Funeral services over the remains of Miss Mary rivley viii ba conducted from the residence of her sister, Mrs. Genoa Eynurn, 1904 Seventeenth avenue, north, at 10 o'clock this morning. The pallbear- CTS will be Walter Hood, Ira Hood. How ard Yeilding and Drs. 1T. E. Hanna, P. C. Yielding and H. r. Xeiloins.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-02
Dairymen Postpone

The meeting of the Dairymen's associa- ton was not held last night. The next session will be held on the first Thurs day in March. At that time the project ed milk depot will be discussed and plans arranged.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-02

bers; Mrs. w. K. Couch. Mrs c. A. Harris, Mrs. R. E. Williams, Mrs. w. T. Williams. Mrs. J. J. Tromhold Mrs. A. w. Harwell. Mrs. Hlliard, Mrs. Frank Warburn. Mrs Ted Warburn, Miss Grace Evans and Miss Bernice Gillen. Following the organization & contest was enjoyed. The first prize, handbag, was won by Mrs. R. F.. Williams, and the consolation prize. powder puff, fell 10 Mrs. W. T. Williams. A delicious salad course with coffee was served. The next meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. c. A. Harris.
 The young men of Bessemer will give a dance Friday evening at the Woodnen hall in compliment to their young lady friends, and large number of invi- tations have been issued.
 PERSONALS
 The many friends of Postmaster Dan w Houston will regret to learn that he is seriously i'll at his home at Jones' boro.
 Mrs. B. Barkley of Calvert is the guest of Mrs. Densler on Fifth avenue.
 Mrs. Mary Gillen Boshwitz has gone to Greensboro, where she is the guest of Miss Martha Young for a few days
 Miss Ruth Craddock of Anniston is the guest of Mrs. Ted Warburn at Sloss
 Mrs. Heinberg left this afternoon for where she will be the guest of her daughter, Mrs. Ike Marks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-02
Mrs. Lucy Elkins

The remains of Mrs. Lucy Ellins. aged Ss, who died Wednesday night at the family residence, 4210 Holley street, were sent to Nashville yesterday by the Johns Undertaking company.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-02
jority of those voting on the particula be in favor of il.
 LOWER POSTAGE WANTED

Alabama senators and congressman have been called upon by the Alabama Travellers association to lend their ac- tive assistance and influence to the move ment for l-cent letter postage in the United States. Following the adoption of resolution at the annual meeting of the association, A. C. Smith, secretary, has addressed the following letter to each senator and congressrnan:
 At the last annual meeting of the Alabama Travellers, I recommended that the association work for the 1-cent letter postage bill. The recommendation was accepted and indorsed by the convention and referred to our eXecu tive committee, Now, on behalf of sne committee. and the thousand members of this association, would respectfully request that you support the measure, said bill having been introduced in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-02
HEALTH REPORT

Total births reported to the state health department during December were 1886 compared with 204S deaths or 25sS more births than deaths. The report of the department for December was completed Thursday. Of the total births, 3147 were
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-02
Mrs. Belle Evans

The remains of Mrs. Belle Evans, aged 2S, who died Wednesday at a local in firnlary, were sent to Dora yesterday by the Shaw Undertaking company for in- torment. She is survived by her hus- band and small daughter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-02
Deaths and Funerals
Mrs. Lille Golden

The remains of Mrs Lillie Golden, aged S7, who died at a local infirmarys Wednesday afternoon, were shipped to Odenville yesterday afternoon by Lige Loy Undertaking company.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-02
NEW AUTHORIZATIONS

Notice, of the incorporation of the Rem lap Heading company at Remlap, Blount county has been received by the secre- tary of state. The company will begin business with a paid in capital of $600o and will manufacture heads for barrels. Those interested are Holt A Mcdowell, J. E. Willing and H. J. Mccormack.
 Another company which has qualified to do business as a corporation is the F'lorala Chero-Cola Bottling company of Covington county, which will manufac- ture a soft drink and will begin busi- ness with s150o of the $S0O0 authorized capital paid in. Incorporators are: w. R. Henderson, T. R. Higdon and J. P. Doster.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-02
MOBILE DECISION

Under decision of the supreme court Thursday the president of the Mobile Towing and Wrecking company will be forced to call a meeting of the stock holders for the purpose of electing 2 board of directors and transacting busi- ness which would have come up at the annual meeting in July had not the un- precedented storms of that month pre- vented the meeting. The supreme court affirmed the Judgment of the Mobile law and equity court awarding a writ of mandamus, which required tine president to call the meeting.
 Thomas L. Cook and other stockhold- CTS brought the proceedings in the name of the state and when they were award ed the writ of mandamus in the lower court, J. M. Walsh and a majority of the board of directors of the company appealed. In affirming the lower court, the supreme court instructed 1t to set another date for the meeting of the stockholders
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-05-31
Stewed Apples.

To stew apples SO each quarter is un-
broken and so clear one can almost see
through it is an art, and yet it is a sim
pie thing to do if one only knows how.
Peel tart apples very thin, cut them in
quarters and remove the cores and
seeds. As fast as you can peel and
quarter them drop the apples in a
saucepan in which you have already
placed cold water to the depth of two
inches. When the apples are all in put
the saucepan over slow fire, cover 1t
till the water reaches the boiling point.
then remove the cover and let the ap-
pies simmer almost imperceptibly till
you can pierce them easily with a
toothpick; then sprinkle the sugar
over them and let them just simmer
until it is all melted. Remove the
saucepan from the fire and let it stand
where the apples will get cold before
turning them into dish for the table.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-05-31
Warding Off Old Aqe,

A famous French general when asked
how it was that he had such an erect
carriage replied that it was because he
bent over and touched the floor with
his fingers thirty times every day. If
he had acquired rigidity of the spine so
that he could not do that he would
have had with it weak abdominal mus
cles, which result in portal congestion
This portal congestion interferes with
stomach digestion and with the action
Of the liver. The poison destroying
power of the liver is lessened, autoin-
toxication results, and arteriosclerosis
and old age come on at much earlier
day. But by keeping the spine flexible
and the abdominal muscles strong and
taut the portal circulation is kept free
and old age is held off.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-05-31

The lump raised by a blow on the
head is due to the resistance offered
by the hard skull and its close connec-
tion with the movable elastic scalp by
many circumscribed bands of connec-
tive tissue. The result Of blow when
the scalp is not cut is the bruising and
laceration of many of the small blood
vessels or capillaries. Blood or it's
fluid constituent, serum, is poured into
the meshes of the surrounding con-
nective tissue which is delicate
spongy, distensible and cellular, and
the well known bump or lump is quick
ly formed. This cannot push inward
at all and naturally takes the line of
least resistance. Similar bumps may
be formed on the shin in exactly the
same way, for the shin bone also is
covered only by skin and subcutaneous
connective tissue
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-05-31
Welding Glass.

Welded glass suitable for certain op-
teal instruments and other apparatus
Is novel material that is stated to be
of great practical value as well as
much interest. AS the welding proc
ess is described by Parker and Dalla-
Gay to the Faraday Society Of Lon
don, the glass surfaces to be Joined
are placed in good optical contact
under pressure and are heated to a
carefully predetermined temperature
which, to avoid distortion of optically
worked surfaces, must not approach
too near what is defined as the IAN
healing point" This point Of appreci-
able softening is determined for any
kind of glass by noting the tempera-
ture at which the internal heat stresses
seen in the glass with polarized light
quite suddenly disappear. Similar
glasses unite perfectly well below this
point, but with very unlike kinds the
softer becomes distorted before the
harder is hot enough to make a good
weld
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-05-31
Emperor and Gar,

The Gar Ferdinand of Bulgaria, not
withstanding his numerous visits to
Vienna, never succeeded In making
himself welcome to the Austrian aris-
tocracy. For long time the aged en-
peror refused to receive him. After
much useless scheming to get the ear
Of Francis Joseph he was advised to
Sbtain the aid of Mime. Schratt, who
held at Schoenbrun an influential Do
sition.
Ferdinand sent to this favorite a
jewel box with note: 'I desire to
offer to you the earrings that my moth
er wore until her death. Deign to ac-
cept them and intercede In my favor
with the emperor"
Nine. Schratt used her kindly Of
fees, and Francis Joseph consented to
receive the king of the Bulgars. Fer
dinand had brought a napkin filled
with papers that he wished to show to
the emperor. After Ferdinand's de-
parture the emperor, turning to his
grand chamberlain, said: "It is curious
that a king should be so lacking In
manners. This fellow has spoken to
me as though l were a mere notaryv'
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-05-31
Homely Wrinkles

A good substitute for wax for rub
bing on the bottoms of irons will be
found in the inside wrapper of bar
laundry soap. Use in the same way as
you do beeswax.
If you lose the screw cap off the oil
can take cork stopper, cut notch in
one side for air and insert it with the
notch toward the back to prevent leak
ing when filling lamps.
Remove iron rust from delicate goods
by covering the spot with cream of tar
tar; twist the cloth to keep the cream
of tartar over the spot: put in sauce
pan of cold water and heat slowly to
boiling point, then rinse WELL
When preparing fresh fish for cook
ing trim off the tail and fins with an
old pair of scissors; remove the entire
corner containing the fin that is next
to the head and carefully scrape off all
the white membrane which lines the
abdomen, as it is that which gives the
bitter taste to fish when cooked.
To invigorate yourself when bathing,
put some coarse salt in a jar and pour
on just enough water to make a slush
not enough to dissolve the salt.
Take it up by handfuls and rub your
self with it, then rinse off with clear
water and rub well.
Meat must only be reheated, not re-
cooked. Use good gravy or stock and
season well. 1t is necessary to allow
the meat to soak in the gravy or stock
before reheating.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-05-31
HOW THINGS DO CHANGE!
Modern Improvements In the Lifetime
of One Observer

In the American Magazine Irwin S.
Cobb has an article entitled Looking
Both Ways From Forty" in which he
says:
I've seen the Kansas cyclone find a
worthy successor in Billy Sunday. l
was present on the spot, so to speak,
when the audible celluloid cuff, E. p.
Roe, the pug dog, the congress gaiter
the hammer gun, the safety bicycle,
the mustache cup, parchesi, the catch
er who took 'em off the bat with his
bare hands, the peach kernel watch
charm, the pousse cafe, the operation
for dehorning the human appendix and
the Dowie movement gave way, inch
by inch, to the spitball, the automatic
ejector, the rest cure, the cold storage
egg. Henry Ford. the cabaret, Orvillc
and Wilbur Wright, eat-and- -grow-thin
pay-and-grow thinner, rural free deliv-
cry, the imported Scotch niblick, Eli
nor Glyn, middling meat at AZ cents
pound and stewed prunes at 4 bits
portion In any first class restaurant.
"And if have luck shall no doubt
be an eyewitness to the fading away
Of these things into the background of
the past and the Oncoming of yet more
timely evidences of the onward and
upward march of progress, following
along, one behind the other, In a
mighty procession"