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Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1917-05-19

tBy Associated PFess)
WASHINGTON. May 1S.-Presi-
dent Wilson's proclamation putting
into effect the selective draft pro
vision of the war army bill, signed
last night, follows.
"A proclamation by the president
Of the United States.
"Whereas, congress has enacted
and the president has on the 18th
day of May, one thousand nine hun
dred and seventeen, approved the law
which contains the following provi
sions:
sec. s. That all male persons be.
tween the ages of 81 and 30, both
Inclusive, shall be subject to regis
tratlon in accordance with regula-
tons to be prescribed By the presi-
dent, and upon proclamation by the
president or other public notice
given by him or by his direction
stating the time and place of such
registration, II shall be the duty Of
all persons Of the designated ages,
except Officers and enlisted men OF
the regular army, the navy and the
national guards and naval militia.
while in the service of the United
States to present themselves for and
submit to registration under the pro
visions OF this act. and every such
person shall be deemed to have no
tce Of their requirements Of this
act upon the publication OF SAID
proclamation or other notice as at
foresaid given by the president or by
his direction; and any person who
shall wilfilly fail or refuse to pre-
sent himself for registration or to
submit thereto as herein provided
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and
shall, upon conviction in the district
court OF the United States having
jurisdiction thereof. be punished by
Imprisonment for not more than one
year and shall thereupon be duly
registered; provided that in the cal
Of the docket procedure shall De
given in courts trying the same, C
the trial of criminal proceedings un
der this act:
Age Limitations
Provided further, that persons
shall be subject to registration a'
herein provided who shall have at
tanned their twenty.first birthday ant
who shall not have attained thei
thirty-first birthday on or before th'
day set for the registration and al
persons so registered shall be AM
remain subject to draft into tn
forces hereby authorized unless eN
empted or excused therefrom as i
this act; Provided. further, that i
the case of temporary absence fror
actual place Of legal residence Q
any person liable to registration a
provided herein, such registratio
may be made by mail under reguli
tlons to be prescribed by the pres
dent.
Enforcing the Law.
Section 6. That the president
hereby authorized TO utilize the Sc
vice of any or all departments an
any or all officers or agents of Il
United States and of the sever
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Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1917-05-19
PAY FOR The RESERVES


WASHINGTON. D. c.. May Ia
The senate approved the budget pro
vision paying reserve officers slOO
monthly while in training.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1917-05-19
LES oARcYs FIGHTING
DAYS ARE BANl lsHEp

(By Associated Press1
MEMPHIS. May 19.--Les Darcy is
seriously M with pneumonia. His
manager says his prize ring days
are over.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1917-05-19

(By Associated PresS.)
VIENNA, May ia British cruis-
er was. sunk during an engagement
with English, French and Italian
vessels after an Austrian naval de-
tachment had made a successful raid
in the strait of Otranto, on the south
ern coast of Italy, according to an
official announcement by the admir-
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1917-05-19
CRUISER sunk
IN RAID BY AUSTRIA

I atty Italian destroyers, three mer-
chantment and 20 armed guard ships,
the statement adds became victims
of the Austrian raid"
A German submarine co-operated
with the Austrian forces which are
said to have returned to port with
with a small loss of life and little
damage.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1917-05-19
TO-DAY AND A YEAR AGO

Official readings Of the ther 4
mometer by the United States 4
observer at Tonopah:
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1917-05-19
THE WEATHER

e.nerally cloudy Tonight and Sunday
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-22
Baker Announces That
 Alabama Brigade Will
 Muster Out at Capital

Washington, February I.-(Specialo All units of the Alabama National Guard save the batteries of Birmingham will be demobilized in Montgomery Secretary of War Baker in a formal letter to Repre- sentative Dent, made the foregoing cer- tain today.
 Mir Dent this afternoon said;- T had no desire that the boys of the batteries, chiefly residents of Birmingham, de- mobilize in Montgomery. I made no ef- fort, as a result to oppose representatives of the Birmingham district to have them demobilize in Birmingham. However, when it was apparent that certain mem- [bers of the delegation were aggressive in efforts to secure the demobilization of all Alabama troops in Birmingham, entered a protest. The letter from the secretary tells the result"
 MT Huddleston of the Jefferson county district, is alleged to have urged the department to force the demohilization of all troops in Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-22
How Southern Members
 Voted on Amendment

Washington. February 1.-The vote of the southern representatives on the Sen ate bone-dry" amendment to the pos tai bill in the House today follows;
 For the amendment:
 Democrats-Abercromb Alabama :; lima; Almon, Alabama; Aswell. Louisiana; Bell. Georgia; Black, Texas; Buchanan, Texas; Burgess, Texas; Burnett. Ala bama; Byrnes, South Carolina; Byrnes, Tennessee; Galloway, Texas: Candler, Mississippi; Carlin, Virginia: Caraway. Arkansas; Clark, Florida; Collier. Mis- sissippi; Crisp. Georgia; Davis, Texas i; Dies, Texas; Doughton. North Carolina ; Eagle, Texas; Edwards. Georgia; Flood. Virginia; Garner, Texas; Garrett, Ten- nessee; Glass. Virginia; Goodwin. North Carolina; Goodwin, Arkansas; Gregg, Texas; Hardy, Texas; Harrison, Misss- sippi; Harrison, Virginia; Holland, Vir- ginia; Huston, Tennessee; Howard, Geor- gia; Hughes, Georgia; Hull. Tennessee; Jacoway, Arkansas; Jones. Virginia Virginia; Kitchen, North Carolina; Lee, Georgia; Lever. South Carolina; Nickel lar, Tennessee; McLemore, Texas: Moon,
 Tennessee: Morgan, Louisiana; Nichols, South Carolina; Oldheld, Arkansas; Pad gett. Tennessee; Page, North Carolina
 Park. Georgia Quinn. Mississippi; Rags dale, South Carolina; Reyburn, Texas; Fucker, Georgia; Saunders. Virginia Sears, Florida; Sims. Tennessee: Slay- den. Texas; Smith, Texas; Stedman North Carolina; Stephens, Mississippi; Stephens. Texas; Summers, Texas; Tay- Ilor, Arkansas; Tillman. Arkansas: Vene-
 bale, Mississippi; vinson, Georgia: Wal ler Georgia; Watkins Louisiana; Wat son, Virginia; Webb North Carolina
 Whaley, South Carolina; Wilson, Florida Wilson, Louisiana; Wingo Arkansas Wise, Georgia; Young, Texas. Republicans-Britt North Carolina Sells. Tennessee; Slemp. Virginia. 1 Oliver, democrat of Alabama, voted present.
 Against the amendment:
 | Democrats: Blackmon, Alabama Dent
 Alabama: Dupre. Louisiana; Estopinal 1 Louisiana: Gray. Alabama; Heflin. Ala.
 bama; Henry. Texas; Hood. North Caro. lima; Humphreys, Mississippi; Lazaro l Louisiana; Montague, Virginia; Pou 1 North Carolina; Small North Carolina | Steagall. Alabama.
 I Progressive: Martin. Louisiana.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-22
DEBATE ON BILL
 WAS UPROARIOUS
(continued from Page One,

(Conffhued from Page Onel and indefinitely postpone nationwide pro- hibition.
 Whisky dealers, on the other hand were vigorously opposed to the proposal. There are at this time, Representative Shirley of Kentucky. declared during debate, more than 22s0oa0o0 gallons of liquor in bond in the United States and 40 per cent 1 of such liquor heretofore has been sold l in partially dry territory. Under the amendment concurred in today all of this l must be sold in absolutely wet territory probably, he argued, at a great loss. MT Shirley made futile attempt to amend the proposal by extending the time when lit would go into force for one year. This motion, like all others looking to amend ment of the measure, was overwhelmingly defeated.
 ! Because of the defection among prohibi- l tion dvocates the national board of tenn | perance of the Methodist Episcopal church, gave out formal statement to- | night saying it had been absolutely, I unequivocally'' in favor of the anti ship 1 ping amendment.
 l In several states the Reed amendment would anticipate action by the state leg ] latures. Arkansas Arizona, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Tennessee and Wash ington all have "bone-dry'' laws already ! in operation or to become effective | shortly.
 Bone-dry measures are pending with
 some prospect of passage In colorado,
 Iowa, Mississippi. Oklahoma. South Caro- lima. North Carolina and Michigan and | a "bone-dry'' measure for Alaska has been favorably reported in Congress, Georgia's governor has announced that 1 in the event of failure of the Reed pro- posal he would call the legislature into
 extraordinary session to lay a state pro- hibition against liquors or shipments.
 Of all the southern states. liquor could be sent into only four under the new federal regulation. They are Florida, Louisiana, Texas and Kentucky, which,
 with about a score of other local option
 states will in no way be affected It is
 pointed out that the amendment will not
 operate to bar shipments into dry terri
 tory in local option states, referring only
 to states entirely dry.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-22

The Florida legislature at it's bi-
 ennial session in April is expected to
 adopt resolution providing for a
 referendum on statewide prohibition,
 although there are only five out of
 fifty-two counties in the state where
 liquor can be sold legally. Dry forces in Louisiana are preparing to fight for a statewide bill at the next ses- sion of the legislature in 1918. About half of the Louisiana parishes are
 dry under the local option law. Virginia became dry only on No yemher 1, last, although the people had declared for prohibition by 9O,Ooo ma jority on a referendum in Septem- bre. 1914. The prohibition law passed by the legislature in January, 1916 permitted every head of household to receive a shipment of one quart of l whisky and one gallon of wine or three gallons of beer a month. Sale and man. ufacture within the state were pro- hibited
 North Carolina became a prohipl ] ton state on January l, 1909, after the people had ratified statewide meas ure by majority of 44,0oo at ref erendum election in May. 1908. Tn, legislature passed law in 1915 per hitting any individual to receive one quart of whisky OF wine and five gal ! Ions of beer every 15 days.
 l South Carolina adopted prohibition by referendem vote in September 1915, after having had dispensars I system since 1891. The law per
 mitted each person to receive gal lon of either whisky. beer or wine . | month
 | Georgia has been classed as 8 dry state since January 1, 1908, but thu
 prohibition was not strictly enforced
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-22

In formal statement the district at torney said:
 Tt should not be overlooked that many of these recent high prices are not iH- probably due to local intrastate combina- tions. With these, state, county and city authorities and not the federal govern ment must deal
 "Incidentally it may be worth while to call attention to the fact that under no existing law, state or national, can some of the main causes for high prices be dealt with, Some of these chief causes are the followingi
 "The Initiation of money due to in- creased gold supply. The per capita eir- culation of money in January, 1917. was s4s, which is almost exactly double what it was 20 years ago. Commodity prices have also doubled in the same 20 years; in other words, the increase of money alone accounts for the money cost of iiv- ing being double what t was 20 years ago
 '.The great European war is the most destructive force ever kncwn in the his- tory of mankind. "All of the main food crops for 1918, except rice, were somewhat below the av- craze.
 ''Ths incredible waste and inefficeney
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-22

of American industrial and domestic life aggravate the evils
 'Tnadeauacy. inefficiency and lack of co- ordination of our transportation systems greatly aggravate conditions otherwise ex- ceedingly serious. Probably the accumu- lation ,pf freight at the ocean terminals and gateways during the last few days has made bad transportation situation much worse.
 Lest my statement of these general causes be misunderstood, I should add thnt they do not account for the panic, runaway prices of the last few days. Those are undoubtedly due partly to newspaper clamor. partly to panic and partly to schemes of extortien which ought to be punishable by some Jaw, fed eral or state.
 Governmental control of the country $ food supplies was recommended today by Governor Mccall ip & statement which he issued after two delegations of women had called at the statehouse in an st- tempt to see him regarding food ccndi- tiona
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-22
Lenten Services

{ Special Ash Wednesday services at all Episcopal, Catholic and Lutheran churches of the city were held yester- day and were well attended. Services will be held at these several churches daily throughout the Lenten period, which ends Easter Sunday, April 8.
 At St. Paul's Catholic church on next Sunday. after the last mass, a mission of one week will be opened by two fathers from the Passionist mona stery of Chicago with impressive cere- monies, After the opening sermon has been preached the order of services and exercises for the week will be an nounced,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-22
ALABAMA ENTERS
 "BONE-DRY " LIST

Atlanta February 21n only three states in the south Florida Louisiana and Texasmay liquor ill any quantity De imported legally for personal use after the Reed goes into effect They alone have retained local option
 Congress- by it's action in adopting the Reed amendment makes absolute the statewide prohibition legislation of Vr gina North and South Carolina Georgia, Alabama and Mis- ssspp Thus they join the bonedry states Arkansas and Tennessee which already had enacted statutes orbddng the on4nfnr of linrnr
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-22
DRASTIC MEASURES
 ARE BEING TAKEN TO MOVE FREIGHT
Rush Orders Are Given Railroads to Send Equip ment to Various Points Where Situation is More Acute Middle West Badly in Need
 of Transportation Facilities

Philadelphia, Boston and Baltimore or the number of cars of export freight on hand and the number of bushels of wheat held in elevators and cars awaiting ocean transportation. Officials of the associa- ton declared that the situation had im- proved perceptibly within the past fort nigh. and that while the pinch would probably be felt here and there in cer- tain commodities, there was little like lihood of a general foodstuffs or fuel shortage in the east.
 The car shortage is said to be less acute than it was a. year ago. In this connec- tion it became known that a. week ago virtually every town and city in New England faced flour famine and that live stock all through New England was starving for lack of grain and feed Promp action by the railroads in ship ping feed flour and grain ahead of pas senger trains from Minneapolis has tenn porarily relieved the pinch.
 DRASTIC ORDERS GIVEN
 At that time, it was learned, the conn mission ordered the railroads to strain every effort to extricate the thousands of empty cars from their congested yards and rush them west for grain and flour to be brought east. One of the roads protested that the empties were frozen to the rails and that it would be impos- sible to get them out, and was told to use dynamite if necessary.
 Investigators of the commission have been sent to virtually every railroad yard of any size ill the east and middle west and are reporting daily by telegraph the movement of cars. Several instances of unprecedented congestion are understood to have been relieved by the investga- tors in cooperation with the roads. A notable instance of their work was at De- troit, where a congestion of 350oo cars of all descriptions was reduced to 5000
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-22

South of Armentieres the German line was penetrated deeply on a front of about $50 yards and southeast of Ypres on 8 front of about 800 yards. Numerous cas- ualtes were inflicted on the Germans at both places and prisoners and guns also were taken. The British casualties are said to have been slight Near Gueu- decourt. in the Somme sector the British also seized a section of German trenches and took prisoners.
 There is still considerable artillery ac- tivity by both the Germans and the French in the region of Verdun, but else where along the line held by the French
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-22

in some parts of the state. Under the locker law each person was permitted to a monthly supply of two quarts of whisky or one gallon of wine or 50 pints of beer.
 HISTORY OF MEASURE
 Alabama enlisted under the prohibi- tion banner in 1915 after several inef- fectual efforts to make the state dry under the administration of Governor Conner from 1oo7-11. The prohibition law permitted citizen to receive q shipment of two quarts of whisky, two gallons of wine or four dozen bottles of beer every two weeks.
 Mississippi has prohibited the man. ufacture and sale of liquor within its border since 1908. but no limit was set on impertations until 1914, when law was passed restricting each in dividual to a shipment of one gallon at a time This law was ineffective as it did not say how often ship ment could be received. In 1sle more drastic law was passed making it un- lawful for any person to receive more than a half gallon of vinous liauor ol three gallons of matted or fermented liquors or one quart of spiritueus liquor within 15 days. The legislature also passed in 1916 an anti-liquor ad- vertising law.
 Arkansas voted for statewide pro- hibition by 50,00o majority last fal and became the first "bone-dry" state in the south.
 
 Tennessee adopted prohibition 1T 1908. but the law was not enforced IT the larger cities until 1915, when the legislature enacted nuisance and ous ter laws aimed at city officials who failed to enforce the prohibition laws At the present session the legislaturs passed "bone-dry, bill prohibitins the shipment of liquor into the state after March 1. next.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-22

there have been no new developments,
 Berlin reports that an attempt by the French to capture Hill 1855, south of Ri pont, failed with heavy casualties In the Austro- Italian theatre lombard
 ments and small enterprises carried out by raiding and reconnoitering parties continue. A like situation prevails on the eastern front. from the Baltic down into Rumania.
 An attack by British detachments be- tween the Vardar river and Lake Do- ran, on the north Macedonian front. has served to vary the recent operations on this front Berlin reports that the at- tack was repulsed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-22

an enormous achievement. He said that a few days ago destroyers attacked an enemy submarine, which was hit, the captain being killed. The submarine dived
 but was so injured it was obliged to rise again and was captured and it's crew
 taken prisoner. Another submarine was
 sunk by a transport, In still another in-
 stance two patrol boats reported the sink
 ing of two enemy submarines, without
 full report appeared to establish that one
 of these had been sunk, but there was
 doubt about the second.
 OTHER CASES MENTIONED
 Sir Edward gave instances of other cases in which submarines were attacked, without committing himself as to the result of the attacks. The admiralty did not desire to conceal anything but wished
 to avoid publishing misleading informa-
 tion.
 The minister also briefly referred to
 measures which the admiralty had urged on the government to restrict imports
 to absolute essentials for carrying on the war and feeding the population which the premier was about to announce. in order to liberate the largest amount of ton mage, for war purposes. The future na- val programme he declared, must be framed largely with a view to alieviatins as speedily as possible the losses caused by the submarines
 The government was unable to lay down a number of large battleships of which there were a good many, thanks to Winston Churchill What was wanted was to build craft most readily available and l make good the losses in the mercantile marine junta of the admiralty, the 1 shipping controller and the board oi trade had been appointed to arrange how these two programmes were to be carried out
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-22
Local Data
FOOD PRICES SOAR

Chicago February 21.-Hoss sold within cents of SIS 100 pounds at the Union Stock yards today, the highest price paid in the history of the Chicago market. Stock yards commission men estimated that there is shortage of 100000 hogs at the Il principal markets of the coun- try.
 Chicago, February M.-Potatoes today touched s1 peck retail in the residential sections Of Chicago. In other sections they sold as low as 90 cents retail. Cab bages sold at 10 cents to 121 cents a pound, depending on the neighhorhood, and onioHa al b cents
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-22
Sir EdWdrd Carson Make Inspiring Address in Com mons and ReDedlS Ac- complishn1ents ofGreat Force Under Adn7i-
 ralBeatty- Many
 U- Boats HQDe
 Been Sunk
CARSON GIVES SUBMARINE FIGURES

London February 21.-Sir Edward Carson, making his first lord of the admiralty the House of Commons today had inspiring story tell of the silent accomplish ment of the British navy, and still welcome be of the unexpected and interesting revelations to the extent which the navy counterng the submarine
 The sacrifices which the nation asked voluntarily to bear the shape of ratonng and the daily in food prices
 makes the submarine danger the most absorbing question of the moment and Sir Edward Carson statement listened to by an expectant house with intense satisfaction Admiral Bacon Fisher chairman of the invention board Admiral Sir John R. elcoe first lord Admiral Lord Beresford and other naval experts in the galleries.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-22
Earthuuake Recorded

Mobile. Fcbruary 2t.-The worst earth quake shock recorded here in over seven years was registered yesterday at las D. m. on the Spring Hill college seismo- graph. Distance. 100 kilometres and To- cation probab!T in Central America
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-22
THE WEATHER
Weather Forecast

Washington, February M.-Forecast for Alabama -Missssippi: Fair Thursday and Friday; colder Thursday afternoon or night in interior,
 Georgia: Generally fair Thursday and Friday: colder Thursday night
 Tennessee: Fair and colder Thursday; Friday partly cloudy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-22
RECENT JUMP NV
 FOOD PRICES TO
 BEMVESTIGATED

will be federal United States announced tonight directed how
 
 full
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-22
FIRST LORD OF BRITISH VA " THROWS ASIDE VEIL
 OF SECRECY AND TELLS NATION SOMETHING OF WHAT
 IS BEING DONE Y FLEET TO COMBAT SUBMARINE ACTS
GERMANS CLAIM U-bOAT VICTIMS IN
 MEDITERRANEAN

Berlin, February 21.-(Via Sayville,l large number of hostile vessels among them an Italian transport crowded with men, have been sunk ir the barred zone. in the Mediterranean during the past few days, the Overseas News agency announces.
 Other ships sunk by submarines are enumerated by the news agency as follows:
 Two armed steamers of 3oo0 and 450o tons. respectively, with important oargoes for Salonika.
 Italian steamer Oeeana, 4200 tons
 French steamer Moventaux, s2oO tons.
 French sailing vessel Aphrodite, 500 tons. with iron for Italy.
 ''The newspapers observes the agency note that the real submarine successes undoubtedly have been much larger. as the majority of the subma- rines have not yet reported. In addi- ton the paralysis of neutral naviga- tion must be taken into consideration"