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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-26
CANADIANS BREAK POINT OF GERMAN
 OFFENSIVE AT LENS
By Canadian Press. Limited


 Canadian Headquarters in France, Au- gust 25.-Another carefully planned minor operation by the Alberta battalion which holds that part of the line east of St. Theodore, in the region known as the Cricket Patch, on account of it's flatness, gave the Canadians possession of 250 yards of German front line with light casualties today.
 The attack was made at 2 o'clock this morning and the enemy resistance was weak compared with former defensive efforts in this sector. The trench cap tured and communication trench near by were found to contain a large num- Der of dead Germans, many of them killed in bomb fighting two days ago when the Canadians failed to drive them out.
 At that time the enemy parties ap- peared in such unexpected quarters that it was believed the dugouts in the trench were connected by underground passages with the main German positions in the heart of Lens.
 To make sure that the enemy would not again use these dugouts as means of pushing endorsements in behind ad- vanced posts, they were all blown in before the work of incorporating the new ly occupied trench into the line was be- gun.
 The gain this morning being due west of the heart of the city, has straight ened out the Canadian line and the point of the German offensive has been broken.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-26
CONSOLIDATION OF
 HARDWARE FIRMS
Frowell Stove Company and Spiro Hardware Company Become
 Same Firm

The most important recent occur renee in retail hardware circles was the consolidation last week of the Robert Prowell Stove company and the Spiro Hardware company. The busi- ness will be conducted at the store of the Spiro Hardware company, on Third avenue, under the firm name of the Robert Prowell Stove company. The officers are. Robert Prowell, president; J. M. Prowell vice president, and J. W. Beasley, secretary.
 This consolidation is along the line of development and better service. Tho bringing together of the two firms, both particularly strong in their re- spective lines. affords the public q larger and more diverse stock and brings about more efficient service and on a more economical basis.
 The store has been remodeled in- side and out and improved generally.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-26
BRITISH STEAMER
 ESCAPES U-bOAT
 ATACk IN FOG

An Atlantic Port August 25.-By run ming at full speed into the thick fog, a British steamer in today from a for eign port, escaped a German submarine which had pursued her for several hours while trying to get close enough to dis charge a torpedo. The captain of the steamer reported that the U-boat took up the chase shortly after his vessel
 got away from port and was gradually cutting down the distance between them when he reached the edge of the fog. Accepting the lesser of two dangers, the captain gave orders to send the ship ahead and for an hour or more, with the siren silent, she plunged along with the fog so thick that there would have been no time to swing about had another craft appeared 100 yards away. Later as the winds shifted and cleared the air, there was no submarine in sight Officers said they were surprised to find the submarine so close inshore.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-26
DOUDTERS OF U-BOAT SUCCESS IN GERMAN REICHSTAG APPEAR

Copenhagen, August 25.-The submarine controversy has again been raised in the Reichstag committee in connection with the governments efforts to convince the members that the unrestricted U-boat campaign is great success. Press dis patches, both for foreign and home con- sumption, have been printed, giving in great detail the arguments and state ments from pr. Karl Helfferich, secre- tary of the interior. and Vice Chancel- Tor and Vice Admiral Eduard Von Co., belle, secretary of the imperial admir- atty These despatches. however, care fully refrained from mentioning the skep- tical attitude of Matthias Erzberger, cler- ical member of the Reichstag; Phillip Scheidemann, socialist member, and Con rad Haussman, Bavarian radical.
 Herr Scheidemann took issue with Dr.. Helfferich, questioned his account of the workings of the unrestricted campaign and warned the government that it must not deceive itself regarding the effect of the sinkings on England. Herr Scheide- mann said that nothing had been brought forward to change his party s attitude on the submarine question.
 Herr Erzberger said that Admiral von Capelle's figures were based on an anti quated assumption and in nowise were they convincing, and he was still skep- cfca! in regard to these calculations. Herr Haussmann declared that tho situation had, in certain quarters, been pictured exaggeratedly as good and that expec- tations had been raised all too power fully.
 Vice Chancellor Helfferich and Secre- tary won Capelle spoke repeatedly i'll re- buttal to their critfSs' arguments, but apparently without success.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-26
Meridian Street Car
 System Is Now Tied Up

Meridian, Miss, August 25.-Street car traffic in Meridian was completely tied up tonight as a result of a strike this afternoon of motormen employed by the Meridian Light and Railway company, which operates the car sys- tenn. The men asked for an increase of cents, or from P ceents to 25 cents and hour The company refused to grant the demand and the motormen left their cars. Some months ago the company removed all street car conductors, mak- ing the collection of fares part of the duties of motormen. No violence has been reported. It was said the motor men are not affiliated with any labor organization. The railway company is owned by a New York concern and it
 was said the local management was
 awaiting instrucitnos before taking | further action.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-26
Company Sues For Profits
 1t Would Have Made

Chattanooga, August 25.-Suit to re- cover $1,0S5,000 from the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company for breach of contracts has been filed by c. E. James of Chattanooga and the Eastern Steel company in the supreme court of New York city, as the result of alleged failure of the Tennessee company to de- liver 5000 tons of pig iron to the com- plainant, James. When MT. James or ganized the Chattanooga Steel company, he charges that the defendant company agreed to furnish him the iron at $1650 per ton, whereas the price is now $56 per ton, and the suit is for the profit that would have accrued since the mak- ing of the contract in 1916 and the pres ent. The Eastern Steel company be- comes party by reason of the fact that it later purchased the equipment of the Chattanooga Steel company.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-26
FIRST CONTINGENT OF OHIO NATIONAL
 GUARD ARRIVES
Cincinnati Troops Now at Camp Sheridan-They Find Everything Ready
 on Their Arrival

Montgomery, August 25-(Special) Cincinnatrs battalion of Ohio National Guardsmen detrained at Camp Sheri- dan, near Montgomery, Saturday, marking the arrival of the first con tingent of the division of Ohio soldiers which will be trained here during the next three months. In the first bat talion were Company F, First Ohio i'm fantry. of Cincinnati; Company c, First Ohio infantry. of Cincinnati, and Com pany c, Tenth Ohio infantry, of Youngstown.
 The troop trains reached the railroad yards during the night, but were not shunted to the training camp until daybreak. When the Ohio soldiers had detrained, they found the cantonment ready for them. Immense supply de- pots had been completed, mess halls had been erected and ground had been cleared for tents and temporary build ings. Before the end of the day the battalion had thrown up tents, had obtained supplies and had made every thing ready for It's first night in a southern training camp.
 It was a new experience for many of the soldiers A large field of cot ton is near Camp Sheridan. Many had never before gazed upon growing cot ton. Many were the unusual questions propounded to natives. The men found time to put forth queries and receive answers despite the tasks before them.
 Announcement was made at tempo rary headquarters that the trip from Ohio was without event and that all officers and men were in good health. Company F was under the command of Capt. Kenneth G. Althaus, First Lieut.. Robert E, Bentley and Second Lieut.. Todd Matthews Company C's First Lieut. W. C. Reed and Second Lieut. Philip R. Hayward. Maj. A. S. House, commander of the first battal- ion, Ohio troops, also came with this company. Company c of Youngstown was under the command of Capt A. s. Dillon, with Lieuts. Richard Ward and Harry Potts. Maj. Harry F. Hazlett of the second battalion. travelled with this company. He has been detailed to duty on the rifle range.
 Brigadiers General Zimmerman, Mo- Mackin and Speaks, commanding off cers of the three Ohio brigades, reached Montgomery Saturday and were met by Majors Reynolds and Bingham of Ohio, who have been detailed as con struction officers at Camp Sheridan. The divisional supply company of Co., lu1nbus, o. also arrived during the day but as tents for it have not been re- ceived, 1t will be quartered tempora- rily in the supply depots.
 Cincinnati's soldiers were first to set foot on Montgomery soil. Their cars were placed in camp early Saturday They detrained and rested beside their cars for a short time and then began the erection of their tents
 Officers at the concentration camp here have not been advised whether or not all troops of Ohio are ready to stsfsTss but the general opinion is that the battalion already here was sent as vanguard to prepare the camp for the coming of the division.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-26
CONFEDERATE VETERANS
County Reunion to Be Held at East
 Lake Park September 15

At meeting held yesterday, it was decided that the county reunion of Confederate veterans would be held at East Lake park on Saturday Septem- Der 15. A basket dinner will be served and all the veterans and their friends are invited to attend.
 The programme for the day has not yet been announced, but will include speeches. Another meeting of the exec utive committee will be held Thurs day in the offices of Drs. Dozier & Dozier, when final arrangements will be completed. All commanders of camps of United Confederate veterans, commanders of camps of Sons of Con federate veterans and presidents of the United Daughters of the Confederacy are requested to attend as an advisory comrnittee.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-26
Kerensky and the Common Soldier

Kerensky and the Common Soldier From "Kerensky: Compromiser," by
 Henry Suydam, in the American Review
 of Reviews.
 Kerensky has dozen different aspects to as many different classes and factions. To the Russian army, Kerensky is a fighting leader. To the peasantry, Ker- ensky is the man who will get for them their share of Russian land. To the bour- geise, Kerensky is a level-headed radical who will protect them from the excessive socialism of the workmen. To the work men, Kerensky is crusader who has in- tirnated to Russian financiers that there is limit to the power of a Russian rouble. To the secret adhercnts of the old regime Kerenslly is an internal an- archist. To the German government kerensky is anathema In his modest way, you will observe, Kerensky is some thing to all men. Even the Petrograd cab drivers whip up their horses when Kerensky's name is mentioned in connec- tion with an eight-hour day. .
 Although Kerensky assumed office under the provisional government as minister of justice, the placid Russian confidence placed in him by the entire army made his appointment as minister of war a foregone conclusion. Kerensky Is sol- diers man. He turns up at the front wearing a peasant-blouse of black serge. and urges the Russian soldier. with n grasp of the hand and a harsh-spoken phrase, to do, his duty for Russia.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-26
OTHER UNITS ARRIVE

Montgomery. August 25.-Five units of Ohio national guard have reached Camp Sheridan here for intensive train- ing and four additional trains are en route. Two of these trains, due here early in the morning, carry 800 infantry men, while the other two, due here after daylight, carry two companies of negro soldiers
 The units arriving here today in the order of their arrival are: Company c, Fifth infantry. Cleveland; Company F, First infantry. Cfncinnati; Company c, Tenth infantry. Youngstown: divisional supply train. Columbus, and Battery D, First field artillery, Dayton which came in at o'clock tonight
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-26
Danny Clark Is at Birmingham Infirmary
 in Critical Condition

Danny Clark, second baseman of the Birmingham baseball team, is in a crit ical condition at Birmingham Infirmary
 suffering from. malarial fever. Clark was removed to the infirmary yesterday morn ing and authorities announced early this morning that his condition had not inn proved. Clark has been out of the Bir- mingham lineup for almost two months.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-26
ENSLEY MAN ID RUN FOR COMMISSIONER
Wholesale Grocery Com pany Makes Change in
 Management

| The friends of J. Ellis Brown are urg- i ing him to announce as candidate for city commissioner from this district. It ig said that MT. Brown has been indorsed by the Ensley club and by many prom inent business men in Ensley. He IS q member of the Burgin Jenkins & Brown law firm in Birmingham and prominently connected with fraternal orders in Ems ley.
 The wholesale grocery company former ly known as the Bessemer Grocery com- pany, will in the future be known as Gwin & Williams. This company was es- tablisned in 1911 as a branch of the Bes- semer Grocery company and is owned by Judge J. c. B. Gwin, with H. D. Will i Hams as general manager. Ensley detectives raided the Fairfield hotel, Palmer avenue and Forty-sixth street, Friday night and made several arrests. In the police court Saturday morning L. Durbin, the manager, was fined S5S on charge of selling whisky and $1O0 for keeping a disorderly house. L. H. Cole was fined s103 on a charge of selling whisky and $100 for vagrancy. Two women were fined $15 each. The Fairfield hotel is wooden structure.
 Monday morning Judge Lowery of the police court will have case against Mrs. Koss of Conner station. who had difficulty with the city cowcatcher on Saturday morning.
 Ensley chapter No 12O Royal Arch Masons, will confer the Royal Arch degree on a number of candidates at their reg ular meeting Monday night. All Royal Arch Masons are invited. Refreshments will be served.
 The Builders Band of the Ensley Bap- tist church will have their annual elec- tion of officers at the nome of Mrs. George Brigman, SIS Seventeenth street, Monday afternoon at o'clock.
 The Rev. J. M. McDougal will probably succeed Dr. w. B. Holmes as pastor of the Plunkett Memorial church at Fair field in Dr. Holmes temporary absence from the church. pr. Holmes is in charge of the Y. M. c. A. work at the Macon cantonment, The Rev. McDougal will preach today.
 The Rev. D. R. Burns will fill the pulpit
 
 Methodist church. There will be no eve- ming services.
 The Rev. Thomas Lennox has returned from his vacation and will preach both morning and evening at the First Chris tian church.
 Dr. Shelburne will preach for the Pike Avenue Baptist congregation at Il o'clock.
 There will be no preaching services at the Ensley Presbyterian~ church today.
 The Rev. A. K. Wright will hold the usual services at the Ensley Baptist church. The Rev. l.. E. Brubaker will preach both morning and' evening at the Ems ley Highlands Presbyterian church.
 Mrs. J. w. Brigman, district secretary of the Woman's Missionary society of the North Alabama conference announces that the district meeting of the church societies of the Bessemer district will meet with the Central Park Methodist church September 27. The programme will be announced later.
 The Ensley friends of Lieut. Briggs Rogers will be-interested to know of his marriage to Miss Amy R. Gross Satur- day morning at 7:30 o'clock. Immediately alter the ceremony Lieutenant and Mrs Rogers left for Springfield, Mass, where
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-26
Negro Robbed

James Bankhead, a negro. stated to local detectives that he was held up at the point of a gun and robbed of s370 at Eighth avenue and Twenty eighth street. at about g o'clock last night. He said that his assailants were two negro men.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-26
EPITAPH OF WHEAT FEATURES "CHALKED"
 ON CHICAGO BOARD
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conservation, he said. because the ad- ministration in the main wished to rely on voluntary effort and patriotic CO., operation.
 All sections of the country were rep resented at the conference, from which the newspaper representatives of the metropolitan press were excluded. MT. Hoover, after the conference adjourned, announced that he would return east within several hours. MT. Hoover made clear in statement which he author ized that the purpose of the administra- tion was to deal as fairly with all in terests as was possible and that in order that this intention might become fact it was essential that all should act in q similar spirit.
 HOOVER WITH FARMERS
 E. T. Meredith of Des Moines. Ia, who presided at the meeting, said that when he went to Washington recently to con- fer with Mir. Hoover, he carried word that the farmers of the west were against Hoover" because of the fear that they would suffer through price regulation. He said he had found out that this impression was "all wrong,' and that he believed that the price as eventually fixed would be a protection to the producer against low price and the consumer against a high price.
 Shortly after MT. Hoover arrived here meeting was held at the stock yards, which was attended by representatives of the packers, the railroads and the live stock commission men of the middle west, to work out plan for cooperation of these interests with Mir Hoover and the federal trade commission.
 ISSUES STATEMENT
 Tn statement issued tonight Mir. Hoo yer denied there is any foundation for 8 statement that the food administration has any intention to fix prices of beef or pork products.
 '9The administration hopes to develop by discussion with representative com mittees of the hog producers, the cattle producers, the commission men and the packers the statement says, greater stabilization of the industry during the war and in such a way as to encourage production to eliminate speculative prof it's and risks, so far as may be, and by so doing to protect the consumer. These discussions will take some time. Action will be taken only after mature consideration and with the cooperation of the groups concerned"
 Before MT. Hoover left Chicago he was handed a formal request from the pack CTS that he appoint federal dictator inn mediately to take over entire control of the live stock industry.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-26
Auto Stolen

The Ford roadster belonging to J. D. Porter, of the Ridgely, was stolen from
 in front of the Ridgely at about 7:90 o'clock last night, according to a report made to police.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-26
PERSONAL

John P. Abbott, the well known local attorney, received official notice last night to report to the second officers training camp at Fort Oglethorpe as first alternate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-26
THE WEATHER
Weather Forecast

Washington, August 25.-Foreeast; Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi; Gen orally fair Sunday and Monday.
 Tennessee: Fair sunday and Monday, warmer Monday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-26
HERALDED VISITOR
By ROY s. SMART

Birmingham stepped a little quicker and buttoned her coat little higher yesterday. Also she stood a little more erect, breathed several tmese during the day somewhat deeper than usual, and smiled little pleasant smile which spelled inward pleasure and anticipation of some coming event which is to be looked forward to. And she laughed in- wardly at the thought of the approach of the visitor who is soon to be here, and who sent little heralds through Birming- hams streets all day yesterday an- 1ouncing his approach.
 'Hmm.' the busy people were saying ali day in the streets and at work and al lunch.
 Autumn is coming, sure Say, isn't this splendid day?''
 And then in the afternoon, while mak- ing a tour of the streets or finishing a round of business or just-stroling along to see how was what, and why, the Bir- minghamers would stop at show win- dow here and there in contemplation of that new fall hat or shoes or clothing without being able to forego a short glance at the new styles already appear ing in some of the windows. And they couldn't help but think of the coming of "Old Autumn
 Of course "The Melancholy Days'' will not be ushered in with pomp and glory and honors of the day, the calen- der says. until September 22, but all over the Magic City yesterday the people know now for sure that those 6 a oy.n ,ix,o- %t. T straw top-piece will have to go. Yes, come to think of 1t, it already looks pale and shameful and is serving it's last days, al least for this summer, for the day of doom for all the grass legion has been set for September IS. Woe be the man." they are saying, whose friends discover upon his head the summer straw after that fatal day" And more certainly woe be the hat, they declare
 And so all through the waking hours of the busy Saturday. Birmingham felt the fringe of the approaching season and heard the little message of the crisp breeze betrayng the future attack of the milder son of Old Man Winter.
 Jover' they would say think of it. All the old heat is slipping away and the brand new season coming in, full of pep and life. Work'll be easy" So the at mosphere brought smile and cheer and everyone thought of the welcome days of She harvest time.
 Yes, Birmingham was thinking yester- day of her visitor
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-26
EMPLoYEs NOT SUSPECTED

'The board, in it's findings, states that it is of the opinion thar Damstedt was in no way implicated with the explo- sion and that the testimony. and at tending circumstances, do not in any way duplicate any ammunition depot employe, or any member of the ammunition depot guard.
 For obvious reasons the details of pro- cedure cannot be made public"
 The navy department tonight made pub lie the following telegram from Comman- der Mark St. c. Ellis, United States navy, inspector of ordnance at Mare Is land:
 "The public statements that investiga- ton was blocked by labor here, are not true Such imputations islander the brave and heroic laboring men here, who risked their lives to save this plant in sue cessfully fighting the fire. The board of investigation was not hampered by ths laboring men, but was assisted by every employe here whole-heartedly."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-26
Local Data

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-26

The Ensley friends of Lieut.. Briggs Rogers will be-interested to know of his marriage to Miss Amy R. Gross Satur- day morning at 7:3O O clock. Immediately alter the ceremony Lieutenant and Mrs Rogers left for Springfield, Mass, where he will be stationed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-26
FINDING OF BOARD

"The board found that the explosion occurred at 755 a. m. July g, 1917, and was confined to building No. 40, known as the black powder magazine. This build Ing was a modern structure, built espe- cially for black powder storage. There were no electric lines Into the building; no telephone or telegraph wires; no win dows or other openings with the exception of the regulation magazine doors Under the existing rules and regulations access to this building was restricted to com paratively few authorized persons.
 The only person seen to enter this building on the morning of the explosion was Ordnance Man Neil c. Damstedt, trusted employe of 21 years continuous magazine service. Damstedt, according to the testimony, unlocked and opened the magazine door about 30 seconds pre- vious to the explosion, and was prob ably in the act of entering the building when the explosion occurred. Damstedt was killed.