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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-03
TWO MORE CAMP LOCATIONS NAMED
 BY GENERAL STAFF

Washington, June 2-Columbia, s. G.,
 and Lindavista, Cal, have been selected as sites for cantonments in which forces
 of the war army will be trained The designations bring the number of sites determined upon up to six, four having
 been announced yesterday. Ten are yet to be chosen.
 Atlanta, June 2.-Major General Wood, commanding the southeastern department.
 was here a short time today en route to
 Chattanooga from headauarters at
 Charleston. General Wood stated that he had not been officially advised of any
 changes in army training plans as an ncunced in news dispatches from Wash igton, and that he was still proceeding unde previous instructions. Three of the |12 camp sites originally planned have not been selected, but General Wood has stated that Memphis, Meridian. Miss
 and Charlotte. N. C.. were being con sidered
 Chattanooga, June 2-Gen. Leonard Wood, commander of the southea sterr department. arrived here this afternoon and will make an address tonight at the Red Cross demonstration. General Wood has also notified Vice Chancellor Kngh, Of the university Of the south at sewauee lthat he will be there June 10 tq deliver the commencement address of Jthe uni
 yersity.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-03
CENTRAL WESTERN
 TORNADOES KILL
 A; NJURE SCORES

-I7 Kansas City, June 2.-Tornadoes that whirled through Oklahom Kansas and Missouri yesterday. resulted in the death of at least 24 persons, the injury of several score others, and caused property damage estimated at more than $1OO0,oO0, according to revised reports received at noon today
 The wind carried it's ravages to the out skirts of Kansas City, and spent itself as it passed on into southern Missouri Eighteen stood as the death list in Oklahoma, while the loss of life in Kansas was placed at six.
 The dead in Kansas are at Coffeyville and Moore.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-03
COSSACKS LOYAL

Petrograd June 2-(Via London.)-Th reI&eral council of the cossack forces has dekided to send an address to the gov erd1ment giving 1t assurance that the cos sa1eks will assist with all their strength irk an offensive operation because of their d bnviction that peace cannot be secured e ktept by arms.
 sl fsThe cossacks do not know what de- Ftion is," reads the address of the sct luncil, They never fraternize with the segt |enS but watch faithfully in the stre inches"
 cose acks are spread over the whole front instlEead of being grouped together, So as 10 be able to strike a powerful blow at ai given point.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-03
GERMANY! .GEERR|MVI|ANy'S FORMER CONSUL iN CHICAGO
 IMPLICATED IN PLOT
Baron V0n Reiswitz and 13 Others Indicted by Fed eral Grand Jury on
 Charges

Chicago, June 2.-Charges that Baron Kurt von Reiswitz, former German con sul in Chicago, and 13 others. including nine Hindus, were implicated in conspira- cies to violate the neutrality of the Uni ted States in the fomenting of revolution in India, were contained in an indictment returned against them by federal grand jury here today.
 Accused with Baron Won Reiswitz, as active heads of the plots. which were said to have centered in New York, Chicago and San Francisco, were Gustav H. Jacob sen, wealthy Chicago real estate dealer; Albert H. Wehde, an art dealer here, and George Paul Boehm a former resident of Chicago.
 Jacobsen also is under indictment in spiracy against American neutrality. Wehde was intercepted by United States officers at Honolulu. while on his way to the orient, and only recently was brought back to Chicago.
 Won Reiswitz is charged with being the financial agent of the conspiracy and is said to have given $20,000 to be used for instigation of the revolt. Jacobsen is charged with having employed George Paul Boehm, in March, 1915 to under take the task of drilling the native Hindus In preparation for the revolt in India Wehde, according to the allegations. de- parted with Boehm, and a man known as Shulz or sterneck. now believed to be in custody in San Francisco, from Chi cago for India in May, 1915, to engage In the rebellion.
 Some of the Hindus named are under arrest in various parts of the United States while others are said to be in In- dia. yon Reiswitz is now in Germany, Bench warrants were issued for the ar rest of all the defendants, fixing the bonds at $s5 900 each.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-03
.ANGLO-FRENCH TAKE .52,0O0 PRISONERS
 SINCE APRIL FIRST

Paris June 2.--The official communica- ton issued by the war office Tonight reads:
 Both artileries were especially active during the afternoon in the region north of Laffaux, in the neighhorhood of Hurt bise and the Californie and Craoune plateaus. There was no important event on the rest of the front
 From April 1 up to the present the number of prisoners captured by the French and British troops on the western front exceeded 5000 of whom more than 1000 were officers. Included in the enor- nous material taken from the enemy dur ing the same time were 446 heavy and field cannon, 1000 machine guns and a considerable number of trench guns.
 "On June l five German airplanes fell in flames Or crashed to the earth after engagements with our pilots. According tu late IS rrts. two other German ma chimes were 1ught down. one May A the other May %. Adjutant Fonck has brought down five German airplanes up to today.
 Belgian communication: We captured a German listening post north Of Steen- straete, Today the usual artillery actions occurred principally in the sector of Dixmude.'
 Eastern theatre: In the region of Lymntsa the enemy having succeeded in gaining temporary foothold in our trench elements, we drove him out by a vigorous counter attack. The artillery ac- uons were particularly spirited in the neighborhood of Lymnitsa. where the en- emy employed asphyxiating projectiles and at the Cerna bend. where battery was hit and we observed an explosion in a intuition depot. Enemy aviators bom- barded koritsa and the railroad near Saloniki, but did no damage. Our air planes dropped bombs on several enemy encampments."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-03
TODAY'S AGE-HERALD
SECTION

SECTION A. 1-Germany is attempting to get con trol of islands off Venezuela for sub marine base Prince Nicholas, former Russian army head, arrested. Alabamians send petition against sending army to France, Italian forces advance on two and one half mile front near Trieste. Two more camp locations are an nounced by general staff. First of food bills are passed by Sen ate and goes to conference. Brazil seizes German ships. 2-Vivid stories from battle fronts by Associated Press correspondents. 3-Jurors of county to be addressed on buying bonds, 4-Blames railroad men for decrease in their stocks. 5-City singers will open for summer at Capitol park. Trial raising of big flag tomorrow. Big parade is arranged to do honor to the boys who register. Allied nations will be represented in costume. Bankhead highway may be necessary for army routes, A., E. and A. to build to Jacksonville. 6-Aupurn furnishes over 300 to training camp. 10-Go south, young man, would be Cree lys advice.
 SECTION B. I and 2-Sports. 3-Governor Bilbo urges people to do their duty. 's-Amusements. 9--State treasury may run even this fiscal year.
 SECTION c. i. and 5--Society 3-Carpcnters letter. 4--Editorial comment. Dolly Dalrymple. 7-Markcts.
 SECTION D. Comic Supplement.
 SECTION E, Rotogravure
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-03
W0RKMEN ARRIVE

Petrograd, June 2-(Via London.)-A delega tion from the Kronstadt Council of Soldiers and Workmen's delegates has arrived here and been received by a committee from the Petrograd council Although declaring themselves in agree ment with the Petrograd body. the re- port of the Kronstadt delegation indi- cates that they do not fully compre- hend the relations between the govern .snent and the Petrograd council.
 IN. C. Tcheidse. president of the Petro- grad council, and four of his fellow dele gates are going to Kronstadt on Sunday to| investigate the circumstances con neeted with the declaration of Kron- sfadt delegates taking over control of the fortress.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-03
SECOND SERIES IF , OFFICERS TRAINING
 CAMPS WILL START
Official Announcement Is Made by Adjutant Gen. eral of Date and Loca-
 tiOns of These

Washington. June 2.-A second se-
 ries of officers training camps will
 be held between August 27 and No-
 vember PC in eight locations. to develop
 officers for the second increment of 5OO,OOO men to be called into service by the selectlve draft, Adjutnnt Gen. eraI Mccain announced today. In gem eraI, qualifications for admission to the first series. but a strong effort will be made to obtain men above 31
 years of age, and the number admitted
 will be smaller than in the present
 camps.
 Applications must be sent to the commanding generals of the depart ment in which the applicant lives, between June 5 and July IS. Citizens between the ages of 20 years and g months and A years are eligible
 Some of the present 16 officers
 training camps will be abandoned in
 the second series. and all selected for
 the second training courses are To-
 cated in the southern part of the coun-
 try, where the weather will be good
 through the fall. The camp sites
 chosen and the areas from which ap-
 plicants will be assigned are as fol- lows;
 Fort Myer, Va: Vermont, Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts. Rhode Is- land, Connecticut, New Jersey, Dela- ware, Maryland, Virginia and the Dis trict of Columbia.
 CAMPS ANNOUNCED Fort McPherson Ga: New York city
 and contiguous territory included in
 congressional districts one to. 26 in elusive; Alabama, Georgia and Florida
 Fort Oglethorpe, Ga; The greater
 part of New York state. including con
 gressiona districts 27 to 4s; the
 northern part of Pennsylvania, in- cluding congressional districts 10. |, 14, IS. 16, 21. % and 2S; Tennessee North Carolina and South Carolina Fort Benjamin Harrison. Ind: The cluding part of congressional district 2S Ohio. West Virginia. Indiana and Kentucky.
 Fort Logan H. Root, Ark: 'Or other place to be designated Wisconsin. Michi gan, Mississippi, Louisiana and Arkansa s Fort Leon Springs Tex; Illinois, Texas Arizona. New Mexico, and Oklahoma. Fort Riley. Kan. Minnesota. Nortf Dakota. South Dakota. Nebraska, Iowa Kansas, Missouri and Colorado. The Presidio, San Francisco: Utah Wyoming. Montana. Idaho, Nevada Oregon, Washington and California. The announcement of the camps says; ANNOUNCEMENT IS MADE 'The second series of officers training camps will be held with the definite mis. sion of producing body C. line officers capable of filling all places in the grades {Continued on Page Twol
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-03

Officials do not believe that the gov- ernment of Venezuela would be a party to any such alienation of territory, even though temporary. Venezuela is one of the South American govern ments that have joined In protesting against submarine warfare as conduct ed by Germany, although her technical position remains one of neutrality.
 It has been known by the Amer ican government for weeks that Ger man influences have been actively at work in Venezuela and that indirect, if not direct. means have been used by agents of the Kaiser to secure popular and official sympathy.
 ACCESSION UNLIKELY
 It is suggested here that Vene- zuela's accession to the German over
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-03

, lures in the case of Margarita is rem dered very unlikely by the fact that Venezuelan officials could not fail to realize the seriousness of passage of the island to the control of an enemy of the United States. It is pointed out that the cession would be clear violation of the Monroe doctrine and would undoubtedly call for energetic and prompt opposition by this govern ment.
 Margarita is off the northern coast of Venezuela, near the southeastern corner of the Caribbean sea and with in striking distance of the Panama canal. It is about 500 miles from Culebra and 1000 from Colon Its ad- jacent waters, including the Gulf of Caracao, would make it an admirable naval base.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-03
ADMINISTRATORS FIRST F OOD BILL PASSES THE SENATE Measure Adopted Without a Record VOte-Now Goes
 to Conference for
 Consideration

Washington, June 2.--The first of the administration food bills already passed by the House passed the Senate late to- day without a record vote. Numerous amendments were attached to the meas ure, which provides for food survey and crop stimulation and it was sent to conference where the differences will be crashed out while the two houses are con sidering the second measure, providing for food control and price fixing
 The bill restricts drastically the stor- ing of foodstuffs, fuel and other necessi- ties, and speculation in futures and car ries total appropriation approximately of S11, 900, ,O0O
 Hoading or storage of food, fuel or oth- CT necessaries of life in order to limit the supply or affect prices would be made a felony under the Senate hoarding amend : ment but farmers who hold their own products would be exempted The amend ment restricting futures trading, written by Senator Nelson and voted into the bill |a7 to r just before passage, provides
 CONTROLS SPECULATION
 "If at any time during the pendency of
  States and the German empire the Presi- dent of the United States shall find that dealings in futures in or about any grain exchange, unduly or unreasonably raise or enhance the price of wheat or other food cereals to the injury of the people of the United States. he may at once request the traders in such exchange to discontinue for a time specified by him all dealings in futures.
 Tn case such request is not promptly compiled with, then he is hereby empow- cred to order such dealings in futures, as last aforesaid, to be entirely suspended and discontinued for such limited time as he may direct and if such order is not promptly complied with, he may by proclamation declare such exchange closed and thereafter 1t shall be unlaw- fu to utilize or permit to be utilized such building or room as a grain exchange or for any person being trader in grain on such exchange to engage in the business heretofore conducted on or at such closed exchange ~. ;
 TO PUNISH VIOLATORS
 Any person violating any of the pro- visions of this act shall be punished by a fine of not less than $5O0 or by im- prisonment for not more than one year. or by both such fine and imprisonment \
 The Senate also voted to nurtail the nquistorial power given the Secretary of Agriculture in the investigation of food resources The House bill would compel the attendant of witnesses and the sub mission of books and other records under heavy penalty. The Senate agriculture committee amended the penalty so as to give the Senate authorization to investi- gate the food situation, making it the duty of any person when requested by the secretary to answer all questions 2 necessary to carry into effect the pro visions of this section. The House ap- |propriation of $2,522,oOo to pay for the survey was accepted unchanged,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-03
Citizens of Cullman and Cherokee Counties Enter Formal Protest Through
 Burnett
NAMES OF SIGNERSARE
 NOT MADE PUBLIC BY 7TH DISTRICT MEMBER
Oliver Charges Discrimina- tion Being Made by Gov. ernment in Purchase of
 War Supplies
By HUGH ". ROBERTS

Washington, June (Spe-
 cial. )-At this late day protests
 against the purpose of the gov
 ernlnent to send troops to Europe have reached Washing ton from certain Alabama
 counties
 On account of the futility of
 the protests and the probability
 that their originators might be Iregarded as opponents to the
 registration sch e duled for
 Tuesday, and as such subject to
 arrest and punishment, Rep
 resentative Burnett will not
 make them public.
 The prctestants, about 200 residents
 of Cherokee county and half as many residents of Cullman county, declared that it would be contrary to the pro visions of the constitution to send troops against their will out of the boundaries of the United States. QUOTE CONSTITUTION They quote the constitutional limi- tations, reciting that an army may be raised, for the purpose of suppressius rebellion or repelling Invasion. but not for the purpose of participation on foreign territory in a fight for the preservation of liberty or democracy. The formal representation attached ito both petitions Is in the form Of newsprint. At the conclusion of the preamble, the print instructs signers to forward the petitions to the repre- !sentative of their district and to at least one of the state senators. It would appear that many other mem bers of Congress have been likewise petitioned. From Alabama, however, las far as can be learned, the two frori Cherokee and Cullman reaching MT. Burnett are all which have come to Washington.
 LOYAL, SAYS BURNETT Many of the signers of the petition lare personally known to their con- lgressman and he declares them among the most loyal and substantial citi- zens of his district. He knows that it lis not their intention to attempt to handicap or prevent full registration on Tuesday. At the same time, it Is regarded as possible that their atti- tude might be misunderstood, and ss a result. they might draw down upon themselves the enmity of the secret service bureau which at the present time Is on the alert for anything re- lsembling plot against the war-lihe plans of the government
 NO TROUBLE EXPECTED
 The chief of the secret service inc- |dentally, has informed the officials of the department of justice that no trou-
 ble other than that of an insignificant character is anticipated on Registra- tion Day. It is learned that the de-
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-03

Petrogrdd.
 London, June "A Petrograd dispatch to Reuters says few score anarchists accompanied by some soldiers and sail ors marched through the Nevsky Pros pect and other main thoroughfares al midday on Friday, carrying black ban ners inscribed: Down with the author itics," Down with capitalists" Long live the socialists revolution and the com mune" They were armed with rifles, re- volvers, daggers and grenades.
 The paraders stopped outside the Ka- gan cathedral and haranged the crowd One sailor proclaimed that they were only dangerous to capitalists, and not to the poor Later agitators went from one assemblage to another along the Nevsky melting them to rob banks and declar- ing that the social revolution would be proclaimed on the occasion of the ap- preaching municipal elections. The au- thorities did not interfere.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-03
NlFarmers Want Law Repealed

RaAN on zRouge, La. June 2.-Farmers froIp Nall over Louisiana gathered here today <Sand urged Governor Pleasant to . .csiI a' ~ VI early extra session of the Lo legislature to suend the WHY .,lowry exemption law. which, rsrgpg of government authori- uls, 1lts operation of the fed. a,, goan act in this state. The sie. X, ,gh Question gives the widow H..o. , t.. before all creditors or
 % FEY x. adowry out of her hus-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-03
Nation-W Search Started for Baby Rect, Kidnapped

Springfield Mo, June 2.-Conyinced that the kidnapers of his l4-month-old son, Lloyd, were well out of the Ozark country. J. Holland Rect. milIionajfe banker, determined today upon nstion- wide search for the boy.
 Pictures of the baby whc was taken from the Rect home Wednesday night while the nurse slept and the parents were at theatre are being sentsthrough- out the United States. each accompanied. by a careful description
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-03
GERMANY A TEMPTING TO GET CONTROL OF MARGARI7A ISLAND, OFF THE COAST
 OF VENEZUELA. FOR SUBMARINE BASE
Stdte Department InDestigdt- ing Report Described As Coming From Reliable
 Source, the Nature of !
 Which Is Withheld <
By Associated Press

Washington June 2Reports have reached the government from described reliable that Germany is attempting to get control the Island of Margaa off the coast of Ven ezuela for submarine base The state department has forwarded the information received to Venezuela for the consd eraton of Venezuela officials
 withheld officials permitted to be-
 
 designed whether the any
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-03
ARRESTS AT CINCINNATI

Cincinnati, June 2.-With the arrest of two men tonight who are accused of having anti-conscription literature in their possession, 13 men are held by federal authorities on charges of treason.
 One of the men arrested tonight is an Austrian subject. He is said to have told the police that he received the anti-conscription literature from the other man arrested tonight, an Aneri- can, and that he did not understand it's meaning
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-03
Lively Cannonading by the French in Region of
 Chemin-des-Dames
HINDENBURG CLAIMS
 BRITISH AND FRENCH
 DRIVE HAS FAILED
Emperor Telegraphs Em- press That Offensive of the Allies Has Reached
 Certain Conclusion
By Associated Press

Rome. June 2.-CEia London.)--ItaI- day advanced 400 yards along n two and one-baIf mile front to the south of Csstagnavizzs, on the road to Tristc. day by the Italian war department.
 FRENCH REPORT
 Paris, June 2.-Lively cannonading in the region of the Chemin-dcs Danes is reported in the official state- ment issued by the French war office this morning. The statement says that few feeble German attacks were re- pulsed during the night
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-03
Prussian Village Burned

' Amsterdam. June 2-(via London. j Several lives were lost and 45 houses de- stroyed in fire which swept the village of Klietz. near schoenhausen. Prussia-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-03
AT TAMPA

Tampa. June 2-Jean Marcus An rano. native of Germany, was ar rested here today on a charge of con- spiracy to oppose the selective draft. He admitted before Federal Commis- sioner Crane that he had given out one copy of circular issued by the "No Conscription League of New York; but denied distributing others. His
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-03
HINDENBURG CLAIMS VICTORY

Berlin, June 2.-(Vis London,) )-Ths French and British offensive on tie western front has come to a definits conclusion. according to a report from Field Marshal Vop Hindenburg to Eni- peror William official announcement is made that the Emperor has sent the Homburg castle
 ,"According to report from Field Marshal Von Hindenburg, the great British and French spring offensive has come to a certain conclusion. Pre- pared since autumn and announced since winter, the attack of the Britt sh and French armies. supported by powerful masses of artillery and tech njeal resources of all kinds, has failed after seven o TT Gods aid ha gaeEss Sr able troops ps aur complish th sfu 1 tdure sueees ever seen er
 our heroes by their uts..-sEe the respect and gratitude which every German feels. The Lord be praised. Glory for His help and thanks for such magnificent people in arms"
 Emperor William also has sent a telegram of congratulations to En- peror Charles on the Austrian resist ance to the Italian attack on the Isoi:- 70 front saying:
 "In a tenacious struggle the Isonzo army defied the mighty and stubborn enemy and caused him to fail. con- graduate you and your brave troops on this great success. God will be with us further"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-03
Nicholas, Former Russian Arn1yHead,
 Taken m Custody
Is Arrested in Consequence of ROyalist Riots at Tiflis- s--Anarchists Accompanied by Some Soldiers and Sailors Parade Street of
 Petrograd Proclaiming They Are
 Dangerous Only to Capitalists
By Associated Press

ccmmandern in dispatch quoting advees received from