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is SAID TO HAVE CAUSED SUR
PRISE AND UNFAVORABLE
COMMENT
SHOULD CONSULT JAPAN
GOVERNMENT Is WARNED THAT
FURTHER ACTIVITY MAY
FOLLOW

Toxic, June -Delayed)-
American governments note to China
expressing regret over the dissensons
in that country and a sincere desire
that tranquility and political co-ordi-
nation be forthwith established causer
surprise and unfavorable criticism in
Japan, where the action is regarded
as ignoring Japan's special position
in China.
The feeling as expressed in official
circles is that the situation would
have been better treated by first eX
changing views with the Entente
and especially Japan, which is des-
cribed as rigidly adhearing to poll
cy of non interfering in Chinese do
mestic affairs.
The newspapers call the action of
the United States glaring interference
and warn the government that it is
probably an epoch making precursor
of further activities.
Officials here express the opinion
that the Chinese situation will be set
tied by compromise.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1917-06-14
SENATE is EXPECTED TO AP-
PROVE-PRESIDENT ENDORSED
SEC. DANIELS PLANS
IS A LARGE APPROPRIATION
SENATOR UNDERWOOD MAKES A
STAND-CONFER WITH GEN
ERAL COCKTAILS

Washington, June 14.-Accepting
the house compromise for acquisition
of the jamestown Exposition site as
a naval base, the senate today finally
enacted the $3,2S1 900 war budget bill
and sent it to the president.
The senate was expected to approve
today the conference report on the
s., ,2S1 900, 900 war budget bill as ad-
opted by the house yesterday contain
ing the modified provision for taking
over the old jamestown Exposition
site for naval base at a cost not
exceeding $1,2O0,000. This provision
had been bone of contention between
the two houses and had delayed final
action ON the bill because the house
believed the price of 81 100000 fixed
for the exposition sitewas eXorbitant.
The house wrote the modified pro-
vision into the bill after President
Wilson had endorsed Secretary Dan
iels' insistence on an appropriation
for a naval base on Hampton Roads.
The bill, which carries the greatest
sum ever appropriated at one time by
any legislative body has the stormy
petrol of the present session of con-
gress and went through with final
row over the shipping board provi-
sions.
Objection to the conference report
because it failed to make it impossi-
BILE for the shipping board to remove
Major General Goethals from office
should they so desire, was made by
Senators Lodge, of Massachusetts and
Smith of Michigan.
Senator Underwood said that before
bill, declared there was no intention
either to remove General GOethals or
to impare his duties and agreed with
the statement that the country and
congress were behind him.
Senator Underwood said that before
the conference report was made he
conferred with General Goethals and
was told that the wording was entire
ly satisfactory to him.
In addition to funds for innumer-
able military purposes, including 500
per month for men in reserve Off
GERS training camps the bill appro-
PIRATES $75O,OOO,OOO for an American
merchant marine.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1917-06-14
ENGINEERS ASK RYE
TO RESCIND ORDER

Chattanooga, June 14.-Gov T. c.
Rye has been asked by the local loco
motive engineers organization to re-
scind his order to state rangers to
come here and take charge of the tex
tile situation on the ground that it
was unnecessary and there was no
reason for it.
Resolutions to this effect were ad-
opted Sunday at a meeting of the en-
gineers. 1t was set forth in the reso-
lutions that the governor had only
heard one side of the situation, and
that was prejudiced and antagonistc
to organize labor.
1t became known Monday that
organized labor in Chattanooga will
reslsts the payment of state rangers
who have been detailed here on the
ground that the law in that connec-
ton is unconstitutional. 1t is under
stood, according TO a union leader
that the county judge will be petit
toned not to pay the rangers and that
if he refuses to grant the request of
organized labor the payment of the
rangers will be enjoined.
1t is reported that the Central
Labor union, at its meeting Monday
evening, will adopt resolutions similar
to those passed Sunday by the engi-
neers.
1t also becomes known today that
the various labor organizations in
Chattanooga will give one days pay
per week toward carrying on the
strike. This sum it is said, will
amount to many thousands of dol
lars.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1917-06-14
TRAITOR Or SPY
D|VULGINC PLANS
DECLARES DANIENL BEFORE sen
ATE NAVAL COMMITTEE FIRE.
LINGHUYSEN LETTERS

Washington, June 14.-Either spy
or traitor has been divulging conf
Dental information of the bureau of
ordinance, Secretary Daniels today
told the senate naval affairs commit
tee.
When the committee today resumed
investigation of the Mongolia shall
accident, Senator Frelinghuysen pro-
duced some letters which Secretary
Daniels said contained information
which only could have been obtained
from the confidential files of the ord
nance bureau. He asked to have them
turned over to the secret service.
Senator Frelinghuysen said he had
no desire to shield anyone, that he
had attempted to find out something
about the author and could not.
Secretary Daniels said it was abso-
lutely necessary to run down traitors
or spies in the navy department and
that the person who furnished the in
formation was one or the other. He
urged the committee to uncover the
author of the letters and make him
disclose everything. Secretary Dan
iels contended that charges of incom-
potency were made in the letters
against inspectors, and contained
grave reflections upon the basic de-
fenses of the country. One of the let
ters was postmarked Detroit, Mich.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1917-06-14
RAILROADS MAKE
DENIAL OF SHORTAGE

Washington, June 1.-THE railroad
war board, to which Pittsburgh Coal
Producers Association reported yes
terday that the high price of bitumi-
nous coal was due primarily to short
age of transportation facilities, issued
statement tonight saying that during
April the S5 principal roads moved
twenty-nine per cent more bituminous
from the mines than in the same
month of 1916.
Figures in the possession of the
government, the statement said, show
the total carried by these roads as
659.S37 carloads during April a year
ago. Shipments of March were given
as S.S per cent in excess of those of
March, 1916.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1917-06-14
POWERFUL PIECE OF
WRITING SAYS GUARDIAN

London, June 14.JThe Manchester
Guardian, in long leader, describes
President Wilson's message to Russia
as an extraordinary and powerful piec
of writing. The paper finds little new
in the statement of principles affect
ing a peace settlement, but says that
his application of them to the present
situation in Russia almost startles by
its boldness and blunt downrighted-
ness"
The Guardian concludes:
ut is a powerful piece of analysis,
and, if it is read and understood in
Russia, it will settle the future not
only of Russian liberty, but of the
worlds
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1917-06-14
POLICE REPORT 81 DEAD AND
437 INJURED DURING THE
ATTACK
SCHOOLS ARE SUSPENDED
GREATEST CASUALTY LIST Is
AT PUBLIC EATING PLACE
AT DINNER

London June 14.--In a swift and
deadly raid on the city of London to-
day, German airplanes took a heavy
toll in killed and wounded. Other
places were attacked, but so far as is
known at present by far the heaviest
losses occurred in London itself.
At late hour tonight the causali-
tiesc as officially announced number
ed 534 including 81 killed and 437
wounded. Fifty-five men met death
and 223 men were wounded. Sixteen
women and 26 children were Killed
and 122 women and "a children were
wounded.
The German squadron consisted of
about Is machines, and the downtown
section of London was their chief OBJ
jective. Many bombs fell in the East
End where buildings were destroyed
and others badly damaged and scores
of persons fell victims to the eXplo-
sions. In one instance ten children
were killed in school, and fifty were
wounded.
British airplanes ascended immedi-
ately the signal was given that hostile
machines were coming, but the Ger
mans remained at a great height and
flew swiftly, and evidently the British
fighters had difficulty in the pursuit
for the loss of only one German ma
chine has been recorded. Others are
reported to have been brought down,
hut there is no official confirmation
of this. The anti-aircraft guns of
London seemingly were unable to reac
the Germans.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1917-06-14
EX-PREs|DENT SAYS
MILLIONS MUST CO

Petersburg, June William How
ard Taft. speaking today at a general
meeting of the national conference of
Charities and Correction, whose sub
ject was international Adjustment
After the War" declared that the Unit
ed States would have to put millions
of money and millions of men into the
struggle. This, he continued, would
give this country, when the nations
were gathered around the peace table.
the right to say I'VE demand a just
peace, and no peace can be just peace
unless it is lasting peace"
Mr.. Taft described the acts of Ger
many against the United States as
deliberate murder"
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1917-06-14
LINERS SUNK WITH
LOSS OF $50 MEN

Paris, June 13.-The South Allan
tic liner Sequana with $50 passengers
on board, has been torpedoed and
sunk with a loss of 1870 men.
The Sequeana was sunk in the At
lantic. Amaong the passengers was a
detachment of the Senegalese rifles.
The Sequeana, formerly the city of
Corinth, was awned by the South At
lantic, Navigation Company, of Paris.
Her gross tonnage was 5,557. She
was 430 feet long and was built in
Belfast in 1889.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1917-06-14
SLACKERS WILL Be
ARRESTED AND FINED

Washington, June 14.-Arrest and
possibly years Imprisonment today
threatened men of registration age
who have failed to enrol for army
conscription. Governors had orders
form the War Department to cease
extending leniency to those who did
not register on the single legal regis
tration day, last Tuesday, and to prose
cute violators vigorously. The early
publication of lists of registered men
is expected to aid in detection of
slackers.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1917-06-14
CALL ISSUED FOR 10000
VOLUNTEERS FOR ARMY
Washington, June 1.-THE war de-
partment called for. 10000 additional
recruits in order to fill the regular
army to war strength before June 80.
FIVE HUNDRED bELC|ANS
STARvE TO DEATH

Havre, Francefi June 1.-THE
death by starvation within three
months of 500 Belgians interned in
Germany is reported in a semi-official
statement given out here today
According to information receiv-
ed by the Belgian ministry of war;
the statement says, Belgian civilians
interned in a German camp near Lue-
beck refused to work. Out of the g.
600 interned 500 died of starvation in
three months. The condition of the
survivors is described as pitiful."
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1917-06-14
SWEDISH STEAMER
IS SUMMARIZED

Gothenburg, Sweden, June A.
(Via London) Indignation has been
aroused here by statements made be-
fore a magistrates court by survivors
of the Swedish steamer Harold, which
was sunk by German submarine in
the North Sea, May 6, the captain and
four of the crew being drowned.
The testimony showed that the sub
marined shelled the Harold without
warning, continuing the shelling after
the Harold had stopped and during all
the time the crew was launching the
boats in a heavy sea. One of the life
boats was destroyed by shell.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1917-06-14
ENEMY SUBJECTS In
THE UNITED STATES

Washington June 13.-The number
of German, Hungarian, Bulga-
rian and Turkish subjects in the
United States is placed at 4,662,000
including about 964,OOO males over 81,
in a sensus bureau report made pub
lie tonight.
The Germans are estimated at O.
349 900, the Austro-Hungarians at l.
5000, the Turks at 1SS,000 and the
Bulgarians at 1000.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1917-06-14
LORD NORTHCLIFFE
OPENS OFFICES

New York, June 14.--Lord North
cliffe, representative of the British
government mission to coordinate the
various war commissions in this cOun-
try who arrived in America yester-
day opened offices in New York to-
day. His office staff will come to
America within few days, it was an
nounced and in the meantime Lord
Northcliffe will present his creden-
tials at Washington. Until then, he
announced, he would have no state
ment to make.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1917-06-14
THE COMET FOR JOB WORK
MAYOR CARTER is
PERHAPS FATALLY INJURED

= Bluefield, w. Va, June 14.-Mayor
= E. E. Carter, of Bluefield, was
= shot and probably fatally wound
> ed here tonight. Miss Bessie
= Young was arrested charged with
= the shooting.
= Miss Young declared, according
= to the prosecuting attorney, that
= Carter who was calling upon her
mother, would not cease his at
tack when commanded to do so,
= and she fired on him with re-
Yolver.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1917-06-14
L. $. REQUSITIONS
FRUIT COMPANY SHIP

An Atlantic Port, June 14.-The
United States government today noti-
fled the United Fruit company that
one of its steamers now discharging
cargo here has been requisitioned
for federal service and will be taken
over within a few days. The craft is
equipped with wirless and refrigerat-
ing machinery and probably will be
used for transport service.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1917-06-14
Killed at Dinner

The Associated Press correspond
ent, who visited one of the lombard
ed areas of todays air raid, found
that the damage done was compara-
lively slight and that majority of
the causalities were away group
gathering for the noon meal. The
bomb fell upon the roof of the eating
house, shattering it and causing the
wreckage to take fire.
The legs of one man in this groupe
was shattered below the knees, anoth
er's arm was blown off as he was
raising a cup of coffee to his lips. The
clothing of some of the wounded was
torn to shreds and the faces of all
were purple from the effects of the
explosion.
For nearly an hour after the ex-
plosion at this place the ambulances
were busy carrying away the wounded
while great crowds gathered.
As soon as the raiders appeared
coming from the southeast coast
warning was given the schools with
the result that in many of the suburbs
the children were dismissed in time
to reach their homes before the raid
ers were in the vicinity of London.
The details of the pursuit of the
raiders by British machines were moi
known up to late hour tonight, ano
Andrew Bonar Law, chancellor of the
exchequer, was only able to tell the
House of Commons before adjourn
ment that only one German machine
was known to have been brough
down.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1917-06-14
COTTON MILLS BUY
BONDS FOR employees

Greenville, s. c., June 13.-Sub-
scriptions to the liberty loan bonds
aggregating approximately 100000
were made today by cotton mills here
the bonds to be resold to the employees
of the mills on a weekly payment
basis.
Victor Monaghan mills headed the
list with $4,000.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1917-06-14
AMERICANS ARE BEING
HELD WAR PRISONERS

Washington, June 13.--Germany has
notified the United States that she re
CARDS the "a American merchant sail
ors' brought in by the raider Moewe
as prisoners of war and that they will
be treated as such. To insure them
of adequate care in the prison camp
this government has arranged to sup
ply the men with additional food and
other necessities through Switzerland.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1917-06-14
55 TEXANS INDICTED
FOD DRAFT PLOTS

Dallas, Tex, June 13.-Fifty-fivo
persons, mostly members of the
Farmers and Laboreds, Protective
association, were charged with sedi-
tious conspiracy against the United
States goverpnment in indictments re
turned here late today by a federal
grand jury. Some Of those indicted
already are in Jail. The names Of
the men indicted are being withheld
pending the arrest of those not in
custody.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1917-06-14
DECLARES GERMANY WILL
ENFORCE PEACE SHE DESIRES

Amsterdam, June 13(Via London)-
Field Marshal Won Hinderburg has tel
graphed to the Postdam union for a
German peace: Il as sure that the
army and the people, held together by
the, strong hand of our gracious
kaiser, will enforce against any power
on earth such a peace as Germany de-
sires, so that the present war will not
have been fought in vain"
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1917-06-14
AMERICAN TROOPS
ARRIVE IN PARIS

Boulogne, June 13.-Another in
stallment of the vanguard of the
American army has arrived in France
in the form of $50 ambulance driv-
ers, and rs nurses. Preceded by a
British military band they marched
through the streets to their quarters
amid the enthusiastic cheers of the
population.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1917-06-14
ENGLISH AND AMERICAN
WAR AIMS COINCIDE

London, June 14.--Great Britain has
sent Russia note in reply to the lat
ter's request for a statement of Brit
i3h war aims. The note, although not
yet made public, is stated to be in gen.
eral agreement with President Will
sons note to Russia.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1917-06-14
GOVERNMENT GIVE
WOMEN PREFERENCE

Washington, June 14.-Hereafter
during the war women applicants
will be given preference in filling
clerical positions in the War, Navy
and Commerce Departments. The
policy may be extended later to COW
er all branches of the overnment.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1917-06-14
ITALIAN MISSION
ON "TRIP SOUTH

Monroe, N. c., June ia Special
train carrying the Italian war mission
on its tour of the South passed
through here last night due at Allan
ta tomorrow morning. From Atlanta
the party will go to Birmingham to-
morrow afternoon,
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1917-06-14
NATIONAL BANKS CAN
ACT As TRUSTEES

washington, June 14.-In the first
case involving the new federal reserve
act the supreme court today upheld
as constitutional the laws clause au-
thorizing national banks to act as
trustees executors, administrators and
registrars of stocks and bonds.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1917-06-14
COTTON BREAKS RECORD
ON SAVANNAH MARKET

Savannah, Ca, June 14.-Spot cot
ton broke all records in Savannah
since the Civil War times today, when
good middling, basis of local trading
was posted at 25 cents per pound.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1917-06-14
NO FURTHER VIOLENCE TOWARD
SUSPECTED KIDNAPERS LLOYD
KEET IS ANTICIPATED
SPRINGFIELD NOW NORMAL
Authorities SEEK TO ESTABLISH
IDENTITY OF THE MUIR
DERERS

Springfield, Mo-, June 14.-With
Lloyd Keet buried and high tension
that has marked the life of Spring
field for the last two weeks since his
abduction from the home of his father
J. H. Keet, banker, relaxed, this city
today awaited developments that
might establish the identity of the
murderer or bring about other reve-
lations promised by the authorities.
While the thousands who followed
the little white casket to its resting
place yesterday apparently had resign
ed themselves to permitting the law
to take it's course in the case of the
six suspects held at Stockton and
Kansas City it has not been consl
cred safe to bring the prisoners back
here. They are held in connection
with alleged plots to kidnap c. A.
Clement, Springfield jeweler; a Spring
field baby and q st Louise munitions
manufacturer and as yet have not
been formally connected with the kid
naping an casting into a well of the
Keet infant.
No Other Arrests
No verification could be had of nu-
merous reports of arrests impending
outside of Springfield. Some officials
have left here mysteriously on mission
which took them to unknown points
in the middle west. Authorities to-
day pressed hard their search for
Dick Carter, against whom a murder
warrent has been issued as a conse-
quence of activities said to have been
observed around the deserted Cren-
shaw homestead, where the babys
body was found.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-08
The Exnerienc@ of InnnnortaIitv

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 The truths matters They mand the mind They the lie the ing is interesting profoundly they sed about describing anayng does not them something like this that meant when He said that He spoke understand The pabes nvtationso standing You stand off academic aoone for example and evolute Christianity that the Lord good" The studied God but the
 Immortality which suggest it. There helpful considerations about it. te described analysed and justified to ousvebut these The doubng about to live it. The 0 prove s to
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 HENRY M EDMoNDs
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-08

not to be acute there would be
 0rtage of food hereabouts unless the south increased it's food acreage, for the United States would have to supply the allies with food
 Certainly the situation as explained by MT. Vrooman should greatly stim- ulate the diversification movement. Alabama should plant larger acre age in corn and vegetables than ever before. With fairly good season this states corn crop should total 100, 000,000 bushels against 70,000,000 in 1915, which was our highest record crop. We should double our potato crops-Irish and sweet-and every thing to eat should be cultivated on much larger scale than usual.
 The kitchen garden can be made a valuable asset to the state, and 1t IS hoped that every amateur gardener will exert himself, Every farmer and every householder that has little garden space will be expected to do his best this year. We will not have pound of food too much.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-08
Make Every Week
a "CIeam-Up Week.

LUST because "Clean-Up Week" O was a great success and much was accomplished in sanitation work, the citizens of Birmingham should not get the idea that they are entitled to rest all summer. The preservation of health calls for ceaseless vigilance. The accumulative carelessness of a large population causes epidemics which, in ninety-nine cases out of a hundred, could be prevented.
 The campaign made by the city commission to prepare Birmingham for the warm months, when disease is most prevalent, has met with grati- flying response. Yet, the public should not relapse into it's former indiffer- ence. What we have learned about matters of health in the past year should never be forgotten.
 There can be no "City Beautiful" in the truest sense without cleanli- ness.