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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-24

money. It is desired however, to pro ceed at once to raise funds for the school, as there will be need for at least sl0o0G0, of which the state will supply one-half. Jefferson county will raise $l5,oo as her share of this. and $S5.0oo will come from other points of the state.
 The distressing fact that the present seven-room dwelling is the only hcme and shelter of s white girls carries it's own story and needs no elaboration. For lack of accommodations there arc hun dreds of other girls in Alabama who are lightfuly entitled to the protection Of this institution.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-24
Hist! Dark Conspiracy
 DiscoUered at Capital;
 Fashion DeUotees, Beware!
That Polite Frenchma Jusserand From Paris Is Said to Have Aided and Abetted Economy Board of National Defense Ill Having Styles for 1918 Changed According to Mans
 Idea of Saving in These Strenuous Times of War

November 23Wh aid of French ambassador M o 20
  styles
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-24
DIR. MITCHELL RESIGNS AS BOARD M E M B E R

Notice has just been received of the resignation of Dr. R. L. Mitchell of War rior Ala, from service on local eN- emption board No. ?, stationed at Brook side He will be succeeded by Dr. w. H.. Goodwin of Republic, Ala. who has as- sumed the responsibilities of the office. The general level of prices has been raised in Denmark and Sweden by 50 per
 cent in Norway by more than 75 per
 cent and in England by about 1C0 per
 cent
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-24
Drs. Dozier X Dozier Oldest Established Firm of Medical Specialists in Alabama. Twenty five Years in Birmingham.

We treat scientifically and with wonderful success. all man. ner of chronic diseases of the Eye. Ear. Nose and Throat. Lungs. Heart. Liver. Stomach. Bowels Kidneys and all diseases of the Skin and of the Pelvic Organs of Man nnd NNo,nop
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-24
Dearborn Heads Committee 70 Aid Girls Industrial
 School al East Lake
Idea S500 in Jefferson County S35000 in Other Counties of State Secure S50000 Appropriated by
 the State, Making Total of S100,000

the Civic association held Friday of which A. R. Dearborn Alabama Girls
 practical plan whereby of funds the service winch
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-24

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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-02
MAY HAVE TO DIVIDE STATE
TOPRESERVE PEACE

tol corridor or elsewhere.
In the near line ell business Of the
state is deadIocked. AriZona's var
rants will not be recognized and two
sets OF officials will seel: to perform
the same duties.
Some OF the officials appointed by
Hunt are arranging to have their
Offices occupied day and night to pre-
vent Campbell's men from getting
into the vaults and records.
Attention ;s now turning to the
legislature. which convenes Monday.
An attempt is to be made to secure
an adjournment for six weeks, It was
said today. and this will precipitate a
new battle. Hunt, 1t is expected. will
control the lower house. The senate
is strongly anti-Hunt.
Malcolm Frazer of Ell Paso, has
been appointed private secretary py
Campbell. A heavy guard was main
tanned around the capitol last night,
but there wa no trouble
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-02
WRECKED WATER WAGONS
LITTER NEW YORK STREETS

and idiotic, were present and voting,
Lobster palaces and the Broadway
chicken coops took in much money:
grafters, the suckers and visitors or
the town. About the only thing that
wasn't taken in all night was the
welcome" on Broadway's door mat.
One famous big cafe loaded up a
popular show and move II in for
performance.
There were special stunts and wild
merriment at so much per merry all
along the choicest cut of Gotham
tendertoin. Any person thereabouf
who had not been hit in the eye by q
cork or a friend before 5 a. M, was
considered q corpse.
One glittering house of hama en-
tertained 1900 guests. Though de-
Iayed, Broadwag's was a celebration
which, though countenanc1ag tne NC
cough was not to be sneezed ats not
even by the scaptily clad child, Nine
teen Seventeen.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-02
Congressman Aroused Over
Wall Street Getting News Il
Of Peace Message Ahead
OF Time.
LAWSON IN WASHINGTON
Had Conference With Chairman Henry
and 10 Called Hard Names
by Senator 4
Stone.

United Press Leased Wire Service. ]
/ WASHINGTON,sJ Jan. "A storm oi
charges and counter charges regard
ing the reported Teak from the state
department to Wall street Of advance
information OF the presidents peace
notes" broke in both houses, this af
| ternoon.
| Chairman Henry OF the house rules
committee announced he would not
call his committee together for the in.
vestigation demanded in the resolution
of Representative Wood. In the sen.
ate, Chairman Stone of the foreign re.
lations committee formally denied
charges In newspaper that he had
benefited by the leak. He branded
! Thomas w. Lawson as "a disgusting
ass" He blamed the present sys-
tenn Of civil service" for leaks, he said
he knew existed.
Representative Henry introduced in
the house his resolution which would
give congress drastic powers to regu-
late the New York stock exchange.
He took this action Immediately fol-
lowing conference with Thomas w.
Lawson, who claims insiders made
$50, 100000 on the peace message"
Coincident with Henry's action. re-
publican members of the committee,
led by Representative Campbell, Kap-
sas, openly denounced the "one man
conference" between Henry and Law
son.
Campbell issued formal statement
declaring Lawson should be given a
chance to tell his facts to the whole
committee or be shown up.''
IF necessary we. could subpoenae
every brokerage house in New York
City and get at the root of this thing"
he said. I'VE demand a complete and
public exposition at once"
Lawson and Henry differed sharply
in their views of their conference.
Henry has enough information now
to investigate the whole damned
business. peace note leak and Wall
|street generally said Lawson.
There has nothing been given me
even approaching desire that would
warrant calling together the rules
committee" said Henry in formal
statement.
"Mr. Henry has enough information
to convince any intelligent man--and
Mr.. Henry is exceptionally intelligent
that an investigation ought to be
made" said Lawson. Il look for de-
Ivelopments this afternoon or tomor
row" Lawson thoroughly enjoyed
himself. he smiled, smoked and swore
freely and then went down stairs to
walk in front for movie machines.
Henry wouldn't join
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2.-Repuhlt-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-02
Arizona Has Two Governors
and Will Soon Have Two
Staffs Of Officers.

limited Press Leased Wire Service ]
PHOENIX, Ariz., Jan. To-day
! Arizona has two governors, two execu-
tive Offices and will soon have two
stafYs Of appointive state officers.
This situation will continue until
1ihursday at least, for ATTORNEYS for
Cl0vernor-Elect Tom Campbell and
Governor George w. p. Hunt reached
ah agreement that the appeal to the
,1prcme court for peremptory writ 10
osst Hunt will not be made hafpre
Thursday. Early today Campbell made
ffes demands for the executive ONCE.
This was refused. Now Campbell is
Dfopa5ing 70 open his ONCE in :api-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-02

England Convinced That Germany
Longs fer Peace Because Of
Present and Future
TrouhIea.
[By Ed. L. Keen, United Press Staff
Correspondent

LBy Ed. L. Keen. United Press STAFF
Correspondent
LONDON. JAN 2.-There was In
creasinE belief today that IN the re
ply to President Wilson's note, the
allies have the opportunity, afte,
Germany's indefinite peace proffel
and reply to America, to put Potsdam
at disadvantage.
The allies answer-probably an
other identical note of the same
character as that to Germany-will
also be issued from Paris. England
and France, it was said, have already
agreed on a joint draft, which is now
before the other nations of the en-
tente., On their approval, the note
will be handed to American Ambas
sador Sharp.
"A course of plain speaking and a
clear statement Of the terms on
which the allies would consider peace
negotiations, is what the British
press hopes the note will indicate.
England is convinced that the al
lies starvation blockade of Germany
and Germany's apprehensiveness OF
defeat on the west front next spring
combined to inspire Berlin to sue for
peace. It is pointed out that the un.
OHClbl llSt OI COuC0SSlOHS WHICH luS'
ton diplomats In neutral countries
have suggested identical char.
acter of these suggestions indicating
their origin at Berlin-waived much
that Germany would have demanded
q year ago.
In the joint reply to America, the
allies will probably subscribe to Rus
sia's frank ambition to oust Turkey
from Europe and obtain the Oar
danelles as being collateral with the
Italian ambitions as to Tyrole and
Istria and the French ambitions as
to the "lost provinces" of Alsace and
Lorraine. There is reason to be-
lieve these hopes of the allies will be
classified under the category Of
PREPARATION and guarantees"
In many quarters 1t IS held that in
the reply to America, the allies
should proceed even more carefully
than in their answer to the German
peace terms Some dissatisfaction
was evident in the choice Of words
employed In the reply to Germany
due to the fact that the English trans
lation from the French original text
showed a number Of weak" words.
The Manchester Guardian suggests
the text as published in English, ap-
parently indicates the note was orig
inally written In Russian. translated
into French and then translated from
French into English.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-02
aermany's Peace Hopes Dis
persed, She Will Fight to
the Death, in Opinion
Of the Public.
UNDER Won HINDENBURa
allies aersy il Taken a. Ncs Deseev-
Ing Written Rsjoinder and
tho People Arc
Indignant.
LBy Carl w. Ackerman. United Press
Staff CorreepOndent1

LBy Carl w. Ackerman. United Press
Staff Correspondent
HURI1N, Jan 2.-Berlin's peace
hopes are dispersed. Now It Il wal
70 the last ounce OF human blood. The
allies note u not deserving OF q
written re5oinder.
Summed up, that ID tho Berlin
press opintOn-and 1t typines the
opinion OF the man In the street.
There Is apparently an unanimous
decision that Germany's only answer
TO the allies rejection OF peace must
he ~ sa1os Of a-11s under Nndso'
burg's leadership.
Privet etely the editors OF Berln
newspapers are even moro bitter q,
the1r denunct4tion OF the enfeute,a
course than their printed stAfcmento.
On Now Years night they were Al
at their desks writing editorials.
One OF these editors--the man
writing the "leader tor the Lokal
Anzetger, was asked what Germany
would do.
Hold out, ne aaAhed back
/ Is insanity Tor Europe &c bleed TO
deathbut the allies refusei peace.
Only one reply can come-and that
from our armies. Let sHindenburg
sanswer
The German public read the fun
text OF the note on Tuesday. The
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-02
Father Knickerbocker Got
Rousing Drunk to Celebrate
Coming of New Year.

TUnited Press Leased Wire Service ]
NEW YORK, Jan. 2.-Broadway
was full of rlimbling milk carts ana
wrecked water wagons early today.
Many a good old aqua pura. chariot
that sprung full Npanoplted from the
brain of Its new years resoluter on
Sundays dry new years eve, col
lapsed on the rough road OF last
nights delayed celebration. -.
Wine, gowns, cash, conversation.
flowed and overflowed the bright
lights Of Broadway.
All the regular varieties OF jags,
whooping, weeping, fighting. sodden
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-02
War Situation Has Become
Tickish, With Diplomatic
Break Not at ALI an
Impossibility.
SECRET MOVES MADE
Net AT Of What 10 Going on at Wass-
!ngton, le Being Revealed
to the Public or
By J. P. Yoder, United Press Stan


By J. p. Yoder, United Press Stan
Correspondent.J
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2.Congress
may vote an endorsement Of President
Wilson'S recent note to belligerents
with Its implied threat Of a diplomatio
break which many believe could only
mean war, should Germany resume un-
bridled submarine warfare IN tho event
peace maneuvers fail.
This Interpretation was placed to-
day upon President Wilson's CONFER
ence with Chairman Stone Of the
senate foreign relations COMMITTEES
late yesterday.
| It was said Stone Was oommissfon-
ed 70 sound ont congress- on endorse
ment 6f the nois ana in-a4 LfsfGh GsghSS
note admittedly carries warning to
Germany, such Endorsement necessar-
lily would mean American approval of
the presidents step.
Secretary Lansing's first "interpre-.
tation" Of Wilson's peace notes"
said the country had been CROWN.
nearer and nearer. the verge Of war
BY reason Of infrfngements by be1ig-
erents on American rights. It is ad-7
mitted this verge toward war" would
be in Germany's direction. since not
even German diplomats here have
any idea the United States would cast
their war lot with Germany against
the entente allies.
Furthermore the administration has
made 1t perfectly plain It believes q
break of diplomatic relations with
Germany would be soon followed by a
war declaration.
Hence, officials here, frankly say
they believed endorsement of the
peace notes" would be also endorse
msnt OF whatever action the president
might take, should present peace plans
fail ard Germany. as predicted, cut
loose" with her submarines.
Administration moves today contin-
ued to be hedged in even deeper se-
crecy than marked the sending OF the
peace notes" and the subsequent
Supplemental hints"-that this gov
ernment's officials insist calling them
sent neutral nations. It was believ-
ed too, that the president, fearing a
congressional uprising over the secret
diplomacy being played, desired to dis
cuss with Chairman Stone, the pos
sibility Of holding off any move by con-
gress that might tear off the lid.
Nevertheless, persons close in touch
with the situation, insist that at least
one object behind the presidents con-
ference with Stone, was this matter
Of congressional approval of even the
step against Germany which
every one here admits seems newt
able should peace plans fail.
It was the second conference with
Senator Stone within three days. This
gave the situation important aspect.
since there is strong view
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-02
WAS HAUNTED
BY ASSASSIN
Mako Oolbert's Murderer Has
Not Been Found But Sew
eral Clues Arc Being
Followed.
WAS ALWAYS AFRAID
s..nsled to Death in Room BY ono
Of Her Stockings, After Being
Beaten With Iron
WAS ALWAYS AFRAID
strangIed to Death In Room by ons
Of Her stockings, After Being

United Press Leased Wire Service
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. Jan. 2.-The
unnamed man who murdered Asz.s
Cclhe-t pretty Mttle model. whose
shapely body and limbs had adver.
tfsed corsets and. silk hosiery in the
four corners Of the earth. logged her
footsteps for months haunted her BY
night.
This was the latest bit OF informa-
ton dragged today from friEhte Ted
friends and employees ct the Wilton.
the apartment house In which Miss
Colbert was numerically beaten.
dubbed over the head with an iron
bar and then strangled to death with
her own silk stocking.
Employees declared Miss Colbert
was exceedingly nervous when alone.
Once she told friend she would
die Of fright II Npy one entered her
apartment to injure her." About two
months ago she ran into the hall
screaming. There's man looking In
my window Oh. he's terrible"
This was tegtiaed to By the wife
Of the apartment 5anitoF. No man
could be founs even wiian seraral
attendants ruEsEed around the nouse
In : search. Either the giri had 10
ceived threatening letter that
caused An hallucination, or tho man
followed her before he killed her.
While yesterday the police were
sure they possessed the name Of the
murderer, today they about faced.
Their trail points differently, though
search is still being made In New
York and Chicago for man about
town. with plenty OF money" who
knew Maize Colbert.
A whole trunk full Of letters has
been found. Today the police read
each one carefully in the hope of OBJ
tanning some clue.
The most definite information in the
hands OF the authorities is a 0escrip-
tion of the man who drove up to the
apartment in taxi Friday morning.
told the chauffeur to wait and never
reappeared Ellwood Powell. the
chauffeur declared the man was a
stranger In town as he did not know
street names. He was about thirty
two; fve feet, eight inches tall and OF
build. He was dark complex.
ioned and well dressed. said Powell.
The police have decided that Miss
Colbert must have been murdered Fri
day, though the mutilated body
was not found In the bloOo-soakeo
room until Saturday night.
Coincident with this, an unidentified
man, said, to be in pohtics. represents
another mystery The janitor Of the
apartment saw him visit Miss Colbert's
room often. He did not learn his
name but the strangers tenacious ap-
pearances dubbed him the "bull dog"
This mans description tallies exactly
with the man last known to have been
with the pretty little model. A few
hours at the most, after the myster-
ious man left the taxi in front of the
Wilton apartment, Miss Colbert must
have been dead, the police believe.
Could the "bull dog" have been that
man? Hardly; he was too well known
here. He would have needed an as
sistant, one detective working on the
case said, today. He however. was al
most alone in his belief-others declar-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-02
VILLA At TACkInG
NORTHERN CAPITAL
Report That Chihuahua II
Again Surrounded by Ban
dts Army in Search
Of More Loot.
FIGHTING IN PROGRESS
aa.er Ar-s .e.4.s-red .hss,t csa.e -
Larusr Cities, Ready to Houncs
Upon Them on
s Orders.
FIGHTING IN PROGRESS

limited Press Leased Wire Service
ELL PASO, Texas. Jan. "a VII
lista army Of five thousand men IL
within striking distance Of Chihua
hua City today, according to reports
made to United States diplomatic
authorities. Native refugees declare
residents of the northern capital an.
ticipate an attack while movements OF
General Murguia's forces pointed to
an evacuation II the governments 8
troops were outnumbered.
In Juarez, persistent reports are In
circulation today that General Jose
attacking Chihuahua City from the
south. Military officials here secuted
reports OF an attack upon the city,
but admitted that fighting was in
progress south OF the capital where
a column Of Carranzistas was attempt
ing to stop the northward progress Of
the bandit forces.
In the fighting south Of Chihuahua
City, large numbers Of Carranzistas
are deserting to Villa in every en-
gagement, foreign refugees reaching
the border, stated today. As news of
Villa successes spreads, government
troops are turning to him every
where. Refugees say, that the fact
that Villa is paying his troops In
silver and feeding the men well and
equipping them thoroughly, is draw
ing recruits toward him from all
parts Of northern Mexico.
After interviewing a score OF native
and foreign refugees today from
every part Of the north. United
States authorities estimated that Viii
la now has twelve thousand men
operating under his command. One
division Of his army is west Of Chi
hua1aua City, holding the line Of the
Mexican Northwestern railway. The
main body of Villistas is south OF the.
city and is reported advancing to-
ward the capital. Another bandit
column under Colonel Fernandez is
Durango, capital of that state. while
numbering from few hundred to a
thousand each are operating in the
vicinity of Torreon and Saltillo. About
four hundred Villistas under Manuel
Ochoa are encamped sixty-five miles
south of Juarez, waiting to cut rail-
way communication with the border
when orders are given.
ViIlistas Defeated.
EL PASO, Texas. Jan. '2.-Defeat of
q division OF Villistas numbering six
hundred men with a loss of twenty
five dead and the capture and execu-
ton Of one hundred and forty prison
ers by Mexican government troops at
Torreos yesterday. was officially an
nounced at the Mexican consulate here
today. A large quantity OF ammuni-
ton and supplies. part of the loot talk
en- from Chihuahua City month ago
by villa, was recaptured, a bulletin
from General Murguia, Carranzista
commander at Chihuahua City stated.
Torreros is In the Guerrero district,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-02
His Prayer For New Year
Is Hope for World Peace
Message From Pope Desire That Olive Branch Of 1916
May Grow Steadily in 1917

Press e 4
and mans goodwill may
in
rom
ROME MAY small has to on earth TO-
will
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-02

limited Press Leased Wire Service. I
DES MONIES, Iowa, Jan. a.
George Cosson, outgoing attorney
general, has formed a law partner
tBhip with State Senator L. e. Francis
of Spirit Lake. They will open Offices
in Des Moines.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-02
.G'Iz= IAN ADVANCE
i0UGH RUMAN|A
More Than 1900 Prisoners and
Much Booty Taken in
Latest Drive Of the
Teutons .
ENEMY STILL RETREATS
offfcIai Report Of Now Years Prog
ress, Shows Germany Forging
Ahead at Nearly
All Poanta.
ENEMY STILL RETREATS

tUnited Press Leased W1ro Service
BERLIN, (viA Sayvillo) Jan. D.
More than 1900 prisoners and much
we- material was the booty OF the
latest successful German advance IN
Rumania, today's official statement
said.
"The ninth army is SHARPLY pressing
the enemy and defeating his rear
guards, forcing the Russians to fur
their retreat" the statement said.
From the west and south German
Austro-H Hungarian troops are approach
Ing the bridgehead positions near Fo-
csani and Fundeni. More than 1,80O
prisoners and war material remained
In the hands Of the indefatigueahle
pursuers.
"Between the Buzaur CBuEau) river
and the Danube the enemy maintains
the bridgehead.
"East Of Braila in Dobrudja, German
Bulgarian troops captured tenaciously
defended Russian positions and threw
them back to Macin. In the engage
ment tho Pomeranian reserves infan-
try regiment number 9 distinguished
itself"
Plenty Of Victories.
BERLIN. (via sayvi1le wireless,
Jan. 2.-Storm!ng and capture Of
height positions aroirl Soveya in
the Susita valley; repulse Of RutSo-
Rumanfan advances: throwing BACK
of the enemy on both sides OF the
Oitoz valley and capture of the much
disputed height Of Mt, Faltucanu were
all reported from the eastern front
in today's official stat ment
Russian raiding detachments south
of Riga, southwest Of Duenaburg and
west Of Stanislaus were also reported
repulsed. Along the valleys leading
from the Berek mountains to the
Sereth, the German attacks threw the
enemy further back, according to the
statement.
Three hundred prisoners were
brought in from the Susita valley
action.
Today's War Moves.
Captures OF large numbers Of pris-
oners in western Moldavia and around
Focsani, reported In today's official
German statement indicates continued
success in the rapid German occupa-
ton of all Of Rumanis. Braila still
resists the German pressure.
Although reported Wltnih range VI
German and Bulgarian cannon
week ago. there have been no reports
of bombardment Of the city and ap-
parently the Teutonfc forces are still
hurling infantry masses at the bridge
head of Macin, opposite Braila on the
Danube.
Today's Berlin statement frankly
admits the enemy still maintains"
the bridgehead between the Bezeu
river and the Danube on the west of
the city. The lack Of any lombard
ment reported may come through the
fact that the German advance has
been so rapid that heavy siege guns
could not keep pace with the infantry
and cavalry.
Though Braila still holds. the Ger
man statement indicates the center
Of the German army is not being held
back. Today's statement mentions
approach OF Germanic forces "to the
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-02

The imperial German war bureau
for metals has requisitioned for mil
itary purposes the pewter lids of ev-
cry beer-pot In the empire,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-02

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