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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-27
Mother Seeks Son Here

Irwin Cole left his home in Algoma, Miss, a mcnth ago for a visit to Bir- mingham for an operation, and has not been heard from since. His mother has asked the police to search for him here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-27
ENGAGEMENTS

Mir. and Mrs. James D. Truss announce the engagement of their daughter, Mar tha to MT. Robert Edwin Duke. The wedding will take place in November.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-27
A Great Responsibility.

HE responsibility attached the preparing remedy for infants and children
 undoubtedly greater than that imposed upon the manufacturer remedies for adults whose sufficiently counter for time eas injurious drug M we'll observe that asto prepared today has been for the 40 under personal supervision of Mr. C Fletcher
 What have makers limitations and substitutes stake? What their responsibilities? To whom they anwerae7 They spring today their nefarous wares broadcast, and disappear tomorrow
 Could each mother the panakng with which the prescription for Fhe Casoa prepared could they read the numebe testimonials from grateful mothers they would listen the subtle png and false arguments would imitation FletcherS Catoria
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-24

en- during the war and speedy evacua-
ton of such territory; second, that
political independence by the fortunes
of war; third, that national groups not
Independent before the war shall de-
eide by a referendum whether they
shall become independent or give their
allegiance to some power; fourth.
where mixed nationaltes occupy any
territory the rights of the minority
shall be defended by q separate law as
surfing educational freedom and admin
istrative autonomy, If possible fifth,
no beliigerent country shall be required
to pay contributions, and private per
sons shall be compensated for losses
incurred through 5he war from spe-
cial fund contributed by all the belIig-
erents proportional basis The
sane principles shall be applicable to
coHonies as to the parent countries.
The flna! clause of the terms prohibits
the boycottIng Of one country by an
other and provides for separate Gus
toms agreements and for naval block
AIDES not pursuing direct military OBJ
/, jects.
THE delegates of the central powers
declared their readiness to begin the
ex Elimination Of the Russian program
The result of their labors will be dis
cussed at the next sitting"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-24
SERGT. J. R. HALLOWAY
SENTENCED FOR R|OT|NG
First of the Colored Truck Drivers
Who Were Accused of Terrorizing
Town of Shipley.

CAMP MEADE. ADMIRAL, Nd, De-
cember GA decision in the case of
the first of the colored truck drivers
who have been accused of acting in a
notorious manner at Shipley, small
town about six miles from here, in
September last, and of assaulting res
idents Of that town. was handed down
here this morning.
Sergt. John r. Holloway was SEN
fenced to confinement at hard labor for
three years at Fort JOY. \. J.; to re-
duction to the ranks, to forfeiture of all
pay and to dishonorabie discharge from
the Army at the expiration of his term.
Three other sergeauts and q corporal
are yet TO be tried on the same charges.
The negroes are said to have ridden
into the town, TO have threatened to
shoot it UP and to do other things This
occurred a few days after they arrived
here from FL Paso. Tex. The incident
created considerable comment and was
especially bad because OF the grave
danger of stimulating race prejudice in
this section.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-24
FORD URGES MORE
FABRICATED SHIPS
Reports to Board Rapid Con-
struction Depends Largely
on That Process.

After preliminary study of ship
building conditions Henry Ford. serv-
ing as Il manufacturing expert for the
shipping board. has reported that con-
struction of ships depends in large
measure on the extent to which fabri-
eating processes are employed. He sug-
gests that a large number of fabrieatinF
steel yards be erected in the south, SIM
liar to three yards the government is
having constructed on the Delaware
river.
Mr.. F'ord's idea is to improve on the
Delaware river yards BY introducing in
those he recommends building in the
south methods employed so successful
ly in his automobile plant. The endless
chain system of construction would be
applied to shipbuilding as far as it
would be possible to do So
The shipping board has not indicated
how far 1t will go in adopting Mr..
Fords suggestions The announced
policy has been to build no more new
yards until those now in course Of con-
structfon are completed and turnin g
out ships. II construction of still other
yards is decided to be advisable, how
ever, it is entirely likely that most of
them viii be placed In the south to re-
lieve congested railroad traffic condi-
lions in the east.
The shipping board. as well as other
government departments, it is now re-
allied, made mistake in placing viz
tually all large orders for supplies in
the eastern part of the country. The
railroads have been unable to handle
properly the great increase in factory
output. Munitions plants established in
the future win be placed largely in the
middle west and in the south for this
reason.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-24

| Capt w NJ Meredith, former director
/ OF the bureau OF engraving and print
| ing. but recently connected with the
Treasury Department, died early this
morning at his residence. 1918 Girard
street northwest. Funeral services will
be held Wednesday afternoon. proba-
| bly, at o'clock at the residence. In
terInent will be In Arlington national
cemetery.
a delegation of plate printers from
the bureau of engraving and printing
will act as pallbearers at the services.
Organizations of which Capt. Meredith
was a member are expected to be rep
resented.
Native of Indiana.
: Capt Meredith who was eighty-two
years old. was born in Indiana He
became director of the bureau of en-
craving and printing during President
/ Harrson's administration, and after
/ leaving this position during President
/ NcKinley's first term of office was reap
! pointed during President McKinley's
second administration.
| In 1907 he was transferred to another
position in the Treasury Department.
where he had been ever since he was
( a member of the destruction committee
| of the bureau of engraving and print
| ing, which is under the supervision Of
| the United States Treasury
| Cant Meredith was a member of tho
| roth Indiana Volunteer Infantry, serv-
! ing throughout the civil war.
| Capt Meredith was a member OF thu
Sons of the American Revolution, the
| LOYAL Legion, a Chicago lodge of the
odd Fellows and Fitzpatrick Post, G.
A. R. of Chicago. of which post he was
| the organizer and first commander. H.,
! also was a member of the Calvary
1 Methodist Church.
| Capt Meredith is survived by four
| children A A. Meredith and Miss Mar
garet Meredith of this city. and Mrs. c,
! H Burras and Mrs. G. w. Farrell of
| Chicago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-24
NOTAR|ES ASKED TO
ASSIST DRAFT MEN
A. A. HoehIing Urges Free
Witnessing of Questionnaires
for District Men.


Notaries OF washington are asked by
A A Hoehling. chairman of the legal
advisory board IN narfarr, tbeir M
t.r,., a,,,,as ,r.o ~ e..
uuees iiee Va ehaise III cohhec-
fton with all affidavits required in an
swering questionnaires.
Thu a+tar+,on - a.
VI INC Doaio mas oeeh
caiieo 10 the TACT that several fees had
been charged registrants for the proper
handling of afidavits Mr. uoeb1iro
-, .t,,a 80 .-e
"i.''e" HNeh ho'aries as nave re-
ceiyed fees and asked them as a pa
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-24
NEGRO BURNED TO DEATH.
Edward Thornton, Haekman, Vic.
tim of Exploding Lamp.

Edward Thornton, colored, forty five
years Old, hickman, was burned to
death in his stable, at $40 Pleasant alley
southwest. this morning about 8 o'clock
His four horses were rescued and his
three carriages taken from the building
before the fire reached them.
Thornton had his living quarters over
he stable. and this morning a lamp he
carried exploded and started the fire.
F'irenen made a quick response to an
alarm sounded from box 451 They hur-
r:ed to the upper floor of the building
when told that Thornton probably was
there, but by the time they reached him
he was dead. Part of the brass lamD
that exploded was clutcbed in his right
hand
Police of the fourth precinct were told
that Thornton came here from Virginia
about fifteen years ago. conducting a
prosperous cab business. Damage to the
building and contents amounted to $500
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-24
AMERICAN DEFENSE
SOCIETY WARNING

Every German or Austrian
in the United States, unless
known by years of associa-
ton to be absolutely loyal,
should be treated as a po-
tential spy.
Be on the alert. Keep your
eyes and ears open. Take
nothing for granted. Energy
and alertness may save the
life of your son, your hus-
band or your brother.
The enemy is engaged in
making war in this country,
in transmitting news to Ber-
lin and in spreading peace
propaganda as well as lies
about the condition and NOR
ale of American military
1Ol les.
Whenever any suspicious
act or disloyal word comes
to your notice communicate
at once with the police de-
partnent or with the local
Office of the Department of
Justice.
P olice Headquarters
Telephone Main oo4o; Dis
trict building, 18th street and
Pennsylvania avenue.
Department of Justice
Telephone Man Ieo; YER
mont avenue and K street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-24
Trotzky Flags Americans,
Accuses Red Cross of Plot;
Calls for World Revolution

| PETROGRAD December 22-LeoE
Trotzkys the bolshevik foreign minister
| at a meeting of the revolutionary or
! PLANTATIONS assembled in congress to-
| day, read documents and kilograms
which he declared contained evidence
! Americans were helping Cen. kaledines
| leader of the Don Cossacks.
| Last night" said Trotzky, I'VE found
| that American agents in Russia were
participating in the Kaledines move
ment We arress ID Col Kolpashnikoff,
attached to the American mission to
Rumania. who WIS trying to get train
| load of automobiles, clothing and sup-
plies to Rostov. Among the documents
was a letter from David r Francis
| (American ambassador to Russia) re-
questing that the train be given free
passage. as it was bound for the mis-
| sion at Jassy.
| "One letter from Col Anderson (head
! of the American Red Cross mission to
Rumania) to Kolpashnikof said that if
money were needed Ambassador Fran
| eli. was ready to advance 100000 rubles
| on the account of the Red Cross. We
think that the American ambassador
must break his silence now.
Most Silent Diplomat.
Since the revolution he has been the
! most silent diplomat in Petrograd
| Evidently he belongs to the Bismarck
| school, in which it was taught that
| silence is golden. He must explain his
| connection with this conspiracy.
I'VE will tell all the ambassadors.
| American gold. under the guise of the
T holy mission of the Red Cross, support
and bride Kaledines, you are mistaken.
| If you think that, you are no longer
| the representatives of America. but
| private adventures, and the heavy
! hand of the revolution will reach out
! after you"
Il desire to let the representatives of
| all the foreign powers know that we
| are not 80 blind as to allow our feet
1 Tchitcherin and Patrof we have al
ready had occasion to show the British
| ambassador the revolutionary govern
| ment is not lacking in dignity and
! pride ana that we are not acting under
/ the influence of the Anglo-Amertcan
/ boureeoisie, but have pure prfncjnJe
/ for which we viii conquer or perish"
! The audience cheered these utter.
/ ances wildly Nine. Alexandra Kol-
/ lantay,. boIshevik minister of nnh1ic
| welfare. moved then that the meet
ing send delegates to France and Eng
land, ito light the torch of a world revo-
/ luton.
! The audience cheered these utterances
wildly
Raymond Robins, head of the perma-
nent American Red Cross mission IN
Russia, on learning of the arrest Of
Kolpashnikor prior to Trotzky'a
to the bolsheyik leader, but TrotzIv
refused to hear him unless he came as
the representative of the embassv
Ambassador Francis. in a statement
! to the Russian press, declares the en-
bassy and the Red Cross are in no wav in :
! volved in the counter revolution. He
says that Kolpashniisoff received m
funds from the embassy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-24
COURT DIsMIssEs APPEAL.
Relatives of David Tally, Deceased
Fail to File Bond.

Justice Mccoy of the District Supreme
Court today dismissed the appeal taken
from verdict sustaining the will of
David Tally. which left an estate wall
ued AT $4,000 to his friend, John f.
Pearson of Atlantic City. Near rel.
atives OF Mr.. Tally filed a caveat. and
after a protracted trial Justice Mccoy
directed verdict sustaining the will.
The relatives then appealed. but failed
TO file the necessary bond within the
period prescribed by the rules of court,
Attorneys Frank ]. Hogan and Ed
nund Brady upheld the will. The oh
tectors were represented by Attorneys
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-24
COMBINATION IS CHARGED.
U. S. Files Brief Against United
Shoe Machinery Company.

The governments brief has been filed
in the United States Supreme Court In
the suit for dissolution of the United
Shoe Machinery Company and It's sub
salaries on the ground that they are a
combination in restraint Of trade, and
intunctions against continuing the "ty-
ing leases" under which machinery is
rented to shoe manufacturers. The case
will be reargued January 7.
Decisions In the motion picture pat
ents case, as well as a number of others
handed down since the machinery case
was instituted. are cited by the govern :
ment in an effort TO demonstrate the in
validity of the tying leases"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-24
Form of Exercise.

Or. Hardin's words will be as follows.
l. AS an Inspiration to mae our virile
CITY a veritable city of Cod
z For the rebuilding of broken promises
ana neglected family affairs.
. For the re-esta lishnlent of broken
Laltns and the payment OF forgotten
T. For the. encoura cement of overy-
,hlhS wholesome, uplifting and right
D. For the inspiration of the Young
| ior those who bear the tug and strain
OF middle years and for heartening of
s. For the destruction of evil. in
places high and low.
4. For the winning of the lost
through the power of crucified and
risen Redeemer. anu
q. For the honor of God. who
through the centuries. has led His peo,'
! pie in love.
8, For the honor of Jesus Christ only
pesotten Son of the Father, despised and
rejected often, and yet today the SUI
pfeme Lore and only Savior of men.
10 For the honor of the HOLY Shirt
| revealing the light and life and love
/ OF Rather and Son, and bringing the
mind of, the Master to our ren1emra nee
II. For the glory of God the Father
Goa the Son, and God the Holy Ghost.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-24
Quote Scripture to Aid War Loan

A great war loan has just been issued
IN America. with appropriate advertis-
ing or every sort. 1t may interest
Americans to read how the Germans
simultaneously are advertising their
seventh war loan. number of docu-
ments concerning their propaganda, by
newspapers, posters, pictures, lectures
In snort. by publicity of every kind
nave come into my hands. | quote first
from an article in the Weissenburger
Zeitung:
Here is word of Christ for the
nervous. for the pusillanimous, for
those VINO think in a cowardly man
ner. o We of little faith. why are We
so fearful? Verify, he who, under the
protection of Hindenburg, can work
for the future of his country and for
fuses to bring his money to the war
loan. such a one has no country, no
religion, no conscience, and in his mo-
ments of lucidity he should despise
himself"
A banker named Jacob Hecht insert
ed the following notice in the Wurz-
burger General Anzeiger:
"Sabaoth, our all-powerful God, is the
Master of war and peace.
I'VE cannot serve both Him and Mann
mon and for this reason the entire
world should reflect. should make for
perfect ion and become more humane.
while thinking of our bond with
His mysterious universe, and in honor
4 w
are fighting hard and who are
falling, we also along with other
innumerable sacrifices should bring
with all our heart and soul and all our
fortune our financial contribution, in
the form of a subscription to the seventh
war loan, in order to arrive promptly
at brotherly universal peace. AS al
ways. will gratefully receive your Or
ders at the usual rates"
Hindenburg. on being asked for an
autograph by the newspapers, gave
them this:
He who subscrbes to the war loan
is making me the finest kind of present
for my birthday"
Here is an example of the text of
the posters with which the country
was placarded:
1.-THE war loan Is the seed, peace is
the harvest Just as the peasant con-
fides to the earth the boarded seed at
the given time. SO thou shouldest loan
to the father1and all the groeschen
(small coin) thou hast saved. That is
why: Subscribed"
In the theaters. the actresses invited
the public TO go onto the stage and
subscribe, while they themselves went
among the audience taking the sub
scriptions OF the mbre tiInid.
At the same time there seems to have
been certain amount OF opposition
to the loan. Many posters were LAGER
ated. Handbflls with arguments
against the loan were sprreptitiousIy
passed about.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-24
SINGS ITS OWN PRAISE;
IS ROUTED BY French
Westphalian Regiment Fails to Live
Up to Record of Teuto-
burger Forest.
By PAUL SCOTT MowRER.
Correspondence of The Evening Star
and Chicago Daily News.)

WITH THE FRENCH ARMIES. No
vember 1s.-would you like to read an
other German war song? Here is a
free translation of one captured re-
Gently from the S5th Infantry, former
ly the 9Th Westphalian, the regiment
of Count Buelow Won Dennewitz:
We are the brave regiment,
The terror OF the land of France
Which is proudly known as the 55th.
We are covered with glory.
Even when he o1tEumbers us
The enemy falls against us.
Already VIC have repulsed the assault
OF the little French twenty-eight times
Chorus:
We will fight brayeIy man to man
In our victorious army
intil the day when Germany
staEds first in the whole world
On land, on sea, in the sky.
trd if the enemy shows his teeth,
We will keep good spirits.
! !, he sons Of Westphalia Lever refuse to fight;
Forward they march with the of Lippe
" hen cannon crash and squirt their flame
we sui are vigorous ard proud.
we VIII conquer as at Dennewitz
The soul CT Count Buelow lives in rs
In the valley of the Linpe. the Ruhr and weser
Our vigorous fists were formed
With which so often
We have rnteiy maned the French
we are from the forest of Teutoburg
Where of yore the battle of armepilIs took n,ace
= nd SO against US, night and day.
All our enemies efforts fail.
Chorus
One word more. This regiment. the
both Infantry. was holding the Vau-
drains farm sector when the French
attacked the Maimaison plateau. Oc-
LETT over 700 prisoners in the hands
Of the French.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-24
Representative Townerin Auto Crash

Representative Horace NJ. Towner OF
Iowa this morning about . o'clock was
In a collision at Connecticut avenue and
NJ street, his automobile and horse
drawn vehicle of William Jefferson.
s37 Hughes court, coming In contact
and being damaged Constant Towner
was driving his fathers car, which was
going south l on Connecticut avenue,
and Jenersons outfit was going west
on III street. The automobile was dam
aged to the amount OF $50. while JEFF
ferson said the damage TO his wagon
amounted to $40. Occupants OF the We
hicles escaped injury.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-24
FILES ITS OBJECTIONS
TO RED CROSS FEATURE

NEW YORK, December 24.--In a letter
to former President Taft, chairman of the
American Red Cross central committee,
recently made public. the National Anti
Vivisection Federation protests against the
appropriation by the American Red
Cross Of 100000 for medical research
work in France" This work, the letter
stated the Observation-Disclosures believe,
will include the building of laboratories
and providing of animals for expert
nentation"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-24
Special Christmas Festival.

A special Christmas festival is to be
held this afternoon at o'clock at the
Church Of the New Jerusalem to which
the public is invited. A special Christ
mas service is to be held tomorrow
morning at IL o'clock, which will be
followed by holy communion. Rev Paul
Sperry, the pastor, Is to preach.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-24
TO PROSECUTE DEPUTIES.
Gen. Dubail Orders Caillaux, Comfy
and Loustalot Proceedings.

PARIS, December 24.-Gen. DuDaiI has
signed the order for the prosecution of
Deputies Cailiaux and Loustalot and NJ.
Comfy. It is alleged that Comply was
present at the lunch at which former
Premier Cailiaux met Csvalliui and is
said to have accompanied Loustaiot to
Switzerland. where he saw the former
kheGiye OF Egypt
Maitre Demange, who defended Drey-
fus at Rennes, has been chosen by NJ
Caillaux as his counsel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-24
Pleased With Spirit of COOPERATION

John A. Beeler and the experts In
vestigating local traffic conditions. who
are in favor of the ''stagger' plan. are
gratified at the spirit OF cooperation
being shown by the government depart
ments in giving this plan try-out. A
general "stagger7 scheme will be pro-
posed for all the departments
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-24
BOLSHEVIKI SEEKING
UKRAINIAN PEACE
Confined from First Page,

CONTINUED from First Page.)
keep to the principle Of democratic
peace" leaving to the peoples the right
to dispose of themselves. The ambas-
sador having asked him what he would
do if Germany refused such peace
Trotzky answered that then the peace
would not he signed and that the max
imalists, might be led TO wage a reNo-
llutionart war" Trotzky added that
IF public opinion was opposed 70 such
a war the question would then be car
ried before the constituent assem- ply
He concluded by saying that II the
bolsheviki succunbed TO the resistance
they are meeting within Russia the
country would be given over TO an
archy.
The Havas note concludes:
This converse ton, which is correct
Throughout, must he considered IS Gre
ating no new relation between the
imaximalist government and u.s."
AMSTERDAM. December PA dis
patch received here from Brest-Lltovsk
Russia, dated Saturday. says
To-day at o'clock in the afternoon
the peace negotiations were begun at
solemn sitting. The meeting was at
tended by the following delegates:
"Gerrnany-Dr. Richard Won Kuehl-
mann, foreign minister; Herr Won
Rosenberg. Baron won Roch, Gen. Hoff-
mann and Maj. Brinckmann.
Austria Hungary - Count Czernin
foreign minister; Herr Won Mercy. Fret
herr Won Wiser. Count Collerda, Count
Onaky, Field Marshal Won Chisceries,
Lieut. Polarny and Mai yon Cluise-
Observation-Disclosures Popof, former
Secretary Cosseff, Postmaster General
Stoyanovich. Col GantjiT and DR. An
astasoff.
"Turkey-Former Minister of Foreign
Affairs Nessimy Bey. Ambassador Hak-
XII Under Foreign Secretary Hekmit
Bey and Gen. Zekki Pasha.
"Russia,-Joffe I,amineif, Bisenko
Pokrosky. Karaghan Lubinski, Welt
man Paylowich, Admiral Altvotur.
Gen. Tumorrl. Col. Rokki. Col Neplatt
and Capt. Lipsky.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-24
Conjugal Repartee.

From Cassell's Saturday Journal
she-I can see you've made up your
mind to stay In.
He-And it's plain you've made up
your face to 20 out