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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-29
WELLS WRITES LETTER

Oscar Wells, chairman of the finance committee of the food preparedness com mittee, has issued letter to firms, cor porations and citizens, business men in general. asking for contributions to the expense of the campaign. MT. Wells letter follows:
 The matter of producing more food crops in Alabama is an important one. An executive committee of Birmingham citizens has been appointed to aid in the work of growing more products which may be used for feeding the people of the south, who have been large consumers of the commodities of other sections. This year we will be under the necessity of contending both with the scarcity of pro- duction and the difficulties of transpor- tation.
 "A large New York bank has made this significant statement:
 If we grow more food than we did last year-and so far the outlook is for less-there is danger of a food situation such as the world In modern times has not dreamed of
 ITO produce and conserve food Is our plain duty Will you not help the work of the local committee by contributing toward fund of $10,000, which the finance committee is trying to raise?
 Please advise the amount you are will ing to give. Yours truly,
 OSCAR WELLS, Chairman
 Donald Conner, Joseph F. Mudd. J. C.. Hodges, R. A. Porter. Frank B. Fowlkes, finance committee.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-29
CHURCHES ID AID IN CANNING WORK Ladies to Organize Clubs
 to Assist TO REACH EVERYONE Wells Sends Out Letter Asking for Further Contributions to $1O,OO0 Fund for Food Prepared
 ness Work
TO REACH EVERYONE

All Birmingham ministers will today talk to their congregations about the inn portance of canning foodstuffs. saving tin cans with smooth edges and all glass jars that could be used in canning These will be handled through some agency in the church, a canning club will be or ganized and small canning machine purchased, the church society to sell the foods canned and reap the profit for the churches.
 w. D. Wood, chairman of the special committee named to handle this work, makes the direct appeal to the ministers and to the women of Birmingham to handle this matter at once, and it is ex- pected that the subject will be discussed in practically every pulpit in the city today.
 The ladies will organize and the work will immediately take on impetus. Fol lowing the organization and the actual beginning of operations, 1t is expected that almost every church will be able to use small canning machine, and that one will be purchased
 MT. Woods committee will meet at 4:30 o'clock again tomorrow afternoon at the Chamber of Commerce to discuss further plans and hear reports of Sundays work. Other members of MT Woods committee are Hill Ferguson, B. A. Thompson, the Rev. T. F. Hay, the Rev. Preston Blake, the Rev. F. B. Wells the Rev. M. S. Barnwell, P. M. Smith. William M. Spen- cer and William Rodgers
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-09
Chairman of Board Says
ssOO,00O,OOO Already
Voted Is Not Enough
Controversy Is Aired
Statement Declares Goethals
Was in Favor of Wooden
Vessel Programme
fErnrn The Tribune BureAul

Washington, July 8.-An additional
appropriation for shipbuilding Of from
$500 900, 900 to s5O0,00O,00O is to be
asked of Congress by the Shipping
Board if President Wilson approves the
boards plan, Chairman Denman an
nounced tonight. This will supple
ment the appropriation for shipping Of
$500 ,OOO, 900 already made by Congress
$50 100000 under the original act Gre
ating the Shipping Board, s5OO,OOo,ooo
for shipbuilding and s25o,ooo,ooo for
communicating existing shipping end
shipping under construction PROVIDED
in the recent war deficiency bill.
Mr.. Denman declared that the $780,
900 900 appropriated for ship construc-
ton had already been let out in crn-
tracts. or would be in the near future
CONTRACTS are available for the en-
tire amount and the additional amount
We desire TO ask Congress for" he said
in discussing his statement
GOCtndlS Still III NHdiSS
"As TO who will construct these
ships." he said with some significance
and apparently apropos Of no question
that had been asked, "the board has no
idea at this time Of any change from
the present situation-that General
Goethals is in charge of the construc-
ton" 49,,
MIR. Denman declared that the total
amount asked. with what had been APP
propriated already, would construct
nearly 100000 dead tons-that IS
ships which would carry in cargo o.
100000 tons;or, in gross tons, approx
matelv little more than 100000. lie
said a. least 100000 dead tons, or -,
100000 gross tons, could be constructed
in eighteen months.
Two points in Mr. Denman's carefully
prepared statement, which IolloWs'
reused some curiosity in Washington
tonight. One of these is history OF
the wooden versus steel ship contro-
vcrsv. in which Mr.. Denman states that
General Goethals, among others, APP
proved the original wooden ship pro-
gramme. c.
tary of Commerce Redfield for the idea
of fabricated steel ships-the process
Of turning out steel ships like Ford
automobiles. by having all the parts
standardized, so that plates could be
made ready to be riveted in place al
steel mills in the interior of the coun-
.,.sr
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-09
New York Leads
In Food Saving Work
Doing Greatest Organization
Work in Country, Says
Cornell Director

Warrington, July s.-New York State
i leading the country in organizing its
agencies for food conservation, accord
ing 20 q report made 10 the food ad-
ministratiOn by DR.. Martha Van Rens-
selaer. director Of the home economics
department OF Cornell University.
"ln New York State" said Dr.. Van
Rensselaer,. I'VE have found people
everywhere fully convinced Of the ne
cessity for food conservation and anx-
ious TO begin definite study and work
along this line ~ once"
large sum has been appropriated by
toe state for public education in food
conservation. lts programme includes
food preservation, preparation and Sc
lection, and provides for home eco
Monies specialist in each city and coun-
~. This expert will give lectures and
demonstrations on the canning and
drying Of food, general food values and
methods Of eliminating waste. She
will be ready % aid housewives in the
solution Of local food problems.
Forty Of these experts are already at
work under the general direction OF A.
Y. Mann, dean Of the Cornell College
Of Agriculture and member Of the New
York State Food supply Commission.
end under the immediates Of
Dr. Van Rensselaer, and Or. Flora Rose,
Of the Cornell home economics depart
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-09
ONewY ork Greeks
LaudVenizelos Regime

Seventeen hundred New York Greeks
attended mass meetings in this city
yesterday, pledged their support to the
Vcnizelos regime in Athens and hailed
with enthusiasm the prospects of the
actual participation Of Greece in the
war against Germany.
Ore of the meetings was held IN the
Amsterdam Opera House under the
auspices of the League of Greek Liber-
ais, with 1900 men and women present.
About 200 Greeks attended the other
demonstration in Terrace Garden, l4b
East Fifty-eighth Street, by the Hell
lonic Liberal Association.
At the opera house meeting resolu-
tons were adopted condemning the
atlantis" a Greek newspaper pub
lished in this city, for its alleged pro-
German propaganda, which, the resolu
tions declared, sis intended to poison
the enthusiasm of the people and to
prevent the presentation Of united
Greece against the foes of our native
and adopted countries"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-09
Russia Marching
To Victory, Says
Premier LUoH
Continued from page l

we have also executed comprehensive
scheme of minor economic, hnanclai
and social reforms which has peeh
unanimously approved"
Relations with Allies Improved
Prince Lvoff went on to declare that
diplomatic relations with the Allies
were much improved, that, despite
three months of stagnation on the
part of Russia's army and the critical
attitude of her democracy to the Al
lies, the programme of mutual con-
dence was mistaken.
That" explained the Premier, us
the result Of our new democracy, which
is absolutely frank and truthful. ! am
convinced it means new era of IN
ternational relations.
Equally satisfactory are our rela-
tions with America. let me here ex-
press to America our hearty satisfac-
ton at the visit of the Root mission.
| have had the strongest possible sup
port from Mr.. Root personally. | am
amazed how, despite his newness TO
Russia and the limited opportunities
to see our country, he Immediately
grasped the essential fact that our
troubles were transitory and under
stood the broader and more essential
problems which the Russians them
selves have not yet all been able TO
understand.
Tribute to Francis
ALLOW me TO add that American
Russian relations have also been adj
mirably handled by your Ambassador,
Mr.. Francis, who earns deep apprecla-
ton for his good will and lively inter
est in our affairs and his quick adapta-
ton to our new methods of diplomacy
am unable to conceive how America
could be better represented here
In conclusion Prince Lvof discussed
Russo-American and Russian world
relations with great eloquence and
fervor, declaring that the greatest hope
lies in Russia's new approximation TO
America.
For decades of darkness and oppres-
sion," he said, america had been our
ideal of freedom and intellectual and
material developoment-rat not our
ideal, for we had considered it unat-
tainable, but remote fairy tale of hap
pincss. Now we have in one jump
reached Americas condition of free
dom. There remains the slower but
not impossible task to overtake her in
education, material progress, culture
and respect for order.
Spirit Akin to Americas
Eve are on the right track. The
spirit of new Russia is closely akin to
the immemorial spirit of free America,
and where the spirit is work follows.
That means Russia's salvation.
But that is not all. | am convinced
that our revolution is no mere domes-
tic affair, but stage in the new world
movement toward liberty, equality, fra
ternity, perhaps the greatest stage in
the worlds history. Equally consider
that the war-like. indeed, preceding
wars-is stage in world evolution.
This wars mission is to spread through
out the world all that is vital and abid- |
ing in our revolution. That is why, as
G citizen Of the world, | desire victory. !
II regard the growing friendship be- (
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-09
Women Ready to Open
City Canning Kitchen
Mayors Committee Completes
Plans to Preserve Surplus
Fruits and Vegetables

Mother Knickerbocker is going to
roll up her sleeves and get into the
canning game to-day. 1t took the city
folks quite a while TO discover that
though they hadn't any cherry trees
in their backyards or green peas on
their tennis courts they had vast guam
titles of fruit and vegetables going to
waste in their freight yards which
ought to be preserved for the good Of
the nation.
The Mayors Committee Of Women
on National Defence has made ar
rangements with the railroad and stor-
age officials and has established mu-
nicipal canning kitchen in the school
building under the Williamsburg
Bridge at Tompkins and Delaney
streets.
The kitchen will be opened this
morning, under the direction of Miss
Mabel Kittredge and a cooperating
committee consisting of Miss Ruth Nor
gan and Mrs. John Pratt, of the
Mayors committee; Mrs. William H..
Hays and Mrs. William II. Tough, of
the Women's University Club. and Mrs.
Willard Straight and Miss Miriam Har-
riman. of the Junior League. A meet
ing will be held this afternoon at the
Women's University Club, at which
the work Of the kitchen will be de-
scribed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-09
Garbage Cans Show
Signs of Starvation
American Women's Campaign
Against Waste Is
Succeeding

Washington, July s.-A cry Of star
walton which is pleasing to the United
States food administration has reached
Washington. 1t is from the American
garbage can.
The first concrete evidence of the
success of the American women's cam
paign against waste which they arc
wacing as members of the food ad'
ministration comes from Cleveland and
Buffalo, showing that in the last sixty
days the amount of fats obtained from
garbage at the city reduction plants
has decreased 40 per cent. This is
proof that the public is watching the
garbage can as never before.
II is believed that subsequent figures
will show an equal saving in other
cities.
City health departments report a
great decrease in the amount of gar
bage collected during the last two
months.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-09
Wheat Cost in i.
Higher than in Any
Belligerent Country
Here 1t Is $2.07 a Bushel-1he
German Price Is
About $l.80
fFrnn III. Tr1hune Brrcan ]

Washington, July s.-The Allied
Wheat Commission has furnished a re-
port TO the food administration on the
present prices Of wheat in various
countries.
The government price in Great Brit
ain is $3.50 bushel. The government
price in Australia is s1.14 bushel, and
in India S1.S5. The government price
in France is $3.50 for home grown
wheat, including various bounties. The
government maximum in Italy has been
fixed at SLIGO a bushel for soft wheat
and Sl94 for hard wheat. The Belgian
fixed at S1.69 bushel for soft wheat
the German price about $3.50 bushel.
Wheat for delivery this month sold in
Chicago yesterday at S2.07.
Information furnished to the food
administration also shows that the
Allies are requiring the mixture OF 20
per cent corn, rye or barley in the
-four. It has proved impossible to in
troduce straight corn bread because OF
the lack Of corn mills in Europe, and
cornmeal does not keep well, so extern
sive shipment is impossible.
Furthermore, households in England
and France are not equipped to bake
bread, all baking for decades having
been done in public bakeries, and the
baking and distribution of corn bread
from bakeries, inasmuch as ii must be
served fresh, has not proved feasible.
The mixed war bread in England and
France is less palatable than either the
straight corn or wheat bread in use in
the United States, more especially SIS q
considerable part Of the bran is being
retained in the wheat -four.
Furthermore, in order to suppress
The consumption Of all sorts OF fresh
bread and rolls, bakeries are required
10 hold their bakings for at least
twelve hours before delivery. There
fore, our allies are all living on what
is regarded in America as stale bread.
The consumption Of flour in England
and France is being reduced to between
three and four pounds a person a week,
or about threc-ffths Of the American
consumption, despite the fact that
Europeans are ordinarily larger bread
eaters than Americans.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-09

itself that neutrsls are outstanding
their own resources and that our
supplies will not become avaiIaole;
either directly or indirectly, 10 ieea
the enemy.
Argument for Complete Embargo
ore argument advanced by advocates
Of complete embargo on FOOD snip,
ments is that the neutral countries ana
the Allies have presented entirely az
ferent statements regarding the amount
of foodstufFs going from the neutra,
countries into Germany. IL IS argued
also that the neutrals cannot be treated
all alike. as varying conditions OBTAIN
in Holland and in the Scandinavian
countries.
Through control Of coal and fuels the
government intends TO take hrm grasp
on shipping. An arrangement uhde,
negotiation will give the American ana
British governments control not ohiy
of all Allied tonnage but OF neuVra.
vessels as well. Ships now on runs no.
regarded as necessary TO successful
conduct of tho war viii be iorced INTO
trades considered more essential, ana
vessels now held in port through rear
Of submarine attack viii be required 10
go into service.
Control of iron and steel was made
necessary by war demands on the iron
and steel industries. A shortage OF
steel in this country is threatened be-
cause OF the large amount that is being
diverted 10 munitions manufacture and
the construction OF the governments
merchant fleet. Japan's heavy pur-
chases of steel plates for merchant
shipbuilding made necessary that plates
be nut under control. At the same time
this action gives the government
weapon with which to force Japanese
tonnage into the transatlantic trades.
Regulations Due in Few Days
Specific regulations governing food
exports and shipments of other COM
modties named in to-day's list are
expected TO be issued by the President
within a few days. Even if complete
embargo is not placed on food exports
for time, it is known many restrlc-
tons will be made. The Exports Coun-
Gil, comprising three Cabinet members
and the Food Administrator, is draw
ing up programme to be submitted to
the President Immediately.
The method Of procedure in obtain
ing licenses for expert was outlined to
night by Secretary Rediield, who will
administer the act, as follows:
First-Applications for licenses may be
made by the Bureau Of Foreign and Do
nestle Commerce. Division of Export
Licenses. 1895 X Street, Washington.
u. c., or TO any Of the branches Of the
bureau Of Foreign and Domestic Com
merce-New York. Boston. Chicago. St.
Louis. New Orleans, San Francisco and
Seattle.
Second---In applying for a license 70 ex-
port any of the commodities covered by
the Presidents proclamation applicants
should give the following information in
tripicate form:
(A) Quantity; (b) description of goods
lei name and address of consignee; I'D
name and address Of consignor.
Third-The license will be good for only
sixty days, and at the expiration of that
time must be renewed, and if not shipped
within that time new application must
be made.
Fourth-The various branch offices OF the
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Com
nerce have been given full instructions as
20 the disposition OF all applications for
licenses.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-09
Chairman Denman's Statement

Mr.. Denman's statement follows:
an the latter part Of February, and
several weeks before the war, the Ship
ping Board, forecasting growing efii-
cheney in the German submarine, began
to develop it's programme for very
great increase in the tonnage output
of American yards. 1t sought contracts
with the various steel shipbuilding
plants. but found that or account OF
the large steel commitments TO other
purposes it could not hope for any
great increase of tonnage from that
source.
"The board, after nearly two months.
investigation into the possibility OF
wooden ship construction TO supplement
steel, prepared a project for the con-
struction Of wooden feet which would
increase the sum total Of tonnage with
out interference with the steel supply.
II called a conference of all the wooden
ship constructors on the Atlantic coast
and some from the Pacific. 1t con-
suited many practical workers IN
wooden construction, such as drydocks,
bridges, etc; various scientists skilled
in wooden materials, naval construc-
tors. and even builders of steel ships.
Among others who approved the project
in its preliminary form were General
Goethais. +. w. Sprague, graduate of
Annapolis and noted electrical engii-
neer; Captain w. II. Stayton, Rear Ad-
miral Wainwright, U. S. n. Cretired);
f. W. Wood, ironmaker and ship
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-09
Carranza Bars Alcohol
Makes Chihuahua State Dry
as War Measure

chihuahua, Mex, July 8.-By de-
cree which became effective to-day the
manufacture and sale of intoxicating
liquor Of any kind in the State of Chi
huahua is forbidden under severe PEN
alties.
The decree was issued under direct
orders from President Carranza and is
considered a war measure to stamp out
banditry and revolution in this, the
largest Of the border states.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-09
u. S. ENJOYS Promise
Support to Russia

Petrograd, July s.-Cyrus McCor-
mick. of Chicago, and Samuel r. Ber-
iron, of New York, members Of the
Root commission, conferred Yesterday
with A. |. Shingaroff, Russian Minister
of Finance, and representatives of the
Foreign Ministry. They discussed Rus
sia's needs in relation to American ex-
change and the future Russo-Ameri-
can financial policy.
The American delegates announced
that their government was ready to
give Russia large financial support.
The financial programme will be com
nunicated to Washington as soon as
completed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-09

ment District supervisors oversee the
work OF the city and county experts.
Only college graduates having had
special domestic science training are
eligible for these positions All OF the
great colleges having domestic science
departments have been asked TO recon-
mend their most capable graduates.
The 175 domestic science study clubs
of New York organized by the Cornell
Agricultural College have formed a
nucleus for the state work.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-09
Russian Envoy
Decries Peace
Move at Garden
Bakhmetef Makes 1t Clear
Countrymen Had No
Part in Disturbance

Professor Boris Bakhmetef, the new
Russian Ambassador, seized his FIRST
opportunity yesterday to belittle the
pacifst demonstration. which inter-
rupted the Madison Square Gsrden
meeting on Saturday night in honor
of the Russian War Commission. The
Ambassador made sure that reporters
had his version of the affair before ne
took his seat at dinner at the Hotel
Plaza to the commission by the Rus
sian colony in New York and other
Russian commissions here.
"The sentiment of Russians IN Ne"
York" he said, "is not in favor OF
separate peace. think ! can speak ior
them. for have been in New York be-
fore. and have had many conferences
with my countrymen on this occasion.
| object to the impression conveyed oy
the accounts this morning Of the peace
demonstration in Madison Square Car
don
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-09

we have also executed comprehensive
scheme OF minor economic, financial
and social reforms which has been
unanimously approyedT