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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-25
PRESIDENT WILSON
 MAKES TWO VISITS
 ID CAPITOL OFFICE
Right Within Hearing of Deliberations of Senate With Door Open He
 Transacts Business

Washington. January 24.-President Wilson made two visits to his office in the capitol today for conferences in spite of criticism of his course voiced in the Senate yesterday by Sem ator Jones of Washington and repeat el freely in the cloakroom by others.
 The Senate remained in session while the President was seeing call CTS in his office just outside the Sen ate chamber The door of the room was left open and senators passing in and out could hear snatches of his corf- sversa tions. Many of the democrats stopped in at least for a moment to shake hands with him.
 On previous visits the Presidents conferences have been devoted entire ly to parts of legislative programme, but today he had appointments with several men and women outside Of Congress including Mrs. William Cum ing Story, president general of the Daughters of the American Revolu- ton: Frank F. Glass. vice president or the American Newspaper Publishers association, and Mrs. George Bass Of Chicago, chief of the women's bureau of the democratic national committee.
 Leaving the White House after lunch, MT Wilson spent an hour in his capitol office and then went foi a long walk with Secretary Tumulty. On his return to the capitol he walked through the lobby back of the Sem ate chamber, stopping to shake hands with several senators.
 The only conference today having a direct bearing on the legislative pro- gramme was with Majority Leader Kitchin of the House. MT. Kitchin told the President in detail of the revenue bill agreed upon by the House ways and means committee. the general fea- lures of which already have been ap- proved by the administration and of efforts being made to speed up the legislative machinery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-25
Summary of the News
GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS 1-PIan of Cummins to discuss peace address bitterly fought In Senate Austrian troops on snOwshoes att tack Italians. General Carranxa will he urged to protect territory. Andrew BonSr Law replies to Will son,s address on peace. Wilson's plan to prevent strikes again voted down. Exchange heads ask time to get information for probers of leak. President Wilson makes two visits to capitol office. Armor plate board will visit Ala bama on first tour. Naval battle was fought tp dark on North sea coast. 2-spanell will take stand in own be- half.
 Pasteur treatment given to 20i persOns during last year. will abandon open conferences.
 Burnett hoping immigration hill will not he vetoed.
 LOCAL NEWS
 revive party. Weather retards brown ore mines. Rice says Brandon is certain to en- ter race for governor. ROtarians hear able arguments for school tax.
 Death rate decrease is shown by health report. White appreciates efforts being made to aid colleges. Renewal of troops from border a biz propositiOu-
 FEATURES 2-NeWn of the movies. 4-Hdltorial comment. Soeaety and Dolly Dalrymple. S-~speFta. e-~H kRketp.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-25

"The head of great neutral na- ticn, whatever his private views may be--and I know as little as any or you what they are-must adopt neu- tral attitude America is very far re- moved from the horrors of this war We are in the midst of them. Amer ica is neutral; we are not neutral. We believe that the essence of this con flict is question which is as old as time-the difference between right and wrong We believe, we know, that this war is war ofN naked aggression; that crimes which have accompanied the conduct of the war, which have been unknown in the world for cen turies, are small in comparison with the initial crime of plunging the world into war by cold blooded call culation because those responsible thought it would pay.
 AIMS ARE IDENTICAL
 President Wilson's speech had this ainl--to gain. peace now and secure. peace for the future. That is our aim, and our only aim. He hoped to secure this by league of peace and he not only spoke in favor of such league
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-25
Committee Az St Part of Measure s, : sementing
 Adar : g Law
NEWLAn PROPOSES sUBsTTo E SECTION
Nevada Senator States Investigation Bill on Which Work Is Now Pro- gressing Would Eliminate Com
 pulsion, But Secure Results

Washington, J anuary 24. For the second time since 1t be- gan consideration of railroad legislation to supplement the Adamson law, the Senate inter state commerce committee to- day declined to approve a pro- vision suggested by President Wilson forbidding a strike or lockout pending investigation of a labor controversy.
 The vote was 10 to five, with three democrats, Senators Underwood, Smith of South Carolina and Thompson, voting with the republicans in the negative.
 On the first vote 10 days ago the committee turned down this provision 7 to 3. A further effort may be made to win the committees approval, and if this is unsuccessful fight will be made for the provision when railroad legislation reaches the floor of the Sen ate some weeks hence.
 NEWLANDS HAS PLAN
 Chairman Newlands tonight said the committee was still at work on an i'm vestigation bill with this feature elimin- ated and was confident that approval would be given a measure that would prevent obstructions to interstate com merce without actually forbidding 8 strike,
 The action of the committee came shortly after representatives of the four railroad broSherhoods informed Presi-- dent Wilson, who was at the capitol coiss,1ting senators about other legisia- tive questions, that they desired to sug- gest changes to the bill now pending be- fore the Senate and House committees. The President asked that the suggestions be submitted in writing and promised to give them careful consideration. The brotherhood leaders declined to make public their proposals at this time, but it is understood they follow the lines indi- cated in hea rings before the House com mttee and provide for permanent in- vestigating comn1isson composed partly of employers and employees, without any strike prohibition feature.
 BOARD IS PROPOSED
 The Senate committee adopted a pro- vision for board of investigation to be appointed by the President when oc- casion arises which would be called into being only in case the present federal board of mediation and conciliation failed to settle a controversy. The board would be authorized to investigate and report not only the facts, but its con- clusion as to the merits of each side.
 When the committee concluded it's work for the day it had reached a provision designed to prevent obstruction of inter- state commerce without interference with the right to strike. The suggestion be- fore 1t would make it a misdemeanor punishable by six months imprisonment
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-25
FRIENDLY BUT FIRM REPLY IS
 MADE WILSON
Andrew Bonar Law, Voicing Attitude of English Toward Presidents Speech to Senate Holds That Peace Coming Now Would Be Peace With Victory, Leaving Ger
 man Military Machine Wearing
 the Halo of Success

Bristol January 24Ca nection British council the following President Wilson's to he what called the served possible reply
  in should nnintn nf view
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-25
SIX HUNDRED MEN
 SING "HOW DRY I AM"
 WHEN BILL IS SIGNED
Arkansas Bone Dry" Law Is Nov Adopted and Will Go Into
 Effect at Once

Little Rock. Ark, January :4. While coo men stood and sanr the refrain. s.How Dry Am.- Gov crnor Trough signed the Arkansas ''bone-dry" prohibition bill at the annual dinner of the Little Rock Hoard of Commerce tonight. Delay In engrossing the bill made 1t im- possible for the goyernor to sign today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-25
NAVAL BATTLE WAS FOUGHT IN DARK OFF NORTH SEA COAST
Experts Are Surprised That an Engagement Was Possible Under the
 Circumstances

London, January 24-The last reports in naval circles from the naval action in the north sea say it is not considered many other casualties will be added to the list Officials are surprised that an engagement was possible under the cir Icumstances and point that accurate gun nery must have been exceedingly diffi- cult in the pitchy darkness.
 The theory that the German destroy CTS were driven from Zeebrugge by ice lis not given much credence. Naval off. clals say that it is not certain that the German flotilla came from that port
 The bow of the Britisb destroyer lost in the fight was carried away by Ger. man torpedo and. since 1t was considered impossible to tow her to port, she was sunk, for had she remained afloat she might have become a menace to other units of the British flotilla.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-25
Democratic Leaders Hold That Nothing Can Come
 of Talks on Subject
PRESS OF BUSINESS TOO GREAT TO WASTE
 TIME BEFORE MARCH
To Stop Machinery of Legislation Now Would Make Extra Session
 Necessary, Is Claim-Reso-
 lution Goes to Calendar

Washington, January A. Determined opposition was re vealed by administration lead CTS in the Senate today to Sen ator Cummins' proposal to set aside next week for free discus sion of President Wilson's world peace address. Led by Chairman Stone of tho foreign relations committee the demo- crats stood against the Cum lmlns resolution, maintaining that with the press of legisla- tive business such a discussion at this time would make nec- essary an extra session of Congress.
 The resolution was debated for nearly two hours, during which views on world peace set forth in the Presi- dents address were alluded to only incidentally. At the outset Senator Stone moved that the resolution be re- ferred to the foreign relations com mittee, and then moved to amend that motion by adding instructions that the committee make report within 10 days. Finally the resolution went to the Senate calendar without ac- ton, and it will require an affirma- tive vote before it can be placed be- fore the Senate for action.
 CUMMINS WAS PRESSING Senator Cnmming insisted tonight on pressing the matter at every opportunity and as a motion to take it up is debatable it can precipitate discussion during the first hour of the Senates session every day unless parliamentary expedients are adopted to prevent.
 In urging his resolution, Senator Cum mins declared that the Presidents pro- posals, right or wrong, were the most inn rortant ever made by a chief executive of the United States, and that the Sen ate owed duty to the country to discuss them and to advise the President in the matter
 If there ever was time,n he said, ''when duty commanded that we give to the world and the country the honest convictions of the Senate upon proposals that affect the integrity of the nation, the peace of the world and the happiness of mankind it is now"
 VIEWS OF STONE
 Senator Stone insisted that any discus sion in the Senate was bound to be two- sided and not of character to enlighten 1the President. He also declared there N&as scarcely time left for disposing of pressing legislation before March 4, and suggested that discussion be left to an- other time.
 There is no desire on the part of the Presidents friends to prevent the fullest expression on the subject" Senator Stone said. Let the country discuss it: let the world discuss it. But for the Senate to set aside such an amount of time as this resolution proposes, when no off, cial action can be taken seems to me to be a melancholy waste of time."
 Senator Shafroth of Colorado proposed that the Senate discuss the matter in special session after March 4, when it will meet to consider cabinet appoint ments and other nominations. Senator Lodge urged adoption of the resolution now, saying it would be a saving in- stead of waste of time. because any senator can discuss the issues if he
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-25
GERMAN REPORT

Berlin. January 24-(Via London )--One British destroyer was sunk and another was observed to De in u sinking condition in the North sea naval engagement, th1 admiralty announces. One German tor pedo boat put in at Ymuiden in a dam- aged condition. The others returned with slight damage.
 The announcement follows
 'In the course of an enterprise under taken by a portion of our destroyer forces, an engagement occurred early in the morning of January 23 with British naval forces. One enemy destroyer was sunk during the fight After the engage ment a second was observed by our air planes to be in a sinking condition One of our torpedo boats which was in dis tress owing to damage sustained, accord ing to news received. has arrived a, Ymuiden. All the other boats returned with slight damage"
 The official British account of the en- gagement. which was given out las, night, said that British destroyer was torpedoed with the loss of 47 men, ard that German destroyer was sunk
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-25

but he is trying to induce the Amer ican Senate to take the steps neces- sary to give effect to it. It would not be right to regard this proposal as something altogether Utopian.
 "You know that almost up to
 our own day duelling continued.
 and just as the settling of private
 disputes by the sword has now be-
 come unthin<able, so, I think, we
 may hope that the time will come
 when all the nations of the world
 will play the part which Cromwell
 described as his life w0rk--to act
 as constable and keep peace. That
 time will come, I hope.
 LIFE AND DEATH QUESTION
 ''But this whole subject is not an abstract question for the future. It is a question of life and death now. In judging whether that result can be secured by his methods it is inn possible for us to forget the past. For generations humane men, men of good will among all nations, have striven by The Hague convention, by peace conferences and by other means to make impossible, or, at least, to miti- gate the horrors of war. When war comes, by what means can these bar
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-25
Inquiry in New York Is Suddenly Halted Until
 Next Week
BROKERS HAVE GREAT TASK BEFORE THEM TO ARRANGE RECORDS
Committee Makes It Plain That It Will Seek Out "Short Sellers During Period Just Prcvi-
 ous to Peace Note

New York, January 24.--To give stock exchange brokers time to pro- duce records of the dealings of their customers during the time the inter- national peace situation was a factor in the stock market the rules com its "ieak" inquiry and turned to Washington. They will back probably next Tuesday, by which time 1t is expected the brokers' accounts will have been examined by the com niittee's experts.
 The committee expects to learn from these accounts who were the big opera tors in the market just prior to the pub lication of the Presidents peace note and will then summon these individuals to find out if they had any advance inforrna- ton on the note and. if so. where they got it.
 TIME WAS NEEDED
 The adjournment came after the com mittee had been informed by Chairman Samuel F. Streit of the stock exchange clearing house committee that it would re physically impossible for the 600 or so brokerage houses belonging to the cx- change to produce the desired data with in two weeks or month This was Tn conflict with an earlier statement by President H. G. S. Noble of the ex- change who thought the first responses might come within a day or two. The committee went into executive session nn "a xvifh Noble and it's experts The result was that the committee submitted to the board of governors of the exchange a supple mental request to be transmitted to the brokers which was expected not only to simplify the bookkeeping task of fur nishing the desired data, but also to pro- vide for concealment of the names of GUS toners whom the committee finds nesd mot be involved in the inquiry
 SEEKING SHORT SELLERS The committee is seeking only to dis cover those responsible for the big short selling operations which are supposed to have reflected possession of aSs advance tip on the note Under the rfew scheme the actual accounts are to be submitted in one envelope and the name of the GUS toner in another with the common sym bol for both. If the account on exami- nation appears innocent, the envelope containing the name will remain sealed
 The board of goverors agreed to sub init the request and the committee went away assuming that the brokers would 'accede to it, but the committees coun- sel, sherman L. Whipple, made 1t plain that if any broker dissented, the power of Congress would be used to force him to reveal the information desired with small regard for any desire to keep confden- tial the names of his customers.
 EXPERTS ARE BUSY Already the committees experts have the stock exchange clearing house sheets under examination and have a list of brokerage houses who sold stocks heavily just prior to the publication of the note One of these documents showing net sales (Continued on Page SevenI
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-25

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-25
EXPERTS ARE BUSY

Already the committees experts have the stock exchange clearing house sheets under examination and have list of brokerage houses who sold stocks heavily just prior to the publication of the note. One of these documents showing net sales
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The Detroit times., 1917-01-20
Canadian Women Are Doing
Their Bit" Along With Men
In Dominion War Factories

factories 1T first Some OF thegc. u
The leisure class. found their French
heels didn't like the CRIME and iirt
Bui 40 Of he original number stuck
hen Canadian women awckc 10 the
necessity for munitions and real and
earnest woi kers STARTED IN pour in
Most Of these have stuck right on
the job 'fncy have proven careful.
efficient. steady. reliable aud m
many cases, better az work requiring
delicate workman ship than men NJ
heavy labor Is attempted The chief
work which the wumen do is on
primers. time fuses. assembling, ir.
specting. sorting, and packing on
some OF these operations Tea+ufe-
monts 10 the thousandth part OF ar
inch arr required The women are
paid from $40 10 S22 a week lust as
much as men workers in similar
places Tho plant whore they work
arc airy and we'll lighted In some
places the Y w G s. and w & T
T. serve meals al reasonable prices
The Detroit times., 1917-01-20
SAYS CANDIDATES
MUST FILE FOR
ONE TERM ONLY

Candidates who have filed for all
three terms. the two. four and six
Year. az members OF the seven.man
school hoard. may be disappointed.
Six men have fled with the city
clerk for positions on the board. and
two OF these are seeking all three
terms. and have paid the necessary
fees OF filing
"A man might hc nominated for
all three terms under the present
conditions" said Corporation C0un.
sci Oingeman. and, as lac must So
Loot one. naturally would select the
longest Then there would be Two
vacancies. and there would be- no
legal way Ct filing the'n"
City Clerk Llndray will consult
with the corporation counsel az an
early date The counscls opiu.on
viii be- not 10 accept candidates for
more than one term
The Detroit times., 1917-01-20
PrOgressives Are De-
termined Standpat-
ters Must Go
FEAR OF JOHNSON
BEHIND "COUP"
Efforts To Dust Wilcox
Inspired BY
Hatred
Bp gibson GARDNER.

WASHING 1--t'- 9pre~f-
ton TO the presidential bo0n 'Gf ri.
ram W Johnson IS back or the ap-
pointment OF John 7. Adams as
yiccchairman OF tho Republican na.
tional committee Adams is dun.
my OF the llemenway Bliss Crane
old guard clique The plan is g.
force ont Wilcox and keep tigli
hold on The organization In ordci
that some good patriot like Charles
Warren Fairbanks or VIM Howard
Taft may be- tho Republican nom.
-inee in 1920.
Even George Perkins Is outraged
and it takes good deal 10 Outrage
George
From the progressive liberal dem
ocratic or patriotic standpoint
the Hemenway coup is tho bcst
thing that ever happened The Re
publican party never can be progres
siye-ized while controlled by that
group. and the sooner they are
thrown out. neck and crop The bet
ter Nobody knows this better than
The Progressive voter Of the west
tho middlewest and the near west.
Nobody knows it better than Hiram
W Johnson. II the California hero
Of the 1916 presidential campaign Is
20 be the nominee OF the Re-
publican-Progressivc party three
wears hence, it will be because ne
and his followers have reformed the
Republican party organization with
an AK. II will not be done by any
amiable conferences between Ches-
ter Rowell and the present Repuh-
lioan Warwicks Either the Pro
gressiye Republicans OF the west
will wrench the control away from
Hemenway. Adams and Bliss, or the
Progressive party will be reborn
with a. new interest in its old mis-
sion Of driving the reactionary
bosses out OF the G. O. p.
The Detroit times., 1917-01-20
Masked Thugs Assault
and Rob Alex.
AllieZrits
VICTIM TAKEN
TO HOSPITAL
HOld-Up Is Second of
Sort Within Few
Hours

Soon after be entered his store
AZ No 49, Lafayetteave. east. about
$50 Saturday morning. Alexander
Alliezrits. 20 years old. was set
upon by masked robbers. who en-
tered by tho street door knocked
him down and robbed him OF about
$50.
Alliozrits was taken 10 receiyire
hospital in police patrol and wa+
found 20 have a lacerated scalp ard
possibly fractured skull His con
dition Is serious.
One OF tho three robbers was nm.
masked and Alliezrits Is said %
have recognized him as young
Italian who has been hanginy
around tho store OF late
A patrol wagon filed with dc
tectives was rushed 10 the vicinity.
but the robbers had escaped, pre-
sumably into houses in that vi
entity.
Two robbers entered the store Of
Arnold Fein. No. 237 Harrison-ave,
Friday evening. backed Fem up
against the wall AZ the point Of a
revolver and escaped with $50 taken
from the cash register
When Fein showed signs OF re
sistance. he was beaten over the
head with the butt OF the gun. re
ceiving a slight scalp wound
While coming home from his
work Friday evening. Leo Koss. 10
years old, was surprised by four
highwaymen az Maybury Grand-avc
and the Grand Trunk tracks and
robbed OF SEA
One OF the men had revolver
which he held at Koss's head, while
his companions searched the vic
TINS pockets.
The Detroit times., 1917-01-20
HOLD TO OLD
LIQUOR RULES

lf AID sherman Litilefcld aud
The liquor committee continue 10
contend. as they do now. that a
death constitutes voluntary sur
render OF "a liquor license. there viii
be no new liquor licenses this
spring The committee last year
held the same contention. and was
backed In IFS decision hy supreme
court decision Aid. /Litllefeld says
that various Suggestions have come
"a the committee from time 10 time
that, leniency be used this spring
because Of tho saloon being legis.
Hated out Of business the following
year However. the commitiee will
stick 10 its previous decision The
committee promises that undesira
blcs viii ho treated The same this
spring as thcy were a year ago,
The Detroit times., 1917-01-20

OTTAWA. ont. Jan. 90 Cana
dian women are doing their III" IN
munitions factories ana doing It
well. There are hyc thousand wo.
men workers according 10 estimates
complied today, Who arc helping
make the shells which England and
her allies md doninions are hurting
against the German lines.
And today comes the "romper
suit for women That is "rompers'
like children wear. Is the article
Of clothirs that most nearly ap-
rroaches The style of garment
which Canadian manufacturers are
preparing for their women employees.
Canada bars the overalls which sis.
ter woikwomen are wearing In Eng.
land The designers of the new
habit think il will not only be popu.
lar in the machine shops and fuse
rooms, bu, in TIE kitchen as we'll
When Mark Irish director Of labor
~ the Imperial munitions board.
hist preached The possibility OF hav.
ing women work in munitions fac.
tories. Canadian shell makers de
clared IT was Impossible" because
they cculdn be found
why. Cod bless en-" Director
Irish replied. I'VE are delugpd with
en-. and am asking the women on
the waiting list not 10 get dilcour.
aged "
The Canadian flan rs "a "dilViion
Of labor not replace ment ,of wo.
men for men in plants hut introduc.
iiun Of feminine workers so that
male labor can b. spread over a
greater time and greater number
oi machines
-Four hundred women entered the