The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-10
GENERAL STEINER
 SAYSNO TROUBLE
 IS EXPERIENCED
Head of Alabama Brigade, Scattered Over State on Duty, Thinks Situation
 We'll in Hand

Montgomery, April 9.--(SpeciaL) )--Only about 600 of the 45OO members of the Ala bama brigade remained in camp here Monday night. All others were scattered over the state on guard duty. The last units to leave were two squadrons of the First cavalry regiment which departed on special trains early Monday afternoon Tor the Anniston- -Gadsden district, where they will guard industrial plants and rail- road bridges and crossings and will pre- pare for any trouble which may arise in that territory.
 The men now in camp were left to guard industrial plants and railroads in central Alabama and be ready for any call to any central Alabama point. One hundred nd fifty cavalrymen will care for the horses for the cavalry regiment which will re- main at the mobilization camp until further orders.
 Gen. R. E. Steiner Monday announced that reports to date indicate that no trou- ble has come to any unit now on guard duty. Every bridge of any importance In the state is now under guard, as is every railroad crossing. Little guarding will be necessary for small railroad bridges, as they may be repaired in a short time if damaged, but particular attention will be paid to the protection of large iron bridges. the destruction of which would delay the movement of trains for several hours
 Dr. W. W. Dinsmore, acting state health officer last year and former drec- tor of the work of the Rockefeller sani- tary commission in Alabama, became state prison and cotton mill inspector Monday as the successor of Dr. William 1T. Oates of Mobile, who retired after completing a six-year term. pr. Dins- more's official term began Sunday
 No immediate changes are contemplated and John D. Adams, chief clerk, and Mrs. l.. B. Bush and P. P. Hudson will con- tinue in their positions Mrs. Bush and MT. Hudson are state factory inspectors, while MT. Adams makes inspections of ali county and city jals in addition to his office duties
 Decisions in the liquor condemnation cases from Russell county involving the right of the state to destroy liquors hav- ing wholesale value of about S3O0,O0O are expected from the supreme court Thurs day. The cases have been before the court several weeks.
 Arguments will be made Thursday in the case from Jefferson county involving the right of pr. F. E. Harrington to hold the office of health officer of Jeff ferson county. The state board of health Is defending Dr. Harrington. The Jeffer- son circuit court held that he could not hold the office because he is not quali- fled voter of this state.
 The supreme court and court of appeals | took up the call of cases appealed from 1 trial courts of the Fifth division Monday and during the week will hear appeals | from the counties of Chambers, Chiffon, 1 Coosa, Elmore, Lee, Macon, Russell and l Tallapoosa- Governor Henderson is spending the | first part of the week at his home at 1 y16 JnaIy fnrr off IHyrcsx He is expected to return to the capitatj in time to take part in a patriotic mass meeting which has been called for l Wednesday evening.
 Failing in their efforts to persuade ne- l groes that they should oppose the nation l German agents in central Alabama now 1 arc telling the negroes that at the proper 1 time the white people will rise against 1 them and force them to leave the coun- l try, according to stories of negroes who | have been approacher and who have re- | ported the matter to the authorities.
 In the Millbrook section of Montgom- l cry county the negroes have been told that they should leave the country at i once in order that they might protect themselves from the white people. In- 1 stead of leaving, those who received the | warning reported it to white people with 1 the statement that they know the white | people to be their true friends and that | they Will protect the AmerlCdn naClOn 1 with their lives if necessary. The stories | of German sympathizers are of no avail | in this section. !, One negro farmer in a public declara- ton Monday said he was ready to give l his own life and all property he has ac- 1 cumulated in lifetime if needs be In | defense of his country. F'ifty-nine carloads of horses reached l the state mobilization camp Monday from | the remount station at San Antonio, Tex, | and were unloaded for the use of the l First cavalry regiment and all other units l which will use mounts. This shipment | will give each enlisted man of the cav l airy horse. In addition, the brigade l has mules sufficient to haul ammunition | wagons, ambulances and other wagons.
 One hundred and fifty cavalrymen were 1 left in Montgomery to care for the horses | while all other members of the regiment | have been scattered through the Gadsden- | Anniston-Tuscaloosa district on guard | duty.
 William L. Martin attorney general, l left Monday for Birmingham on official 1 business No information about the work | of the attorney general was given out, but it is supposed his visit is connected l with the impeachment proceedings filed | in the supreme court against Sheriff T. j. Batson of Jefferson county.