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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-27
SHARP DECLINES
 IN COTTON MARKS
 WEEKS MARKET l
Lack of Spot Demand and Eagerness of Farmers to Realize on Present
 Prices Cause

New Orleans. August 26.--Sharp declines took place in the cotton market last week and the weakness persisted until
 the close, which was practically at the lowest and 251 to 271 points down from the closing level of the previous week Heavy selling for both accounts ap- peared on each session of the past week, the highest prices being made on Mon day, each day witnessing a steady wid-
 ening of the losses.
 The lack of a spot demand in the in-
 terior, the apparent eagerness of farm CTS to realize prevailing prices for theIr cotton, the favorable weather conditions over the greater part of the belt and the generally improved tone of crop ac- counts were largely responsible for the selling. There was much letting go of long cotton, especially toward the week. end. Early in the week peace talk was a steadying influence, but later it was offset by the unfavorable opinion held regarding the situation in Russia.
 This week the market will be chiefly concerned with the state of affairs in the spot markets of the belt and with private estimates of condition figures to be published by the department of agri- culture fTlCdy, WHICH Will carry the crop down to the 18th, instant The trade ueems it foregone conclusion that this report will be favorable, the average trader not looking for Q decline of over a couple of points in the percentage of condition, as against q loss this month last year of III points. As sentiment stood at the close of last week, it is doubtful if many traders looked for a re- port of under 6S per cent of the normal, against l0.3 a month ago, 61.2 on August 1 25 last year, 69.2 two years ago and the lo-year average of 7O.9. Ii these expecta- l tions are met it will mean that for the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-27
PERSONAL AND GENERAL

Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Pegues entertained the members of the Junior Christian En- deavor society and their friends last night at their home at East Brighton. Games and contests were enjoyed and during the evening music was furnished by Miss Grace Stewart, Maybelle Roberson and Rosa Leigh Pegues. Later in the eve ming refreshments were served to the following: Miss Zela Hall, Miss Maybel Roberson, Miss Magnolia Truitt, Miss Mavis Estes, Miss Monnie Vine, Miss Mary Well, Miss Grace Stewart, Miss Ida Kacklehoffer. Miss Edith Saunders, Miss Lizzie Garfield, Miss Katherine Harding, Miss Gladys Wilkes Wade Gutherie, liar old Wilkes, Percy Bush, Hugh Stewart. Cecil Pegues. the Rev. J. c. Mcqueen, Miss Grace Winter Miss Rosa and Miss Katherine Pegues.
 Circle No. 3 of the Pastors Helpers of the First Methodist church will enter tain the other two circles of that organ ization Monday afternoon at S:30 o'clock at the home of Mrs. O. E. farmer on Seventh avenue and Sixteenth street. All members are urgees to be present, as a splendid musical programme has been arranged for the occasion.
 Bessemer lodge No. 45S, Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons, will meet Monday night for work in the Master Mason degree. All members are urged to be present.
 Mr and Mrs Read Thomasson and little daughter nave gone to Eoline. where they are the guests of relatives for sev- eral days.
 Miss Bessie Leyett has gone to Flor ence, where she is the guest of Miss Sadie Sturdivant
 Lieut.. Bernard Strickland has returned from Dayton, where he was the guest of relatives.
 Bennie Schwabacher of the dental corps of the United States army, stationed at Fort Oglethorpe, spent the week -end with his mother, Mrs. Delphine Schwab acher, and family.
 The many friends of Miss Annie Mary Dawson will regret to learn that she was removed to the Elizabeth Duncan hospital. where she underwent an opera tion for appendicitis.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-27
NOTED EDUCATOR TO
 BECOME DEAN AT MARION INSTITUTE
Dr. Fleagle, Director of University of Porto Rico, Comes to Marion
 September 3

Marion, August 26.-tSpecial)-A valu- able addition to educational work in Ala hama will be Dr. r. K. Fleagle, who mas just arrived in Marion to take up ms duties as dean of Marion Institute al the beginning of the fall term, which opens on September 3.
 Dr. Fleagle is a Ph D. graduate of tne University of Michigan, and proml- n,nt in the educational world. He IS the author of ".social Problems in Porto Rico and other valuable studies. For the past 10 years he has been dean anl dh ector of the University Of Porto Hlce an i head of the governments educational efforts in the island, in which work ne met with phenomenal success. Since his tetin n to the states, Dr. Fleagle mas been in charge of the department or educa- tion at the Michigan State Normal,
 The enrolment of Marion Institute tol the approaching session mas peen uf's ! fron, Washington state to Maine, and iron, Wisconsin to Cuba
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-27
OHIO COMPANIES
 ARRIVING RAPIDLY
 AT CAMP SHERIDAN
Headquarters for Ohio Di- vision Established Sunday In the Quartermaster's
 Building

Montgomery, August 26.-(Special.) Fifteen hundred soldiers of the Ohio division were encamped at Camp sher idan at retreat this afternoon. Troop trains arrived throughout the mornin $ and by noon the four companies which arrived Saturday had been supple mented by the battalion of engineers of the Ohio division, made up of Com panies A, c, E and r. and headquar- ters company. All the units are from Cleveland and have been in camp at Gordon park and Camp Perry. This battalion will be required to do a greater part of the construction work at Camp Sheridan and will begin it's work early next week.
 Headquarters for the Ohio division were established Sunday in the build ing of the quartermaster. Brigadier General McMaken assumed command in the absence of Major General Treat, who IS en route here from Honolulu and will arrive the latter part of next week. General McMaken and staff be = gan their work Sunday and throughout the day were beseiged with officers who desired to place their units il, working condition as soon as possible.
 General McMaken hopes to have all rganizations in working condition be- fore the arrival of Major General Treat and has a plan for a hardening pro . ces1 which will be used at once. Rou- tine work will be mapped out at Wash ingIon and the programme will be fol lowed as closely as possible. Much at tention will be paid to trench work, bayonet practice and calisthenics. Ath letics will be encouraged
 Col. Joseph A. Hall of Cincinnati, who has been placed in command of all medical troops at Camp Sheridan, made a thorough inspection of the camp and surrounding territory Sun day. He will make no formal an nouncement until General McMaken has read his report, but is known the site met his approval He will be i'll command of four hospital companies and four ambulance companies.
 After an inspection Sunday. Briga- dier General Zimmerman said: "We have looked over every foot of the camp and it looks good to us. The men are in fine shape and happy, ac- oiding to reports of company com manders"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-27
12O,0OOCARS IN JULY THROUGH PROPER LOADING
Fairfax Harrison, President Railway War Board, Is-
 sues Statement on h.
 creased Efficiency l

New York, August 26.-Shippers are co operating so well with the rail roads in their efforts to further freight movement through efficient car load ing that the space saved in July aloEe amounted to virtually 10000 cars, ac- cording to a statement issued here to-
 night by Fairfax Harrison, chairman of the railroad war board. The move ment was effective in all parts of the country and included every community
 from coal and iron to food.
 Some conception of the efforts the
 shippers are making to help the rail
 roads in their campaign to increase
 transportation efficiency and release cars that are essential to take care or
 increased government and commercial
 traffic may be gleaned from reports
 which come from various parts of the country" said MT. Harrison.
 "In New Orleans, sugar, which was
 formerly loaded to only 50 per cent of loaded to from 100 to 11S per cent of the marked capacity Loading of cof : fee in New Orleans has also been in creased from the customary 5 per cent capacity t9 SC per cent.
 At Libby Mont, a lumber company, which in July, 1916, loaded an average of 2a,26S feet to the car, last month in creased the average loading to 26,3SS, an
 increase of more than 15 per cent. A rubber company in the middle west which average 1G.00O pounds of tires to the car before the campaign for intensive loading is now loading 32,o00 pounds. Kansas salt company is now loading ears to llc per cent of their marked capacity, an in crease of more than 20 per cent over last year.. and an iron company in New York state which formerly loaded pig iron fo | 90 per cent of marked capacity of its cars, increased it's loading to 1aI1a pe1 l cent in the period between July 15 ane 1 3l A recent check Of bitusninous coa
 on an eastern road showed that only seveI
 cars out of $40 were loaded below marked
 capacity.
 | in addition to cooperating by intensive | loading a number of shippers and man ufacturers' associations have voluntarily 1 agreed to the abolition of the reconsgn- ment and diversion of cars in transit The West Coast Lumbermen's association I on August 2i passed resolution recom-
 mending that every common carrier 1T
 the United States be authorized by ths I commission on car service to place e'n bargoes against the diversion or recon l signment of all frenght except in cases 1 where it can be satisfactorily shown tha | the additional haul is made necessary by 1 the insolvency of the consignee or bons
 fide refusal of the original consignee te accept the shipment"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-27
ONE SOLDIER KILLED
 WHILE FIGHTING FIRE

plattsburg, N. T.. August 2e.--one soldier of the First field artillery, New yorl, was killed, two others were SC riously injured. D were overcome os smoke and many others were cut anu burned while fighting fire that de stroyed several of the cottages at the Catholic Summer school of America at Cliff Haven, near here, today. The property loss was estimated at $50,00o.
 Calvin Culpepper of Pelham, Ga, I member of Battery D, was on the roof of a cottage when 1t collapsed. His back was broken and he died in the hosI. ital at Plattsburg barracks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-27
Macon Negroes Act

Macon. Ga, August 26.-"Ten million negro Americans will watch with patri- otic interest and grave concern the final action of the war department in case proceedings against the accused sol iiers," said a telegram sent tonight to Mai. Gen. George Bell, IT,, at Houston, by a committee of negroes appointed after a mass meeting here today of more than 5G00 negroes of south Georgia at which the raid in Houston by mem bers of the Twenty-fourth United States infantry was discussed
 The telegram added that as com mittee representing 15,000 negro citizens, we deplore the recent clash and at the same time want to commend you for the stand you have taken
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-27

some corners women were standing, handing roses to the soldiers, who pinned them on their hats.
 Many took advantage of the new eagle hut of the Young Mems Chris tian association. which was thronged to the doors One thing that was noted was the especially warm personal wei come extended to the men. Furloughcd Belgians, Frenchmen or other soldiers of the allies travel through the city in groups, by themselves. Every Amer ican group, however, was piloted by at least one and some metimes half d dozen Britons. All the landmarks were pointed out and in many instances mixed groups walked through the streets with arms locked.
 The American soldier is mystery
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-27

London, August 26.-London was overrun with American soldiers and sailors. All the downtown streets in the city especially in the Piccadiliy district, were thronged with soldiers, some walking, some in taXis.
 Everywhere the Americans frater- nized with the Tommies. Australians, Canadians and Scotchmen in kits and all the visitors agreed that London IS fine and Britain's soldiers better
 In some places the Britons were i'll itiated into the game of craps and as usual the beginners won. The gaml aeems to have captivated London.
 The Americans who had not been at liberty since their departure from the United States were lionized. At
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-27
BESSEMER QUOTA
 FOR TRAINING CAMP
Revival Meeting at Baptist Church Attracts Large
 Crowds Yesterday

Bessemer. August 26,-(Special) )-The first of the drafted men drawn in Besse- mer will be sent into training on Sep tember 1. The local exemption board has heard number of the claims for exemp- tion, granting many of them and denying some. while several men who claimed exemption have withdrawn them. The board will in all probability complete this work early this week so that another call can be made for more men to make out Bessemers quota of 5S7 men,
 The subscription which was made by the citizens of Bessemer during the re- cent Red Cross campaign is being paid in rapidly now, since arrangements have been made to handle the funds. the ap- polntment of a treasurer having been overlooked by the Red Cross association In Birmingham. Cards were received last week notifying those subscribing funds that the same could be paid to w. H.. Manly, treasurer of Red Cross funds, Birmingham. The leaders of the move nent in Bessemer are very anxious to have the people of Bessemer pay up their contributions at once, so that Bessemer might keep up the splendid showing made Ut that time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-27
STANLEY MARBLE
 DIES FROM INJURIES

The remains of Robert Marble, a Bir- mingham soldier boy who died in Mont-
 gomery infrmary Saturday night as the result of the severance of both legs rom his body by Q railroad train, were re- ceived here last night by the Jonhs nn- de1takinc company He died within three hours after surgeons had finished the work of removing both legs, The de- ceased was the son of John Go Marble a well known Birmingham man who IS now in Detroit Pending the arrival or MT. Marble no funeral announcements have been made.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-27
Hubbard Bros. & Co.

Cotton Merchants. Hanover Square, S. change, New Orleans Cotton Exchange new York Produce Exchange Associats Members Liverpool Cotton Association. Orders solicited for the purchase and sale of Cotton and Cotton Seed oil for future delivery. Special attention and liberal terms given for consignments ts Of spot cotton for delivery. Correspond. ~rce invited.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-27
AMERICAN SOLDIERS AND SAILORS TAKE
 LONDON BY STORM; BRTTONS INITIATED
 INTO GREAT AMERICAN GAME OF "CRAPS"

to the Englishman. Those in London today, having just been paid, had their pockets full of money. They dined at the best hotels some of them occupy : ing adjoining those at which British officers were seated. They passed over pound notes in payment for small pur chases and took back handful of change without counting it.
 What's the use of counting it. said one, i've could count the number of coins. but that's all. So we just trust to luck"
 From the tops of crowded buses men and women waved at the Americans. It is agreed unanimously that London likes them as much as they like Lon don.
 The American SSSejackets had sim liar experiences, but many of them have been in London before and know their way about
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-27
NEWS OF ENSLEY

The Tennessee Coal, Iron and Rail
 road company is Experimenting Tn using hot metal from the Bessemcr furnaces to be used in the open hearth furnaces at the Ensley steel plant. The
 hot metal is brought from Bessemer to Ensley in hot pots or ladies, the run being made over the Birminghan n Southern railroad in about 30 minutes. The Tennessee Coal and Iron com pany has already been using the hot metal from the Alice furance with good results
 Drs. Sparks and Harris will open an office in the Sternes building in Fair
 field this week. This will be branch of their Ensley office.
 The ladies of the Ensley Highland Me thodist church will hold a cottaGe e prayer meeting Tuesday afternoon with Mrs George E. Boyd, on Twen tieth avenue. with Mrs. w. P. McGlaure leading.
 The womans auxiliary of the First Presbyterian church will have their monthly programme meeting with Mrs, C. A. Gapen, 210S Avenue l, Monday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock
 The ladies of the Fairview Metho dist church have begun campaign to secure funds for building new church The first step was the giving of envelopes to the ladies of the church in which they are to put q penny each day for 100 days. The site for the new church building is located on Brown avenue between Osceola and Fairview stations.
 A number of soldiers from Montgom- cry are on furlough for the week end, which they are spending with their families in Ensley.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-27
AUGUST OFFICERS TRAINING CAMP TO
 OPEN TOMORROW
Five Thousand Men Assigned-Dou b'e Previous Camp-Regular
 Army Officers Arrive

Chattanooga, August 2G.-The Au- gust officers training camp at Fort Ogl sthorpe will be formally opened ton orrow, all cadets having been or dered to report by 9 in the morning. A fraction below 5000 men have been assigned, double the numbe CT at the previous camp.
 While the roster of regular army officers who will be on duty has not been announced, several have arrived including Captain Kimball and Cap tain Ellis, from Fort McPherson; Captain Geary, Charleston. and Lieu tenant Chapin from Fort Moultrie Col. H. J. Slocum, commander of the camp, will arrive from Newark to- morrow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-27
Dr. Barrett to Address
 Voters of East Lake

Dr. N. A. Barrett candidate for presl- dent of the city commission, will address the voters of the eastern section of the Petty tonight at the East Lake city hall. On Friday night q general rally of the supporters of Dr. Barrett from all sections of the city will be helo at the Jefferson theatre
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-27
GERMAN AVIATOR
 FORGED TO DESCEND

On the French Front, Friday, August 24-Sergeant Walter Lowell of the La :, fayette flying squadron, forced a Ger man aviator to land after thrilling air fight yesterday. The sky has been clear all week. permitting extensive aerial operations and the American aviators have been engaged in soms important fighting operations.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-27

first tinlc this season the condition of the crop is higher than the condition of the corresponding date a year ago,
 Lower spot markets were naturally aeaiust values in the contract. Bullish traders, however. predict that the de- cline cannot go much further Wltnohs meeting holding movement on the parc of farmers.
 The market will close Friday night for the nsuaI triple Labor Day holidays.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-27
250O OHIO TROOPS
 AT CAMP SHERIDAN
None of Troops Arriving at Night Are Allow ed to Detrain Until
 Daylight

Montgomery, August 2s.With the ar rival of two aditional companies late to- night, Camp Sheridan holds over 2500 sol diers from Ohio, with others known 60 be en route. srhere are 15 companies, in- cluding infantry, engineers, artillery, sup ply, machine gun company and head quarters comr any. None of the troops ar irving during the night are detraining, this work being assigned entirely to the daylight hours.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-27
DEATHS

Downey, Mrs. John B.--Fomreiy of Downey Station, died at Lincoln Me morial hospital yesterday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock. The body will ar : rive in Birmingham at 1880 o'clock this morning over the Alabama Great Southern railroad and be taken to the parlors of Shaw Undertaking company. Funeral arrangements will be announced later.
 Youdo, Lum-Age 46, died at local in firmary Saturday night, The body will be sent for interment to At lanta by Shaw Undertaking com pany.
 Black, John Frnnklin-Age 63. died at his former residence on Shades mountain at 7:30 o'clock last night Funeral services will be held al Summit Baptist church at o'clock with Rev. Ensley in charge. The fol lowing will be pallbearers: w. M Tyler. w. M. Hales, J. H. Tyler, C. A. Alexander, Mt. Abernathy and J M Curl The deceased is survived by his widow and five children.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-27
THE: WEATHER
Weather Conditions

Washington, August 26.-Weather fore cast for Alabama, Georgia and Missis- sippi Fair Monday; Tuesday partly cloudy.
 Florida: Generally fair Monday and probably Tuesday.
 Tennessee: Fair Monday and probably Tuesday.
 Local Data
 For the 24 hours ending at p. m, August 26, 1911: Highest temperature ................... S5 Lowest temperature ......... 56 Mean temperature ............. 70 Normal temperature ................ 77 Deficiency in temperature since Jan oaiy .,........... ....-................... l4Z Total rainfall since January 1. AS. 4 Excess in rainfall since Jan. 1...13 37 Relative humidity a. m ..... 73
 p. m. ........................ &
 P' III .....,.-................. 4l
 E. c. HORTON, Local Forecaster.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-27
BURGIN-M MATTINGLY

| A message was received in Bessemar stating that Miss VeIma Burgin and Lee | Mattingly of this city were married in 1 Nashville yesterday afternoon. Miss Bur l gin has been visiting relatives in Nash | vile for the past few days and MT. Mat tngly stopped over in Nashville en route 1 to Louisville, in his automobile where 1 the wedding took place. Both MT. and | Mrs. Mattingly have lived in Bessemer for many years and are well known here, Mrs. Mattingly being the daughter of Mrs. J. c. Burgin, while the groom, dur Ing the past 15 years until last fall, was constable Of Jefferson county. MT. and Mrs. Mattingly motored to Louisville, where they will spend sometime with rei- atives and on their return will be at home with the brides mother, on Second avenue.
 | The revival meeting started this morn- | Ing at the First Baptist church, with
 the Rev. R. S. Gavin of Aberdeen, Miss a former pastor of the local church, con- ducting the service. MT. Gavin is force full speaker and at the conclusion of the service there were seven conversions. Mu- sic is being furnished by an orchestra combined with the pipe organ. and the choir is unusually large. Services will be held every morning at 10 o'clock and every evening at 7:45 o'clock.
 Mcclure Shadwick, the 2-year-old son
 of MT. and Mrs. Will Shadwick, died yes terday afternoon at their home at Smiths s Crossing, following an illness of colitis. The funeral was held this afternoon at 3 o'clock from the residence, the serv ices being conducted by the Rev. Steeey, pastor of the Lipscomb Baptist church. Interment followed at the Brighton cem- etery with Jacobs in charge
 Mrs. J. w.. Davis entertained a num- Der of her friends at a spend -the-day party yesterday at her home on St. Louis avenue. The house was prettily decorat
 1 cd in ferns and cut flowers and the
 l day was most pleasantly spent, dinner
 ] being served at noon. In the afternoon
 l the party attended a performance at 1 the Grand theatre. Those included in this hospitality were: Mrs. w. E. Barnes
 and daughter of Avondale; MT. and Mrs.
 | D. B. Hodge of Fairfield and Mir and l Mrs. Davis and daughter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-27
wALTHOUR SAFE

faris, August a6.-"Bobby' Wal thnur, American bicycle racer, wiio was injured by fall from his ma chine a week ago. now is out of danger. 1t was announced by his phy- sicians today.