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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-25
ARMOR PLATE BOARD VISITS BESSEMER Three Sites Located on Val ley Creek Are Inspected STORM DOES DAMAGE Men of Baptist Church Tender Ban- eues to Women of the Con
 gregation-Other News
 of Bessemer
STORM DOES DAMAGE

Bessemer. February 24.-(SpeciaL1 The arinor plant board arrived in Bes- semer this afternoon about ? o'clock and were shown over the sites offered for the government plant. They later went to Reeders and then returned to Birmingham. The three sites offered for the plant are located on Valley creek The board remained in Bes- semer about one hour.
 Hueytown. few miles from Bes- semer, was visited by terrific ram and windstorm. yesterday: Two houses owned by H. G. Ray and one house owned by MT. Robertson were blown down. The stable of the latter was also completely demolished. his horse being injured when the building coll lapsed Trees were uprooted- win- dows broken, chimneys blown down and many telephones put out of com mission by the storm and the crops were totally washed away. No one was injured but property suffefe1 greatly.
 The house occupied by Joe Ford at Woodward was totally destroyed by fire last night and three others, were damaged. A disastrous fire was avert- ed by the volunteer fire department.
 The following services have been announced for the Jonesboro Baptist church.: Sunday school 9:45 a. m. Preaching at a. m. Baptist Young Peoples union Sunday evening at 6:30 p. m.. and the evening services will begin at 7:S0. The pastor, the Rev. J. c. Hill will continue his series of sermons on the prodigal son, and will take as his theme. "The Discovery of Self" Prayer meeting Wednesday, evening at 7:30 o'clock and next week a series of cottage prayer meetings will be started. Plans have been com pleted for the revival meeting which will begin at the Jonesboro Baptist church April 22 and the Rev, w. J. Ray of North Birmingham will con- duct the meetings.
 The Rev. M. K. Thornton, pastor of the First Baptist church. was called to Houston, Miss, Thursday night by ? the death of his brother, the Rev E. F. Thornton, who dropped dead there. MT. Thornton has returned and will fill his pulpit Sunday morning at the First Baptist church.
 The music lovers of this city are looking forward with a great deal of interest to the organ recital which will be given Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the First Presbyterian church under the direction of Miss Bcryl Pinrer and T. Bryan Waller. The following programme will be rem dered: Organ, selected, Mrs. Tom John- som doxology, prayer, the Rev. Irs, F. Hawkins; solo. By Waters Of Babylons tHowart9,s Miss Irene Jen- '
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-25
West Virginia Breach Widens

Charleston, w. Va. February 24.-The breach between the West Virginia house of delegates and Governor Hatfield which originated yesterday when the house, through failure to pass general appro- priation bill, compelled the governor to call a special session of the legislature, was widened tonight. when the house ad0pted resolution declining ito receive or con nsider communications from the gov ernor.' The resolution also charged that a special communication from the gover- noe today was ''disrespectful in it's char acter and discourteous in it's language
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-25
Easements Will Probated

London, February 24.-The will of Roger Easement, the former British knight and consul. who was hanged in Pentonville prison August g. last, after his convic- ton of conspiring to cause the Dublin re- volt last Easter, was probated today. It disposed of his estate of f135 which he left to his cousin Mrs Parry.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-25
Big Four Is Prosnerous

Cincinnati, February 24--The Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway company (Rig Four route) in it's annual report made public today showed an in- crease of $S,3i4l5s in lsl6 operating rev erue, an increase of $, ,693.609 in expenses. and an increase of s4,62O,544 in met op- erating recenues.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-25
PERSONALS

Mrs. R. D. Partis has gone to Susgs- ville, where she is the guest of rela- tives and friends.
 r. A. Hines has returned to his home in Montgomery, after spending several days with his brother, F. C. Hines.
 Miss Kate Deramus of Verbena is the guest of Mrs. John Egan
 U! N. James, who has just returned from the Mexican border. is visiting friends in Bessemer for few days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-25

Toronto's new History. $4,000,000 hotel, the Devonshire, is to be without bar. The only known species or fros which occurs at pr' sent in EGypt is
 the rama esculata. the edible frog of
 the continent
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-25

Bishop J. H. Mccoy of Birmingham who was expected to occupy the pulpi of the CeNtral Methodist church here to morrow. has written the pastor, Dr. J C. Persinger. that he will be unable t keep the appointment
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-25

Mrs. D.. D. McGehee of Decatur has been honored by the Woman's Missionary society of North Alabama, being chosen recording secretary of the organization
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-25

Prof. J. M. Collier of the Decatur pub lie schools will address the mems mee | ing to be held tomorrow afternoon at the Railroad Young Mems Christian asso- citation in Albany, it was announced to- day
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-25

Jurors and witnesses are being sum moned for the spring term of the Morgan county circuit court, which eonvenes tht first Monday in April. A large list ei subpoenas was issned today by Circuit Court Clerk James l.. Draper.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-25

conference will be held at an ear'
 date between citizens of Alhsnv and De- catur and Mayors Payne and Nelson re- garding the proposed raise in river rates by the Tennessee Navigation company on cotton seed and corn. The proposed rate will be strongly opposed, and at the conference stops will be taken to insure game fight against the increase.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-25

No warrant has vet heen handed Sheriff James A. Forrnan for the arrest of Charles Vest, accused Of the killing cf Grady Lowerv, in Danville. this countw. week ago, it was stated at the sheriff s office today. Vest escaped soon after he shot Iowery to death. and his present whereabouts are unknown.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-25

Charles Woodward 12-year-old son of M E. Woodward, prominent Bank street merchant, was cut and seriously injured last night by a negro youth known as Holly According to young Woodward, the black accosted him with the saluta- tion, Hello, Brother Woodward. He re- scented the familiarity and his reno strances caused the negro to attack with a knife Woodward was siashed across the arms and breast, but the wounds were not deep, The negro was arrested by police officers after he had been found concealed in an outhouse.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-25
ALBANY

Albany, February 24.-(Special.) 1.-The Rev. Robert Allen Haden, the American missionary who lost his life when the French liner Athos was submarined in the Mediterranean sea, was a close per sonal friend of the Rev. E. l.. Grau pastor of Westminster Presbyterian church of Albany. When last in America, in 1911, the Rev MT, Haden filled the Rev. MT. Graus pulpit as a mark of es- teem.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-25

lSins; male quartet, selected, Hods Eastman, Dr. Wood Price. George Houston and Howe Price; organ, Rock of Ages (Toplady), Prayer Der Freit- ehutz (Weber), Miss Beryl Pinner My Faith Looks Up to Thee" (Buck), by request, George Houston and Hode Eastman; organ, Onward, Christian Soldiers" (Ashford). T. Bryan Waller; solo, violin obligato. Angels Seren- ade" (Bragal. Mrs. Cecil Cowan; or gan. "L'Adieu" (FarvaTge), Mrs. High McEniry; solo. Anchored" (Cowan- Watson). Hode Eastham organ, march. (Batiste), Mrs. c. B. Hollings- worth
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-25

The house occupied by Joe Ford at Woodward was totally destroyed by fire last night and three others, were damaged. A disastrous fire was avers- ed by the volunteer fire department.
The Washington times., 1917-08-04
EUROPEAN WAR
NEWS SUMMARY

After having abandoned practically the whole Of Gala to the
Teuonc armies the Russian retiring eastern
Austrian territory Thus the Russians have lost considerable
number of their strategic results of the Tutone ad
should continue apiity and along the sppar-
emily projected directions, shortly operative.
Already the Russian Dneser north of the
Pruh menae by Auans along the Pruh
and Immediately north Dnser These forces latest
the Okna The Teuonie Immediately
the Dnester Chotn eighteen miles Of
Okna while the Austrian Immediately north Of the Pruh
entered CZenoW capital Of Bkowna and due south line
Manifesty Of from
Czernowz southwark Teuonie forces
Co would cut of and surround Russians between the Dnser
and the Pruh.
Ausans are moving through
reached Kimpoung,
in the valley Of the river been evacuated by
This plainly aims
will thus the whole Roumanian line MOdaa from its north
Moldava the vat
ley Of the Putna river has already a halt.
The decentralization in the Russian apparently far from
being checked Reserves of
inferior fighting material that badly equipped The
political changes provisional reported
PetrOgrad today will certainly of the
rnoducon penalty
restoring discipline still
take precedence the Officers whose commands Obeyd not
the
impossible under these circumstances.
The allied offensive the Flanders badly
by weather today The makes
all impossible consequent
activity the of the artillery. The necessary bombardment
of the German positions further infantry
fore greatly eurtaied.
spite Of the handicap Of the
moved forward northeast of Ypres and village of St.
Julien They have also gained further vicinity the
YpesRoulers railway Their hold Pikem ridge
St Julien thus continues range guns
bombardng the Roules eight miles
northeast of Ype hindnE German troop the
transit Of supplies
The Washington times., 1917-08-04
| Used 70 PACK A BANNR
FOR HiM ~ me BIS
HPGBlItRH Pk1AOE1
~ FRISCo.i
ByTAD.

It happened like this srolling around the Senate
lobby yesterday morning with Louie Mann and we bump
into Congressman Julius Kahn.
Big greetings and everything like that knew Julius
Kahn when kid in Frisco twenty years ago. but had
never met him until yesterday.
knew him and liked him when 1 was a kid. used to
pack his banner in the big Republican rallies when Julius
looked like black chrysanthemum from the His
hair is thin and very white but he the smile
We always liked to carry Julius Kahns banner because
after the parade he always shood into the big hall and
saw that fed all the sandwiches could wrap
around Then heard the singers at the rally and
the night a big thing
julius Kahn didn't know the chances that was taking
when carried his banner in the Republican rallies. All
me- he did not Ny old wild Democrat and would
Just in patrol wagon in Republican
parade wasn't taking any chances than fellow in
the first trench is. Not a bit.
So this julius Kahn ehi Gee, it seemed to me as
looked him that he'd been running for Congress since
Balboa discovered the Pacific.
started to make a sketch of him when he turned to
Louie Mann and sad Louie do you know that nv wife
used to teach this young at the Polytechnic High School
in San Francisco"
Then turning to me, he said: "You remember Miss
Prague, don't youi"
The Washington times., 1917-08-04
eyes, yes," I piped, every we'll"

'Yes, yes, }" piped, Every WE'LL"
Say, remember her-would ever forget heri
As heard that name REVENGE broke out all over me
like rash Hal ha! had chance to get after twenty
years hadn't heard of Miss Prague since.
Yes she my teacher drew pictures of her in school
day and instead of making her pretty she was and
bulng her along, made her homely that all the fellows
would laugh They did, but she didn't 1t funny to the
fellows but the moment she looked at it knew that it
about as funny crutch
She kept after school and had to copy 300 lines from
the Lady of the Lake 1t all about fathead named Rhod
erick Dhu I'll forget it. That big afternoon too
We had ball game that day. The Hayes Valleys against
the Tar Flats and to pitch and it for 60 cents
side
almost nuty with grief 1t looked like the end of
the world What could that team do without mel figured
the team about useless vver with broken steering
gear without me. I was in school and they lost
I'd get even with her some day. .-e 80.
Yesterday my first thought to make Julius Kahn
with a red nose and no hair.
Itook another look at him and he smiled That same old
smile Then I remembered the ham sandwiches and the
songs and the cheers and everything like that and and
then relented
It was awful sacrifice
The Washington times., 1917-08-04
TEUTONS ENDEAVOR
TO. TRAP FOES IN
NORTH ROUMANIA

GENEVA. Aug. 4.-Austro-German
operations on the southern end CT the
eastern front are taking the form of
n great encircling movement in an
effort to cut on the Russo-Roumanian
armies in northern Roumania-
Advices from Vienna and Berlin to-
day stated that the decentralization In
the Russian army is growing. and the
Germans and Austro-Hungarians are
advancing all along the line.
The army under Archduke Joseph.
which occupied Czernowitz, the capt.
tai of Bukowina, is advancing along
the Pruth river in the direction OF
Bojan, on the frontier of the Russian
province OF BessArabia-
In the lower ranges OF tho Carpa-
thians the Russians have evacuated
Kimpolung. and Vienna reports that
they are being pursued eastward by
the Austro-Hungarians.
The Teutonic allies are driving In
4 southeastern direction with the evil
dent objective of penetrating BessS-
rsbia. and getting in the rear Of the
Russo-Roumanianf forces in MoldaviA
II successful the Germans would &C
eomplish three important aLcieys-
ments:
First-Two big armies would be
captured by them.
Second-All of Roumania would be
cleared of forces hostile to the Ger
man allies.
Third-The road to Odessa Would
lie at the mercy of the Kaiser's le-
gtonI.
The Washington times., 1917-08-04
SAMMIES CHANGE
THEIR DRILL FIELD
BECAUSE Of MUD

WITH THE AMERICAN EXPEDI-
TIoEARY ARMY. Aug. 4.-PerShing'S
sammies got acquainted today with
French mud. Continuous rains OF the
past few days made the training
grounds a veritable morAss, and for
that reason orders were issued for the
men TO be trained on the paved streets
OF the villages and towns in the camp
area.
The American troops gave a warm
welcome to q detachment OF railroad
engineers who marched into one OF
the villages. carrying the full army
kit
They are a portion Of the engineer
ing force which will soon aid the Brit
ish and French experts in this line OF
work.
The Washington times., 1917-08-04
FRENCH

PARIS, Aug. A--Ths war office
today issued the following report:
In Belgium, in SPITE Of con-
tinued bad weather, our troops
advanced beyond the Cabarst %
Kortekeer. French reconsider
ing parties explored the farms
beyond the front which we reachI
ed By. pushing back enemy pa
trolls.
The night passed quietly on the
front north of the River Aisns.
On both banks OF the River
Mouse (Verdun 'FRONT.' the artil-
lery OF each side was active. Two
attempts made by German infan-
try to occupy our trenches In the
region Of Avocourt Wood resulted
In failure.
In the course OF q German sur
prise attack IN the .Argonne we
took some prisoners, including
one officer.
There was nothing to report on
the rest Of the front.
The Washington times., 1917-08-04
DISTRICT GUARDS
PREPARE TO START
SOUTHON TUESDAY

Preparations for the departure Of
the units Of the District National
Guard to the concentration camp at
Admission. Ala. were speeded up to-
DAY when orders were given for more
than 100 passenger. baggage. and
freight cars to transport the men
and their equipment.
The artillery. cavalry, hospital
corps and signal corps commands at
Camp ordway, Patterson Park. are
scheduled to leave for the Southern
training camp next Tuesday. The
Third Regiment Of infantry. when
also will 90 to Admission, Is expected
to leave before next asturday.
The Washington times., 1917-08-04
EIGHT U. S. GUlNIERS
ABOARD MOTANO LOST
Five Members Of Armed Guard
Saved After TOrpedOmg.

Five OF the armed guard Of the
American oil tanker Motano, torpe-
doed by a German U-boat, were saved
and eight are missing and regarded
lost, State Department adviees said
today. The vessel sank In one minute.
Those saved and their next Of kin
follows: Chief boatwain's mate, c. r
Garrison. brother, Charles z. Garri-
son, Cincinnati; gunner's mate, second
class, c. L. Beckwith, mother, Emma
Beckwith, Martinsburg, W. Va; Har-
old Holeomb, seaman, second class,
mother, Theadora Holcorb, Redlanda.
Cal; J. +. HAnieyss seaman, second
class, mother, Lizzie Hanlsy. Nsptune,
Tenn; C. J. Hammer. seaman, second
class, father, C. n. Hammer. Nsttls-
ton, Ark.
Those missing and their next OF kin
are:
A H. vogel. seaman second class.
friend Brother Paul, St. Mary's Indus-
trial School. Baltimore: Don W. Bar.
more, seaman. sister, Pearl Barmors,
New York; Joseph Frank carIin,
boatswain. mother. Mrs. Ella Carlin,
Pittsburgh; Andrew Lawrence. sea-
man second class, mother. Bertha
Lawrence, Maltby, Pa: Cornelius o.
Torjusen, seaman second class, father,
c. B. TorJusen, Paseagoula, Miss;
James A Sokel, seaman second class,
father. Simon SokeI Chapswood, III;
William whelan, seaman second class,
brother-in-law. Randolph Cramsr,
orangeburg. N. Y; Sidney Horwigz,
seaman. second class. father, George
J. Horwig. New York.
The Washington times., 1917-08-04
RUSSIAN MUTNEERS
WILL Be BRANDED

PETRoGRAD, Aug. 4.-Ths com.
handing general OF the twelfth Rus,
sian army has decided that all sol,
diers belonging to units which dis.
banded owing to mutiny or refusal to
take part IN an offensive shall wear
on their arms q distinctive emblem
IN black.
When their conduct under IRE shall
have rehabilitated them they will be
permitted to discard the emblem.
The Washington times., 1917-08-04
OFFICIAL WAR EXPORTS
BRITISH

LONDON. Aug. L-GaIns for the
British on the ArTas and West
Flanders fronts were reported BY the
British war Office today.
Despite the thick mud under foot.
the British pushed their lines for
ward east OF Kortekesr Cabaret
In the Neutrality-suspicious.. on the
Arras front. the British rscaptured
the remaining trenches that had been
lost to the Germans on Thursday.
Severe artillery duels have oc-
CURED. especially IN Belgium where
the British are Smelling the German
base at Roulers with long range
naval guns.
In the latest thrust near Kortekeer
Cabaret the French played an I'M
portant part
The rain over the Belgian battlO
held Is less heavy, but continues to
fall
The Washington times., 1917-08-04
CUBANS HOLD GERMAN
DIPLOMAT APRISONER

HABANA, Aug. 4,-Herr Won Helm
rich. former secretary Of the German
legation at Madrid. who recently was
transferred to the German legation in
Mexico City. was arrested by Cuban
secret service men. and Is confined in
the Castillo de la Fuerza fortress as a
prisoner OF war.
Herr Won Heinrich arrived from
Spain aboard a Spanish liner. He
landed quietly and was arrested near
the pier.
The Washington times., 1917-08-04
GERMAN

BERLIN. via London, Aug. A.
Announcing the crossing OF the
Russian frontier northeast Of
Czernowitx, to4ay's war Office
statement asserted:
In fourteen days campaign we
have occupied that part Of Gall
ella formerly in Russian hands,
except . narrow stretch between
Brody and Zbaraz The liberia
tion OF BukowinG IL rapidly pro-
ceedIng.
The Washington times., 1917-08-04
GORGAS TO PROTECT
DRAFT ARMY NERVES

All alcoholics. drug -nends" and
neuroties will be vseded out of the
draft army. according to War De-
partment announcement Surgeon
General Gorgas has organized q corps
OF $50 psyehiatries and neurologists
to serve at eantonments and to detect
men with nervous weaknesses which
may escape the regular medical az
aminers.
When the armies are sent to France
these specialists will be sent abroad
to work In American base hospitals
to treat cases OF shell shock
The Washington times., 1917-08-04
TEUTONS DEPEND ON
GRAIN FROM ROUMANIA

ZURICH, Aug. 4-Ths Vienna Neus
Freie Presse says that RoumanIa, aft
er supplying the needs OF her home
population and OF the Austrian and
German armies. will be able 10 send
100, 900 carloads of cereals to Ger
many . and Austria-Hungary. The
newspaper admits that grain In, Ger
many and austria-Hungary has suf-
fered from the heat and drought
The Washington times., 1917-08-04
RUSSIAN

PETRoGRAD. Aug. L-Austro-
German troops were driven from
two villages along the Zbruez
river. south Of skala, today's Of
fieial report asserted. announcing
. new Russian Offensive In that
region
czernowitz and also three other
villages were occupied by the
enemy. the war office declared.
In the Carpathians we are retir-
ing to the east for moral reasons,
some of our units not making
the necessary resistance.
The Washington times., 1917-08-04
HEARS zHNMERMANN'S
SUCCESSOR Is NAMED

THE HAGUE, Aug. "A Cologne
dispatch, quoting the Volkes zeitung.
says that DR.. Richard Won Kuehl-
mann, German ambassador to Tur-
key, has been named foreign secre-
tary in succession to DR.. Zimmerman
The Washington times., 1917-08-04
Vital Records.
BIF1hh

Births.
Frederick r. and AelyinA z. WaterholtsE
girl.
Turner A. and Sailis L. Meska boy.
John H. and Wilhelmina A. Euthall, boy.
PAsquale P. and F1odo Menace girl.
Charles J. and Mary @. Aontgomery, girl.
Eppa H. and Annie II. Hanback,. boy.
Jacques 2. and Louise n. HAerenger girl.
John J. and Winifred W. Hurley, girl.
Francois and Marie l. Darrisnlat. girl.
Harry T. and Dora L. BiHEett, girl.
Joseph +. and Annie BehAbetE, boy.
James and Eugene Wright, girl.
Arthur and Florence Walker, boy.
Louis and Ethel Phillips, girl.
william and Aelvina Harris, Etri.
Isaac and Norine Bergman, girl
Charles A and Ruth L. Booth, G1d.
The Washington times., 1917-08-04

William whelan, 50 yrs-. ISs Thomas st. NV
Margaret Allen, u yrs, sSs L u. ne.
May 7. Co.'S. 60 yrB., Sc Myrtle II. NV
kHrE1rst n. BArriek, 90 yrS., lts 18th st. ne,
Mary Rine, 81 yrs, IN It'll IT NV
Thomas n Collins, % yrs, Georgetown Hos
Martha H stothArt, "A yrs, St. EliEAbeth'I
Hos.
Susan Beckett, 9 Yrs, 81 @ ct. %.
james Ogden, yrs, Georgetown Hos.
william CurrAn, y yrE-, Emergency Hos
Arthur Bowers, 20 yrs, I2l2 Potomac Ut. NV
James Hatcher. y yrs., Providence Hos.
William Manning, E yrs, Emergency Hos.
William Dawson. Il yrs. as IT. sW.
Thomas HilieAry, 30 yrs-, .lOo2 Mass ave. NV
Emma p. Hodge. yrs. sibley Hoa.
Charles Volker. 20 yrs, Emergency Hos.
Ellen Murray. 81 yrs. t6l @ II. NV.
John s. HARNESS. 70 yrs. 2542 VIA ave. NV
Albert Hurst. Is yrs., 1851 N n. NV.
Helen n. McIlvAine, 80 yrs, 506 It. NV.
Jesse J. Marvel, o. yrs. Union Station.
Harry H Wells, tr., Z mos, Children's Hos
James T. liner, mos, III H II. ne.
Reuben Nelson, 81 yrs, Freedmen's Hos.
Richard Nelson, IS yrs. IS H ct. NV.
Robert Harris, O. yTB., "a Ridge IT. NV.
Russell Wood. 20 yrs. St. Elizabeth's Hos
Burr L. Jordan, IS yTs-, z5oS 1t. NV.
May 7. Neale. yrs, 1871 o 81. NV.
IgnhtiuE Riley, mos, 1910 18th 81. NV.
Fannie Dunlop, s. yrs, Burville. D. c.
Ellen saundsrS, 90 yrs. Iit5 LIST 81. NV.
Dorothy T. Taylor. Ut, tl1 s. Capitol ST.
Sarah p. Tinsley. g yrs, zl5i X u. NV.
Ella Carter, 81 yrH.. Freedmen's Hos.
Abraham Craig. 4 mos, II. hill, Anaoostia.
jane Gibson. 10 moe, Childrsn's Hoe
The Washington times., 1917-08-04
PRINCE CLOSE TO DEATH.

LONDON, Aug. 4.-Prince George.
former crown prince OF Serbia, had q
narrow escape while inspecting
troops on the Macedonian front. ac-
cordIng to q telegram received in
London
The horse on which he was riding
was shot and killed.