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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-05
Summary of the News
GENERAL NEWS

LIEN ENAl< NEWo 1-President Wilson asks Congress to declare war on Austria. Congressmen generally approve of Presidents address. Interallied war conference finds CO., operative basis. Words of President sent throughout civilized world
 Bankhead says he will not come home to campaign for Senate. Big British steamer is torpedoed and many lives lost. 2-Four more deaths from pneumonia at Camp Wheeler. S-complete text of the Presidents ad- 7-Secretary Baker explains attitude Of war department toward the negro soldiers. 9--Engineer work in France planned will cost near billion.
 LOCAL NEWS 5-Jemison is lining up state chairmen in final Red Cross drive. Baby bonds are being bought by old and young alike. New directors of the Dixie Gas com pany named.
 Maury Nicholson leaves employ ot city.
 Central Park is to have paving laid on streets,
 FEATURES 4--Editorial comment. 6 ssccietv and Dolly Dalrymple.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-05
CHRISTMAS MAIL IS ARRIVING IN AMERICAN WAR ZONE

With the American Army in France, December 4(By the
 Associated Press Chrsmas mail for the troops began irving today in the American In town alone thou sand sacls delivered The contents of most of them of packages of various Some of the packages had written hem Open at Christmas and similar in scrptions.
 The American postoces have made every plan to keep the mails moving from them the positions where the ad ressees quartered Many of the offices small and feared they constantly kept cleared congestion may result from the heavy Christmas mail that is expected
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-05
RUSSIAN GENERAL STAFF SURRENDERS ID THE b0[SHEV|K| Battle Between Forces of New Regime and the Cos
 sacks Is Impending,
 Says Report

Petrograd, December 4.-Ensign Kryien- ko. the Bolsheviki commander in chief. telegraphed today that the general starr. which has refused to rs: .ogn,ze the au thority of the Bolshevlki. has surren Gered
 I'etrograd. December IA battle be- tween detact ments from .he Petrograd garrison commanded by Ensign Krylen- ko and cossacks. is renoI ei isnpanoin. it Xitebsk. Accordinl to d telegram fl om Krylenkos adjutan,, tte cossac;ss have gathered on the Hanks of the req: Of EtylenlSo's forces.
 4 c.lcumstantial repcir is belng crcu lated that General Korniotf, foliner -1.isslan commander III cni4i. who ed aa UT successful revolt asa.nst the ke- relsky government. escaped from GUS scdy last night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-05
U. 5. CONGRESSMEN |GENERALLY APPROVE |LSON'S ADDRESS Only Few Fail to Comment on the Great State
 Document SHOOT THINKS DID
 NOT GO FAR ENOUGH Request for Declaration of War on Austria-Hungary Thought by
 All to Be the Proper
 Thing to Do

Washington December 4. Approval of President Will sons declaration of war on Austria Hungary was voiced by practically every mem- Der of Congress who com- mented upon it. Many of those who approved it re- gretted only that it did not recommend also declarations of war on Turkey and Bull garia.
 Many pronounced the address the greatest state paper ever prepared by the President and declared it sounded the keynote for the winning of the war
 'It was the greatest the President has ever delivered" declared Chair man Chamberlain, demovrac, of the Sen ate military affairs committee. Re7- resentative Cannon, former republican speaker declared it great message and thought the President might hxve some diplomatic reason for not includ- ing Turkey and Bulgaria.
 Chairman Stone of the Senate for eign relations committee did not heal the address, being at the war depart ment on business, but announced his
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-05
|NTERA[L|ED WAR CONFERENCE FINDS COOPERATIVE BASIS
French Foreign Office An nounces Complete Under
 standing and Solidarity of Purpose

Paris, December 1.-The foreign Of- flee announced today that at the re-
 cent inter-aIIied conference, in which the United States participated, agree
 ments were concluded upon "thc basis
 of n complete understanding aud close
 solidarity among the allies for tho solution of the questions in which they have common interest In the war; It was also announced that the crea tion of a supreme inter-allied naval committee had been decided upon. The inter- allied general staff, it was stated, was working upon definite mili' tary programme, which was placing unity of military action in the way of certain realization.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-05
Small and Unimportant Gains Around Cambrai
 Only Result of Battle
GEN. HAIG'S MEN TENACIOUSLY HOLD
 ADVANTAGE POINTS
Crest of Great Contest on the West Front Reached. The Italian Front
 Is Firm

With the British Army in France, December 4.-That Field Marshal Haig pre- vented the Germans from breaking through his lines on the Cambrai front dis counts the small gains which the enemy hosts achieved yesterday at a terrible cost lin life.
 It means that yesterdays critical period has been successfully passed and that for the second time in four days Field Marshal Haig thwarted what is believed to have been Ger
 man attempt to duplicate the German
 Austro- Hungarian performance m
 Italy.
 I Germans were collected from the east 1 ern theatre and various parts of the Ger
 man lines in the west At La vacquerie the enemy fought his way through the
 town and one party penetrated for some
 hundred yards into British territory. This
 was the extreme gain. The attacking
 forces took very narrow strip of ground little north and south of La Vacquerie, but the British still clung grinly to the high ground north of this place. | VOLUNTARY WITHDRAWAL The British commander voluntarily pulled back his line to the west and south
 westof Masnieres to make 1t firmer This morning the British line was near tho western part of Marcoing copse. but in- cluded Marcoing small triangular piece of territory, therefore. has been sacri- feed by the British. Since o'clock last night the line has remained unchanged. i A heavy concentration of German guns ] east of Gonnelieu suffered greatly by the
 excellent British counter battery work.
 This appeared much brighter in the Brit ! sh today. The battle has not yet run it's course but the defenders from now on will be in much better shape to handle the situation.
 l ITALIAN REPORT ! Rome, December 4.-The official an-
 nouncement from general headquarters ] today says:
 1 Tn the Giudicari region CTrentino
 fronD at dawn yesterday enemy parties
 after artillery preparation attacked our
 advanced line on the slopes south of
 Daone valley. but were repulsed.
 "On the Asiago plateau the enemy ar-
 tillery was very active between Monte | (Continued on Page Two)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-05
MORE DEATHS FROM PNEUMONIA AT CAMP WHEELER Total Number of Victims From This Disease in
 Three Weeks Now
 Ninety-Three

Macon, Ga, December -Four deaths from pneumonia among soldiers at Camp Wheeler during the last A hours were announced tonight at base hospital The dead are: Grover c. Brooks Ranger, Ga. Thomas w. Driver, South Jackson vile, Fla; Oscar E. Sims, Kathleen, Ga, and Orville Forester, Cartecay, Ga.
 In the last three weeks the deaths of 93 soldiers, caused by pneumonia, have been reported at divisional headquarters, inclusive of those that died tonight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-05
Railway Congestion Relieved

Pittsburg, December 4.-Congestion of traffic on the railroads in the district known as the Pittsburg gateway has been relieved as a result of orders is- sued by the general opera ting commit tee of the eastern railroads 1t was an nounced tonight. The committee last week ordered all through east and west freight diverted to routes north and and north of the Plttsburg gateway.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-05
Henry Palzer Indicted

Fergus Falls, Minn.. December 4 Henry Palzer alleged slayer of his son. Al Palzer. the heavyweight boxer. was indicted today on charge of first de- gree murder by a grand jury which in vestigated the killing at the Palzer home last summer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-05
Publicity Feat of Unprece- dented Magnitude Accom-
 plished by Government
ADDRESS TO CONGRESS
 IS HURRIED ON WIRES
Before Chief Executive Was Through Speaking Even Ships at Sea Were Receiving News of
 State Document

New York, December 4. President Wilson's address Ito Congress today was |heralded throughout the world by the United States government. The achieve ment is regarded as proba- |bly the greatest publicity feat ever undertaken.
 Distribution of the message abroad was personally directed from this city by George Creel, chairman of the com mittee on public information.
 Nearly every known means of communi- cation, express train, telephone, tele-
 graph, wireless and submarine cable was utilized in transmitting the address. While an operator in New York was send ing it's text on a transcontinental wire direct to San Francisco, where 1t was immediately relayed to the orient, an other at his side was sending a Spanish translation to Colon, Panama canal zone, from where it was relayed throughout Central and South American capitals. Wireless operators picked the Presi- dents words out of the air and relayec them to Caribbean sea points. Doubtless many ships in these waters knew whai was being said in Washington at almost the same time the address was being dis
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-05
SHOOT THINKS MESSAGE
 WAS TOO IDEALISTIC

Senator Shoot republican, said he thought the Presidents discussion of relations with Germany was too idealistic,' but added from the rec ommendation of a state of war against Austria Hungary to the end, it was an American message"
 "It was the ablest message Mir. vii son has ever delivered" said Senator Underwood, democrat. Tt sounded the keynote upon which We must win this war"
 Acting Republican Leader Gillett of the House and other republicans said they regretted the President did not include Turkey and Bulgaria 'I don't share the Presidents dis tinction between Austria and Turkey and Bulgaria." said Representative Longworth, republican. II think we ought to declare war against all thpapo
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-05
35,000 MILES OF WIRES CALLED INTO USE

Is Is estimated approximately 35.ooC miles of telegraph and cable wires were called into use in transmitting the mes sage.
 Chairman Creel received copy of the address here by special courier from Washington early today. A corps of typ fists was put at work in a locked room to make duplicate copies. Meanwhile in an adjoining room it was being trans lated into French and Spanish. These rooms were guarded as a precaution against contents of the message becoming public prematurely.
 MESSAGE TRANSLATED IN NEW YORK FOR WIRES Upon receiving word from Washington that President Wilson had begun deliv- ering the address corps of telegraph and cable operators immediately began their task of wiring the message broad cast, across the United States to San Francisco, there to be relayed to Shang- hai and thence to Tokio and Peking; across the Atlantic to London, where it was picked up and resent to the conti- nent. and down the eastern coast to Pan. anna for retransmssion to Central and South American points.
 At London and Paris the message waa
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-05
DEFINITIONS OF AIMS OF
 WAR WERE MOST CLEAR

The definition of war aims ana peace terms, the most explicit ever Voiceu py the head of any of the great Warrlns powers, was accepted as the more sig- nificant because, since his reply to the pope's peace note. the President has come to be regarded more and more as a. spokesman for all nations fighting Germany.
 By advance arrangement the address was made available for publication to- day in nearly every corner of the glope It probably will not appear in full in the Teutonic press. but the papers of neutral countries and the work Of al
 fConttnued on Page Ninc)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-05
CLARK AND KITCHEN
 WOULD NOT COMMENT

Speaker Clark and Democratic Lead CT Kitchin said they would not discuss
 the message until they had had time
 to read it carefully.
 "The recommendation for declara tCoatinued on Page Nine,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-05
BRADLEY OFFERED PLACE

Washington, December 4.-(SpecialD Lee c. Bradley, Birmingham attorney, has been offered post as one of three legal advisers to A. Mitchell Palmer of Pennsylvania, custodian of alien prop erty in the United States.
 MT. Palmer is in control of all prop erty in this country owned by the Ger man empire, or by German citizens who are not naturalized Americans. He has recently been given charge, in ad- dition to the foregoing, of German owned or controlled insurance com panies and agencies.
 As legal adviser MT. Bradley win be connected with one of the most im- portant branches of the government developed as result of the war. He will be associated with two of the most eminent attorneys in the United States.
 il IS iega deu iu Nashin ston as cer- tain that Mir. Bradley. having been called by the government. will accept. Acceptance will necessitate his resi- dence in Washington during the war and for the period of adjustment fol- lowing the war.
 | Lee c. Bradley, member of the firm of Tillman. Bradley & Morrow, one of the most prominent law firms In the south. was informed of the offer made to him last night. He was just leaving the city for short trip. Tt is news to me" said Mir. Bradley. "I have heard nothing about it until this moment and of course can make no comment"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-05
AMERICA MEANS NO
 WRONG TO GERMAN NATION

Emphasizing the purpose of the United States not to interfere with the internal affairs of any nation, the Preslden! as serted that no wrong against the Ger man empir, was intended and that there was no desjire to rearrange the Austro- Hungarian empire. He said when he spoke eight months ago of the rignt or nations to free access of the seas ne had Austria, as well as the smaller ana weaker nations, in mind.
 Appearing before Congress in Jolnt ses- sion for the first time since ne askeu for the war declaration against Ger many last April, the President was more than usually warmly greeted, and his speech was received with enthusiastic applause, which became tumultuous when he reached the recommendation as to Austria. Diplomats, justices of the su- preme court and other high officials as sembled on the floor joined in the dem-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-05
Chief EIecutiDe in Ringing Speech Tells Entire World That Great Comics tor
 Democracy Must
 Be Won
NECESSITY OF HOUR IS
 GUIDE OF NATION NOW
Words of Statesman Are Greeted With Tremen- dous Applause, Evidencing That Both House and Senate Are Standing Squarely Behind
 Administration in Fight For Victory

Washington December "A definite statement to the world of Aercas war aims of the basis which peace will considered made today by President Wilson In an ad dress Congress which he urged immediate declaration o state of war the United States and Austria Hungary Gernanys tool As to Turkey and Bulgaria also enemy he counseed delay because they do not vet stand in the direct path of necessary action
 Immediate Task of America is to Win War To win the war is the beginning dwase itself it.
 dismissed the possibility Of premature peace understand neither accomplished fact justice to enemy ana
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-05
Immediate Task of America is to Win War

"The war will be deemed won,' he declared, when the German people say to us through properly accredited rep resentatives, that they are ready to agree to settlement based upon Jus tice and reparatlon of the wrongs their rulers have done" Terms of peace, he added, would not include dismember- ment, robbery or punishment Of the enemy but would be based on justice defined briefly as follows:
 Freedom of nations and their peoples from autocratic domination. reparation to Belgium, relinqushment of German power over the peoples of Austria, Tur- key, the free Balkan states as "eh as evacuation of Prussian teritorlai con- quests in Belgium and northern France
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-12-21
SEWARD SNAPSHOTS.

Five extra watchmen were on duty Hast night and during the prevailing nigh wind extra men will be kept oU ", V ullul on the lookol, fer fine.
 -O-
 Mrs. Nellie Neal, keeper of the roadhouse at Mile 10 came in last urpbt on the train and is a guest at ttc Overland
 C. W. Murphy, contractor of An- raoragc, is registered at the Over land. Mr. Murphy will take the first steamer for Juneau and from there no to the Tenokce hot springs for 8 couple of weeks visit
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 The weather report for yesterday toIows maximum lU minimum g, cur .ert 8; clear with north wind.
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 Fred W. Bhcker, with the Alaskan Engineering Commission at Anchpl auc, is a guest at the Overland, hay ng come in on last nights train for the holiC,ys
 There ia going to be a cleanup in logs in Seward. There is an ordm nee prohibiting dogs banning the streets and it is going to be enforced says Chief of Police Guest. Last night nine dogs were given lodgings in the city kennels.
 k
 Mrs. M s. O'Brien, of Flat City was an arrival in the city last night md is registered at the Overland
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-12-21

II. Fickeil, of Anchorage, employee on the raihoad, is registered at the Seward. Mir. Fickell says business is not good at Anchorage and many men are leaving or have left on ac- count of being unable to secure em- ployment.
 K. .. Bu llinghm. of Anchorage is .ceistcrcd at the Seward He IS on his way to the states but will return in the spring.
 Albert Rievc, of Unga, arrived on ihc Dora late yesterday afternoon and has taken apartments at the Sexton. Mr. Ricvc came in for medical treat mont.
 Oscar Nelson, of Mile 52. is a guest at the Sexton having como down tho line last night to spend the holidays here.
 *
 Charles G. Hubbard of the Prim- rose mine, is registered at the Sex ton. Mr. Hubbard will remain here turing the holidays
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 Jim Horton, wiclder of the saw and hammer for the A. E. C., at Kern Creek, came in last night and,c can be found at the Sexton hotel
 F. F. WhelpIey, the 1ue fox mar. boarded the steamer Dora at Sard Point and arrived in Seward late yes .erday. While waiting for a steamer south he is stopping at the Sexton.
 Edward Frederick, from the mouth of the Porcupine across the lake at Mile IS, is registered at the Sexton. I Mr. Frederick came in last night.
 Iditarod mail arrived on the train iast night the greater part of it be- ing for the states. -!@-
 The weather forecast for the next | 24 hours in Seward is fair with fresh winds, squally like.
 R. L. lluncy assistant district En- gineer at TaIkeetna arrived on the train last night bound for the states. J. l.. Taylor, tie inspector of the ] Anchorage division, is a visitor in the city enroute to the outside on the first steamer
 l Charles W. Dounally, disbursing of fccr at Talkeetna for the A. F. C., is in Seward on his way to the states. Mr. Donnally may secure a commis- sion in the U. $. Quartclmastcr Corps but if he fails will return north in 1 February.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-12-21

Albert Ricvc, of Jnga, arrived on he Dora late yesterday afternoon and has taken apartments at the Sexton. Mir. Ricyc came in for medical treat mont
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-12-21

K. .. Bw kingham. of Anchorage i> registered at the Seward. He IS on his way to the states but will return in the spring.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-12-21
MORE CONTRIBUTIONS
 IN FOR HALIFAX FUND

Mayor Cottcr announced this morn ing that the Hahfax relief fund rais- ed in Seward is just sixty five cents shy Of the $6OO.OO, although the lat ter sum was cabled from here. Late yesterday the following addi.ima! donations were received: Dora DaHs, S2.5O; EtheJ Becker, &2; ami Louise Moore. S25O.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-12-21

Orders taken for plum pudding, ,ust pudding, roast chicken and tur- key with cranberry sauce and all the trimmings for your Christmas and Ng, .a dnncr at the DoGcates- sen D24
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-12-21
HOTELS FILLING UP

The city hotels end lodging houses a.a rapid y filling up for the holidays and vacant rooms after the next steamer leaves will be immediately occupied by others arriving from va rous places to spend Christmas 9nt New Years
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-12-21

Mems Felt Shoes. Just the foot wear for this weather Brown & Hawkins Equality First" tr
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-12-21

Fine "Lutfisk" 25c, Seward Fish company. u
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-12-21
Have You Seen 1t? The GeiSha

Don't you know what "Giesha" is? WeIL don't ask Dee Sing or Leo Marculcs because they don't know, but come up aud have look at the real dope.
 The Geisha is the tatest sar- toHal sensation Outside for the Holiday wear 1t IS 8 eombin- ation of a Tie and 3Iaa.icr and is made up of riot, a phantas- magora, a symphony, a aot pou- ri, a cocktail, a grand glorious blend of all the colors of a flower bed.
 I hate to think what will hap- pen if Slender James and Ham my Graf don't get one for Xmas, to say nothing about he other members of the u,ub.
 Lots of other classy stuff if  you are looking for quality.
 How about a Wardrobe i.uak? COTTER'S Broadway Seward
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-12-21

Christmas cakes, all kinds of French Pastry on hand or made to order at Seward Bakery. D22
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-12-21
FOR SALE BRANCH GRILL T"E..t.r-.. ,.H nr.n

hN.ANNh NNlisi
 Fixtures and Lease S.e l.. I. James, Jr, Bank of Seward Building.
 All members of the Seward Miji- .ary Unit are requested to ba at the \. B haI tonight at 7:3O. D2i Dance and exhibition driI. at the X. B. Hall Saturday night. Given D.. .h. Seward Military Jui. D2z Mems. Boys and Womens Moose rf0a noccasius. Brown E Hawkins. .uaa'ty First"
 LuST-A purse containing a cne hundred dollar bill. Finder please return ]. Go Gateway. lt
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-12-21

s., l.. l.. James, Jr. Bank of Seward Hui.dIug
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-25
ATTEMPT TO ASSASSINATE
JAPANESE STATESMAN
Yukio ozaki, Former Minister Of
Justice, Attacked While Ad-
dressing Meeting in Toxic.

TOXIC, January 25. 1885 a.m.-An at
tempt was made to assassinate Yukio
Ozaki, former minister of justice and
leader of the constitutional party. while
he was addressing a mass meeting
called to demand the resignation of
the cabinet.
While NJ. Ozaki was speaking two
men, armed with short swords. sprang
on the platform and tried to stab him.
They were overpowered and arrested.
Two other men then tried to assault
the former minister and were badly
beaten by the audience. M. Ozaki de-
manded that Premier Terauchi resign
on the ground that his administration
was unconstitutional A heavy police
guard is in attendance for today's
session of the diet.
Yukio Ozaki was formerly mayor of
Toxic. He visited the United States
in 1910 and a dinner was given in his
honor at Washington by President Taft.
He became minister of justice in the
Okuma cabinet in 1914.