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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-19
POWER ID BORROW
 S11,538, 8,945,46O IS
 WANTED BY M AD00
This Is Grand Total of War Budget Bill Which Will Be Presented to
 Congress
Bx the Associated Press

Washington. August 1S-Authorization to issue bonds and certificates totalling s1t. .53s. .s45. .4S0 at one time is provided in the new war budget bill. embodying recom- mendations of Secretary McAdoo, who came from the printer today to the House ways and means committee.
 In addition to authority to float T,- 5SS, ,949, ,40 4 per cent bond issue to care for a previous $300O.0 00000 and future si. .Oc0 00o, 900 allied loan authorization, the Secretary desires power to issue addi- tional certificates of indebtedness to the amount of 5000, 900 and an equal amount of war savings certificates in a form available to small investors.
 LIFE OF CERTIFICATES
 Lives of the certificates of indebted ness and war savings certificates would be limited to one and five years, respect lively, and they would be aubject to dis count and payment in the discretion of the Secretary. He also would fix the interest rates and regulate interest pay ments. They. like the bonds. would be subject only to supertax war profits and excess profits taxes.
 Inclusion of the two additional certifi- cate proposals. not mentioned hereto fore by administration leaders in con nection with the bill, is understood to be principally for the purpose of provid- ing against a sudden demand for money which the treasury might not be able to meet. As congressional leaders under stand the situation. It may not be neces- sary to issue many of the certifica tes,
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-19
Miss Jeanette Rankin Denounces Direct Action"
 in Labor Controversies

Butte Mont, August 1s.-Miss Jeanette Rankin, congresswamon at large from Montana, denounced direct action by either side in labor controversies in a speech at a mass meeting here today. She said subtle attempts to destroy tho industrial standards of the country were being made. and denounced a card system issued by mine managers in hir- ing labor.
 'I have no patience with the alleged utterances of Frank Little.'' she said, re- ferring to an Industrial Worker of the World organizer, recently lynched here, but I have the greatest contempt for that form of direct action that per mitted the foul and cowardly murder of Frank Little"
 As to threatened spoliation of crops, as a weapon against the employers she said:
 'The men who destroy grain fields are taking the bread from a hungry child. The burden of waste always rests heaviest on the weak-on those least able to stand the strain.
 T am convinced that the demands of labor Tn this trouble are just and should be granted. It is impossible properly to support a family in Butte on the wages that are being paid.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-19

Les Lilas redoubt lies about third of a mile west of the juncture of the St.. Jansbeek and the Breenbeek. It was a large fertilization of concrete and steel, armed heavily with machine guns. AL though the garrison was small, their po- sition was we'll night impregnable so far as infantry attacks were concerned, and it was only when heavy artillery was brought up and concreted on them late yesterday that the Germans surrendered.
 When the French advanced Thursday they passed on either side of Les Lilas, leaving the redoubt in a pocket. Since tl.en there has been continual fighting about this position, which was rendered doubly strong through the presence of considerable flooded tract and arti- ficial ditches. The intense artillery fire yesterday played havoc with the redoubt and the garrison finally surrendered an officer and 23 men being taken prisoner
 The officer said they had intended to fight to a finish, but changed their minds when the big guns began their work.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-19
No Joint Conference Planned by Secretary
 Coming 10 District
Labor Member of Cabinet Desires to Deal Sep arately With Miners and Operators When He Reaches Birmingham On Thursday Me
 Cormack's Statement Causes Gossip
By HUGH W. ROBERTS

Washington, August 1s.-( -(special.)-The statement of George B. Mccormack, pres ident of the Alabama Coal Operators as- sociation to the effect that the operators, despite the contemplated visit of Secre- tary Wilson to Birmingham, would not treat with union miners caused consid- erable gossip in Washington today.
 It is learned that Secretary Wilson, in the beginning, had no plan of discussing the Alabama situation 1t a joint meeting between the operators and miners. It is lis intention to talk to the operators and later to the miners.
 It is understood that Secretary Wilson was requested to visit Birmingham by mine officials, later by President Wilson and not at all by the operators. Mine officials desired his presence In Alabama, it is understood, because they have con- fidence in his integrity and because, prior to his promotion to a cabinet position, he was one of them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-19

President Wilson desired him to go to Alabama, 1t is reported, because the President has high regard for his con ciliatory powers, and utmost confidence in his ability and honor.
 It is understood that the President seconded the motion that Secretary Will son go to Alabama, not because he re- gards the Alabama situation more seri- ously than he regarded the Tennessee and Kentucky situation, but because he appreciated the fact that the general strike was extending and that time had come amicably if possible, to call halt.
 As previously stated in these dispatches, the idea prevails in Washington that if the miners forego for patriotic reasons their demands that the union be recog- nized. other points of differences may be readily adjusted. There is no hope en- tertained among officials in Washington, it is believed, that peace may be attained through the recognition by operators of the miners union.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-19

Mondovi farm was similar position. lying in an angle formed by the St.. Jansbeek and the Breenbeek. As in the case of Les Lilas, the French artillery bombarded the garrison into submission, and they surrendered during last night. The Germans later tried to shell the French out of Mondovi, but were unsuc- cessful
 The total number of prisoners and guns captured by the French is not available, but the prisoners will aggregate more than 400 and about 15 guns were taken. The small number of prisoners is due largely to the fact that the Germans were holding most of this section in small garrisons in numerous redoubts like Les Lilas.
 The correspondent of the Associated Press today found the greatest spirit of optimism prevailing among the French troops. They are feeling exceedingly good over their successes, and their nor alo is at the highest pitch.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-19
AmerR.-.. Missionaries, Besieged by Bandits in
 China, Finally Rescued

Picking, Thursday, August 16.-Twelve American missionaries and dozen other foreigners, mostly women and children, who were besieged by Chinese bandits at Tabul a town about 16o miles north west of Picking. have been rescued by of ficers of the United States marine corps.
 Capt. Calvin B. Matthews and Lieut.. Thomas M. Luby of the marine corps, left Kalgan early this month, accom- panied by a detachment of Chinese sol- diers, to bring out the besieged mission aries. Word was received here today that the American officers and mission- aries had arrived at Kalgan from Tabul. Kalgan is about halfway between Pe- king and Tabul
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-19
MEN WHO FAIL TO' ANSWER DRAFT CALL. WILL BE PUNISHED.
Renewed Instructions Are Sent to All Federal Att torneys and Agents of
 the Government

Washington, August 1s-Renewed in- structions that drafted men who fail to report for service will be classed and punished as deserters were sent to United States distrinct attorneys and agents of the department of justice tonight by At torney General Gregory.
 Provost Marshal General Crowder has ruled that persons who neglect to ap- pear for examination will be accepted au- tonatically, and that the privilege of claiming exemption then will be denied. It was to help carry this policy into ef- feet that the Attorney General acted. His instructions follow:
 "It has been determined by the pro- vost marshal general that persons who fail to appear for their physical exami- nation after having received their notices to do so from the local boards, by such failure, waive their right to physical ex- animation, and are accepted by the board without any such examination. Their names will be certified to the district boards as chosen by the local boards for the national army.
 WAIVE THEIR RIGHTS
 If they do not then appear to claim exemptions, they will waive thereby the right to such exemptions as they might have claimed and their names will be certified by the district boards to the adjutant generals of their respective states as persons for the national army. The adjutant general will then mail them notice to report for duty at a specified time and place, and such notices will be given publicity according to the regu- lations of the conscription act.
 BECOME DESERTERS
 Such persons then become subject to the military authorities at the time des- snated by the adjutant general for them to report. Should they fail to comply with this notice they become deserters from the army, and will be treated as such by the military authoritiese.
 Ut Is therefore matter of vital con cern, not so much to the government as to the persons themselves, to see that they give the correct address for their notices to be mailed to them. Should they fail to comply with these notices after receiving them. they become auto matically drafted without regard to phys ical examination or to exemption or dis charge.
 WOULD GO TO JAIL
 Where persons are known to be wilful- ly refusing to comply with the requests of the local boards and are so conduct ing themselves as to be menace to the proper enforcement of the conscription act and their whereabouts are known, they should be placed in jail on com rlaints charging violations of section 6 of the conscription act until the time when they are ordered by the adjutant general to report for duty in the national army. They should, at that date. be turned over to the military authorities. No prose cution need be had it will be unneces- sarily expensive and little is to be gained therefrom.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-19
East St. Louis Ri0ter Pleads Giulty and Is
 Given 5-Year Sentence

Belleville. H.. August 1s.--S. l., Schulz, who was one of the l05 persons indicted here in connection with the East St. Louis race riots. was brought into the circuit court from Mount Carmel, H.. to- day and pleaded guilty. He was sem fenced to five years imprisonment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-19
To Recruit Canadian Negroes

Chicago, August 1S.-The British re- cruiting mission in Chicago announced today that it is attempting to raise a battalion of negroes, subjects of Great Britain. in Chicago. If the effort Is sue cessful. the battalion will be trained in Chicago and later attachSd to the British Ar s,h British pay
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-19
Vanguard Of Troops Arriue Al Admission:
 Others On the Way

Maryland units. Company H, Fifth regi- ments commanded by Capt. ". E. Black; Company H, First regiment, commanded by Capt. John N. weiglye; Company c, Fourth regiment, commanded by Capt J. -t. Beers; Troop A, calavry. com manded by Lieut.. F. B. Anderson. The two latter might possibly be delayed be- cause of incomplete equipment.
 NEW JERSEY TROOPS
 It may be that a detachment of New Jersey troops, consisting of three com panies of infantry, will also arrive to- morrow, but definite information as to the movement of these men was not ob- tainable tonight. However, it was learned that the following units of New Jersey troops had been detailed to move to Annston at once.
 Company E, First infantry, of Newark. Capt. Harold Wakefield, commanding; Company E, Fourth infantry, of Jersey City, Capt. Charles Wild, commanding; Company c, Fifth infantry, of Paterson, Capt John S. Cooke, commanding. If the New Jersey troops do not arrive dur ing the day it can be stated authorita- lively that they will arrive not later than Tuesday.
 GATHER IN COMMAND
 Brig Gen. Charles D. Gather of Balti- more will have command of the various units until the arrival of Brig, Gen Charles w. Barber, who wilt be provi- slonal commander of the Eighth army di- vision, but Maj. Ger. c. G. Morton of Syracuse, N Y, who will arrive in An niston next Saturday, will have general command. It Is believed that by next Saturday when the camp shall have been completed, not less than 25,00o men will be "at home" at Camp Mcclellan and the entire assignment win be encamped by September l.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-19
Flushed With Victory, French Troops Are h
 Splendis$ ,pirit Now
Correspondent -e Associated Press Tells Story of How Great Advance Was Made in Flanders During Past Week-Many Prisoners
 and Guns Taken
By Associated Press

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-19

Admission, August 1S.-.(Special.) )--Five thousand men engaged in constructing Camp Mcclellan completed the last of 560 buildings by Saturday night and with the construction of 300 more this week the temporary work will have been con pleted Maj. Charles l.. Dulin, con- structing quartermaster, will then start to work on permanent hospital build ings infantry inflrmaries and remount depots. The pay rolls at Saturday night amounted to $7So0o.
 VIRGINIANS ARRIVE
 IF. F. V's'' the vanguard of the sol diers, the first of the 10000 or so that will populate Camp Mcclellan. arrived at the camp shortly befbore o'clock Sat urday afternoon. They were all F. F. V $, First Fighters of V, fsnia," and number 212 men and seven officers as fol- lows:
 Company B, First Virginia infantry. 1Os men, with Capt. w. A. Stock in com mand; Company F, Second Virginia in fantry, 143 men, with Capt. F. H. Fig gait in command; First Virginia field hospital unit, e6 men. Maj c. C. Bowman in charge; Lieuts. E. c, Harper and w. 0. Poindexter will accompany the de- tail.
 OTHER TROOPS ON WAY
 Five more troop trains with men from the District of Columbia and Maryland are now ea route. and will arrive be- fore Sunday afternoon All the troops are detraining at Camp Mcclellan. It is expected that before sundown Sunday 2120 men and 79 officers will be en- cam ed. They will include the follow inf its:
 Az cry of field artillery from the DistrN Columbia and the following
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-19
FRANK C. CARPENTER

In next Sundays AKe- Herald will have the frst of his sScries of articles on "BirminEham. Where Steel Is kins.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-19
FROM Y TO 25 IS ESTIMATED DEAD IN
 POWDER EXPLOSION
Great Canadian Plant at Rigaud, Quebec, Wrecked and Many Houses in
 Town Destroyed

Montreal, P. O., August 1s.-A re- port from Rigaud, Quebec, late today estimated the dead in the Curtiss X Harvey powder explosion at from 17 to 25 persons. Search of the ruins for shattered remnants of the buildings still were blazing.
 A roll call of the employees at the plant will be made to ascertain, if possible the exact number of dead. This work has been made difficult be- cause the first explosion occurred when the workers were changing shifts.
 ABOUT FIFTY INJURED
 Officials of the company state that 1t had been established that two fore men are among the missipSr, and as they had not been heard froA it is felt certain they were killed. About 50 per sons were injured.
 The difficulty in rounding up the thousands of men and women workers at the plant in order to determine the number of the missing was increased by the fact that hundreds of the em- ployes had scattered through the ad- jacent countryside in their flight for 5dIety. DOupt was SNPicSSta Ntudl complete roll call could be had to- morrow.
 COMPANY WAS WARNED
 It was reported tonight that the company's officials had been warneI l that the plant would be blown up, but as several threats of that char acter had been received before, the most recent warning, 1t was said had also been ignored. The officials stated tonight, however they are satisfiea the explosions were caused by fire
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-19

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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-06-05
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with nsn S S taking % that he ~SS Dn, So"m ] ,n
has thrown out the governments from control the Fortress Kron,adt
abme konsad the island fortress that guards the approaches pero
son the should fleet
a ,'are the 1eyouton into submission by tight blockade kensy and
government, trial before the whole that quick
and anarchy has place in the Russian scheme OF things
have on the eastern Situation" We the d.paSh ' a0oaoene
@ ian mat ] % party 96HSd Via n@do' % & the % eastern terminus @ OF ., the
undermined the Root commission be Russia
no immediate I'm national til, Of te "cSan
Everyone has an idea That ' the % |ni5 % S S, b of S getting % half
the M scene will dig into the hear, Of the situation and let know the facts and
gets the inside is another story.
pctosrad during tending show tha, the RUSSIAN army
nS @ & iS, SeTt n%ye been instance" G sGofse attacks by the says all the
degree the iraning between Russian and German troops world
thought there when the military situation low b week has
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Minister OF War kerg,ky the
sads, , % ppon a Ihm certainly did not get to Ruman through hostile
through down behind the Russian
K meet him crosrad Why did they go clear dosn to %" the @ u6 D
corner Of the country to meet Perhaps the Russians have great hopes
starting the Russo Rumanan drive which Berlin anticipated
eostad dispatch said Rcnsy to as the French cabinet
from the south through Icuron Such
N, The The ia foreign @ office @ h2 @ cleared @ +" "a o,s wae by
cordng Toxic the
they is munitions
Ioos attitude OF calm There idea Japanese
communication that the Russian army past lighting has the equipment
The written the soldier delegates published within
telling Russian troops against entangemn with their
bare hands with artillery considerable
indifference OF the Russian
Giang Russians machine
and artillery back Is il
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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-06-05
RIppuNdRaYNES
D29,, M5K I! 5!K.,M Masson
THE FIGHTER.

NUR UNCLE SAM is slow to fight,
I no warlike bluff he tenders. he
first makes sure that he is right.
then buSts his best suspenders. So
loath is he TO mix in scraps. he is SO
mlId fellow. that Bill and other bone.
head chaps imagined he is yellow
Well sink his ships" said Kaiser Bill,
"well drown his gents and ladies'; he
IS too ladylike to kill, or start in rais-
ing hades." But when our uncle sees
that peace won't dovetal well with
glory, he sharpens up his trusty creese,
and things are looking CORY. Since
i'rst our starry flag arose, by war-torn
soldiers greeted, our uncles met all
kinds OF foes, and never been defeated
For when he draws his shining blade.
defeat must never dim i, and though
IN carnage he may wade, he'll always
60 the limit That's what his shining
sword is for, to knock ioeman silly.
and this will be no wrist-tap war; write
that down, Kaiser Willie. Oh. therell
he grief IN German lands, and dark and
gloomy weather, now Uncle sam spits
on his hands, and cracks his heels to-.
gether.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-06-05

ioned man who used to shine his own
shoes
The trouble with being a good lis.
tener is that you are bound 10 hear a
whole lot that isn't worth while.
4 man may admit that he has one or
two iailngs But 1t is different with
woman.
When the Clergy protest against a
play i, has to- he shown eigh, times a
day 10 accommodate the crowds But,
when a play i, lndorSed BY the Clergy
II StaryeS TO death
4 Pennsylvania woman has had her
husband arrested because he threw one
OF her biscuits on the floor The bad
tempered brute might have killed the
cat or broken some of the furniture
with the biscuit
Maybe II some men would devote as
much care and attention to their Wives
as they do to their Lawns their Wives
might look as fresh as their Lawns
There was a time when 1t took man
three week, To read digest and enjoy
one OF the old standard novels But
nowadays he can get the whole story
~ movie flum Sandwiched in he
tween two comedy reels.
You can always please ia, woman
by telling her that some women are. too
lat hut tina, she is merely plump.
Don't pin too much faith on the man
who is ALWAYS telling Won 10 call on
him when YOU need favor lie will
probably he the first one to turn you
down
The old-iashioned woman who al.
ways had a big pot Of something good
'immering on the back oi the stove
and who considered It a woman'S duty
TO keep her husband we'll fed and do
her own Washing now has a married
daughter who Is running around
preaching Social Uni, bunk and whose
husband has TO feed down town.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-06-05
LET THE KAISER BEWARE.

A CABLE message received from Europe contains the
"A startling information that Tavoara has declared war
against Germany The adversary Of the kaiser is
small island situated Sardinia the population is 10
Let the kaiser beware.
The little nation that now Is rrc,piatcd into the great
conflict has real grievance of its fishing hoats was
blown up by mine without warning The thirty four able
bodied men OF the lc republic mad and they're under
arms adding another small hut crappy force to the allies
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-06-05
IMPROVING UNDERGROUND RAILWAYS.

TRANEllNG railroads under the ground is supposed
to be the way OF keeping observers and hearers
from knowing much about such trips but Elhu Root and
the other members OF the American commission to Russia
seem TO have discovered improvement, on that mode Of
travel They reached Russia without the American people
having known OF their movements.
Yet the reason is simple American newspapers did
n0 herald the departure Of the distinguished citizens who
lett the uRed States for the conference with Russian Off
Gals The spirit displayed hy American publishers is
complete answer TO the charge made that publication,
should he censored
There practically unanimous action among pub.
fishers in withholding from type any information that
would enable the enemies Of this country to learn when
and how the commission would reach Russian port That
the members Of the delegation reached safe harbor E,
evidence that newspapers can he trusted and that no hos.
uc force came into possession OF state secret through
the public prints