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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-21
Teutonic Propaganda
 Back of Italian Lines
 Continues to Flourish

Washington November 2o.-Teutonic propaganda back of the Italian front continues to flourish through the drop- ping of pamphlets by aviators. An of- ficial dispatch from Rome today says:
 The enemy airplanes continue to throw to our soldiers pamphlets in which they express their benevolent dis position toward the invaded towns and the populations, also assuring the sol diers that the Austrians have a scru- pulous respect for international laws and that the present occupation of our territories has only temporary military character without aims of conquest.
 This system has the immediate pur- pose of weakening the fighting spirit of the Italians and trying to make them feel that there Is no need of fight ing longer if the invaded regions are going to be returned without further sacrifice on their part
 { To the enemy's snare the Italian soldiers reply with multiplied ardor in the fight"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-21
M 'ADOO PLANS ID ISSUE CERTIFICATES
 AGAINST TAXES
This Is in Anticipation of Huge Collections on In- comes, Which Will
 Start in June

Washington, November 20.-In an- ticipation of huge returns next June from income taxes under the war rev enue law, Secretary McAdoo tonight announced an issue of four per cent treasury certificates of indebtedness of indefinite amounts due June 9, 1918, the final day for payment of in- come taxes.
 This was the first action taken by the secretary to prepare the way for the great volume of receipts under the war Revenue act, and is in accord ance with the policy adopted for lib- erty loan financing of issuing treas ury certificates in advance of loan. In this way the redemption of the certificates on June 25, WI tend to counteiAct the big flow of money into the treasury and prevent the unset ting of financial conditions
 The seven months term of the new issue is the longest of any certificates for 90 days. The interest rate is the same as for recent issues of certifi cates.
 The amount of returns expected from the new income taxes has not been estimated closely by the inter- nal revenue bureau, but this prob : ably will be done within few weeks, and the issue may be left open until subscriptions reach an amount ap- proximating the estimate. The last issue of an indefinite amount was subscribed to the sum of $6S5.000, 900 before being closed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-21
New York Court Issues Attachment on Personal
 Property of Deposed Czar

New York. November 2o.--A writ of attachment on the personal property here of Nicholas Romanoff. former emperor of Russia. was signed by State Supreme Court Justice Russell Benedict today. in suit for $2, 800. .000 brought against MT. Komanoff by the Marine Transportation Service corpor : ation, for alleged breach of contract. According to Bernhard Noumburg, at torney for the corporation. the former emperor of all the Russias has sew eral millions of dollars worth of prop erty in this city. mostly money in banks. which will be seized under the writ as soon as locared.
 The corporation alleges that it con tracted with the Russian government in 1915 to transport goods to Russia and the Russia government defaulted on the contract. The suit was brought against the emperor as constituting the then Russian government.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-21
NOSH|PMENTSTO RUSSIA WILL BE ALL O WED NOW American Government Does Not Intend to Have Sup plies Go Into Wrong
 Hands

Washington, November 20s--No ship n,ents of supplies will be pefmitted to go iron. the United States to Russia until the situation In that country clears. The American government be- fore allowing the export of goods all ready on the docks. wants to know into whose hands they will fall their arrival.
 The cessa ton of shipments is tempor- ary only if a stable government is formed which the United States can recognize. If the Bolsheviki gain control and pur- sue their programme calling for peace with Germany the embargo will be per manent. A protracted civil war also would work to keep the embargo tight. as the United States then would fear that supplies might go to the Bolsheviki faction.
 The provisional Russian government was given credits amounting in all to s325 coo O00 of which $191,000,0 GOO already has been advanced Much of this money has been spent for supplies now awaiting shipment and the Russians have been given vessels for it's transport Ship ments will be held up by denial or bunker coal to the ships
 Thomas D. Jones. vice chairman of the war trade board, called at the White House today and conferred With Presl- dent Wilson No statement was fortn- coming, but 1t was beiieved the Russian situation was discussed.
 Conditions in Russia are Tar rom clear. The state department today had no additional dispatches from Ambassa- dor Francis at Petrograd, but unofficial messages from Sweden were that Gen eral Kaledines, hetman of the Don Cos sacks, held the master hand in Russia through domination of the country's coal and bread supply in the Don Cossack re- zion and was marching with an army on Varoney, 200 miles south of Moscow.
 Passengers arriving ~t the swedish frontier from Russia also reported that soldiers were parading the Petrograd streets bearing banners demanding a constitutional assembly of all Russia, and declaring that the Bolsneviki regime was more tyranical than that of Nicho- las. The passengers believed the present revolutionary government must fall through lack of support of the principal parties.
 The only official dispatch reaching the state department today from Russia an-- nornced that John F. Stevens. head Of the American railway commission to Russia, had left Petrograd for Vladivo- stok in connection with his work of re- habilitating the Russian railway system.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-21
Summary of the News
GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS 1-All attempts of AustrO-Germnns to break through into Venetian plains in Italy fail. Great allied war conference opens. Republicans are laying plans to control Congress. No shipments to Russia will he ale lowed now. Clemcnceau given vote of confl- dence in French chamber. American federation of labor pledges loyalty to country. American destroyer sunk in colliss ion In war zone. Russia Is definitely out of war; says Berlin report. 2-American troops take life in the trenches like seasoned veter- 3-Premfer venixelos sends greeting to American Greeks.
 LOCAL NEWS 5-Leppert flays those who would islander Red Cross. Underwater matter before conamts- sion.
 Davison party will arrive at S o'clock to be city's guests. Meeting at Jefferson tonight will he one of great uplift.
 FEATURES -EdItOrial comment. a--Society and Dolly Dalrymple. S-Sports.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-21

Eolshev.ki government to declare the war ended as far as Russia is concerned, indicate that the indirect channel through which the reports were received is neutral diplomatic one, although it is declared that the Swedish foreign of flee is not the source in question. The Bolsheviki, in the alleged overtures, claim to have established their power throughout Russia and in position to enforce their will.
 Nothing has been heard in usually well informed Danish quarters this after noon with regard to the report. A Dane, who, better than most of his countrymen, is in a position to judge the sentiment of both England and Germany, told tho Associated Press today that he expected a long continuation of the war.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-21
American Destroyer Sunk in e Collision And 21 Liues Lost
The Chauncey, Small Boat of Old Type, Goes Down in War Zone Accident, States Report to Navy Department by Vice Admiral
 Sims-NO Details Are Given

waters, was sunk in collision early Monday morning. First dispatches in dicate that 21 lives were lost. Further Information will be made public when full reports are received
 "The Chauncey was one of the old type destroyers. completed in 1902. Her displacement was 420 tons and her com plement 91 officers and men," For several years before the war the Chauncey was used only in coast de- fense work and was classified as coast torpedo vessel
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-21

The correspondent ascribes his informal ton to a competent source, later in the dispatch indicating that it was received from military quarter, where. he de- clares the belief now is held that the prospects for peace of conciliation" are Tar better than before. He adds a long statement on the military situation to indicate that the entente might as well give up all hope of defeating Ger many and come to terms with the cen tral powers.
 The whole dispatch gives the impress sion of having been carefully prepared officially for the correspondent and may be regarded as a feeler
 . Reports from Stockholm, also mention ing the alleged determination of the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-21
Vote on Patriotic Resolution in Buffalo Convention
 Was Unanimous
ELEMENT
 IN BODY WAS SILENT
President Samuel Gompers, in His Attitude Toward Administration, Upheld in Every Particular
 by Delegates Assembled

Buffalo, November 2O-Without n
 dissenting vote, the American Fed- eration of Labor today reaffirmed its unswervinE loyalty to the country nnd a determination to stand behind the national administration until peace
 comes. The pacifist element. which yesterday mustered small minority
 against President Gompers' attitude
 In support of the war, was silent.
 The resolution containing the dec-
 laration was reported favorably by
 the resolutions committee. It was
 sweeping in scope. The course pur-
 sued by President Gompers in call
 ing q conference of the national and
 international officers of the fedora : tion at Washington on March 12, was approved and all his subsequent ac- tions and those of the executive coun- ell with reference to the war, were concurred in. NO MOVE BY PROTESTS
 The pacifists declared that they were unaware that the resolution was to come up today. They made no ncve for a reconsideration and 1t was pointed out that while their fight yes. terCay was based on a vote of confi- dence in President Gompers. today's resolution called for declaration on clear-cut question of loyalty to the country.
 This resolution, with others from the committee on resolutions, occu- pied virtually the entire day. Vice President Duncan made a report at the afternoon session on his trip to Russia as a member of the commits sion appointed by President Wilson and Clifford Pinchot, speaking for the federated board of farm organizations, ask ed for closer relations between the l farmers organizations and the Ameri- l can Federation of Labor. committee was appointed with instructions to re port to the present convention on ths possibility of constructive action along the line suggested by MT. Pinchot. The only resolution that caused ex-
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-21

Washington, November 2o.-sinking of the American destroyer Chauncey in collision in the war zone early yester- day vmorning with probable loss of 21 lives was announced today by the navy department
 No further details were given in a brief report to the department from Vice Admiral Sims. The Chauncey was a small. old type boat of only APO tons. \ Secretary Daniels made this s<ate- ment;
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-21

London, November 20.--Non~ of the numerous allied war councils which have occurred in the past three years have accustomed the same interest as today,s historic meeting of the Ameri- can war mission and the British war cabinet. The scene is the dingy old res- idence in Downing street, which has served the prime ministers of many generations both home and offices and the room is the council chambers where the cabinets meet, and where the destinies of the empire have been shaped since the days of the American revolution.
 Lord Reading, the lord chief justice, will preside with Andrew Bonar Law, British chancellor of the exchequer, and Oscar T. Crosby, assistant secre- tary of the American treasury. at the
 table beside him. The military and na- val heads of both governments and officials who represent other depart ments of war work will be grouped to- gether. Premier Lloyd George planned to be present for the parpose of an- swering questions.
 TAKING STOCK
 The general work of the meeting constitutes the taking of stock in trade of the resources, and needs of both countries, and furthermore, to some ex- tent of the continental allies. group of reporters and photogra- phers and curio sightseers were on the scene early in the day.
 The conference met at noon, as had
 been planned. Lord Reading was the first to arrive. He had five-minute
 chat with Premier Lloyd George and tinguished men from America and the
 British participants.
 NO DEMONSTRATION Some of these came on foot, and oth- CTS in motors, driven by khaki-clad chauffeurs. There was no demonstra- ton by the sightseers. only small group to whom the time of the meet | ing was known, being present. These. with the reporters and battery of newspaper and war office photograph CTS however, crowded Downing street to catch a glimpse of the conferees. Admiral Jellicoe, chief of the naval staff, arrived with Sir Eric Campbell Geddes, first lord of the admiralty. Lord
 Robert Cecil, the minister of blockade, walked unaccompanied from the for eign office. The crowds displayed deep interest in Gen. Tasker H. Bliss, chief
 of staff of the American army, and Adj
 mral William s. Benson, who arrived separately with their aides. The Earl of Derby, British minister of war, and Gen. Sir William Robertson, chief of the imperial staff at army head-
 quarters. arrived in a motor car few minutes before Lieut.. Gen. J. c. Shuts. who drove up alone.
 HOUSE NOT PRESENT Everybody asked for Colonel House, | head of the American mission, but Colonel | House did not attend the meeting. his
 secretary. Gordon Auchincloss, repre- senting him.
 | Most of the members of the Anne rican
 mission were early on the scene, but the 1 beginning of the conference awaited the arrival of some of the British officials, (Continued on Page Two)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-21
British Casualties for the Past Week Show Increase
 Over Previous Period

London, November 2o.-British cas- ualties reported inssthe week ending today, reached a total of s2,227. They were divided as follows:
 Killed, or died of wounds: Officers, 2s6 men, 6160,
 Wounded or missing: Officers, 92s, t men. 24,SsS. s The British casualty lists have been increasing recently, probably in conse- uuence of the bitter fighting in Fland- CTS. Last week they were 25.065, and in the preceding week. x1,S91.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-21
Free Navigation School

Boston, November 2o.-Henry Howard, director of recruiting for the United States shipping board, tonight compleeed plans for starting a free government navigation school at Norfolk, Va. De- cember 10. This will be the second navi- gation school the Boston headauarters has arranged to start in December, for one is announced to start at Newport News December 3.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-21
LLOYD GEORGE MAKES SPEECH AND OUTLINES
 PRESENT SITUATION
First Meeting of Delegates Continued for Hour and Half and Mass of W Statistics Was Submitted
 for Consideration
America Must Send
 All Troops Possible
 and Soon as Possible

London, November 20.-Premier Lloyd George in his speech before the first session of the great inter-allied war conference told the American mission that the col lapse of Russia and the reverses to Italy made it even more im- perative than before that the United States send as many troops as possible across the At lantic as early as possible"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-21
They Need to Gain Four Seats in the Senate
 to Tie
DEMOCRATS LOSE TWO
 MEMBERS BY DEATH
It Is From This Misfortune That Majority Party Is Placed in Danger of Losing Pres
 ent Lead
By HUGH ". ROBERTS

Washington, November 20.-(Spe- cial.) )--The republicans are laying shrewd plans to wrest control of both branches of Congress from democrats as a result of the elections next year. practically by sufferance of socialists.
 In the Senate. since the deaths of Sem ators Lane and Husting, one of whom has been and the other soon will be succeeded by republican appointees, democratic control by the narrow mar gin of eight votes.
 On account of the popularity of the war administration. the highly success ful conduct of foreign and domestic af- fairs by democrats. apd the necessity in time of war of the President having the assistance of Congress heartily in accord with him the idea otbains despite recent triumphs of republicans. that they will fail in their schemes to acquire spells as a result of a battle of ballots.
 TERRIFYING TO BE ELECTED Thirty-two senators must be chosen next year. If the republicans make a gain of four, the vote in the Senate will be tied.
 | Of the 32 seats to be filled in 1918. 20 are occupied at preesnt by democrats. Of the 20, it is a foregone conclusion that at least 12 seats will be filled again by democrats. These seats are l in the gift of the people ofa9Alabama | Georgia, Virginia, Oklahoma, Louis- 1 jana, Arkansas, Colorado, Texas, Ten nessee North Carolina, South Carolina and Mississippi. Inasmuch as Senator Borah promises not to stand for re- election, the democrats have a good chance, it Is claimed, in Idaho. In New
 Mexico. the democrats have an excel | lent chance to acquire the seat now held by Senator Fall. SeRator Fall has
 been chronic kicker yagainst the ad-
 ministration. Anotheri treason why there
 is hope for redenptibn on the part of
 New Mexico is the fatt that many Tex
 ans. all democrats, have recently in
 West Virginia may also send dem
 ocrat as successor to Senator Golf who, i during the last three years, has been in his seat not more than half a dozen times. Again, democrats are said to have excellent reason to refill seats
 emptied by death of democrats from Oregon and Wisconsin. Senator Me
 Nary, republican, has been appointed by a republican governor to succeed | the late Senator Lane, democrat; and
 the chances are that a republican gov
 ernor will appoint a republican sena- 1 tor to succeed the late Senator Hust- ings of Wisconsin. There is hope. too l for democratic success in Nebraska l Senator Norris was one of the "willful I 12," and it was he who startled the | (Continued on Page Nine)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-21
ALL ATTEMPTS OF AUS7RO- GERMANS TOI
 BREAK THROUGH INTO VENETIAN PLAINS OF ITALY PROVING ABSOLUTE FAIL URE|
At No Point on Line Have Invaders Been Able to Continue Their Advance-Haig Begins New Offensive Between St. Quentin and the Scarpe River-British Are Rapidly
 Encircing Jerusalem
By the Associated Press

Between the Brena and the Pave rivers the northern front the Italian theatre the Italians enacousy holding back enemy preventing his advance southward the Venetian plan the gaining of which would threaten their tire line along the Pave river southward to the Adiatc Four attacks against Monte Tomba the chief position still blocking way from the hy country the pan have been repulsed by the Italians
  taken than 300 hundred rifles Along further effort sustained being
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-21
NEW YORK MAN FOUND
 HIDING IN CELLAR TO EVADE ARMY SERVICE
Tells Judge He Is Afraid to Go to War and Is Glad of Jail
 Sentence

New York, November 2o.-Dis- heveled long haired, and unshaven Charles D. Fegan, youth of conscrip- ton age, found in cellar where he had been hiding for several weeks and brought into the federal district court today for evading the draft said to the judge.
 "I evaded the draft because am afraid to go to war"
 Began appeared delighted when he was sentenced to jail for six months.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-21

says that the strike had satisfactory
 results and that a number of prison
 CTS and a considerable quantity of
 materials have been gained on the roads leading from Bapaume and Pe- rome toward the important railroad junction of Cambrai
 The British rapidly are encircling 2 Jerusalem in their Palestine campaign,
 having brought their forces to points
 IF miles northwest and Is miles west
 of the ancient city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-21

Shifting his offensive to the south, Field Marshal Haig has delivered se- ries of attacks against the Germans in the region between St. Quentin and the River Scarpe in France-territory on which there has been little fighting since the spring offensive, when nota- ble gains eastward from Arras to Pc- rome were made. Details of the new offensive are not yet at hand, but the British official communication
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-21
Russia Ls Definitely Out Of the War Says
 Report From Berlin
Correspondent of Copenhagen Paper Says Teu- tonic Government Has Received Information By Reliable But Indirect Route That Bolsheviki Have Made Offer of
 Separate Peace at Once

National information Russia
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1917-07-27
DARRELL BILL"


Washington, q. lipca. - Sc
nat uchwalii wczoraj so giosaml
przeciwko II przediozenie o krc-
dytach ma melioracye REX !
przystani, wyznaczajac ma ten eel
$27, $4,000. Chociaz wielu sena-
torow atakowaio poprzednio bill
ten jake oczywisty pork barrell'
II. asygnujacy niepotrzebne su-
my pieniedzy, celem pozyskania
sobie przez niektorych senatorow
glos6w wyborczych, jedenastu
tylko znalazio sic pomiedzy mimi
takich, ktorzy glosowali przeci,
wko MENU, a to Borah, Brady.
Kenyon, Ia Toilette, Smith z Mi
ctigan, Smoot, Ashrust Gore,
King, Pomerene i Shafroth.
Przedoleynie to zostalo juz
przedtem uchwalone w Izbie po-
selskiej i obecnie przeJdzie dc
wspolnej konferencyi, celem wy
rownania zachodzacych roznic.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1917-07-27

wewnetrznych konflikt0w wyeli-
nowana Z czynnego wspoiudzlaSu
W wojnie. Co macy to ola naro-
du amerykanskiego? Czy mogla
gorsza nowina dojSc do mas re
wzgledu ma niebezpieczenstwo
Smierci ola n~aszej mlodziezy
niz doniesienie O zachwianiu sic
Rosyi? PowinniSmy sic modliG o
pomySlnoSc w zabiegach Keren--
skiego jak nigdy przedtem.
yZnaczy to bowiem, re miliony
amerykanskich uc~hiopcow" znaj-
da swoj gr6b ma pobojowiskach
Europy. Godzina poSwieceh ma
deszIa, a czy Senat zaprzestanie
debat mad pieniadzmi, kt0re maja
p0jSc ma regulacye potokow?
,,Czy nadszedl czas, izeSmy So
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1917-07-27
NOMINACYA SAMUELA
M. FELTONA.

Washington, 81. lipca. - Sc
kretarz wojny Baker zannanowal
Samuela NJ. Feltona Z Chicago
dyrektorem generalnym kolei
wojskowych / bedzie on ma tenn
stanowisku ~zajmowac sic organi-
zacya ! wysyika kolejowych Cd
dziaiow do Europy, jakotez zaku-
pnem Wszystkich potrzebnych
ola Mich materyaIow. Z zarzqdem
kolei w kraju nowomianowany
dyrektor ME bedzie miai nix
wspolnego.
Pan FELTON, jest prezydentem
kolei The Chicago Great West
ern i rozpoczal swa karyere jake
inzynier kolejowy. Ostatnio miai
on sobie powierzonq organizacys
oddzialow kolejarzy, kt6re wy
siano do Francyi, obecnie zatem
obowiazki jego zostafy znaczni"