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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-23

possible to measure the indirect loss ir
meat-the lean cattle that might have
been fat were It not for the cattle ticks
ana me Texas fever. the hogs that niighl
have been raised had not farmers feared
to risk their time and money with the
menace Of hog cholera hanging over them
Much ground has been gained in the fight
and 1t 10 now for the country at large te
make use OF every inch Of it.
Besides the farmer and the stockman
the small town or suburban dweller car
cooperate ir
Suburban Dweller the campaign
Can Join in Work. urn,nis,nr ave.
nues for increasing the nations meat sup
ply lies in the small meat animals. As
Secretary Houston said, the nation ha:
gotten too much in the habit of regard
ing the meat problem as a problem OF DIS
animals and big ranches. The item o.
poultry alone amounts to 500,00O,O0O
year in this country. and 1T might bt
enormously increased. In other words
raise chickens. If you have a patch o.
ground that will not do for gardening
or, II you prefer feeding the chicks u
LABOR with SPADE, II you prefer esss
to eggplant, get busy and acquire fioci
of chickens. The department will give
you directions for buying them and TAX
ing care Of them. You will have cheaI
eggs and good deal Of cheap meat. ant
you will be doing your bit toward relieving
a world-wide pressure.
An interesting suggestion comes IRON
the chief of the bureau Of biological sur
vey IN this connection. He points gu
that one OF the cheapest meats that car
be raised is that Of Belgian hares.
is actually possible to produce this mea
at a cost of 5 cents pound. Very littl'
space is required. the hares can be fed OF
cheap foods and table scraps, and the!
increase very rapidly, at the rate of sew
eral filters year. II the meat situation
becomes acute, a nation wide campaieI
for Belgian hare raising might hell
nightly. 1t would give the town dwell
er and his children a chance to do thei
share.
In its large-scale work to increase tn,
meat supply, the Department Of Agri
culture has some remarkable achieve
ments to its credit The campaign
against the cattle tick and the Texa.
fever. which the tick carries. has thrown
open to profitable cattle-raising an ares
half again as large as Germany.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-23
Farmers Sell Off
Their Breeding Hogs.

very high prices-an ordinary hog will
bring S32-the farmers are selling off
their breeding stock. This is obviously
bad practice. and every effort will be
made to point out the dangers Of it. If
it continues. says the department, pork
may rise out of reach of the ordinary
consumer.
Besides all this work the department
has increased our meat production by
regulating the grazing on natior al
forests until they support several tin .es
as many animals as ten years ago. An
other promising avenue is the raising
of sheep for meat, instead Of for wool.
To make wool growing profitable large
ranges are usually needed, but mutton
can be grown profitably on land where
there is now no meat production. The
department hopes for much from New
England in this line.
On the whole, our meat resources are
well mobilized. The work was started
in good Time. and if we are still far
from where we might be in the matter
of meat production at least we have
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-23
Ticks and Disease
Keen Cattle Lean.

the fever from the ticks and die. The
native cattle have become to a certain
extent immune, but the disease and the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-23
THE DEPARTMENT OF
AGRICULTURE.
III.-Can We Raise Enough
Meat?
By FREDERIC J. HAsK1N.

War means a big demand for meat
Army rations always include a liberal
proportion of meat. 1t contains much
energy, and is peculiarly well fitted for
food for the fighting man. Although
George Bernard Shaw and hosts OF
iother vegetarians may thrive on a vege-
, table diet. the soldier always eats all
the meat his commissary can supply
with relish. 1t gives him plenty of red
blood and energy. The nations and
races where meat plays a small part
In the diet have never been fighting
nations. with the possible exception of
japan. where fish largely takes it's
place. Salt horse" bully beef" and.
lately, sausage are staple army and
navy rations.
In its program Of feeding the allies
as far as possible. and putting an enor--
nous army in the field. the United
States will need to produce the great
est possible amount of meat This is
task that will call for a high degree
or effort and efficiency, because the
meat situation in this country has long
been serious on even for ten years
before the war.
The Department OF Agriculture has
been spending millions in money and
the time and labor of it's experts with
free hand in its attempt to cope with
the problem. In the last year or two
the tide seems to have turned. and
there is sound basis for confidence that
we will be able to meet the emergency.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-23

Maj. Charles c. Jameson. Capt. Alex
ander R. Piper, a former deputy police
erick w. Hinrich, IT.. Of the Ordnance
Corps; Capt. Charles T. Leeds. Capt.
Lewis E. Goodier. First Lieut.. B. +.
Lemp and First Lieut.. 8. C. Loring.
David NJ. Newbold. prominent realty
man of Baltimore. died at his home in
that city. He was born in Bonneville.
Md. in 1913.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-23

The problem Is big one Today. in
1917. there are about 100000 less
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-23

The range OF the cattle-tick cover
the southern states from Florida t,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-23

According to the experts. one of the
chief dangers in the hog-raising in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-04
BILL ID REGULATE
 FOOD OF COUNTRY
 BEFORE CONGRESS
Measure Will Give President Wide Powers in Fixing Prices and Production
 During War

Washington, May 3.-Ab- solute authority to regulate in it's discretion the produc- tion, distribution and prices of food and other necessities during the war was asked of Congress today by the ad- ministration.
 In a sweeping bill intro duced with administration approval by Chairman Lev CT of the House agriculture committee it is proposed to empower the President to take these measures when ever in his opinion the na- tional emergency shall re- quire:
 To fix maximum and minimum prices for food, clothing, fuel and
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, ples etc, but emancipated Russia can use language which will be understood by modern democracies and hasten to add her voice to that of her allies.
 The declaration of the provisional government being imbued with the new spirit of free democracy natural ly cannot afford the least pretext for assumption that the demolition of the old structure has entailed any slack ening on the part of Rusisa in the common struggle of all the allies. On the contrary, the nations determina- tion to bring the world war to a de- cisive victory has been accentuated owing to the sense of responsibility which is shared by ali in general anG each one of us in particular.
 WILL KEEP WORD
 This spirit has become still more active by the fact that it is concern trated on the immediate task which touches everybody so closely of driv- ing back the enemy who invaded our territory. It is understood. and the an- nexed document so expressly states that the provisional government is safeguarding the right acquired for our country will maintain a strict re- gard for it's engagements with the allies of Russia
 Firmly convinced Of the victorious issue of the present war and in per- feet agreement with our allies, the provisional government is likewise confident that the problems which were created by this war will be solved by the creation on firm basis of lasting peace and that, inspired by identical sentiments, the allied democracies will find means of estab- fishing the guarantees and penalties necessary to prevent any recourse to sanguinary war in the future"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-04
NO DESIRE NOW ID
 MINIMIZE GRAVITY
 0F THE SITUATION
Following Conferences With AnglosFrench Commissions U. s. Government Issues
 Warning to People
By HIGH ". ROBERTS

Washington, May .-(Spe- cial. 1.-The coming to Wash ington of the French and English war commissions has served signally to arouse citizens of the United States to the seriousness of the struggle in which their government has seen fit to become involved.
 As result of the significant sug- gestions of Balfour and the more open but no less significant declara- tions of Joffre, one no longer hears statements to the effect that the Ger man submarine policy against bel ligerent and neutral shipping has scored failure, or that the linden burg line in northern France is bent and broken.
 On the other hand. the knowledge and even the admission is more or less general that Teuton submarines are playing havoc off the coast of Britain and that Germany. barring the pos sibility of internal revolution, Is ap- parently able indefinitely to continue the war.
 DEMAND PROMPT ASSISTANCE
 The insistence of the French and English cry for immediate aid would, were there no admission of distress, dispel the theory that the United States by single aggressive move ment will be able to put the Teutons out of commission.
 The visitors have represented to the government of the United States that their countries need credit. money in abundance, ships and more ships, food, munitions of war. the active assistance of the American navy and the appear ance on the firing line of an expedi- tionary force under the Stars and
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-04

Attorney Turner limited his argu- ment to the charge of willful neglect of duty, maintained that the state had proved the charge beyond shadow of doubt, declared that the case was a parallel of that of Pal M. Daniels, sheriff of Russell county, who was removed from office last year, and urged the court not to make fish of Pal M. Daniels and fowl of Batson."
 MT. Turner said g prisoners escaped from the Jefferson county Jail in as many months. and with one exception did not break any portion of the Jail sThe s,ssx- if answered that he instructed the war dens about their duties in protecting the prisoners, but we find him amazingly ig- nortant of conditions about the jail" he continued. We was densely ignorant of conditions. He didn't see criminals prisoners carried the master keys to all inside cells. He went to the jail every day. Pal Daniel went to Girard every day. He didn't see any prisoners about the jailyard. Pal Daniel didn't see any liquor at Girard He never says he made an investigation inside the jail"
 Mir. Turner gave the names of the pris- oners and former prisoners who said they ca -I keys at various times during their mony showed the conoemned cells were in charge of H. W. Cole. prisoner and the keeper of a store maintained by tho sheriff
 NEVER SUCH ANOTHER JAIL
 Was there ever jail run like thisr' asked Mir. Turner. "Is there another sheriff who permits barber chair and razors in the basement? We find as a. result of the keeping of the barber chair in the jail young Montgomery with his throat cut. We find on investigation life- time men and felons running in the yard with nothing between them and freedom except the walls which were so easily scaled by ladders left by negligent sheriff.
 will these acts be permitted by this court?"
 MT. Turner suggested that the case is parallel of the Daniels case and con- tinued: "Batson knew his duty. He was told by the courts and by the solici- tors of the conditions and should have changed them. He admits that Wade Allen and Cole prisoners, were trusties at the jail.
 LAVENDER AND ORR
 He would intimate that Lem Lavender and Orr were corrupted in the escape of Overton. He says there was no outcry during the escape. No. there was no outcry; it isn't human nature to cry out when pistol Is at your head.
 But he must make some one the goat. so he puts the blame on Lavender and Orr in order that Thomas J. Batson, the
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Summary of The News
GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS 1-British and Canadians fight over 12-mile front and cross Hinden- burg line nt two points. Arguments In trial of Sheriff Bat- son starts with Turner leading No desire now to minimize gray ity of War situation. Conference committees have not reached draft section ofsblIl. Russia renssures allies that sep arate peace Is not contemplated BiIl to regulate food of country now before Congress-. 2-HOward wants to get at bottom of high coal prices. 3-French mission leaves for middle west.
 American survivors relate wonder ful expoits of German U-boats. 9-British transport sunk.
 LOCAL. NEWS 5-i3irniinshnm first to respond with subscription to loan. Investigation of local pool rooms brought to close.
 ham during day. Alabama falling behind In furnish ing recruits.
 COmmittee named for tour of state In food campaign. 9-Newn of Beasemer.
 EEATEnES 4--Edit0rial comment. e--Society and Dolly Dalrsmple. S--Spurta.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-04
By FRED II. eoRMLEY

Montgomery May 3-(Specia )After Thomas J. Batson, sheriff of Jefferson county had completed the submission of testimony support of his contention that he has not been guilty of ncompeency corruption office and wfu neglect of duty the had declined present witnesses bua Perry w Turner assistant attorney general appealed the supreme court Thursday afternoon to issue order moving him from office Mr. Turner's address the first and the beginning of the end of the impeachment which has been before the court three days.
 Borden Burr of Birmingham will make the only address in support of Sheriff Batson Friday morning He will be followed
 by William L. Martin attorney general for the state and the charges will be taken into the consultation the supreme court.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-04
Men of Prouen Ability Are Still Needed For Officers Training Camp


 Washington. May 3.-Although the full allotted quota of 10000 men prob ably will be enrolled in the officers training camps when they open May Is, there still Is plenty of room for men of the right qualities the war department announced tonight.
 In statement. saving that each of the Is camps seemed assured of It's full allotment of 2500 applicants for commissions. the department appealed for further recruits among men of proven ability and pointed out that the camps, while designed primarily to train officers for the great war army. would provide excellent oppor- tunities for civilians to work their way into the line of the regular army, ''The difficulties of administration
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-04
Conference Committees
 Haue Not Yet Reached Draft Section Army Bill


 Washington, May s.senate and House conferees agreed tonight on the army appropriation bill. carrying about s2so'- ooooo for the support of the regular es- tablishment for the fiscal year ending in June 1918, and on the military acad- emy bill Tomorrow they will take up the returning 1t for final action before the end of the week.
 The only serious differences between the conferee., on the appropriation meas- sure was over a Senate amendment au- thorizinls an increase in the army general stafs from 50 to sl, and permitting all memhers to be assigned to duty dn Wash ingto1 Under existing law only half the shff can be stationed here. The
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-04


 House conferees accepted the section with a provision that it should be eff fective only during the period of the emergency
 There has been no discussion of the draft bill features so far and members are not predicting the outcome on dis ruted points. which include the difference in the age limits of men subject to the selective draft provision, the Senate amendment which would permit Colonel Roosevelt to raise four infantry divisions for service in France and the section prohibiting the sale of liquor at army post
 Most of the members, however. are de- termlned to reach an understand1ng as soon. as possible, and every effort win |be nads to have the bill In President Wilson's hands by Saturday night
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-04

in the selection of candidates are be- ing adjusted" said the statement ''rhe question of pay for the men in training is expected to be settled shortly by Congress. with provision for regular pay for reserve officers and $1o0 a month for candidates All men found fit for commissions at the end of the three months course will. be commissioned in the officers re- serve corps even if snot immediately needed for the first increment of troops
 There Is room for improvement in. the quality of the applicants. Men of proven capacity in civilian life ara needed Mature men of this Kind from H25 to 44. especially if unmarried. arc urged to consider the matter at oncal and enroll for tho first series of camps. There Is still plenty of room for men of the right qualities.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-04

The note. which is dated May 1, and signed by Foreign Secretary Milukoff, instructs the various diplomatic rer- resentatives to the allied countries to transmit the following communication:
 NOTE TO CITIZENS
 "The provisional government of Rus sian published on April 27 a mani festo to Russian citizens wherein it explained the views of the government of Russia as regards the objects to be attained in the war. The minister of foreign affairs instructs me to com- municate to you the contents of the document referred to and to add the following considerations:
 Our enemies have striven lately to SOW discord among our allies by pro- pagating absurd reports regarding the alleged intention of Russia to conclude separate peace with the central pow CTS. The text of the document an nexed will form the best refutation of such intentions. The general prin- ciples therein enunciated by the pro- visional government are in entire agreement with the ideas which have been expressed repeatedly up to quits recently by eminent statesmen of the allied countries.
 WILSON'S ADDRESS RECALLED
 These principles were expressed lucidly also in the words of the Presi- dent of our ally, the great overseas republic. The Russian government un- der the old regime certainly was not prepared to appreciate and share these ideas as to the liberating character of the war. the establishment of stable basis for pacific cooperation of na- tions, the freedom of oppressed peo-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-04
'0nddiQnS Capture FreSnOy

Despite the opposition of massed German forces the Cana troops took Fresnoy; Oppy, however still proved too ongy held to attempt to carry by direct frontal attack bout courng heavier casualty list than the enterprise war ted The wood front of the ruined village is literally in ted with machine guns.
 The fighting with desperate obstinacy.
 heights while lines uncut shield them from direct observation the this place amounted to little more than reconnas concentrate their fire
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-04

ntaine-les- Crossilles and but 500 yards more of FIindenburg line, which Lnortheasterly direction was penetrated and fighting was close to ndenburg line, new ch system, extending I.e to Drocourt.
 new system is proceed h haste, according to he stubborn resistance are offering is to pre-
 of their occupying the t is ready for pro- lction.
 of operations covered
 though the pressure bjer this entire front
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-04

Several new divisions have been identified at different parts of the front, showing that the Germans continue to use their strategic reserves Counter at taclss, usually on a formidable scale. de- veloped promptly opposite every point where we gained ground. The enemy re- captured some ground at Gavrelle, but the counter attacks generally were broken up by our artillery fire, which was maintained with almost incredible in tensity."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-04
|snoy FaHs .r Face of the
 Brsed TrOG DS, md Gains E Made Neor OppY and puednt Clerisy Is Re- captured by Germans
|ritish Official Report of Battle

report 
 fighting throughout the from of Queat miles village Vmy The again delivered l practically along the whole battle front. hostile artillery fire both while assembling the attack during the Assault.
  .NDf Ednburg have maintained them all day against constant and powerful attacks neighorhood of astrde positions which changed Frequently with determination |sscssion left the the village Fmys positions south of miles gained footing the trench north of other points and the fighting continues dton the killed wounded Ievera hundred German prisoners |t activity continues in the German airplanes in the fighting, hostile lines addition airplanes kite bal
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-04

ue oHIy Iuiscoveleu oUSe"oicS' |uth of the Sense the battle devel- into al most successful sweeping |ement, dur troops reaching Cherisy. Eerging tactics upon Reincourt car our adJance across the Hindenburg
 and thrfeatened to cut off the gar h at Bplllecourt. The garrison was rted to yhave been captured, but the Tt wasf not confirmed
 he GeG mans are fighting with des- te db1 tiracy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-04
tinq Is Terribly Intense

of terrible intensity ragged throughout the day at joints of the British attack says Reuers correspon itish headquarters. tThe batting' he adds, has any places of ding dong order, which renders 1t ex- ficult to define the situaton but think 1t may cer claimed a successful day for our gallant troops conspcuous gains have been the Hanks of the long nile towards the center, up the valley of the Scarpe we less progress owing to the intensity of concealed .hine gun fire
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-04
,I7ZSH AND CANADIANS FIGHTING OVER TWEL VE-lILE FRONT GROSS F1INDENBURG LINE AT TWO POINTS AND
 SEVERAL DESPERATE ELY DEFENDED TOWNS ARE TAKEN
Argument m Trial of Sheriff Batson Starts
 With Turner Leading

Jefferson County Official Before Supreme Court on Impeachment Charges Goes on Stand in Own Behalf and Denies Willful Complicity in Es- cape of Many Prisoners States Attorney
 Tells Court Not to Make 'Fish of Daniels
 and Fowl of the Man Under Charges
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-04
Russia Measures Her Allies Separate Peace
 Is Not Contemplated

  
  all the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-04

There was artiller however, and the { tions were fairly { FIGHTING ST
 The fighting beg and continued thfot ous sunshine The support of those al line passed along rd ing trees were tipped green leaves of Il spring. The fields front were yellow dandelions. A warr up great clouds of were white with fine from the roads
 As the marching {
 tcenaiaues os
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-04

|don, May 3.According 3. to the Reuter- cor |ldent at British headquarters in France, the |reports tell of fierce fighting in Bullecourt, ! outer edge of which the British troops es- led themselves, and of very heavy counter which has driven the British back through
 again.
 Jon, May 3-The British troops have
 d Cherisy, crossed the Hindenburg line to-
 eeincourt and are reported to have taken
 A,,lt, It, says Reuters correspondent at British
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-04
,ociated Press E1d'n
 kscribes Greai Battle

A STAFF CORRESPONDENT OF THE ASS in France, May 5, MI scalm, fighting on large scale y Eatoday and more important strat
 ahds, including the village of Fres Ecarpe river, and the ground alp
 1th of that somewhat insignificar
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-04

g etiYigy at al points. q nSsr Germ an posi- eS geti with hells. sE lss AT OWN
 JNt 5efo dawn ' p,f 8 dsy ef glori- I es enas up in \ git Hiring d S a9s oye rhang- 'd F n ts.e ss fresh Il Awed fe of
 ee tlse battle i'~ 2fss'.s and m a$t iVind $ tired { aa ti; men e assl asw der iQwn
  col ms e4 ig, the I4i VI1t n a<c Irsi
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Evening star., 1917-09-27

Mrs James H Watmough. widow of
Paymaster General Watmough. has
leased her residence 2144 Wyoming
avenue to Mrs. Price Collier and Miss
Sara p Collier. widow and daughter
Of the late we'll known writer. who
will arrive in the city for the season