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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-16
ALLEGED LIBERTY BOND CROOK IS ARRESTED IN STATE PostOffice Inspectors Over take New York Man in
 Montgomery
ACCUSED OF ROBBING
 PATRIOTIC PEOPLE
Scheme Was to Collect Money on Supposed Investments in Govern ment Loan-Dwiggin Admits
 His Guilt

Montgomery, November 15.-With S1S0O cash and $6O0o worth of liberty bonds in his pocket, Elmer Dwiggins, New York manager for the Bankers Life company, an insurance organization of Des Mones, Iowa, who is charged with defrauding thousands of purchasers of liberty bonds through "a dollar down and dollar week" plan, was arrested in Montgom~ cry at midnight Wednesday by Postof- flee Inspector M. o. Detlie of Mont gomery, w. B. Brannon of Chattanooga and Postoffice Inspectors Hugh Mo Quillan and Alwyn B. Williams of New York city.
 DWIGGINS EXPLAINS
 Dwiggins explained to United States Commissioner Thomas at his hearing here that there would have been no trouble at all if he had adhered to his original scheme of selling the bonds be- cause he had sold enough to bring him in about $6000 a year interest on the bonds at 4 per cent; but he wasn't sat isfied with that and began taking the installment funds of the purchasers of the bonds and buying securities in the stock market which paid higher rates of interest.
 Having thus invested the funds, Dwig- gins received serious financial DloW when the stock market took decided slump last week and, before he knew 1t. he was nearly s1OO,000 short.
 DESIRES TO RETURN
 Dwiggins expressed his desire to re- turn to New York immediately and seems to think that he can straighten out the matter so that no one who pur- chased bonds from him will lose any, thing.
 The specific charge in the warrant for his arrest was that he mailed letter on October IS. at the Hudson Terminal postoffice station in New York city to M. Doyle, No 1064 New York avenue, New York, with the purpose to defraud in violation of section 215 of the federal penal code.
 Dwiggins left his office in New York last Saturday and that was the last seen of him until he was arrested in Montgomery by the Montgomery post office inspectors.
 United States District Attorney W. H. Sanford was called into conference re- garding the case on Wednesday by Post office Inspector Detlie, who had been advised through telegram from Special
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-16

Agent Brannon of Chattanooga, that
 Dwiggns was coming this way and the attorney drew up warrants for the mans arrest and for search of his baggage as soon as he arrived
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-16
For Nursing Mothers and Pale. sicI<Iy
 Children

The old Standard general strength ening tonic, GROVES TASTELEsS chill TONIC, arouses the liver, drives out Malaria and builds up the system. sure Appetizer and aid to diges- ton. soc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-16
WAS LEAVING CITY

New York inspectors had discovered that Dwiggins had instructed his wife to send him an express package to Mont gomery.
 When Dwiggins arrived Wednesday ilt this city he tried to get a room and failed. He asked at the hotels if there was an express package there for E. A. Dunham. None had arrived, he was told. Dwiggins finally decided to go on to New Orleans.
 From the moment he stepped off the train Dwiggins was being watched by postoffce inspectors and when he board ed the train for New Orleans he was placed under arrest. He was given hearing before United States Commits T D
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-02
DOW WAS BUSY

In the course or NlSltS on MOnudy
 afternoon while our company was be Ming measured up, I ran across Julian
 I Dow, vice president of the Ameri-
 can Casting company, earnestly put.
 ting up a conical tent with the aid Of
 several others Arthur Phillips, ad
 vertising manager of Burgers, and
 Louis Berkowitz of the law firm of
 Reddow X Oberdorfer, were busily en Tsaged at the same gentle sport The trio brought their blisters along foi
 my inspection after mess Monday night, They got my hearty sympathy and some talcum powder.
 f. Writing about mess brings to mind that we eat mighty swell coolSings ii our company Incidentally the mess formation is one that all of the com pany answer with alacrity.
 FIRST DAY LIGHT
 Our first day was light through tho heavy registration. Getting $500 mel housed in one day will severely taA the finest organization, but everything went smoothly at Camp Warden Nc Lean The officers, it appears to a raw outsider. work all the time and hard On Monday night the Y M C. A gave a picture show. All who were tired of studying went. Two reels was enough for me. for I believe In ths conservation or energy and early tt bed at a training camp. l never die hear the sound of taps" and no on, else did from Birmingham, as far a. could ascertain.
 In the morning the rockies in oui barracks got up at o'clock. It won happen again. as gruelling work ha, already started and it will take a blow from a hammer on their heads to ge them up again. Exercises followed ant the heavy boys were considerabl, "blowed." After that we all picked ul various cigarette butts that we had in advertently dropped the day befor, Iup and down the company street. To day we will be more careful
 l Now comes another whistle and w , are off for what? We do not know l but We hurry to get there-and we d' get there, Just as we all sincerely hop
 to be there three months hence,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-02
WAR IS NO LONGER
 MADE BY MENONLY;
 WOMEN PLAY PART
Even Armies Cast Aside Masculine Traditions in This StupendOus Con-
 test of Nations

Headquarters of women's Auxiliary Corps. Behind British Lines in France.
 August 20.-(Correspondence of the As sociated Press. )-Before this war the only military sphere for which women were thought eligible was nursing the sick and wounded. Even that privieege was vehe- mently contested, and 1t is barely 60 years since Florence Nightingale won for her
 sex liberty to perform that service for their country.
 It Is not unnatural that women should for the first time in this war have de-
 handed more active part than 1t wa previously thought possible for them to
 play In military operations. For this war differs from any previously waged in it's call on the whole population instead of on a comparatively small section of fighting
 men. 1t is war in which not only every man capable of fighting is needed to face the foe but the energies of every remain ing individual of the population is needed to grow food, to make munitions, to keep lip the shipping. or to maintain civil in- dustries.
 Women as well as men are compelled to take a larger part than heretofore, and they have not been content to confine their efforts to civil occupations. There
 are many employments in connection with the army itself which they felt as capable of performing as men. whereby they could release men for places in the trenches and firing line
 The army itself has gradually cast aside its masculine traditions, and after firsi
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-02

allowing. has gradually cocme to welcome
 the help onered by the women iu Joys hitherto thought of as aiio2etller outside their province In the war office Tn e hire au onlv 15S women wera employed ln Juiy, 1914; by the end of 1916, this num- Der had risen 10 5J9N. or including tie ca- bic and postal censors to nearly roo
 From q very early period in the war the services Of women were enlisted as clerks in recruiting offices, after many hundreds of them by voluntary service had shown their aptitude for this kind of work. Be- fore the war the work of regimenta1 rec ord offices was entirely performed by sol- dier clerks the employment of women for this work has long since been univer- sally adopted
 Women drivers in the armys motor transport have now become cOmmon- place This was an even greater innov4- ton than that of employing women as army cooks, for not only were women 9u- tomobi1e drivers unheard of in the army before the war. but they were extremely rare in civil life.
 The experiment of women chauffers for army work was at first tried on small scale; then in February. 19l7 the experi- ment was sanctioned by an army council order which laid down the hours of work. rates of pay and general conditions of service for "superintendents. head drivers, mechanic drivers and garage washers.
 Altogether over 400 young women have been thus far enlisted under this category
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-02
Volunteer Food Aids

Montgomery. September 1.-tspecial) Announcement was made by Richard M. Hobbie, food director for Alabama. Fri day. that S J. Cassels of Montgomery and Mrs James F. Hooper of Selma had become associated with nim as assistant directors and would devote their time without pay to the campaign for the growing of foodstuffs and the preserva- ton of all food supplies.
 Mr. Cassels particular work will Dc the handling of the oil mill industry in the state He is district manager of the Southern Cotton oil company, with head quarters in Montgomery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-02
RUSSELVILLE

~nssel'vi'le SentarqNe~ 1.--fSneasafA ! Within the last few days several deals
 in real estate have been made. The land adjoining the city belonging to the Scott Wilson and Nance estates, has been sold to the Sewanee Iron com- pany, the consideration being between
 sS5,O00 and s100000 The company will begin the erection of several washers on the property within .he next few days It is said to be one of the richest iron ore mines in this vicinity. The company purchased about TO acres from the different estates
 Franklin county raised it's quota for the national army from the first call. although several exemptions were made and granted The quota from Franklin was only 1S6. Several appeals for ex- emption will be made within the time , limit by men who have dependent rela- tives.
 The Franklin County High school Twin open on next Monday. Septemb Der 8. Prof Rowe Chapman formerly of Tuscaloosa, is principal, with Profes- ! sor Newman, Miss Edith Eborn and ,, James B. Henry as assistants. Miss Julia Hurst is music teacher. The ex- | ipression teacher is yet to be supplied i County Farm Demonstrator J. D. Wood, who has recently arrived in the icity is planning a trip over the ounty l in campaign against the hog cholera which is raging in the county and to ! get the cooperation of the farmers in establishing a market for the market
 ing as the fall crops. MT. Wood is ex- ipecting to do much good with the co-
 oreration of the people
 l At Relgreen nine miles west Of the lcity County life institute was held lon last Saturday and Sunday. Several speakers were present and made talks lon Lel6er farming. the country church. lr.ral schools. community be-rerment lsun.ay schools better roads com !munity organizations country home 1 rural health live stock. Among the speakers who were present were c. M i Mauldin, Dr. and Mrs. Darby, Rev. R M. Archibald and Rev. H.. H. Morse oi
 the Columbian university of New York
 and J. D. Wood. county farm demon
 strator of the county, and MT. Isbell
 !horticulturist. and others.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-02

Joseph E. Hurston of Tuscumbia, secretary of the Tennessee Valley Fair association, Is mailing out cataloss and premium lists of the fair that will take place the latter part of this month at the fairgrounds at Tuscum bia, which promises to excel any fair hitherto attempted by the local asso citation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-02
Two Paroles Granted

Montgomery, September l-(SpecialD Charley Wright, convicted of murder in the second degree in Wilcox county, and sentenced to 20 years, and Lillie Kelly, convicted of vagrancy in Jefferson coun- ty, were granted paroles by Governor Henderson Friday. Their liberty will be conditioned on their good conduct in the future.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-02

Bayreuth is becoming military instead of a musical center and potato growing competitions are replacing music festl- vals writes German correspondent there
 Vegetables are being raised In the opera gardens and even Siefried Wagner nas planted potatoes in the grounds of his historical villa, wahnfried. Frau Cosima Wagner, who is hale despite her 30 years. can be seen daily with siegfricd or her daughter Eva, walking in the Hofgarten.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-02
FIRST DUTY OF ROOKIE

Immediately upon registration men were assigned to companies. You first reported to you company commander who, after a short quiz on your edu cational, business and military attain : ments, sidetracked you to a Heuten ant, who donated you some govern ment property comprising several clean Il sheets a mattress, cot, pillow and slip, two blankets and two bed sacks. You were then informed regarding the general direction of your barracks and also instructed to take your property with you As the rookie already had heavy suitcase along in most eases and was wearied from long wait to register and from the tramp along the parade ground in search of hls
 nome" he contemplated the imme
 diate removal of the property issued to him with some degree of anxiety, especially as the lieutenant looked on with cold eye. However, to make a long story short, cots. mattresses, sheets, blankets. pillows were mira eulously grabbed in both arms and suitcases piled on top and, looking like moving van, the rookie even tually arrived at some long, low, ralS ish building where he was given per m is sion tO unload
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-02
TROUBLE FOR .GREENIEs"

To those with military experience the arranging of the cot1mattered lit tie. But to the greenies, of whom there were many, including the writer, ii presented a problem of manifold in tricacies. However,, national guards man stepped up and with few expert moves explained all of my troubles away. Later in turn co operated with pleasant trill on fellows who were as ignorant on the duties of a miIi tary chambermaid as I had been.
 Everything unpaclSed and with boards swiped from nearby lumber piles serving as shelving, the boss next turned their attention to rumors. That is one thing that persists in cropping up-rumors. You can hear anything if you listen. The approve5 method of obtaining definite informa
 tion is to read the orders on the bul letin boards and listen to the captain or top sergeants announcements at formations
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-02

As an evidence of the increasing freight business in and out of Shef. field. the Southern railroad has put on several more "truckers'' to expedite the handling of freight. The Southern. Northern Alabama and Louisville and Nashville roads are all doing large business from this point now
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-02
Without Instruction He Just Cannot Do It Right
 First Time
BIRMINGHAM MEN
 RENEW FRIENDSHIPS
Pending Commencement of Training Work Future Battalion Leaders Enjoy Chat With Friends.
 Good Spirits Prevail
sy RICHARD F. LussIER

Camp Warden Mclean, Fort Ogle- thorpe. Ga, September f-(Special) After hearty breakfast sometime aft CT dawn of the second day of the sec- ond officers training camp on his- toric as we'll as scenic Chickamauga park, the author of this descriptive tale finds himself without sufficient exercise, so vaulting his trusty type writer he forthwith produces high ly hectic account of what happened on the first day.
 Firstly and lastly, the myrmidons of Alexander had nothing on the pro- cession of rockies that meandered bright and early toward Fort Ogle- thorpe from Chattanooga on Monday morning Some were dressed in sport clothes. others in uniforms and some only in business suits. All, however were heavily loaded with sundry bas gage As they lined up in front of the adjutant's office they presented 1 the motley appearance of an army of stranded movie actors after battle nctIIre
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-02
GOOD SPIRITS PREVAIL

Good spirits prevailed. From all along the line words of cheer echoed. Birmingham men renewed old ac- quaintances. It was Hello, there, At lanta;" or ''Yeh, bo, how's Nashyille?'
 The majority of the Birmingham men found themselves separated. Ola friends parted with fond farewells It was: Well, if I'm lucky to get off guard duty I'll meet you at the Pat ten hotel on Saturday, Joe" and good byes of that nature. However, within . few hours the boys after registering found themselves with nothing par |ticular to do with the exception of the "tenters," and series of visits to other companies followed. The boys who had not expected to see each oth- CT for a week or more suddenly dis covered themselves together at the re freshing sport of watching other com nia Q dri1
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1917-02-10
DOES NOT MODIFY
SUBMARINE ACTIVITY
ALTH0U GIL DIPLOMATIC RE
LATIONS ARE OFF, GER
MANY WOULD MiIN-
TAIN PEACE: GERARD
H0MEB0l Nd


\saucidlcd IFcss.
Washington, Feb 1O-eermany is
understood here to have address
ed to the United States q com
munication suggesting that the
two governments discuss ways
and means Of preventing actual
warfare between them.
While information regarding
the channel thru which the com
munioation was addressed IS
lacking, it is probable that it
was officially forwarded by the
government OF Switzerland.
Germany is understood to have
made it clear that although dip
lomatc relations have been b~ok
en- she greatly desires that peace
be maintained.
Preliminary outline regarding
the communication did not 10
dicate that it carries with i any
suggestion that Germany may
modify her submarine warfare.
However. the whole commul
catton is said clearly to invite
this government tc make sugqe5
tions regarding steps which
might prevent war,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1917-02-10
GROVER RALST0N IN
LINE FOR BETTER JOE

rhe recent passage by congress o
fde immigration i5w which provide
tol suirter regulations governing 'h
admission ol aliens into the tnitf
states including lhe application OF ih.
heracy lest. many mean the appoint
mcM ol Guthrie Wan as am imm
grafton official
Al gle last civil service eXamina
tiou aeld for immigration inspectors
Grover { Ralsiou passed a favorbl
test on ihe various subjects required
including immigration law and I'll
Chinese exclusion laws and rcgul.
tions and may decide o accept pa
sition as such depending upon Oh.
location Of the station or assignment
offered However am rather par
tial to Guthrie and her good people.
says Grover
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1917-02-10
NATIONS MILITARY
POLICY OUTLINED
d TIE CERTAIN TINT THE
AMERICAN \RNN WILL
NEVER SEE SEIt\ICEI\
TT ROPEAN COZ NTRIES

Wa-hmg'oo Feb 10 The Tribune
gas obtained IRON authentic sources
d outline of the military policy that
ould De pursued BIS the Juited States
j the event oi war ai.h Germany
The army ana navy war colleges
aec planned Nilh the approval OF
.ne two general stalls. complete line
campaign coiuciding with the pres
dents desires in the matter.
This campaign would be based en-
rely on this principle
rhM d the paied States enters
De war 1T viii DE- because Of Ger
aanys violation d me- rights Of The
uited States ON the high seas and
~ primarily because Of desire on
pc part Of the nitcd States to ac-
ompish me complete defeat OF the
Germans q bring victory to the allies
'rotect U Sea Rights.
Consequently the chief activity OF
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Follow Desires Of Wilson.
This whole plan Of campaign is
haped strictly in accordance with the
lesires of President Wilson He feels
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1917-02-10
INDIANA GOES B0NE.
DRY APRIL NEyT

indianapolis Ind Feb '7 GoYerno-
James + Goodrich today signed tho
statewide prohibition bill Hahms r.
diana dry April 2 l9la The a@
prohibits the sale, manufacturing
giving away or advertising Of all a
coholc liquors except pme grain al-
cohol for chemical and medicinal
purposes.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1917-02-10
SCHOOL TEACHER HANGED

San Yuiutin Cal Feb l0 Josehh
Vance WIT was hanged today in the
prison yNrl here lie maintained his
innocence to the last He was
charged with murder in connection
with highway robbery lie was a
erhoo teacher
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1917-02-10

Washington Feb 90 The universal
training bin was favorably
reported to the senate today by the
affairs committee Chairman
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1917-02-10

Never Better Prepared
With the customary assignment of
ten patients to each nurse he added
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1917-02-10

OF course the use Of part of the
american navy in British water would
oo oil immense benefit to the English
II would mean just that many more
submarine hunting ships and Just that
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1917-02-10

continued on PAGE ris1tl
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-06-01
BY ALINE THOMPSON

Mr.. and Mrs David B. Mackie and
Mr.. and Mrs. William A. Carter Of
Portland passed Wednesday in Salem,
and were guests at the J. Frank
Hughes home. Mrs Maekie and Mrs.
Carter are sisters of Mr.. Hughes.
= r
Miss Ida Simmons passed day or
so in Portland the early part of the
week, returning Wednesday night.
= +
Laurence Hofer has returned from
New port where he has been passing a
few weeks on business.
y ~
A number of musicians from Port
land and other nearby towns will come
to Salem tonight to attend the concert
to be given by Miss Ada Miller, So
prano, at the Grand theatre.
Some of those who will be here are
Mrs. Gaynell Kellogg Mountain of
Portland, and Mrs. Olinger Marguerite
Flower Of Oregon City.
Mrs. r. J. Kirsch and small son of
Criterion, Okegon, arrived in Salem
yesterday and are visiting the former 3
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. r. Herring on
Rural avenue.
Later they will go to Stayton to
visit Mr. Kirsch IS relatives.
= i
The marriage of Mrs Winifred Rig
don Clarke and Byron B. Hirrick, Jr.,
was solemnized on Tuesday night at
the home of the bride on Center street
Tho pqrpmnnx- was n small ouiaf q r.
fair, owing to the recent death of the
bride s sister, Miss Ethel Rigdon. Only
a few friends and relatives we've asked.
Il =
Mr. and Mrs II. L. Bolinger have as
their guests for a few days, Mr.. and
Mrs. ID. 0lmstead of Portland.
4 4
Miss Gertrude Forenson who has been
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-06-01
Teuton Losses Appalling.
BY Henry Wood,

Omitted Press staff correspondent.)
With the French Armies in the Field,
June Between April Is and May "a,
French forces took 31,s29 German pris-
oners, according to headquarters lists
today.
Added to the total Of enemy troops
captured by the British and Italians,
headquarters estimated today that more
than $4,000 prisoners have been taken
in the three great offensives on the
western fronts.
The enemy's losses in killed and
wounded have been even more stagger-
ing, Cases continually come to light
where whole units have been wiped
out of existence. One was reported to-
day where, following bombardment
ON the Aisne front this week advancing
French infantry found six entire Ger
man companies crushed lifeless under
demolished bomb proofs. This was in
the wood south of Chevreux.