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Arizona republican., 1917-09-07
Out to Win War

ST. PAUL, Sept. 6.-Samuel Comp CTS, president of the American Fedora ton of Labor, addressing a huge mass meeting here tonight declared that America is out to win the war and that labor will fight it's battle as well at home as well as the soldier on the fir-a ing line.
 We are going to win the war; we are going to win for industrial progress, for democracy for humanity" he as serted. Tt is felt everywhere it is written in the stars. We will crush the Prussian military machine and gain permanent peace, founded on justice, not only for America but for the peo- pies of the entire world
 Mr Gompers' ple- that the labor forces join in the campaign begun by the American Alliance for Labor and Democracy to more completely Amer icanize labor" and expel traitors and disloyalists was greeted with thunder ous applause.
 Take all worries from the minds of our boys in the trenches by keeping up our end at home" he pleaded.
 Russias difficulties soon will be over come and she will make a good ac- counting, MT. Gompers predicted.
 Charles Edward Russell, member of the American mission to Russia, viz, orously denounced Senators La Fol lette, Gronna and Stone for their stand on matters pertaining to the war; and urged that petitions immediately be circulated demanding their remova from office as enemies to the govern | ment.
 MT. Russell had previously issued g statement at Minneapolis, declaring | that the actions of these senators ant the mayor of Chicago and pacific so. cieties were responsible flor the cap ture of Riga" and they should be re membered by the kaiser in his decla ration of victory.
 John Spargo, former member of tn, | executive committee of the socialis party, denounced as non-socialist thos remaining in the party and demandinI peace.
 Frank P Walsh. Kansas City, wa loudly applauded when he declares that any person now talking peac either is a conscious or unconsciou traitor"
Arizona republican., 1917-09-07
DRAFT HITS POSTAL
 SERVICE IN PHOENIX

Uncle Sam's postal department in this city is hard hit as result of the draft as three employees in this con nection here have been summoned to go with the five per cent of the quota of drafted men who leave Saturday morning for Camp Funston, Fort Riley, Kansas.
 The names of the three men are: Paul Farmer, James F. Davis and Samuel J. Haldiman. Before departing each of the men will be presented with a complete shaving outfit as compli- ments of employees of the postoffice here. Yesterday a fourth man passed the examination but will not leave un- til the third call.
Arizona republican., 1917-09-07
Canadian Casualties Heayv

OTTAWA, Sept. 6.-Advices received here today, confirm the previous report of General Sir Arthur Currie that suc- cessful Canadian operations around Lens were not accompanied without heavy casualties, although the percen- tage was not so large as in other bat ties.
 No definite estimate has been sent here, but the interpretation placed on General Currie's statement, that the German. casualties were equal to 69 battalions and that the Canadians were cnly one third of that is roughly esti- mated at 5000 Germans and approxi mately 23,000 Canadians.
Arizona republican., 1917-09-07
PACKING HOUSE MEN QUIT
Republican A. p. Leased Wire1

[Republican A. ?. Leased WreI
 KANSAS CITY, Sept. 6.-Nearly 5000 packing house workers in three plants in Kansas City, Kans., are on strike tonight as a result of a whole sale strike at the Cudahy plant this afternoon which left less than 100 workers employed out of a force of 2,40O No cattle, hogs or sheep were bought today by Cudahy officials for tomorrow killings and officials of the plant asserted tonight the complete tie-up would soon interfere with the filling of war orders. An eight-hour day instead of the present ten and twelve hour shifts and a wage in crease of five cents an hour constitute the demands of the strikers.
Arizona republican., 1917-09-07

precisely as if intended. Artillery bar rage was being laid and a low-flying airplane co-operated, both as an ar tillery observer and in Jason with the infantry commander, signalling him constantly the position of his forward units. The first system. of trenches attacked were known as Mackensen' s trenches, the second von Kluck's and the third Crown Prince Ruprecht's S.
 Several strong points or works such
Arizona republican., 1917-09-07
Heavy Guns Removed

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6.-Dis- patches to the Russian embassy say all of the heavy guns had been taken from Riga before the Germans en- tered. The brunt of the attack was borne by one Russian division which held off the Germans with fierce fighting until endorsements were brought up but they were eventually compelled to withdraw.
 The Russians are retiring to a line from Friedrichstadt to the Gulf of Riga which has been heavily fortified. The morale of the troops is said to be excellent
 The fall of Riga has made a deep impression throughout the country. The social democratic papers call upon the soldiers and citizens gener- ally to continue the defense of Russia.
Arizona republican., 1917-09-07
Verdun Hospital Bombarded

GRAND HEADQUARTERS OF THE FRENCH ARMY IN FRANCE, Sept. 6.-CBy the Associated Press). The Vandelaincourt hospital in the region of Nerdun was again bonn barded by German aviators for six and half hours last night Nineteen persons were killed and 26 wounded. The huts attacked contained only se- verely wounded men, who were un- able to move from their cots.
 The hostile aeroplanes flew over the hospital every twenty minutes from S:30 o'clock in the evening until 3 o'clock in the morning.
Arizona republican., 1917-09-07
STATUTES FOR MUNITIONS
TRepublican A. p. Leased Wirel

COPENHAGEN, Sept. GA Berlin dispatch reports that it has been de- cided to melt down bronze statues for muntion purposes. The Munich cor respondent of the Lokal Anzeiger re- ports that orders for the appropriation of statues have already been issued in Bavaria.
Arizona republican., 1917-09-07
SELECTING KELLY JURY
Republican A. P. Leased Wire1

FED OAK, Iowa, Sept 6-.Thirteen jurors had been passed for cause when adjournment was taken late Oday in the trial of the Rev. Lynn ieorge J. Kelly on a charge of mur- Ter in connection with the Villisca, ,owa, axe slayings of 1912. Counsel hopes to complete selection of the ury in time for opening statements Monday morning.
Arizona republican., 1917-09-07
Urges No Meetinus

WASHINGTON, Sept 6-All coal operators and miners of the country were requested last night by Dr. Gar field to hold no meetings to discuss coal prices and wages until the fuel administrator could select his advisers and hear from those who believe them selves to be adversely affected by present conditions.
Arizona republican., 1917-09-07

May 26, and the reply to his holiness, l the pope, dated August 27, 1917.
 Tn his note to the revolutionary gov ernment of Russia, May 26. 1917, Pres ident Wilson justly said that,
 ' The position of America in this war is so clearly avowed that no man can be executed for mistaking it. She seeks no material profit nor aggran- dizement of any kind. She is fighting for no advantage or selfish object of her own but for the liberation of peo- pies everywhere from the aggressions of autocratic force
 We, the men and women of the trade union and socialist movements Of America, organized into the Ameri- can Alliance for Labor and Democra- cy, assert that in history no govern | ment has ever stated it's war aims with anything approaching the deti- i n1teness, clarity and candor revealed by these utterances. We assert, more over, that in all essential particulars 1 the aims thus set forth are entirely
 consistent with the great ideals of de- mocracy and internationalism for which the American labor movement 1 has always stood and which are fun ] damental to it's being.
 l "N re.Cice at the fact that we are i thGs solemnly committed to the prin- : | dependence of nations. Only upon the basis of this generous nationalism can anything like a great and wor- thy internationalism be established We rejoice too, that this nation is thus solemnly pledged not only to re- frain from attempting to extend it's
 own dominion over any other nation
 or people, but to use it's great influ-
 ence to the end that no nation shall
 attempt to extend it's policy over any
 other nation. or people, We approve
 unreservedly the distinction drawn
 by the president between the German
 people and their government and We
 believe that by insisting that peace
 cannot be made with the Hohenzol Tern dynasty, but only with a demo- cratized Germany the president oi the Pnited States has, as befits his 2 great station, rendered noble service to the cause of international de
 mocracy.
 We affirm that the aims and pur | poses of this nation have been stated with sufficient clearness and definite ness to satisfy every honest mind and that it is our profound conviction that the purposes for which We art | to serve and sacrifice are the grea | purposes of international democracy.
Arizona republican., 1917-09-07
Observe German Fleet

LONDON. Sept Ct is reported from Helsingfors, Finland, that a German fleet has been observed at the entrance to the Gulf of Finland, says a dispatch to the Exchange Tel egraph from Copenhagen It is sup posed, adds the dispatch, that the fleet is preparing for an attack on
Arizona republican., 1917-09-07

but both of them were repulsed by the British.
 PETROGRAD, Sept. 5.-'In the Ri- ga region north of the Livonian,' reads today's official statement, we continued our retirement northeast ward, crossing the river Melupe. In the region of the Pskov road and the Livonian Aa our infantry re- tired to the region of Segevold and Ligat, which is 25 versts southwest of Venden.
 Our troops operating in the region east of Riga are continuing to retire under the enemy pressure, reaching the approximate line of Klangsn- berg, Moretzberg, Kesiran and Fried richstadt.'
Arizona republican., 1917-09-07
WOULD PREVENT
 LABOR TROUBLES
 WHILE WAR LASTS

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Movinq Forward In Lens

Reval and Kronstadt, the Russian na- val bases.
Arizona republican., 1917-09-07
GERMANS PRESSING
 RUSSIANS IN THEIR
 RETREAT FROM RIGA
but both of them were repulsed by the British

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ROLLING BARRACKS
 NOW NO MYSTERY
 TO SAMMIES ABROAD

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WAR AIMS SET
 FORTH CLEARLY
 DECLARES LABOR

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that laborers not insist on changing la bor standards during the war.
Arizona republican., 1917-09-07
SOLDIERS OF FIRST CONTINGENT TO BE
 IGNORED GUESTS

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-07
WAR WOULD INCREASE DEMAND FOR COAL
Morris Bush Gives Views on the Coal Situation Tn the Event
 of War

Should war come, there would be tremendous activity in the coal busi- ness. This is the prediction of Morris Bush, one of the prominent Alabama producers.
 "In event of war, the coal operators would be forced to maximum produc- tion,' said MT. Bush "The metal trades would be pushed day and night and great tonnages of coal and coke would be necessary for this work. The railroads would be buster than ever in transporting troops and munitions. This would increase the uses of fuel on railroads
 The steamships, for bunker r,.r poses. would demand more steam coal. In fact. it seems that virtually every Industry would be crying for more fuel. But of course no one hopes that war will come to the United States.
 During 1916 the Alabama mines pro- ducing 16.500,oOO tons. But owing. to new developments and increased out puts 1t is predicted that the 1917 fig- ure will exceed that of last year by approximately 100000 tons.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-07
SPECIAL MEETING OF.
 RED CROSS CHAPTER.
Central Chapter at Wash ington Instructs Local Body. to Prepare
 for Work

Mrs. J. A Rountree, secretary of the local Red Cross chapter, announces that a special meeting of the chapter has been called for Thursday morning at 10:30 o'clock at the Tutwiler for the purpose of making plans to carry out the work for, which the chapter was organized The call for the meeting is in response to a telegram from the central chapter of the American Red Cross of Washing ton, requesting the local body to make immediate preparations to carry out the work for which 1t was chartered by Congress.
 The message of instruction from the central chapter points out the fact that in view of the present war situation and possible future developments, every chap ter in the country is being requested to make adequate preparations for active work.
 The message suggests that all commit tees, if not active, should be put to work at once or new committees appointed including those on finance. hospital pub licity, information, motor service and CO., operative committees.
 The secretary has been instructed to file names and addresses of all volunteers and assign them to active work as far as possible. The members of the execu- tive organization are Mrs. E. H. Cabaniss, Mrs. J. A. Rountree Mrs. T. D. Parke Mrs. w. s. Lowell, w. H. Manly and Jelks Cabaniss.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-07
KNESSETH ISRAEL LADIES' AUXILIARY
 TO HEBREW SCHOOL
Organization Perfected Last Night to Meet Needs of Religious Educa- ton Among Jewish Youth
 of Community

At an enthusiastic and well attended meeting at Knesseth Israel synagogue yesterday evening an auxiliary to the He- brew school was formed by the ladies connected with the institution, to be known as the Ladies Hebrew School Auxiliary of Birmingham.
 The purpose for which this body has been organized is to further the interests of the school, to insure its financial and technical well being and to meet the growing needs of spiritual training and religious education among the Jewish youth in the community.
 The new organization will meet regu- lary on the first Tuesday of each month. Its officers, elected at the meeting Tues day, are as follows: President, Mrs. kronenberg; vice president, Mrs. J. Gold stein; secretary Mrs. J. Feldstein; treas urer, Mrs A. Roobin. In addition to these able officers the interests of the auxiliary will be looked after by a board composed of the following: Mrs. c. Gold man, Mrs. D. B. Goldstein and Mrs. R. Blumberg.
 Tn response to an invitation from the gathering, Rabbi Mendelson made help full and interesting talk. MT. M. Gold stein, president of Knesseth Israel, and MT. B. Rosenbloom. chairman of the school board, also spoke.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-07
RECORDS BROKEN l
 ALL DEPARTMENT
January Banner Month at Plants ~cr Tennessee
 Company

Records were toppled Into the dis card by the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company during the month of January.
 The steel mill established new high mark for monthly tonnage and set new mark for 24 hours. The allied pig iron furnaces of the company pro- drced the greatest monthly tonnage In their history. The blooming mill ex- ceeded it's high mark by several thou sand tons The rail mill was not in a position to smash records 50 far as rails were concerned, inasmuch as two weeks were devoted to railmaking and two weeks to rolling shrapnel mate rial, but made 8 big combined output.
 The steel mills turned out s2.000 tons during January. exceeding the pre- vious record by 1000 tons.
 The pig iron furnaces exceeded all records by 400 tons. Alice furnace made 1900 tons more during January than any other month. The blooming mills topped its former mark by 5000 tons.
 The Tennessee company has never had greater month. In recognition of this fact the United States flag was hoisted high above the Ensley plants. The determination to set new records was announced shortly after the holi- days and the men, Loyalty and zeal- ously, backed the announcement.
 In the shipping department no new record was set for the reason of tha car shortage on the railroads.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-07

the present municipal lighting plant at North Birmingham would be enlarged with the half million or whether the city would authorize a new unit nearer the central part of the city.
 It Is the intention of the city to com pete with the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company in a small way by the extension of its lighting and power lines to various parts of Birmingham The street lights will be lighted by the current produced by the municipal light ing plant.
 T cannot state when work will begin on large municipal lighting and power plant" MT Weatherly said, but it will be built. The courts overruled all of the contentious of MT. Mcdonald, and I feel sure that the appeal, if it is taken, will not change the situation The municipal lighting plant Is assured now, I feel" MT Mcdonald stated last night that
 he had not had time to consult his at- torneys but that in all probability an ap- peal would be taken.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-07
sDANGER ZONE" TO
 BE INVESTIGATED
Special Investigation of Buildings in
 Area on Northside of City

Birmingham is to have special in vestigation.
 At the behest of Arlie Barber the commission appointed a committee con- sisting of the chief of the fire de- partment, the chief building inspector and the chief of detectives to make Q survey of buildings and conditions In the area bounded by First avenue, south, east by Twenty-sixth street. north by Third avenue and west by Twenty y-first street.
 It was his contention that great many buildings in this section were occupied by stores on the first floor and families on the second. To his mind. there were many moral risks fire hazards and sanitary problems em- braced in that district. Therefore, he felt the city officials should know what the actual conditions were
 The pictures painted in words were appalling. The squalid rooms with strips of wall paper encrusted with dirt hanging from the ceilings; chil- dren who lived in the mire, muck and the mud; living conditions that mili- tated against good morals-all these were recounted.
 The commission agreed to order tho probe.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-07
CORPORATE IDENTITY
 OF SOUTHERN LINES
 WILL NOT BE LOST

Though grouped for administration purposes into Tines vest and lines east" the corporate identity of each line in the Southern railway system will not be lost.
 L. Sevier, general agent for the South ern railway system at Birmingham, yes- terday gave out the grouping of the sey- eral members of the entire force of tho system It is.
 LINES WEST
 The Cincinnati, New Orleans and Texas Pacific railway, Alabama Great Southern railroad New Orleans and Northeast ern railroad. Hartman and Northeastern railroad, Cincinnati, Burnside and Cum berland River railway. Northern Alabama railway, and the following divisions Of
 LINES EAST The following operating divisions of Southern Railway company, viz: St Louis division, Louisville division, Memphis di- vision, Atlanta division. Columbus divis- ion. Birmingham and Mobile division Southern Railway company. viz: Wash irgton division, Danville division, Char lotte division, Richmond division. Nor> folk division, Winston-Salem division. Columbia division, Charleston division Spartanburg division, Knoxville divisio7& Coster division, Appalachia divisiol Asheville division. Murphy divisi Pennsylvania division.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-07
FASHION WEEK AND AUTOMOBILE SHOW WILL BE COMBINED The Business Mems League Plans Biggest Week in
 History of City APPROPRIATION FOR STREET DECORATIONS Committee to Confer With Railroads as to Cheaper Rates-Work on
 Big Auditorium Has
 Commenced

Fashion Week is to be repeated.
 Birmingham had prepared for one big week, starting March 5, but will now prepare for a bigger one. Before the Business Mems league went into special session at the Chamber of Commerce building Tuesday afternoon, an automo- bile show for the week of March 5-10 was the only attraction. After the meet ing it was learned that Birmingham was to have a combined automobile show and Fashion Week.
 As to having Fashion Week this year the decision has been hanging in the balance for sometime. Then came the announcement that the automobile deal CTS of Birmingham, with Henry B. Marks as manager, would stage the biggest automobile show ever held in the south. Following this announcement members of the Business Mems league were called into session Tuesday afternoon, and with Mir. Marks as an invited guest the thing was gone into thoroughly. Before the meeting had adjourned it was decided that Fashion Week would be held in con- junction with the automobile show. This will give Birmingham a bigger week than had been thought possible at first.
 An appropriation has been set aside for the decoration of the city and Bir- mingham will wear a new dress when visitors come here to attend the show and to look over the spring fashions
 R. A. Brown from the Business Mems league and H. A. Drennen and Henry B. Marks of the automobile show, were ap- pointed at yesterdays meeting to confer with the railroads as to rates into Bir- mingham during Automobile Show Fashion Week.
 Work on the auditorium was started yesterday in earnest when 10 teams and a large crew of men were started at the excavating on the new postoffice site. The auditorium will contain over 30, GOO square feet of exhibit space when finished. Henry B. Marks, accompanied Brownell, Hubert A. Drennen, Bradley J. Saunders and H. M Bailey visited the site for the auditorium yesterday morning and broke the first ground where the auditorium will stand.
 Automobile dealers and members of the Business Mems league are pleased at the announcement of the decision that Fashion Week is again to be held. This will enhance the drawing power of the automobile show and the Fashion Week will be benefited by the thousands of visitors who come here primarily for the purpose of attending the auto show.
 The automobile show will be far above any attraction ever offered to visitors to the city during Fashion Week, and the auto show will make possible the most successful Fashion Week since these events were inaugurated as annual affairs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-07
SANITARY CAMPAIGN
 WILL BE STARTED
City Will Make Sanitary Connections at Once, to Be Paid on Install
 ment Plan

The machinery for the approaching sanitary campaign has been devised
 The supreme court having ruled that the city might make sanitary installa- tions and connections and place lien against the property for the courts, will result in thousands of connec- tions for Birmingham. Arrangements will be made allowing the property owners to pay for them in monthly installments as in the lease of street Improvements.
 Commissioner Hornady made an inn pressive report yesterday morning, when it was announced that during 1916 360S sanitary dry closests were installed and 5400 connections made. Up until January 31 2694 cows were tested for tuberculosis and Al ordered slaughtered.
 This record eclipses that of 1915. During that year 2S3 sanitary dry closets were installed and 1792 con- nections made.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-07
LOCAL ELKS TO GIVE
 MINSTREL SHOW
Birmingham and Ensley Lodges Will Cooperate in Presenting an
 Elaborate Entertainment

Birmingham lodge No. 79, Benevolent Protective Order of Elks. will give their annual minstrel show at the Jefferson theatre in the near future. This was de- cided at the meeting of the lodge held last night A committee from the Ems ley lodge was present, and it is under stood will cooperate with the local lodge in staging the entertainment Exalted Ruler John w. Perkins stated last night that the entertainment would be pro- duced on more elaborate scale than ever before, and that he would announce the working committees for the affair in a few days.