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The Newark journal., 1917-04-05
DON'T NEGLECTLAND
 FOR MONEY CROP
John H. Page Says Plant Cows Peas, Soy Beans or Velvet Beans
 To Build up Land

Little Rock, April Harm crops are now commanding good prices, along with everything else, and with reasonable industry and frugality the farmers on the poorest land can do fairly we'll and escape many of the hardships in life with which they have heretofore had to contend. This will naturally cause the most of the farmers to plant as extensively as they can of the money crops, with the consequent result that other crops and the land itself will be more or less neglected and run down. This will be misfortune that will rise up and stare you in the face in the fu- ture. At no time is it more important to raise plenty of feed crops for all live stock and to farm the land so 1t will be improved. The humble COW pea was not raised as extensively as heretofre, and the supply of seed is low and the price high The COW pea makes good hay, and nearly always brings a good price on the market. They should be planted in all the corn, and after wheat and oats. All the spots of poor land on the farm should be planted in COW peas, soy beans, or velvet beans. Sow the COW peas broadcast and cut for hay. The hay is good and the crop helps the land. The soy beans makes a good hay crop and is better for the land than peas. A soy bean crop is hard to save except for hay The pods pop open when the beans ripen and many are lost if the crop is picked, but the little beans are hard and will remain on the ground until you can turn the hogs in to eat them after the crop is gathered. They mack the very best hog feed. Soy beans can be planted between the hills of corn in the row and be "hogged down" after the corn is gathered, or before. If you will feed the hogs on soy beans few days before you turn them in the corn field, there will be little damage done to the corn by pastur- ing the hogs in the field before gath ering the corn. They will like the soy beans better than corn, and will let the corn alone until the beans are gone. They may break down an oc- casional stalk of corn, but if the soy beans are plentiful they will do but little damage to the corn.
 The velvet bean is one of the best soil improving crops for Southern farms. It is rich in nitrogen. The velvet beans can be planted in rows with the corn at about the third blow ing. After the corn natures and the blades dry up you can go in the field and break and bend over the tops just above the ear. This will not hurt the corn, but give a good support for the bean vines, and prevent them from breaking down the stalks. The oSaHs Silouid pe pidHGeu dDouC SIX feet apart in the row between the corn hills. The vines are very vigor- ous and make a heavy growth In the Fall the corn can be gathered early and then the stalks and vines be run over with roller or drag, after which a heavy disk harrow can be run over, which will enable you to blow under the whole mass. This will add l lots of vegetable matter to the soil, and produce splendid results in the crop that follows the next year.
 JOHN H. PAGE,
 Commissioner of Agriculture.
The Newark journal., 1917-04-05
SCHOOLS FARE WELL
 IN APPROPRIATIONS
Governor Approves Appropriation Aggregating Nearly Million Dol
 lars for States Schools

The educational institutions of the state call for the expenditure of large sums of money for maintenance and improvements, and Gov. Brough has approved appropriations aggregating more than $850,000 for that purpose
 In 1915-17, the total appropriations less vetoes, were $564, 4,5O5.97, which left a deficit of $108, ,488,93 that had to be taken care of by the Legislature of 1917, making the aggregate cost of maintenance for the period $672,- 994.90.
 The recent legislature appropriated $801 ,733, including an item of $100.- 900 for new building at the State Normal, which was reduced to $75,- 900. Items aggregating $146,000 were vetoed. Including the deficits for the preceding biennial period, this makes a total of $825, ,22193.
 To this must be added the appro- priations for the Schol for the Blind, and the Deaf Mute Institute, now classified as educational institutions, the Medical School, Educational Aid, and the Smith-Lever agricultural ex- propriation, which, after cuts were made, amount to 1882, 1868, or a grand total of $1,217 ,589.93. This in- cludes the following items:
The Newark journal., 1917-04-05
SINGING CONVENTION
 MAGNESS, APRIL 22

Our first singing convention for this year will be held at Magness the fourth Sunday in April, 1917.
 We hope there will be several class es present. Every leader is request ed to bring their judge. Let every one prepare and make this convention the best. MURIEL ASHLEY,
 Secretary
The Newark journal., 1917-04-05
EYEBALL OR HIGHBALL

An old scotsman was threatened with blindness if he did not give up drinking.
 "Now, McTavish," said the doctor, ''its like this: You've either to stop the whiskey or lose your eyesight, and you must choose"
 "Ay weel, doctor," said McTavish, I'm an auld man moo, an I was thinkin' I ha'. seen everything worth seein'."
The Newark journal., 1917-04-05
Drives Out Malaria, Builds Up System

The Old Standard general strengthening tonic, GROVES TASTELESS chill TONIC, drives out Maaria, ,enriches the blood and builds up the sys- tenn. A true tonic. For adults and children soc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-22
TODAY'S AGE-HERALD
SECTION A

 l-Copies of draft drawing will he dis tributed to exemption boards by Tuesday and examinations will hegin. Russians are driven back in Ga.ica. Underwood tells why Muscle Shoals is best site. Food bill passes Senate. Monster fleet of airplanes will be built. Lloyd George says German defiant at titude will change soon. 2--Russian premier takes quick action to rid country of traitors. s-Muscle Shoals adherents hold it is log ical site for experimental plant. 4-Day spent with militants show. how they act under prison rule. 5-Jefferson exemption board offices in Jefferson Bank building. 7--Frank Carpenters letter s-"The State Constitution" by ex-Gov- ernor O'Neal. 1O-News of automobile world 12-Many influences handicap Wilson m war plans.
 SECTION B. 1--What every woman wants to know. 2 and 3-Sports. 7-Amusements. 9-MarketS. 10--Poet writes of the soul of the French soldier.
 SECTION C. 1 and 2--Society. 3-Letter from London. 4-Editorial comment. Ned Brace. 5-English girls are doing their for country. 6-Dolly Dalrymple. News of styles. EMississippi letter.
 SECTION D. Comic supplement.
 SECTION E. Rotogravure.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-22
Age-Herald Makes a Remarkable Record
 in Handling Draft

The Age-Herald made re- marknbIe record in handling the draft for the national army.
 This newspaper published dur ing the past week IA solid pages of the names of the registered young men of Birmingham along with their red numbers.
 This newspaper published yes terday morning approximately 5000 of the numbers drawn from the bowl in Washington. These coco mum bers will be enough to raise an army of more than 5000, ,O90 men.
 Yesterday'r figures made 1t pos sible for every man In Alabama to locate quickly his place on the list.
 persons drawn the chances are he may he called up for ~xansinatior in the first hnlf million.
 The man whose number was not published In yesterdays Age-Her- aid Is almost sure not to he called at Ienst for the next two years. Only the first GOO drawn need worry seriously about the pres- ent army of 6S5 .0OO men.
 No list of men who will prob- ably he called mp for examination can be complete at this time. The exemption boards have not yet held their meetings. The number called will vary greatly in the diff ferent divisions of the state.
 Ky consulting The Age -Herald'. list of numbers drawn they can see where they stand on the lisr and then j1dEe for themselves the probability of their being called.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-22

Washington, July 2lThe House biii
 appropriating ss4o.ooo0oo to increase the
 aviation service in an effort to overwheim
 Germany's air forces was passed late
 today by the Senate without amendment
 or record vote. after it had disposed
 of the food control bill The aviation
 measure now goes to the President The senates only dispute. with many members expressing desire to pass the bill immediately, was over an amendment bv Senator Hardwick of Georgia, to strike out clause authorizing drafting of the men for the aerial service. The amend ment was rejected. 66 to F. after Senators lI,aFollette and Gronna made brief speeches opposing the draft.
 DETAILS OF PLAN
 Details of plans for expending the huge sum appropriated have been withheld. but lit is known that it provides for about a22 900 airplanes and nearly 11,oOO men The President is expected to sign the bill Monday and work of building one
 of the greatest air fleets the world has
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-22
' HE ERSEY GUARDMAN ARRESTED 0N ORDER FROM THE CAPITAL EMember of New Jersey Regiment Is Said to Be Officer in the Ger
 man Army
Associated Press

Newark, N, J., July 21.--The secret arrest several weeks ago by depart |ment of justice agents of Karl Dassl. formerly noncommissioned officer iii the German army and now member of the First regiment. New Jersey Ma 'tional Guard, became publicly known today when the prisoner was trans 1ferred to Ellis Island The man had lbeen under heavy military guard in lthe Essex county jail here for req sons which are still shrouded in uys- ltery bv the authorities.
 Dasel, photographer. had applied for enlistment recently in the aviation scorps. Previous to the declaration of state of war by the United States his alleged pro-German remarks u,- stracted attention here and when ne |appearcd for enlistment in the Nation- al Guard he was questioned in rega rJ ! to his apparent change of sentim ent. 7 This he explained. it was said. by say ing he enlisted to fight German au- tocracy" and not the German people, Rand that he was in hearty accord with lPresident Wilson's policy
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-22

Apparently toward evening the Russian commanders were able to rally their forces and check the retrograde move ment, as the Petrograd report speaks of a Russian pause along definite line.
 Saturday evenings supplementary Ger man statement. however. says the ad- .vancing Teutons had reached the vicinity of Tarnopol.
 OTHER LINES FAIL
 The Russian front also failed to hold firm against Teutonic assaults in oth- CT sections, Berlin declares. It announces the recapture of positions north of Brzezany lost at the beginning of the Russian offensive on July 1. the capture of Badin, south of the Dniester, and of heights near Novica, on the front of Gen. eral Korniloff's advance on the Lomnca front.
 The Rurnanian now is witnessing active infantry operations. although not as yet attacked the Rumanian lines at one point yesterday but found their temporary sue cess in piercing the position aimed at negatived by Rumanian counter attack.
 ON WEST FRONT
 The situation on the Franco Belgian front presents much the same features as for sometime past, with frequent German attacks on the French lines, par ticularly along the Chemin-des- Danes in the Aisne region, and continued play of the heavy artillery on the British front, notably in Belgium and the sectors im- mediately to the south of the Franco Belgian border. Yesterdays official state ments recorded no changes on ground.
 The Russian internal situation seems to be resolving itself satisfactorily to tke forces of order. The chief powers of the government now are in the strong hands of Kerensky, as premier and minister of war and marine, and the authorities appear to be grappling more boldly than previously and with entire success so far. with the extremist forces which caused the recent turmoil
 David Lloyd George, the British pre-. mier. made a speech in London yester- day which was in effect reply to the recent Reichstag address of Chancellor Michaelis That address. declared the British statesman. showed Germany stin in militant mood and still dominated by
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-22
SECOND NEGRO IS
 FOUND GUILTY OF
 KILLING MRS. HESS
Albert Sanders Tried as Ac- complice of Fisher Brooks in Mobile Man Main
 tains Innocence
By Associated Pres.

Mobile. July 21.--The jury in the case of Albert Sanders a negro taxi chauffeur, charged with the murder of Mrs. Julia May HessAin this city on May 21. returned verdict this aft ernoon of guilty and fixed the pen alty at hanging. Sanders was sen- fenced to die on August 21
 When Sanders was asked if he had anything to say why the death sen tence should not be pronounced the prisoner replied:
 'I am not Rurlty. If ever there was man sentenced to death who was in- nocent, I am that one. I cannot lie. and 1t is too late to say anything"
 The conviction of Sanders ends the second trial in one of the most sen sational murder trials ever known Tn this county, the interest in the case being intense from the time that the body of Mrs. Hess was discovered murdered in Chickasa bogue creek on the morning of May 26
 Fisher Brooks. a negro taxieAh chauffeur. has been convicted of the crime and will die on the gallows on August 3.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-22
Monster Fleet Of
 War Airplanes 10
 Be Built At Once
Senate Passes House Bill Which Calls for Expen- diture of S64O,OOO,OOO- -Hardwick and La Toilette Lead Fight Against Draft Sec
 ton in the Measure Wisconsin Man
 Makes His Usual Bitter Speech
nx Associated Press

seen will be pushed with vigor. During the first year officials hope to produce at least $500, with a great increase the next year.
 For the first few months virtually tine entire attention will be centered on con struction of student planes and there has been talk of bringing British and French aviation student officers to the United States for training.
 ss HARDWICK'S FOLLOWERS
 In rejecting the Hardwick amendment the dozen senators voting to strike out the draft clause were Borah, Broussard. Curtis. Gore. Gronna. Hardwick. Kirby. LaFollette, McKellar. Norris, Owen and vardaman
 In a vigorous speech opposing the draft clause Senator I4aFollette said that any war prosecuted by democracy ought to be without compulsory service
 Democracy ought never enter a war that 1t cannot prosecute with volunteers he said. particularly objecting ito com- tContinued on Page Twelve,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-22
Rewritten and Revamped the Measure Will Now Go to Conference
 Committee
PRESIDENT IS GIVEN
 BROAD POWERS OVER FOODS, FEEDS, FUELS
In the Latter Is Included Kerosene and Gasoline. Drastic Prohibition
 Section Retained

Washington, July 21. The administration food control bill, virtually rewrit- ten after five weeks bitter contest, was passed today by the Senate 81 to 6. Con- ferees from House and Sen
 ate will begin work early
 next week and leaders are
 hopeful the measure may be in the Presidents hands in 10 days.
 As revamped the bill gives the
 President broad authority over foods, feeds and fuels, the latter including
 kerosene and gasoline; provides for
 administration by food board of three members instead of an indi- vidual; authorizes federal fixing of coal prices, requisitioning and opera tion of mines, and authorizes mini mum guaranteed price of not less than $2 per bushel for wheat, at pri- mary markets.
 The Senate prohibition sections. pro- hibiting manufacture of distilled bev- erages during the war and directing the President to buy all distilled spirits in bond, was substituted for the
 House "bone dry provision and will be one subject of difficulty in conference. Senators voting against the bill were: France or Maryland, Hardwicle of Georgia, Penrose of Pennsylvania. Reed of Missouri, Sherman of Illinois and Sutherland of West Virginia SCORES OF AMENDMENTS
 Scores of amendments were disposed of today but the principal features were the incorporation of the amend ment authorizing the minimum wheat price and another by Senator Pome- rene greatly broadening the govern ments power to handle the coal sit uation. The government guarantee for wheat would be payable at all prin- cipal interior primary markets until July 1, 1919. The Senate rejected, AS to l33, an amendment by Senator Norris 10 have the food board instead of Con- gress fix the minimum price.
 COAL SECTION
 The Pomerene coal amendment, in- corporated by vote of 72 to IF, di- irects the President, through the federal trade commission or other agency, to fix coal prices, wholesale and retail, regulate the entire industry and, if necessary, take over and operate coal mines and fix prices of labor.
 On final vote the Senate refused, 50 to 23, to place the bilfs administra- tion in the hands of an individual Senators understood today the admin |istration would endeavor to have the conferees substitute the original (Continued on Page Four)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-22
LLOYD GEORGE SAYS GERMAN ATTITUDE. WILL CHANGE SOON
Predicts Time Is Coming When Kaiser's Chancellor Will Deliver Different
 Kind of Speech

London, July 21.-The British prime minister, David Lloyd George, speak ing at great patriotic demonstra- tion in Queens hall this afternoon in commemoration of Belgian indepen- dence day, characterized the speech of the German chancellor, Dr. George Michaelis, as mere sham, facing all ways, and declared that he did not want the Germans Ito harbor any delusions that they are going to put Great Britain out of this fight until liberty has been re-established throughout the world"
 Great Britain could make peace with a free Germany. but with a Germany dominated by autocracy, declared the pre- mier, there never could be peace The Germans, said the premier, were making the same mistake in underestimating Americas efforts in the war as they hat, made about Great Britain in the begin ming.
 They said that we wouldn't fight, continued MT. Lloyd George, "and if we did, we couldn't. We had no army and we couldn't raise one and they need not worry about Britain. I think they have discovered their mistake about us, and now they are Just going through the same process with America.
 SAME OLD MISTAKE
 I want to put this to them: If Great Britain, not very large country, while she is maintaining and equipping and even building up equipment for an army fighting array; while she is maintaining the largest navy in the world, can or ganize in the third year of an exhaust ing war to tX millions of tons of new shippingS erica, with twice the population of this country. and with end- less natural resources. going to be beaten merely because she puts forth no effort? The man who talks like that knows not America; otherwise he could not say it." Referring directly to the German chan celors sneering remark that America has
 
 America has an army 1t will have no ships to bring them across the sea, the premier said:
 KNOWS NOT AMERICA
 He knows America just as little as the Germans knew Great Britain
 Far from being starved by the U-boats MT. Lloyd George declared Great Brit aims food supply for is17-1s was already secured; production was increasing and losses at sea were diminishing. He had sought in the ehancellors speech for something from which he could hope for the ending of the bloody struggle.
 But he declared. T see in it sham independence for Belgium, sham democ- racy for Germany, al sham peace for Eu- rope, and I say that Europe has not
 tContinued on Page Eleven)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-22
Summoning of First Leuy For Examination WlH Then Begin-D District Boards 10 Pass On
 Industrial ETemp-
 lions Arc Named r
By Associated Press

Washington, July 21Despite the fact that officers and clerks of Provost Marshal General Crowder office worked all last night to complete the drawing that fixed the order of mill ta1y liability of 000O00 regsrant the tally sheets had been compared and corrected before dark tonight and the master list the hands of the printer Copies will be mailed to local exemption boards beginning not than Tuesday and the sumnonng of the first draft of 697 900 begin. toni issued The apparently successful The
 
 Tuesday
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-22

autOcratic ideas The entente could not make peace with Germany so domi- mated, he declared, and would fight to the end until full liberty has been es- tablished." He predicted a speech In a different tone from the German chancel- Tor before long.
 In connection with England's ability to hold out, the premier declared the na ton's food supply for the 1s17-1S period already had been secured and that through the cultivation programme the supply for the following year would be secured even if shipping losses increased. As to the shipping situation, he said, four times as many ships as last year would be turned out this year by Great Britain.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-22
|Russiar1s Are Driuen
 Back In GaIicia, Losing All Gains
Disaffection Among Troops Who Would Not Obey Orders Is Given as Reason of Defeat by Petrograd- Active Infantry Operations
 in Rumania-Germans Make Local
 Attacks on the French Front
By Associated Press

Prince Leopold Bavaria making the most of the disaf lection that under extremist influence developed the Russian army northeastern Gaca and is pressing into the Russian lines along 25-nile front between Zochoff and Tarnopo
 Friday according the failure villages the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-22
Church Organizations
 Indorse Food Measure
 and Promise Support

Washington. July 21.--The Baptisys and Disciples of Christ denominations have indorsed the food conservation movement and pledged their support to Herbert c. Hoover The two churches are said to represent s,ooo.c0o persons.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-22
Russian Extremists Arrested

London. July 21.-A dispatch to the Daily Mail from Petrograd says that it is rumored there that Nikolai Len inc. leader of the extremists. and seven of his lieutenants. have been arrest ed while trying to escape to kron- stadt