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Imperial Valley press., 1917-01-03

Miss Neh Ryan and Mrs. Jennie
Fisher of Los Angeles are the guests
of Mrs. Leta Bryan at her home at
473 Brighton street. Mrs. Fisher is
the grandmother of Mrs. Bryan and
Miss Ryan is a sister of the hostess.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-01-03

Senator Clifford Coggins returned
this morning from Berkeley. where
he had been visiting Mrs. Coggins.
Mrs. Coggins has been i'll for some
time, but is reported better at this
writing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-27
NEW FRIENDS FOR
 MUSCLE SHOALS
By HOLLAND

New York, November 26.-(Special.) Herbert Myric of Springfield, Mass, president of several agricultural publi- cations and the persuasive force which led Congress to adopt the legislation whereby the United States farm bank system, sometimes called the federal farm loan system was made possible, has had opportunity already to observe the intense interest which the farmers of the United States are taking in the governments plan to enable them to fi- nance their farms upon reasonable terms.
 Recently communications have been received from Alabama which tell of the government work now under way at Muscle Shoals. In New York city and perhaps in other places of the east there appears to be as yet little understanding Of the magnitude of this undertaking and what it Is to mean to the American farmers as well as to transportation systems in the south. Muscle Shoals lies in Alabama just over the Tennessee line. MT. Myrick was informed that at com paratively small cost it is possible to develop from the water power furnished by the rapids there not less than 300, ,Oot and possibly as much as 6o0,000 horse power. That capacity surpasses present day utilization of the Niagara Falls water power. In addition, however, to this very great energy obtained from
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-27

Chattanooga, Tenn, November 26. The August reserve officers training camp here came to close today when nearly 5000 men were handed their commissions by Maj Gen. W. P. Du- wall. commander of the southeastern department The candidates were formed in a hollow square on the drill field and heard an address from Gen. eral Duvall, where they were given their commissions, received their pay and made ready to leave for their homes on leave of absence for few days before reporting to places as- signed. Only two candidates were awarded commissions as majors, while the list of captains was large. Nearly all of the embryo officers will have departed tomorrow morning.
 Among north Alabama men receiv- ing commissions were the following:
 Arthur A. Adams, Birmingham, cap tain, field artillery, Camp Jackson.
 Joseph K. Aderholt, Birmingham, first lieutenant, Camp Green.
 NJ. F. Allen, Birmingham first lieu tenant, Camp Oglethorpe
 c. M. Anderson, Birmingham, sec ond lieutenant, artillery, Camp Jack son.
 L. F. Arnold, Mobile. first lieuten- ant field artillery, Camp Jackson.
 George L. Bailes, Birmingham. first lieutenant, Chickamauga Park
 H. G. Ballard, Montgomery, first lieutenant, Chickamauga Park.
 Lewis Berkowitz. Birmingham, sec ond lieutenant, infantry, El Paso.
 Joseph A. Berry, Birmingham, sec ond lieutenant, field artillery. Camp Gordon.
 Hugo L. Black, Birmingham, cap tain, field artillery, Camp Jackson.
 Fred W. Bowron, Birmingham, cap tain. infantry, Camp Green. Henry M. Britton, Roanoke, second lieutenant. Chickamauga Park.
 Henry R. Brown, Birmingham, first lieutenant, Chickamauga Park.
 T. Boyers, Marion, first lieutenant field artillery, Camp Pike.
 Hugh O. Burgess, Edwardsville, second lieutenant, infantry, Chickamauga Park
 Richard A. Burleson, Hartselle, cap tain, infantry, Camp Green.
 Ellis B. Calhoun, Grove Hill, second lieutenant, infantry. Camp Green.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-27
COUNTY AND CITY
 COUNCILS URGED ID AID LOCAL BOARDS
Provost Marshal General Crowder Wants Help in Classifying Nearly Ten
 Million Men for Draft

Washington, November 2G-County and city councils of defense were urged to- day by Provost Marshal General Crow der to assist the local exemption boards in the task of classifying the nearly 10 : ooo,oo men subject to the selective draft
 There is in every city. in every ham let almost a council Of defense" said General Crowder. These organizations were built to help the nation in it's emergency. This is their opportunity. Everywhere there are men who need help in the preparation of their ques- tionaires. The legal advisory boards will be the central advisory committee. They will need men to go into the homes and factories. Meetings should be organized, posters should be displayed, lists should be prepared, all looking to the help of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-27
MEN GIVEN
 OFFTCERS' COMMISSIONS

Preston IT. Kennedy. Jackson, first lieutenant, infantry, Camp Green.
 B. L. Cannon, Talladega, first lieu tenant, infantry, Camp Green.
 John E. Caldwell. Alabama City, second lieutenant, field artillery, Camp Green.
 s. D. Cater, Montgomery, second lieu tenant, infantry Camp Gordon.
 Arthur w. Chairsell, Birmingham, sec ond lieutenant. infantry Camp Jackson.
 Tom A. Cheney, Birmingham, second lieutenant, infantry, Camp Taylor
 A. T. Coleman, Anniston, first lieu tenant, infantry, Camp Chickamauga.
 Charles Fl. Cooley, Birmingham, second lieutenant, field artillery, Camp Shelby.
 J. R. Cook, Jr., Birmingham, second lieutenant, infantry, Camp Pike.
 Chappell Cory, Jr., Birmingham, second lieutenant, field artillery, Camp Jackson.
 E. c. Cowart, Birmingham, second lieu tenant, infantry Camp Chickamauga
 c. L. Darby, Birmingham, second lieu tenant, infantry, Camp Taylor.
 Augustus Douglass. Birmingham, sec ond lieutenant, infantry, Camp Green.
 Clifford Evans, Birmingham, first lieu tenant, infantry, Camp Chickamauga
 Edgar A. Fisher, Birmingham, first lieutenant, infantry, Camp Green.
 John N. Flowers, Birmingham, second lieutenant, field artillery, Camp Jack son.
 William w. Ford, Birmingham, first lieutenant, Camp Jackson.
 Richard F. Garland Birmingham, sec ond lieutenant, infantry, Columbus, N. M
 William J. Gilmore, Birmingham, sec ond lieutenant, infantry, Camp Green.
 w. R. Hall, Birmingham, first lieu tenant, field artillery, Camp Pike.
 J. w. Hardman, Birmingham, second lieutenant, field artillery, Camp Goadon
 H. H. Harrison, Birmingham first lieutenant, field artillery, Camp Jackson W W. Hazard, Birmingham, second lieutenant field artillery, Camp Pike. w. N. James. Birmingham, first lieu tenant. field artillery, Camp Gordon. E. F. Jenlison, Birmingham, captain field artillery, Camp Jackson. s. Jemison, Birmingham, captain, field artillery. Camp Jackson. Houston Jones, Birmingham, captain infantry, Camp Green. J. F. Jutz, Birmingham second lieu. tenant, infantry, Chickamauga R. P. Lavin, Birmingham, second lieu. tenant infantry, Camp Green. George E. Lunl, Birmingham, first lieu, tenant infantry, Camp Green Richard F. Lussier, Birmingham, first lieutenant infantry, Camp Jackson.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-27
THREE

the man and the quickening of the na- tion's man power into action.
 There are thousanos of defense com- mittees and hundreds of thousands of members. I am confident that as a re- suit Of this call every local board will be aided in it's efforts and every district. no matter how remote, will be visited. The 20 days following December 15 should find every patriot on duty"
 General Crowder said county and city councils of defense and civic organiza- tions had offered 60 assist the local and district boards in securing clerical help and otherwise and the boards were urged to encourage such offers and to cooperate with the organizations as far as consistent with their duties under the law and regulations
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-27
20 MONTHS GIVEN
 FRANZ RINTELEN

New York. November 2s.--A prison sentence of one year and eight months in the Atlanta federal prison was im- posed in federal court today on Franz Rintelen, German agent. upon his plea of guilty of conspiracy in connection with fraudulently obtaining a passport He will begin serving his sentence upon the expiration of the term of one year in New Jersey penitentiary. to which he was committed last May after con- viction with David Lamar on the charge of conspiracy to cause industrial troubles in munition factories and on steamship piers.
 Rintelen was removed from neutral ship by British authorities and placed in a detention camp in England two years ago After the declaration of war by the United States he was sent to this country to be tried on the passport conspiracy charge.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-27

named in a few days. Todays appoint ments includeN Arkansas, Edward T. Reaves, Little Rock: Alabama, Walter K. McAdory, Birmingham; Florida, Clar- ence E. Woods, Eustis; Georgia, Carlos H, Mason. Atlanta; Kentucky, Thomas ;. Rhea, Russellvflle; Louisiana, Isaac A. Broussard, Breaux; Mississippi, Ellis ;. Middleton, Pocahontas; North Carolina, Daniel A McDonald Carthage; Okla homa, Fred Rains, Muskogee; South Car olina, William Banks, Columbia; Texas Charles B. Walters, San Antonio; Ten-- nessee, Albert M. Leach, Clarksville, and Virginia, Martin Williams Pearsburg.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-27
5000 Tons Coal Burning

Lexington, Ky, November 26.-Eight thousand tons of slack coal belonging to the Elkhorn Coal company at Weeks bury, Floyd county, are on fire, accord ing to word received here today.
 Spontaneous combustion is given as the cause of the fire. The financial loss is s2o,0o0. Ninety thousand tons of coal arc in danger of being consumed by the flames.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-27
15,OOO, POUNDS OF
 SUGAR TO ENGLAND

Boston, November 26.-Fifteen mil lion pounds of sugar, quantlty SUI f;ciant to break the backbone of the shortage. now is on the way to New Eng1and. according to 8 statement to- night from the office of the state food administrator, Henry B. Endicott.
 A shipment of 4ooo long tons is due here shortly from Louisiana and many thousand tons originally intended Tor Russia also are to be sent 10 this district within day or tWo'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-27
Dead Body Found

Bay St. Louis. Miss. November 25. The body of D. D. Posey of stan- dard. Miss, former Hancock county road commissioner. was found on tho public road at Bayou Talla. near here, today. There were four bullet wounds in Posey's back, indicating that he had been shot from ambush. The dead man was 40 years old and Is survived by widow and six children.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-27
NEWS OF ENSLEY

Despite the large force of employees now operating the American Steel and Wire company at Fairfield has lost many fine trained mechanics and office men during the past few months on ac- count of the draft, which has been quite a serious drawback. Many of these technically trained men are hard to du- plicate. Recently the office force was badly disarranged when four of it's most valued men answered the call to the colors, and left for Fort Oglethorpe.
 They were H. IT. Schusler, Michael o'Byrne, T. J. Whitefield and John liar din, all clerks in the office of the com pany. Fifteen of the board of directors of the company recently paid visit to the plant They are all natives of north ern states, most of them from New York.
 The community choir held sing at the Presbyterlan chapel on Twenty-seV- enth street and Avenue D, last evening at 7:3O o'clock, with Director l.. c. Bry- ant in charge Rev. J. E. Hixson of the First Presbyterian church made an ao- dress The choir has a membership Of 50 and a larger enrolment is expected
 Sarah Butera was given fine of s53 in police court yesterday, charged with violating the prohibition laws.
 In 9 cases of gaming the offenders
 were fined $10 each and in number of cases of disorderly conduct the fines ranged from 5 to $50.
  The members of the helpers band of the Ladeis' Aid society of the First Baptist church will hold a Thanksgiving sale at the pastorium, 1895 Avenue G, to- morrow afternoon Home cooked pastries
 and a variety of fancy articles will be on sale, hours, 3 to o'clock. Capt. F. D. Fuller has returned to Camp Gordon after brief visit to ms | family.
 Sergeant Wesley Baker of Camp Shel- | by, Miss, spent the weekend with his brother, A. w. Baker, on Avenue G. At a meeting of the Ensley lodge No. 9s7, Benevolent and Protective Or der of Elks, last night at the club on Avenue D, the initiatory degree was conferred on several candidates. l The Thread of the Story club will meet this afternoon with Mrs. C. k. Walker 2000 Avenue H.
 l The teachers and officers council of the Sunday school of the First Bap- | tfst church will meet this evening at 7:45 o'clock at the pastorium 1905 Avenue G when plans will be made l for the White Christmas exercises. l Miss Sadie Dunlap has returned to l her home in Greensboro after spending the week end with Miss Mary Van deVoost.
 l At the community school which is held at the First Methodist church ;, every Wednesday night the special :, feature of tomorrow nights pro- 1 gramme is to be the address by Miss Bows, speaker for the extension course Miss Bows is secondary super l intendent of the inter -denominational work of Alabama. Aside from this the usual programme will be given. Tho school meets at 7:3O, to which the I public is invited
 Mrs. J. L. Parker was removed from her home, 254o Seventeenth street Ensley, to St. Vincent's hospital yes terday afternoon, where she will un- idergo an operation.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-27
INSPECTORS FOR 43 STATES NAMED BY PRESIDENT WILSON U. s. Will Enforce Federal Explosives Law Under Supervision of Bureau
 of Mines

Washington, November 26-Inspectors for 4s states to enforce the federal ex- plosives law under supervision of the bu- reau of mines, were appointed today by President Wilson.
 Those for the other states will be
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-27

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-27

"Just a few words, friends regarding the correct apparel for your dinner engagement on Thanksgiving.
 Everything you'll require, from shiny top hat to boot sole, you'll find at Porter's in the newest and snappiest ideas of the metropolis, and of quality unsurpassed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-27

The community choir held sing at the Presbyterian chapel on Twenty-sev- enth street and Avenue D, last evening at 73O o'clock, with Director l.. c. Bry- ant in charge. Rev J. E. Hixson Of the First Presbyterian church made an ad- dress. The choir has a membership of 50 and a larger enrolment is expected.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-27

Sarah Butera was given fine of sS3 in police court yesterday, charged with violating the prohibition laws.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-27

In 9 cases of gaming the offenders were fined $10 each and in a number of cases of disorderly conduct the fines ranged from 8 to $50.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-27

Mrs. J. L. Parker was removed from her home, 2540 Seventeenth street, Ensley, to St. Vincent's hospital yes- terday afternoon, where she will un- dergo an operation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-27

Miss Sadie Dunlap has returned to her home in Greensboro after spending the week. with Miss Mary Van- deVoost.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-27

The members of the helpers band of the Ladeis' Aid society of the First Baptist church will hold Thanksgiving sale at the pastorium, 1895 Avenue G, to- morrow afternoon Home cooked pastries and a variety of fancy articles will be on sale; hours, to 5 o'clock
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-27

The teachers and officers council of the Sunday school of the First Bap- tist church will meet this evening at 7:45 o'clock at the pastorium 1905 Avenue when plans will be made for the White Christmas exercises.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-03-08
CLOTURE RULE ASSURED:
PENDING ACTION, WILSON
DELAYS ARNZNG OF SHIPS
Berlin Sees Treason on u. s. Soil

RERLIN, March T. via acireless-The Orerseas News
Agency to-day made public the fouo,on0 official state
ment:
"The decsion begin the unrestricted submarine
February having been TAKEN eventual conflict with
America had to be considered by Of ts previous
attitude.
1.-THE facts have proved that the surmse justified,
for the American Government Immediately after noti
fcaton concerning the barred broke off diplomatic
relations and requested other neutral Powers to
join in this of action In anticipation of this posi-
bty not only the right but also the duty of the Gov
ernment to take in time to counerbaance the
joining of additional ally the side of enemies.
"The Imperial Minister to Mexico therefore in.
structed about the middle Of January to offer alliance
to the Mexican Government and to the details in
that the United States should declare against
The Minister expressly charged by instruction to take
steps with the Mexican Government before he had OBJ
tanned the absolute certainty that had been declared
by the United States.
1T is not known by what the American Govern
men acquired knowledge of the instructions transmitted
by secret ways to Mexico. 1T SEEMS THAT TREASON
AND TREASON 1T PROBABLY IS-HAS BEEN CON-
MITTED ON AMERICAN TERRITORY"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-03-08
HOLDUPREBUKE
OF LA TOILETTE
Wisconsin Senators Vote 10 to
13 on Demand That He
Support Wilson.

MADISON, Wis, March 1.-THE state
Senate to-day. by a coalition of Progress
sives and Socialists, added to a scatter
ing OF conservative Republicans and two
Democrats, referred to a committee the
Bennett resolution demanding that Sem
ator La Toilette support the President.
The vote was 10 to l3. The resolution
will go through the regular course OF
hearing in this committee.
An effort to suspend the rules and in
struct the committee to report Thursday
forenoon failed by vote OF 20 to IL.
two-thirds being required. The minority
was able to force the resolution over
until next week. when Il will be bull
letined for hearing.
Following the session, Senators who
favored the resolution conferred with
regard TO sending a round robin 70
Washington declaring the loyalty Of the
State and condemnng Senator La Fol-
lette's course. 1t is probable the round
robin will be signed and despatched
Thursday morning.
''It Is apparent that n wireless has
been sent out from Washington saying,
save, o Save" said Mr.. Bennett, au-
swerng the motion for reference to q
committee. The hidden hand has been
revealed. For myself ] am not afraid of
the cars. | am not aspiring to public
office and | am willing to have IL passed
upon at this time. This resolution is
temperate II does not dcnounce La
Toilette as u traitor. II merely sends
word that We arc loyal to the Amer lean
Government that we are not sub
sidiary Of Germany or OF Great Britain"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-03-08
CANE BURNING SERIOUS.
Loss Said Already to Have Reached
e1O,OOO.OOO:

KEY WEST, Fla. March News
reached here through private cablegrams
to-day that the port Of Guantanamo has
been declared closed. No vessels from
the United states are now permitted to
enter 1t.
There IL authentic private news Of
cane burnings and plantation raidinss By
the rebels on an increased scale. This
news Is not printed In Havana. The
Government censorship is clamped down
hard. The people have only II dim notion
Of what Is going ON in the south. They
read only what tho newspapers give them
10 read, and the newspapers. utterly
subjected. print only what is approved
by the censor. To do otherwise would
provoke instant suspension.
So 1t is not publicly known In Havana
that the rebels have burned already at
least $40, ,000, 900 OF ripening sugar cane.
cane owned largely by British and Amer
lean companies. They fell upon the cane
fields at Florida on the south coast. not
far from Santa Clara. destroying the
Atkins fields. They heavily damaged
the fields at Moron. at Agromente Mt
Stewart At the last named place they
destroyed cane which would have pro-
duced 81, ,0OO, 900 worth of sugar,
There IL every reason to believe that
these rebel raids were the deliberate re-
suit of desire to influence President
Wilson to intervene on behalf of the un-
successful Liberal party, anything to get
Menocal and the Conservatives out, even
the presence again of the United States
army.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-03-08
BALTIC ARRIVES;
ADRIATIC Is SAFE
French Liner ROchambeau
Also Escapes Submarines
will Berth To-day.

Capt. J. r. Ransom. who brought the
White Star liner Baltic In last night.
was supposed to be In command OF the
Adriatic, and n private despatch from
Halifax yesterday intinsting that Capt.
Ransom was In some sort of trouble in
spired the publication Of report that
the big Adriatic was In need OF assist
ance. Then It was announced by the
White star Line that Capt. Ransom had
re'inquished command OF the Adriat,c
at Liverpool to take the place of Capt.
william Finch. inca pacitated by nervous
trouble. due primarily TO his rough ex-
perience as skipper of the Arabic when
she was torpedoed In 1915.
When Capt. Finch gave up his COM
mand to take hot baths ut an English
resort Capt. Ransom was the only COM
mander available and WAS transferred
Immediately to the Baltic from the
Adriatic, thus left without a skipper.
Capt. Bertram F. Hayes who has won
fame as coinmauder Of the hospital ship
Olympic and a gold medal from the
French Government for saving all ha nds
Of the French steamship Provencia, sunk
or one OF the Greclan islands by a sub
marine. was released by the British Ad-
miralty SO that he might take the Adriatic
through the German submarine area.
Capt. Hayes Is regarded as one OF tine
nerviest of the White Star fleets Irish
commanders. ranking about equal to
Capt. Haddock. now In the regular naval
service of Great Britain and famous as
the man who ran the dummy fleet Of
warships In the North Sea while tho
real fleet was waiting for more ammn-
milton. Capt. Hayes. 1t was said at the
Office Of the White Star Line, had passed
unscathed through the war zone and was
supposed to be about in midocean yes
terday.
The Adriatic Is the biggest cargo cor.
rier that crosses the sea and the British
Admiralty had just as much interest In
getting her here safely as the White
Star Line itself. The Adriatic will take
aboard giant cargo after she gets in
and any passengers who may care to
risk trip to Liverpool
The French liner Rochambeau. which
has made many voyages between Bor-
deaux and this port. finished another
last night. She will dock early this
morning.
The American steamship Manchuria.
running In the Atlantic Transport SER
vice. was to have sailed unarmed yes
terday for London. but was held in port
because Of "A strike of some of her crew,
who demanded bonus Of IS per cent
besides the usual high wages. An effort
will be made to-day to effect COM
promise with the men.
Another and the biggest American
steamship IN commission. the Minnesota,
arrived of Sandy Hook last night with
cargo OF California products from San
Francisco by way Of the Panama Canal.
She also will load for London with q
large cargo OF provisions.