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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-11
No Free Lunch and
 Less Beer for Nickel
 Is Edict of Saloons

New York, July 10--Four revolu- tionary edicts were issued tonight by the Retail Liquor Dealers associa ton of New York county. which controls 5000 saloons. These call for:
 Abolition of the free lunch
 An increase of 5 cents in the price of all imported drinks.
 Increase in the price of beer to 20 cents a pint.
 Smaller beer glasses
 The free lunch will be abolished, ac- cording to President McClenahan, s3 the saloonkeeper can do his bit'' in food conserva ton.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-11
Summary of the News
GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS I-Hoover writes letter to President on food bill. Russians capture key to Lemhcrg. Industrial Workers driven from Arizona town. Birminghnm said to have lost its fight for camp. Churches to aid in food conserva- ton.
 Italian mission arrives in France. German chancellor says must fight on. 2-Martin will not talk of reported clenn-up of capital.
 LOCAL NEWS %West End citizens want paving liar association to meet. Penalty added to insurance rates
 FEATURES 4-Editoriai comment. G-SocIety and Dolly Dairymple. S--Sports.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-11

The report, in the form of a letter to the President was issued through the public information committee with the statement that publicity was given 1t ln order that the country may know how se- rious and far-reaching the consequences may be, both to the farmers of the coun- try and to the consumers, of the present delays in passing the pending food legis- lation.
 No comment by the President accom- panied the report although he has more than once demonstrated his lmpatience over the repeated delays in Congress which have kept the entire food control programme in a state of uncertainty for
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-11
ARTILLERY DUEL

miners and other citizens, all armed, participated with the object of clean ing up the town. All of the men were considered by Jerome city officials to be '.undesirables,> because of a strike called in the copper district by the metal miners branch of the Industrial Workers of the World, which was repudiated by the International Union of Mine, Mill and Shelter Workers. Many men had heard of the drive and left Jerome early this morning
 After the men were placed in the cattle cars they were given plenty of drink ing water, but nothing to eat. AS the train pulled out several shouted: "we'll come back
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-11
President Is Told In Letter That Spectators Are Keeping Biz UneQrned Profits and Thou sands UndernOur-
 ished;; Situation
 Is Serious

Washington, July 10A report the food situation pre- pared President Wilson by Herbert C. Hoover holding that both the farmer and the consuming public suffering while food specuatos make profits from the delay in of food control legislation given out tonight at the White House.
 Unless strong and efficient action is immediately taken, the food administrator reported the farmers will face
 slump wheat prices and will be caught in sua ton than that which already resulting il actual urdenourishment in the great consuming centers The specuator declared taking large part of the prices paid by consumers.
 practically safeguard either the the consumer until pending legislation passed"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-11

ceived the Associated Press thus sums up the news from the front: The Austro- German forces already have withdrawn beyond the Lomniea river, about 10 miles west of Jezupol, which was occupied Sunday by the Russians under General Korniloff The Russians have talk
 en four more villages and increased their captures of prisoners more than 1000. Sew en more field guns and other war materiai also fell into Russian hands.
 ROUT COMPLETE West of Stanislau, toward Dolina, the
 Russians have penetrated the Teutonic lines to a depth of nearly seven miles, and between Stanislau and Talicz they have wdened the wedge. In their re- tirement, apparently made hastily from the large amount of guns and military stores captured by the Russians, the Aus tro- o-Germans failed to make a stand at two rivers, the Lukobitza and the Luvka. It is probable they may entrench on the west bank of the Lomnica.
 ON NORTHERN LINE
 Meanwhile, the Russian artillery is hammering the enemy lines south of Brzezany and north of the Pripet marshes, near Riga, DVlnsk and Smorgon the fighting activity has increased. On the western front along the Chemin- des-D Danes the French have repulsed more attacks by the troops of the Ger man crown prince. The latest German efforts were not made in as great force as those of last week. The French also threw back a strong attack near Hurte- bise, in Champagne.
 ARTILLERY DUEL A vigorous artillery duel is in progress between the Germans and British in Elan ders. The German artillery fire also has l been intense along the front held by the l Belgian army In Flanders the 1 French border the British have advanced l their line east of Oosttaverne.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-11
VOn Bethmann-H Hollweg De- clares Peace Without An nexation Not Accept
 able to Government
REICHSTAG MEMBERS CONTINUE TO CLAMOR FOR DECIDED ACTION
Situation at Capital Is Un- changed and Tension IS High-The Kaiser and Ministers Are Play-
 ing for Delay

Berne, Switzerland, July 1O.--Ac
 German chancellor, Dr. yon
 Bethmnnn-H said to the
 members of the Reichstag, q re-
 peat. that the formula of peace
 without annexation K unaccept-
 terms of peace nnd we must fight
 and conquer.-
 The chancellor made strong at tack on Matthias Erzberger, leader 0 the Catholic center. who assailed tn Pan-Germans In his address hesorl main committee last week and cated peace without annexation 6 demnities. Dr. Won Bethmann-Hol E said Herr Erzberger's attitude wa. patriotic.
 According to the summary of chancellor's speech before the M committee, published in the I,okal x zeiger of Berlin. he said:
 We must continue the war ltl our whole energies. I do not deny we have great difficulties 10 e come. but so have our enemies. shall see whether their difficultie ours are greater
 T am sure we can win if we out.
 Nothing was further from my tention than to cling to my post. f now 1t is a question of protecting eA fatherland from injury, and tor reason consider 1t necessary tc s tain my post"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-11
CRITICS NOT QUIETED

London, July 10.-Chancellor N Rethmann Hollweg made a speech terday to the Reichstag main com tee. but. according to .nforma en reaching London today. cid not ceed in quieting his critics. A Be dispatch to the Cologne Gazette aS cabled from Amsterdam by the Gen. tral News. says that after the cham ceilor made his address Matthias Erz- berger. the centrist leader, declared that the debate had strengthened his conviction that the whole situation ie- qured energetic action by the Reich stag. He combated violently the claims of the Pan-Germans and other annex ationists.
 German wireless dispatch today says that al Mondays meeting of the Reichstag main committee the sub marine activity was unanimously rec ognized as "an activity which had sus- passed all expectations.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-11
Untitled Tonnage Report of U. s. Steel Shows
 Big Decrease From May

New York, July 1O.-The untitled tonnage of, the United States Steel corporation on June SO. 1017, wa. 3O4 tons, compared with the figures for May si, according to the monthly report Issued today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-11
BIRMINGHAM SAD
 TO HAVE: LOST IFS
 FIGHT FOR CAMP
Washington News Is That Massachusetts and Flor ida or Louisiana May
 Be Selected
By HUGH W. ROBERTS


 Washington, July 10. Special. )-The Age-Herald bureau learns that General Wood recommends three sites, one in Florida, one in Mississippi and another in Louisiana, from which Sec retary Baker will select two for the remaining two un- placed mobilization camps of the southeast division. Without counteracting action, Bir mingham, it is indicated, will lose its fight for camp It is understood that the war department has been kept in formed regarding internal affairs in Br minghaid and as a result. Birmingham: defeat could not be attributed solely te
  been located elsewhere in Alabama. BIRMINGHAM HANDICAPPED From the start, Birmingham was han dicappad. The government was conclud- ins a deal for defensive acreage in An niston. The government is compelled tc available There was, therefore, little doubt but that Anniston would win a camp With Representative Dent at the head of the House committee on military affairs, it was reasonably certain thal Montgomery would also win camp Nevertheless it is learned that agents of the war department were inclined te condition. railroad facilities and innum- erable other facilities made the site at tractive.
 BAKER WRITES LETTERS Secretary Baker, because of the fore going, dispatched two letters to Genera Wood suggesting Birmingham assa camr site, and rrging him thoroughly to In. vestigate The inspections were made i When prospects seemed brightest tho department heard whispers that certain Birmingham real estate men owning property touching or cutting into the tract selected for government inspec- ton, were unwilling to surrender ths property without adequate compensation When this alleged snarl was untangled | valuable time had elapsed. The secono Getracting feature consisted in the fact l it is said at the department, that one site favored by Birmingham and sub mitted for inspection, did not present lscertain essential features which might l have been possessed by other tracts. I Again. the department heard that in ] ternai dissention at Birmingham. in volving Possible coming of soldiers, hat been engendered because of threaten
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-11
GEN. CHANG-HSUN
 IN GERMAN PAY |S
 CHARGE 0F PAPER

London, July l0-The North China tablished that General Chang Hsun, leader of the imperialist forces. Is in German pay, says Reuter- dispatch from Shanghai. If the monarchical move ment had succeeded, the newspaper con- tinues, the rupture of relations between China and Germany would have been canceled
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-11

of the Dneer import key north saniau and about Korn by the of the Rus
 Saniau and driving which the Dniester lIa1cz
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-11
DRASTIC LIQUOR SECTION IN FOOD BILL IS CHANGED Other Features Are M0di- fled by Leaders in Order to Secure Vote on
 July 21

Washington, July 10.-A Senate agI cement to vote on President w. on's food con- trol bill on July 21, five weeks after it's submission to Congress as an urgent war measure, was made today.
 Democratic senators secured the agreement for vote only after they had consented to strip the bill of some of it's more drastic features, including the stringent prohibition provisions and the cotton control plan. So far-reaching was the revision de- manded, in fact, that all day confer ences of the democratic steering con- mittee and the agriculture committee resulted in presentation of substi- tute for the entire measure
 There was no expression of opinior from the White House regarding the pro visions of the substitute bill. but it is ex- pected to be agreeable to the President 1T the main. It follows generally the lines of the administration bill as originally introduced, with power to control other industries besides food and fuel elim- mated. It would prohibit manufacture of distilled liquors, without provision fol government purchase of existing stocks and would place in the Presidents hands the power and responsibility to decide whether the prohibition shall be extended to beer and wine.
 NO COMMENT
 Neither was any comment on Mr. Hoov- CTS report available at the White House but the fact of its publication at this time was regarded as another evidence ol President Wilson's disappointment ovei the failure of Congress to act. He re, peatedly has sought to impress upon lead CTS the importance of quick enactment of the legislation and was particular, o'>iSuS thot tHe ioou PioSi aHiiitS bs complete by July l.
 ANY PLAN WILL DO
 Any plan which can be acted on quick y, provided 1t embodies the elementar, principles of the administration pro. gramme, is expected to have White Hous, support. The control bill now has beer before the Senate more than two week, and the food survey bill, another ad ministration measure, has been held III in conference since early in June
 With the whole legislative situation upset in the Senate. the leaders expressed doubt tonight whether action can b. taken under any circumstances befort Saturday of next week, the date set fo the vote.
 SOME PROGRESS MADE The substitute bill, drawn by Chairman Gore of the agriculture committee, wa taken up by the committee as soon as !. was submitted and some progress mad, in it's consideration. While the commit tee is continuing it's work. the Senat, will debate general features of the legis latlon.
 Senator Chamberlain. who has hat charge of the bill secured the agreemen sContinuea on Paxe Two,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-11
RUSSIANS CAPTURE HALICZ, KEY TO LEMA
Teutonic Line Is Broken by Russian
 Forces s h Driue
By Associated Press

London July 10Halcz, the strategic key to Lemberg, capital of Gaica has been captured by the Russians says dispatch from Reuters Petrograd correspondent
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-11
MOWERS LETTER

Mr Hoover's letter follows in part:
 Dear Mr President: In response to your request, send you herewith the following notes compiled by myself and my associates upon the present situation with regard to wheat.
 Il. The 1917 harvest promises to yield 67S, GOO GOO bushels. The normal interna- tional consumption and seed requirement. Assuming carry-over of same volume in 1918 as in 191O, amounts to about 6oo,- GOO, GOO bushels, thus leaving theoretical export balance of TS,ooo0O0 bushels. The conservation measures are already hay ing a marked effect and it is not too much to hope that the national saving may be So.ooo,OOo to 1o0OOo,0o0 bushels, and therefore the export balance increased to, say 15S GOO OON to 1SO.OOO GOO bushels.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-11
RAMPANT SPECULATION

"2. The experience this year in the ram pant speculation extortionate profits and the prospect of even narrower supplies than 1916 harvest and carry over, must cause the deepest anxiety. No better proof of the hardship worked upon our people during the past year needs be adduced than the recitation of the fact ] that the producer received an average of sl51 per bushel for the 1916 wheat har- vest; yet wheat has been as high as $2.25 ] at Chicago and the price of flour has been from time to time based upon this specu- latve price of wheat, so that through one evil cause. or another the consumer has suffered from 50 to 100 per cent, and the producer gained nothing.
 AMERICA WITHOUT VOICE
 "3. During recent months the allied governments have consolidated their buy
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Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-09-07
ITALIAN ADVANCE STILL
UNCHECKED BY ENEMY

Washington, Sept. 7.-Offic1ai dis
patches from Rome to the Italian em-
bassy here state that italian infantry
Is attacking the great Austrian strong
hold OF the Hermada mountains, the
most formidable barrier between the
Italian battle line-and Trieste.
The Hermada mountains stretch for
a distance of nearly twelve miles along
the gulf of Trieste littoral, west of Tri-
este. The same dispatch states the
italians had already obtained the orig
inal detectives of their offensive, that
the drive had not diminished and they
were pressing toward Klaganfurt and
Lubiano, the last strong Austrian posi-
tions, except San Daniele, separating
the italian forces from the plains of
Austria Hungary near Trieste. 1t stat
ed that, with these two positions taken
the Istrian peninsula would be lost to
the Austrians, involving the isolation
of Trieste, Flume and Pola, with the
destruction of Austrian naval power.
The Russian situation centers now
around the fleet Of two superdread-
noughts, two predreadnoughts and FIVE
armored cruisers, reported in the har-
Dor of Revel at the entrance to the gulf
of Finland, with strong German feet
making ready to attack.
II by treachery or cowardice the Rus
sian sailors should deliver this sea
force over to the enemy the effect OIL
the naval program Of England and the
allied sea powers would be most i'm
portant. Not only would it cut Russia
Off from the other allies In the matter
of supplies, but 1t would SO strengthen
the German grand feet as to make a
sea offensive possible. A strong repre-
sentation has been sent to Petrograd
asking that the fleet be destroyed by
Its own men at the first sign of danger
of capture.
Affairs in Russia are In most pre-
carious condition. The armies have not
only abandoned Riga, but all other ter
ritory south of tho Dwina and are fee
ing with little show of order northeast
toward Petrograd. Germany has mov-
ed her military and naval base from
Libau In Courland to Riga, and except
for the Russian feet, which is even
more demoralized than the army, moth
ing stands between them and the com
plete domination Of the gulf of Finland.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-09-07

drama of Rober. Kitchens THE Gar
den of Allah.' exquisite with its ten
der story of a great love, will crafty
and enthraH with Its majectic beauty
and soul-stirring romance. 1t will be
shown at the City theatre for two
days beginning today.
Staged amid the picturesque sweep
OF the far-fiung sands. vibrant with
the voices of the desert, thrilling with
Its vivid sand storm and countless COL
orfui settings, 1t is another triumph
to be placed in the gallery OF the
screens accomplishments The man
agen1ent of this theatre accomplished
a ten-strike In booking The Garden
of Allah" for as a spectacular ap-
peal to the eye through the mind
1t stands head and shoulders over all
competitors.
There's no use trying to describe
The Garden of Allah" You will have
to see 1t with your own eyes to get
the faintest conception of its magni-
tude and grandeur its whirlwind ac-
tion. its poetry and soul-searing
preachment. To call such a produce
tion movie Is as absurd and inade-
quate as to call Niagara "cute."
Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-09-07

reorganizing the classes. BY the be-
ginning of next week he and the
teachers feel that the work of the new
term will be well In hand. :. .. 49,.
There will be no football team rep
resenting the local high school this
season. The teams In the past few
years have been too light and the fell
lows have not displayed the enthusi-
asm and pep" that was essential for
the maintenance of football eleven.
For. these reasons and because the
matter of obtaining a coach is os un-
certain, Manager Morgensen has de-
cided to cancel the eight games book
ed with various elevens about the
state.
Manager Albert Loder, OF the bas-
ketball team is striving diligently to
fill out schedule for the coming sea-
son. He lis trying hard to get games
booked with some Of the speedy bas-
ketbail teams throughout New Jer-
sey and promises to do all in his
power to make the schedule fully as
interesting. If not better, than the one
made by Manager "Izzy' Weinstein of
the 1916-17 basketball tossers.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-09-07
Theatre NoflceS
AT THE MAIExrIn

Idle Wives" the Universal film
within a photoplay." which will be
seen for the last times at the Ditmas
today Is preachment on dicontent.
To girls who are discomfort with their
present status, to husband wives who
are drifting apart, to those In COM
Portable circumstances who are ell
vious Of those whose wealth is greater
and to the workingman and woman
Idle Wives exercises powerful ap-
peal.
The play was designed by its author
James Oppenheim. to show that dis
content Is the cause which results In
mis- understanding and leads to the di-
yorce mill In some cases and to the
downfall Of young girls other in
stances. Young men whose methods
Of living are a menace to the com
munity in which they live will find
much to their benefit in the picture
while headstrong girls who have made
such young men their ideals will
profit to like extent In seeing them
selves and their faults pictured on
the screen.
Seats for Good Gracious AnnabeIlev
The advance sale of seats for the
engagement of Good Gracious An
rabelle" at the Majestic theatre is
nA'uoA way hS cHSdScIueHJ. IS IOr
September 10, matinee and night,
and the mail orders already received
indicate the heaviest demand for this
comedy that has been known in
long time. The fact that Good Gra-
cious Annabelle" is everywhere es-
tablishing box office records is further
borne out by the Indications that 1t
Will do the same here The attraction
Is playing everywhere to packed
houses and achieving that just need
OF recognition which 1t deserves.
Good Gracious Annabeile" has won
and held its popularity on the whole
someness of its theme which is mys-
FERROUS, Its amusingly swift action, its
witty lines and its expertly deiineated
At the City Theatre.
AS In book and play. the poetic
Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-09-07


plep( the situation created
BY thousdndg Of New Jersey voters be
ting in training camps at the time Of
tho primary and general elections.
He first set aside from his emergency
fund $500 to meet the expenses of the
extraordinary voting canvass at the
camps, and six agents have been ap
pointed by the secretary Of state tpon
the request of the governor to represent
the state in the preparation of ballots
at the camps.
The governor has learned from the
secretary OF state that all ballots with
the designations Of the Offices to be fill
ed this fall printed thereon in the regu
Lar way, but with blank spaces wherein
the soldiers may write any name they
desire. are prepared and ready for dis
tributfon at the camps. The law re
qUires that sealed envelopes, marked
and designated by the electors, be used
and the votes be mailed to some one
living In the same precinct as the sol
diers by each individual soldier voting
To facilitate this work and make vot.
ing as practicable and intelligent as|
possible for the soldiers quartered|
miles from home, the governor contem-
plates having headquarters established
At Admission, where most of the New
Jersey national guard army will be un
der canvas, and at Camp Dix, Wrights
town, where the New Jersey men Sc
lected for the national army will be inl
training.
These men are sacrificing much fol ]
their country, and 1T would be unap-
preciative, to say the least. to reward
patriotism by depriving them of theif
franchise said Governor Edge.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-09-07
TO VISIT ROOSEVELT LODGE

Arrangements were completed last
blight by Valhalla Lodge, No. ITS, Odd
Fellows. at its meeting for going to
Roosevelt next Monday night for a
Visit with Carteret Lodge of that place.
9he visitation Is arranged for present
ing the bundle OF sticks to Carteret
Lodge. The members will go up from
4ere by automobiles leaving from In
front OF Odd Fellows hall at tao
o'clock Now VaIhalla Lodge is turn
ing them over to the Roosevelt lodge
who will pass them along to some
other lodge In that section.
ValhalIa Lodge has arranged to open
the initiation next Thursday night
Fhem several candidates will present
themselves for the inibiatory degree
Of the order.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-09-07
ANTI TUBERCULOSIS WORK
DISCUSSED AT MEETING

The monthly meeting of the Mid
dlesex County ti-Tuberculosis Asso-
citation is being held this afternoon in
the Board of Health rooms at New
Brunswick. The matter of selling the
usual Christmas seals will be taken up
at this time. together with other bus
mess. Reports will be received of the
work being done at the clinics. three
in number which are located in the
county, two being in Perth Amboy
and one In New Brunswick. One of the
local clinics was held yesterday morn
ing in the local hospital fifteen patients
attending and receiving free adminis-
tering. The other clinic which is
held in this city was just started last
week and Is open at the city hopial
every Tuesday afternoon.