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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-04

New orleans s........ oso 100 oOO-4 Atla anld uVo wv " Summary: Two-base hits, Higgins, Munch, Rluhm. Three-base hit Mcdonald. Dou- ble play, Knaupp to Barbare to Bluhm. Innings pitched, Bressler 2-3, men on bases, 5 hits 4 runs Struck out. Bressler 2, Hess 3, Walker 4. Bases on balls. Bressler 6, Hess 1. Walker 6. Sac rifice hit, Barbare, Walker, Thrasher, Perkins Stolen bases, Gilbert, Moran, Thrasher Hit by pitcher, Bressler (Knaupp); Walker (Thrasher). Time, 20. Empires, Kerin and Morgan.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-04
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Double Play Saves Browns

St. Louis, July 3.-St. Louis nosed out Cleveland, to 4, today. A fast double play by Johnson. Pratt and Siser In tho ninth after Cleveland had scored a run and had two men on bases with one out saved the game for St. Louis. Pratt drove in three runs for St. Louis with two hits. He had perfect day at bat Score: RH E. Cleveland ............s 900 102 Oo1-4 1 St. Louis ............. Ill 600 20+-5 7
 Batteries: Coveleskie and O'Neill; Dav- enport and Seyereid.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-04
A Call
 To Your Colors

The regular short 50O00 It is true that large percentage of those who applied for enlistment dsqua
 fled but with than 100000OO men of military age draw from the ranks should have been filled.
 On this day. memorable in American history and fraught with significance the whole world the day which Amer achieved the independence which she would pass the nations who battling for democracy the young of America should pause and take stock of should weigh their patriotism the balance and ask whether not it has been found wanting Better far to be volunteer than conscrp for the spirit of the volunteer unconquer able and whatever the hardshps and prvaons of soldiers life be- he buoyed by the thought that he acted of his voon, responding to strong of duty which i'm pelled him sacrifice self for the good of his country
 The plea, Uncle Sam needs you should not go unheeded It hard conceive of any American citizen turning deaf such appeal at time when the of the call has been brought home to America is only fight to free other peoples from the oppression of the Prusan marsm but she is fighting of self defense If there Americans who do not realize the grave peril which
 their country placed they blind to the of the past three years They do not know what happening to this world and the American peace and safety contained in the ambitious military plans of Prussia.
 Young of America don wait to be conscrpted Prove that the Sprit of 76 which made possible this ndefend Day celebrate is still alive and capable of inspiring deeds of heroism ranscendeny glorious the achieve ments of your forebears.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-04

Summary: TwO-base hit, Dobard. Home run, Cruthers. Stolen bases, Manda, Bratchi, Manning, Stark. Sacrifice hits, Wares g. Double plays Cruthers to De- bard to Beall; Dobard to Beall Struck out, Fentress ,, Ledbetter 2. Bases on balls, Fentress 1, Ledbetter 2 Earned runs, Ledbetter 2. Hit by pitcher, Fen tress (Chapman). Time. TAO. Umpires, Moran and Pfenninger.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-04
Atlanta Raises S2O3,975.45
 as Her Red Cross Fund

Atlanta, July s.-Atlanta's Red Cross campaign closed at noon today with S203. .9S5. .45 subscribed. Atlanta's aliot- ment was $250, 000
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-04
Neale's Triple Wins

Chicago, July S.--Neales triple in the fourth inning put Cincinnati ahead and enable the visitors to make it two straight by the score of 3 to l. Score: R. H, E.. ,, Cincinnati ........ 010 200 Oo0- 3 Chicago ................ 0Ol OO0 coo Batteries: Schendier and Wingo; Dem
 aree Hendrix and Elliott.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-04

slspension for assaultng Umpire owens vas lifted today.
 Leonard. whose marriage to Miss sibyl Maud Hit of Los Angeles last Thursds y became known today, pitched the sec ond game for Boston. and held the Ath- letics to five hits. score-First game:
 R. H. E. Philadelphia ......... Oo0 no 1o0-S g 0 Boston ................. 000 600 069-0 1 Batteries: Myers and Haley; Ruth and Thomas.
 Second game: R. H. E. Philadelphia ......... ooo coo 100-1 5 o Boston ................. 300 0lO 2o~-6 2 Batteries; Moves. Falkenberg and M. Meyers, Leonard and Agnew.
 Tigers Lose to Sox
 Detroit, July 3.-With Faber holding Detroit to hits Chicago easily won to- day, to 1, hitting Covsleskie hard In the first and fifth innings. When Cobb beat bunt in the eighth. he made it s2 consecutive games in which he has hit safely. veach hit safely for Detroits only run. Score: R. H. E. Chicago ............ 200 030 0oo-5 10 l Detroit ............... 900 0oo 0l0-1 5 ? Batteries: Faber and Schalk; Coveles- kie, Jones and Cunningham
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-04
Athletics and Champs Split

3IDftf~tNND JPTHb
 Boston, July 3.-Boston and PhiladeI- phia split a double header today. Phil- adelpha won the first to 0, and Bos- ton took the second, to 1. In the first contest Myers outpitched Ruth, whose
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-04
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Pirates Again Defeated

Pittsburg July 3.-With men on second and third bases and no outs in the ninth inning, Pittsburg was unable to hit safely and lost today to St. Louis, to $. The score. R. H. E. | St Iouis ....... 401 0S0 000-S 8 F 2 Pttsburg - OPS 900 O01- 6 Il 1
 Batteries: Meadows, Ames and Con-
 zales. Carlson. Miller, Grimes and
 Fischer.
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Totals ........29 o 4 27 *Batted for Stark in ninth.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1917-11-29
JACK TAR LOSES LIFE
TO SAVE III ScOMRADEs

Washington on.-Osmond Kelly Ingram.
OF Pratt City. Ala, the gunners' mate
lost overheard when a German sub.
marine attacked the American de-
stroyer Cassin In the war zone on Oc.
tober 16. deliberately sacrificed his
own life to reduce the risk to his
messmates.
detailed report from Admiral Sims
shows that Ingram. standing aft on the
destroyer where some high explosive
depth charges were stored. saw the
torpedo coming. Instead OF rushing
forward to save his own life by get.
ting away from the explosion, Ingram
stuck to the spot throwing overheard
the high explosives. which he knew
would further endanger the lives of
his fellows II they were detonated by
the explosion of the torpedo. He was
the only an lost being thrown over.
board by the explosion.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1917-11-29
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS ITEMS.

That the next annual meeting OF the
State Teachers Association will meet
In Columbia March IA, Is. 16. 1918.
was announced by DIR James p. XII
nard president of the association, and
X. G. Burts. secretary OF the associa
ton. Florence had extended an in.
vitation for the association to be held
there but after considering all phases
or the work. 1t was decided to hold
the meeting In Columbia.
Baptists at Liberty have just dedi-
Gated new church building.
Several South Carolina hotels have
already inaugurated meatless Tues.
days and wheatless Wednesdays The
movement has become nation wide in
hoteis. restaurants and dining cars.
Ninety per cent of the fire, class
hotels In the country have enlisted
with the conservation hosts and the
smaller establishments are being rap
IDLY swung into line. In South Caro-
INA about 10 per cent OF the hotels
have signed the pledge card of the
food administration. and those who
have not signed are again being called
upon. John J. Cain has been appoint.
ed hotel food manager
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1917-11-29
RAISING ARMY is FIRST
DUTY SAYS SECRETARY BAKER

Washington. Man-power exerted
on the fed OF France will bring vic
tory in this war Provost Marshal
General Crowder declared in a state
men OF the aims. accomplishments
and future OF the selective draft sys-
tenn addressed to members Of the local
board and made public. After review
ing present conditions and necessities.
General Crowder predicted that the Sc
lective system would become perma-
nent part of Americas governmental
system for war
Every precaution possible has been
taken with the new draft regulations,
General Crowder said, to conserve eco
nomic interests. but the paramount
duty OF the country is to raise an eff
fective fighting force.
I'VE are committed to this war" the
general continued. "and we ought to
ght IL In the most effective fashion
possible to US. The necessity of rals-
ing an army Is paramount. The de-
crease in the labor supply must be
adjusted in some way other than can
be adjusted there is no question.
THE problem is not to maintain the
labor supply Of agriculture and every
industry intact. 1t is to make with
drawal OF men In the most scientific
manner possible. think we have
done that. and what is offered here Is
the basis for q nice balance between
two necessities.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1917-11-29
FEW SICK At CAMP JACKSON
Epidemic of Measles Being Circum.
scribed-Dixie Division Holds
High Place in Health Conditions.

Columbia-Camp Jackson stands at
the peak among Southern environments
when the health status OF the division
is analyzed. Barring the two recent
ly imported epidemics of measles, the
number of sick boys in camp now is
practically negligible. The division
expects no such condition to develop
as is said to prevail at Camp Wheeler
or Camp Sewer.
On October Is there was not a sin
gle case of infectious disease in the
oantonment. Immediately thereafter
detachments Of troops were transfer.
red from Camp Gordon to the Eighty.
first division and 60 cases of measles
developed among the Gordonites with.
in the next few days.
Another invasion of measles was in.
cfdent to the transfer within the last
"eek of $500 troops from Camp Pike,
Little Rock, Arkansas. OF the approxi.
mately 400 cases Of measles now en-.
gaging the attenSon Of the medical
staff Of the division. about 200 of these
were imported from Arkansas.
From the beginning of the organiza.
tion Of the Dixie Division. the medi.
cal staff set up thorough system Of
checking and assembling. which did
much to divert the temporarily unfit
into direct channels for immediate
treatment. At the chief mastering of.
fee "a staff Of ten or IL physicians
made casual inspection of each po.
tential soldier on his arrival at the
camp. Data thus collected was thus
considered in a succeeding conference
between the division medical staff and
the regimental surgeons The plan
hit upon was that no reflections were
to be made by regimental stats be.
cause of physical condition. Follow
ing this procedure all disclosed sol
diers were mobilized at one center,
where the division staff directed its
entire effort. Here under the imme-
diate attention OF skilled specialists
those only temporarily disabled were
hurriedly brought into condition and
those whose health had been perma.
nently impaired were summarily re-.
Jected. Reflections for the 1000 men
brought from North Carolina South
Carolina and Florida approximated 10
per cent. There are now 1900 men in
the camp.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1917-11-29
AMERICAN TROOPS ARE
ARRIVING IN FRANCE
Movement Keeps Pace With Expecta-
tions of War Department.

Movement Keeps Pace With Expecta-
tions of War Department.
Washington.-Arriv of American
troops in France has kept pace with
the expectation OF the war depart
ment, Secretary Baker said in the first
statement he has ever authorized in
connection with the progress being
made in increasing Genera! PERISH
ing's forces.
Mr.. Baker declined, however, to
state the number OF troops forwarded
delay from this time. Movement OF
thee eforce, he said. depended on two
elements, the training and equipment
of he men and the availability of ships.
"As fast as they are ready. ships
and men will be combined" the secre-
tary said. LAS many American troops
are now over seas as we expected in
the beginning to have over seas at this
time"
Mr. Baker indicated that an official
statement of the number of American
troops in France was not to be ex-
pected at any time during the war. He
caused an inquiry to be made of the
military censor, Major General Nc
lntyre, however. which may result I'm
more liberal regulations as to publica-
ton OF the designations OF regiments.
brigades or companies which are en-
gagged in action on the front from time
to time.
III there is no sound military reason
for suppressing that information. Mr..
Baker said. he desired to give IL out.
The secretary's attention was call
ed to the fact that the British official
statements have recently named at
least by geographical designation the
troops used in various offensives. An
parently new policy in this regard
has been adopted in London and the
war department may do likewise.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1917-11-29
BRITISH AND FRENCH TROOPS
HAVE REINFORCED ITALIAN
LINES ALONG PlAvE.
sTRATEGIc POINTS GA|NED
Italians Have Held on to All Positions
Since Drive Ended and In Some
Places Have Pushed Enemy Back
Supplies Arrive.

Apparently the peril of the Italian
troops guarding the Piave line and
the hill country in northern Italy
against the Teutonic allies is at an
end. Large numbers of British and
French reinforcements, infantry and
artillery, at last have arrived upon
the scene, after days of anxious wait
ing. In which the Italians have borne
the brunt of terrific fighting on both
fronts solely on their own shoulders
and kept back the enemy from a fur
ther invasion Of the Venetian plain
Although faced everywhere by su.
perior numbers Of men and gun pow.
er. the Italians have vauantly de-
Tended every foot of ground in the
hills and along the Piave. and In the
former region in recent days actually
have taken the offensive against the
Invaders and pushed them back from
strategic points OF vantage they had
gained under terrific sacrifices I'm
lives.
For eight days the allied reinforce
ments marched to the rescue. bring.
Ing along with them large numbers
OF guns and huge supply trains. All
the troops are declared to be In fine
fettle and eager to test their strength
against the enemy.
Just where the British and French
forces will be thrown into the fray
has not been made known, but doubt
less large numbers OF them will be
used to strengthen the Italian front
on the north from Lake Garda east
ward to the Piave. where the Austro-
Germans have been making their
strongest efforts to pierce the Italian
line.
At last accounts General Byng's
British troops before Cambrai were
holding in their entirety the Bourbon
positions west of Cambrai.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1917-11-29
ON BASIS OF NO ANNEXATION OR
INDEMNIT,Es FOR EITHER
GOVERNMENT.
NOTE HAS REACHED EMBASSIES
Proposal For immeriate Opening OF
Peace Negotiations is Made BY Leon
Trotzky to all The Beiliserent
Nations.

Petrograd. Thursday THE note OF
Leon Trotzky. the Bolsheviki minis
ter, to the allied embassies conveying
an armisuce has reached the embas-
sizes. The text follows:
81 herewith have the honor to in
form you, Mr.. Ambassador, that the
all-Russian congress OF soldiers and
workmen's delegates organized on Oc-
tober 26 a new government in the
form Of council of national commits
sioners. The head of this government
is. Vladimir Ilich Lenine. The 'direc-
ton of the foreign policy has been en-
trusted to me in the capacity of ma
tional commissioner for foreign affairs.
Drawing attention to the text of
the offer of an armistice and demo-
cratic peace on the basis OF no an
nexations or indemnities and the self
determination of nations. approved by
the all-Russian congress of soldiers
and workmens delegates, | have the
honor to beg you to regard the above
document as a formal offer of an i'm
mediate afmistice on all fronts and
the immediate opening of peace nego-
tiations-an offer with which the
authoritative government of the Rus
sian republic has addressed itself SIM
ultaneously to all the belligerent peo-
pies and their governments.
Accept my assurance, Mr.. Ambas.
sador of the profound respect of the
soldiers and workmen's government
for the people of France, which can
not help aiming at peace as well as
all the rest of the nations exhausted
and made bloodless by this unexam-
pied slaughter.
Il. TRoTZKY,
National Commissioner for Foreign
Affairs"
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1917-11-29
GERMAN U-BoAT SENT TO
BOTTOM BY DESTROYERs
All Members Of Crew But One Taken
Prisoner.

Prisoner.
Washipgton.-A German submarine
captured recently by two American
destroyers WIS sent to the bottom by
members Of her crew opening cock
below while their shipmates stood on
deck with hands raised in signal Of
surrender. All of the crew were taken
prisoners.
One OF the Germans was drowned
while being transferred to a destroyer
and another died. The later was
buried with military honors.
Secretary Daniels announced the
capture and sinking of the submarine
in formal statement which made no
mention of prisoners nor OF the reason
for the boat sinking. The details leak
ed out at the department later. but the
secretary would neither confirm nor
deny them. saying he had issued the
statement in agreement with the Brit
ish admiralty and could not add to It.
There was report in naval circles
that approximately 40 men, including
FIVE officers. were taken off the sub
marine. II this were true II was
pointed out, the vessel undoubtedly
was one OF the largest of the cruiser
type known authentically to be oper.
ated by the Germans.
The action occurred in the war zone
several days ago and the submarine
went down while one destroyer was
attempting to tow her to port. AL
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1917-11-29
RUSSIAN SECOND ARMY
ALSO WANTS ARMISTIcE
Appeals to Soldiers Not to Support
kercnsky

Appeals to Soldiers Not to Support
kerensky.
Petrograd, Saturday.-A congress of
the second army. with one dissenting
vote. has adopted resolution approv.
Ing all the measures promulgated by
the council of national commissioners,
including the decree for an immediate
armistice and peace and favoring the
government OF the workmen's and SOL
diers' delegates.
The resolution appeals to all SOL
diers not to support Premier Keren-
sky and the provisional government
generals against the people" The
most striking passage In the resolu.
tion follows:
"The second army. with arms in
its hands will defend the authority
OF the workmen's and soldiers dele.
gates and the national committee. At
the first order of the military revo.
lutionary committee of the second
army. which Is clothed with full
power, we will advance as one man
against counter-revolutionists In the
rear as well as at the front.
"On our past we are taking all
measures for the removal of counter.
revolutionary elements from the com.
mandfng personnel of the army. for
the immediate democratization of the
army and in particular for the trans.
fer OF the higher authority in the army
to elective bodies"
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1917-11-29

London.-Prior to the departure of
the American mission for Paris, Col.
K. M. House, authorized the following
statement to the British officials,
press and public, which he asked
should not be published until after
the mission reached France:
II have been impressed by ths
wonderful machinery you have ere
ated here at the heart OF your empire
to control your part of the war. You
have given the world an example of
the efficiency Of democracy which
will be of lasting value.
I'VE also are creating in Washing
ton a vast new machinery OF govern
ment to bring our resources to bear
and we shall profit by what we have
seen here. We all realize that no hui
man organization is perfect, and I
am sure you will not be content with
yours any more than we will be con-
tent with ours until the tools that we
are making have accomplished the
great work for which they are being
forged.
"It is inspiring to feel that our
two organizations will work closely
and frankly together in the cause OF
liberty. We appreciate beyond meas
ure the kindly reception your officials,
your press and your citizens have CIV
en- us. and we will take back to Amer
lea a delightful sense of your warm
hospitality. Our visit has been mem.
orable and hope profitable to the
cause in which we both are enlisted"
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1917-11-29
PENETRATE H|hOENBURG LINE
SMASH THROUGH GERMAN FRONT
FOR DEPTH OF OVER FIVE
MILES.
Success One Of Greatest Achieved on
Western Front During Progress Of
War.-capture 5000 Prisoners and
Many Guns.

London.-Andrew Bonar Law an.
nounced in the house Of commons that
eight thousand prisoners. including
one hundred and eighty officers have
been taken by the British in their
present operations. At one point the
British penetrated five miles behind
the German lines and several villages
In addition to those already announc-
ed. have been taken
Germans Are on Last Line.
British Army Headquarters In
on their last line of defense at one
point OF the British attack.
The British are pushing on toward
Cantaing. three miles southwest of
Cambrai. Northwest of Marcoing, the
high ground known as Premy Chap
pelle has been fought over. and the
Germans have been forced to with.
draw.
The advance OF the British army
against the Germans was continuing.
The towns OF Masnieres. Marcoing,
Ribecourt. Havarincourt. Graincourt
anad Plesquieres al were behind the
British advancing line and the cav.
airy, which is cooperating with the
tanks and rendering valuable ser.
vice, was drawing in toward the Bour.
Ion wood. west of Cambrai.
Paris.-The French troops attack.
ed In the region to the north of Cra.
onne and Berry-au-Bac on "a front of
about two-thirds Of a mile and pene.
trated the German positions to an
average depth of about 400 yards. cap.
turing strong defenses and taking IT'S
Germans prisoner. according to the
french Official communication issued
this evening.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1917-11-29
Florence Poultry Men Unite.

Florence.-Leading poultry raisers
OF Florence county have formed the
Florence County Poultry Association
with the following officers, all breed
ers OF chickens of pure strain: Presi
dent. John A. Zeigler; vice president,
w. III. Commander; secretary and
treasurer, Charles NJ McCurry. The
object OF the association is TO encour.
age the raising OF pure bred poultry
and to stimulate more interest along
this line generally in Florence county
A special effort will be made. to pro
mote the children's poultry clubs The
association will hold fair early in
December and expects to have a fine
exhibit
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1917-11-29
coNeREssMEN EXPECT SECOND
SESSION TO RIVAL FIRST IN
IMPORTANCE.
WEIGHTY MATTERS ARE AHEAD
Members Returning to Washington
For Another War Session, Oecenn.
Der 3IMay Not Adjourn Before
Campaign Time. 80.

Washington.-Mem Of Congress
are beginning to return to Washington
for the opening of the second session
of the war December 8. Most OF them
expect the new session to rival the
last in important action, and few
think it will end before the general
congressional campaigns next fall
Appropriations for the war prom
ise to require much time and there
Is much as well as unfinished war
legislation to be dealt with. Presi-
dent Wilson's opening message soon
after Congress reconvenes will de-
termine. in great measure, the pro-
gram OF new legislation. Many do,
mestic matters, including prohibition
and woman suffrage. are promised at
tention. Future relations between
this nation and Germany's allies may
be determined early in the session.
Presidents opening address to deal
with the question OF whether war
shall be declared against Austria.
Turkey and Bulgaria. Sentiment in
favor of such action is general among
members now here.
Work on the appropriation bills for
the next fiscal year already has be,
gun by the House appropriations COM
mittee. which will have a constant
stream of the supply bills 90 go
through the congressional machinery
Appropriation estimates are being as.
sembled at the treasury department
for submission.
More bond issues probably will be
authorized but actual consideration
of new or amended war tax legisla-
ton is not anticipated until after the
session is well under way.