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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-27
1OO PEOPLE ARE KILLED BY TORNADO
 IN EAST ILLINOIS
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city late today. In addition more than
 them fatally.
 Tonight every available vehicle in
 the city was in service carrying the dead and injured to hospitals, churches and other public places thrown open to them. Mattoon was in
 complete darkness, except for hun dreds of lanterns carried by volunteer rescue workers and not until daylight can the full extent of the damage be learned
 STORM WAS SUDDEN The funnel-shaped cloud of the tornado was so sudden in its appearance that be- fore persons on the streets could seek safety, district on the northern side of the city two miles long and about four blocks wide had been laid in ruins. The property damage will exceed half mill lion dollars. Hundreds of families are homeless.
 Special trains bearing physicians and nurses came from neighboring cities to aid in rescue work Many of the injured were struck by wreckage which filled the ar TOT several minutes aIter the storm had passed.
 The T. w. Clark Manufacturing com pany, where 100 men were at work at the time of the tornado, suffered the heaviest property damage, the loss being estimat- ed at s200000, That none of the workmen were killed was one of the freaks of the storm
 Pending the arrival of national guards men for patrol duty among the ruins, 100 citizens were sworn in as special police men.
 caused heavy property damage and loss of life for distance of 30 miles in each direction from here, but owing to pros trated wires definite reports have not been received
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-27
B DIE AT CHARLESTON

Decatur, H., May 26.-Charleston, H., 10 miles east of Mattoon, suffered loss of 33 known dead and many injured asin today's tornado, which swept eastward toon.
 This report was brought from Mattoon tonight by a. reporter for the Decatur Herald, who said that the loss in Charles ton might prove to be greater than in Mattoon Both the business and the resi- dential sections of Charleston were dam aged, according to a resident of Charles ton who went to Mattoon seeking aid.
 All wires to Charleston are down and the extent of the loss wrought by the disaster will probably not be known be- fore late Sunday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-27
TO OFFER SUBSTITUTE

For the House tax on manufacturers
 sales of motor vehicles the committee ex-
 poets to substitute a general, direct and
 graduated federal license tax upon own
 CTS of motor vehicles at rates yet to
 be fixed, based either upon original sell
 ing cost or horsepower. The effect, it was
 said, will be to transfer the tax burden
 from the manufacturers to the owner.
 The majority of the committee was said
 to favor annual taxes of $10 to SIS on motors. Trucks and vehicles used for business purposes may be exempted. How industrial business. labor and consumers interests are affected by the committees decision to strike out the House provisions for taxations of gross sales upon manufacturers is indicated by the following House estimates of the revenue it had proposed to raise from the section:
 Automobiles and motorcycles, $6S,O0O, 0O0; tires and tubes, 512, 100000; musical instruments, including talking machines l g, ,00O 000 motion picture films, S7,0o0,00o
 jewelry, $7,5oO0o0; sporting goods, $2.00o,
 090; pleasure boats s5OO,OO perfumes and cosmetics, s4, ,750,oO0; proprietary medicines sS, ,5o0O OO0. and chewing gum, $1000.OOO. New taxes to make up the deficit. il was said. may equal the amount involved by elimination of the gross sales levies but new revenue sources probably will be substituted in many cases. A reduced l sales tax on some of the manufacturers | is deemed probable, however, while other manufacturers may be reached by stamI | taxes.
 1 On Monday the committee will discuss ] what substitute taxes shall be placed or
 musical instruments. Completion of the
 revision by the end of next week is hoped for by Chairman Simmons.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-27
SWITCH ENGINES
 COLLIDE AT ENSLEY

In head-on collision last night about 10 o'clock. between an engine of the Southern railroad and switch engine Of the Birmingham Southern railroad, in the yards of the latter near the Thirty fourth street crossing in Ensley, fire man on one of the engines whose identity had not been learned at late hour last night was injured, and the two engines were damaged, as was also the track which was torn up for some distance. From what could be learned it seems that the Southern engine was shifting some freight cars on the tracks when the collision occurred. It was stated that the two engines were moving slowly at the time of the accident.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-27
MANHATTAN IS WRECKED

Joliet Ill., May 26.-Manha- -tan, TIT, 10 miles southeast of Joliet. H., was com petely wrecked by a windstorm late to- day Wreckage strews the roadway for two miles outside the village. call for help reached this city tonight, saving that many were injured and possibly some were dead. Stores and homes were blown to bits
 Eiwood. six miles south of Joliet also was damaged by the storm. The wind swept Joliet but did no serious damage. One boy was killed by lightning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-27

beginning May IF now totdt <G,1 D.
 The Italian right flank. resting on the coast. now has passed the mouth of the Timavo river. while the center of the army in this sector has been pushxsl beyond Jamiano, the advance taking in the heights between Flon- dar and Medeazza. The right wing is operating around Castagnavizza and has taken additional trenches there,
 In the region north of Gorizia the Italian forces are maintaining their gains scored last week on the captured heights taken as preliminary to the present determined drive for Trieste in the coast sector. Heavy Austrian at tacks in the Vodice area were re- pulsed and in the Playa sector the Austrians were pushed still farther back.
 German artillery is displaying in creased avtiyity against the British in the sector of the Arras battle front from the Scarpe river south to Croi- selles.
 The French announce further prog ress on the Champagne front and fhe repulse of two German counter at tacks against the French salients east and west of Cerny. The German war office states that the army group of the German crown prince captured 544 officers and men and IS machine guns in an attack on the French trenches on the Chemin -des Danes, south of Pargny It adds that French attacks on a three-mfTe front south of Nauroy in the western Champagne were re- pulsed
 Russian troops frustrated Q Turkish attempt to dislodge them from heights south of Van. on the Caucasus front
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-27
REVENUE BILL CUT

Washington, May 26.-Proposals for a 5 per cent tax on manufacturers gross sales in many industries and for greatly increased surtaxes on big incomes were stricken out of the war revenue bill to- day by the Senate finance committee, cutting down by many millions the total revenue provided for as the measure passed the House.
 The manufacturers sales tax was re- jected with the understanding that other and probably lower levies would be sub stituted later. After refusing to accept the increased surtaxes on incomes of more than $4o,0O0 written into the bill dur ing the House debate, the committee ap- proved the remainder of the income tax schedule virtually in the form in which it originally was drafted by the House ways and means committee.
 The decision to throw out the manu- lecturers tax, which would have effected producers of motor vehicles and many forms of merchandise, was prompted by a desire to eliminate the flat tax inn posed upon business generally, and to distribute the levy more equitably. the committeeman said. The section was de- signed to raise SIS, 5000 annually, to be made up in whole or part by other forms or rates of taxation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-27
VILLAGE DESTROYED

Hebron, Ind, May 26.-The village of Kouts virtually was destroyed by a storm which swept Porter county late today. The community, which has a population of 600, is cut off from communication and details of the damage are not known The storm caused heavy property losses throughout the county.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-27
Japanese Warships Engage Attacking German U-B0at

Tokio May E.-An announcement is- sued by the admiralty today says that the British troop ship Transylvania,
 which was torpedoed in the Mediterranean
 on May 4, was being escorted by Japanese destroyers. The destroyers engaged the submarine.
 According to the announcement the Japanese rescued 2S00 out of 5000 troops
 on the Pennsylvania. winning the praises of Japan's allies by their bravery The official British account of the Transylvania's sinking did not ssve the number of troops on board said that @ officers, S73 of other ranks and II mem bers of the crew lost their lives. An nouncement was made in London on Thursday that light Japanese naval craft
 had arrived in the Mediterranean
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-27
Austrian Lines Again Give Way Under Tremend- ous Strain of Attack and General Cadorna's Army Gains Another Step in Advance To- ward Trieste-German Artillery In-
 creasing in Activity

the from all the battle fronts
   casagnavzza the Italian carrying another heavily fortified position
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-27
RELIEF IS ASK ED

Terre Haute Ind, May 26.-Telephone messages received here from Ashmore, H.. asked that all available physicians be hurried to Charleston, H. The in formation was that sNores had been in jured in tornado which struck Charleston and vicinity late this after noon. Wires to Charleston s.re down.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-27
CAMP LOCATIONS ANNOUNCED

Charleston, s. C., May 26.-Major Gen eral Wood today stated that training camps for men taken into the army se- lective draft were practically assured' for Macon, Ga, Aiken, s. C., and Chat tanooga. Savannah and Charleston also will come in for important preparation work, he said. Two or three divisions probably will be trained at Chattanooga.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-27
INCREASED RATES PROTESTED

Washington, May 26.- -(SpeciaI.J John w. Sibley and H, B. Wood of Birmingham entered protests today before the interstate commerce com mission against the granting of peti- tions of railroads that they be per mitted to increase freight rates 15 per cent.
 Mr Sibley stated that such increase certainly should not be granted dur ing the life of contracts already con summated
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-27
FOUR KILLED AT wEsTERFELT

Westervelt, H., May 26.-Four persons were killed here late today when a tor nado struck this hamlet and destroyed six or eight houses. About 20 persons were injured.
 Westervelt is in Shelby county on the Chicago and Eastern Illinois railroad. The dead:
 Mrs. Mary Christman Mass Myrtle Christman, Mrs Sadie Jackson. David McDonald
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-27

when a messenger came by automobile to ask help He estimated that the dead might total as high as $50, when reports were in from nearby farming re- gions. A relief train was made up by the Illinois Central as quickly as possible and al. available doctors and nurses were sent to the stricken city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-27
CLEARING AWAY DEBRIS

The casualty for this town alone was tonight placed at 50 dead and 150 injured Large gangs of workmen, however, con tinued to work into the night on huge piles of debris in the residential section where several persons are missing.
 The raiders spent less than three min utes over this town They came from places further inland which they hao bombed freely. The loss of life and property damage in those places, how ever, is reported to have been compara- lively slight. At one place a baseball game was in progress when a bomt fell into the outfield. Fragments of the bursting shell wounded the right and cen ter fielders so several that they had tc be taken to a hospital
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-27
BLACKMON IGNORED

Washington, May 26.-(Specia1.) ) The military bureau formally recom- mended to Secretary Baker this morn ing that the recently acquired mill- tary property near Anniston be named Camp Blackmon in honor of Repre- sentative Blackmon of labama.
 Secretary Baker has indicated that he will approve the recommendation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-27
REPORT TO CHAMPAGNE

Champagne, H., May 26.-At least 50 persons are reported dead in a.attoon. H.. as the result of a tornado which late today destroyed the northern part of the city. Wires were prostrated and word of the disaster reached this city
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-27
DEATHS AT MODESTO

East St. Louis, May 26.-Reports re ceived at the telegraph office of the Chi cago, Peoria and St. Louis railroad here, are that one person was killed and two were fatally injured in tornado at Modesto, III. The property damage, ac- cordng to the reports here, was not large.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-27
TROOPS ON GUARD

Springfield, H., May 26.-One company of the Fourth infantry, Illinois National Guard, was ordered tonight to Mattoon for patrol duty.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-27
ALABAMA APPOINTMENT

Washington, May 26.-Gato P. Glo- yer of Alabama was today nominated by President Wilson to be registrar of the land office at Montgomery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-27
MONTGOMERY NOW SEEMS BEST BET"
 ON CAMP LOCATION
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aid correspondent Is informed tonight that no evidence Is available to indicate where the camp or camps will be located in Alabama
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-27
WITHIN SMALL RADIUS

All the victims in this part of the town were struck down within a radius of 200 yards.
 One of the most striking results was the small property damage here com pared with the heavy loss of life This is thought to have been due to the ract that the bombs happened to drop where large crowds of shoppers, augmented by people attracted to the potato sale were gathered.
 In the residential sections of the town fashionable homes were demolished. but only one or two victims were found in the ruins. The raiders made bee line over the town, first bombing the resi- dential section and then peIting the shopping district as they flew out to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-27
SENATORS STAND
 FIRM IN DESIRE
 TO AID BUSINESS
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will advocate in the Senate. The Senate may follow his advice. At any rate, 1t is known that the Senate will materially reduce the scope of the House bill. It IS also known that the Senate is convinced that, above all, business must be per- mitted, even despite the war, to continue operations.
 Senator Bankhead, in the foregoing, stands with his colleague.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-27
ITALIANS CAPTURE $500 ADDITIONAL PRISONERS LN GREAT
 OFFENSIVE BRINGING THE TOTAL SINCE MAY I4 TO 2241
THE WEATHER
Weather Forecast


 Washington, May 26.-Alab bama: Fair Sunday; Monday showers and cooler. Georgia: Fair Sunday; Monday fair in east, showers and cooler in west por- tlcn.
 Mississppi Partly cloudy Sunday; shoy, CTS at night, or Monday; cooler Monday.
 Tennessee: Fair Sunday; cooler west portion, Monday showers and cooler.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-27
American War Prisoners
 Held by the Germans Are
 Harshly Treated, Is Report

Geneva, May 2S.-CVia Paris 1.-The Asso- ciated Press is informed that the Geneva Red Cross has received thus far the names of I American prisoners in Germany The list has been forwarded to Washington. The majority of the American prisoners are sailors from captured ships who were taken before the declaration of & state of war between the United States and Germany and therefore, it is claimed, should, according to international law, be released.
 Nevertheless, Germany is retaining them as hostages. The American prisoners are interned in two camps an dare treated under the same severe regime as are British prisoners. The British prisoners receive parcels of food from home but informed in two camps and are treated and from lack ofnecessities. It is claimed they are treated badly.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-27
76 PERSONS KILLED
 IN GERMAN AR RAID
 IN SOUTH ENGLAND
tons,
 SHOPPERS HURLED TO DEATH
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tOns
 SHOPPERS HURLED TO DEATH
 Women and children who had stood for hours in long line in the busiest street here waiting to purcnase potatoes were the principal victims of the German air. plane raid last evening. Intent only on not losing their places in the line, the women and children had little warning of the raid and were easy victims of 3he air vultnres who dropped their deadly bombs indiscriminately,
 Flying so high that they looked like flock of ducks the raiders rained dozens of bombs on the busiest block of the main thoroughfare, which was checked with whoppers of every age and sex.
 "A correspondent of the Associated Press visited the destroyed district to- day. He found grocery store that had collapsed and was told by the grocer who lost two members of his family that fV dead persons were found in the debris of the building. A dozen more were Killed and threescore or more were in- Jured by flying glass and bricks and shrapnel-like fragments which were seat tered forcibly by the bursting bombs
 Many persons lost their lives on a nar- row stair-like passageway between two buildings and this street when a bomb burst overhead, the concussion killing fhery,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-27
SID PARTICIPATING
 CERTIFICATES MAY
 A|DSALE OF BONDS
The Federal Reserve Banks Throughout Country Are Considering This Plan
 for Small Investors

Washington, May 26,-Federal reserve banks throughout the country are con sidering distribution of $l0 participating certificates similar to those already used in New York, to aid prospective pur- chasers of small bonds.
 Whatever action is taken will be by the banks individually as fiscal agents of the government and not by direction although probably with the permission
 -of the federal reserve board.
 The treasury today began redistribut- ing among subscribing banks a portion of the proceeds of treasury certificates of indebtedness which will be extended into distribution of proceeds of the lib- erty loan when installments are paid. Of the S200 0O0, 900 obtained from the last offering of certificates of indebtedness, approximately SIPS, 100000 was redepos- ited.
 ited among banks which took the is- sue, subject to call and at an interest Of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-27
WILL SECURE BANKING AID

The comptroller of the currency an~ nounced tonight that he would en- deavor to secure banking aid for in vestors who might not be able to pay the amounts of subscriptions prior to August 30, when the last installment is due.
 If any man or woman drawing a salary or wages or having other in comes desires to buy a liberty bond" said a statement issued by the comp troller, "and having only g portion of the money available, wishes to pay for the bond during the ensuing year as his wages or income permit he will find the banks in his imm edi- ate locality generally willing and glad to accommodate him. as our banks are generally evincing splendid and commendabfe patriotism and are rem dering unselfishly for the common good
 WILL NAME BANKS
 But if any such man or woman in the United States desiring to invest in this manner in liberty bond should be refused this accommoda- tion from his or her local bank and will communicate with this office the comptroller of the currency will give him or her the names of banks which will gladly carry the liberty bonds for such purchaser at a favorable in terest rate and give ample time in which to pay for them.
 Tt is probable that after the con- clusion of peace liberty bonds will advance materially in the market Three per cent United States bonds which, like the liberty bonds, cannot be used basis for national bank circulation. formerly sold at 1O3 and higher If the liberty bonds should sell within two wears at 107 which price is equivalent to United States 3s of 1916 at 103, the investor in the liberty bonds would make this per cent premium in addition to his 2 1a per cent interest with absolute prCt lection of his principle"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-27
A Winner

A Winner From the Houston Post. How is she making out in her chase for husband?' "I just glanced into the parlor and she seemed to be upon her last lap.'
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Minnesota Transfer, Minnesota

Mrs NJ S. Shore, who has been the
guest of Mr. and Mrs. j. Shore of Elliott
avenue for the past two months, has re-
turned to her home in Seattle, Wash.
Miss Helen Cohen of Cleveland, is Wis
iting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ Cohen,
1921 Girard avenue south.
Mr.. and Mrs D. Brooks of Grand
Forks, N D., who have been visiting in
the city for the past month have returned
to their home.
Miss Goldie Mark of Ironwood, Mich,
is the guest for several weeks of Miss
Bertha Sloane, 1715 9Th avenue north.
Mrs. NJ Brooks, 1886 James avenue
south, has as her guests, her mother,
Mrs NJ Greenblat, and niece, Miss An
Meta Goldman, both of Milwaukee.
Mr.. David Friedman, 1925 Dupont
south, left Sunday, Aug. 9Th, for two
weeks stay at Mt. Clemens, Mich On
his return he will spend few days at
Detroit
Mr.. David Schwartz of Golden Valley,
N. D.. is visiting in the city
Mr.. J. Lewis Frindell arrived Sunday
from Detroit, Mich, for two weeks
visit with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. M.
Frindell, Logan avenue north.
Mr.. Jack Cohen has returned from
ten day trip to Duluth, Virginia, Eveleth
and Fargo.
Mr.. Arthur Rosenberg has returned
from a two weeks outing at Lake Ver-
milion MINI.
Mr. Irving M. Frisch has returned from
a business trip to Eau Claire, Wis.
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turned Saturday from a two weeks visit
in Grand Forks, N. D.
Mrs. Emanuel Stern and son, Bruce
David, who have been spending the
summer with their mother, Mrs John
Goodman, Chicago avenue, left Saturday
for their home in Chicago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Goldstein have as
their guest their mother, Mrs. Kramer
of Des Moines.
Miss Lena Sharp, 1907 18th avenue
south, is visiting friends at Roberts, Wis.
Miss Mollie Seham, 1114 Humboldt
north, returned this week from a months
visit with relatives in Chicago
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Zeman of Menahga,
Mimi, were guests in the Twin Cities
during the week.
Miss Sarah Brooks, 1714 Sth avenue
north, has departed for Chicago where
she will be the guest of her aunt and
uncle, Dr. and Mrs. L. s. Blumenkrantz,
for ten days. From there she will pro-
coed to Grand Forks, N. D., where she
will visit with Mr.. and Mrs. Keevie
Brooks.
Mr. and Mrs. David Bank, 11OS Lyndale
north, left Sunday for ten days visit
in Chicago.
Miss Inez Hymes, who has just re-
turned from a two weeks stay with Mr..
and Mrs. Miller of Duluth, left Saturday
for a business trip in the East
Miss Ruth Siegel and Mr.. Paul Siegel
who have been visiting in the Twin Cit
les for the past week, have returned to
their home in Duluth.
The Misses Esther Rothkopf and Fay
Labovich have left on trip to Chicago,
ILL.,, and Elkhart, Wis. They expect to
be gone for several weeks, and will visit
in Milwaukee enrOute home.
Mr. and Mrs. Leon 2. Greenberg Eve
Ign Shore), left Monday for an extended
trip through the East.