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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-30

abdicated the throne in favor of Crown Prince Charles, according to an unconfirmed rumor in Petro- grad. This follows previous reports of revolutionary plot against Ferdinand and other indications of a political crisis in the kingdom as described in dispatches re- ceived at the BoIshevik headquar- ters mt Petrograd last Monday.
 PetrOgrad special dispatches do not indicate clearly what the re- lotion has been in Russia of the Geas4 Il pOwers' reply to the Rus- eian peace proposals. One view Hasisea la that northern Russia is dispossa ie accept peace on al- pspst aoy teysHT, while the attitude 1o9 the sensAtuder of the nation Is unceltaIn. AAsthee correspondent consider 3he Besxhcs Xxi disheart- ened mt tsse tssgae A aecIsnation to accept the pTaaAs SaaS aation- aiities hithers ssMSAs ,.esEtical 1M"NpNAuNASC VN sft ttst fete& AN+ EHEstC their own future, s.sss ssfusa5 aa- ing considered n stuAlf5g block for further negotiations.
 Meanwhile Germans who heey arrived In Petrograd are being neFv nitted to spread their propaganc and German newspapers are c.0r culating freely. Postal service with entente countries, on the oth- CT hand, is lacking and allied res- idents of PctrOgrad as well as the Russians as a whole Nmain in complete ignorance of what has gone on in allied countries for the past six weeks.
 In addition to the aerial activ- ity reported from the Italian front, British airmen have been active in France over some of the territory occupied by the Germans. The Britt ish headquarters report Saturday said that 13 hostile airpIanes had been accounted for, II of which were shot down and the two Oth- CTS driven down out of control.
 The British lost tSree machines in these aerial combats and of the German airplanes destroyed the British land guns brought down four.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-30
Alex R. Dearborn, IT,, to Join the Aviation Corps

Alex R. Dearborn, Jr.. who for the past If months has been located in Phoenix City, Ariz., is spending a few days in the city visiting relatives and friends. He is en route to Washington. D. C., where he will enter the United States Service in the aviation corps. Mir Dearborn, who Is general sales man ager for McArthur Brothers. distribu- tors for Packard-Dodge cars and motor trucks. has secured a leave of absence during his army service.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-30
Oklahoma Farmer His
 Wife and Child Slain

Muskogee, Okla, December 29.-Of- ficers with b1oodhounds are leaving here for McLain, 12 miles south of Muskogee, where it Is reported c. E. Logan, a farmer, his wife and child were murdered tonight, after which an attempt was made to b, T their home. farmer who talked to 1ae sheriff over the telephone said thers was evidence that Logan's hs&d Aad been crushed with an ax.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-30
American Loans Made to Allied Governments Now
 Past Four Billion Mark

Washington, December 29.--Credits to allies passed the $4,ooo,0 ,0o0.oo0 mark today when Secretary McAdoo authorized ad- ditional loans of 1s5,0O0,000 to Great Britain for January purchases in the United States; sl55. .coo.OoO to France; ST. 100000 to Belgium and sl,000,0O0 to Servia Todays total was s34s, 50o0o0 and the to- tai credits to the allies $4,235, 400, 900.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-30
Snow in Florida

Jacksonville, Fla, Decem- Der 29.-A slight furry of snow fell here tonight. It was believed to have been the first snowfall recordedin Jacksonville in nearly 20 years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-30
HE NEAEHE.R
Weather Forecast

fashington, December 29.-Weather erqeast for Alabama and Mississippi: Fatr and continued cold Sunday and Monday; light north winds.
 Tennessee: Fair and continued cold Sunday; Monday fair and not quite 50 cold.
 Georgia; Fair Sunday, preceded by. rain on the coast; colder in south por- tion; Monday partly cloudy, continued cold moderate northwest winds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-30

were communicated to the commission, examiners would promptly be sent here or to other cities to inquire into them. If the facts were found to bear out the claims, he said, they would be turned over to the department Of justice for ac- ton in federal courts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-30
FOUR ALABAMA MEN
 AT CAMP PIKE ID WIN PROMO TON
c. K. Bryan of Birmingham Among Those Selected for
 Third Officers Train ing Camp

Little Rock. December 29-(SpeciaD Of the six privates of the engineer regiment today selected to attend the engineer officers training camp at Camp Lee, Petersburg, Va, four are Alabamians.
 The list included IS members of the 312th engineers, but nine of them are sergeants, former regular army men, and only the six privates are select men. The list includes Privates c. k. Bryan of Birminghom, R. E. Cosa of Eutaw and w. T. Price of Bunl, all of Company A, and Bel. T. Collier of De- catur of casual company No. 5. The detail will report at Camp Bee Jan- uary 3. The death of Private Grady L. Curry of Cardo, company ', casual troops, was announced at the Ease hos pital today. Death was caused by pneumonia. The soldier is survived by his sister. Miss Annie Curry.
 Little Rock, December 29.-(Special.) The death of Isaac -Pitwell of Breen was announced at the base hospital to- day. Private PitweI was member of the First company, casual troops, and had been awaiting his transfer to Camp Jackson.
 Warnings have been sent to every organization in the division against the use of $500 cans of tomatoes sent here from St. Louis, which are said to contain ground glass. Information that the shipment was suspected as dangerous was received by Maj. Ken meth P. Williams. camp quartermaster, and an investigation will be made to- morrow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-30
PERSONAL

The many friends of Mr. M D. Fried man, who is ill at St. Vincents hos pital will be pleased to learn that hi condition was slightly improved yes terday. His condition. however. is still serious.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-30
Fire in Georgia Town

Buena Vista, Ga, December 29.--Fire, which is said to have started when a piece of motion picture film ignited in a local theatre, destroyed the theatre and an entire block of buildings in the business section here tonight. Per- sons in the theatre escaped uninJured. The total loss was estimated at about $60,O0
 The Filipinos are asking for informa ton about how to build American barns
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-30
Entire Country East OF Mississippi RiUer
 h Grasp Of Wine
Cold Wave Finds Many Homes in Larger Clties Without Fuel and Much Suffering Will Re suIt-Rail and Water Traffic Will
 Be Impeded

at Aver, where unofficial thermometers recorded g degrees below. All training for the soldiers was abandoned.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-30
ueasi. at Greenyille gnD

csreenville, $. C.,s DeesWape fe death from pneumonia ot aN AaT P, Tedder of Darlington, felag Der of the 11Sth infantry, inesA today at divisional headaNsfe Seyier. This is the secona fe tps Thirtieth division from ta1A 0}s 10 days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-30

George Willet of Saco, Me-, has a cigar made 40 years ago by Cyrus King, who was a cigarmaker The cigar con- tains twice as much tobacco as is used in cigar today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-30
Local Data
PRAISE AND NOT CONDEMNATION FOR
 NAVY DEPARTMENT
Continued from Page one)

Continued from Page One) the navy is possessed of supplies to last for Is months.
 BIG THINGS EXPECTED
 The navy could engage in 20 Jut- land battles and find itself thereafter well supplied with ammunition. From it's reserve store, the navy tomorrow could clothe for every cline, 100000 additional men.
 MT. Oliver, without divulging se- crets. stated that from the standpoint of the navy, great things might be expected by spring."
 It was gathered that the navy Of the United States is maneuvering with the navy of England and that in the event of another big battle at sea the ships of the United States would certainly be engaged. Inquiry into the navy department will be resumed Thursday. There Is no question but only clean bill of health but will be congratulated.
 DENT PRAISES ARMY
 Representative Dent of Alabama, military affairs congratulates the navy on the efficiency of it's preparedness but declares that despite criticism the army has likewise wonderfully improved.
 When everything is considered" said dapartr,,apt of Cacratary Ra deserves commendation. In eight months we have done more than Eng land did in two years. The transpor- : tation by the United States of 1,O00,- 900 men to France would be a more laudable task than were England to transport 10000. 00O."
 INEFFICIENCY NOT EXCUSED
 Mir Dent does not excuse alleged in- efficiency in certain branches of the department. However, he does not ap- prove of the senatorial probe present. ly under way.
 "The Senate committee" said he, lis attempting in public manner to do that whieh the House committee in quiet way has almost accomplished. In time ofSwar it serves little purposg to point to the blunders of the past. It is sim liar to shedding tears over milk that is split. Incompetency is fast being weeded out and the facts evolved by the Senate committee are old facts in some instances already corrected"
 APPROPRIATION BILL
 MT. Dents committee will begin the consideration of the army appropria- tion bill Thursday. The bill, in view of recent supplemental estimates, will ap- propriate S11,166.363.15s as against $7,46S, S,546,952 appropriated last session The supplemental estimates provide for additional expenses in regular supplies, transportation of the army and clothing. The alleged lack of bus1- | ness method which has prevailed 1T the quartermaster's department is ex' | emplified in the supplemental estimate l for clothing. Originally $SS3,oOO,00' was asked for. The supplemental es innate, in addition to the original re quest, calls for s949,OoO,ooo
 The department erred in its calcula ton more than 100 per cent. This UT gent request for additional appropri ation greater than original estimate | tends to lend color to complaint tha boys in cantonments are not properl, clothed against bitter weather.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-30

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-30

King Ferdinand of Rumania has
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-30

the navy is possessed of supplies to last for IS months.
The Sentinel=record., 1917-05-24
AN APPEAL TO CIVIC PRIDE.

Every person iymg on or near an. of the paved or impr we'd streets or the street railway If he city. is earn estiy appealed to assist the cause Cf improved health and beauty of Hot Springs by putting his or her own prem scs in model onditiOn And premises includes front yard, back yard. side yard, driveway and front parking the space between Nour sidewalk and the street curbing, or the place where the cur1ng should be
 Pull ID the Heeds-they menace health and are u-ly to look at Pu them up and burn them that eN. terminates them Cut them and ycu but strengthen the roots for another crop. IL is easier 10 pull them once in June than 10 cut them twice or three times in June August and .OctoUer
 Do this now before you are forced 10 do it for the board of health will give no quarer-all weeds must go
 This plea i- especially directed to al those living in or adjacent to the improved districts, but other districts are not thereby excused It is be- ueved. however, that those who have he advantage of the improvements should feel and show both appreoa- ton and pride, and set the example 10 the rest
 When all weede are destroyed along our main thoroughiares our visitors will criticise and complain less and suffer less from hay fever, and our own health wi l be less in danger from malaria and other feyers. for we Rili have fewer flies and m squ teer
 This includes the owner or agents of vacant lots wrhin Jhe territory
 PULL THE WEEDS AND CLEAN UP ALL THE KURDISH
 BOARD OF HEALTH
The Sentinel=record., 1917-05-24
CROP CONDITIONS ARE GENERALLY GOOD
THE ACREAGE OF ABANDONED WINTER WHEAT FIELDS IS BE. ING LARGELY PLANTED
 WITH CORN.

.a7ulagtou Nay 4s Decidedly la- yora1le weather .or the advance ot vegetation over almost all portions o. the corn belt n most or che western ,ot On states and .u several ol tue Atlantic coast states prevailed duru- he week Jua. ended, che uauoul. weather crop bull euu announced to- day From Colorado uor,uaaId and u most of the Pacific states the wee. largely was favorable
 Cool weather has retarded many crops n t1e gulf and S0au Auauuc
 states and Il New England uo -casou Is several weeks late
 Beneficial rains ia Texa-, Oklahoma and Eastern Kansas caused good prog res, winter wheat and some .m- protement was made in other sections par cuarly the northern portion of the winter wheat states.
 Seeding of sprug wheat praeueu. Iy completed and the weather Wa. a- voraJ q for examination and growth "Itu pro pec.s very promising in mos. districts. although someWhat ate In some sections of the West
 Conditions we're mtbau more iafor- able for corn in the principal proau, r- states Corn made good STOW h. especially in lhe southwestern corn states The crop $ germ hating poor ig, hONe,e CT in the uorthea-teru tatas The acreage O. abandoned wuea, fields paured 10 corn is large in the central great plain. region.
 Potatoes were Eermnatiug well 4 nearly al. districts and garden and tuca crops made excellent progress u ofu rH and northern states
 Cotton generally showed improve mcut. b.r weather has been 100 dry m parts of thc eastern belt In some cct.ons the poores- cotton sands arc ae,ne ploned up and devoted 10 food crops
The Sentinel=record., 1917-05-24
ARRIVALS AT HOTEL COMO.

P Q. Smith. Tulsa, Okla; IT. ii Schmuck. Little Rock; A. Q. Burban Little Rock; James w Peterson, St Louis w. l.. Zink, Boston; T B Mu che, Connecticut; R. C Talton ana wife. Memphis; A. J. Pickiord, New York, W P Finch, Little Rock; A Y D. Euden. holland, W. A. Forrist, Lit- tie Rock W.sW ThroWer. El Dorado Marion Edwards, Isabell, Kan. NJ. D Shaver. Baltimore; $. E. Ritchey and wife, Ruston. La. Mrs. J. C. usre> Camden Ark. Miss Grace Hanson Camden Ark: Mrs J L. Enright, Pine Bluff. Miss Hanna QuIrk. Janesyille Wis. Samuel M Samron Am*y, Ark; ! Rosenberry, New York; p. B. HIll Little Rock; c. R. Beadall, Little Rock. J. M Penny New Orleans. P Farrans. Little Rock. C E. Woodson Fort Smith; B. T. Patterson, Littv Rock. Guy r Thompson. LiU'e Rock; Fnduk McNamier and wife Cleveland, l. 4 Shaw. Rochester \. Y
The Sentinel=record., 1917-05-24

PURITY ICE AND ICE CREAM CO., PRODUCERS OF GOOD GOODS ONLY. 4ts22-29
The Sentinel=record., 1917-05-24
GERMANY PLANNED
 FOR ANOTHER WAR
BELGIUM WAS TO BE ANNEXED TO GIVE ADVANTAGE IN AT.
 TACK ON ENGLAND.

London. May 25 "A memoraudum Trjtten by the late General von Bss- ing. governor general of Belgium which it is assumed was prepared Cor g admission t5 Emperor William rep. -esents the possibility D. rccoucilia- lon between Germany and Belgnm as illsory and argues the absolute neeess ty Of annexation ci Bct3ium as d preparation for another war against Great Britsu
 The memorandum declares that no treaty guarantees. however strong. would prevent Belg.um fr5m being swept into the enemy camp and that therefore BeEium must be conquered, the Belgian dynasty abolished and hr country held With an iron hand s1 as mt 10 repeat che mistake in Alssce.
 orrame and in German Poland u at .ouci.auou
 Pointing out hoA ,hc province of Lim5urg u southeast Holland is a
 horn .n the side of the present Ger man offensive the memorandum con telds that The same would happen with a neatra Belgium aud that thc Germany gained would accrue to her enemies m Inc next var by their possession Of the whole sf Belgium
The Sentinel=record., 1917-05-24
THE CENSORSHIP
 FIGHT RENEWED
PRESIDENT WILSON AGREES TO MODIFICATION THAT WOULD
 COVER THE PROTECTION.

Does Not Seek to Prevent Criticism, but Merely to Make Heavy Penalties for Reporting Movements Enemy Might Profit by Having.
The Sentinel=record., 1917-05-24

censorship entirely was lS to 3t, il was understood tonight that President Wilson's insisteuce har resulted in some senators changing heir minds. A few. it was stated upon authority, who voted against censorship are now ready to favor it Senators lead ing the fight against press regulation. however, stil. are confident of utt ma success
 The house win be called upon 10 vote first on the question should the conferees decide Friday 10 secure q new vote by reporting out the pro. posed compromise clause The esp. h. age bin ie a house measure and the first action on the confe.ee report would come there
The Sentinel=record., 1917-05-24

Logan Berry lee Cream md Pas lerffed MIR Co gNtf
The Sentinel=record., 1917-05-24
CERTIFICATES oVERsURscRlBED

Washington May 9s-Au over whelminp response has greeted jhe treasury departments latest offering of 2Ou,oOo,0Oo short1crm certificates of indebtedness. part Of he Liberty gan fIuanc u2 The offering has been oyersu1serieeJ Ii was officially au nounced tonight by approximately 90 per cent and the books have been closed two days ahead of the date originally set be ause no further u1- s.rpJ0ns can be taken
 The certificates bear interest al thc rate of I.l per cent are due Iuy 90 and while they are not directly convertible into l. pcrty bonds are Fee ee.vau.e at par and accrued interest in payments made by subscribers to he bonds
The Sentinel=record., 1917-05-24
CAN NOT REPAIR
 OLD COHN HUOSI
BOARD OF HEALTH VOTES TO RE FUSE PERMIT TO IMPROVE
 THIS OLD PROPERTY.

The board o. hca n at meetu- las, night outlined come very active work fr the future, and incidentally voted to refuse t3 allow a permit for the repair of the old Cohu House ou Central avenue That property Will perhaps have 10 be torn down now as it is said Co be in a very del1u dated daugerous and uusau.tarl eu ali on. The board of health us. - making an ehor. To establish ueu sp-tcm of gathering the 4arbaee and seeing that it is destroyed c oou- aumcd in modern and eae lFa method
The Sentinel=record., 1917-05-24

Washington, May 23.-The news paper censorship fight was reopened in congress today following President Wilson's action in personally interven.
 ng 10 insist upon inclusion of some form of press regulation in the ad. ministration espionage bill
 The presidents desire for censor ship power of some sort was empha-
 sized today to senate conferees on
 the espionage bill, whQ were cal ed 10 the white house for the purpose Surprise over the step was expressed generally at the capitol where the belief had grown and reports appar- ently authoritative had been widely circulated that the administration had accepted the senate's unfavorable vote
 as final
 Whether the administration will at tempt to force through censorship authorization was said ton ght to de pend upon soundings being made by
 eadens among house and senate mem.
 bers, especially the former. The con. ferees held another meeting today but unable to break their deadlock
 over censorship adjourned to Friday
 to sound out sentiment again Should leaders find that there is a reasonable prospect of acceptance by
 thcs house of a modified censorship
 plan. # Wac staJed tonight that the l Iconferees had agreed tentatively 10 Iadopt and present the following pro vision
 "In time of war the president is hereby authorized to prescribe aud
 promulgate rules and regu ations for
 the purpose of preventing -he dis.
 closure 10 the public and thereby to
 the enemy of information with re spect to the movement, numbers. de
 script,Op and disposition of any Of tthe armed forces Of the United States lin naval or military operations, CT
 with respect 10 any works intended
 for the fortification or defense Of any
 place; and whoever in time of war
 shall wilfully violate any uch rule or regu ation shall be punished by a fine
 Of not more than $loo00 or by i'm Iprisonment for no more than five years or by both such fine and lm Ipri7onment.
 Provided. that nothing in this see tion shall be construed to limit or re- strict. nor shall any regulation here n provided for. limit or restrict. any discussion. comment or criticism of
 the acts or policies of the government or its representatives or the publica
 ton of the same
 | President Wilson is said 10 have accepted the principle of this proyi- sion, which was offered during recen. senate debate by Senator Overman. of North Carolina, and rejected. IL win be proposed as broadly em0rac- ! ing the administration views al next | Fridays meeting of the conferees should the sentiment sounding now in
 progress develop favora6ly 10 the ad-
 ministraticn vew.
 The senate eonicrees who have | been opposing any censorship authOri- 1atiou are understood to be willing to accept the new proposal as a rubst.- tute for that of Representative Gard, of Ohio. whitten into rhe house bill and regarded much more drastic The house clause authorizes the president | by proclamation 10 prescribe WAs. news shah not ue pub ished leaving the sourts to determine if publ. cation 1 is in deliberate violation of prohibl l Ory regulations
 Although the senate vote 10 climate
The Sentinel=record., 1917-05-24
RED CROSS NURSES
 ATTEND FUNERAL SERVICES

New York. May 23-Nore than 15o Red Cross nurses attended funeral services here tonight for Mrs Edith Ayers and Miss Helen Burnett Wood members of Red Gross unit who were killed on board the American steamship Mongolia when an acciden occurred when the gun crew Of the vessel was at target practice After the services the bodies were sent to inc fate homes of Mrs Ayers and Mas Wood in the Middle West
The Sentinel=record., 1917-05-24
NAVY LEAGUE WORK.
Mrs. Maurice Will Leave Again Soon to Continue Work of Organization.

Mr. and Mrs William C Maurice will leave Friday morning for Little Rock in their motor car 70 attend the branch of the Navy League in that city and thereafter Mr. Maurice will go to Conway where still another branch is 10 be formed The splendid success Mrs. Maurice has achieved in
 he organizations here and in Pine B Buf have brought to her the highest praise from the officials Of the na- tional organization Governor Brough will be one of the speakers at the formation of the Little Rock branch Friday night
The Sentinel=record., 1917-05-24

Dr F. Vinegar uae returned tO bis practice and can be found at hts office 3i6-34S Central avenue from co l2 and 3 O pm li.l4-tt
The Sentinel=record., 1917-05-24

lf you suffer from stomsohl dlsor ders. ask your doctor about ouh But aarlan buttermilk The Psstsprzeo Mllk Go ti1.H