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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-18

The North Alabama Dental association, formed recently a the initiative of AL pany dentists, and with a membership composed of the dentists of number of north Alabama counties, held it's second meeting tonight at Decatur city hall. An interesting programme was carried out.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-05
Indian CaUdlry Makes
Brilliant Charge For
Recdbture Of Bapdume

London. Ing, May 5.-Cavalry has
once more come into play as an i'm
portant factor IN modern warfare
says a letter received from q British
officer now on the front in France.
In telling OF the preparations made
for the capture of Bapaume he indi-
Gates that the Indian Lancers kept up
the best traditions OF the British SER
vice bs- capturing the German posi-
tons in a terrific charge that can be
hkened TO that OF the famous Light
Brigade"
He continues:
Machine guns meant nothing to
them With lances in boot and pen
nants fluttering they bore down on
the first line positions with Wild
wells. The main defsnceS were on the
top OF a hill and from this point Of
vantage murderOus fire was poured
down into the advancing ranks.
The Indians, however, kept on Up
the hill they charged, squadron after
squadron, and to the amazement OF
all of US they gained the ridge and
cleared IL. sticking Germans with
their iances as il they were hunting
wild boars in their native land. There
was no holding them once they got
a taste Of It Down the opposite bank
they charged. driving the Boches be-
lore them like frightened sheep
We gained the ridge and secured
the position with artillery, which soon
got into action and sheiled the main
German lines farther back. The Ian
GERS, realizing that they were wen
supported. swept on and We brought
up reserves ard consolidated position
after position.
The Indians were ffends for fight
Ing, and i was long past dark when
they returned TO our lines. driving
many prisoners before them"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-05
u. S. Women Not So Free
AsDutch, Says Hollands
First Woman Professor

The Hague, Netherlands, May s.
THE American woman has the SUI
frage in some states. from a child she
is accustomed to appearing in public
and does so more easily than we do.
but she has not half the freedom OF
movement OF the Dutch woman" de-
clared Hollands first woman pro-
fessor- DIT. Johanna Westerdyk, 10
an interviewer
DR.. Westerdyk was disappointed
with the position of the American
woman. In speaking OF America"
she said, we are accustomed TO
imagine that conditions everywhere
there resemble those in New York
But New York is much more Euro
pean. In the small university towns
in the west and the east things are
quite different It is trTe that the
married woman Is less bound by do
nestle life. She does not have TO be
at home II the afternoon TO get din
ner ready. But, on the other hand,
professors wife has 2 very busy life
without a servant in the house. For
all have their own house, and many
their own car, which they drive them
selves, but they don't keep a maid be-
cause servants are too troublesome.
The American woman sees TO 1t
that she does not become a house
drudge, neither is she the slave Of her
children. Further. she gets some help
from her husband. But one has the
feeling in dining with her thai one
is giving her extra work"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-05
Vatican Circles Look
For Early Settlement
OF the Roman Question

ONE, italy, May Vatican cir
cles are no longer skeptical
~ over a satisfactory solution of
the Roman question. and a prelate
has even predicted that the event that
will lead to the solution will be al
most as sensational as the deposition
Of the car
That the holy see has long ago dis
missed the idea Of ever recovering the
territories lost in 1870 nobody doubts.
Nevertheless. a solution Of the Ro-
man question is imperative" a well
known student Of vatican politics
said. The farce Of the socalled i'm
OF the pope must be
Theoretically, from a strict
y vatican point OF view, the pope is
a prisoner. On the other hand. the
Italian laws consider the pope a ruler
with royal privileges and attributes
within the border of the LeOnine city.
Besides, the Italian laws guarantee
the pope absolute freedom and indie
pendence in the exercise OF his func-
tons as spiritual head Of the Catholic
church and the enjoyment of soVer-
eign lights. In case ne should like to
take q walk through the city the gar
rison would render him the honors
due 10 king.
"A large number OF innocent Cath
olics are still firmly convinced that
the pope sleeps on q straw mat and
that a strong detachment OF Italian
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-05
Asks Letter To Show
Children He Did His
"Bh" For His Nation

Liverpool, England. Nay 5.-An
American citizen, now living in New
Orleans, but formerly a British citi-
zen in Liverpool, has sent the Liver
pool chamber OF commerce a check
for $500 to be sent to premier David
Lloyd George as a gift to the British
nation IN an accompanying letter
he says, I should Ike in return a
letter signed by Lloyd George stating
that I have made this gift. to put in
my safe. SO that my children may
know that their father also was will
ing to make q sacrifice for mis- cOun-
try"
In acknowledging the gift. LLOYD
George says: Il am deeply touched
by the patriotic spirit which prompted
you to make this sacrifice at q time
when the mother country is so
vitality in need OF all support. L can
assure you that we at home are
thrilled at the way our friends across
the sea have come forward to give Us
their best in our hour OF trial. It is
not only soldiers and sailors TO whom
our thanks are due, but also TO those
noncOmbatants who have SO Eensr-
ousiy given o. their assistance"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-05
Russians on Balkan Front
Hear of Resolution; Take
New Oath of Allegiance

Saloniki. Greece, May An the
Russian troops on the Balkan front
have now taken the oath OF ALLEGIANCE
TO the new Russian government. Rus
sian soldiers in the vicinity OF Sa-
loniki We're marshaled on q suburban
parade ground for the ceremony OF
swearing allegiance to the provisional
authority The general in command
addressed them. reading the Russian
emperor's proclamation OF addiction
and explaining that a constitutional
convention was 70 be held later TO
chose a form OF government
The emperor has given I'D his
throne" said the general. land has
absolved YOU Of your oath of fealtv
TO him. You are therefore free now
to take the oath or allegiance to the
new provisional government"
Not a dissenting voice was raised
when the general read the new oath.
which was first repeated by the off,
GERS and then by the men. all Of whom
thereupOu filed past and kissed the
Bible and the cross IN token OF their
new allegiance.
In conclusion. the general explained
that all courtesy titles had been abol-
ished. and that in future the men must
not address him as EXCELLENCE but
simply as General"
Yes, your excellency." replied all
the men in chorus. whereupon they
were made TO repeat their acknowl-
edgement in the new manner OF YES.
general"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-05
SUFFRAGE IS To Be
REWARD FOR HELP
GIVENTHE REPUBLIC
WOMEN'S PART IN OVERTHROW
Of CAR NOT RECOGNIZED BY MEN
Gave Valuable Information to Duma, Conducted Soup
Kitchens for Hungry People and Stood Loyal to
Republican Leaders in Crisis; to Have
Full Suffrage.

ob1ecunS 70 WomanS SunrdSs, NISh
IL were not coming so soon-
Educational facilities to wmen IN
both the secondary and university
schools were granted in Russia long
before most other European countries
For years past, too, women have had
rather greater liberty OF thought and
action than men, and while there has
been no very strong or organized SUI
rectly engaged in public work BY the
side Of the men. and II seemed to no
body any great step from the position
they thus enjoyed to the actual vote
Women Join in Revolution.
When the revolution came, everyone
Joined IN, women as well as men
Women who had been nursing or
studying or writing or working in re-
lief societies or cooperative stores o.
munition factories. or simply house
keeping, came forward and took their
places naturally in the many-sided
movement Women were prominent in
the bread professions which were re-
luctantly fired on by the soldiers.
Women workers and girl students
marched with the soldiers and work
men. and took revolutionary. red
tagged rides in the Communicated
automobiles
Women leaders came to the Duma
with information and advice. estab-
lished connections, and helped 70 gath
Ct ID the loose ends OF the chaotic
movement Women and girls crowded
into the duma with the throng OF sol
diers and TVorkmen- radiated out into
the myriad committees. distributed
food, operated typewriters. and found
Continued On Pare 15D
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-05

Industry" which Bas its headquar-
tiers in Dresden
These companies have brought agri-
cultural machinery valued at three
million dollars to Asia Minor since the
beginning Of the war and distributed
It among the farmers. who will not ne
required 20 pay for IL until they are
well able TO do go.
Start Irrigation Plants.
Since 1915 the two German com
panies named the Agricultural Bank
Of Antolia,' also a German corpora
ton, and the Turkish government
cation plants. and some Of them are
already completed. Large tracts Of
land which formerly were i'd, nave
been changed into fertile fields In
Cilicia and in the districts OF Adana-
kOnia and AngOTs steam and motor
plows are at work everywhere, and
most OF the larger farmers also have
cultivators, mowers and reapers,
threshing machines and all kinds Of
other modern machinery. The small
farmers have been furnished with
steel plovs and other good impls-
ments-
Anatolia Is as fertile today as In
ancient times, when II was famous
throughout the then known world for
its agricultural wealth. The plateau
Josgat and Eskishehir, If worked
properly. alone will be able to pro-
duce all the grain and cattle Germany
has 10 import The plain OF Adana-
which is traversed by three great
streams, will become a paradise after
the great irrigation plants now under
construction are completed.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-05
ASIA MINOR To
FEED GERMANY
I5NEHSGHENE
Anstolian Farmers Are
Supplied With Modern
Farming Equipment.
RICH LAND CAN
YIELD LITERALLY

0ONSTANTINOULE. Turkey, Nay ;
The Turkish ministry OF com
merce and agriculture, aided By
German experts and capitalists. has
great plans to make Asia Minor the
granary Of central Europe after the
war.
The Anatolian farmers. who form
erly titled their fertile lands with the
most primitive tools and barely
scratched the soil with miserable
wooden plows. nov work with the
most modern machinery and tools.
They are being instructed IN the use
OF the new implements by expert
German farmers and learn very quick
~ At first they did not take very
kindly to the new-fangled machines
brought 10 them from Germany, but
they quickly changed their minds
when they saw that their crops would
be increased five and ten fold with
less labor than was required with
the old methods.
German Companies supply Funds.
The capital for the improvements
has been furnished partly by the
Turkish government, but the bulk Of
the large sums required is raised by
two German corporations. the An
atolian Railway company" and the
Antohan Society Tor Commerce and
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-05

carabineers guard the exits OF the
vatican.
Italy Also Wishes settlement.
For a long time Italian statesmen
have sincerely wished for a solution
Of the Roman question compatible
with the dignity of the Italian nation.
Today Benedict XIV. himself is con-
WINGED that a solution must be found.
Apparently the pope recently has been
Informed that every nation is willing
to support his claims within the lin
its OF what is reasonable and just The
only opposition seems TO come from
the Italian government, which is in
alterably committed TO policy OF no
territorial concessions. IN fact, the
Italian government has more than
once shown it's willingness to grant
10 the head of the church any addi
tional privileges he may ask for, re-
wise the laws defining his status and
guaranteeing his freedom pay him at
any time the yearly endowment OF
any demand tending to reestablsh a
situation even vaguely resembling
that existing before 1870.
VIII He Sensational.
AS the matter stands, a solution
appears improbable and impossible.
yet 1 can assure you a way out will
be found, and it will be as sensational
as the deposition of the Romanoff
family from the throne OF Russia.
Naturally ! am not at liberty TO say
more, but II nothing prevents what
now I consider almost inevitable
when the war is over the pope will
no longer be meta phorically a Dris-
Oner in the vatican"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-05
Minor Note Of Melancholy
To Disappear From Music
OF Russia, Says KusheLI

Liverpool, Eng, May 5.-RevOlu-
ton in Russia viii mean a complete
change in the nature OF Russian mu-
steal compositions. IN the opinion Of
Theo KushelL president OF the Rus
sian Association OF Musicians, who is
now IN Liverpool He says:
throughout the whole OF Slav. but
especially OF Russian music, one is
confronted with q ceaseless note OF
melancholy. The minor key pervades
the whole OF Chopin. Glinka, Rubin
stein and Tschaikowsky. This minor
note haunts even the songs Of the
peasant, as for instance the beautiful
song from Glinka's Life for the Car
Il is supposed 10 typify the devotion
Of the mOujik or Russian peasant,
for his emperor
That beautiful song expresses the
sentiments Of a peasant soldier dying
for the car. But now that the peas
ants have found out that il is nObIer
TO die for Russia than for a Romanoff
a new glorious note viii ring through
RuN5ian music, and We shall take
new place among the great musical
nations Of the earth. because OF the
gladness Of our sOns2 and not be-
cause OF their sadness"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-05
HINBBRG HAS
NEW PHASE Of
WAR HYSTERA
Rich Champagne Drinkers
Fight Over Possession
of Corks. e.
IMAGINE CORKS
BRING IN WEALTH

4 AMSTERDAM, Holland. May g.
IL According 10 the Hanbure
= - Echo. u strange new phase o.
hysteria is manifesting Itself IN that
port;
IN one OF Hamburg's noO7est cafes.
where war contractors. food hoarders
and similar classes are wont to con
gregate nightly and to guzzle cham
pagne in exchange for their dishon-
Orably earned money. two walters, to
wards closing time. were seen search
ing over and under the tables IN =
mysterious way" the paper Gays
Being asked whether they had Loss
anything. they answered that they
were looking FOR ''sekt- German
champagne) corks. for which they
could find n ready sale at the rate o.
three pence apiece Thereupon two
well dressed customers showed their
pockets crammed full with the eorkz.
which they claimed they had = right
to sell on their own account
The waiter demanded the return u
the corks. but the gentlemen re-
fused. The proprietor approached,
ard in his turn claimed the corkx.
lie mad sold his customers champagne
only. he declared. and thes were no
more entitled TO the corks than to ths
empty bottles
The customers remaining obduraEs,
the two walters and the cafe prop
rie1Or flung themselves on them.
Three or four customers took the part
OF the cork stealers and q free fight
ensued. in which empty bottles, beer
mugs and glasses were employed as
weapons, and blood flowed freely.
After 20 minutes Of this unseemiy
warfare four armed policemen enter
ed, and speedily conveyed the
cOubatants to the lookup
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-05
VERDUN, RUINED
ANDDESERTED|S
BAT TERED DAILY.
Once Pretty French Town
Can Be Seen Only by
Drawing German Shells.
SHOPS WIDE OPEN
BUT WITHOUT LIFE

YERDUN, France, May 5.-The
" visitor to VerCun must approach
II stealthily, clad in steel he'll
met and carrying carefully his gas
mask in its waterproof bag. Thus
fortified and with his eye watchfuI
for any commencement OF activity by
the distant German batteries, he may
walk and climb among the ruins or
follow the debris cluttered bank Of
the lovely Mouse. broad. green. calm.
and Indifferent to solitude such as
it has not known for thousand
years.
The rain drips through the shell
torn roof OF the cathedral, puIping
the choir scores and the misssls
tossed with the fallen masonry about
the floors. making mud Of the affairs
dust, r0tting the canvas OF the fallen
pictures. rendering all things sGualid.
Close by IS the theater. with its
brocaded galleries trimming over
with wreckage. flauting rags. and re-
vealing through the uncurtained stage
all the shabby mysteries Of its mech
anism, all in wild confusion.
visitors are rare in Nerdum- but
the town holds out TO them emphat-
ically the freedom Of the city, every
door and window open and no human
eye TO watch. Along the river bank
are the little restaurants and cafes.
the floors strewn with cups and
saUcers, glasses ranged on the count
ers, the open ledgers on the cashiers
desks inviting the inspection of the
curious. 1t has been many months
since the customers sat around these
mr. re.l seh Ice he
and watched the green Mouse slide
below the bridges on sunny after
Moons
Humble shops are Pathetic.
The little humble shops along the
side streets are more pathetic than.
the big club house or the pitted ware
houses with their shattered windows
The shops are wide open. with their
scales still on counter. their knives
and sugar scoops al ready for BUSH
ness. The tailor shops displayed pic
lures of the modes for summer 1914.
out OF date.
Verdun is only a little town, just
struggling out of villagehOcd into
dignity as an incorporated city. Ten
OF twelve thousand was its peace time
population. 1t looks no different than
a peaceful American city. for the cit
adel is the least conspicuous OF Yer
dun's features and the town deceit
fully seems indefensive. open 10 as
sault and outrage like a seaside
watering place.
From one of the buildings on the
hill. above the narrow winding streets
Of the upper town one may look dow
on the worst shelled central parts. all
pounded into shapelessness. the finest
street Obliterated. workshop. ware
house and tenement all reduced 10
,rumbled brick and mortar Of Yellow
sh hue Outside this devastated area,
the rest OF NeTdun stands with Z
specious look OF being hale and nsbi-
table. only with the Jagged outlines
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-05
HAS WAR
board Of AGED
MEN Of AFFAIRS.
Begins Task of Wedding
Out Germans From Pub
lie Service Positions.
MANY ARE ASKED
TO QUIT PLACES

- EkIN, China, May 5.-Since the
~ breaking off OF diplomatic rela-
= tons with Germany, IN interna-
'iORai affairs commission has been
created to advise the premier and the
president upon International ques
lions OF moment. This committee at
present consists OF 10 members, prac-
ticslly all OF whom are elderly men
with wide experience in official az
fairs Premier Tuan Chi-jui is chair
man OF the committee. DIT. WI Ting
fang. the minister OF foreign affairs
Lu Cheng hsianS. former minister OF
foreign affairs. Hsiung Hsi-IinE, for
mer premier, and TsaO Julin. former
vice minister OF foreign affairs. are
among the prominent members Of the
commission.
At the suggestion OF the premier.
SUB committees have been appointed
and the various men in The cOzmis-
sion VIII deal specially with matters
IN which they have had wide expo
rience.
As q result Of the severance Of Ger
man relations. many changes must be
made in the personnel Of the railway
and custom staff. The commission
has decided thar Germans employed
on the railways must surrender their
positions, because OF the close connec-
uOn OF transportation with any pos
slole war operations In the customs
service 10 viii not be so easy 70 dis
charge the German employees because
OF the treaties in which neutralS are
Just as much interested as the bel
ligerents- IL is quite likely that Ger
mans hOldiug responsible positions
Will be asked to leave the customs
service, while those having merely
clerical places VIII be retained for the
time being.
The international affairs commits
sion is devOting mucn time 10 the dis
cussion Of the conditions expected 10
exist after the war and is moving
with great caution.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-05

- he HAGUE, Netherlands, May ..
A deputation Of natives from
= the Dutch East Indies waiting
on The queen OF Holland to represent
the necessity Of q more adequate de-
fence OF their country. was an IN
usual incident recently witnessed at
the royal palace
a deputatiou Of five natives and
TWO Europeans made the long passage
from Java 20 the mother country TO
lay before her majesty. her ministers
and parliament the text Of . r,solu-
lion on this subject passed al a big
popular demonstrations at Batavia.
Sourabaya and numerous other CEN
lers.
The native delegates comprise
JaVanese prince representing the no.
bility. leading dignitary who speaks
Tor me nigh native official class. a
delegate OF the native nd MOslem
society. the Sarekat Islam. with its
100000 members. and two ether
representative Of native societies.
This little party has been received
been presented 10 the queen, the
queen mother and members Of the
government.
Asks s4eo.OO0,OOO for Defence.
Inc lr44EL o. me
sests that sum equivalent to $780,
COO 0u0 should be borrowed, Falf by
Holland and half by the East indies.
out OF which the former should pay
for the building OF eight armored
cruisers. while the latter wo1ld see
70 the equipment Of the required IA
val base. the supply OF submarines,
torpedo dessroyers, mine layers.
coastal defence, and the organization
OF a militia with officers training
colleges and munition factories.
Abdul MUS. the representative Of
the Sarekar Islam. brought definite
demands formulated by those whose
envoy he IS He said IN substance:
we are ready 10 cooperate in FORM
ing a native militia to defend our
country against Japan, whose domi-
nation would be far moro undesirable
than that OF Holland; but n seturn
you must introduce drastic reforms. I
social. economic and political, and I
maze Dutch India state ruled in the