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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-09-21

Washington, September ls.-Beet sugar
producers, in conference with the food
administi alton today, reached a unani-
nous agreement under which the stable
retail price Of sugar will be about 5
cents a pound They will sell to whole
salers at eastern refining points at "a
cents a pound, cane basis. and the retail
price, it was stated, would normally be
not more than x Of a cent higher.
At the same time the food administra-
ton announced that an international
committee of five had been appointed to
arrange for the purchase and distriba-
ton of the vast quantities of sugar need-
ed by the United States and allied coua-
tries This committee, acting through
the food administration, under authori-
ty of President Wilson's proclanHa ton
placing the sugar industry in this coun-
try under license will control a large
proportion of the worlds sugar output.
Details of the sugar distributing plan
win be worked out by a food admins
tration committee. consisting of H. A..
Douglass, Detroit; e. Glove Denver;
w. II. Hannah. San Francisco; S. H..
Love, Salt Lake City; w. S. Petriken,
Denver; S. w. Sinsheimer Huntington
Beach, Cal, and w. p. Turner, Detroit.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-09-21
Congressman Adamson Is
Made Appraiser Of Port;
Will Quit House January |

Washington, September 20.-Represen-
tative William C. Adamson of Georgia,
chairman of the House interstate and
foreign commerce committee and father
of the railroad eight-hour law, was nom
mated by the President today to be
general appraiser of merchandise for the
port of New York. For 20 years Rep
resentative Adamson has served as rep
resentative of the Fourth Georgia dis
trict. Before that he practiced law and
was judge of the city court Of Carol
ton. Ga.
Mr. Adamson will resign from Con-
gress to take effect January l. Represen-
tative Simms of Tennessee, ranking DEM
ocratic member, probably will become
chairman of the commerce committee.
Willis ]. Davis of Newman, clerk Of
the House interstate commerce commit
tee and associated with Mr.. Adamson
for long period during the latter S
craftsmanship of the committee. probably
will be candidate for Congress to sue
coed Mr.. Adamson
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-09-21
Lower Body Representa-
tives Are Demanding
a Higher Tax on
Excess Profits
WHAT IS CAPITAL?"
IS PULLING QUESTION,
AND EXPERTS CALLED
Senator Underwood Is Re-
quested to Give Views on
Basis of Figuring In
tangible Assets

Washington, September 20.
Unexpected demands of
House members for a sub
stantial increase in war
profits taxes SO complicated
the contest over the war tax
bill late today that final en-
actment of the measure
early next week, confidently
expressed by Senate and
House conferees, apparently
was doubtful.
Coincident with adjournment OF The
conferees, a meeting of the House
ways and means committee, which
drew the original bill, was called for
tomorrow to discuss the situation, and
some southern and western members
of the committee announced that they
would demand an increase in the Sem
ate excess war profits figures from
! 81 ,06O, 900 900 to s1,5o0, 900, 900.
It4was expfainea that the NAYS aisd5
means committee would try 70 induce
the conferees TO accept the larger rs
ure, but should this fail high tax ad-
vocates declared they would carry the
contest to the floor of the House. They
said that recent announcements that
approximately $2.5c0oOo.00o more
money will be needed this year than
already provided makes it certain that
| unless a start is made now to further
increase tax the country will be
swamped with bonds.
In conference today definition OF
capital. on which there is wide diff
ference of opinion between the two
houses. was one of the big stumbling
blocks and the basis for figuring
values of patents. copyrights. trade
marks, good will and other intangible
assets also caused much discussion
Senator Underwood and other experts
were called into conference for adj
vice.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-09-21
CHATTANOOGA
MAYOR TRYING TO
SETTLE STRIKE
Suggests Railway Company
and Union Men Name
Arbitration Board to
Hear Differences

Chattanooga, September 20.-A new
| turn was taken in the street car strike
late this afternoon when Mayor Jesse
M. Littleton forwarded letter to the
Chattanooga Railway and Light com
pany and officers of the garments union
insisting that a settlement OF the con-
troversy be had and proposing that a
board of arbitration be selected to this
end. The mayors suggestion is to tie
effect that the company select two
men, the union two and these four
name fifth member to hear both sides
to the dispute and abide by whatever
finding this board may return. The
union officers Immediately accepted the
proposition, while General Manager F..
w. Hoover of the railway company pre-
pared counter proposition modifying
the insistence on an individual con-
tract from the carmen 1t is thought
that the trouble will be settled as re-
suit of this latest developnnnt
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-09-21
COMMISSION WILL
INVESTIGATE LABOR
TROUBLE IN WEST
President Names Special
Board to Thoroughly
Probe Causes of I'm
rest and Strikes

| Washington, September 20.
Labor troubles on the Pa
cific coast and the western
mountain states will be in
vestigated by a special COM
mittee headed by Secretary
Wilson, appointed today by
President Wilson to repre-
sent him personally.
The commission will leave soon and
probably will spend several weeks in
the west comforting with labor lead
ers, employers, Industrial Workers of
the World agents, state governors
and others who can shed light on past
disagreements, or exert influence for
future industrial harmony.
The President, in his announcement.
said he is anxious to learn the truth
Of charges of injustice made by employ
ers and labor men against each other
and to work out some fair basis for
avoiding the interference Of labor dis
putes with industry during the war.
The present strikes in Pacific coast
shipbuilding plants, which the federal
shipping board Is tying to settle to
avoid further dsasaG III IT'S sritppuifding
orogranllne is only one phase OF the
ssituation TO be settled.
I~44t is undesstood specisl attehsfoIV sh'
be given to charges of American Fed
GRAFTON of Labor officials that employers
in Arizona have encouraged and even
financed Industrial Workers of the World
activities for the sake of discrediting
the labor movement among miners and
other employees. Recent deportations of
workers also will be the subject of i'm
curry
The commission will consist of William
B. Wilson, Secretary of Labor: Col ]. i.
Spangler of Pennsylvania; Werner Z.
Reed of Colorado, John H. Walker of
Illinois and e. P. Marsh Of Washington
Felix Frankfurter of New York will act
as secretary of the commission.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-09-21
OFFICERS OF OHIO
! DIVISION GOING TO
FRANCE At ONCE
Time of Departure VIII Not
Be Ann0unced-SOldiers
to Play Football.
Behr Quits

Montgomery, September 2o.-(special)
More than one dozen officers of the
Ohio division will be sent to France to
observe actual warfare and take notes
which will be impaired to the division
became known Thursday that division
headquarters had recommended several
men for the work. No information will
be published and the individuals selected
by the war department will quietly dis
appear from camp and depart for
France Several old campaigners are in
o., Wi tbOut deiaN
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-09-21
Mystery Surrounds Placing
of Guards at Grave of
Late Mrs. Robert Bingham

Wilmington, N. c., September 20
Guards were placed tonight at the grave
in Oakdale cemetery here where Mrs.
Robert Worth Bingham of Louisville is
buried, but members of the family de-
clined to say whether this action had
any connection with reports current To-
day that the body was to be exhumed
for examination as to the cause Of her
death.
DR.. Charles T. Nesbit. city health O.
ficer, also refused to say whether or not
he had issued a permit for examining
the body.
Mrs. Bingham. who died suddenly July
II last, at her home in Louisville in
herited fortune estimated as high as
$40, 900 from her first husband, the late
Henry M. Flager, an organizer of the
Standard Oil company and president of
the Florida East Coast Railway COM
pany. She was married in November,
1916, in New York to Judge Bingham
of Louisville.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-09-21
BIRMINGHAM MAN
ESCAPES U-BOAT
AND JOINS NAVY

An American Port, September 20.-(Spe-
cial. )-Herman r.. Dupree, % years of age,
from Birmingham, walked aboard the
United States ship Recruit in Union
Square at o'clock Tuesday afternoon
and said he wanted to enlist in the United
States navy. While he was being ex-
amined by Surgeon J. ]. Kaveney he cas-
TALLY remarked that he had the expert
ence of submarine gun fire during the
past summer Dupree had shipped from
Portland, Maine. last June on the Norwe-
gian tanker "Kongsli," bound for Rot
terdam. On the return trip in the third
week of August. out four days from
Rotterdam, at $50 in the morning. three
shots We're sent across the bow of the
tanker. Dupree said:
II was on watch on the hurricane deck.
The weather was clear and calm No
warning was given except the three
shots Twenty We're fired and in 10 min
utes We're sunk. The crew of IS took
to the three boats and Immediately the
submarine arose and came within 50 yards
OF us This was the conversation the
captain Of the submarine had with our
skipper 1t was all in English. with no
tract of German accent:
How long have you had this ship
said the submarine captain.
"A year and half answered our
skipper
. Where vas She built? he asked.
Baltimore, was the reply.
What kind of a crew have your
I" Mixed-D Danish, Swedes and Norwe-
gians.
Amy Americans?
None
According to Dupree the captain of the
tanker asked for a tow and and he
was told that an English cruiser would
be along in the morning. The next day
the cruiser came along, but paid no
attention to the men. it being a rule OF
the British admiralty not to pick up life
boats. After floundering in d rough sea,
with rations but few biscuits and
very little water, the men finally landed
at st. Nazares. France.
Dupree has been three years at sea,
having shipped from Norfolk, Va He
was educated In the public schools at
Birmingham. He was the last man ac-'
cepted yesterday on the Recruit and was
sent to the training school at Newport.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-09-21
Summary cf The News
GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS
t-British start great battle in FIan-
dcrs and capture 1000 Germans,
Commission Is naped to investi-
gate labor trouble In west.
Sugar at cents Der pound II now
assured consumers.
War revenue niii ". far From set
tied in conference.
Oklahoma farmers said to be feed
ing wheat TO stock.
Chattanooga mayor takes hand In
trying to settle sstriIxc.
Physical examination of draft mel,
begins at Camp Gordon Saturday
2-Governor Henderson is besicEed
by men wanting I" he exempted.
LOCAL NEWS
5-PoIicc authorities are working ON
theory Of double murder.
Barrett calls on Ward to name one
constructive measure he has ever
initiated.
Father drops pistol and fatally
wounds son.
Three persons are wounded in duel
FEATURES
3-SpOrts.
4-Etsitorial comment.
6-Society and Dolly Dalrymple.
0--Mnrkets.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-09-21

The Russians are determinedly re-
sisting the attacks of the Teutonic al
lies on the Riga front. After a strong
infantry attack of the Germans in the
region east of Lemberg Lett troops
organized daring counter attack
which, with the energetic co-opera-
ton of the artillery, drove the enemy
back with heavy losses. In the Ocna
region, on the Rumanian front, the
Germans by counter attack forced
the Ruinanian troops to abandon po-
sitions they had previously taken from
the Teutons. In the Caucasus region
Battles between the Russians and
Tsrsrds continue in a freezing temper
\ fe with the snow four feet deep in
places.
Baron Rhondda. the British food
controller. has announced. that he in
tends to inaugurate a new food econ
omy campaign. owing to a shortage in.
the worlds supply of cereals, meats
and fats. Baron Rhondda sdeelareR TX
III voluntary measures failss]I ,sr. ,,,s,,.Js
have mo compunctfon in n,,t+iYss &
nation on compulsory rations,,
Picking dispatches say that the Chi
nese government is Willing to send
800 900 troops to Franc If tbe entente
powers approve okio dispatch says
Japan has been sound cd on this nrono
sition- and there are indications thar
Japan will not Oppose such action
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-09-21
Young Admission Girl Is
Crushed to Death by
Big Automobile Truck

Admission, September 0.-tSpecial)--T
9-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. viii
Cook was run over and fatally injured
about o'clock this afternoon on North
Noble street by a big truck of the Gulf
Refining company, driven by w. A. Cole.
She died within less than an hour after
the wheels of the heavy truck had run
over and crushed her head. The little
girl was passenger on a Noble street
car and after alightng walked around
the car, when she was struck by the
truck.
She was removed to st. Luke's hos
pital where she died a few minutes after
wards
Cole Immediately surrendered to the
authorities and will be held pending a
full investigation,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-09-21
Wild Locomotive Crashes
Into L. & n. Train and
Three Persons Are Killed

Neon, Ky. September 20.-John Allphin,
fireman, and two negro passengers were
killed and about 20 other negro pas
sengers We're injured when freight
locomotive, running Wild early tonight
crashed into Louisville and Nashville
passenger train about one mile west of
here.
The locomotive is thought to have been
started by negro who at the time the
engine was first seen to be in motion
was observed running away from the
point at which it had been standing on
siding in the railroad yards here
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-09-21

If the attalSing forces maintain the
positions stowhich they have advanced
in this SETON they will have accom-
plished on of the most remarkable and
most imprtant achievements in recent
months. The German infantry made
the Predetermined resistance in their
attemptio regain this vital ground and
their alillery retaliated heavily against
the Ritish big guns.
BiTTLE OF MENIN ROAD
This phase Of the battle Of Flanders
which bids fair to become known as the
battle II Menn road, becauseit centers
n theterritory astride the Menin road
beganat $40 O'Clock. The infantry adj
vance was preceded by a barrage Of
greatr depth than ever before wit
nesses Five distinct barrages, in fact,
weredroppedl ahead of the men as they
begin their tourney into this difficult
terrain. Tle tremendous curtain of
busting sel did it work well and the
toops pufhsd forward rapidly toward
their obiefkes.
fEATHTR is FAIR
Fair wdther lately had improved the
ground shewhat. but the mud sti,I lies
deep ovel wide reaches of 1T and the
whole teptory is covered with water
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-09-21
M. & @. Train Is Held
Up Near Finger, Tenn.

jackson, Tenn, September 20.--Thsee
masked men late tonight held up a
northbound Mobile and Ohio passenger
train at Finger. Tenn, 80 miles south
Of this city detached the engine and
express car from the other coaches and.
after running the express car several
niles dynamted the safe but. railroad
officials say, secured virtually nothing
of value. as it is the custom not to
handle currency or other valuable ship
ments on night trains
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-09-21
.OKLAHOMAF ARMERS
SAID TO Be FEEDING
W HEAT TO STOCK
They Are Not Satisfied
With Big Price Fixed by
Food Administration
for Product

Oklahoma City, OKLA, Septem-
her :0.--Action by the federal
food administrators will be neces-
sary to put stop to the alleged
practice of farmers in northwest
ern Oklahoma in feeding wheat to
hogs, In the opinion Of J. NJ. Ayde-
lott, chairman of the state council
Of defense, to whose attention the
matter was brought tonight. Ac-
cordtnr to reports from county
agents to the state board OF asri-
culture. farmers Of mt least TWO
court,..-plaine and Woods--are
using wheat as food for live STOCK
instead of marketing the grain TOT
human consumption.
while there is an apparent laiiac'
in feeding wheat to hogs in blaln'
county and holding 'wheatless Gays
in Oklahoma City, 100 miles away,
Mr.. Aydelott said, II see no chance
of relieving the situation. That is
matter clearly within Mr. Hoover
jurisdiction"
Scarcity of corn, coupled with be
lief that the farmer feels the govern
ment has fixed an arbitrary price OF
his product at a time when the Law
of supply and demand was in his fave
without, at the same time, fixins
prices of other articles for his con
sumption. according to farm experts
was responsible for the action OF tn
farmers.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-09-21
BEHR RESIGNS

Abe Behr. member of the city board
of public safety by election of the state
senate, handed his resignation to Cover
nor Henderson Thursday afternoon, and
announced that he was through with his
political office. He is the second of the
three members to quit since the legisla-
in it's hands the complete control of the
police and fire departments In order to
take it from faction then in power.
Governor Henderson has not appointed
a successor His appointee for the first
vacancy is member of the faction
which the legislature attempted to GUST
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-09-21
British Curtain Fire
.StDeeps Enemy Line
Like Broom of Steel
Associated Press Correspondent With Haig's
Army Describes Terrific Drive on Ypres Sal
lent in Which Allied Artillery Once More
Shows It's Superiority in Protecting
Advance of Infantry
BY the Associated Pres.

With the BrtshAmies in France and Belgium September
20Fhe British day break today launched heavy offensive
against the Gen defese about the Ypres salient along an
extended front c has Its around Inverness Copse
and astrde Menn road little southeast Hodge,
marked esecialy
railway Holehke n
considerable
veness
much bloc shed
3
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-09-21
u. S. Steel Grants Fourth
Wage Increase Since War,
Making Total As Per Cent

New York September 20.-The United
States Steel corporation today announced
a 10 per cent advance in the wages Of
its workers to take effect October l.
This is the fourth increase granted the
corporations wage-earners since the be-
ginning Of the war in Europe and will
bring the total advance in that time Up
to 45 per cent
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-09-21
TERRIFIC DRIVE IS MADE
AGAINST GERMAN LINES
ON SALIENT AT YPRES
Following Days of Artillery Action Haig's Men
Go "Over the Top" on Front of Eight Miles and
Splendid Success Reported
For Infantry Attack Was Perfect

Another concentrated effort by Field Marshal Sir Douglas
Hag the British to break down the Ger
man defenses Ypres under way British along
front of eight miles, between the Ypre Confines and the
YpresStaden railways started at dawn Thursday
ing At nghtfa the British reported the occupa
ton Of important positions the capture of than 1000 rs
oners nfiction of heavy casualties Germans
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-09-21
Wife of Senator H0ke Smith
Is Very Ill in Washington

Washington. September 20.-Mrs. EIoke
Smith. wife of the senator from Georgia,
who is. i'll with pneumonia at her home
here, was slightly improved tonight ana
although her condition is critical phv-4
sicians hope for her recovery Membeya
of her family were summoned by tele-
graph today.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-09-21

The official report from Field Mar
the days battle as a great success
and the Associated Press staff corre-
spondent at the front declares that il
the British maintain the positions TO
which they have advanced they will
have accomplished one of the most re-
markable and most important achieve
ments in recent months"
GERMANS ASSEMBLE STRONG
FORCES TO HOLD LINES
Strong German forces had been as
sembled for the purpose of holding
back the British troops in this most
important sector. as the tremendous
bombardment. which had been going
on daily, several times reaching drum
fire Intensity. presaged determined
effort to break through, and the Ger
man resistance at many pointssswas Of
the iiereest nature. The weathes IS ra-
ported favorable for the continuation
of the battle and as the visibility is
Improving the flyingmen are taking a
prminent part. both in the way of OBJ
servation, air fighting and attacks
upon the enemy infantry and bat
teries.
On the French front no important
fighting is reported. except a German
attack southeast of Cerny, which was
checked by the French fire before the
enemy reached the French lines, and
French attacks near Hill S44 and east
of Samogneux. which broke down with
out success according to the Berlin
war office.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-09-21
All Obiecfiues Are Gained

Heavy artillery preparation for days has been raids
machine
British
barriers the British
lines in places for mile
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-09-21

filled shellhoIes, tangled barbed wire
and shattered trees. The German de-
lenses consisted largely of concrete re-
doubts scattered in profusion over the
eitire country and from these they have
been able to pour a stream Of bullets
into the ranks Of the advancing troops
Every little elevation also held it's ma
chine gun emplacements and all the
woods were literally choked with rapid
fiTers.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-09-21
Export Price of Gasoline
and Kerosene Advanced

New York, SeRember 20.-The export
price of gasoline and kerosene in cases
was advanced &c a gallon today to
1550c
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-08-30
ALL FRANCE THRILLED
WHEN HILL IS TAKEN
FRENCH JOYOUS WHEN ENEMY
is FORCED TO GIVE UP
HILL 3o4.
Teuton Grip on Verdun Finally Is
Broken-victors Advance 1000
Yards Beyond Height.
Western Newspaper Union News Service

Western Newspaper Union News Service
London.-"Hill 3O4 is again In
French hands" was the message from
the Nerdun front that thrilled the heart
Of France. Not since the Battle of the
Marne has more joyous news come to
the people of the republic.
For the recapture by General Pc
tain's poilus of the blood-soaked height
twin of Dead Mans Hill" means the
complete acknowledgement of Verdun
from the Teuton grip. For year and
a half the Crown Princes veterans had
been "squatting" complacently in their
hidden concrete corridors on this hill.
looking down upon the battered city
that was their ultimate goal.
AS long as we have Dead Mans
Hill and Hill 304," was the ever-re-
peated assertion of German experts
since the spring of last year, "our Yer
dun lines are safe, and sooner or later
the fortress must fall to us" Dead
Mans Hill fell to the first French on
rush, says the latest report. Hill 304
has been reocCupied.
Not content with this splendid
achievement, the French advanced a
further 1000 yards and made posses.
sion Of the hill doubly secure. The
British did not fare so well, says the
report. They were thrown back from
the positions they had recently won
in Flanders, along the Ypres-Menine
road, and, according to Berlin, lost 21
tanks" which now lie, crumpled
heaps, in front of the German lines.
Berlin also claims retention of all
the lines attacked by the Canadians
This is disputed by the British War
Office, which says the Dominion troops
hold German trenches northwest OF
Green Crassier.