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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-30
MARTIN WILL NOT
 SAY HOW HE WILL
 VOTE IN HOUSE
The Louisiana Progressive Seems to Favor Repub- lican Side in Contest for
 Control of Congress

Washington, March Representative
 Martin of Louisiana progressive. who has
 been generally regarded as the pivotal
 member of the Honsg; in the c ssse -pesia:
 cal fight for the speakership, declined
 to make any statement as to what side
 he would vote for in the organization on his arrival here today, but he fraternized at luncheon with a group of republican members Mir. Martin said that Repre- sentative Randall of California, the pro-
 hibitionist, had tried to deliver him to
 the democratic side and he announced
 that he was not pledged and would have
 no announcement to make for the present
 at least.
 Representative Lever of South Carolina,
 head of the House agriculture commit
 tee in the last Congress, said the extra
 session ought to consider only the inter-
 ational situation pass the left over ap-
 pr opriation bills as they reached the Sem
 ate at the last session and then go home.
 That should be by July at the very latest.
 REPUBLICANS ARE DIVIDED The republicans are divided along many lines. While it now is generally cor ceded that the party will put a full tick ct in the field, the progressive bipa- r tisan, temporary organization and anti Mann factions are expected to have much to say before programme IS finally agreed upon.
 | Democrats face a serious problem ill the announced opposition of Reoresenta- ! tive Gallivan of Massachusetts. wet ! insurgent, generally accredited With g score of followers, to the organization plans for reseating old committee chair men and advancing other committeeman to chairmanships under the seniority rule.
 GALLIVAN UNCERTAIN l Arriving here today, MT. Gallvan an nounced that while he would support I Speaker Clark for reelection he would not, go into the democratic caucus, would oppose the democratic plan and would further urge the naming of several re- publicans to committee chairmanships Thus far he has not conferred with any other so-called insurgents, but he said tContinued Page Nfnel
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-30
for it.''

Concerning German ations with the United States tn, chancellor, whose speech is reported oy the Over seas News agency (the German of- ficial news bureau), said:
 Within the next few days the direc- tors of the American nation will be con vened by President Wilson for an ex- traordinary session of Congress in or- der to decide the. question of war or peace between the American and Ge~- man nations.
 DESIRED NO WAR
 Germany never had the slightest in tention of attacking the United States of America. and does not have such intention now. It never desired war against the United States of America and does not desire it today.
 How did these things develop? More than once we told the United States that we made unrestricted use of the submarine weapon, expecting that Eng land could be made to observe in her policy of blockade the laws of human ity and international agreements. This blockade policy--this I expressly recall
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-30

The general situation has not been changed by the speech of the German chancellor, Won Bethmann- Hollweg, today, according to the view tonight of officials who read press reports of the portion of the address dealing with the United States and submarine warfare. Germany, it was said, has consistently attempted to lay the blame for her acts on other nations. Only complete abandonment of mre- stricted submarine warfare could change the attitude of the United States, 1t has been said semi officially recently and press reports indicate that the German chancellor did not even discuss the pos sibility
 WANTS D DELAY
 The President, will meet his cabi- net tomorrow for the last time before beginning the actual writing of his mes sage to Congress. is hopeful that no time will be lost in organizing the House so that he may deliver his address as soon as possible,
 The attitude of both Congress and pub lie opinion is sought As to the former the President is anxious not to trans gress the constitutional prerogatves of Congress as the war making body.
 Public opinion. it was said here as in dicated by clippings from newspapers from all parts of the country. unmistak- ably favors decisive action. Bellgerency is not confined to the Atlantic and Pa cific sections, if opinions gathered by the administration are true index Demand for action by Congress comes also from the interior section between the Ale ghaneys and the Sierras,
 MAIN POINT
 The greatest point under consideration by the administration is whether Ger many has not enthusiastically shown, through long succession of violations
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-30
Wu SON TO DEAL
 WITH QUESTION
 M BROAD VA Y

Washington March 29-Whe it is assumed from the de- fensive measures already taken by the military of the government that President Wilson, in addressing Congress week. will ask for against Germany declaration that state of exists is known that he will speak along broad lines, dealing lightly with incidents leading up the present crisis
 Officials feel that the time past when incidents should be discussed and hencefor that only fundamental questions both present and future American safety should be considered
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-30

of international law, that the United States must definitely unite with the lib- eral democracies of the world against the four most complete autocracies-both for its present and future safety. All hope has been lost. as shown in the note to Germany as to the treaty of 1928, in the good faith of the present German rulers. The Belgian invasion and deportations, ruthless submarine warfare, attempts to embroil neutral countries in plots and the general conduct of the war have convinced many officials that the German military system as at present directed is menace to the worlds peace.
 GERMANY EXPECTS DRAW
 Inhuman plots in this country. run the war and finally eliminating in the Zimmerman note to ally Japan and Mexico in war against this country, are regarded as evidence of the evil of the general system The administration has much material not yet made public and it is understood. moreover, that the complete text of the Zimmerman note has not been published. Further disclosures of intrigues may be ex- pected at any time.
 Germany. through the coolness with which she treated the Presidents pro- posal to name peace terms, is felt to be the greatest source of danger to world peace. Some officials here who felt her original offer was insincere and merely to play for domestic con- sumption. believe her refusal to state terms Is proof of that contention Full cooperation with the allies, therefore, is generally favored as ne- cessity to America's future safety Ger man victory now. it is said. might lead to a direct attack on this country later and would at least necessitate defen- sive armament.
 tCsatiAaed oa Page Nine)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-30
Bethndnn- HollWeg, in Ad dress Before Reichstag, A. tempts 10 EDade Responsi- bility for Hostilities With this Country -HisTone,
 H0WeDer, IS Firm and
 No 4 ear IS Held

Berlin, March 29(Va Sayvlle Germany had the slightest intention of attacking the United States of America and does not have such intention desired against the United States of America and does desire to- day. the declaration made by the imperial chan cellor Dr. Won Behmann Holweg in speech in the Rehstag today
 manys policy toward the United States and Russia.
 How did these things deveop?' asked the chancellor in speaking the relations with the United States He then pro- ceeded the question by reviewing the which led up to the German of submarines unrestricted warfare
 Declaring that Germany had undertaken unrestricted sub warfare for it's defense Dr. Won Bethmann Howek said:
 If the American nation considers this for which declare against the German nation with which it has lived peace for than 100 years if this action of boodshed shall not have bear the burden of ilit1zfo
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-30
MORE VICTIMS OF
 DEADL Y U-BOAT
 ARE REPOR TED
British Steamship Goes Down, TOrpedOed Without Warning, and Several Persons Are Dead and Others Missing-The Meath Also Lost in
 Same Way, Washington Hears

three miles eff Baltimore, 6:30 D. m., 27th All saved. Two Americans, Clarence Bloom of San Francisco, and Peter Web ster, negro seaman. Pensacola, Fla, were aboard. s
 The message in part was conflicting. It said that the captain of the Meath was taken as hostage by the subma- rine, but afterward stated that the cap- tain was landed yesterday afternoon at Queenstown.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-30

London, March 29.-The British steam ship Alnwyck Castle has been torpedoed in the Atlantic ocean. Some persons are reported dead and others are missing sociated Press that the Alnwyck Castle was torpedoed without warning March 19 in the Atlantic, 32o miles from the near est land. On the previous day the steam CT had rescued the crew of another British steamer that also had been tor pedoed
 The passengers and crews of both ves- sels abandoned the Alnwyck Castle in five boats One of these boats landed or the Spanish coast. It originally contain ed 20 persons, including a stewardess and a child but five of them died. All the survivors in this boat were suffering from frost bite
 Three other boats also were picked up during the week, one containing ?, an other g and the third 20 survivors. In these boats there were five dead. The fifth boat that put out from the steamer has not yet been accounted for.
 The British steamship Alnwyck Castle measures 59OO tons gross, and was owned by the Union Castle mail steamship camp of London She was 400 feet long and was built in Glasgow in 19Ol The Am wyck Castle probably was in the serv- ice of the British government.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-30
German Submarines Are Reported in the Atlantic

Norfolk, Va, March 29.-German submarines are in the Atlantic ocean, according to reports brought here by foreign merchant ships. Warnings of the presence Of these hostile craft were sent out as early as last Mon day by allied warships in the Atlantic, according to the reports. The posi- ton of at least one of the U-boats was mentioned in the warning, but ma sters of the vessels arriving here decline to divulge it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-30
BRITISH BARK SUNK

Washington, March 29.-The British bark Meath from Mauretius for Havre with sugar, was torpedoed without warning at S:45 a. m., Tuesday, 2S miles southeast of Fastnet according to state depart ment reports today from Consul Frost at Queenstown. Two Americans, Clarence Bloom of San Francisco and Peter Web ster, negro seamen of Pensacola, Fla. were aboard the Meath but escaped to- gether with other members of the crew without loss or injury.
 .'The British bark Neath,' Consul Frost said, with auxiliary steam power, 46sc tons, from Mauretius to Havre. cargo or Sugar. was torpedoed without warning S:45 a. m., 27th 2S miles southeast or Fastnet Sank in seven minates N" losses or injuries. Carried no guns or wireless. nor made any attempt to es- cape or resist Weather fair
 Boats picked up by admiralty vessels
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-30


 New Orleans, March 29.-The Portuguese sailing ship Argo torpedoed and sunk while en route with merchandise from. New Orleans to London, according to a cable received from London by the ships agents here today, carried nine Amer- can negroes in her crew of p. Six ne- groes were from this city and the rest from New York. All the rest of the crew were Portuguese.
 No details as to the fate of the crev or when or where the Argo was tor pedoed was received here. the cablegram from London agents. answering an in- quiry as to whether the ship had ar rived there merely stating, "Tcrpedoed, sunk Late today another message was received from New York agents con firming the London report of the tor pedoing of the vessel. The Argo sailed from here February 9 and her agents be- lieved she was sunk in the submarine zone within the last few days. She was owned by the Embreza Maritima Oceano, Ltd, of Lisbon, Portugal. and was un- der charter to local company.
 The captain was John B. Fernandes and the first mate was Arthur Barros The six negroes from New Orleans, ac- cording to list furnished by the Portu- guese vice consul, were: J. Thomas, c. Jones, c. Jackson, r. Thomas. F. Ken nedy and w. Walters.
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-05-03
PACIFIC COAST HAS
ANOTHER STAR PLAYER
Charles Hollocher of Portland Proves
Worthy Successor Of Previous Web
foot Finds.
BY II. c. Hamilton

by ii. &. Hamilton
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent
NEW YORK, May 3.-Walter Nc
Creole, manager of the Portland Paci-
fic Coast league club. is ready to send
another shortstop TO the major leag-
ues. Charley Hollocher he declares,
is ready. and will stick just as surely
as some of the others McCredie has
turned up.
McCredie has accumulated a habit
of sending shortstops to the majors,
sprinkled around over both circuits
is a smattering of former Beaver
shareholders.
Roger Peckinpaugh. now captain
of the Yankees and one of the smart
est and cleverest ball players in either
! league, was McCrudie's first donation
of any importance. McCredie dis
patched him to Cleveland, but he was
dropped there because shortstops were
too frequently scattered around the
Cleveland park. But he went to New
York and Immediately made good.
Ivan Olson was next. Ivan isn't
a whale of a fielder, not demon with
the stick, but he is recognized as a
smart ball player, one of the wise fell
lows who are invaluable to a baseball
club. Wilbert Robinson wanted to
send Ivan to Vernon last winter TO
take over the management of that
club, but the big league CLUBS WOuldn
| waive and Ivan stuck. He was with
Cleveland for some time and just be-
fore Joe Birmingham and the Cleve-
land owners threw their hats in the
ring Ivan was seriously considered as
! a possible successor to the Cleveland
managership.
Then there came Dave Bancroft
starring every day for the Phillies. II
has been said of Bancroft that it was
/ due to him that the Phillies won q
pennant in 1915. OF course, every one
admits that Grover Cleveland 'Alexan-
der had something to do with it, but
the Phillies certainly would have look
ed funny without a shortstop. And
Bancroft was the only one of hall
dozen recruits that year who showed
anything.
Chuck Ward is this years contri-
button. McCredie, calls him the ball
hawk" He never has a hard chance
He is one of the easiest working in
fielders in the business. McCredie be-
Iieves he will prove one of the stars
of the National league in a very short
time. He is making an attempt to fill
Hans Wagner's shoes at Pittsburg.
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-05-03

The Statesman" pertinently says
The rare cases of men of American
birth but of German descent who are
proving disloyai to this country are
arousing much comment, but the 10y
atty of millions of American born
men OF German descent passes nearly
unnoticed. For instance. at Milwau-
kee, the enlistments of young men of
German parentage are four times
greater in number than the enlist
ments of any other class of Ameri-
cans-but that happy and significant
fact is overlooked"
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-05-03

The appearance Of the Stars and
Stripes on the battle line for Freedom.
in France, would thrill the heart of
every loyal American. But the rea-
sons why such event could not
and should not occur in the near flu
ture have seemed insuperable. How
ever. the decision of those in author
ity at Washington is the decision of
the American people; and it now
looks as if the dream of again bring
ing the tricolors of France and of
America together on the same battle
line might be speedily realized. 1t is
true the purpose already announced
is to send a corps of doctors and am
balances; but the flag will go with
them, and the man with the gun will
not be very far behind, and there is
no doubt, plead by the French rep
resentatives. that the moral effect
will be great.
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-05-03

The cost of doing it right and doing It
now will be vastly less than to do the
same thing in ten years or twenty
years from now after suffering see
page damage in some localities and
shortage of water in other localities,
to say nothing of practically certain
disaster in connection with breaks at
the weak points in the system. Every
consideration of common sense, pat
riotism, and business judgement de-
mands that this work be done in the
shortest possible space of time con-
sistent with the current requirements
for water delivery. The work cannot
be done in winter on account of frost.
Must of II cannot be done in summer
on account of interference with wa
ter delivery. We have but two sea-
sons of the year when it could be
done-a few weeks in the fall and a
few weeks in the spring. 1t is up to
the Canal Board to employ bigger
forces of men at these seasons of the
year and to push the work along many
times faster than it has ever been
done before.
Maintenance charges, it is true, are
higher than they used to be. They are
likely to go higher yet. 1t should be
borne in mind, however, that our So
called maintenance" charges repre-
sent largely construction costs and
are not strictly maintenance. These
charges will never be less until we
have strengthened the weak places
and stopped the leaks, thereby cutting
out big annual charges for repairing
breaks and for fighting seepage.
1t should be borne in mind that the
waters of Idaho are the property of
the state and that our so-called water
rights" are privileges granted by the
state subject to the condition of bene-
fetal use. These rights are revocable
when this condition is not complied
with. This is in accordance with COM
mon sense and good public policy. 1t
is one more good reason why we
must not continue to permit the pres
ent extravagant and unnecessary
waste of water.
1t is almost a criminal waste for US
to permit the abnormal and excessive
losses OF water to continue, when some
of our own. stockholders are not re-
ceiving the water they pay for and we
could at a reasonable cost, conserve
not only a full supply for all possible
demands under our own distributing
system, but a sufficient surplus to
solve the water shortage problem for
our neighbors on the Salmon tract.
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-05-03
POTATO DAY NEXT
TUESDAY MAY 5
Everyone Who Can Invited to Bring
Spud to the Schools to Furnish
Seed

The following has been received
by The TIMES in the name of The AS
sociated Charities, asking that all who
can do so, especially school children
help furnish seed potatoes for the
spring crop in the manner set forth:
Realizing that under existing con-
ditions and prices, the amount of po-
tatOes which will be donated for our
work next winter is a problem, the
Associated Charities plans to collect
seed through the school children. and
any others who will donate and raise
a crop in anticipation of another win
ter's needs. A competent farmer has
been found who will plant and care
for the crop, sacking and delivering
to us in the fall, one third, we to fur
niSh seed and sacks. So we are in the
market for donations any where from
one pound to one hundred.
Children, get a hustle on you. Some
of us came to tell you of homes where
not a meal of potatoes has been cook
ed since last November. Think of it
boys, who must have them twice day,
if potatoes are plentiful at your house,
We will be glad to have you bring
more than one, but bring one anyway,
even in you go without potatoes for
dinner one day Boxes to drop them
in Will be in the halls, and a captain
will be chosen from the boys, with
others to assist, who will transfer
them to sacks after school-ready for
the wagon.
A report will be made in next weeks
papers of the school which gathered
the most
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-05-03

The TIMES has brought nothing to
its readers on this tract of more in
terest or of higher Importance than
that which is presented by Mr.. Swim's
article on the canal situation, publish
ed elsewhere herewith 1t is a calm
and dispassionate presentation of the
unchallenged facts in the case; anC
will, if we mistake not, be followed by
further discussion from informed and
Interested persons-to whom the col
umns of the Times are always open.
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-05-03

Oregon's governor begs that the
war department stop recruiting from
the rural districts of that state until
the cities shall have done their share
alleging serious shortage of agricul-
tural labor. The proposed conscrip-
tion law will mend that-which- is one
of the things it is intended to do.
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-05-03
PERTINENT POINTS.

After wondering why the farmer
makes such a mess of handling his
tract of a hundred or more acres, the
average man decides that he will not
have time to cultivate patch 10
yards square in the back yard.
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-05-03

While the British mission affirms
the rate of destruction of shipping
during recent weeks has remained un-
changed, Secretary Lane avows it to
be great and menacing-to the United
States as well as Europe.
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-05-03

Lieut.. Thomas, commander of naval
guard and William Gardee. of Gin
cinnati, were lost with many others on
the steamer Vacuum, torpedoed Satur-
day.
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-05-03
SMALL ITEMS OF WAR
NEWS FROM MANY PLACES

LONDON, May Final returns in
a nationwide census of horses, mules,
cattle, sheep, pigs and agricultural
instruments are due in Great Britain
today under a war department order.
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-05-03

Another thing occurring on correct
schedule time is the accidental burn
ing of all these grain elevators.
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-05-03

NEW YORK, May Columbia Uni
versity viii open a military training
camp for students and alumni at Dy-
ker Park today as the first step in a
plan to add courses in military tactics
to the regular university course.
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-05-03

The bread-loaf has been shrinking
of late, almost as fast as the TABLED
SNOWFALL in Gehenna.
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-05-03

The military authorities of Germany
have offered reward for arrest of
"agitators"-testimo to active labor
trouble.
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-05-03

In the effort to avoid congestion,
Canada is planning to bring all her
railroads, except the Pacific, into one
system, under a single management.
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-05-03

St. Louis hotel and restaurant mel
have agreed upon one "meatIess day
each week.
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-05-03

NEW YORK, May 1.-School teach
ers of New York are completing today
a census of all vacant lots in Great
New York available for use in the
home garden movement.
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-05-03

SOME men are not statesmen. They
are genuine bores. S. Henry Bolton
tries to be a gentleman and is coneed-
ed to be a salesman. Do you know
him2 Yes. Adv
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-05-03

DO now what you will wish you
had done 10 years from now. 20 years
from now. Insure in Montana Life
Insurance.-S. Henry Bolton. ADV
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-05-03

The politicians who are trying TO
make political capital out of the war
are fast creating a political deficit.