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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-17
COL. HERBERT SAYS REUNION SHOULDBE
 MADE GALA EVENT
Thinks the War Will Only Heighten Ard0r and En- 1Oyment of Confederate
 Affair in June

Washington, April 16-(Speclal) 1.-The Washington Star publishes the following:
 That existing war conditions will serve to increase the attendance and interest Tn the reunion of the United Confederate veterans in this city the week beginning June Is the belief of Col Hilary A. Heroert, former Secretary of the Navy, Tor l6 years a representative in Congress and himself a Confederate veteran. It is ms opinion that the gathering of the men In gray at this time will mean a sure enough blending of the blue and the gray, and will result in a genuine patri- otic love feast of the grim fighters of a former century
 In a communication sent to Robert N. Harper, general chairman of the reunion committed, Colonel Herbert says
 I agree with our commander in chief, General Harrison, in his letter to Gen. eral Hooper of Selma, Ala that there IS no good reason why the reunion should De called off because of our war with Germany. On the contrary I believe it Is the duty of every Confederate to at tend and make this reunion the success 1t was intended to be-
 Col. M. M. Parker, a gallant Union soldier at Washington, is a member of the reunion committee, which as host is preparing to welcome us President Will son will greet us with one of his grea speeches. The city auothorities will. greet us. Corporal Tanner, for the Union vet erans of Washington. will make us a speech like that which electrified the Daughters of the Confederacy when Washington city won their hearts two .years ago. Our hosts, the city authorities, will see that no word is uttered that could offend their guests.
 We as guests, mindful of the rules that govern gentlemen, will utter no word that could offend any citizen of Washington We will wear our uniforms and float our old flag along with the flag of the union to signify that the Con- federate soldier, with all the memories of the past and with everything that is In him, is loyal to his country today, and IS with it in this war. as every speech coming from any of us will testify
 Surely America is great enough and big enough to hold a reunion like this while making preparations for war, which is probably all we will be doing on land in June next. As for the talk about
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-17
ARDIS PITCHING
 CAUSES DEFEAT OF
 HOWARD BAPTISTS

The Birmingham College Psnthers scored a to victory over the Howard College Baptists yesterday afternoon on the latter's campus in an excellently played game. Big Boy Ardis was on the hill for Coach Browns aggregation and he twirled a great game
 The Methodists scored their first tally in the third inning and added one in both the eighth and ninth. Walker and Ardis starred for the Panthers, while McNaron and Price Clayton played the best ball for Coach LongweIl's nine
 Ardis held the Baptists well in hand Only two hits were secured off his de- livery, Swann pitched good ball for the Baptists at times, but was not accorded very good support
 The game was the first of a series of six between the two schools. The next game will be played on the Panthers campus.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-17

mansion he came down. with considera- ble violence. in the carefully tended grounds thereof
 He alighted. in fact. directly on top of a conservatory, which. as may be inn agined, he wrecked utterly and entirely, and cannoned" off it into the garden proper. making havoc of it's newly sown beds and s!iIubbefy and completely wrecking his machine in the process. He was unhurt save for some bad bruises but he was promptly descended upon b% the indignant master and mistress of the mansion, who bade him to take him- self off and send for the remains of his machine and never thereafter to darken their doors The fair maid. considering that his ill-advised action had made her ridiculous, also promptly gave him the sack and, to complete the tale of disas- ter, the powers that be in the air serv- ice, when they heard the tale, advised him that they had no further use for his services. A sad tale, truly, but enc which am assured or unlmpeachable authority is strictly true.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-17


 London, March 7.1It was in the was sitting on the firestep cleaning my rifle when I noticed man coming along the trench toward me carrying over his shoulder a wooden cross
 What are you going to do with that?' I asked him when he drew near I could now see the inscription on the cross; it read: "A notre devote fille"
 Its to put over me mate." said the man. Poor boy, he got killed yesterday and we buried him behind the trench. So I wanted somethin' to put over him and as luck would have it shell dropped into the graveyard beyond there and flung this over on top of me dugout !"
 Can you read French?' I asked "The inscription .........." But I went no fur ther. To the Irish soldier the symbol meant everything; the inscription did not matter and the cross itself was fash ioned in commemoration of the departed the sexless silent dead.
 Here in the vicinity of the trenches were the graves of soldiers innumerable. At every turn where gap in the parados opened to the rear they stared you in the face, the damp, clammy mounds of clay with little crosses over them Each inscription, where there was one, told of the same tragedy. soldier had been killed in action on a certain date; his name, number and regiment was given and his mates had placed little punches Of flowers on his grave. When his regi- ment moved off the flowers faded. Maybe the mans cap was left there on the black earth, but in course of time the kindly grasses covered 1t up
 Further back, near the banks of the canal, was a well ordered graveyard, where death was allowed most of it's customary reticence save when now and again casual shells dropped on the spot and delved into the graves. 1 have often visited the spot and a quiet afternoon last August found me there among the graves. How quiet the place was. On my right | could see the wide winding street of a deserted village, it's homes, its tall poplars, with their green branches, and my soul felt strangely quieted
 In it's peace, in it's cessation from la bor there was neither anxiety nor sad- ness. It seemed as if the houses, all in- tact at this particular spot, held some thing sacred and solemn, that in them all was good. They knew neither evil nor sorrow. Here was peace, the desired consummation of all things. But it was the peace brought about by war, the peace of the desert and death.
 l looked at the grave near me, saw the cross and its rude lettering This was
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-17
SOLDIERS GRAVES
By PATRICK MACGnL

K A Is fin France
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-17
PAUL REVERE WILL
 RIDE DOWN STREETS OF STATE CAPITAL

Montgomery. April 16,-(special.)--wit a view of increasing recruiting in the army, navy and National Guard, citizens of Montgomery will hold another pa triotic mass meeting Wednesday evening when the midnight ride of Paul Revere will be duplicated up Dexter avenue from Court square to the state capitol and prominent men of the state will make addresses.
 The mass meeting was called by ". f. Robertson, president of the city commis sion, at the request of the committee of national defense. A member of the First cavalry regiment will act the part Of Paul Revere, while a trained cavalry horse will be used in the ride. Colored lights will be strung in front of the capi- tol and the addresses will be delivered from the spot where Jefferson Davis took the oath as the first and only President of the Confederate States
 Recruiting stations for the Montgomery Greys, Blues and machine gun company have been opened here following the order of the war department permitting the National Guard to recruit to full peace strength Several members of the three companies will be lost through the order of the government discharging all men who have dependents upon them. The stations will be kept open until the companies are filled.
 About 100 young men of military age Monday night began training under Capt. J. F. Sturdivant, federal engineer for this district while about 20 began instruc- tions at a local club. Drills will be held at stipulated times and an effort will be made to obtain all preliminary instruc- tions in order that the young men may be ready to answer the call when a re- quest Is made for volunteers
 All wagons and ambulances received from the government for the use of the Alabama National Guard last week were officially inspected by Brig. .-Gen. R. E. Steiner Monday. Horses were hitched to the wagons and they were driven about the grounds near the mobilization camp.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-17
A Great Discovery

From the Youths Companion. Little Doris is very polite. The other day she offered her aunt a share of her candy. ''Will you have a sugared almond, Aunt Mary? she asked, sweetly, at the same time rendering the paper bag. Thank you, I will,'' replied her aunt And as she was particular what she ate she selected a white one. .Auntie,' said little Doris, do you know the difference between the pink and the white almonds?' NO, dear" said aunte with kindly smile. well I'll tell you" explained Doris. They were all pink once, and I sucked all the pink off the white ones. Didn't I
 do 1t nicely?''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-17
New York Loses Big Tax
 on Hetty Green Estate

New York, April 16.-Hetty Green was declared to have been a nonresident of this state at the time of her death by Surrogate Fowler here today. By this decision New York state loses transfer tax of more than a million dollars.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-17
Carolinians Are Enlisting

Greenville. s, C., April 16.-Furmau university today cancelled the re- mainder of the baseball schedule be- cause so many students are enlisting.
, 1917-06-14
Floods Wash Away BRIDGES.

Observation-Disclosures warm wealth
er has brought the expected flood of
Crow creek, usually a dry creek in
northeastern Weld county. This Green
is now out of its banks here, near
Fosston and at Sligo. Near this place
a culvert has been washed out, the
big bridge near the Rufner ranch car
ried away, and all the bottom land
flooded. At Fosston the water is
half a mile wide, and at Sligo a big
forty-foot county bridge has gone
down. Most of the ranchers had
warning and took their stock to the
high ground.
, 1917-06-14
ITALIANS CAPTURE JANINA.
Surprise Attack by French on the Mo
selle InfIicts Heavy Losses
on Teutons-

Paris, June 1.-THE French made a
surprise attack on the left bank OF
the Moselle, near the eastern end OF
the front. The wal office
that serious losses were inflicted on
the Germans. Violent artillery fight
ing occurred near Craonne and Chev.
reux.
Germans penetrated a part of the
French line on the Chemin des Danes
but were driven back almost immedi.
ately.
British entered German positions
on two-mile front south of Lens to
depth of half a mile. Germans have
not attempted to counter-attack the
British, but south of Ypres heavily
bombarded British positions.
Italians have occupied Janina, a city
of $4,000, in Greece, and the Greek
Cabinet files a protest.
Congress of peasants delegates in
Russia urge a republic.
The situation in Spain, through the
resignation of the Cabinet, is still in.
tense.
, 1917-06-14
YOUTH SAVES rs
AT BUTTE Mine
rooL BOY AT SPECTATOR MINE
SHOWS MEN WAY TO WARD
OFF DEADLY GASES.
HERO BELIEVED DEAD
HOPE OF SAVING 1893 MINERS HAD
BEEN AsANpoNED-FlFTY
DEAD TAKEN OUT.

western Newspaper Union News Service.
Butte, Mont, June 11.-Twenty-five
men, rescued alive from the 2.4O0-foot
level of the Spectator mine W their
lives to the heroism and resourceful
ness of Manus Duggan, a ~20-year-old
nipper or tool boy. Young Duggan,
displaying rare presence of mind,
showed his older fellow workers how
to bulkhead themselves from the dan
gerous gas and preserve their lives
until their rescue. There were twenty
seven members of the party and
twenty-five of them are alive, the
twenty-sixth man, ]. H. McAdams,
dying despite efforts to resuscitate
him. The fate of young Duggan is
not known, but it is believed that he
has persisted.
The news that men had been found
alive on the 2,400-foot level of the
Spectator shaft spread rapidly and
the gates of the mine were crowded
with anxious relatives before the res
cued men had been registered at the
timekeeper's office.
Nyja johnson was the first man to
reach the surface.
I'VE W our lives to Manus Dug
gam" johnson told the crowd at the
timekeeper's office. He was the one
who directed the work. None of us
would be here If it had not been for
him"
''Duggan told us all to go into the
drift" johnson said. after we got in
the drift he got a piece of canvas.
Then we took off our clothes and with
both choked out the gas He directed
the work and when some men got
weak he did the work of ten men. /
hope they a v Duggan."
The survivors rescued Sunday after
moo made a valiant fight for their
lives. Directed by Manus Duggan,
they built a bulkhead in a crosscut on
the 2,400-foot level and stuffed it with
canvas and portions of their clothing.
A short distance away they made a
second bulkhead and filled the space
between them with dirt. This kept
the gas out and they were in com,
prative safety for a while.
All hope that any of the unaccount-
ed-fcr miners, believed to number at
least 1913, had escaped from the North
Butte mines, in which fire broke out
Friday night, while 412 men were at
work, was abandoned Saturday night,
when the helmet men penetrated to
the 2,200-foot level of the Spectator
mine from adjoining mines, waded
through water up to their armpits, en-
%countered strong gas, and saw many
bodies which they were unable to re-
cover. Fifty dead had been taken out
UP to Saturday night.
, 1917-06-14
CMENRECISTER
NUMBER FAR EXCEEDS ExPEcTA.
TIoNs OF OFFICIALS.
Supplies Furnished Inadequate to
List $4,000, When Only 1920
Had Been Expected.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Cheyenne.-The registration under
the compulsory service act vas &C
complished in the 595 precincts Of
Wyoming without a single untoward
incident. The young men of the state
flocked to the registration points in
such numbers that the registration
supplies furnished many precincts
were inadequate. Instead of Wyo-
ming's estimated quota of $500, it
now appears probable that $4,000 men
we're registered in the state. Com
plete Wyoming returns will not be
available for several days because of
the remoteness of scores of precincts
from county seats.
, 1917-06-14
FOREIGN

Vice president of China presented
his resignation.
Gen. Michael v. Alexieff, command.
er-in-chief of Russian armies resigned.
San Salvador, Santa Tecla and six
neighboring towns and villages were
destroyed in an earthquake.
Abram l. El'ius, former American
ambassador at Constantinople, arrived
in Paris from Berne, accompanied by
his family.
Gen. Pershing's task in France was
described as a most arduous one by
Col. Fabry in an interview with a rep.
resentative of the Paris Petit Parisien.
The Kronstadt incident is closed.
The local committee of soldiers and
workmen's delegates has recognized
the authority of the provisional gov
eminent.
Maj. Gen. John ]. Pershing, com
mander of the first American expedi,
tionary force to France, arrived in
England, accompanied by his staff.
He reported a pleasant trip.
A bottle containing a number of
messages, apparently written by men,
bers of the crew Of the long-missing
American steamship Frederick, has
been washed ashore at the Oskney
islands.
Italy's offensive in the Isonzo bat
ties of the last nineteen days has cost
her 100000 in killed and wounded and
10000 in prisoners taken by the Aus
trian forces, al official statement
from Vienna asserted.
The congress of peasants in session
at P~etrograd adopted a resolution
calling upon the army to submit itself
to discipline n defend revolutionary
Russia. The congress affirms the
duty of those it represents to defend
the country theoretically, and make
every sacrifice to sustain the lighting
strength of the army.
, 1917-06-14
Large Class Take Masonic Degrees.

Large Class Take Masonic Degrees.
Cheyenne.-For the thirty-second
time the Consistory Masons Of Wyo-
ming met here. The 800, 900 Scottish
Rite temple was filled with prominent
men who r the leaders in their re-
spective communities. The sixth,
seventh, eighth, eleventh, twelfth and
thirteenth degrees were communi-
Gated by Henry G. Watson, t%hirty-sec-
ond degree; Charles G. Carlisle, thir-
ty-second degree; william A. Riner,
t~hirty-second degree, K. c. G. H.;
Richard R. Repath, thirty-second de-
gree, and Wallace c. Bond, thirty
second degree, K. C. c. H. Fifty-three
Master Masons constituted the Scot
fish Rite class receiving higher de-
grees.
, 1917-06-14

Cheyenne.-Asserting that ]. War
rem Jenkins paid Ibis debt" to the
state when he was executed on the
scaffold several years ago for the
murder of his wife. Judge Tidball en-
dered a decision by which the estate
will not have to pay the $1,000 and
costs assessed against the estate in
addition to the hanging of Jenkins.
The decision was made on a de-
murrer filed by the executor of the
Jenkins estate. The judge held that
the cause of action abated when Jen-
kins was hung.
, 1917-06-14
sIaver's Victim Pleads to Marry Him.

Cheyenne.-The alleged victim of a
convicted white SLAYER asked the
United States authorities to be al
lowed to marry the man who was
found guilty of contributing to her
downfall. James Hesson, recently
sentenced in the Federal court for
white slavery, is alleged to have
brought Edna Bement here from Sa-
Ida for immoral purposes. United
States Attorney Rigdon asserts that
this request will not be granted ana
that the marriage will not be allowed
until after Hesson serves his time.
, 1917-06-14
Hloh-erade silver and Gold Ore.

Green River.-C. E. Jury, who has
charge of the mining property of the
Green River Mining Company at EN-,
pire, Colo, reports the striking of a
rich vein of high-grade silver and
gold ore, the first assay running 275
ounces of silver and three ounce of
gold to the ton, or a valuation in the
neighborhood of $27O to $500 per ton.
, 1917-06-14
Lander Pastor Would Be Chaplain.

Lander.-Lander is to send one of
Its four pastors to the war front. Rev.
Lewis D. Smith, pastor of the Epis-
copal Church, has applied for reap
pointment to his old position as
chaplain of the Wyoming National
Guard, and. in the event that position
is filled by another man, he probably
will join the ambulance corps unit
from his alma mater, Sewanee col
lege.
, 1917-06-14
Lease OIL Lands on Royalties.

Laramie.-The executive committee
Of the board of trustees of the Uni
versity of Wyoming directed the sec
rotary Of the board to advertise for
bids in terms of the highest percent
ages of royalties for five-year oil and
gas leases on several parcels of land
in the Big Muddy field, all in town
ship 33, range 76.
, 1917-06-14
Found Dead in Bed With Babe,

Longmont.-When w. b. Woosley
went to call his wife he found her
dead in bed beside her two small chill
dren. She had been a sufferer from
ear trouble, which was the cause
of her death.
, 1917-06-14

Kidd-They say Venice has can
instead of streets. What do you s
pose the Salvation Army does for
ners?
Kidder-Guess they have to use
navy department over there.
, 1917-06-14
Alleged Claim Jumpers Routed.

Hudson.-Armed with rifles and
wearing masks, three men, terming
themselves a vigilance committee,
proceeded to one of the camps estsb-
lished by alleged oil claim jumpers
In the. Government Draw, eight miles
southwest of Hudson, and compelled
n large number of jumpers to evac-
uate the camps they had established,
, 1917-06-14

Boulder.-Isadore Caserto, 80, an
Italian, was electrocuted when 18, 900
volts of electricity passed through his
body at the Lakewood mill of the
Primes Mining and Milling Company.
, 1917-06-14
Fenex Well Is a eusher,

Glenrock.-After drilling deeper, the
Fenex well nea Glenrock came in
stronger than ever, running over two
thousand barrels.
, 1917-06-14
Tramps Freed After REGISTERING.

Cheyenne, Wyo.-More than twenty
Migrants arrested by the Cheyenne po-
lice were released after registering
for the army draft.
, 1917-06-14
Big Hail Stones Do Much DAMAGE

Glenrock.-Hail stones an mel and
a half in diameter fell with terrific
violence over Glenrock n vicinity,
killing live stock, breaking windows
and running vegetation.
, 1917-06-14
SPORTING NEWS

Wichita .............. 10 80 1902
E. w. Dickerson new president of
Western League, succeeding F. c.
Zehrung.
Elmer Fleiger, former %all-around
athlete at Denver Manual left for
Chicago, where he will enter pre-
liminary training for the navy.
President F. c.. zehrung of the
Western Baseball League announced
his resignation at the meeting of club
owners in st. Joseph, because of the
nervous strain.
All of the trotting horses from
Curles Neck farm, the property of c.
X. G.. Billings, were sold at auction in
Madison Square Garden, New York.
Seventy horses went under the ham
mer for a total OF $S0,10O.
Twenty-one shooters participated in
the first annual trap shoot under the
auspices of the Interstate Association
at Holyoke, Colo. For the amateurs
Franz Bendel of Sedgwick was high
with a score of 142 out of $50.
Two baseball games and a motor
cycle race for the five-mile dirt track
championship of Wyoming and Colo
RADIO between Frank Kunze, holder of
the record, and Floyd Clymer, holder
of the 100-mile dirt track record of the
world, will be a feature of the Fourth
of July celebration of Greeley to be
held in connection with the dedication
of the e 100000 court house.
GENERAL
Hoover outlines plans of saving food
which may be practiced by American
people.
Two Americans we're killed when
the British steamer Manchester MA
Ter, loaded with cotton, was torpedoed.
The British steamer Southland,
from Liverpool to Philadelphia in bal
last, was torpedoed without warning
on June 4th.
Americans will be permitted to
leave the Turkish provinces without
hindrance and irrespective of age or
military fitness.
Maj. Gen. Pershing, it is understood
In army circles, is to be promoted to
lieutenant general, being the first to
hold hat rank for many years-soon
after the arrival of his expedition in
France.
A decree ordering the sale of the
homes of lao worlmen in Danbury,
Bethel and Norwalk, Conn, to satisfy
the judgment in the Danbury Hatters'
case was signed by Judge L. S. Thorn
as of the United States District Court.
j. B.. Cykler of Denver and Ignatius
Rodriguez of Tucson, Ariz., were ar
rested at Nogales, Ariz., by Depart
ment of Justice representatives. They
are alleged to have attempted to
evade registration under the selectiye
draft bill.
John Ambras, Joseph Para, Barney
Basa n Maggie Ambras were al.
rested at S%unbury, Pa, as they alight-
ed from n Wilkesbarre train. Orders
were received by the police from
W~ilkesbarre to watch for the four.
They are being held in connection
with the kidnapping of Lloyd Keet, IA.
m~onths-old son of j.. Holland Keet,
millionaire banker of Springfield, Mo.
Charles Keller, author, is in San
Francisco as a representative of Ii
movement launched by the Friends
of the German Republic" to foster
sentiment among Germans in America
for the establishment of a republic in
Germany.
Late estimates place the total death
loss in Tuesday and Wednesdays tor.
nadoes and cyclones at 80 with al
least 200 injured and property dam
age which will run into millions of
dollars. Four states, Missouri, Kan
sas, Kentucky and Michigan were VS.
tied by death dealing storms.
, 1917-06-14
His Knowledge Of the Man.

His knowledge Of the Man,
what sort Of a man is Green,n
Fine. The best ever"
"Is he trustworthy"
Every"
"Would you lend money to hlmr
"As to that 1 can't say. I've new
lent him any. I've only borrowed IN
him."
, 1917-06-14

Casper.-Jack Crilly, a taxi driver
of this city, met instant death when
the car he was driving turned turtle.
, 1917-06-14
He Is.

Editor-Was the meeting Of
Poets club unanimous?
Reporter-Yes, the rs seemed
have 1t.
, 1917-06-14

Smile on wash day. That's when you
Red Cross Bag Blue. Clothes whittier I
snow. All grocers. Adv.