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The Cordova daily times., 1917-05-22
GERMAN ARMY YIELDING UNDER TERRIFIC PRESSURE

UNDATED May 22.-The German armies in France are welding slowly under the terrific pounding. The allies ha 10 break or bend the German line,
 The Russia continues acute and Russia withdraw from the entente or be plunged into chaos
 Indignation against Germany is rising in Scandinavia and Spain on account of the submarine outrages.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-05-22
ROONEY MURDER TRIAL |S NOW
 GO|NG ON
(By Associated Press)

SAN FRANCISCO, May 22. - The trial of Rena Mooney, who is charged with complicity in the bomb murder on preparedness day, has begun.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-05-22
WHEAT TAKES A DROP.
lBy Associated Pressl

CHICAGO, May 22. - The continued rains over the entire wheat belt has sent the prices down seven cents bushel
The Cordova daily times., 1917-05-22
BRAZIL WANTS ID REVOKE |Ts NEUTRALITY IN WAR

RIO DE JANElRO, May 22-The president sent a mes sage to congress- recommending the revocation of the decree of neutrality war between the United States Germany Con gress will probably accept the recommendation by large majority.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-05-22
FIVE THOUSAND PEOPLE HOMELESS RESULT FLAMES
 WHICH STARTED IN NEGRO DISTRICT IF CITY

ATLANTA, May 22.-A fire, originating in a ware house, near the negro district, burned, and the flames spread to all of the buildings between Fourth street on the west and the boulevard the east be- tween Decatur street and Ponce de Leon avenue Three thousand homes in seventy.five blocks destroyed and o,0OO people destitute. The loss is over $3 OOOOO0 1t the greatest fire since General Sherman burned the city during the civil Soldiers from Fort McPherson guarded the city to prevent looting
The Cordova daily times., 1917-05-22
PORTLAND BUILD FORUTEEN VESSELS FUR GOVERNMENT

WASHINGTON May 22.-A contract has been awarded the G M Standf Construction Corporation, of Portland gon for the construction of ten wooden ships the govern ment shipping board The Pennsuar Ship Building Company at Portland will build four Contracts for thirty vessels twenty-siX wood and twelve steel have been let
The Cordova daily times., 1917-05-22

Miss Helen Bell. of San Francisco, was Cordova arrival on the steamer Alaska, and will be here for some time.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-05-22
GOVERNOR vEToEs THE BILL.
(By Associated Press)

MADISON, Wis, May 22. - Cover nor Philipp vetoed the bill for state wide referendum on the liquor ques. tion.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-05-22

If you are not getting your paper re- gularly. Phone 4.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-05-22
SCARCITY OF FOOD IS CAUSING THE PEOPLE ID RIOT

LISBON May 22-A scarcity of bread and potatoes has caused outbreak and rOtng mob attacked several The police called to restore order.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-05-22
TWO BILLS BE|NG DEBATED IN HOUSE AND SENATE

WASHINGTON, May 22.-The house is debating the war tax bill and hopes reach vote tonight The senate deba ing the food control bi but early action is doubtful
The Cordova daily times., 1917-05-22
WANT THE ALASKA COAL AND OIL LANDS DFVFT OPFD
p3OOO,OOO Fire in Residence Section of Atlanta
RESOURCES OF ALASKA TOBE DEVELOPED
 IN CONNECTION WITH THE PRESENT WAR

WASHINGTON, May 22.-A congressional inves- uSaon of Alaskas legislative requirements for develop
 ent o the territory, in connection with war was pro posed in joint resolution introduced by Delegate Sul ger The commission would consider the opening of the coal and oil lands development of the fisheries copper and rare metals forest products reindeer cattle and az rcuHre.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-05-22
ANOTHER THOUSAND PRISONERS TAKEN BY THE GERMANS

PARIS May 22.-Hhe French took a thousand unwounded prisoners at Champagne yesterday.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-05-22
MEXICO FINALLY TAXES SLAP AT SUBMARINE WARFARE

BERLIN, May 22.-The Mexican minister has protested against the German submarine warfare.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-30
LEADERS OF l. .W.W.
 CHARGED WITH TEN
 THOUSAND CRIMES
Thirty of the Men Indicted in Chicago Are Now Under Arrest and
 Agents Busy

Chicago, September Members of the Industrial Workers of the World who are under indictment here as the result of grand jury action are charged with more than 10000 individual crimes in a criminal campaign of sedition, accord ing to government agents. u is declared that the conspiracy laid to the I. w. w.. chiefs contemplated a general hamper ing of every objective of the govern ment in it's war aims.
 As a result of raids yesterday 39 a,- legged I. w. w. leaders are under ar rest and federal officials are searching against whom indictments were returned Twenty-eight persons were arrested to- day.
 Among the specific charges made by the government against the I. W. w. organization are:
 Interfering in the manufacture of mu- nitions and arms; preventing the carry ing out of contracts between the United States government ano coal companies for fuel for shipping purposes of ,.ll kinds; interfering in the manufacture of clothing for soldiers and sailors, med cal and hospital supplies; designing to prevent registration under the draft law: seditious articles in Solidarity" the | W. w. organ, and vicious articles in other I. w. w. publications; running har- vests by putting phosphorous on the grain and completely destroying the crops; use of destructive methods such as break ing machinery in factories.
 It became known today that the l. W. w is dispatching several attorneys to Chicago, who will attend to the legal phases of the situation as they affect the membership.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-30
ARGENTINA HEAD
 PROPOSES GREAT
 WAR CONFERENCE

Buenos Aires, September 29.-Presi dent Irioyenoin, making renewed ef- fort to bring about congress of the South American republics to consider international affairs as they affect this hemisphere, he outlined a pro- gramme for the American republics jointly to demand that Germany end the war or else suffer solid South American boycott and declaration ill favor of the entente allies. Persons Tn the confidence of the President de- clare that he wishes to lead the South American republics against Germany rather than to appear as if he had been pushed into the conflict by the United States.
 The President is preparing a proc lamation declaring that the Count Won Luxburg incident is closed and dis approving the action of Congress fa- - voring a rupture.
 Deputy Castellanes in presenting a bill to the chamber, approving the proposal, of the President to invite the sister republic to meet at Buenos Aires and to adopt a joint policy in regard to the conflict, said that Argentina should send Won Luxburg to Germany as prisoner on board an Argentina warship. Argentina has not requested safe conduct for the former German minister, Senor Castellanes said. and he added that Germany's explanation of the LuXburg incident was insuffi- cient, because it failed to express an intention to punish the diplomat. In conclusion, the deputy declared that neutrality was impossible, but bel ligerency must follow a formal dec lara tion and should be based on the economic assistance of the entente al lies
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-30
CAPTURED GERMAN
 AV|AT0RS TELL OF
 GUYNEMER'S DEATH

Canadian Army Headquarters in France, September 29-A German air man brought down wounded and taken prisoner last night asserted that Guy nemer, the famous French airfighter whose fate has been uncertain since he disappeared behind the Teuton lines, was killed in battle with Ger man airplane. Guynemer was buried the prisoner said, just behind the front line.
 The capture of this German airman, who wore many decorations, came as the climax to a series of dramatic air stop effective Canadian gunfire di- rected by airplanes and observation balloons
 The German flier darted out from a concealing haze just before sunset, fir ing at one of our balloons like cow boy on rampage shooting up west : ern town. The balloon caught fire and the observer jumped and came slow ly to earth buoyed by his parachute. An airplane observer went up and the occupant, outclassed though he was by the fast German single scatter, at tackled the foe He was put out of action by the German almost at once 1 by volley that injured the mechan- 1 ism of his plane and forced him tc | come down.
 | The German seemed for the moment l to be undisputed victor in the duel, 1 which was witnessed by thousands of
 men in our own camps below. As he l turned to make off in an easterly di- rection, a British fighting plane came | up from the south at an incredible | speed and, wheeling above the Ger
 man, opened fire. The German sought to maneuver for position. but before he could swing so that he could uss
 his gun his plane was riddled and he
 was shot through both wrists. With splendid pluck he controlled
 his plane and came to earth without further injury.
 The failure of this crack airman evil dently dampened the ardor of the Ger
 man fliers, for the balloons have been | unmolested today
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-30
COL. r. M. HOUSE ] EXPLAINS H|SP[AN
 ID GATHER DATA

New York. September 2e.-Col Edward M. House, in statement here today, outlined his plan for gathering the data stoned him to collect for the use of the united States envoys at the peace con ference which will follow the war.
 Some of the things I shall want" he said, will be political. Some of them historical Some of them will be econom- ic. Whom l shall call to help me will depend upon developments as I go along. How many I shall call is. in just the same way a matter yet to be determined, But of this am already sure:
 T shall have nobody about me who has any theory to prove, who has any ob- session affecting any of the things we in- auire into. I want men with open minds. men who will get facts without any col bring.
 My first step will be to have a con ference with Secretary Lansing. AL though this matter has been in it's pres ent form for some weeks, I have not ha Id time to take it up with any one but the President, and obviously the matters with which I must concern myself very largely lie within the province of the department of state. l hope that within another week I may have this conference with MT. Lansing.
 This sort of thing is already we'll un- der way among the powers of Europe Much of the informa ton they shall want comes to them in the regular course of their diplomatic affairs. Much more of 1t, however, must be especially gathered, and some of them have been at this loS two years'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-30
Bits of Interesting News
 L Brief From Everywhere

Mobile, September 29-M. Waring Har- rison of Mobile has been selected as spe- cial agent at this port of the exports administrative board at Washington and the selection confirmed, according to in- formation received here today from Alex ander H. Bullock, special representative of the board. The Mobile office will grant licenses for exporters located at adjacent gulf coast points as well as Mo bile shippers.
 Amsterdam, September 29.-A Gern1a- airplane of the Gotha type, descended near Sas Van Gent in zeeland this morning. One of it's three passengers was severely wounded. The two un- wounded passengers attempted to escape to the frontier but were caught and all three were interned. The machine was armed with three machine guns and had aboard six bombs.
 Enid Okla, September 29.-Illness of Tobe Isenhour, due to confinement In jail here, caused a halt today in the trial of II defendants on the government s charge of conspiracy to resist the selec- tive draft Isenhour, member of the Working Class union, is one of the de- fendants.
 Tobe Simons, c. w. Morris and Earl Whitten alleged leaders of the union, will testify next week, concluding the de- fense.
 Petrograd Friday September 2S.-CDe- layed.) .)-Premier Kerensky has issued an order to the criminal investigator to em- r,lnv a militia to arrest NlkOla1 LenlnG and M. Zinovieff, his associate in the maximalist agitation.
 Washington, September 29.-Secre- tary McAdoo, explaining the provision of the bond bill governing exemption of liberty loan bonds of the second issue from surtax, announced today that regardless of the amount of bonds purchased by single individual or corporation, interest on the first 5000 worth would be exempted from all taxation. Where purchases exceed $5000 worth of bonds interest on the excess will be subject to surtax
 New Orleans, September 29.-The federal grand jury here indicted joint ly Joseph Rosenberg, young New Or leans attorney; Louis Lavinge and his father Michael Lavinge, on charges of attempting to bribe Samuel E. Sut- ter, secretary of local exemption board No. l to obtain exemption from mill tary service for Louis Lavigne. The trio also were indicted charged with making false statements to the ex- emption officials. Rosenberg was ar rested some weeks ago in Chicago and returned here without extradition.
 New Orleans, September 29.-Adolfo De La Huerta, special envoy of Presi dent Carranza of Mexico to the state of Yucatan, is in New Orleans, en route to Progreso, Yucatan, from which port he will travel to Merida, capital of that state, to relieve Gen. Salvador Alvarado, the governor,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-30
NEGROES RAPIDLY COMING BACK HOME
 ID RESUME WORK
Coal Output Becoming Nor- mal-Mines of Alabama Must Supply the
 CantOnments

Negroes comfortably filling four cars reached Birmingham yesterday for the purpose of re-entering Alabama coal mines. In the main, these men emil grated north during summer months on promise of highly remuneratve la bor.
 On account of the return of laborers, and the resumption of work on the part of white miners, who sometime ago threatened a strike in the Alabama coal fields. the output it is announced, is in rapid bounds approacning normal On account of the increase of wages, ap- proximating 10 per cent, effective tomor- row, the anticipation is that in the very near future the number of miners at work will be as great as ever before.
 Nevertheless, according to James l. Davidson, secretary of the Alabama Coal Operators association, there exists shortage of coal
 'The impression" said Mir Davidson. "has got abroad that this organization supervises the distribution of coal to the individual consumer Every day we have letters from those who have neglected to acquire their supply, urg- ing us to assist them. The operators can do nothing in this respect In the first place, practically all our output IS under contract In the second place, what little free coal we can produce, is subject to the enactment of the govern ment"
 Mr Davidson added that the operators of this district are in duty bound to supply the 16 cantonments in southern territory. Morris w. Bush and s. l.. Yerles have been appointed to see that the soldiers are supplied with fuel, and it is their duty to apporton among pro- ducers the burden of supplying them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-30
HEAVY PURCHASE OF. BILLS BY BANKS IN RESERVE SYSTEM
Causes Increase of $6O, ,0OO,- GOO in Resources Over Pre- vious Report - State
 ment of Conditions

Washington, September 29.-Heavy purchases of bills during the past week resulted in swelling federal re- serve bank resources approximately s60,00O,O ,O0G over the previous show ing. The statement of the banks con- dition September 2S shows
 Resources: Gold coin and certificates in vault, S44S,162,00O; gold settlement fund, sSSs,O27, 900: gold with foreign agencies, s52.50o,O 900; total gold held by banks, $S33, 900; gold with fed eral reserve agents. s555.2S9, 900; gold redemption fund, $9,S09 900; total gold reserve. $1,39S, 737, 900; legal tender notes, silver, etc. S49.0S4000; total re- serves, s1,447,S21,00o; bills discounted, members, $233 1885 ,000; bills bought in open market, s176,756.o00; total bills on hand, S4,10O91, 900: United States gov ernment long-term securities, S55 : 179,000; United States government short term securities. S39,771 900; mu- nicipal warrants, S224,000; total earn ing assets, S505, 5,265, 900; due from oth- CT feedral reserve banks net, $7,933,- 900; uncollected items, s232, S49,000; to ;. tai deductions from gross deposits, s240, TSP, 900; 5 per cent redemptions EunQ against Ieuefdl reserve DdnK notes, s500000; all other resources, s423,0 total resources. s2.194,791. 900.
 Liabilities: Capital paid in $59, S79, : 900; government deposits. s63,651, 900; due to members, reserve account, $1, . 137, 900; due to nonmember banks, clearing account, S66.657. .000 collec- tion items, s157, ,000 total gross de- posits, S1,425, 163, 900; federal reserve notes in actual circulati tion, $699, S43,- 900; federal reserve bank notes in cir culation, net liability, SS,000,000; all other liabilities, including foreign gov ernment credits. $2,906,000; total lia- bilities, $1,194,791,00o; gold reserve against net deposit liabilities, 70.3 per cent; gold and lawful money reserve against net deposit liabilities, 74.5 per cent; gold reserve against federal re- serve notes in actual circulation, sos per cent.
 The above figures include the con dition of the San Francisco bank, Sep tember 21. Returns for the week end ing September 2S had not been re ceived by the federal resrve board late tonight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-30
Local Organizations Working Hard
 For $5OOO. GO Ln Cash and Auards The Home Protective Selling Campaign Co., Is Offering Fea ture Days for Each Organization So They Can Get Their
 Members Familiar With Plans to Secure More Votes

The coming week will be a period of the
 greatest interest to the various organiza- tions who are striving to secure share
 of the $5000 in cash and awards that will
 be distributed among the churches
 lodges. unions, religious. benevolent and
 charitable organizations in Greater Bir-
 migham, by the Home Protective Selling
 Campaign company at 2123 Second ave
 nue.
 These awards will be given to those or ganizations securing the greatest number of votes during the period of this contest.
 These votes will be secured by turning In
 at the headquarters of the company at
 2123 Second avenue the sales slips, re- ceipts, coupons, Buffalo Rock caps, labels soap wrappers, and the various other voting material for which votes are given and which is fully described in the full page advertisement of the Home Protec- tive Selling Campaign company, 2l2s Second avenue, which appears in today $ paper In order to stimulate the greatest pos sible interest in the contest during the coming week and to induce all contest ants to turn in their votes now instead of holding them out until the last, the Home Protective Selling Campaign com pany makes exceptional offers of extra votes which will be given on various combinations.
 Another feature during the coming
 week will be the designation of special days for each different organization and
 upon these days each person voting at least $l worth of voting material for that organization shall receive 5000 extra votes for each $1 worth of material voted. Another feature during the week Will pc the special combination offers These combinations will be of such tre-
 mendous value that every church and organization will be more than Justified
 in making every effort to realize the ad-
 vantage that these combinations offered l An announcement ofSunusual interest te all individuals who are working earnest I ly for their favorite church or organiza l tion comes in the offer made by tho l Norton Drug company. in which they agree to give $25 in cash to the per, son who turns in the greatest amount of Norton's sales slips, receipts ant coupon book covers. These books art
 on sale at Norton's drug store at Twen'
 tieth street and Second avenue, and alst
 at the headquarters, at 21x Second ave
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-30
PLAN ID CONTROL
 THE INTERNATIONAL
 PRICE OF SUGAR
All Allied Nations Will Co., Operate With America in Order to Stabilize All
 World Trade

Washington, September 29.-Plal.s for an International control of sugar prices and distribution were announced tonight by the food administration. The aim is to stabilize the trade through an international sugar com mittee, which will arrange for re- liners purchases in the West Indies and in the American insular posses sions.
 This cooperative buying between the refiners and those purchasing raw supplies for England, France, Italy and Canada, with the resultant elim ination of competitive buying" said the announcement, Ifs expected to save consumers many millions of dol lars and to prevent the rapid fluctu- ations in prices that we have seen since the outbreak of the European war"
 The members of the committee have been named as follows:
 Sir Joseph White Todd and John V, Drake of England, representing the European allies, and George M. RolpE of San Francisco; Earl D. Babst pres idSHl Ol lIic AIleI1CaH Cu5dF company, and William A. Jamison of Arbuckle Brothers, representing the United States.
 The move toward stabilizing prices will be to open negotiations with the Cuban government for an agreement fixing the price to be paid to Cuban sugar producers. Already American re- liners and all beet and Hawaiian cane sugar producers of this country have agreed on maximum prices and mar gins of profits which will hold prices down here.
 The margin of profit for the jobber and the broker will be regulated, it IS announced, like that of the refiner. but the control ends here and no meas ures can be taken by the food admin istration directly to control retail prices. The food administration s hope is to keep retail prices down by publicity.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-30
Great Men in American History

John Bryce, in The Youths Companion
 In the generation that saw the birth and
 the earlier years of the republic five men
 stand out-George Washington, Benjamin
 Franklin. Thomas Jefferson, Alexander
 Hamilton and John Marshall. Whether or
 not the last four of thefn were great
 men in the full sense of the word is a
 question on which people were not agreed
 in the lifetimes of those four and are not agreed today; but everyone felt then as everyone feels now that Washington was great He is a world figure. In mere intellectual power he was not superior to the other four He mad less origi- nality and less wide range of capacity than Franklin, less versatile activity oi
 mind than Jefferson less brilliant gifts for constructive policy and the expo sition thereof than Hamilton, less logi- cal grasp and penetration of thought than Marshall: but he rose superior to l them all in a certain massive strength oi character in stately dignity in calm firmness of purpose that neither the smiles nor the frowns of fortune could divert from the course his judgment had approved So his primacy was undis puted then and has remained undisputet ever since