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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-11


 Washington, December 10. Rome dispatches today. confirming earlier reports of Hull after the fierce fighting in which the Teu- tons failed to break through the Italian lines. say the Austro-Ger man commander sacrificed hun dreds of thousands of his best men without improving his posi- ton.
 This description of the situation Is given:
 "The aerce lighting of the last few days has subsided into a period of comparative calm. The super human resistance of the Italian soldiers prevented th{ Austro- Germans from attainingI the stra- stegical advantages of tAeir objec-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-11
VANDERBILT STARTS
 ON HIS LONG TOUR

Cincinnati, December 1o.-A hoarded dollar is stacker and dollar spent for an unnecessary thing is ian ally of the enemy,' Frank A. vanderlip, na- tional director of the war savings cam paign, said here tonight in one of the first addresses of a two weeks speaking 4pur of the middle west and south.
 He urged purchase of war savings stamps and certificates for the double purpose of directly assisting the govern ment to finance the war and economizing on materials and energy devoted to pro- ducing nonessentials.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-11
NEGRO SOLDIERS
 UNDER ARREST

Newport News, Va, December 1o.- Military police reserves were called out tonight to arrest ne- gro soldiers in the prescribed dis trict after two negro soldiers had objected to arrest for being in the district About 50 soldiers in all were arrested, it was said, some of them after military police had used their clubs freely.
 As a result of military inves- tigation of vice conditions here an order was issued recently that sol diers should not go into certain sections of the city, a large part of which is inhabited by negro residents
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-11
ALABAMIANS WILL
 HEAR ARGUMENTS ON
 WOMAN'S SUFFRAGE
Mrs. Parke and Mrs. Jacobs Will Ad- dress Members in Senator
 Bankhead's Office N Tomorrow

Washington. December 1o-(special.) The Alabama delegation in the offices of Senator Bankhead Wednesday morning will be addressed by Mrs. Julian Parke of Selma and Mrs. Solon Jacobs of Birmingham in the interest of the Susan E. Anthony equal suf- frage amendment to the constitution.
 At the present time the delegation is overwhelmingly against the amend ment. The issue will be put to vote in the house December 1920. The in- dications are that it will be beaten.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-11
For Protection of Children

Washington, December 10.-Public pro- tection for young children and mothers, the safeguarding of children from pre- mature labor and overwork and decent. home conditions through adequate in come for the fathers, so that the mothers will not have to go out to work, is the wartime programme for child welfare announced today by the chidren's bureau of the department of labor in its annual report.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-11
Big Coal Suit Settled

Whitesburg, Ky. December 10.A suit involving coal lands valued at over s5o.- 900 and which had been in the courts for several years, was settled here to- day when Nancy Webb and other heirs of the late John w. Adams won title to over 100 acres of rich Elkhorn coal lands. w Henry Potter claimed to have pur- chased the property at commissioners s sale many years ago without thoroughly investiga ting the title, but the award leaves him without relief.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-11
WILL SPEND MILLIONS ONBIG CYANANZD PLANT
Government Will Build Plant East of Sheffield Near Dam No. 2, Costing S30,OOO,OOO- CT For Present River Steam Plant
 of Alabama Power Company
 tic Control For Land Spectators
By HUGH W. ROBERTS

Washington December 10 Special )-The need of am-
 ona the manufacture of the explosive ammonium nitrate that the government without official an nounceen preparing ruthessy to proceed towards the quisition of this necessity.
 It is definitely learned today that immediate work will be initiated just of Sheffield dam Mo- 2 Muscle Shoals construction of government cyanald plant involving an expenditure of 30000000 In this plant the cyanamd pro cess of xatioh will be employed and the American Cyan amid company for the benefit of the government has, for the duration of the war; surrendered its processes patents data chemists engineers Frank S. Washbun president of the company has, in addton the government his services
 The first unit of the plant will be completed within months
 plant the Alabama Walker Immediately officials which, Mitchell Washington will be enlarged extended at initial s3ooo,ooo.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-11
|GoMpERs' FORMAL STATEMENT

Washington, December 1O.-Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, in statement held as "far-reaching- and unwarrant- able.''
 ITO hold that the United Mine Work CTS of America Is an unlawful organi- zation or that it is a conspiracy to hark back to the days when employ CTS were monarchs of all they sur veyed and their employees were ser- wants or slaves. The miners union un- dertook by perfectly lawful methods and means to reach the union organ ized and underpaid miners of West Virginia, so that they might be treat cd as men and as citizens with TO- sponsibility of maintaining families upon an American standard.
 Tt it's petition the Hitchman Coal and Coke company did not have the temerity to claim that there was any violent or unlawful conduct on the part of the representatives of the unlon to organize the coal miners
 The scale of wages paid the miners in many of the mines of West vir- ginia is far below that prevailing in the entire competitive field and the Hitchman company pays the lowest of them all. and yet in it's petition the company said that the miners union aimed to have the company pay sucl. scale of wages As said United Mine Workers of America arbitrarily fixed.
 'At the time when the injunction was issued John Mitchell was presi- tconti.aed en Page Two)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-11
North Carolina Law Upheld

Washington, December 1O.-Constltu- tionality of the North Carolina liquor law, requiring railroads and expresss to keep for public inspection records showing liquor shipments re ceived in the state, was upheld today by the supreme court.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-11
IJpholds Idaho Prohibition

Washington. December 10.-Idaho de- crees upholding the validity of the state prohibition law and declaring it req sonable exercise of the state police powers were today sustained by the supreme court.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-11
HOLYCITY M CHRISTIAN HANDSAFTER CENTURIES
 OF MOHANlNEDAN RULE
Capture of Jerusdlemby Bril- ish IS Announced by Gen. AHenby; With French and
 Italian Officer. ss.s:ss1ll
 Enter Cit'1, e.s..s'asdy sSss'as

London December 10.Andrew Bonar Law, chancellor o1 the exceauer announced today that Jerusalem after being surrounded on all sides by British troops had surrendered Moammedan were the to Jerusalem o
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-11
Chile is Neutral

Santiago, Chile. December l0.-The government today issued q decree of neu- trality in the war between the United States and Austria-Hungary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-11

ton at Muscle Shoals of the synthetic process for the manufacture of ammonia from air nitrogen, in which work more than 1000 men are now engaged, there is no longer doubt but that the most extensive dreams which centered around Muscle Shoals as a source of power for the manufacture of explosives for war purposes will be realized.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1917-07-06
Credit Unions In Good Shape.

The total resources OF credit unions
in North Carolina have increased
more than 500 per cent In a year, &C
cording to the latest financial state
ment Of Mr.. w. r. Camp. superintend
ent OF credit unions.
Since March, 1916. the credit unions
have jumped in number from 6 to IA
with an increase In membership from
20l to sos. The depositors increased
In number from 20 to l46; payments
on shares, from s1.13225 to s4.327.53;
deposits. from s959.76 to s3.763.4O;
cash in banks. from s1299.7S to 81.
666.15; amounts borrowed from banks
from 500 to s1,45O; and total re.
sources. from s2,264s9 to SLASH.
Mr.. W. H. Pharr, secretary treasurer
of the Carmel credit union. reports
making a saving OF N.172.31 for mem.
bers through the cash cooperative
purchases OF fertilizer, feed and food.
labor. tools, seed, horses, mules and
cows; and Mr.. Rsy Thomas. the new
secretary OF the loves Grove credit
union. a saving OF $660S4 in the cash
cooperative purchase Of fertilizer and
cotton-seed meal. Each OF the thirty.
one borrowers Of the Carmel credit
MON borrowed sl5s.55, on an aver.
age, and saved 1872, the amount less
which each borrower would have had
to pay had he bought on time.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1917-07-06
FOOD NEUTRALs MAY BE
SUPPLY GERMANY FOOD
Which is Replaced With Imports
Brought From America.

Which is Replaced With Imports
Brought From America.
Observation-Disclosures that Ger.
many is obtaining vast quantities OF
food from the European neutral coun-
tries has been presented to the United
States by Great Britain for the Amer.
lean governments guidance In de.
terming an export policy. Much OF
this, the British statistics purport to
show, is replaced by the neutrals with
imports from America.
From Scandinavia and Holland, the
information sets forth. enough fat Is
going into Germany to supply 7.7OO.-
600 soldiers, virtually the entire army
OF electives In the empire. German
imports from these countries. II is
declared. reduced to calories will
equal the total ration OF $500. 900
troops, the size OF the German army In
the west.
German purchases of foodstuffs
abroad are made through the gov.
eminent department of the interior.
which has organized a special divi-
sion to buy from the neutrals. In the
early days Of the war, the German
government stimulated importation OF
food by excluding imports from O.
Grafton Of maximum price laws, |
this drew such vigorous protest from
German producers the practice was
stopped.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1917-07-06
RUSSIAN SOLDIERS
ASSUME OFFENSIVE
TROOPS OF NEW RUSSIA LAUNCH
ATTACK ON EXTENSIVE
SCALE.
STORM GERMAN POSITIONS
Berlin Admits That Attacks Were
Powerful Along Whole Eighteen
Mile Front--BrltIsh Are MeetIno
With Successes In West.

The soldiers Of new Russia have
assumed the aggressive. For the first
time since the revolution last March
Russian troops have begun an attack
on an extensive scale.
Along a region Of eigheen and one.
half miles in the region OF Brzezany,
Galicia, Russian troops have stormed
the German positions. Berlin says
the Russians suffered heavy losses and
we're compelled to retire before the
German fire. The attack was made
between the upper Stripa and the
Narayuyka river, tributary OF the
Gnila Lipa. In the section southeast
OF Lemberg, the Gallician capital,
where the artillery firing has been
heavy recently.
The Russians also made night AZ.
lacks on both sides OF Brzezany and
near Zwyzyn, and Berlin reports that
assaults between the Zlota Lipa and
the Narayuvka have brought on new
battles between the opposing forces.
The artillery arm Of the Russian
forces has again been active, and from
the Berlin report II is learned that an
Intensive duel has been In progress in
the region OF Brzezany to as far
northward as the Middle Stokhod in
volhynia, distance Of about ITS miles.
Berlin declares that the Russian
attacks, which II says were power
full, were brought about through the
pressure OF the leading entente pow
ers, the text OF the official statement
saying:
"The Russian government having
been constrained to yield to the pres.
sure OF the leading entente powers.
part OF the army has been introduced
TO attack"
The region OF the Narayuvka and
Upper Stripa rivers has been the
scene OF much bitter fighting since
General Brussiloff ended his victorious
last year. and Brzezany Is
one OF the keys Of Lemburg.
Field Marshall Haig continues to
tighten his grip on Lens. On the
north bank OF the River Souchez,
British troops have captured German
on a front OF about half a
nile southwest and west OF Lens. The
British army during June captured
1855 German prisoners. including ITS
'ficers and sixty-seven men, including
wo heavy guns, as well as much
ther war material.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1917-07-06
RENEW RACE RIOTS
IN EAST St. LOUIS
MOB FIRES HOMES OF NEGROES
AND SHOOT OCCUPANTS As
THEY FLEE.
MARTIAL LAW IS DECLARED
Twelve Companies Of National Guard
on Duty.--EstImates on Number
Killed During Day Of RiotIng Run as
High as $50.

East st. Louis, Ill.-An estimate oil
the dead In the race riot and fire rang
ed from fifteen to seventy.fve, OF
whom two were white men,
Buildings were still burning at four
different points In the city.
The property loss was estimated by
City Attorney Fekete at 100000.
Forty injured negroes and six injur.
white men in one hospital and almost
an equal number In another
Colonel Tripp. assistant ndD,tam
general, stated shortly before mid
night that the rioting crowds had for
the most part dispersed.
At least fifteen negroes were shot
and killed by mobs here as they fed
from their burning homes which had
zen set on fire by white mobs. The
exact number who persisted in the
burning houses. II any. is unknown.
and will not be ascertained until the
ruins are searched.
Military rule was proclaimed and at
the same time 300 white men were ar.
rested and locked up at police head
quarters. Negro quarters In various
parts OF the city are on fire and the
flames recah the very edge Of the
business district.
Estimates OF the number OF negroes
who persisted In the fire ran as high
as 100. but there was nothing authen.
tic on which to base these estimates
except that hundreds OF whites stood
around the edges of the burning dis.
tricts and fred at the negroes as they
fled from their homes.
States Attorney Schaumloeffel. OF
st. Clair county, drove through the
district with Police Inspec.
Tor Walsh, OF ST. Louis. Mo. The
states attorney estimated that the
lead negroes would number $50. All |
estimates, however. are conjectural.
The mayor OF East St. Louis sent
or Fire Chief Swngley OF st. Louis,
No.. to assist in fighting the flames
which threatened to destroy a large
'art OF the city. A company OF the
Il. Louis fire department started to
Cast st. Louis but was ordered back
" Chief Swingley.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1917-07-06

The price OF soft coal to the aver
are home will vary with the freight
charges and retailers profits, as it IL
announced the miners have agreed to
reduce the price $3.50 per ton.
President Wilson has barred bone
| dryness' from the food control bill
The bill will probably permit the man
ufacture Of beer, wines and other
light beverages.
The interstate commerce commits
sion has denied the plea of the rail,
roads for horizontal increase Of Is
per cent in freight rates.
The interstate commerce commits
sion announces that increases in the
freight rates on coal, coke and iron
ore will be granted
The interstate commerce commits.
sion says that the gloomy forecast OF
jeopardzed incomes, seen by railroad
officials early in 1917, have not been
borne out by the figures available for
later months; rather to the contrary
The United States export policy will
be determined by President Wilson
only after most thorough study Of
It's international aspects. The presi-
dent is anxious that no injustice shall
be done even the smallest neutral
1t is not yet known whether Bra.
zil's break with Germany means that
she will enter actual hostilitles, but 1t
is confidently expected that Brazil will
follow the United States.
A Petrograd dispatch says Major
General Scott, chief military member
Of the American mission. is on an ex.
tended tour comprising the whole Rus.
sian front.
The advance guard Of the mighty +
army the United States is preparing
to send against Germany is on French
soil.
In defiance OF German submarine.
thousands OF seasoned regulars and
trained fighting men with the
an of long service on the Mexican
'order or in Haiti or San Domingo still
n their faces, will soon be fighting
longside the French, the British, the
'elgian, the Russian, the Portuguese
nd the Italian troops on the western
-ont OF the modern Armageddon.
Press dispatches from France show
nat Major General Sibert commands
he first force sent abroad General
ershing is, OF course, commander.in.
hief of the expedition.
The United States, 1t is admitted
allied capitals. has set a record for
le transportation OF troops to the
ghting zone
The United States troops in France
i'll put no burden on the allied troops
ready there. The troops will be fed,
othed, armed and equipped by the q
nited States government. {
President Wilson certainly is hav.
& difficult questions put up to him, I
I'd 10 his judgment falls the success I
failure Of America in the world \
ar. The latest question put to him I
whether prohibition shall be put
the food control bill
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1917-07-06
Next Training Camp Aug. 27.Nov. 26

Next Training Camp Aug. 27.Nov. 26
The second officers training camp al
Fort Oglethorpe will be held from Au.
gust q to November 26, according
to the announcement made by r. w.
Glenn, division secretary Of the mill
tary training camps association. Ap-
plioations must be filed by July 10
and applicants will be notified between
July Is and 20 where to report for
examination. Special stress is laid by
Mr. Glenn upon the necessity OF secur.
ing a rigid medical examination when
making application, for applicants will
be subject to another examination at
camp
Branch managers for the second
camp are as follows: Asheville. ID. II.
Ramsey; Chapel Hill. ]. B. Bullitt:
Charlotte, Jos. Hull, Jr.. and X. e.
Bicknell; Concord Il. c. Barnhardt,
Jr.; Durham, w. G. Bramham; Eliza.
beth City. II. T. Greenleaf, Jr,; Colds.
boro, E. A. Humphrey; Hamlet. Joh1
Mitchell; Hillsboro. s. Sturdwick;
Lumberton, ]. b. Bowen; New Bern,
A. F. Patterson and |. w. Hughes:
John H. rSushall; Salisbury,
r. l.. Thomson; Wilmington, Col.
Walker Taylor; Wilson, W. L. Pace;
Winston-Salem. David II. Blair.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1917-07-06
Companies Allotted Other cities.

Rocky Mount hating failed to ma
terialize the battery Of artillery that
was allotted by the department Of the
adjutant general OF the North Caro-
lima national guard, there, an order
was made authorizing B. F. Williams
at Lenoir to proceed with the forma.
ton OF this battery authorized by the
department there. Winston-Salem
failed to fine proper encouragement
for the formation Of the unit assign.
ed for formation there and R. II. Nor.
rison. at Mooresville, has been auth
orized to get up this company.
Major Peterson. OF national guard
headquarters. says the work of form.
ing new national guard units at New
Bern, Washington, Durham. wades.
boro and Monroe is developing splsn.
didly A new machine gun troop of
cavalry Is to be formed with Gas.
tonia and Elk Park as the twin homo
base. This has started Oh with fine
record OF enlistments.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1917-07-06
IMPORTANT NEWS
The WORLD over
Happenings Of This and Other Nations
For Seven Days Are
Given.
THE news OF THE SOUTH
What Is Taking Place In tho South.
land viii Be Found In
Brief Paragraphs.
Domestic

Mr. Griffin OF the Chicago board o
trade says that the exchanges of tn,
country will give wholehearted supper
to the administration food contro
proposition.
According to information from
Washington, Fort Mcpherson, near
Atlanta, Ca, will be the site for big
base hospital. 1t Is not known what
disposition will be made OF the Seven
teenth infantry now stationed there.
A New York dispatch says that so
quietly did the regiment of marines
sent to France slip out Of the navy
yard that not even the men engag.
ed in baseball game in the yard
know they had gone.
Four hundred coal operators, repre-.
senting the great fields OF both btu
minous and anthracite, pledged them.
selves at Washington to sell their
products at fair and reasonable price
after they had been frankly warned
by Assistant Attorney General Lewis
that unless they established a fair
selling price and proper regulation
OF the industry, their output would
be taken over by the government.
The United States cruiser Olympia,
Admiral Deweys flagship at the battle
OF Manila, ran aground in the fog off |
Block Island, r. l., June 26. The crui. |
ser is reported in bad position, with
considerable water in her hold Will
liam NJ. Babb, machinlsts' mate, lost
his life when he was struck on the
head by falling hatch.
The Olympia caught in fog of
Block Island, R. l., was on her way
TO target practice Details of her ex.
act position could not be learned The
vessel had been assigned as the flag
ship OF the coast patrol fleet OF the
second naval district.
Coal operators say they will confer
with the defense councils committee
ito the end that production may be
stimulated and plans be perfected to
provide adequate means of distribu-
ton"
w ], Harris, chairman OF the fed.
eral trade commission, in Atlanta, Ga,
for business trip OF several days. is
out in statement advising against
the purchase of coal at the present
prices, which he says are outrageous,
ly high and absolutely without justin.
cation or fairness
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1917-07-06
interested In Sllo Construction.

twenty-five requests for help In
building silos, even In face OF high
prices for corn seems to mean that
the farmers Of the state are beginning
to get interested in the question OF
silos as a means Of cheap food for
dairy and beef cattle during the win.
ter. This number Of requests were on
hand in the Office of beef cattle and
sheep work Immediately after 1t was
made public that Mr.. e. C. Turner, a
graduate Of the college, would spend
his time this summer aiding the two
beef cattle field men In building silos.
Mr.. Turner is now at work In Le-
noir county. In the vicinity of Kin
ston. with County Agent McCrary.
After that, he has busy three months
ahead. on account Of the numerous In.
quiries in regard to the work. Mr.. A.
5. Cline, who will do the same work
Tor the office OF dairy farming, Is now
IN Ashe county, constructing silos
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1917-07-06
MANY ARE KILLED WHEN
CAR PLUNGEs INTO RIVER.

Niagara Falls, N. "a belt line car
on the great Gorge route left the
raIs~ plunged down q twentydoot
embankment and turned over In ten
feet OF water on the edge of the
Whirlpool rapids. Nine persons are
known to be dead, two persons known
to have been on the car have not
been seen since the accident and
probably are dead. an indefinite num-
Der, estimated at from two to ten.
are reported missing.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1917-07-06
Mrs. Thomas slagle. Franklin: Madi

Mrs. Thomas Slagle Franklin; Madi.
son, Mrs. w. e. Reynolds, Marshall:
Martin, Miss Mayo Lamb, WILLIAMSON
Me.Slenburg, Mrs. Joe Patton. Char.
lotte; Montgomery, Mrs. Lou McGas-
Kill. Biscoe; Moore, Mrs. II. F. Sea.
we'll Carthage; Nash, Mrs. Hattie
Bum, Rocky Mount; New Hanover
Mrs ]. d. Bellamy, Jr., Wilmington;
Northampton. Mrs. David II. Brown.
George; Onslow. Mrs. r. P. Hinton.
Jacksonville; Orange, Mrs. J. B. Webb,
Hillsboro; Watauga, Mrs. Finley, Vale
Crucis; Wayne, Mrs. A. A. Joseph,
Goldsboro; Wilkes, Mrs. Gordon Hack.
EFT, Wilkesboro; Wilson, Mrs. Henry
Connor Jr, Wilson; Yadkin, Miss na
Wagner, Bonneville; Yancey, Mrs. r.
W. Cheseborough, huntsville
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1917-07-06
DISCLOSE CONSPIRACY TO
DESTROY LAKE SHIPPING

Washington.-Secret investigation
by government agents has disclosed
the existence OF a conspiracy to de.
stroy or hinder shipping on the Great
Lakes and thereby delay the organi.
zation Of American war armies and
check the flow Of food and munitions
material from the west to the east.
No conspirators have been captured
and the identity OF none has been
made public, but state, navy and Jus.
tice departments are cooperating TO
bring the offenders to punishment.