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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-14

Owing to the growth of the city, the Albany city council at its meeting to-
 night voted to add one additional po- liceman to the city force, bringing the to-
 tai up to four A. S. Grubbs, a former deputy sheriff, was elected to the place
 three other names being also considered
Evening star., 1917-01-21
COAL DRIVERS STRIKE OFF.
Chicago Teamsters Were Called Out
Through Mistake, Conference
Develops. Z,

CHICAGO. January 20.-The coal
wagon drivers strike, which today
threatened to curtail the coal supply
of Chicago. was the result of a mis-
take. 1t was explained at conference
tonight. The conference was held be-
tween coal dealers and the executive
board of the Chicago Coal Teamsters'
Union. Local 704, at which Mayor Will
liam H. Thompson presided.
1t was learned that the strike was
called by Milton Booth, president OF
the Chicago Coal Teamsters' Union.
Local 704. without the knowledge of
members of the executive board. 1t
was intended to affect only the Chicago
Contracting Team Owners Association
BY some mistake the strike order,
however. was promulgated at many
other barns.
A search was made for Booth by the
perplexed coal dealers. upon whom no
demands had been made and who were
at loss to account for the strike. He
was located tonight.
Meanwhile, members of the executive
committee had been rounded up and to-
night at the conference Booth Joined
them and it was then that the explana-
ton of the strike was cleaned. The
grievance against the Contracting
Team Owners Association was said to
be alleged overwork of drivers, for
which more pay was demanded.
Mayor Thompson said that the strike
was over.
Evening star., 1917-01-21
TO DISCUSS CAR SHORTAGE
Eastern District Attorneys to Con
slider Measures at Meeting.

CHARLESTON. W. Va. January 20
Discussion Of the railway situation in
the United States. particularly with
reference to the coal car shortage,
which has seriously affected the coal
and other industries Of West Virginia
for several months. will be the object
of the second meeting OF United States
district attorneys of eastern states in
New York early next week, according
to an announcement today by W. G.
Barnhardt, United States attorney for
the southern district of West virginia.
Attorney Barnhardt will report on the
movement of coal from West Virginia
mines to the New England states.
Evening star., 1917-01-21
RESERVE OF 2O,OOO,OOO
men PLANNED FOR j. S.
Congress Of Constructive Patriotism
to Hear Pleas for Universal
Military Service.

A congress Of constructive patriotism
is to be held in Washington. under. the
auspices of the National Security
League. Thursday, Friday and Satur-
day of this week. The question of uni
versal military service win be brought
to the fore. and a plan is on foot to
bring about a federal reserve army
5000. 900 strong. The preparedness ex-
perts Of the league contend that uni
versal military service Is the only
economic and democratic solution of
the preparedness problem in this coun-
try.
A nationwide educational campaign
to arouse American patriotism will be
undertaken, IL is said. in the hope of
convincing the people that universal
service Is essential.
Universal military training would, 1t
is said. produce a reserve force at a
yate of practically a million men a
year and would, ultimately, under a
recent estimate of the census bureau
cates between eighteen and forty-five.
place an army of twenty-one million
Aen at the disposal of Uncle Sam.
Elihu Root will sound the keynote of
congress. speaking on IAmerica's
chairman of the committee on indus
trial preparedness of the naval con-
sulting board, will present for the first
time the results achieved by that COM
mittee i'm mobilizing 10000 manufac-
turing interests.
Other prominent speakers will be
Alton B. Parker, Robert Bacon, Former
Attorney General George w. Wicker
sham. Gen. Luke +. Wright, Former
Secretary of War; Rear Admiral Brad
ley A. Fiske. u. s. N: Senator George
f. Chamberlain of Oregon, chairman of
the Senate committee on military af-
fairs: Senator Duncan U. Fletcher of
Florida and Senator George Sutherland
of Utah. Representatives. Medill
Mccormick Of the Chicago Tribune.
Henry l., sStimson. former Secretary of
War: Charles Nagel. former Secretary
of Commerce and Labor; George Won L.
Meyer. Secretary of the Navy during
Roosevelts administration. and others
of national note.
Evening star., 1917-01-21
HIDDEN GUNS FIRE ON U-B0AT.
Vessel Said to Be Flying Danish
Flag Answers German Challenge.

BERLIN, January 20, by wireless to
Sayville. N. Y.-On January IL Ger
man submarine in the British channel
sighted a steamer and signaled to her
to stop and send a boat. According to
the Overseas News Agency the steamer
carried the Danish flag and the name,
Kai, Denmark, was recognized clearly.
After time a boat was observed at
the steamers bow. The submarine
commander. considering the steamer a
harmless Danish ship. approached her.
Suddenly the steamer let fall a sec
tion of cabin aft and a gun of from
10 to 10 centimeters became visible.
The Danish flag continued flying, and
at the same time concealed guns began
firing.
The submarine succeeded in submerg-
ing and thus escaped. In the meantime,
according to the news agency, 1t has
been ascertained that the real Danish
steamer Kai was at anchor in the~Brit-
ish harbor of Sunderland until Janu-
ary 13.
Evening star., 1917-01-21
SWISS CALLED TO CoLoRs.
Consulates in q. s. to Inform Mem.
bers Of Second Army Division.

Swiss consulates in the United States
and elsewhere throughout the world have
been Instructed to inform members of the
I'd Swiss Army Division and parts Of the
4th and 9Th Army Divisions which are not
already under arms to return imme-
diately to Switzerland and Join the colors.
Instructions to the consular officials in
this country passed through the Swiss
legation here. The divisions will be mob
iliZed January "a.
According to information obtained from
the legation the Swiss citizens who will
be required to joint the colors were per-
mitted to leave Switzerland with the un-
derstanding that they would return II
called. The number of Swiss citizens in
this country affected by the mobilization
order is comparatively small.
Evening star., 1917-01-21
Deaths Reported.

The following deaths have been reported to
the health department within the last twenty.
four hours:
Watson W. Eldridge. "a years, 3427 18th
street.
George NJ. Whitney, 65 years, Emergency
Hospital.
Mary J. spurgeon. 45 years. Emergency Hos.
pital.
Mary Thompson, 30 years. Sibley Hospital.
Charles A. Bond, IL years. 1896 Sd street north
east.
Marguerite Grayson, SO years. 522 street
northeast.
George Willis. 10 years, Blue Plains.
Sarah Gatewood, 80 years, Washington Asy-
lum Hospital.
Philip Mitchell. 40 years. Freedmen's Hos
pital.
Fannie Queen. 55 years. Washington Asylum
Hospital.
Madison Mabery. 20 years. 112o street
northeast.
= Richard Gather, 72 years. 502 23d street
northwest
Efie Wilson, % years, Columbia Hospital.
Evening star., 1917-01-21

Chief Of Police Charles c. Healey,
Thomns Costello. considered the head
of the alleged conspiracy: Michael
Heitler. known As Mike de Pike" re-
garded as q boss of the West Side
saloonkeeper: Thomas Newbold. hotel
keeper: William Weinstein, hotelkeep-
er. and Stephen Barry, detective ser
geant at the Lake street police sta
tion.
clude the name of John Walsh, patrol
sergeant at the Lake street police sta
tion. although his name had been in
cluded in list announced by the states
attorney several days ago. whom the
Evening star., 1917-01-21
CAPTAIN AND 81 MEN PERISH.
:
Reported Result of the Torpedoing
of British Steamer Cabotia

NEWPORT NEWS. Va, January 30
Capt. Mitchell and thirty-one men of
the British steamer Cabotia, sent down
October 20 by German submarine.
perished on the night the ship was
torpedoed. according to T. W. Edgar.
who was chief officer on the Cabotia.
Edgar is here on the British steamer
Kelvinbrae.
Edgar says that the crew left the
Cabotia in four boats. one Of which was
commanded by the captain. Two of
the boats were picked up the following
borning. but nothing was ever heard
from the other two.
Evening star., 1917-01-21
$1,000 CARGO IS LOST.
British Steamer Toftwood, Bound
From New York. Is Sunk,

NEW YORK, January 20.-The Brit
ish steamship Toftwood, carrying a
cargo worth $750,0o0. was summarized
and sunk on her voyage starting from
New York on Christmas day, according
to advices received here by the French
Line. which cleared the vessel.
The message, received from Havre
the port to which the Toftwood was
bound, did not say when and where the
freighter was sunk or give the circum-
stances of the attack. The cablegram
was dated January IT. The Toftwood
carried general cargo. which includ-
ed machinery. steel and twine.
She took no ammunition and no food
shipments, according to French Line
officials. The vessel was Of 1861 tons
net.
Evening star., 1917-01-21
STEAMER OMNIUM SUNK.
Carried American Shipment of no..
900 Railroad Ties.

MEMPHIS. Tenn. January 2o.-A ca
blegram received today by the Lamb
Fish Lumber Company Of this city
from the omnium d'Enterprise of Paris
stated that the French steamship Om-
mum. which left New Orleans Decem-
ber for st. Nazaire. had been torpe-
doed.
railroad ties aboard the Omnium for
the French government. The cable
gram gave no details. The Omnium
which was owned by the Omnium
d'Enterprise, was a comparatively new
vessel Of 5,549 tons.
Evening star., 1917-01-21
FIVE STEAMERS DESTROYED.
One British and Four Neutral Yes
sells Sent to Bottom,

LONDON, January 20.-The sinking
Of four steamers. one of British and
three of neutral registry. was an
nounced tonight by Lloyds. The Brit
isher was the steamer Nailsea Court.
The neutral steamers sunk were the
Spanish Parahyba and the Norwegian
Marietta di Gorgio and Asp.
MADRID. January 20, via Paris
The Norwegian steamer Coca has been
torpedoed.
The Norwegian steamer Gaea, of
1.002 gross tons, was last reported as
having left the Clyde on December 26
for Bordeaux. She was owned in
Christiania
The British steamer Nailsea Court
of 2.152 tons net. was last reported as
arriving at Marseille on December IA
from Cardiff. The Spanish steamer
Parahyba arrived at Liverpool, accord
ing to latest reports, on December IL
from Barcelona. She measured 1887
net tons.
The Marietta di Giorgio, of 9SS gross
tons, was last reported arriving at
Newport on December % from Preston
The Norwegian steamer Asp was last
reported sailing from Havre on Janu-
ary for New York. She measured
1,100 tons net.
Evening star., 1917-01-21

latter proposition had Q number Of sup
porters, but failed Of the necessary
two-thirds vote to carry. The fedora
tion adopted q resolution favoring the
creation Of q board Of tax appeals. to
consist of three bona fide residents OF
the District. but postponed action on
a resolution received from the Bright
emption from taxation to the amount
of $4,000 of houses occupied by the
owners as dwellings. This resolution
will be referred to the associations and
voted on at the next meeting. The
Piney Branch Association served notice
that 1t had changed it's name to the
Rock Creek Ford Association.
Evening star., 1917-01-21
TO HAVE COOPERATIVE PLANT.
Kentucky and Tennessee Journals
Plan to Make Print Paper.

MIDDLESBORO. KY. January 2O.-To
secure relief from high news print pa
per prices. the establishment of a CO.
operative paper mill was proposed at a
meeting of representative publishers
from southeastern Kentucky and east
ern Tennessee here today.
Preliminary plans were submitted by
H. e Chappell. editor of the Three
States of Middlesboro. and at a second
meeting. February 10, at Knoxville,
Tenn. 1t is expected a definite con-
clusion will be reached. The East Ten
nessee Press Association is expected to
cooperate in the project.
Evening star., 1917-01-21
Births Reported.

The following births have been reported to
the health department within the last twenty.
four hours
Winfield A. and Nellie NJ Wilson, girl.
David G. and Edna Witherspoon, boy.
Harry P. and Bessie r. lyman, boy.
Charles c. and Florentine Rowzee, girl.
John A. and Florence c. O'Donoghue. boy.
Arthur ]. and Hannah Mcmahon, girl.
VIM. J. and Katherine X. Millar, boy.
Columbus /. and Estelle N. Montgomery, boy
Harry A. and Annie D. Lochboehler, girl.
lie Roy and Alma F. King boy.
Henry W. and Bessie NJ. Jaeger. girl.
Joseph and Celeste Wheeler. girl.
ThomaR ]. and Mary Jackson, boy.
Benjamin II. and Lily Hampton, boy.
Charles and Alberta L. Douglass, boy.
James and Ruth Alexander. boy.
Evening star., 1917-01-21
For Model Legislation.

The council directed the further car
rying out of its program Of preparation
of texts of model international legisla-
ton in the field of negotiable instru-
ments.
The United States section of the COM
mission at yesteru . meeting gave
particular attentio. 20 those aspects
of the commissions work which par
ticularly require domestic action within
the United States. Among the impor-
tant matters considered by the section
was the bill recently introduced in the
Senate by Senator Fletcher, providing
for government ownership of wireless
land stations within the United States.
Evening star., 1917-01-21
Motion Pictures of Dewey obsequies.

Announcement is made that motion
pictures Of the nations last tribute to
Admira. Dewey. including the services
at the Capitol. at the grave in Arling-
ton and of the funeral cortege yester-
Gay. viii be shown for the first time in
Washington at Loew's Columbia
Jheater today. They will be repeated
Gomorrow. Tuesday and Wednesday.
Evening star., 1917-01-21
Favor Universal Training.

Senator Chamberlain, chairman ~
the military affairs committee Of ne
Senate. yesterday rscslvsd from the
chamber Of commerce Of the state q
Connecticut q copy OF resolutions
adopted by the chamber favoring unis
versal military training. The rssolus
tions were written by . special CONS
mittee of educators, military authoE1S
ties and business men. following q
study OF the question.
Evening star., 1917-01-21
81 MONTH
BELIEVED POSSIBLE
Representative Lewis Shows
What Government Control
Could Do.
TELLsFEDERATED CITIZENS

The federal government can afford to
furnish residents Of the District with
telephone service at the rate of 81
month on a basis Of 500 calls a year,
with a charge Of 2 cents call addi-
tional over this allowance. says Rep
resentative David ]. Lewis, author OF
the bill pending in Congress for gov
ernment ownership of telephones in the
District. He told the federation OF
Citizens Associations last night that
these rates and probably cheaper ones
could be expected to follow the passage
of the measure.
The federation will make poll OF
the views of citizens Of Washington,
as expressed through the associations
as to the desirability Of such legisla-
ton. Representatives of the telephone
interests will be given an opportunity
to present their side of the case at
meeting to be held by the federation In
the District building two weeks from
last night. A vote on the question Will
then be taken and the result commun1-
Gated to Congress. The federation is
composed Of delegates from twenty-slx
associations, representing every sec
tion of the District, and their vote, 1t
is urged, will express the consensus OF
opinion Of District citizens in regard to
this matter
Evening star., 1917-01-21
Nameless Donor Gives $4,000.

NEW YOK, January 2o.-An anonymous
gift of s135,o00 to the Polish re-
lief fund was announced today 1t
set what was declared to be a new high
record for war relief contributions
from unidentified donors. The largest
anonymous contribution for that pur-
pose previously announced here was
500, 900 for Jewish relief.
Evening star., 1917-01-21
Freed of Moonshine Fraud Charge

FORT SMITH. Ark. January 90
Newton C. Spradling, former gauger in
the internal revenue service, was ac-
quilted in the federal court here today
Of completely in the alleged moonshine
conspiracy which officials declared de-
frauded the government out of large
amount of revenue. Spradling lived
formerly at Aurora, Mo.
Evening star., 1917-01-21
All Tickets Issued for Next Drill.

Announcement was made last night
from Fort Myer. Va. that the tickets
for the coming drill of Friday have all
been issued. Tickets for the drill of
February 9 will be distributed begin
ming February l, to be obtained upon
written application to "the adtutant."
Evening star., 1917-01-21

cargo steamer and when passing neu-
trail ships hoists the British colors. but
flies the German fiae when it sights a
British ship. The captain of the raider
said that he did not wish to sink pas
senger ships, as he did not want to kill
women and children, but was only after
big cargo boats. A member Of the
Minieh's crew says that an officer Of the
raider asked him for the ships papers
and when told they had been destroyed,
laughed and said
well. it cannot be helped. You
played the game"
Evening star., 1917-01-21
MEETING ADDS FORCE
TO PAN-AMER|CAN WORK
Central Executive Council Of the In.
ternational Commission Re
views Achievements.

Plans for carrying forward vigor-
ously a campaign to increase tho finan-
cial and commercial relations between
the United States and Latin America
were considered at a meeting of the
central executive council Of the inter-
national high commission. OF which
Secretary McAdoo is president, and the
United States section Of the commission
at the Treasury Department yesterday.
Members Of Council.
The council consists Of Secretary Nc
Adoo, president; Prof. John Bassett
Moore of Columbia University. vice
president, and DR.. L. S. Rowe of the
University of Pennsylvania, secretary
general.
In addition to these officials there
were present at the meeting as mem
bers of the United States section OF the
commission Senator Duncan U.
Fletcher of Florida, Andrew J. Peters.
Paul NJ. Warburg. member of the fed
eral reserve board; Samuel Untermyer
of New York and John H. Fahey Of
Boston. There are twenty sections Of
the commission, one being located in
each American republic
The central executive council re-
viewed the work accomplished since
its last meeting and expressed salts
faction with the progress made with
the ratification of the technical con-
ventions Of 1910, as we'll as the prepa-
ration of new conventions between
American republics. Particularly graft
flying is the fact that because of the
ratification by Costa Rica Of the trade
marks convention, enough countries in
the northern group of republics. as eS
tablished in Buenos Aires in 1910, have
now ratified that convention to make
it operative, and the bureau Of regis
tration at Havana may be expected to
be opened when the usual diplomatic
steps have been taken. The ratif1ca-
tion by Costa Rica made the needed
two thirds,
Evening star., 1917-01-21
PRINS HENDRIX RELEASED.
Some Passengers and Mail on Dutch
Ship Kept at Zeebrugge.

LONDON, January 20.-The Dutch
steamer Prins Hendrix, which was taken
into Zeebrugge by German torpedo craft,
has been released by the German authori-
ties. says Reuter- dispatch from The
Hague.
Six passengers on the Prins Hendrix
were detained at Zeebrugge, according to
a Reuter- dispatch from Flushing. Part
of the mail also was taken from the
steamer.
Dispatches from London and Amster-
dam under date of January 19 declared
the Prins Hendrix had been taken into
Zeebrugge by German warships while
bound for London. Two Americans,
Robert Hill of the commission for relief
in Belgium, and a courier named Eustis
were passengers on the vessel, as were
three Beigians.
Evening star., 1917-01-21

voting Of indictments In the gr1ft ina
vestigation was given out.
Evening star., 1917-01-21
Not Known to Be in Gulf.

MEXICO CITY, January 20.-In spite
of persistent rumors from the coast
that the German commerce raider now
is in the Gulf of Mexico, no definite
news concerning the vessel has been
received here. None of the belligerent
or neutral diplomatic agents here has
received any confirmation of the re-
ports that the raider was in the gulf.
Evening star., 1917-01-21
Average 2,ooo Calls a Year.

Representative Lewis stated last
night that the average number Of calls
per telephone in the United States in
the course Of year is 1000. Contrast
ing the Washington utilization per
phone with this number. he stated
that the report of the telephone COM
pany to the public utilities commits
sion for 1913. covering limited serv-
Ice, showed 30,347 telephones in use
and 1S,075,195 messages transmitted.
for an average of 500 messages per
phone. The company's 1914 report
showed an average of 5S5 messages
per phone. The system of measured
service rates In Washington, he said,
locked up the phone and condemned 1t
to about one-third of it's natural use.
In Washington, continued the speak
er, 1t costs the business man $156 for
5.400 calls. about Is per day. whereas
he can get an unlimited service in
Paris and Berlin together for S120,
and the London. Stockholm and Auck-
land, New Zealand, unlimited rates
combined are but $141.32.
The average cost of the local call In
Washington in 1914, he said, was Al
cents. or s4.21 per 100. In Buffalo it
was four-fifths of cent, or 79 cents a
hundred. The low Buffalo rate gave a
utilization of about three times as
many calls per phone as recorded in
w aSnlnStOn.- Otner cities referred TO
by Representative Lewis where corre-
spondingly low rates were maintained
showed a much higher percentage Of
calls per phone than Washington.
Urges Experiment Be Made.
"Why not make the experiment of a
postal telephoner' asked Representa-
tive Lewis. "And where better than in
Washington? The government is the
greatest patron, paying about 100000
a year, or about half the necessary in
terest charge. 1t would insure COM
plete control of its communications in
safeguarding it's executive and military
affairs at the seat of government. The
postal chiefs would be here to settle
the problems arising in the light of di
serve directly, too, with what success
the experiment is conducted. There
will be a postal surplus by July of
some ten millions. The Washington
telephone system Is set at less than
81, 200, 900. This surplus represents the
profits of the parcel post. the youngest
member of the postal family. Why not
use the gold thus brought in in intro
ducing an even more useful servant to
the people"
There was large attendance of dele
gates al the meeting. which was held
in the boardroom Of the District build
ing and presided over by President
Charles S. Shreve. Following Repre-
sentative Lewis address the meeting
was given over to a discussion of
number of resolutions and proposed
amendment to the constitution giving
the various associations two delegates
instead of one in the federation. The
Evening star., 1917-01-21
German Attack Fails.

PARIS, January 20.-The official COM
munication issued by the war office to-
night reads:
"In the region south of Lassigny ar
tillery fighting continued this morning
quite violently. A surprise attack by
the enemy against one of our trenches
failed. Northwest of scissors an at
tack launched against the enemy lines
in the sector of Vingree enabled US
to take back prisoners.
Tn Alsace there was an encounter
between patrols in the sector or Burn
haupt. A strong German reconnais-
sance which attempted to reach our
lines in the region southwest of Alt
kirch was repulSed."
Evening star., 1917-01-21
BRITISH CONTINUE
SUCCESSFUL RAIDS
Berlin Reports Heavy Losses
for Foe in Face of "HeII-
ish Fire"
FRENCH CHECK ENEMY

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, January 20.-The official
statement on the campaign in France,
as issued tonight from British head
quarters, reads:
I'VE carried out a successful raid
last night east of ST. Eloi. There was
considerable artillery activity during
the day on both sides. particularly on
the line north of the Somme.
I'VE dispersed enemy working parties
northeast of Neuve Chapelle. and car
ried out effective bombardments of the
enemy's positions in the neighborhood
of the La Bassee canal and southeast
of Bois Grenier.''