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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-03
DEATHS

Larnosa, Mrs. Rosa Lee--Age 49; died at the residence. 601 Second avenue. north, yesterday morning. Funeral services will be held from St. PauPs church and interment will follow a t Elmwood cemetery. The date will be announced later by Johns Undertak- ing company.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-03
NORWAY WILLING
 TO BARTER SHIPS
 FOR FOOD SUPPLY
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just when their combined push again will be started, but 1t is possible that at least day of warm sunshine will be necessary to dissipate the quagmire so that the big allied guns may be realigned and to permit the airmen to relocate the posi- tions the enemy is holding.
Evening star., 1917-04-01

are many ways in which they could in
fict injury. To neglect to guard the
buildings and public works Of the capi-
tai would be reprehensible. There Is no
lack Of warning. Even during the days
when there was no actual strain be-
tween the United States and Germany
crimes were committed indicative Of
hostility toward the government in vari-
ous cities. Even here a bomb was e1-
ploded in the Capitol building by man
who a few hours later sought the, life
Of J. Pierpont Morgan in New York. It
may shock the peaceful public to see
troops on guard at different points, but
it must be remembered that these are
practically war days; that the United
States is on the verge of conflict with
one Of the great powers Of the world,
whose agents, it is known, are every
where working in its interest. In few
days the people Of Washington may ap
preciate the repressive effect Of these
precautions against possible disaster
and destruction, and they will undoubt-
edly adjust cheerfully and patriotically
to them.
Evening star., 1917-04-01

A speaker in the German reichstag is
quoted as declaring that the monarchs
of all the entente nations are tottering
on their thrones. He said that those
who had been forced to leave their coun-
tries would surely have been dethroned
had they remained, meaning the kings of
Serbia, Montenegro and possibly Bel
gium. He specifically mentioned the
throne of Italy as unstable. No indica-
tion was given as to the English throne.
Naturally this observation was apropos
of the recent overthrow in Russia.
This would seem to be rather indis-
Greet talk. In view of what has just
happened at Petrograd, where one of
the most absolute of modern monarchs
has been deposed almost without blood
shed, it is hardly good form for the
German legislator to talk about the in
stability of thrones For Germany is
under the rule of an emperor, and there
are not lacking signs of disposition
in some quarters in that country to ask
why if the Russian change has been so
easily effected something of the same
sort should not be undertaken at home
1t may have been the purpose of this
speaker to start something by suggest
ing that this is bad year for kings
If so he is to be set down as a most
courageous man.
Evening star., 1917-04-01
Taxicab Rates.

One Of the taxicab companies has an
transportation rate, effective today, con-
sisting of a lowering Of the rate per
mile after the first mile For the first
mile Of service the rate remains the
same This is the second reduction an
nounced by this company and it is
acknowledged that the first one caused
an increase in business. The intimation
IL given that if the second one yields
. like result still further reductions may
be made. If it is the policy of the
company to induce larger volume Of
business through rate reductions a bet
ter plan would be to bring the rate
down materially at once. The first re-
duction did not. in truth. bring about
an appreciable change For single pas
sengers there were some slight gains,
but for more than one passenger the
charges have netted just about what
they did before the reduction A low
ering of the rate so that Il reduction
would be appreciable for two or more
passengers on average runs would bring
about decided increase in use Tn
fortunately for the public the public
utilities commission has not yet reach
ed the point of action, in case of the
taxi companies, to bring the rates down
to reasonable points.
Evening star., 1917-04-01
VOYAGE OF THE ST. LOUIS.

From the Springfield Republican.
There is the more reason for salts
faction because the st. Louis voyage
was clear defiance of Germany by
the United States, and was plainly in
tended as Il defiance.
From the Charleston News and Courier.
The first armed American merchant
man has pierced the submarine block
ade. What is the kaiser going to do
about 1t?
From the Boston Globe.
The presumption is that the armed
liner st Louis which has arrived safely
on the other side, didn't see a subma-
rine. or that if she did she saw it first
From the Chicago News.
News that the first American armed
merchantman has reached its destfna-
tioA may bring forth the explanation
from the kaiser that his consideration
for this country is demonstrated once
more.
From the Indianapolis News.
The American armed liner st. Louis
got through safely, thus demonstrating
the success of the German paper block
ade.
From the Philadelphia Record.
There are probably several more
armed American steamers at sea,
From the Baltimore American.
The first armed steamship has reached
England in safety, AT least the sub
marines will have no more helpless
prey, and it is beyond the rules OF
probability that they will always win
in attacks
From the New York World.
1t is this that gives the exploit sig
nificance. Thanks to the performance
of the American liner, our flag is again
ON the high seas and in circumstances
to renew confidence in American sea-
manship and inspire respect tor Amer-
lean courage.
Evening star., 1917-04-01
The Navy's Need.

An opportunity Is offered for those
younger Americans who are eager to
demonstrate their patriotism in this ma
tional crisis to be Of service to the gov
eminent Immediately. A call has been
issued for recruiting Of the Navy and
Marine Corps up to the full war
strength, which means an enlistment Of
about $4,000 new men in the navy and
1000 in the marines. With these 10000
men the government can, with the aid
Of the naval reserve, man the ships now
in commission and provide the shore
stations with guards.
It has been often said since the be-
ginning of the troubles with Germany
that this will be a naval war chiefly.
Therefore, those who are anxious for
actual service under the flag have a
chance early to perform active duty. If
war is upon us, as it is fully expected
it will be next week, on the navy will
fall the primary and immediate burden
of war-making, both defensive and Of
fensive.
The American people are proud Of the
navy, though it does not number as
many vessels as the size of the country
and the wide spread Of American inter-
ests demand. 1t has glorious history
of victories and honorable achievements.
In every war the ships Of the United
States have rendered valuable service.
They have always been manned we'll.
OF recent years the service has attracted
a superior class of seamen, and many q
man has been fitted by the training re-
eeived in the navy for remunerative and
valuable work in the industries. The
way is open from the forecastle to the
wardroom. The call for recruits should
promptly bring forth the required num-
Der, so that there will be no delay in
sending our ships forth fully manned
with the most competent specimens Of
young American manhood.
Evening star., 1917-04-01
The Tariff, Here and Abroad.

The tariff is a disturbing factor in
England just now. as well as in America.
Protectionists arc moving, and free
traders are resisting. The protection
Program embraces preferential treat
1aent for the dominions and colonies. -
and is set forth in a report made by the
committee on commercial and industrial
policy.
This report recommends that his
maJesty's government should now de-
clare their adherence to the principle
that preference should be accorded to
t,c products and manufactures of the
British overseas dominions in respect of
any customs duties now or hereafter to
BE- imposed on imports into the United
Kingdom" and a "wider range of Gus
toms duties which would be remitted or
reduced on the products and manufac.
ltures of the empire, and which would
form the basis of commercial treaties
with allied and neutral powers"
The challenge is promptly met by the
free traders, who say that "the commit
tee was not well balanced and impair
tial representative of British opinion,
that it was virtually packed with pro-
tectionists, and that leaders of the free
trade faith were excluded. The free
Evening star., 1917-04-01
Two Figures.

Two interesting figures are now upon
the screen of the international cinema
Won Bethmann Hollweg and the Ameri-
can pacifst.
Won Bethmann Hollweg is saying to
the world, with protestations Of deepest
grief at the cruelty Of others, that never
has Germany had the slightest intention
Of committing aggressions, that Ger
many is merely defending herself
against insensate enemies.
The American pacifst is saying to
Uncle Sam: Let him hit you. Let him
sink your ships. Let him kill your peo-
pie. You have no right upon the seas
while this war is in progress abroad.
This is not your scrap. Swallow your
insults and be happy because you are
not fighting"
The chief misfortune is that the
American paciflst is not at this time sub
ject to the beneficent rule Of the gov
ernment which is so capably served and
so Enthusiastically represented by Won
Bethmann Hollweg. Then both sides
would perhaps be satisfied.
Evening star., 1917-04-01
THE HINDENBURG LINE.
From the Chicago News.

| From the Chicago News.
II is thoughtful of Hindenburg to ad-
yertise his strategy in advance to the
entente leaders.
From the Philadelphia Inquirer.
Perhaps, however, Won Hindenburg S
strategy includes the idea that ne VINO
lights and runs away lives to fight an
other day.
From the Springfield Republican
If Hindenburg's control of the press
is omen to exception it is on the ground
that he inadequately appreciates Bis
marck's system of deceiving by telling
the truth.
From the Boston Globe.
Very likely some of these days some
one of the contributors to SO Ihey
saw" will suggest that the Hlndenburs
line isn't Germanys last line, anyhow
From the Pittsburgh Dispatch.
Won Hindenburg got the boys out of
the trenches with one yank when he
got ready if Henry Ford -cares to
notice.
From the Brooklyn Eagle.
IT is clear that Won Hindenburg's
strategy was forced. The famous ell
how in France was Strengthened De-
cause it was no longer tenable.
From the Providence Journal.
The time may come when Gen. Won
Hindenburg will wish that his august
name had never been associated with
certain untenable military line IN
France.
From the Memphis Commercial-Appeal.
The allies are fighting it out on the
Hindenburg line, but they hope IT won't
take all summer.
From the Topeka State Journal.
If Won Hindenburg's retreat were de-
signed to draw. on the armies OF Eng
IL has succeeded, beautifully.
Evening star., 1917-04-01
RUSSIA AND THE EX-CZAR.

From the Milwaukee Sentinel.
Well wager the movies will have
former Car Nick saying curses" when
he was forced to sign the paper which
parted him from his job.
From the Toledo Blade.
Carranza may wonder why the world
was so quick to recognize the new Rus
sian government.
From the Charleston News and Courier.
Russia has done very well so far. It's
foolish to expect the impossible of her.
but the chances are that she'll continue
to do very well until the end.
From the Omaha Bee.
A monarch stripped of power quickly
becomes Small potatoes and few in a
hill" Consider Nicholas Romanoff.
From the Pittsburgh Gazette-Times.
OF all the crimes of the old Russian
regime none Mortified the world more
than those inseparable from its per-
sistent injustice to the Jews.
Evening star., 1917-04-01
h Evening Star Nevsp.per Company
0rstory and the New Congress.


At the close Of the sixty-fourth Con-
Gress The Star noted the fact that dur
ing the Life Of that body no striking ora
Non had been delivered in either house;
that the orators had held themselves In
restraint, or failed to find topic Of
sufficient inspiration; that the grade Of
the running debates had been high, and
had shown at their best the debaters as
distinguished from the orators.
This history may not be repeated in
the Sixty-ffth Congress-. Oratory may
come into vogue again. The times are
different, and the topics considerably
50. Speakers Of training, with large vo-
cabularies, may try their voices in sus-
tanned efforts, and give Congress and the
country samples Of their quality.
OF the members who have seen House
service Mr.. Clark is rated as the best
speaker. OF members who have seen
service in the Senate Mr.. Lodge is best
known in the oratorical world. Their
styles of statement and Of delivery are
very different. Mr.. Clark In action
shows the animation associated with the
stump, while Mr. Lodge in action shows
the repose associated with the reading
desk. If Mr.. Clark is again chosen to
preside in the House he will be lost
again, as for six years past, to the op-
portunities and temptations Of the floor.
If there are orators among the new
members of either House or Senate they
are not known to the general public;
their time is coming. If they care to
improve the time they will not lack for
an audience Neither House nor Senate
ever denies hearing to or manifesto
tions Of appreciation of man with
real message and a stirring manner of
delivering it. Both are a little exact
ing, as they should be. 1t is unreason-
able to ask body of experts to hang
upon the words OF an amateur, with no
promise of excellence in his equipment.
But if he is the stuff" either in prom
ise or fulillment, he gets a cordial
s'hand" and all other encouragement.
The most popular orator of this day
did not find the House inspiring, and
after two terms left it, and tried his
gifts on the lecture platform, where he
made the reputation which served him
50 valuable turn at the democratic ma
tional convention in 1896
Evening star., 1917-04-01

a man, an they all don't give child'en
nothin hut bode an close-but gotta
job ahead runnin' arrents and freshin'
the grass for a white lady that's
boughtin a house down yander to live
in when warm weather comes-an' l
mout hopper in the gyarden."
Fine, 1 reckon / might as well take
those two other lunches and then you
can run along home-and give my love
to Montgomery county,
The boy darted off as spry as lizard,
and the woman took her switches home
and put them in water.
Charity? OF course ii wasn't charity
business. The woman put the little
incident on a pad and got paid for it
and story is always worth its price.
A man got in an automobile before
The Star building the other evening.
but before he could turn his crank
bicycle rider wheeled up with an empty
lamp.
The man got out of his machine,
reached somewhere back for can,
filled the lamp. handed it over and got
back in his car as serenely good ma
tured as if the favor had cost him no
more trouble than passing a match to
Il friend.
That was all there was to it. except
tndt %nHf II comes 10 every -uiy fiHu-
ness with no string to it, there isn't
human in all creation to equal an ev-
ery-day man.
The departments were just out" and
+ street was human jam. One Of two
young women who were on the curbside
started to wedge herself across, when
the other pulled her back:
Let go! / want to look in the WIN
dows"
You can Go it coming back. We have
to keep on this side going DOWN"
Whats the idea?"
We'll, if you don't keep to the right,
as the law directs. and walk your
horses over the bridge. We'll he bump
ing into people and make them mad
Let them get pleased again-oh.
there's a hat the very blue | want
come along. you old crank, you--
Both women laughed As they spared.
but the elder kept her ground
''Of course. if the street wasn't crowd
ed il would be all right, but-lookt-"
IT'S "A pity about you-wait for me at
the corner
The woman who craved blue hats
elbowed a trail across the pavement
And the other surged along with the
crowd.
You. don't always get sympathy for
your attempts to render unto Caesar
the things that are Caesars.
MAMIE LANCASTER.
Evening star., 1917-04-01
HEARD AND SEEN.

Several years ago there was a great
runner at Princeton University named
John Cregan. He was able to step
along at pace which made a half mile
seem like a city block to him, and in
the course of events he became an in
tercollegiate wonder with a string of
medals, records and honors long enough
to pave the way from here to New Zea-
land. His presence at a track meet was
advertised far and wide. and one day
he received an invitation to run a half
mile or so at the st. Patrck's day meet
in Albany. N. Y.
At that time Johnny had not won the
coveted "P" which came to him in later
years. Upon his running suit he wore
the letters indicating his membership
In the Princeton Athletic Association.
These were two AS" with a large 'P''
between them. They were of orange
color and were mounted carefully on
the chest of his sleeveless running shirt.
These details of arrangements must be
carried in mind carefully in order to
get the drift of this story
Cregan went to Albany and appeared
on the track in large bath robe. which
he discarded just before the race. The
place was crowded with people. and
Cregan received a fine ovation. but as
that something was wrong. There
seemed to be counter currents in the
atmosphere. Things We're not going
right. He heard a few names yelled at
him which didn't at all suit him. and n
peanut struck him on the ear. He had
not been used to that sort of treatment
at all, and he didn't relish 1t.
He wondered what on earth had hap
pened; and then suddenly a great light
dawned on him He happened to re-
member that this particular meet was
an Irish athletic association affair. and
there he was running with three Of the
largest orange letters ever seen on a
human being, proclaiming "A. y. A. 10
about five thousand sportive Irish
American athletes.
Well-did he rum He did. He ran
as if a ghost were chasing him. He ran
as the fellows run in those stories
where they overtake a rabbit OF a deer,
and tell the animal to get out of the
road so that a real runner can run.
He passed every one on the track two
or three times. He took steps eight to
ten feet long, and som etimes didn't even
touch the track; and all the time the
crowd was yelling at him and tossing
an occasional missile his way He didn't
care about that, however: all he wanted
to do was to get around that track.
break the tape at the end of his half
mile and go home.
And when he did he found that he had
broken all known records in the indoor
half mile. I tell you, sometimes it
takes a little incentive to run really
fast.
Evening star., 1917-04-01
Wartime Safeguards.

Provisions that are being taken to
guard the bridges and water supply and
public buildings of Washington are wise
and justifable. Though the loyalty of
the citizens of Washington is not in
general to be doubted, it is possible
that there are present here those who
in the event of war would be prone to
commit some act Of depreciation harm
full to the public or to the government.
These persons may be merely fanatical
sympathizers or actual agents. There
Evening star., 1917-04-01

From the Pittsburgh Dispatch.
The Grand Duke Nicholas may be all
right, but the duma is not going to take
any chances with the Romanof family.
From the Boston Transcript.
The divine right Of kings works all
right in Europe until the people dis
cover that they hold the aces
From the Raleigh News and Observer.
And they say that ex-Czar Nicholas is
worth $4,000. 100000. He should worry
at losing his job.
From the Knoxville Journal and Tribune.
If Nicholas had it to do over, In all
probability he would do 1t differently.
From the Baltimore Sun.
Russia goes marching on.
From the Atlanta Constitution.
The czar to be the prisoner OF the peo-
ple merely means that weak kings can
be made to take strong medicine.
Evening star., 1917-04-01

traders also say the declaration Of prin-
ciples ID put forth at the present time
for the purpose Of influencing the Inn
perial conference which will assemble in
London this spring."
There is probably . pointer here for
what We may expect when the first re-
port Of our tariff commission is made.
It is the republican contention that the
commission is virtually packed with"
free trade.ss, "and that leaders Of the"
protection Nfaith were excluded" Hence,
if there should be recommendations in
the commissions report antagonistic to
any phase Of the general protection con-
tention, the rnotectionists, in Congress
and out, will reply as if to a challenge,
and resist.
how soon a nsport may be expected
from the commission is a question.
While the Senate has NOT acted yet, it
is expected to do 40 favorably when the
President renews the nominations that
were not reached when that body alone
was in extra session. Republican criti-
cism may be renewed, but only for the
records sake. As in the Grayson case,
the President will probably have his
way.
The times, both at home and abroad,
are at present unfavorable for the
gathering and sorting of trade statistics
with a view Of shaping customs legis-
lation. But the situation is such as re-
spects revenue and certain branches Of
manufactures that Congress is urged
and expected to take up the subject as
soon as possible, and at least indicate
what may be its views as affected by
the war and the multiform and wide
spread business dislocations the war has
caused.
Evening star., 1917-04-01

After the street car strike had been GO
ing on for about ten days over the single
question of whether the men would sign
individual contracts. the strikers abso-
lutely refusing to sign anything but an
iron-cIad union-recognition peace treaty.
a beautiful lady appeared suddenly in our
midst.
She had come she said. all the way from
Oyster Bay to see about the strike. She
was clad in purple and other fine raiment.
velvet coat that must have cost ten
thousand simoleonS and bunch of yio-
Evening star., 1917-04-01
April Fool.

April fool!-It's fun to see one!
Sometimes faint so bad to be one,
Coin on while others laugh,
Never botherin' bout their chaff,
If it's only jest in sport
OF the simple honest sort;
Ready, if they get too gay,
To be firm and stop the play.
April blossoms, smilin' bright,
May be frozen overnight,
But the day of jaunty smile
Surely was a day worth while.
Even though the wise ones said
There was surely frost ahead.
April fool!-It's fun to see one.
Every one. sometimes, must be one.
Evening star., 1917-04-01
LINES TO A HUSBAND WHOSE
WIFE IS ANGLING FOR A
NEW SPRING COAT.

las Sir John Sucking might have written it,
Why so peevsh, married brother?
Why so peeved and palef
Will. If saying mo can't move her,
Sulking thus prevail?
Why SO peeved and pale7
Why so mute, you stingy sinner?
Prithee, why mute:
Will, when reason cannot win her,
Saying nothing dot?
Prithee, why SO mute?
OMIT the sulks! Twill get your goat
II foolishly you let it!
If she wants a new spring coat
You may safely bet 1t
That. in the end, she'll get It!
Buffalo News.
Evening star., 1917-04-01
Sacrifice Unrecognized.

"Some of our greatest sacrifices bring
us little credit"
"That's right" replied Senator Sor-
ghum. "When l suppress my natural
inclination to arise and waste time in
speeehmaking nobody ever takes me by
the hand and congratulates me-"
Evening star., 1917-04-01
important Distinction.

"You must understand that the pre-
else use of words is very important"
said the patient instructor
II surely does" replied Mr.. Erastus
Pinkley. "I'll never forget de trouble
I started when my uncle said he was
raisin' chickens an I went out am said
he was liftin' 'em."
Evening star., 1917-04-01

Censorship, while it can scarcely pre-
vent any inquisitive nation from pos
sessing intimate and expert knowledge
of American resources, may be of value
in protecting military secrets which no
doubt are now being industriously de-
veloped.
Evening star., 1917-04-01

The ease with which Car Nicholas ex-
changed seepter for snow shovel has
commanded a great deal of approval
among the regular working people of
Europe.
Evening star., 1917-04-01

German citizens who insist on a re-
formed government do not support the
contention that it was the kaiser's spe-
cial mission to take over the civilization
Of the world for purposes Of renovation
and improvement