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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-01

students loan fund" Miss Smith said, I've sent out the following letter:
 Dear Sister in Kappa Delta: Did you ever have friend in college to drop out of the chapter at the end of her freshman or sophomore year for lack of funds? We have all known of such cases, and wished we could help them. Well, the same con- dition exists today. and each year Kappa Delta chapters and their colleges lose alua5le students who drop out because they lack funds to complete their college courses. It's too late for you to help your old college mates, but you can help these girls today
 Listen, the National Council of Kappa Delta is raising this year scholarship loan fund of S1000, which will be loaned out in suitable amounts to worthy girls to enable them to finish college. When they have secured positions after graduation, they will pay back the money, which will be in turn loaned again. You ought to help this along, and give our little sisters in Kappa Delta a chance. Send anything from dollar up to the national treas urer (Rebecca W. Smith. l710 Kentucky avenue, Paducah, Ky.) so that when Rap pa Delta convenes in Birmingham, Au- gust 27, 2S, 2s. 30. 3l, 1917, some girl will II eceive a loan which will spell opportunity for her in large letters.
 When you get this letter sign your name and address below, then mail it to some other Kappa Delta alumni. Let the tenth one mail it back to the original signer and don't break the chain
 "The response was immediate and spon- taneous,'' Miss Smith said. ''and our slo- gan of keep every Kappa Delta in col lege' has ben unanimously adopted and everybody is working to that end. Others are doing their bit for our country during the stress of war and we feel that oui patriotism Is shown, our bit is done, by trying to help our girls keep on with their education when the times are hard and conditions are abnormal. Always we have required our members to do social and philapthropic work of some kind, but this is the first national activity we have at tempted. Our contributions have not all ways been large, often a dollar, sometimes two and three dollars, but that makes 1t all the more interesting. In some in stances the contributions have been dup j. lcated twice. The whole scheme of our scholarship loan fund is an endless chain you might say. As soon as one loan is
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-01
"The Establishment of the Kappa Delta Scholarship
 the Biennial Convention7 Says Miss Rebecca Smith

| town-but he isn't. as Miss Smith veri- fies.
 But to business; when I went in to see
 Miss Smith to ask her about the big
 work-the main activity of the K A.
 biennial convention. she promptly told
 me in her girlish enthusiastic way:
 This twentieth convention of the
 Kappa Delta fraternity IS made memor-
 able to my mind by the foundation of the
 scholarship loan fund It Is the draem
 of my life realized; 1t Is just too good to be true. Last November, at a meet ing of the national council this activity
 was inaugurated; we started with abso- lutely nothing, you might say; today we
 have approximately s700; indeed, more
 than that, because I have a great many contributions during the convention
 which l haven't had time to count"
 Our ultimatum is $50000 fund.- Miss Smith said, and this we mean to keep in circulation. As soon as a girl has paid back what she has been loaned, right straight will that amount be lent again.
 The amount we have now will be divided
 among three of the most capable girls in our fraternity for the coming year-Mii- dred Skinner of the Northwestern uni versty; Margaret Van Nuys of Cornell, and Lois Brown of the University of Ken lucky. Let me tell you something about these girls. They all have fine records to their credit. Miss Skinner is noted for high scholarship, majority of As and with three years teaching to her credit,
 and the highest recommendations from her professors Miss Van Nuys is rela : ble, trustworthy, and conscientious this being the verdict of her professors: Miss Brown has had one years experience as d 1 teacher and her good scholarship record was the cause of her appointment as stu dent assistant in her junior year. So you see. they are all girls of fine ability and worthy ambitions" When we started the scholarship or
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-01
Mexico Still Trying to
 Negotiate Loan in U. S

Mexico City. August S.-Negotiations for an American loan to Mexico are to be renewed. It was announced today that pr. Alfredo Caturegli, Mexican financial agent, would leave tomorrow for the United States in this connection. He will be accompanied by T. W. Osterheld, rep resenting Iselin & Co. of New York. Dr. Caturegli on his return to Mexico from the United States on August IS stated that preliminary negotiations would be opened soon with several groups of American bankers for a loan to Mex ico, He expressed confidence that the loan could be arranged
 ford will resume her studies at Randolph Macon. Augustus Shackleford will enter a preparatory school and Mrs. Shackle- ford will spend the winter there.
 Mrs. H. A. O'Connei1 has as her guest Mrs. Bettie McCollum of Carbon Hill.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-01
Bx DOLLY pALRYMPLE

.timid little freshman, whose monthly cheques I used to keep pinned in my apron pocket until the last minute be- fore she needed them-and she usually lost them, then before she could get them cashed!-she developed into regu- lar college bank While an undergrad uate, Rebecca treasured" just about every organization to which she be- longed, and showed such "business sense" that the most cynical of women haters on the campus ungrudgingly spoke of her as girl who managed things like man." although-they added-she was extremely unusual"
 And Rebecca Washington-and the rest of it-is unusual. She was one of the very few girls to be graduated from tho University of Kentucky with hon ors, in 1915, and her achievement list in student activities, fraternity work, and social attainments, was appalling. I long to quote: And still they looked, and still the wonder grew, that one small head could carry all she knew but as there is a strong prejudice against bro mides, must refrain
 Every achievement which has been pre- dicted for little Miss Smith has come to pass; every activity which she has at tempted has been a success, not the least of which is the one thing nearest and dearest her heart just at present. the foundation of the Kappa Delta scholarship loan fund, which the present biennial convention has adopted and made certainty.
 Pretty Miss Smith (and I'm not quoting from F'ritzi Scheff's play of that name, either) comes from Paducah, Ky, Irwin s. Cobb's home; yes, I was sure you thought just as I did, that he was the only celebrity to hail from that
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-01
NEWS OF ENSLEY

The Ensley police court report has
 been completed for August The court
 fines for the past month have amount
 ed to s1oo6 and prison fees sSoS'SO.
 The garbage department reports Szo
 and rentals $25, making total oi
 $141550 for the month.
 The grocery store of M A. Sulll-
 van, located between Ensley ana Fratt
 City. was entered Thursday night and
 a small amount of cash and lew
 groceries were stolen.
 Judge and Mrs. F. o. Harris ana
 children, J. H. Perkins and sons ana
 Rev. B. T. Waites and family are
 expected to return from their extend
 ed automobile trip through the east
 and middle west the early part of the
 week.
 IT DeWalt Craig will undergo an operation at the Birmingham infirm : ary today.
 The Ensley district will experience it's first real touch of war next week since the mobilization of the National Guard, the first per cent of the men drafted going into training at Camp Pike. Little Rock, Ark. The men com posing this number were notified Fri day morning by the local exemption board. The remaining men will be moved as fast as supplies are ready, all of them being in tralnlng pelore September is over.
 Arthur Abele, son of Mir. ana Mrs. w. J. Abele of Ensley, has been ap- pointed chief health inspector by the war department at Camp Mcclellan at Anniston He Is a specialist in the promotion of sanitation and his sue
 cessful work in the past makes him especially fitted for this great under taking.
 MT. and Mrs. Max Mellon have re-
 turned from Charlotte, N. C., where
 they have lived for the past year. They
 are residing on Forty-second street, Fairfield.
 Mrs. W. N. Wood, who was general chairman of registration day for wom en in Ensley, announces that all wom en who did not register and wish to do so can find cards at RuSSeH brotH CTS studio. Miss Roberta Russell will give assistance in filling them out or the cards may be carried home, fillee out and returned to the studio. Ladies of the Woodmen circle will meet at the W. o. W. hall Saturday evening at 7:so. All members of the degree team are especially urged te attend as initiation will be in order 1 After the business a social hour will | be enjoyed and refreshments served.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-01

RR r HEN you drop in to talk to
 NAVY anybody with as important
 w sounding title as national treasurer" of something or ether you rather imagine that great, big Anna zonian sort of person is going to greet you, so imagine my surprise yesteroaS when a nttle young, pretty attractiVe' iust-out-of-college girl welcome me!
 And then, too, as a fraternity mate or Miss Rebecca Washington smith tor that's her name, the national treasurer
 of the Kappa Deltas), once said Of her:
 After the two sonorous first names, Rebecca Washington, we would expect a hyphen at least. Bruce-Guildford, or something like that-and Smith is quite a jar to ones sense of the fitness of things. But that's no more Of sur prise than Rebecca herself. From the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-01
News of Society and iActiviiGGiies of W0nnem

gie Gardner, Winnie Bonner, Irma Gard ner and Annie Laurie Cunningham
 The Aces enjoyed hay ride Thursday evening to the Shades mountain pavilion, accompanied as they were by their young girl friends
 The chaperons were MT. and Mrs A. M. Throckmorton and MT. and Mrs. w, c. Lloyd. A tempting picnic supper was served under the trees and the party re- turned by moonlight
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-01
American Red Cross Will
 Co-Operate With Friends
 in Restoring France

Washington, August 31-Arrangements have been completed in Paris for the CO., operation of the American Red Cross, American Friends. and the English Friends relief committee in the work of assisting the destitute people behind the French front.
 It was announced today that an Amer ican Friends reconstruction unit of 100 men, now in training at Haverford, Pa., will leave for France at once to under take similar work. Other detachments will follow later, the war department hav- ing recognized this as a proper field or work for Conscientious objectors to war.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-01
Seaboard

offers excellent service to Atlanta, Nor folk. Richmond, Washington and New York, on their solid steel train leaving Birmingham 7:3O a. m. Through sleep- CTS and latest steel dining and observa- ton cars.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-01
Police Find Rifles

Montreal, August 31.-The finding of 1900 rifles, thousands of cartridges and some sticks of dynamite in house on Chateau Briand street was announced to- day by the police The discovery is as sociated by the authorities with threats made recently to organize resistance to the conscription bill
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-01

made and paid back the same loan goes out again. It is the greatest achievement in Kappa Delta work. and the most pa triotic.''
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-22
u. S. SEXES German
Steamship Cecil
For Federal Service
Customs Collector Had Held
Vessel Pending Damage Suit
by New York Banks

Boston, June 21.-The North German
Lloyd liner Kronprinzessin Cecilie, in
port here since the early days of the
war, was seized to-day by Collector of
Customs Billings and held for the
United States Shipping Board, which
will proceed to put her In seaworthy
condition. The seizure was a formal
proceeding, as the Collectors men
merely relieved deputy marshals in
charge Of the vessel since February as
representatives Of the Federal Court,
before which was pending suit for
damages instituted against the owners
by the National City Bank and the
Guaranty Trust Company of New York.
Experts have reported TO the court
that it would cost about $4,000 TO
repair damage 70 the Cecilie caused by
her crew under orders from Captain
Charles Polack, her commander.
Federal Judge Morton to-day signed
an order directing that the kronprln-
zessin Cecile be returned TO her own
ers, but government machinery was
Immediately set in motion TO keep her
in Federal custody.
The order was signed upon receipt
Of the mandate of the United States
Supreme Court, which held that the
New York banks were not entitled TO
recover for the Cecilie's failure to de-
liver gold bullion to Europe at the out
break of the war.
Next TO the Hamburg-American liner
Amerika, the Kronprinzessin Cecilie il
the largest Of the six German ships in
this port. She registers 19,503 tons
gross and is valued at S4,500000.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-22
U-Boat Losses VIII Force
General Naval Battle,
Belief of Berlin Expert

Copenhagen, June 2l.-The steady
continuance Of the submarine cam
paign, despite the decrease in de-
stroyed tonnage admitted in the Ad-
miralty reports for May, will. in the
opinion of Captain Kuehlewetter, the
naval expert OF the Berlin "Lokal-
anzeiger,' ultimately force a general
naval battle between the British and
German fleets as the only means OF
ending the submarine menace. Cap
tain Kuehlewetter blames the good
weather for the falling off in the num-
Der of submarine victims. lie argues
that the weather permits small sub
marine chasers 10 venture further 70
sea, TO shoot better and TO detect peri
scopes easier
In this argument the critic Is quite
impartial, as he equally blamed storms
for the failure TO secure better results
in March. The other we'll schooled
naval writer's generally follow the Ad-
miralty instructions to treat the May
results as practically as satisfactory
ms those Of April and 70 describe the
Entente counter measures as a com
plete failure. They all accept the es-
innate of the Wolf Bureau, the Off
cial news agency, that new tonnage Is
only one-ffth OF that destroyed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-22
Of U-Boats, Says American
Rescued by u. S. Worship

Base of the American fotilla in Brit
ish Waters, June 20.-James t. Powers,
of Naugatuck, Conn, the only Ameri-
can among crew of fifty-four rescued
by an American destroyer after thirty
hours afoat, told The Associated Press
correspondent to-day that the Germans
jeered at their victims.
81 was painting a winch in the fore
part of the skip" he said, when an
explosion threw me off my feet. 1t was
my first intimation that we were tor
pedoed. ! ran aft. There was wreck
age all about and the crew were get
ting into the boats. The torpedo hit
the engine room and forced the cargo
up through the matches. Several Of
the engine room crew were killed, and
] heard that several others were I'm
able to get out of their hunks.
"AU those alive after the explosion
got away in four boats. The remaining
boats were cut loose, so as not TO go
down withthe ship. All this time we
saw no submarine, but when forty
wards from the sinking ship a subma-
rine appeared alongside of us, her crew
crawling out of the coming tower and
laughing at our predicament.
"The commander asked our captain
the name Of the ship, which was Brit
ish. and her destination. When this
was given the submarine crew laughed
and jeered again and made off. We
sailed and rowed for thirty hours: Our
rations were getting low, especially the
fresh water supply, when good fortune
smiled on us in the form of an Ameri-
can destroyer.
"The American craft came up at what
seemed like express train speed. All our
boats were able to keep pretty well to-
gether, so that the task of getting US
on board was quickly accomplished
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-22
Italian Drive
Repulsed, Says
Vienna Report
Small Gain Nullihed by
Counter Attacks on
Cadorna's Troops

London, June 21.-The Italian often
sive against Trent, although energet-
ically delivered over wide front, he's
been completely repulsed, according 10
Vienna. The only gain credited to
General Cadorna's troops was one OF
hundred yards, and this is said to have
been nulifed by counter attack.
According TO dispatches from Ann
sterdam, the correspondent OF the Co
logne Gazette" in the Tyrol testires 10
the power Of the Italian preparations,
which assumed extraordinary dimen-
sions.' On the SETH Communi plateau,
south OF Trent, the drumfre continued
the whole night, reaching such violence
il the morning that all the MOUNTAINS
IN Southern Tyrol reechoed. The bat
tie, says the correspondent, covers the
front from the Sugana Valley 70
Asiago.
The Vienna communication mentions
twenty-four hours of heavy lombard
ment, which was especially severe on
the north wing toward Monte Ferno
and the frontier ridge. When the as
sault came, the Austrian statement de-
clares, it was repealed at all points,
except for short section Of trench,
which was temporarily occupied by
King Visitors troops.
The Italian statement of yesterday
announced the capture of the crest OF
hill 2.105. near Monte Ortgara, IN the
Sugana Valley, with 1886 prisoners
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-22
US. Jackies on lotilla Consider
U-Boat Stalking Enjoyable Game
C~..,onJer, Srrnris.d al Attitude of Men, Who Look
Upon Work as Merely Another Experience-ohiPs'
Constantly at It, Make Five-Day Trips

Base Of the American Flotilla in Brit
ish Waters, June 81 by The ASCOT
ated Press).-The old American doc
trine Of keeping everlastingy at 1t
perhap. ha. never been better illus
trated than here, the port from which
the American tars are working day and
night against the German submarine
menace. This was the impression OBJ
tanned by the correspondent, who to-
day made an inspection OF torpedo boat
destroyers that happened to be IN the
sheltered waters. They gave the APP
pearance OF being every ready for any
eventuality.
A majority Of the American boats
were out sweeping the seas for the elu-
sIye periscopes, picking up crews Of
ships that have been torpedoed or con-
voying merchantmen safely through the
U-boat infested areas. Those in port
had Just returned for a brief respite
from their vigil after having been re-
lieved by other units.
Warships Out Five Days
One destroyer inspected had the good
fortune TO be able to bring back crews
Of two torpedoed merchantmen. She
had been out five days. The ship
wrecked mariners were picked up the
fourth day out, and had the unique ex-
perience Of joining in a lookout for
their undoers for whole day before
the destroyer returned 10 its base.
Despite her battles with hard wealth
er this particular member of Uncle
Sans navy looked as fit as any Of the
other destroyers anchored in these
waters. Her brasswork glistened in
the sunshine and her decks were as
clean as good housewives kitchen.
The commander of the destroyer left
unfinished game Of chess 20 show the
correspondent the fine points Of his
ship. Although work was going on all
about, it was being done in an ex-
ceedingly quiet and orderly manner.
The crew, the majority of them mere
boys, were contentment personiiied.
The commander, stern but kindly, re-
ferred to the crew as my boys" with
pride. They are the most alert sail
ors in the world" he added, beaming
on his listener.
The destroyer carried five four-nch
guns, which are of the type used most
ly on destroyers. A gunner explained
all about one in the bow, handling it
like plaything. He called many parts
"gadgets," and then explained that it
was hard to define the word "gadget,"
but that. in naval parlance, meant any
thing for which there was no other
name.
Handle Sixty-Pound Shells
Ten feet behind the guns were cases
Of shells, each shell weighing sixty
pounds. When firing upon a submarine
the shells are passed by hand TO the
gunners-no small task when the sea
is rolling. The man at the gun Is
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-22
AZ Austrians Moved
From Colorado Jail
To Prevent Re,cu.
Threat by Their Countrym.,
Causes Transfer of Prison.
ers by Militia

Leadvilie, Col, June 2i.--Fortv..,.
Austrian prisoners held in the conn,
jail here on charges Of svadin, a.
selective draft law were removed so.I,,
by a squad Of National Guard t,o,,.
after threats had been made By ~,
countrymen here to free them. :,
charge of o United States marshal A.
prisoners we're taken by special hi,
to Salida, where they were arrs!na
and held for the Federal grand iurv
A crowd Of Austrian friends ara y.
atives OF the prisoners followed IA.
men TO the station here, singing n..i,.
war songs and making threats, bu,
thore was no violence.
The troops were requested Of Up,ba
States Marshal Burris last night an,
Sheriff Schroeder Rad found II ir,.,
sble to control crowds which surrou,A.
ed tho Jail each night. threstenis, .
storm it and rescue the prisoner
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-22

equipped with a headgear, Ike that
worn by telephone girls, through when
he receives sighting directions from
the officer on the bridge and through
speaking tubes.
These voice tubes" as they are
called, run TO all the guns, but take
most circu.tous routes, running way
below decks 20 escape damage py
shells to the upper part OF the snip
On different parts OF the gun deck were
three innocent looking canyss-covered
boxes. each containing six fully loaded
rifes-eighteen in all.
"They are for unwelcome boarding
parties" said the commander, "and
crews are assigned to them.
Then there were numerous torpeGo
tubes, which are always Loaded IL ls
not violating the rules Of censorship 10
say that this craft is OF the l'ooo-toh
class and carries a crew or nlnety-nve'
who are like & great, happy famlly; me
officer said there was surprisingly niue
homesickness among the youngsters,
who. while they have been IN the navy
long enough 10 be experts, nave never
before been so far from home wateLs
There is no mistaking the sooo req
tions which exist between Officers ana
men.
Sailors Suggestions Invited
eve invite questions and sugges-
tons from our men," said one OF the
ogicers. 1--WE want them 70 feel tna'
no one is ever too old to learn.
The men are always eager 70 greet
y;sitors. and the correspondent gave
them, the first news of the success OF
the military registration in America
and the subscription OF the LID
eyty Loan. the former tid-bit OF IN
formation seeming TO make them very
happv indeed. The personal touches OF
the cordial greetings extended 70 Ma-
lor General Pershing and his pioheei,
force on their way through Ehgiaho
were also appreciated. :.
In these days OF censorship IL Wa
rather surprise 20 learn that tns
men receive their mail uncensoreC
from the folks back home. IL arrives
about every ten days in bags sealed IN
tho limited States. IL is not tho same
With their mail to America, when is
censored not only by their own censo'
aboard each ship, but also by the
british censor ashore. But so Tar al
could be learned there was no com
nlaint and this system is working eA-
ceedingly satisfactorily.
Life Most Enjoyable
The men sleep on berths suspense
from the walls, which can, wheh hoI III
use he closed much after the fasnloG
of folding bed When SUBMARINES.
crews are rescued the sailors wiiIing1y
give up their comfy berths. lht
mess rooms are about the cIeahes !
n , aboard destroyers, the hard
wood tables and floors looking as II
they had been scrubbed dry moment
before. The food also is plentiful ana
of good quality. most of it coming from
the United States.
In fact. the life of the, American
sailors here is most enjoyable, the ma
iority of them regarding their soJoula
in British waters as only another gre"'
experience in their interesting lives