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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-25
UNITED STATES IS SPENDING ABOUT
 S24,OOO,0OO DAILY

Washington, August 24-War expcn- allied loans, have mounted during Au- gust to more than S24.OOO,0OO every A hours. The figures. minus s1OO.OOO, ,OO0 just loaned to Russia, are contained m today's treasury statement.
 Two thirds of the great sum is rep resented by advances to the allies The United States has been spending daily during August for it's own needs an average of sS,o8S.652. The allies have been receiving an average daily allow ance of .0o0, including cash al- ready paid and the new Russian credit which will be paid shortly. The total daily expenditure during August thus reaches s24463.652.
 Since war was declared, 40 days ago. the treasury has paid out total of $2,3S7, ,490,0S6, of which $1630, 800. 900 has been advanced the entente gov ernments. The average daily disburse- ment during the period of the war has been s17,o53,500. The average daily payment to the allies during the 40 day period has been s11 ,0O0, the remaining s5.403.50o representing the cost of carrying on the government and war expenditures for the Ameri can army and navy.
 The total of s1,630, 5O0,0 advanced the allies thus far is less by $425. 300. : 900 than the total authorized credits which, with today's Russian loan, az gregate s2,066, 100000, or more than the entire proceeds of the first issue of the liberty loan The remaining S425,- 100000 is subject to the entente gov :. ernments checks upon the American treasury under certain conditions agreed upon at the time the credits were authorized
 The cost of raising and maintaining the American army and of increasins the naval forces and maintaining the naval establishment has risen from the comparatively small amount ex- pended a the time war was declared to the present tremendous daily aver age and is not yet fairly under way
 With the new national army under arms, the shipbuildinG and aircraft construction rro~ram ammes well under way, expenses will soon reach greatly. higher levels. conservative estimat c of the treasury daily expenditure by the beginning of the new wear places the total at from s35000 900 to $40, 900 000
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-25
Germans DriUen From HiH 3O4 at
 Verdun by French
This is the Last of Important StrOngholds Held by Enemy at This Point, and Means That In vaders No Longer Have Observation Ad-
 vantage-Britsh Forced Back
By Associated Press

Grand Headquarters of the French Army August 24I1iI 34 the last remaining important stronghold of the Germans fronting Nerdm fell into French hands at dawn today The French infantry who had almost encced the hill in previous attacks captured the German positions in brilliant dash and carried them by storm capturing the remainder of the Germans entrenched there.
 Not with this achievement the French further 2ooc
  positions of all ob the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-25
Summary of the News
GENERAL NEWS

 1-Death list of Houston riot reaches IT.
 Negroes ordered back to Columbus post.
 Italians capture 2O.OOO Austrians and 60 guns. Cheaper coal for the consumer As promised by Garfield. America shows it's faith In Russia by another loan. War department to await Inquiry Into riot before acting. 2-MontGomery will fnce big prOb- lems of sanitation when soldiers arrive. 8-COal miners of Kentucky and Ten nessee win partial victory.
 LOCAL NEWS. IWeek-end projects indorsed by many organizations. Strike spectre pales in face of the crisis of cOnI prices. Wilson may know today whether his mission to Alabama has been successful. Birmingham men by scores off to Fort Oslethorpe. Barber to begin his street OratOry. Hutchens to speak on car service.
 FEATURES. -EditOrinl comment. 8-society and Dolly Dalrymple. 7-Sports. M lo-Markets.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-25

Houston Tex August 24-Negro soldiers of the Twenty fourth infantry who shot the streets of Houston last night being enraned tonight be removed Columbus N M Captain Snow commanding the battalion said late to- night that the action of the negroes practically mutny Captain Snow said that prior proceeding to the city, where they killed 15 persons wounded 2 and lost of their number his repeatedly dsobeyed orders There n discriminate firing in the camp he added but he did not sider that any bullets were directed at himself
 Houston, Tex. August 24-Announcement that General Parker had ordered the removal of negro soldiers of the Twenty infantry from Houston to Columbus M, served materially spirit quiet here tonight after day of unrest following the riong last night which suited the death of 1 and the woundng of than
 of minor troubles between city police and mobilization Thursdays outbreak created
 
 Thursday tonight The remaining uves expected civilian military
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-25

JI6 IlSiQ uuHtlll6 lOi tiiOhi.
 Mai. Gen. George Bell, Jr., will arrive tomorrow to take over charge of the situation from Gen John A. Hulen Of the Texas National Guard, who was appoint ed commander when the city and county were placed under martial law. Hulen appointment later was confirmed by Gen eral Parker, in command of the southern department.
 Indicative of the complete control now held by the white military forces is the announcement issued tonight that con struction work at Camp Logan lnter- rupted during the day because or the riot. would be resumed on regular sched- ule Saturday morning.
 HOW RIOT STARTED
 The rioting Thursday night started about g o'clock During the day the negro troops became inflamed against the white police of Houston because of the re- ported shooting of negro sergeant py a police officer. Stealing company ammu- milton, about 125 of the negroes seized their rifles and left their camp, starting toward the city and shooting indiscriml- : nately. Warning was immediately given and mounted police officers sought to halt the mob, surrendering their lives in vain efforts to drive the soldiers back Illinois guardsmen encamped at Camp Logan soon arrived on the scene, but only in time to throw cordon between the negroes and great crowds of Houston cit izens who armed themselves and quickly gathered to oppose the raiders. The ne- rroes then took to the open country in flight, some returning to camp, where they were placed under guard, and others hiding in the fields and ditches along the nearby roads.
 CITIZENS ARMED
 Thirty-two guards of armed citizens sworn in as deputy sheriffs, each squad with a captain in command, aided the military forces during the day in the search of the San Felipe district TOT straggiers from the rioting negro band. As fast as a negro soldier was found ne was immediately placed in custody or either the civilian authorities or under guard at Camp Logan.
 Automobile patrols also traversed the roads radatng from the city in all dl- rections in quest of fugitives, in several instances with successful results.
 While the armed forces devoted tne
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-25
WAR DEPARTMENT ID AWAIT INQUIRY
 BET ORE ACTING
Secretary Refuses to Dis cuss Question of Training Additional Negro Troops
 in Southern Camps

| Washington, August "A. Secretary Baker will take no action on the rioting in Houston, Tex, in which ne- gro regular troops were con- cerned, until the report of the board of inquiry into the incident has been received. Whatever is done, he said late today, would be based upon the findings of that board.
 MT. Baker would not discuss in any way the question of the policy of training additional colored troops in southern states. Senators and mem- bers of Congress from Texas and other states in the south called on him during the day to discuss the subject. There had been protests be- fore against the departments policy of sending negro guardsmen or those drafted for the national army to the training camps designated for the troops from their states.
 BRIEF REPORT RECEIVED
 Only brief report on the Houston incident had come tonight from Major General Parker, commanding the SC a- ern department, and officials profe et ignorance of General Parker's c-ser transferring the troops involved. rae message gave no details of the rio as. and said the cause of the outbreak wes unknown at the time the message Mas sent The department directed that fais particulars be forwarded promptly, Nat as order had been restored when chs first message was sent it was asst General Parker would attempt to etf up the origin of the disorder before ap plementing his first report
 CAREFUL INQUIRY
 The department expects very ts. full investigation to be made by thA board of inquiry which will brinr sq light the exact causes of the rioting and show what share, if any, peace offers or other civilians had in precipita Ng the trouble as well as fixing the de9r $ of guilt of every soldier involved.
 It is regarded as probable that the n tire question of sending colored tr' to southern states for training will @ brought up in Congress before the er partment receives it's final report.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-25

On several sectors to the west the en- emy has made semblances of offensives. probably hoping to distract the atten- ton of the Italian commander in chief from the work he now has in hand But seemingly, there is little likelihood that for the moment at least, with his army working smoothly and the Austrians irl- able to withstand the pressure he is to te diverted from pressing on toward his objective-Treste.
 Although it had been believed the French would rest content with the gains they had made against the Germans in he region of Verdun, Friday saw them again hit the line of the German crown prince. and capture the famous Hill BOA, the scene of some of the bloodiest con flicts of the war; the Camard wood and fortified works between the Haucourt wood and Bethincourt The penetration of the German front was at an aver age depth of one and a quarter miles.
 FIGHTING AT LENS
 Hard fighting continued between the British and the Germans around Lens, in northern France. and Ypres in Bel gium. The Canadians have captured and now hold trenches at the southwestern edge of Lens on the monster slag heap known as the green crassler. The posi- ton was not captured without the hard est kind of fighting, being taken and retaken several times before it rested securely in the hands of the Canadians.
 SLIGHT REVERSE
 Near Ypres however, Field Marshal Haig's forces have met with slight re- verse at the hands of Crown Prince Rup- precht's army, having been compelled to yield ground captured Wednesday along the Ypres es-Menn road in the face of extremely violent attacks carried out by fresh reserves. The battle is still go- ing on in this region.
 BERLIN MAKES CLAIMS
 The BBerlin war office asserts that in the recent British offensive 2l tanks were destroyed by the German guns and are now lying in front of the opposing position in No Mans Land Some of the crews Of the machines were made prisoner while others were Killed.
 RUSSIAN FRONT
 Details of the German offensive in northern Russia to the west of Riga are still meagre, but the German war office announces that the German troops have reached the vicinity of the Aa river along the Gulf of Riga. The Petrograd of- hesal communication dismisses the hos tilities in this sector with the bare an- nouncement that only fuslllades have taken place
 In Rumania a notable stiHening in the Russo Rumanoan front is observed in the failure of the Anstro-Germans to make further gains
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-25

The text of the statement follows:
 ''The number of prisoners captured by the entente allies since April g, when the 1917 campaign opened, with the battle of Arras, up to August p, is: German war prisoners captured by British. 46.155: German war prisoners captured by French, 43,723; chiefly Austrian war pris- oners captured by Italians. 4o.eSl; chiefly Austrians captured by Russians, S7.22l. Total l67,7So
 The total number of German war pris- oners captured by us since the beginning Of the war is 102,21S
 The total number of British prisoners
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-25
Cheaper Coal For American Consumer Ls
 Promised by Garfield
Scale of Profits For Retailer is Next in Line Car rying Out Governments Programme-Ad ministrator Says All Machinery Given
 Him Will Be Used to Enforce
 Prices Named

Washington, August 24.-Cheaper coal for the American householder will be of the first aims of the fuel admin sraion forth toni ght by Dr. H. A. Garfield it's head scale of profits the retailer suggested early pos sby in governments programme for complete control of the coal industry
  authority requsiton and i to the public generally.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-25
Supplying of Additional $1OO,OO0,O00 Brings Total
 of Dept to S275, 100000
UNAVOIDABLE
 REPORTS DENIED
Considers Provisional Government Stronger Than in Past Month. Little Concern Felt Over Ger
 man Advance on Riga

Washington, August 24.-The United States reaffirmed today It's faith In the new Russian democracy and gave concrete evidence of it's confidence by loanfng another SlO0, 0,OOO,OOO to the pro- visiOnaI government.
 Announcement of the loan came from the treasury soon after Secretary Lan- sing, at the state department, had de nied formally that reports from Rus sia were of an unfavorable nature and declared that on the contrary, confi- dential dispatches to the government were the basis for his belief that the administration at Fetrograd was strengthening it's position.
 LANSING'S STATEMENT
 q regard the government of Rus sia as stronger today than it has been for a month" MT. Lansing said. T and military points of view. This opin- ion is based upon reports more or less confidential that we have been getting"
 MILITARY SITUATION
 
 is concerned, the secretary fndi- cated that he felt little concern
 over the advance upon Riga by the
 Germans, recalling that the place had been evacuated five times dur
 ing the war. Major General Scott,
 fAfe7 If staff, who was n member
 pf An Root commission, agreed gnx tMe capture of Riga could not
 se nN important strategical loss.
 man advance upon Petrogrnd
 srsla Riga would be followed by
 fesaey Il of the sent of government
 ~ 8o,cow, seat of the conserva-
 tivfs Ipon whom the allies nre
 can4gfig to maintain n firm repub-
 sEenM government and the city
 tsuffc upon by millions of Rus
 situs as the natural capital of
 thtt4 eountry.
 NOTE FROM WILSON
 a aaition to his statement, Secre- tar .a sing made public a note he had jnst gent to Ambassador Makhmeteff, re- HiY4uE e a message of assurance from F0reieN Minister Tereschtneko. on Au- gusl 3 nd conveying on behalf of Pres idsnt " lson, renewed expression of svmpathg and confidence for the Rus sias go cssrnment. Much cf the money placed to Russia S credit ringing her total leans from the gnlt l States to s275,oOo,ooo, probably wli as pent immediately for supplies and sa lment which must be exported ptieh they are to arrive before the tiQslne the northern ports by ice.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-25
Birthplace of Lincoln
 Fills Draft Quota With
 No Claims for Exemption

Washington, August 24.-Larue county, Ny birthplace of Abraham Lincoln, ac- cording to information received today by Representative, jc.lnson of Kentucky, has filled the draft quota. l32 men, without a single claim for exemption or man being rejected for any req son
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-25
Summary of Outstanding De DeUelopmets In News
 From Various War Fronts
py the Associnted pres.

  dropping   Already Austrian officers 10000 
  intensive gunre Italians
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-25

including Indians, captured by the Ger mans, is approximately 43.oo0, but exact information as to small captures made by the enemy in recent fighting cannot be given until the necessary information is received from Germany.
 The total number of prisoners q, tured by us in all the war theatres since the beginning of the war. exclusive of African natives, is 131.176
 The total number of prisoners lost bv us since the beginning of the war. ex- elusive of African natives, but includ- ing Indians is approximately 5s.5oo''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-25
War Minister Resigns

Petrograd, August 24-M. savinkoF. acting minister of war. has resigned. His resignation was the result of military and political differences with Premier Eerensky.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-25
Morgues Are Ordered Closed 10 Public 10 Prevent ArOus- ing Wrath dt Fearful Mutildtion of Bodies.
 Quiet NoW Reigns
Texas Wants to Punish Soldiers

filed tonight
  jail result the trouble last night
  This the indicative attempt by the state to them
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-25
Allied Armies Take
 l67,78O Prisoners in
 Battle Since April !

24The British have can
  corng the British evening
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-25

All the machinery given me will be used to enforce the prices named by President Wilson" said Dr. Garfield Our purpose will be to secure all the benefits contemplated in the act and the fuel con- trol put into force will insure a reduc- tion to the consumer. Any person who thinks this will not mean reduction in retailers profits will find he is mistaken. TO STUDY REMEDIES Each possible remedy under the bill designed to remedy present conditions will be studied and we will be ready to put into force any of it's provisions" The government, it was learned today. will not permit coal dealings at prices higher than those named by the Presi- dent on the grounds of existing con- tracts unless it is proved that the con tracts are bona fide.
 Regulations governing coal transs actions probably will be made public within few days They will provide for li- censing system for operators and job hers and for an extension of the system to retail transactions if retail prices are fixed.
 SOME OFFICIALS DOUBT
 
 that it will not become necessary to fix retail prices and that the situation can be handled satisfactorily With prices set 1 for operators and jobbers. This position is supported by the ar gument that it will be extremely diffi- cult to maintain a flat scale of retail prices due to carving costs of handling l in different communities. 1 3ite eGal regulations to be issued will I carry specific measures to deal with dis 1 trbuton and apportionment problems. | The intention is to distribute coal first | q communities in which it is most need- ed and to prevent the practice of dupli- eating freight hauls. Purchasers will be l required to buy coal at mines nearest and an operator in Indiana will not be rerniltted to sell in Pennsylvania or an-s other eastern state where an eastern mine could serve the particular customer with shorter freight haul. It was made clear to the operators that inefficient producers in the industry will ! suffer and that some individuals will be l forced out of business, but that the posi- ton of the government. as set forth is l that the industry itself and the public will benefit thereby.
 !
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-25

The BBerin war office asserts that in the recent British offensive 2l tanks" were destroyed by the German guns and are now lying in front of the opposing position in No Mans Land" Some of the crews Of the machines were made prisoner while others were Killed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-09-15
WITHOUT FOUNDATION
Barnes Discredits Flour
Famine Rumors,

New York Sept. 14.-Alarmists re-
ports of the possibility of -four
famine in the East are without foun-
dation, according TO statements made
here tonight by Julius H. Barnes,
president OF the Food Administration
Grain Corporation, and James +. Bell,
general chairman of the milling divi-
sion of the food administration. Mills
at Minneapolis are running almost at
full capacity, Mr.. Barnes said, while
mills drawing supplies from the
Northwest by way of the Great Lakes
will get their full quota after this
week.
Mills in the Southeast and Central
West are operating on normal basis,
he declared.
The tide of -four is turning to the
East and will soon be upon us" Mr..
Barnes said. Total receipts in New
York yesterday We're $4,000 barrels,
and il requires only some $4,000 to
supply this city. The food admins
trationi has 10000 barrels in New
York for sale to local bakers.
II can say positively that there will
he no -four famine in New York. Fur
Their. we shall take from the current
Of -four moving through here for OK
port sufficient supplies TO meet all
needs If domestic shipments are not
adequate.'
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-09-15
GOLDEN WEDDING OF
AN ANDOVER COUPLE

Andover, Me Sept. 14-Mr ana
Mrs Peter W. Learned THURSDAY Oh.
served their 5oth wedding anniversa-..
by family reunion at their bon. boro
ana reception in the evening a. ,ho
Cniversalist church.
Mr. and Mrs, Learned are both ma a..
yves of Andover. She was Misc Euon
morse. VT Learned is - and his wifi.
81, They have six children, 10 grand
children and one great ndchiid
Their children are: Georse II
learned, Newry; Sylvanus NJ. Learn
co. Andover; Mrs. Harriet, wife of Ma
than Akers OF Rumford; Miss Flora
Learned, Andover: Mrs. George Jr
k,moal, Rurford Center. and Peter
>. Jr., who with Miss Flora hvos a,
ht me.
Mr Learned is Civil War veteran
For many years he was in the lumber
ing business and more recently in the
grain business
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-09-15
ATHENS

Amos Chapman was among those 10
attend the Watcrville Fair from tbis
section.
George osland, who was taken i'll in
a camp near Mayfield and was moved
&c Skowhegan has lately been taken
10 Somerset hospital for treatment.
NJ. z. Foss and George Braley wern
IN Farmirgt Wednesday, where Mr.
Foss had business.
>. H. swain reports the sale of the
William G. Hayden farm 10 Josepil
and Emily CARLOS Of Cleveland. Ohio
Both have been here this week hut
VIII return to Cleveland before estab-
fishing their home in town pero,ar
emily. Mr. CARLOS. has been employed
by the New York Central Railroad and
decided I" come to Maine and try
farming because Of the work in which
he was engaged being injurious 10 his
eyes.
Mrs. Bert Troy Of Berlin. y. n ac-
companicd l.. c. Williams and family
and Waldo Sanders and family hack
from R"rl'n, whittier they had been TO
attend tho funeral Of Mr.. Troy. Tho
unfortunate man met sudden death
while attending to his duties as train
engineer. the boiler of the engine
bursting. As the result of the escap-
ing steam Mr.. Troy suffered burns
Rerous enough to cause hts deatn.
Mary Fox has moved her goods 70
tho homo If Samuel Taylor whore she
viii mako here future home. Miss
Della Fox returns to Auburn this
week
Mrs. Ellen ? Buhum and daughter
Of Worcester Mass. are guests Of Mrs
Fuffun1's sister Mrs. Samuel Taylor
Postmaster and Mrs. l. c. Williams
were visitors in Skowhegan during the
dav Thursday.
The following are the teachers IN the
,.thens rural schools: WASHINGTON
Grammar. Mrs. Pelva Hutchinson.
Washington primary. Miss RUBY VIII
lis. East Athens Miss Alice Rsrker.
Mckinley. Mrs. OPAL Forbes. Eaton
Mrs. Cara Bosworth: Franklin. Miss
Vera leighton: Garfield. Mrs Gala
Giles: Lincoln. Miss J.. NJ. Stoyer
Harpswen. There are 81 students q.
tho Academy
Mr.. and Mrs George Flanders ,re
living On the Wright place which he
recently bought and Mr.. and Mrs
George Tihbitts. who have beau living
there have returned to their farm and
are living in temporary quarters there
until they can get a suitable house
ready
There is to be special business.
relative II the fair September y,
which will reed the attention Of the
Changers, this Saturday afternoon at
2 o'clock at their regular session.