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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-04
Feet of Note 10 BernstorW
 GiDen With His Passports

, ioinder saying the United States couiu i1tl not predicate Germanys compliance Wleii international law upon the conduct or ah- other belligerent; and lastly ron @ memorandum accompanying the German note of January 31, giving notlee oA "4 restricted naval warfare.
 "In view of this declaration" concluues the note handed the ambassador WnielA withdraws suddenly and without prior lil- timation the solemn assurance gwen III the imperial governments note or May f. 1916, this government has no alterna- tive consistent with the dignity and honor of the United States but to take the course which it explicitly announced in it's note of April IS. 1916, it would take in the event that the imperial govern ment did not declare and effect an aban- donment of the methods of submarine warfare then employed and to which the imperial government now purpose again to resort.
 'The President has, therefore, directed me to announce to your excellency that all diplomatic relations between the United States and the German empire are severed and that the American am bassador at Berlin will be immediately withdrawn and in accordance with such announcement to deliver to your excel lency your passports,
 q have the honor to be your excel lency's obedient servant.
 ROBERT LANSING"
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 To test the value of Birmingham g public library, I asked Director Carl H. Milan to tell me just what help the institution he so well manages could do to stimulate and aid those in search of ideas about pageants.
 
 I was glad to find that the Birming- ham public library has anticipated the interest in pageants and is prepared to furnish books, pamphlets and periodical articles to the man or woman who is interested.
 Community Drama and Pageantry, . 19l6 by Beegle & Crawford, is a book by experienced producers, giving practical advice in acting, color schemes, costumes, settings, dancing, rehearsal, music and or ganization.
 A somewhat similar book is Handbook of American Pageantry." 1914, by Davol. It gives suggestions as to subject, site. committees, costumes, etc, and looks as if it would be practical help to anyone interested in the subject from any stand point
 Other books on pageants are "Pageants and Pageantry," by Bates; and "The Case of the American Drama by Dickinson, which devotes considerable space to fes- tivals and pageants.
 In 1914 St. Louis produced a magnif1- cent pageant. The library has not only "The Book of Words of the Pageant and Masque of St. Louis,' by Stevens & Mac Kaye, but also book containing the official reports of all the committees whose work made the production possible. The library has "Wenonah, or the Magic Word,' produced by the Tennessee com pany last November, and "The Pageant of Tuscaloosa" also produced in 1916.
 The periodicals contain many articles describing the pageants that have been
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-04

produced during the last few years in various parts of the country. and there lis The Newarker," little magazine that comes to the library from Newark, N. J.. that for a year has been devoted exclusively to the 25Oth anniversary cele- bration of that city and has many ar ticles concerning the pageant.
 The library has also a reasonably strong collection of books on Alabama and Bir- mingham history which will be in much demand when the actual work begins.
 By the way, the most interesting series of stories ever written about Alabama were those which appeared in The Age Herald from the pen of pr. B. F. Riley, Birmingham's great historian. These stories have been put in attractive book form, under the title of Makers and Romance of Alabama History" The vol ume contains over 500 pages and can be had of the. author. hope many will get and read the truly marvellous episodes in the lives of those who pioneered in this great state. It will be sure to make them pageant boosters
 By the way, the Judson, at Marion, a year or two ago, produced one of the most beautiful college pageants ever pre- scented in the south.
 Dr. Bomar it's president. will be glad to send to anyone interested an account of it, and also to give us the benefit of his experience in staging such an undertake ing. Miss Ann Kirtley, known and be- loved throughout the south as the teacher of English in Judson college, wrote the story and saw that it was properly staged Several hundred took part in it. It was produced on the beautiful campus to commemorate the seventy-fifth ami versary of the oldest women's college in Alabama, sharing with Wesleyan college the honor of being the oldest college for women in the south.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-04

Washington, February 3,-The note handed to Count Bernstorff with his passports, conveying formal notification that the United States had severed diplo- matic relations, confirms closely in sub- stance to President Wilson's address tc Congress.
 Signed by Secretary Lansing and ad- dressed to the ambassador, the commu- nication reviews tersely the diplomatic correspondence between the two govern ments since the sinking of the Sussex, using the same quotations that were em- bodied by the President in his address It then announces b1untly that all diplo- matic relations between the United States and the German empire are severed that Ambassador Gerard will come home and that Count Von Bernstorff's pass ports have been made ready.
 The note begins as follows:
 ''The Secretary of State to the German
 Ambassador:
 Department of State, February 3, 1917.
 'Excellency: In acknowledging the note with accompanying memoranda, which you delivered into my hands on the aft ernoon of January S1, and which an- nounced the purpose of your government as to the future conduct of submarine warfare I would direct your attention to the following statements appearing in the correspondence which has passed be- tween the government of the United States and the imperial German gov ernment in regard to submarine war; fare.'
 Then follow the quotations used by the President in addressing Congress that from the Sussex note giving notifi- cation of a severance of diplomatic rela- tions unless Germany's submarine war fare is brought within International law; that from the German reply giving new pledges but reserving liberty of action should the allied blockade continue until modified; that from the American re-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-04
Resolution to This Effect to Come Before Medical
 Society Tomorrow
WANT LITIGATION
 ALL SETTLED FIRST
Health Officer Question Will Be De- cided Definitely When Ques- tion of Authority Is
 Adjusted

At the meeting of the Jefferson County Medical society Monday night, efforts will be made to have a truce declared in the health officer situation.
 According u information yesterday, a resolution will be introduced pledsing the members of the society and Of the board of health to silence on the subject while litigation is pendingSin the courts It is understood that leaders In the society feel that the general health cause Is being injured by the acrimonious discus sion and that all further action should await the decision of the courts.
 When the legal questions a. issue have been settled it is then hoped to resume the subject and settle it finally Members of the society are said to feel that further action will be unwise until the scope of the organizations authority has been definitely determined by the courts.
 To that end special effort is being made to have present a full and repre- sentative body of members at Monday nights meeting. The secretary's mem bership lists have been carefully revised and show that the following are members of the Jefferson County Medical society in good standing:
 MEMBERS OF SOCIETY
 s. w. Acton, J. C. Anthony, R. F. Ash worth, A. L. Atwood.
 J. A. Bag1ey, J. D. Bancroft, E. c. Randy. R. c. Bankston, J. w. Barclay N. A. Barrett, W. R. K. Beck, w. H. Beddow, A. w. Bell, W. II. Bell s. R. Benedict, W. T. Berry. J. w. Black, J.. H. Blackwell, F. F. Blair. J. H. Blue, o. F. Board. A. H. Bobo, Henry Boxer, c. W.. Brown, l.. G. Brounlee, H. c. Bur mum, W. A. Burns.
 S. R. Caffee, ". R. Callen, J. T. Cal 1oway, A. c. Cameron, J. N. Carmichael w. M. Carmichael, c. N. Carroway, E. $. Casey, z. B. Chamblee, T. A. Cheat ham, N. G. Clarke. M. D. Clements, R. E. Cloud. N. P. Cooke. P. l.. Cooke, G. c. Coleman, J. A. Collins, Thomas Col line. R. T. Conner, r. H. Compton, w. w. Compton K. w. Constantine, T. I. Con- well. J. B. Cooper, M. A. Copeland H. R. Coston, J. T. Coulbourne, A. E.
 M. Y. Dabney, w. c. Dabney, E. w. Daily. M. T. Davidson. J. D. s. Davis M. A. Davis, J. T. Dawlxins, J. R. Daw- son, H J. Denman, Fred Denson, John D. Dickson, D. c. Donald. T. c. Donald, U. H. Donohoo, c. A. Donnelly. A. G. DougiasS, John DouglaSs, J. D. Lowing, c. II. Drake, W. E. Drennen, J. J. Dun can.
 J. H. Edmondson, J. F. H. Edwards, II. A. Elkoure, A. J. Edwards
 A. J. Farley, w. c. Farrar, Burr Fer guson, J. H. Terrell, E. T. Fields, w. D. FonvilIe, B. A. Fox, c. A. Fox. Leon Fox
 c. D. Gaines. J. R. Garber, J. E. Gar rison. A. L. Gaston, c. D. Gaston, w. c. GeWir M w, Glasgow, Robert Glasgow D. T. Glass, Charles Gnassi, E. R. Gnassi, William H. Goodwin. Frank G. Grace. A. c. Green E. P. Green, A. B. Gresham, Paul E. Gwin.
 R. H. Hamrick, H. P. Hanna, w. B. Hardy, A. B. Harris, c. A. Harris, C. B. Harris, F. w. Harris, H. A. Harris, Scale Harris. W. G. Harrison, J. D. Heacock, w. c. Head, George D. Head, Jr., M J. Heath, H. T. Heflin, Wyatt Heflin E. F.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-04
Peanut Company Incorporated

Montgomery, February 3s-(Special) Notice of the incorporation of a $25,000 corporation in Russell county for the purpose of engaging in the business ce growing and marketing peanuts on a large scale was received by the sec retary of state Saturday. The corpor- ation will be known as the Scale Pea nut corporation, will have headquar- ters at Scale and will begin business with a paid-in capital of $25,000. Among those interested are H. T. en- ton, probate judge of Russell county T. w. Anderson, R. H. Holland, w. A. NcGehee and several other prominent business men of east Alabama.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-04
.ANNISTON COMPANY OFFERS ITS SHELL
 OUTPUT 10 THE J. s.
Company Agrees to Side track Work on Shells for England-PIant Best
 Equipped in South

The Anniston Steel company and the Anniston Ordnance company. now mal- ing shells for the British government. has offered to sidetrack all orders and contribute their entire output to the United States government should war with Germany result from present con ditions
 Announcement to this effect was made by Theodore Swann, and tele- gram has been sent to J. w. Worthing- ton offering the output of the two plants.
 The Anniston Steel company has now in operation three electric furnaces and three other furnaces about ready to be put into operation. It has in operation 8 rolling mill for rolling steel and forging plant, with two 56c c-ton forging presses now in opera tion.
 The Anniston Ordnance company has a machine shop with 150 machines for machining shells. Between these two plants it is possible to make steel, roll it, forge it and machine the shells Complete shells are being made at these two plants with the exception of loading. They are the only plants in the south where this can be done About 1000 men are employed in the two plants
 The telegram sent. by the Anniston Ordnance company follows
 News of rupture with Germany just received. Please notify government au thorities Anniston shops have complete plant for shell making, including man ufacture of steel; also suitable forg ing presses for shells up to six or eight inches, and ample machining fla cilities. Anniston company can side track its present orders should our government require output of plant.
 'tANNISTON ORDNANCE CO.,
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M $ I suggested holding a pageant, i NA might be well for me to sa, = = that it was not in my mind tc try and pull off a quick, cheap ol jumped up affair.
 am glad to get in behind those who are promoting the National Fed eration of Music clubs. I think this iwill give Birmingham an idea and 8 taste for what want It ought to De Ia great event and bring many people here
 My hope is to properly celebrate the centennial of Alabama's statehood with Ia historic pageant that will draw to Birmingham not only the great sur rounding district, and the state, but visitors from all parts of the country
 Just bear in mind that Governor Bibb was inaugurated as governor at Huntsville on November 9, 1919, al- though the state was not formally ad-
 
 IA, 1919. Sometime in the spring, sum- mer or fall of 1919 will be time enough.
 do not want it to interfere with the fair. had talk with R. A. Brown tBuster) and I feel sure that an ar rangement can be made that will sat- isfy the fair association, and also get him interested in the pageant. He is a past master as a public servant.
 I was talking to by friend Tom Gar ner of Tuscaloosa. who had much to do with the great pageant pulled off in the beautiful city of the oaks, and he strongly advised that we take plenty of time to prepare I have asked him to write out some of his experi- ences and views
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-04

Hogan, G. A. Hogan, J. F. Hogan, R. E. Hogan. L. W. Hubbard, w. D. Hubbard, J. F. Huey.
 L. F. Jackson, Rufus Jackson, L. A. Jenkins, Noah Johnson, Hardee Johnston,
 R. E. Johnson, c. c. Jones, D. D. Jones, M. II. Jordan, W. M. Jordan.
 J. T. Knet, J. M. Killough, NJ. D. Kirsch, J. w. Knowlton, p. M. Kyser.
 E. P. Lacy, w. c. Lawrence, s. L. Led
 better, s. L. Ledbetter, Jr., Joseph Le- land, B. s. Lester, Harry Levy, T. K. Lewis, D. G. Little, G. Lotterhos, J T. Love, w J. Love, R. G. Lovelady, J. M. Lowery, Cabot Lull, F. A. Lupton.
 Mcdonald, F. W. Mcdonald, R. G. Mc- Gahey. H. T. McGehee. H. A. McKinnon, c. c. Mclean, J. S. McLester, R. c. Me- Quddy, J. P. McQueer, T. V. Magruder, s. H. Mann, H. l.. Martin, w. A. Mar
 tin, E. M. Mason, J. M. Mason, E. E. May. J. A. Meadows, I. Michlin, J. A. Miller, H. E. Mitchell, J. I. Mitchell, R.
 L. Mitchell, J. W. Moon, Chalmers II. Moore. D. s. Moore, J. G. Moore, J. A.
 Moore, M. F. Moreland, L. c. Morris, G. E. Murphy.
 F. F. Nabers, S. F. Nabers, s. F. Nash, Robert Nelson, c. M. Nice, M. M. Nolan,
 Lloyd Noland, E. North, J. & Norton. E. O'Connell, G. A. O'Conneu T. D. Parke, E. c. Payne, F. M. Payne,
 H. E. Pearce, R. F. Peoples. U. J. w. Peters, H. C., Powell, Thomas Powers. 1 W E. Prescott, p. M. Prince, E. F. Pruitt.
 | M. c. Ragsdale, IT,, W. M. Ransom, l P. U. Reeves, A. M Reid, James Reid. F. K. Reynolds, E. P. Riggs, c. c. Rit- l tenberry J. E. Robbins, w. J. Robbins,
 Annie Robinson, F. M. Robinson, T. F. Robinson, G. w. Rogers, Mack Rogers,
 E. c. Rosamond, w. L. Rosamond, IT N.
 Rosser, W. s. Rountree, E. w. Rucker, Jr., c. M Rudolph, R. C. Rush. M. C. Scholar, F. l.. Scott, E. M. Scott,
 w. F. Scott, J. F. Seay, s. c. Seay. H. G. Sellers, I. J. Sellers, w. H. Sholl, c. w. Shropshire. H. P. Shugerman, B. D. Sib- ley, Harry Simpson, B. F. Smart, c. H. Smith, Robert L. Smith, W. B. Smith, J. w. Snow, Jr., J. R. Snyder, E. P. Solomon, D. H. Sparks, T. J. Springfield, John w. Story, s. C. Stubbins, G. H. l Stubbs, Henry Swedlaw.
 | D. R. Talley, Charles E. Tedder, J.
 c. Thomas w. l.. Thornton, A. r. Too1e, Gaston Terrence, o. R. Troie, ] E. W. Tucker. Lee F. Burlington, J. l c. Vance.
 ! R. w Waldrop. A. A. Walker, S. II. | Wallace, G. D. Waller, G. H. Walsh, l Fl. S. Ward. w. R. Ward, L. H. Wat llins, Miles Watkins, Charles Walters | ton, W. A. Weed, S. H. Welsh, l.. | Whaley, w.. w. Wharton, C. Whelan, l A. J. White. w. H. Wilder, c. c. Wiley, l F. l.. Wilkerson, A. E. Willks, T. IT. Williams. W. c Williams, C. Wilson,
 j.. Wilson, l.. M. Vim. J. s. Winters. w. c, Wood, l.. H. Woodruff, L. G. Woodson. R. C. Woodson. S W.
 Wright. B. l.. Wyman, w. H. Wynne.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-04
A Card of Thanks

We, the relatives of the late Miss Ca milla Worthy, who died January 2S, 1917, after being run down by an automobile, beg to return our heartfelt thanks to our many friends for their kindness and sympathy during our bereavement.
 HARVEY P. GIBSON,
 MRS. MAUD GIBSON,
 MRS. RILLA A. BROWN,
 HENRY s. WORTHY.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-04
Big Acreage in Beans to Be Planted in Colbert County

Sheffield February 3.-(Special )-The coldest weather of the winter has pre- vailed here since Thursday morning, the
 zero mark.
 News reached here yesterday of the death of Clyde Berryman, who resided
 near Leighton, in this county. Mir Der
 lyman was struck by lightning and in stantly killed. He was the son of Mr.
 and Mrs. J. C. Bergman of Leighton, and is survived by his parents and widow and two children. He had many friends who will regret to learn of his untimely death.
 | Sheriff J. D. Keeton of this county has 1 been busily engaged this week in get | ting the supplies distributed to the vari- ous precincts of the county for the spe- cial election next Tuesday, February [, on which date Colbert county will vote or the 3-mill tax for school purposes ] The Sheffield oil mill has announced | that it will pay top prices for soy and velvet beans and the result is that Col l bert county farmers intend to grow them this year more than ever before. Diversi- i fieation is rapidly being put into prac- 1 tice in this section of the state. The farm CTS are learning that there is a ready
 market for all farm products as well as cotton
 1 Friday afternoon little William Burns died from the result of burns sustained a few hours before at the home of his parents. Mir. and Mrs J. C. Burns, in this city. Funeral services were conducted 1 by Rev. J. H. Johnson, pastor of the
 Methodist church, interment following in l Oakwood cemetery. The child had been left alone by it's nurse and presumably ! it's clothing caught fire from the open grate fire, and was badly burned before assistance reached him.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-06-10
BRITAIN TAKES STEPS
FOR LIQUOR CONTROL
Commissions Will Decide
Terms for Taking Over Trade
Special Gable Despatch 10 TsE S.

Special Gable Despatch 10 THE SuN
LONDON, June s.-The reliable Epenino
Standard prints a statement tonight to
the effect that the Government is consid-
ering the formation OF commissions to
consider the terms on which the liquor
trade can be taken over by the Govern
ment and controlled until the end OF the
war
England and Wales. Scotland and Ire
land will have each its own commission,
according to the Standards forecast All
the tribunals will be composed of men
not connected either with the liquor traffic
or with the teetotal element The Gov
ernment's aim is to procure men Of busi-
ness experience not swayed by personal
interests or political preJudices, who will
arrive at "A fair bargain between the
State and the liquor interests.
1t Is probable that severe struggle
will ensue upon the introduction Of the
necessary legislation in Parliament.
Other movements toward State control
of various industries are making rapid
progress, however. The scheme for the
control OF the tobacco trade Is likely to
be extremely effective All stores and
firms nave been requested to submit lists
OF their stocks, and those found TO have
q surplus will be forced 10 disgorgA
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-06-10
IMPRIS0N EX-CZAR!
RUSSIANS CLAMOR
Crews of Three WarshipS
Threaten Force if He Is Not
Tried and Punished.

pErRoGRAp. June Demand OF the
rerolu'iona7ies for the trial and condign
punishment OF Nicholas Romanoff, the
deposed Emperor, and. in the meantime.
his subsection to restraint in prison
which at first was made only by a hand
fu of irresponsible extremists, Is grow
ing daily All Petrograd laughed AZ the
resolution of the Bolsheviki the faction
led by Nikolai I.enlne. two days ago
demanding the transfe- OF Nicholas to
kronstadt or even to the Siberian mines.
But to-day comes official news that the
crews of the battleships Republic and
Gangut and the cruiser Diana, stationed
At Itesingfors. mad adopted n resolution
requiring the Imprisonment of the former
Emperor at Kronstadt until he is placed
OF trial. The sailors declared that If the
demand was rejected the warships would
apply force, and said This Is our third
and last resolution"
on Thursday Saratov was placarde |
with rcd proclamations having the same
import. and to-day there ore being sold
IL the streets OF petrograd thousands Of
leaflets inscribed: Trial for Nicholas II g
At Tsarskoe Selo additional measures
have been taken to guard Nicholas
Romanoff and the former imperial fam
i!y. The former Czar is permitted TO
take exercise only two hours daily,
morning and evening His military cs-
cort follows his movements at distance
not exceeding twenty-five PAGES. The
children take their outing separately
The former Gear and Czarina have to
appear at the window twice day, in
order that the officer OF the guard can
see them. A triple Gordon OF troops sur-
rounds the palace grounds
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-06-10
GERMAN CAPTAIN IN
MANN LAW TANGLE
Eitel Friedrich Commander
Also Indicted With Three
Others for Plot.

PHILADELPHIA. June 9.-The Federal
Grand Jury here to-day indicted Max "
Thierichsen. former captain of the seized
German auxiliary cruiser Prinz Eitel
Friedrich Adeibert K. Fischer. Mrs
Helena Fischer, his wife. and Henry X
Rohner Of this city on charges OF con-
spiracy and smuggling. In addition
Capt. Thierichsen was indicted on a
charge OF violating the Mann white slave
act.
All four were taken into custody on
March 10 on the smuggling and con-
spiracy charges. The indictment against
Capt. Thierichsen .or alleged violation
of the Mann act is new development
He Is charged with bringing a woman
from Ithaca. n. Y. to Philadelphia for
immoral purposes There are three
counts in this indictment Capt. THE
richsen is interned with members OF his
crew at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia.
The Fischers are classed as alien
enemies. Rohner Is naturalixed citizen
of many years standing and Is in the
wholesale grocery business in Philadel.
phia. Fischer IL the head of a firm OF
machinists in this city which has con.
tracts for furnishing parts of American
naval vessels under construction. Under
the Presidents proclamation forbidding
alien enemies within half mile OF muni-
tion and other plants doing Government
work he was compelled to obtain a per
NIT to visit his own shop
The conspiracy and smuggling charges
are the result Of the Fischers causing &c
be removed from the Prinz Eitel Fried
erich while the ship was at the navy
yard, II is alleged. nineteen shI
chronometers without paying duty OF
them. Rohner's part in the alleged
smuggling was permitting the use of hi:
motor trucks for transporting tn,
chronometers from the navy yard.
Rohner had a contract to supply the
German ships with groceries. and he as
serted at the time of his arrest that h'
consented to the use OF his trucks as q
personal favor to Fischer without the
knowledge that Fischer was committing
an unlawful act.