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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-04
TWO FOOD BILLS \ FROM CONEF '.-..,','GE ADOPTtU IN HOUSE McLemore of Texas Only Member Who Would Not Vote in Affirmative
 on Report

Washington, August 3.-Conference re- ports on both the administration food control and food survey bills were adopt ed virtually without opposition today by the House They will be taken up in the Senate tomorrow. but probably not adopted before Tuesday. Opposition by Senator Gore, democrat, chairman of tEe agriculture committee, who may file minority report. now appears to be the only dangerous stumbling block for them.
 ONE VOTED PRESENT"
 Not vote was recorded in the House against the long-disputed conference re- port on the control bill. Representative Powers of Kentucky, after an unsuccess- ful effort to recommit 1t, voted in the negative and then changed his vote. The only other show of opposition came from Representative McLemore of Texas, who voted ''present." On the food survey measure the vote was viva voce. with only few noes"
 KAHN'S SPEECH FEATURE
 A patriotic appeal by Representative Kahn of California, a republican, born in Germany, was the feature of the de-
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-04
MISSION TO RUSSIA,
 HEADED BY ROOT, IS
 SAFE AT HOME AGAIN

A Pacific Port, August 3 The American mission to Rus sia, headed by Elihu Root, reached here tonight en route to Washington.
 The mission will remain here over night and will be enter tained at civic luncheon to- morrow. The governor of the state and the mayor of the city will be among those receiving the mission.
 The mission has been away from the United States since May 19.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-04
Million Dollars Will Be Spent to Advertise
 That Booze Must Go"

New York. August 3.--Innugura- tion of million-doflar advertise ing campaign against the liquor traffic in the sswet" stntes was announced here today by the Fed ernI Council of the Churches of Christ in America. It will be known as the ''strenEthen America cam paign." and the purpose is to prove through the advertising columns of newspapers that "booxe must go."
 Charles steIxle, campaign man. ager. said that because of the re- cent action of the Senate regard- ing national prohibition 1t had been decided to make known the plans of the council earlier than had been intended. Local leaders will be appointed in $500 towns and cities.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-04
CHAOTIC CONDITION M RUSSIA GROWING MORE ALARMING, SA Y REPORTS
Summary of Outstanding Developments in Ney
 From Various Fro < {

Political troubles in Petr the continuance of the Russ ~- treat and further advt V Sby the British in Flanders oSFut from the general war
 Northeast of Ypres onl Q s'f the troops of Field Marsh Q re- established themselves = town of saint Julien, captured by them on Tuesday, but from which they were driven by the Germans on Wednesday. Additional ground was gained south of HoIIebeke, nenr the center of the line on which the entente allied attack was launched early this week. British artillery dispersed German forces preparing to attack near Ypres and forestaIIed any attempt by the. TeutOns to charge against the British lines. On Tuesday. the first day of the allied advance. 6122 Ger mans were made prisoner by the Anslo-French forces.
 Near NIonchy Le Preux, south east of Arras. the Germans on Thursday night entered British front line trenches at two points. Desperate fighting ensued and the British during Friday retOO< most of the clements. Except for the re- pulse of a German attack on 1500 yard front near Cerny.. on the Aisne front. there have been only raids and artillery duels on the rest of the western front.
 The lines of the River Zbrocx at it's confluence with the Dniester hns been given up at several places by the Russians. who fought stub bornIy to hold back the AustrO- Germans. Between the Dniester and the Pruth the Russians have. not halted In their retreat toward the border.
 Bukowina is almost entirely in the hands of the Teut0ns again. CzernOwftz, the capital. has been occupied by the Germans and Kim poIung, an important town several miles south of the Rumnnian bor- der, has been evacuated by the Russians. The German advance In Galicia md BukOwina seemingly Is aimed at Kamenctz. Podolsky, fortified city north of the Dniester and in the direction of Odessa, Russia's great port on the Black
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-04
HEF[|N DENOUNCES
 ILLINOIS MEMBERS
 .0N FLOOR 0F HOUSE:
Mason and Britten Openly Charged With Aiding Pro- Germans in Holding
 Anti-Draft Meetings
By HUGH w. ROBERTS

Washington, August 8. Especial. Battling against what he considered unpatri- otic procedure on the part of certain members of Con- gress, Representative lief lin of Alabama this after noon was the center of a raging storm in the House.
 At the conclusion. of the terrific arraignment, Representative Staff ford made motion striking from the record remark of Mr. Heflin to the effect that in "all probability Repre- sentatives Britten and Mason of Illinois were absent on missions of opposition to the selective draft proposition and in favor of keeping those of German blood out of the army"
 MOTION PREVAILED
 The motion to expunge prevailed, al- though 12O voted in the negative The Alabama delegation. with the excep- tion of MT. Burnett of the Seventh, stood with Mr Heflin. The vote of MT. Burnett will probably accentuate the feeling which previous war legislation engendered between the two Alabam- ians
 In the beginning MT. Heflin confined his remarks to patriotic references He next criticized senators for having. op- posed armed neutrality for having held up the airplane bill and for hav- ing criticized Herbert Hoover, who will be appointed food administrator He next proceeded against Representative Gillette of Massachusetts for alleged unpatriotic utterances and inveighed against Representative Mason for hav- ing introduced bill repeating the draft statutes and Representative Brit ten for having introduced a bill re- lieving German citizens from service in the American army.
 QUESTION IS ASKED,
 At the height of the arraignment someone asked MT. Heflin If he was aware that Mir, Britten and Mir Ma son were absent.
 T. did not see them" replied Mir. Heflin.
 Then he asked: DO you think that their presence or absence would make any difference with mel" His inter- rogator pleaded ignorance.
 Mr. Heflin retorted Perhaps the criticism applies to you, If so, you may consider it as directed to you"
 WORKING FOR KAISER <. When renewed emphasis was placed on the absence of the Illinois mem bers MT. .Heflin then expressed his supposition that they were absent do- ing work which would give pleasure to the German Kaiser. It was that remark which the House voted to ex- punge. Following the incident, MT Hef- lin stated that as long as he was a member of Congress he would speak the truth, standing in defense of the
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-04
Citizens Organizing Them selves to Put Down Dis
 loyal Demonstrations
PITCHED BATTLE IS
 REPORTED FROM ADA
Murder and Destruction of Property Is Threatened in Many Sections by Bands Attempting
 to Evade Law

Oklahoma City, Okla, Au- gust 3.-Heavily armed posses were being rushed tonight to Seminole and sev- eral adjoining counties in southern Oklahoma in an effort to check anti-draft- demonstrations, which, ac- cording to reports received here, threaten to develop into a serious outbreak.
 Clashes between the rioters and sheriffs' deputies are reported to have occurred already at several points, but because of an interruption in wire communication to some sections of the affected territory verification of the reports was lacking at late hour.
 Near the town of Allen posse of 2s citizens, headed by the sheriff, IS said to have. dispersed gathering of 80 men and released Il persons who had been taken prisoner. The men fled without offering resistance. Another report was that about l50 men had gathered at Rock Crossing on the South Canadian river, the boundary between Seminole and Hughes counties, with the announced in- tention of resisting the selective draft law, and others were reported assem- bled at various points h Seminole, Pon- totoc and Hughes counties.
 Adjt. Gen. Ancel Earp stated at mid night that his reports did not indicate the gathering of the demonstrators in force in any one section and expressed the opinion that with the arrival of ei- william posses early tomorrow to rein force local officers the situation would be quickly in hand.
 The most. urgent of the appeals for assistance received here came from the towns of Holdenville and Seminole.
 Throughout the affected section citi- zcns have been organized and armed un- der direction of county officials.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-04

/ are reported to have repulsed attacks In the Ypres area. The statement reads:
 Front of Crown Prince Rupprecht On tEe battlefront in Flanders yesterday durlng the rainy weather. the artillery battle only was especially lively on the coast and to the northeast of Ypres English advances on the Nieuport- West ende road and to the west of Bixschoote failed. Strong attacks at Langemarck also failed. The town of Roulers. to which great part of the Belgian popu- iation had fled from the battle zone be- fore the fire of their liberators, was bombarded by the enemy with his heav- fest guns.
 Arrangements to the north of the La Bassee canal and at Monchy Le Preux and Havrincourt, took course favor able to us."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-04
Haig's Men Win
 Positions Lost h
 First Days Of Fight
In Spite of Rain and Mud in Flanders, German Forces Are Being Driven Back-BerIin Re- ports Renewed Success Over Russians in
 East-Slav Army Retreats

London. August 3-Northeast of Ypres, in Flanders. Field Marshal Haig's troops again established them selves in the town of Saint Julian. from which they were driven early this week, says the official statement to- night from British headquarters in France.
 South of Hollebeke between Ypres and Warneton. the British made some progress.
 East of Monchy Le Preux the Ger mans have been driven from nearly all the ground they captured Thursday night.
 "On Tuesday, the statement says the Anglo French troops captured 6122 pris- oners. The statement reads:
 Tn the course of the day our troops again established themselves in Saint Julian. North of the Ypres- Roulers rail- way bodies of German infantry mass ing for further counter attack were broken up by the fire of our artillery and the enemy was unable to develop his attack. We gained ground during the night south of Hollebeke.
 East of Monchy Le Preux the enemy has been driven from nearly the whole of the ground gained by him in last nights attack. Hostile raiding parties were repulsed during the night north east of Gouzeacourt and southwest of Fontaine- Leg -Croiselles. Parties of our troops successfully raided the enemy trenches south of Lombaertzyde. al
 The number of German prisoners captured by the allies in the operations on Tuesday was 6122. including 132 of fcers"
 BERLIN REPORT
 Berlin, August 3.--(via London.)-In Flanders yesterday, because of the rainy weather only the artillery was active. says the official statement on operations on the western front issued today by the war office. The Germans
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-04

qualified distributors of mail
 The ruling is the first formal actlon by an executive department in compn- : ance with President Wilson's order d. recting that department officials lnol- cate exemptions and that the require- ment of indispensibility be rigidly en- forced As generally constructed, the postal ruling shows the purpose of the administration to put the government departments forem3t in freeing vaiua- \ ble employees for War service.
 CARRIERS LIABLE
 The entire mail carriers force, num- bering thousands of men of whom con- siderable percentage are within the draft age limits, is excluded from exemption unless for physical reasons or because they have dependent families Every portion of the country is reached by the ruling as even the rural carriers are in- ciuded.
 The departments ruling in regard to clerks leaves railway mail clerks with in the exemption classes, as they are highly specialized distributors.
 AS TO DEPENDENTS
 Provost Marshal General Crowder took steps today to reduce the numper of exemptions because of dependent families. Instructions were sent to the governors of all states pointing out that the minimum pay of soldiers IS now soo month and that local boards must con- slider whether a mans dependents could not be supported on that amount. The telegram follows: < s.Please call attention of local boards to the fact that soldiers pay Is not less than s3O month and that all cloth ing, subsistence, medical treatment ana housing are furnished him. Under the law he may allot any portion of his pay to a dependent Many soldiers receiving s3o month are easily able to allot $25 monthly to the support of dependents. In case of death in line of duty the gov ernment will pay to the beneficiary desgniated by the soldier six months pay.
 SECTION FOUR
 section of the selective service act provides that those in a status with re spect to persons dependent upon them for support which renders their exclu- sion or discharge advisable may be dis charged, but it does not require that they shall be discharged in all such cases. The discretion of local boards is invoked by this provision and such boards may well take the facts recited above into consideration in deciding claims for dis charge due to dependency with a view to determining whether as matter of fact the person claiming such discharge will not be in as good or better position to support his dependents after selection
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-04
AG|TAT|0NA AGAINST
 DRAFT IN ALABAMA
 IS MUCH ISOLATED
Only Few Unimportant In- cidents Reported to War Department From Va
 riOus Sections
By HUGH w. ROBERTS

Washington. August 3.-(Special) The verdict of the war department is that antidraft trouble in Alabama $ isolated.
 Incidents of record consist of anti was costing the Fatherland 1O,0Oo,oOO, coo between administration and anti-ad- ministration factions in Coffee Springs and various petitions urging repeal of conscription statutes
 Such petitions have been received from certain citizens of Clay, Chero- kee and Cullman counties. A demand signed by certain citizens of TalladeSa county insisting that no man be forced against his will to fight out Of the United States was received today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-04
COLONEL BROWN ASSIGNED

Washington, August Especially Col George Leroy Brown. retired has been assigned by the war department as profes sor of military science and tactics at the University of Alabama
 Colonel Brown. to fill the vacancy at the University of Alabama, was withdrawn from the University of Ari- zona. where he has been performing identical duties.
 The appointee was born in Michigan entered West Point in 1868. and was retired from active service in 1907.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-04
ONE MOB DISPERSED

Ada, Okla, August 3.-Sheriff Bob Duncan of Pototoc county. previously reported captured by draft resisters at Seminole returned to Ada late tonight with 10 prisoners. captured five miles northwest of Sasakawa.
 There were about 80 persons in tnat particular gathering, Sheriff Duncan said, who were dispersed for the time being by a posse of 20 citizens. The rioters fled without firing shot. The officers released II prisoners held by the men dispersed.
 Two thousand or more citizens in mass meeting tonight perfected an or
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-04
FRENCH REPORT

Paris, August 3.-Troops of the German crown pr-nce after an intense artillery bombardment last night, delivered sev- eral violent attacks against the French positions near Cerny, in the Aisne re- zion, along a front of about 1900 yards. The French official statement issued this afternoon says that all the attacks were repulsed.
 On the Belgian front the bad weather continues.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-04
'Kerensky and His Cabinet Resign, But Later on Decide to Make One More Effort to Form Ministry designations Was Caused By
 Charges Made Against One of Their
 Number Who is Forced Out

Petrograd August 3Premer and War Minister Kerensky all the other members of his cabinet except Vice Premier Nekraoff resigned tonight Later with the exception o M Tereschenko the foreign minister they withdrew their res ignations.
 cabinet members about Thenoff the minister of agriculture
  ocrats into the connected with the German general
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-04
BLAcKMoN GOES HOME

Washington, August B. Especially Representative Blacsmon on account of the enforced idleness of the House will go to Alabama this afternoon with his brother. Ross Blackmon, who has completed business transactions Tn New York.
 Blackmon will supervise legal details incident to the occupation by govern ment troops of the recently acquired government reservation in Calhoun county.
 He was in conference this afternoon with Colonel Summerall the officer who negotiated the deal between the property owners and the government
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-04
Big Effort Being
 Made to Cut DoUn Exemption Numbers
Postoffice Department Will Make Few Requests For Employes in That Branch-CrOwder Calls Attention of Governors to Necessity of
 Reducing Claims Allowed For
 Dependent Families

Washington August 3A ruling issued today by the post office department that department officials will make few requests for exemption of postal employees from mi tary service. labo
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-04
FIGHTING NEAR ADA

Muskogee, Okla. August S.-B'ight-7 ing between draft rioters and officers is going on 25 miles north of Ada, according to Under Sheriff Purvine Of Okmulgee county, who received a re- port from there late tonight
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-04
KIMPOLUNG ABANDONED

Petrograd, August 3.Kimpolung, in southern Bukowina, has been evacuated by the Russians. the war office an nounced today.
 The Russians are now engaged with the Austro-German forces on the River Bystritza.
 Between the Dniester and the Pruth. the Russian retirement is continuing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-04


 struct the ministry under Premier Ker- ensky with the chief new members being exclusively from the socialist and radical parties.
 Petrograd August 3.-M. Tchernoff, a socialist, has resigned his seat of min ister of agriculture in the Russian cabinet In a letter to Premier Kerensky, M. Tchernoff said he was resigning to ob- tain freedom of action in order to defend his character against calumny that he had been connected with the German general staff.
 EXPRESSES CONFIDENCE
 The government accepted the resgna- tion.. at the same time expressing the conviction that M. Tchernoff will sue ceed in rehabiltating himself.
 Vice Premier Nekrasoff informed the Associated Press that some of the docu- ments supposed to incrimnate M. Tcher- noff already had been examined. He considers the charges against the min ister of agriculture as not being very grave, but the cabinet was obliged to accept the resignation provisionally.
 HTchernoff has been one of the cen
 figures in the present cabinet trou- bles in Russia. Negotiations for the re- construction of the cabinet have been in progress for several weeks. One of the eonditions5sraise by the constitutional democrats, whose presence in the cabi- net was desired, was that M. TchernoT should resign On July 2S dispatch from Petrograd reported that Premier Keren- sky had resolved to sacrifice neither M. Tchernoff nor M. Tereschenko. the for eign minister, who also is opposed by the constitutional democrats.
 M. Tchernoff was appointed minister of agriculture last May and was re- tained in that post in the Kerensky ministry established in July. He is a member of the executive committee of the council of peasants delegates and is an advocate of land nationaliza- ton.
 GENERAL ERDELLI KILLED
 Petrograd August 3.-General Err delli, military governor of Petrograd
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-04

The retirement of General Gurko was announced last May. It was stated at the same time he had been ordered dismissed because he objected to in terference by the council of work mans and soldiers delegates with the provisional government
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-04
TEUTONS PUSH ON

Berlin. August S--(Via London.) )-Czer- nowitz. the capital of Bukowina, has been captured by the Teuton forces, ac-
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-04
GuRKO ARRESTED

London, August 3.-The Russian gen. eral, Gurko. former commander of the armies south of the Russian western front has been arrested. according to Reuters Petrograd correspondent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-04

General Erdelli a dispatch from Pe-. trograd July 25 announced, had been appointed military governor of Petro- grad in succession to General Polovt- self, who had resigned after falling, to put down rioting in the Russian capital. General Erdelli had been com mander of the eleventh army.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-04

says the Bourse Gazette. has been killed. He was treacherously shot In the back.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-01-12
GIRLS! THICEEN AND
BEAUTIFY YOUR HAIR
AND STOP DANDRUFF
TRY THIS. YOUR HAIR GETS
WAVY, GLOSSY AND ABUND-
ANT AT ONCE.

To be possessed Of a head Of heavy
beautiful hair; soft, lustrous, fluffy
wavy and free from dandruff is mere
ly matter of using a little Dander-
inc.
II is easy and inexpensive 70 have
nice. soft hair and lots Of 1t. Just ges
a 25-eent bottle Of Knowlton's Dam
derine now-all drug stores recon-
mend it-apply little as directed ami
within ten minutes there viii be an
appearance of abundance, freshness,
fluffiness and an Incompatible gloss
and lustre. and try as you will you
cannot find trace of dandruff or
falling hair; but your real surprise
will be after about two weeks use,
when you will see new hair-fine and
downy at first-yes-but really new
hair-sprouting out all over your
scalp-Danderine is, we believe. the
only sure hair grower. destroyer OF
dandruff and cure for itchy scalp
and it never fails to stop falling hair
at once
II you want 10 prove how pretty
and soft your hair really is. moisten
cloth with a little Danderine and
carefully draw it through your hair
taking one small strand at a time.
Your hair will be soft. glossy and
beautiful in just a few momonts-a
delightful surprise awaits everyone
who tries this.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-01-12
Serious Case
of Chronic Constipation
DIR. CALDWEIIfS SYRUP PEPSIN
COHRECTS CONDITION THAT
SEEMED HOPEJ .FSS.

After suffering from chronic con-
stipation until she was 50 run down
she was unable to do any kind o.
work, Miss H. A. Frees, 2Os Adams
St, Dayton, Ohio, obtained bottle OF
DIR. Caldwelrs Syrup Pepsin and usei
it with such great gratifying results
that she has continued the treatment
and has written to Or, Caldwell that
her condition is again normal ami
that she wants to recommend Syrup
Pepsin to everyone who suffers with
consultation.
DR. Caldwells Syrup Pepsin is a
combination Of simple laxative herbs
with pepsin. gentle in its action and
free from gripping or other pain or
discomfort. 1t contains no opiate or
narcotic drug, and. while actins
readily on the most stubborn case of
inactive bowels, is absolutely safe for
the tiniest babe, SO that it is the ideal
family laxative and should be ken:
on hand in every household for use
when needed,
DR.. Caldwelrs syrup pepsin costs
only fifty cents a bottle and Is sold
in drug stores everywhere. To avoid