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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-19
Canadians Hanmering Al German Trenches
 fptecting Lens Line

almost as far up the line as Vermelles were subjected to fire of considerable intensity. The enemy's observation was better than for sometime past, eight balloons and many airplanes being en- gagged in spotting for his gunners.
 The Canadian artillery was not di-i verted by the German artillery from its appointed task of methodically ts- stroying the enemys trenches and ds- fensive lines. In this work much prog ress was made during the day, as wei! as in counter battery operations
 The Germans during the night put down barrage along large part uf the front under the belief that an ad- vance was imminent. but no infantry action followed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-19

Germany is to continue her warfare without abatement. or whether tho de- sires for peace that have been heard so often in Germany, and especially in the Reichstag, are anything but empty ex- pressions.
 The probable attitude of the chancel- Tor already has run the gamut of di- verse speculation, but as yet nothing has been evolved from the many unof- ficial discussions of the man and his ideas and intentions on which anything like certainty can be based.
 Some writers express the belief that the new chancellor's leanings will be to- ward the peace views of the majority bloc in the Reichstag; others have ad- vanced the opinion that his policy will be that of the militaristic party, and there are others who consider his as- sumption of office merely part of a stop-gap programme preliminary to the formation of something in the nature of a dictatorship.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-19
AWNING OF NATIONAL ARMY WILL BE HELD ON FRLDA Y LS NOW THOUGHT;
 ALL STA TIES EXPECTED <TO BE PEADY
Arc StiH Held Back. Proceedings Are 10 Be Wiz messed By House and
 Selate Military Com
 nittees at Capitol

Washington July 18Advices today to Brgadier General Crowde the marshal general indicated that the nation al lottery to determine the order of liability of 100000 registered for military service would be held next Friday Preparations to make the drawing that day went ahead idly although final decision the date cannot be made until the last has actually reported that the local emption boards in his state have finished their task
 
  take capitol building with the members the Senate and House military committees The entire not expected
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-19
WORKING HARD ON FOOD BILL: ID VOTE SATURDAY Some Progress Is Made on Various Amendments,
 Which Are Under
 Discussion

Washington, July 1S.-Senate considera- tion of the administration food control bill, begun month ago today, is ap- preaching an end. Voting upon amend- ments began today and tomorrow dis cussion will proceed under 10-minuts limit toward the final vote to be taken Saturday.
 Only one amendment was disposed of today, but that, relating to sales by gov ernment agents of their own products to the government. has been before the Sem ate almost exclusively for a week. A redraft of the provision offered by Sena- tor Pomerene was adopted tentatively but probably finally by vote of 54 to r. It is designed to meet especially, the supply purchasing situation of the de- fense council and it's advisory bodies.
 LIMITED DEBATE
 Tomorrow under the limited debate rule the leaders expect to proceed rapidly with the many amendments. Probably the first to be taken up will be the compromise proposal to create board of food admin stration of three salaried members in
 of the original plan for one adminis-
 @ai ShASNS ol tiie IOfn6Teu6
 written into the bill today
 V senators tonight. Those
 #H aH*t ed it in lieu of the
 s0tag amendment declared , @& ensT tory to the. ad- mi. saa sssel N embers. Equal satisI txYYeeasS v those fa- voring l sSts settk Including Senator Res slSe fs tNe Sne 1stent critics of the.
 During the discs 7A Nn sT { declared no serious. ars5aAssA 4oAla N lodged against the cVeNSs4 saNsz commission and that it's u. uiM ssseNI not be crippled by passage ssss4 mittee amendment. which it's op predicted might prevent the pro .s 2 men who have been serving as commas soners without pay, from continuing in their positions. Senator Reed and others insisted that all that was sought was to prevent contracts for their own supplies from being controlled by the commits sioners.
 TEXT OF AMENDMENT As placed in the bill, the amendment provides:
 That no person acting either as a voluntary or paid agent or employe of the
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-19
To Discontinue Trains

Little Rock, Ark. July 1S.-Ten local trains of the Missouri Pacific railroad in Arkansas will be discontinued soon, 1t was announced here today by Presi- dent B. F. Bush of St. Louis He said the discontinuance would be in accord- ance with the conservation ideas of the national defense council.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-19
Summary of the News
GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS 1-Drnwing of national army will he held on Friday, it is now thought.
 Russians continue to struggle on eastern front. Senate working hard on food hill. Fourteen vessels are sunk during past week, states report. Man who started disaster rumor ia believed found.
 LOCAL NEWS S-BirminEham never in happier mood than when niding charity. City's sinking fund ia stilI live is- sue i'm camDntSn.
 FEATURES 4EEditoriai comment. .1r 6-SOcfety and Dolly Dairympl S--sIports. D. ia-l -li--Continuation l J lists.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-19
Roland s. Morris Named
 Ambassador to Japan

Washington, July 1S.-Roland s. Morris of Philadelphia has been chosen for ap- pointment as amba assador to Japan to succeed the late Amba ssador Guthrie. It is understood he Is persona grata to Ja- pan, and that the nomination will go to the Senate shortly. It is understood that Vance Mccormick, tn edemocratic national chairman. was offered the post at Tokio, but declined and recommended the appointment of Mir. Morris
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-19

E an Army Headquarters Tn
 WFamS July 1S.-There has been re- saarkalsls increase during the past IS
 a0ut i the volume of the enemy's slNe Nsn nd Lens salient from HI ~
 en north to Avion on the south,
 sf sa places the German fire was
 Sf sh9 nature formerly preceding an
 s.sass t but the enemy's object was
 ff1e sss3sruction of our trenches and ~ in the ruined houses in prep Tor an attack. Vimy, three miles ffNsn iss nearest German battery, was ilS sStrsl sed with high explosives, 600 b | sfr falling in relatively small su.s aS Avion and points to the north
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-19
TROUBLE IN PETROGRAD

Petrograd July 1S.-Another manifes- tation of armed sailors and soldiers and workingmen and women, in which shots were fired, took place along the Nevsky Prospect yesterday. The extent of the casualties is unknown.
 Yesterdays disturbances were a repe- tition of those of the day before except that they occurred at o'clock in the afternoon, while the first outbreak oc- cured around midnight.
 The nianifestants were grouped along the same part of the Nevesky Prospect number of stray shots were heard fol- low ed oy the firing of rifles against up-
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-19
Fourteen Vessels Of
 16OO Tons and Ouer
 Sunk During Week

British Admiralty Report Shows Four Smaller Ships and Eight Fishing Craft Are Submarine
 Victims For Period-This is Indication
 That German Under Sea Warfare is
 Not Gaining in Momentum London July 16Foureen British ships of 16OO tons sunk by submarines mines the week. according the official report tonight Four British under 16OO tons sunk and eight fishing vessels The official saiin British previously IA;
  
 fishi ssunk, IA vessels umb
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-19
: SSUES ORDER

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 Lon n guiv A Reuter- dispatch from at}asfaG tsisd on Tuesday night. reads
 "Ge tS&i Folcy self, the military gov- ernoi sr ss9gfaa has issued the fol- lcwir Qfdez af gn0 day:
 Tn At9oF&aree ffith an order of the prov sia4A government to relieve the city of ariApsl 1Sgnfoefs of it's peace and se- curit cti2Sna afe requested not to quit theii bn4sss Ftt'aout urgent need; to keep tass doors and gateWays closed and prev H unidentified persons from enter ing fsaif noNsSs At the same time the troo sfs faereN to proceed immedi- atelN 8s ssarisSA order
 ..A esgEe 4znamer and a flotiila of tugs 8agifs several thousand sailors, sold M M srkgn and workwomen from krcus df t9 1'etrograd this morning. The aa4s hsnnety inscribed: 'Kronstadt Ans teniSts ubs down with authority: lon s a3xv tht ea1fsnune'
 "lt Ere corner of the Nevesky Pros pect and &aleGga street provocative tir ng wAa started similar to that of las stght iE was followed by the op snisls of random machine gun and rifle fira There wa more firing still later in Ehe Lteiug respect the people in the street tai refuge in the court yasas o thk uses and on the rear st fWaN of the kranstadt party maAa se to the villa of Mile. kshesinska from which the agitator Lenine addressed them.,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-19
PREMIER LVOFF
 DENIES REPORT OF'
 OFFICIALS ARREST
Governor of Petrograd Is sues Orders in Effort to Keep Down Trouble
 in Capital W

Petrograd, July 1s.-Premier Lvoff to- day sent the following telegram to all the provisional government commis- saries:
 Tn reply to your inquiry, the minis ter of the interior informs you that the of the provisional government are false. As to the appeals to overthrow the gov ernment by force of arms and transfer all powers to the soldiers and workmen, these appeals had the character of ire sponsible acts on the part of the mem bers of an extreme minority and were received in an unfriendly manner by the people.
 At the same time the government, Tn full agreement with the soldiers, work mems and peasants delegates and the Duma is taking measures to avert the occurrence of incidents sHich might be inimical to the state. As Sents of yes terday and today hs fsg ess ne being interrupted the nes0esa seiis are in progress for the alataa0 eI he cabinet, but as soon as at an end. the negotiations ee sumed with a view tos fo asats inet in which rerrese rious poiiflF %iA
 as in ths ,ins which ms [ of ths utive poaae aoaiers wosks.p and peaaant tse
Arizona republican., 1917-08-03
NEED OF SHIPS IS
 MADE APPARENT

ably would be replaced in large part by neutral ships. Both Norway and Hoi- land are ready to release a large amount of tonnage for allied use II return for food shipments. A resolu- tion pending in congress, drawn bS administration officials, would permit vessels of foreign registry to ply be- tween American ports.
 The British and American govern ments have about reached an agree ment for a joint control of all the worlds tonnage and the shipping boards move toward communicating is a preliminary step in that arrange ment. Under the plan the United States would operate most of the neut- ral tonnage and Great Britain would have under it's control allied ships The arrangement would be used also to bring down freight rates.
 Great Britain, it was learned today is about ready to recall British ships that have been put at the disposal oi her allies. Continued sinkings are said to have made it necessary that every British vessel be used in supplying the British people and armies.
Arizona republican., 1917-08-03
C0MPLETE
 I AK BILL ..SA ()RDAY
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WASHINGTON August 2.-Reduc- tion from 15 to 10 per cent in the pro- posed tax on undivided surpluses of joint stock companies and associations and imposition of new floor" taxes upon large accumulated stocks. of sugar, coffee, tea and cocoa, were steps decided on today by the senate finance committee in revising the war tax bill. It is planned to com plete the bill Saturday ana begin sen ate debate next week.
 The levy on undisturbed surplus vlr- tually is a surtax on corporate incomes which now pay only flat tax, al- though individual incomes are sur taxed. Reduction of the rate to 10 per cent followed the committees re- cent decision to treble the normal cor poration tax, raising s162,000,000 more revenue from that source
 From the proposed 15 per cent rate it was estimated that S25, 5,00O,000 in revenues would result The 10 per cent tax will raise much less as. in addition to the five per cent reduction, the com mittee decided to exempt from the 10 per cent tax surplus that Is actually invested and employed in business or retained for employment in the reason able requirements of the business.
 The new floor tax on sugar. coffee, tea and cocoa is at the same rates as are prescribed in the bill for consump- ton taxes on these products. The provision was added to subject to tax ation large stocks of these commodi-
 ties imported in anticipation of the proposed consumption taxes. Some dealers are said to have a years sup ply on hand, which would be reached
 only by a floor tax The rates are:
 Sugar, one half cent a pound; coffee, two cents; tea, five cents. and cocoa. two to five cents. Limited amounts in the hands of small dealers are to be exempt.
 Important administrative provisions affecting income and war profits taxes approved today by the committee au- thorize the treasury department to
 permit or require monthly installment payment of such taxes between March and June 25 of each year, when they are payable. Many corporations have reqtested the monthly installment pay
 ment privilege because of their neces- sity to borrow large sums frequently tOi Dliih pay eA- isting law.
 Another new clause authorizes pay ment of income and war excess profits taxes by uncertified checks or by the 1 next treasury short term certificates of indebtedness.
 A motion by Senator Gore to exempt farmers from the new war excess prof it's tax in trade or business was reject ed bV the committee
 A new clause added to the war prof. its section provides a new standard for calculating tax exemptions of those claiming that their pre-war profits were sub normal. Under the plan ii
 the secretary of the treasury should find exemption claims are justified l those claiming exemption would be en titled to that allowed to new corpora tions not in existence before the war l whose income and profits tax would be based upon that of companies or in dividuals engaged in the same general | inc of trade or business.
Arizona republican., 1917-08-03
| W. W. ATTORNEY
 GOES ID CAPITOL
 ID SEE GOVERNOR

Attorney Fred H. Moore of Los An ren district on July 30 by members of the Loyalty League, is in Phoenix and yesterday called upon Governor Thom- as E. Campbell and was in conference with the governor for some time. It is also reported that Moore called upon the attorney general but Wylie Jones stated last evening most emphatically, that he had not seen the l. w. w. at torney.
 Governor Campbell refused to dis cuss what had transpired during his talk with Attorney Moore, further than to say that Moore had made a request of him but had mot been quick enough" in doing so. Just what re- quest would conform with this state-
 ment is merely a matter of conjecture,
 but if Moore asked the governor to ask the government to return the de-
 ported l. w. w. members to Bisbee un-
 der governmental protection such a
 request would about fill the bill.
 but refused to see newspaper men or
 to talk about his deportation. He is registered under a Chicago residence though the l. w. w. attorney is gener- ally accredited to Los Angeles.
 Another conference between the gov ernor and the lawyer for some of the and it is said that Moore plans to bring to this meeting some of the l. w. w members who have been at Columbus but who are now understood to be up-
 on their way to Phoenix. It is reported that the conference with the governor will be attended by at least two mem bers of the I. w. w. besides Attorney Moore There seems little doubt from tho way things are moving but that i'm portant developments in the I. w. w situation are impending. Just wha they are is merely a matter of guess | work hut it is certain that the govern
 ment is not going to maintain the de | norted men at Columbus for an indef | mite period. It is also certain that thei | return to Bisbee would meet with thu strongest possible resistance on th' part of the Warren district people. l Just what Attorney Moore hopes t | accomplish through the governor i | not apparent. He is the one seekin, <! the conferences and the governor as il | duty bound is listening to what tn
 avowed attorney for the I. W. w. ele l nent is having to offer
Arizona republican., 1917-08-03
NARROWED WOMEN
 TELL IF HARDSH|PS
 ON BARREN ISLAND
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MEXICO CITY, Aug. 2.-The story of the rescue of eleven Mexican women and children from probable death on the barren Clipperton island. a coral stoll $50 miles off the Mexican coast, was related today by members of the rescued party who were landed at Sa- lima Cruz by an American gunboat. They were the survivors of more than one hundred colonists who left for the island in February, 1914. The remain der died from scurvy or were drowned.
 According to the story of Mrs. Maria Arnaud, widow of Captain Arnaud, governor of the island, shortly after the arrival of the cOlonists the Amer ican schooner Nokomis was wrecked on the island. Thirteen of the crew, including the captains wife. reached the shore, where they remained for several months while few of the sail ors rowed back to Aculpulco On hear ing of the suffering of the remaining survivors. an American gunboat took off the Americans. It also offered to take off the Mexicans but they de- clined, expecting boat with supplies. The boat never came.
 When their food was exhausted. the colonists were forced to live on fish and the eggs and flesh of sea birds. Scnrvv set in and more than half died. In 1915 Captain Arnaud with three men put off in a rowboat to try and inter- cept vessel that had been sighted but their boat capsiZed and it's occu- p?nts were drowned
 The marty on the island then num- bered five women. seven children and negro light house tender. The wom- en lived in constant terror of the negro who continuously threatened them He murdered one of the women, but an other woman unable to bear his out. rageous conduct, beat out the mans brains with hammer.
Arizona republican., 1917-08-03
SOLDIERS RESENT INSULTS AND R|0T
 NEARLY FOLLOWS
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s PUEBLO, Colo, Aug. 2-Threatened riot between members of the national guard, Second Colorado regiment. stationed here and a crowd of street rowdies, in the steel works district was narrowly averted tonight by the local police assisted by two squads of armed soldiers from Camp Gunter The trouble is said to have arose because of previous fight between two nation al guardsmen and the rowdies who had made uncomplimentary remarks about the guardsmen. The guardsmen got the worst of it.
 Tonight, large number of soldiers who were on leave, determined to clean up the gang" and went to the steel works district for this intention. See ing. that a fight was about to take place. civilians notified the police de- partment who in turn notified the off cer of the day at the camp. The pro- vost guard was hurriediy summoned and additional troops called upon and rashed to the scene. The rioters were dispersed and the soldiers on leave were ordered back to camp.
Arizona republican., 1917-08-03
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AUSTIN, Tex, Aug. 2.-The forces demanding the impeachment of Cover nor James E. Ferguson apparently won the first skirmish of the contest when the lower house of the Texas leg islature late this afternoon adopted a reslution providing for broad inves- tigatin of the acts of the governor. A substitute resolution offered by the gov ernor's adherents was voted down.
 A proposed amendment to the house rules. providing for the election of a speaker pro-tempore, in view of the fact that the impeachment charges against the governor were preferred by Speaker F. o. Fuller was voted down.
 Speaker Fuller will appoint chair man to preside over the house sitting in committee of the whole, but his spokesman has announced that he will name the man for whom the house, by majority vote, expresses a preference.
 An amendment to the resolution pro- viding broad investigation of Cover nor Ferguson's acts allows the governor reasonabletime in which to provile wit nesses in event charges other than those specifically outlined in the inn peachment charges are brought for ward.
 It is probable that the new investiga-
Arizona republican., 1917-08-03
HASTY MARRIAGE
 IS NO INSURANCE AGAINST THE DRAF T
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 2.-Local boards were formally instructed by Provost Marshal General Crowder to- night that they may well hold that a marriage recently consummated, espe- cially by registrant after he has been called for examination, does not create status of dependency justifying inn munity from conscription.
 "The selective service law" read the instructions, "does not require dis charges in all cases of technical legal dependency, but only permits dis charges where, in view of dependency, a discharge is advisable. Local boards may well hold that a marriage hastily consumpated recently and especially one consummated by person after he has been called to present himself for examination to determine his fitness for military service, does not create a status of dependency on which it is l advisable to grant a discharge. Tt is to be expected that local boards
 will exercise this full discretion in
 cases where they are convinced that
 interruptions people are trying to avoid
 the principles of the selective service l law"
Arizona republican., 1917-08-03
Probe Connection or
 Oxmam With B0mb CdSe

sentence of death for one of the bomb murders
 Rolph, which will cover a wide scope, followed the filing of a written consent to a new trial for Mooney in the state supreme court by Attorney General N. s. Webb
 Testimony of witnesses put on the stand by the state at the trial of Mrs. Rena Mooney, who was acquitted of one of the bomb murders, also will be dealt with in the police inquiry, it was said today.
 Mayor Rolph also ordered an investi- gation of third degree methods the pO- lice are alleged to have used on de- fendants in the bomb cases
Arizona republican., 1917-08-03
MISS RANKIN ID
 URGE PROBE OF
 LITTLE LYNCH|NC
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BUTTE, Mont, Aug. 2.-Announce- ment was made tonight by members of the Industrial Workers of the World that they had received d telegram from CongresSwoman Jeanette Rankin say ing that she was endeaVoring to secure federal investigation of the lynch ing here yesterday of the l. w. w. leader Frank Little
 Attorney General Ford, who came from Helena today to help prosecute the search for the lynchers said tonight that the state would offer a large re- ward for their apprehension.
 w. G. Sullivan, attorney for the Met al Mine Workers union with which Little was affiliated, and who had de- Jared that five of the lynching party were known to him, conferred today with officials. He gave them the names of several men whom he said were active as company gunmen"
 The authorities announced tonight that they still were without a clue as ;o the identity of the lynchers.
 County Attorney J. R. Jackson said today that Attorney Sullivan had ad : mitted to him that he did not have the names of five of the party that lynched Frank Little yesterday He added that Sullivan said he hoped within AS hours to have evidence to place before him. Four men mentioned in the official bulletin of the Metal Mine Workers as company gunmen' called on Jackson late today. They were accompanied by Roy A. Allen of Anaconda Copper mining company. and D. M. Kelly, for mer attorney general, of counsel for the company. The four men, who are guards employed at the mines, made a statement in protest to the county at torney. Soon after the delegation called on the county attorney, deputy sheriffs were sent out to search for Sullivan for further questioning by the prosecuting attorney