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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-22
BIG LEAGUE TEAMS
 READY ID PREPARE
 FOR SEASONS OPEN
T cams Are Departing for Training Camps - Two New Managers in
 Fast Company

Owing to the fact that the major league teams are fast getting ready to go to their training camp, the fol- lowing information on the big leagues and their teams in general is given:
 Training camps selected by major league clubs for this year follow;
 American League-New York at Ma con, Ga; Philadelphia at Jacksonville, Fla; Boston at Hot Springs, Ark; Washington at Augusta, Ga; Detroit at Waxahachie, Tex; Chicago at Min eral Wells, Tex; St. Louis at Pales- tine, Tex; Cleveland at New Orleans. La.
 National League-New York at Mar lin, Tex; Brooklyn at Hot Springs, Ark; Boston at Miami, Fla. Phila- delphia at St. Petersburg, Fla; Chi cago at Pasadena, Cal; St. Louis at Hot Wells, Tex; Cincinnati at Shreve- port, La; Pittsburg at Columbus. Ga.
 Two of the major league teams-one in each league-will be led to camp this spring by new managers, Jack Barry having succeeded Bill Carrigan at Boston in the American and Fred Mitchell succeeding Joe Tinker at Chicago in the National. Here is the list of 1917 managers in the major leagues:
 American League-Chicago, Clarence H. Rowland: Boston, John F. Barry; New York, William A. Donovan; De- troit, Hugh Jennings; Washington, Clark Griffith; Cleveland. Lee Fohl; Philadelphia, Connie Mack; St. Louis, Fielder Jones.
 National League-Chicago, Fred Mitchell; Boston, George Stallngs; New York John McGraw; Pittsburg. James J. Callahan; Cincinnati Christy Mathewson; Brooklyn. Wilbert Robin son; Philadelphia, Patrick Moran; St. Louis, Miller Huggins.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-22
Turkey Will Not Obstruct
 Departure of Americans

Washington, February 21.--Turkey has assured Ambassador Ell1us of it's willing ness to waive all restrictions of quaran- tine and otherwise upon the immediate departure of the 1000 Americans gath cred in the neighborhood of Beirut It also has guaranteed the American relief ships against any interference by Turkish submarines. u
 The state department, before directing the collier Caesar and cruiser Des Mofnes to proceed from Alexandria to Beirut to embark the Americans, has asked the Turkish government for further informa- ton as to the security that will be af- forded the vessels by Austrian and Ger man submarines.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-22
Portrait of Washington
 Brings $6675 at Auction

Philadelphia, February 21.A portrait of George Washington by Charles Wilson Peale brought $6675 at a sale here yes- terday of furniture, paintings and colonial relics. The leather trunk which Wash ington had through the greater part of the revolution was sold for $400. and a portrait of James Monroe, painted by Rembrandt Peale, brought $3o00
 Representatives of the society which cares for the relics of Washington and the home at Mount Vernon, bought sev- eral articles which belonged to the first President.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-22
PRESIDENT TENER
 FAVORS MILITARY
 TRAINING IN CAMPS

New York, February 21.-President John K. Tener of the National league an- nounced today that he favored military training in National league training camps and is anxious that his club owners CO., operate with the American league in in- structing baseball players in military tac- tics. Before the clubs start actual train ing, President Tener said he will write to the president of each club recommending that a certain part of each day at the camp be set aside for military drills.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-22

Boston, February 1.-Harry H. Frazee, president of the Boston Americans, an nounced tonight that he was seriously considering an offer made by business men of Honolulu to have the team do its spring training there in the spring of 1918. MT. Frazee said the Hawaiians had agreed to pay all expenses while the club vas at it's training quarters and also transportation expenses to and from San Francisco.
 The signed contract of Everett Scott, the Red Sox shortstop, was received today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-22
EFFORTS ARE MADE ID HAVE DILLON
 MEET LES DARCY
Al Mccoy Fails to Fulfill Verbal Agreement, Ac- cOrding to State Box
 ing Commission

New York, February 21.-Eforts were made today to have Jack Dillon of In- dianapolis meet Les Darcy. the Australian middleweight champion, in Madison Square Garden on March B. in place of Al Mccoy.
 majority of the state boxing commits sion voted yesterday to compel Mccoy to fulfill verbal agreement to box Dill lon, made previous to the match with Darcy. The promoter of the McCoy-Dillon bout said he had no objection to DilIon's meeting Darcy. The latter is said to have expressed himself as agreeable to this arrangement.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-22

New York, February M.-The manage ments announce that with one exception all the players of the New York National league club. have signed contracts, and that there are only three holdouts from the local American league team.
 The first squad of New York Nationals will leave for Marlin, Tex, Friday, and on the following day the advance guard of the Americans will start for Macon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-22
Real Torture Bound to Follow If the First Warnings Are Not Heeded.

Anyone afflicted with the bangs of Rheumatism will tell you that the first pains were hardly noticeable. Slight at first, in fact too insignificant to be needed, pains increasing very gradu- ally, the disease had them firmly in its grasp before they realized that they were it's victim.
 Those who have been trying lini- ments and other external applications will find that they have not reached the cause of the trouble and that their Rheumatism is back with them again. increasing in severity as the days go by.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-22
Chief Bender Given
 Unconditional Release

Philadelphia, February H.-The Phla- delpha National league club announced today that Charles A. (Chief) Bender, the Indian pitcher, had been given his un- conditional release. Bender, it is said, has offers from the Columbus. Indianapo- lis and Kansas City clubs of the Ameri- can association.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-22
COyELEsKIE A HOLDOUT

Detroit, February 21.-First Baseman George Burns of the Detroit Americans, who returned his unsigned contract to President Navin several weeks ago, has accepted terms, it was announced today Only two players now remain unsigned. They are Oscar Witt and Harry Cove leskie.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-22
GROH IS SATISFIED

Cincinnati, February 21.-Heinie Groh, Cincinanti National league club infielder, who has been holding out for more. money, sent in his signed contract to President Herrmmann of the club today. Groh asked for $56O0, while the club off, fered $4S00. No announcement was made as to what salary he is to receive.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-22
Would Seize Rockaway Beach.

to provide for the seizure by the state of the land desired by the federal govern ment for Qualifications at Rockaway Beach. The measure goes to the govern or for his signature.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-22
More Gold Received

New York, February H.-Gold to the amount of $2S500,000, arriving by way of Canada and consigned to J. P. Morgan & Co.,. was deposited today at the assay office here. This makes a total of $66- COG, 900 received within week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-22
Fire in Panama

Panama, February 21.-A fire which broke out in the business section of the city early today destroyed half block of buildings. The police believe the fire was incendiary The damage is estimated at $25, GOO.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-22
AND SCR|BES
 D|SPLEASED OVER
 ALEXIS TREATMENT
Games Greatest Hurler Has the Fans of Philadelphia Lined Behind Him in
 Salary Balk

Baseball fans of Philadelphia are with Grover Cleveland Alexander in his de- mands for $15,O0O a year salary. Never in the history of the game have mag mates faced a situation as now con- fronts President Baker of the Philadel- phia National club. Baker has offered the great Alex $1O,0O0 for this years work and told him he could sign or quit the game. The big pitcher asks almost twice that sum, and not only the fans of the Quaker City, but the sport writ CTS are very frankly saying that they believe Alex is worth what he demands and it should be given him. President Baker has not met Alexan- de- personally on the matter of salary, although Alex made a special trip to Philadelphia for a conference. Two em- ployes of the club tried to persuade him to sign for $10OOO.
 One Philadelphia sport writer asked in italics Sunday morning:
 Was Grover Cleveland Alexander, one of the squarest ball players the game ever knew, justified in demanding that he be treated like a regular sure enough, honest -to-goodness man? Ask anybody"
 William H. Rocap sports editor of the Philadelphia Ledger, printed the follow ing under his name in a two-coumn box:
 Baseball fans to man are with Grow CT Cleveland Alexander They feel that the financial difference between the great est pitcher of modern times and the Philadelphia Baseball club is none of their business, but they want to see him on the mound when the season opens on April H.
 Tn addition to being great ball play CT, Alexander is a man of fine sensibili- ties has manly traits and measures up to all the requirements of clean sports man. He is a credit to the national game. Besides he is an asset to the Philadelphia club
 'fTo send an office boy and a former third-rate pugilist to him in an effort to bridge the financial abyss between the great player and the club was an in- suit to his intelligence
 "The Philadelphia Baseball club knows just how valuable a man is who can pitch the team to victory in more than 30 games in one season. Alexander too, realized his worth. While it may be matching of wits, baseball fans of Phila- delphia-and of the country, for that mat ter-will resent the scurvy treatment measured out to Alexander"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-22
CHICAGO REALTY MEN WILL RETURN
 TO TAKE PART IN
 STATE CENTENNIAL
fContinued from Page Five,

Birmingham to New Orleans. He said that the only way to get capitalized freight rates is through the development of wa terways.
 Many of the members Of the board were by their wives ana daugh- ters. Miss Helen Mccullough, secretary of the league. was among the guests.
 The visitors and especially President
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-22

Kraemer were high in their praise of the local real estate exchange, and of the work being done by it's president,
 Bert Throckmorton. MT. Throckmorton has the right idea about things, and he's working on the right track to do some thing for Birmingham, said MT.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-22
KILL HUNDREDS OF HORSES

"We approachsthe earldom of Lincoln shire. At this point we drop bombs into the armories, the railroad station, and the big public works. We also make out hundreds of horses being corraled here. preparatory to being sent to the front, and we SOW bombs among them, tearing hul dreds to pieces while others are burned to death We hate to attack these in nocent victims, but they are being sent by the English to fight against the Father
 land. and it is only question of them dying a little sooner. No mercy can
 prevail here for it means a disadvantage
 for the English at the front They need
 these horses in order to attack the Ger
 man trenches-their death means less
 work for our braves comrades on the
 Somme"
 So much for the three ships of the
 southern flotilla. These were the L-120, L-5S and L-51. We had attacked over london. Harwich, Yarmouth, Norwich and Lincolnshire. The northern flotilla. how ever. divided and headed for the Humber and the mouth of the Tyne-rich terri tory for our cruisers to bomb. We know that naval bases and great wharves are located here. in groups, crowded close together.
 Further inland. there are the big am munition factories. All these must be at tackled and the English have defended them according to the strategic value of the various points. These most vital to British success, are, of course more heavily fortified against Zeppelin attacks. 1 (Copyright, 1917, by John N. Wheeler, Inc) The next installment of this remarkable narrative will appear tomorrow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-22
THREE TANKS SIGN

New York, February 21-New York American league club announced today that signed contracts had been received from Pitcher George Mogridge, out fielder; Hugh High and Catcher Albert Walters
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-22
ARCHER MAY TRADE

Chicago, February N.-Jimmy Archer, veteran catcher of the Chicago Nationals, who declined to sign a 1917 contract. has been given permission to trade himself, it was announced today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-22
HUNDREDS ARE FIRING

But still there are hundreds of others firing at us from all directions, and more searchlights are peering through the sky, searching for this terrible enemy. Our propellers thunder through the night. but their noise seems to be less now, com pared to the great din of the bursting shrapnel with which the whole heavens seem to be filled. A hail of steel and lead shoots upward at us and then drops to earth again with almost equal velocity. What is missed down there by the Ger man shrapnel and bombs, is probably hit by the returning British projecties. The damage, as the result of the English fire on their own city, must be very extensive
 We sail over the rocks in d great cir cle, know their location to the small
 est detail. Total darkness prevails here
 For no British workingman could be in- duced to spend the night in their neigh borhood. At first, they were willing to try it for very high pay but when they
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-22
DESTRUCTION AND DEATH

The bombs begin to fall as if there was a hailstorm. We see flames shooting into the air from different directions, and we hear the detonations which follow one another in rapid succession. Buildings are now collapSing as a result of the ter rife explosions, and the blazes are dimmed by great clouds of black smoke.
 But still the destruction goes on. The whole front wall falls out of building, crashing down te the street level. A great sheet of flame breaks forth from the bomb broken gas mains. Not win dow could have remained intact in that entire block. Spinters of the glass rain on the panic-stricken populace who ex- citedly are rushing to save themselves where it looks to be impossible for any one to be saved.
 We pick out the Tower bridge with our night glasses. A bomb is dropping di- rectly for it. The Bank. of England-its great, massive bulk block square, comes into view. An aerial defense battery is located near it. and the guns are firins ceaselessly while the great fingers of light comb the heavens. One, two, three bombs drop on the defense guns, sowing death and destruction where they fall. We see the searchlights demolished and note these batteries are silenced
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-22
RAINING BOMBS ON LONDON THRILLING
 WORK FOR ZEPPELIN
 WHILE FIRING RACES
Continued from Page one)

After we take note of these landmarks. everything begins to happen with great rapidity. It is hell on earth. The ''un- fortified city, starts to shoot forth enor- nous volumes of fire and shot. Every where we look, we see the defense guns blazing away at us and the searchlights piercing the darkness of the heaven. But they no not find what they look for-the L-120 proceeds undisturbed over this part of the city to the point which is it's ulti- mate object.
 To port the great Liverpool station looms up. At 8 reckless speed train rushes into the big shed to seek shelter within it's walls. Its fireman must have been working with feverish fear and haste, for flames several meters high shoot. from the smokestack. At last, the train darts into the cover. But the enemy hangs in the darkness directly over the ctr
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-22
CUBS PASS KANSAS CITY

Kansas City, February 21.-Claude Hen drix and James Vaughn joined the Chi cago Nationals today as the players spe-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-22
L-12o ESCAPES UNsCATHED

Silently and with nerves of steel we continue on our course even though the horizon looks to be filled with a hail of shrapnel and projectiles. Faster they fire as they see their prey escaping, and their aim becomes more deadly One well aimed shot and my splendid ship and brave screw would be thrown down into those greusome depths, all a shapeless mass of
 wreckage. But we have no time to think of such things now
 We change our course every minute
 This is to keep those batteries from ac- curately getting our exact range. At last
 we have left all this hell behind us, and
 in absolute darkness, L-120 comes about in great circle. Without avail, the
 searchlights still spray through the heav- ens but they cannot find their enemy again. Danger has passed for the mo-
 ment, and, with fear in our hearts for the
 damage done us, we look over the body
 of our great, gallant ship. As if by a mircle we have escaped without a scratch. Even the gondolas and motors have not received sos much as mark. But the
 glow in the heavens, marking the con flagrations everywhere, still tell of the
 success of the accomplishments of L-120 few minutes before. A
 Our supply of bombs is nearly exhausted and the air cruiser is now homeward- bound. On the return trip we will pay a short visit to the eenters of industry below London Woolwich and Oxted A | bomb is dropped into a great group of | factory buildings here. and the result is l instantaneous and tremendous. vol | cano seems to have suddenly burst forth down there. A fearful explosion is fol- lowed by great sheet of flame. The whole air pressure is affected by the de- ] tonation and our ship is rocked like a l steamer at sea by the atmospheric waves 1 One detonation follows another, like the l first from a machine gun.
 l factory and blown it up. Then, filled with | all it's supplies which mean death to thousands of brave Germans, we destroy another with bombs For a long time.
 as we proceed on our course, we can still
 hear the explosions echoing through the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-22
League Players
 Fdst FdllinQ in Line
FRAZEE CONSIDERS OFFER

cial passed through here en route to the spring training camp at Pasadena, Cal.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-22

pose of burning the switching apparatus in the great destruction resulting from the dropping of this bomb. Then giant searchlight gets into action to show the air defense batteries their target This IS followed by the guns opening fire and many projectiles and exploding sharpnel come dangerously near the cruiser, but, determined, we continue at our task.
 we work havoc at the railroad stations and on the roadbed and feel that the transportation of troops will be seriously interfered with while the necessary re- pairs are made. We can see from our height train approaching one of the breaks in the roadbed heading toward certain destruction. The next minute, un- warned, it strikes, the open place in the darkness; overturns and catches fire. And the German death blows go on. They never cease and are always ready to strike again Here is the war you British began brought to you. Here IS Germany starving and crushed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-22
WOLGAST SUFFERING FROM ENTERTAINING Lightweight Champion Has General Nervous
 Breakdown

Chicago, February 21.-Ad Wolgast of Cadillac. Mich. former world s lightweight champion, is suffering from a general nervous breakdown, his physicians announced today.
 The former champions breakdown. physicians said, was superinduced by excessive training and boxing He probably will be removed to a health resort Friends have not been per- mltted to see him. He is 29 years old.
 
 found bombs were falling on them oftenef and oftener, and that many of them were killed, and when they saw the big blazes from burning warehouses and ships re- flected on the surface of the river the highest pay would not urge them to stay on these dangerous jobs longer. Here where at other times the work of loading and unloading ships never ceased-day or night-now all is silent and dark
 This is our real destina tioni
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-22
Florence Hotel 2d Ave. and 18th St.

Thoroughly remodeled and newly fur nished Absolutely modern. Excellent cafe. Rates: Rooms without bath, $1.00 per day Rooms with private bath $1.50 per day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-22

heavens and the noise follows L-120 far or her homeward course Then the open seq. glitters below us.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-22
RAID ON THE DOCKS

Here we can make out the contours of the great steamers tied to the docks and landing stages or anchored in the river. These are what we wish most to attack and destroy Projectiles and nately none has yet reached it's mark. But the air trembles with the fearful de- tonations We are still at our work, and we see the roof of a great warehouse collapse with a crash while the explosion throws giant crane into the river from where it is mounted on a heavily laden barge. The barge breaks in hall and sinks at her dock where she was lying.
 But there is no relief for those down there yet!
 More bombs hail on the ships, lying huddled together as if for self protection. Walls are falling, and whole docks are being demolished under this rain of death dropping from the heavens. Here flame shoots up high into the heavens, ana there we see real fire emerging through a pail of dark, red smoke. Steamers loaded ] with foodstuffs for the armies in Flan- ders, are in flames. In front of us and 1 back of usr-on all sdes-this destruction
 has caused great havoc. At more ire quent intevals, fresh conflagrations light
 up the vicinity and aid me to aim more
 accurately.
 | We spy a great, giant, grain elevator,
 and two bombs are falling toward it the
 next moment Then it trembles on it's foundations and is a mass of flame, for destruction has gotten in it's work here. Within 10 minutes our task is finished. 1 Both heaven and earth appear to be just
 one burning hell of flames now, and | below us the red blazes still flare up from the fires and the guns still thunder, while
 up here the searchlights still whiri
 through the sky in their eager search for this enemy who leaves such terrible destruction and ruin in his wake. Two
 or three of these searchlights sud- denly darl<ened by well aimed bombs but hundreds of others keep up their work. Projectiles fly at us from all directions,
 and the red flames,' which shoot forth l from them, bar our way. Shrapnel and 1 bombs explode dangerously near to us.
 and the cluods of smoke from these be-
 come thicker and thicker about us.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-06-23
METHODIST CHURCH

Regular church services will be
held both Sunday morning and eve
ming
Sunday school meets at 10 a. m.
Morning worship at ii a. m.
Some of the children will give recita-
lions and the pastor will preach a
sermon especially for the children,
in honor of Childrens Day which was
postponed on account of the conven-
ton coming on that day.
Epworth League at p. III. The
devotional meeting will be led by
Professor Yeomans. Preaching SER
vice at p. m.
Sunday will be the last preaching
services and the Epworth League
services until until the last Sunday
In July. The pastor will take his
summer vacation during the first
four Sundays of July.