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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-01
ITALIANS WORK OUT PLAN FOR HONOR|NC GUESTS ON TUESDAY Fully 2000 Will Take Part. in Italian Section of
 the Parade COMMITTEE WILL
 RECEIVE VISITORS All Are Enthusiastic and Propose to Make Day Most Eventful in
 History of Alabama's
 Italian Colony

Final plans for the entertainme of the Prince of Udine, Sgnor Mar conf and other members of the royal Italian commission in Birmingham on June 5, which were made at meet ing last night of members of the vari- ous Italian societies in the state, call for a monster parade in which ap- proximately 2000 Italians will march
 All those who participate will car ry American and Italian flags, 1900 of each having been ordered by wire when it was definitely known that the Italian commission would be the guests of Birmingham on Registration Day.
 Representatives from the various societies selected last night will con- stitute the committee on entertain ment and reception, and all plans, looking to the proper entertainment of the visitors by the Italian colony will be left with them. The commit tee appointed last night and the so cieties which they represent follows:
 Bessemer-Queen Elena, P. schilleci, M. Canzoniere, C. P. Barranco, T. Tom asina
 Ensley-victor Emmanuel III, c. Rauss, E. Lorino, S Gagliano.
 Pratt City-Unione F'ratellanza. T. schilleci. R. Schilleci, Joe Schilleci, T. Cicarello
 Birmingham - Principp Umberto di Savoie. Frank Arrico. P. Toscano. J. B. Paradise, A. vitelloro. T. Daidone, NH Ir;, ~, D. Gesci, S. D. Gesci. Joe Ferlise, Joe Damico. Joe Locascio. S. " Cephalu
 Alabama City-Fratelli Bandera. C. Nergone, c. Buonesci. c. schilleci.
 ORDER OF PARADE
 The delegation from Ensley will lead the parade should the. Italian commission arrive in the city in time for the Registration Day celebration. Plans have been worked out for the societies to greet the commission at the station should it be ascertained later they will not arrive in time for the parade.
 Following the Ensley delegation will be the societies in the following order: Bessemer. Pratt City, Alabama City and Birmingham. Presidents of the organizations will follow each Italian division,
 Featuring the parade of Alabama Italians will be the magnificent float. The location of this float in the par ade will be decided later
 Frank Arrico, who is general chair man of the Italian celebration. and who, since learning that the commis- sion would visit Birmingham, has been actively engaged planning for their entertainment. states tKat 100 or more of the colony will be at the banquet to be given in honor of the visitors on June 5. MT. Arrico while not interfering with the plans of the Chamber of Commerce, Civic associa- tion and other bodies to give the ban quet said last night he was certain the Italian colony would be glad to arrange the plans and carry them out should it be decided later other or ganizations are not to entertain the guests at the Tutwiler hotel
 NEVER MORE ENTHUSIASTIC
 Italians in the state were never more enthusiastic than at this time,'' he said, "and we are going to show our loyalty to the United States and Italy by honoring the visitors. spar iy,er nj fn ne
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-01

inc united Daughters of the Confeder- aey or state and local chapters and all or the auxiliary branches will be in line. Trained nurses, the Red Cross societies, and various other ladies' organizations VIII march in the parade also
 The dinner to be given to General Ieon- ara wood will be formal affair, and the Frhce or Udine and the Italian com will be honor guests at the din- ner This was decided yesterday by the committee
Omaha daily bee., 1917-07-09
SMELLING BOYS
LEARN TO SWIM
Students in Training in Off
GERS Camp Instructed How
to Make Progress
in Water.

Minneapolis, MINI, July 8.-(Spe-
cial Telegram.)- J. Students i'll the
training camp spent today in the reg
ular routine and clearing up the odds
and ends of work spoiled by rain dur
ing the early days of the week. Part
of them went on a hike and another
squad was sent to Lake Nokamis for
the swimming lessons. The first
group went late yesterday. 1t was dis
covered that most of the cadets are
good swimmers, but the few who can
not navigate are being taught the
trudgeon and crawl by Young. Mems
Christian association instructors.
The first athletic lecture by DR.. H.
L. Williams, .thletic director OF the
camp, is scheduled for Monday after
noon at the Young lens Christian
association building. Attendance at
the lectur>j will be voluntary and
foot ball will be the first subject
tackled by the famous leader of the
championship Minnesota team
These lessons are intended to in
form students on sports generally
that they may encourage such healthy
recreation among their men in France.
All the students are being inocu-
lated today against patalphoid fever.
Private August Lumbecker of the
headquarters company of the First
Minnesota infantry, who arrived at
Hutchinson about ten days ago and
announced he had been detailed to
guard machine factory there, has
been arrested as a deserter.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-07-09
EXPERT GRENADIERS
National Game of Basque
Country Enables Devotees to
Repuise German Counter
Alta cks.
Correspondence of The Associated Pressl

Correspondence OF The Associated Pressl
French Front, June l4.--Grcnades
thrown with wonderful precision by
the devotces OF pelota, the national
game of Cuba, OF Spain and of the
Basque country in the southwest OF
France, have done much toward de-
feating the almost incessant counter
attacks by the Germans in the plateau
of California, overShadowing Craonne,
and on the Classmates plateau, far
ther west along the Chemm des
Danes, which are joined by narrow
crest.
The vain German effort June 3,
when General Won Bohm, with two
fresh divisions of Rhenish troops, who
had just been hurried back from the
Roumanian front, assaulted the Cali
tornia and Classmates plateau with a
suddenness and fury such as rarely
has been noted on the part of the
Germans.
The attack opened with a most in
tense artillery bombardmcnt. Not a
sign, however, was given by the
BasQucs of yielding ground until the
German advancing ranks opened and
brought to view men equipped with
implements throwing liquid flames.
Then the BasQues fell back at those
portions of their lines which were
sprinkled with blazing spirits. The
French soon organized a counter at
tack with grcnades and bayonets.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-07-09
FRENCH OFFICERS
TRAIN AMERICANS
Overseas Troops Enter Final
Steps of Mobilization Pre-
paratory to Permanent
Encampment.

A French Seaport, July S.-Thc
American troops today entered on the
final steps of the mobilization that
shall prepare them to leave within a
few days for permanent training
camp somewhere behind the firing
line. The unloading of supplies is al
most finished and rolling stock is be-
ing concentrated here preparatory to
the departure Of the troops. The DAYS
have been used prohtably for a double
purpose.
The more important one was to put
the majority of the soldiers through a
vigorous grind of eight full hours each
day French officers who had seen
service at the front took part in these
exercises, i'll order TO give the benefit
of their experience to the American
soldiers. The drills included a daily
plunge in the sea, this phase of the
sanitation problem being made easy
by the proximity of the camp to the
ocean.
The other advantage taken of the
time spent here was to employ smaller
groups of the more seasoned troopers
to put the final touches on the camp,
so that it will be in first class shape.
Camp Is Expanded.
The camp in the last few days has
been exapnded enormously, until to-
day it extends for miles and can &C
commodate large number of men.
Water has been piped from the town
and the system is equipped with every
modern device.
The drill ground is not only ideal
for the purpose, but has the advantage
of being at a distance SO that the men
get a daily hike of about five miles.
For the men arriving at this and
similar mobilization bases the Ameri-
can system of living in tents or
wooden shacks will be followed. but
when they arrive at permanent camp
they will be billeted among the peo-
pie and live in houses.
Soldiers Are Enthusiastic.
Few if any of the soldiers know
just where they are to be sent, but all
are enthusiastic over the prospect of
getting nearer the scene of action
Their spirits are fine and their health
is of the best with the exception of a
few cases of mumps. The men have
swamped the officers of their COM
panies with a deluge of letters that
must pass through censorship.
This morning military funeral was
held for the only man that died since
the American troops arrived here. He
was Boatswain's mate J. ]. Dunn, who
was drowned when he fell overheard
from launch and was carried under
before his comrades could reach him.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-07-09
Threats of Refugee Blacks
Alarm Women at Hartford, III.

Alton, ILL.,, July 8-White women at
Hartford, ILL.,, a small town a short
distance south of here, became
alarmed yesterday and last night at
the boisterousness of negro refugees
from East ST Louis, who camped half
a mile from Hartford today.
An appeal for protection was made
to the Alton police tonight and to
the company of Missouri National
Guard stationed at Alton on federal
duty.
Investigation developed that no
trouble had resulted up to | 80 o'clock
this morning and that reports of
negroes advancing on Hartford were
unfounded.
A railroad operator at Hartford
said that, the whites would not permit
the negroes to remain in the camp
1t was stated that some of the negroes
went to Hartford and made boasts of
what they would do to the whites.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-07-09
PACIFISTS CANNOT
MEET IN BALL PARK
Chicago National Club With,
draws Permission to Use
Grounds When Nature of
Meeting Is Learned.
(By Associated Press.D

Chicago, Jul S.-Directors of the
Chicago National league base ball
club today revoked permission given
the second American conference for
democracy and terms of peace to hold
mass meeting tomorrow in the base
ball park. First sessions of the con-
ference, which began today, devel-
oped strong criticism of the war and
President Wilson and when the di-
rectors learned the sentiment of the
gathering, they Immediately took &C
ton, The pacitiSts announced that
the meeting would be transferred to
another amusement park.
Secret service men and city detec-
tives attended the three sessions to-
day, The speakers included William +,
Mason, congreSsman-at-large for
Illinois; James Maurer. president of
the Pennsylvania Federation of
Labor; Lindley NJ. KeaSbey, of the
University of Texas; Prof Scott
Nearing of the University of Toledo
and Miss Elizabeth Freeman of New
York.
Kisses and cat calls drowned the
voice OF William H. Holly, attorney,
of Chicago, when he asserted Presi-
dent Wilson deserved the confidence
of the American people, The audience
began to stamp and jeer, many OF the
demonstrators being women, and the
furore compelled Mr.. Holly to take
his seat without finishing his address
which dealt with war taxes.
Speakers who condemned the
course of President Wilson suffered
no interruption except applause.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-07-09
Be Careful in Using
Soap on Your Hair

Most soaps and prepared shampoos
contain too much alkali, which is very
injurious, as it dries the scalp and
makes the hair brittle.
The best thing to use is just plain
mulsified cocoanut oil, for it is pure
and entirely greaseless. It's very
cheap, and beats the most expensive
soaps or anything else all to pieces.
You can get this at any drug store,
and few ounces will last the whole
family for months,
Simply moisten the hair with water
and rub it in, about teaspoonful is
all that is required. 1t makes an
abundance of rich, creamy lather,
cleanses thoroughly, and rinses out
easily. The hair dries quickly and
evenly, and is soft, fresh looking,
bright, fluffy, wavy and easy to han
die. Besides, it loosens and takes out
every particle of dust, dirt and
Observation-Disclosures.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-07-09
PILGRIMAGE OF
PRAYER SERVICES
Will Be Held Throughout Epis-
copal Churches of Ne
braska Beginning
July is.

"A Pilgrimage of Prayer" orig
lnally an English institution, will be-
gin Sunday, July IS, and continue un-
til July 2l throughout the Episcopal
diocese of Nebraska and the mission
ary district of western Nebraska. 1t
will be week of intercessary prayer
conducted in connection with a rota-
ton of services throughout the entire
country.
The idea of having the Pilgrimage
of Prayer originated in this country
at the triennial gathering of the
Woman's Auxiliary to the Board Of
Missions at St. Louis last October
and is call to all members of the
Woman's Auxiliary.
Beginning with the first Sunday in
Advent, December, 1916, each week
was assigned to one or more special
dioceses with the request that on the
Sunday assigned all members of the
Woman's Auxiliary take communion
and that special intercessions be made
at that time.
Special meetings for the interces-
sions will be held at St. Barnabas'
church July 10 at 10 a. m; at St. Mar
tins church, South Side, July II at
10 a. n,; at All Saints church. July
IS from s a. m. until 5 p. m; Thurs
day at 10 a. m. at St. Andrews church,
and Friday at the Church of the Good
Shepherd at 10 a. m. Trinity cathe-
dral will observe the microscopy
prayer July Fl from 8 a. m. to 5 p. m.,
with a special corporate communion
at 10 in the morning.
A special union service of prayer
and praise will be held July 20 in the
evening at Trinity cathedral and
twenty-minute Litany service will be
held for the benefit of business
women at 1890 July Is and 10 at the
cathedral.
Though held under the auspices of
the Missionary society of the Epis-
copal church, persons of other de-
nominations are welcome to join.
Object of Prayer.
The intercessory prayer will be tor
the following things:
The binding together OF the hearts
of His people in the bonds of love;
The spread OF His kingdom
through all the world;
That peace may prevail among the
nations, among the divided members
of Christs body;
That organizations formed for
good may work in loving harmony
together for the one great aim OF
making Christ's Name and Love the
better known;
That our enterprises of study and
gifts and prayer may all be blest
through the outpouring of the Spirit
upon our souls;
That our llow-Christians, un-
reached as yet, may be won to pray
and learn and give"
Omaha daily bee., 1917-07-09
BATTLE OF (ANCRE
ON MOVIE SCREEN
Hotelmen's Association Prom.
ises to Raise $4,000 for
Omaha Red Cross Am
bulance Fund.

Final arrangements for the pre-
sentation of the war film showing the
battle of the Ancre, at the Brandeis
theater the week of Monday, July Is
for the benefit OF the Omaha Red
Cross chapter, were completed yes
terday afternoon at the Hotel Fonte-
nellie at meeting Of the Omaha Hotel
Mems association
Through the action of the hotel
men Omahans will not only be afford
ed an opportunity to do their Bit
but will see war picture which in
all probability could not have been
shown under other circumstances.
The hotel men paid $1,000 for the
privilege of showing the picture here
one week. They will defray all other
incidental expenses as we'll. The ad-
mission charge will be fifty cents for
the lower floor and twenty-five cents
for the balcony and gallery. Box
seats will be auctioned. Every dollar
taken in at the box office will be
turned over to the Omaha Red Cross
to buy an ambulance.
In No Mans Land.
In New York, where the picture re-
Gently was shown, thousands were
turned away at each performance.
The film was made while the battle
ragged, and in it are shown desperate
hand-to-hand encounters, bayonet
duels, aeroplane battles, and several
desperate charges, showing the SOL
diers of the allies going "over the
top" of their trenches and swarming
the trenches of the enemy few feet
distant
The film was made under the di-
rection of the British government
and is released for the benefit of
charitable organizations. though priv
ate individuals have paid enormous
sums to obtain the right to show it.
mo mans land where American
soldiers will soon be fighting, is
shown as death strewn fields; Red
Cross workers Drawing the pitiless
shell-fre to snatch the wounded
from the firing line; little human in
terest touches, such as soldier boy
carefully guarding a kitten mascot as
he climbs into his tank and winds up
for a charge on the "Boches"-all
these and hundreds of other incidents
are vividly flashed during the course
of the five reels.
To Raise $4,000.
At the meeting of the hotel men it
was agreed that instead of holding
daily parades, monster pageant
would be given at noon on the open
ing day. In the parade military Or
ganizations, the Red Cross and prac-
tically ever civic and social organiza-
ton in Douglas county will assist.
1t is the aim of the Omaha hotel
men to raise at least $4,000 by show
ing the picture
"The public, in attending these per-
formances," said President Letton,
will be doing their bit and at the
same time receiving valuable war.
and information, for which
under other circumstances the cost
would be double. This is one charita-
bic offering where the patron sees
value received in addition to
the feeling of performing a sacred
duty"
Omaha daily bee., 1917-07-09
Northwestern League
Nav Give Up Struggle

Seattle, Wash, July 8.-The rainy
spring, the war and the long Jump to
the Montana cities probably will force
suspension of the Northwestern
league within a short time. The Mon
tana teams have not been heard from
here, but the managers of the Taco
ma, Vancouver, Spokane and Seattle
clubs say they are ready to quit and
President Blewitt expressed the opin-
ion today that the league could not
possibly keep going under the present
conditions.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-07-09
Great Plains Championship
Won by Kansas City Women

Kansas City, July S,--Miss Marjorie
Hires and Miss Evelyn Seavey, both
of Kansas City. won the Great Plains
patriotic doubles championship here
yesterday. defeating Mrs. Walter Ell
lis of Chicago and Miss Leslie lie
Beaume of St. Louis, 20, 6-3, g..
The championship round in singles
between Mrs. Ellis and Miss Hires
was interrupted by a thundershower
with the score 3 to | in the first set
in favor of Mrs. Ellis. Play is sched-
uled to be resumed at this point to-
morrow morning.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-07-09
Will Double the Police
Force in East St. Louis

East St. Louis, ILL.,, July 8.-Plans
for the reorganization of the East ST.
Louis police force, which has been
demanded by business men, as a result
of the race rioting last Monday, be-
gan to take definite form today.
Banks of this city, it is announced,
will advance the funds necessary for a
doubling of the police force. The
banks will make long term loan to
the city.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-07-09

Perhaps there is no woman in
Omaha who has had more experience
in making Red Cross hospital supplies
than Mrs. Paul Rigdon, former mem
Der of the famous railroad regi-
ment."
Mrs. Rigdon was reared in an army
post and later became a nurse. She
assisted Miss Nellie Calvin, daughter
of E. E. Calvin, president of the
Union Pacific, and Mrs. Norman Har-
riman, niece of the late F. H. Harri-
man, in their eight-day rush class"
for surgical dressings, which became
known as the railroad regiment" be-
cause of the large number of rela-
tives of rail magnates connected with
the organization.
Mrs. Rigdon took her surgical
dressings examination Saturday and
will teach a Red Cross class.
She is night telegrapher at Fon-
tenelle hotel. Her husband is Mr..
Calvin's secretary.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-07-09
ShubertS Purchase Cox
Theatrical Property

Cincinnati, O., July 8.-Theatrical
property in virtually every large city
in the United States was sold today
by the widow of George B. Cox to
Messrs. Lee, J. ]. Shubert and Joseph
Z. Rhinock. The amount of money
involved was not disclosed. Mr.. Cox,
who founded the Shubert theatrical
enterprises, was one of the largest
theatrical owners in the country.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-07-09
CHANCELLOR'S TALK
TO Be GIVEN MONDAY
Bethmann- -Hollweg Has Set
Date for Speech That May
Become Base for Peace
Negotiations.

London. July S,-The report that
political developments of exceptional
importance are awaited in Berlin in
connection with the session of the
Reichstag now in progress is rciter-
ated in a Berlin dispatch to Amster.
dam, as forwarded by the Exchange
Telegraph.
The dispatch says that Chancellor
Won Bethmann-Hollweg will deliver
his speech to the Reichstag on Mon
day and that addresses will be deliv-
cred on the same day by Foreign
Secretary Zimmerman. Vice Chan
cellor Hclffcrich and Vice Admiral
Won Capelle, minister of the navy The
vote of credit will then be taken.
Cable dispatches Friday said the
chancellor's speech would be deliv-
cred yesterday and that he was ex-
pectcd to make declarations which
would serve as basis for peace ne
gotiatons.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-07-09
THE "COME-

The Come back" man was really never
down-and-out. His weakened condition be-
cause of over-work, lack Of exercise, i'm
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Omaha daily bee., 1917-07-09
Turkey Considers Itself
at War With Greek Nation

London, July 8.-According to a
press dispatch received at Amster-
dam from Constantinople as forward
ed by the Exchange Telegraph COM
pany. Turkey considers as equivalent
to declaration of war, the action of
Greece in breaking off diplomatic re-
lations. The Turkish government,
the dispatch says, has decided to de-
port all Greeks and conhscate their
DrOnertV
Omaha daily bee., 1917-07-09
Governor of California
Wants Petroleum Saved


San Francisco, Cal. July 8.-Drastic
measures for averting a threatened
shortage of California petroleum
products were recommended to Gov
ernor William D. Stephens today by
the committee on petroleum of the
State Council of Defense.
Production at the present time is
falling behind consumption at the
rate of $4,000 barrels day and the
entire available storage in California
will be exhausted by June |, 1919, un-
less immediate steps are taken to ma
terially increase the output, the COM
mittee, Of which Max Thelen, presi-
dent of the State Railroad commits
sion. is chairman, declared.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-07-09
Stanford Ambulance Men
Cited in Division Orders

Paris, July S.-The entire ambulance
section of the American Field Service,
sent to France by Leland Stanford
university last February, is cited by
General Mangin today in orders to the
division. The citation of the section
is made for its having given constantly
since its arrival at the front an ex-
ample of courage and profound devo-
tion, especially at Verdun and at Mo-
ronvlliers, in pushing up to the bat
tie line under bombardment to carry
AWAY the wounded
Omaha daily bee., 1917-07-09
Fall 0utdrives SaIm
In Bronx Tennis Match

New York, July 8.-Walter Merrill
Hall of New York outdrove Count
Otto Salm, the Austrian, in the final
of the tennis 81, giles in the Metropol-
itan tournament today at the Bronx
Athletic association. The former mid
die states champion and one of the
ranking players scored in straights at
6-4. 81, so.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-07-09
Mitchell Officers Hold
Man Who Detained FIaq

Mitchell, S. D., July 8.-The, ore
Muller, rs years old, of Altoona, Pa,
was taken into custody today at
Loomis, S. D., near here, by federal
officers, charged with defaming the
flag and making reasonable utter
ances against the government. Off
GERS believe that Muller may be con-
nected with the German government.