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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-07-31
German Spy System in Mexico
Is to Be Called to Attention
of Carranza By Fletcher

Washington. July $3.50 numerous
have become the reports of German
spy activities and propaganda in Mex
leo that Ambassador Fletcher is pre-
pared, upon his arrival at Mexico City,
to call the attention OF the Mexican
government to the links in that country
between Berlin and German agents in
the United States.
Officials of the state department do
not call into question the integrity of
the Mexican government, but the re-
ports have left no room to doubt the
existence of. a German organization in
Mexico whose Vaccinations may be
defined as violation of Mexico's neu-
trality The Carranza government is
believed in fact to be disturbed by the
abuse of it's hospitality and there is
q feeling here that the time is not far
distant when certain representatives in
Mexico of the German foreign office
may be officially questioned as to their
activities.
EVIDENCE PRODUCED
So extensive the work of the Ger
man agents has been in forwarding in
formation to Germany by mail or 9TH
er means has not been ascertained by
American agents, but evidence of their
tireless activity in propaganda has
been produced. When Carl Heynen was
arrested a few weeks ago on the charge
of spy activities in the United States
it was not known that his work ex-
tended to Mexico, but since then evil
dence has been produced to indicate
that he was very intimately connected
with the German spy system there and
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-07-31
First Efforts to Hold Adj
yancing Enemy Feeble,
But Determined
RUMANIANS PRESSING
FORWARD ON FRONTS
This Being Done Despite
Operation of Teutonic
Spies and Propaganda
in Country

Apparently the turn in the
tide of retreat by the Rus
slams in east Galicia is be-
ginning. On several sectors
the local troops have halted
and now are facing the Aus
tro-Germans and offered
resistance as best they can
with their badly depleted
forces.
Although the stands they have
made have as yet been unsuccessful
in holding back to any great extent
the numerically superior Austro-
German armies, they serve to show
that the spirit of loyalty is still alive
in many of the men of General Kor-
niloff's contingents and that it is not
their purpose to surrender more ter
rain without a contest.
One of the main attempts of the
Russians to hold back the enemy has
been on the heights east of the River
Zbrocz, which flows along the border
between Galicia and Russia, but de-
spite their resistance they have been
compelled by overwhelming numbers
! to rese ground to the Austro-Germaiis.
kuyho crossed the stream
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-07-31
PRESIDENT WILSON
WINS ONE POINT IN
FOOD CONFERENCE
Members Agree ON One In
stead of Three Control
lers-War Committee
Undecided

Washington, July so.-Yielding to the
urgent request of President Wilson, SEN
ate and House conferees on the food
control bill today eliminated the pro-
vision for a food board of three mem
bers instead of a single administrator
and consented to make one more effort
to agree regarding the section creating
a war expenditures committee of Con-
gress
The conferees had reached an EN- passe
on the two proposals when the Pres
ident interviewed, and there had been in
dications that final disagreement might
be reported. Tonight the war commit
tee section, written into the bill by the
Senate, and strenuously opposed by the
President, was the only remaining prob
with the prospect strong that the Sem
ate members will yield to the President
on this point also.
WHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE
Before today's meeting the President
conferred at the White House with Rep
reSenIdI tive Lever. 6tddlNS the i1OhSr
members, and Senator Chamberlain, the
administration Senate spokesman, and
earnestly insisted upon one-man food
control and elimination of the clause
creating the expenditures committee
Within an hour after recovering, SEN
ate conferees adopted the original House
provision for appointment by the Pres
nd, ,ictra mn
subject to Senate confirmation.
PRESIDENT FIRM
The agreement was reached by a, bare
majority of one. Four senators Cham
berlain and Smith of South Carolina,
democrats and Warren and Kenyon. re-
ate provision for a three member board
Senators Gore and Smith of Georgia,
democrats. and Page. republican, voted
against receding The House conferees,
republicans and democrats alike, stood
solidly for one-man control, and also are
united on striking out the supervising
committee
The Presidents personal interviews
ton. the conferees declared was large
ly instrumental in breaking the fooo
administration deadlock. His course
was criticized by some members and
some sharp tits in the conference were
reported. Senator Gore said tonight
that the conferees had been denied a
full and free conference"
ONE MAN NEEDED MA
Success of the food adminstrat ton.
President Wilson told the conferees'
leaders, largely depends upon its man
agement by one man. He said larger
board would seriously interfere with
successful conduct of the war" There
we're persistent but unconfirmed re-
ports that the President felt reten-
ton of either of the three member
board or the congressional committee
would be sufficient cause for veto.
Senator Chamberlain declared posi-
lively that the President gave no in
timation to that effect.
Reception by the Senate of the pro-
vision for an individual food admin
istration is uncertain. although demo-
cratic leaders expect the conference
report to be accepted
Some of the Senate conferees be-
lieve. however. that the Senate is SO
for the war exnendi-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-07-31
New York Mayor Becomes
Candidate for Reelection

New York. July 3e.-Mayor Mitchell
will become candidate TO succeed him
self as the citys chief executive for
the next four years. In letter today
from Upper Saranac Lake, N. Y, to VIII.
liam Hamlin .Childs, chairman of the
executive committee of the fusion COM
mittee he accepted the designation for
mayor in the September primaries.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-07-31

lures committee that a report elm
mating it might be rejected. They told
the House conferees today that pri-
vate Senate poll indicated insistencc
upon the provision.
In yielding on the food administra-
ton section the Senate conferees Sc
cured adoption of new section pro-
viding for a board of three members.
one of whom would be the president of
an agricultural COLLEGE to fix wheat
prices based upon the standard pre-
scribed by Congress for next years
crop of not less than 81 bushel for
No, ! spring northern.
The conferees also formally voted
today TO abolish the rule establishing
secrecy in their discussions.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-07-31
INVADING BUKOWINA

The Teutons also have crossed the
Galician frontier and are invading
Bukowina by way of the Suchawa val
ley, their immediate objective being
the town of Saletyn, while the force
that recently was successful in its OPP
erations against the Russians in the
region Of Kirlibaba has reached the
territory lying to the east of the upper
Moldavia valley.
Notwithstanding the activity of Ger
man spies, who are trying to create
disaffection in the Rumanian army,
the Rumanians and Russians fighting
near the northwestern border of Ru-
mania continue to press forward i'll
the Casin and Putna valleys, having
captured six more villages and added
materially to the number of men made
prisoner and guns captured. Fifty Of
the German spies, disguised as Rus
sian soldiers, are reported to have been
caught and shot.
REPORT FROM FLANDERS
There has been a considerable fall
ing off in the intensity of the Brit
ish artillery fire on the Flanders front
due according to Berlin, to ''the par
! dIy1lHS lulAoSiiSC VI Jul OlACHoiV6 ~
ktivity." Here the Germans are said to
rave concentrated the greatest num-
Der of guns that they ever have massed
on any one sector and are using them
to their full capacity, evidently in an
endeavor to ward off any contemplated
infantry attack by Field Marshal
Haig's forces.
1t cannot be said. however, even
with the diminution in the intensity
of the British fire. that the artillery
duel has fallen much below the stage
of extreme violence. for all along the
front. from the coastal region south
ward, the big guns continue to hurl
tons upon tons of steel in reciprocal
bonn bardments
FRENCH REPORT
Aside from the eastern front no mill
itary operations of Importance are in
progress, except in the Aisne region
of France. The army of the crown
prince has made several more inef-
fectual attempts to surprise General
Petain's forces here. while Berlin re-
ports the repulse of French attacks,
several times repeated, on the line from
Cerny to Winterberg and south Of
Allies
The old British cruiser Ariadne-a
vessel nearly 20 years old--has been
torpedoed and sunk. Thirty-eight mem
bers of her crew were killed.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-01-24
EVERY
 MORNING
i Bad Back Is Generally Worse in The Morning. Alaska People Should Be Finding
 Relief

A back that aches all day and causes discomfort at night Is usual7 ly worse in the morning. Makes you feel as If you hadn't slept Rt all.
 You can't get rid of kidney back ache, until you reach the cause the kidneys.
 Doan's Kidney Pills are especial ly prepared for weakened or disor- dered kidneys-been gratefully re- commended by thousands.
 The following statement proves the merit of Doan's.
 Mrs. ,. Conneen, 445 Second ATe4 San Francisco, Cal, says: "The first symptom Of kidney complaint in my case was baekache. l had 8 constant lame back and mornings I could hardly stoop over, I felt tired all the time and never seem cd to have much ambition. l didn't let myself get in bad shape be- cause l used Deans Kidney Pills and they cured me. The backache disappeared and l felt better all areupd.n
 Price soc, at all dealers. Don't simply ask for g kidney remedy - get Doan's Kidney Pills-tbe same that Mrs. Conneen had. Foster-Mil- burn Co.,, Props, Buffalo, N. Y.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-01-24
THIS Is AMERICA

A Kansas farmer sought to take hts boy out Of the public schools and place him in private German school The right is being contest eF 'a the Supreme Court What ever the decision ot the court may be, 6 Kansas newspaper breaches 8 splendid sermon to all persons of foreign birth in this country as follows:
 We can't have 8 nation built up cf warning natiOnalities. We caAt permit citizeus of German de- scv.t to go to German schools; French to French schOls. If Ger gaaRs want to send their children 70 German schools there is an easy way to attain that end; that is, to say ia Germany. The same can be sad with the French, Greek, or aay other nationality
 Thls ls America-an English snAakiur nation It is made up of the peonlS of all countries and their descendants, but English Is the lan- guage oG the natiOn-aud must con ti,ue to be. We owe much to the people of all nations; we have be- coms great because Of the inter miagllng of the many races, not because a few of the races have tried 70 remain separate and apart. But We shall frOWn upon racial pre- judlccs and warning natiOns with ia our midst. IL is America, and mug remain America.-Douglas Is~ land News
The daily Alaskan., 1917-01-24
YUKON RIVER
 MEN SOLDIERS

Vancouver - The first four Can adian officers to go to Mesopotamia with the transport service are all
 olf-time British Columbia and Yu-
 koD liver men, known to thousands of people who have traVeled in the north and on the interior lake wat erWays or British Columbia. All four left Vancouver last summer with CaUtain Scharschmidt, who raised company of Pioneers which
 was gent direct 10 England as draf: reinforcement. Alter having been in service for some time each of t~e four men was offered 8 com mission in the transport service, aud all are now on active service "sc nowhere in Mesopotamia." Each of them holds second lieutenants commission in the Royal Engineers. They are; John Halifax, marine engineer, formerly in the c. P. R. Kootenay Lakes service; Gordon MaboA, captains papers, and was mate in the c. P. R. Kootenay Lake service; Dugal Patterson, Yu- kon river steamboat captain. form 'srly master of the steamer Strath- coma, and Thomas Montgomery, Yu- kon river steamboat captain, ex- master of the Hudson's Bay com- pany's steamer on tue Stikine river.
 Captain SchaTschmidt, who arriY- ed iR the city this week from Ot- taws, bsS opened 8 recruiting of tics at 432 Homer street, where he is signing on men for the inland wat CT transport service in the different ceIds O. action Presumbaly many ot the men will be sent to MesoQo~ tamIs, but many men are now being used on the river and canal system in France, and more will be wanted. Captain Scharschmidt is taking contingent of five hundred men, and has opened offices in Eastern Can ada as well as in ths province. He goes to Victoria today to open an office there,
 Speaking of the recruiting he is engaged in, Captain Scharschmidt said: This service affords 8 great opportunity for many men who are anxious to serve, but have been turned down for the army by req soR Of some slight physical defect. Ire age limit in this service is from 19 to 56 years. The type of of men most desired are those who have had some experience at sea or in river or lake navigation, e{th- CT as sailors or engineers and fire men. Gas boat men, men who can operate gas engines, gas engine me chanics, longshoremen, and any TO- bust handy man, will find his billet In the in land water trans- port.n
 As men are enlisted they are sent forward direct to England in drafts Of ten or twenty or more. They will not be uniformed until they arrive in England, though On nay from time of enlistment. It is Captain Scharschmidt's expecta- ton 70 complete recruiting his five hundred men by the first of the year Applications in considerable numbers awaited his arrival, and at other recruiting offices in the city quite a number were received.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-01-24
President Knows the Value of
 Public Sentiment
CONGRESS WILLING TO AID
His Peace Efforts Have Already Been Indorsed by Minority Leader Mann In the House-District of Columbia Vote on Prohibition May 30 Again Delayed.
By ARTHUR w. DUNN.

Washington, Jan. 8. Special. l = President Wilson, like Theodore Roose- velt when he was president, knows the power of public sentiment No doubt the president was well aware that none of the men who control nations, the men who brought on and continued the great, terrible war In Europe, would ap- prove his interference in an effort to bring about peace. He must have been aware that those who were responsible for the war and its failures would be very much disturbed over an effort to end the war when it was still failure from some points of view.
 But he knew that the people, both in this country and in Europe, were so sick of the war that they would do al- most anything to bring about peace and would welcome every effort to end the war. Wilson's peace proposal, no matter how unwelcome it may be to those who have had the conduct of the war, Is plainly very welcome to the millions upon millions who have been suffering in many ways on account Of the war.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-01-24
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Backed by Congress.

suffering in many ways on account Of the war.
 Backed by Congress.
 If the president desires the support of congress in his peace efforts he will get it. Already he has been indorsed by the minority leader in the house. MT. Mann has never been Overfriendly toward England and has at times talk eu occasion to show that he did not like the attitude of England in respect to its dealings with this country as a nation; consequently he could very we'll tndorse the proposal for peace, which many consider was a greater blow at England than any other nation.
 It was Mann who said in speaking for the presidents preparcdness pro- gram last year that England was the nation which must be threatening this country with the dangers indicated in the presidents utterances, as England was the only country in a position to go to war with the United States-she and her ally, Japan.
 Gone Overheard.
 The last day of the session before adjournment showed that the volun- teer officers retirement bill had gone overheard. It is still the unfinished business in the senate, but the filibus- tering tactics of it's opponents showed plainly that the bill cannot be passed at this session.
 Taking Long Chances.
 When Senator Sheppard of Texas consented to a pOstpOnemcnt of vote on the District of Columbia prohibit tion bill until Jan. he took long chances upon completing the bill be- fore the session closes. It goes to the house and must run the gantlet of the committee on judiciary or the commit tee on the District of Columbia. Then 1t must go through the committee on rules for a special rule setting apart time for its consideration. AS time will be very much in demand from now until the end of the session, 1t is doubt ful whether the prohibition bill can go through all the stages necessary to It's final enactment before the close of the session on March 4
 Confidence In Baker.
 Congressman Raker of California Is frequently talking In the house and generally knows a lot He had the floor on a land bill recently, and Vim go of Arkansas asked him to explain its provisions.
 q cannot give the information asked at this time" said Raker "I have only five minutes"
 "I did not think there was anything that you could not explain in five min utes," retorted Wingo.
 Work For 435 of Them.
 Congressman Bonnet of New York, who retires inroluntarily, and Con- gressman Page of North Carolina, who retlres voluntarily from the house, were having a discussion. and Bonnet re- marked:
 Tt always seemed 10 me lnaC tueTe was one work for all of us, for 435 of us from every part of tine country, and that is to make an effort to make the capital of the nation model city of the world"
 Among the many regrets l have as I retire" replied Page. lis that l have not been able to do more for the city of Washington"
 Of tho Son-n-Iaw Club.
 Dudley Field Malone, collector of the port of New York, son-in-law of Sena- tor O'GOrman, does not relish being a member of the son-in-law club any more than Nick LongwOrth or Gussie Gardner. Not long ago Malone was iR- troduced to a man in Washington by q 1nutual friend. Irving to find some
The daily Alaskan., 1917-01-24

Charles Christensen has commene ed hauling 50 tons Of hay which Ras cut this summer at the head ot the bay to the barns Of tho Alaska Trqzsfer. By use ot device which has been dubbed "Hoben's Hay Holster and Pitch Fork Eradicator," ," most of the labor of getting this native product into the loft is avoid ed,-Ssw2r6 Post. .s...l.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-01-24

Dudley Field Malone, collector of the port of New York, son-in-law of Sena- tor O'GOrman, does not relish being q member of the son-in-law club any more than Nick LongwOrth or Gussie Gardner. Not long ago Malone was iR- troduced to a man in Washington by a mutual friend. Trying to find some thing to say. the Washington man re- marked. "I know Senator OGorman very we'll"
 '"That means nothing to me-" pertly responded Malone.
 Ut means $12,OOO q year and few pickups to him." was the comment of a man who overheard the. remark and knew of the relationship.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-01-24

~Ref9S Is Bad Thanks To Thaw. !" RhGt vas the heading we noted iu 8 late impression of the Seward Alas ka Evening Post, and we grubbed opts tho atory expecting to find somethiny of interest that Harry had lately done, but, pshaw, the story was only about warm weather thaEiag out the trails and the slaishlpg wEa no good. Such is fame, . 5 .'.-,t Sl ,s.s
The daily Alaskan., 1917-01-24

Waitirg for the returns from Sri tol Bay reminds Us very much of 8 late incident where two other can aiaafes were up in the air as to wh was elected. MT. Wilson and MT EuEhsa looked longingly for the BBll returns from aCalifornia. Mir. Wiekersham and Mr. Sulzer are wSi+iRE anIiously for he returns RzS e BFbtol Bay.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-01-24

For more than a year we have re- ceiTed the IditarOd Pioneer and each copy of the same has been wraoped in 8 sheet from one Of the big mail order house catalogues. This Is certainly novel method of disco uragiug mail order business in Alasks.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-01-24
EDITORIAL
TRUE PATIENCE.

Patience should never be con FSsuasd with pusiIlaninity. Tho sao BsrEs sP with wrongs frsna foleA h ths riShtina power Of toe FuturS, tho other because lt Is ths line Of Isast resistance. naAAl
The daily Alaskan., 1917-01-24

THE sANTOX STORE IS THE SAFE STORE IN WHICH TO
 TRADE. If it were not, 1t could not get the SaR-Tos exclusive
 agency. Keller Bros. Drug Store
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-29
TODAY'S MARRIAGE L1crNcr,

NICHOLAS Heinrich. 214 s. sth st.. and t,.,.-s,-
Magic. Baltimore, Md " oiu hathefins
Charles +. Sweeney Haipo, .,
, Genevieve Il. McCloskev a55I n ottSSns and
Claronee S: Pennington, Camden. N
NJ Wright Camden, N. j. W. ANa iva
Robert y Weller, sl3 w Cambria st.. and IN,
Samuel Saclner, 433 Tssksr - -.
Portman. 500 Mexican ST. '''' ana Ssshs
John NJ. Bender York Pa and pi..... :,
Wilson. Woodbine. Pa D'anone NJ
George E.. Fassett 58O7 Haverford 40. -,
bnzaoeth NJ Dougherty, 1916 n. Allison n
william Graf. 522 w. Somerset st., and fs, r
Mcconnell. 522 W. Somerset ST. ~. Y
John c. Wasserbach, S21 s. 18th at. and IA.
trioe Smith, 1920 n. Franklin st. N'a
jerome r Hfnnesy, 1921 Arch St, and yIDr,.
frede N. King, Providence, r. l. ''"'
Dtomid Bondar. 1898 Mechanic ST., and Ann,
Spas. Camden, n, ]. 'AAa
FranciszelS ,Smladowski,, 2e73 E. Cumberland
st., and Stanislawa Brokowska. 2544 Edsss.
cfsTifs y. Then ySs t,, 1893 FlOsrt St. and Mary
Moore. 1920 Hart lane, D
DfyS Eor,ET PEraSeT Sss AZ E1wn st. and Minnie Pit
Harris. 1903 n Alder st. 1-'1'' '''' anu N'H'
Charles ,Altschpl Atlantic City. g., and
Dawson T Gillian Darby Pa. and Harriet s,
wa% Mllam LedsFSsn ESfS asS s9S SaR 3! R''' and
William J. Gibbons. ,522 Mittlln ST.. and Mar
Gedfgd d F. g%foaE Sgs WAYNE. n Pa and Ar
$aS ssis yeas: Sergeant s: st. aud
weshington, EllisSn, "a lsis South st. and cOrihn'
wam Glam J. }sds aoSrs2g sRgtf s94i spruss st. and s
Thomas Fassstt,, 1910 Federal St. and Fanni'
JoSn Sants e Gess. else Leasue island Navy Yard and
Emma Wright, 1852 GermRntown ave.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-29
Religious Statistics

To the Editor Of WomaWs Page:
Dear Madam--whlch city according IN pro-
portion OF population in the United States ha
the largest Protestant population, Catholic Jsy1e
ish, Christian Science, Puritan? NJ W
The Government religious statistics have
not been compiled according to cities since
1906. The percentages relating to CathoIi-
cism and Professionalism given here are based
on that year.
Fall River Mass, had then the largest
percentage of Catholic population, So per
cent Washington, d, C, had the largest
percentage of Protestants, 30 per cent. Based
on the census of figures of 1917, New York
city has proportionately the largest Jewish
population and Chicago and Los Angeles
the largest number of Christian Scientists
proportionately. There is no Puritan re-
ligion, but Salem, Mass, has more de-
scendants of the Purtans than any other
city in the United States Some Of these are
Congregationalsts. Unitarians Presby.
terians ana members Of many other
churches The church founded by the Puri.
tan fathers became the Congregationalist
Church and later split into two bodies, ths
Congregationalist and Unitarian.