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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-21
Birmingham May Be Made Sunday School Headquarters

Montgomery, May 20.-(Special.)- )-Bir- mingham and Montgomery are preparing for an interesting contest for state head quarters of the Alabama Sunday School
 association. which is now located here
 A committee consisting of Leon c. Palmer of Montgomery and J. H, Bowers of
 Troy has been appointed to decide wheth-
 CT Birmingham is the better point for the office. Headquarters has been in
 Montgomery for several years, and if the subcommittee decides to make the change the office will not be moved until fall.
 Sunday school workers for several months have insisted that Birmingham was the better point for the home offics because of certain facilities which they say are not possessed by Montgomery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-21
PREPARATIONS FOR
 REGISTERING MEN
 MAKING PROGRESS
Washington Officials Hear ! That Details of Plans Are Being Worked Out Rap
 idly Everywhere

Washington. May 20.-Preparatio tions to register 10,OoO000 young men for military service on June 5 are proceeding satis- factorily throughout the country, Ad- vices reaching the war department show that AZ states have their machinery al- ready organized.
 The reports mean that central boards have been established in county and city for each 30,0C0 population; that blanks and forms have been distributed and that nationwide machinery stands ready to take the military census in the shortest time ever allowed for such a huge un- dertaking-one 14-hour day.
 All doubts to the wisdom of turning this task over to the states was dispened by the nature of the governors message A fine spirit of cooperation and desire to join in the national teamwork for which the President has asked in his proclamation has been displayed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-21

but were stopped by the fire of the Rus- sian artillery In Rumania there also has been the semblance of an attack against the Russians east of Koveika, but here again the Teutons were dis- persed by the Russian guns.
 ITALIANS ACTIVE
 North and east of Gorizia the Italian troops are continuing their successes over the Austrians, either in fresh ad- vances or in holding back counter at tacks launched with huge effectives. In the former region dense formations Of the Austrians endeavored to wrest from the Italians positions captured on the vodice, but were driven back with sanguinary losses.
 A number of guns and large quanti- ties of arms and ammunition were taken by the Italians. East of Gorizia the Aus trian lines were pierced in an attack by the Italians, who took 254 prisoners.
 In Macedonia artillery duels and iso- lated infantry engagements continue.
 RUSSIAN LEADERS FIRM Still further hope for the solidarity of Russia in the prosecution of the war l together with her allies is had from tie public statements of three of her high est officials. Russia cannot hand down to future generations a dishonored repu- tation," said Premier Lvoff The coun- try must speak it's imperious words and send it's army out to fight"
 ''So long as I am minister of war" said NJ Kerensky, mo attempt at counter revolution is possible. Our new regime has for its sole object complete union with the allies.'
 Foreign Minister Tereschtenko asserted that in free Russia there was no party capable of carrying on a propaganda In favor of separate peace.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-21
Visiting Ministers Preach

New Orleans, May 20.-Visiting minis ters. delegates to the Southern Baptist convention, occupied pulpits in churches of various denominations here today and tonight. In the afternoon mass meetings were addressed by pr. Len G. Broughton Of Knoxville, and pr. George w. Truett Of Dallas. The convention will fnallJ adjourn Monday night. it is expected.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-21
Fatally Injured Beneath Auto

Ensor. president of the Mobile Plantation company. found unconscious under his automobile Friday near his home, al ed Saturday at local infirmary. The re- mains were shipped today to Hstrerd. Ind. his former home. He was IS years ed and a native of Indiana. Mr. Ensor was sent to Mobile from Evansville by ex-United States Senator Hemingway and ex-Congressman Littlepage of In- diana. when they purchased big trac- of land near Dawes. Ala. in the wsstern part of this county. How he receivcl his injuries will not be known, excepting that on Friday afternoon he was pickei up on the Halls mill road. He was beneati, his automobile and unconscious.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-21
SWEDEN INDIGNANT WHEN TEUTONS SINK 1 THREE GRAIN SHIPS
Newspaper Comment Very Bitter Over Loss of Ves- sels Bringing Food
 to Country
OTHER STEAMERS SUNK

London, May 20.-The Norwegian legation at Berlin, according to a dispatch from Copenhagen to the Ex- change Telegraph company, reports that the Norwegian steamers I.aly, Najaden, Csundt and Garant have been torpedoed by German subma- rines. Members of the crews of each vessel lost their lives.
 A Berlin dispatch received at Say ville, N. Y., by wireless March 31 announced the sinking during March of 50 entente and neutral vessels, in- cluding 13 Norwegian steamers. The Laly, Csundt and Garant were named as three of the Norwegian vessels de- stroyed. s
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-21
FOUR KILLED AND ELEVEN MJURED|N GREAT EXPLOSION War Plotters Suspected of Causing Fearful Accident in Y0uligstown Repub-
 he see Plant

You afAsoMs a Hay 20.--A mysteri- ous etnlosioQ il fae power plant of the Renu kfie Iron Al Steel company tod y brou sit iuEtAnt aath to four men and injuries t9 1l rtssrs. Five of the latter were seTinn&sl lrt and it is believed one 1@ die
 iiaessI&s 9n was begun on sus- picior taA9 shs <plosion may have been cassad war plotters, although com ps issAh were inclined to scout tie sass eS.
 xsssGy taaAs nery about tns genera t4 wt's blew to pieces ThSfroof was ntE fhs building and many were X ';Iss ~ tt e clouds of ateam that en-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-21

New York May 20-In summing up the from all war theatres, the Associated Press says:
 With Buecourt firmly in their possession the British troops giving the Germans chance for rest and have started offensive with the idea of bringing their forces to the north of Buecourt in alignment with those within the village positions of than mile be- hold notwithstanding ngulnary casualties inflicted tbano
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-21
Rintelen, Lamar and Martin Found Guilty of Plotting
 to Disrupt MunitiOn Plant

New York. May 2o.-Capt. Franz Rintelen of the German navy; Da- vid Lamar, and Henry B. Martin were found guilty here tonight by a jury in the federal court on charges of having conspired in 1915 to disrupt the munitions traffic between this country and the entente allies. The jury disagreed as to the four other defendants.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-21

Although London makes no mention of the fact the Berlin war office reports an offensive by the British along 15- mile front, extending from the region of Acheville to Queant, which means that again the entire front of the Drocourt- Quent switch line is being hammered.
 FRENCH HOLD LINES
 The army of the German crown prince continues Intellectually it's efforts to crack the French line along the Chenin- Des- Danes. After a shell fire of great intensity by all calibres of guns, and not excepting asphyxiating gas projec- tiles, the Germans Sunday endeavored to come out of their trenches and attack in force With their usual display of expert craftsmanship, however the Frenchmen at most places held the Teu- tons to their trenches under a reciprocal artillery fire. Wherever the Germans were able to come into the open and dash toward the French trenches they were met with a whitening fire and suffered heavy losses. Only at one place, north- east of Cerna, did they succeed, after the payment of a heavy price in killed and wounded, in penetrating the French positions. At this point advanced ele- ments on a front of about 200 yards were captured. L
 RUSSIANS ATTACKED
 Again comes news from the Russian front that the Germans, probably owing to the betterment of the internal situa- ton in Russia, have attacked the Rus sian lines Last week they essayed an offensive in the Volhynia sector, but met with no marked success. Now the of fensive has been switched to the north in the vicinity of Mitau, where they threw an attack against the Russians,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-21

5Ss4 tons gross She was BIT feet long and beam of 47 feet. In April, 1915 the vessel was alta cked by a submarine Tn the Mediterranean. lut escaped her ag- gressor by superior speed. At that time she was sheiled by U. toat without pre-. liminary warning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-21
ENCOUNTERS FLOTILLA

Paris, May 20.-French torpedo boats had an enncounter early this morning with a German floti'la, in which one of the French war vessels suffered some damage, though all returned to porr An official statement issued today reports the incident as follows:
 "A patrol of four French torpedo boats about l o'clock this morning encountered flotilla of German destroyers making towards port. After a brief engagement the enemy flotilla retired at full speed in the direction of its base. Our four tor pedo boats returned. One of them suffer ed some damage"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-21
Sinister a,1d Deeply Lad P1a,1s of German War Policy Reuea1ed Shouting Peril of Premat1re Peace
British Win Ground On Front Ouer Mile
 OnBuUecourt Sector

Official Report States Enemy Made Fierce At tempts to Shake Hold on Trenches Won, But Were Unsuccessful, After Suffering Big
 Losses-French Repulse Attacks on South
 ern End of Line and Make Some Gains
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-10-31
FOOD EVERYWHERE; NONE TO EAT.
J O. whi.,emOre in the Boston Globe.

J O whi.temore in the Boston Globe.
 Hadlook Mills Me-"This ere cons'vation of food products has spread through our neighborhood wuss -han the measles in deestrict school
 "Why. I'll bet they's grub enough canned and piled i ;he cellars yxt the Five Corners and the Seabury line r las. the First Maine heavy artillery until Christ mas Now I ainy Saytn' no:hin' agin pervding ahead and being torehanded. bur ,he wimmin folks have gone crazy over M clean crazy. and wife Susan is about .ls ,oon;es; one o: the whole drive.
 .va. see i. AbagaH Delano drops in and that she had pu up thirty O raspberries Susan has to ssE e on how many quarts Of strawberries she has; -Gs- 1a o3 ,ady Simpson comes down and caekles over ne ts as o sass they have put up and Miranda Mank nuts in .ka, they haven't done much up her house hac she dolr think they have moren 2o0-odd cans of -Ais and tha;
 Then they all % home and buy more jars and put @p Aae4ver's handy And every one Of em carry over -se years supply from year to year.
 -Tha.,s .Ae way he things been goin. The com -=-ica started with daadeoa then spinage and aze- greens and i,s kep' up since until and 5r--o when i'll sop.
 Then they put ID peas and string beans and grabbed every cucumber a< tass j. appeared. Some start s3 .zw k..d Q: apple sass and Susan has about ae--.- Q: ;ha-- Same with tomatoes and green corn s- tAs eos and new bssts-
 Nc1= ! II powerful fond ot green peas and string beans a-s I've had sas TWO uesses Of each this year. asked Sasaa why we d;dn', have some and she scr W1y Cyrus I van 'em 70 can for next winter can. a. an now Same win the green corn She sz z aoR !. w -as.e winter and that il will be =s- ss good aS green rIght Of ha stalks Kind Q gau n 70 >:- down @ dinner fish hash and much of anything sSe and smell peas cooka-to eat next winter
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The daily progressive-miner., 1917-10-31
HOUSE TO RENT.

Everything from the increase Of the costs of living to murder on the high seas since the beginning of t'ae great war. is chargeable 10 the Kaiser From devastating countries to the rav;s1:ng of purity. can be laid at this war Lords door ard his tools. Not satisfied with that, he created disturbances in our midst by treacher- o..s ac-> until ve could not bear the burden any longer. resulting n taking our young men to the front. leaving behind them Houses to rent.
 Returning visitors from the states say that naarlv everv other house displays 2 flag. which signifies that ore or more members q the fam ily have gone to me front. To those directly af- teeeea -h;z lag means much more than that. T. means House to rem" T. may aS well be for .he cafs.v and c.eerta,,ess found in those homes -hey sav. The departure q 2 son. 2 brother or a husband must mean more than can 6e express 5i r words f Tve consider the purpose Of their absence. There must be an ever present shad- o7v -ra- -he ozher members ot the family must endure l living iaa-a. | must be. With him o~ -r=-r .a.r away Fl thar which was worth liv- :r. ssr. ard -r7 -sars may aS well read. Houses !, rza=" -9r ne eheertulnaSS they contain. T1e.-.ss -ra Kaiser
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-10-31
KINDNESS MISPLACED
-Tr-

From -+= alden NewS
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 -- vz s-rg .1 -h= car. and ne friend asked him 10 z.-. o- -z power = = didn't know how. l. some zine t=<-s -ae plaintiff back. and when he did he e5-- s=as: ,1- engine tt frozen T. cost him e.-= s9 s5- repairs. and he sued the good Samaritan for interfering and 7as awa-1s1 verdict Of $50. The
 5s= =.s5 ne man sitting 1T the being the -sz--=- 1-5 no authority the The defendant -z=--.--= .z5 70 business -anpe-ng wirh the = ordered 1y ne owner. His act Of intended kind
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The daily progressive-miner., 1917-10-31
IT MIGHT DO WORSE.

From 2 repor- yesterday. the .-z=s7rrnleEt intends -o ca.e -he steamers Nariposa. Alameda Northwestern. Alaska. Spokane and three Ad- -?:r.s iron, -aa Alsssa r3a -o be used elsewhere leaving aS -ns Cttv ot Seattle Jefferson. Dis r--ee Humboldt and Dsra. Of course t wi! b= taa for A'a~sans. Bue f might De worse. Fer instance: ssnaas:rg he government would -a'.a -he r7-:o.. = ta-s he Dora o:F aS3. l. is --.e that -ha Dara does s5- run trer2 Seattle . anywhere 1T southeastern Alaska. ard conse- cuenely would ro. atFscc aS any 6ur those peo- r7s rom Se77s .5 = L-a,aSEa would bs hard pa- s- -----..=-#...,rr z~ ;-;s
 ' tse government carr out that plan ]. viii undoubtedly, hermit c.e Canadian steamers -9 sH-s- -f= c9@sea:se trades. .t9r ,iaa remaining boa-s cannot possibly handle the business. and s-rslr he government : ra- going 10 let IS ~-arTs after subscribing nearly & million dollars -0 iC support.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-10-31
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The daily progressive-miner., 1917-10-31

Two Oregon life prisoners have bought Liberty bonds. which shows after all they are not as depraved as some running about loose.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-10-31

It's an ill-wind that blows no one any good Even with the raising of postage stamps from two to three cents We find compensations in that creditors will hesitate to send duns.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-10-31

And yet there are grown men in this world whose highest ambition is to toot their horn.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-10-31

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE CHURCH Services cz sunday a. Il o'clock. H=5z=s5ar evening service a. 7:30 clock ETarrto5E cordially invited te a-.eat
 -'rc1t S-ree-. Eetchika1. Alaska
The Denver star., 1917-03-31
Socialist Aasails Race Pre-.
judice.

Philadelphia, Pa.-Charles
Edward Russell, author and
Socialist, praises France be
cause the narrow. blind hat
red of race prejudice is un
known there" Mr.. Russel
spoke on Race Prejudices" in
the Broad Street Theatre un
der the auspices of the Social
ist Literary Society.
The speaker declared race
prejudices we're rampant in
this country and decriad the
tendency of the white race to
consider itself superior to 9th
'er races of the world.
This country. he said. was
constantly bungling the Ne
gro problem. He denounced
the lynchings in the southern
States, and added. :Unless
race prejudices are eliminated
in this country the crust Of the
volcano on which we are sit
ting will give way very soon.'
France" continued Mr.. Rus
sell; has given the Negro true
citizenship. In France liber-
ty. equality and fraternity are
not hollow mockeries and
empty dreams. In the Cham
Der of Deputies black men sit
side by side with whites
France has never deigned tc
draw a color line. ,s.z .,,s.
The Denver star., 1917-03-31

relinquishes or appears to.
our right to 60 to West Point.
In the second place the en-
dorsement Of an erstwhile op
ponent of segregation lends
added help to the federal seq
regators and works to break
down the Colored opposition
to segregation with added
strength. 1t either looks like
a change of front on the issue
by its opponents or takes
from the segregation move
some of its fragrance.
In the third place the great
activity of DR.. SpinRarn as a
white man. one outside the
race, or such vital matter in
promoting any segregation
measure by this administra
ton, is unfortunate. 1t seems
oficious and coming at time
when this unworthy admins
'tration is getting into a very
tight place, tor a professed
white friend to try to rush aid
to the Wilson forces in corral
ing Colored assistance. savors
too much of exploitation.
AS the appeal of St. Paul
says. after referring to the
fact that Dr.. Spingarn or his
ancestors have escaped from
the Jewish Ghetto in Russia:
"What is the difference be
tween the segregation in the
departments at Washington
and segregation in the train
ing of Colored Americans
who are to fight for their
country"
DR.. Spingarn's reason for
this admitted segregation.
namely. that it will provide
Colored officers is met by the
Appeals protest against com
promising the rights of the
race; his claim that such Jim
Crow trained officers would
be a means of fighting for a
wide open army" by the sin
gle sentence:-"You cannot
defeat prejudice by comprmis |
ing with it,
Guardian,
The Denver star., 1917-03-31
NEGRO MUST NOT EQUIV
0CATE.
Stand or Fall. Crisis at Hand
Can't Win Rights by Com
promise. Either Color
Caste Right or Wrong.

One of the painful surprires
of the last two months as e
vents seemed to promise a
chance for the relief of Color
ed Americans from the ban of
segregation in the course pur
sued by Prot. Joel E. Spin
garn. Though having spoken
out as an opponent of legal
or governmental color segre-
CATION. by which course he
secured the confidence of the
race to a large degree. Prof.
Spingarn. chairman of the
Board Of Directors Of the Ma
tional Association for. the Ad
vancement Of Colored people
has come out in favor of a
new form Of color segregation
by the federal government.
= Not only so. but DR.. Spingarn
after making himself auspi-
cious as an opponent Of resi-
dence segregation and feder-
al segregation. has been very
actively using his influence as
a friend Of the race to induce
Colored men to accept and
presumably endorse and as
sist a new proposed segrega
ton by the War Department.
For several weeks DR..
Spingarn has had in the Col
ored newspapers all over the
country a circular letter urg
ing Colored men to apply for
admission to u. S. Military
Training Camp Of army Off
GERS exclusively for Colored
men. He has literally gone
up and down the country elec
tioneering. in fact trying vir
tually to stampede Colored
men into this strictly Jim :
Crow educational measure.
doing so at the very time a
Bourbon Southern Congress
man has introduced a bill for
a regular Jim Crow West
Point.
Fortunately most, if not all.
of the leading Colored news
papers. have opposed this ex
tension of federal segregation
The Chicago Defender, The
Appeal. Cleveland Gazette,
New York Age. New York
News, The Fireman, The Afro
American and many others
oppose the Spingarn appeal
to compromise our rights.
This is not merely matter
OF accepting or not accepting
segregation for here is a white
leader of Colored folks who
has been protestator of col
or segregation especially the
new Department segregation
under this Wilson administra
ton now advocating another
new color segregation o the
Wilson regime. 1t becomes
first a question of inconsisten
ey. for Colored Americans.
though fighting in 4 Colored
regiments. have members OF
the race living and acting
trained to be officers in West
Point with the white cadets.
To accept this separate mill
tary training establishment
The Denver star., 1917-03-31

true when face to face with
facts.
The Star said before cleo
ton and repeats more strong.
ly now that one of the manv
purposes of supporting men
and women of the democratic
faith, was that their election
should afford us a better op-
portunity to get more thoroiy
acquainted with the better
class and liberal thinking ele-
ment of the white democracy
and to most emphatically in
t o m them that the only
aims and objects TO which Ne.
groes. we'll as themselves
were striving we're good citi-
zenship, upbuild of the state
together with respectful
peace and prosperity. We
met them and sincerely trust
that our aim to get a better
understanding, a more tboro
CO. cooperation and working
basis between the races was
reached, after which politics
entered. We pinned much
hope to our Governor Gunter
and we can say of a truth that
no act or deed of his yet, has
causedu r gave
us grounds to slightest doubt.
Rather his action along GER
tain lines. his pleasing recep-
ton. commentator and en-
couragement along with other
suggestions deserve our un-
stinted praise Governor Gun
ter is no politician but more
la Governor and a gentle
man. Even more is expected
as time unravels the tolls and
labors of his efficiency admin
istration.
The unparalleled public re-
ception given by Mrs. Julius
|C. Gunter, the first lady of
the State will go down in his.
tory as epoch making for its
success and grandeur, The
Morrison Jas Band furnish
ed music for the Governor
three or four times besides
during the closing hours of
the legislative session. What
has this democratic lesson
taught the Negro? First, that
he must study the appropria-
tion bills, get Senate and
House journals and study and
scrutinize closely the votes of
the members and the amount
of State money received by
Negroes. That when Negro
es armed with information
and facts in capable and in
telligent manner present
themselves decorously: their
arguments consistently and
convincingly will not only des
erve but receive consideration
That the best and bigger cali
bre men of the democratic
faith are the same as the best
and bigger calibre men of the
republican faith That their
differences when it comes to
human justice are the labels
and not principles nor sympa
thetic ST irit.
The lesson has taught that
the best in their party are in
favor of the good in all men
and kinds developed as op-
posed to the suppression Of
good by a few, substituting
mutually helpfulness. justice
and ordinary decent respect
to strife. race hatred. selfish
ness and exploitation of men
or things. There was such
a good spirit of cooperation
manifested between real true
men that it was hard to dis
cern who were the best and
broadest in our attempt 70
oct a square deal and finally
big men naturally big cannot
be little and narrow even in
small things and that little
selfish. self conc. tied, self