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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-01
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PRICE OF FAMILY FLOUR SHOULD BE
 $2 OR s CHEAPER
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retailers in eliminating needless cost 1t may be possible to reduce the cost of bread by about ? cents per loaf if CO., operation of the bakers, consumers and LEsstailess. con the secured e, sec standardized loaf, and if wasteful prac- tices which have grown up out of com petitive conditions can be eliminated and with a reduction in credit and delivery be brought about.
 Some bakers of large volume and with special delivery conditions may even be able to increase this saving some what.
 The baking of large loaves under non delivery and cash sales conditions in large sections of Europe would permit the sale of bread at the bakery door f a 16-ounce loaf from this prospective cost, fuel cost and method of distri- button through retailers. delivery credit and other expensive rehandling systems of the United States enhance the price.
 The wheat corporation, organized under the food administration to purchase wheat for the government and for the allies will start operations tomorrow, although it actually will do little business, it was said today, before September 10.
 Seed wheat, it was announced, will not be held to the price schedule fixed by President Wilson. It is realized that seed is of better grade than ordinary classes and no effort will be made to control the price. Farmers will require about SO,ooo,0o0 bushels for planting fall and spring crops this year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-01
ANN|STON VOTES ID
 BORROW Sl5,OOO FOR IMPROVEMENTS

Anniston August 31=(Special.) The most important meeting of the city council held in years. from many viewpoints, was the called meeting held Thursday night for the purpose of authorizing Mayor Scarborough to borrow s150oo from local banks to meet extraordinary expenses made necessary by the establishment of Camp Mcclellan.
 The loan was voted without dis senting vote and provides for the i'm mediate purchase of an incinerator for the disposal of the city's garbage; af lords means for making the much discussed meat and milk ordinance eff fective; arranges for the employment of two traffic policemen and an as sistant warden, and makes 1t possible to enforce the recently enacted dry closet law.
 HUGE SHIPMENT OF LUMBER
 Over 60O,0O0 feet of lumber per day Is now being unloaded at the two railroad spur tracks on the government reserya- tion. In addition to this, an entire train- load of chert is received every day for the roads, and numerous cars of other material and supplies, such as cement, brick, roofing and foodstuffs for the quartermasters department.
 There are more than 1000 carpenters now employed at the camp and they are using up the lumber almost as fast as it is being received, notwithstanding the fact that the trains of government ma terial are given preference of movement by the railroad companies
 Captain Stickley is an old newspaper man, having for 20 years been editor of the Bismarck (N. D.) Tribune.
 LABOR DAY ATHLETICS
 Labor Day will be athletic day with the soldier boys. Plans are under way for series of big events that will include two baseball games of five innings each. These games will begin at 9:30 a. m. and will be held on the athletic field of the Alabama Presby- terian college.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-01
POPE TOUCHED AT HUMANE SPIRIT IF
 WILSON'S ANSWER

Rome, August 30.-Delaye )--Afr- CT President Wilson's answer to Pope Benedict's peace proposals was pre- sented at 12:S0 D. m today by the British minister at the vatican, Mon sisnor Cerretti, newly appointed as sistant secretary of state, immediately took the document to the pope The pontiff does not read English. but he had rapid verbal translation made and he was much touched by it's word |. ing The pope remarked as to the
 lofty sentiments expressed and also the kindly, humane spirit and man ner' used by the President in reject- Ing the vatican's proposals, but as this was the first answer received he was unable to repress his disappointment that his efforts as yet were unsuc. cessful to check the war
 Thls afternoon Monsignor Cerretti translated the document and the pope VIII consider it at his leisure It is not yet Known whether he will make immediate answer to certain points in the note or wait until all the powers nave replied and then give the same general answer to all
 ahe point emphasized in President wilson's note that no one can have 1alth In the honor of the German rulers or accept their signatures to peace treaty IS problem that has focused the attention of the pontiff Tonight it was evident that he was not content 10 cease his peace efforts, but woull continue their discussion in further notes, possibly for the next four or five months until he. should gain ground or else become satisfied that the task was hopeless
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-01
LABOR DAY ATHLETICS
Governments Complete Coal Cont rOl Policy Will Be Announced Next Week

Washington, August 31.-The govern ment's complete coal control policy will be made public next week, Dr. H. A. Garfield the fuel administrator, an- nounced today. Dr. Garfield left tonight for Williamstown Mass, to spend sev- eral days and will prepare statement on the subject while away.
 Before leaving Dr. Garfield conferred with Robert s. Lovett, director of pri- ority of transportation Tor the govern ment, on measures of cooperation to relieve threatened coal shortages in va rious parts of the countrywide also saw w. B. Oliver of the federal trade com mission, who is directing the comms- sion's investigation Of coal production costs.
 One of pr. Garfield's first moves may be to fix a scale of retail coal prices Many officials believe therU is no chance of bringing down coal costs to the con- sumers until some step is taken toward controlling retailers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-01
POLISH TROOPS ARE
 ID BE USED BY TIE
 CENTRAL POWERS
Vigorous Allied Attacks Makes It Necessary to Bring Up More Men to
 Defend Autocracy

Amsterdam, August s1-The central powers have decided to put Polish troops in the field against the entente, ac- cording to dispatch frofn Vienna re ceived here today, the move being prompted by the vigorous allied attacks. 'he dispatch reads:
 sIn view of the general offensive of
 ,eir enemies, Austria-Hungary and Ger
 any have decided to utilize the Polish
 uxiliary corps undei Austrian com hand. As soon as the war situation errnits this corps will again form the ernel of the Polish army. Meanwhile the necessary training and recruiting taff, consisting of Austrian and Polish ubjects, will remain in Poland.
 "Negotiations between Austria Hun ary and Germany for the establishment If a Polish government adds the dis batch, "are approaching conclusion. hnd it is expected that within short period institutions will be established whereby the country will re-enter the list of independent states
 The Polish troops referred to are houbtless those raised in Russian Po- and. after 1t had been conquered by the central powers, and the recruiting of a so-called Polish army begun. Polish enlistments in this force are understood to have been limited and recently some |of the units resigned rather than be put Unto the field under Austro- German com handlers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-01
Austrian, Caught Taking Pictures of Camp Shelby
 at Hattiesburg, Arfested

Hattiesburg, Miss, August 3.-A man who gave his name as Nick Spiro and said he was a native of Austria, but had lived in the United States for 30 years, was arrested at Camp Shelby, near here today, while he was taking photo graphs without a permit.
 Spiro will be held for further investi- gation by the military authorities 1t was announced quantity of photographic plates believed to have been exposed by Spiro were confiscated. Following the ar- rest strict order against the taking of photographs at the camp without spe- cial permission from the military author ities was announced.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-01

Sertell, Jacob--Age 6S, died at his resi- < dence. 2516 Twentieth avenue, north yesterday morning. Funeral services will be held from St. Augustine church, Thirty-fourt avenue and Twenty seventh street, at 9 o'clock this morning. Interment will fol < low at Elmwood cemetery with Shaw Undertaking company in charge.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-01

McFinn, Rosa-Age IS. died at local infirmary Thursday night. The body was sent to Palos last night by Johns Undertaking company. The deceased had been i'll for about a ! month with typhoid fever.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-01

Mabry. Mrs. Edna--Age 8, died at n local infirrlary Thursday. The body will be sent to Talassee this morn ing by Shaw Undertaking company. She is survived by her husband. +. c. Mabry; a sister, Mrs. J. E. Gau. din of Birmingham, and three chill dren.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-01
DEATHS

Bald. Eugene-Age 19. died at local infirmary at 5 o'clock yesterday aft ernoon. The body is befNg held by. Lige Loy, pending funeral arrange ments
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-01
Brown Trial Nearing End

Kingston, Tenn, August 31.-Today' $ session of the criminal court here, en- gagged in the trial of Capt. Tom Brown. charged with the murder of Frank Gam bill, was taken up largely with argu- ments of counsel, the final witness com pleting his testimony this morning. Ar gument will be concluded tomorrow morning and the case Is expected to 70 to the/ jury about noon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-01
Elaborate Plans Are Being Made to Care
 for American Troops
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ing chairs for convalescent wounded men, which probably will not be need ed for a long time.
 The field bakery, which has been established at some distance from the >present American camps, has been so placed as to supply the army most hdvantageously when it grows to Larger proportions. This bakery sup plies white bread made from Ameri- gan flour for all American troops. The British troops also receive white bread, but the French eat brown war hoaves.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-01
Auto Collision

A Ford truck belonging to the city and driven by w. V. Vines, was struck at Fourth avenue and Twentieth street at o'clock yesterday afternoon by a car driven by H. Nordman, 123o North Twenty-fourth street. Workman was placed under bond by Officer Hickman No one was injured.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-01

Pouncey. Mrs. Henrietta-Died at the residence of her son. J. Ross Poun. cey. Funeral services will be held at Florence at date to be an nounced later. She was the widow of Dr. J. B. Pouncey of Birmingham. and is survived by two sons. J. Ross Pouncey and Cobb Pouncey.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-01
Gore Would Have People
 Vote on War Declaration

Washington, August 31.-Senator |Gore made public today the details of Ian amendment to the. constitution he
 proposes to introduce. It would require "a referendum on a declaration of war except in case of actual invasion or
 when the danger is so. imminent as not
 to admit the delay.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-01
THE WEATHER
Weather Conditions

Washington, August 31.-Forecast for Alabama and Mississippi: Showers Satur- day and probably Sunday.
 Georgia: Occasional thundershowers Saturday and probably Sunday.
 Tennessee: Fair Saturday; warmer east portion; Sunday partly cloudy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-01

veason, Mrs. Dora-Died yesterday at Tuscaloosa. Remains will be received in Birmingham this morning. Flu neral arrangements announced later by the Woodin Undertaking com pany
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-02
Constipation Makes
You Dizzy, Bilious
Get Relief in Thirty Minutes by
Taking Wineglassful of
Tollo Water.

That bilious, dizzy, headachy
feeling that brings with it coated
tongue, foul breath and saIlow,
pasty skin can be banished clean
out of your life in half an hour bv
taking a winegIassful of Tollo
Water before breakfast. 1t quick
~ but gently flushes and washes
the stomach and bowels, leaving
then, sweet and clean. 1t also
washes out the bile tubes of the
liver and puts it to work again.
Don't dose yourself with drugs
and oils, but let this wonderful
product of Nature from Dawson
Springs, Kentucky, restore YOUR
good health. Go to the druggist
today and get I5-cent bottle and
take third of a tunblerful in a
glass of plain water before break.
fast tomorrow morning.
Take it every morning for a
few days until the poison the sys-
tenn has absorbed from decayine
waste in the bowels has been re-
moved. After that an occasional
wineglassful will keep your bow
els regular. your liver clean and
active and your stomach ready to
digest anything you eat.
Sold at Peoples Drug Stores
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Not Act of Desperation.

The Morgen Post, declaring that the
decision is one of tremendous impor-
lance. which however. had to be taken,
assails those who in the earlier periods
criticised the opponents of unrestricted
submarine warfare mistakenly as the
opponents of the submarine. when, in
reality. they only felt that the decision
should rest with the authorities. who
We're equipped with proper knowledge.
The paper declares that the decision is
not desperate tactics, nor an act of des-
peration, but merely an indication tina t
Germany has clearly decided what goal
must be reached and what paths lead to
that goal
hope that the United States may regard
the matter in an bipartisan manner
Sbut declares that, whether this should
be the case or not, Germany will go
ahead with it.
NorwaertS is the only newspaper to
call attention to the fact that this inn
portant decision was reached by the
leaders of the empire without consult
Ing the people through the reichstag
Vorwaerts and the Tageblatt are the
only two morning newspapers that
breathe disapproval
The decision has come" says the Lo-
kal Anzeiger. From today our I'-boa Is
have free path. In true British style
we have declared lo-Franco- Italian
Waters war zone. The entente seeks
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Views of George Bernhard.

I'VE hear confideutially." writes
George Bernhard in the Nossische lei
tung that the American people, TO
whom our innermost reasons are set
forth in the newest note. will under
stand our motives If the United States
earnestly desires peace they must see
that, in the very nature of things the
leads most quickly to the desired end.
The United States now must show
whether they are genuinely neutral
toward the European struggle.
'"The demands for which we long
have been working at last have been
fulfilled by the leaders of the empire
and, from now on, no consideration
shall restrict our martial strength.
The submarine. the triumph of Ger
man technique and daring. now will
be played out as the trump in the life
and-death game, a trump whose et-
ficiency will be discovered in the gil
eantic struggle now entered upon its
final and decisive phase.
English leaders have outraged every
neutral state in Europe, but Germany
has been unable for u long time to de-
eide whether to repay her in the same
coin. We continuously believed that
we should respect the interests of neu-
trails. We have gone far beyond that
which was in accord with out own in
terests and we all know how unspeak
ably hard it was for our leaders to de-
fective weapon which alone is able to
infiict upon England the same dangers
and distress with which she menaces
u.s.
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by all means to destroy us, to make US
its power!ess slave. and SO We must
use all means under our control to
avoid this shameful destiny. For two
years unrestricted submarine warfare
has been disputed in Germany. AS long
as there was any outlook of bringing
our enemies back to their senses we
did not wish to decide for it, but since
the naughty rejection of the German
peace note we know which We are. and
now the time has come when all con-
siderations must be silenced. We want
to be victorious. for we want to re
main alive: therefore, We must fight
until the breath leaves our enemies.
The Lokal AnZeiger concludes:
What position neutrals viii take re-
garding this course of affairs is natu-
rally their own concern. We can no
longer ask. for we only ask to fulfill
to win-and with this end in view to
put our enemies out of commission to-
day rather than tomorrow. We are not
looking to the left or to the right. but
must gaze straight ahead until the Ger
man goal is reached. Whatever may
come however, the German people is
prepared to protect its skin to the
uttermost. In unshakable determlna-
ton it fiocks around its emperor, It's
princes. it's army leaders for the de-
Tense of it's nome, for the security OF
it's future.
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the better of the British navy she
throws her promises to the United
States to the winds. What will the
United States do?
The Evening Standard says: TT will
be pure waste of time to argue the
matter or speculate as to what the
President of the United States may say
or do. The allies view and Germank's
are so irreconcilable as to forbid any
accommodation short of peace die
tated by the stronger party.
Happily, Germany is not the strong
err Foreign Secretary Zimmermans
threat of a new brutality"
The Pail Mall Gazette says that
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civilization only repeats in sterncr
tones the answer which il had given
the kaiser before. We shall SO tame
the beast thai the world may never fear
him again"
The Daily News, while treating Ger=
many's declaration of a blockade of
Europe and war on humanity" as the
last card of nation in eXtremiS.
empha sizes that the last effort of Z
desperate nation may have grave con-
sequences on its enemies and foresees
the possibility that it may involve
Great Britain in a situation of great
gravity. AS regards the United States,
the Daily News says the effect of the
note must be revealed in few hours.
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CHRISTIANS ARE STARVED.
Druse Tribesmen Also Suffer a!
Turks Surround Lebanon Region.

LONDON, February 2.-Information
received from authoritative quarters
says the Reuter- Telegram Company
shows that the Turks have surrounded
the entire region of Lebanon with a
military Gordon. thus preventing any
food from getting through, with the
result that about half the Christians
and Druse tribesmen in the zone have
died OF starvation.
Syria and Palestine have been de-
vaStated and the olive and orange
Gardens ruined. Large numbers of the
most illustrious Arab families have
been, deported.
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Eve Shall Tame the Beast"

Seeing anoher chance of escaping
defeat" says the Daily Chronicle. the
German government has embraced this
one, undeterred by the fact that it out
RACES the whole neutral world. Ger
many would never have submitted to
the restrictions imposed by the United
States If the British navy had not tenn
porariiy got the better of her. Now
that she supposes herself to have got
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BROOKLYN EAGLE.

The German declaration is the last
desperate recourse of d government that
recognizes impending defeat. The
President has no other choice at this time
but to send Count Won Bernstorff home,
or to swallow his own words. delaying
decision until by an overt act of hostility
Germany destroys American lives. The
dismissal of the German ambassador and
the recall of Mr.. Gerard could well be
followed by brief warning to Germany
that such action on our part is only a
prelude to sterner measures if provoca-
ton be given by German submarines
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BOSTON ADVERTISER.

Whether, after so long a period of
heSitancy, of vaccillation and of note
writing on our part, Germany can be
made to feel that we mean business
and can be persuaded to withdraw
her declaration is u question. What
ever may be the consequences, how
ever, the Advertiser fails TO see how
this country can now do otherwise
than take effective steps to enforce its
views.
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GERMAN PEOPLE
BACK U-B0AT WAR
Dictated by Stern Necessity
and SeIf-Preservation, Is
General View.
INTERESTED IN U. S. STAND


Ry the Associated Press
BERLIN. Thursday, February I. via
London. February 2.-The attitude OF
the German people in respect to the
new submarine policy. so far as ascer-
tanned today from conversations with
persons in various walks of life. in and
out of politics. is that the inauguration
of an unrestricted submarine campaign
is dictated by stern necessity and for
self preservation, and that in such a
Hfe-and death struggle no regard can
longer be paid to other considerations.
The all-absorbing question in every
discussion concerns the attitude of
America.
Little criticism of the government is
heard. Even socialist speaker in the
reichstag committee meeting today is
reported to have aligned the party be-
hind the government on this decision.
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See Heavy Tonnage Toll.

Whatever was said in committee was
confidential, but in outside circles one
hears estimates of the number of sub
marines running to several hundred,
and the conviction is expressed that
the amount of tonnage sunk monthly
can be increased to approximately l.
100000 tons in addition to Il large
amount of neutral tonnage which will
be deferred from entering the prohib-
tied areas by the submarine terror.
Those who base their opinion of the
merits of the decision upon such fig
ures declare that two to three months
or preparation on this scale would,
provided the United States were not
drawn into the war, bring England to
a point where she would be willing to
discuss terms.
Tine great likelihood that the step
will precipitate a crisis in German
American relations, severance of diplo-
matte intercourse. and perhaps further
consequences, is generally recognized.
and undoubtedly has been taken into
account by the governments calculation.
But the belief is often expressed that
the situation is not hopeless. and that
the Institution of an unrestricted sub
the recent peace discussions. not lead
to a break with the United States.
consummation which would be hailed
with joy by an overwhelming majority
In the nation.
Discussions in the reichstag commit
tee revolve largely around the question
of the prospective result of a campaign
based on the number and efficiency of
submarines
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Press Halls Announcement.

The press received the announcement
with delight. The pan-German papers do
not exult to the extent which might have
been expected, but the liberal organs
almost without exception abandon their
old-time opposition and hail the chancel-
lor's words with warmly patriotic express
sions of approval.
Most of the journals devote a para
graph or more to the probable effect
on neutrals. especially America. They
declare almost without exception that
they hope the United states will under
stand Germany's position. and approve it
as the surest and quickest method of
bringing about peace, but all emphati-
caily warn against attempted interven-
ton or mixing in by the United States.
The Boersen Zeitung, which has been
consistently moderate the submarine
and similar issues. summarizes its own
acquiescence in the decision of the gov
eminent in these words:
"Ha would be a poor German who
would not now say: Right or wrong, the
only thing that counts now is to fight for
the fatherland's victory"
The imperial chancellor and the others
who reached the decision, says the paper
did with full realization of their re-
sponsibilties: therefore it would be ir-
responsible to criticise them for step
based on unknown facts.