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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-23
WIDE DECLINES IN COTTON MARKET
 WERE RECORDED
Many Things Entered Into Situation During Week Which Are Favorable to
 the Short Side

New Orleans, April 22.-Wide declines were recorded in the cotton market last week as the result of pressure from the short side and heavy liquidation of long contracts. Selling was based largely on fear of government regulation of com modity exchanges and. to some degree, on the belief that the Notation of the Si,- GOO COG, 900 war credit in this country would mean a change in financial conditions. Late in the week heavy selling resulted from the unfounded rumor that southern banks were calling loans against cotton.
 The highest prices were made Monday, when trading months were to Il points down from Saturdays close. The lowest prices were reached Friday when they showed a net loss of 112 to IF points, compared with the figures of the previous week. The extreme range of the mar ket was 101 to IA points. reaction of some strength was seen on the closing session and final prices for the week were at net loss of only 66 to 69 points.
 This reaction was due principally to the efforts of shorts to realize their prof its on an oversold market. Weather con- ditions favored the short side somewhat, rains in Texas furnishing temporary re- lief from drouthy conditions. while less rains in the belt favored farm work. Tho market was steadied at the lowest levels by the refusal of spots to follow futures. At one time, according to board prices, spots were 1 cent a pound above futures.
 This week the market will proba bly be subjected to many influences. Weather conditions are of the highest importance because the planting season is on full blast; international politics promise inn portant developments and the market is more sensitive to politics since the en- try of this country into the great war. Wednesday is first notice day for May in the American markets, and prices are likely to be affected by what 1t brings in deliveries. or absence of de- liveries against contracts. Also the trade will closely follow legislation in Congress aimed at fixing of commodity prices.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-23
WANTED-BOARDERS
LAND WANTED

WILL pay $1 an acre cash for any land
 aid. S-2l-tf
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-23

FOR SALE at a bargain: One 15.0O0 ca pacity sawmill and blaming mill and dry kilns complete; located at Nichols vflle Marengo county, Ala. Address G-S1, care Age-Herald 4-22-3t FOR SALE-At auction, Tuesday April 24, 1917, at noon, Sd ave entrance court house, several pieces valuable jewelry, rings, brooches, pins etc. Attend this sale as these are well worth your con
 sideration, and will be sold to highest
 bidder. 422-3t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-23
FOR SALE

FOR SALE 26-inch shaper. 450 Feet of 5-inch pipe. $50 Feet of 4-inch pipe. 1 No. Cameron pump. 1 No. 10-A Cameron pump. No Il Cameron pump. 80 h. p. horizontal tubular boiler; good for 125 lbs. working pressure. 100-h. p. horizontal tubular boilers. 70-h. p. portable boiler. 1 large feed water heater Sx12-inch mine hoist. 1 10x12-inch mine hoist Contractors hoisting engines. 1 4x10foot air receiver. 2x8-foot air receiver 1 Set irons (new) for log washer. 1 Gravity hoist. IS sets mine car wheels. axles and irons. sets tipple irons. tons 40-lb. steel rails. Lot of spikes for rails l 5-h. D. alternating current motor. l 3-h. D. alternating current motor. l 2-h. D. direct current motor. l I-3-h. p. direct current motor. 1 Steel water tank Is fit. diam, 15 1t high 1 Steel tower 15 fit. high. iron frame rip-saw. iron safe. CHARLES J. GEOHEGAN 15 S, 2Oth st. Birmingham. Ala
 4-S-tf
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-23

VEGETABLE PLANTS-WE HAVE THE FINEST FIELD GROWN VEG ETABLE PLANTS IN BIRMINGHAM TOMATOES. PEPPERS (HoT AND SWEET), EGG PLANTS. CABBAGE, SWEET POTATO 2125 2D AVE. c. E. M'VAY & SON SEED co.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-23

WANTED-EXpert male demonstrator thoroughly familiar with city's good class; good wages to right party. 9th Ave. and 18th st., Hotel Pleasant. J. j.. Parnell.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-23
ONE CENT 4 WORD
FOR SALE

RATES-One cent word 2 dnys no m6.
 taken for less than 2Sc for first fnser. ti0n. Cash must nccomprny order.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-23

A form of detectaphone small enough to be worn under mans shirt front and record conversation on a cylinder at tached to his belt has been patented by a resident of Washington, D. c.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-07-19
HARDW|CK WOUL D.
CONTROL COTTON

WASHINGTON, D. c., July 19.-
While many southern congressman are
fighting stubbornly to prevent cotton
from being retained in the food bill
Senator T. w. Hardwick takes the po-
sition, according to what he said on the
floor of the senate, that cotton growers
should have no exception made in their
case. He was presenting the resolu.
ton of the Georgia legislature urging
that cotton be eliminated from the bill,
and said
With the resolution of the legisla-
ture of Georgia l am in complete sym
pathy, yet if l favored this bill as it
now stands, l should not be for the
resolution.
1t is utterly useless, in my Judge
ment for the people who grow cotton
to expect that the people of every other
section of the country will submit to
governmental control and regulation of
Eeir products and be willing to make an
exception of cotton, unless indeed, the
exception be made along lines that are
c4early demarked by the application of
general principles.
'Of course, if the bill should be con-
rned to food, or to food and fuel alone.
then there would be no excuse for in
Guiding cotton in its provisions. But
if steel and iron and copper and every
thing else are to be included, there is
no reason on earth why the cotton
grower should expect a different treat
ment from what is accorded to these
other products and commodities.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-07-19
PERSONS EXEMPT
FROM DRAFT ACT

Following are the persons, subject tC
exemption from the present draft proc
lamation of President Wilson:
These now serving in the United
States military and naval service.
officers of the United States, of the
several states. Alaska and the IslanC
Possessions. and of the District of Col
umbia
Regularly ordained ministers of re
ligion.
Students of divinity preparing fol
the ministry on May IS, 1917.
Subjects of Germany residing in the
United States-alien enemies,
Employees of the federal customs
service
All alien residents who have not TAX
en- out first papers of American citi-
zenship.
State, county and municipal off
Gals. Men employed in the govern
ment mail service.
United States navy yard, arsenal and
armory employees and workmen
Special United States employees to be
designated by the presidents.
Pilots for steamers and steamships
at american ports
Mariners actually employed in sea
service on ships owned by an American
citizen.
Any married man whose wife or child
is dependent solely on his labor fol-
support.
ANY son of widow dependent solely
en- his labor for support.
Brother of a child or children under
10 years of age, who has or have
neither father or mother, and is or are
solely dependent on his labor for sup
port.
Any person who is member of ;
recognized religious sect organized O
existing May IS, 1917, whose creed for
bids its members to participate in war
All persons morally deficient
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-07-19
BLOCKS
AVIATION MEASURE

WASHINGTON, D. c., July 10
Passage of the $640,00O,000 aviation
bill by the senate was blocked yester,
Gay afternoon by objections raised by
Senator's Hardwick Of Georgia, and
Owen, of Oklahoma. Hardwick offer
&c an amendment to prevent the use Of
the draft in recruiting men for flying.
Provision for draft of the aviation
forces was the principal objection rais-
ed in the debate, although Senator
Chamberlain explained that the war de-
partment planned to have fiiers volun-
teer and to draft only ground avia-
ticp forces.
Senator's Hardwick, Vardaman and
Feed, all of whom vigorously opposed
the army draft law. objected to the
draft clause. The Georgia senator sal
he favored the declaration OF war
against Germany and was willing to do
everything to prosecute it vigorously
but he opposed raising armies by con-
scription "and drafting any men for
service on foreign SOIL He thought
inclusion of a draft clause in the avia-
tion bill would mean drafting just that
many more men into service With
the draft clause out, he said, he would
willingly vote for the bill.
The draft clause, he said is "unwise,
unnecessary and un-American. can't
vote for the bill if that principle re-
mains in it,"
The Georgia senator said the war
department had declared that it was
not intended to use the draft to enlist
ayiators, and asked:
Then, why give them the power
when they don't want it,"
In declaring that he was against the
draft principle, Senator Hardwick pro.
tested against "Prussianizing America
to win the war, and did not believe it
was necessary to have conscription.
food relationships and other dictator
ships" but believed in fighting the
war as we have fought those in the
past"
Senator Hardwick offered an amer
ment to strike out the clause authoriz-
ing aviation conscription.
Senator Vardaman declared he would
not vote for any measure that con
tains a conscription provision"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-07-19
.GAL|C|AN DRIVE
NOT CHECKED AS
FIRST REPORTED

NEW YORK, July 19.-(Compiled by
the Associated Press from European
cables during the day.)-While the
world waits to hear the maiden speech
of the new German chancellor, ex-
pected to be delivered before the reich
stag today, important military opera
tions are occurring in Galicia. The
Russian reports are encouraging and
statements that the drive had appar-
emily been checked in eastern Galicia
yesterday are nullifed to some extent
by the Petrograd report that Russians
took part of the village of Novica and
are still holding it.
Provisional government authorities
are reported in control of the uprising
at Petrograd, where foreign aid has
been promised, if necessary.
German forces attacked French po-
sitions near Verdun last night, with
cut success.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-07-19
WENT TO FRANCE
BUT DIDN'T KNOW IT

| Henry Dan Stevens, one of the
'Americus boys who enlisted in the
United States navy few months ago
and who is now home on a furlough
which expires in day or two, made a
"Trip to France few weeks ago, but
didn't know it until he returned to
this country.
He was assisned to duty as mem
Der of a naval gun crew on board a
merchant vessel, but none of the men
we're informed as to the destination of
the ship Everything was kept secret,
even on the way across the Atlantic,
and on reaching a certain port, the
crew were not allowed to go ashore
All avenues of information were closed
to the men comprising the gun crew
and the vessel sailed out of the harhpr
without the crew finding out where
they were. On their return to the
United States they discovered that they
had paid a visit to France.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-07-19
CEN. WOOD DECLARES
FOR FULL PUBLICITY

BROWNSVILLE, Ca, July 19.-Pub-
licity for every policy and effort of the
federal government, except those that
might be of value to the enemy, was
urged by Major General Leonard A
Wood, commander of the southeastern
military district in an address here
yesterday before the annual meeting OF
the Georgia Weekly Press association
He ade strong plea for universal mil
itary service, saying such training
places all men on an equality and pro-
6uces higher type of manhood"
The speech of General Wood was list
ened to by an immense crowd, many
coming from Florida and other nerby
sections.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-07-19
BRITAIN SC D R ES
WATSON BITTERLY

ATLANTA, Ga, July 19.-Probably
the most severe excoriation of Thomas
E, Watson ever delivered in a public
meeting in Georgia was that by Hon. NJ
L. Britain, at Beaufort, Gwinnett coun-
ty, yesterday.
Quite recently meeting was held in
Cwinnett county to protest" against
the selective draft law, and for some
time there has been a more or less con
siderable agitation in that section
against the policies of the national
democratic administration in connec-
tion with the war
Mr. Britain was invited there to
speak on Education and Citizenship .
and in the course of his remarks said:
1T is with sad heart that l have
responded to your request to address
you on Education and Citizenship. !
have a son, Marion L., Jr., through the
soft light of whose brown eyes there
shines his mothers gentle spirit. He
left this morning for Port Royal to
join the marines and to serve his coun-
try in this time of peril, But in the
sadness there is a pride in his response
to his countrys call, and l would not
change places with those Of you in
Gwinnett who have been led into trea-
son through following that combination
of Judas Iscariot and Benedict Arnold
called Thomas E. Watson. Always a
common liar by nature and character
assassin by trade, he first abused Pres
ident Wilson for his long patience uner
der German injuries, and now that war
is declared tries to weaken his arm by
counselling his deluded followers to
resist the law of the land which has
shielded their Stacker hides. viii you
follow any such yellow dog?"
Mr.. Brittains' remarks were received
with vociferous applause.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-07-19
Absolute Fairness.

WASHINGTON, D. c.. July 19.-
Plans for the draft drawing provide
that the name of every registrant is to
be drawn, and they will appear before
exemption boards in the order in
which their names are drawn.
Exemption boards are directed to call
two hundred per cent of each quota,
because of exemptions expected to be
allowed, and if not enough be summon
ed first then to summon others in their
order.
Serial numbers dealt with in the
drawing of names for service range
from one to the highest number in the
most populous districts, and to reduce
the mechanical process of selection a
master key has been devised to obtain
many names at the first drawing. Slips
are numbered from naught to ten, then
the drawing is begun. serial numbers
being from one to one thousand,
The key will fix the order in which
each group of thousands is to be plac-
ed on the liability list, which will run
from Number One to more than ten
thousand. For instance, if Nine be the
first number drawn for key, all regis
traiicn numbers in the Nine Thousand
group would go in the block at the
head Of the list, arranged in the order
in which Numbers One to Thousand
come out in the second drawing. Dis
tricts with less than nine thousand reg
istrants would disregard this first block
entirely, and be affected only by the po-
sition of key numbers for blocks cor
responding with the number of thous-
ards of registrants they have.
The number first drawn fixes that
man as the first to appear before the
exemption board in his district. If.
however, the number drawn. be higher
than the whole number registered in
any one district then such district is
not affected For example, key num-
bers are drawn this way: Nine, seven,
cne, naught and so forth. The first
serial number drawn is, say, twenty
five; then the first men summoned to
appear before the exemption boards
are those whose registration cards are
numbered 10,025; 1925; 1925; 25 and
so forth Districts with more than
ten thousand registrants you'd have
eleven men, heading the list with Num-
Der 10025, and districts with less than
q thousand registrants would be headed
by number 25. This method will be
continued until every rigistrant's num-
ber is llaced.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-07-19
MAY MOVE SEAT
Of GOVERNMENT
FROM PE7ROGRAD

PETR0GRAD, July 19-An extraor-
dinary session of council to discuss
a proposal to move the seat of the pro-
yisional government to Moscow was ad-
dressed today by Minister PostiIoff,
who said the general assembly of
workmens' and soldiers delegates
should be held there, away from inter
ference by irresponsible factions in
the Petrograd garrison.
Government forces are bivouacing to-
day about the winter palace, where
guns have been posted. and the gem.
eral feeling here is that a decisive
STAGE between the forces Of order and
disorder is rapidly approaching. The
government does not want to use
force until such action becomes abso-
lutely necessary, but is seemingly pre-.
pairing to do SO if further outbreaks
occur. Sporadic fighting occurred in
the streets today.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-07-19
CITY COURT STILL
IN CIVIL CALENDAR

The City Court continued in session
today, considering the civil calendar
the case on trial being that of Mrs. H
j. Bagley VS.. Mrs. T. B. Westbrook
This action is brought to recover rent
alleged to be due from the defendant.
Yesterday the entire session of the
court was taken up with the trial OF
the case of ]. j. Kinard VS.. E. P. An
derson, the jury being unable to agree
upon verdict after long deliberation.
The consideration of the civil calen
dar will consume the balance of the
present week, while many cases have
also been set for next week.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-07-19
ELABORATE SYSTEM IS.
DEVISED TO ASSURE.
FAIRNESS IN DRAWING.

lottery to take place in the capitol
building, with the members Of the SEN
ate and house military committees as
witnesses. The entire proceeding is
not expected to take much more than
one hour.
General Crowder has been in con
ference with the newspaper cOrrespon-
dents over arrangements for the draw
ing. The press is relied upon to carry
to individuals throughout the country
the information as to when they will
Re required to appear before exemption
boards, and every effort is being made
to suit the convenience of the papers
as to details.
The task of transmitting the long
lists of numbers by telegraph is a
problem of considerable proportions,
but the press associations and tele-
graph companies are making efforts to
insure both speed and absolute accu-
racy in transmission There is more
concern over the task of the individual
newspapers after they receive by wire
the results of the drawing. In the Sc
rial numbers with the names of the
men they represent in each district at
tached is one of staggering proportions.
In New York City, where there are
1S9 of the 4,557 local exemption dis
tricts, list of the names and numbers
would fill several hundred newspaper
pages. Even to give sufficient names
and numbers to cover those likely to be
called to the colors Immediately means
enormous work.
While the provost marshal generals
cfice is busy clearing up the last de-
talis of the drawing, the problem Of
alien registrants, other than enemy
aliens, is before the senate in a reso-
luton introduced by Senator Chamber
lain, chairman of eht military commit
tee. 1t provides for the drafting for
military service of citizens of coun-
tries at war with Germany who are
now residing in the United States upon
the same terms as American citizens
are liable under the national army bill,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-07-19
Arrangements Cnmnlete.

WASHINGTON, D. c., July 10
Advices to Brigadier General Crowder
the provost marshal general indicated
that the national lottery to determine
the order of liability of 100000 men
registered for military service could
be held Friday. Preparations to make
the drawing on that day went ahead
rapidly, although a final decision as to
the date cannot be made, until the last
governor has actually reported that the
local exemption boards in his state
have finished their task.
Details of the mechanism to be en-
ployed in the drawing have not been
revealed. Present plans are for the
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-07-19
NEGRO CAUGHT IN ORCHARD
WITH SACK OF PEACHES

Honor Bias6en, a negro we'll known
in this CITY. was arrested yesterday af-
ternoon i'll the act of carrying away a
sack OF fine teaches from the orchard
on the plantation owned by w. p Wal
lis, of Americus. The negro had been
suspected af previous thefts of fruit
and watch was kept to apprehend
him. with the result that he was caught
in the act.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-07-19
HAMPSHIRE ASSOCIATION
WAS ORGANIZED TOOl!

The Georgia Hampshire Breeders as.
scciation was organized this morning
a the Aries plantation, where occur
red one of the most important hog
sales ever staged in this section of the
state
w. T. Calhoun, manager of the Aries
plantation, was elected president OF
the new organization, while Paul Rob-
erts, of Eastman, was named as secre-
tary-treasurer. The charter member
ship is over so and this number will
be greatly increased within the next
few days, as many breeders unable to
be present at the sale today have signi-
fed their intention OF joining the or
ganization.
One hundred registered Hampshire
hogs were sold at auction during the
hours of sale at the Aries plantation
many of the animals bringing fancy
prices. Over 300 hog breeders and
farmers from all over this section OF
the state were in attendance at the
sale and thoroughbred animals were
purchased to be distributed throughout
south Georgia.
A barbecue lunch was served at noon
on the second story of the sale pavilion
and free automobiles carried visitors to
the plantation during the entire fore
noon.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-07-19
SAVANNAH MAN
TOOK PART IN
HEAVY FIGHTING

SAVANNAH, Ca. July ia graph
ic description of the world war by J
R. Whalley, son of Mr.. and Mrs. r. j
Whalley, of Savannah, who was in the
trenches eleven months before his hor-
rible wounds made it necessary for
him to be sent away, brings the great
conflict home to the American people
and puts them in close touch with the
horrors Of warfare and the suffering
and privations that are being gone
through by the allied soldiers.
The Savannahian is at home on q
four-months' furlough, is a member Of
the Twentieth-sixth infantry battalion
of the Canadian expeditionary forces
his number is being 70O66. His bat
talon is known as the Fighting Twen-
ty-sixth," and the bravery of the Can
adams during several of the big battles
has won them worldwide fame.
The Savannahian took part in four
of the biggest battles of the world con
fiict The first one was at the battle OF
KENNEL, and the second wis probably
the bloodest if the war. 1t was called
the Bloody Battle of Eloia. The Can
adian infantryman describes the hor.
Iors of the battle by telling that 600,-
600 men were lost and the ground was
covered with blood for a radius of five
miles. He also took part in the second
ard third battles of Ypres, which bat
ties go down il, history as two of the
most important in the world struggle
In the third battle of Ypres practi-
cally the whole of the Twenty-sixth
was lost, the Savannah soldier stating
that only twenty-three men and three
officers of his own battalion returned
from the battle.
1t was in this battle that Whalley
lay in an unconscious condition on the
battlefield with gun fire in progress al
around him. He was severely wound
ed, and his companions, thinking him
dead, cut off his pendant from his
neck, as is always done to a dea sol
dier After lying in the battlefield four
days, a. bomb exploded near him and
threw him many feet into the air, and
affected by the explosion, he began tc
utter groans, which resulted in atten-
tion being a.tractel toward him and
his being removed to hospital His
condition is such that it is impossible
for him to ever return to the battle
field, but he has been ordered to re,
port at Canadian headquarters.
While the American people were
reading of the gas battles, Whalley was
in The midst of item He speaks of hand
grenade fighting as the most horrible
feature of the war.
He says Europeans believe the en-
trance of the United States into the
war will hasten the end.