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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-19

In moving in the commons this resolu- tion, identical with one moved in the House of Lords, MT. Bonar Law said:
 We deeply regret that the premier in unable to present himself to move the resolution. Not only the members of Par liament but all the people of the British empire and the allied countries welcome the new ally with heartfelt sympathy.
 TURNING POINT IN WAR
 This is not only the greatest event, but as I believe, the turning point of the war. The new world has been brought in or has stepped in, to restore the balance in the old.
 Being plain, the United Sutes has al- ready to show that her enemies must be beware of her. and despite the fact that the path immediately before us is more difficult than ever before I venture to express the hope and belief that change is coming-that the long night of sorrow and anguish which has desolated the world is drawing to close"
 "The United States" MT. Bonar Law continued, possesses resources of all kinds; resources which, in the long run. are decisive in war, to a greater extent probably than any other nation. The quality of her people was shown nearly 60 years ago in a struggle which, in its essentials, was not dissimiar to that which they have now entered. Since then the American people have shown quail ities of resource, energy and readiness to adapt themselves to new situations in the art of peace, and the same qualities will now be directed in no half hearted way and with equal success to the art of war.
 MORAL SUPPORT
 We welcome the adhesion of our new ally for another reason; for the nor nal justification which it gives us for our own action. The chancellor was inter- upted with cheers. He continued:
 America, like the British empire, is
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-19

The previous announcement that heavy gunfring had been heard during the morning was also issued officially at the navy yard. It was based on reports from Cape Cod received by Lieut.. F. c. Blakeslie, in charge of the naval radio district.
 Newspaper correspondents at points on the cape reported that they had not heard any gunfiring.
 The statement discrediting the first off, ficial announcement was issued after the navy yard radio station had Been in com munication with the patrol fleet off the east coast. No information of any firing was obtained from ships at sea.
 Boston, April 1S,-Reports of heavy gum fire at the entrance of Massachusetts bay sent thrill along the coast today. Three
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-19
Summary of The News
GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS 1-Dent of Alabama is leading fight on administration plan of draft ing army. No credence given to report of sea battle.
 English Parliament gives vote Of thanks to United States. Twenty-eight merchant ships sunk in pnst week. Liquor valued at $2OO,OOO is de- stroyed at Girard. Guards at bridge exchange shots with suspects. Gerard tells of German hatred of America. How Germans are defending Him. denburg line Is told. 9-Camps for training officers arc named by Baker.
 LOCAL NEWS 3-FataI accident near Bessemer. 5-PrOminent men at banquet of good roads association. Nelson and Steiner buy Walker county mines. Twenty thousand in line, Is slogan for big parade. Mrs. Mathis will campaign throughout state. CatchinEs may announce SIOss company plans. Music bienniars programme today Is most attractive. 9--Red Cross work to he started at meeting Friday.
 FEATURES 4-EditorfaI comment. 6ESocfety. SSports.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-19
HOW GERMANS ARE DEFENDING THEIR
 LINE IS EXPLAINED
They Depend on Flexible Trench Communication and Machine Guns To
 Hold Enemy
From n Staff Correspondent of the
 Associated Press

From Staff Correspondent of the
 Associated Press
 British Headquarters In France, April 18.-(Via Lon don. The fiexibility of their trench communications and the effectiveness of their machine guns are the two clements of defense upon which the Ger mans appear to be placing their greatest reliance in the present fighting.
 In effect the various clements of the more important defensive trenches en- able the German fighting line to swing upon double hinges, so, if pressed too hard, one pivot swings back from the other. In this manner much ground can be yielded in series of angular or criss-cross retirements without the fighting front technically being, broken.
 These trenches are known as switches and great system of them is connected with the Hindenburg or Siegfried posi- ton. It was undoubtedly with these strategic switch lines in view that Won Hindenburg recently declared that the German lines in the west could not be broken.
 The prepara tion and maintenance of the elaborate system requires an untold amount of labor for each section of trench must have several belts of wire customed to fighting behind barbed wire that they would not think now of doing otherwise, if it can be avoided Most of the digging appears to have been aone by prisoners of war. As the German lines fall back, the diggers also fall back, to construct still more trenches in which the Germans may later find shelter.
 MORE MACHINE GUNS < Under this plan, of course, it would be possible to drive back the Germans to the Rhine and they could still say the line was unbroken In the meantime the Germans are employing more machine guns than ever before in their attempt to hold up the British infantry advances.
 As high as six or eight of these ghastly weapons are now assigned to each com pany on the front line and they usually constitute the German effort to coun- teract preponderance of allied cannon. The artillery, however. remains the great unanswerable argument.
 But in cases of great drives like that of Arras the enemy temporarily gets be- yond the effective reach of the great mass of guns. While they are being brought up anew the Germans cut loose with thousands of machine guns. Nowhere along the front do the Germans longer at
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-19
GUARD AT BRIDGE . EXCHANGE SHOTS
 WITH SUSPECTS

Alexander City, April 1s.-(Special) Much excitement was created in Alexan- der City this morning when messages ar rived from the railroad bridge at Sur divant, six miles away, that squad of Alaba ma National Guard stationed there had engaged in battle with men at the bridge whose purpose it is believed was to blow up the bridge.
 The guards, it is reported. saw two men alight from small motorboat and pro- ceed toward the end of the bride. On be-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-19

additional ground along the River Scarpe, to the east of Fampoux, and also cap tured the village of Villers- Gaislain, north of St. Quentin. To the north, in the region of Loos, system of German front line trenches also was taken.
 Northwest of Braila on the Danube river in Rumana, the Germans delivered a violent attack against the Russians, but were repulsed, says the Petrograd war office. The towns of Braila and Fokshani. are reported to have been burned by the Germans. Only minor engagements have taken place in Russia and Galicia.
 BERLIN REPORT
 Berlin reports the capture from the French in Macedonia of position extend- ing over two-thirds of mile along the Crvena Stena. There have been been no important developments in the campaigns In the Austro-Italian or Turkish theatres
 Another Spanish steamer the Tom, has been sunk without warning by sub marine. Eighteen persons perished in the disaster. The expectation in Madrid is that public opinion against the Teutonic allies will be further inflamed by the torpedoing of this steamer.
 Unofficial advices say that Count Tisza, the Hungarian preme<r. and two members of the Austrian cabinet, have resigned. Other reports are to the effect that the resignation of the Greek cabinet in i'm pending
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-19
FRENCH CAPTURE
 17,OOO GERMANS
 w BIG BATTLES
This is According to Official Statement Covering Operations Since Present Offensive Began. Desperate Combat Continues British Gain More Ground German Report
 Admits Loss of Territory

New York April 1sThe Associated Press up the from the battle fronts as follows:
 The great offensive of the French against the Germans the bend the line in France from Sossons the Champagne continues unabated Numerous points vantage have been taken prisoners and guns captured and lent attacks put down with heavy casualties In the three days of fighting than 900 unwounded prisoners have fallen into the hands of the French together with 7 
 battle
  In
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-19
Officers of Destroyer Still Claim They Saw
 Periscope of Submarine

Washington, April 1S.-The peri scope of a submarine running sub- merged was sighted by the deck off, cer, quartermaster and deck watch of the destroyer smith rarly yesterday morning just before the wake of a torepdo was seen crossing the de- stroyer's bows.
 This information was contained in n radio report from the commander of the Smith received today at the navy department. Navy officials said this confirms the report of the presence of German submarine in American waters.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-19

coast guard stations on Cape Cod success ively reported to the navy yard here that they hnd counted distinct and repeated guns from the north and northeast off the tip of the cape.
 It was believed at the navy yard that American vessels were engaged with the enemy.
 No warship was sighted by the three stations, and after 90 minutes the firing ceased.
 It was suggested that allied patrol ships might have come up with friendly war ships, and salutes exchanged. HoweVer, naval men could not understand warships on active duty betraying their location through naval etiquette.
 Attempts to learn something definite failed. Meantime. steps were taken to meet any emergency.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-19

ing called on to halt. the suspecrs re- fused and opened fire on the guards. The guards immediately returned the fire. In the fusillade about 20 shots were fired by both parties The suspects succeeded ih reaching their boat and hurriedly re- treated down the river.
 The battle took place about s:so last night. It is stated that one of the sus- poets in last nights affray was wounded Blood was found this morning on exam nation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-19
Liquor Valued at ,$2OO, GOO Destroyed at Girard on Order of Supreme Court of the State

Ernest C. Nave, pastor of the First Methodist church, started the work by taking . sledse hammer and bursting booze long as he could raise the hammer.
 report has reached here that ef- forts are being made to secure an in- Junction to stop the work. stoclks be- ing destroyed are those of ID. l.. Rich- ards. J. TT. Kfttrell. Theatrical club. A. l.. GullAtta and Ben EdHn0nds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-19
DENT OF ALABAMA IS LEADING FIGHT ON ADAlLNLS7RA 7ION PLAN TO DRAFT ARMY
 VOL UNTEER AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED
House Committee on Military Affairs Decides 12 to Against Scheme Proposed by General Staff-Senate Committee Votes Bill as Originally Wrtten-Lines Are Being
 Drawn For Great Contest

Washington April 18The lines drawn today for great fight the administration and opponents in the House of the plan raise the army by eective draft
 While President Wilson at the capitol telling senators representatives that compromise between the volunteer and draft systems could be accepted with safety to the nation the House military committee by vote of IF to adopted amendments to the administration bill authorizing calls for in ncremen of 500000 and providing that the draft shall be applied only the the President decides that the force needed be raised and maintained under the volunteer plan
 Chairman Dent headed the andraft forces and will intro duce the amended bill in the House tomorrow with view to pressing for passage Monday Representative Kahn repub can member of the committee is preparing report to be signed by the minority and will join in leading the fight the floor for the administration.
 The Senate committee voted formally 10 to today to port virtually without change the bill originally drafted by the general staff and approved by the President and will sent it tomorrow The be passed by the Senate without waiting for action in the House
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-19

Girard, April 1s.-(Speclal.)-More than &:OO.OOO worth of the contraband liquors which have been stored here since last May and June were today poured Into deep ravinc back of the warehouse and burned. The order was given by the Alabama supreme court aome days since. Sheriff Lindsey and . large force of extrn deputies are doing the work, the money being fur- ninhed by the attorney general.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-19
ENGLAND GIVES FORMAL VOTE OF
 THANKS TO c. 5.
Resolutions Are Passed in Parliament Voicing Heartfelt Appreciation of Americas Unself- ish Motive in Entering War-BOnar Law and Asquith Make Speeches Which
 Are Received With Cheers

amid chancellor of the Asquih the action the allied 
  inc House Marou of Cwe tue Archbishop Canterbury
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-19

Boston April 18-It officially announced at tle navy yard today that credence placed in reports from three guard stations Cape Cod that heavy gnre had been heard off the The positive statement made that
 there had engagement and that warshps had exchanged salutes with foreign vessels.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-19
LATER REPORTS OF FIRING HEARD

Boston April STneh there were reports current on the tip Cape 80 o'clock said of official they heard
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-19

London April 1SThes weekly report of British shipping losses issued today shows D vessels of than 1900 sunk and nine of less than 160O Twelve fishing vessels also sunk.
 The statement says the arrivals and sng of merchant sells of all nationaes at United Kingdom ports 100 were Arrivals, 2379 sangs 2331
 During the past weeks the period in which statements of the losses of British merchant vessels have been made their form the figures show that 68 vessels have been o the total for vessels of more being 6 and vessels of less than that tonnage 52 This weeks losses of S merchant ships slightly of the which is 24 for the seven weeks period.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-19
President Makes Plain His Views

talked his ton that the military officials 
  thn war in Eurona
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-19
NO OCREDENCE IS GIVEN REPORT OF SEA BATTLE

Reports That Firing Had Been Heard off Cape Cod and at Entrance of Massachusetts Bay Sends Thrill Along Entire Coast, But Officials of Navy Department Later
 Said There Was No Truth En-
 gagement Had Taken Place
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-19

 MERCHANT SHIPS
 SUNK WEEK

British Report Also States That l2 Fishing Vessels Were Submarine Victims Within That Time. Total Number Lost For Seven Weeks is
 Placed at 168-Arrivals and Depar-
 lures Do Not Seem to Diminish
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-19
COUNTER ATTACK REFUSED

Between Juvincourt and the Aisne the Germans threw a counter attack against the French line with about 40,000 men, but according to Paris, the artillery of Gen. eral Nivelle's men repulsed the attack with sanguinary losses.
 South of St. Quentin during Wednesday the Germans also made an attack against the French east of Gauchy. Iris attack, which failed, was followed by another in which the Germans penetrated advanced French positions. In counter attack the French killed or made prisoners of the Germans and regained their lost trenches.
 BRITISH REPORT GAINS
 The British war office reports that the forces of Field Marshal Haig have gained
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-19

Between Soissons and Rheims the vil- lages of Ostel and Braye-en-Laonnois were captured. together with territory about them, the Germans in the latter region retreatng in disorder and losing to one French regiment alone 300 pris- oners, belonging to seven different regi- ments. In their flight the Germans left behind much war material. Here the French captured l9 cannon
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1917-10-04
Sheriff Jones Believes He
Has Csptured Bad Men

Sheriff Bert Jones and his dep
uty, Mr.. Menoimcr, were in town
last thursday ON official business.
They Think they have captured
Two OF the worst sort Of crimi.
mails in the Lcydcn robbery. They
seem to be wanted in various
parts OF the country for various
crimes.
Two men who burglarizcd a
bunk house near I.cydcn Junction
were captured Tuesday by Shcr-
III Bert Jones and Deputy James
McncImcr near Lcydcn. The men.
who gave their namct as Lee
DAVIS and Damercn Can,cr. plead
ed guilty 10 Justice Snyder We'd
nesday morning and were held 10
the district court on charges of
burglary and larceny. Cantor
says his age is % and Davis
claims to be -.
Residents Of the vicinity saw
the men enter through a window
Of the bunk house. When they
learned the place had been robbed
they notified the sheriff.
Sheriff Jones and Deputy Men
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1917-10-04
Griffith Items,

=. b. Baxter transacted nsi.
ness IN Golden Saturday. Il
Mr.. and Mrs. Crittenden NOV.
ed to Denver TUESDAY,. Their
neighbors regret losing them.
Mr.. Reid was down from Apex
over Sunday.
The Houck family who lived in
the George Orner property NOV.
ed to Berkeley Wednesday.
Mrs. Nsf was . Griffith visit.
or Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jason Read spen.
Sunday at the Bennett home.
Mrs. Dissler's brothers and
their families, one from Lafay.
cite and the other from Brush,
are spending . week with her.
Mr.. Sonser gave q pleasant
surprise IN honyr Of Mrs. FidIAr
who 10 visiting her from Crss.
cent. last Saturday evening. II
was . real surprise and oil had q
fins time.
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1917-10-04
w. L. Albin Gets Black
Hand Missive Thru Mails

w. L. Albin. ex tramway con.
ductor. received on Sept 29lh "a
strange migsive bearing a Den.
yer Post mark. 1t was unsigned
but demanded him to put 81. 900
IN Q glass jar and leave it at Il
certain place in Berkeley park.
under penalty of death for fail.
ure to do 10. The time was IL
O'Clock last Saturday night. Mr..
Albin reported the matter to the
Denver police who considered It
q boys prank and advised him
to pay no attention to it. "BilI"
took their advice and is still a.
live notwithstanding the threat
to get him" with nitro.xlycer-
tU0s
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1917-10-04

Mira. Fred Hays received q let.
tor from her SOP Chas. McCory
announcing their arrival in Kan.
~ City about noon Friday fol.
lowing their departure from Ar.
vada on Monday. The boys be.
gan work In q tire factory Mon.
day and are highly pleased.
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1917-10-04

ci'Dcr were soon on the trail of
the burglars and had them under
arrest. Both the burglars were
armed. but made no attempt to
use their guns when they saw
that the officers had the drop on
them. Although at first they de-
MED being implicated in the rob
berry, both admitted their guilt az
ter Sheriff Jones confronted them
with stolen goods they had hid
den. The loot, valued at more
than fifty dollars. consisted of
guns and other articles.
Golden Globe.
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1917-10-04
Broken Wheel 4
Wrecks Train

Many OF our citizens were start
led from the slumbcrs about II
O'Clock Friday night by a series
of blasts from Moffat engine in
the vicinity OF Obcron. Some
thought it fire alarm and sprang
out OF bed to render assistance,
but on looking could detect no
flames shooting up anywhere. 1t
developed early next morning
that wreck had occurred on the
Moffat road in which six freight
cars had left the track on the
curve opposite the Obcron Land
company's holdings and had torn
up things generally. The wreck
occurred about nine o'clock and
the whistling was in order to sig
nal some of the railroad crews 10
their assistance. The cause of the
wreck was somewhat unusual. AT
a point near 'rhompson's station
large piece OF one of the wheels
of a coal car broke off and the
wheel continued to skid and re-
volvc occasionally until the train
reached the curve, distance OF
possibly two miles, when the cars
bucklcd up. One car load of coal
shot over to the left into the
bank OF w. +. Daiglc's lake, de
stroying the water box. Another
shuntcd over against the tram
way tracks, pushing them to one
side and bending the rails. The
other cars piled up promiscuously
in all directions and coal was scat
tered badly over the right of way
so that it required all day Satur-
day and part OF the night to
get the tracks cleared so that traf-
fic could be resumed.
Fortunately no live stock was
injured or killed, although there
were several carloads of cattle on
the train. A man who was com
ing to Denver with some of the
cattle was, was slightly injured.
getting a cash cut in his lip, and
was sent into Denver over the
tramway, which had sent a car
to the rescue. w. 7. Daiglc and
son were called out from their
home to watch the cattle, to keep
them up, as they had been on the
road for 3S hours without feed or
water, and were naturally very
tired. They were finally pulled
back to Lcyden Junction and
brought over the tramway to Ar
vada and thence over the {. & s
into Denver.
Mr. Daiglc and Mr.. Tollcr, who
hive near the tracks, say they
heard the pounding OF the broken
wheel for ten minutes before the
train reached the point of the
wreck.
AS result 81 the wreck the
morning passenger train bound to
Steamboat Springs, was dctourcd
over the I. Il ). through Arvada
via the tramway and took the
man line again at Lcydcn June
ton.
Mr.. Dalglc is gamer by several
plunks, though it cannot be said
that he was in any way rcspon-
siblc Tor the wreck. He purchased
inc carload OF Routt County coal
Tor a little more than SIS "dcliy-
crcd' in his yard. He will have
coal enough To last him the rest
OF his natural life, il he doesn't
I'VE too long. or divide it up with
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1917-10-04

about the fact that the Arvada
fire department has come to life,
had these doubts removed carly
Saturday morning when they
heard the "clang-clang" of the ap-
paratus going down the street to-
ward the west part of town. Night
Waterman August Bochmcr had
observed blaze down toward
Griffith, but could not make out
what was burning. He called
central and told her that there
was some indication of fire, and
central called up Marshal TownS-
ley and asked him to investigate
the report. With the aid Of a
step ladder Mr.. Townsley mount
cd the roof of his back shed and
saw a blaze. He then ran in the
house and called up ]. H. Nichoi--
son and asked if there was fire
and he made an investigation and
said it was Davis barn. In the
meantime Marshal Bochmer had
aroused Ray Plattncr in the Platt-
ner garage, and he got one of
Bob Graves old Ford cars and
started for the engine house.
There was not a fireman in sight,
but this did not discourage Ray,
for he plunged into the mystcr-
ious depths of the fire house and
drew forth the big heavy hose
cart. At is came down the ap-
proach it threw Ray down, and as
if possessed, tried to run over
him. His agility was too much
for the obstreperous fire engine,
and he soon had it lassocd and
hog tied to his machine and start
ed out to pick up Gus. Down the
street they went, with scarcely a
sound except the chug of the fliv-
yer and the clang of the gong
they were on their way. But in
the meantime Mr.. Nicholson had
discovered that the fire was only
a brush heap in the middle Of the
road and telephoned Mr.. Towns
ley not to- come down. He then
disrobcd and was Just tucking
himself snugly back in bed when
he heard the "firc department.
coming down the street, and real
izing that he would be rcmiss in
his duty not to stop them, and
also realizing that he had no time
for primping, started for the mid
die of the street in his "nightic,
and stood a grim spectre rcscm-
bling Hamlet's ghost as the glare
OF the onrushing automobile flash
ed upon him from the distance.
Fortunately. the fire laddics. Gus
and Kay. are not supcrstitious,
and consented to be tagged. They
returned to the fire house with
an air of triumph as the solitary
representatives Of the newly or
ganizcd fire company, while the
town slept peacefully on.
Robert Frey is running the
threshing engine for Ollie Graves
outfit.