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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-17
TODAY'S AGE-HERALD
SECTION A.

SECTION A. Subscription to liberty loan is near $3C0o, ,000 000 Zeppelin is sent down in flames in an. other raid on England. America S message to Russian people is delivered by Root Lansing says country has counted cost and is ready to pay price of 2-Russian workmen and soldiers spurn offer of peace from Germany. 3L Nississipians to climb stairs to save coal bills. 4-Auburn graduate class largest in his tory. 5-Action among miners stirs interest in entire district. Local Rotarians, with Boys band, leave for Atlanta. Poor recruiting records are made. e-summer school at Montevallo well at tended. ANews of Bessemer
 SECTION B. 1-Incident of fighting on French front. , and 3--Sports. 7-Bookshelf. S-Amusements.
 SECTION c. 1, ?, 8 and 5-Society, 4-lcdtorial comment. Ned Brace. 6-Dolly Dalrymple. Markets
 SECTION D. Comic supplement-.
 SECTION F. Rotogravure.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-17
ATLANTA DISTRICT MAY REACH AMOUNT
 OF LOAN ALLOTTED

Atlanta, June 16.-Prospects grew brighter tonight that liberty loan sub scriptons from the sixth federal reserve bank district might yet reach the min mum allotment of $60,000000. Chairman NJ B. Wellborn of the board of directors of the bank, announced tonight that the total had reached "a little more than $59, ,00O, ,Ooo' The figures, however, were subject to a final checking up, propapiy tomorrow or next week.
 Officials had checked up last night and on reaching what they thought was a final count had announced total several million dollars under the allotment. Sub- scriptions that had been received by va rious member banks and other agencies before the close of the subscription pe- riod at noon yesterday began to come in today, adding to the total, MT. Wellboru said there would be a final checking be- fore the exact figures could be given
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-17
JAP DESTROYER
 IS ATTACKED AND
 MANY OF CREW DIE
Steamer Tansan Maru Also Sent to Bottom With Great Loss of
 Life

Tokio, June 16.--While Japanese ae- stroyers were attacking a submarine in the Mediterranean on June II the destroyer Sakaki was torpedoed and damaged says an official announce ment of the Japanese admiralty to- day.
 The damaged craft was lowed 10 port It is believed many of the crew were killed or wounded
 Boston. June 1s.-The Japanese steamer Tansan Maru. which left Bos- ton May for Manchester, Engiano' has been sunk by a German supma- rine. Cable advices to here today stated that Captain Nichikawa and the crew of 27, all Japanese. are believed to have been lost
 Paris. June 16.--lt is officially an nounced that the transport Annam was torpedoed in the Ionian sea on June II while proceeding under escor Bombs were at once thrown in the track of the submarine, which did not reappear The Annam was taken in tow by one of the conveying ships but sank in few hours. There were no casualties.
 The Annam was vessel of 6Vio tons. She was built in 1899 in Copen- hagen and was owned in Marseilles.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-17
Americas Message
 to Russian People Is Deiuered By Root
Head of Mission to Petrograd Tells Men of Slav Nation About Liberty of Democracy and the Benefits It Brings. But Not Without Fight ing-Council of Ministers Listens With
 Rapt Attention

Petrograd June 15-{V London June 16 1.-The Russian people consider war inevitable and will continue it. The Rus impariaistic wishes We know that you have none We shall fight together to liberty freedom and happine for all the world happy say that do moral idea factor between America and Russia to divide us We two peopes-Russa fighting tyranny, and America standing oldest democracyhand in hand will show the way of happiness to nations great and sma ringing attitude
 
  address sympathy and will of the government
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-17
Another American Steamer Reports Submarine Battle

An Atlantic Port. June 16.-An A1neri- can steamer arriving here today report ed an engagement with a German sub marine off I3rest, France, May 2S. The J,-boat fired two torpedoes al the steamer, but neither found it's mark. The naval gunners on the steamer fired on the un- dersea craft, but do not think they reg istered hit. After 10 shots from the sreame- the submarine disappeared.
 Off the coast of Ireland the American steamer picked up three members of the crew of a Norwegian lumber ship which was torpedoed and sunk five miles ahead of the American ship. The survivors we're landed in England.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-17
Tirpitz and Hindenburg
 Encourage Peace at Essen

Copenhagen, June l6.-(Via London) Admiral Won Tirpitz and Field Marshal Von Hindenburg have replied approving ly to telegrams of greeting from the pan German committee for a German peace at Essen. Von Tlrpitz replied:
 The submarines will reach their goal if we at home retain our nerve.
 Won Hindenburg. who misses no oppor- tunity of answering telegrams from meet ings arranged by the junker committed although it is openly in opposition to Chancellor Won Bcthmann- Hollweg, re- sponded on this occasion with an assur- ance that a complete victory and ia peace worthy of Germany's sacrifices and as- surng the prosperity and growth of the country. arc within reach if the struggle is continued manfully
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-17

of free, se.f-governing peoples against
 the despotic rulers of Germany who
 would enslave the world as they have
 fortunate allies The imperial German
 government is possessed by the lust of
 world dominion It Is the old madness
 for universal empire which in past ages
 made of the earth shambles and brutal
 ized humanity. Today the great democ-
 racies of the world, here represented
 stand shoulder to shoulder in defense
 of human liberty, in defense of the rights
 of nations both great and small, in de- fense of those principles of truth and justice which are the foundation stones
 Of modern civilization.
 WAS SLOW TO ACT
 The United States, like all nations in which the will of the people is the sov- ereign will, was slow to act. The Ameri- can people abhor war for wars sake. They were reluctant to enter this great war as they hoped, and many for time believed, that the German government would rSalize that the world would never again submit to a military despotism. The hope was vain. We saw the wild beast of central Europe tear in pieces peaceful Belgium. We saw those abomin- ations of barbarsm, massacre and slav- l cry and pillage, revived at the imperial will. We saw the assassin of the sea and of the air rejoice over the wanton i slaughter of defenseless women and children, and we saw these same butch CTS rewarded and praised by their mas 1 ters for their hideous inhumanities. AROUSED AT LAST
 l '.Aroused at last by these repeated i crimes against humanity to full appre- I cia ton of the evil character of the mili- l tary oligarchy of Germany the Amerl- can people realized that the liberty and peace of the world were at stake. Ma tlonal safety as well as our duty to
 mankind compelled us to act.
 We have cast our lot with the brave 1 nations which are fighting for democracy. l We have taken up the sword and with I God s help we will not lay it down until 1 Prussian despotism has yielded to the | united democracies of the world, and 1 liberty, the liberty of Europe, the lib- l erty of America, the liberty of Asia, is
 made sure for all time. No service is accomplish this great purpose. We en- tered the war deliberately. We have counted the cost, and we are ready to pay the price. There can be but one end | to this titanic struggle, the triumph oi | democracy over absolutism.
 "One hundred and forty years age | American freedom was the stake. Today | the stake is the freedom of the world i As we won then. so will we win now Il cannot be otherwise. for the peoples whc love. liberty have determined that in thu ' yeaks to conle justice and righteousness;
 st6d be supreme on the earth
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We have cast our lot with the brave nations which are fighting for democ- racy,' he said We have taken up the sword and will not lay it down until Prussian despotism has yielded to the united democracies of the world, and the liberty of America, Europe and Asia Is made sure for all time.
 M. Jusserand. French ambassador to the United States who also received 8 degree, who acted as spokesman for the allied diplomats, in acknowledging the honor said the French people had been revivifed by the action of America FAITH IN OMENS
 I've have faith in omens,' he said, and we remember that America has never lost war.
 War conditions cut deep into the pro- gramme and many degrees were com ferred in absentia as the recipients are in training camps or already in war ser vice abroad. Seniors who obtained fur loughs were in military uniform when they received the degrees, conferred in Alexander hall
 LANSING'S SPEECH
 Secretary Lansing said in part:
 This war. in which we are engaged, is a war for democracy. It is q war
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-17
Subscription to Liberty Loan Is
 Near 3 Billions
McAdOo Announces No Part Above S2,00O,O0O,OO0 Will Be Accepted Means Many of Larger Amounts Sent in Will Be Reduced Grand
 Total Will Not Be Known Before Monday
Bx Associated Press

Washington June 16Secreary McAdoo announced tonight that part of great oversubscon to the liberty loan would be accepted and his statement of May M in which he declared that would be limited to S2OO0000OO stood good as then.
 hundreds of the
 larger subscriptions $20000o00o limit How much offered to take oesabscrpon will not a seemed s9ooOooO
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-17

NN-NN
 The grand total of subscriptions re- ceived at reserve banks up to noon Fri day the closing hour, will not be known until Monday at the earliest. The total of subscriptions that reached the fed era! reserve banks after this hour prob ably will not be known until after that Indications are that the grand total or what the American people were willing middle of next week. so great has been the excess.
 MADOO'S STATEMENT
 In disposing of reports that the amount of the issue might be enlarged to include a;l offers, Mir McAdoo issued the follow ing statement;
 ''Allotments of liberty bonds will not pe made in excess of the $2, 100000 offered l have asked the reserve banks to tabu- late separately, and on supplementary lists, the subscriptions received yester- day, June 15, after noon, in order that may be in position to consider, In making allotment of the $2,ooo,0CO,0oo Of bends, those applications which, through no fault of the subscriber. were not re- corded on time. It is impossible now to foretell what decision will be reached or to determine the basis upon which allot- ments will be made until substantially definite returns have been received from the several reserve banks. shall avail myself of the right to allot in full upon applications for small amounts of bonds and to reduce allotments on applications for larger amounts, as such action will be clearly in the public interest APPRECIATES AID
 MT. McAdoo today acknowledged with appreciation the work of the many forces of publicity which aided in the fotation of the loan.
 The liberty loan campaign he said. twas. essentially one of education and without the generous and patriotic sup port of the press of the nation, the hope of those in charge that it would be popular loan would not have been real ized. The untiring efforts of the newspa- pers throughout the campaign were constant inspiration to the various other groups of workers.
 At a time when news space was at . premium, the liberty loan was featured at length The foreign language press in s6 languages gave daily proof of the undoubted loyalty of peoples or foreign birth Every street car carried one or more cards; paper and metal bllboards. electric signs. moving picture slides and films. everywhere brought the liberty loan directly and squarely before the people.
 ..I shall be most grateful to the press if this acknowl wledgment is given wide publicity.
 STILL TABULATING
 Reports to the treasury at the time oe closing today from all reserve banks stated that the work of tabulating re- turns was progressing at all banks ex- cept Atlanta, which had completed its compilation Word had not been re- ce.ved here at the closing or the ae-
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-17
Hoouer Put On Job
 While Congress Is
 Delaying Food Bill

va8sssaA n June 16-Congress delay in passing the ad bills drew from President Wilson today an Herbert C. Hoover to proceed immediately With
 ff sa new food administration insofar it con
 esa T ervaion and elimination of through the co-opt Fats @NA sNntcer lolces' ,.. NRHs ways pc aesilapie o a"ai' .p-0 e
 sgss Nauon the riesun' ~ "ios, - app m
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-17
Publishers to Meet

New York, June 16.-A special meet ing of the American Newspaper Pub fishers association has been called to meet in the Board of Trade rooms, Star building. Washington. for 10 a, m, Thursday, June 21. for the purpose Of considering and taking acton on the war revenue Nbill and the federal trade commission report
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-17
Has Counted Cost
 and America NotU
 Ready 10 Pay Price
These Are the Ringing Words of Lansing Before Men of Princeton Have Cast Our Lot With Brave Nations" Says He in Speech In-
 spred By Patriotism.

counted the the sacrifice 
 
 
  of of of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-17
GRAVE RIOTS IN GERMANY REPORTED THROUGH HOLLAND

Amsterdam, June 16.-(Via LondonJ Rumors have reached Winnerswik, near the German frontier of Holland, that grave riots broke out yesterday in sev- eral German towns, says the Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-17

American Ambassador Francis pre- sented the Root mission, explaining that it had come to Russia to discover how America can best cooperate with it's ally in forwarding the fight against the common enemy. The presentation was very informal, only few Russian officials and the members of the American embassy attending. M Ker- ensky, the youthful minister of war, just back. from the front, wore the khaki blouse of common soldier.
 RAPT ATTENTION
 The ministers listened with rapt at- tention to MT Roots address, which was an impressive utterance. both in substance and manner.
 M. Tereschtenko rose from a sick bed to attend the presentation and respond ed without notes, expressing great joy in welcoming the commission from America. He said that Russias revo- lution was based on the wonderful words uttered by America in 1T76. He read part of the declaration of inde- pendence and exclaimed:
 Russia holds with the United States that all men are created free and equal.
 RUSSIAN HISTORY
 NJ. Tereschtenko sketched the history of the Russian revolution briefly say- ing that the Russians enslaved fe9 centuries threw off all the old order just as the wind blows autumn leaves from the forest. Russia now faces two problems. said the minister the neces- ,sity of creating strong democratic force within its boundaries and the fighting of an external foe. Then he de- clared for war and expressed unbound- ed confidence in the power of Russia to meet the situation.
 TEXT OF ROOTS SPEECH
 Mr. Root spoke as follows;
 MT. President and members of the council of ministers:
 The mission for which l have the honor to speak is charged by the govern- ment and people of the United States of America with message to the govern ment and people of Russia. The mission comes from democratic republic. Its members are commissioned and instructed by a President who holds his high of- flee as chief executive of more than So0,- 000 00o free people by virtue of popular election, in which more than 1S,000.00s votes were freely cast, and fairly count- ed pursuant to law. by universal, equal. 1 direct and secret suffrage.
 PROBLEMS OF GOVERNMENT For lao years our people have been struggling with the hard problems of self-government. With many shortcom- | ings many mistakes. many imperfec- tions. we still have maintained order and respect for law ind,vidual freedom and
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wait complete legislation establishing the food administration it appears to me that so far as voluntary effort can be assembled we should not wait any longer, and therefore I would be very glad if you would proceed in those directions at once
 WOMEN ARE ACTIVE "The women of the nation are al. ready earnestly seeking to do their part in this our greatest struggle for the maintenance of our national ideals and in no direction can they so greatly assist as by enlisting in the service ot the food administration and cheer fully accepting it's direction and ad-
 vice. By so doing, they will increase 1 the surplus of food available for our own army and for the export to the allies To provide adequate supplies ifor the coming year is of absolutely vital importance to the conduct of the war and without very conscientious elimination of waste and very strict economy in our food consumption wo
 cannot hope to fulfill this primary duty.
 q trust. therefore, that the women
 l of the country will not only respond
 l to your appeal and accept the pledge
 to the food administration which you
 are proposing, but that all men also who are engaged in the personal dis
 | tribution of foods will cooperate with
 l the same earnestness and in the same
 1 spirit. I give you full authority to un-
 ] dertake any steps necessary for tho proper organization and stimulation of their efforts"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-17
GERMAN ZEPPELIN IS BROUGHT DOWN w FLAMES LN ANOTHER RAID ON ENGLAND;
 BRITZS4 MAKE MORE GAINS LN FLANDERS
Bombs Are Dropped I7 Kent and Some Damage Is Re ported In Official State mert Fighting Con-
 tinueS On the
 French Front

London June 17-German airships made raid the east and southeast coast of England early this Sunday morning Zeppelin brought down in flames, according official announcement after of the raiders had dropped bombs in Kent
 The official statement follows:
 Early this morning enemy airships approached the and southeast About a airships short distance inland crossing the Angan and the other coming Kent for few minutes Bombs ported have been dropped from the latter ship Some dam age and fire broke town further details yet to hand
 "Later Zeppelin brought down in flames
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-17

. n,; vewife in the country asA
 . aan,,A NAen announced by MT. ''s to reach the women
 fense councils and u women's organizations will be taught to saNe Kitchen and how to pp " family.
 President Wilson's ihsiaAe}'Ss r. the food bills be spesoH N2 fu the Senate today to py Nhe trol bill next on the cHAehAN to measure will be takep s' when the House also bA~tAH HkN M the bill The measure u to the, Senate today Nlsss& mendation. s4
 PRESIDENTS fi'aa
 The Presidents letter eS1sf N follows;
 II ~ Alaeems to me tEa' IFS N " A6f that portioFxa r H od administration & Fplates nat. onal mepl great voluntary forces which are ready to WI ' ing not only in foodsp psY# expenditures the manN overlapping efforts bt ward this end, ali pr& s $ direction and inspiratA x would in many ways t|tiftI .4I|[r
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-17
Another British Victory Reported

London June 16on the battle
  
  Bulecour, de an
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STILL TABULATING

Reports to the treasury at the time of closing today from all reserve banks stated that the work of tabulating re- turns was progressing at all banks ex- cept Atlanta, which had compietea US compilation. Word had not been re- ce,yed here at the closing of the de-
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Secretary Lansing said in part: This war. in which we are engaged. is a war for democracy. It is q war
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-12-27
TEN.SHlPl0ADS OF
U. S. GRAIN DIVERTED
TO STARVING FINNS

The food administration and the
war trade board have released 10000
tons, or about ten shiploads. of oats
and corn to the starving people OF
Finland. As soon as DR.. Kaarl Igna-
thus, Special Commissioner for Fin.
land, can get his ships loaded. the
ioodstuffs will be started to Sweden on
their way to the Firms.
The Finnish people, according to DR..
lgnatius, are in desperate condition.
Ordinarily they raise only one-half of
the foodstuffs that they consume. They
import the other half from Russia
chiefly. a July frost killed their en-.
/ tire crop last summer and the disOr-
ganization OF Russia made it impos-
sible to obtain any Russian cereals.
! The Finnish government, DR.. Ignatius
says, has already paid $l2,00O,OO0 to
Russia for grain which has never ar.
rived in Finland because the starving
Russian people looted the trains be
fore they reached the border.
For humane reasons, the food ad
OF the six states whose reports have
| Finland out of scanty stores that are
more than needed W Americas asso
ciates in the war; but the war trade
board is sending one of its agents from
Sweden to investigate conditions
among the Films and to make SURE
that Americas assistance will not ac
crue to the benefit of Germany.
"By supporting Russia in the war,
DR.. Ignatius says, THE Firms have
been stripped fthcir raw materials
of manufacture. Their industries have
been stripped of their raw materials
munitions. Their finances have been
| impoverished by the payment of mil
lions a year to the Russian govern
mcnt and by the receipt of WORTHLESS:
paper rubles in payment for thcii
goods They have had no coal TO-
three years, and have been burnint
| wood"
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-12-27
WILL REDUCE
SALARIES Of
EXECUTIVES
President Says He May In
crease Wages OF Workers
but viii RaduCe Large Sal
aries Paid to Figureheads

WASHINGTON. Dec. 27.-One of
the first acts OF the government in be.
ginning the operation of the railroads
will be 10 reduce the large salaries
paid to executives and increase in
some measure the wages of railroad
workers.
The securities TO be issued while
the government is in control of the
railroads will be at the rate of not
less than four per cent and issues will
be made under joint authority of the
director general and the interstate
commerce commission.
President Wilson when he outlines
the governments plans in his forth,
coming address TO congress will ask
the government be empowed to buy
any quantity of new railroad securi.
ties. All the dividends over and above
the amount to be agreed upon will &c
to the government.
Congress will be asked to appropr
ate a large fund. probably S2OO,OOO,O
I for the immediate supply of rollins
stock to handle the great flood o.
traffic. which has swamped the road!
for the last few months.
The director general will also hav,
authority 10 decide whether the gov
ernment will assume the operation ant
control of the express companies.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-12-27
HOOVERIZES BUT
LANDS IN CITY JAIL

Ramon Paralta has the wrong idea
about Hooverism. The trouble was
that the meal was too cheap. He
walked into On's restaurant this morn
ing and partook heartily of the China
mans provender and then attempted
an exit without producing the where
withal in exchange for the meal with
the result that the sturdy city marshal
took him into his exclusive Coterie at
the bastille. Ramon insists that there
must be some mistake and promises
TO produce an alibi when his hearing
comes up at one.thirty before Judge
Doughty. He expressed a desire to
be represented by counsel. Perhaps
he can get away with it with lawyer
but On says he proposes to get his
money.