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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-07
Taking Passchendaele
 Marks Great Triun,ph
 ln q 4 ong Struggle

Canadian Headquarters in France November 6Possesson ot Passchendae dominating Rouers and Rouers pan gives the allied forces firm footing the series of great spurs ex tending from Gheuve the south including Bellevue spur and Passchendaele ridge running northeast for miles It's capture marks great triumph in the long struggle to win this hnher ground The allies have the advantage of position III the salient and have reegated the enemy to the levels dominated by our guns
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-07
PHILADELPHIA

Philadelphia, November 6.-Six htin- dred and fifteen districts out of 1886 give the republican city ticket a ma jority of 30,o0o over the town meeting party. None of the large independent wards has been heard from.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-07
EAST ST LOIIIS

East St. Louis, H., November 6. East St. Louis, by vote of two to one, adopted the commission form of government today. Only about one third or the voters cast their ballots at the polls out of total ofa725S votes cast. there were 47S4 votes for the commits slon form of municipal control and 2454 votes against it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-07
REGULAR DEMOCRAT HAS MORE THAN
 100000 PLURALITY
Continued from Page One,

boiled by that party in the last mayor alty election was only 32,133. This year Hillquit ran a close third to Mayor Mitchell and in many election districts on the Eastside, in parts of Harlem and the Bronx he boiled more votes than Mitchell. TTillauit ran on a straight cut peace platform. He declared victory for him would be mandate to the gov ernment to negotiate an immediate peace.
 Hylan carried all five boroughs of Greater New York. His best showing was in Brooklyn. where Bennett boiled a large part of the primary vote which won him the republican nomination after recount
 It was conceded By the managers of all parties that many of the votes cass for Bennett would have gone to Mitchell if he had been the republican nominee but Bennetts total for more than half the city added to MitchePs would not nave been enough to defeat Hylan.
 THE SOLDIER VOTE
 Had the election been close the re- suit might have hinged on the votes of
 
 city who now are in government service, but if all of them, voted for Mitchell it could not change the result All the bal- lots of the men in France, in camps and on board ships will be counted at the same time in Albany seven weeks hence. The New York city drafted men at Camp Upton, the cantonment to which New York's contingent in the national army has been sent, voted today. It was estimated that about 15,O0O cast their bal lots there
 Hylan's plurality may equal that by which Mayor Mitchell was elected over Mccall, the Tammany candidate four years ago. Mitchell succeeded the late William J. Gaynory who was elected by Tammany but who broke with that or- ganization soon after taking office and became one of the bitterest enemies ot Charles F. Murphy and his associates.
 SKETCH OF MILAN Mayor-elect Hylan began his career in New York as track layer on the old Kings county elevated railroad at af wage of sl.60 day. When the road was completed he was given job .as hre- man of one of it's little steam locomo- uves, which drew the trains in the pio- neer days of elevated railroads here He later was promoted to engineer and is credited with having taken out the first train on the day of the great blizzard in lees. A few Weeks later he mar4jed the srl 10 whom he had become ehgaged While still working on his fathers farm | near Hunter, Greene county.
 Soon after his marriage young Hylan l decided to study law. As a preliminary ne attended business college and then l entered the New York law school, study. l ing days and working a run on the | elevated road at night. He was dis. l charged by the railroad company when | an inspector found him studying in his cap. He was admitted to the bar In i is9l and began practice ill Brooklyn.
 Hylan was appointed d city magistrate by Mayor Mccall in 1906, and was ap- | pointed a county judge of Kings by
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-07
VENICE IN DANGER

Amsterdam, Noveber Recommending on the Austro-German advance in tho direction of Venice. the semi official Berlin news agency prepares the public for an attack on the famous art center.
 It contends that Venice has developed into an important center of war indus tries
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-07
INDIANAPOLIS RESULT

Indianapolis, November 6.-Complete unofficial returns from Indianapolis show that Charles W. Jewett, repub- lican, was elected mayor by a plural ity of 357S The vote was: Jewett. 21.- o57; Miller, democrat, 12,131; Shank, home rule, 17,479
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-07
MERRITT SUCCEEDS HIr.

Bridgeport, Conn, November Schuyler Merritt republican of Stam ford, was today elected to Congress in the Fourth Connecticut district over Lynn Wilson, democrat, to fill the va vancy made by the death recently of hbenezer J Hill, republican.
 CllfIord B. Wilson, republican, was le-eiected i,ed mayor over William F. Kirk, democrat, by plurality of 2237
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-07
M'CALI, WINS

Boston. November Ex-Governor Me- Call and the rest of the republican state ticket were elected by a large plurality today The three proposed constitutional amendments, including one forbidding the appropriation of state funds for private institutions. were adopted
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-07
TREMENDOUS BARRAGE

At o'clock this morning our guns opened tremendous barrage fire and two minutes later men from Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and western and eastern Ontario were out of their
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-07

o'clock tonight showed Westmoreland Davis, democrat, leading T. J. Muncy, republican, for governor and indicated that the state at large would return the usual democratic maiorities
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-07
NEW YORK STATE

New York, November. e.-Returns from 3671 election districts out or 5772 in the state for attorney general give: Lewis, republican, 435506; Hodson, democrat, SS2,s71; Block, socialist, 1S2,- PIP
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-07
Italians Continue 10 Fall Back On
 16O-MiLe Front
Cadorna is Forced to Give Up Wide Stretch of Ter. ritory From Sea to Mountans-C Canadians in Brilliant Advance Capture Town of Pas
 schendaele Northeast of Ypres

London, November 6-The town of Passchendaee lying northeast of Ypre has been captured by British forces cordlng to the official communication issued tonight
 Berlin November 6-(Via London -The official statement issued from general headquarters this evening says that the Teutonic forces have crossed the Tagmento along the whole front It adds that pursuit of the retreaing Italians progressing.
 Rome, November 6The Italians have compelled to evacuate territory in the mountainous north the plains of northern Italy in order establish new ne the war office reports The enemy occupied this territory after the Italian withdrawal
 British Front Belgium November against the German lines have advanced Passchendaele batted the
 
  and at the Menin-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-07
CLEVELAND

Cleveland O., November 6.--Official returns from early precincts indicate
 that Mayor Harry L. Davis. republican candidate for mayor, has been re-elect- ed by plurality of 12,000 votes
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-07
GERMAN WEST REPORT

Berlin, November 6.--(via London.) After drumfire this morning. says the German official statement, regarding the western front, strong English in-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-07
LOUISVILLE REPUBLIcAN

Louisville, November 6-For the first time in 10 years the republican party has elected mayor of Louis vile. Complete unofficial returns show
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-07

George W. Smith. republican, 22,425; Gharles H. Cronan, democrat, 19.195. smith carried the entire republican city and county republican ticket with him " isii
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-07
PTTTSRJ1Pc
tshr,r

Pittsburg, November 6.---One hun- dred and six precincts out of 414 give for mayor: Magee, S244; Babcock, 10,- 561.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-07
VIRGINIA

Richmond, Va, November 6.-Scat- tering returns received here up to g
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-07
HAlG'S FORCES WIN SPLENDID VICTORY
 Austro-Gern1a1s Cross Tag1inne11to I,, Force
THE WEATHER
Weather Forecast

Washington, November 6.-Forecast for Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi and Tennessee: Fair Wednesday and Thurs day
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-07
National Bank System
 Growing in Spite of War

Washington, .'ovember 6.-Growth or the national bank system under stipulation of war conditions was shown today by report of Comp troller Williams that during the four months ending with October 5, 62 na- tionai banks were chartered with capital of s5.1 45.ooo. as compared with 4s charters granted during the cor responding period last year to banks with m aggregate capital of s3,- 025,000.
 During the last four months 45 na- tional banks increased their capital stock by $6,180,000 as compared with 30 banks increasing their capital by $7,S32,000 in the same period of 1918 thAre were no reductions of capital
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-07

Governor Glynn late in 1913. The follow- ing year he was elected to the same of flee by plurality of 27,0o0, running as a democrat
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-07

NU1O uux1Uc1 VI PI1oUIcfo dIICdUy HstVo .
 Berlin, November 6--(via London)-The Italian line on the Tagiiamento river has been won by the Austro-Germans, 1t was officially announced. today by the German general staff. The Itsssans have evacuated the entire line along the river to the Adriatic coast.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-07

In Sandgate, Vt, the proceeds from sale of ice cream once in two weeks are being used to pay the minister's salary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-07

British Front in Belgium, Novembt against the German lines have advan, of Passchendaele, having battled their able number of prisoners already have
The Brinkley argus., 1917-09-14
Among the Rice Farmers

In the Hunter territory it is reported that the harvest will be started by Farmers Walter Dick son and Bradney next week.
 The seriousness of the labor shortage in this section bids fair to reach the acute stage within the next few weeks when the rice and cotton harvest will be on in earnest. Just what the outcome will be is hard to figure but 1 heard one experienced and successful rice rancher say on Monday that he actually believed that hundreds of bushels of rice would be left in the field to rot because of labor shortage.
 Tell lem you saw IT in the Araua
The Brinkley argus., 1917-09-14
Monroe News

We are having some dry weather at the present.
 We are sorry to note that Miss Veachrie Bonds is sick at this writing.
 Ava DeShazo, Miss Lula Bold en, Parker Henderson, Miss Olive Smith, Pascal Browning and Miss Geneva Smith made a trip to Holly Grove Sunday. Mrs. Bonds and daughter re- turned home from Moro Monday.
 Mrs. Joe Smith is sick at this writing.
 P. W. Meecham is preparing to build a fine barn on his farm. He is going to put a concrete foundation. so we learn.
 Pea picking is the order of the day among the farmers.
 The meeting at White church is still in progress.
 Bert Humphrey, mother and wife made a flying trip to Brink ley Monday. in their car.
 Lee Grimes spent the day with home folks Sunday.
 The saw mill is running near ly every day and is being man. aged by J. T. Daily.
 Cotton is opening fast and the gins around here will be busy soon,
 The men of Monroe attended court at Clarendon Monday and Tuesday.
 It is rumored that Mrs. A. M. King will soon move to.Brinkley in order to school her son, Jack. J. w. Grimes has been on the sick list this week, Lbut is better now.
 WILD BILL.
The Brinkley argus., 1917-09-14
Bids Wanted

Notice is hereby given that on Wednesday, Sept. le,s at 10 o'clock at the Post gOfice in Brinkley, that fbids will be re- ceiyed for the negro school build ing>Jn Distriat 35. fThe follow ing plans aresubmitted: ProMdencaschool house build- ing to De "A fhA Y36 it. Roof, hip and9 9-3 pitch. Two wiRdows}N8 lights, 12 X Is in South e2dof building. Two VindoNS, 8 lights, 12 X 16. on one side & building, other side to be solid, no windows. Twof doors, 3X7, in north end ofhousel
 WaH to be|10 feet high. Foundation to be blocks feet apart on each side of house. and one block under center of house at each end.
 8. D. Sawyer
 w. F. Banner
 Directors.
The Brinkley argus., 1917-09-14
Among the Autoists

New cars are coming into our county thick and fast. T. C.. Simmons, the Overland and Stakeholder Agent, has received a Skeleton Overland 85 which shows only the chasis of the car and is a splendid recommendation to the car. He also received a beautiful new 1918 Green Stude- baker this week.
 From my friend Jas. Theriac comes the news that he and A. G. Brown have the agency for the Allen Classic Cars. He drove one thro' from Memphis this week and sold it before the motor got cold to Charley Will burn at Clarendon. He reports the sale of Chevrolets to R. J. Walker, Sam Ables, Robt. Hugh en, J. D. Cobb, Dick Webb, Robt. Early and J. Coleman Palmer. See notice elsewhere.
 Ralph Mitchell, the agent for the Oldsmobile, drove one of those splendid cars thro' from Little Rock last week for some lucky fellow. Mitchell 6 Emmons have just bought a car load of OIdsmobile cars and have also closed for the agency for this county for 1918.
The Brinkley argus., 1917-09-14
BUTTER AT HALF PRICE

Take one pint of sweet or sour cream and the Over Vacuum Churn and maKe one pound of butter in two minutes. Nothing else used. Add salt and butter coloring if wanted.
 We wanAagegts in every township iA dodnsy/ Price of churn SN6O./ Liberal conmissio1aokgent. Money back guTaHee. Address
 /WW. 0cker
 Bentonville, Ark. State Distributor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-08
Explosion at Frankfort Arsenal Kills Two
: FSENCH OFFENSIVE = ON
n alton s Local
w ar B0diesA Are
Nearly Complete

Washington. Sept 6.-%at5cu wide
local organization for war purposes is
approaching completion - of the
states having developed county or To-
cal councils Of defense. In making
tHts announcement the section Oh co.
operations with states Of the National
Council of Defense says two other
states Immediately viii begin such or
Eautzat50n and that every state fn the
union has perfected it's state council
Through the local organization. the
national council Is able To direct the
work throughout the nation with
minimum of duplication, the state-
meut explained, while any suggestion
from "a local council Immediately can
be transmitted to Washington and be
made the basis of work is as mach of
the country as is prepared for it,
The section on cooperation with the
states acts as "a clearing house for the
state councils. transmitting sueges-
ttons.and advice from ore to the other
and furtheriug the rapid growth Of the
whole vast system Of war activities.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-08
PROBLEM or
FUEL GROWS
GERMANY
AS Winter Approaches Fear
Grips People-Take Ac-
ton TO Curb Users.

CopenhaEen. sept. Difficulties
with the winter supply Of fuel in Ger
many already are being TeIt. The era
Of voluntary. or compulsory. selection
Of the 6tfeEl establishments for sur
Fival n various branches of trade and
iEaustry has opened and business viii
be concentrated In these, while others
VIII shut down. except these supply
ing heat and light, Butchers favor
keeping their places open late two
&fterE0ous q week. otherwise 80 close
with the sun The jewelers. plan to
keep open only on those days when
artificial light IS unnecessary. which,
during the north German winter, are
very few. The city OF Stettin already
has suspended street lighting, entirely
ON account Of lack Of coal.
Food and Fuel Gust Politics.
The German press and public are
for the moment far more keeuiv in
cerested in problems of fuel and food
than in politics. Discussion of qHes-
lions OF constitutional reform, has
practically disappeared from German
newspapers since the reichstag COM
nl3Ltee went home and the problem Of
the potato is now the topic Of the
day.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-08
May Put
age Boost Up
70 DR.. Gar field

indianapolis. Sept. President
John r. White Of the United Mine
Workers Of America. viii leave here
sunday night for Washington 10 con
fer with Dr.. II. a. Garfield national
coal administrator, in accordance with
the plan decided upon at the informal
joint conference of miners and oper-
8tors OF fhe central competitive field
held here last Thursday, il WAS an
uounced at the international head
quarters of the union here today
President White hopes 70 be able to
arrange a meeting between the min
ers' officials and DR. Garfield for next
Tuesday when the miners viii pre-
sent to the coal administrator their
argument Tor an increase in the min
ing wage scale.
The date for the reconvening Of the
joint conference of miners and oper-
at0Es 10 discuss q wage increase prob
ably VIII be determined in the con-
ference with DR. Garfield
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-08
WESTTAKES SLAP
At NAVY LEAGUE
Coast 1gcmbeTs of Organization Re
signs as Result of Attacks on
administration.

New York. Sept. g. Officers. 65rec-
tors ami mamhere of the LOS Angeles
chapter OF the navy leaeae.# aaEe all
resigned from that orEantxatlon. &C
cor35uE To statement made today
bv Mrs Gec~go J Denis. president.
The directors mad their rasjEna-
ton iu the form Of unanimous res
olutou. racitng that as the presi-
dent Of the navy leagne and his as
sIstanrs have improperly attacked the
administration Of 0tr country IN time
of war and that their declaration. aug
Is. 1917. and those subsequent there-
to are uup4tri0tic and by their 0Wn
admission not based orr facts but on
the contrary. We're uutrCa and IN
founded he it resolved that we hereby
resign from said chapter OF tae navy
league"
The former members OF the chapter
said they would continue fha work
of providing comforts Tor navy men
but would act independently.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-08
he Wa" T0do1g

Despite the continued retreat Of
the Russians on the Riga. lndf-
cations are net wanting that the
German drive In this region NAV
have reached nearly its limits
This view. Indeed, * taken b.
leading military writer's. vino point
10 tie Iateness Of the season as
making it improbable that }on
Hindenburg intends TO push his
campaign further this fall
The Franeo-Beigia front Is Wit
Messing some local infantry move
meuts but for the most part the
artillery and the airmen are the
only branches Of fhe service being
actively employed by either side.
London reports heavy patrol fight
ing on the Ypres front during the
night. successful British ralg
near tsayrelle and the heavy
Smelling Of Langemarch HY the
Germans. No iniaufrJ action Of
Importance developed. however.
Paris announces local attacks
ny the Germans i'm Lorraine. "a
the east of Rheims and on the
AISne front. which were broken Bn
by the French fire.
VIENNA claims the driving back
of the Itaiians in the Hermada
sector where General Cadorna has
been pushing towards Trieste. It
Is asserted that all the gronud won
hy him there in the present offen-
siYe has been recovered and that
more than six thousand prisoners
have been taken by the Ausfrians
up to the present.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-08
GERMANY, BY TRICK NEWS
PUTS WAR BLAME ON RUSS

progress. The Russian staff knew
that this could be done, under the Ger
man law without formal proclamation.
whereas in Russia a public manifesto
from the emperor was d necessary
prerequisite.
Germans Modelling.
On the following day a dispatch was
received from the Russian ambassa p
dor at Berlin confirming the previous
information that the German mobil-
ization was in progress. The en-
peror then expressed his thanks to
General Januschkevitch for not hav-
ing revoked the mobilization order.
Banked On by Michaeiis.
JThe foregoing dispatch gives the
first intimation from a Russian source
in regard 10 the testimony which the
German chancellor. Dr. Michaelis, said
earlier in the week established IRE
futably'' that It was the military party
around the Russian emperor, and not
Germany, which chose the time for
the war. The chancellor said that If
the American government had had
knowledge of this testimony it's judg-
ment as to responsibility for the war.
as expressed in the presidents reply
to the pope would have been quite
different.
The principal point made by DR..
Michaelis was that the Russian en-
peror. convinced at length OF the Ger
man emperor's desire tor peace, or
dered cancellation of the mobilization
order but that "a couple of criminals
CONTINUED on Page Fifteen.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-08
ALL WE'LL" CABLES
YANK AT HOSPTTA AL

Cambridge Mass. Sept. 8.-A cable
gram containing only the words all
well" from DR.. Benjamin X Emer-
SON of Worcester temporarily IN
charge Of the Harvard hospital in
France. was received last night by
Herbert White. manager Of the unit
Mr.. White Interpreted the message as
giving assurance that the men report
ed as killed or wounded in the Ger
man aerial bomb attack on American
hospitals i'm France on Thursday were
not members OF this unit.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-08
British Raid Foes Trenches.
BENEFICIARY
OF WEALTHY WIDOW

Chicago. Sept Estates Attorney
Hoyne today began an investigation to
learn who would benefit by the for
tune left by Mrs Uaude a. King. who
was mvsteriously killed at Concord,
n, O.. Aug. %.
A North Carolina inquest found that
Mrs Kings death was accidental.
Coroner Hoffman Of Chicago recently
took the body from the vault here,
and after an examination asserted that
the bullet wound could not have been
self-intiicted
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-08
LATE BULLETINS

Washington. Sept. Treasury
officials carrying out the proyis
i"aS oI tie presidents proci8ma-
uen requiring the licensing OF geld
exports will place no general re-
<uiction>, it was said TO-DAY upon
the export ST gold i'm settlement of
lesiiiuate trade balances against
TIE United States.
Copenhagen. sept. :. The Eos-
siScfe LeituHe states that two per-
sons we're killed and three eeri-
eaSfy injured in an airplane at
laek on the town OF Lahr. Ger
@any, oH sept. +.
Washington. Sept. :. ~ Closing
me mails IL dlsloyai citizens is
uluer consideration by the pest
efice department and the depart
naeht of Justice a another step IN
tae governments campaign to
wipe out disleyalty and sediti0n.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-08
EAIR NEITHER pRnMISEn-

Washington. Sept Weather pre-
dictions for the week beginning sun
day, issued by the weather bureau to-
day are:
Plains states and upper and middle
Mississippi valley. Generally fair.
moderate temperatures first half OF
week. warmer second half.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-08
HOOVER AND RETAIL
PRICES ARE RAPED

Washington. Sept. S--The food ad-
nin{stration's relation to retail prices
was disputed in the senate today when
Senator Sherman OF Illinois calling
attention particularly to SO cent eggs.
declared bread prices had not de
creased and that the TODD administra-
ton admits meat prices cannot be
reduced
Where is Hoover" he demanded.
Let him get after the reealcitrant
hens.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-08
FUMES SURROGATE
TWO AT OSKALOOSA

Oskaloosa. Ia. Sept. S Victor
Fordberg. 50. formerly of Colorado
Springs. Col and Harry Long. IS.
were sunocated late yesterday by
fumes from q gasoline engine at the
mine. ForsberE was operating. Their
bodies were found today