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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-31

tion. Recent governmental suspension of transportation from mines to sea- board because of shortage of fuel has been followed by a mandate to interests in this country not to local ore purchased on contract because sufficient mineral is not at shipping port. While the pro- duction of merchant pig iron on the whole has improved, restrictions on shipments remains severe, and as a result various furnaces have been piling iron of which consumers are in feverish need. Grow Ing shortage in basic iron for ship ment by July is more pronounced. It Is estimated 2o0,o0o tons of unsatisfied in- quiry virtually is going begging in Ohio and Pittshurg territory. A New York state maker who is credited with hav- ing booked 100000 tons for last half has withdrawn, Valley and lake interests which have booked over 2o0,0o0 tons re- gently for delivery after July continue to take business. Another wave of war buying appears to be coming on in fin- ished materials, The emergency fleet corporation has made a number of addi- tional allotments. including 10000 tons to an eastern interest and is about to come into market for 600.0o0 to 100000 tons additional of plates. shapes and bars,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-31
CHATTANOOGA

Chattanooga, January S0.--Tonighi at the Tennessee river had reached a height here of 36.1 feet and still rising. It is predicted that by to- morrow morning stage of Ss feet will be reached and that by Friday at noon the river will go to AZ feet Mayor Littleton today issued 8 proc lamation warning residents of the low lands to move their household goods to prevent . repetition of last year flood disaster when large portion oi the city was inundated by flood tide of 47 feet. Throughout the day city and county conveyances were em- ployed in moving people from the flood zones. An organization has been formed to render assistance to those who are being driven from tbeir homes by the water and many are opening their homes to the refugees
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-31
TOMORROW LAST DAY TO PAY POLL TAXES

"All effort seems to be concentrated upon the poll tax department right at this particular time," said Tax Col- lector Hawkins yesterday. We are is- suing about 800 per day and the night plan seems to have hit the right spot,
 Many of the men who wish to vote have had an opportunity to register but because of daytime work have not had the chance of paying up their poll taxes except at night. I will keep my office open today and tomorrow and tomorrow night until 8 o'clock unless at that time someo happens in to pay another tax. am going to stay as long as there is a man coming in for this purpose.
 Many are going to wake up with a jar day after tomorrow morning to find that they have let the very op- portunity which they had in hand slip away. Saturday Is the day dread most-when I will have to hear so many of the excuses and will be un- able to do anything for them. The law forbids mo taking money for this pur. pose after midnight tomorrow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-31
J. c. MORROW JOINS
 SOLICITOR TATE

John c. Morrow. well known and prominent attorney, has been appoint ed to fill the vacancy caused in the solicitors office by the loss of Wal lace c. McAdory, who is now in At
 lanta awaiting the outcome of his ex- animation for the aviation section of
 the army, and will now be found in the office of Solicitor Tate. In the event of Mir. McAdory successfully passing the examinations 1t Is very probable that MT. Morrow will remain in this position permanently.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-31
Corbett's Daily Letter
 On Great Sport Topics

J. CoRBETT
 1, all of the muscles of the legs, arms and I body into play. Each time you skate you have the assurance that the exercise 1 is stimulating the circulation of the blood "a splendid result.
 And when you are outdoors it means that fresh air is being taken into your lungs in big and helpful quantities. Perhaps your workhouse or your place of residence is such that you find it Impossible to do outdoor skating or coast ing or skiing, etc. Go in for indoor sports. Ice and roller skating are to be recommended. TIey provoke the same stimulation for the blood and the same benefit for the muscles as outdoor skat- ing. But, of course, you won't be get ting the fresh air that the great out door provides.
 Bowling, handball, basketball, indoor baseball. etc. are fine for the old as we'll as the young. Each provide pleas u-e and at the same time aid in building up the muscles of the body and stlmu- lating the blood circulation. Go in for srch sports throughout the winter and you will note a wonderful improvement. They will bansh a sluggish liver in- crease your efficiency and keep away
 excess weight, and build up vital tissue within the body.
 For those of my readers who cannot 20 to a gymnasium or find it impossible to go in for sports. again suggest calls thenics. These can be performed in the home, office or ship without the use of mechanical appliances. In this connection, I wish to reterate my offer
 of some weeks ago; that is, if you would like to have copies of my four articles which outline such exercises, send me self-addressed envelope (with 6 cents in stamps).
 Tie first of those articles after giv- l ing some general hints on the care of the stomach outlines exercises which tend to strengthen the muscles of the stomach, to remove excess weight and to build up all of the lower organs to a point of efficiency. The second deals
 With exercises to speed up sluggish liv- CTS. to stimulate circulation of the blood and to keep the heart in splendid con- dition. The third article gives hints on the proper way to breathe, the care of the lungs. and outlines exercises which have helped many persons who have been flat chested or who have had lungs that aye none too strong. The fourth and fl- nal article concerns exercises for the
 general strengthening of the muscles of the arms, shoulders, legs and other parts of the body not taken care of in the first three articles.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-31
OLD MAN ASSAULTS |9-YEAR-OLD GIRL NEAR |C A RDIFF, IS CLAIM
R. J. Smith Placed in County Jail Early This Morning on Seri-
 Ous Charge

R. J. Smith. white man. aged about 50 years. was brought to the county jail early this morning by Deputy Sheriffs Lee White and w. T. Kemp, constable of Ensley, and is being held upon a charge of criminal assault upon a female child.
 It is alleged that Smith committed the assault upon 9-year-old girl re- siding near Cardiff sometime yester- day, She is not seriously injured. it was stated last night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-31

the remainder of the winter fleet Dyna- mite was used today in an effort to break the ice jam.
 At Cairo, at the mouth of the Ohio, two small packets had been sunk and the towboat Sprague was reported aground at Norfolk. Mo, At the headwaters of the Ohio and In western Kentucky dis patches indicated that q cold snap mo- mentarily had checked the thaw. Yes terdays melting snows and rains, how ever, from the Kentucky watershed had swollen the streams in northern Ten nessee and brought the Tennessee river to high stage at Chattanooga, where lowlying ground had been inundated and residents Ill exposed places forced to move to higher ground.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-31
An Honest Old Remedy
 Is the Famous s. s. s,

The stanchest friends of s. s. S. are those who know the remedy best.
 s. s. s. Is purely vegetable rem edy, being made from the roots and herbs of the forest. by formula handed down by the Indians. who knew nothing of drugs or chemicals. It ts without question the most thor. ough blood purifier known, cleansing the blood of all traces of impurity. at the same time adding new life and strength to the entire system. You can absolutely rely upon s. S. S., for It IS the best tonic and system builder you can find. It has been sold by drug stores for more than 50 years Write for full information about the im- portant functions of the blood. and any special advice you may need re, gardJng your own case will be fur. nished free by our chief medical ad- wiser. Address, Swift Specific Co.,. J-1. Swift Laboratory. Atlanta. Ga.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-31
X. M. Hobbie Makes Slight Mo dification Of the
 Wheat Flour Sales Order

A slight modification of the recent stringent order regarding flour sales is- sued by State Food Administrator Hob- Die was made effective by the receipt oi telegraphic instructions yesterday by Spier Whitaker, county food administra- tor. millers, millers representatives ana wholesalers being exempted from the clause under certain conditions by the new ruling. according to MT. Whitaker The telegram reads as follows:
 Montgomery, January 30, 1918. Mir. Spier Whitaker, Food Administra- tor, Birmingham. Ala:
 Allow millers and millers representa-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-31

tives carrying stock to deliver flour to licensed wholesalers and licensed retail- CTS without purchase of substitute. AL low wholesalers. millers and millers' representatives to deliver to unlicensed retailers on submission of written evil dence proving absolutely the purchase of substitutes from another source. Place positively the burden of proof on wholesalers, millers and millers repre- sentatives. HOBBIE."
 The forms that will be necessary for the retailers and consumers to fill in be- fore receiving allotment of flour are al- ready in the hands of Mir. Whitaker, and will be distributed this afternoon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-31
FIRST HOOVER
 KITCHEN CLASS
 PROVES SUCCESS

A waiting list has already formed for the new Hoover kitchen classes and the class which appeared for the first lesson yesterday afternoon was 275 strong. The work will continue over a period of six weeks.
 It Is planned to make more or less permanent institution out of the kitchen and classes will be formed every six weeks as soon as the term of the first class is finished. The course includes lessons in the use of fat and wheat and of the manly whole some substitutes which aid conser- vation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-31
Dog Trials Delayed

Calhoun, January 30-Final heats in the free-for-all champion stake of the National Field Trial association Wednes- day could not be run on account of the rain which has seriously effected all the races run this week at the association preserve here. The heats will be run Thursday, weather permitting, to be fol- lowed by the stud dog stake.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-31
EAST LIVERPOOL

East Liverpool, O., January 30--Ics foes released tonight threatened to sweep in their path more than $100, 900 worth of Ohio river craft here. Among the craft menac4d by the ice are two government derrick boats at Dam No. 8, the East Liverpool wharf boat and a sand fleet. Although the river Is ris- ing at the rate of q foot an hour, river- men do not expect flood. The stage early tonight was l5.5 feet.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-31
SIX BIG TOWBOATS
 RACING DOWN RIVER
 TO ESCAPE ICE FLOE
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said to be the largest craft of It's kind plying inland waters, passed Hickman imbedded In the ice. Several barges were torn from their moorings at Hick- man and carried away.
 It was estimated tonight that water already released will cause rise of al- most 20 feet in the river here, bringing the stage within several feet Of flood stage. With the exception of flooding lowlands. however. no serious damage Is anticipated to property as a result of the high water, as the levees within the jurisdiction of the United States en- gineer's office here have been built to withstand a stage of 50 feet. All of the levees were reported in good condi- tiOn
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-31
Incorporation

The Consumers Mercantile company filed papers of incorporation with the clerk of the probate court yesterday. The capital stock of the organization is stat cd as $l2,000, with provision for in- crease to Se0.00O One thousand fifty dol lars or the present stock has been paid In in cash. The officers of the company arc T. R. Bentley. president: w. T. Holt, vice presidents and J. M Oliver, sec retary-treasurcr.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-31
BAR ASSOCIATION

A plant to relieve Birmingham 5 financial condition will be discussed at the meeting of the Birmingham Bar association to be held at the Civic as- sociation at 12:45 o'clock today. when that body meets for their weekly luncheon.
 Ex-senator Frank s. White will bo the principal speaker of the occasion instead of Forney Johnson. as 1t was first announced. It 10 not known upon what subject MT. White will speak.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-31
BRISTOL

Bristol. Tenn-va. January s0-Flood conditions resulting from rapidly melt ing snow in tho mountains which did much damage to railroads and other property in this section were greatly in- proved today The streams are return ing to normal and repairs arc being rushed Extra men and machinery are rebuilding l5 or more bridges and trestles washed away on the Appalachian di- vision of the Southern railway. Officials hope to resume traffic by the first of next week. Suspension of operation on this line cut Bristol off entirely from its coal supply. State Fuel Administrator Byrd today wired Local Administrator Faucette that emergency supplies would be sent here from other fields until the condition is relieved.
 Reports of considerable damage on farms. the drowning of stock and de- struction of property in flooded districts. are coming in.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-31
Many a Gray Haired Druggist First Sold It When a Boy.

recent letter contained this sig- ntftcant paragraph: Finally I wrote to my brother. who was in the drug business for over 20 years. and he wrote back and said that he had sold thousands of dollars worth of s. s. s., and to try that"
 We do not know of a more sincere tribute that could be paid to any medicine, Certainly it is the strong est possible proof of the merit of s. .. g.. because 1t comes from oAe who has sold the medicine for % years. and has seen from actual experienced the wonderful good that 1t has done.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-31
Turks and Germans Succeed in. Moving Former Goeben
 From Niagara Point Beach

London, January 29.--The British admiralty announces that recon naissance at midnight Sunday estab, lished the fact that the Turkish bat. tleship cruised Sultan Yakuz Selim formerly the German warship Goeben was no longer ashore at Niagara Point where she had been beached
 Advices from Berlin yesterday re- ported that the Sultan Yawuz Selirn had been fioated and arrived in Cor stantinopie Sunday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-31
NASHVILLE

Nashville. January 30.--At z o'clock tonight the Cumberland river registered 44.9 feet at the local wharf. which is a rise of about half foot in the past "A hours. The crest of the flood Is ex. pected to reach here sometime Friday. when the river will probably register between 47 and 4S feet. No damage of consequence has been reported,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-31
CINCINNATI

Cincinnati, January S0.---Ice gores had again formed above and below the Cincinnati harbor tonight, and river gorges break the damage to river prop than that caused by the breakup of the ice earlier today.
 Three large steamers were sunk in the local harbor and another was swept away by the ice foes. as were numer- ous smaller craft. The loss to property was estimated at $300,000.
 The river was stationary tonight at 44.s feet. W. c. Devereaux, the local government weather forecaster, said he could not predict what stage tho river would reach, but he did not believe if feet
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-31
Marriage Licenses

The following marriage licenses were Issued yesterday:
 Rorario sottila of Ensley to Miss Trace Jenettio.
 c. P. Burnett of Mobile to Miss Ruth Simpson.
 Ebert James Nelson of Montgomerv to Miss Kate Isabell Norton.
 Reedy Duran of Birmingham to Mss Mamie V. Karnes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-31
KNOXVILLE

Knoxville. January 30.--The Tennes. see river receded today to a stage of 22.S feet. All other east Tennessee rivers except the Clinch and Hiwassee also are falling.
 The Clinch has reached q stage of 37.6 at Clinton and the Hiwassee is IFS above low water mark at Charles. ton. Through train service over the Tennessee Central. Nashville to Knox, villa, was resumed today after being tied up for two days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-31
Brazil Will Send Fleet to Co-Operate With Allies
 in European Waters

Rio Janeiro January B0.--Admiral Pedro Pronti has been appointed the commander of the Brazilian fleet which will cooperate with the allies in Euro- pean waters.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-31
LOUISVILLE

Louisville January 30-Breakfng ice gorges in the Ohio Mississippi and
 Green rivers today in some instances brought fresh disasters to shipping and other property. threatened new ones in others and created uneasiness in wide- fly separated sections.
 Apparently the most serious damage
 was recorded at Cincinnati and at Car rollton, at the mouth of the Kentucky
 river, where three steamboats. churned
 by the ice, had been sunk and loaded coal barges set adrift
 Tn the middle reaches of the stream n large fleet of dredges and other river craft, which had sought winter shelter at the mouth of Green river. tributary of the Ohio was regai ded In some dan- ger from broken ice gorges further upstream.
 On the lower river at Paducah. whore . gorge broke yesterdAy carrying ves- sels away valued at moro than q .0oo. 900, . second gorge had formed with pros- pects that 1t would break and destroy
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-07-24

who sought to harls1or a way thru behind Ypres at any cost.
 They endured steady bombardment for days, and when the infantry were hemmed in on top of Mont kenmel the cavalry drove forward in Coun te1-attaek and held eff the shock dl- visions of the enemy while the French gunners got their pieces away.
 Later at the battle of Locre the cavalry also shared fully with the infantry, blocking gaps in the line. and the final definite occupation of the town for the allies was accom- plished by q cavalary battalion.
 A few days (ater the same cavalry after another long ride, met the enc my advance against Nillers- -Cotterets woods in the Aisne sector, where the fighting today is waging fiercely and where the horsemen again are en- gagged. When the Germans drove for ward in their efforts to get around the forest to Compeigne the horsemen blocked the road between the wooded region and the River Ourcq.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-07-24
FRENCH CAVALRY PLAYS IMPORTANT
 PART IN DRIVE
Focln Has Used Mounted Men to Great Advantage
 in Offensive.

Washington, July 23.-Skillful use of French cavalry has marked Gener- al Foch's tactics ever since he took over control of. the allied armies as supreme commander, according to in- formation reaching military circles here. The horsemen have played an important role in the whole battle of 1918, as the struggle which began Mach Fl with the first German drive, has come to be known
 The employment of the swift mov-- ing mounted columns in the present counter stroke from the Aisne Marne line has been noted in the dispatches. Again General Foch tock advantage of the great mobility of the mounted arm to throw them in wherever his advancing infantry units threatened to lose touch with each other in the heat of confusion of the contest. No gaps have been left where the enemy might strike back, for always the horsemen came up to fill the hole un- til the infantry line could be rectl- fled and connected in a solid front.
 The same tactics marked the first use of French cavalry in the battle of Picardy when the French over S8 kilometers of front from the British to permit the latter to mass reserves at seriously threatened points of the line farther north.
 A French cavalry corps complete with light artillery, armored cars and cyclists arrived first on the scene in Picardy and relieved the British. They fought it out afoot until the heavy French infantry arrived and took over the task.
 Three days later the horsemen were on the move again, this time hurrying to the front where the ene- my was hitting hard at the Lys line. The cavalry rode hard as the advance guard of the French infantry columns marched toward St. Omar In the first 24 hours, despite the long strains of fighting in Picardy they covered 125 kilometers without losing man or a horse on the way In 63 hours they had transferred their whole corps ov- CT 200 kilometers and arrived east of Mont Cassel.
 The cavalry corps stood in suppirt of the British for 10 days in April after the enemy. had forced the line held by the Portuguese division. It maintained communication between two British armies and organized the ground from Mont Kemmel, while the French army moved up behind it. As the French infantry took over, the cavalry was drawn off to the left in the Mont kemmel region, and for five days the hirsemen, fighting afoot with two infantry divisions, wthstood the terrific assaults of the Germans,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-07-24
MOONEY'S FATE
 UP TO STEVENS

San Francisco. July g The Cali fornia supreme court today affirmed it's preliminary order denying a new trial to Thomas J. Mooney. now at San Quentin state penItentiary facing execution for participation in the pre- paredness day bomb explosion hero two years ago.
 This action places Mooney's fate squarely up to Governor Stevens said Attorney F. V. Mckenzie, who ap- peared for Mooney.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-07-24

Party For
 Little Folks.
 The six year old daughter of MT. and Mrs. w. c. Rudder 913 Nebraska street entertained eighteen of her lit tie friends at the home of her par ents yesterday afternoon. Games and music were enjoyed, and delicious re- treatments were served the children.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-07-24

Mary Roberts Rinehart, famous au. thor and one of the most accomplish ed women of America, expects soon to sail for France as a Red Cross nurse. The fact that there is at pres. ent a War Department ruling that no woman who has husband, son or brother at the front may go ever there to serve, is all that is holding up Mrs. Rinehart's trip. Her son Stanley is in France with the Eighty third Division.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-07-24
URGES RETURN OF
 QUESTIONNAIRES IN
 INDUSTRIAL SURVEY

E. B. Bloom chief of the Pine Bluff district of the conversion section of the war industries board. it awaiting the return of questionail'res sent to Pine Bluff industrial plants and the acceptance of men offered appoint ment as county chairmen in some of the counties in the district. Several appolntees have acknowledged receipt of their appointment, and promised tc aid in the work. No word has been received from other.
 Officials at Washington recently asked MT. Bloom to hasten the work of gathering statistics on industries in the Pine Bluff district but he is helpless without the cooperation of county chairmen and until the indus trial questionairres are returned.
 Pitcairn Island, situated in the Pacific almost midway between Aus tralia and South America, is probably the most isolated inhabited spot in the world. Sometimes a year passes without the arrival of a mail. Letters are sent from the United States by way of San Francisco and Tahiti and these lie at the latter place awaitig some vessel that vii touch at the is- land. It once happened that only two vessels called there during a period of twenty-six years.