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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-22
* < * Greatest Permanent Training School

WhEN the government acquired
 w large body of land near An niston before the war to be used for annual maneuvers and artillery prac- tice it was announced that extensive improvements would be made there from time to time; but the importance of the permanent character of this en- terprise was not fully appreciated un- til a broad policy was developed in connection with Camp Mcclellan.
 Greater expenditures are being made at this cantonment than at any other in the south and in certain fea- lures it will outrank any army post in the United States.
 Soon after the war is over Ameri- |ca's mighty army will be mustered out of service, leaving only the regular of about one hundred  thousand men. Cantonments will rapidly disappear, but Mcclellan will remain and will be the scene of train ing activities the year round. Several thousand soldiers will be quartered there.
 The Camp Mcclellan sewerage .sys- tenn, supervised by Morris Knowles, who designed the Tennessee company's great impounding dam, is regarded as a feat in engineering. It is the Hast word" in this class of construc- tion. It has cost three-quarters of a million dollars, but this a small mat ter in view of the perfect sanitation that it insures.
 The brick road that the government has built from Mcclellan to Anniston, Ia distance of six miles, is the finest specimen of highway seen in the south. It is twenty feet wide and is as solid as ''solid can be-" With |proper maintenance it will last for all time. Under normal conditions this road would have cost something like twenty thousand dollars a mile, but war prices brought the cost up to perhaps double that amount. But as Improvements at Camp Mcclellan Iare for the future as well as present the government could not afford to stand back on the question of expendi- lures.
 The recent appropriation of four million five hundred thousand dollars for the building of barracks at Camp Mcclellan is of the most far-reaching significance. All the government work at Anniston spells permanence. Camp Mcclellan will be one of the famous show places in the years to come, and the thriving capital of Calhoun county is to be congratulated on it's good fortune.
 # * *
 Urging Greater
 Coal Production
 7NHE government, through P. B.
 J Moves, director of conservation of the fuel administration, brings the Imperative demand for greater coal production home to the mine workers
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-22
Urging, Greater
 Coal Production

0NHE government, through P. B.
 J Moves, director of conservation of the fuel administration, brings the Imperative demand for greater coal production home to the mine workers of this country with startling em- lphasis.
 If the coal output has increased since the first of July, the. gain is much less than had been called for. In order to meet requirements for the winning of the war new high records must be made in all mining districts. Here in Alabama there should be a weekly production of five hundred thousand tons.
 l In every section it must average lhigh from now until Christmas if the government is to escape grave short age situation. As MT. Moves points out, the more coal mined now the fewer the casualties on the battle front next spring.
 "This war;" he exclaimed in an ad- dress to miners and operators in Pennsylvania yesterday, lis fought with steel and iron. Steel is short
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-22
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-22

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 The Age Herald is the only morning and Sunday newspaper in Birmingham carrying the Associated Press ols- patches.
 The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for publication or all news dispatches credited to 1t or not otherwise credited in this paper and also the local news published herein.
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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-27
JOHN MARSCH LOSES
SUIT FOR MILLIONS
Supreme Court of Massachusetts, De-
cides Against Contractor Engaged
to Build Railroads.

BOSTON, june 27.-John Marseh of
Chicago, by decision of the full bench
of the Massachusetts supreme court yes
terday, loses his suit to recover 81 POL
723.S9 from the Southern New England.
the Grand Trunk Railway of Canada and
the Central Vermont Railway companies
for alleged breach of contract in the
building of the Southern New England
road.
On July 20, 1912, the Grand Trunk road,
which desired TO compete with the Bos-
ton & Maine company and obtain deep
water facilities at Providence, made a
contract with Marsch to build the South
ern New England line from Palmer to
the Rhode Island line, at point near
Blackstone. While Marsch was engaged
in the work the Grand Trunk and the
Boston & Maine adjusted their differences
and the Southern New England route
was abandoned.
The full court holds that under the
contract the defendant corporations re-
served the right to suspend the progress
of the work or any part thereof.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-27
WAR STEEL BELOW TESTS.
Much of That Now Used Is Not Up to
Standards, Declare Experts.

ATLANTIC CITY. n. j., June 27.-An
admission that much of the steel going
into American war order material is not
up to established standards went into
the record of the steel session of the war
convention of the American Society for
Testing Materials. subcommittee
have been directed to compile so far as is
possible an adequate record of the serv
lee of materials accepted by purchasers
under temporary notifications of exist
ing standards, to permit rush order ship
ments of goods that ordinarily would not
fall within the limit of specifications as
to chemical or physical properties. The
society declined to lower its standards
to meet the stress of war.
Rather than put any obstacles in the
way of the expeditions contamination
of war programs. the testing material
specialists conceded the unusual condi-
tions now existing and adopted the fol-
lowing declaration from the society
steel experts as war policy:
Committee Al on steel recognizes the
difficulty now existing under the stress
of war conditions in obtaining an ade
quatc supply of materials under stand
ard specifications for steel adopted by
the society. 1t has been considered NOR,
desirable, however, for variations from
these specifications to be arranged be
tween the manufacturer and the pur
chaser as applying to individual cases
than for the society to make genera
changes in the specifications under tn
present unsettled conditions
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-27
Secretary Baker Drew the
First Capsule from Glass
Bowl, Getting 246
NUMBER 10 FIRST
IN WINDHAM COUNTY
This Is Held by Richard w. Park of
Dummerston-Board on Which Fig
ures Were Written Photographed to
Make Permanent Record.

WASHINGTON, June 27.-The draw
ing of numbers to determine the order
in which youths of the class of 1918
should be called into military service
was conducted here today. The drawing
was held in the great conference room of
the senate Office building with Secretary
Baker, blindfolded, taking the first gela-
tine capsule with number enclosed from
the glass bowl 1t was 246.
Big blackboards for checking the record
were placed against the wall at the rear
of the room. The numbers were written
ON the board as drawn and then the
board was photographed to make per-
manent record
Secretary Baker, chief of staff, Pro-
vost Marshal Gen. Crowder, Chairman
Chamberlain and members of the senate
military committee and members of the
house military committee stood about the
table as the first numbers were drawn.
The numbers below l45 were drawn in
order as follows:
10. %, IL, "a, 1876. 81, 76, rs, l22, 81,
4, 1870. 20, l0S, 2S, 80, 30, 90, l25, A., -
l35, 81, 81. 81, 63, Al, S4, 32, sc. l6, 50
81, 33, 56, 1902, As, l3, 3, "a. 1877. IL, 90
81, ll3, 62. Is, lab, "a. 81. ss, ia, 80, 80
10, 9S, 40, %, 50, II, 81, ll2, 2, %, II
46, s, l07, %, 90, l3l, l23, 100, "a, 81
40, 3s, Z, 27, /, -, 6, "A, IA, Il. 10, 30
81, 80, 6s, 80, SO, A, ll6. 1873, ~, l4O
l2S, l03, 70, Is, l4l, 26, 10, lo4. 81, 90
ia, 53, 43, l42, LOG, l34, so, l27, l0l, IA
%, 22, "a, 10, 80, AZ, i26, 81. 60, l29. 73
III, 9, 20, 100. lis. l09, 5, III, l39, 1873
l05, AZ. III, 1872, llS, 81
Number 10 is held by Richard w. ParI
of Dummerston. The drawing is not
particularly important in the Windahn
county district for the reason that, will
only l44 registrants, all are likely to b'
called within comparatively short tim'
when the class of 1918 is needed.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-27
Name of George l.. Pelkey
of Newport Appears in
Casualty List Today
FAIR HAVEN BOY
DIES OF DISEASE
Ten Of the 20 Soldiers Reported Today
as Losing Their Lives in Battle Are
from New England Towns, Several
Being from Maine.

WASHINGTON, June 27.-The army
casualty list today contained so names,
divided as follows: Killed in action,
20; died of wounds. six; died of ac-
cidcnt and other causes, four; died of
airplane accident, two; died of dis-
ease, two; wounded severely, 81; wound.
ed, degree undetermined, four; missing
in action, two. New England names
follow;
Killed in action, Lieut.. Ernest A.
Giroux, Boston, Mass, Sergeant Elwood
ID. Allen, North Dexter, Me-, Harold
Mckinney, Skowhegan, Me-, Private
Chester l.. Briggs, Fulton, Me-, Stan.
ley l.. Buck, Strong. Me-, Joseph n
Guyette, Pcnaeook, n. H., Winslow
IIodgon, Saugus, Mass, George l.
Pclkey, Newport, VT, Arthur f. Shaw
Franklin, n. H., Roland l.. Walker
Patten, Me-
Died of disease, Sergeant Ebenezel
W. Bull, Fair Haven, VT.
Died from accident or other causes
Private Ludger Rochcford, Woonsocket
X. l.
Wounded severely, Lieut.. Evcrard ID
Secly, Dorchester, Mass, Sergeant Free
Watson, Roxbury, Mass.
Previously reported missing, now re
turned to duty, Private Stanley Badger
Chieopce, Mass.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-27
M'CALL TO RUN FOR SENATE.
Massachusetts, Governor Favors Rev
enue Platform.

BOSTON, June 27-Goy. Mccall an.
nounced yesterday his candidacy in the
September primaries for the Republican
nomination for United States senator. In
an open letter he calls attention to his
record of public service, emphasizing his
experience as a. member of the committee
on ways and means of the national house
of representatives as qualifying him to act
ntellgently upon permanent revenue mat
ters that will occupy the attention of Con
gress as war sequel
"One thing | believe is certain" he
says, "and that is after the endowment o.
our government with all powers neces
sary for carrying on the war to the bes
advantage and after peace shall have com,
again the American people will insist upol
a resumption of their liberties withou
] abatement
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-27
ST PRISONERS
Americans Also Captured Machine Guns
Automatic Rifles and Quantity
of Small Arms.

WITH THE AMERICAN FORCES
ON THE MARINE FRONT, June 81, by
The Associated Press.-The number of
prisoners captured by the Americans in
their drive on the German positions in
the Belleau wood sector Tuesday night
was officially increased today to 3ll.
The Americans also captured ii big ma
chine guns, 10 automatic rifles, guam
tity of small arms and ammunition and
other material The Germans have not
yet made any attempt to counter attack.
Last night was comparatively quiet on
the whole Marine front. The Americans
were kept busy consolidating their new
positions. The additional prisoners
mostly were stragglers found hiding in
the woods under rocks or in the shrub
berry, where they had been isolated by
the American fire. They were unkempt
and hungry.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-27
CHANGES MADE IN
CLOSING OF MAILS
by Changes in Departure
of Trains Under Schedule Which
Went Into Effect Monday,

Owing to the numerous changes in the
departure of trains when the summer
schedule went into effect Monday, changes
IN the time of closing mails at the post
office have been made as follows:
For southbound trains, mail for train
Is, leaving at 9.lS a. m. closes at postof-
fce at $50 a. m, or TO minutes earlier
than heretofore: mail for train 81, leav-
ing station at LIS p. m, closes at post
office at l.3O p. m, 10 minutes earlier;
mail for train ?, New London express,
leaving station at p. m, closes at Post
Office at 3.45 p. m, 25 minutes earlier.
For northbound trains, mail for train
Al, leaving station 9.44 a. m, closes at
postoffice at 9l5 a. m instead of 9 O'Clock
as heretofore; mail for train 81 on West
River road, leaving station at 9.3O "a m
closes at postofiice at 9.l5 a. m, Is min
utes earlier.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-27
Is Trying for World Record,
with Excellent
Prospects
VERMONT MEN ARE
HEAVIEST BUYERS
Large Number Of Young Cattle and
Calves Keep Average Lower than it
Would Have Been with More Cows
Some Good Priced individuals.

Although good averages were main
tanned at the first consignment sale of
registered Ayrshire cattle, which closed
yesterday afternoon at the Vernon
street pavilion Of the Purebred Live
Stock Sales Co.. such large proper
tion of the consignments were of young
stock that the aggregate was not as
much as older cattle would have
brought. The 1873 head sold for $17, $50.
Yesterday afternoon COW four years
old last October, which was consigned
by w. E. Brigham of Shrewsbury,
Mass, sold for 1925 to A. Henry Hig-
ginson of South Lincoln, Mass. She
was Nancy Whitehall. daughter of
Whitehall Douglas, and the price was
the highest of the sale. Nancy White
hall is in 365 day test for the world s
milk and butter record for an Ayrshire
cow of her class and up TO date she has
exceeded the mark. She has a two-day
record of 1892 pounds of milk and the
day before she was sold here, although
in the midst of unfamiliar surroundings
she gave us pounds.
j. n. Nichols of Dandy (Vt.) and the
Essex County Training school, Law
/ renee, Mass, paid the same price for
junior four -year-old out of the same
herd. Among the heaviest buyers were
the following: B. F. Davis of Barre
(Vt.), 81 hear of heifers and calves
for 1886; j. ID. Nichols of Dandy, IA
head for 81 ,955; Essex County Training
school, nine head for $l,I95; Weymouth
Farms, Weymouth, Mass, eight head
for $l,055; Branford Farms, Groton,
Conn, four head for s1,005; and C. b.
Stevens of ST. Johnsbury, three head
for $l,005.
visitor yesterday who is distin-
guished in Ayrshire circles was W. l..
Sehanek of Avon, n. Y, president of
the Ayrshire Breeders Association of
America.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-27
VERMONT EXCEEDS
QUOTA BY s1O3,156
Final Figures by Counties of Recent
Red Cross Fund Drive as Furnished
by State Chairman Benson.

Final figures on the results of the Red
Cross fund drive in the state show that
Vermont has exceeded her quota of
100000 by SOB, 1864, or total of
$303, 1854, according to a report by
counties furnished today by Oscar
F. Benson of this town, state
chairman of the drive, together with the
special gift of $3.50 from Mt Sinai tenn
pie, Mobiles of the Mystic Shrine, credit
for which was given to no special county.
At a meeting of New England chair
men in Boston previous to the opening
of the drive it was estimated that Yer
mont would go 'sover the top" by
$4,000, but even the most optimistic
workers little dreamed that more than
100000 would be pledged.
As it is difficult to get returns from
the large number of committees neces,
sary to conduct such campaign final
results of the drive of May 20 to 27 were
not available until now. Following is the
repOrt by COMMITTEES.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-27
ABRAHAM SHUMAN DEAD.
Boston Merchant and Philanthropist
Succumbs at 80 Years.

BOSTON, June 27-Abraham Shuman,
and philanthropist, died early
yesterday at his home in this city. He
was so years old and had been in busi-
ness here for upward of 60 years.
Entering business at an early age, Mr.
Shuman established the store of A. Shu-
man & Co., which, because of its success
and the many years it was located at the
same place, gave Boston landmark in
"Shuman's Corner" Though engrossed
in business, Mr.. Shuman found time to
devote to philanthropic work, and for
many years was president of the board of
the Boston City hospital, and was con-
nected with several other hospitals.
He was director of the Common
wealth, Puritan, and United States Trust
companies of Boston, trustee of the
Boston Museum of Fine Arts, and q
member of the Ancient and Honorable
Artillery company, the Beacon society
the Exchange, Boston Art, and Bostol
Athletic clubs He held an honorar,
A. NJ. from Tufts college.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-27
WAR SAVINGS, STAMP
PLEDGES ROLLING IN
Tabulator Unable to Keep Up With
Avalanche of Cards-Much More
Needed to Reach Town Quota.

War savings stamp pledges came in
to local headquarters so fast yesterday
afternoon and evening that those in
charge of the tabulation were unable
to keep pace with the avalanche.
Partial computation, however, showed
pledges to the amount of S20,075.25-
turned in during the third day of the
campaign, thus bringing the total up
to S3S. 1896 80.
While there are thousands of dollars
in pledges. that have not yet been tabu-
lated and consequently do not appear in
the foregoing figures it is evident never
theless that great deal of hard work
must be done if Brattleboro is to reach
its quota by tomorrow night.
The sofficial observance of national
war savings day will take place in the
Auditorium tomorrow evening begin
ming at 8 O'Clock. Judge 4. F.
Schwenk viii act as presiding officer
and there will be addresses by Frank
+. Howe of Bennington and Rev. Rich
ard II. Clapp of this town.
Following are the figures. so far as
tabulated, showing the pledges turned
| in hy taa,us ypStprdny.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-27
CLEARING HOUSE
FOR FARM LABOR
Enroilments Desired at Board of Trade
Office-Conferenc Here of Public
Safety Officials.

A conference between members of
the local public safety committee and
representatives of the state public safe
tv committee and the Vermont agrieul-
tural extension service was held in the
board of trade rooms yesterday after
noon for the purpose of devising ways
and means for overcoming the shortage
of farm labor and securing the co-opera-
ton of the merchants and manufaetur-
ers with the county agent to this end.
The representatives of the state COM
mittee were James B. Estee of Mont
pelier and r. NJ. Burdick of Burlington.
S. A. Daniels. chairman of the local
committee, presided.
Mr.. Burdick, who is farm labor spe-
cialist for the extension service, was
the first speaker He presented the need
of all the assistance possible, as the
farmers have put in larger crops in an
| ticipation of furnished adequate help.
| The draft calls have reduced the avail
able supply of labor and later calls will
still further reduce the supply, which
makes cooperation all the more urgent,
especially by producers in what are
classed as non-essential industries.
| Mr. Estee has just returned from the
Granville, n. Y, and Poultnev section
where the foremen of four slate quarries
promised him the equivalent of 40C
days work during the busy seasons
He stated that manufacturers through
out the state, in places that he has Wis
tied, were very desirous of rendering
all the assistance possible, even to the
extent of letting some of the employees
out early in order that they might assis
in cultivating until darkness prevented
1t was decided to make the board o
trade Office a recruiting office for tn
, purpose of enrolling men who wish EN-
: plovment for the season or who can re
spond on short notice for temporary as
: sistance. They will receive pay fo
their services, the amount to be agree
upon between the parties in each in
7 stance The plan contemplates arrans
: ing, SO far as possible, transportatio
= = for groups of men so that they may b
home nights.
: The cooperation of the board c
: trade was promised in this work b
County Agent A. W. Sweeton and Sc
retary H. f. Moffitt of the board {
trade. The plans are in process of fo
mutation and they will be given furth,
publicity. If the plan works out
will be to the advantage of farmers
arrange their work so as to emplt
:, groups of men, Enrolment blanks q
- ready are in the board of trade offie
ie and Mr.. Sweeton and Mr.. Moffitt wou
n be pleased to receive applications
,;s suggestions at any time.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-27
Masonic Temple

Thursday evening at 73O.-Stated com
munication of Brattleboro lodge No. lO2.
Entered Apprentice degree will be worked.
All Masons are urged to march, with
out uniform, in the parade for the draft
men Friday, June %.
Tho women of the Eastern Star will
hold a regular knitting meeting in their
rooms Friday evening.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-27
DRAFT PLOT PUTS
ACTRESS IN PRISON
Edna Clarke Of the Movies Gets Six
Months for Posing as the Wife
of Stacker.

NEW YORK, June 27--Edna Clarke,
%, motion picture actress, who, under
the name of Edna Mario appeared in
film productions of the Fox and Famous
Players companies, was sentenced to six
months in the Queens county peniten-
tiary yesterday by Judge Learned
Hand in the federal district court. She
pleaded guilty to an indictment charg
ing her with conspiracy to violate the
selective service law.
X. w. Horne, assistant United States
attorney, said that Miss Clarke made a
false affidavit in the questionnaire of
Russell Storey Hubley of lis West
Seventy-second street to support his
claim for exemption from military serv-
ice. Miss Clarke swore she was the
wife of Hubley and dependent upon him
for support.
Hubley, who had previously pleaded
guilty to perjuring himself in state
ments in his questionnaire, pleaded
guilty to the conspiracy charge and
was sentenced to year and day in
the Atlanta penitentiary. A similar
sentence was given on the perjury
charge. The two will run concurrently.
The real Mrs. Hubley, who was Miss
Marion Taylor, daughter of lawyer in
Scranton, caused the governments in
vestigation. She eloped with Hubley in
January, 1915, and left him three
months later when he pleaded guilty
to a larceny charge lodged by the man
agement of Breton Hall hotel. She
learned that woman posing as Mrs
Hubley had assisted her husband to OBJ
tain deferred classification. Mrs
EIubley has begun a suit for divorce.
Miss Clarke came to New York from
albany.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-27
NICHOLAS DEAD AGAIN.
Assassination of Former Gear of Russia
Confirmed via Kiev.

PARIS, June PA despatch from
Kiev under date of Wednesday, June 26,
declares that the report of the assassina-
ton of Former Emperor Nicholas of Rus
sia has been confirmed 1t is declared he
was killed by BolsheviIi troops during
their retreat on Yekaterinburg.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-27
BOMBED THE GERMANS.
Series of Raiding Operations Conducted
by British Airmen.

LONDON, June 27.-A series of Brit
ish raiding operations by an "indepen-
dent air force" in which important
points behind the German lines were at
tackled and many tons of bombs
dropped, were reported in an official
statement today. The force was at
tackled by enemy air planes, one of
which was brought down in flames, and
another driven down out of control All
the British machines returned