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The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-06-07
SEEK FLOATING
U-bOAT BASE
Patrols Looking For Supply Ship
Disguised with u. S. Flag.
listen IN" ON WinILfSS
Hampers the Communication of De.
tails of Position of Pursuing Craft
or the Raiders.

Washing on, June THE navy d..
parment sill awaited Il deta led =.
p"1 of the "ncuuM,er between an
American deStroAer and one Of ihv
Gcrfoau submarines oil the Atlantic
coast.
'!itp destroyer WIS still al sea. so
far rs known, and tie commander Of
the naval district To which il is attach
ed has transmitted no additional infor,
nation.
The fact that the enemy craft are
able 10 lis en in on radio converse
tin!;s hampers communication of de
tails 81 Iii" position either IF the pus
suing craft or of The raiders. and
commanders of naval vessels and OF
the naval districts are using The ut.
mos, caution in the messages they
transmit. The fact that the papers
of all vessels sunk by the raiders have
been taken shows that the U-boatS ar,
seeking information in every poSS'h
quarter
Aside from the effort TO locate and
destroy the raiders themselves. the
navy is using every means 10 deter.
mine wheIhpr the SIIDuar mes have u
floating base of supplies. The prog
reSs of the raiders south from the wal
trade and transport routes might NEAR
that they are moving to Il previously
fixed rendezvous with supply ship
A suggestion has been made that y
steamship out of some Mexican port
flying an American flag, may be serv-
ing as base. but the navy has No
definite information on this Every
vessel in coastal or nearby waters is
being Overhauled and investigated by
anti-submarine patrols.
Speculation as to the use of t1oai
ing base brought up again the peculiar
circumstances surrounding the sink.
ing Of at least two vessels. In each
case seamen said that while one sub
marine held them up and forced them
to take to their boats, a second lay
some distance off with only its peris-
cope showing.
1t may be that the second subma,
rine was such vessel as the CONNER
cial submarine Deutschland, loaded
with extra fuel and stores.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-06-07
Catarrhal Deafness Cannot Be Cured

Catarrhal Deafness Cannot Be Cured
by local applications, as they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the
ear. There is only one way to cure
catarrhal deafness, and that is by
constitutional remedy. Catarrhal
Deafness is caused by an inf1amed
condition of the mucous lining of the
Eustachian Tube. When this tube is
inf1amed you have rumbling sound
or imperfect hearing, and when it is
entirely closed, Deafness is the re-
suit. Unless the Inflammation can
be reduced and this tube restored to
its normal condition, hearing will be
destroyed forever. Many cases of
deafness are caused by catarrh, which
is an inf1amed condition of the mu-
cous surfaces. Halls Catarrh Medi-
cine acts thru the blood on the mu-
cous surfaces of the system.
We will give One Hundred Dollars
for any case of Catarrhal Deafness
that cannot be cured by Halls Ca
tarrh Medicine Circulars free. All
Druggists, 75c.
F. ]. CHENEY G CO., Toledo, o.
Adv
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-06-07
II DEATHS IN CASUALTIES
Seven Killed in Action and Six Die
From Other Causes.

Washington, June THE army cas-
ralty list contained thirty,four names,
divided as follows:
Killed in action, seven; died of
wounds, three; died of accident, three:
died of disease, four; wounded severe
~. twelve: wounded. degree undeter-
mined, one; wounded slightly, three;
missing in action, one
Officers named We're:
Lieutenant A. P Fl Sage Memphis.
tenn, died of wounds. Lieutenants
Willard d. Hill, Cleburne, Texas, and
Bernard C. Wolcott, Binghamton, n.
Y. were wounded severely.
Carl A Parr, Nicholson, Pa. ard
August Schuster Erie, Pa, were kill
ed in action.
William Marienscheck, Plainfield. n.
j., and John II. Siple, Wrightsville,
Pa, were wounded severely
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-06-07
Bride Ends Her Life.

Philadelphia, June Mrs Martha
Becker, bride of three weeks. com
mitted suicide. the police say. by TAX
ing poison in her apartments near
TOrty-f1rst and Chestnut streets Mrs
Becker, who recently arrived here
from Milwaukee, Wis, left note ad
dressed to her husband which read ::
II am so nervous and worried about
Homework. l am afraid I will become
insane. Rather than let this happen
I would he dead. You were so good
to me and are not at all to blame"
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-06-07
ORGANIZE FAIL REGIMENTS
Adds 5o,0cc Men . Engineers Mo-
AEdSacsd in France.

Washington, June T.-OrganiZat to
# five new regiments and ninetee
Aattalions of railway engineers f
service in France, has about bee
completed by Samuel NJ. FELTON,. e
rector general of military railways
They will add $4,000 men to thoS
already engaged in railroad constru,
lion and operation in France, said
announcement by the war department
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-06-07
War Department Shocked.

Washington, June News of the
sudden death of Brigadier General
Robert E. L. Niche came as shock
in war department and army circles
For a long time General Mi Iie wa,
chief aide to General Hugh L. Scott
former chief of staff.
General Niche was graduated from
the Military Academy in 1885. He was
made a member of the general staff
in 1903. serving until 1907. He was
attached to it again in 1911 He was
a native of Virginia and was fifty-four
years old.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-06-07
U. S. PORE F-e'e Britain.

London. June John r. Clynes
parliamen arE secret, ry &C rhe MINIS
try cf food. told the house OF commons
no efforts ot The German submarines
OF ,,re,: .rit" / e 81, q :. .tElJ % 5
of bacon and han" recentr hat been
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-06-07
NEAR LYNCHlNG AT NAVY YARD
Employees Attempt to Hang Man For
Unpatriotc Remarks.

NO.
Philadelphia, June 1.-THE arrival
of police prevented possible lynch
ing at the Philadelphia navy yard.
George w. Dell, twenty-one years
old. Il mechanic at the navy yard, is
alleged to have remarked that this
var was nothing but graft and that
President Wilson would be In safe
place if a little bullet could find its
mark. Twenty other employees object
ed and proceeded to get rope.
When the police arrived in response
to a riot call, they found that Dell
was about to be looped around the
neck They arrested Dell and took
the twenty other employees to the fed
eral building.
United States District Attorney
Kane. investigating the cause for the
probable lynching, repremanded the
twenty men for their overpatriOtic
feelings.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-06-07
EXPECT BIG NEW DRIVE
arrqans Seem to Have Halted Often.
sive on Present Line.

sive on Present Line.
Paris, June THE battle situation
frankly satisfactory, says a Havas
gency review. and the enemy, temper
rily at least, is not likely 10 make
lacks all along the front between
helms and the Disc.
Local attempts seem to Indicate the
prmanS have renowned for the mo-
cent their purpose to win Il decision
N the battlefield picked out by their
.ammanderS May 81.
The Petit Parisien thinks General
Ludendorff IS preparing a blow which
he expects will have prodigiouS re-
suits
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-06-07
GERMANS SHIFTING TROOPS
Americans at TouI Report Heavy En-
a,ou Ma,an,a.% Ag..x,.,.I

Americans at Toui Report Heavy En-
envy Movement Westward.
With the American Army in France.
June Extraordinarily heavy rail
way train movements frol. the north
east to the westward in the rear of
the enemy lines northwest of Toul
We're reported by the American pa
trolls.
Aerial observers made similar re-
ports saying at one time the flares
from the tunnels of the locomotives of
several trains were visible simultane.
ously
The trains, apparently headed to-
ward ST. Mihiel. passed during the
greater part of the night
\ big German thrust in the vicinity
IF Rheims on the Champagne front
mas been predicted since the offensive
has slowed down on the western side
ri the driving salient
The movement of troops referred to
III the above despatch may be in line
With such plan.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-06-07
PENNSYLVANIA Sends Envoy Abroad

Pennsylvania Sends Envoy Abroad.
Harrisburg. Pa, June THE P+nn-
Sylvania safety and defense cnE",;s-
Sion appointed Colonel Henry w. Shoe
maker Altoona. publisher ard mem
her of the governors staff, to g. to
Europe TO make & study of methods
used by cities for defense against at.
+acks by aircraft.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-06-07
More U. S. Wounded Arrive.

Washington, June During the.
week ending May 81 1874 sick and
wounded soldiers of the American ex.
peditionary forces were landed in this
country For the week ending May
"a sixteen arriSed. The soldiers have
aeen sent to army hospitals.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-06-07
STARTS PROFITEERING QUIZ
Senate Adopts Borah Resolution For
inquiry of Presidents Facts.

Washington, June THE resolution
of Senator Borah, Republican, Idaho,
designed to disclose alleged evidence
in the treasury of profiteering. was
adopted by the senate without nbjec-
ton of debate.
1t was amended to require presen-
tation only of information regarding
corporation earnings in excess of Is
per cent.
President Wilson. in his address to
congress, requesting revenue legisa-
ton, said the government had 'indis-
putable evidence of profiteering" Sen
ator Borah said the presidents state
ment was an express invitation TO
congress to call for the evidence.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-06-07
Submarine Sunks Two More

St Johns, n. F., June THE bark
Attila and schooner Ruth Richman, of
this port, have been torpedoed while
coming from Gibraltar to st. Johns, it
Is announced. The crews were saved.
Both craft were salt laden
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-06-07
Remember Mother in No Mans Land

Shamokin, Pa, Jane Mrs. Pat
rick McAnnaney, of this place, is in
receipt of letter from her son, Pri-
vate Joseph McAnnHney, a member o.
Company II, twenty-third infantry,
United States army in which he in.
closed several pressed flowers he had
plurkcd in No Mans Land, France
McAnnaney tells of having been at
the front for five Suc cess.ve weeks.
He was on a listening post, when he
espied the flowers = Shor; distance
away, crawled our. gathered them in
and was il.s' C."tr 10 ito his ddgout
when German -ai,$aaOters cut loose
with rife fi:e
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-06-07
The Weather.

Forecast for this Sc len: UnSettlet5
with showers roEly II probably :"
mOrrOw: s;ier,y WINS
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-06-07
Brazilian WarShip Comma,

Rio Janiero, June 1T is annornc-
ea tia, 4 Braz'tian warsA.9 vii. visit
New York md TAX" p',- IL IN cele,
hr"ticn = No'." } cf Erl-.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-06-07
GENERAL NICHE DIES ABROAD
End Comes Suddenly on Train Near
Rouen-Former Aide to Scott

RoUen-Fo TRhtr RTue 70 SCott.
Paris, June 7.-Brigadier General
Robert F. L. Niche. of the American
army, died in a railroad train near
Rouen.
His death was sudden and unexpect.
ed as he had not been ill.,
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-06-07
BASE BALL SCORES
Following 10 Result OF Games PIaye6
Yesterday.
aMeRlcAN LEAGUE

aMeRiCAN LEAGUE
~ elan -Boston,1;; Cleveland,
u au innings.) Batteries-.Jones,
Agnew Coveleskie, O'Neill.
At st. Louis-New York, .; St
Louis, 2. 40 innings) Batteries
Love, Hannah Rogers, Nunamaker.
At Observation-Disclosures 3; Detroit,
2. Observation-Disclosures, Ainsmith;
Cunningham, Yelle.
Chicago Athletics-Rain.
STANDING of the Clubs
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-06-07
Sequel 10
l.G.1s.3 For Doll

KTa.svneIT--,..r,ctGs Greatly Developed by
Taaehs.,r. Gh;iorea T., LDvo their Dolls.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-12
Lawrence County Negro
 Sentenced to Hang

Mculton September 11.-( (Specialo The first death penalty fixed in Law renee county for many years priar to the civil war, was imposed when a jury in the circuit court yesterday. re- turned a verdict of murder in the first degree against Charley Mitchell, ne- gro. charged with murder.
 The crime for which this man was convicted was a peculiarly atrocious one. Charley Mitchell and another ne- gro were mixed up in some hog steal ing. Mitchell accused the other man of turning him up and said that he would kill him. This negro was miss ing a few days later and a search be- ing made, his body was found weighted 1own in the Tennessee river with a bullet hole in his back. Mitchell was arrested at Columbia, Tenn, and con- fessed to the crime. The jury was out several hours. being hung on the question of the punishment.
 Nose Appleberry, another negro, charged with murder, got life sem tence. There are 10 more murder eases on the docket.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-12
LIBERTY CHORUS"
 TO BE FORMED BY MUSIC STUDY CLUB
of the Chorus, With Mrs. New man as Accompanist

Owing to the great demand for pa- triotic work of all kinds, the Birming- ham Music Study club has decided to form aa military chorus to be called a Liberty chorus" instead of the usual one to study the classics. The coun cil of defense has asked for Liberty choruses to be organized, the national federated clubs to be pioneers.
 The state director of the four-min- ute men has had a request from the government to organize four-pinute singers. This matter has been turned over to the club, and was voted upon to form quartet or double quartet for this purpose. These singers, in fact, the whole chorus. will learn and sing only patriotic and popular songs and be ready to give their services whenever called upon. The club voted upon khaki cloth for the uniform of the chorus to be worn on all public occasions, whether in whole chorus or quartet. All uniforms will be alike, and a notice will be in the newspape where and when to be purchased by each individual
 Miss Sara Mallam has been elected director of the chorus, and Mrs Robert Newman accompanist The club feels complimented in having obtained the service of two of Birmingham most capable musicians for these offices.
 It will be gratifying to know that they have offered their services with out remuneration. thereby leaving the , funds of the club to be used for war work.
 All members of the club or .nonm em- bers who wish to join the Liberty cho- rus. those who have not joined ere this, make application either to Miss sara Mallam or Mrs. Herman Rich The regular meeting of the chorus will not take place Thursday. Septem- Der l2, on account of registration day. but will he Thursday, September 19, and all members, old and new. are urged to De present.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-12

Bessemer, September 11;-(speclaL) Corp Samuel E. Lane, Compahy D, leHn infantry, was wounded in the engagement in which so many Alabama men suffered losing his right foot as result Corpora Lane is the son. of Mrs. A. J. Arnold of Bessemer, and is only IS years of age He enlisted last summer when the Ala bama men were at Montgomery.
 The following letter tells of his marrow escape from death:
 Here am again good as ever' teei- ing fine. but yet in bed. However, by the time you get this letter nope will be able to walk around on crutches have never told you where I was shot. Well. I had my right foot shot off. will be able to wear an artificial foot and be as good as before.2@I was hit in the fore head; d bullet came through close friend of mine who was only few feet in front of me and that checked . it so much that it only raised large bump and broke the skin lit- tie. This was nothing compared to some of the incidents that happened in the battle"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-12
Corbett's Daily Letter
 On Great Sport Topics
By JAMES ]. coRBETT

s SOnhA1
 conscience of each of the operators and
 the next day they gave their answer to
 the gamblers. It was:
 We'll do it.
 The conspirators at once got busy.
 Two of them went to New York and two others to Chicago. Another made a hurried trip to one of the southern towns and there he busied himself sending tele- grams to confederates Tn all the cities outside of New York and Chicago. When we send word to bet on a cer- tain horse, place 5000 on that horse to win. Bet it in the biggest poolrooms in I the town but to avoid suspicion, don't bet l it all in one place. Scatter the bets around as much as possible l A few days later the confederate re- l ceived these instructions: Bet on Royal Nettie to win today s race.''
 But Royal Nettie didn't win. She fin- shed among the also rans." And that s | where the operators got busy-as per in- I structions. Each one, in sending the rac- | ing summary, placed the name of Royal Nettie as the winner and put the name Of l the real winner in the ..also ran list. | Almost ,nra sdiately after the summar- 1 ies had been telegrapheo to all parts or | the country the confederates of the crooks made demands on the various poolroom ! keepers for their money. They wanted to make as quick a getaway as possible.
 But the suspicious of the 'boollies'' was excited and before paying they insisted upon wiring New Orleans for confirma- 1 tion of the race result
 I Summary sent you Is correct. Royal 1 Nettie at 25 to l won the race,' flashed back the four operators at the track 1 And then there was nothing for the I pool room keepers to do but cash the | ''winning tickets" The operators got 1 their ''bit''-and disappeared. And the 1 gamblers went into hiding for awhile
 until the Jurors created by their crooked l ness had decreased.
 And then they came forth to spend the ] fortune which they had mulcted from pool room keepers by one of the shrewdest tricks in the history of the tricky racing l game
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-12
Eli Wilson Is Jailed for
 Falsifying Questionnaire

Eli Wilson, negro, was arrested by special agents of the department of jus tice yesterday on a charge of falsely an- swering his questionnaire Eli claimed exemption on dependency of his wife, Willie Wilson, who testified that he had not supported her since November l, 1917, and she did not sign his question naire as his wife.
 This, however. was done by Lilly Chap man. another negro, who was also ar rested and placed in the county jail. Will son stated that his wife had shot at him and left him and she declared she had done so because he treated her so mean Wilson was placed in the county jail
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-12

Down in New Orleans 15 years or so ago, was engineered the biggest crooked coup in racing history; Killing" that "broke" scores of the largest bedrooms operating throughout the country and netted the conspirators close to s10oo,o9Ol
 And the medium of it was a horse known as Royal Nettie.
 Elaborate preparations welN made for the "killing"-and the entire scheme went through without a hitch.
 Six gamblers, then operating in New Orleans spent many days cultivating the acquaintance of four telegraph operators who were at the Louisiana track. The gamblers, posing as good fellows, ana spending money freely-soon won the friendship of the operators and for time chummed around with them. The sight of so much mouey and the life of luxury which the gamblers seemed to be living made the operators discontented with their own lot in life and soon they began expressing those thoughts to their gam bier "friends''-as the gamblers had an ticipated
 And then the trap was sprung. . You fellows can become wealthy, too spoke up one of the gamblers. Do us little favor and we'll see to it that you get enough money to live comforta- ply for the rest of your days. Naturally the opera tors exhibited inter- est and asked obe let in on the plan. 1 All you fellows need to do is Ito send out on a certain day the name of horse | that we will give you as the winner of a l certain raee.''
 Why, that would be violating the trust that's placed in us,' declared the opera l tors indignantly.
 "Wel, that isn't such an awful crime, | is it, in comparison with, say $10OOO a piece for you boys. Think 1t over, and :! give us your answer tomorrow" 1 The thought of slo,O0O in cash stilled the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-12
Hubbard Bros. & Co.'S Letter

New York, September n.-(Special) ) As no positive action resulted from the meeting of the congressman in Washing ton with the war industries board, the trade assumed that the matter of price fixing had not been settled, Of course, uncertainty does not add to confidence or attract confident buying. Therefore, the disposition of the trade to think the pres sure of the receipts would bring about a decline was not changed. A rally about noon brought the market back to the closing prices, but there is as yet no change to the general impression that at present prices there will not be many new buyers to absorb the incoming re- coming receipts. The offerings are re- ported light in Texas, but heavier in the Atlantic states.--Hubard Bros
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-12
REGISTRATION PLANS MADE

Plans have been completed for the reg istration of men from IS to 45 years, in+ elusive, at Bessemer Thursday, when it is Thought 12,oO0 men will be registered under the direction of local board No. 1. All registration places will be opened at 9 clock and registrants are requested to go early to register. Registrars and as- sstants have been appointed and in- structed as to their duties and all men registering are requested to go to their regular voting places i'll their wards or voting precincts. The large registration will be an occasion for display of patriotism by the Bessemer people, and flags and patriotic colors are expected to be much in evidence.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-12
Million Dollar Fire
 in Shipbuilding Plant

Philadelphia, September n.-Fire to- night at the New York Shipbuilding plant at Camden, N. J., across the Delaware river here. caused damage estimated at nearly s1,0o0000. The power house and plate angle shop were burned. Company officials refuse information as to whether any naval vessels or other ships at the. yard were damaged. x
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-12
Red Cross Bulletin

The work of the American Rea Cross has grown to such proposs tions in it's efforts to relieve s1l fering humanity ti,at The Age-heF- aid will publish Red Cross nclls- tin daily. COnl-ibrtio1s to thls column from workers thro1gnous the district wili be welcomed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-12
AIDS PRISONERS IN GERMANY

A Polish American woman living in Baltimore has a son who is a prisoner in German prison camp. He was one of the crew of the $. $. Esmeralda which was sunk by, a German subma- rine. The mother has written to a Red Cross friend who had taken an inter est in her, telling of the letters that she has received from her boy in Ger many.
 T have only received two letters from Edwin since I saw you" she wrote but they were very nice let ters. He told me how wonderful the American Red Cross were. He had fine, warm clothes this winter and also very fine food parcels sent to the American prisoners. Edwin told me not to wor- ry, that he was getting alonge alright, but as you know mother cannot help from it. He says that he writes every two weeks. but of course I don't re- ceive them. It is nearly two months that 1 received any mail from him. I would be very thankful for any infor- nation that I could get in regards to him.
 It is needless to say that every bit of information and comfort any Red Cross workers are able to give this mother and other mothers living in the same anxiety will be freely given.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-12
CARING FOR soLDIERs

The Red Cross. busy caring for sol diers in camps here and overseas and the families of American fathers, has become junk man, too.
 With the cooperation of the several million people in Louisiana. Mississippi and Alabama, Salvage and shop is be- ing introduced Chapters of the gulf division of the American Red Cross are starting the salvage activity under the direction of the bureau of salvage and shop, a bureau under the bureau of development.
 The title of the new activity tells the story and objects of the worlk-salvage of things otherwise wasted or discarded. The Red Cross asks the people to save these things, they in turn are collected