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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-14
HORST ARRESTED
 AS A GERMAN SPY
Loaded Gun and Iron Cross Found in
 Possession of Defendant

Alfred Adolph Horst of SPA First avenue, orth, was arrested yesterday afternoon $y special agents of the department of Justice and is being held on suspicion as German spy. The arrest of Horst was largely due to the efforts of Clarence J. Palmer, who worked up the case. Horst was born in Saxony. Germany, but has lived in Birmingham for num- Der of years and has been employed by local seed concern.
 At the time of his arrest Horst had Pn his person a loaded gun and ring with the iron cross on it. He is about E years of age and is married. Horst |yas placed in the county jail, where he will be held pending instructions from Washington.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-14

class immediately and those of the lat ter class will be called when the other is exhausted.
 The new questionnaires to be sent out contain IS pages of questions set in as solid type as possible to maintain legi- bility and barely enough space is left between the lines to write in the an- swers. The government will not only have the history of the registrant when these questionnaires are filled out but that of his family.
 The department of justice has re- ceived instructions to round up all slackers and will immediately begin this work. Every man between the ages of IS and 45 inclusive. who failed to register will be arrested and prosecuted for his failure to comply with the gov ernment's order. Many of the regis trars were unable to get their reports to the office of the exemption boards until late yesterday afternoon and the report will be announced today when it is finished. An auditor is at work on 1t and will have it ready for publica- tion today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-14
CITY MOTOR SCOUTS
 DEFER RESIGNATION

At a meeting of the motor scouts of the police department held in the office or Chief T. J. Shirley the scouts decided to defer their resignation until October. in order to give the commission time. to fix the budget Commissioner John Tay- Tor stated that the commissioners would take up the petition as soon as possible, but 1t would probably take several days far them to determine whether the city can give the raise asked by the scouts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-14
DOCKET CLEARED
 IN FEDERAL COURT

A consent judgment in the amount oi $150o was reached yesterday in the case of J. Leroy Smith. administrator of the estate of James D. Smith, deceased, vs the Woodward Iron company. The case was set for trial in the federal court yes- terday before Judge W. I. Grubb.
 The case of Joseph F. McGowin vs. John D. McNeel, internal revenue collector was taken under advisement by Judge Grubb and the attorneys representing thu plaintiff and the defendant have 10 days in which to submit briefs for considers ton. The docket for this week has been practically cleared.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-14
|UM K|PPUR AT
 KNESSETH ISRAEL
eginning Sunday at Sum- Down Holiest Day of Jew
 ish Year Will Begin
RESOURCES

Next Sunday at sundown the Jewish bliday of Tom Kippur. or the Day Of
 tenement, will begin, and will continue
 l Monday at sundown. This is the bliest day of the year in the Jewish call,
 ldar. It ma tks the eliminating point
 the penitential season, which began
 Rosh IIashona. This day is called in
 e Pentalendra, Sabbath of solemn
 st. It is also fast day, when one
 ould abstain from all ordinary occupa-
 bns and restrain his physical cravings.
 The individual has to atone for his sins, filings and Weaknesses on Tom Kippur.
 6 has to secure pardon and forgiveness.
 ut it all depends upon his own determi- ation to bring about great change for
 C better in his life. The liturgy of the ought after can be obtained by means repentance, prayer and benevolence. he whole day is, therefore, devoted to aye rand application. Tradition adds ! the significance of the Day of Atone
 ent by declaring that on this day God ftFuOneu tHe lSrdellteS or the CdTuluAl
 n of having made and worshipped the |olden calf while in the, wilderness. Thus br more than 5000 years the message Of \ fom kippur has been forgiveness, Ehether between God and man, or be- tween man and his fellow man., It was blended to have wholesome influence bon the people by establishing good re- htions among them in reference to Goa |nd to man. The fact shows the ern- hasis Judaism lays on the spiritual life. ince the people have to give up conn |letely all their material pursuits for a |Fhole day to devote themselves to their |eligion.
 At the Knesseth Israel synagogue. Sev- nth avenue and Seventeenth street, ap- |ropriate service will be held Sunday |vening at 6:30 o'clock and Monday morn hg at 6.30. Rabbi Jacob l. Mendelssohn bill praach
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-14
,olored Women Speak
 at Churches Tomorrow

Mrs A. w. Harney, chairman of the
 Folored woman's four-minute division, has
 announced the speakers and places where
 hey will speak tomorrow, using as their
 subject, Where Did You Get Your
 Tacts?'
 The speakers follow: St Paul M. F.
 church, Mrs. Ellington; Congregational
 rhurch. Mrs. R. M. Mckenzie: St. John s IA. NJ. E.. Mrs. J. B. F. Shaw: A NJ E. Zion. Mrs. J. w. Gillespie; Shiloh Bap- Hist, Mrs. F. H. Jackson: c. NJ F. church, Mrs. J. H. Bogsdale; New Hope. Thirty khird street and second avenue, Mrs. W |T. Poole: Presbyterian. Mrs B. F. |Colley: Friendship Baptist Mrs D. IL IIohnston; St. James Baptist. Mrs s. |Blackburn: St Paul A. M E., M. E. |Sigman; Twenty-third Street Baptist, Mrs. A. M. Brown.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-14
Publicity Methods of Liberty Loan Drive
 Planned by Committee

County Chairman Murray Brown of the fourth Liberty Loan committee yesterday held two conferences with the publicity committee. one at II o'clock with the general committee, and at 3 o'clock in the afternoon with the press division of the committee.
 At the morning session Vice Char man Hill Ferguson presided and sev-l eral suggestions as to the best public itv methods were discussed, and two of these adopted.f The nature of the suggestions adopted is withheld pend ing the working out of the details. but 1t is said they are very attract i've and when given to the public will arouse considerable interest.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-14
BRUTAL INTELLIGENCE

The German has it on the savage in brutality, plus intelligence Sergeant Haight said. I've must write 100 of the 100 clauses in the peace terms; the Ger mans must not write one"
 Mrs. John Turner gave an entertain ing pianologue and Mrs. Mary l. Hoskins related the incident of an International Sunday school worker in Canada. not seeing any young men or boys, asked an aged man where they were, and of his reply that they had seen the vision and gone to war. They caught the vision early in the war this man said, and we must catch it here" said Mrs. Hos kins.
 At the afternoon session short talks were made by Mrs. Phil Oster, on the Speakers Bureau" Mrs. w. l. Grubb, on "Expenses of the Woman's Commit tee in the Fourth Liberty Loan Cam paign," and Mrs. John R. Hornady on Press Work" in which she advised the publicity committees of the different counties to supply the newspapers with live news accurate, and promptly.
 Then followed a general discussion of the work to be done by the women in the Fourth Liberty Loan campaign, after which the conference adjourned.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-14
|Southside Baptist Bible
 School to Have Rally

The last Sunday in September has been observed for several years by tho Southside Baptist Bible school e Q fall rally and promotion day. Tho war is influencing everything this year The day will be obseTved this year as Liberty Sunday.
 A programme of stirring patriotic music will be rendered and Sergt. c. P. Haight of the Canadian army. who is in this country working under the di- rection of the committee of public in- formation doing war work. will de- liver an address. The programme will be arranged around the idea of the fourth Liberty Loan. which begins on September 2s.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-14
BoOsTING THE MISSISSIPPI

k Immediately following his appoint ment as manager of the Mississippi Warrior waterways Mir. Sanders went to St Louis, where he spoke before gathering of business men and shippers Houtlining his plans for opening trans portation on the Mississippi. He re- peated this at Kansas City, at Cairo, Ill. at Memphis and at New Orleans
 Three weeks ago the government an rounced that it would take over the boats and barges on the Warrior owned by the Pratt Consolidate Coal company and the DeBardeleben com pany. These barges and boats are undergoing repairs at New Orleans
 In the meantime MT. Rushton has wired MT Sanders asking for equip mens to move his coal. He has re- ceivcd no response
 TO sum it up: The Birmingham dis trict produces or can produce. all the coal required for industrial and domes- tic consumption in the territory as- signed to it by the fuel administration, Mobile and New Orleans are included in this territory The railroads cannot furnish the transportation facilities for the capacity output of the mines. The shipbuilding plants, the lumber mills. the sugar mills and various oth- CT industrial enterprises lying along and near the Gulf of Mexico. all turn ing out products essential to the gov ernment and the people, are dependent upon the Birmingham district for fuel coal The government wants these industries taken care of and because the railroad equipment was insuffi- cient to take care of 1t, the railroa administration was directed to take over the control and operation-ope sa- tfon as we'll as control--of the War riof river.
 Following this action the railroad administration agreed with the own CTS of the Pratt Consolidated and the DeBardeleben Coal companies to take over their boats, barges and equipment. It was then up to Manager M. J. Sand CTS of New Orleans to operate them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-14
Auto Accident

Olen Warden. 1903 Sixth avenue. north, was run over at First avenue and Twen- ty-first street yesterday afternoon by a car driven by John Johnson. negro. slightly injuring him Johnson. was arr rested for reckless driving.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-14
The Strong Withstand the Heat of summer Better Than the Weak.

t1Id peOpIe WHU dre 1eeU1e H11u yuulls er people who are weak. will be strengthened and enabled 10 go through the depressing heat of sum mer by taking GROVES TAoTELESS .,sxSI4L TONIC. It purifes and enricnes the blood and builds up the whole sys- tenn. You can soon feel it's StIength- ening. Invigoratins Effect. COG.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-14
Marriaxe Licenses

The following marriage license was issued in the probate office yesterday: Jewell s. Taylor of Jacksonville, Fla. to Mss Lois Florine Hodges
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-14
PERSONAL

Dr. J. R. Chandler of Ishkooda has been called to the colors and will leave next week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-14
Books to Be Audited

The contract to audit the books of the city of Birmingham has been awarded to the firm of Lehman & Mcintosh. This firm audited the city's books in 1917.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-14
MINES FORGED TO CLOSE

Lying in it's bin on the banks of the
 Warrior are 2000 tons of coal taken from
 the mine of the National Coal and Coke company, J. Frank Rushton, president It has been in there sometime. The bins are full, and as a consequence of the failure to furnish barges in which
 to ship the output the owners have been compelled to close down their
 mine. Not only have they been com pelled to close down the mine, but plans for developing them to daily capacity of 5000 tons have been halted lpending the development of the river traffic.
 No other means of shipping this coal lis available: the mine is remote from any railroad 1t was opened on the Warrior river with the expectation that adequate transportation facilities would be provided thereon to take care | of if
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-14
River Transportation in En- tire Control of Sanders
 Since Barges Were
 Purchased GOVERNMENT HAVING REPAIRS MADE AT THE NEW ORLEANS DOCKS One Company Has 200O Tons Piled Up in Bins on River
 Unable to Move
 a Ton

In the prosecution of the war
 against the Germans the adminfs-
 traitor at Washington has seen fit
 to create a number of bureaus and
 commissions to which have been
 committed the operations and con-
 duct of different agencies essential
 to the maintenance of the govern
 meut and the support of the mili- tary establishment.
 Among the bureaus or cCmmis-
 sions so created are the railroad
 administration and the fuel ad-
 n,inistration, the one having com
 trol of the transportation systems
 of the country, the other the pre-
 principally coal.
 Added to the transportation arteries placed under the control of the rail road administration is that of the rivel systems taken over by the government Such are the Warrior and the Missls sippi rivers
 At the head of the waterways divis ion of the railroad administration i' M. J. Sanders of New Orleans. MT. san ders was appointed July 22. BIRMINGHAM'S VITAL INTEREST Birmingham is yitally interested il both of these new departments--th th' railroad administration and the fuel ad ministration. Birmingham is the larges producer of coal in the south and mor' freight tonnage originates here thai lin any other district in the United States, with possibly two or three eN oeptions. The bulk of this tonnage i. coal-20, DOG, 900 tons of it in 1917 ant an equal amount in prospect for 1918.
 By their own admission the railroad administration has been unable to fur nish cars in which to ship the capacit, output of the coal mines in this dis trict to market. The average number |of cars supplied during recent month, runs from 80 to 90 per cent of demand The number of box cars available fol other freight averages only about 6' per cent the country over. The Bir mingham district gets only it's shar' of these.
 The government took over the con trol of the Mississippi river and th' Warrior river as a means of increas ing the shipping facilities of the coun try and to relieve the railroads to tha extent, of the burden placed upon then Iby the, demands of war. Coal, it ha been demonstrated, can be sent dowl the Warrior river from the Birming ham district to Mobile for about 8 cents a ton, provided the proper equip ment is made available.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-12-18
GOVERNMENT WILL
EXPERIMENT In TRANSPOR.
TATION OF PERISHABLES

Jacksonville, Dec. 1S. How Flor
ida perishables may best be handled
while in transit to the markets Is 60
Ing to be answered by experiments
now in progress b. the United States
Department of Agriculture.
A corps of experts and assistants
have recently arrived In South Florida
and experiments with refrigerator car
equipment will be kept up through
out the present shipping season Six.
teen brand new ventilator and refrig-
orator cars Of the latest approved
type have been sent here for the pur-
pose of making comparisons. As far
az may be practical, 1t is understood.
the government men will endeayor 10
secure two carloads of the same per-
ishable commodity moving from the
same point to the same northern
market on the same day. One carload
Will then be loaded into one of the
new type cars, the other being loaded
into cars ordinarily supplied Florida
growers for the movement of their
products. The cars will then be start
ed forward on the same train in com
pany with coach on which two OF
the government men will travel. Spe-
cial apparatus will enable the taking
and recording of temperatures N va
rious portions of each car once every
hour until they arrive at their destl-
patton.
This will be done continuously
throughout the season and the stats.
tics resulting from comparisons of the
ngures should afford reliable index
to the relative worth of the different
types Of equipment.
For long time 1t has been CON-
tended by some of the growers that
the equipment usually supplied for the
movement Of citrus fruits and yege-
tables from Florida did not afford
them sufficient protection when very
cold weather was encountered upon
the trip northward. Thew have insist
cd that failure in many instances Of
Florida fruit to arrive in the markets
IN good condition was not the fault Of
the grower or shipper, but was who'll
" due to certain inadequacles In the
cars provided for it's loading.
The Florida Citrus Exchange to-
gether with other organizations has
made an effort to get at the bottom Of
the trouble. The governmental in
VeStisatiOn is the result. and the data
obtained from the experiments this
season should be most valuable to the
srowers Of the state.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-12-18
BOLSHEVISTS DOMINATING
NORWEGIAN SOCIALISTS

Christiania, Dec. 18.-The Bolshe.
vik faction of the Norwegian Socialist
party has, since last spring, exercised
controlling influence over the or.
ganization. For some months this
was done more or less secretly and
the objects aimed at were not made
public. But after the revolution in
Germany concealment was abandoned
In speeches at public meetings and
by articles in socialist organs, labor
ers were urged to organize revolu-
tionary associations, similar to those
in Russia, provide themselves with
arms, and be ready for revolution
ary uprising, to overthrow the gov
ernment. They were told that they
should employ force and terror to
whatever extent 1t might be necessary
to accomplish their purpose ard es-
tablish what would virtually amount
to a minority dictatorship on Bclshe-
vik lines.
1t is admitted by the leaders of the
Bolshevik faction that the latter con-
stitute only very small portion of
organized labor but they declare 1t Ia
for that reason they are justified In
having recourse to force because they
could not attain their aims by par
liamentary methods and lawful forms
OF agitation.
The president of the labor party is
a Bolshevist and In conjunction with
certain Russian Bolshevists estab-
lished a Russian telegraph news
agency here for the ostensible pur-
pose OF furnishing the Norwegian
press with "feliable" news from Pc
trograd.
No date has yet been approximately
fixed for starting their proposed revo-
luton. The leaders declare 1t de-
pends on "how things turn out in
England. One of them openly stated,
"If there is no revolution in England,
there will be no use trying one here,
for England wuld at once step in
and suppress it,"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-12-18
BERNHARDT Is TO HAVE
ANOTHER OPERATION

Paris, Dec. Is. Mime. Sarah Bern
hardt is to undergo another operation
in Paris, having returned to this
country for the purpose rather than
submit to American surgeons. Nine.
Bernhardt submitted to amputation Of
her right leg in 1915, rather than re-
main inactive six months to save It,
as her physicians told her she might
do. Since then she has made several
tours Of England and America. An
operation was performed in New York
last April because of trouble brought
on, she alleges, by defective heating
apparatus in railway car, and she
is suing the company for $75,O ,OOO dam
ages.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-12-18
JUDGE WIN. SHEPHERD TO
TRY DESERTERS AND DRAFT
DODGERS IN GAINESVILLE

Jacksonville, Dec. IS. During the
session of the United States district
court for the northern district OF
Florida, which meets in Gainesville
Jan. 5, next, Judge William B.
Shepherd presiding, there will come
up during that term of court, case
which has attracted state wide atten-
ton and in fact caused comment in
Eeighboring commonwealths, because
of the defiance OF the government by
soldier deserters in time of war as
well as draft dodgers.
II appears that soldiers surreptitj
ously left their commands and with
men who ,evaded the draft, fortified
themselves on an island at the mouth
of the Suwannee river and resisted es-
forts made to capture them and for a
time were successful When the fed
eral authorities succeeded in gather
ing them in, the soldiers were no;
court martialed but confined at Fort
Barrancas, to be held as witnesses
against the draft dodgers. When their
testimony has been taken the military
authorities will mete out the punish
ments in their cases.
There are number of men to be
tried and the case promises to be one
CT the most important held in the state
iii some time. Beside Judge Shep-
herd on the bench, John l.. Neeley,
United States district attorney, AS
sistant United States District Attor-
ney Anderson and attaches of the
court at Pensacola, will be present
the legal officials as prosecutors for
the government.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-12-18
new York TO
HAVE GIGANTIC.
RED CROSS
CARNIVAL
TONIGHT
FIFTH AVENUE TO BE "AVENUE
OF MERCY" TONIGHT In BIG
DRIVE FOR RED CROSS MEM.
BERSHIPS
(By Associated Press.)

New York, Dec. 18.-Fifth avenue
from Madison Square to the Plaza
at 59th street becomes an Avenue Of
Mercy" tonight for a gigantic carnival
to which New York's millions are in
vited as a means of stimulating en-
rollment in the Christmas Roll Call Of
the Red Cross. The only price of ad-
mission is 81 for the 1919 Red Cross
membership button which shows the
wearer has given his 'iheart and dol
lar" for the cause.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-12-18
COUNTY AGENTS. REPORTS


Palm Beach County.-This county
took second prize at the state fair in
Jacksonville.
Lake County Citrus still moving,
and the quality of the fruit Is good.
Labor drifting in and out, most Of It
from northern cities.
Manatee County.7-Have arranged to
have two columns in the local paper
each week devoted to Timely Farm
Suggestions in Manatee County This
paper promises to give prominent
places to matters If the agent will
furnish two columns each week, and
not send that same copy to other pa
rers.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-12-18
MAIL SHIPS no CARRY
AIRPLANEs, 1T rs SAID

London, Dec. 1S.-Vessels equipped
with airplanes to facilitate the trans
portation of mails is the next step in
the rapid development OF the mall SER
vices on the continent and between
America and Europe.
Under the plans in contemplation.
a liner leaving New York with urgent
and important letters will be able tc
discharge them by seaplane, 200 to
400 miles west of the Irish coast and
within a few hours they could be de-
liyered in London. thus effectlng a
saving in time OF "a hours.
The same procedure could be car