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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-02

In announcing, following a confer ence with Chairman Dent of the house committee, that his increased army project was virtually ready, Secretary Baker would not say what age limits had been settled upon nor indicate in any way the size of the army " hi Il he is planning.
 q do not want to say what the ages will be- he said because the concur rent action of the two houses is neces- sary to secure assent to them. I had Il conference with MT. Dent this morn, ing and went over with him the full plan, involving the suggested ages. ! am to have a conference with Senator Chamberlain as soon as he gets bacl.
 MAY BE BOTH
 4Any suggestion to extend the
 draft ages is to produce In Class I
 an adequate number of men for the
 enlarged military programme. If
 the ages are revised, they will
 have to be either below 21 or above
 3I or both. | think 1t will be both.-
 Chairman Dent was even more re ticent but he said he was willing t' go either up or down in extending az, limits of the draft to win the war. "My personal preference is to go dI first" he added.
 The only specific information regard ing the new age limits to be draw, from Mir. Baker was a statement tha the limits of 19 to 4e had been anons the suggestions canyassed. but TO jected. In many quarters it is be lieved extension to the ages of 19 [, 36 will be recommended.
 SEVERAL CLEAR FEATURES There are several features of tn draft age discussion that stand ou clearly. In presenting the original SC lective service bill, Secretary Bake and his advisers fixed 19 as the prope minimum, and Mr. Baker has said re | peatedly since then that he has see no reason to change his opinion in tha regard. Congress ruled against takin men below the voting age of 21. how ever, and sought to make up the de l ficit by increasing the war depart ment's suggested maximum from 26 { I31, where it now stands.
 | The reluctance of many members ( l Congress to go lower than the 21 linn | is still apparent. although there is ev dence of strong sentiment towar lcarrying the maximum up as high as f There is no doubt, however, that wa ldepartment officials would prefer 1 loraw on the classes of 19 and 20-yeal old youths to fill the ranks and see T decided military advantage to gained from any considerable exte, | sion upward.
 I Secretary Barker has heretofore al lnounced that his policy in recomment ling any change in draft ages would to seek a sufficient number of men
 meet the army's needs in such az
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-02

The American heavy artillery commands the village of Chamery, northeast of Sergy, the Americans having wrested the hill by the last named village from the Germans in a battle lasting four hours. The lines swayed hack and forth many times but the Americans eventually pushed the Germans back. This fighting was in the open and the American infantrymen showed great courage. To the north of Cierges Americans nlso advanced their line. The fight began early. Thursday for the possession of farm from which the Americans swept away the Germans. North of Sergy the Americans crossed wheat fields that had been planted by French peasants, the crops of which had been partially garnered by the Germans. What remained of the wheat was recovered by the Americans.
 There was much aerial activity throughout Thursday. The Ger mans sent out large numbers of ayintors who appeared to he de- termined to protect the forests from the allied airmen. There were numerous battles in the mir.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-02
Summary of the News

1-Enemy fleeing to north in con
 fusion.
 Six hundred prisoners captured
 yesterday.
 Extension of draft age limit goes
 to Congress next week. 2-Great German armies ugain on sns
 retreat. 3-Kilby is making whirlwind tnp An north A1abnna. 4-E;ditoriul and comment. 5-Ri:. crowd hears expose of Huddics'
 tOn's past record. @SOciety news. Views of Desaenacr. 6-SpOrtn. ll-1Garlkets.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-02
.BD, WAGE RAISE {. GIVEN EMPL0yES 2.2 CAR COMP PAN|ES 50,O0O Men in 16 Cities Are Granted Wage Increase.
 Ranging From B to
 65 Per Cent
 

Washington, August 1.-wage increases granted to employees of 9 street and in- terurban railway companies operating in 16 cities in an award announced today by the war labor board Wages of mo- tormen and conductors in the larger cities were fixed al from 4S to 5O1a cents an hour, while those of similar employees in smaller cities and on interurban lines at from 3S to 45 cents with a general minimum wage of 42 cents for .trackmen, employees. Approximately 5000 were af- fected by the awards
 Recommendations that the President urge enactment. of special legislation which would enable some federal agency to consider the very perilous financial condition of the street railway compa- nies of the country with view to in creaqing fares wherever warranted were made by the board. which declared this to be war necessity.
 Past wrongs of street car companies, due Ito overcapitalization corrupt meth ods or exorbitant dividends should be forgotten. the board declared and in justice the public should pay an ade- auatle war compensation for service which cannot be rendered except for war price s.'
 SLIDING SCALE | The awards and recommendations were l made by former President Taft and ! Frank P. Walsh. joint chairmen of the | board after extensive investigation dur l ing the past two months. during whicr I a large number of witnesses and great masses of statistics were examined. Con.
 trovars!es between employees and Is othe' still are before the board
 1 The wage increases awarded today were on sliding scale and varied. being
 based on local conditions and facts pc
 culiar to the individual cases. Tn prac ticaly all instances the awards were made retroactive i'll all cases were em i sioyes are compelled to work in exces.
 of the period of their regular runs, tn, companies must pay overtime on tn oasis of time and a half. which places thu employees on the same basis with skilles mechanics in government industries. While not going deeply into the ques tion of labor unions. the board. in case where the right of employees to organiz has lseen an issue ordered that workers D lprostcted in the exercise of their righ to Jo;n trade unions without fear o inolestation by ths employer.
 \ step to accelerate the method O sradaating men from one wage classifica
 tioa to another also was taken by tn
 board. which arbitrarily fixed the limi of apprenticeshp on cars at one year.
 Cases still being considered include
 companies in Memphis, Tenn Atlanta Ga: Birmingham, Ala, ana Jacksonvhi'
 Florida.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-02
General Electric Strike
 Comes to End Last Night

Lynn, Mass, August 1.-The strike oi nearly ic.oN employees of the two local plans of the General Electric company was ended tonirh; by vote of the strik- CTS At mass meeting they decided to return to work tomorrow and await adjustment of their wage demands by the federal war labor board.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-02
Woman Is Independent
 Candidate for Senator

Reno. Nev.. August Miss Annie Mar tin, former president of the national woman's party, filed her petition as an independent candidate for United States senator from Nevada with the secretary of state today. !' Miss Martins petit inowas signed by 72l7 electors.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-02

as would least disturb the economic
 new forces, in his view, should be
 drawn from the youngest class of men
 physically able to stand the strain
 of modern warfare.
 From the purely army standpoint,
 this has been a boys war from the |start. The quick recuperative powers of youth have been vitally necessary to the military machine under the con- ditions of modern warfare. Older men are slower to recover and ere there- fore of more limited use to the army. On the other hand, however, there are a great number of men who could be culled out of the higher ages, even up to 45. A far greater proportion of the men between 31 and 45 have in- dependent incomes than is true with the men below 31, reducing dependents factor for exemption to that extent As to the size of the army for which this increased Class 1 is necessary. no official has dropped a hint. with the ex- ception of General March, who in an nouncing the creation of a July schedule | of six new divisions. followed by an Au- gust. schedule for the same number, has | indicated the authorization upon such d monthly programme. At this rate ap- proximately 250,o0o men a month would be | sent overseas. their places in the home environments to be taken by 20,000 new i men. Under such a schedule. with pro ivision now existing for the housing and
 training of 1,75000o men in the United
 States. full six months of training l on this side, both in divisional l and replacement camps. before men were sent over to complete their courses behind l the lines would be past,
 1,a0e, ,00O OVERSEAS
 l It is not certain that the department lis aiming at the creation of a force oi
 any definite size. There are now upward 1 Of | 30O0O American troops, either over. seas or en route. Secretary Baker saic today the shipment rate of the early part of July had been maintained throushoa ] the month, although he did not have available the total shipment. Under tht l 250,oOO a month suggestion and withou mishap to the supply line. October should see 2,c0O,OoD Americans overseas and thu opening of the spring campaign of 1919 | when many officers believe the fina lscenes of the German defeat wi,l begin il Ia great combined drive against the Ger
 mans. might easily see 5,00o,ca ready fo
 action, with another force of substantial
 lly 100000 organized at home. That woul' lrepresent the army of 5,0Oe0o0 men fo which, in a general way. the war depart
 ment may be aiming.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-02

lines of departure by . counter at tack.
 Son the rest of the battle front there wan artillery fire of varyinx
 (ContiaueA ea Pase 1Aree,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-02
BRITISH CAPTURE 45O3 PRISONERS
ALLIES REFUSED, SAYS BERLIN

issued today.
 The text of the communications foIlOwss
 @East of Fere-lEn-Tardenois the French repeatedly launched par tiaI attacks In tie afternoon We threw the enemy hack into his
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-02
EXTENSION DRAFT AGE LIMIT
 GOES TO CONGRESS NEXT WEEK
Baker Refuses to State What the New Age Limit Will Be, But Declares That the Announce ment That the Limit Will Be 19 to
 40 Is Erroneous

Washington August -War department recommendations enargng the army and for the extension of draft ma
 provide reservoirs of to back forces already at the front will be laid before Congress next week Members of the two military committees have been Washington by the chairmen in order to expide The
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-02
TWO-MILE ADVANCE

By Associated p.r. Aucust In an of about miles the today the allied reached Cramoselle and the Cramale southwestern part of the salient turing 600 according the office tonight.
 Cierges have also been and the village of Romgny Dorman- Rheims road, taken.
 From July July prisoners by the allies numbered 33,4oO
 FRANCO-BRITISHP PROGRESS his north of the Ourcq and is making considerable 
  in fierce The heights of Grand fallen the Bzhes which railroad that used by the Germans for maintaining communications
 BRITISH CAPTURE 45O3 PRISONERS
  ing of the in the neighborhood of Morris. of incudi S9 officers" ALLIES REFUSED, SAYS BERLIN lv London )The allied of
  their according German isuedt today.
 communications  On of the Fnchrc thcre tia atak We the his ~ ConttnueA Page Ihree)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-02
Gerges and Meuniere Wood Have Been Occupled and the Village of Romigny Is Captured By
 Allied Forces in the Fighting Wednesday
NEW ALLIED DRIVE BEGUN
 AT FOUR O'CLOCK IN MORNING
Prisoners Began Coming in By 6 O'Clock and By ' the Advance Was So Marked That Batteries
 Were Being Moved Forward

With the French Army in France, August the sso c;a+ed With darkness tonight fighting nued between the allies and the ermans on the w of the Rheims salient Allied observers reported that bodies of Germans fleeing precpatey northward along leading from Launoy which lies about midway pc tween Soissons and En-T Tardenois.
 The attack them such good results during the aid
 The British hcke which had of mach hine
 By Curdux Servenay and Cram and marked the British ana forward positions The 1eman attacked furiousy from Buzancy Eveqe woo held allied
 By Cramaie northwest or Tere-In Tarde nd heh hllocks the north of it.
 stronghods ana Ronh but the Americans have wood Nesie is sunder the range of American heavy
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-02
AMERICANS PUSH FORWARD

With the American Army the Asne-Marne, August l. m-(Bv the Associated Press )-The American troops pushed their lines certain points Thursday the center of the saen notwithstanding the sstance of the Germans who did ground their positions.
Evening star., 1918-07-14

Mrs. Mary Bamister of 1920 G
street southeast announces the mar
riage of her daughter. Miss Elsie I.
Bamister, to Mr.. William A. R De
Vault. The wedding took place Tues
day at Rockville.
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Moss-Edmunds.

A very pretty home wedding with
military features was solemnized on
Wednesday evening. July 3. at the
residence of Mr.. and Mrs. Anson w.
Prescott. this city. when Miss Jennie
Irene Edmunds became the bride of
First Sergt. Richard p. Moss. in
charge of the medical detachment at
Camp Meigs. The bride has been en-
gagged in war work at Washington
since February. She Is n descendant
of the family of John Quincy Adams.
The bridegroom is a son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Jacob d. Moss. of Henderson, N.
C.
The marriage ceremony was per-
formed by Rev. John H. Jeffries.
Washington, assisted by Rev. DR.. G.
8. Lakeland Of West Union, Iowa.
former pastor Of the brides home
church, and now engaged in Y. M. c.
A. work at Camp Dodge.
Following the ceremony short re-
ception was held, after which the
by the bride. and refreshments served.
The rooms were decorated with flow
ers and American and allied flags.
Among the guests were Capt. Muir
doch l.. Crum. Capt. Wegor Mathison
and many Army associates of the
bridegroom at Camp Meigs Those
present from a distance were Misses
Margaret Moran, Chicago, ILL.,; Co.an
Brant of Decorah, Iowa; Ruby Ellis
of Mississippi and Virginia Maxley of
New York and Messrs. Sydney w. Har-
ris, Spokane, Wash: Christian e.
Sorensen, Medford, Mass: William
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Willcoxon-Moriarty.

The marriage of Miss Nellie B.
Moriarty and Mr.. William de Neale
Willcoxon took place on Wednesday
morning. July 10, at the Shrine of the
Sacred Heart. Rev. P. c. Gavin OFF,
ciating. The ceremony was followed
by a nuptial mass. Quantities of
lilies. gladiolis and palms decorated
the altar. .s..
The bride. who entered the church
with her cousin, Mr.. Jerome Collins,
was charming in n filet lace dress
made over satin. Her large white hat
was trimmed with, white sweet peas
and she carried a shower bouquet of
brides roses. Her maid of honor.
Miss Mary l. Moriarity. wore a gown
of pink georgette. daintily beaded.
and a large pink georgette hat. Her
bouquet was of pink roses.
Mr.. ]. Manning Willcoxon was best
man, and the ushers were Mr.. James
Mckee. Mr.. G. Fred Thompson. Mr..
John Wahler and Mr.. Leo A. Rover.
An informal reception for the bridal
party and relatives followed at the
residence of the brides mother in
Quincy street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wiilcoxon will be at
the Porter. Lansing. Mich. after
August /.
The members of the Petworth
Auxiliary of the Red Cross are con-
graduating themselves on the great
success of the supper which was
served on the evening of July in
conjunction with the exercises of the
Petworth Citizens Association. The
amount realized is s442.15. to which
is to be added the balance from the
citizens fund, which is expected to
add another hundred dollars. On
August 16. the -Petworth Woman's
Club will hold a carnival, half of the
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Celebrates Birthday.

Mr.. and Mrs. Fred r. Walker cele-
brated the eighteenth birthday an
niversary, Tuesday, July 3, of their
daughter, Kathryn. at their residence,
139 Thomas street northwest
The lower floor of the house was
decorated with patriotic colors.
The bay window was banked with
floral gifts received by the young
hostess, who was charmingly gowned
in flesh colored georgette crepe eIabo-
rately braided with a deeper shade of
pink with touches of turquoise blue
and wore corsage bouquet OF mauve
orchids and pink rose buds
After dancing a buffet supper was
served. eighteen American Beauty
roses forming the centerpiece, with
Sarlands of asparagus vines falling
from the chandelier to the four cor
ners of the table, tied with ribbon of
red. white and blue. The birthday
cake was. brilliant with. it's eighteen
red candles. Miss Walker received
many beautiful gifts
Among those present were the
Misses Ruth Mclean. Gladys Steele.
Gertrude Weidman. Marguerite
Weidman, Elsie lie 3. Stowell, Lillian
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full for bed patients and for illiterates. 1t
is most essential that books for hos
pitai use shall not be depressing IN
tone"
ence were Miss Caroline Webster Of the
New York State Library, who organized
library hospital service. and Miss Kath-
leen Jones, librarian at MacLean Hos
pital. Waverly, Mass. who discussed
What Hospital Librarian Ought to
Knew" Miss L. Lucille Davis, librarian
of the Red Cross Institute, told of the
use Of books In teaching disabled SOL
diers and aiding in reconstruction work.
Miss Gertrude Thiebaud, hospital IL
brarian at Walter Reed Hospital.
Washington. one Of the governments
for more books and the kinds most fire.
quently asked for by the men.
Forty states are represented by the
200 women who had been admitted up
to June is to- the Reed College, Port
land. Greg, training course for recon-
struction aids for military hospitals.
The candidates. who have received
their cards Of admission, have had
previous training in nearly 200 colleges.
universities. normal schools and schools
Of physical education.
According to the Reed College state
ment, the extent to which the United
States is assimiiatins the children of
foreign-born parents is shown by the
fact that forty-eight Of these women
who are seeking an opportunity for in
tensive training for service with the
United States Army come OF foreign
born parents. Among the countries rep
resented are India. Ireland. Canada, Po-
land, Sweden, Norway. Germany. Den
mark, France and England.
The training in the course. which
began June "a at Reed College, ends
September 6. Training is provided
which leads to the American Red Cross
life-sapers' certificate.
I Mr.. and Mrs. c. j. Hirliman, for.
merly of Fort Lee. n. J.. entertained a
house party at their home at Wash
ington last week. Among their
guests was Capt. Evans Lent Ross of
the Medical Museum.
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handles this work. was damaged re-
Gently by bombs.
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Miss Florence Love Barker, with Mr..
and Mrs. Malcom Hammersly and Miss
Thelma Hammersly. is on an auto
mobile trip through Pennsylvania, New
York and New Jersey. The party will
stop over in Atlantic City for several
Aava
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War Garden Parties.

II the suggestions of the United
States Food Administration are
needed, garden parties. instead of
teas and receptions, will be the vogue
for the period of the war.
The garden parties are not to be
entertainments on spacious lawns
lighted with lanterns and, dotted with
tables on which rare food delicacies
are served. but garden parties in the
sense that on all occasions the food
will be furnished from the home or
local gardens.
According to- tho food administra-
tion, for q church supper. a political
rally. a Sunday school picnic. or .
Company dinner" 1t is far more
patriotic to use foodstuffs out Of the
home or local gardens than to eat
the food freighted into town, because
transportation is the greatest problem
Of the war and shipping space the
most precious thing in the world.
Capt and Mrs. Vincent d. Stack
have returned from New York. whore
they have been since their marriage.
June 9. Capt. Stack win leave im-
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proceeds from which will be turned
over to the auxiliary as a donation to
Red Cross work from the club.
The regular monthly business meet
ing of the auxiliary will be held
Tuesday, July 16, as usual in the Pet
worth Methodict Church.
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Pearlman. Omaha. Nebr.: Elvin D.
The young couple left for q short
motor trip north, after which they
will make their home temporarily at
1925 North Carolina avenue northeast,
Washington.
At recent social gathering at the
home of Miss Emma Doyle, Chevy
Chase. the Cosmopolitan Players
presented translation of Rostand's
LES Romanesques" with a capable
Agnes Gibson. Mr.. L. Michael Rich
dorf. Mr.. Nathan Creamer and Mr.
Berrien E. Moore.
Between acts one and two Miss
Katherine Gibson entertained with
character sketches, and between acts
two and three Irving w. Bucklin
gave some impersonations of famous
artists on the operatic stage.
An interesting feature of the even
Ing was the imitation Of various spe-
by Miss Drury at the piano. The the
atricals were followed by a social
hour with dancing.
The Cosmopolitan Players, it is ex-
pected. will make their initial public
appearance at Washington in the
Book Tastes Revealed.
The book tastes and reading habits Of
the tnvalided and convalescent soldiers
In tho hospitals Of the country were
reviewed by Miss Miriam E. Carey, at
the fortieth annual conference Of the
American Library Association, held re-
Gently at Saratoga Springs, N. Y. Miss
Carey, who. as field representative in
hospital libraries for the library war
service Of the association. has worked
in many cantonment hospitals, called
her talk From Camp to Camp"
'The hospital wards are visited by
the hospital librarians once a week to
learn the book wants of the men and
to talk over with them the books they
have read. They want everything In
the line Of reading matter. Books on
military matters, fiction and much tray-
Iel are greatly in demand. The scrap
books 30 literally contributed are use
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NJ. Smith, Margaret Richards. Adelaide
Ports. Cecilia Sweeney. Rose Sweeney.
Ruth Kimball. Mary Aufenthie. Enid
Holtzclaw, Lorene Steifel, Alma
Steifel. Evelyn Bryan. Dora Sexton.
Marion Rowley. Nan G. HALEY, Anna
NJ Ballenger, Mamie Turner and the
Messrs. John Weiderman, George G.
Travers, Ray Stringfeller. Leonore c.
Reichard, Robert l.. Flather. John G.
Loehler, Paul F. Loehler. William J.
Kindsfather, Jacob C. Karle, William
r. J. Hayden. Glyndon L. Eckhardt,
Charles v. Steifel, George Leonard
Naramore, Patrick J. Frill. John C.
Welch. Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur X.
Rutherford, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Ayre, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward F.. Cook,
Mrs. Edward c. Reichard. Mrs. Rey-
nolds. Mrs. Noonan. Mrs. Turner, Mr..
Cooksey and Mrs. Holtzclaw.
Miss Clara B. Moore of the Cecil
apartment returned Monday from a
short visit with relatives in New York
city, and with whom she motored to
Sayville, Long Island. for short visit
with her cousin. Mr.. Ed Averin, and
family.
Mrs. Carrie Ridley Enslow, former
York. who will be remembered here
for her efficient services as the former
national charity officer of the Daugh-
ters of the American Revolution
when Mrs. William Cumming Story
was president general of that organ
ization, has received an important ap-
Dointment from the present adminis-
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tration. The president general. Mrs.
George Thacher Guernsey. has Sc
lected Mrs. Ensiow 10 be the director
of the northern division OF the patri-
otic education committee of Maine.
Vermont, New Hampshire. Massachu-