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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-18
GERMANS CONTINUE TO
 ADVANCE M RUSSIA
Summary Of NeUs F,on, All War Fronts and Capitals
By tbe Associated Press

With the ratification of the treaty of peace with Germany, the soviet con gress in Moscow has dissolved. But the Germans have not yet ceased their in- roads into Russia s richest territory in the south. NilSolaiev. the great navy yard city northeast of Odessa and the headquarters of the high command of the Russian Black sea fleet, is the latest prize that has been wrested from the Russians. Situated at the mouth of the Bug river, the capture of the town gives the Germans a water route of great value through the rich agricultural country from volhyna to the Black sea.
 Up to the last some of the chief mem bers of the soviet congress opposed the hard terms of the Germans, but to no avail. Warning was sounded by sew eral of them of further German at tack and of the necessity for amalga- mating for resistance. Before adjourn mont the congress approved the removal of the capital from Petrograd to Mos COW and late dispatches say that the evacuation of Petrograd had been com pIeted.
 No change in the situation in Si- beria has been noted. As late as Sat- urday the Japanese. according to Pre- mier Terauchi had not decided what should be done by Japan with regard to the menace of the bolsheviki and the German elements who are aiding
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-18
AMERICAN TANKER SINK s SUBMARINE
 AFTER HOITTR'S FIGHT
Officers of the Paulsboro Tell of Battle Which Took Place
 February 24

An Atlantic Port. March 17,--At the end of an hours battle between a German submarine and an American tank stea ,n- ship, the Paulsboro, of the Vacuum Oil company, which arrived here today, the U-boat apparently was sunk, according to officers of the American vessel.
 One of the crew of the tanker was wounded by shell fired by the sub marine Two other shots struck the American ship. which was not seriously damaged
 The fight took place in the Bristol channel on February 24. The Panls- boro was about 24 hours out from a Brit ish port when the U-boat was sighted. The tanker tried to escape and was pursued. After the American vessel had been within torpedo range for sometime without an attempt being made to sink her in this way. the U-boat began she'll ing her.
 The tanker halted and gave battle. The officers said the shrapnel shells fired by the American gun crew either fell short or passed over the U-boat for a time. but finally one struck the sub- marine fairly in the center and she d,s- appeared immediately. The Paulsboro IS Of about 1000 tons gross.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-18
Atlanta Health Officers Waging Campaign Against
 Preventable Diseases

Atlanta. March 17.--More than 5000 civilians have been vaccinated and nearly 400 restaurants and hundreds of food serving utensils have been ln- spected in an effort to prevent condi- tiors tending to communicate disease according to a report made public to- night by the local office of the Uni ted States public health service. Most of those vaccinated are employed at restaurants and soda fountains.
 The sanitation campaign is being conducted by the federal governlnAat Tn many parts of the country, espe- cially in cities near where army camps are located, to teach disease preven- ton.
 The city is cooperating with the health authorities and has passed sew eral ordinances by which inspectors are aided in inspecting the milk and food supplies.
 A frat killing week" will he start cd shortly under the auspices of number of civic organizations.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-18
SWEEPING CAMPAIGN | AGAINST VICE STARTS IN FORT WORTH, TEX.
City Is Placed Virtually Under Mar tial Law--Many Arrests Are
 Made

Forth Worth, Tex. March 17.Martial law virtually was ihaugurated today in Fort Worth in what is declared to be ttl Sssg spss sfs ak s'a sin 5 ar undertaken by city of the southwest. Tn raids upon rooming houses, hotels and resorts more than 300 men and women were arrested during the last few days. Eighty are confined in jail. 15o are out on bond and as many more are under detention as material witnesses before the federal grand jury now in sesslon here.
 The purpose of the crusade is to wipe out immoral conditions of every de- scription.
 Military police, United States officers. city police and county authorities are cooperation in thee lean-up.
 Federal Judge Meek, i'll his charge to the United States grand jury, declared he would keep that body in session and court open until the city and it's en- yirons were rid of vice.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-18
Renewed Strikes in
 Austria and Hungary Said to Be Spreading
Labor Trouble in Budapest Assuming Large Proportions-Railway Shop
 men Are Out in Vienna

Amsterdam, March l7.-Strikes are again in progress in Austria and Hun gary and are spreading rapidly. accord- ing to reports appearing in German newspapers. A Vienna dispatch to the Weser Zeitung, of Bremen. dated Fri day, says that a strike has begun in Budapest and is assuming large propor- tions. Photographic communication be- tween Budapest and Vienna was srs- pended Thursday.
 Vienna dispatch to the Lokal Anzie- ger of Berlin, confirms the report of last week that workmen in railway shops have gone on strike. It says Vienna and neighboring industrial centers are af- fected by the movement. The men in the railway shops of one line quit work on Tuesday and were joined on Wednes- day by the shop workers of other ra.l- ways Under threat of military inter- vention, the men returned to the shops, but did not work.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-18
One Man Injured When
 Troop Train Is Wrecked

Schell City. Mo, March 17.-Charles Hut of Charleroi, Penn., soldier. was the only person injured when a troop train carving New York and Pennsyl- ;vania units was derailed by defective switch five miles south of here at J o'clock this afternoon.
 Five coaches left the tracks. several being thrown at almost right angles with the rail, but none turning over. Hut suffered two broken ribs and a sprained back.
 The troops were placed on a special train and detoured over the Missouri Pa ciffc railway. continuing their Journey with only q few hours delay.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-18
ENGLISH AIR ATTArUf ON GERM N IT
 ARE CAUSING BANGS
People Who Are Able tp Do Sc Flee to Central Part of
 Country

Geneva. Thursday, March Y 14.-Re- ports reaching here from Gerhany say that panics have been brought about by the British aerial attacksE on Ger man towns.
 At Coblentz. According to Hasil dis patch. there were several outbreaks of fire in the southern portiot of the tewn and an ammunition factd,y was blown up. The railway station ht Fri borg was again badly damageG Swiss travellers report that in the Principal Rhine cities many houses aAd apart ments are vacant. numbers of persons moving to central Germany and Switz- erland They say opinion IS, growing against continuation of German air raids.
 Amsterdam, Friday, March 15.--A Berlin dispatch says that in Tebru- ary entente aviators made 2s attacks oi. German towns. Treves was raided three times and Saarbrucken, Mann helm and Pirmasens once each While no military damage was caused, the dispatch says, considerable amount of damage was done to houses and other private property. Twelve per sons were killed and 36 injured. 15 os them severely. One biplane fell into the hands of the Germans.
 The other attacks were directed against industrial districts in Lor- raine, Luxembourg, Saar and Moselle They are said to have caused no in terruption of work, the rafding planes in a majority of cases having been prevented by the anti-aircraft guns frcm reaching their objectives..
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-18
500 Army Horses Poisoned; Patriotic Kentuckians Aroused

Covington, Ky, March 17.--A crowd estimated at 10000. which included men. women and children here this afternoon, participated in a remark able demonstration of patriotic pre- test against what is believed to be pro- German propaganda in Covington as exemplified by the poisoning of 500 Of 726 government artillery horses shipped from Camp Grant, H., for an Atlantic seaport.
 Ten thousand others were unable to get near the field outside the stockade #of the Covington stock yards con- taining the carcasses of hundreds of animals and the steadily diminishing number of survivors of the poison plot.
 Emotions of the throng had been aroused to a nigsa pftcll or patriotic
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-18
American Troops Are Still
 Holding Enemy Trenches
By the Associated Pres.

With the American Army in France, Thursday, March 14.-CBy the Associated Press.) )--One of the American patrols last night encountered an enemy patrol in No Mans Land in the Toul sector and opeaed fire. The Germans fled, car rying with them several bodies supposed to be of men killed or wounded They were so busy getting away that there was only feeble return of the American fire and none of the American patrol was injured
 Two enemy airplanes flew over the American lines during the night, one dropping flares as signals. The other was overhead at time when the Ger mans began barrage which the Ameri- can guns cd1ntered. It is not improb- able the enemy plane was trying to To- cate the batteries by the flashes of the guns No infantry activity followed the barrage.
 The American artillery continues to do effective work against the enemy lines and silenced battery which was firing
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-18
Summary of the News
GENERAL NEWS.

GENERAL NEWS. 1-Great bOmbnrdment of American line fs followed by raid. Germans make strong attacks on French front. Germans continue advance iato Ruxafa.
 Japan hns not decided on course in Siberia yet. Alabama men win French war crosses. 2W. J. Dnngaix goes to Switzerland for war trade board. 3-Baker lives i'm shauty car as he inspects work iu France. U-Personality of Trotsky fs de- scribed. answer on ship question will be awaited.
 LOCAL NEWS 6-Speakers cheersd at blg mass meeting in interest of amcnd- ment.
 War conferenc of council of na- tionnl defcns will be held here today.
 Council of def fase to conduct war library cnmr hgn. ExplOsivcs boyed will meet here.
 FEATUREs. f4-- Editorial comment. sd---l lnd0strial neNn. sS-Sp0rts.
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der. Private Amos Teske. Coal Valley. Ala, "courageous and well disciplined soldier, who aided the French on patrol to capture two prisoners"
 Corp. Lewis A. Simons, Fl Re- no, Okla.. and Private A. Selix, UnionvilIc. h., showed cOOlnexs and courage of war-hardened vet ernns, seriously wounded in re- pulsing attacks"
 Trench mortar units Sergt. Charles w. Stout of Baltimore. s'cOntinued to fire his gun. direct ing men under heavy fire"
 Corp. Russell A. Yarnell of swnrthmore, s'serioussy wounded, but remained at his post of com bat,v
 Private James K. Potts, BaIti- more, ssmortally wounded while serving his piece under heavy fire"
 Corps. Joseph N. Walker, Bal- tinore, and Thomas w. Sporner, Baltimore. "continued to fire their piece under violent bombardment."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-18
5000 Canadian Veterans
 Return on FurlOugh

Canadian Port, March 177.-Three thousand Canadian veterans of the war disembarked here today from three ocean liners Four hundred of these men sailed from Canada with the first contingent in 1914 and many of them have been nearly three years in tho battle front. All are married and have been given three months furlough.
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fervor when an interruption from a man giving the name of Richard Schmidt, 23 years old. nearly brought about his lynching. As it was, he was severely beaten before police locked him up.
 The mass meeting of protest was held under the Citizens Patriotic League of Covington. The meeting de- cided to send Q memorial to Congress calling upon the congressional law makers to enact law interning ev- cry enemy alien within the borders of the United States and making more stringent the laws governing all sedi- tious and traitorous acts.
 The investigation of the poisoning of the horses is being conducted by feoeral agents, and 1t is said that several persons are under suspicion of having placed poison in the drinking g Naters ven the horses .or their a1- t3Ssl 74sa Suylngton.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-18

East of Luneville our patrols havo explored part of the German trench which our artillery forced the enemy to abandon. Patrols proceeded literally until they established contact with the Germans. Our reconnaissance and wire patrcls found snipers' posts, listening posts and nests from which many
 guns had been firing on our lines. The artillery attended to all the posts. The German positions have been so un- comfortable at several places that they are now trying to regain foothold by connecting shell holes. Our troops have been subject to an extraordinarily heavy artillery fire for the last A hours. More than 240 shells, which make craters 20 feet deep and 30 feet
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-18

Private Elmer McDonough of Kellogg, Minn., attached So cer- thin battery of field artillery. who "fuIfilled his mission, carrying dispatches through a heavy fire and fell gloriously at his post of combat"
 Sergt. Raymond Quinlan. St. Paul, Minn.; Privates Emile K. Kraft, St. Paul, Charles DanielsOn. storm Lake, Ia.; Charles McLauEh- lin, Hutchinson, Minn.; Walter smith, Hutchinson. Minn.; Harvey A. McPeak. Renwick. Ia., Floyd R. Leseman, Prescott. Wis, Nicholas McGnughren, St. Paul, John A. Redner, New Prague, Minn.-"Sol- Liers of fine energy. having given proof since their entry of the line of great courage under fire; wounded mt their posts of com- bnt.o
 Infantry units, Corp. Homer Whited. Bessemer, Ala.. struck down an enemy who attempted to kill him after making to surren-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-18
GREAT BOMBING RAIDS

London. March 17.-Great bombin raids against Germany have been car- ried out by British airplanes. The of ftcial announcement of the raid says:
 Ion Sunday we again raided Ger msny attacking the barracks and rail- way station at Kaiserslautern tBava- ria). Direct hits were observed on the station and a large fire broke out,
 Our Formation was attacked by a large number of hostile machines
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-18
SOvIETS ADJOURN

Moscow, Saturday, March 16.--The all
 Russian congress of soviets adjourned
 this evening after having approved of
 the removal of the capital to AIQscQw. and voting to elect new centpeI
 ecutlve committee to consist of 2oe af1s; f bers. " W # M. sverdloff of the central xo9 A' committee, in the closing spsl l6h N ~ le congress, said 1t was unforJ i1s< such peace had to be rat 6nx3 he hoped the Russian proletariat ~sa1 t0n
 come Into it's own and regain isS lost
 position. He pointed out to the depart-
 ing members of the congress the urgent
 necessity for the organization for the
 defense of the fatherland and resistance
 to the enemy's attack, which hay come
 suddenly-sooner that nar3s may ex- pectn 5 ssz N f&1@<5 Sad
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-18
Eggless Easter Proposed

washington. March 17.--A movement to save some so.ooc.oOo eggs for food this year by country wide observance of an eggless Easter. was launched here today by prominent women. headed by Mrs. Herbert Hoover. Mrs. Newton D. Bak- CT. Mrs. Medtil Mccormick and Mrs. P. F. Claxton. It was announced re- White House grounds Easter mornine would be abandoned.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-18
Poet and Humorist Dies

Carson City. Nev, March 17.-Samus F. Davis. poet. humorist and newspa- per man. widely known al 'sam. Davls' died at his home here today.
 Mir. Davis was one of the brilliant writers who made the journals at vir- vinia City, Carson City and Reno fa.n- ous during the bonanxa days Of tho Comstock Lode. He was Q years old.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-18

them in their reign of terror in Si- beria. While the opposition party in Japan continues it's efforts to pre- vent the sending of troops to Siberia, almost the entire press of the country favors Japan intervention.
 With the approach of spring each day witnesses an increase in the fight ing activity. In every theatre, except Russia, the infantry and artillery are hard at work. From the North sea to the Swiss frontier no day passes without numerous patrol, encounters, which at times reach the intensity all most of battles, and artillery duels of violence but little short of the great exchanges of shells which in the past year reached the high water mark in intensity.
 Probably the most ambitious of all the attempts by the belligerents to pierce an opposing line has been made by the French troops over a wide front in the Verdun sector. The attack was deliv- cred after preparatory artillery fire last ing 10 hours. according to the Berlin war office, but was checked. That the fighting was of sanguinary character Is indicated by the statement that the troops came into hand-to-hand encounter. It is claimed by Berlin that at another point in this region the Germans pene-
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-18
{. PRACTICE TOkTfIss

Londcn, Saturday,, March is.-sA ds- ratch to the Daily Mail from petrosrad' tells of tortues that are being Inflicted by the bolsheviki on persons in various localities. The dispatch says that in |yoronez the death spenalty has re- vived for burglars.Nand that in Kazan, four peasants, who had been adjudgtd guilty of crime. we5e condemned to DO burned to death,s
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-18
Fly the Associated Pres.

Paris March 17The office reports series of strong German attacks the direction Samogneux Bo es Caureres and in the Besonvaux region Large detachments succeeded in penetrating the French lines at points, but the violence fire suffer- ed heavy losses and unable hold the where gained footing.
 Latest information shows that last night the French entered the 14OO metres a depth of metres
 With the American Army France March 16-After ter
 rife artillery preparation this morning large enemy crossed No Mans land the extreme right of the can sector northwest of Tou Apparently the purpose raiding quickly accomplished and only comparatively small number entered lines Permission given to mention the casualties
 hs rad like most of the others carried Switzerland designed gather information
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-18
In Addition to Odessa, Niko- layev Is Said to Be Occu- pied-Petrograd Is Com pletely Evacuated
CIVIL POPULATIONS RETURN IS PREVENTED BY TRAIN SUSPENSION
Congress of Soviets Ad- journ Following Vote to Make Moscow Permanent
 Seat of G0vernment-B0l- shevists Practice Tortures

London, March 17.-The Germans have occupied Nikolaycv, in addition to odessa. according to a Reuter- dispatch from Pctrograd.
 Both Odessa md NikoIayev were taken without fighting. The fleet at odessa had fled to sebastopoI.
 The Germans immediately suppressed the Sovfcts in both cities and seized the naval yards nt Nikolaycv.
 The German advance continues In the direction of Kherson.
 The first train direct from Berlin arrived in Odcssa yesterday.
 Nikolaycv, which lies nbout 40 miles north-northwest of Khersen, on the Lug river, on the estuary of the Dnie- per. has occupied prominent place in the naval defenses of Russia. It of military governor who Is com- mander of the Black sea fleet. Tho approaches to the city are strongly fortified. Its population numbers about 100000.
 Nikolayev is about 70 miles north west of Odessa and Is reported to be Russia's great wheat storing center. An American grain expert, who re- turned recently from thnt nrea, said that the storchouses at NikoIayey cone tained 5.O0O,OOO bushels of wheat.
 Within recent years the imperial government constituted NikoIayev tho shipbuiiding base for the Black sea fleet. The naval works have an area of nearly 200 acres and equipment for the employment of 10000 men.
 London. Thursday. March 14.--Thc evacuation of Petrsrrna H-~ reem ..~ssas Spaeted. s.~svrdfnK to n Reuter- dispatch from that city, suoting m offsaisa cnI.
 nnicntion. Nose of the population will be permittes '
 and, in orc s C
 nj Inc order Is obeyed, nil passen- ger train service has been suspended.
 The council of commissaries of ''the commune of Petrograd." which will be the official designation of Petrograd and the district surrounding 1t in future. has authorized the reappearance of all so- called bourgeoise newspapers which had been suppressed since the beginning of tho German offensive.
 Occupation by the Turks of the entire Batum region has been confirmed.
 Latest details of the German occupa- ton of Apo, Finland, state that 3Ooo troops with artillery came from Aland islands in several transports, preceded by icebreakers. The red guards refused to surrender and the Germans lombard ed the town for half an hour, forcing the red guards to retire. The Germans seized three Russian torpedo boats and some mine sweepers
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-18
Bessemer and Coal Valley
 Men Win French War Cross
ny the Associated p-es.

soldiers Lunvle French the field of battle War have upon
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-18
American Patrols Continue
 ActiUe in No Mans Land

With the American Army in France March 5The of Lunev ing trenches although mans artrey
 heavy and of them of the ntermnt but the Americans
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-18

Generalization of the position has been continued and the series of oper- ations Tn this particular part of the sector las brought the French lines m on a front of nearly three niles The parapets have been turned toward thc enemy; dugout entrances heyc| been changed. and new dueouts |ntve
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in diameter. fell in one section of the line. In another section batteries have been shelled heavily. More gas she1s have fallen in both the Toul and Lune- yille sectors
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-18
ROLL OF HONOR

Washington. March 17.-Forty- min names appear on today's casualty lis issued by the war department Eigh men died of diseases. one died of ae cident. one was wounded severely an S9 were slightly wounded. The only commissioned officer name is First Lieut.. Harold M. Hirsh. slight ly wounded
 Following is the list:
 DIED OF DISEASE Corp. Robert Edward Byrne. Private William P. Degunha. Private Herbert Won Alt. Private James B. Stewart. Private John M. Crouch. Private Warren c. Hauser. Private Charles Besty. Private Steven orman
 DIED OF ACCIDENT Private Oliver J. Bufford.
 WOUNDED SEVERELY Private Porter Jones.
 WOUNDED SLIGHTLY First Lieut. Harold NJ. Hirsh.. Sergt. Willard Bion Brown. Corp. Roy DeBruyen. Corp. Robert H. Griffith. Corp. John Gurski Corp. stephen J. Halla. Corp. James J. Murray BUgler Wilbur Thomas. Private Theodore J. Barrett. Private Elmer J. Bell Private Asa r. Boatman. Private John w. Cooper. Private Earl P DeI.oug Private Richard F. Dowd. Private John Feduruk Private Robert c. Fennell Private Lloyd w. Frost. Private Willard F. Gatwood. Private J. Gotch Private Clyde w. Hall. Private Edgar A. Hartman. Private Oscar J. IIill Private Zola T.. Johnson. Private James j. Jones. Private Frank Lewis Private Carl c. Leudtking Private William H. Miller. Private Clifford D. Patty. Private Arthur B. Pelky. Private Steve Radanovich Private Vernon L. Riddle Private George Skitarelich Private Owen L. Taylor Private Thomas J. Thorla Private Charles A. Unger. Private August vanOyen. Private William Wenner. Private Frank J. White. Private James J. White.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-18
GREAT COMPARTMENT
 OF AMERICAN LINE IS
 FOLLOWED BY RAID

Only Few Germans Succe eded in Entering Trenches For Purpose of Gaining Informa- tion-French Make Attack on Verdun Front, Which Berlin Claims Was Re-
 pulsed English Continue At
 tacks-Artillery Active
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been built to protect the men. To- night il appeared as if the enemy would abandon his attempt to drive nut the Americans and French. realiz- ing that this is an almost hopeless task. Throughout the sector artillery firinR ss continuing. but no Infantry Activity has developed % far.
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