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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-06
SUCCESSES OF BELGIANS
NOTED BY GEN. PERsHING
American Commander Sends Letter
to King congratulating His
Majesty's Army.

Congratulations of officers and men
of the American Army upon the sue
cesses achieved by the Belgian troops
have been sent by Gen. Pershing to
King Albert.
Text of the American commanders
message as given out by the Belgian
legation here follows:
II beg your majesty to accept my
congratulations for the splendid sue
cesses achieved by the Belgian army.
The officers and men OF the American
expeditionary forces will find in the
vigorous offensive by their brothers
in arms a new assurance of the union
and of the aggressive spirit Of the allied
armies"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-06
coNGRATULATEs ITALIANS.
Premier Venizelos of Greece Happy
Over Bulgarian Armistice.

ROME, October 5.-Premier Veni-
zelos of Greece, in congratulating
Premier Orlando on the allied sue
cesses in Macedonia leading up to the
Bulgarian armistice, said:
"All signs justify the brilliant hope
of the united and decisive triumphs
of the entente powers in which Italy
and Greece participate. The names
of Athens and Rome have been re-
splendent through the centuries and
add new luster with the intimate ac-
cord in which Italy and Greece are
struggling with the other allies for
liberty and justice"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-06
AUSTRIAN PREMIER OUT
Baron Won Hussareks Resignation
in Name Of Entire Cabinet
Handed to Emperor

LONDON. October : (ed5 pm.).-
Baron Won Hussarek, tho Austrian
prime minister. has resigned, accord
ing to dispatch from Zurich, Switzer-
land, to the Exchange Telegraph Com
pany.
Baron Won Hussarek handed his
resignation in the name Of tho en-
tire cabinet to the emperor on Fri
day. It will be officially announced,
the dispatch says, after a successor
to Won Hussarek has been found. The
new premier, it is added. possibly will
be Prof. Lammasch. with whom ne
gotiations are under way to bring
about a great pacifst manifestation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-06
ASSAULTED AND ROBBED,
David Sterling Loses $50 and Is
Left Unconscious on Sidewalk.

Assaulted and robbed OF 800 and
left unconscious on the sidewalk at
Sd and B streets shortly after Z
o'clock last night. was the experience
Of David Sterling, colored, forty-seven
years old, 100 D street.
Policemen Downs and Connell found
Sterling and took him to Casualty
Hospital. where he regained con-
sciousness and said he was passing
ID and b streets whom . young col
back Of his head. Physicians at the
hospital found him suffering from .
severe scalp wound and loss Of two
teeth.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-06

derstood the name Of the vessel would
be withheld, AZ = surprfse. until the
hour Of christening. and that Mrs
Wilson. wife Of the President, prob
ably would be its sponsor.
marine Boat Corporation. viii take
the water in the presence Of q dis
tinguished gathering. including rep
resentatfves Of the State Department
and the allied embassies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-06
BELT LINE 0. K. D
BY WAR AND NAVY
Service for U. S. Employees in
West Potomac Park Now
Is Assured.
COMMISSIONERS TO ACT

The Beeler plan for belt line rail-
road to accommodate the thousands
of employees in the big government
buildings in West Potomac Park and
other portions of the Mall has been
finally approved by the heads of the
War and Navy departments. 1t now
rests with the District Commission
ers to arrange with the street car
companies for putting it into effect
1t is assumed that the government
will bear the expense of making the
track extensions involved in the plan
and that the Commissioners will make
traffic arrangements satisfactory to
both companies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-06
War Needs Halt Davis Monument

LOUISVILLE, KY, october 5.-Work
on the great obelisk being reared at
Fairview. KY, the birthplace Of JET
ferson Davis, as a memorial to the
southern Confederacy's enc president.
has been ordered stopped because Of
scarcity Of material needed for war
purposes. The obelisk is being built of
poured concrete and when finally COM
pleted will be ISL feet high. 1t al
ready has been carried upward nearly
200 feet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-06
FEATURE OF LOAN DRIVE.
s, 500. Ton Steel Ship to Be Launch.
al October II.

NEW YORK. October 5.-Bearing .
name which the Emergency Fleet
Corporation stated will be ''in honor
of the allies" q 5.500-ton steel cargo
ship will be launched At Newark bay
October IA. as q feature Of the liberty
loan drive.
An announcement By the loan COM
mittee here tonight said 1t was I'M
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-06
Gen. Black Approves.

Gen. Black, chief of engineers of
the Army, who at first opposed the
laying of car tracks on B street on
the ground that such action would
interfere with the general plans for
improving Potomac Park and the
He agrees that the plan is a pressing
public necessity and feels that the
park plans will not be seriously i'm
paired il the tracks are laid in the
center Of the street with open spaces
on both sides for general traffic.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-06
8 Ships, Norway's September Loss

LONDON, October 5.-Norway lost
eight vessels from war causes dur
ing the month of September. the Nor
weeian legation here announced to-
day. The aggregate tonnage of the
vessels was 11,943. Six sailors lost
their lives
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-06

Mr1. Mary Brewer. candidate for the
New York state senate. has announced
she viii make no political speeches dur
ing the present liberty loan campaign.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-17
AGENTS RECOGNIZED
ever, Mines Cannot In crease Selling Price by Adding Commissions
 Not Actually Earned
nx the Associated Pres.

Washington, M a re Il 10. All coal iobbers, brokers, sell and purchasing agents and wholesale dealers were put un- der license tonight by Presl- dent Wilson on recommends tion of Fuel Administrator Garfield, who issued regula- tions carefully circumscriblng the charges to be made for their services.
 While recoznizing that legitimate iobbers essential to the conduct of the coal business," the fuel adminis- tration said, affiliated companies or eanized solely for receiving the job bers' margin, the swapping of coap and other fictitious trade operations will be dealt with severely"
 Licenses must be obtained before April 1. The regulations affecting the sale of coal under jobbers' licenses do
  inc Presidents executive orders talk inc over control of the industry.
 A licensee who sells coal or coke without physically handling the fuei shall not ask, according to the regula- tions for more than the mine price, plus , cents for each ton of anthra- cite coal which is rescreened at At iantic or lake ports for trans-ship- ment by water
 Purchasing agents for retail dealers or consumers, who deal in coal With out becoming the owner of the fuel, may charge a commission of not ex- ceeding 15 cents a ton for bituminous coal. , per cent of the delivered price of snlithing coal 20 cents ton Tor anthracite coal for delivery at or east of Buffalo, and 30 cents for anthra- cite coal delivered west of Buffalo. The five cents rescreening charge may be added as in the previous case.
 Combined purchasing commissions of any number of licensees who act for a retail dealer or consumer are linn siteds to the commissions allowed for one lcensee. No lcensee shall charge any purchasing commission as Dur- chasing agent or act for retail deal CT or consumer.
 Stringent provision wA5 made against any licensee receiving double fees or miners organizing jobbing companies.
 It was ordered further that no re- bate to any mine owner or stockhold- CT should be given by licensee from his commission.
 Fersans employed exclusively as pur- chasing agents by a single consumer or as salesman by single producer are not required to obtain licenses.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-17
Local Data
LIEUTENANT BLEDSOE. WOUNDED IN ACTION. IS FROM ALA B A M A

Montgomery, March 16 " (SpeciaI1 Lieut.. William P Bledsoe reported wounded in action in the casualty list Friday evening, is supposed to be a public school teacher of Alabama One Lieut.. William F. Bledsoe was assistant in the Houston county High school at Columbia until the first officers train- ing camp was opened last year. He re- signed and obtained 8 commission and went to France late in the year
 Lieutenant Bledsoe's home is at Pine Hill, Wilcox county, and his father is a minister He was well known in edu- cational circles in Alabama and en- ployes of the state educational depart ment Saturday said they believed the in- jured man is from Alabama.
 While the refusal of the war depart ment to make public the home ad- dresses of casualties and soldiers, it is believed Private Freeman, who was awarded a medal for bravery this week. is from Montevallo. A young man named Freeman resigned his position as driver of a bus there when the Besse- mer company was called two years ago and has been member of the company since that time. The Private Freeman who was decorated for bravery was a member of the Bessemer company.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-17
By FRED H. GORMLEY

Montgomery, March 16.-tSpeciaiD The lack of interest being shown by the public in the state political cam paign is almost exasperating to those who desire to put their views before the people at this time. This state never before has seen such a campaign as the one now being waged. No one has shown the least interest in any fight except those who are candidates or who are close friends of candidates. Any candidate who is frank will say that in his visits to various sections he has found no more than passing interest, passing" being used advised- ly because when the candidate has passed the interest of those he saw has passed also.
 Candidates yfffo have appointments at the opening of the circuit courts have spoken to good crowds, not be- cause those in the courtroom were in terested in things political but be- cause they were called into the court house and happened to be there when the candidates appeared.
 The lack or interest IS not confined to one faction. Amendists and anti amendists alike realize that the voters believe it is too early to carry on a campaign in Alabama. The pressure becomes stronger daily in favor of a short campaign Candidates for public office who reside in Montgomery have determined that they will spend no money on personal canvass at this time realizing that such money would be cast to the four winds of heaven ana would never bring any return.
 The announcement of Col Bibb Graves, chairman of the state demo- cratic executive committee, this week that he did not intend to call the coni- mittee together until late in the sum ner also did much to postpone the opening of the campaign. Had the committee met early in the spring the campaign would have started at once. The meeting always rings the gong
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-17
UN|F FICAT|ON OF RAILROAD SERVICE
 PURPOSE OF BOARD
Union Passenger Service for All Lines Being Con- sidered, States Regional
 Director of Railroads

C. H. Markham, president of the II. linois Central railroad, at present serv- ing the government as regional director lanta. was a Birmingham visitor yes terday During the day he conferredl with F. F. Stovall, general agent of the Illinois Central, and G. N. Kittle, vice president of the Illinois Central from| Chicago, and held a conference withI them.
 MT. Markham discussed some matters Of local interest about railroads while here, in the interest of unification of service, it being his purpose to work outl all matters that affect the public from standpoint of service of the railroads to the public with just as little incon- venience to the public as possible The matter of a union passenger office for all lines is being considered, and there will most likely be an announcement along this line in the near future from Washington.
 We are trying to eliminate duplicity of service and effort on the part of the| railroads in every department of all| roads," said MT. Markham. For fin ] stance, if there are two plants adjacent with switch tracks, and one is thel switch of one road and the other is onl another line, We are going to have the| engine of one road switch cars for both| roads while in that vicinity, just the same as if the same road owned both| sidings. This will unify the service, and eliminate double duty for the same service
 We are trying to get the people to thinking in different manner--from a different angle-for it is a fact that alI business today is being done from new| angle-the war angle-and with emphasis on the war angle. This makes a decided difference, and we want the people, ship pers and receivers, or users of the rail 4 roads in any form to recognize these conditions and aid us all that they pos Il sibly can. We are working out plans| slowly quife naturally, along these lines| for the government, and under Drector1 General MeAdoo, with only these objectsI in view"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-17

Ceremonial session and business meeting of Zamora temple, NobIes or the Mystic Shrine, will be held Thurs day, March 21, in the new exhibit hall at the Alabama State Fair grounds, and the following call has been is sued by the potentate, Frank C. Shep- ard:
 IFS SALAMU ALEIKUM"
 Tt has come to the ears of your potentate that there are number of weary sons of the desert at Camp Me- Clellan who desire to gather in the fair oasis of Zamora temple and par take of the rights and privileges of our order, and to prove to those self-re- specting nobles who have already gone to the front that the nobles are be- hind them and wish the Allah's blessings, I have set the 21st day of March, 1918, as the time for holding our next ceremonial
 There are many of our soldier bows who can't wait for our bis spring cerc- monial, and desire the degrees before leaving for France so I call upon ey- cry noble of our temple to get busv and make this meeting an enjoyable occasion. We need candidates, so try and get the one you have been think ing of for sometime-'we need him.
 The caravan now forming is we'll prepared to cope with the numerous rrlbes and the storms and dangers of the desert that are sure to infest our way. The camels are in fine shane and the time is propitious The sands will be exceedingly hot and our direc- tor will be at .his best. Harlz ye the call of the prophet
 FRANK c. SHEPARD, JR.,
 we Will harken. patentate. "cHARLEs J. GEoHEGAN,
 "Recordcr."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-17
Ca|omeI Loses You a Days Work!
 Take Dodson's Liver Tone Instead
Read my guarantee If bilious, constipated or head achy you need not take nasty, sickening, danger
 ous calomel to get strengthened up.

Every druggist in town-your drug gist and everybody's druggist-has noticed a great falling of in the sale of calomel They all give the same reason. Dodson's Liver Tone is taking it's place.
 ..Calomel is dangerous and people know it. while Dodson's Liver Tone is perfectly safe and gives better results, said a prominent local druggist. Dod- sons Liver Tone is personally guaran teed by every druggist who sells it. A large bottle doesn't cost very much. but case of liver sluggishness and con
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-17

which starts the race. Colonel Graves told questioners in Birmingham that ho did not believe the committee should meet at such an early date be- cause there was no need of it, because the people were interested in other things and because it was not well that the public mind should be forced on politics at this time when the un- divided attention of the people should be on matters which might aid in win- ming the war
 There is one way interest could be created in the state campaign at this time If the mass meeting of anti amendists in Montgomery April 1 should plan statewide campaign and amend ists should so arrange theiS appoint merts as to provide series of joint de- bates it is probable that the public mind could be thrown on the issues of the campaign
 But it is improbable that this will or can be done. The amendists during the week declared it was too early to begin campaign and announced that it was not their intention to open the fight in earnest until later in the year. They told Oscar s. Lewis, chairman of the Wallace campaign committee, that they would not enter any joint debates un- til later and issued the challenge when they did only in order that they might divide time. with Wallace speakers at points where engagements had already been made.
 Those who are interested in the cam paign now are awaiting the result of the Montgomery mass meeting. Every body is puzzled. Nobody knows whether the meeting will put out candidate for governor or will devote it's whole time to the planning of a campaign for the defeat of the admendment. Anti-amend- ist candidates already in the race still profess to believe that the meeting will bs solely for the purpose of making a campaign against the amendment and on this belief they have called upon their friends to come to Montgomery and take part in the meeting. The general call signed by between 400 and 450 persons last Sunday said the mass meeting was solely to plan a campaign for the de- feat of the prohibition amendment
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-17

Blanks Everett, secretary of the Cham Der of Commerce, and C. l.. Harold, sec retary of the Civic association, all of Birmingham, and J. H. Bankhead, Jr, of Jasper.
 MT. Everett came to Washington to land the convention of the American mining congress for Birmingham. He interviewed J. F. Galbreath, secretary of the congress, and secured his promise to attend dinner which the Chamber of Commerce will give Editor Edmonds of the Manufacturers Record. If the con- gress holds convention this year, MT. Everett is convinced that it will be held in Birmingham
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-17

MRS. ALICE WILSON
 street, Pittsburg. Pa, well known and popular lady of that city. She stated:
 T had been i'll for the past IS years; at times I was so bad that no one thought ] would live. l was treated for catarrh of the stomach but nothing seemed to help me I would have faint ing spells and fall down anywhere and remain unconscious for hours at a time At times my mind was a blank for days My circulation would stop and my hands and feet would become cold and clammy. My food would not digest in my stom- ach and I was obliged to eat liquids. lest in weight, being reduced from 196 to. 13S pounds. My friends all predicted that I would not live six months. A friend of my husbands recommended Plant Juice to him and he purchased a bottle for me. After taking about one half of the bottle l got relief I have been using Plant Juice now for some time, and I am glad to state for publi cation that I have entirely regained my health and am entirely cured. I can eat any kind of food and digest it perfect ly: do not have any more aches or pains and do not have any more faint ing spells. I am now doing all of my housework for the first time in many years. At the present time weigh 165 pounds. I can recommend Plant Juice for what it has done for. me, and I know it will help all sufferers of stomach and nervous disorders if they will try it. My husband and myself are both truly grate-. ful to your medicine for restoring me to health''
 Plant Juice is a vegetable preparation, extracted from the roots, leaves, bark, fibre and bloom of numerous medicinal plants. It is natures own remedy and works wonders It gives almost imme- diate benefit and leads to permanent re- lief in practically every case where peo- pie suffer as above outlined.
 The Plant Juice Man is at Norton's drug store, corner Second avenue and Twentieth street, Birmingham, where he is daily meeting the local public and in- troducing and explaining the merits of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-17
ALABAMA MAY BE SITE OF ANOTHER VAST GOVERNMENT
 NITRATE FACTORY
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are under consideration. Tne first is that territory lying between Birming- ham and Montgomery on the north and south and Tuscaloosa and Opelka on the east and west. The other is a sec ton of western Georgia, boundary which is not far removed from At 1anta.
 These plants will be operated en-
 tirely by power produced and dissemi- mated by corporations having charters in North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama and Tennessee. On
 February 20, representatives of these
 corporations were called to Washing
 ton for conference by Frederick Dar-
 lington of the war industries board,
 council of national defense, and Col
 onel Jones and Colonel Keller, govern
 ment engineers. Instructed by the gov
 ernment to render report as to what
 they could produce by co-ordinating
 their facilities with federal assistance the representatives of the corporations concerned met March in Atlanta. STATEMENT PREPARED 1mbued with the knowledge that on their resources the government to an appreciable extent depends for it's
 sinews in the prosecution of war, and
 willingness to render all aid within their power they prepared their state- ment. This statement at the present time is in the hands of MT. Darlington and the engineers.
 While the report has not been made public it is known that the corpora
 tions stated that with federal assist
 ance they could furnish the govern ment almost immediately 150,00O-horse 1 power; by the conclusion of this year 450, ,oo0-horse power, and by the con- clusion of next year $50, 0,000-horse pow
 err practically as great power as Muscle Shoals when properly developed Will produce. Colonel Joyes admitted
 ms surprise at the magnitude of the
 possibilities unfolded.
 QUICK ACTION ANTICIPATED Hasty action is anticipated for two req sons. The first is the obvious intention o- the government to prepare immedi- ately for a war of any duration or for
 war which might follow on the heels of the present.
 The second is the necessity of forcing the corporations to begin coordination. the task of welding eight gigantic en- terprises into one without delay, in or
 der that they might have advantage of two dry seasons intervening between lnls date and the conclusion of 1919 Ine union of the service of the Ala pama Power company with the service or corporations of four other states win i pc effected by extending transmission
 lines from Opelika to Westpoint; from Annston to Cedartown, and from Roan- oKe to Lagrange. North and South Car ohna are already connected. TENNESSEE CORPORATIONS tennessee corporations will be fused
 into the general system by means of North Carolina, and the union will be perfected by connecting Georgia with l South Carolina
 l Representatives of the power compa
 mes have concluded preliminary confer ences with government officials. James Mitchell. president. and Thomas w. Mar
 til. vice president, of the Alabama Power company, left tonight for New York and birmingham, respectively. Neither au-
 thcrized a statement as to the gigantic scheme in contemplation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-17

stipation, you have only to ask for your money back.
 Dodson's Liver Tone is a pleasant t. tasting. purely vegetable remedy, harm less to both children and adults. Takc a spoonful at night and wake up feel ing fine; no bi1iousness, sick headache, acid stomach or constipated bowels. 1t doesn't gripe or cause inconvenience all the next day like violent calomel. Take a uuse of calomel today and tomorrow you win feel weak sick and nauseated Don't lose a days work!. Take Dod- sons Liver Tone instead and feel fine. full of vigor and ambition.-Adv.