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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-31
American Dirgible Balloon Creates Excitement When
 It Passes Over New York

New York, January 30.-New Workers who happened to be gazing heavenward
 late today stopped, rubbed their eyes and then thought of horrifying stories
 they had read of Zeppelin raids on Lon
 don Floating majestically over their heads. was a huge cigar-shaped dirigible
 balloon, at least 200 feet long.
 Flights of airplanes over the city nave
 become so common they fail to cause
 thrills but this monster of the air was something entirely new. Close inspec- ton disclosed that 1t flew an American flag, but there were pessimists who
 maintained this might be merely German camouflage to allay suspicion.
 The drigible first appeard over south Brooklyn then over downtown New York, and finally over Governors ls- land Investigation brought the informa- ton that it started at 3:30 o'clock on a trial flight from the New Fort at Rock away point and it returned safely at s. It carried crew of eight men. At the aviation field at the fort it was said the balloon is of the type known as the "American Zeppeine." The flight today was to test the efficacy of dropping men in parachutes Two men of the crew dropped to the ground safely from a height of 300 feet at different points.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-31
MONDAYS RAID

London. January 5O-A large num- Der cf thes persons killed in Monday nights air raid, according to the Cen lral News, met their deaths in bulid- ing the basement of which was used as a shelter. It is believed that two bombs struck the building as the walls were blown in in large sections and all the floors collapsed.
 In addition to the persons from the outside being sheltered in the build ing, there was a large night staff al work at the time of the raid. This accounted for the serious mortality.
 One of the touching incidents in con- nection with the raid was the death of a minister, who whenever raid warnings were given had been in the habit of visiting various shelters. Mon- day night he was advising people who lad collected in one shelter when a bomb dropped on it. killing the min ister and number of others.
 The Central News says that 29 bodies already have been recovered from the building. Bremen and soldiers are still pouring water on the burning debris. Many bodies were burned most severely. Among the number was that of a woman who still clasped two small children to her breast.
 The success of the British airmen against the German invaders in Mon- day nights raid has caused discus zion in some quarters that heavy barrage over London during raid is rather more harmful tan helpful. It is said that the air board should give the airmen a clear field in dealing with the raiders instead of employing gum fire which causes damage to property and some casualties through falling shrapne
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-31
500. 900 STRIKE IN BERLIN

London, January 30.-Nearly 500,0C0 per sons are already on strike in Berlin. and the number is being added to hourly, the Exchange Telegraph correspondent at Copenhagen telegrap phs under Tuesday s date The movement is being extended to the provincial towns.
 The Berlin correspondent of the Polti- ken of Copenhagen reports that the strikers have formed workmen's coun- cil of 800 with "an active commission of 10 men and women," including Hugo Haase, the independent socialist leader, and Phillip Scheidemann the majority soclal;st leader
 Other members of the commission in clude George Ledebour and William Ditt- mann. independent socialists, and Fried rich Ebert and Herr Braun. majority socialists. the dispatch adds.
 The commission, it is stated, asked Herr Wallraf. the minister of the interior, to grant permission for the holding of meetings. Herr Wallraf. it is added, declared he would not negotiate with the workmen, but would receive social ist members of the Parliament. Herr Sche idemarn, Herr Haase and two work men went to the minister of the in terior and informed him of the action of the commission demanding unanimously that the negotiations take place in the presence of the worhmen.
 The result of Herr Wallrafs deliber- ations is not yet known. the dispatch reports. but it quotes the Lokal An zeiger as stating that important nego- tiations are proceeding between him and General Veinstein, the Prussian minister of war.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-31
SENATE COMMITTEE REFUSES TOCHANGE
 RATE-F|X|NG POWER
By Vote of z to 6 This Part of the Administrations Railroad Programme
 Is Defeated
Hx HUGH w. ROBERTS

Washington, January 30 -(SpeciaD-The first actually expressed opposition to the full scheme of the administration in occurred this afternoon when the com merce committee of the Senate, by vote of to 6, adopted a resolution vest ing the interstate commerce and the several state railroad commissions with exclusive power to fix rates and charges. The administration bill pending before the committee practically abolished as rate making bodies the interstate com merce and all railroad commissions and gave Director General McAdoo author ity over rates and charges. The action of the committee, if sustained by Con- gress, will continue the life of the com. missions in exercise of original func- tions
 The reception by the administration Of the action of the committee is regarded as problematical. The bill is an ad- ministration bill and the resolution ef- fecting the change was sustained over the opposition of senators invariably obedient to administration behest
 It is predicted that the fight will be carried to the Senate and the action Of the committee reversed, provided the President and MT. McAdoo actively con spire to that end
 Senators voting in favor of the resolu- ton were Pomerene, Gore, Under wood Cummings Townsend, Mclean and Kellogg; against the resolution, smith. Robinson Myers, Thompson James, Poindexter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-31

The narrative was related before an audience which thronged Carnegie Hall to celebrate the opening of a war savings stamp campaign in this city. Commander Taussig's story of the work accomp- lished by the navy's "grayhounds' far from home was widely cheered. 50 anxious was the navy department that the outside world in general know nothing of the movement of these ships :" Commander Taussig said. that not even l, who was in command of the expedi- tion, was informed of our destination SEALED ORDERS My orders were to proceed to a point 50 miles east of Cape Cod, and then open my sealed instructions. Until I got to that point, at midnight of the first night out, I did not know that our first port of call was to be Queenstown, Ire- land
 Tt is quite natural that the few in au-
 thorty who knew of our movements watched with anxiety for news of our crossing It was the first time that ves- sels of this type had ever made so long a continuous passage without refueling or without the company of larger ves- sels.
 'We were 10 days in making the trip due mostly to a southeast gale, which ac- companied us for seven of the 10 days So rough was the sea during this time that for seven of the days we did not set our mess tables We ate off our laps On the ninth day, we were pleased to be met by a little British destroyer named the Mary Rose" She picked Us up early one morning and came along flying the international signal, Welcome to the American colors.'
 They were very glad to see us Things were looking black. In the three previous weeks the submarines had sunk 152 Brit ish ships. We immediately had depth
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-31
REPORT FROM ZURICH

Zurich, January 3o.-The socialist paper Vorwaerts announces that the FBerlin strikers now have become more numerous and threatening. They have addressed to the government an ulti- matum of which the following are the principal demands:
 l. Accelerated conclusions of a gener- al peace without indemnities or an- nexations.
 2. Participation of workmen's dele gates of all the countries in the peace pourparlers.
 B. Amelioration of the food situation by better distribution. 4 Immediate abolition of the state of seiee and restoration of the right of public meeting. suspended by the mili- tary authorities. g. Abolition of militarization of war factories.
 G. Immediate release of all political prisoners.
 z. Fundamental characterization Of state institutions.
 s. The institution of equal electoral suffrage by direct secret ballot.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-31

and 10:50 D. m. were all turned back by gunfire at various places on the way to London.
 The final attack was delivered across Essex by three or four ma chimes between 11:So D. m. and mid night and was equally unsuccessful. Bombs were dropped in various places in Kent and Essex.
 Detailed reports of the casualties and damage have not been received. There were a few casualties \in the southwest and the outskirts of Loi- don.
 About the same number of ma chimes as on the previous night ap- pear to have participated in the raid viz: Is. A number of our airplanes went up, Several engagements with enemy machines are reported. One or our pilots captured a raider over the northeast stern outskirts of London lie said it had dropped its bombs on open ground and made off All our pilots returned safely"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-31
Investigation of Two Cases Cited by Chamberlain Shows Health Rules Complied With

Washington, January 30.-Investiga- tion by the war department of the two cases cited by Senator Chamber Han in his speech in the Senate last Thursday in which the bodies of SOL diers had been sent home for burial without uniforms has disclosed that the bodies were prepared in accord ance with regulations of the public health service. Each was covered with cotton batting and enclosed in sheet iEg before being placed in a coffin
 Senator Chamberlain refused to give Secretary Baker the names of the men, but it was learned today that inquiry had established their identity. One died at Camp Doniphan. Okla, and the oth- CT was killed at a Canadian aviation school.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-31
DIR. ABERCROMBIE MADE SOLICITOR IN
 LABOR DEPARTMENT
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mess will not be established in tlie south, according to an authoritative sta tement today by William B. Will son, Secretary of Labor.
 This fact will quiet the fears of umbermen throughout the south and especially in Alabama who expressed belief that the eight-hour day extend- ed into southern territory would cur tail production of lumber necessary for the construction of ships.
 The secretary declared tha. he and tke President ordered an eight-hour day for the west because only by so doing could they acquire lumber so necessary at present in the scheme of wholesale shipbuilding.
 He declared the department had no intention of disrupting peaceful con- ditions in Alabama.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-31
American ''Blighty" Behind Lines Will Be Maintained

Washington, January S0.-To pro- vide recreation for American soldiers on leave in France, the general Fed e-ation of Women's clubs has created a war victory commission" which will cooperate with the commission on training camp activities in estab- fishing an American "blighty' behind the battle lines in France. Members of the federation will be called upon to donate $250000 for the work
 The federation members in Texas started the movement by raising $50,- Gec. Mrs. R. H. Ashbaugh, director oi the Michigan branch of the federation has been designated chairman of the neW- commission.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-31
Graduations From Third Training Camps to Bring
 Total of Officers to 56,00O

Washington, January 30.-Army officers today estimated that 11000 officers Will be graduated from the third series ot training camps. now in progress. mak- ing total of 56,0O0 officers turned out through these camps.
 Commissions were issued to 27,34 grad uates of the first camp and 17,237 of the second.
 Complete statistics on the third camps which or,ened January 5, show that 1S,- 34S men are under instruction, of whom 60 per cent are expected to qualify for commissions. Only 20S2 of-these are from civil life and ali of these have had more or less military training Of the remainder 5566 were drawn from the na- tional guard, 7511 from the national army, and 31S9 from the regular army
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-31
Gadsden Fuel Chairman Resigns Because Kennedy
 Made Protest on Order

Gadsden, January 30-(Special)-R cause he disagrees with the stand taken by State Fuel Administrator s. P. Ken nedy, with reference to Monday closing of stores, A. A. Towers, chairman of the local fuel commission, has sent his resig- nation to MT. Kennedy, to become eff fective immediately. Beg to advise, says part of his letter. that the ma jority of our business people readily compiled with the Monday closing order yesterday, and they seemed glad to be able to show their patriotism. I feel quite certain that the practically unani- nous compliance of this order has tend. ed to make President Wilson's food proc- lamation, issued the day before, very much more generally observed
 Discovery that the earth is shifting northward, and that Etowah county now Is 15O miles further north, is announced by Prof. A. V. Wilson of near Attalla. He says he made the discovery by meas ure of the suns rays. No attempt has yet been made to check up his figures.
 Judge w. w. Brandon and Judge A. E. Foster his campaign manager, of Tus- caloosa. have been in Gadsden. While here, it is understood, plans were made to organize this and surrounding coun- ties for the campaign.
 Nearly four inches of rain have fallen here since Sunday morning, and the Coosa river had reached the 1S.2 foot mark this morning and is still rising.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-31
NO SIGN OF STRIKE

Amsterdam, January 31.-The Berlin correspondent, of the Telegraaf sends the following:
 Not sign of the strike can be ob- served in the Berlin streets. The gen. eral impression is that it is a so-called holiday strike. which. it is said, will be limited to three days.
 The correspondent gained the impress sion at a meeting he attended that the strikers regard it more as change aft er. heavy work and it bears no violent character The workers gather at places where meetings are convoked but are directed by the police into side streets, where they are dispersed
 According to the Vorwaerts the move ment originated with the worlSmen them selves. but it was resolved that both sections of the social democrats should cooperate. as it was no time for the is- suance of contradictory orders. The railway men attempted to hold meet ing yesterday to consider the question of strike, but they were dispersed by the police. No remarks were made.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-31
General Wood Will Be Able to Leave Paris
 Hospital in Few Days

Paris, January @.-Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood, who was wounded recently while visiting the French front, is confined to the Ritz-Carton hospital, where he is re. ported to be doing we'll. He expects to be out in about a week. He is suffering from flesh wound of the arm, which Is painful but not dangerous.
 Lieut. Colonel Charles k. Kilbourne, chief of General Woods staff, who was wounded in the face, may lose his right eye. Mai. Kenyon A. Joyce, who was wounded in the arm, is improving.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-31
Local Data
Aviation Prngramme

Washington, January 3O-More encour- aging information about the aviation pro- gramme was given the Senate military committee in secret session by Briga- dier General Squier, chief signal officer of the army and his units. Nothing about the testimony was made public, but members of the committee exprssed lively satisfaction over what they heard.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-31

bombs installed so as to fight the sub marines. The night before we entered the harbor at Queenstown, German submarine planted 12 mines right in the channel. Fortunately for us they were l swept up by the ever-vigilant British mine sweepers before we arrived. SAVED MANY LIVES We escorted many ships and we saved many lives. I cannot say we sunk any submarines The submarine, found, was very difficult bird to catch. lie al ways sees you first. Only once did my vessel, in seven months, succeed i'll actu- ally firing at submarine lie then went down after the fifth shot was fired. At that he was five miles away But what they are afraid of are the depth bombs I cannot say positively that sank any submarines l saw results on several occasions which led me to be- lieve that l had at least damaged one or two
 PATROL DUTY TRYING "1he patrol duty was very trying, as , the ocean was strewn with wreckase TOT distance of 300 miles off shore. It was hard to tell periscope when we saw one. We fired at fish, floating spars and other obiects because we could not af- ford to take a chance. The submarines grew less active or did less damage as the summer wore on.
 DANGEROUS WORK
 "The night patrol work was very oan- gerous There were frequent collisions and we had to use our Judgment as 10 whether we should turn on the hght ana and avoid danger of collision ana take the risk of a submarine seeing us or keep our lights out and take our chances We have to remember that if sub- marine sings us she only sinks one snip. A serious collision might sink two ships so it is matter of judgment. The ques- tion is, can we beat the submarines? he asked q am sure we can II the people will do their part.
 Commander Taussig said there IS com plete cooperation between the American and British navies in foreign waters. There is no friction, he declared.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-31
British Commons Hear
 Report on Sinking of
 Transport and Auxiliary

| London, January 30-The transport and the fleet auxiliary which were sunk early this month in the Mediterranean, as an nounced in the House of Commons last week, were the Aragon and the Osma- nieh
 Thomas J. McNamara, financial sec retary of the admiralty, announced in the House of Commons last Wednes- day that 71S lives had been lost by the sinking by the enemy in the Mediter ranean of two steamships, the names of which he did not disclose. The British steamship Aragon, 95SS tons gross, and 513 feet long, was built Tn Belfast in 1905, and was operated by the Royal Mail Steam Packet company of Belfast before being taken over by the British admiralty.
 The British steamship Osmanieh, 4o4l
 tons gross, and 360 feet long, was built
 in 1906, and was owned in London
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-31
ARE YOU rEELINC EFT,

Do you envy the. man or women of untiring energy. strong body and hap py disposition? All these depend upon good health, and good, health is inn possible when the kidneys are weak, overw orked or diseased. Foley Kidney Pills act promptly and help the kid neys filter the blood and cast out tn !. poisonous waste products that cause sore and swollen muscles and joints. backache, rheumatism. and the symp- toms that give warning of dangerous kidney and bladder ailments, Sold ev- erywhere.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-31
FRANCIS ]. HENEY
 GOES ID CHICAGO
 FORMORE EVIDENCE:

Washington, January So.-Reading of letters an documents from the confiden- tial files of the Chicago packers into- the record of the federal trade commits sions meat packing hearing came to a sudden halt late today to permit Fran cis neney, special counsel to return to Chicago and direct the search for more material.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-31
Largest Patent Medicine
 Maker in World Is Dead

Columbus. O., January 30.-Dr. Samuel D Hartman. believed to have been the largest manufacturer of patent medi- cines in the world. died here late today of infirmities due to age, He was born on farm near Harrisburg. Pa, s years aso and amassed a fortune estimated in the millions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-31
SHIPWORKERs STRIKE

London, January 30.-All the workmen in the Kiel shipyards and in the Vul- can works at Hamburg and thousands of miners in the Rhenish Westphalian districts struck on Monday, according to the Berlner Vossische Zeitung.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-31
German Empire Being Torn by Discord Among
 the Industrial Classes
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| guns and 100 machine guns fell into the 1 hands of the Italians.
 1 Mutual bombardments and small raid | ing encounters continue to feature the | fighting on the other fronts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-31
THE WEATHER
Weather Forecast

Washington, January 30.-Forecast for Alabama: Fair, colder Thursday; Fri day fair, colder southeast portion.
 Georgia: Fair west; local rains east portion Thursday; colder extreme south portion; Friday fair colder.
 Tennessee: Fair, colder Thursday; Friday fair, cclder east portion.
 Mississippi: Fair, colder Thursday; Friday fair, continued cold.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-31
Commander 7aussig Tells
 Story Of Voyage OUer
 Of American Destroyers
So Careful Was Department That Destination Little Grayhounds Should Not Be Made Public Before Departure That Man in Charge Did Not Know Where He Was
 Going Until He Opened Sealed Orders in Midsea

New York; January S0How secretly dispatched the m oa of torpedoboat destroyers April the British
 the hunt for German submarines publicly night by Commander K Taussg United who took them tho AtIan+ic
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-31
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-31

Albert J. Ncuscnt-Aged 64. died yes- terday at q local infirmary. Re- mains sent to yerpena for inter- mcnt
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-31

Harry T. Purdy-AGed 43. died yes- 'erday at the family residence. 1501 Sixteenth avenue. south. Funeral arr engagements will be announced later
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-31
EARLY aS OFFICIAL REPORT
The official statement follows;

The official statement tolloWs'
 "A number of attacks were deliv- cred against London by hostile afr planes last night between 10 p. m. and 12:3o a. m but in no case did the raiders penetrate into the capital The first enemy machines crossed the Isle ot Thanet at 9:30 D. m, and pro- ceeded up the Thames estuary to ward London, but were all turned back by gunfire. At about the same time three or four other raiders crossed the Essex coast. These also failed to pen citrate the outer defenses of the cap ital.
 Meanwhile a single airplane which crossed the Essex coast at 10:3O D. m. passed around the north and west of London and dropped some bombs on the southwestern outskirts. At the same time another enemy machine dropped bombs on the northeastern outskirts without causing any casual ties or damage.
 other airplanes which crossed the Kent and Essex coast between 10:z5
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-31
TUESDAY NIGHT AIR RAID ON LONDON PROVED LESS FATAL Casualty List Was Small as Compared to That of
 Previous Attack on
 Monday

London, January 30.-In last nights mir raid three persons were killed and 10 injured, it was announced offi- cially. 1t is feared the bodies or S'N other persons arc buried in the rui"s
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-31

Catherine Brondhead-Aged 13, died January 26 at the family residence, 4631 Second avenue. north. Funeral services were held yesterday from the residence with internnent at Fora est Hill.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-31
DEATHS

Frank LoIIar, Jr.=Aged years. died yesterday at the family residence HOS West Court street. Funeral services will be held this morning at 10 o'clock from the residence with interment at Elmwood. Rev. J. A. Bryan will officiate