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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-18

Eastward from the Cathedral City through Champagne the French report that they everywhere are holding the enemy and keeping their lines intact, notwithstanding the prodigious expen- determination with which their troops are delivering their thrusts.
 STUBBORN RESISTANCE
 Everywhere the battles are being stubbornly contested, and where the French and Italians have been com pelled to give ground it has been only after the inflietion of extremely heavy casualties on the invaders. The Amer jeans nowhere have been forced to withdraw. On the contrary near Fos- soy, near the bend of the Marne be- tween Chateau Thierry and Dormans. they have made further improvements in their positions. Like their French comrades in arms, the Americans also have been engaged in violent fighting with the enemy
 Daily it becomes increasingly ap- parent that the strategy of the Ger man high command in the present bat tie has foremost in it's consideration the plotting out of the Rheims salient and the strengthening of the line east ward through Champagne toward Ver- dun, The hardest fighting of THas- ags ss soathwesss Eheins wfera 1.-the enemy is endeAvoring 10. break through the hill and forest region, reach the railroad running from Rheims to Epernay and force the evac- uation of Rheims.
 In these endeavors, the German war office asserts the Germans have driven back the allied troops on the mountain
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-18
Says He Received Large Sums for Acting as Agent
 Before Osltbreak U az A
MANY LAWYERS DID LIKEWISE, HE SAYS
Calmly Tells of His Participation in Efforts of Spies to Tie Up
 Boat Building for Great
 Britain

Chicago, July 17.-Admission that he had served as a secret agent of Ger many before the United States entered the war, and the allegation that some of New York's most prominent lawyers Gaston B. Means in testimony at tho hearing to determine the legality of one of two wills purporting to dispose of the 3,000. 600 estate left by the late James c. King of Chicago.
 Means, who appeared as witness for the heirs of Mrs Maude A. King, for whose alleged staying he was tried and acquitted in Concord. N C.. last sum mer freely admitted receiving money for acting as a secret agent of the German government before the outbreak of the war with the United States.
 Quietly he told of receiving $s5,0o0 at one time and s92,000 at another for his services to Germany and of delivering s1, 900 0OO which he received a check to Captain Boy-Ed, one of Germany's chief spies in this country. who was subse- quently expelled.
 Asked regarding the services for which he received $92 1000. Means said: T made that money the way lots of other Ameri- cans did, some of them the biggest law yes in New York. I can easily tell you the place where I collected it-right in the Trinity churchyard at designated tombstone"
 The witness also admitted that he and German spies in this country were to nTo1 t-fN lx mosquito fleet" building for the al lies in this country. Means said that he found that the boats had gun emplace- ments and that Captain Boy-Ed called this to the attention of the neutrality board at Washington.
 President Wilson then very properly a sked him why he was doing detective work in the United States declared Means. And now for the first time the public knows why Captain Boy Ed was sent back to Germany. I turned all my over to the government
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-18
CROWDER ISSUES CALL FOR 46,000
 ADDITIONAL MEN To Be All White Registrants and Move to Camp From
 August , to 3 ALABAMA TO FURNISH HOO FOR CAMP SHELBY First Call for August, During Which Month 100000 White Men Will
 Entrain for Army Train
 ing Camps

Washington, July 17.-Forty- six District of Columbia were called to the colors tonight by Provost Marshal Gen eral Crowder. They are to be all white registrants. Movement into camp will be between August 5 and August g.
 This is the first general call for Au- gust, during which month the military programme provides for the entrain- ment of 300.000 white men. Special calls already issued account for 19,941 of this number.
 Quotas to be furnished by each state and the camps to which the men go include:
 Alabama, HOO; Camp Shelby, Miss.
 Delaware, 100; Camp Wadsworth, Spartanburg, s. C.
 District of Columbia. 50; Camp Shell by, Hattiesburg, Miss.
 Florida, 100; Camp Shelby, Hatties- burg, Miss.
 Georgia, 800; Camp Greenleaf, Fort Oglethorpe. Ga.
 Iowa, 800; Jefferson barracks.
 Kentucky. 800; Fort Thomas Ky.
 Louisiana, 300; Camp Shelby
 Mississippi 1000; Camp Shelby.
 New Jersey, 800; Camp Wadsworth.
 New York. 2500; Camp Greenleaf, Ga
 North Carolina. 25Oo; Camp wads- worth.
 Pennsylvania, 5000; Camp wads. worth.
 South Carolina. 800; Camp wads- worth.
 Tennessee, HOO: Camp Shelby.
 Texas, 1890; Camp Cody.
 Virginia, lo0 Camp Wadsworth
 Wisconsin, 1000: Jefferson barracks
 Wisconsin. $50; Camp Shelby.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-18
Summary of the News

l--Allfed lines intact on whole front. Berlin announces capture of 1S!0OO
 prisoners. -Turning point in war believed im-
 mfnent. 1Equal suffraEists offer services at
 election Monday. 4-EdftOrlnl and features. @Me mbers Fourth Estate to meet
 here today in annual session. Committee plans to relieve pre-
 dicted coal shortage. 6-SOciety news. 7-SpOrta. S-Ewing plan to sell W. $. $. sought
 by other states. O-Federal farm help specialists con
 fer on south's cotton crop. 10-l1-Farm news.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-18
FATHER GLAD SON HAD
 CHANGE TO SHOW METAL

Oyster Bay. N. r., July i7.-Colone Roosevelt learned that his son Quentin was missing through press dispatches this morning.
 "Quentin's mother and are very glad that he got to the front and had the chance to render some service to his country and to show the stuff there was in him before his fate befell him.
 This was the statement issued by Colonel Roosevelt today, after press dis patches had furnished confirmation of ca arlier reports that his son, Lieut. Quen- tin Roosevelt. had been killed in an aerial battle in France,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-18
BERLIN ANNOUNCES CAPTURE 0F 18.0O0
 ALLIED PRISONERS

Berlin, July 17.-(Via Lon don) Eighteen thousand pris oners have been taken by the Germans in the present offens i've, according to the claim oi the war office, in it's report from general headquarters to. night.
 It is asserted also that 20 allied nirpIanes and two captive balloons were shot down Tuesday over the battle front.
 The text of the communication follows;
 sThe fighting did not revive un- til evening. We captured prisoners in rcconnoitering thrusts south west of Ypres. South and west of Hebuterne the enemy renewed his attacks unsuccessfully.
 sThere have been local attacks in the Savieres region md west of Chateau Thierry.
 s.Southwest of Coartemont tOn the Marne front. west of Chateau Thierry) we pushed our lines for ward as far as the Surmelin sec tor. The enemy is directing vtO- lent counter attacks with strong forces against our front on the south bank of the Mnrne. His at- tncI<s broke down before our lines with the heaviest of losses.
 "After bitter fighting on the north bank of the Marne the suc- cesses of the first storminE day were extended. After syarding off French counter attacks we pushed on after the enemy as far as the heights north of yenteuil and fought our way through the B0is De Rodemat.
 sOn both sides of the Ancre we threw back the enemy she mountain of Rheims between Mnn- tenal and north of POuroy.
 "The situation east of Rheims -s unchanged. We have held the ene- my line under heavy fire and im- proved our positions on the Roman road md on Suippes. NOrthvest of Massises we captured some forti- fled heights.
 s'rhe number of prisoners cap- tured has increased to 1S,eOO. Further, F enemy airplanes and two captive balloons were sh0t down yesterday over the battle- fieId.n &
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-18
BARGE LINE TO BE
 IN OPERATION SOON
Ten Towboats and Twenty Barges to Be in Operation on Mississippi
 in Two Months

St Louis, July f.-The government barge line on the Mississippi river prob ably will be in operation, with tempor- ary equipment within two months. ac- cordlng to declaration today by Federal Di ector Sanders, who is in St. Louis meeting committees of prospective ship pers He says 10 towboats and 20 barges can be put in operation by that time.
 Shippers were told by Director Sanders that the line needs annually about 1.2oO,- ,- CO tens Of southbound freight and an equal amount of northbound to make it successful.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-18

The text of the statement reads:
 ''rhe ~battle continued today with stubbornness along the whole front. West of Rheims, despite his efforts, the enemy was not able to make further advance. Our troops by their heroic gre- sistance and incessant counter att tacks, checked, with alternate advance and recoil, the thrust of the enemy.
 South of the Marne the fighting pro- ceeded on the wooded slopes north of St. Agnan and LaChapelle- -Monthodon. Very spirited actions north of Comblizy and Festfgny enabled us to hold the enemy on the southern outskirts of Bouquigny and Chataignieres. east Of Oeuilly, the Germans succeeded in Sre- gaining 8 footing in Montvoisin.
 "Between the Marne and Rheims the battle continued north of Reuil and in the Bois Du Roi, which the Germans penetrated and which our troops de- tended foot by foot
 % .sThe forest of Courton likewise was
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-18

the theatre of violent engagements. The enemy holds the line west of Nan teuil La Posse.
 "Pourcy, the objective of powerful attacks, several times renewed, could not be reached by the Germans. bril- liant counter attack by the Italian troops west of this village drove back the enemy into the Ardre valley. Nu- merous enemy dead before our lines testified to the heavy losses suffered by our adversaries.
 'gThe situation is without change in the sector of Vrigny and southwest of Rheims.
 ss .East of Rheims we broke up an at tack between Beaumont-Sur-Ves IS and Sil1ery. Our positions remain in tact along the whole Champagne front.
 "Eastern theatre: The usual artil- lery activity was displayed along the whole front. Tn Albania our troops made new progress north of the Devoli river. We occupied the village of Mesan, capturing about 30 prisontrs.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-18
Morse Sailing Ship Is
 Sunk by Submarine
Marosa Sent to Bottom by U-Boat Twelve Hundred Miles East
 of New York

Washington, July 17.-Information came to the navy department today that the Norwegian sailing ship Ma rosa was sunk by German submarine 200 miles east of New York. July '. Previous reports said tine vessel was destroyed off the coast of New Found- land. The crew had been landed at Nova Scotia.
 On the following day, and in the same general locality the depart ment's announcement said, the stcan- ship Manx King was held up by sub mersible and after the crew had taken to the boats the Germans put bombs on the vessel. The crew, however. did not see the ship sink
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-18

of Rheims between Mantenal and north of Fourcy, the last place being scant five miles distant from the Rheims Epernay railroad. The French off cial communication says the German hold the line west of Manteuil-La- Foose. about mile and half south of Pourcy and relatively five miles west of the railroad
 CLAIM 1S,O00 PRISONERS
 The German office is claiming the capture of 1S.000 prisoners since the present offensive began.
 It is reported that French reserves have entered the fighting line along the Marne and to the north of Ia Cha- pelle- e-Monthodon they have recaptured lost territory. The Germans also, as was expected, have brought up fresh forces in an endeavor to push forward their project in this region There is veritable deluge of shells from the guns of both sides along the entire MaTne front.
 COMPARTMENTS CONTINUE
 On the British front in northern France and Flanders the Germans are keeping up violent bombardments on various sectors, using both gas and high explosive shells. Gas has been used extensively on the Villers- Bre- tonneaux sector where the British for several days have been delivering sue cessfui patrol attacks and taking pris- oners. The Albert sector isseominss In far ar,s mere ased shower Of shells of afl kinds. Nowhere; howesegs has inc German command seen fit as yet to start an infantry engagement, if one is contemplated.
 In Albania the French and Italian troops continue to make progress against the Austrians, and in the Itai- ian sector. up in the mountains. re- peated Austrian attacks have been re- pulsed by the Italians.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-18
U. s. CONGRESSMEN
 ARRIVE IN FRANCE

Paris, July I7.-(Hayas Agency.) twelve representatives of the United States Congress, who pur- pose visiting the fighting front. arrived today at a French port from the United States. Among other passengers on the steamer wns Justin GOdnrt. member of the French Chamber of Deputies, n de- tachment of Alpine chaxseurr. which hns been visiting the United states. and n number of Polish vOlun.eers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-18
Dowell to Return

Montgomery. July l'.--lSpeciaIl-state Superintendent of Education Spright Doweli will return to his office tomor- row after an absence of a week. in which he has been attending the conference of all the superintendents of education in Washington with the federal board of vocational education.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-18
RUSSIAN CRUISER IS
 SEIZED BY GERMANS

Amsterdam. July 1.-The Turkish
 cruiser Medjidieh, which was sunk in 1915 and subsequently, raised by the Russians, has aisrived at Constanti- nople. having been seized by the Ger mans at Sebastopol. according to. the Constantinople correspondent of the Germania of Berlin.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-18
Harman Gratified

Montgomery July T.-(Special.D-A. F. Harman of the state council of defense is much gratfied at the response that he has received in his efforts to get teachers to assist in the teaching of it. literates= of draft age. Up to the pres ent Mr Harman has had IF volunteers for this work The volunteers have been given summer course at the State Nor nal school at Livingston. where C. M Brock the president, gave his personal attention to this branch of teaching.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-18
RESERVES ENTERING FIGHT

Paris July 7-On the Marne front of the
 ond line already entering the acon says Temps today in reviewing the of the enemy Where have assumed the offensive the north of have reeained ground" general regarded by the military the who writes the article as rel
 ativey the has been able
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-18
NIEUW AMSTERDAM
 SAFE IN ROTTERDAM

Rotterdam. Tuesday July 1s.-~The Holland American liner Nieuw Amster- dam. from New York. arrived at the Hook of Holland today
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-18


 Tt is true," he continues, that at the most sensitive point of the front the Germans have been able to cross the Marne along stretch of 15 miles from Fossy to the other side of Reuil. But his progress south from the river has been in no way lightning like, as he ex- pected, and we have regained ground at certain points. We have recoled at cer- sain psASes. 1t is true. and is to be re- grasted hut we are not beaten-far from Gg The eneny is held everywhere.
 On tie fiYsr day the battle went much as Gsaai u every defensive operation Sge islclles on the Marne and between sspelips ani Slippes. On the second day the enemy IL sSed his efforts to the region extending Ca both sides of the Marne, s.llzln. fresn progress, Everywhere else the enemy has been checked"
 London, July 1.-The war office communication issued this evening says:
 @Wc secured a few prisoners during the day in patrol encounters north of Dethune and west of Merville.
 A4Ae hostile artillery developed gpeat activity during the night with sns shells on the .viIlers-Bretonncnux \ front. This morning the hostile nr- tiIIery and trench mOrtars have shown increased activity in the Albert sec tOr.-
 ENEMY MAKES SLIGHT GAIN
 London, July 17.--Dispatches arr rtying in London this evening say that at only one point did tho Germans succeed in advancing to- day. and then at enormous costs.
 The dispatches assert that at il o'clock this morning after two un- successful attempts the Germans on front of six miles pushed into the French lines to a depth of one and a half miles at it's deepest point, nt Rheims mountain.
 FIERCE LOCAL ATTACKS
 On the French Front in France. July 17.-This mornlng's fighting on the active front of the Ger man drive was marked by purely local attacks. which, however, were very fierce In character.
 The Germans hnd sent heavy column against the BourbOnnerie farm in the vicinity of St. Agnan. which had been recaptured by Franco American forces yesterday. and succeeded in reoccupying it after n furious battle. This Is still continuing mt this hour.
 Farther eastward along the southern bank of the Marne. the Germans at tackled and temporarily occupied Montvoison, until the French came back and elected them.
 While the enemy was attempting strong push toward Epernay in an ef- fort 10 cause the evacuation of the mountain of Rheims. he also was mak- sng . number of attacks on each side
 (Csntinued on Pare rwel
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-18
Americans Improve Positions in River Bend Dis trict-Angry at Counter Attacks Tester day, Germans Continue to Harass
 General Pershing's Troops
GERMANS PAY DEARLY FOR FEW
 SLIGHT GAINS DURING THE DAY
Situation on Eastern Side of Rheims Remains lln- ehanged, While Insignificant Changes Are F@otag7 0n the Western Side-General
 Situation Remains the Same
p{gsITIONS REMAIN INTACT

Paris 5wy 17-The French positions remain intact along the front, according to the war office an tonight Heavy fighting continued throughout the day. and some able make but they met powerful resistance everywhere.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-18
French Hold Enemy At AU Points To
 The East Of Rheims
Americans Have Not Been Forced to Yield to En- emy at Any Point But Are Making Further
 Improvements in Positions Near FossOy
Rx Assnciatcd Press

Although the Germans still attacking the allied lines vcousy both sides of the Rheims salient what gains they making continue to be small isolated sectors and seemingly confined to the along the Marne and inn medately southwest of Rheims
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-18
MAY DRAFT BOYS ID HARVEST FOOD
 CROPS 0F STATE
At Least 5000 Needed for Work, Is Opinion of Director of Boys
 Reserve

Montgomery, July 17.-(Special)- )--Five thousand boys from Is to 21 will be re- quired to harvest Alabama's bumper food crop this fall, is the belief of a committee of the boys working reserve and ". Nash Reid, state director of the work, who have been making canvass of the farms in Alabama and reported yesterday at the regular monthly confer ence of the executive committee pf the
 state council of defense, held wah Gov Charles Henderson
 This canvass was made by county dem
 onstration agents and the 5000 needed are said to be the minimum requirement.. Questionnaires were issued to the dem- 1 onstration agents by the state council for the purpose of gathering the data. ENROLMENT SOON 1 Enrolling the vast army of boy power will be started soon Formal disapprovai of the war chest" method of raising funds for war relief work was taken by the committee on the ground that cer-
 tain organizations engaged in war relief work possess certain intrinsic merit and the public should nat be confused by contributing blanket sum to war chest fund, whereby certain less worthy organizations will profit, By this method each organization stands alone and
 gains donations by it's own value and appeal made upon the giving public Approval of the many war organiza-
 tions will only be given, it was again reaffirmed by the state council of de- fense after most thorough n- |vestigation. Such investigation is not contemplated in regard to well defined war relief organizations which have and will continue to receive the support of the council.
 Attention was called to the steps be-
 ing taken to create county and. es- pecially, community councils of defense.
 Dr l. M Duggar and R. M. Hobbe have been appointed to set up. definite
 organizations by counties and communi- ties and arrange for field representa-
 tives to visit and assist in the organiza-
 tion.
 A letter which was sent to war work
 CTS was approved by the committee. One
 paragraph of this letter reads:
 .Only sufficient number of community
 councils should he organized as will put |eyery individual within a reasonable
 distance of an organization"
 REGULAR MEETINGS Regular meetings are asked of these |spbdivisions of the state council and t is hoped to organize the entire conn n,unity for war service. enlist and man- tain the enthusiastic support of every individual back of the war, utilize as far as possible all existing agencies in the |community and centralize and correlate the war work of all organizations in the community.
 By resolution a subcommittee, composed
 of Gov. Charles Henderson. l.. NJ.
 Hooper. chairman of the state council |R NJ Hobbie, state food administrator, and Federal Labor Director Tarrant, was
 authorized to advise with negro leaders
 with the purpose of effecting negro war organizations. It was recognized that the negro population of the state is loyal
 and that it sohuld become part of the state defense activities.
 The sessions continued for five hours and were preceded by luncheon at the Exchange hotel.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-28
PRUSSNER, MAP
MAKER, LOCATED
German Who Served in
Mexico Under Pershing,
Is at LeavenWorth.

Herman E. Prussner, an unnatural
lied German. who was with Gen J. J.
Pershing in Mexico and who was
marked as deserted" at a date about
the same as that Of the declaration
Of war against Germany by the United
States, has been heard from by United
States commissioner S. L Kelly.
While in Mexico. Prussner, who was
a member of the Goth infantry and a
trained map maker, was recommended
for a commission. He obtained leave
to come to Ell Paso to conclude his
naturalization. but was unable to do
so because he could not find his first
papers. This was in December. 1916
Several months later, Mr.. Kelly mailed
a letter to Prussner at a fOrt IN
Georgia, to which the regiment had
gone, including in the letter a check
refunding the fee paid for the natur-
aliZation petition not completed ne
letter was returned by the postal au-
lhorities. who had written on the en-
velope. -desel ted"
Writes From LeavenwOrth-
Monday Mr.. Kelly received letter
from Prussner. the address given By
the writer being Box 60, Fort Leaven-
worth Prussner said he had beeL
embarrassed many times by the qucs-
ton why he had not completed his
naturalization, and he requested Nj
Kelly to write a letter saying he had
made sincere efforts to become an
American citizen
l.us l1r was a well educated Ger
man and assisted in making a map of
lie region in Mexico covered by the
punitive expedition.