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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-16
VA THAN {. MILLER
 CANDIDATE FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR

flag, and the things for which it stands; and that they may be taught to lows and to cherish those principles for which our gallant armies and navy are fighting and which characterize us as a nation, such as the equality of the great and the humble before the law, respect for the rights of the weak. as well as the rights of the strong, the freedom of conscience and separation of church and state.
 To foster and make more efficient and universally serviceable our depart ment of public health.
 A workman's compensation act that will be in truth what it's name implies and fashioned in light of the most suc- cessful acts of this character in any oi the states.
 The further building and maintenance Of good roads, and in response to the almost universal desire to utilize in this work all convict labor wherever it can be done without financial loss to the state or to the respective counties.
 The utmost provision for our Confeder- att veterans that our finances will per- nit.
 I will oppose all class legislation, and the bestowment of any special privl- leges.
 l am believer in the firm exc cution of all laws, and shall strive to cultivate a wholesome respect for law and orderly administration by the legally constituted authorities, and generally to do everything which faithful public serv- ice and good citizenship shall suggest as various duties and opportunities shall from time to time present themselves
 I am lifelong democrat, have had legislative experience, having represented the Thirteenth senatorial district-Jeffer- sor county-in the Alabama. senate in 1907 and 1909; am now member of the board of education of Jefferson county, greatly interested in our schools, a prac- ticing lawyer doing general practice, and am accustomed to deal with business people and with business matters.
 This experience, I hope has prepared me to serve you we'll in the office of lieutenant governor. for which nomina- ton solicit your support. Respectfully,
 NATHAN L. MILLER.
 Birmingham, June IS, 1918.
 Paid. political advertisement by Nathan l.. Miller. Birmingham, Ala.
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To the People of Alabama:
 I respectfully ask your support for nominationgin the democratic primary for the office of lieutenant governor of Alabama
 In these times the first duty of every
 citizen is to do everything possible to
 win the war, whether he be in office
 or out of office. Being not only above
 draft age but above the age at which
 men are accepted for active service.
 yet I hold myself at all times in readi-
 ness to support our great President
 and commander in chief. President Will
 son, and to render any and every serv-
 ice for which I may be called.
 The lieutenant governor is the pre-
 siding officer of our state Senate, and as such refers the several bills intro-
 duced to the respective committees, and in case of a tie has the decisive vote He also has, if some honorable pre- cedents are followed. and the Senate so orders, the appointment of the standing committees of the Senate. In these matters he may contribute to the orderly consideration and dispatch of the legislative business, and may
 also have a great influence in shaping the legislative policies of the state. It is therefore deemed proper that in offering for this office I should make some statement of my position as to some of the matters which may be considered by the next legislature Such influence as I may have, including
 my votes, if any, will be for: The ratification of the federal pro- hibition amendment and the mainten- ance of our prohibit ition laws, believing that prohibition in Alabama is a demonstrated success, both morally and economically.
 An economic and business adminis-
 tration of the states affairs, to the
 end that the state may again be re- stored to cash basis, and the states large floating debt paid as speedily as may be possible without impairing the efficiency of our governmental agen- cies.
 Encourage, maintain and improve our public school system so that every child in the state shall be taught the funda- |mentals of practical education, in cluding vocational and industrial in- struction; that they, each and every
 one, may be inspired with patriotism Hove of country, and devotion to our
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now being made.
 Acquisitions from the draft to conn plete the 5000 900 total by August |, General Crowder said, have been made Of these. 2,0O0Ooo will be draft regis trants and the others volunteers and national guardsmen.
 'Everybody thinks there will be heavy calls during the first six months of 1919.9 was a significant statement made by General Crowder.
 General Crowder approved the gem eral principle of the bill introduced by Senator France of Maryland, extend- ing the registration ages from IS to 45 years, thereby providing additional men for military and industrial serv- ice He did not, however, approve the age limits fixed in the bill.
 After outlining the plans of the war department for additional calls. Gen eral Crowder said that at the present rate Glass will be exhausted by the end of the present year. Unless the age limits are extended and another registration held. it will be necessary early next year to call men in Class 3 and probably soon thereafter in Class 3.
 Final figures of classification of the first registration tota1ing S,6S9,447, were given. The registrants wore shown to have been divided as follows:
 Class 1. 2,42S.72s: Class 2. 5o9,6Ss; Class 3. 427.S7o; Class 4. 3.4Ss. 326; Class 5, 1.ss9.s5s.
 General Crowder submitted figures showing the progress of the draft this year. A total of 1.347,512 men, all from Class 1. will have been called by the end of July, divided by months as follows:
 January, 2s,2ss; February. sS.779; March, 192, 4S4; April, 174,377; May s60,2So; June 2S3,S54; July, 100000.
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Corner Stone of Elks' Reconstruction Hospital
 Is Laid in Boston

Boston, June 15.-Fred Harper of Lynchburg, Va, grand exalted ruler of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks; John K. Tener of Pennsyl- vania, past grand exalted ruler, and many members of the organization came here today to attend ceremonies incident to the faying of the corner stone of reconstruction hospital to De erected and presented by the or ganization to the government. An ap- Hpropriation for the institution was au- thorized at the annual convention of tho order in Boston last year.
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AMERICAN A|RMEN
 MAKE DIRECT HTS
 ON BOMBING RAID

Washington. June 15.-The success fuI bombing by American avfntors of station and railroad track in an unnamed town behind the German lines was reported in General Pershing's eommunique tonight. A number Of direct hits were made and all the American machines returned.
 Aside from patrol work. there was no marked activity on the fronts held by American troops, the statement said It foI1oyss
 'eThere was no marked activity, ex- cept that of patrols, at points occu- pied by our troops. Last night our avintors bombed the station and rail- rOad tracts at A number ol direct hits were made. All of our machines returned."
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GERMANS HAVE FAILED

Paris, June 15-Despite a slight advance the German offensive commenced June g, will prove to have been a heavy check to the enemy, says Henry Bidouk in the Journal Des Debats. Continuing he says:
 Tt is evident that the enemys objec- lives were undoubtedly Compiegne and the vilIers-Cotterets line in order to reach beyond the forest on the left wing and obtain base for future operations against Paris. There is no doubt that the battle may be considered one lost by the enemy, the Germans having only
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LOCAL OPERATIONS

With the French Army in France. June 15-French troops today carried out a successful local operation for the improvement of their line around the northeastern corner of the Forest. of Viilers-Cotterets on the westerly side of the Marne salient.
 Aside from this the infantry on ne; 'ther side has given much sign of life on any part of the front in the last S6 hours.
 On the other hand. the enemy big guns have been very lively especially between the River Aisne and Chateau Thierry. on the Marne This activity appeared to De either for the purpose of covering the relief of their ex- hausted divisions. or by way of prep aration for another thrust westward
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Extension of Age Limit Will Be Necessary If Draft Calls Are Continued at Present Rate, Says Provost Marshal General-Class l
 Will Be Exhausted by January

Washington June 15-Three million Americans will be August l. the Senate military committee was told today by Provost Marshal General Crowder
 draft will General draft calls continued He estimated after January
 the 242S,000 placed in called to the color He estimated that 100000 will the registered added asifcaon of the questionnares
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Go After That Skin Trouble
 With Poslam

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Cotton Men Adjourn

Alabama and Georgia Cotton Manufac- turers associations brought their joint convention here to a close late today with trip on the river front as guests of the New Orleans Cotton Exchange. Announcement was made just before ad- journment that all officers of the Georgia association were reelected
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Sergeant Putnam Said to Have DOwned Five Enemy
 Machines in One Day

Paris, June 15.-Sergt. David E. Put nam of Brookline, Mass, is reported to have downed five Germans on June 10.
 Three of Putnam's aerial victories now are official and the other two are un- der investigation. This record, if the five victories are officially accredited, makes Putnam's total 13, supplanting
 Lieut. Frank Baylies of New Bedford,
 Mass, as the American ace of aces.
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AUSTRIAN ATTACK FAILS

Italian Army Headquarters. Friday. June 4.--The attempted surprise attack by the Austrians in the Tonale region today was decisively repulsed by the Italians with artillery and machine gun fire and bayonet charges. The frequent encounters were spirited, notwithstand- ing the cold and the binding darkness of the night This action was an after math of the one three weeks ago when the Italians took the Paradise pass for the purpose of protecting Val Camonica and the Oglio river and the westernmost entrance to the Italian plains.
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I
 Berlin, June 15.-(Via London. )-The official communication from genera headuuarters stoday says:
 Army group of Crown Prince Rur- precht: There has been lively recon noitering activity We brought in pris- oners southwest of Morris. Enemy ad- vances in force on the Ancre were re- pulsed.
 ssIn the evening artillery and mine throwing duels revived on both sides ol the Somme.
 .Arrny group of the German crown prince: Southwest of Noyon the Tn fantry activity was limited to local en- agreements. The intensity of the artil' lery fire decreased. South of the Aisne the artillery fire continued.
 several attacks which the enemy launched in the forest of Villers-Co,- terets were repulsed. The number oi prisoners captured in recent battles south of the Aisne has increased to AS officets and more than 2000 men.
 Army group of General Won Eichhorn Russian bands, about 10000 strong, com ing from Leisk and landing on the north coast Ls the Sea of Azov and advancius to attack Taganrog. were destroyed. Some of the enemy who endeavored to escape in boats and rafts were shot down in the water"
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Put Germans to Work

Chattanooga. Tenn. June 1.-Two hundred interned German prisoners at Fort Oglethorpe and Fort McPherson are to be removed to Camp Wheeler, where they will be put to work rais- ing foodstuffs for use of fellow aliens now at the camps. It is expected that the men selected for farm work at Fort Oglethorpe prison barracks will be started for the Georgia camp in few days.
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line and it is probable that the Ger allies ready to receive them.
 The official report from the Italian war office speaks of the growing tn- tensity of artillery fire from the La Garina valley to the sea. This includes part of the mountainous country and the line along the Piave river.
 AUSTRIAN OFFENSIVE
 The long awaited Austrian offensive against the Italians has begun. On the Italian front for distance of from 75 to 100 miles. Austrian troops and heavy artillery are endeavoring to break down the resistance of the Italians who are aided by French and British forces.
 The Italian premier. virrorio Or1an- do, announced in the chamber of depu- ties that the Italian troops were everywhere resisting magnfficently." !"
 The last Austro- German offensive begun in October. 1917. rolled back General Cadorna's line from the Isonzo front and along the Venetian plain. h1OTe than d InllilOIl eneIDy lTOOpS pdI- ticipated in this operation. and 1t was not for many weeks that the Italians were able to stay the advance About the middle of November, the Piave bat tie began along 90-mile front in northern Italy. and French and Brit ish troops were hurried to reinforce the shaken Italian army. The crisis was passed about the first of Decem- Der. end since that time there has been heavy fighting. in which the Italians and their allies carried out many successful counter attacks.
 There have been insistent cries from Germany for Austrian action along the Italian front to coordinate with the German offensive in the western zone. and for months past the Italians have been preparing for just such blow as apparently is now being struck. The Italian army has been re-eouipped. and General Diaz has succeeded General Cadorna. the commanders in-chief.
 The present battle line extends from ASiagO to the sea
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Third of Germany's Great
 Offensive Absolute aFilure; American Artillery Active
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ward positions on a front of two miles, securing all our objectives.
 In the fighting sreported this morn ing east of Nieppe forest the enemy. by a local attack, carried out under heavy bombardment, succeeded in driving in three of our advanced posts west of Vieux Berquin.
 '"The hostile artillery was active this morning east of Arras and has shown some activity this afternoon north of Bethune' v
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1000 900 AMERICANS WILL BE UNDER ARMS BY AUGUST GENERAL CROWDER TELLS SENATE MILITARY COMMITTEE
Summary of AM War News

Grave reported to be impending in Austria cordng to unconrmed avces from Spain and Holland It is said that rog has been going in Vienna and matters have to a critical stage
 How serious the become is known There outbreaks Mova Hungary monarchy
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there should be at least one rear ad- miral and preferably two for this force.
 The two American divisions of armored cruisers also are without a flag officer and there is no flag officer for the divis- ion of superdreadnaught which will be added to the navy within a year. Ad- miral Palmer also pointed out that the admirals and vice admirals in command of American fleets should have rear ad- mirals as chiefs of staff
 Merely to man our fleet properly and to make our war organization efficient. " Admiral Palmer's letter said, i've must have immediately 27 additional rear ad- mirals, and by July l, 1919, six more, in addition to those we have now"
 Admiral Palmer said that specifically 42,14s men will be needed to man the the next fiscal year ending July 1, 1s19 This force he divided as follows: For battleships, 400; destroyers, 2e, ,992 patrol boats, 540o; seagoing tugs, 57o5; submarines, 1926; fleet fuel ships. 1o7o: bunboats, ammunition ships, etc. 55S On last April 1, he wrote, Ss,475 men were required for the permanent navy, as follows:
 On battleships, 8, 4S6; cruisers and mon itors, 1s,59o: gunboats, 322S; destroyers and torpedo boats, SEA- supply vessels. 5304; naval transports and hospital ships. 25o6; tugs, 1000; yards, stations hospitals. radio stations, 5000; submarines and tenders, 5037.
  mated that theFe must be surplus over those actually on duty of 5,S64 to replace men wounded, on sick or regular leave. INTERESTING FIGURES Admiral Palmer disclosed interesting l figures as to the number of American destroyers operating in the war zone and those to be sent during the next year, together with the number of submarine chasers now overseas on soon to go, but some hours after the correspond ence had l been made public the house naval com mittee, Chairman Padgett, through the committee on public information, asked newspapers not to publish these details | In his letter pointing out the necessity 1 for the increased personnel, Admiral ! Benson said the navy was handicapped | it could not operate successfully with | less than the 1Sl, ,4S5 enlisted personnel requested of Congress
 l "Regardless of when the war ends, Admiral Bensons letter said, the world | is going to be in perturbed state fol l years to come. There are many queS- | tions which will arise out of this war 1T
 which we are, of necessity. vitally inter ested.
 Tn order to be in a position to assert our rights as a people and to insist upor | the adoption at the peace conference ol
 the principles for which we entered into i the war, navy comparable with our i'm 1 portance is the first essential.
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FRENCH DAY REPORT

Paris, June 15.-The artillery on both sides was active last night in front between Montdidier and the River Disc, the war office announced today
 The gun fire was also rather mark ed in the region south of the Aisne and west of Rheims in the Champlat- Bligny sector. No infantry actions oc- cured.
 The statment says:
 During the night there was great activity between the opposing artilleries between Montdidier and the Disc, south of the Aisne and also west of Rheims in the region of Champlat and Bligny.
 French patrols operating in the Cham pagne sector captured prisoners
 The night was calmn in other DOT tions of the front"
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FOUGHT TO sTANDSTILL

London, June 15.-(via Ottawa .y-with the enemy fought to a standstill, some thing like a stable line is being re-estab- lished in the Compeigne battle. On the whole front between Montdidier and Chateau Thierry the outlook is now re- garded in Paris with more confidence, but anxiety is still expressed in London, where it is considered that great peril is yet ahead for the allies.
 The German effort, it is pointed out, has undoubtedly fallen short of the com plete objectives sought and has entailed the heaviest losses, but the enemy ad- vance has appreciably increased the threat to Paris. In addition, some com mentators declare. he still has reserves sufficient to, enable him to launch an offensive greater than that of March.
 There are three goals at which the enemy may strike, namely, Paris, Amiens and Calais, and the allied forces, it is assumed, have little chance of ascertain ing the enemys intention before the blow falls.
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Tom Taylor, Birmingham
 Electrician in Navy, Is
 Drowned at League Island

Philadelphia, June 15.-Thomas Taylor, 21o Cotton avenue. Birmingham, Ala. an electrician at the League Island navy yard nere, was drowned today while bathing at Wildwood Crest, N. J. HIS body was recovered.
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A VIENNA STATEMENT

Vienna June l5.-(Via London)-The beginning of a great offensive is indi- cated in the official communication from Austrian headquarters, which says:
 "Gunfire increased to great intensity on many sectors of the southwest front early this morning.
 "On the Albanian front new French at tacks which were carried out yesterday northwest of Sinaprente broke down
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LONDON DAY REPORT

London, June 15.-A successful To- cal operation was carried out last night by British and Scottish hattalions north of Bethune on the Flanders front. and over 50 prisoners were taken, ac-
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the doubtful satisfaction of slight ad- vance in the center for which precious divisions were sacrificed ruthlessly. The check, however is merely momentary. We must expect the Germans to make other attempts. as they are in a great hurry to reach their goal, which, owing to decreased forces and shortening tme, appears as far away as ever.''
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cordihg to the statement issued by the war office today.
 The statement says:
 "A successful local operation was carried out last night by English and Scottish battalions north of Bethune. More than 50 prisoners were taken. A few prisoners and three machine guns were captured by us during the night as the result of the successful raids in the Villers- Bretonneux sector
 "A raid attempted by the enemy upon one of our posts in Aveluy wood was repulsed. Local fighting took place during the night about certain of our posts east of Nieppe forest.'
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Checked in their plunge against the French positions from Montdidier to the Disc, the Germans have not re- sumed their offensive on the western front. There have been patrol en- counters at various points. with the allies improving their positions, nota- ply in the villers- -Cotterets region, southwest of soissons.
 AMERICANS ARE ACTIVE
 The inactivity of the infantry, how ever, has given place to heavy bonn bardments along the front In this work the American forces have had a part. fingered by gas attack against them by the Germans, the Americans launched thousands of gas shells against the enemy, The Americans on the Marne and Picardy fronts have also given the Germans no rest from pa- trol incursions.
 NEW ASSAULT EXPECTED
 It is believed in Paris and London that not many days will elapse before the Germans begin a new assault against the allies. It is known that Crown Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria, has large reserves which are some where along the Somme and Flanders fronts. Opinion is divided as to the point against which the blow will be struck Paris believing that the Ger mans will continue their thrust toward the capital, either by continuation of the fighting west of the Disc, or a new assault farther south toward the Marne
 London, however, believes that the German drives along the Aisne and east of Montdidier were for the pur- pose of drawing the allied reserves to those theatres of the war and then hurling the decisive blow either at Amiens or against the Flanders salient in the hope of reaching the channel ports.
 SITUATION IS TENSE
 Dispatches from the front say that the situation is tense along the whole
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TIE WEATHER
Weather Forecast

Washington. June 15.-Forecast for Ala bama and N1ississippi: Fair Sunday and Monday.
 Georgia; Fair and continued warm Sunday and Monday. Tennessee. Fair and continued warm Sunday and Monday
 Local Data
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GERMAN STATEMENT

Berlin, June 15.--(Via London0-The evening report from general headquarters says: Local attacks by the enemy north of
 Bethune and south of the Aisne failed with heavy losses"
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10000 MEN WILL
 BE NEEDED TO. MAN
 WARSHIPS BUILDING

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SITUATION IS TENSE

Dispatches from the front say that the situation is tense along the whole