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Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1918-12-23
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Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1918-12-23
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Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1918-12-23
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Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1918-12-23
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Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1918-12-23
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-28
BANNERS ADVISED
 \ ID HOLD STOCKS FOR GOVERNMENT
Food Administration Plain ly States Order Does Not Apply to HousehOlders
 Who Have Supplies

Washington. February e7.-All canncrs were advised today by the food adnlnia- tration to hold for war purposes untii further advised. all canned corn. peas, tomatoes. string beans and salmon nov on hand.
 Reports of such holdings must be mAde at once. separate from those to be sub- mitted before March 15. Gamers who have no stocks are requested to report Indicating this fact. Quantities not wanted will be released promptly.
 Reassurances to householders that the government has no intention of cons mandeering any canned goods. pressrves, home-gro food. or usual stocks or pro, visions kept for family use was given today in placards which the food ad-s ministration will distribute.
 Sensational reports that the govern< ment would take over all food supplies have been. spread by enemy propswan- dists They appeared first in tho souvh> west, 1t was said today, then In Wis- consin, and from there worked to Vtr@ ginia and the Atlantic seahoard. Insxna' south the negroes began to bury tke.r homemade jams and 5ellies and smoks ol meat for fear it would De. taken frosn them. All the reports were turned oxSf to the department of iusttce. # V
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-28
bAFOUR SEES NO HOPE 0F PEACE IN
 GERMAN SPEECH
British Foreign Minister Tells Commons Vm Hert- ling Gives Zip Serv-
 ice" Only

London. February 27.-Foreign Secre- tary Balfour. replying to the speech or Count Won Hertling, the German i'm perial chancellor, regarding the doctrine of the balance of power. said that urliI German militarism had become thing of tho past and there was in existence a hall or court armed with executive powers making the weak as safe as the strong. 1t would never be possible 10 ignore the principles underlying the struggle for the balance of power,
 MT. Balfour told the House of Com mons. which he was addressing, that he was unable to find in Von Hertling' s speech any basis for fruitful conversa- ton oi hope for peace. The chancel- lor's attitude concerning Belgium, sa!d Mir. Balfour, was completely unsatts- factory and his lip service to President WilsoH's propositions was not exempll- fled in German practice.
 II am convinced that should be do- ing an injury 10 tine cause or peace if l encouraged the idea that there ia any use in beginning these verbal negotia- tions until something like a general agreement is reached in the distance and until the statesmen of the countries see their way to that broad settlement. which, 1t Is my hope. will bring peace to this soreiy troubled world.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-28
DEMAND IS MADE | THAT 1. < N. HEAD BE MORE SPECIFIC l Citizens of Three States Want Details of Politi-
 cal Expenditures WHO GOT THE MONEY?. IS QUESTION ASKED What Newspaper Was Aided and Who Were the Agents" Who
 Waged Campaigns? Is h.
 formation Desired
By HUGH VI. ROBERTS

l
 Washington, February 27.--tspeciai.) A cry has gone m from Alabama. Ten ressee and Kentucky that Milton H. smith specify. In his confession to the president of the Louisville and Nnsh- ville admitted that he had thrown money into savage political campaigns.
 That confession probably satisfies the government. But the people of the three states mentioned are urging their repre- sentatives in Congress to insist on MT. Smiths pointing out the men and the in- stitutions which got the money.
 Ir 1907 MT. Smith declared that the Louisville and Nashville had turned over a $15,O00 voucher to aid certain newspa- per advocating policies in which the rail- road concurred. It is believed in Wash ington that If all Alabama newspapers which advocated such policies would in sist that MT. Smith retract a general re- flection by pointing out the one news pa per he purchased, MT. Smith would immediately comply.
 SMITHS STATEMENT
 MT. Smith, according to his statement. contributed no money in the campaigns which resulted in the election of B.s B. Conner to the presidency of the railroad commission and to the governorship As is recalled. MT. Conner. during these campaigns. repeatedly charged that the Louisville and Nashville was expending enormous sums with which to encompass his defeat
 The so-calied Conner legislature sat early in 1907. the year in which MT. Smith financed the unnamed newspaper. The policies this paper advocated were presented of course, to that legislature. with the purpose Of influencing 1t in the enactment of laws. It so happens that practically all the papers of the state advocated policies in which the Louis- ville and Nashville concurred. While following the election of Conner. several flopped to his side of the argument, in tho beginning of hts career. all of them. with handful of exceptions, stood against policy of so-called railroad batting and business destruction.
 ALABAMIANS COMPLAIN
 People in Alabama have wired confi- dential messages to members of Con- gress complaining against the glitterinE
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-28
IS BRITISH SHIPS SUNK PAST WEEK SAYS ADMIRALTY Fourteen of These Were of 1900 Tons and Above.
 Losses Show Big
 Increase

London. February 27.--Efshteen Brftish merchantmen were sunk by ssine or submarine in the past week, according to the British admfralty re- port tonight. or these 14 were vesselx of 1e00 tons or over and four were hnder that tonnase. Seven fishinE y<s- sela also were sunk.
 ArrivaIs. 2x74D sailinss. 2s06. Mer- ehastmen unsuccessfully attacked. 9.
 The losses to nrltish slipping In the past week show . eonsiderabIe in- erease over the prevtous week. when the vessels destroyed numberea 1B. |: of then over 1ooe tens. h the preced- ing week ID RritiAh mercAant tnsea were sent to ths bottom.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-28
Congressmen and Senators Take Part in Demonstra- tion of New Auto
 matic Rifle
WONDERFUL LITTLE MACHINES OF DEATH
 FUNCTION PERFECTLY
In Two Hours of Hard Firing There Was Not Single Case of
 Jamming

Washington, February 27. The latest American contribu- tion to warfare, the Browning automatic rifle, was officially introduced to Congress today at a demonstration staged in a remote valley in the hills that surround this city.
 For more than two hours the air was filled with the snarl and crash Iof the firing, senators and repre- sentatives operating the new weapons for themselves under the direction of a squad of soldiers from the machine gun school at Springfield, Mass.
 High army officials. including Assist ant Secretary Crowefl. Major General Biddle.s acting chief of staff. and a score of officers from the British. French. Italian and Belgian missions watched the demonstrations with keen interest.
 SOLONS SCORE HITS
 There was no target practice. al- though a line of figures shaped like men was battered to pieces by the squad of 10 guners Members of Con- gross also scored repeated hits. all though it was the first time any of them had handled weapon of this character.
 As to the performance of tho 10. guns used, there was not q stoppa ge from maifnnction, despite the fact that hundreds of rounds were fired and thfs squad from the school had never seen the guns before last Saturday.
 When firing with the automatic rifles was completed. two Browning heavy machine guns were put in action. Thousands of bullets were sent stream ing across the valley to set the dust 1eaping on the far hillside. Again there was not malfunction and the demon- stration was completed with an exhibi- ton of the simplicity of construction. one of the guns being dismounted, taken apart and reassembled repeated ly In few minutes time.
 These two gus have been selected by the ordnance bureau of the war de- partment as the weapons with which the army is soon to be equipped The automatic rifles used came from fac
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-28
BRITISH HOSPITAL
 SHIP IS SUNK BY
 GERMAN. U-b0AT
Vessel Was in Bristol Chan nel and Sailing With All Lights Showing, Ac-
 c0rding to Rule

London, February 2.-The British hos pital ship Glenart Castle was sunk yes terday in the Bristol channel. 1t is an nounced officially. There were no pa tients on board. Survivors were landed by an American torpedo boat. Eight boats are still adrift.
 The official report follows:
 The British hospital ship Glenari Castle was sunk in the Bristol channel lat a. m. yesterday. She was outward bound and had all her lights burning There were no patients on board.
 Survivors have been landed by au American torpedo boat destroyer. Eight boats are still adrift. Further informa- tion will be published as received-'
 The Gienart castle. ssc7 tons gross. and 1+o feet long. was built at Belfast in 191 She was owned in Southampton.
 The Bristol channel Is an arm of tho Atlantic. extending into the southwestern part of Great Britain between England and Wales.
 London. February x1s- According to tho Exchange Telegraph. ls4 persons ars missing from the Glenart Castla.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-28
Casualty List Reported by General Pershing

I'd
 Washington. February 27- One American soldier was killed and two slightly wounded in action February s4.
 Private Frank Beltinokoff. Erie. Fa.. w.s killed @ ss= v S x <. K X - .ss
 Lieut. Robert R. Coopefy smithville. Okla. and Private zggie Rutowski. Chicago. were slightly wounded.
 Private Cyril P. Morrisetts. Quincy, Msss.. died February 24 of wounds re- csived in action. General Pershing re- pcrtsd.
 The following deaths from natural causes were reported:
 Prlvates James Brooks. Dumas, Okla. pneumonia; Edwin H. Tate. x. 2. D. No. Goedwater. Ala. en,- phyem&; Honor ! Terry, Porterda e. G1.. &ractuttd elEulk
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-28

o'clock yesterday morning The naval coast patrol at Lewes, Del, IS miles across Delaware bay, sent cutter in search. The Cape May wireless was in touch with the Cherokee for sometime after the first call but by o'clock the Cherokee's signals had ceased.
 The Cherokee was formerly the tug Edgar F. Luckenbach and is said to have been bound from an Atlantic port to Norfolk for repairs
 lieutenant Newell, only 23 years old, was an experienced seaman, having been engaged as second mate on the Merchants and Miners line vessels. He enlisted the day the United States en- tered the war. His parents live at Gloucester. Mass Lieutenant Newell was married IS months ago and his widow resides here.
 Washington, February 27.-The navy department later made public the names of the 10 survivors landed from the Cherokee at Philadelphia. They are:
 Boatswain E. M. Sennott. Boston; L.. r. Alderman. seaman; H. F. Poynter. fireman; R. J. Hall, seaman; c. E. Bark CT. chief machinist's mate; R. A. Kozeck, fireman: P H. Warmack. fireman, A. A. Wailim. oiler; E. l.. Gudgel fire man: and B. M. Brumfield, radio elec- trician.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-28
AMERICAN DEATH LIST FROM GAS ATTACK IS FIVE Throughout Day Groups of Soldiers Discovered Suf-
 fering From Effects VICTIMS OF POISON NUMBER ABOUT 60 Most of Them Only Slightly III. Germans Have No Intention of
 Abandoning Barbarous
 Method of War

With the American Army in France, February 27-(By the Associated Press. 1.-Two more American soldiers died in hospital today from the effects of the German gas shells, making five dead in all.
 Throughout the day groups of men were discovered who suffered from tho effects of the poisonous gases and by tonight the victims numbered about SO, most of whom are not badly af- fected.
 mortar battery.
 The gns effects resulted from the fact thnt the men were not able to ad- just their mssks quickly enough. or in some casesyto make them secure.
 The enemy today heavily shelled the American battery positions with gas and high explosive shells. while the on n large enemy dugout, where many Germnns probably were sheltered. The American shells also reached numer- ous working parties.
 In one two-hour period last evening
  27 enemy airplanes crossed the Amer lean lines. One of group of seven was shot down by anti-aircraft gums.
 The infantry activity was confined to patrols. hut there was no engage ment. Rain fell again today. accentu- ating the muddy condition of the po- sition.
 Copenhagen. Monday. February II. (By Mail.)-The central powers have no intention of giving up the use of poison gas, as recently was suggested In an appeal from the international Red Cross at Geneva. The Berlin Lo- kal Anzeigsr says:
 "In the opinion of German experts it would be difficult to carry out such a suggestion, because both attack and defense schemes would have to be re- made. This the army command is hardly inclined to do.
 But if an armistice could be ar ranged there would he opportunity to discuss the use of all the new tech inical war methods introduced since the war began
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-28

No trace of the remaining members of the crew was found. Among those is Junior Lieut. Edward D. Newell. the commander of the tug. Ordinarily the Cherokee carried a crew of 40, but one man was not aboard
 According to the captain of one Of the rescue ships, the steering gear broke during 50-mile northwest gale and the little vessel was at the mercy of mountainous seas. The tug was thrown broadside to the waves and her hatches were battered in. Two rafts were launched and the crew abandoned ship.
 The captain said he found an up- turned boat and then sighted the raft with 12 mens They were taken aboard and two died from exposure.
 T saw six bodies.' the captain added. land summoned another ves- sel to pick them up. as I wanted to give assistance to the living men,
 Virtually all the 12 men on the raft were unconscious when picked up. There were four men on the second raft Two were washed overheard and the other two died.
 The wireless man aboard the Cher okee stuck to his post to the end The naval reserve station at Cape May. N. J.. picked up the first call at 7:55
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-28
Camp Wheeler Officer
 Dies Suddenly While
 st Bay0ffet Practice

Macon, Ga. February N.-First Lieut. Paul c. Calhoun. Company F, 1a4th in. |fantry, died suddenly today while in bay. onet practice. Medical officsres state that he died Of heart failure. broush, on by ovsrexertion. The body Will bs sent tonight to his former homo at Gov. ington. Tenn. accompanied by I4ieuten. ant Loring If the 12lst infantry. also | resident Of covihxtpp. '
 ' FFtvete Eddie T. Hrpkn c6mpany E.
 That infantfy dis1 = the hass hospiteI
 tpday Of ppezmoaio.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-28
Summary of the News
GENERAL NEWS.

GENERAL NEWS. 1-HypOcrftical words of Germans be-
 He'd by their netiOns. Citizens of three states want Smith
 to be more specific. Twenty -nine men thought to have perished on tuw Cherokee. AmericS1 death Iiat from Ens nt- tnck reaches five. Browning gums prove marvel of deadly efficiency. 2-United states and Japan may join forces h sfberia. 1Atlanta nan h convicted for att tempting to s:~Sxm.;i sz.yor Candler. slie. sIacker bill passes H0ysne. -Gefman relations grow more strained. a LOCAL NEW8 -Meeting of Chandler Of Commerce. Half-way post ts passed in K. of q. drive. sHirningAan wen represented on o-ccunty medieos on roll of honor.
 FEATURES. -EGlt0riAl comment. o--soeiety aAd Dolly Dslrymple. 7--nports.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-28
GENERAL HOFFMAN TELLS RUSSIANS DRIVE WILL 60 ON Bolshevik Plea for Armis- tice Is Spurned by the
 Germans as They
 Plunge Onward

>.x Petrosrad, February 27.General hoffman. commander of the German army. Invading Russia, has replied to < standardization from Ensign Kry- lenko inquiripg if an armistice would be declared. by saying that the Teu- Ion advance would be continued until \ treaty of peace is signed and car i ried out along lines laid down in the German peace terms.
 S H4rlfn, February 27. fBritish Ad- miralty per Wireless Press. German froops advancing north of Dorpat yes- torday captured two Russian resi- nents as they were retreating. the Cefnaan general staff announced to- eay.
 London. February s7.-In dispatch filed at Petrograd yesterday core ! n1onaent of the Exchange Telegraph aempahy says that Germans operating n tho region of Pskov inquired oi ths Gsrman General Hoffman wheth- er, in view of Russia's acceptance of tha 0orman peace terms. they should oontinue to advance. General Hoft- 1sen. the dispatch says. replied in the alirmetiye
 London. Tuesday. February 26 x6NS mo hSlf-way station between HnEsv md Petrograd. has besn occu- pio6 by 1h6t 9er1sana according to al, upecnfifined rumtr. . Reuter-. dispatch 4fos& PpfFdGxsd sRys
 Y numtef of Hfitish subjects hav- m Petf8ofad for homo during the 111( W<eE The embaSsies still re- E rofxoGe1d. February 27.--(British }Admlralfy DOT Wireless Press. N0vu Ict6Fkael oapitals Of the terDttory of fAr Don Qpeeecka,NhaB been captured b{ t6e fexolu utIonaTy troops. This an- 4ouneeQeet wea pade officially to-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-28

Phillip Scheidemann, the German so- cialist leader, has voiced the protest of his party to the peace that is being forced on Russia. In debate in the Reichstag he said that Germany must negotiate a peace by understanding ind that the independence of Belgium must be secured. He says the. Flemings and Walloons must settle their own differ ence.
 RUSSIAN ADVANCE
 While the German imperial government is trying to convince the world Of it's disinterestedness in the future of Russ- the advance of the Teuton armles to- ward Petrograd still goes on. It now appears that there will be no armistics lon the Russian front until peace sinaily copsumnated. In spite of { z
 agn " sshe 'asslhe ,iit nnsept that khe Russians were fighting hard for the Dcity of Pskov, the Germans have pushed far to the eastward of that town. It is rumored that the Teutons have reached the city of LuEa. midway between Pskov and Petrograd. Borisoff. 60 miles of Minsl, has been captured by the Ger mans The German official report says that the Teuton troops in Ukraine have reached Corostisheff, east of zhitormir. which brings the invaders lAithin 50 Amiiles of Kiev. The Russian troops have Refused to fight and those who have ot abjectly surrendered are fleeing in
 disorderiy mob toward the capital If here is any resistance to the German Invasion. 1t must come from the peas 1ants.
 AMERICAN SECTOR
 Amerscan troops have been subjected to d heavy bombardment of gas shells from German batteries. Three Americans are reported to have died from the effects of gas and nine others are said to have suffered severely.
 There are not lacking indications that the long expected German drive along