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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-07
MUN|T|ON PLANTS
 MUST SPEED UP
Destruction of Gillespie Shell Factory Retards
 Muniti0n Plans

Washington, october 6.-With the greatest shell loading plant in the coun. try-the T. A. Gillespie company,s fac tory in New Jersey-in ruins, every other intuition factory must speed up it's work unless the flow of shells imperatively needed by the American forces in France is to be retarded not only now, but for months to come.
 E This was made plain today by Secre- tary Lane, chairman of the field divi- sion of the council of national defense
 in a message to all state councils call
 ing on them to assist the United States employment service in the great cam paign it will begin tomorrow to obtain the several hundred thousand additional workers needed in the munitions indus try.
 Emphasizing the urgency of the situa- ton also was laid by Nathan A. Smyth assistant director general of the employ ment service, in message to all fed eral directors. Community labor boards Mir Smyth said must expedite the combing of non-essential industries anC the replacing of men by women.
 Both Secretary Lane and MT. Smytl laid stress in their messages upon tn, ]! fact that the element of risk in shel l loading plants will not deter real mer and women from responding to the coun- 1 try's call in this emergency.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-07
AMERICAN STEAMER E[UDES SUBMARINE IN RUNNING FIGHT

An Atlantic Port. october 6.-The American tank steamship George G. Henry which was in collision recently with the American s. s. Herman Frasch, the latter sinking, with a loss of prob ably AS of her crew. engaged in run ming fight in mid ocean last Sundey with a German submarine described as a U-boat of gigantic type, according to information received here today in ma rine circles. The submarine pursued the Henry for eighty minutes, these reports said, and finally outdistanced, shelleo the tanker wounding F men of the crew.
 So far as could be learned here nc lives. were lost.
 The U-boat was said to have great turrets, one fore and one aft, and a massive coming tower
 It was a few days after the incident that the Henry and the Frasch collided as announced on October 4, by the war department, the Henry standing py to make rescues.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-07
AWAITING BILLS CONGRESS FACES
 WEEK OF INACT|ON
Many Senator's and Repre- sentatives Absent in Inter-
 est of Liberty Loan Campaign

" ashington, October 6.-Congress faces anotner week of iuaction while awaiting ,ss r tsialoI being drafted by committees. EAcePt Ter the War revenue bill and the S@VVo000,000 army emergency appro- piiaton measure, little important legis- sn iaeion IS expected to come before either senate or House for month.
 Many senators and representatives are absent making speeches in the Liberty f Loan and congressional campaigns With the election less than a month away attendance at the capitol promises to decrease and. within a fortnight offers to reach definite decision regarding adjournment over the elections.
 The Senate will reconvene tomorrow, but is expected to continue it's three. day recesses without any important ac- tfon until the House passes the emer- gency army bill. In the meantime the Senate finance committee will continus revision of the House draft of the war revenue bill with a view to report by October 25 ifspossIble. Until leaders learn how soon tlfe committee can finish it's work, however, the adjournment pro gramme is being held up.
 Informal day-to-day recesses are 'to be continued this week by the House. awaiting the appropriation committees report of the emergency measure Oc tober 14 Its passage probably will re- quire only a few days and leaders ex- pect that before the end of next week the Senate also will have approved the measure and sent it to the President
 Prohibition advocates are hopeful that the Senate and House soon will dispose of their controversy over rent profiteer- ing legislation affecting the District ot Columbia, and allow the war time ma. tional prohibition measure to be sem Istc the President.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-07

upon the attacking forces, which was only sflenced today when the line was completely stabilized Before these enfi- lading difficulties were overcome, how ever, the Americans had pressed still farther from the heights they had gained and occupied positions facing St Etienne and Orfeuil. Strong trenches outside of St Etienne again held them up. The French first entered the town by flank ing attack and simultaneously the Amer jeans pushed up onto the west side The whole line from the extreme right to left was in a position to move ahead by noon today.
 The ground. across which the Ameri- cans fought is remarkable for it's strength and the completeness of their victory was attested by. mounds and heaps of captured material.
 The roads had been destroyed or torn into great gaping holes by mines ex- ploded by the retiring Germans. The fields for miles on either side of the main advance were shell marked, as few places in France have been so marked, with craters which overiapped each other Munition boxes heaped to the size of houses attested the haste of the German retreat. Yet in spite of all difficulties, the Americans ad- vanced steadily and were in a good part responsible, so the French told them today, for being the fulcrum of the lever under the German line which tipped 1t up more than F kilometres at the western end.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-07
PEACE NOTE WOULD CREATE DIVISION London Paper Interprets Message as Attempt to
 Divide Allies

London. october 1.-The Morning Post, commenting on Prince Maxi milians peace proposal to President Wilson, takes the view that the Ger man offer in nowise differs from the Aus trian offer, that the new chancellor is as much the Kaiser's nominee as was his predecessor, and that he will be in- Icontinently dismissed when he has served his masters turn.
 The newspaper says that Maximilian's term is result of conferences and agreements between the panGerman and other parties in which as hereto fore, the military dictatorship has di- rected the course of affairs.
 "So much is clear" the Morning Post adds. The German government is not Ialtered. The peace note fails to full fill the conditions postulated by Presi- dent Wilson. The intention of the note is to endeavor to create a division among the allies and attract the at tention of the pacifists in the allied lcountries. No proposal directed to one among the allies can be entertained
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-07
SHERIDAN PRIVATE DROWNED SUNDAY George F. Knight Loses His Life When FerrybOat
 Capsizes

Montgomery, Ala. Oct 6.-Privats George E. Knight, member of the head quarters company of the Sixty y-seventh infantry, was drowned Sunday afternoon when a ferryboat on the Tallapoosa river capsized, throwing a number of soldiers into the stream, all of whom were saved with the exception of Knight.
 The Sixty-seventh was en route to the Fillmore county rifle range for practice. and all other companies mad safely passed over via the ferry with the ex. ception of headquarters company. While this company was being ferried over the boat in some manner tipped over to one side throwing the men into the stream.
 Knight. whose home is iI Anderson, Ind, was the only one not saved. though the body was recovered.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-07
REAL CHARACTEROF
 MAX IS REVEALED
Speech of New Chancellor on August 22 Indicates
 His Real Purpose

Washington, October 6.--As an indica- tion of the real character and purposes of Prince Maximilian of Baden, now called to the front as Germany's spokesman for peace, the committee on public infor- nation tonight made public a transla7 tion of 8 speech delivered by the prince before the upper chamber of Baden on Aug. a2 z
 The war" the prince said, has dug down deep and brought out treasures of psychic force within our people which many a doubter has deemed possible only to a heroic past. In the course or every severe and long war, there always have been moral epidemics. It would be bold to believe that any warning na- tion could remain untouched from such influence. These dangers threaten us aiso,s but they can be subdued if the in- tellectual leaders will remain conscious of their task, that they are, in Plato words, the guardians and physicians oi the souls of the nation.
 In every country there are dema- gogues who are little bothered by such cares. Yes, the hostile governments see their national task in preserving even after peace q feeling of hatred and re- venge and would establish it by agree ments which, are bound to produce after the coming of peace continuation Of the war with other means. Indeed, he would be bad adviser of the German nation who would urge us to take an example from Clemenceau and Lloyd George and their new heathenism.
 "The war is still going on. In England, France and America the determination to destroy us is becoming more shame fully apparent than ever. Their old long, shattered illusions are again rising. But they. shall be shattered again. It. is not nacessary for us to encourage ourselves to remain united Every act, every speech of the hostile governments calls out to us: Close your ranks; the storm which is threatening our national life is severe and will last long. Who doubts that we will victoriously withstand 1t?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-07
5000 PEOPLE ATTEND
 PATRIOTIC RALLY

Private John Scott of the Canadian army, who was to have been the stal feature of the patriotic rally at Capitol park yesterday afternoon at 5:30 o'clock, was unable to be present. owing to sick ness His place was filled by the Rev. Dr. Bloomfield, noted Y. M. c. A. chap- lain who spoke with rare eloquenee.
 Erie Pettus was the four minute speak CT and held the audience raps Murray Brown made a short but effective. talk, and Thomas J. Crittenden, state direc- tor of the four-minute men, acted as master of ceremonies.
 The Liberty chorus of the Music Study club, under the direction of Miss Sara Mallam, sang several patriotic songs and also led in the community singing.
 Memolys band played a spirited march and the ever-popular overture tc Tampa
 The crowd in attendance was the larg- est seen in the park since the early sum- 1 mer, and it was estimated that fully l 5000 persons occupied seats in the ann phitheatre.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-07
Al Fields Minstrels

Al G. Field announces that the past year has proven the most prosperous in the 30 years of his minstrel manage ment Thirty-two years of continuous touring-not season of vacation, put on and on year after year until the Al G. Field minstrels have become an institution, and there seems to be even more of that which is called pep in the show each succeeding year.
 MT. Ffald announces E bigger ana etter show than ever. He left the peat en path many years ago and has played a new path in the minstrel field. Mo- Mo sically. his company is very strong. The singing. that sheet anchor of nlinstrelsy, is of a high order, as is the orchestra, The coned ans are of the best and the dancers are as nimoie as 1ack-in-'ie Box.
 The Al G. Field Greater Minstreis are at the Jefferson Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights. owing to the Liberty nan parade Saturday the matinee Will be Friday at O'CLOCK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-07
HOME SERVICE BOOTH AT HE STATE FAIR

bureau of the h me' service of the American Red Cross in charge of Mrs. lC. M. Eustis of New Orleans will be opened today at the State Fair. The i'homeS service department of the Red tCross is provided for the more or less dependent families of the soldiers and sailors of the United States in service at home or abroad. and in friendly and practical way lend aid to such fam lilies to maintain their normal standard of living. Financial aid is secondary, but will be given when needed.
 The local home service unit will CO.,
 operate in the work at the booth at the fair and all families of men in service
 fare cordially invited to call at the booth where they will be assisted in the mat
 ters for which the. home service was
 designed &@
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-07
Corbett's Daily Letter
 On Great Sport Topics
By JAMES J. CoRBETr

fight you again And he kept his re-, solve. + felt that day that he meant
 10 Keep it. But that didn't deter me
 rom. my erIorts to ssetyhim to fight me.
 chased him arolint the countrv trv ing to get a match, challenged him in. numerable tines; made all sorts of ,ns ducements to get a bout. fltz was mighty shrewd fellow-and tficky. Ihat old warrior had a great head on his shoulders and he was al- ways springing something new. 1t was my thought that Fitz might believe that was bluffIng in my challenges and that some day he would announce that he would fight me--on two weeks or one month notice. Naturally, if 1 wasn 7,
 m lighting shape I would have pleaded for more training time and then Fitz could use that as an excuse for calling off the match on the grounds that i never had been serious in my challenges 1T Fitz could be influenced to believe that l wasn't in shape, I figured he might come along with an aocenta nce of my many defis-and then insist upon an immediate fight And that's where my little trick came in, my training un- der cover, day after day, week after week.
 Whether Fitz learned about my secret training do not know. But the fac, is indisputable that Fitz would not give | me return match under any consider ation.
 l Through the last nine months of 1897 and all through 1898, Fitz did not defend 1 his title By that time the clamor fo1 him to fight somebody had become very loud. Bob answered it by accepting the challenge of linn Jeffries, who had come l to my camp in 1S97 a novice and who | served as a human punching bag" while 1 I was training for F,itz. Bob made the
 match quite eagerly because he held Jeff ! in small esteem
 I It was after the match with Jeff was I made and when Bob's friends were fear | full that Jeffs size would bring abou Bobs downfall that the Cornishmar
 coined his famous remark:
 "The bigger they come the harder they fall"
 | Bob's most vivid recollection of lief perhaps was of the Jeff who joined my
 camp in 1s97-big,, lumbering awkward
 a dub to an extreme. N 2 dnt appre | ciate that Jeff had learned yaw rin, tricks as my sparring partner; perhap wasn't fully cognizant of the great i'm
 provement in Jeff through 1897 and 1S9s So he made the match.
 A big blunder it was for Bob F'itzsm mons because the scoffed-at Californian
 came out of the west in June of 1899 and
 to the surprise of the sporting world
 knocked Bob into unconsciousness-an,
 so took away the title.
 And then it was that I ceased bonn
 barding Bob Fitzsimmons with chal
 lenges and began to direct my energie
 upon Jim Jeffres- worlds champion.
 Gro be continued tomorrow.)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-07

Ihe bulk of the work in the American operations was done by division which is among the best known the United States has in France, and which has invariably covered itself with laurels. All of it's advances since the jump |off'' on Wednesday. have been made not only in the face of most tremendous opposition, but against a frequent flank ing fire on both wings,
 The advance today was esaier than that of the previous three days because the terrain was far less encumbered with powerful enemy pillboxes and con- crete fortiications. The Hanks of the Americans were better covered by troops who pressed forward fast so as to pre- vent a deadly enfilading.
 This forward movement amounts to between four and four and half miles from the starting point It aids mate rially in completely freeing Rheims from the German menace and makes the en- emy positions north of Rheims harder and harder to hold.
 The Americans have captured up to this afternoon TOO prisoners, including AS officers. They took much material, many cannon and machine guns, includ- ing 75 seized with more than 200 @er- mans i'll one set of nests. The Americans advanced in the cef1- ter, the Germans to the right and left of them refusing to be disodged and resisting to the utmost, The enemy was able to pour a whitening initiating hre
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-07
INFLUENZA
 RELIEVED
Many of Our Readers Are Us
 ing Cheney's Expectorant

A great many people are using our good, southern remedy. Cheney's Ex- pectorant, to relieve themselves of Spanish influenza. On the appearance of the first symptoms, such as pains in the bronchial tubes, sore throat. cough Ing, running of the eyes and nose, should take a few doses of Cheney s Expectorant. This preparation soothes the lining of the throat and easily cures the worst cold or cough in a few days Many victims of influenza have taken Cheney's Expectorant With de- cided and pronounced benefit. As it does not cost much, and easily ob- tained at any drug store. it is worth while for everybody who is suffering from influenza or it's preliminary stages to give cheney's Expectorant q trial. Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-07
BIG GINS SPEAK

With the Americans Northwest of Verdun, Saturday. October 5.-(By the Associated Presn.) Big American guns are again firing tonight upon Dun-Sur- Mouse and various other points which the Germans are using as headquarters or as railroad centers The Germans are reported bringing up troops in the region of Cunely. and heavy cannon be- gan pounding this region.
 American forces holding Fays wood received by airplane this afternoon cita- tions issued this morning commenting them for their gallant conduct in talk ing the wood in spite of stiff German resistance. Thousands of copies were dropped by aviators at several front line headquarters and they were then distributed among the soldiers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-07
Like Mammoth Football
 Team, Americas Buck Line
Stubborn Infantry Fighting Takes Place Between the Mouse and Ogons Wood-Kinks in Line
 Are ''Ironed" Out

With the American Army Northwest of Verdun October G. 1030 p. m(By the Associated Press )The Americans ad vanced slightly at points today There has been stubborn infantry fighting between the Mouse and the Ogons wood and further the machine artillery combats have been and heavy There increased artillery fire by both sides everywhere along the line.
 With the American Army Northwest of October (By the Associated the line stretching westward the Mouse by the  football the of the bueed
 
 gained by smashing delivered
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-07

It was a day lacking spectacular op- erations, but a summary of the reports reaching headquarters indicated the desperate character of the fighting. The general line was not materially altered, but such changes as were made were to the advantage of the Americans. There was no attempt to make gen. eral advance, but rather to consolidate the positions already acquired
 The operations of the French west of the Argonne forest served to make more hazardous the positions of the Germans, who are fighting themselves deep in the steadily growing salient between the French and Americans.
 On the Americans right, near the Mouse, the woods and ravines about Cunel were cleaned out, and further west Monoy wood, which has been the scene of terrible fighting for two days, was finally cleared of the enemy. The battle from that wood to Petit-Bols nearly continued for the greater part of the day, but the close of the en- gagement brought a strengthening out of the line there, as at other places
 HUNS WITHDRAW
 The movement of the Americans against the woods about Cunel was un. dertaken after terrific artillery prep aration lasting for hours. Shells were thrown in vast numbers so, when the infantry finally did advance, the resist ance encountered was ccmparatiyely feeble When the fighting was over il was discovered that the Germans had withdrawn from the lowland between Monoy wood and .Petit-Bois.
 It developed that thej Germans in the process of consolidating their positions had brought forward machine guns tt degree perhaps never previously at tempted by them. At certain section: of the line they were. only five yards apart.
 Realizing the necessity of holding that part of the line, faced by th' Americans, because giving way there tt the rear of the Kriemhild defense would endanger the main lines of com munications, the Germans have con tinued to reinforce this front. New di visions have been brought up and heav. concentrations carried out south o Landres-et-St. George.
 Fires are reported at Brieulles, Dun Str-Meuse and Aincreville, but it il still believed that they were started b. shells falling on ammunition dumps ant storehouses, rather than that they in dicated the destruction of property pre- paratory to q further withdrawal.
 American aviators have carried ou their usual bombing missions and hay done excellent work spotting for tn artillery and in observation. One 0 the ordinary tasks entrusted to the air men was the supplying of certain ad vanced unit with supplies. Plane dropped on them packages of ammuni tion, medical supplies and concentrate rations, as well as numerous bars 0 chocolate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-07
SUPREME COURT
 RECONVENES TODAY

Washington, October 8-The supreme court will reconvene tomorrow for the 1918 session after the regular summer vacation The regular transaction of business will not begin until Tuesday, however, as the court will adjourn inn mediately after meeting that Chief Justice White and his assistants may pay their annual call on the President Arguments on pending cases will open Tuesday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-07
Autaupa Boy Killed

Prattville, October 5.---tSpecIaI. Thomas Wadsworth received letter from his son, now with the Rainbow division in France announcing the death of Smith Houston, a young Au- tauga county volunteer. This letter was the first intelligence to reac5 here concerning the death of tue sol dier The writer says that young Houston was killed by German sharp shooter while skirmlshing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-07
RETAIL GROCERS
 WILL SIGN PLEDGE

Washington. Oc;oner 6.--Every retan grocer in the United States will be asked this week to sign pledge to conform to the food administration regulations and to cooperate in the enormous food saving programme necessary if America is to fulfill it's obligation to it's allies and to European neutrals.
 Dealers who sign the pledge will be given a store window certificate. so that the public can determine what stores are cooperating. The food programme for this year calls for 50 per cent increase over last year. in the amount of food and foodstuffs America must send to Europe.