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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-06
FIGURES FAR FROM BEING
 COMPLETE SHOW $3,316, ,62S, ,25G

The total of s3sl6. 62S. .25o. reported by the treasury tonight, included subscrip- tons tabuIated by the Boston and Phiia- delphia federal reserve districts up to Il o'clock Saturday morning, New York up to clock Saturday afternoon and other districts to o'clock Saturday afternoon. The table of subscribers, including fairly accurate returns from the Atlanta, Min neapolis, Cleveland, San Francisco. St. Louis. Chicago and New York districts. ana estimates from the Dallas. Kansas City Richmond, Philadelphia and Boston districts, is as follows:
 New York, 100000; Chicago. 2.ssS, 600; Cleveland, t,l56,979: Philadelphia, 200, 0o0; Boston. 1, 200 GOO; San Francisco. 1,o0o, ,000; Atlanta 900 GOO; Minneapolis, 1.oc1,0O0;
 tContinued on Page Twop
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-06
Vatican Authorities Deny German Report That Pope
 Is to Make Peace Moue

Rome Saturday. Benedict Vatican
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-06
CONGRESS- INTEREST
 NOW CENTER|NG ON GREATER ARMY BILL
There Is to Be Some Oppo- sition, But Administra- tion Plan Expected
 to Go Through

Washington, May 5.-Con- .gress begins this week with in terest centered upon the big army increase programme, which furnishes probably the last really big task to be dis posed of before adjournment, planned for about July 1. 1 A redraft of the record-breaking army appropriation bill, carrying fifteen billion dollars to provide for an army of three million men dur ing the coming year, is to be laid be- fore the Senate military committee tomorrow. War department heads will appear to discuss the expansion programme and explain how the House programmes sum is to be spent.
 Some opposition is expected in both House and Senate to the administration s plans to limit the nations armed forces only to capacity for equipment, training and transporting them. but leaders of beth parties now believe she Blanket power will be granted
 PROGRAMME IN SENATE
 While the House is busy with the army programme. the Senate this week has a long list of appropriation bills and mis- ceDaneous matters to act upon. The post office budget involving the question of the second-class postage increases ef- fective July l, is 10 have the right-of- way immediately. It will be followed by the conferees report which is to be framed tomorrow on the legislative, exec utive and judicial appropriation bill and by the rivers and harbors budget and the naval bill. The postoffice committee meets tomorrow to decide on newspaper publishers requests for suspension or modification of the second-class rate in- creases
 Among measures upon which final ac- ton is expected during the week are the sedition bill conference report, which the Senate adopted yesterday and which awaits approval by the House the draft extension Dill, the xb0,oDOO OJU h OuSing bill the Indian appropriation bill and the measure amending the naturalization laws to provide immediate citizenship for aliens fighting under the Stars and Stripes
 OVERMAN BILL CERTAIN The Overman bill, giving the President blanket authority to reorganize federal agencies during the war, which the Sen ate passed last week, will be considered Tuesday by the House judiciary commit tee and it's early passage in the House is expected
 Reopening of the Senate military com mittee's war inquiry with particular refer ence to the charges and intimations of
 irregularities in the aircraft production programme may be ordered during the week. The committee Is nos awaiting certain information from Gutson Borg ium, the sculptor, who made a report on the aviation programme to President Will son. The House committee also will give attention to aircraft production in it's hearings on the appropriaton bill.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-06
On Luneville Sector Enemy Is. Chased En-
 tirely Out of His First Line and Bom- bardment of Trenches Continues
NEW KIND OF GAS USED ON
 PERSHING'S MEN IN PICARDY
This Is Thrown Over in Glass Bottles Which Break, Releasing Fumes, Which Have Not Proved Deadly-Four
 More Air Battles Reported
By Associated Press

With the May the American artillery Lunvle completely positions targets the off the This is the artillery long similar performance another
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-06
STANDING OF STATES

Georgia, s36.539.600 an oversub scripton of 37 per cent Florida, s11,, 4115o0 an oversubscription of 60 per cent; Alabama s23,52S,65o, an oversub- scription of 79 per cent; Tennessee s25,125,000 an oyersubscription of o9 per cent; Louisiana s26.3oo,ooo. an over subscription of 26 per cent; part O; Mississippi. s7.5oo,0oo, an oversubscrip- tion of 29 per cent.
 Atlanta reported that i'll of the banks in the district were deluged with oversubscriptions on the closing day and that the participation of farmers had been largely responsible for the magnificent showing for the Atlanta district.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-06
American Airmen Doing
 Good Work Near Foul

May 5.-Four more aerial battles were reported today by American airmen fly ing in the sector northwest of TouI All the combats were indecisive, although one of the American machines returned
 with bullet holes in it's wings and two
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-06
AN Shipbuilding
 Records Broken
The Tuckahoe Launched Just 27 Working Days After Work Started-President Writes Letter-Hurey
 Gables Pershing-Men to Be Decorated

Philadelphia of
  Shipbuldng 
  Delaware I.~a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-06
CABLE TO PERSHING

MT. Hurley also read a copy of cable gram he had sent to General Pershng which read:
 Management and workmen of New York Shipbuilding company have just es- tablished a world record by launching a steel ship of $500 deadweikht tons in 2 days. The army of 55o,o00 men in the American shpyards thus show that they are working shoulder to shoulder with their comrades in the trenches. The patriotic spirit shown by the workmen of this company exists in every shipyard in America
 Mir Hurley announced that each man who worked on the Tuckahoe would be presented with silver medal as a mark of distinguished service and also a fac- smile copy of the presidents letted
 MT. Schwab was cheered repeately by the thousands of workers. He declared that the record breaking work on the Tuckahoe is the most decisive blow ad- minstered to our enemy in many months
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-06

I eliciting not only my admiration but I am sure, the admiration of all who will learn
 ] of what you have accomplished. I con- graduate you and bid you God speed. Cordially and sincerely yours, xxy1r
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-06

border at it's nearest point, to the north east. The American raiders have found that the shells had worked terrific havoc at many places plainly visible. where the big projectiles from the heavy guns had fallen.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-06
MORE OFFICIAL SUMMARY

It is now believed that a more official summary, dealing almost exclusively with the activities of American troops as off, cially reported. will be submitted. Prob ably daily statement will be made. although it is not clear yet whether tnis will be made public in Washington or at General Pershing's headquarters.
 General Pershing has not entered upon the practice of issuing communiques up to this time, 1t has been explained. be- cause he has not been a wholly inde- pendent army as Tar as operations were concerned,
 Even the permanent American sector of the front. while commanded directly by an American general, is a part of a larger frontage under the command of a French officer, who is in turn under the French commander-in-chief. In view of this. the American chief has not felt justified in issuing statements as events on the line should be reported by the French command
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-06
SOUNDEST FORM OF NATIONS
 FINANCE. SAYS M'ADOO

Secretary McAdoo, in a statement thanking the nation for its support of the loan. said the widespread distribution Of bonds lis particularly gratifying and added;
 This is the soundest form of national war flnance--the distribution of the loan among the people themselves
 Unless there is a pressing necessity for selling them, he urged subscribers to re- tain their bonds, both to help maintain the credit of the government. and as & stimulus to those economies and saw ngs which release materials and labor necessary to the support, if not to the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-06
ALABAMA LEADING ALL STATES IN 9TH RESERVE DISTRICT Oversubscription to Loan on Incomplete Figures Is
 79 Per Cent SENSATIONAL FINISH
 IS MADE IN DRIVE Tail-End Division Through out Campaign Came Un- der Wire Like a
 Thoroughbred

Washington, May ,. The Atlanta district which has been at the bottom of the per centage table during most of the third Liberty Loan cam paign made the most sensa- tional finish of any district in the United States, said the treasury statement tonight.
 Based on late Sunday returns, the managers of the campaign at Atlanta predicted that the district might eventually show an oversubscription of 50 per cent. Every one of the 427 counties in the district oversub- scribed. Camden county, Georgia, recorded 300 per cent; Cobb county, Georgia, the birthplace of Secretary McAdoo, exceeded it's quota nearly 50 per cent. Chambers county, Alabama, is five times over it's quota.
 WATSON'S TOWN RECORD
 The town of Thomson, Ga. the cen 1 ter of the anti-draft activity early in 1 the war, not only oversubscribed it's ! quota, but on the closing day of the 1 campaign, organized "President's 8 club" with a memb ership of 100 men who matched the President for an ex- ! tra bond.
 : Georgia subscribed $36,539.600 or nearly s10,00o 900 over it's quota. East : 1 ern Tennessee subscribed $25. .125. 900. or l nearly sl2,o0O,OOO over it's quota. Jack. l sonville Fla raised $5,200. 900, or more than s1 100000 over it's quota. Bir- mingham subscribed $6.750.000: Knox yille s2750,000 Chattanooga, $2.9S1. 900 Nashville s3. 3.eo7, $50; Augusta. sl,6000o0 Macon, $l.900,000; Columbus. s1 .00o 900; Athens. ss15.oo0; Montgomery. sl,500. coo: Pensacola, s90o, 900 and Jackson, Miss, s750,o00. All of these figures in dicated large oversubscriptions.
 Florida reported total subscriptions of SHAH, 800 and the states quota was only s1o.249,S5o. The city of At 1anta showed total of S7,'S0,S50, ex- ceeding it's quota by more than s1 ,000,- 000 Atlanta raised it's honor flag the last day of the loan. Subscriptions by states in the Atlanta district were as follows
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-06
SITUATION CHANGED

The situation is greatly changed now. however, and American units are scat tered through hout the battle line. Some of them face the Germans with the French left wing near Amiens; others are brigaded with French troops at various points 70 the south, and if others have not already joined the British armies in Flanders and Pieardy, there is little doubt shat they soon will do so.
 Efforts probably will De made to get reports quickly from all of these units as we'll as rom the American sector itseit. Nothing would he made public tfrat would touch upon the strategic situation of any part of the line, but the doings Of the Americans in their own localities could be recorded, it is said. without fur nishing any information to the enemy.
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econtinued on PaErrT Two,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-06

Whatever the money total" said treasury statement tonight, the loan just closed probably is the most success fui ever floated by any nation. The mar vicious distribution of the third Liberty Loan indicates that one out of every six persons in the United States may have purchased in this loan"
 BANK RESOURCES DRAWN ON
 VERY LITTLE TO MAKE LOAN
 Banks resources, it was pointed out, have been drawn on comparatively little to make the loan success, and the pros poets for future loans are brighter as a consequence. An added reason for jubi- lation among treasury officials is the in- dication that the government bond buy ing habit is becoming stronger among people of small means, and that they probably will invest even more heavily in the fourth loan next fall.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-03-27
Communicated
To the Editor of The Press:


A citizen listening to the groups
on the street, around the bulletin
board in front of The Press office,
last Saturda" afternoon. heard the
.cp1aion expressed several tines, by
! can who should have known better,
ttot "the most characteristic quality
of German is cowardice."
One man RECALLED a bunch, ranged
around him, with an anecdote of 4
German soldier, who in . battle with
some Americans, got rat+ied at the
scene of carnage around him and,
throwing down his sun. BEGAN to bawl
in loud voice; whereupor his COM
r,des, although greatly superior in
numbers. ana ha"1ng all the alvun-
tagc of the sun behind tl,em, and the
Llni,l side, became pa s.cicken.
threw down their arms, wept like chill
t,es, and begged abjectlv for mercy.
When this narrator had thus deliv-
cred himself, another of his audience,
after deluging the street with tobaC-
co juice. with The usual American sang
froid. said that in his opinion. lone
] American was equal to at least three
Germans, in battle, ana when the
Americans get to France il full forc''
that the Germans will run, and it will
! be grand, whelminc rout.''
This kina oj optimism is silly. L
does more harm than i does good.
Our drafted arm5 has mary loyal gal
liant boys ia it who are OF German
blood. Such talk as the a5ove is ar
insult to them. Some OF those wha
i,.Ie doing the above talking were
les sthan IS wears old. 7;,e question
larises:
Why don't they enlist?'
F. f. APPGt.GATE
Imperial Valley press., 1918-03-27

shall. Brawley has no mayor. A. P.
higgins is president of the city coun-
Gil, but the marshal is On appointee
o. the police commissioner. The po-
lice commissioner is w. A. Covington,
the same man who was in authority
last summer when a Brawley citizen
filed complaints in the court at Ell
Gentro which led to the issuing of in
functions against eight of theeigh-
teen houses of protestitution that
we're then tlourishing in Brawley.
Conditions in that respect are not as
bad as they were then, hut there is
still room for improvement.
Again you are wrong VIXEN you say
that what Mayor Higgins says goes in
Rrawley. Erawley is owned, oper-
ated and "ontrolled" by he Business
Mems Clu5, an organization which
claims to be a credit association, but
which is really price-fjXing, compe-
t-ton-throtting trust, some of whose
unlawful activities could Je proven in
court. OF course this organization is
opposed TO ahy agitation tor the im-
provement c. civic conditions They
know that il reform was once start
ed it might gain" such hcadway that
they could never stem the tide till
their grating methods We're exposed.
Erawley's corruption, as well as the
higher prices that prevail in Brawley
than in otnec Valley towns, is direct
iy chargeaole to that organization.
J. EDGAR ROSS.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-03-27
To tbs Editor of The Press:

To the Editor of The Press:
Your letter from Brawley sub
scliber and an editorial upon the cor
rupt conditions that prevail in Braw-
ley, though true in their main points.
contain some errors that do the citi-
zens of Brawley an injustice.
In the first place, Brawley never
made fight to have the county seat
removed from Ell Centre to Brawley.
1t is true that we expect to do so in
he future, and when we do Ell Centre
nay as well kiss the courthouse good
aye. The reason we have put off the
change so long is that we don't want
20 be saddled with the responsibility
af looking after the conduct of a lot
Of county officials till we have taught
cur city officials that they must be
decent. That seems to b. an awful
hard job.
You are quite right regarding the
gambling slot machines. But they are
..ot the only gambling devices toler-
ated here. Punch boards and dice
games are used without restriction.
Gambling devices are one of the chief
sources OF revenue for the pool halls.
But their use is not confined to the
pool halls. Constable Lew Bennett
1as q gambling slot machine in his
place of business, not far from the Of
lice of the Brawley News. The city
recorder, who is also the city editor
| Of the News, has been known to watch
The operation of this unlawful gam
bling device without protest. But
isn't the constable a county official =?
/ And should not your district attorney
have word to say in that case?
Again you are wrong when you say
that Mayor" Higgins hires the mar
Imperial Valley press., 1918-03-27
THE BEE" AGAIN.

Brawey, hight The Bee obviously because
his drpped the stuff that makes the recipients
the denes of the North End has
written letter correcting article stating that
bling operated openly BIawley defiance of
says that The Press when it Mayor
Higgins of machines his place of
business hiring the marshal who should to that the
gambling slot machines oustod out of Brawey.
that the Brawley constable is permitting
slot place and that the Brawey business
Mems Club the town, dictates prices, etc,
Brother publish all of Edgar Ross sharp at
acs on public citizens whether THE Bees of
gambling machines in Bawley will into the rawey
Imperial Valley press., 1918-03-27
ADJUrANr GENERAL BoREE COMING.

Since General Boree head
der Governor Stephens machneIy this
ing to Imperial Valley EXP why's and whefores
draft quota atmosphere has cleared,
We want General Borlee doing fo America
n tho way raising food soldiers for the national
we want the Valley take particular
tce diversity large proportion OF foreign
ers represented Valley We will allow him to judge
what our population is-40,Q00 G5,000.
will present him indputabe evidence of patriotism
in the lists of volunteers
army time might be well to show him messages
coming Washington urging that the producers of food be left
the farm.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-03-27
tNE Filler is KILLED AND
ONE HURT IN NOSE DIVE

Fort Worth, Tex. March 26.-Cadet
S. Mcnamara of New York
City was killed instantly and Second
Lieutenant \. n. Dunstan of Toronto,
Ont, was injured slightly near Dallas
this afternoon when the airplane in
which they were riding fell 80 feet in
:. spinning tose dive.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-03-27
WHAT MR.. BAKER SAW IN FRANCE.

complicated widely separated
aors the United States building France
machine which secretary Baker has but begun to
inspect.
The dispatches speak Baker walking three miles
along which American adding to that
already existing where stns will
unload at Amo Nea BOTH
railway sdng prngiag out the nars
making French observer put equal o those OF
Hamburg"
miles track viii the American docks With
the again with the lighting Eleven hundred
locomotives assembled = the visited IL fin
meanwhile distant province, 800 Regan locomotives
and Tractors divide the
giant toll bayless mules Powerful machinery shifts
of French manufacture, again tonnage
only WISH says Mr. Bake that eVey Amerc@a coal
this He for the of lis
the who from pioneering people and
brought France pioneering rergy poVdng ny de-
dndusy that "the acton shall not want the
striking blows should be welcome ~crd every patriotic
citizen wel-vrisher of the United States.
If it be true that captured would look this dis
that Japans
we'pray have windows opened toward Jeru-
IA JrLc
Imperial Valley press., 1918-03-27

wepray A have windows opened toward Jeru
Daniel did when in captivity
Imperial Valley press., 1918-03-27

captured would look this dis
that Japans
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-06-07
F.A.LEvIN FACES
ANARCHY CASE

Following closely the conviction of
Fred Lowery on "A charge OF criminal
anarchy at South Bend on June 2.
similar charges were filed Friday
morning again j.. A. Levin. J. w. W.
organizer. by Prosecuting Attorney
A. l.. Bundin-
Levin was arrested by federal Of.
ficcrs on June 1. and Ii charged with
having distributed l. W. w. liter.
allure. "ali OF which contained and
taught the doctrine OF unorganized
government"
Large quantities Of ]. w. W. IT.
ernture. including copie II "Sabo
tage." Il. w. w. History. Structure
and Methods" The /. w. w. Song
Book" The Advancing Proletariat. "
and The Revolutionary I. w. w"
are being held as material evidence.
The penalty for criminal anarchy.
provided by the Washington statute.
is ten years imprisonment and 5000
fine.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-06-07
SH|PYARD men
ASK INSURANCE

The shlpyard Laborern. Triggers
and Fasteners Of the Pacific Cot.st
council. In convention in Seattle. dis
cuaaed Friday the matter Of asking
government insurance. similar To
that given 10 soldiers and sailors.
Indications were that the work Of
the convention would be completed
Saturday evening. Delegates will be
guests Friday evening Of the Seattle
local visitors from nsiRhboring cities
being expected 10 attend the big
rally.
The shlpyard workers have gone on
record AZ favpring universal inter
change OF transfers among unions. at
par. TO replace initiation adjustments
long standing. The shipyard work.
crs feel union labor can he more
closely knit by such n syrtem. and
fhipynrd workers needed by tho gov
eminent more readily secured.
Use OF the union label and pay
ment for certain work not included
in present schedules are favored In
other resolutions adopted.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-06-07
PINE ST

Sugar and Soap Stall. Borden's or
Cslrnation milk, Toe can: lbs. pure
cane sugar. 4Oc. II = lbs. 81: 10 bars
Goblin soap. SOC; 20 bars hotel soap.
25c. STAN 10. fresh buttermiik. SC
at. fresh ground peanut butter. zoe
~. Red Seal Grocery Annex. rhu.
barb. SC H.: green string beans. I5c
H.: 9 lbs. dry onions. 25c; cream OF
barley. zoe pkg. Elliott Fish Co.. best
Chinook salmon. 25c 10. white King
salmon. zoe ID; Columbia river shad.
SOC cnch. stall 81. strictly fresh
eggs. 4Sc doz.: Borden's or Carnation
milk. small cans. &c. Stall "a. ice
cream. zoe pit; fresh churned butter.
45c 10: coffee. 19c H.. lbs. 35c-
StonR's. zoe can shrimps. lie: d5c
can HIS coffee. 35c: bars Crystal
White soap, csc: rolls toilet paper.
CSC.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-06-07
SHIP BUILDERS
BREAK ANOTHER
WORLD RECORD

uu, an, ,b. x,terx of IIIioxt
t., ,,,ag vi C.bo. WA rid.
90 rr,d,, ,,,lI, hundreds of
Lin, ,.ori,,.,, .ho,,d her In
49,, an ,I,Is,,ins touche.. follow.
h.. ,.,,noh,n. late Tburs.Iay by
,ha rscardhr.aI,In, sIrI,ocr A
,sa.,, ,orno,,,ion ms, "A wori,.
Inc days af,er the L,e, had been
I,,iJ
mi, ont. do,vn the world. launch
tn,, racc,a one dav Tb. hes,
nr.,tous rccora an an gsoo.tor
,,,nd,rd ,,ecl n g sb,npine boar
,r.I,,h,.r ,y,s made nv Inc Rlfinne,
q sddv wo,kmen recently ON Oh.
~, Hang,
m. Nv.s, caho. 4. po, erpee,ed
10 enter the ,ervice az IN. govern
men, as ouicItIv nn the West I,langa.
which owing 20 n baupy conblna
lion q, cir,um,nsncea was taking on
,r.,sh, ~ Az. foiiov,,g IN. LAYING
az her kceI
The IVES, cobns however. is a
nos, LAUNCHING record The best in
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-06-07
u. S. CLOSES UP
MILL FOR FOOD
LAW VIOLATION

WASHINGTON. juno 7>--Bccauss
they sold wheat flour branded as
barley flour. sold wheat nubsttutss
and profitsered. the Elko Milling Co.
Elko. New. today was ordered closed
on June IS for n period OF three
months. At the end OF that time
they may apply for a new license
after assurances to obey the food
law. but the present manager win
not be allowed 10 run any OF the
company'a plants.
SAN FRANCISCO. Juno 1.-TWO
San Francisco bakeries were ordered
closed for Is days by the food I'D.
ministration today for failure 70 use
the required percentage Of subSt1tuts
flour In their bread.