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Evening star., 1918-07-11

By the Associated Press.
WITH THE AMERICAN FORCES
ON THE MARINE, July 10.-Lieut.
Quentin Roosevelt. the youngest son
of former President Roosevelt,
brought down his first German air
plane this afternoon in fight north
Of Chateau Thierry.
Lieut.. Roosevelt, with three other
pilots. was flying at height Of 5000
yards eight miles inside of tho Ger
man lines when tho machines became
separated. Soon after, Roosevelt saw
three planes which he thought were
his companions. and started to Join
them. He was close approaching the
machines from the rear when he saw
his mistake, for the planes were Ger
man. Roosevelt Immediately opened
fire, and after Afty shots tracers
penetrated the fusilage of the near
est German machine and 1t went into
spinning nose dive. falling through
the clouds 1000 yards below.
The lieutenant is certain 1t must
have crashed. for no pilot voluntarily
goes into a 2,000-yard spinning nose
dive. The two remaining German air
planes attacked Roosevelt, but he
managed to make good his escape
and return to the field, himself and
his machine unscratched.
NEW YORK, July LII am per-
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STEEL AND COPPER PLATE
PRINTERS UNION TO MEET
Twenty-Sixth Annual Convention
Of International Association to
Assemble Here July Is.

Plans are nearing completion for
the twenty sixth annual convention of
the International Steel and Copper
Plate Printers Union at the Ebbitt
House from July 1920.
Local No. OF the union under
whose auspices the big conference and
the exhibit of prints will be held.
promises an interesting convention.
Committee members are F. ]. Hassett.
chairman; F. ]. Coleman, secretary
and treasurer; Andrew Fallon. Chris
Lehmkuhl, George Jacobs. NJ. 7. Creel-
man and ]. H. McFey.
Delegates elected to date from To-
calls follow: No. /. William Fagan
and Jules Ritter: No. 2. Edward s.
Beach and William D. Clark; No. 8,
Evening star., 1918-07-11
GEN. PERSHING DENIES
TALE OF HUN CRUElTIES
Recommends That Sergeant Who
Made Them Be Returned
to France.

Statements Of German cruelties at
tributed by a st. Louis newspaper to an
unnamed sergeant Of the American ex-
peditionary forces sent to the United
States to assist in the third liberty loan
are denied by Gen. Pershing in cable
gram to the War Department. Cen
Pershing recommended that If the SER
seant was quoted correctly he be re-
turned Immediately to France for active
duty.
The statements attributed to the SER
geant were quoted in Gen. Pershings
. cablegram as follows:
1.-THE Germans give poisoned candy to
. the children to eat and hand grenades
for them to play with. They show glee
I at the children's dying writings and
laugh aloud when the grenades explode.
saw one American boy. about seven
teen years old, who had been captured
1 by the Germans, como back to our
! trenches. He had cotton in and about
his ears. asked some one what the
! cotton was for.
1.-The Germans cut of his ears and
Eent him back to tell us they want to
, fight men, was the answer. They feed
Americans tuberculosis germs"
There is no foundation whatever for
:seuch statements based on any expert
hence we have had" Gen. Pershing said
Evening star., 1918-07-11

While Washington people must pay
so cents a pound for lamb chops or
do without. residents of Scranton. Pa.
may buy them for IS cents a pound.
according to advertisements in Scran-
ton papers.
Washingtonians are asked anywhere
from 25 cents to SIS cents a pound for
stewing lamb, but Scranton meat
dealers advertise 1t at IA cents a
pound
Leg of lamb costs Washington
housekeepers 40 cents a pound, but
the Scranton housekeeper buys leg of
lamb fyearling) for % cents pound.
Round Steak, SO to 60.
Round steak, which a few years ago
was considered cheap and poor. today
is priced at from so to 60 cents a
pound. Washington shops that asked
so cents a pound for round steak
yesterday quoted sirloin at 40 and Is
cents.
First grade creamery butter here
sells at from SO to so cents a pound.
The same grade of butter is advertised
in Scranton papers for A cents.
Evening star., 1918-07-11
Housewives Complain.

numerous daily executions the town
Of Sveaborg has been renamed Col
Eotha.'"
The speaker then referred to the
suppression of vernacular newspapers
IN the provinces of Livonia and Es-
thonia and added:
Fifty,persons recently were arrest
ed at Dorpat and German military die
tatcrship rules everywhere. A boy.
aged ten, was sentenced to a long i'm
prlsoEment for coneealing arms,
while boy fifteen years old was SEN
fenced 10 death for picking up a mani
festo. For similar offense a woman
named Julia Daft was executed.
Deputy Haase then read letter
from a bolshevikf. now under arrest.
which said:
Julia Daft is dead. but her last
words Will live forever. as will the
last maledictions which she flung at
the German hangmen and oppressors."
Evening star., 1918-07-11
POLICY FOR SHIP WORKERS.
Program Formulated by War Labor
Conference in March Adopted.

PHILADELPHIA, JULY 1.-THE
Emergency Fleet Corporation has
adopted the labor policy formulated
by the War Labor Conference Board
under date of March %, 1918. and
published March 81. as a component
part of its program toward shipyard
workers. Approximately $4,000 men
ton are affected. 1t was adopted in
order that the numerous perplexing
questions regarding labor problems.
which are continually demanding at
tention, may be dealt with in a con-
sistent and uniform manner.
Evening star., 1918-07-11

Joseph S. Leach and Joseph ]. Hig-
gins: No. 4. John C. Lippert and Fred
Gaenzle; No 5. Thomas c. Keegan and
Jerome O'Neill; No. 6. James H. Doo-
ley and John Potts: No. 8, William e.
Fiske and Martin J. Holmes.
In connection with the exhibit of
prints. which will be at 1908 F street,
woman members of the National Fed
Grafton of Federal Employees will sell
silk handkerchiefs with pictures of
the President on them. The work is
their own, and the proceeds will be
given the Red Cross
Evening star., 1918-07-11
For Prison Labor in War Work.

A committee representing the Amer
ican Federation of Labor and the
national committee on prisons and
prison labor yesterday asked Presi-
dent Wilson to indorse bill now be-
fore Congress authorizing employ
ment Of prison labor for production
of war supplies and the purchase of
the supplies by the government.
Evening star., 1918-07-11
Report From Railroads.

According to the fuel administra-
tion, the railroads report that at pres
ent 200 more cars can be passed daily
through the New England gateways,
provided the coal can be furnished. 1t
is declared to be imperative that this
opportunity be taken advantage of,
because two-thirds of New England's s
coal supply goes in by water. and
after winter sets in shipments are
greatly reduced.
The brewery industry is said to
consume about 100000 tons of coal a
year. Therefore this order Is looked
upon by the fuel administration as a
great saving both in coal itself and in
transportation.
Evening star., 1918-07-11
BUSINESS IS THRIVING
Development in Richmond District
Limited by Labor and
Freight Room.

BUSINESS in the Richmond district,
witch includes Washington. Is particu-
larry thriving and further development
is limited only by labor. supplies and
freight room. according to the Federal
Reserve Boards monthly summary. is
sued today.
The report for Richmond reads: "Busi-
ness limited only by labor and supplies:
Evening star., 1918-07-11

industries prohtably employed: foreign
trade limited by freight room"
Business conditions throughout the
country, according to the report, con-
tinue active and satisfactory, with gem
eral confidence expressed in the future
Evening star., 1918-07-11
Fires whi.

Fires which are threatening to
sweep entire forest tracts clear of
I their timber are raging in the Sell
y way. Clearwater, Pend o'Reille and
SSA aniksu forests, in Montana.
Evening star., 1918-07-11
LIEUT.. QUENTIN ROOSEVELT BRINGS
DOWN HIS FIRST ENEMY ALRPLANE

fectIy delighted" exclaimed Col.
Theodore Roosevelt, when told here
of the exploit of his youngest son In
bringing down a German airplane. II
am as proud as I can be-"
Evening star., 1918-07-11

denoted by liberal advance buying.
Labor shortages are emphasized from
every district except Minneapolis. where
the situation is described as good. al
though the effect Of the draft IL be-
employment Of Homen.n
Evening star., 1918-07-11
LAMB CHOPS, so CENTS HERE:
ONLY 18 CENTS IN SCRANTON

Housekeepers here are complaining
bitterly at the exorbitant prices asked
for fruits of all kinds. A correspond
ent of The Star writes:
Strawberries never were low enough
In price to put up. After the berries
were old, stale and sour dealers re-
duced the price a few cents. Black
berries are now being held out OF
reach. and so are peaches. My fruit
jars are in the cellar, empty.
Il heard well dressed woman ask
the proprietor Of one of the large mar
ket stands in Louisiana avenue the
price of blackherrtes. He told her.
and she turned away. Then he r1n
to pile of refuse and got box Of
rotten mixed fruit, which he held out
to her and said, Here is what you
want; you are cheap He continued to
call after her as long as he could see
her."
Housewives Complain.
Housewives complain that market
people put up prices each Saturday
morning and refuse to come down, pre-
ferring to sell what they can and car
ry the remainder over or throw 1t
away. Blackberries, raspberries. cur
rants and all small fruits. as well as
peaches, apriGots, etc., have been priced
so high that few housewives have been
able to follow the advice of the food
administration to can and preserve
fruit for winter use.
Evening star., 1918-07-11

TOR AN ACHING HEAD
Take Horsfords Acid Phosphate. Healthful
and most agreeable to the taste. Refreshes
and invigorstes. Use 1t in place Of lemons
Evening star., 1918-07-11
Part of General Program.

Administrator Garfield, In announc-
ing this action, disclosed that the order
issued July 3, curtailing fuel for pro-
ductton of beer. near beer" and other
beverages In which cereals are used,
was merely another step in the pro-
gram of cutting down non-war indus
tries begun several months ago, and
is said to be necessary that coal may
be delivered to war industries and to
sections Of the country remote from
the mines.
1t is conservation proposition and
the first 100 per cent restriction on a
non-essential industry. 1t is oon-
tended that this action will free great
stocks of coal used by the cereal bey-
erage manufacturers. 1t Is intimated
also that the order will be followed
by other 100 per cent restrictions on
non-essential production.
The result of this order, as It af-
fects the breweries, is that there may
be beer N the United States for six
months to year longer, but after
that time there will be none until the
fuel situation improves, probably
none until after the war. Meanwhile
national prohibition bids fair to be
enacted by Congress.
Evening star., 1918-07-11
BREWERS TOLOSE
ASCOAL IS SAVED
Fuel Administration Orders
100 Per Cent Restriction;
Non-EssentiaI.

Brewers will not be able to count
on supply of coal beyond that need
ed to use up the materials now in
process Of manufacture, including
malt already manufactured, accord
Ing to an order just issued by the
U. 8. fuel administration.
According to Fuel Administrator
Garfield. this drastic action is neces-
sary in view of the present coal trans
portation situation and other short
ages. Before issuing the order he
conferred with special COMMITTEES
appointed by the President, composed
OF Bernard NJ. Baruch, chairman of
the war industries board: Herbert
Hoover, food administrator. and Vance
Mccormick. chairman of the War
Trade Board. Administrator Garfield
also is member of this committee.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-09
PRESIDENT WILSON'S REPLY

ID RESIDENT WILSON'S reply to the German chancellor
 does the electric thrill that resulted from his Austria analysed is calculated to shock in Berlin.
 The President replies three paragraphs which, boiled down. as follows:
 Does the chancellor that the imperial German gov accepts the terms laid down by the President?
 T do not feel liberty aristice to the allied governments so long enemy armies on their soil
 s the imperial chancellor speaking merely for the const utd authorities of the empire far conducted the war;"
 The guilty consciences in Berlin will read these three graphs thus
 Does Germany accept absolute defeat and admit the allies are right and she is wrong? Yes or no?
 T will not ask the policeman let bloodaned cr nal while he still clings to his loot.
 Do speak for the pirates and murderes who have been conducting this thing for four years for else
 How will the guilty conscences answer If they accept the allied terms their hopes vanish forever they refuse them Foch armies will force them accept If the chancellor plies that he speaks merely for the constituted authorities he repudates the newound democratic camoufage in Germany If he he represents ese will be lese majesty against the lord.
 Their fate depends the they make and their house of swords crashing down about hem whether they yea nay.
 Meanwhile Marshal Foch and his crusaders are delivering unnterruped the real force, force to the utmost force without stint limit
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-09
OUR DUTY AS INDIVIDUALS

E VERY individual in Birmingham being to the test A Can each fight the battle home without whmpering just as the boys doing in France?
 The city threatened with serious epidemic In fighting
 individual action individual initiative important than anything ese There shortage of doctors of and of facilities Each man. and child duty self and to the community avoid taking the influenza aiding it's spread The epidemic be mnimized if each citizen will do his
 Above a time to keep cool and get unduy excited alarmed Do not aid in spreading alarming reports precautions against the disease simple and aid putting the simple rules before the uniformed
 The people fighting two battles the time One the Liberty Loan battle the other influenza battle In each victory will only through individual effort Assembly has been prohibited The individual must remember the boys there and ask hmse Am going when the fight gets hard Or going they do smash through all trial and opposition and go vctory?o
 Whatever do keep your head Strike hard lick for health and liberty at the time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-09
LUKE M,LUKE SAYS

There are 17,9S6 ways to make a wife happy. But the surest way is to slip her a s10 bill and tell her to go buy herself something to wear.
 Reform and charity should both be- gin at home. But the trouble is that they never do.
 Many bachelor is that way because he knows he wouldn't be happy if he married a woman for her money and knows he wouldn't he happy if he mar ried woman who didn't have any money. A sure way to be unpopular is to be so we'll pleased with yourself that you are displeased with everybody else. Another reason why black eyes are still being worn is because man will say what he thinks before he thinks what he is saying. sure sign of middle age is when a man reads the front page of his news paper before he turns to the sporting page.
 Another fat-headed fool is the man wh0 lets a lo-cent argument lead him into making Sl0 bet. And there are plenty of them. Before you get her she may not mean what she says. But after you get her you can bet that she does, And when you are cQArting her she never let's on that she%doesn't believe you know what you are talking about But it is different after you marry her.
 We are all so busy singing the praises Of dear old mother that we let her do all the housework.
 I f all the women under the age oI 2a were ordered to register for the draft there wouldn't be any slackers No woman would admit that she was over 25
 What has become of the O. f. woman ] who used to go around the house al day with her hair sin curl papers?
 Somehow or other. every wife knows whole lot more about,her husband than she can find out.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-09

Bibulous gentlemen are Kept busy sampling moonshine liquor and trying to decide which moonshiner's output is best for steady consumption.
 # f. <
 me publlc is urged not to be alarmed over the Spanish influenza epidemic. At least the doctors will permit us to be unhappy about it. * ~
 Why not treat Tom Watson as a closed incident?" asks the Augusta Chronicle. Thomas positively declines to be treated in that fashion. The Liberty motor is giving such a good account of itself abroad that war correspondents confess their inability to do it justice. # x < The fact that Germany has less than 2009 American prisoners of war shows that our men prefer to fight it out. < * *
 The Kaiser is a busy man these days, what with accepting resignations and sending out peace -'feelers' * * <
 1T the German crown prince isn't per mitted to make peace offer before long he's going to feel sighted
 # # ]. yyjtb tI,eatrac ch,,rrhas a,a +1,o fair closed by Spanish influenza there no place to go but home . i. <
 The German commander of Turkish 1 troops Is q rather poor risk for a life insurance company. # # < The Hun wants an armistice Why give him breathing spell just when he needs it most? Former King Ferdinand has nothing tt look forward to now but death and 6 state funeral. l x A Hs
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-09
Good Luck for the Youngsters

If the Alabama State Fair has to be closed on account of the epidemic or influenza" said Dr. J. D. Heacock there is one thing sure, and that is the school children got a chance to see it the boys and girls think they are playing in big luck, having got holiday in time to put in day at the fairgrounds and then chance to stay at home until the school bell rings again"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-09

Iof eighty he never lost interest in public affairs He was stanch lemo- lcrat and his counsel was sought by party leaders up to the last.
 Twice governor of Kentucky, ten years representative and six years la United States senator, he was ever true to high ideals, and ever eager to serve his country.
 Governor McCreary had the rare honor of being called from retire nent when he was past threescore and ten 1 and elected governor for the second time. The people loved and trusted 1 him, and his political opponents will tvie with democrats in paying tribute to his memory.
 Tn 1862 he entered the Confederate
 army as major and served to the
 close of the war, having risen to the rank of lieutenant colonel. Kentucky has long been prolific in statesmen. Few commonwealths have produced so many sons of exceptional talent. Governor McCres.ry was one
 of the greatest of Kentucky's public men and his death will be lamen.ed by i the nation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-09
German Propaganda
 No Longer Effective

M DISPATCH from Zurich states < 9 that as a result of military dis aster and political developments in the empire, Germany's latest war loan is a failure. The governments propa- ganda does not convince a war-weary people.
 Preceding loans were given impetus by published explanations that peace and victory were near. Not much long CT would German people have to make sacrifices. The prize was almost within their grasp.
 Now the German press has an en- tirely different tone. The hour of des- tiny has arrived. It is necessary to subscribe to the loan, not to Insure $ speedy triumph over the allies, but to save the country from ruin. That sort of argument will not make much of an impression on Germany's prof iteers. Martyrdom does not appeal to them and the bulk of the population is disheartened.
 The old arrogance has been succeed ed byanxiety and despair. Germany is not yet beaten to her knees, but her spirit is broken. Even the Kaiser speaks like man who foresees- his destiny.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-09
Persuasion Best

During my eight years service with the city and 13 months service with the county, have never been forced to shoot anyone or even beat one up seriously. I find that kind persuasion goes a long way in handling law violators' said E. C. Moore of the police department. While some, officers abuse their author ity in this respect the practice is not general"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-09
Splendid Progress
 In Local Drive
JEFFERSON

r PETERSON county's fourth O Liberty Loan campaign is bear ing splendid fruit. Of the $9,282, 900 quota S5,5O0,O00 has been subscribed already. The drive had been in prog ress only six working days when yes- terday's report was made.
 Had there been no handicaps, such as the rain which caused the Liberty parade t% be postponed, the influenza epidemic and minor happenings the
 five million and a half record at this stage of the campaign would have been regarded as notable. As it is it lis little short of marvel.
 No city in the Sixth federal reserve district has done so well as Birming- ham. But there must be intensive work from now on, so that when the campaign closes Jefferson county nay
 
 be far over the top. # # <. Showing an utter disregard foS his per sonal safety, a Philadelphia man stood on street corner and shouted. God bless the Kaiser" A sound beating and sentence of three months in prison promptly followed 1 < T ;. 1 Childs resta urants are being investi { gated in New York and Philadelphia on the ground that they charge exorbitant prices. Yet. they used to be the shop girls delight :.
 There was time when Prince Max l roGndly denounced President Wilson. He didn't suspect then that he would ever have to- ask any favors of the presi- ! dent.
 The consensus Of opinion seems to bv that the Kaiser is merely hollerins vKamerad.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-09
Had the Mhooping Cough

''The Spanish influenza is dread dis ease. but I think I have a sure enough hard luck story" said ". C. Davis of Jasper, flor last summer l caught tho whooping cough and, believe me, now when I see a child in a paroxysnl of coughing my heart goes out to it.
 T know a man "A years old who had it at the time I did. had been exposed to it all my life and thought I was inn mune, but I found that I was mistaken" '"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-09
New pa.tor Comes soon

The southside Baptist church has been without pastor for a long time,' said Darby H. Brown, but I am glad to know that our new pastor, pr, billiard, is expected to arrive on Friday, and will fill the pulpit at the morning and evening services on Sunday. I am sure that he is going to make place for himself not only. in the relisious but the civic life of the city. as he is ar unusually virile man.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-09

had the luck not to be hurt and ran to me to help me up Ae was very solicit ous about my condition, but was mofe worried about his new ail-niekei Wneel for it was a complete wreck. l apoios'zeo for scrapping his bicyde and we parted on the best of terms.
 It seems the young lady and her mother were standing in the front door ana Vii messed the accident and came running ou' and kindly helped me in and laid me ou' o, lounre for I was badly shocked, but with no byoisen bones. but stih Wiii- inr to be made much ~ py TWO suon charming women. l let 1t go on uIlii was ashamed of myself and then l arose
 to my feet to take stock of the damage done to my clothes.
 r. was in the days when the lapels
 were lined with corded silk and sliding on the bithulitic pavement had practice ally shredded my left wing Ii was im- possible for me to go in such eondi- ton, but luckily her brother. who was not going. offered me his coat, which was a perfect fit and we went and had ! great time-but this is not the whole of the story.
 won't quit until I relate my good luck. I did rot notice it at the time, but the negro who waited on me had by mistake laid out for me my younger brothers dress suit and had it on when l It got all dirty and torn and my own was resting Inharmed in my bureau drawer. Gan you beat it for sheer luck
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-09
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
Negroen nurinr Automohiles

T was down in south Georgia recent Y" said A. B. Carnes. "and I never saw such prosperity.
 T heard about how the negroes were buying automobiles. I was told that %' were owned by them in Americus alone The best story I got was of a l6-year- old negro boy who went into garage and asked if he could look at some cars' and in a joke was shown a seyen-pas- senger car for s16oo, and he bought it without even trying it out"