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The Washington herald., 1918-11-03
RURAL MAIL SERVICE
BY TRUCK IMPORTANT
Three Tons of Foodstufs Being
Brought to Washington.

Three tons of foodstuTs are daily
brought into Washington by motor
truck rural mail service. officials at
the Postoffice Department announced
yesterday.
Five trucks are used in the
motor truck service" Assistant Post
master General Blaskeslee said, al
though we could use twenty. Last
month We Te-estabiished the first
transportation service along the old
Penn road between Gettysburg and
Philadelphia that the highway has
had in thirty years. We expect this
route to average $4,000 of business
with 1900 for the expenses involved
This system has proved its prac-
teal value l believe 1t is the COM
ing means of bringing produce to the
city. Yesterday we brought two
crates OF eggs from Lennardville.
Today we are selling these eggs,
plus cents for mail service and
one-half cent for office expense, to
any Of our clerks who want to buy
them. We saved 50 by this transac-
ton"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-05

Collinsville, July 3.-( -(Special)-Anothef Alabama boy has made the supreme sac. rifice for his country, giving all any man coud give, his life
 The latese victim of Prussan barbar- ism is Lieut.. Eldridge W. Maynor, whose eather is principal of the Gerai- dine High school at Geraldine, on sand mountain, in Dekalo county. 10 miles west of Collinsville.
 Lieutenant Maynor was killed on the battle line iii France on June IS while making an observation ascent over the lines. The observer who was with him was killed at the same time.
 Lieutenant Maynor was S years of age on April l of this year. He was born near. Oneonta. on rural route No. ?, and was a graduate of the Blo.nt County ffiat school, class of 1914; also of the University of Alabama. class ot 1917.
 He was married to Miss Velma Hartley of near Oneonta. August 16, l0l7
 All down through the pages of history the Maynor family has a conspicuous place, soma of them making the great sacrifice which this noble young man has so recently made, giving their lives on the fields of the revolutionary war as well as on those of Shiloh Getttysburg and Chickamauga. Lieutenant Maynor is only unfolding the traditions of his
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-05
MUSCLE SHOALS HOUSING PROBLEM WILL BE SOLVED
Following Investigation by Federal Agents, It Is Thought the Govern
 ment Will Act

Sheffield, July 4-(Special )-Folowing survey of the housing conditions in the Muscle Shoals district by government agents, it is believed that the district > greatest problem, that of providing houses for it's people, will very soon be
 solved. Since the government has aban-
 doned it's cooperative plan and will own
 the property outright, it is considering
 only those tracts which are suitable for
 improvement a s government villas of sew
 eral hundred houses, and scattered lots
 will not be utilized. Several suitable To-
 cations here are therefore being given
 consideration.
 There is number of excellent 1oca-
 tions in Sheffield, where wooded, roll ing, well-drained property is accessible
 to transportation, and suitable for such
 an extensive improvement, available al reasonable prices, and the opinion ;s held that recommendations will be made that will probably result in many hun dreds of thousands of dollars being in- vested in improving Sheffields attractive residential property. The hope is enter tained that the Washington officials will render favorable report in the prem ises.
 T believe that Sheffield is about to SC cure 200 or more new houses, to be erect ed without delay" said W. c. Waldo chairman of the reception committee oi the Sheffield Chamber of Commerce, aft CT a study of the local situation with the government officials. Tt means" saic MT Waldo, that the hundreds of gov ernment employees who are now crowded 1 into inadequate quarters or who are living in tents, twill have model home' | which will be owned by the government ! and rented to them at low cost, yet will be located outside of the reservations 1 and within the city of Sheffield, wher <, the government employees will feel tha' l they are citizens of this city in fact an, l in spirit, and can join with us in build
 ing here thriving, growing, enterpris ling city of great industries and charm | ing houses
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-05
Iron and Steel Reuiew

Cleveland, O., July 4.-(Special)- Iron Trade Review today says:
 Production and distribution problems are absorbing the chief attention of gov ernment officials and iron and steelmak- CTS. Intense war demands in certain products have so unbalanced the normal alignment of operations under commer- cial conditions that various complica- tions are resulting. Sheetmakers at the governments request are endeavoring to eaualize the supply of sheet bars among various mills in order to sustain 13 per cent finished output. At present in dependent plants are operating about S5 per cent and those of the Steel corpora ton at about A per cent Rail mills now rolling proiectile rounds are about 10 resume normal operations to supply 15o0. : GOO to 2,000, GOO tons of rails for the vari- ous government controlled roads Dis tributjons of these orders is due to fol- low the announcement of standard rail prices at S55 mill for Bessemer and $o' for open hearth expected to be an nounced this month.
 Large additional government orders for railroad equipment wait upon further progress in supplying the steel for the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-05

the embanlsments in tle coastal zone
 has been effectually continued.
 The statement reads;
 "In the coastal zone our methodicai |destruction of numerous machine gun nests hidden in houses behind the em- hankments has been continued we ra;ned more ground north or Cava-
 2,cchcrina We captured 22a prison
 CTS. including six officers, and took several machine guns and large quantity of material. "Astrids the Brenta river we en- larged and bettered our occupation a. the end of the san Lorenzo valley ana on Monte Corno. con the Asiago plateau British ana French parties penetrated enemy trenches at Canove and Bertlgo ana captured prisonersi
 Tn the course of the last two days orr bombardment flights dropped about 900 kilograms Of bombs on in portant centers and cross roads oi the enemy.
 | "On the lower Piave trops ana trahs- norts were attacked with machine gun fire at low altitude. One of our arr sbins effectively bohlbarded railway l junction in the Sugana valley. |
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-05
MORE THAN 5000 PERSONS ATTEND | T|LLMAN'S FUNERAL
Services Are Held in Pres byterian Church, Trenton, Home of Noted South
 CarOlinian

Trenton, :. C., July 4-Funeral servt-eS for Benjamin Ryan Tillman, for nearly 24 years senator from South Carolina, were held in the Presbyterian church here this afternoon. burial following in the little cemetery close by. in the pres- ence of some 5000 persons, including rep resentatives of both branches of Congress. the navy department and Governor Man ming of South Carolina, and three for mer governors of the state.
 Floral offerings, which were heaped about the casket in the church and COW ering the grave, came from hundreds of friends of the family, tho President and Mrs Wilson, members of the South Carolina delegation in Congress, Secre- tary Daniels and the Trenton Masonic lodge
 Services at the church were conducted by the Eev. R. c. Shannonhouse, tlse Rev. E. C. Bailey and the Rev. E. k Turnipseed.
 Senator Lodge was detained irr> Wash ington cn official business at the last moment but following a request made many years ago by Senator Tillnan, he will later deliver the eulogy on his death.
 The members of Congress returned to Washington tonight on d special tram. Members of the South Carolina dele- gation today sent a telegram to Secfe- I tary Daniels expressing the gratifiea- ! ton of the state at the secretary's ac- ! tion in raming a destroyer in honor of | Senator Tillman. The telegram referred
 to the custom of naming destroyers on-s after naval heroes, and added: But We feel with you this honor is rightly con- ferred because of the loyal and effective services rendered by Senator Tillmar,
 who, like d hero, died working for the
 development of the navy of the United l States"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-05
ARMY LIST

Washington, July 1.-The army casual ty list today contained 52 names, divided as follows:
 Killed in action, 9; died of wounds, C.; died of accident and other causes, g.; died of disease, ,; wounded severely, 26' missing in action, ?; prisoner, l.
 The list includes the following men from southern states:
 Killed in action, Private Tom R. West, Oliver Springs, Tenn.
 Died of disease, Private Henry o'Neal, Columbus, Ga
 Severely wounded, Sergt Robert Var brough, Lamar, Ala; Privates Ernest T. Goodnough, Grecnvile, $. C. Frank A. Matzon, Hatfield, Ark; Palmer A. Roys. FarmersvAle, La; George N sebreen, Crystal Springs Miss.
 Killed in action:
 Lieut.. Roland Jackson, Colorado Springs, Col. Civilian Hedey Cooper, Riverside, H. Civilian Halliday smith, Nyack, N. Y. Private Arthur Bridgenhagen,f Sturgeon Bay, Wis. Private Arthur H. Bunce, Ashton, s. D. Private Charles J, Houston, Philadel- phia
 Private Fred L. Strong, Hart, Mich. Private Cecil R. Sullivan, Butte, Mont. Died of wounds:
 Private Beraldo Delbeato. Pachino Italy.
 Private Pat Rogers. Glasdrummond Ireland. Private Joseph Sammortino, Brooklyn. Private Adolph Tonetti. Millsboro Pa,
 Private Virgil k. Weaver, Fort Wayne, Indiana. Private Eari H. Williams, Yoder, Kan Died of disease: Wagoner Thomas H. Elston, oswego 1 Oregon. 1 Private Anthony J Beviacqua, Col
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-05
BRITISH

London. July 4.--Field Marshal Haig's report of the capture of Hamel and other events along the British front, says:
 "The operation this morning south of the somme was completely successful It was carried out by Australian troops assisted by some attachments of Amer ican infantry and supported by tanks. Our objectives were taken and held, and we have gained possession of the woods of Vaire and Hamel. as well as the village of Hamel
 Tn conjunction with this operation. an attack by Australian troops east of -Sur-Ancre was completely success : ful and our line was advanced 500 yards on a front of 1900 yards.
 "The prisoners captured by us in these operations exceeded 1000. Many machine guns, as well os other mate- rial, also have been taken
 '.On the rest of the front there Is nothing of interest to report
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-05
EDUCATIONAL RALLY OF COLORED CITIZENS
 AT THE JEFFERSON
Movement to Bring Colored univer- sity to the City Given Impetus.
 Bishop Lee Makes Address

Having for it's purpose the removal of Paine university, colored, from Selma to Birmingham, an educational and pa- triotic rally of the colored citizens of the district was held last night at the Jefferson theatre. The attendance was about 600 and included number or white people interested in the move- ment.
 The meeting was held under the aus pices of the Laymen's association of the
 A M E. cl,u. eh, and the principal adj dress WE smade by Bishop B. 5. Lee or
 Wilberforce O., which was well received. pr F. S Moton of this city presided and introduced the several speakers, which include Dr. N. A. Barrett. presi- dent of the city commission. and, Judge B. NJ. Allen
 | A feature of tho rally was the sing. ing by the choir of 100 voices. The pro- | gramme included national airs and q | number of sclos, which were splendidiy rendered. The meeting was enthusiastic l througnont and the movement to prinS ithe educational institution here was l given decided impetus.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-05

family
 He played center on the university football tear and was president of the student body during his senior year m that institution, and many who saw the university football team in action dur ing that year will recall that excellent young man
 He volunteered in May. 1917, shortly after war was declared, and was as- signed to the officers training camp at Fort McPherson, Ga, and was given his commission as second lieutenant on August 15. 1917, and then assigned to Field Artillery No 307 and sent 10 France. lii short time he was placed in the av1stion department and assigned to Escadrille 72, Sector 4o, where he re- mained until he was killed. His brother, Eugene Maynor who also holds q first lieutenants commission, and Is at present located al Fort Bliss. Tex, He reached home Wednesday,.
 Besides his father and mother, Pro- lessor and Mrs. William F.. Maynor of Geraldine, he leaves three brothers Lieut.. Eugene Maynor Julius NJ, Will burn F. dhe two later living with their parents) end three sisters, Mrs. E. P Gilliland and Clara and Grace MaynoI of Geraldine.
 He hcid first lieutenant's commission at the time of his death.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-05
American CasualtyList
ONE ALBANIAN INCLUDED Sergt Robert Marlborough of Lamar is reported s. wounded n action

fax. Cal.
 Private Samuel Carpenter. Littleton, New Hampshire.
 Private Bertrand C. Howell Nelson vile, O.
 Died of accident and other causes:
 Private George Ashe, New York.
 Private Theodore l.. Braaflat, Plaza, North Dokota.
 Private Abraham Brown, New York.
 Severely wounded:
 seres John Martin. Mount Garnet, Pennsylvania.
 Corp. John Lewis, Clinton. Ind.
 Corp. Charles T. sierman, Hartford Connecticut.
 Private Alvin Bealer, Mohnton, Pa. phia.
 Private Arthur Martin Drury, Bowling. green, o. 4a
 Private Alfred Garcean, Boston.
 Private Charles E. Hutton, Rockville Indiana. Private Harold C. Jolley, St. John Michigan. Private Thomas M Knight, Kim Private Martin G. Lehman, Detroit. Private Jeremiah Long, Hagerstown Maryland, Private Gerald H. Lundegard, Chicago Private Virgil Moran. Louisville, Ky. | Private William H. Shellenberger, Troy Ohio. | Private John P. Sullivan Butte, Mont | ,Private Joseph J. Thowlatch, Nev 1 York. Private Patsy Bance, Doni, Italy. | Private Ernest M. Wendell, Houghtoi ! Lake, Mich. ] Private Whitehead, Saskatchewan. Can | ada. l Missing in action I Lieut.. Parr Hooper, Baltimore t Private Joseph Maceira, Havana, Cuba | Prisoner: ! L.eut, Burr w Leyson, Boston. l Previously reported missing, now re | ported to have been slightly gassed an | now on duty with company: | Private Edward M. Green, Bristo Connecticut.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-05
AUSTRIAN

London. July 4.--Via London }z-Con- tinuation of the fighting in. the delta of the Fiave is reported in todays var office statement. The artillery fire was extremely heavy in many sectors on the southwesterly Austrian front
 The breaking down of enterprises launched by British stornAing troops at Monte Sisemol. near Asiago. is an- nounced.
 The statement reads.
 Gun fire was extraordinarily heavy in many sectors on the southwest front Enterprises carried out by British storming troops near Asiago on Monte Sisefnol broke down.
 Fighting continues in the delta of the Piaye'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-05

shipbuiding programme. Steel is being
 drawn from wire mills to supply pro-
 ducers of material for which the essen-
 tial demand is more pressing.
 Pig iron production is being well main tained. June's output of 3,S35. 1S2 tons. ex- cepting May. was the highest since June, l917 Its daily average was IFS tons less
 than in May, which made the best show ing in this regard since october, 1916. Furnaces in blast in June were 355 against 360 in May.
 June proved to be record-breaking month for the mills in receipt of gov ernment tonnage in heavy products. Some large producers entered the great est volume of plate and shape business in their history.
 Nothing tangible yet has developed from the movement to eaualize the dis parity in costs between geographical groups of pig iron producers This pro- posal has been brought to head by the variable additions to raw material charges resulting from the percentage increase in freight rates. It is aimed particularly to provide relief for furnaces or. Tennessee Virginia and in the east, The selection of Birmingham and Pitts burg as passing points is receiving care
 full consideration.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-05
Camp Wheeler Notes

Macon, July Especial With three regiments taking part in the melting pot" parade in Macon today and with thousands of soldiers enjoying the holiday granted by General Lyon, the big soldier city of Camp Wheeler presented an entirely different aspect to the visitors who came out to see the athletic contests in the Victory Attn ietc Field meet. in which several thou sand officers and enlisted men took part
 The officers were in the lirhelight today as we'll as the men, as there were 100 of them in the mounted pushball contest, game in which the horses as well as their riders had a great deal of fun.
 Early this morning the l16th field ar tilllery, the 121st infantry and the 122d infantry, comprising about 5000 men in all, hiked over the hve-mile stretch of perfect road that separates Camp Wheeler from Macon, to take part in the big parade and patriotic demon stration which wass reviewed by Maj l Gen. LeRoy $. Lyon. In addition to these complete units, thousands of soldiers 1 of foreign birth, Polish, Greek. Italian 1 and Syrian, went into Macon to join 1 civilians of their respective native I countries in the big parade and to re- | new their allegiance to America i There were not many men away from 1 camp after taps. General Lyon has or 1 dered d big reduction in the number ol 1 passes that are given 10 men to visit 1 their friends out of town. This rule had Tits effect Wednesday afternoon, when i only about one-tenth of the usual mum l Der of soldiers were seen on the streets of Macon The commanding officers oi lthe several regiments are themselves going through the most grueling kint | of hard work in the school for field ano l staff officers. and their men have ever harder work in their drilling, which is of a more intensive nature just now
 than at any time since the organiza tion of the Dixie division 1 II have two brothers in the German Iarmy now and that's where l ought tt jbe. I ought to have a German uniform iinstead of this." This statement wa. made about two weeks ago by a pri vate in the sanitary train at Caml Wheeler and since then the man whs {, made the statement has been trying ot get off the uniform his comrades gave him.
 Well give you a uniform that vii fit you.'' they said. There was barre of thick and sticky crude oil near q hand and after the unpatriotic slacke had been dipped into this by the in dignant men with whom he had heel | associated, he was rolled in sand. Hi former comrades said he looked 1ik Ia piece of animated sand-paper whel
 they got through with him..
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-05

this grateful act of Dr, Nakahama than the simple recognition Of psr- sonal Kindness. 1t is typical of that rising wave of sympathy and good un- derstanding which begins to roll across the Pacific ocean and promises to flood
 both lands with the sweet waters of
 fraternity and good wilk
 If you will accept in this wider
 sense, this token of Dr. Nakahama's s gra attitude, you will give it signiii- canoe in which every right-thinkinS and right-feeling man and woman, on both sides ct the ocean Wall find Ln- alloyed satisfaction.
 ITO the old Samurai of Japan, whose spirit is reflected in the act of pr. Nalxahama, the sword was the sym
 bol of spotless honor. His right to wear it signified his worthness to
 use it alright. In no other way could a loyal Japanese as effectually tell | you of his loving confidence end 1eel esteem The donor would have you | preserve it. not only as a monument l to the memory of a good man. put s,s
 token of Japanese good will. Dr | Nakahama would say to the descend. ants of those who were kind to his
 revered father that which the wholt Japanese would say to the people O. America: We trust you we love you
 and, if you will let us, we will wall
 at your side in loyal good fellowship 1 down all the coming years
 l Earlier in the day Viscount Ishi | took part in an Independence day pa
 rade in New Bedford and in a speeri l declared that the machinations of Ger | many were intended to cause dissen. sion among the members of the en tente.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-05
ITALIAN

Rome. July 4.--In the offensive movement begun on Tuesday along the lower Piave front, near the Adriatic the Italians continued to gain ground yesterday. The war office anounced today that additional progress had been made by the Italians.
 In continuation of their operation in the mountain area the Italians en- larged their positions in the region at the head of the San Lorenzo valley.
 In the fighting on the Piave front. 22S prisoners were taken by the Flor entines, together with machine guns and much war material.
 The work of destroying machine gun
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-05
Leonard Rests BraZzO
 in Eight-ROund Bout

Wildwood N. J., July 4.--Benny Leon- ard, lightweight champion, defeated Jack Brazzo 6f Hazelton, Pa, here today in what was to have been an eight round bout the referee stopping the fght in the eighth with 40 seconds to go to prevent Brazzo from receiving further punishment. Eight-ounce gloves were used and Leonard proved his ability to use them. landing on his opponent all most U. will.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-05

The ambassador made the presenta. tion to the town of a Japanese sword an occasion of international signifi- canoe by the expression of sentiments in tune with the character of the holi- day He told how the father of pr. Nakahama, who had sent the historic symbol of civalric honor and virtue, had been befriended by the old time whaling master Capt. William II. Whitfield of Fairhaven, and said the gift was q token that the Japanese heart was responsive and did not for get a kindness.
 He added;
 "The Great Book which you love and whose precepts underlie all that is best in your civilization, says, Cast il there upon the waters: for thou shalt find it>after many days
 Upon that beautiful promise which 1 | interpret to mean that good things never die-that noble actions sooner
 or later come back in harvests of
 Massachusetts, found the truest in
 centive which men have for right liv- 1 ing and right acting.
 I This gift is rendered to you at { l time in the affairs of a troubled wos!t when men are asking if the old- timt | virtues of gratitude and honor wi! hold their places in the human heart l It comes at q time when America ant l Japan stand linked and resolute ii I defense of a cause which is so holy
 so just and right--that all other con alterations vanish to nothineness. l "rhere is a wider Significance C