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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-05-14
HOW STORY ORIGINATED

On Sunday night report received from
London and given out at ottawa by the
director of public information for Can
ada through the Canadian Press, Linn
tied, stated that the entente allies were
SO confident of their ability to withstand
any drive that might be launched by the
Germans ii had been decided not to use
the American army now in France I'M
til it became complete and powerful
force.
This information was credited to sum-
mary of the operations on the western
front by the war committee of the Brit
ish cabinet
The report excited much comment at
Washington, for it was understood that
the American forces had been placed at
the disposal of General Foch. COM
mander-in-chief of the allied forces in
France by General Pershng, the Amer
lean commander and it was known that
a large number of men now are hold
ing positions in the Montdidier sector Of
the Somme front, in addition to holding
several sectors further south, notably
on the heights of the Mouse, near st.
Mihiel northwest of Toul and east Of
Luneville.
Secretary of War Baker issued de-
NAL of the report, and said that while
all the plans of the war department
looked to the development of the Ameri-
can army as distinct unit, various
elements of it now in France are
being used freely in accordance with
General Pershings action in placing man
force under the supreme command of
General Foch.
Lord Reading, the British high COM
missioner and special ambassador at
Washington, also issued a statement,
declaring that the report that the Amer
lean army would not be utilized until
it had developed its full strength was di-
rectly opposite to information ne mad
received from the British war office.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-05-14
MOBILES MUST NOT
. WEAR FEE ON STREETS
Potentate Shepard Appoints Provost
Guard to Enforce the
Order

The wearing of the resplendent and
highly ornamental fez is taboo until
after the laying of the corner stone
of the new postoffice building on to-
morrow afternoon, and to that END 20
tentate Frank j. Shepard, Jr., has APP
pointed a provost guard who will
patrol the streets of the city and see
that the above order is obeyed.
The officers of Zamora temple and
the other bodies of Masons desire that
the laying of the corner stone shall
be strictly a Blue Lodge affair and
urge that all members of the higher
branches join in the parade as such.
The special committee to see that
the fez is not worn follows:
w. A. Currie, chairman; 7. O. Smith,
j. Frank Rushton r. b. Crawford.
Wallace c. Johns, W. p. Pickard.
George Edwards. w w. Brandon, T. T.
Kilby, Joseph Fl Loveman. Q. NJ Cross,
H. J. Williamson, DR.. Andrew c.
Mitchell. Will J. Pennhalegon, w X.
McAdory Harry Jones, Gus Rotholtz,
DR.. w. Whorton, Wallace McAdcry,
E, L. Keiser, J. Jaffe. DR. w. w. Ran
som. j. X. Sitz, ]. ID. Matlock, A. l..
Rees. w. G. Baty, George Ross, n.
Gum. H. G.. Ernest. A. Barton, j. II.
Bankhead, Jr.. A. b. Aldridge, Ed
Keith. j. F. earle, John Cooke, J.
Ischudy, Blanks Everett w. S. Welch,
Fl. p. Lesher. d. f. McLendon.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-05-14
Heroes and Patriotic
Singers Will Start on
Campaign for Red Cross

Washington, May 13-Led by General
Pershing's 30 veterans" and % wouni ed
French British, Canadian and Austria
liam officers and privates, some 1890
speakers are to bring the needs of the
American Red Cross home to the coun-
try next week during the drive for a
second 800, 100000 war fund. Soldiers de-
tailed to the speaking include many
yearers Of the Croix de Guerre, the Vic
toria Cross, the Distinguished Service
Order and other decorations won on the
field OF honor.
Participants in fighting at Ypres, Vimy
Ridge, Sanctuary wood, Gallipoli. Sa-
lonika, Verdun. the Marine and the
Somme will undertake to make clear to
Americans what the hospitals, the nurs-
ing. the ambulances the surgical sup
plies. the canteens and other service
agencies maintained by the American
Red Cross mean in saving life, reduce
ing suffering and maintaining the mo-
rale of the armies.
The civilian speakers include men
noted ir public life, leading prela les,
authors, actors and social workers.
There also will be singing section
headed by Madame Schumann-Hei and
Alma Gluck.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-05-14
SHERIFF CAPTURES
STILL IN RESIDENCE

quantity of whisky, a 3o-gallon still.
and two barrels of beer were captured
by Sheriff T. j. Batson and Deputies
Virgins. Hilliard, White and Jordan in
a raid en- the residence of j. w. Howell,
A white man. living at 1921 First avenue,
late last night. according to the informa-
ton given out at the warden's office
Howell was placed in thee ounty jail
last night on a charge of violating the
prohibition laws. 1t is stated that the
sheriff and deputies returned to the scene
of the capture to bring in the still and
any addition liquor found. They had not
returned at $50 o'clock this morning and
liz ism OF known what additional evil
dence has been uncovered.
The house is located very near the
Central Of Georgia railroad crossing in
Moodlawn and directly on the East Lake
car line
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-05-14
Y. NJ. c. A. WORKERS
ARE MUCH NEEDED
ON THE WAR FRONT
Gov. Henderson and Delega-
ton of Business Men Hold
Conference With Re-
cruiting Committee

Montgomery. May 13.-(Speeial.)- Gov-
ernor Henderson and more than 100 rep
resentative business and professional
men conferred here today with a recruit
ing committee sent into the south by the
national war council to reveal the i'm
mediate need for an army of Y. NJ. c.
A. workers with the American expedition
airy forces. Alabama was asked to fur
nish 100 men month to enable that
other army to keep pace with the ma
tons military expansion.
Frank Domnick of Birmingham, chair
man of the Y. M. A. A. recruiting COM
mittee for Alabama pledged the quota
desired and Governor Henderson de-
clared that it was the duty of every man
in the state beyond lighting age to make
whatever sacrifice was necessary to carry
a touch of home to the boys over there.
A. G. kenebe1. executive secretary of
the war personnel board, read the follow
ing cable message from Ambassador
Sharpe in Paris:
Appealing need for workers with
American troops. Minimum requirements
today are for 600 men to fill approximate
1y 200 unoccupied points. Many of these
are on the firing line. Secretaries serv-
ing at the front are breaking under ter
rife strain. Must have immediate and
adequate relief to avert catastrophe.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-05-14
BILLIARD CHAMP
TAKES BOTH GAMES
BY SMALL MARGIN

Cowboy Charles Weston, former
worlds champion pocket billiardist
won both exhibition games played
in Birmingham yesterday. In the aft
ernoon he defeated William Schafer, 100
to 70, at the Greenwood Cave billiard
parlors, and in the evening he defeated
McGin at the subway parlors by asscore
of 100 to %. Large crowds witnessed
both games and took much interest in the
fancy exhibition shots made after each
game.
Eighty per cent of the proceeds of these
contests is given to the local chapter of
the Red Cross. Weston meets an I'M
known at the Lyric billiard hall today
at z 80 o'clock and another player at the
Greenwood Cave this evening at s
o'clock Admission to both games is free.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-05-14
Sloss-Sheffield Company
Preparing to Care for
Its Convict Employees

Montgomery. May 1s.-tSpecial)
The Sloss- Sheffield Steel and Iron
company has begun the work of con-
structing an auxiliary filtration plant
and correcting bad sanitary condi-
lions at Flat Top and the dispute be-
tween the company and the state con-
Wet department has ended, according
to the statement of Governor Hen
derson today.
Governor Henderson said he had
been advised that the work mad al
ready been started and would be COM
pleted as soon as possible. An TN
usual amount of sickness among state
convicts caused DR.. Russell A. Smith
physician-inspector, to recommend
that an auxiliary filtration plant be
erected so there would be no need for
forcing the water through the plant
While tests have shown the water to
be pure, DIR. Smith feared the forcing
of it through the plant had been let
ting bad water into the stockade.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-05-14
EXPECTED
TO PASS OVERMAN
MEASURE TODAY

washington, May 13.-Passage by the
House tomorrow of the overman BILL
proposing blanket authority to the Pres
loent to reorganize government depart
ments, was forecast by administration
leaders in Congress late today after four
hours of debate on the long pending
measure.
Republicans joined with democratic
members in support of the bill in today 5
debate the opposition contenting itself
largely with interruptions to speeches.
Chairman Webb Of the judiciary com
mittee told the House the opposition
came from the same members who want
ed a war cabinet last year
Representative Gard of Ohio. democrat,
speaking in support of the meas
ure, told the House the bill gave no more
real athority to the President than he
has under existing law, but merely pro-
poses additional powers for co-ordina-
ton. Representative Longworth of Ohio
Interrupted to express the belief that
enactment OF the bill would give the
President the right to transfer the pow
ers of the war finance corporation to the
Secretary of the Treasury, and give the
secretary authority to spend all of the
fund appropriated in that act Repre-
sentative Gillett of Massachusetts, act
ing republican leader, said he believed
it would give the President the right
to transfer the functions of the Attor-
ney General to the chairman of the war
industries board.
Representatives Osborne of California
and Morgan of Oklahoma, republicans
spoke for the bill and appealed to the
House to give President Wilson all the
powers he needs in the prosecution of
the war
Representative Fess of Ohio, repub-
lican commended the bill should be
amended to exempt the interstate com
merce commission and the federal re-
serve hoard. Representative Walsh of
Ohio. republican, argued that the meas
ure would be UNCONSTITUTIONAL, and Rep
resentative Gould of New York, repub
lican, urged an amendment to create
separate aircraft department independ-5
ent from any other branch of the gov
eminent
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-05-14
GRAND Jury WILL
INVESTIGATE ATTACK
ON PROF. ]. D. MOORE
Parties to Affair Make
Statements as to Cause of
the observation-disclosures
Hold Mass Meeting

This morning the trouble between
Professor J. y. Moore, principal Of the
Boyles school, and j. H. Gilliland, q
conductor on the Louisville and Nash
willie railroad, will be presented to the
grand jury had been in recess for two
weeks and were reconvened to take
up the regular docket that has &C
cumulated since adjournment. 1t is
understood that quite a number CT
witnesses have been summoned in the
Boyles school case.
Professor Moore was assaulted and
badly beaten by Mr.. Gilliland on Sun
day, and is still confined to his room
as a result of the assaults Statement is
made that the trouble arose from the
sending home of son of Mr.. Gill;
land by Professor Moore for alleged
misconduct. The boys mother went
to the school about the matter and a
difficulty arose in which Professor
Moore was bruised about the face and
Mrs. Gi1liland's dress was torn, which
Professor Moore states was done while
he was defending himself from attack.
Moore Sunday, citizens of Boyles held
a mass meeting and the action of Mr.
Gi1liland was condemned. He was ar
rested and placed under bond by Con-
stable Helton on a charge of assault
and battery
Statements have been issued by both
parties to the controversy, each claim
ing that the other is in the wrong. II
is stated by Professor Moore that he
was attacked by Mrs. Gilliland while
in the school yard and Mrs. Gilliland
alleges that although the attack did
occur. it was in self-defense and that
Professor Moore attacked her when.
she attempted to enter the school and
visit one of the lady teachers.
Two warrants had previously been
issued from Judge H. B. Abernethy's
court. charging Mrs. Gillland with us
ing unseemly language on the school
yard.
Mr., Gilliland claims that when APP
preached by Professor Moore Sunday
morning he had brick in lis
hand and that he used 1t to strike him
on the wrist and was only prevented
from other violence by the fight which
ensued Professor Moore denies this
and claims he was on his way to Sun
day school,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-05-14
SON-|N-LAW OF
SWIFT IS PLACED
UNDER ARREST
Count Minotto Must Tell
Uncle Sam All About His
Activities in This
Country J

Chicago May 13.-Count James Minotto
son-in-law of Louis F. Swift, the packer
was taken into custody here late this aft
ernoon by deputy United States marshals
on a presidential warrant ordering his
internment
habeas corpus action was immedi-
ately instituted in behalf of the count
and he was taken before Federal Judge
Carpenter and released on $4,000 bond
Hearing of arguments on the habess
corpus proceedings was set for May 20.
- According to department of justice Of
fcials the order for the county's ar
rest was telegraphed from Washington
to Los Angeles, Cal, on April 30, but
Minotto already had left his winter res
idence there en- route to Chicago He
was arrested today at the Lake Forest
estate of his father-in-law as he was
about to go for a ride. The habeas
corpus petition followed as the first move
in the counts fight against internment.
1In a statement made public tonight
Count NIinotto said
at was born at Berlin, but | am an
italian citizen and l am registered as
such at Venice, but | am true lover
OF the United States. The Minottos are
an old italian family and the name APP
pears in the official list of Italian no.
bility.''
The statement told of Count Minotto s
unsuccessful attempts to become gov
eminent secret agent and asserted that
in July 1917, he filed his declaration to
become a citizens of the United States
The section of the act under which the
count was arrested provides for intern
ment for the duration of the war of ''all
enemy aliens or persons who prove
public menace or who are in any way
opposed to the governments war pro-
gramme.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-05-14
LOCAL DRUGGIST
MAKES HIT WITH
Vim HEPAT|CA
Greene's Drug Store Having
Large Sales on the Great
Nature Prescription

The Greene Drug Co, Empire BuiltT
ing, this city which captured the -
elusive agency two weeks ago for Nne
great Vim Hepatica presoription is
highly elated over both the results OBJ
tained from the users Of Vim HEyjatica
and the number of sales made;
The proprietors had hoped tcssget this
famous prescription for Birmingham
several months earlier. But re fact that
the laboratories in Nashville were
overrun with orders, it Was impossible
to secure shipment sooner.
Vim Hepatica. is a Combination of
eight of the finest herbal remedies
known to medical scie nee. The formula
is printed right on the bottle that ev-
eFyone who takes it or every physician
who might recommA yid II. might know
just exactly what a is The ingredients
~e which it is cop1P osed have been pre-
bed and RECOMMENDED by the best
sicians the world over for many
4rs and are standard remedie in ev-
y drug store today, the. only differ
nee being nat they are compounded
in the proper proportions in one of the
finest medical laboratories in the
United StHtes-Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-05-14
Creel Continues to Talk
and Give Congressman
Chance to Criticize

Washington, May Representative
Gillette of Massachusetts, acting repub-
iican leader, directed the attention of the
House today to published account of
speech delivered in New York last
night by George Creel. chairman of the
committee on public information quot
ing Mr.. Creel as saying in reply to p
question from the audience as to wheth-
err all members of Congress have loyal
hearts:
II do not like slummng. 30 | will not
explore into the hearts Of Congress"
What do you think of public Off
cial who would make statement of
that kind?" asked MR. Gillette, address
ing Democratic Leader Kitchin.
II would rather see IL verified by Mr.
Creel or someone else before | accepted
lat as the truth, Mr.. Kitchin replied,
but II Mr. Creel made such a state
ment he is not worthy Of the respect OF
any member OF the House or any patri-
otto citizens Of the United States.'
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-05-14
ARE SEEKING ABLEST
MEN OF THE NATION
FOR Y. M. c. A. WORK
w. M. Powers Defines OBJ
ject of Trip Now Being
Made Through the
South

W. M Powers, Washington editor OF
the New York Tribune, who Is 3D.
| ting in some ticks in the south for the
Y. NJ c. A. and the national war work
council, came to Birmingham last
night where seven of the Y. NJ G. A.
leaders were in conference with the
governor and other prominent Ala
bamians yesterday.
1--WE are making a flying trip
through the south trying to bring
home the needs of the Y M. C. A."
said Mr. Powers, land we were sorry
that the railroad schedules were such
that the entire party could not come
to Birmingham.
ION our delegation we have two of
the best known business men of New
York. who went to France as bust
ness men to study the needs of tie
association. They came back full of
enthusiasm for the work.
They can make just the kind of
talk to business men that we want
Somehow or other, there seems to
be an impression that man to go
into the Y NJ G.. A. work is taking
up some kind of goody goody duties.
There is nothing further from the
fact. We want men above the draft
age who have made a success of Their
own affairs. They must be of good
moral character, of course, but 1t is not
a prerequisite that man be a con-
slant church goer or able to lead a
prayer meeting.
There is work to be done over
there and it is mems work. 1t is one
of the biggest business organizations
in the world. We already have thou
sands of men in uniform but there is
need for many more. Whenever any
one begins to talk about the Y. M. c.
A. worker having an easy thing we
point to our casualty lists, and they
are growing all the time. There is
no business in Birmingham which has
successful executive whose services
could not be used to advantage by
the Y. M c. A. in France, And he
can go to France and be doing almost
precisely the same character of work
he is used to doing at home.
ITO impress this fact upon people
and to get more hundreds of capable
men into the service is the object of
our trip through the south. SO far.
we have met with a wonderfully cor
dial response"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-05-14
With the Boys ''Over There
have had of breaking through in thi.
sector are diminishing


sector are diminishing.
The Americans take nothing for
granted, but return the enemy fire two
to one which is believed to set new
pace in this sector. What appears to
trouble the Germans most is that the
Americans never turn back when the
enemy uses gas. They give him dou-
Bile dose of the same, with everything
else the enemy tries.
With the American Army in France.
May 13.-fBy the Associated Press. Mai.
Ralph Royce of Hancock, Mich: First
Lieut. Herbert r. Garside of New York.
and Lieut. Paul Meyers of Milwaukee,
WIS, were decorated with the war cross
by French general today.
Major Royce a graduate of West
Point, was decorated for being the first
American aviator to accomplish a re-
connossance flight over the enemy lines
Lieutenant Garside and Lieutenant Mey-
ers wers honored for successfully COM
pleting an infantry liason mission over
ing an infanry liasion mission over
Apremont April L at an altitude Of
800 metres, where they were under con-
slant and heavy machine gun fire from
the ground.
Major Royce was especially mentioned
in the citation for the successful direc-
ton of the air squadron he commands
at the front.
With the American Army in France
May 13.-(By the Associated Press. I'm
proved weather conditions led to in
creased air activity in the Toul sector
today Many American planes were
working over the enemy lines and obser-
walton balloons were up for the first time
in many days.
The American artillery last night and
this morning directed a heavy and ha-
RAISING fire on German rear areas, where
ii is know troops are billeted and it is
suspected that others are moving
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-05-14
Funeral Services of
Kenneth L. COrcoran

Funeral services over the remains OF
Kenneth l.. Corcoran. son of John
C. Corcoran, president OF the Trus-
tees Loan and Guaranty company,
Incorporated, who died at Quincy, Fla.
will be held this afternoon. Mrs. Cor
coran, with her son, was visiting rela-
tives at Quincy for few weeks before
joining her husband who is in Chicago
on business for several months.
The remains arrived in Birmingham
last night at $50 O'Clock. Funeral serv-
ices will be held from the residence or
J. @. Born, 1903 Thirteenth avenue, south,
at 4:30 o'clock this afternoon. Interment
will follow in Elmwood cemetery. The
pallbearers will be: D. E. McLendon,
d. v. Edmundson, Arthur Barton and
j. G. Born.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-05-14
THREE NEGROES ARE
FATALLY ATTACKED
Negroes Cut land Kill Mem
ebrs Of Their Race
Last Night

Within one hour last night between
10:s0rand 1880 o'clock there were thu &c
murders attempted in Birmingham
| The attempts were made in widely
separated parts of the city, two being
made with knives and the other with
pistol. A negro shot with the pistol
died Immediately. one whose throat
was cut was dying at press hour this
morning. and the other is in a serious
condition with stab in the right
breast.
Lillian Jackson, negro, living at 406o
Eleventh avenue, north, was shot and
instantly killed at Forty first street
and Eleventh avenue, at 1890 O'Clock
by her husband, Theodore Collier, it is
alleged. There were no eye witnesses
to the shooting. The negro disap-
peared at once and has not been l0-
Gated
Lula Jackson. negro, los Seventh
avenue, Pratt City, had her throat cut
about 10:45 o'clock by her husband,
Joe jackson, according to her dying
statement at the Northside infirmary,
where she was carried following the
cutting. The slash extended from ear
to ear. and she was in dying colt
dition when received The cutting &C.
CURED at Seventh avenue and SIX
teenth street.
Joe jackson was caught by the Ems
lev officers this morning about 1916
o'clock and the local officers notified
They went at once to the scene and
were rushing him to the infirmary TO
be accused by his wife before her
death, at press hour.
Lazarus Goldman, negro, was stabbed
in the right breast by his wife, jim
ipS at 4pn
rear of 2019 sixth, avenue. north. HI
was taken to the/Hillman hospital by
an ambulance of Davenport g. Har-
ris, where he was given surgical at
tention. The wound is stated to ae
serious and possible fatal.
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Women Lend Aid to
Exemption Board

Several selectmen were entrained yes
terday for the various camps by the
local exemption boards, Edgar ]. Thorn
ton, Murray Plantiss and Petro DeTeo
going to Fort Oglethorpe in the tank
corps, while Melville Sommers was IN
Quoted into the Thirty-seventh engineers
1see Lee Cornell was sent to Camp
Jackson. Mr. Connell was SO anxious
to enter the service of the United States
that he underwent three operations De-
fore he could pass the examination
committee from the Birmingham
chapter of the national council of de-
Tense is assisting Secretary B. A. Pep
perman of the local exemption boards
They will continue their services until
all classification cards of the drafted
men FOR Washington are completed.
Secretary Pepperman stated that the
board certainly appreciated the efforts
of these women in donating their serv-
ices to the government, and that with
their assistance the exemption board
expects to have all records cleared up
when the orGer for men to be sent on
May % is received.