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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-19
Gouernor Of New York Is
 Fighting Dry Referendun7


 ing decision by the supreme court. the lower court having held that the law was unconstituttonal.
 Officials of Marion county. in which Indianapolis is situated. stated today that they expected an injunction suit at any time and it is believed that brewers and Hquor dealers in every county in which fntoxicants now are sold. will enter suits before April 2 the date on which the state will 20 dry under the law.
 Unless decision is handed down by the supreme court before April ?. Ev- ansville and other cities or counties in which injunctions are obtained. VII! remain wet. It is not believed that the surpeme court will be able to con s.der the cases before that time. E Lincoln, Neb.. March ls--on his fiffy-eighth birthday tomorrow. Will Han Jennings Bryan will return to his home here to open uPs the campaisn Eof the s'dry" fQrce9 of the state for |Fa tification bs the .1eeislafurs of the federal prohibition amondmsrs
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Albany. N. Y, March ls.-A message protesting against the passage of the Machold bill. designed to provide for an advisory referendum by which the electorate of the state might express their sentiments regarding the ratifi- cation of the prohibition amendment 10 the federal constitution. was sent to the assembly by Governor Whitman tonight.
 The reading of the document occas- toned great surprise among the assem- blymen. as it had been generally un- derstood that the executive had de- cided not to take such action.
 Indianapolis. March ls.-A second injunction suit against enforcement of the prohibition law in Indiana was filed today by brewers and liquor dealers of Fort Wayne, 1t was learned here tonight The first suit, flied 6Y brewers of Evansvilie. Is now await-
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AnpLaneM Makersm America Hurryir1g
 States MT. Baker
Secretary of War Now in France Sees Great Prep aration of Aviation Corps, and Tells Them
 Aid Is Coming 'From Home' at Once
By the Associated Press

On Board Secretary Bakers Special Train in France Sunday March IT, Secretary of War Baker in leaving an aviation center today said:
 Just before leaving America I inves- tigated the progress of aviation pro- gramme. I found our manufacturers enthusiastic as tc the outcome. When they learned of the preparations which have been made in France for the uti- lization of material which they send they will have & further incentive to speed up their efforts.
 Upon level fields. which were with out a single building when we laid spur track from a neighboring station, has arisen city of barracks, offices,
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| shops and hangars. with a population of Americans, entirely occupied as a training school for aviation. In this, as in all our other preparations in France. we have aimed at a force commensurate with our part in assisting the French and British and gaining the complete and unbroken mastery of the air which is one of the prime requisites. if not the prime requisite, for victory.
 The spirit of every man in this camp seems in keeping with the mission which brought him to France The camps, appointments and organization are admirable. It is gratifying to learn from the French instructors that our
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Searching for Soldier

5. Fort worth. Tex. March 1S-A guard who had started today to the camp rrison with Jack Savage. private of the 13sd field artillery was found tonight bound to a railroad track near inc camp. He had been beaten into insensibility Posses are searching tor Savage under orders to take him. dead or siive.g Savage IS chargcd with |zs said to- have realized 45Q00 in the
 hlsf 10 daye from tho sale of stolen vehicles.
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authorities consider their apprehension advisable
 The other two suspects are known as Madame Elizabeth Charlotte Nix and Count Robert De Clairmont. Count De Clairmont, the authorities say, was fre- quently seen in the company of Ed- mund< Rousselot Castillo, erstwhile s15-a-week telephone clerk. who. pos- ing as the Marquis De Castillot opened negotiations with J. P. Morgan & Co. several weeks ago for a loan of $50,- 100000 for King Alfonso, of Spain, of whom he claimed to be personal rep resentative.
 When Madame Storch and Baron De Beville were taken into custody at Key West while en route to Cuba, half bushel basket of papers was seized from safe deposit box in this city which one of them had rented. A num- Der of cable messages in code were among these papers,
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Hollands Answer May
 Be "Yes" or 'No, But
 Seizure Of Ships Certain

principles of International law and they 20 not think fnal decision should be delayed longer.
 Today was the last day given for the Dutch government to make reply. AL lowing cable delays the United States
 will proceed to requlsition the tonnage tomorrow in accordance with the demand
 made several days ago It was stated authoritatvely that nothing had occurred
 to coange either the terms of the pro-
 posals to Holland or the government s determination to carry the matter through to conclusion.
 The navy department will take control
 of the ships. which will be provided with
 armed naval guards and manned with
 civilian and naval reserve crews to sup
 plement the Dutch crews or replace such of the foreign sailors as desire to leave the boats.
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French, British. Belgian, and PotugeseLmes Are Holding Too Srongfor
 Berlin's Hope 10
 Reach Paris
Ky the Associated p-e..

As the allied world has, day after day. read the official ports from the allied and Teuton offices in the hope that nkng of the real situation would present itse the realization has home that the Americans French British Belgian Portuguese troops maintaining their control the front running from the North to Switzerland Ar
 ery fire at points in intensity IS reported but the allies have held their and their raidng parties everywhere busy the enemys trenches The long expected and confdenay awaited German drive has not materazed and the allies threaten to start offensive of their at rous points against the Teutonic egions.
 There hardly the battle line which not being marked spirited actions Vrun and the Voge regions develop At Veun the ing a have been laundering for several days and Monday the right the
 the the artillery fighting reported to be heavy mentioned the office
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 Washington. March 1s.-Preparations for taking over Dutch merchant ships in American ports tomorrow were com pleted tonight, while the government ex- pected momentarily to receive from Lon- don the Dutch reply to the British American shipping ultimatum.
 Officials here said they had no intima- tion of whether Holland would accept the allies demand for transfer of Dutch tonnage now in American and British waters or would endeavor to open fur ther parleys in an effort to satisfy both the allies and the Germans.
 officials plainly indicated that such a course would not find favor here, be- cause the voluntary agreement for the transfer has been held up two months by Germany's refusal to recognize the
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Ross Collins Free of
 Indictment in Mississippi

Jackson, Miss, March 1s.--Attorney Gen. eral Ross A. Collins was exonerated of charges of misappication of state funds in report submitted late today by a
 special committee appointed to conduct
 an investigation by the speaker of the lower house of the legislature.
 Charges were recently made by H. H. Cleaver, an expert accountant. that the
 attorney general had illegally used state
 funds in his prosecution of certain cot
 ton seed mill owners. members of the Sons of Plato organization.
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Government Agent to
 Inspect Howard College

representative from the Surgeon peneral's department is expected in B.r- mingham this week to inspect Howard. college, which has been offered by the trustees to the government aa recon struction hospital, according to infor- nation received by Avtfur c, Crowdcr, nresident of the Chamber of Commerce.
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Summary of the News
GENERAL NEWS. z

GENERAL NEWS. 1-Germans are maps1nH on western
 front for defense and not offensr
 a. advertised. x, w. IF. c. Harding h OUtfmfstie.E S Mr. Baker says airplane makers tn s America hurrying.
 America will seine ships no matter
 what Holland answers. :=Union Oil company practices being
 investigated.
 J-stenographerS and army clerks have hard tinne. W LOCAL NEWS S-Dr. Moran talks about freedom In
 America and Europe. Senator Kenyon h coming. salA tC be speaker with western pumeh. 9 Reynolds, address will feature toe
 day pFesa meeting.
 Grnnslnar schools to start seasstn. sOldters' book canpuign stavts off
 with rush. %l 7--rsurasan boy wants release fren . FEA1tfJkGEs- \, s s.9ssss k IT 6sl'; D4isss lSs .s
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Time May Come When
 Chicago Is Bombed

Chicago. March 1S.-The time may yet come when German aircraft will bomb chicago, Dr. Talcott Williams of Colum- bia university told gathering of 250o schoo, tea chers at a patriotic meeting here tonight. Job l.. Hedges of New York urged that the death penalty be imposed on persons agitating against the government.
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Cuban Amnesty Bill

Havana, March 1S.-All those who took part in the revolution in February, 1s17 except the military, are granted amnesty by bill which passed the House of Rep- resentatives. The measure passed the Senate last week, and now goes to the President. Civil officials are given the right by the bill to open the way to oc- cupy their offices by court action.
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Allied Airplane Victory

London, March 1s.-British naval air planes from Dunkirk destroyed five Ger man machines in the period from Thurs day to Sunday it was officially an- nounced this afternoon. Five other ma chimes were brought down and two en- emy observers were killed. All the Brit ish machines returned safely.
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Supreme War Council

London. March 18.-Meetings of the su- preme war council and independent po- litical conferences under the presidency of Premier David Lloyd George were held in Downing street Thursday, Friday and Saturday. They were attended by the premiers of France and Italy and other ministers, with their military and expert advisers
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Scheme Didn't Work

Houston. Tex, March 1S.-Sergeant Clause F. Mason and Private Roland V. Pye. members of Company M, 1S2d in- fantry. who recently shot each other in the leg in order to escape military ser- vice. have been found guilty by court martial of cowardice and disregard of duty, it became known today. They have been sentenced to 15 years each at Leav- enworth prison. The men were stationed at Camp Logan, near here.
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ROLL OF HONOR

Washington, March 18.-- Forty-four names appear on today's casualty list issued by the war department, including that of Capt. James E. Miller, either killed in action or taken prisoner. Eight men were killed in action, six died from wounds, 12 died from disease, one died from accident. five were se- verely wounded and Il were slightly wounded. Lieut.. John C. Kelly died from an accident, Lieut.. Edmund F. Glover was severely wounded and Lieut.. John B. Graham and Lieut.. George H. Pendleton were among the slightly wounded. Of the eight killed in action five previously had been reported wounded. The list follows:
 KILLED IN ACTION
 Sergeant Pnul H. Long.
 Private Robert l.. Clausen. Private William H. Hammett. Privte Morrill, B. Morrison.
 Private Ira F. Rogers.
 Private William T. Smith.
 Private Trimbie C. Sparks. Private Ray c. Walden.
 Privates Clausen, Morrison, Rogers, Smith and Walden have been previously reported wounded.
 KILLED OR PRISONER Capt. James E. Miller.
 Died From Wounds:
 Corp. Charles H. Burke.
 Corp. Robert ID. West.
 Private Crawford z. Ables. Private Moffard E. Breeze. Private Frank A. Coyie.
 Private Herman n. Gentry.
 DIED OF DISEASE
 Sergt. Richard H. Ellis.
 Corn. Charles Adams.
 Cook Lloyd T. Freeman.
 Private EleI< J. Berg.
 Private Grant H. Cutler.
 Private Hillman.
 Private Elmer F. Jackson. Private Daniel F. Kelley.
 Private George Scsvaubuer. Private Sisson Slater.
 Private Robert Wells Williams. Private Johnny Wright.
 DIED OF ACCIDENT Lieut.. John H. Kelly. s.8
 WOUNDED SEVERELY Lieut.. Edmond F. Glover.
 Corp. Oliver N. Ginther.
 Mechanic William NJ. Maxwell.
 WOUNDED SLIGHTLY Lieut. John B. Graham.
 Lieut.. George HI. Pendleton. Corp. Howard A. Lerch.
 Corp. DOtt A. Warren.
 Corp. Anthony DicelIo.
 Corp. Graham H. Regus.
 Corp. Daniel B. swpston.
 Private Harry 0. Jolly.
 Private John MeGIown.
 Private George Herrancourt. Private Paul K. Weichel.
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tatements at Paris and Berlin.
 One of the merst encouraging features of the war news may he found in the fact that the Belgian nrmy, reorganized and ready for battle, has taken over the import mt coast sector in Flanders. This part of the western front has heretofore been held by the French, although British troops have made their appearance there nt various periods. That the Belgian army, which Is said to be excel lent in morale, has freed the French and British forces for ac- tion elsewhere. demonstrates that the past winter has been one of constructive work on the part 0f the Belgian and allied army staffs. The Intest official report said that nttacks by German shock troops have been repuIsed by the Bell ginBx.
 Heavy gums are batterfng the American sectors aDng the front nnd many shells of large calibrc have fallen. Here, howsver, the American guns have replied with good effect and the excellent weather of the past few days has given American airmen an oppor- tunfty to take pictures of the ter rain back of the German trenches. Apparatus installed preparatory to another gas raid on the Amert- cans has been destroyed by Amer ican artillery fire. while Ameri- can rafding parties, following out the traditional Indian fighting tactics, have kept absolute control of the territory between the hostile lines.
 Tn spite of the fact that the aii- Russian congress of soviets mas ratified the treaty of peace forced bx the Germans at Brest-Litovsks the advance of the Teutons, espe- ciallv h southern Russia. con- tinues. Tn southern Ukraine the capture of the important city "I Nikolayev. where vast stores ei grain were piled up. has been of- ficinlly announced by the Ger mans, who hnve also followed "p their aggressive tnctics in the proyfnces of Tchernigov and Orel. in the southern-central regions ef Russia.
 Action by Japan in Siberia is still held in abeyance, and there is ID indication of what may be done there. Reports from Siberin con- tfnuc to be grave. Liberated Ger man prisoners of war are said to he co-operatins with the bolshevik leaders. and on March l. partfci- pnted in n battle with the forces led ny General Semcnoff, the non belshevik leader.
 On the Italian front. there have been raiding operations from the m0untntns to the sea and attempts by thc Austrians to cross the river Pinve have been frustrated.
 The air forces of the contend- ing armies have been very active during the past few days. As might he expected. there have been quite heavy losses. British naval airmen nlone have disposed of 10 enemy machines i'm the period from Thurs day to Sunday. Italians brought down five enemy machines on sun day. On Saturday the French ac- counted for seven. while four oth- CT Germnn airplanes not previously reported. were destroyed late last week. TAe Germans claim to have shot dqvxn n allied machines on
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Aviator Killed

San Diego Cal. March ls.-Ralph T.. Simpson of Pasadena. Cal, cadet at the North Island aviation school was killed today when the airplane he was flying fell from a height of about 300 feet into San Diego bay.
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Sailor Is Drowned

Washington. March 1s--EIectrician Oscar Rudbeck of New York. on duty on the United states staamship Hull. wss drowned March 16. the navy de- |paxtm&nt announced todaK. His body
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Japanese Losues

Washington. March 1sstats depart.
 ment dispatches today from PskinE the number of Japanese killed in
 ing at Blagovieshtchensk at the wounded at two. Prear from London put the nx |fIf9 bolsheviki &t 44t0 |6ispa fches fron1a Tief don. gave the uul6pof
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ers CT will materialize unless it
 < Ainst the growing pressure 
 4cers, is expressed officially today Q of operations at the battle front. 3 irving in the west, the review says, nearly reached the point where con- interfere with flexibility of maneuver.
 At dawn on March il. after a prelimi- nary bonlbardment lasting three-quarters of an hour, we drove highly successful raid against a German trench segment. Our men penetrated the German line to a depth of 900 yards. The enemy was driven on after a hand-to-hand fight, whereupon our contingent returned to our lines.
 At three places in Lorraine American troops, acting in cooperation with small French attachments, raided Ger man trenches. Two of these opera tions were carried out simultaneously, each on a frontage of some 600 yards After prolonged bombardment the at lacking units were able to reach their ODJecllFeS. rSW or lHe enemy were found in the first line trenches, and the attackers swept forward into the German second line Our men re- mained for nearly an hour in the Ger man positions and retired after inflict- ing much damage and capturing con siderable quantities of material
 There has been decided increase in sniping. owing to more favorable wealth CT conditions.
 we kept up vigorous bombardment on the rear areas, opposite our Toul sector.
 Near the Swiss border. where an- other detachment of our men are in the trenches, hostile bombardments were frequent.
 ARRIVAL OF BAKER
 ''The. arrival of our Secretary of War in France is noted. During the past week the Secretary has had interviews with the leading French authorities and is about to undertake careful inspec- ton of our schools. training areas, rest camps, as well as those sectors of the front where our forces are in action
 "The western front from the North Sea to the Aisne was the scene of much hard fighting
 Tho esermanf carrisd out number
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of the allied and American lin,
 This view, held for weeks by som in the war departments weekly IT s Fresh German divisions are report Q and the density of the enemy fore gestion of lines of communication
 Ehe review records the first unaf 6 s, American assault upon the Germs Q ( trench day at dawn of March . ;n the, enemy was driven out and his si- ton penetrated for a distance of 5ot yards. The Americans now are in the trenches along the allied line at five diff active.
 Referring to Secretary Bakers arrival in France, the review says he has had interviews with the principal French au- thorities and is about to undertake a careful inspection of American schools, training areas. rest camps and sectors at the front
 TEXT OF STATEMENT
 The period of inactivity in the west is being prolonged. Through the raids now taking place as compared with those of the past are considered important en- gagements, but owing to the fact that they are merely of minor tactical value, they cannot be held nevertheless to be major operations.
 While hostile preparations for an of- fensive in the west are not sIackening, It is becoming more evident that the enemy will launch this offensive only if compelled to do so by the exigencies of the general strategic situation.
 While fresh German divisions are re- ported as arriving in the west, it is inn portant to note that the density of en- emy forces has nearly reached a point beyond which it will be impracticaDle to go, for should any large additional body of men be massed the chances are that the congestion of the lines of com munication will become so great as to make it impossible to maintain the flex- ibility of maneuver, which is so essen tial.
 Our own forces in France have been constantly in action
 Our troops are now in the trenches at five different points.
 This week we undertook our first as,. sauh against German positions unassist- ed by any allied contingent
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Delaware Is Ninth State to Ratify the
 Prohibition Amendment

Dover. Del, March ls.-The Delaware senate late today ratified the federal prohibition constitutional amendment by q vote of l3 to 3. It passed the house last week.
 Delaware is the ninth state to ratify the amendment.
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Boston, March 1s.-The legislative committee on federal relations voted 6 to today to report to the House a resolution providing for a referendum at the next state election on the ques- ton of ratifying the federal prohibit tion amendment. The committee will make no separate report on two reso- lutions providing for immediate ratifi- cation.
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GERMANS ARE AlASSLNG ON
 WEST FRONT FOR DEFENSE.
 NOT FOR GREAT OFFENSIVE
War Department Reuiew

Washington March 18-Amercan military observers have reached the conclusion that Germanys constant massng of men on the western front for defense and that the long
 heraded Teutonic offensive will maeriaize unless develops defensive the growing pressure
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Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-05-18
RADlsHES.

The radish is quite hardy and may
be grown throughout the winter in the
middle section of the United States. In
many portions Of the South 1t Is pos
sible to grow 1t in the open ground
throughout the winter. For the home
garden the seed should be sown In the
open ground about the time of the last
killing frost. The seed should be sown
in drills at convenient distance for
cultivation, usually about is inches.
TO be of good quality, radishes must
be grown quickly In rich soil, and be
used as soon as of sufficient size. Sue
cessive paintings should be made every
few days until the weather becomes
warm. They will not withstand hot
weather and are suited to early spring
and late autumn planting.
There are autumn varieties of rad
lshes which may be grown late in the
season and stored for winter use the
same as beets or turnips. A few of
these will add variety to the winter
supply of vegetables
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-05-18
LIMA BEANS.

Lima beans should not be planted
until the ground Is thoroughly warmed
up, as they are heat-loving crop and
he seed will rot If planted when the
ground Is cold. Most gardeners pre-
Ter the pole varieties, as they yield
setter than the bush varieties and are
superior to the bush varieties In many
other respects. One marked advan-
tage of the pole beans Is that they may
De planted around the fence, utilizing
the fence as support for the vines.
In this manner a crop of beans can
be secured with the use of a minimum
amount Of spacing.
When planted in rows in the gar
den, pole lima beans are usually plant
I'd In hills 3 to A feet apart and sup
ported on poles or string and wire
trellis.
The bush limas are usually drilled
In rows some 31s feet apart for horse
cultivation, or slightly closer for hand
cultivation. The lima beans are full
season crop, that is, they occupy the
ground for the entire growing season,
and sufficient amount should be
planted to provide for the needs of the
family for the entire season, Any sur
plus not used green may be allowed to
dry on the vines, picked and stored
for winter use.
Lima beans constitute one of the
most satisfactory crops for growing
TOR winters use, as the only care ne
cessary to save them is to pick the ripe
pods, dry them thoroughly and shell
the beans. In the northern portion of
the country where lima beans do not
thrive, pole beans of the Lazy Wife
variety will give satisfaction.