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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-24
THE HUM OF INDUSTRY IN THE SOUTH
MarUelous Transformation Is Witnessed In ArRansas
 As Result Of NeW Push

tai and energy draw his own conclusions as to whether or no this secondary Arkansas uplift is a movement in which lie may proftably or agreeably enlist for action
 Gienwood. at the northern extremity of Pike county is a modern little town of 1500 people, and growing rapidly. Eight years ago the site was fiye-acre clearing on the banks of the Caddo river. 35 miles from a railroad and favorite trap pers' camp It now has two railroads, modern utilities, and growing business Within a radius of 9 miles of GlenWood are lead and antimony mines; deposits of llaolin and fullers earth fl feet thick that by laboratory and physical test have proven equal to the imported earths; IS miles south are asphalt deposits, with which the streets of the capital were paved in part 20 miles southwest has been developed the largest commercial orchard in the world (Johnson's or chards) that last season with one crop paid dividends of over $250,o00 CT 10 times the total land cost; north and ex- tending 20 miles along in a 10-1nile wide zone have been uncovered manganese deposits which by reason of dioxide con test are declared by experts under which the properties are being developed, par ticularly adapted to both the chemical as well as the metallurgical trade and superior to anything found in the United States and equal to the imported Rus sian, Peruvian, Indian or Brazilian ore and of an extent as yet unmeasured.
 Within this radius the construction of three railroads in times when few rail- reads have been built, have opened to ac- possibility hundreds of thouHands or acres of lands that are not merely alluvlal lands but lands upon which soil workers are making spectacular records of from $50 to $500 per acre the second year afteE the land has been subjected to the blow by specialists from the Imperial valley, California; the Pass Christian county or the gulf coast from Colorado and from other sections where the highest types of soil products are engaging money and brains These things where nature has lavshed an ideal climate and health con- ditions recognized by the government in it's national health resort of Hot Springs
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-24
New Industry That
 Promises to Expand

Cotton seed oil manufacturers of Texas and other southern states are becoming linked up with the islands of the South Seas in most remarkable way. Sew eral of them are using their plants for pressing oil from copra, which is the dried meat of the cocoanut. and the new industry promises to expand rapidly, says w. D. Hornady of Austin in the Baltimore Manufacturers Record. The utilization of cotton seed oil mills for manufacturing cocoanut oil will, it is ex- pected, result in the investment of much American money in cocoanut plantations and the establishment of close trade re- lations between the south and the far away groups of islands of equatorial seas. The development of the new trade is due to the war, it is stated by cot- ton seed oil manufacturers. They point out that with the building up of the American merchant marine there is ev- cry reason to expect that the trade in copra will continue to increase during the years to come Before the war be- gan comparatively small quantities of copra were imported to the United States. there being but two or three plants in this country at that time devoted to the manufacture of cocoanut oil.
 Almost unlimited opportunities are of- fered for the development of the cocoanut industry in the islands of the South Seas. In the Fiji, the Solomon, the New Heb rides and other groups only the outer fringes of the islands have been touched by the hands of civilization.
 For many years the copra trade of the islands of the South Seas went chiefly to England and Germany, notwithstanding the fact that from transportation stand point the United States was the logical market for this product. Prior to the great war enormous quantities of cocoa nut butter were consumed in Germany and France and lesser quantities in Eng land. It is now on the market in this country
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-24
Gigantic Development VIII Make Tennessee Riuer Sixth
 L1 It's Traffic Importance
By H. FoNTAINE LITTLE

lines of big river steamers from Chatta. nooga to Paducah, and thus will cheapen the freight rates for all this section Of the country.
 The big dam which is being built will therefore fill a two-fold purpose, the gen. eration of electricity and the making of the Tennessee river nayigable the year around
 Many years ago, even before the war be- tween the north and the south, the state of Alabama spent several thousands of dollars on the construction of locks at Muscle Shoals. In following years the federal government spent considerable sums in the building of locks, canals and viaduct at Muscle Shoals. In tlrose days these were the only methods known to engineers of getting steam boats across shoals in river This work made the river navigable for a few months in the year for small steam CTS, but the work was not practicable and as q result steamers of any size have never been able to successfully pass through these locks.
 It has been only of recent years that engineers have discovered the fact that the best and really the only method of making a river with shoals in it nayiga- ble was by a system of slack water, caused by the building of big dams, such dS are IC D6 DIult nOW dL oiiOdAo' And it has been only of recent years that it was discovered that electricity could also be generated from the water power caused by the building of these slack water dams.
 Thus at Muscle Shoals the United States government will do far greater work than many people know about, one of the greatest of these being the mak- ing of the river navigable the entire year. This feature of the construction work will benefit the people of all this southern country. As to the benefit this work will do to this section of the south, only generations that come after can say, for it's benefits will go down through the ages.
 As to the amount of money which will be spent at Muscle Shoals, no one can even form an idea as yet. The minimum amount will certainly exceed more than S1o0, ,0O00o0.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-24

Sheffield, June 23.-( Special. )-Since the United States government began its vast development here and in this region, which involves expending more than ESQ., 00o,00O, all that has been said concern ing the enormous work has been about the making of nitrates for the manufac- ture of gunpowder in the time of war, and for the making of commercial fer
 tilizer in times of peace. In reality the marvellous Muscle Shoals development stands for something more than that
 It is, in fact, big in many ways.
 At this time, when the whole world is Lat war, it is but natural that the mak- ing of gunpowder is the most essential thing, not only to the American people, but to the allies for democracy through out the world. And the giant plants which are being built here for the man. ufacture of nitrates are, of course, great works. But the big dam that is being constructed across the Tennessee river at Muscle Shoals for the generation of electric power will give to this section 660,0o0 horse power. The potentialities of this development are, therefore, 1n- limited in scope and marvellous indeed
 But with all these gigantic things in view, one great development that will follow this work is, perhaps being over looked. This development will be the making of the Tennessee river the sixth river in importance in the United States, navigabie the entire year from Chatta- nooga, Tenn, to Paducah, Ky, where the Tennessee empties into the Ohio.
 The building of the Muscle Shoals dam, the construction of which has com menced will cause slack water of suffi- cient depth to float the largest Mississip pi river steamer. This will mean much to all of this section of the country in- asmuch as it will effect not only this i'm. mediate region, but also the entire ter Titory extending from Chattanooga to I'aducah. T. will mean the placing of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-24
InUestnent Capital Finding Its
 Way Into Many Southern Channels
While War Work Activities Account Deve Smaller Enterprises Receive Atention-n Birmingham
 District Coal Situation Shows Signs of Improvement

Alabama have proved profitable to the owners, and an immense advantage to the growers of hogs and cattle The num- Der will be increased; and, of equal inn portance to the packing plant, is the grain elevator. Many elevators are be- ing operated in Georgia, and plans are being made for the erection of several in Alabama. There is room for 70 or more in this state and the Birmingham food preparedness and marketing bureau which is giving consideration to this line of development will doubtless find way to get the elevator movement a-going without delay. Every county that has an elevator will add immeasureably to the wealth of the community.
 The Birmingham district and the Muscle Shoals district are without ma terial change. Tn spite of business dis location and other handicaps industry huns. While coal production in Ala bama is still short of the demand, some of the operators report improvement and nearly all of them express them selves more enthusiastically than they did week ago. At certain of the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-24

While industrial enterprise runs chiefly to war activities on large scale, con siderable capital is being invested in small projects in the south that will make for the permanent upbuildng of this section. These new industries are for the most part for the promotion of agricultural economies which in the az gregate will greatly heighten southern prosperity; and the government, al though restricting capital investment to essentials from a direct "win-the-war' point of view, naturally encourages every thing calculated to increase agricultural production, which, after all, has prac- tical bearing upon the emergency situa- tion
 Lsbor-saving devices introduced on the farm go long way, of course, to solve the labor shortage problem and every grain elevator and packing house built in an agricultural district helps to solve the marketing problem in broad busi- ness-like manner
 The packing houses now operating in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-24
Work Begins on Extensiue
 Georgia Picric Acid Plant

awarded to the Alabama concern with the agreement that the work begin immediately and be pushed to comple- tion with all possible rapidity.
 Within month, according to au- thentie statements received here, be- Stween 1000 and 10000 men will be en- gagged in the construction work. It is hoped to have the plant in full operation within six months, this to include the erection of all houses, the building of new city including churches, athletic halls. gymnasums, motion picture theatres and electric car lines, etc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-24

Baltimore June 23.-(Special) )-The nu- merous reports in the Manufacturers Record include important plans which may be briefly summarized as follows: An appropriation of s9,OOO0 900 has been asked by the war department, Washing ton. D. C., for the construction and equipment of a plant at Indian Head, Md, to manufacture nitrates for naval. purposes, the output to enable the Indian Head factories to have a daily output of 100000 pounds of powder.
 Farming land will be developed for agricultural purposes by the Southern -Earm company, Jacksonville, Fla, incor- pcrated with s2,00OOOo capital
 Lumber will be manufactured by the Louisiana sawmill company, Glenmora, La, incorporated with s2.Ooo,ooo capital by Louisiana and Missouri manufactur- CTS and capitalists.
 Ol pipe lines will be constructed hy the Pierce Oil Pipe Line comanpy. Fort Worth, Tex, Incorporated with s1 900, ,Oo0 capital.
 Sulphur will be mined by the Texas Sulphur company, Orange. Tex, incor- porated with a capitalization of s50o,OOO
 plant will be established by the American Pressing company, Charlotte. N. C., incorporated with s5oo, ,OO0 capital. < Graphite will be mined by the United States Graphite company, Goodwater, Ala, organized with $3Oo,000 capital and banning the installation of an initial plant costing $10O,0Oo with daily output of 100 tons.
 Concrete seagoing barges will be con structed by the Delta Shipbuilding com pany, New Orleans, La, incorporated with s2s0,00O capital by New Orleans and Chicago investors.
 y Cotton cloth will be manufactured by the Steele Cotton Mill Co, Lenoir, N C.. incorporated with s250,000 capital.
 Plants for extracting gasoline and con- verting residue into carbon black will be established by the Gaso-C Carbon company, Huntington. w. Va. organized with ss250,000 capital by Huntington investors.
 Mining and oil properties will be de- yeloped by the Merchaints' Oil and Min- rng company, Ponca City, Okla, incor- -porated with s20o,000 capital by Oklahoma and Kansas investors.
 An oil refinery will be built by the Ross Brothers Oil and Refining com pany, Brownwood, Tex, incorporated with Sl5000o capital.
 A woodworking plant will be esta b. lished by the American Wood Workers, Memphis, chartered with S150,00o capital by Memphis manufacturers.
 Cotton products will be manufactured by the Blue Ridge Cotton mills, Roar ing River. N. C., incorporated with s125,- GOO capital by North Carolina cotton manufacturers.
 Glass for windows and photographic dry plates will be manufactured by the Poteau Window and Dry Plate Glass company, Poteau Okla, the plant to cost slO000O.
 An expenditure of $1Oo0oo for addi- tional buildings, machinery, etc., has been announced for the Lynchburg Cot ton Mill company, Lynchburg, Va. man. ufacturers Of cotton cloth.
 Hinges will be the produce of the Amer ican Hinge company. Muskogee. Okla. incorporated with $10ooOo capital by Mus kogee investors.
 Wood products will be distilled by the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-24

About 1900 Chinese laborers have been shipped to France, according to the Sh In Tien Shin Pao Chinese daily news paper. Their wages are from $50 to S4o a month Thirty thousand more men are needed and will be recruited by French agents in Shantung, Chili and other northern provinces.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-24

the machine to move again. Finally I put the inevitable question:
 Who wrought the miracle of the Marne?"
 Practically he said, "the final vic- tory was due to General Foch."
 It was the first time had heard the ignorance being a little surprised that the "ch' was soft and the 70" so very broad.
 General Foch," he explained, and drew me a little diagram, saw a bad liaison between two German armies. There was a weak spot though the at tack was heavy on both the generals wings He trust his guns up into the gap, while he developed the wedge with his infantry. Those batteries, which were beautifully placed, raked the Germans so unm ercifully that retreat was or dered. "Only twice." he added, "have I seen what they call panic on the field of battle. This was the second occa- sion; and one large German unit, at least a battalion strong, cut and ran as the generals 75's opened on them from only a 400-yard range. | was sauve- qui-peut."
 Twelve thousand square miles, 6S0,H0u acres--constitute the rice land of Japan, which feeds nation of about 50,000,C4j peoplpe on average of a pound a day for each person. It takes 135 days 70 grow crop of rice, and in Japan the laborious work of cultivation is done almost entirely by hand.
 Coal reserves in the south are sup posed to amount to 530-oo0, 100000 tons.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-07-19
SINGLE AMERICAN AVIATOR
BRINGS DOWN TWO BOCHES
Lieutenant Tobin, of san Antonio, En-
EnSes Six Enemy Air
Fighters.

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
Tobin. of san Antonio, Tex. brought
down two German "Pfalz" single
scatter lighting planes southeast of
Thiaucourt. on the Toul front in a
sharp battle. in which he. single =
handed. engaged six enemy fighters.
Previously his comrades. L;eutenants
Eugene Jones. of Chicago. and w. /.
Rolph had been forced to abandon the
night. because their machine guns we're
'jainmed.'
The three Americans were protect
ing some American reconnaissance
planes in a masnifcently sunny sky.
when SiX Pfalz machines from d Ger
man lighting squadron newly arrived
on the Toul front appeared. The
Americans Immediately attacked de-
spite the odds. tut Lieutenants Jones
and Rolph were at once forced to quit.
Tobin singled out one German ma
chine and quickly brought IL down
a fame. 'Then he attacked two others,
which managed to escape. The other
Germans turned homeward. hut Tobin
got on the tail of one OF them. and ii
promptly crashed to earth
Later in the day Lieutenant Putnam.
the American acH. shot down Ger
man single scatter in short combat I
behind Mont See while he was rowing
alone far beh: I'D the enemy lines seek
ing prey.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-07-19
GERMANS DON'T LIKE
SEIZURE OF PROPERTY
Refer to President nS "Drt=and'. md
-Thtcf With Stars md
Stripcs."

WASHINGTON, July Is. = German
propagandists who have been set to
the task of infiaming the German peo-
Pie with hatred for the United states
are deHoting great attention 20 the
work Of the custodian OF allen prop
crty in the United States.
y recent dispatch from Bern, Swift
zerland. to the Strassburgcr Post re-
fers 10 the b"igand or the Maison
Blanche" evidently referring to Pres
ident Wilson, and charges that Amer
lea is converting TO Its own purposes
all German and alien properties avail
able. The dispatch Is printed under
the caption: The Thief With the Stars
and Stripes" q play upon the fact that
prison inmates wear striped uniforms.
A Democratic parcr published az
Fern makes a spirited reply 20 the
charges. pointirS out that the United
states is not confscating property, hut
is only SeQuestering It, that the en-
cmy may gain no support through it
during the war 1t then points out
that the Germans h:.ve boldly seized
Alsace Lorraine property which has
hecn in The ownership OF old families
OF that region ever since the territory
was taken from France by the Ger
mans.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-07-19
ilANY FACTORIES CONVERTED
INTO PLANTS FOR WAR WORK
All Sections OF Country Except North
west Suffering From Labor
Shortage.

WASHINGTON. July 1s.-Conversion
of scores OF factories from less essen .
tiai to war work was planned at a
meeting here to day Of directors OF
tho twenty indus trial districts Of the
War Industries Board.
The directors were given recent data
showing that. with The exception OF
the Northwest. all sections OF tn,
country arc suffering from the labor
shortage. The directors presented sur
veys Of their districts and pointed out
the facilities OF the various industrial
centers for taking on contracts 70:
war material.
Among the conversions Of industry
already made are:
Pennsylvania linoleum factory &c
machining shells: Duluth horseshoe
plant. to trench picks; New Jersey
terra Gotta concern, 70 clay practice
bombs: Mi!waukcr factory. from row
boat motors TO hand grenades and
trench pumps; Detroit stove factory.
TO trench-warfarc hombs. and New
York shirtwaist factory, TO signal
flags.
It is tho aim of the War Industries
Board to place more contracts for war
material in the Middle West and the
mississippi Valley.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-07-19
BELIEVE INTERVENTION
IN SIBERIA VERY NEAR
London Hears That Agreement Between
Entente and United States Is
About Completed.

LONDON. July ls.-The Chronicle
says tncre Is reason 20 believe that
the entente is approaching AN agree
meur with Washington for armed in
teryent!on in Siberia. the Czecno-
slovak successes having opened the
Nay for such action.
Japan, however appears 10 be less
cnthus!ast!c. y Tokyo dispatch TO the
Times says the diplomatic advisory
council was scheduled TO meet Monday
10 approve the decision already reached
by the government for a joint Japa-
nes"- "-American intervention. but that
action was postponed because OF oppo-
sition o: two ministers who held that
the situation was not sufficiently crit
!cal 10 necessitate Intervention by
Japan.
Dispatches from Peking and points in
Mongolia show that the CZecho-SlovaHs
are advancing along the Trans
siberian Railway. south OF Lake Baikal
Bolshevik forces are reported concen-
tratins near Nechnie Cdinsk. and il is
feared they mag blow up the tunnels.
blocking the line.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-07-19
WEALTHY new YORK MAN
SEEKS DEATH WITH GUN
Alleged Infntuntion for Another wo-
mnn Held Responsible for Serious
Wounds OF Charles PeasIce.

SCHENECTADY. y. Y, July is
Charles S. Peaslee, a wealthy quarry
owner from Utica. infatuated by Mrs.
Gertrude Fay. twenty years his junior.
followed the young woman to-day to
the home of Mrs. Frank McAlpin. in
this city. where she had fed to escape
his attentions. and when she refused to
see him. drew a pistol and fired two
bullets into his brain. He is dying to-
night in the Ellis Hospital
Pcaslec is said TO have told the Nc
Alpins that he intended to shoot Mrs.
Fay and her child and to have threat :
cned to Kill McAlpin and his two chill
drcn.
Peaslec's wife has been an invalid
since last winter. when she was injured
in train wreck.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-07-19
LIEUT.. ROOSEVELT
BELIEVED ALIVE
Cab!egram From Surgeon-Mujor
Richard Derby Holds
Ray of Hope.
May NOW BE HUN PRISONER
Companion Aviator Expresses
Himself Confident That He
Landed Safely.
MAY NOW BE HUN PRISONER


NEW YORK. Ju!y ls.-I.!eutcaant
Quentin Roosevelt. reported missing
after IN aerial engagement over tho
German l!nes. probably landed unhurt
and ~ now prisoner IN tho hands OF
the Germans. according to cable mes
sage received tonight by HIS :athcr.
Colonc! Theodore Roosevelt.
Colonel Roosevelt, said on his arrival
here tonight from Saratoga that ke
had Just received from his son-!n-law.
Surgeon Major Richard Derby, who Is
now IN Paris. a csblcgrain. which read:
'Companion Aviator confident Cuen-
tin !an3ed unhurt"
The announcement yesterday that
young Roosevelt had been shot down
by enemy airplanes caused profound
sadness in all parts of the country. and
thousands OF messages OF coincidence
were received at the home of Co!one!
and Mrs. Roosevelt.
Information received telling of his
death was very meager. but of such q
character as to cause many people to
believe the daring young aviator had
been killed N his conflict with the
German planes. a ray OF hope was
held out last night. when cablegran,
was received a. the Roosevelt home
from Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt, Jr an
nounc!ng that she had been unable to
confirm the announcement. She is do
ing Red Cross work at the French
front.
According to the message from Paris
yesterday announcing his death, young
Roosevelt was returning TO the .Amcri-
can lines when attacked by the enemy
aviators. His machine was seen 10 fall
by one OF his companions. who later re-
ported that Roosevelt had been killed
when his machine plunged to earth in
the vicinity of Chateau -Thierry.
Quentin Roosevelt, in April, 1917,
Joined the Canadian aviation corps TO
train for service with the American
army. He was commissioned last fall.
and in the present spring began active
service with the American air forces
on the French front.
!s On July lie took part IN an aerial
battle between American and German
machines in the Marine region. and a
few days later. on July 10. il was an
nounced that he had brought down his
first German airplano in a ngh, north
of Chateau-Thicrry.