The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-06
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BRIEF NEWS ITEMS

" washing tOIi, hdICn O.-ftb-GleCtlOH OI Daniel Willard as chairman of the ad- visory commission of the council of na- tional defense was announced late to- day. W. S Clifford and Grosvenor B. Clarkson will continue as director and secretary, respectively. of the commits sion, and secretary of the council.
 
 Washington, March 5.-A. Mitchell Pal mer, alien property custodian, in a state- ment issued today, said there was no contemplation on the part of his office to sell enemy property in this country, except where concerns are being liqu- dated under license by the war trade board
 Amsterdam, March 5.-The eighth Ger man war loan, to be issued March 2S, says Berlin dispatch will consist of , per cent certificates and AZ per cent treasury bills. Both will be issued at 9s.
 New York, March 5.-Lord Reading, British high commissioner to the United States; the Most Rev. Cosmo Gordon Lang, archbishop of York and primate of England, and Jules ]. Jusserand, am bassador of France, were honored guests tonight at the annual dinner here of the Pilgrim society. Women were present for the first time at a banquet of the or ganization. Cable messages of greeting were exchanged with King George
 Charlottesville. Va, March 5.-One hun dred and fifty-two members of the TTni- ted States base hospital unit of the Uni versity of Virginia have left here for Camp Sevier. Greenville, S. C., where the members will be given several months training before being placed in overseas service
 Norfolk, Va. March 5.-Harvey Will son, who worked his way to France on a cattle ship, donned the uniform of a lieutenant in the engineer corps and was sent to the front after he had pre- viously been turned down when he vol unteered in this country, was convicted of impersonating an officer in federal court here today, Wilson said he was
 prompted by desire to sec service in
 France. Sentence was reserved
 Washington March 5.-The Rumanians of Pennsylvania have protested against
 what they call their abandonment by the Rumanian government. according to all official dispatch voday from France. telegram to King Ferdinand from the delegation in Paris says that the Tran sylvanians hailed Rumania as their lib- orator upon her advent into the war and begged the King not to abandon 100000 Transylvanian Rumanians to the fury of Austria Hungary
 Valparaiso, March 5.--The Chilean schooner Falccn has arrived here from
 Easter Islands. having on board the crew
 of the German auxiliary cruiser Seeadler. The Germans reached the Easter Islands in sloop after the cruiser was lost. Washington, March 5.-Further speed- ing up of America's aircraft programme is understood to have been urged upon Howard E, Coffin, chairman of the air. craft board, today by President Will son. MT Coffin called at the White House to outline the boards enlarged programme under the additional funds asked of Congress since the appropra- ton of the initial $640 0,000 Production of both battle and training planes is increasing rapidly, Mir. Coffin said. Wirston-Salem, N C., March 5.--Mrs. Harvey Hester was shot and killed and her husband probably fatally in jured at their home near here today by an unidentified man. The man entered the home and killed Mrs. Hester when she screamed, Hester was shot when he rushed into the house upons hearing the screams of his wife. No cause is known. New York, March 5.-The increased con sumption of alcohol in the manufacture Of explosives in 1917 was reflected in the record earnings of the United States ln-
 dustrial Alcohol company which made a profit during the year of $l2, ,511. PIT, or i, s7. .466. 934 more than in 1916.