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The evening leader., 1918-08-19

The announcement made yesterday
that the Most Rev. Archbishop Mele-
tios Metaxakis, metropolitan Of Ath-
ems and president of the holy synod
of the Greek Orthodox church, is on
his way to America was taken to
mean that efforts will be made to es-
tablish Greek bishropic in America.
There are more than 100000 Greeks
scattered throughout the United
States, with more than $50 churches
and priests. They have no central or
ganization. 4
Archbishop Mextaxakis was arch
bishop of Syprus when he was ap-
pointed to his present position, the
highest in Greece, by Premier ,Veni-
zelos. With him is Dr. Papadopoulos,
professor of theology in the Universi-
ty of Athens.
II regard myself as special New
The evening leader., 1918-08-19
$4,000 FRENCH WOMEN WORK

Women employed in all
branches of industry in France num-
Der $1,000, according to an official re-
port. This compares with 487.O00
employed in norma times. This in
crease is due almost entirely to the
employed in normal times. This in
dustries, chiefly in munition works.
The weight which women can be re-
quired to carry in factory work is
limited bylaw to 55 pounds.
Women are widely employed for the
inspection of finished goods; they ex-
anime separate parts for automobiles:
verify light shells, fuses and grenade
plugs. They inspect big shells exter-
nally and internally by the use of cleo
trio lamps and they test the caliber,
using complicated measuring apparat-
us and microscopes. They nail up
cases of all kinds, even cases for air.
planes and automobiles. The women
supervise the buildings where men are
at work and keep them clean.
The evening leader., 1918-08-19
British Make Small Advance in Lys
Salient; Beat Off Vicious German
Attack; Take 500 Prisoners
GENERAL MARCH SAYS EIGHTY
DIVISIONS OF AMERICANS WILL
END THE WAR IN 1919

Paris, Aug. d9.-Between the Disc
and the Aisna the French attacked at
six o'clock laSs might over front Of
nearly ten miies between Carieport,
about four miles east Of Ribecourt.
and Fontenoy, approximately six
miles west of scissors. They advanc-
ed an average distance of one and a
third miles over the whole front, it is
officially announced.
The French occupied the plateau
west of Nampool about seven miles
northwest of Fontenoy end the edge
of the ravine to the south, and Ig-
nicourt, two and half miles east of
Nampool. Nouvron and Vintgrc were
captured, and seventeen hundred pris-
oners, including two battalion COM
manders, were taken in the operation.
London, Aug. 19.-u 20 p. m.l-
The French Tenth army, which at
tackled the Germans between the Disc
and the Aisne last night, has pene
trated to an extreme dep h of nearly
two miles, the enemy machine gun
ners resisting desperately.
The enemy air service is very active
at st. Marbles.
Triot, a little over a mile southwest
of Roye, was taken by the French yes
terday, according to reports from the
battlefront. The French also captured
the town of Beuvraignes, two and
three-quarter miles south of st. Mard.
London, Aug. 19.-Near Merville, at
the apex of the Lys salient, the Brit
The evening leader., 1918-08-19
Riots Reported in
Rice Centers
Of Japan

Toxic, Friday.-The newspapers
have been prohibited from printing re-
ports of the progress of the rice riots.
and there is an absence of news from
he provinces. A statement by the
minister of the interior, M. Mizuno,
says the governors have been assured
that the disorders are steadily abat-
ing
The evening leader., 1918-08-19
The Allies Took 200 Prisoners Yesterday!
GENERAL EXEMPTION IS NOT
GRANTED TO MARRIED men
UNLESS OCCUPIED IN USE
Full WORK AND IN SUPPORT
OF THEIR FAMILIES

Washington, Aug. 19.-Gene~al ex-1
emption Of married men simply be-
cause of their married status is not
contemplated by the war department,
Secretary Baker declared before the
house military committee in state
ment on the manpower bill. He said
that married men who do not support
their families and those not engaged
in, useful occupations will continue
be called.
The evening leader., 1918-08-19
MANPOWER BILL TO BE
CONSIDERED THURSDAY

Washington, Aug. 19.-Considera
tion of the manpower bill will begin
in the senate next Thursday. With a
quorum present, the senate today
cleared the way for action.
The evening leader., 1918-08-19
IS States Called on
for 5,6O9 White
Draft Registrants
to Entrain Sept |

Washington, Aug 10. Eighteen
states have been called upon by Pro-
vost Marshal General Crowder to fur
nish five thousand seven hundred and
nine white draft registrants of gram
mar school education, and fit for izs.i-
itary service. The men will entrain
September /. Voluntary enlistments
will be. accepted up to August rs.
The evening leader., 1918-08-19
Railroad Employees
Are Ordered to Show
Courtesy to Patrons!

Washington, Aug. 19.-Director
General McAdoo today ordered rail-
road employees to show courtesy in
their dealings with the public and to
cease excusing delays and errors with
the plea that Uncle Sam runs the rail-
roads now.
The evening leader., 1918-08-19
BIG TINE FOR HOME GUARDS
AT CLEARWATER THURSDAY

All four companies of Pinellas coun-
ty home guards have been notified to
be in Clearwater Thursday afternoon
at 2:so for battalion inspection, mus
ter and parade.
A big time is anticipated and every
one is urged to attend who possibly
can.
The evening leader., 1918-08-19
J. s GREEKS GREEKS nay GET A BISHOP
Metropolitan of Athens Coming Here on Church
Mission

York correspondent of The Leader,
and if you have not already seen the
above l believe it will be of interest
to your readers, and l dispatch it
without delay. 1t is from the New
York Sun of August 16.-T j. Lacey.
Brooklyn, N. VI
The evening leader., 1918-08-19
HENRY GEORGE WAS. AN
ECONOMIST

He believed that neglected, untenanted
land should be sold to people who would i'm
prove it. Whether they will IMPROVE it,
we cannot say, but we do know that people
WILL BUY your property if you turn it over
to THE LEADER REAL ESTATE. co.
The evening leader., 1918-08-19
Contracts for
33 Wooden
Cargo Vessels
Have Been Let

Washington, Aug. 19.--Contracts
for thirty-three wooden cargo vessels
of thirty-fve hundred dead weight
tons each, seven wooden barges and
three wooden harbor tugs were let
during the week ended August 10, the
shipping board has announced.
The evening leader., 1918-08-19
Norwegian Bark
Subbed Saturday
Off the Va. Coast

Washington, Aug. 19.-The Norwe-
gian bark Nordhav was summarized a
hundred and tv enty-fve miles off the
Virginia capes Saturday. The crew
escaped in small boats and have been
brought to an Atlantic port by an
American warship.
The evening leader., 1918-08-19
Narrow Escape
From Cyclone
Apparently the Hand Of God
Protected His Children

Rev. A. e. Gammage, with num-
bot other people, had very narrow
escape Thursday afternoon when
caught in a cyclone in the fatwoods
near the Hillsboro river, about FIVE
miles from Zephyrhills.
The party had been down on the
Hillsboro river baptizing a number of
The evening leader., 1918-08-19

ish havs made further progress, it is
officially announced. Fifty prisoners
and few machine guns were caps
tured.
A German counter attack between
0utterstein and Meteren was broken
up by British artillery fire, the state
ment says.
With the British Army in France,
Aug. 19.-The British, after capturing
0utterstein ridge, in front of the town
of Merris, have beaten eff a vicious
counter attack and inflicted heavy
losses on the enemy. More than five
hundred Germans were captured.
London, Aug. 19.-(4:45 p. m.)-
The French penetrated into the village
of Lehamel, on the hills west of the
Disc and northwest of Ribecourt, to-
day, according to advices from the
front. During the fighting today the
French were on the aggressive, and
made some slight headway. against
the determined resistance of the Ger
mans between Lassigny and the Disc.
Washington, Aug. 19.-Eighty AM
erican divisions of forty-fve thous-.
and each, General March told the
house military affairs committee,
should be able to bring the war to a
successful conclusion in 1919. This is
the number the war department plans
to have in France by June 80 of next
year.
The evening leader., 1918-08-19

Mrs. c. H. Lutz and daughters re-
turned last night from Indian Rocks,
where they have been for couple Of
weeks.
The evening leader., 1918-08-19

people and were on their way home
when the cyclone struck the two autos
in which they were riding. Trees
were torn up and were falling on all
sides and it seemed that the cars could
not escape uninjured.
A violent rain was falling and caus-
ed the engine in the car in which Rev.
Gammage was seated to go dead. And
then a great tree just beside them was
Continued on page three.l
The evening leader., 1918-08-19

Miss Irma Dannenmann, br Wall
Springs, has accepted position In the
Allenand Jewelry store.
The evening leader., 1918-08-19
Big Floods in China
25O,OOO Are Reported Without Food and
5000 Are Homeless

Hongkong, Saturday.-Five thous-
end pc ire homeless and two
hundred ant fifty thousand are with
out proper food as result of floods in
the provinces Of Tung and Kiang. The
American Red Cross is providing tenn
porary relief.
The evening leader., 1918-08-19
ASSOCIATED PRESS NEWS

The Evening Leader is the only
paper in its field having Associ-
ated Press reports of the world
news--the best and most reliable
The evening leader., 1918-08-19

All the local, county, and state
news-that is news-whiIe it is
news. Boosting Tarpon Springs.
Wide-awake, Truthful, Unafraid (
The evening leader., 1918-08-19

tContlnued on page three.l
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-24
STREET RAILWAY | CASE. IS SET FOR
 DECEMBER FOURTH
Company Is Doing All in Its Power to Improve Serv- ice, Says President
 Pevear

I s Pevear, president of the BiF- mingham Railway Light and Power company. who was cited to appear De- fore the recorder on a charge of yio- lating four different sections or the new street railway ordinances. will De given a hearing before Judge Henry Martin on December 4. the matter nav ing been passed over until that tiihe by an agreement between Hugh MOT row. counsel for the defendant ana Forney Johnson, Ellis Brown ana Jere King. attorneys for the city.
 .Mr. Pevear has not been arrested, said Assistant City Attorney Jerc King" He has been summoned to ap- near in a quasi-crsn,inal proceeding oe- fore the recorder for the failure of his company to comply with the trafnc regulations as set down by the com mission about month ago
 MT. Pevear is inclined to regard the summons good Anaturedly and declares that. his company Is. doing everything in its power to handle the situation. He states that the service has ini- proyed 50 per cent since last month ana that nearly 500 men are now employed as against 415 on October 22 last.
 Naturally We are handicapped by having to break in a great many green men, but we are leaving no stone unturned in an endeavor to give tEe spublic a normal schedule on each line, said Mir Pevear.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-24
RED CROSS DRIVE FOR MEMBERSHIP TO
 OPEN IN DECEMBER
J. D. Kirkpatrick Will Have Charge of Campaign, Which Will Be Con-
 ducted by Allied Armies

The Red Cross drive for memb bership will open in this county on December. 16 and close December 23, according to John c. Henley, Jr., chairman of the publicity committee of the county or- ganization. J. D. Kirkpatrick has been selected to take charge of the campaign, which will be conducted by the allied armies under command of Field Mar shal Frank Rushton.
 s.No quota has been set aside for this county" said MT. HenIey, but you can just say that the number of member ships we hope to sell is only limited by the population. In other words, we are going to put one of these Red Cross buttons in the hands of every man, woman and child in this district before Christmas"
 .~ The magnificent service of the Red Cross which has been so greatly em- phasized since the return of some of our soldiers from France will doubtless spur the entire populace to the extent of at least investing $1 for member ship. According to the committee this drive will give everyone an opportunity to show his appreciation to the great est mother of them all.~s
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-24
H0NORARYMEMbERS .0F REPUBLICAN CLUB
State Republicans to Publish
 Weekly Newspaper in In . terest of Party \

The Republican club of Alabama has they being Will H. Hays of Indiana, chairman of the republican national com mittee; Simeon D. Tess and Richard w. ustin, representatives In Congress iron, Ohio and Tennessee, respectively, and William H. Hudiburg of Chattanooga. Tenn. Mir Austin was formerly a resi- dent of Decatur where he was mayor at one time.
 Secretary Frank Req states that the inemberrhip of the club is growing rap idly and that he expects by the first of the new year to have enrolled several hundred Alabama republicans as aUtive members.
 About 60 republicans over the. state each of whom pays s2s as annual dues have accepted tho invit ion to become contributing members hd forwarded checks for the amounts. stated.
 Tho rooms on the third floor of the Lyric building are being newly furnished and by January MT. Req states he ex- jects to have the most inviting club rooms in thes city, wherc visiting republicans can go and read the papers and maga- zines and rest or hold consultations.
 Under the present plans the republicans expect to publish a weekly newspaper begfrsning early in January, as medium through which they can disseminat, news and Information of a political na. ture and which will. they believe, ait materially in building up the republican party In Alabama. MT. Req will be edi tor of the paper. 9s*
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-24
METHODS TOF|GHT
 VICE CONDITIONS
 ID BE DISCUSSED
Committee of 100 to Plan Enforcement of the Ordi- nances Regulating So-
 cial Evil

For the purpose of taking counsel on the hest methods of combating the venereal diseases and carrying out the ing the stringent ordinances recently enacted by the city of Birmingham the citizens executive committee of~more than 100, on call of Dr. Courtney w. Shropshire, general chairman, will meet next Tuesday night in the Tutwfler ho- tell ballroom.
 At this, the first meeting of the com mittee, appointed on approval Of the board of city commissioners. Judge' Will liam F. Fort, president of the Civic as- sociatiop. and judge of the criminal court: pr. George R. Stuart, Dr. J. ID. Bowling, city and county health ofTi- cer, will make short addresses on the local situation. Chairman Shropshire promises to concealsnothing of the gen. eral vice conditions which led to plac7 ing this city under the military ban of the government.
 It is said that Dr. Bowling will tell the committee to what extent the city and county will go in financing and maintaining the detention hospital to which all persons found infected will be committed. This is an essential part of the war and navy department pro- rramme for the clean-up of the cities to which returning soldiers are expected to come in large numbers. New Or leans, Anniston, Montgomery and other Lcities already have provided this Ia cility for enforcing the antivice orr dinances.
 Members of the committee. accprding Ito pr. Shropshire, have settled upon a humber of buildings desirable for being converted into the detention hospital. The estimated cost of maintaining the hospital with the number of inmates who are expected to be interned is S1S,- 900 per annum. There is every hope on the part of the leaders in the clean up movement that the city and county will |torether establish. the detention hospital and agree to maintain It..
 More than 35 civic, commercial and
 social service. organizations will be represented in the gathering or the |committee Tuesday night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-24
TERMINAL. STATION OFFICERS ELECTED
 AT ANNUAL MEETING
;. B. Mccormack Declines Election and H. w. Miller Is Chosen Presi-. dent-Entire Change in the
 Directorate

At the annual meeting of the Birming- ham Terminal company, owners Of the Terminal station, G. B. Mccormack de- clined reelection as president, and H. w. Miller of Atlanta, vice president of the Southern Railway N company, was elected to that office.
 There was an entire change in the di- rectorate, with the exception of MT. Mo Cormack, who consented to remain on the board of directors. The newly elect ed members of the board are: G. B. Mccormack of Birmingham, J. B. Nun son of Cincinnati, representing the Ala bama Great Southern; Ross c. Smith of Birmingham, T. A. Hamilton of St. Louis, representing the Frisco; H. W. Miller of Atlanta, representing the Southern rail- way; M. J. Caples of Portsmouth, Va, representing the Seaboard, and A. S.. Baldwin of Chicago, representing the Illi- nois Central J. T. Stokely of Birming- ham was reelected secretary.
 <. MT. Mccormack is president of the Pratt Consolidated Coal company, chair han of the board of directors of the 4American Trust and Savings company, vice president of the Bank of Ensley. and is interested in several other cor porations and enterprises that take up all of hiss time, which fact impelled him to decline to serve as official head of the Terminal corporation another year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-24
REV. M. s. BARNWE[L ID ADDRESS SING MemOli's Band Will Render Popular Pieces at Jeffer-
 son at 3 O'Clock

The community sing at the Jefferson theatre this afternoon at 3 o'clock will be exceptionally interesting. Memolis band will render popular pieces and among the outstanding features will be an address by the Rev. NJ S. Barnwell and d chorus group by the Southslde Baptist choir
 The programme in full follows:
 l. March, Eagles Convention' (Hays), band.
 2 Overture. Morning, Noon and Night' (Suppe> band
 g. Doxology. salute to nag, America, everybody.
 1. All Hail the Power of Jesus Name,' everybody.
 5 Fantasia. Down the Mississippi (Puerner). band
 G. (a) "Marseillaise;" (b) "The Amer- cans Come" (Fay Foster), quartet by Southside Baptist choir; Co spirit sf Victory" .tCogsweln four-minute singers, Mrs. E. T. Rice. director.
 [ Address, Rev NJ. s. Barnwell.
 g. Columbia, the Gem Of the Ocean," everybody
 9, Do Your Bit" everybody.
 10. Waltz, Blue Danube" tStrauss). band.
 Il. Tramp, Tramp. Tramp the Boys Are Marching" everybody.
 12. Spanish serenade La Pa.oma" (Yradier. band
 13. "Old Folks at Hone;' "cattle Cry of Freedom" everybody
 14. 'Star-Spangled Banner
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-24
EPIDEMIC 0N THE DECLINE, STATES
 DR. J. ). BOWLING


 pr. J D. Bowling. health officer, has issued the following statement in ref ererce to the influenza situation:
 Approximately 75 cases of influ- enza were reported to- the health of- flee yesterday and nine burial permits were issued for persons who died of pneumonia and two for persons who died of influenza. .v z "It Is apparent from reports reach inr the office that there is little fen- dency toward an increase in the spread of the disease, and the general impress sion is that the majority of the late cases are of a mild form. There ars signs of improvement in school attend ance.
 .Tt is not thought that the diseese Is prevalent enough to Justify resort- inG to radical measures. such as were in effect several weeks ago The same care and precautions should be sxef cised>as were in effect then. 1fNthis is done it is not probable that the spread of influenza will reach dangerousSpro- portions.
 Efforts are being constantly mad< py the health department to obtain ac- curate information relative to the epi- ieniic and this will be given to the public as 1t is obtained.
 : ~. D. BOWLING, M. D.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-24
ALABAMA NOT TO BE
 REPRESENTED ON {
 RIVERS AND HARBORS
Delegation Will Begin Fight to Seat
 McDuffie, But Task at Present Looks Hopeless

Washington, November 23.-(Special) The Alabama delegation on December, l., will begin a fight having for its object the securing Of a seat on tho rivers and harbors committee of the House for Representative elect McDuffie, who, at ter March 3. will represent the Mobile district.
 The fight promises to be hopeless. Tn the first place, the seating of McDuffie would mean the unseating of some other democrat-and as members of this com mittee represent districts interested in waterways. they generally hesitate to yield what with so, much effort they have gained. In the second place, mem bers of Congress are impressed with the for the plurl which she forever seeks. and without which she contends she cannat continue prosperously and pro- gressively to exist
 The reason for this belief is patent, according to statement of fact. Just when Representative Taylor was about to succeed to the chairmanship of this important committee. Mobile beat him and sent Representative Gray to Wash ington The delegation from Alabama made a game and unsuccessful fight for. Mir. Gray, and on account of the existence of democratic majority. Mo- bile won a seat on the committee. MT. Gray served well for couple of terms. but just as he began to acquire posi- ition of real influence, Mobile beat him and elected McDuffie.
 Senator Bankhead will retain a position on the commerce committee of the Sem ate and in that position will in cer- tain measure, be able to watch out Tor Mobile bay, the Warrior river and other Alabama streams, this despite repubA- can fascendehcy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-24
LAWRENCE TALKS OF
 MUSGROVE'S SPEECH. AT COLUMBUS, OHIO
Announcement Really Made By Superintendent of
 Alabama League
SAYS RATIFICATION
 ISASURE NEXT YEAR
Other Disclosures of G5sat Import ance Are to Be Made in Pending
 Senate. Investigation

The Rev. Brooks Lawrence. sperinten- dent of the Alabama Anti-Saloon league, returned yesterday from the world pro- enthusiastic over the meeting and its success
 Mir Lawrence brought back some inter- esting information regardingN the an nouncement of l.. B. Musgrove for the
 United States Senate in 1920 to succeed Senator Underwood.
 Without wishing to detract in the slightest from MT. Mussrove's intention
 to run said Mir. Lawrence, ''it Is but fair to say that in his address at the Columbus dinner he did not say in
 many words that he woud be candi-
 date.
 In my talk l made the announcement
 that he was going to run. made the
 statement positively and 1t was re- ceived with such enthusiasm that when
 Mr. Musgrove was called upon he nat
 ua.ly ,nseussed ,ne subject, In his talk
 he said that Underwood was going to
 be defeated. He was sure that the pres ent senator would not be elected. Re- l sarding his own candidacy, he said thai he had had the matter under consilera l~tion and that if necessary he would run
 | His announcement to this effect was | received by all present with the enthu- ! siasm to which 1t was entitled for the whole Anti Saloon league Appreciates what the Alabama man has done for | the cause and IS glad to honor him. | Probably no man in America has given
 more unselfishly of his time and money
 to the cause of prohibition and there is no man whom Alabama prohibition ists would be more pleased to honor. He is the man of all others to make l the race and he will make 1t when the | time comes
 l MT. Lawrence said that representa- l tives were present at the Columbus con- ference from practically every state in the union and their reports bore out
 the earlier indications that the nation | al amendment would be- Ratified next year.
 l As matter of fact he said, there | Is but one state in the union which
 we know is openly against us and that I is New Jersey. We are now assured that | there are between ,42 and A legislatures with us In some of the states there are possible complications because some | of the governors elected are against us but we are convinced now that the l legislative situation Is In such shape as 1 to insure ratifications'
 l MT. Lawrence also discussed the inves- | tigation which the Senate committee IS now making into the activities of the brewers association.
 "The revelations were, of course, of
 the greatest interest to all those at Col umbus," said MT. Lawrence. You may
 be safely assured also that there Is stiii more to- come. Major Humes. who is 1 conducting the investigation Is wonder | at unearthing things and at the same l time he is wonder at keeping ms own counsel Not even his most inti-
 mate friends know what he is going to
 spring next