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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-08
WARRIOR RIVER
 PLANS DISCUSSED
 AT CIVIC DINNER Informal Dinner at Civic Association Cafe Proves
 a Big Success PRESIDENT CROWDER
 INVITES MEMBERS "War" Bread Made at Mu- nicipal Kit che en Was Served and Relished
 by the Guests

The committee of one hundred met in the Civic association cafe last evening at 6:3O o'clock for an informal dinner. In- cluding the guests about 120 were pres ent
 The entertainment feature of the even ing was the selections rendered by the double quartet from the Ugly Brothers minstrels. Their numbers were rendered with an excellent effect and received much hearty applause. William Glass of Glass Brothers, also a member of the Ugly brothers ministrels, rendered several saxophone solos. which were en- joyed and appreciated by all present Miss Mayme Wrencher accompanied botl the octette and the solos.
 Reports Of the various committees were made. O. II. Martinsen, chairman of the soldiers entertainment committee, gave a brief outline of the work being done along this line and made the state ment that the expectations of the com. mittee were for the enlargement of tn, work.
 WARRIOR RIVER
 Frank S. White of the Warrior rivel committee told of the governments s plans to employ all means of transporta ton to relieve congestion, of the urgen need of some practical, efficient and i'm mediate method and stated that in thi district no more efficient nor convent ent way could be desired than the utili. zation of the Warrior river for this purpose by the government. A resolu tion infrOdnpad him tnf tho of feet that the committee call upon Di. rector General McAdoo to construct ant operate barge lines on the Warrior river and to make a readjustment of the raj rates between Birmingham and the War rior river The resolution was adopted unanimously. It was reported that tht use of rivers and rail alike in the con ditions now facing is included in tht governments plans and the general be- lief seemed to be that the project would go through in very short order. Dr. H. M. Edmonds gave an enter. taining talk on the "Principles of Serv- ice," which was we'll received.
 INVITATION GIVEN
 The feature of the evening was tn, invitation issued the members of tht Civic association by A. c. Crowder president elect of the Chamber of Com merce, to the meeting of that body II the Chamber of Commerce building Thursday night, when the new officers will be installed.
 James Weatherly, president of the Civi, association. made a brief response thanking Mir. Crowder on behalf of the organization, and stating that his sug gestions along the lines of cooperation among the civic bodies of Birmingham were well spoken and possessed of tho right spirit, and that he trusted that ir the near future they might work ever more tremendously than at present. The feature of the dinner was the war bread" which was served by tht ladies of the municipal war kitchen Some of the bread was of a wheat-corr |comhination and yet another variety was made totally of cotton seed. Botf varieties were accorded a warm welcom, by the guests and were eaten with relish
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-08
Expenditures For County Road
 Work Is Cut Approximately
 $133,233 By Board Of ReUenue

Free Camps Abolished and All New Road and Bridge
 Work Discontinued ALL DEPARTMENTS OF COUNTY TO FEEL
 THE WEIGHT OF AK County's Credit Imperilled and Board Calls for Pa triotic Co-Operation in
 Retrenchment
New-York tribune., 1918-08-17
Count on U.s." Says
Night Shift to Foch

NEWARK, N. j., Aug. 16.-The night
'orces Of the International Arms and
fuSe Company, at Bloomfield, to-day
sent to General Foch, commander in
Chief OF the Allied armies, the follow
'ns cable message, as the result of an
ADDRESS delivered there last night by
french Corporal Mouvet:
We, $500 strong, the night force Of
hs International Arms and Fuze Com
pany, located at Bloomfield, N. j., man
s'acturng 155-millimetre shells, 81
''cohd fuses, rife grenades, etc, after
'earlng Corporal Mouvct, Of your
s'on OF Honor, under the direction
'ae United States Shipping Board,
mass meeting held at midnight,
I'VE to pledge you and the Allied
.,''es our immeasurablc thanks for
mat you have done and our tireless,
's'hest and entire cooperation and sup
port here.
Ne will do our part to sustain you.
'uhs on US. The spirit of Corporal
''usct has fired each and every one OF
the best IN us. God bleys him.
"THE NIGHT SHIFT"
New-York tribune., 1918-08-17
British Nozu Astride
"Open Road TO Ind;o',
Move to Turkeston

LONDON. Aug. 16.-Besides tak;n,
up positions facing the Turks at Rakn
on the Caspian Sea, there has been
movement Of British troops from India
TO Iurkestan. These passed thropeh
halochlstan and Eastern Persia and
joined forces with the Turcoman.
bckharans and local Social Revolution
aries who are fighting the Bolsbev;l;
The British also are guarding the
Iranscaspian Railroad to prevent tho
enemy from gaining access to Afchan-
'stan and the Indian frontier Tins Of
two points, the British are astride tbo
open road to India" which the Cor.
mans announced they had won bv thc
collapse of Russia.
curious coincidence comes tn I;cht
IN connection with the arrival ~ tbe
British at Baku. The garrison of tho
place consisted largely of Bolsheviki
who, with Armenians, we're onnosino
the Turks. Thus the British. wh,la
fighting the Bolsheviki in the north
are cooperating with them in the south
Other mems concerning the situn-
tion IN Russia wU be found on
Page3.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-17
Germans Unloose
Gas, Artillery and
Air Bombs ON Vesle
(By The Associated Press)

ASSOC'QIcG
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY ON
THE VESLE FRONT, Aug. 16.-The
Germans launched q combined gas, ar
tllery and air bombing attack upon
Vesle early Friday morning. This was
in retaliation for bombing raid by
American airmen upon bridges over
the Aisne late Thursday.
The German artillery continued she'll
ing the crossroads south of the Vesle
for hours, on the assumption that the
French and Americans were bringing
up troops. German avators bombed
the woods and villages south of the
Vesle, apparently working in relays.
group of twelve American aviators
participated in the raid on the Aisne
bridges. Early Friday other American
f1iers went up and took photographs
for the purpose of ascertaining the ef-
fects of the bombs dropped A great
deal of traffic had been reported pass
ing over the Aisne bridges, and the
French and Americans increased the
fire of their heavy guns in an attempt
to destroy as many bridges as possible.
AS result of the reports of OBJ
servers, the French and Americans laid
down box barrage during Thursday
night on machine gun nests along the
hills to the northwest of Fismes. OBJ
servers and patrols reported Friday
morning that twelve machine guns had
been destroyed and every German gun
ner killed.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-17
Enemy Power
For Offensive
Is Wiped Out
Only Sixteen Fresh Ger.
man Divisions Left for
Blow in West
By Arthur S. Draper
Special Gable 10 The Tribune }


Copyright, 1915 by Tie Tribune Assoc atom
LONDON, Aug. 16.-Any large Ger
man offensive at this time seems out of
the question. In fact, everything
points to a defensive policy. Another
deep withdrawal about the Armentieres
pocket is reported, and there are signs
that the enemy intends to retire by
stages until he gets back to high
ground
Ludendorff is between the devil and
the deep sea. He fears surprise at
tacks on his present positions, and also
the moral effect of Withdrawals at this
stage. Foch has the complete initia-
tive, and can strike or wait, as he
pleases. The rapidlty with which the
American army is being organized
means that the Allied chiefs do not in
tend to let Ludendorff dig himself in.
DeLWeen LnS Use anu lllc aUCte JnC
enemy has employed thirty five divis-
ions, fifteen of which were reserves.
Along the whole front Ludendorff has
only sixteen fresh divisions, eleven of
which are Crown Prince Rupprecht',
urmy.
The Germans are worried about the
Albert and Arras sector. This is shown
by their new withdrawal in the region
Of Habuterne. Roughly, the Germans
hold positions which they occupied on
July /, 1916, before Haig began the
great attack which resulted in linden
burg's withdrawal.
There is no explanation of this re-
treat, except that Ludendorff believes
Foch intends to strike on this front,
and so desires to get behind the Ancre.
1t will be recalled that Ludendorff's re-
tirement behind the Avre took place
just prior to Haigs blow week ago.
The river. though narrow, affords the
best defence against tank attacks, and
the tanks played an important part in
all Of Haig's previous surprise assaults
New-York tribune., 1918-08-17
French Recapture
Two Stubbornly
Contested Woods
{ BIZ The Associated Pressl

WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN
FRANCE, Aug. 16 (s:15 p. nt.).-
By brilliant maneuvre the French
finally have captured ~" Wood and
Damery Wood. In these two wooded
tracks the Germans have been holding
out desperately for several days. reai-
izing the value Of these positions.
The little patches Of forest which
are now in the hands Of the Allies
virtually are on the extreme right Of
the British line, and from their east
ern borders it is possible to observe
closely quite a wide stretch of ground.
The Allied position for several miles
on each side of the two woods has been
materially improved by their capture.
Prisoners Are Taken
These virtually were tho last o. the
really more important positions en the
new front to which the snsn1 has 1ee1
New-York tribune., 1918-08-17
Nesle Now Seems
Foes Only Haven
Calls Aid From Ver-
dun Front; Losses Up
to August Put at
100000
August II, 2:S0 A. NJ.

August II, ESQ A. M.
The French and British yesterday
reported important progress tow
ard the city of Roye, midway be-
tween Lassigny and Chaulnes and
in about the centre of the Pi-
cardy battlefront.
They advanced on a front of about
ten miles, taking Villers-les- Roye
and st. Aurin, and Damery and
81" Woods. East of Armancourt
the French occupied their trench
system of the old Somme front.
Five miles south of Roye they
advanced deeply into Loges Wood.
Roye now is half -encireled. On the
west the Allies are one and two
thirds miles away. It's fall seems
imminent, and, at any rate, it al
ready is useless to the enemy, to-
gether with the important roads
radiating from it. With a slight
further Allied advance the Ger
mans must fall back to a defence
line running through Nesle, it is
believed.
There also was fierce fighting on the
front near the Disc River, the
Germans defending their left flank
obstinately.
Northeast of Morlancourt, between
the Somme and the Ancre, Haig's
men improved their positions.
There was heavy fighting in the
northeast outskirts of Thiepval
Wood, where British troops had
crossed the Ancre after the Ger
man withdrawal north of Albert
Correspondents report the enemy
gives indications that his reserves
are failing. Troops are being
withdrawn from other fronts,
some from Verdun, for use in
Picardy. So far, thirty-six divis-
ions have been used in the battle
that started August 8, of which
twenty-one were in line at the be-
ginning of the engagement 1t is
figured the enemy has only six
teen fresh divisions left, of which
eleven are in the army group of
Crown Prince Rupprecht.
Paris newspapers announce that the
total German losses to the end of
July are 100000 men. OF these,
the killed alone numbered 1,400,-
000 up to March 21, when the cam
paign of this year opened, and
10000 we're killed between March
27 and July II last.
Ludendorff is resorting to desperate
"comb-out" measures in an effort
to add to his infantry, but his diff
ficulties in this respect are bound
to inEease.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-17
DeHavilands.
Made i'm u. S..
FoeLin
First Squadron of 18 Lib
erty Motored Planes in
Successful Flight

WASHINGTON, Aug. To- General
Pershing to-day advised the War De-
partment that early in August com
plete squadron of eighteen De Havi-
land Four airplanes. built in the
United States and equipped with Lib
erty motors, successfully carried out
the first reconnaissance fight of Amer
lean built machines behind the Ger
man lines. They returned without
loss.
In making this announcement Sccre-
tary Baker said that Brigadier Gem
eral Foulois, Of the American air SER
vice, led the expedition. This was the
first report from General Pershing on
the performance Of American built De
Havilands to be made public.
The announcement was considered
by officers as setting at rest rumors
that the De Haviland machines were
not a success, and also as showing that
the Liberty motors have now proved
themselves in actual war condition.
Whether the squadron was attacked
was not stated 1t would have been
we'll able to take care of itself, how
ever, as the machines, each carrying a
pilot and observer, are equipped with
four machine guns on recommendation
of General Pershing made many
months ago.
The fight undoubtedly was scout
ing trip, and probably many photo
graphs of the enemy's works were
brought back, the American photo
graphic equipment for this service, de-
vised since the war began, also coming
in fer final test.
No recent figures on the production
Of the De Haviland Fours are available
and Secretary Baker would not sane
tion discussion of this phase of the
matter. 1t is recalled, however, that
the production of the e-thousandth
machine at the plant of the Dayton
Wright company recently was celc-
brated, and since then another great
plant has come into quantity produc-
ton.
1t is assumed that the squadron men
toned to-day now Is regularly operat-
New-York tribune., 1918-08-17
McAdoo Wins
His Fight for
Profits Tax
House Committee Adopts
Treasury's Alternative 80
P. c. Flat Impost Plan

WASHINGTON, Aug 16.-An per
cent exemption, in addition to the spe-
chc $4,000 exemption on the excess
profits of corporations, with tax Of 40
per cent on all excess profits between 8
per cent and 20 per cent and tax of 60
per cent on all excess profits exceed
ing 20, was agreed to to-day by the
House Ways and Means Committee.
The committee in writing this sched-
ule into the s8,ooo,oo0,OO0 sevcnue bill
also adopted the Treasury's alternative
plan for fiat 80 per cent tax on war
profits.
The committee agreed to three cassi-
fications Of business for purposes of
deduction from war profits. The de-
duction from pre-war earnings is:
Financial and transportation corpora
tions, per cent; manufacturing, farm
ing and general business, 10 per cent,
and mining and kindred hazardous busi-
nesses, IL per cent.
Ninety per cent Of corporations, it is
estimated, will be affected by the war
profits tax and the remainder by the
excess profits tax.
Chairman Kitchin made this state
ment tonight:
I'VE changed the plan for payment
of the taxes by instalments at the sur-
gestion and request of the Treasury
Department, so that one-third will be
due when the taxpayer makes his re-
turns, another third within two months
thereafter, and the remaining third
two months later. The committee de-
cided against q rebate for cash pay
ment of taxes.
"The committee appropriated the
$25 100000 requested for the admins
tration Of the revenue laws by Com
missioner Roper and authorized two
additional deputy commissioners of in
ternal revenue"
Mr.. Kitchin indicated he did not ex-
pect the committee to resort to the
tariff ia order to raise the total S8,OOO,-
100000, though subcommittee is con-
sidering the proposal The proposal of
Representative Treadway, Of Massachu.
setts, to put tax on billboards was
rejected.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-17
German Advance in Arctic
Russia Is Expected
Next Month
Bolsheviki Driven
From Bank of Don
Peasants Receive Entente
Soldiers as Friends;
War Stores Safe
By Arthur S. Draper
Especial Cable to The Tribune)


Copyright. 1918, by The Tribune Associat.on)
LONDON, Aug. 16.-The Germans
are about to attack the Allied posi-
tions in Arctic Russia. Early next
month German advance is expected
northward from the Finnish ralheads
against the Murman coast and Pc
chenga Inlet, which is an excellent
submarine base. Two thousand Bolshe-
wiki are reported to be north of Lake
Omega, though the Allied troops so far
have not encountered them
Meanwhile, news comes to-day that
the Don Cossacks, who are intensely
anti Bolshevik, have cleared the left
bank of the Don of the Leninites and
are only one days march from Zara-
gin, while other detachments have en-
tered the province of Voronesh.
When the Allies landed at Archan-
gel the Bolshevik rear guard retreated
southwark, committing every kind of
outrage on inhabitants in those dis
tricts. The Bolsheviki adopted guerilla
tactics, sniping from engines, destroy
ing bridges, and succeeded in delaying
considerably the Allied advance. In
order to cut off this Bolshevik force
the Allies landed at Omega Bay pre-
vious to the capture of Archangel.
sending detachment along the road
from Omega Bay to Obeserskaya, where
the road joins Archangel and the Vo-
logda Railway.
Allied Forces Small.
At present the Allied expeditions at
Archangel and on the Murman coast
are too small to do much more than
act as police, but it is hoped that thew
Will grow rapidly from accessions
within and without and soon become
forces capable of harassng GERMANY
IN no uncertain manner.
Russian peasants have received the
Allies as friends, and the few clashes
between troops and Red Guards could
not be characterized as battles even
by the greatest stretch of imagination
The presence of Allied troops. though
ei ""i'oel is small, acts at least
as a guarantee for the safety of the
gigantic stores and war supplies at
Archangel. These troops can move
rapidly in force. A number of pioneer
units are constructing and REPAIRING
railway rolling stock, with the Rus
slams lending valuable assistance.
Encounteripg Difficulties.
The British and French contincents
which landed at Vladivostok, are now
advancing along the Ussuri to aid tho
Slovaks, but the greatest difficulties
will be encountered in getting to West
ern Siberia, and it will take tho for.o
considerable time.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-17
Karl Demands Peace
Move as Price of Aid

LONDON, Aug 17-According to a
dispatch to "The Daily Mail" from The
Hague, Germany has demanded that
Austria send ten to fifteen divisions
to the Western front
Austria assented to this, the dis
patch adds, on condition that Germany
would accept Austria's solution of the
Polish question and make strong
peace move, including the evacuation
and restoration of Belgium.
Germany promised to concede to
Austria solution of the Polish ques-
ton, including the naming of an Aus
trian archduke as king. the dispatch
asserts.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-17
.'ooo TRANSMISSION Fails
10 Help Senator James

s"nhi'"ORE, Aug. 1s.-The condi-
,u. I" Senator Ollie James, Of Ken
u'' who has been at Johns Hopkins
~.ai Tor more than two months, is
'S"s reported at the hospital as
-. ssr'ous. The extreme heat tho
s. !" '"' weeks has weakened the Sen
.. hsiosion Of blood has been re-
a 70, and the hospital physicians
V's Ms condition an unchanged.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-17
Allies AdDance on Ten-Mile Front;
:: Take ZD0 Z0Wns, Close In on R0u
Berlin Describes
Rioting Against
War in Netu York
Especial Cable to The Tribunc)

Especial Cable to The Tribunc)
(Copyright 1918 by Tho Tribune Associauon)
II ONDON, Aug. 16.-The FOL-
LOWING is an entract from,
~ a recent German 1Uircless
con,m1'aique:
According to Entente reports,
it might be believed that the
feeling in America, after the
first intervention of American
troops in unsuccessful Foch Of
fensives, was very favorable,
and that the United States was
delighted with the course of
events. But it is reported from
The Hague that among women
whose husbands are at the front
there is great dissatisfaction
over the unparalleled promise
that men would receive three
months leave after they spent
six months at the front.
On embarkation of American
troops great disorders have
taken place. Soldiers had to be
removed from ships and ar
rested. Not only that, but
demonstrations against war are
the order of the day in New
York. There is no trace of the
enthusiasm, as announced in
Entente reports, among the
Americans who are called up
for military service. Soldiers
at embarkation always make a
despairing impression and are
kept together by police forces
especially created for the pur-
pose.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-17
Notice
To Tribune Readers
And Others

Beginning Monday or Tues
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The loyalty issue will not be
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necessary, because the newsdeal-
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Most Of the newspaper pub
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New-York tribune., 1918-08-17
To All Newsdealers-

Any newsdealer who is cut
of from his supply of other
newspapers for refusing to ham
die Hearst papers can get
Iribunes either at the Main or
ilce or at points Of distribution
that will be announced later.
THE TRIBUNE ASSOCIATION
New-York tribune., 1918-08-17
Senate to Try Caillaux

PARIS. Aug. 16.-The "Temps" to-
day says the case of former Premier
Joseph Caillaux, charged with treason.
will be referred to the Senate. sitting
as High Court Of Justice.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-17
Committee Adopts
Netu Plan to Expose
Income Tar Slackers
BY Theodore M. knann..

WASHINGTON, Aug. fluctuations
in the form Of the posting OF names on
the courthouse door will reward and
introduce to local fame those who INV
income taxes under the new revenue
law.
The Ways and Means Committee
taking a hint from psychology, decided
Continued OF, page four
New-York tribune., 1918-08-17

ing at the front, which means that
large number of reserve and replace
ment De Havilands are ready behind it.
General Pershing probably now has at
his disposal the majority of the craft of
this type so far produced.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-17
w E AT H E R

rtly cloudy to-day and tomorrow.
Not much change in temperature.
Light north winds.
Full Report on Page
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1918-05-30
Some Lessons frCM History
Bisnark and the Present KaiSeT
DTOpBEg ihs Pilot
WILLIAM L. FEEELANp

From the time Of the lii'ura q
the liberal revolution oil lS+8 to the
death Of The first kaiser the cold
and Unconditional genius OF Bismark di
rected the destiny Of Germany. un
der bis practical efficiency, the groT'h
of the military machine was STEADY.
The people were educated to the BE-
lieI that war was the nob!esi end -avor,
and adulation for the army grew by de
grees into form Of idOlairy. The pur
pose Of the Prussian autocracy had
been tc maze war profitable and IL
two hundr d elrs their success bad
been mere ,r .rss constant except ior
the short ipt,ra n,n ih:y crossed
the path of ilc u'-h'y Eor a"lrir.
Prussia new began to iLs'll, 'aIo IN.