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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-20
Warrior River Hearing Is Delayed For One Day By
 Judge PrOuty's Absence

Washington. June 19.-(Special. ) The public hearing on the question of the establishment of barge transport tation on the Warrior river. which was scheduled to be held today before As- sociate Interstate Commerce Commits sioner c. A. Prouty. who has been giy- en final decision in the matter by Rail Administrator McAdoo. was postponed until Thursday. due to the absence of the commissioner.
 Delegations from Birmingham, Tus- caloosa and Mobile are on the scene and aided by Senators Bankhead and Underwood and Congressman Oliver are ready to present the case of the Alabama stream.
 When MT. McAdoo delegated the de- cision to Judge Prouty, it was taken by Senator Bankhead and others in- terested to mean that the project, the merits of which are recognized by eS- pert engineers of the government would receive a fair hearing, and with this guaranteed. a favorable report is confidently expected.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-20


 And in these various attempted enterprises the high commands of the German and Austro-Hungarian armies have seen their men lit orally mown down until battle fields have been cloGged with dead or wounded as recOmpense to the allied troops for the small bits of terrain they yielded.
 The Austrian offensive in the Italian theatre is still in progress along the Piave river, but in tho mountain region after the sharp reaction by the Italian, British and French troops. who Tn counter at- tacks pushed back the invader from the points he had attained in his initial rush. the enemy evil dentIy is fearful of again trying out the mettle of the defenders. have been made by the Austrians to gain further bridgeheads on the western bank of the stream, but the Italians everywhere are hold ing them with their gunfire and also doing sanguinary execution within the ranks of the enemy across the river with bombs and machine gun fire.
 The Austrian war office as- serts that the Austro-Hungarfnn
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-20
Summary of the News

GENERAL NEWS 1-Enemy is being held in Italy and France.
 Americans capture Huns nenr Cha teau Thierry. American nirmen going into ac- ton in Italy. Extension of draft age is given impetus.
 Contingent fee net catches other fish in pools of graft Wilson will not actively oppose Jones dry amendment. 2IDecIaration of war against Tur- key may come soon.
 St. Bernard.
 LOCAL NEWS ~GirIs' training school compared to prison camp by grand jury. peachment of Constable Carlisle is recommended. Conference to he held to plan 10 secure big convention. Speech of Pettus tomorrow night expected to liven congressional campaign. @Training class is organized. @War Savings Stamp news.
 TEXTURES 4-EditOriaI comment. Gsociety and Dolly DaIrympIe. SSports.
 Farm features.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-20
Navy and War Department Employees Held on Charge
 of Attempted Fraud
THEIR SCHEME WAS
 TO COLLECT BILLS WHICH HAD BEEN PAID
Successful Test of Plan Was Made Twice, But Failure Comes in Real Oper-
 atiOn

Washington, June 19.-E,n- ployes of the war and navy de- partments today were drawn into the net set. by the depart ment of justice for war con- tract brokers, through indict- ments returned by a federal grand jury, charging four men with trying to collect on a dn- plicate bill for $1S7,000 sub- mitted by a drydock company for repairs to a government vessel. The case does net in- Ivolve contingent fee prNhfiteers, but grew out of eeiiEes stipa- | tion into their practices.
 The four indicted are Clyde c. Waltman, yeoman in the navy de- partment's bureau of supplies and ac- counts; Charles s. Waltman, his broth Ter, business man of Victoria, Va; Benjamin w. Peake, a soldier at Fort Meigs, Washington, formerly of Berca, IN. G.; and D. Malvin Mowery, a ste- |nographer employed in the signal corps office, formerly of Lancaster, Pa.
 Clyde c. Waltman and Mowery, who are roommates in Washington, are al- legged to have conceived scheme for getting the navy department to pay the same bill twice, and to collect one of the payments through confederate in the offices of the company, rendering the bill They successfully tested the plan twice. it is charged but did not try to actually collect the money, and the firms returned the duplicate payment to the government
 Finally, with free access to navy de- partment files, they were said to have 23 by the Morse Drydock and Repair company of New York for repairs to the government vessel Canandauga between March l and March b this year. After the bila was alleged to have been taken from the files, the company was told 1t was lost and was asked to submit | duplicate, which was paid. Before the men presented the original bill for pay ment they were arrested.
 The scheme failed. it is said, because the men tried through Peake to get i'll
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troops have crossed the Fossetta canal at some points where Tues- day it was claimed they had made advances and also that several Italian lines at the southern foot of the MonrelIo plateau. the key to the Venetian plains, have been pierced.
 Rome. on the other hand, de- c1ared that all the weak attempts made in the Monticello region were completely repulsed.
 More than 900O men have been taken by the Italians since the of fensfve began and many guns and several hundred machine guns have been captured. That inten- sive air fighting has also taken place is shown by the fact that 50 enemy planes have been shot down. Only two of the allied machines have failed to return to their base.
 The attacks of the Germans near Rheims resulted disastrOusIy to them. Hardly had they left their trenches aftcr one of the most ter rifle bOmbardments with shells of all calibres, including gas prOjec- tiles, ever experienced on the western front. nearly 10000 men, when faced by the reinforced French armies ana literally cut to pieces and forced to fall back pre- cipitateIy. Only at one point, to the east of Rheims. did the enemy succeed in penetrating the French line.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-20
Pershing Denies Story of Defective Gas Masks
 Cabled From France

Washin gtOn, June l9.-The war department announced today that General Pershing has denied re- ports cabIed from France that gas masks used by American troops have not proved. effective in meet ing mustard gas attacks.
 "General Pershing." said the de- partment's statement. sshas posi- lively denied that our gas masks cables to the war department that he has received no information shRt any hostiiities respirator of English or American manufacture hns been penetrated in the field.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-20
German Air Raids on
 Paris Prove Failure

Paris, June 10.-The Germans have attempted 14 air raids upon Paris since January 3f. but only 22 of the more than 300 machines which took part in them have succeeded in flying over the city. according to record of the enemy efforts published in the Excel sior today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-20
Extension of Draft Age Limit to Include Men
 18-45 Ls Giuen Impetus
Secretary Baker Withdraws His Mild Opposition to Plan and itIs Anown General Crowder Is Favorable Decision on Useful Employ
 ment Expected

Washington June 19-Withdrawa by Secretary Baker of his opposition gave fresh impetus today to consideration of the proposal before Congress extend the draft limits that war department will available distant date ample power carry out President Wilson's programme of Ii army of unlimited size for the Germany
  began of statistics results which might be expected years in military considering
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-20
HUN AND HIS VASSAL ALLY
 BEING HELD
Violent Battle Continues Along Piave River With Victory in Favor of Gen. Diazs Troops While French Stop All Efforts to Take Rheims.
 Situation Is Well in Hand
AMERICAN PATROLS ATTACK AT CHATEAU
 THIERRY AND CAPTURE PRISONERS

With the American Army in France, June I9.Two American patrols crossed the Marne east of Chateau Thiey early morning They established contact with the hos tile forces killed considerable number of the enemy and brought back prisoners. These from Lndwehr units which taken indication that Late this afternoon American machine discovered hostile enemy abandoned whatever plans he had
  duged the with shells the roads and bilets retad with batteries but I werein ineffective. With the American Army France June 1By the Associated
  from this German raid at Remieres killed and taken.
 
  the way, but all the planes returned
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The text of the Italian statement fol- lows:
 "On the night of June 17-1S and in the course of yesterday the enemy did not renew his attack from the Asiago plateau to the Montello. His partial actions were completely repulsed in the Grappa and Montello region.
 ITALIANS ATTACKING
 'we carried out thrusts on the Asiago plateau, the allied attachments captur- ing many score of prisoners and two guns
 With unceasing pressure we short
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-20
By Associated Press

By Assocfa
 Teutonc allies apparently have lost their spirit of door, die everywhere lately have lacked the iousness of days gone by.
 of blowing through allied lines with stubborn difference casualties objective gained, they now then halt the of the artillery and of the barring their and with the points they were trying to gain still far beyond their reach attempts through running Montddier Marne failed Italian battle launched  stopped while
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-20
Italians Increase Number Prisoners
 Captured to 9Ol1
Many Enemy Guns Fall Into Hands of Defenders. Battle on Piave Furiously Renewed Lines Are Holding-Austrian Statement Is
 Cautious in Making Claims

Rome June 19-The Italians have captured since the be- gnng the Hungarian offensive the Italian front prisoners number of 90 and have taken many several hundred machine the Italian office nounced today.
  adds efforts the right Andrea to Candeu repulsed the
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eral hours, and was one of the most terrific yet carried out High explosives from hundreds of cannon intermingled with numerous poison gas shells.
 To the east of Rheims the Germans at first made some advance, but were soon thrown back to their original positions, and a considerable number of them were taken prisoner
 At noon today the gunfire was still very heavy. but the attack may for the moment be regarded as a complete de- feat for the attacking forces.
 Paris, June 19.-The Germans last night,
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When the Germans launched their at tack in full force on Rheims their in- tention was to deal heavy counter blow to compensate for their failure to capture Compeigne. Forty thousand troops participated in the assault along the front extending from Vrigny plateau to Sillery, with orders to carry the city at all costs. They met with dismal de- feat
 At every point they were repulsed with heavy losses. In most gallant manner she French troops prevented the enemy from scoring even an initial success. The artillery preparation lasted for sew
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-20

ened the front opened by the enemy south of the Monte Belluno railway. Our artillery with deadly concentration of fire did not give truce to the enemy masses waiting along the front of the battle or in movement in the back areas.
 yesterday morning was calm on the Piave river but in the afternoon the battle again broke out furiously.
 "New attempts made by the enemy to cross to the right bank from San Andre to Candelu were repulsed On the em- 
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-20
Prohibition Rider to Agri- cultural Bill Must Not,
 However, Delay Passage
HURLEY SENDS COLBY
 BEFORE COMMITTEE
 TO MAKE STATEMENT
Says Taking Beer Away From Shipyard Employes Will Lessen Production.
 Bryan Reasonable

Washington, June 19.-Pres- ident Wilson is understood to have declined today to inter pose active opposition, for the present at least, to the Jones amendment 10 the Sll,- 00G ,000 emergency agricultural appropriation bill providing for absolute prohibition during the war.
 The President is said to have taken the position that, while he would have preferred precipitation of the prohibl- tion question in separate Legislation, he would not at this time interfere in the matter, or so long as it does not hold up final enactment of the emergency agricultural or other neces- sary legislation. Should it interfere with such legislation, it is understood, the President might step in and ask that the amendment be eliminated.
 Senator Smith of South Carolina, acting chairman of the Senate asri- cultural committee, discussed the question with the President late to- day after Bainbridge Colby, represent ing Chairman Hurley of the shipping board had offered vigorous objection to absolute prohibition at the hearing on the Jones amendment before the agriculture committee.
 MT. Colby, who is a member of the shipping board told the committee that to take beer away from shipyard em- ployes would reduce their efficiency and result in reduction of new ship tonnage of about 25 per cent.
 '.DRYS" CONFIDENT
 In spite of this opposition from an important government agency. prohl- bition leaders expressed confidence to- night that the Jones amendment would be favorably reported to the Senate. The committee will meet sgain tomor- row and Acting Chairman Smith hopes to reach a vote before the end of the day
 The opposition of the shipping board to the amendment came as a surprise to dry leaders. some of whom were inclined to believe that it reflected
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the France bill
 Early reports on the results of the reclassification of men by local boards indicate more than 250, 900 men will be added to Class 1 by this means as against the original estimate of 100000. Operation of General Crowder's work or fight regulations, which become eff fective July l, also is expected to add to the total in the first class. Each dis trict is expected to have near the na- tional average of 2S.7 per cent of it's total registration in Class l when the reclasslfcation has been com pleted.
 CROWDER FAVORS EXTENSION
 These estimates were pointed to to- day by some officials as bearing out their contention that there is no inn mediate necessity for changing the age limits. General Crowder does not share this view, and recently told the Senate military committee extension of the age limits was necessary because at the planned Tate of calls Class 1 would be exhausted early next year.
 Members of Congress from mining districts were informed today by Gen. eral Crowder's office that there would be no reconsideration of the decision not to grant deferred classification to miners as a class. This will leave the matter of miners classification with the local boards as heretofore.
 Announcement of definite rulings on what are to be termed useful employ ments under the work or fight regula- tions is expected soon, probably before the end of the week. An opinion of the status of baseball players now is await ing General Crowder's decision. It IS understood the game will be classed as a sport, but that the opinion has pro- visions to guard against interference with professional league schedules this season.
 Much thought is being given to the many and slight variations which exist under the general headings named in the regulations To cite one of hun dred cases, draft officials found It dif- ficult to decide whether chauffeur was engaged in useful occupation. It was realized that under certain clrcum- stances. a chauffeur is an essential em- ploye and the probabilities are that they will come under the same regulations as domastics and each case determined on it's merits.
 LOAFERS ON DECREASE
 Results of the governments ultima tum that loafing would not be toler- ated during the war already are being felt in various parts of the country. Unofficial reports from several states show the immediate improvement in the labor market and q decrease in the number of vagrants and idlers.
 Amplifying his statement withdraw ing his opposition to extending the draft ages. Mir. Baker said today the only reason for his having hesitated to submit a recommendation to Con gress on the subject was a desire to learn the resulting effect upon indus
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-20
German Attack On Rheims Front Failing
 To Secure Gains
Enemy Unable to Reach Even Front Line of French and Berlin Claims Only "Few Prison ers' as Result of Violent Battle
 British Make Raids

With the French
  Vgny and Ones which
  slightest trying time positions attackers wereab o to lines.
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-06-12
To Our Girls Across
The Sea
BY Manford j. Holley

The poets now-a days all write
OF our boys across the foam
They tell you of mother shedding tears
For a lad who is far from home.
They tell you of heroic deeds;
And put in rhyme from time to time
How death has been defed.
Our war time songs are all about
The good old u. S. A
And how our ships have sailed across
To help us win the day
But do you ever stop to think
Just one tiny mite
"Of a little girl' somewhere in France
Who wears a dress of white?
A little girl who brayed the deep,
The submarines and all,
That she might go and ''do her bit"
And answer duty's call.
She's out there doing all she can
From morning until night
Just helping wounded boys get well
This little girl in white.
So when you praise our soldier boys
And sailor lads so true
Won't you say prayer for our girls out
there
For they are soldiers too
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-06-12

Second Baptist s2s nth street; Rev
Woodlawn Baptist, ST. Chafee avenue;
| c. r. Hutchings, pastor.
CATHOLIC
Church of the Immaculate Conception
| 1OlS Gwinnett street; Rev. A. Laube,
street; Rev ?. II McMahon, rector rect -"
| Sacred Heart, Greene and 18th streets:
Rev. ]. M. salter, rector.
CHRISTIAN
First Christian. 63S Greene street; Rev.
| II. T. Cree, pastor.
| Second Christian, corner Crawford ave
nue. and Ellis street; Rev. ]. w. Tyndan,
pastor.
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
First Church of Christian Science, Is
! Campbell building,
EPISCOPAL
Christ church. 1902 Greene street; Rev.
2. T. Prentiss, vicar.
| Church of Atonement. 1924 Telfair
street; Rev. F. w. B. Dorset, rector.
| Church of the Good Shepherd, 2216
! Walton Way, Rev. William Johnson. rec
tor.
St. Paul, corner Reynolds and sixth
streets; Rev. C. S. Whitney. rector
HEBREW
| Congregation Children of Israel Syna-
gogue, 525 Telfair street.
Adas Jeshuren, HOO block Ellis street;
Rev. A j. Poliakoff, rabbi.
LUTHERAN
Holy Trinity Lutheran. 557 Greene
| street; Rev. Alvin e. Bell, supply pastor
| st. Matthew's Evangelical Lutheran
church, 54S Walker street
! METHODIST
Asbury NJ. r. (soutb), 1912 D'Antignac
Broadway NJ. E. (South). 1864 Broad
street; Rev. A. D. Belts, pastor.
Grace, NJ. E.. corner Georgia and Caro-
lima avenues, North Augusta S. c.; Rev.
| H. Ethcridge, pastor.
! st. James M. e. (South), 433 Greene
street; Rev. A. M. Pierce pastor.
! st. John NJ. e. (South), 1892 Greene
street; Rev. Jno. S. Jenkins, pastor
st. Luke M. e. (South), 3t1 Crawford
avenue: Rev. A. F. Mum, pastor.
street; Rev r. B. o. England, pastor
RESBYTERIAN--
First Presbyterian, corner Tefair and
18th street, Rev. J. A. Sewer pastor.
Greene Street Presbyterian, 1895
Greene street; Rev, M. NJ. MacFerrin,
Reid Memorial, 2261 Walton Way; Rev.
S. L. McCarty. pastor
Sibley Presbyterian, 1857 Broad street;
Rev w, II. Boyd. pastor
MISCELLANEOUS
Church of God. 1850 Broad street.
Salvation Army, 1888 Broad street.
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CATHOLIC
Church of the Immaculate Conception,
1Ol8 Gwinnett street; Rev. A. Laube,
rector.
st. Patrick's, corner Telfair and Sth
street; Rev. p. H. Mcmahon, rector.
Sacred Heart, Greene and 18th streets;
Rev j. NJ. Salter, rector.
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Second Baptist, 1923 nth street; Rev.
2. F. Bond, pastor
Woodlawn Baptist, SIT Chafee avenue;
c. r. Hutchings, pastor.
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FILE FOR REFERENCE
List of Augusta Churches,
Locations and Pastors.

ADVENTIST
Second Adventist church, 1857 Fenwick
street; Rev. ]. D. Kendrick, pastor.
BAPTIST
Crawford Avenue Baptist, sol Craw-
ford avenue; Rev. Thomas Walker, pas
tor.
Walter Rodgers, pastor.
First Baptist, Greene street, corner 9Th
street; Rev. w. M. Vines, pastor.
North Augusta Baptist, $50 Georgia
avenue. North Augusta. S. c.; Rev w.
c. Allen, pastor.
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CHRISTIAN

CHRTSTIAN-
First Christian, 63s Greene street; Rev.
Fl. T. Cree pastor.
Second Christian, corner Crawford ave-
nue. and Ellis street; Rev. ]. w. Tyndan,
pastor.
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-06-12

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
First Church of Christian Science /
Campbell building.
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HEBREW

Congregation Children of Israel Syna.
gogue, 525 Telfair street.
Adas Jeshuren, HOO block Ellis street
Rev. A. j. Poliakoff rabbi
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LUTHERAN

Holy Trinity Lutheran, 557 Greene
street; Rev. Alvin e. Bell, supply pastor.
st. Matthew's Evangelical Lutheran
church, 548 Walker street.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-03-28
Two Women Badly
Hurt in Accident on
Cripple Creek Road

Cripple Creek. March 2s. Mrs.
Wilson L. Barnes and Mrs. Waiter
Shaw were injured probably fatally.
Sunday evening when the automobile
which they were ridinsii in with their
husbands. plunged down s0Ioot en-
bankment. one mile sorth, of Cripple
Creek. on the Canon City road The
husbands, Walter Shaw and Wilson
l.. Barnes. escaped with only minor
injuries. ..f
Barnes was driving the car. a Jack
son. for which he Is distributor for
the Cripple Creek district. The car
left the road and plunged down the
bank. turning over four times and
pInning the women beneath II. They
were taken out with considerable dif
ficulty and conveyed TO the district
hospital where their condition was
said to be critical this morning.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-03-28
Council Defense
Considers Labor
Question Here

( Mr.. d. W. Thomas Field Secre-
tary and Farm Specialist. from the
state Council OF Defense. spent yes
-terday afternoon In the city confer
ring with the County Council o. De
fense and the Chamber Of Commerce
with reference 10 the labor situation
In this county. Mr.. Thomas is work
ing in every section of the state and
making an effort TO form an organi.
zation along these lines that will be
effective and so arranged that labor
may be sent from one section to an
other. depending upon the urgent de-
mand
Several meetings have been held In
the state and scale OF wages estab-
lished for farm hands for the coming
season. A meeting has been called
at Rocky Ford for today OF all this
section Of the Arkansas Valley mt
which time this matter will be taken
up and in ali probability scale OF
wages established for this section.
County Agriculturist n n. .Jefsries
WIN attend the meeting as a repro.
sentative from this county
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-03-28
Applications for
Farm Labor Should
be Filed at Once

Fremont County Farmers and
Ranchers who are going to need help
this year. should file their appiica.
tions at once. These applications
should contain the following inforna-
tion:
How many men needed.
VIII you employ Boys between ages
OF 16 and III
When will you need this help,
Class Of work.
Wages to be paid.
Docs wages include room and board?
These applications must be made at
once or these mon and boys will be
called upon by the Government to
go elsewhere. This county Il allowed
its quota first but this information
can only be obtained BY securing
these applications.
Applications may be made To A. ].
Turner. County Chairman OF the Coun-
Gil OF Defense. J. v. McCandless,
County Chairman of the Labor Bur
eau, or The Chamber of Comerce.