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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-03-09
State Will Pay $500
Reward for Capture
of School DestrOyers

Montgomery. March Especially
Three hundred dollars will be paid
by the state for the arrest and con-
viction of the persons who set fire to
the Central High school and Jefferson
County High school at Birmingham
last month. Governor Henderson Fri
day made public proclamation Of
fering this reward. This is in addi-
ton to the $500 reward offered by
tho Birmingham city commission.
Governor Henderson was requested
to offer the reward several days ago.
but postponed action until he had
been convinced that the state had au-
thcrity to pay out the money in this
way. Evidence gathered by the state
fire marshal convinced the governor
that the offense of arson. felony in
Alabama. had been committed and the
state is authorized to pay a reward
for the arrest and conviction of any
person charged with a felony
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which the shipping board has in mind
have not been disclosed. Orders al
ready have been issued, however, to
all shipyards that the arrangements
are held responsible for completion OF
he ships on time and that they must
USE whatever men and machinery that
can be obtained TO put them out.
One suggestion advanced has been
that 500 carpenters willing to volun~
teer for patriotic work under condi-
lions approved by the American Fed
Grafton of Labor should be recruited
IL the east. A machine for caulking
now is in process of development.
Approximately 16g ships are sue
ceeded for delivery in the Puget sound
district by January and 100 more
as soon as possible thereafter.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-03-09
Bryan and C. Chaplin
to Speak in the Third
Liberty Loan Campaign

Washington, March S.-William Jen-
nings Bryan and Charlie Chaplin have
been booked for liberty loan speaking
tours.
The former Secretary of State will
speak at the opening of the campaign,
April s. at Little Rock, Ark, and spend
two weeks in the west. The moving pic
beginning April 10, to tour OF the south.
William s. Hart, another mofe~actor.
Will spend two weeks speaking in the
west and L. s. Rowe, assistant Secre-
tary OF the Treasury. will start a speak
c., April s.
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GERMANS REJOICE
OVER WHAT THEY
HAVE WON FROM
PEACEFUL SLAVS
tcontinued from Pas. One,

of arms He stated the terms OF the
treaty differ from the terms offered
February 81 only in the surrender of the
Caucasian districts of Batoum, Kars and
Karaband, under conditions which make
it impossible for Russia to regain the
districts from Turkey. He states that
it was the Russian understanding that
the army was to return to the pre-war
basis
NJ Alexieff said that peace accepted
so unwillingly by Russia must inevitably
be short lived.
German military movements in the
northern districts of Russia have APP
parently stopped, but the enemy is so
close that it is difficult to retain the gov
eminent in Petrograd. It's removal to
Moscow is generally expected before the
Congress opens March IL.
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BERLIN CLAIMS

Berlin. March s.-(Via London lin
accommodating operations yesterday SO
Belgian and British soldiers were cap
tured. the war office announces.
The statement reads:
Western war theatre, front of
Crown Prince Ruppr0cht BY success
full "Reminiscences 80 Belgians were
taken prisoner east of Merckem and
&c English northeast of Festubert
Artillery and mine thrower fire
was revived in the evening in some
sections.
"Storming detachments brought back
number of French prisoners as a
result of thrust east of Laneuveille,
south of Berry Bac. Otherwise the
fighting was limited to destructive fire
which increased temporarily on the
west bank of the Mouse.
Front of Duke Albrecht: On the
Lorraine front the French artillery
developed lively activity between Se1ie
and PLANE. Elsewhere there was moth
ing new"
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Head of Carpenters Says He
Will Furnish Men If De-
mands Are Granted
SHIPPING BOARD TO
TAKE DRASTIC ACTION
MANY Craft on Ways Almost Ready
for Launching Are Being De-
layed by Few Men on
Pacific Coast

w,.hinrtou. March S.-WoOden
shius ON the ways in the Puget sound
district almost ready to launch i'm the
r.cc for tonnage to defeat the sub
marines are being held up by IA short
age of caulkers, which officials or the
shipping board said today was due
to The refusal of the unions to CO.
operate.
The Caulkers' union and the Broth
eihood of Carpenters have been in
formed of the situation but without
result Immediate action is declared
necessary to prevent a tie-up of the
Pacific coast programme, and there
were intimatiAns tonight that the
shipping board is prepared for some
drastic Steps if all other means fail.
William l.. Hutcheson, president OF
the carpenters, was told of the need
for caulkers and his attention called
to the unreserved assistance being
given by other shipbuilding unions to
the nation during the war. Hutcheson,
officials say, replied that his organi-
zation had listed thousands of trained
caulkers, whom he would be glad to
mobilize for the nations work IL the
shipping board granted his request for
special representation of the carpen-
tiers on the wage adjustment board.
The eaulkers' union of Seattle, which
controls caulkers in the Puget sound
district, is said to have refused APP
prentices permission to work with
them in order to learn the trade. al
though the union has only 1S5 men,
bers and at least 5000 are necessary TO
put in the water the ships planned
for completion this year An effort
to train so men for caulking pro-
voked strike of the experienced men,
who have been receiving wages and
overtime said to be causing unrest
among the other employees.
Means for remedying the situa ton
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THE DREAM OF THE
AGES TO BE. REALIZED

in an institution that has been incor-
porated under the laws of the State
of Ala bama, GRAND UNION CON
STREcTION COMPANY. home Of
flee, Birmingham. Its object is to
rear and educate orphan boys and
girls who are left without means of
support.
The power granted in is charter
appoints every Governor trustee in
his own state with the President of
the United States chairman of the
Board of Trustees, their term of Of
flee expiring with the incoming Gov
ernor and President. Carried to
elimination will be one of the great
est assets of our commonwealth. 1t
has been the dream of ages, with all
how to cope with the situation in
caring for our orphan boys and girls,
with view to having them rightly
come.
The system will be National in
scope. after 1t has been established
in the State of Alabama.
Chas Fl. Brough, Governor of Ar
kansas; 0. p. Epler, Memphis. Tenn.
\. L. Hammond, Birmingham; w. M.
Hamil, Brooklyn, n. Y. and Albert
Il. sleeper, Governor of Michigan, are
among the trustees.
A state campaign viii be launched
IN the near future to give every citi-
zen an opportunity to participate in
launching this needed institution.
The minimum of one dollar per capita
is the allotment for the United
States. The institution publishes
books. and postal cards and has
agreed during the period Of the pres
ent war that all profits and dona
tons VIII be used to purchase Lib
erty Bonds to help win the present
war. This is one time in the history
OF our Nation that one dollar sub
scription will do double duty-first
ny establishing permanent orphans
institution and second materially as
sisting to win the war.
GRAND UNION
CONSTRUCTION co.
$40 Brown Marx Bldg.
advertisement
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Bill Killifer SIGNS

Chicago, March S.-Bll Killifer who
was purchased from Philadelphia with
Grover Alexander, tonight signed his
contract with the Chicago nationals, ac-
cording to telegram to Manager Mitch
ell from Killifer who is spending the
winter at Los Angeles Killifer had been
a holdout. The terms Of the contract
were not announced. Mitchell also re.
ceived word that Leslie Mann of Lincoln.
Neb, who left the team last year to
take up Y. NJ. G. A. athletic work at
army camps, had been granted his dis
charge and would join the team at Pasa-
dena, Cal. Mitchell also announced that
Claude Hendrix had signed and that
Alexander and one or two others now are
the only unsigned players on the team.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-03-09
LEVINE DEFENDS TERMS

Petrograd, Thursday, March 7.-Nico-
lai Lenine, the bolshevik premier, in an
article against the bolsheviki who re-
fused to ratify the peace treaty nego-
tiated at Brest-Litovsk, declared that the
terms Napoleon imposed upon Prussia
and Germany were tenfold heavier than
Germany is imposing on Russia.
I'VE have concluded another Tilsit
peace" he says. I'VE shall yet arise to
victory even as Germany, after Tilsit,
attained deliverance from Napoleon"
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KIEy HOLDS OFT

London, Thursday, March 7.--Kiev, the
capital of the Ukraine, is still in the
hands of Russian revolutionary troops,
mans, according to statement issued
Wednesday by the Russian official news
agency in Petrograd. The previous mes
sage saying Kiev had been lost to tho
enemy, the statement adds. was due to
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-03-09
BRITISH DRIVE TURKS
BACK IN PALESTINE


at some points in the Woeyre. There
was no infantry fighting.
ION March four German airplanes
were brought down by our aviators.
Our bombarding squadrons dropped
$4,000 Kilograms (more than 1S tons)
of explosives on railway stations and
munition depots in the enemy zone.
macedonian front: Heavy artillery
lighting occurred in the regions of
Lake Dorian and the Vardar, north of
Lumnica, and in the Cerna Bend. Our
raiding parties brought back Bull
garian prisoners"
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Rate Hearing Continued

Montgomery. March s.-(Special.)-Aft
a hearing which began Monday morning,
the public service commission Friday adj
journed the general rate case until Tues
day morning and Samuel p. Kennedy,
pr esident OF the commission, went to
Admission for the weekend During the
week several witnesses offered testimony
in support of the petition of all railroads
operating in Alabama for the abandon
ment OF the present class and commodity
rates and the substitution Of freight
rates based on the long and short haul
principle.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-03-09
AMERICANS LEAVE

Stockholm, March THE American
consul at Helsingfors, Thornwell Haynes
has advised the American legation here
that he is leaving the Finnish capital
FRIDAY with about 20 American residents
Some 800 refugees of different nation
alities, including many Americans, are
at Abo and Bjorneborg, and Minister
Morris has asked the Swedish govern
ment to send an icebreaker to bring thsm
across the Gulf of Bothnia to Getle.
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DON'T LET AC0LD
KEEP YOU AT HOME
DR.. Kings New Discovery will
keep you on the job,
feeling fit

When the first sniffle or sneeze
comes, take spoonful of this cold,
cough and grippe reliever.
For half a century now DIR. Kings
New Discovery has been effective in
relieving and checking colds in the
heads and chests of countless sufferers
of all ages.
For half a century, too, it has been
sold for fifty cents bottle with never
lessening of the quality. Get bottle
today. Be prepared for the sudden
attack of fresh cold All druggists.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-03-09
Wallace Speaks in Mobile

Mobile, March S.-(Special)-John H.
Wallace, Jr.. candidate for governor
spoke at the first rally Of the guberna-
torial campaign in Mobile tonight. Ma
tional prohibition, woman suffrage and
political persons were attacked by the
candidate.
He characterized the national prohibit
ton amendment and woman suffrage as
twins. He also declared that .'the state
OF Alabama could have had bone-dry
prohibition. but the members of the leg
islature did not have the nerve to pass
such law"
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4 HAMBURG CAPTURED

london. March S.-A Russian revolu-
tionary army captured hamburg, 6S miles
from Petrograd, on the morning of
March s. according to an official an
nouncement made in Petrograd Thursday
and forwarded by the correspondent OF
the Exchange Telegraph company.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-03-09
Camp Mcclellan Hospital
Facilities to Be Increase,

Washington. March S.-Hospital fa1
cilities at Mcclellan, Admission, Ala
will be increased through the addi1
tion of six wards, containing so beds
each, it was stated today at the wal
departn1ent.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-03-09
AusTRIANs CHEER NEWS

Basel Thursday. March 7.-Announce-
ment of the conclusion OF a parliament
tary peace with Rumania was received
with cheers in the Austrian lower House.
After the outbreak of enthusiasm, DR..
WINNER, minister of finance, arose and
spoke of the necessity of the chamber
granting additional war credits to the
voye m r,,apf
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s. w Woodin OF the Woodin Under
taking company Of woodiawn has sold
out his interest in the concern to W.
G. Vice, who will continue the business
under the same name
Mr.. Woodin's health has been impaired
for SOME months and he will take trip
TO Using Fawn. Co. wnefe he will re-
cuperate during the spring months.
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washington. March 8-The state de-
partment was advised today OF the sign
ing OF the export agreement with Spain.
Supplies for General Pershines troops
now will go forward from Spain to
France and in turn Spain will set cer-
tain exports from the United States.
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ACTIVITY IN ITALY

Rome, March S-"In the Langhi ba-
sin in the Posina sector, our patrols
harassed the enemy effectively pro-
voking a brisk reaction" says today's
official report. I'm the Val Riofredo,
on the Asiago plateau, hostile parties
which attempted to reach our lines
were met by machine gun.fire and put
to flight In the eastern sector of the
Asiago plateau and in the region Of
Monte Della Friuli the artillery on
both sides was moro active at times.
British batteries and aviators
downed hostile aircraft and set fire
to two captive balloons. Naval sea-
planes dropped two tons of bombs on
enemy encampments below Grisolea on
the lower Piaye"
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Washington, March 8.-Thirty thousand
letters, written by American soldiers in
France, were lost when the Andana was
sunk off the coast of Ireland in January
lit was announced today by the post
office department. The letters were writ
ten by soldiers between January 10 and
TO-
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Rome, Thursday, March THE Ita1-
ian war office issued the following
statement today:
"Unfavorable weather has hiNdered
all infantry action and greatly min
imized the activity of the artillery
Our batteries fired with some per-
sistency on enemy troops in movement
ir, the Val Brenta and in the region
Of Col Della Beretta Reciprocal bursts
of fire occurred in Val Lagarina, and
in the plains south of Ponta di Pave
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Weather Forecast

Washington. March s.-Forecast fol
Alabama: Partly cloudy Saturday, loca
rains at night or Sunday; colder Sun
day west and north portions.
Georgia: Fair, somewhat warmel
Saturday; Sunday cloudy, probably rair
north and west portions, warmel
southern portion.
Mississippi: Partly cloudy. loca
rains at night or Sunday; colder Sun
day.
Tennessee: Cloudy and slightly
warmer Saturday, rain at night and OF
Sunday, colder Sunday.
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BANKHEAD CARRIES
THE WARRIOR RIVER
CASE TO HIGH COURT
Continued from Page onc)

director general of railroads would
cause immediate and favorable action
on the Mason Bontecou report. ! feel
sure that that word will be spoken"
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DECATUR

Decatur, March ESPECIAL I'm
the drive to raise $4,000 for the Benevo-
lent hospital by popular subscription
more than Bone-half of the amount has
already been raised and, it is thought,
that the remainder will be raised with
in very few days.
Morgan county will spend $4,000
in the construction of pike road
from Decatur to Hartselle, a distance
of IA miles. The contract has been
let to Wolf & Son and work will
commence on the road in the near flu
ture
The road will be built of crushed
stone IA feet wide. The federal gov
eminent will pay $4,000 of the con-
struction cost and the county is to
pay the remainder
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Local Data

For the "a hours ending at p. N
March s, 1918:
Highest temperature ............
Lowest temperature .,..........
Mean temperature ..............-
Normal temperature ..........
Deficiency in temperature since
January / .............,.....
Rainfall OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. I
Total rainfall since January l.. 10 {
Deficiency in rainfall since Janu-
airy ..-...... 49,.
II noon ................
p. IN, ..................
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M'ADOO'S POSITION

Secretary McAdoo explained that he
will not adopt any general policy of util-
izing the canals and navigable rivers UNI
til he receives a report from a special
committee, headed by Maj. Gen. w. NJ.
Black chief of engineers. appointed to
study waterways transportation as APP
piled to the present railway situation
and to make recommendations.
This committee now is at work formu
lating plans which might be put into
operation this summer or by fall to re-
lieve the usual winter burden OF the
rail carriers. From reports already gath
cred by the army engineer corps. the
department of justice and organization
interested in waterways Improvement,
the committee expects to work out spe-
cial reports on the utilization of the wa
terways in connection with railways. No
extensive improvements are contemplat-
ed, inasmuch as these would require too
much time and expense and probably
could not be completed before the war
is over.
In the delegation received by the Pres
ident. besides Senator Fletcher and Rep
resentative Small were Senators Rams
dell of Louisiana, Shields Of Tennessee
Bankhead of Alabama. Wadsworth Of
New York and Salisbury of Delaware
and Representatives Fisher of Tennes-
see, Borland of Missouri, Dupre OF
Louisiana and Switzer of Ohio
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For the stomach and Liver

Just try one soc bottle of LAX-FOS
WITH PEPSIN A Liquid Digestive
Laxative. Pleasant to take.
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KRYLENKO RESIGNS

London, Thursday, March 7.-Ensign N.
v. Krylenko, cOmmander-in-chief of the
bolshevk army. has resigned, according
to an Exchange Telegraph dispatch from
Petrograd. The resignation was brought
about owing to differences of principle
between Krylenko and the council OF
peoples commissaries, as we'll as dis
agreement with the latest actions of the
council
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A Berlin dispatch received in London
on February % reported that Gen. Bonch-
Brujevitch had been appointed to sue
coed Krylenko as commander-in-chief,
but there was no confirmation of this
report from Russian sources.
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the receipt Of wireless message, which
must have originated from enemy sources.
The German war office in its official
statement of March 8. said that Ukrain-
ian and German troops had captured
kiev. Since then, however, there have
been no claims of any advance beyond
Kiey BY the invaders.
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British Casualties for
First Week in March
Lowest in Many Months

London. Thursday, March 7.-For the
first week Of March, British casualties
were 1884. the lowest of any week for
several months. The orricial report for
the week ending today, follows:
Killed or died Of wounds: Officers, 3d.;
men, 62S.
Wounded or missing: Officers, 179;
men, 2473.
The lowest previous week for several
months was the last week of February
in which there were S571 casualties. The
total casualties for. February. a low
month, were IS, 961.
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AWAITING BLACKS REPORT

Washington. March S.-President Will
son was urged by large delegation of
senators and representatives today to have
a part of the $500, 00o,000 revolving fund
carried by the railroad control bill used
for establishing barge lines on rivers
and canals to provide cheap transporta-
ton and relieve railroad congestion.
Later two of those In the party, Sem
ator Fletcher of Florida, chairman of
the Senate commerce commission, and
Represer tative Small of North Carolina.
chairman of the House rivers and har-
bors, called on Secretary McAdoo, d.
rector general of railways and submitted
their suggestions to him.
Under the railroad bill about to be
acted upon finally in Congress, provision
is made for expenditure out of the re-
volving fund for developing waterway
transportation. The President and Mr.
MeAdoo Were urged to make use of this
authority Immediately, stress being laid
upon the opportunity offered on the Mis-
sissippi. Missouri, Ohio. Black Warrior,
and Tombigbee rivers. and the Erie and
Chesapeake and Delaware canals
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If you want good health. clear COM
plexion and freedom from Dizziness,
Constipation, Biliousness, Headaches
and Indigestion take DIR. Kings New
Life Pills. They drive out fermenting
and undigested foods and give quick
relief. Still 25c, all druggists.-Adv.