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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-09
|Ex-President Taft Joins Kiwanians

x-President William Howard Taft is the latest Kiwanian of note accord l. ing to an announcement made last night by J. Mercer Barnett of the local Kiwanis club, who received message notifying him of this fact.
 President Taft was elected a member of the Allentown. Pa, club, and when notified of his election as q member of this organization sent the following message to the club: T ac- cept with pleasure the honor conferred 9on me"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-09

It's the best hot weather
 sport of all. Plenty of good places nearby. Plen- ty of good bathing suits at
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TROTzkY DOES NOT
like HIGH SOUNDING
PHRASES OF GERMANS

Amsterdam. Ian. 1.-THE Wolff Bureau,
publishes a Brest-I.ivotsh dispatch as fol-
lows:
committee composed 81 Germans,
Acknowledgements and Russians for the
discussion of territorial quest ions held
three long sittings Oh Friday and satur-
day. 1t was agreed that the first para
graph of the peace treaty should he a
clause announcing that the state Of war
between the parties had been concluded
The Germans proposed a clause that
the contracting parties have resolved
henceforth to live in peace and friend
ship
Leon Trotzty. the Bolshevik foreign
minister, refused to endorse this decla--
ing that it decorative phrase whico
does not describe the relations which in
the future will exist between the Russia
and German peoples
1T was confirmed that the evacuation
of occupied territory by both parties
should take place on the basis Of full rec
iprocity, so that the evacuation by tne
Central Powers of Russian territor,.
would synchronize with the evacuation
by Russia of the occupied regions in Aus
tria- Hungary. Turkey and Persia Later
Persia was struck out Is not being bel
ligerent party, and NJ. Trotzky purposed
to all the following:
Russia undertakes as speedily as pos
sible to remove her troops from neutral
Persia
He said he had no other ground for
this than desire to emphasize the crying
wrong committed by the former Russian
government against a neutral country
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GERMAN SPY
PUT SPOKANE
ON THE ROCKS

Seattle. Wn.. Jan. l4.-Federal
agents asserted here today that a Ger
man spy, disappearing AS q helms
man under the name Of "Wiliam
Swanson TODD at the wheel of the
Alaska liner Spokane when she crash
ed into the rocks off Idol Point. r. c.,
on the night OF November % 1917.
while hound from southeastern Ala ska
for Seattle with 237 passengers
Helmsman Has Disappeared
Swanson" has disappeared. the
agents said With Carl L. Else. a Ger
man, and Carl Wiltsche. an Austrian
member of the crew he was arrested
November 2S on his arrival here The
three were released December L.
Swanson was not a member or
the Spokanes crew. it was said. lie
went aboard the ship when she left
Alaska for Seattle, mingled with The
crew and passed himself off as a
'quartcrmaster." the federal investi-
gators explained They said he was
able to succeed in his deception as
the Spokane on the voyage had a new
set of deck officers. who were unfa
miliar with the faces of the vessels
crew
The Spokane was f1oated some time
after she struck. No lives were lost
in the accident
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11S Ships Held at New York
FOUR PLANS TO
imp rove COAL
SITUATION =

Washington, Jan 14.-lFour plans for
improving the coal situation We're out
lined to the Senate inveStiga ting COM
nittee today by Francis S. Peabody.
director of the Coal Production Bureau
of the Council Of National Defense.
They We're:
The Four Propositions
establishment of producing and dis
triDuting zones, shipments to be con-
fined to those zones except in excep-
tjonal cases.
A definite statement of the govern
ment's policy as TO prices until the war
ends.
The placing OF the question of prior
ity into the hands OF experienced men,
\ premium on clean coal.
Mr.. Peabody estimated that the zone
system would increase production "a
per cent because the short hauls
would make many more cars available
to the mines many of which now fire.
quently are idle for days through
shortage of cars
Uncertainty as 80 tie government $
attitude on prices the witness said has
kept operators from making necessary
Improvements to their mines. This will
be reflected he said in reduced pro-
duction this spring.
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REPRIEvE FAILS
SMALL HANGED
MURDER Wife

Concord y. H., Jan. 15.-Frederick
l.. Small, a former Boston broker. WA,
hanged at the state prison a. 1a.1s this
morning for the murder of his wife
Florence Arlecn Small. at their home in
Ossip2e in September 1915. Small was
pronounced dead at l:.c1 \. y.
Small Maintains Calm
Small was pronounced dead at lo.2-. nine
minutes alter the trap was sprung He
maintained his calm and his only words
when he was Informed he must die we're:
- am resigned Gods will be done
small was escorted into the death cham
Der by his spiritual adviser. but not a
word was said in the chamber.
Before the trap was sprung all the
lights were turned out ana Small went
to his death in the dark.
Small received calmly tho notification
Of the failure of the last svh+ co.. ,,eo
from the lips of Sidney :. Stevens ono AZ
MS Couhsel. Escorted by Warden Charles
III. Rowe and his two guards. GUY Emery
and Elmer J. Strong. who have v,tche j,
over him constantly for the mast IS davs
he was removed from his cell n tho do
'eh'loii room IN the south end of the prts-
OF ADJOINING the new stores huild,,o
where the execution was 10 take Mac,
WITH MIN was his spiritual advisor Will
liam r. stevens Of this CITY readsr of ,hs
CHRISTIAN Science church
Smalis guards renortea tb.t NO ,.a
eaten a hearty supper while the govern
''i'' vas still listening 10 pleas
'eNe or Communication of SEN
ioi"sht' however, the condemned
nra" p'ced the detention room restlessly
- MS approaching fate apparently
n"o ''ot neen communicated to the other
inmates OF the prison. In a distant hall
'he prison band was giving a concert
oue me music did not reach Snlall's ears.
me sailows had been erected in cor
her OF storeroom. the frst to be con-
s'Fuc'ed In the stores building, only two
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Are Needed to Check
Enemy Until U. S.
Strength Available
GEDDES STATES IN
COMMONS SPEECH
Gives Interesting Details of
Britain's Strength in Struggle
and Praises Spirit in Which
Labor Leaders Have Met Gov
eminent - Says Man Power
Central Problem

London, Jan. 4.-Nearly half IL
million men from Great Britain alone
are 10 be recruited INFO the British
army at the earliest date possible. end
It is probable that many more will
be added to that number in the com
ing months. These viii comprise the
Younger men who up to INC present
nave been exempt because OF their en-
ploNment in industries essential to the
war services. This announcement was
made by the House of Commons to
day by Sir Auckland C;cddes minister
of national service. whose statement Of
the governments man power proposals
vas replctc with interesting details of
Biitain'S strength in the struggle into
which she means to throw her fun re-
sources.
Britain Needs More Men
The Empire has enrolled 800. 900
fighting and labor battalion forces dur
ing the WaI. ACCORDING. TO thr state
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aoRAH'S STATEMENT
BEFORE JURY HAlTs
YORK MURDER TRIAL

NE. Jan. 1.-THE trial Of John
'ran a nursery salesman. - wears
aareed with the murder Of Della
''e''e' which opened in the Su-
court here today, was halted
u'niy when the jurors returning
'' me scene Of the crime in Bidde-
N reported that Slorah had ex-
''''ed My God, take me on. OF
or will go insane again.
Ter u'ef conference Judge philbrook
''Sea the jury. which had been
,-S ra1e'ed in less than an hour. and
ma Inc case continued until the
70 efm 81 court Slorah is alleged
ar..' ave shot the Duquette woman. who
,'ousiE had been employed by him
honsekeeper when he called 1t his
4,n. ON Aus %, last 10 obtain her be-
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SUPPLY SHIPS
Destined for Europe Are
Added to List
OF Essentials that Must Be Supplied
with CoaI-Put Ahead Of War In
dustries After Report Million Tons
Shipping Held at New York-House-
holders Still Have First Preference

Washington, Jan. l4.--Ships trans
porting supplies TO Europe were added
by Fuel Administrator Garfield tonight
&c the list Of essentials that must be
supplied with coal. They were put
ahead even of war industries after le-
ports came to the fuel administration
that a million tons of shipping is held
at New York for lack of bunkers.
Householders Come First
\ senerai plan of coal distribution
dc signed to meet the fuel famine IN
the East as outlined by DR.. Garfield to-
night gives preference first to house
holders; second. to public utilities sup
plying light and heat; third, to ships
transporting food and war materials to
the American army and to the allies;
fourth, to war industries, and, fifth,
TO all other classes of industry
The program will be put into force
with the aid of state fuel administrat-
ors on the return to Washington of T.
i. NoyeS, head of the fuel administra-
tion's fine! conservation division who Is
studying the situation in New York
and New England. II will apply prob
ably 10 all the states east of the Mis-
sissippi,
Industries in the flfth class named by
Or. Garfield probably will be required
to shut down until the other classes are
supplied. Their supplies will be cut eff
and il necessary the fuel administra
ton will requisition any coal they may
have in store for distribution among
the more favored classes The less es-
sential industries themselves may de-
fer their classification as it probably
will be found necessary to keep some
Of them running more steadily than
others.
The preferential and curtailment
plan. DR.. Garfield made clear tonight,
is An emergency arrangement made ne
cessary by famine conditions. When
relief. appears for the shortage that is
bringing suffering TO thousands N
eastern cities, the orders will be mod
med
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FIRST ALLEGED
QUESTIONABLE FRAUD

Boston, Jan. 1.-THE first alleged ques-
tionnaire frauds to be unearthed in New
England were brought to light here to-
night when federal officials arrested JOS
eph Solomon and Said Joseph.
The men are Syrians % years old and
both are charged with conspiring 10 vio-
late the selective service act by being
parties to the making Of false state
ments on a questionable as 10 the fitness
and liability Of persons for service. 1t 10
alleged by the federal authorities that the
name of Malbena Solomon was forgen
on Joseph Solomon's QUESTIONABLE. The
defendants pleaded not guilty before Unit
Cd States Commissioner Hayes and were
held in slooo bail for hearing.
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camps have been adequately heated
anG soldiers have had a sufficient sup
ply of blankets for their comfort.
On the active fronts in the West and
III Italy tho equilibrium of battle has
been maintained says the review.
Transporting Austrian Guns
THE Identification of Austrian units
along the western front is of interest
For some time past we have been re-
ceiving information to the effect that
Austrian hoWitzers which had been
participating III the offensive in Italy
were being detached from the Italian
theatre and transported to the West.
In spite of unfavorablc atmospheric
conditions French and British aviators
We're very busy along the whole front.
and brought down a number of hostile
plains. Air raids into the interior of
Germany were crowned with success.
In Italy the enemy has been immo-
bilized by the deep snow in the noun
tain zone.
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COAL FAMINE
SHUTS CHICAGO
PACKING PLANTS

Chicago, Jan. 1i.-Chicago. jus, re-
covering from the most severe blizzard
in 90 years, tonight was in the grip of
. coal famine that closed down blast
furnaces in South Chicago, shut up
the worlds two greatest packing plants
and threatened another tieup Of the
railways.
Cancel Trains to Save Coal
Tho Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Railroad issued orders to division su-
perintendents that every possible train
be cancelled TO conserve coal. The Ar
,nour and Swift packing plants closed
and Put employees to work clearing the
tracks Of snow so that coal and cattle
could be moved
Meanwhile the weather forccaSter is
sued a warning that another heavy
gale is sweeping toward the city, lear-
ing in it's wake noW-cOvered states
throughout the Southwest Moderation
Of the weather today permitted citizens
and 10000 children who had been re-
leased from school for The week 10 clear
The streets enough to permit delivery
Of milk. food and scanty supplies Of
coal.
The new storm, which is expected to
roach ChicaGo in the next "a hours. was
central today over eastern Texas, and
was moving northeastward across the
lower Mississippi valley with Increased
intensity bringing with il a heavy fall
IF Snnu-
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AMERICAN TRAWLER
HAS Been LOST

Washington. Jan. H.--.Nn American
uaw'er. operating in European waters
has hco0 LOST, Admiral Sims reported
The sinking of III" little vessel +. the
n'NA department today. All rlrllh ~
ne crew we're saved
The traNler was lost. Admiral Sims
reported. by striking rock.
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DAY AIR RAID ON
KARLSRUHE SUCCEEDS

London. Jan IA successfully day
sruhe. according 10 a British official
communication issued tonight
Capital Of Baden
karlsruhe. which IS the capital of
the Grand Duchy Of Baden. several
times has received visitations from al
lied airmen. 1t is situated about 30
miles from the French border and has
a population Of between 5000 and loo
600.
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McAdOO Orders Roads
to Rush Coal and Food
for New York
118 SHIPS ARE
AWAITING COAL
In Middle West Arrangements
Instructed tc Move Coal and
Food Ahead of Other Ship
ments and Do Utmost to Clear
Snow from Main Trave
Routes

Washington. Jan l4.-Interference
with railroad transportation by the
blizzard led Director General McAdoo
tonight to establish limited priority
orders on coal and food for New York
and ,icinity. giving the first instruc-
lions of the kind since he recently can
celled all formal priority For the Mid
die West where most freight and pas
Songer traffic was still held up today
Ivy fri4il weather and deep snow, Mr.
McAdoo issued 10 priority orders, but
railroad managcments received instruc-
tions to move coal and food ahead of
all Other shipments and to do their Mt
most to clear the snow from main tray
cl routes.
11S Ships Held at New York
Action On the New York situation
was taken on advice of a. II. Smith,
assistant director in charge of eastern
lines who reported that llS ships We're
held in New York harbor awaiting
bunker coal and. that Atlantic
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Extend ArmiStiCe Feb. Is
Peace Parleys to Warsaw

Although there is still talk in tmoHi-
rial quarters of the possibility Of Il
final break in the peace negotiations
between the Central Powers and the
the armstice has evidently
been extended to Feb. is, and it is re-
ported tha, The pour parlers will y"
shortly from Brest LitovsIi
IN Warsaw
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TRUE PATRIOT
Death Maj4 Augustus
P. Gardnek at Macon
Died at Base Hospital at Camp Wheel
er Of Pneumonia-For Years Fought
in Congress for National Prepared
ness and Bigger Army and Navy

Macon. Ga. Jan. 14.-Major Angus
(Second Georgia. Infantry, for many
years congressman from the Sixth
Massachusetts,, died ats the base hos
pitai at Camp Wheeler late today Of
pneumonia. He had been i'll only a few
days.
Mrs Gardner arrived yesterday from
ner home in Hamilton, Mass. and had
been almost continuously at her hus-
bands bedside until late today, when
she collapsed after the major became
unconscious Her condition was such
that she was moved to her hotel. where
she received the news Of the death. She
is tonight under the care Of phNsi-
clan.
Major Gardner contracted severe
cold two weeks ago, when he accom-
tauicd his battalion to the rifle range
and pneumonia developed. The body
will be sent to the majors former home
at Hamilton, but probably not until af-
ter the arrival from Washington Of
Senator Lodge father of Mrs. Gard
ner
The body OF Maj. Gardner Will leave
Macon Tuesday morning at LILO
o'clock for Washington. it was an
nounced tonight, whore il will lie in
state for several days, the interment
to take place in Arlington cemetery.
Besides Mrs. Gardner the body viii
be accompanied by Mai. Keenan, Of the
l06th Sanitary Train. who will rep
resent the Dixie Division as the mill
tary escort
Resigned to Enter U. S. Army
Boston. Jan. 1i.--After continuous
service of 10 years as representative
from the 18th Congressional district Of
Massachusetts. Augustus z. Gardner
resigned last year when war was de-
Clared. To enter the United States
amy. For years he had fought for ma
tional preparedness. for a bigger army
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HaeelinG at Brest- litovsk

T'dS9'ti5 d. p' col GitoTSN
Lat" advices indicate that Their. was
considerable haGElirg hrtNeCn The op-
latter part of lost week over terrific
rial questions and The fixing Of Il clause
IN the proposed treaty announcing
Peace between the bpllGerents. Trot
Zky. the Bnlsheviki foreign minister. a.
in the previous deliberations. proved
rCcalcitrant with regard 10 the German
formula "t!:al the contracting parties
have resolved henceforth TO live in
peace and friendship" declaring that
il was Il decorative phrase and did
not describe what the future relations
between the Russian and German PEI
pies would he.
Internal Strife Continues IN Russia
parts of Russia. BolsheViki troops are
reported TO have cleared Gen. Kale-
\ o
sin and to have captured Eka,erinos~
Law. Following previous reports Of i
mutiny of sailors at Sebastopol. where
81 officers, among them -four adnlrals,
were killed, Russian soldiers are de-
clared to have looted the town OF ki!ia
and. in fighting with the tllrairians, to
have forced the second tkrainian reg
iment to surrender and lay down 700
rifles and IS machine guns.
The petrograd garrison also appar-
entity is out of hand, idle soldiers hav-
ing been reported as going into the
provinces. taking food from the in
habitants, bringing it back to the cap
it;t ana selling it at exorbitant prices.
The Social Revolutionary members
of the Constituent Assembly III Rus
STA are opposed to general peace at
Russia's expense and declare that the
Bolsheviki are "usurpers Of power who
have precipitated the country into an
abyss Of civil war and trcachcry.
Speculation is rife concerning the
conferences that are being held in Der
lin between the military and political
leaders which Emperor William ana
the Crown Prince also have partici-
pated
"A death struggle is now proceed
ing between the Reichstag peace ma
jorty and the military anneXationist
party" says Bavarian newspaper
which adds that it does not know
which side the government will sup
port and that Egyptian darkness ZEN
shrouds the nations peace terms"
Cold weather and SHOWS are still re-
tarding the infantry action on the bat
tie front. where no fighting of moment
is taking place.
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THE WEATHER
CLOUDiNESS-SNOW

Forecast: Increasing cfoudlness on
TUESDAY followed by snow by night.
Wednesday. snow.
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u. s. Navy HAS
DESTROYED MANY
HUN u-BOATS

New YORK, Jan fisherman sub
marines DESTROYED by the United States
navy mount up to high number" de-
clared Rear Admiral Colby y. Chester.
L. s. n. retired, now professor Of ma
val science at Yale University, In an
address at the Yale Club here tonizhtA
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$4,000 men
For Volunteer Reserve
Of Shipyard Workers
Men to Be Recruited with Aid Of State
Defense CounciIs-Consress to Ap.
propriate $4,000, 900 for HOUSING
PURPOSES

Washington, Jan. 14.-Plans for recruit
workers were announced tonight BY Chair
man Hurley of the shipping board
o. state councils of defense and the labor
department employment agencies. They
can be utilized. 1t is estimated that fully
10000 will be placed within the next five
months
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Approval $4,000, 900 for Housing

Approval today by the Senate commerce
committee of bill appropriating 5000,
90 for providing housing accommodations
for shipyard workers led shipping board
officials 10 believe that the entire reserve
ma" be put % work before the end Of
the year. The committee also approved
bills to authorize the board to comman-
deer trolley lines if necessary to provide
transportation for workmen and TO create
military zones around shpyards
Congress was asked by the shipping
board today for an appropriation OF s73l.
00o,o00 already authorized and in anticpa-
ton of which contracts already have
been let.
Creation Of 4 volunteer reserve Of
$4,000 shipyard workers is planned by
the Shipping Board. The men will he
recruited with the assistance Of State
Defense Councils.
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NEW SPY PLOT
Unearthed by Arrest of
Waiter Sporrman
Was Attempting to Blow Up Maaa.
zins at Unfinished Army Aviation
Field at Newport Ncws-Bclicvcd to
Be Connected with Won Bernstorff
and BoyEd

Norfolk, VA. Jan. II. Naval intel
hg"rcc officers left -crr toni.hr for
Baltimore With Walter $polrman. sus-
perted Of being AN active figure in
plots launched h"r" by Capt. Boy-Ed,
the formey German military aItachr
and believed to have been a captain
in the German army. According to tho
story unolliciall> told hclc. the man
was arrested Saturday while in the acc
If attcmptme t" blow up Il magazin"
a the unfinished army aviation iicId
under construction near Newport News.
Others Are Incriminated
Documents found oil his person aud
in his rooms in Baltimore Md. how
ever. are declared to reveal his con-
hection with the Boy Ed and former
German Ambassador Bcrnstorff and 10
lncriminate in q spy plot persons in
Washington, Baltimore and other cities.
Details OF the contents IF the docu-
inents are withheld. but il is under
stood that they will lead to Il number
Of arrests within few days.
Sporrman's activities are said to have
first attracted attention of naval intel
liSence officers many weeks ago, but
his arrest was deferred until addtona
evidence could he gathered. Officers fol.
lowed him, night and day. however
the quest leading through several cities
and even To at least two army camps
Frequently, according TO the story. the
prisoner poscu as an officer of the
United States.
Finally he visited tho great army
and navy base on Hampton Roads, bu,
before that a young naval agent. pos
ing as q friend Of Germany. had made
himself acquainted with Spurrman.
The officer followed his man closely in
Newport News and finally TO the avia
ton field four miles north of the city
where the arrest was made
Documents found on the prisoner
and in his rooms at Baltimore are AL
legged to show that Sporrman started
his work in this country some time he
fore the United States entered the war
In one letter from Bay I'd there is said
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