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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-31

counter dCLaCKS.
 Notwithstanding continued opposi- l ton by heavy guns, machine guns and large numbers of the enemy, soldiers l from the middle western and eastern states drove their line northward from Sergy Tuesday for distance of about two miles, and were resting at nigh. on the slopes approaching the woods beyond the town of Nesles. Where they stood at last accounts the Amer jeans formed the apex of the long line running across the salient.
 While the bitter fighting was in progress between the Americans and Germans the French troops on both sides of the fighting front also mov ed forward for goodly gains northeast of Fere- -En-Tardenois and east of Ser1y. In the Nesles forest the Germans are holding strong positions, from which Actively, the menacing allied line be- fore them.
 OUTFOUGHT BY AMERICANS Prussian guards and Bavarians were in the thick of the fighting through out Tuesday. but again they were out maneuvered and outfought by the Americans and again suffered heavy casualties.
 The Germans apparently are on
 the eve of attcmptinE to end their
 retreat from the Soissons- helms
 salient and turning and offering
 frontal battle In force to the en-
 +ente allied armies.
 The day oi rear-guard actions seenis drawing to close. Violent counter of- fensive measures against their antago- nists already are in progres by the Ger mans over most of the British front and seemingly, for the present at least, the allied advance has been materially slow cd down.
 Further gains have been made by the allies including the Americans, but only after the bitterest kind of fighting And these gains have been considerably less in extent thar those of previous days, be- fore the Germans stifened their retreat ing armies by rushing numerous fresh divisions to their aid and adding greatly to the Aggregate strength of their light ing force within the fast disappearing pocket between Soissons and Rheims.
 FORCE ALLIES TO HALT
 As result of violent counter attacks, delivered with huge electives, the Ger mans have been able to force the falling hack by the Americans and French or several positions but nowhere were they able to find a spot weak enough through which they could penetrate the allied line. Standing firmly, and giving ground only under absolute nfcessity, the allied troops everywhereA4ave exaeted a huge toll in men killed, wounded or made prisoner from the s;errnans In their every effort partly to retrieve their losses of ground.
 Particularly heavy has been the fight ing in the center of the salient and on the right and left anchor points of the
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-31
STEEL LABORERS GET ID PER CENT
 WAGE INCREASE
Seventh Wage Raise Since 1916 Granted-3OO, 1000 Men Will Benefit
 by Action

New York, July 30.-Wage increases ap- proximatng 10 per cent and effective on August 1 will be granted by the United States Steel corporation to laborers at it's manufacturing, plants, it was an nounced today by the corporations fin- ance committee. Other wage rates will be equitably adjusted, except in cases where recent advances have been made. Coal mining companies are not included in the new increase, as these employees have already received similar advances
 This is the seventh raise in wages which United States Steel operatives gen. e.ally have received since January of 1916. The seven increases aggregate 75 per cent.
 Six of them were for 10 per cent each and one granted last March was for .5 per cent
 The seven advances increase the cor poration's pay roll by about g GOO oo1 monthly, as compared with the latter part of 1915, according to unofficial esti- mates. Approximately 30O,OOO men will benefit The requirements. it was learned tonight were placed before the steel tor General Schwab of the emergency fleet corporation at the meeting held yesterday in New York.
 The reserve stock is regarded by Mr Schwab as a stimulus to production anl plans have been made to keep it intact. Allocation of the present reserve of ,00o.0O0 tons is fairly. according to ship ping board officials, although several Pacific coast yards still are in need os steel.
 The steel schedule of the shipping board calls for delivery of 25O GOO. ton < monthly, but it was said that request has been made by MT. Schwab that de- liveries during August, Septfmber and October be increased approximately so, : 900 tons monthly. This increase. it is believed will provide d reserve for each kshipbuildins yard that will act as an in centive to workmen turning nut tc~---.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-31
MORE AMERICANS IN ITALY

Italian Army Headquarters in North 0rn Italy, July 29.--American troops continue to arrive here. They are ia excellent condition and splendid spirits and are enthusiastic over the welcome accorded them
 Nothing has been left undone by the Italians to show the Americans how much their presence in Italy is appre : ciated. The commanding general and his staff turned out to greet the men from overseas, while airplanes flew over them dropping colored papers on which was printed, "viva Wilson,
 The American Red Cross has estab- lished small hospital at the Amer fcan base.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-31
GERMAN FORCES ARE VICTORIOUS,
 IS BERLIN REPORT Heavy Attacks by Allied Troops Everywhere Re pulsed, Says War Of
 flee Statement

Berlin. July z9.-tvia London.) The German official communica- ton of today dealing with the fighting north of the Ourcq and southwest of Rheims Monday. says the allied forces, including French. British and Americans, attacked in strength. hut were thrown back with the heaviest of losses over the entire battle line.
 The communication says thc heaviest of attacks were launched against the Hartennes-Fere-En Tardenois front. but that the as- saulting waves broke down at or before the German lines and sone- times under counter attacks. From Fere- re-En-Tardenois eastward the allied thrusts likewise were unsuc- cessful, while repeated attacks southwest of Rheims were every where repulsed with heavy losses. The text of the communication fol- lows:
 'eThere have been lively recon noiterinE activity during the night. Partial attacks by the British in the region of Merris and on both sides of the Ayette were repulsed.
 .The enemy launched attacks with strong forces against our new lines north of the Ourcq and on the wooded heights southwest of Rheims. The French, British and Americans were thrown back on the whole of their attacking front with the heaviest of losses.
 ''The main weight of the enemy's attack was directed against the Hartennese-Ferc-En front. where during the morning md afternoon the enemy stormed again and aGnin in dense waves. His assaults broke down before and at our lines, s0met times un- der our counter attacks.
 "In the afternoon the enemy ex- tended his attack beyond Fere- En-Tardenots eastwnFd. They were just as unspccessful as par ttal attacks he launched In the morning at the Bois Meunierc. Southwest of Rheims the enemy renewed his attack m many as five times at isolatcd points between Chambrecy and vrixny. keeping them up in violent partial attacks until late in the evening. He was replused everywhere with san Eu1nAry losses.
 Aln Champagne south of Mont Ffcstel we drove the enemy out of trenches which he had occupied since Ais thrust of Saturday and captured an enemy point of sup port northeast of Perthes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-31
ENEMY sTATIONs BOMBED

London. July 30.-The following com munication was issued this evening by the air ministry
 "On the night of the July 2S-29 our machines attacked the railway stations at Offenburg. Rastatt and Badenf Sutt- gart and Sollingen also were attacked. Three hostile airdromes and numerous ground targets were bombed and sub jected to machine gun fire. All our machines returned.
 "On the morning of the Both instant our sauadrons successfully bomb bard ed the railway station at Offenburg. Good results were obtained. In the course of combats three enemy machines were shot down and another was driven down out of control
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-31
AMERICAN AIR VICTORY

With the American Army in France, July 30.-Lieut. A. R. Brooks of Tram ingham, Mass and Lieut.. David E. Putnam of Newton Mass, of the American aerial forces, report that they probably brought down an ene- my airplane last night behind the Ger man lines at Montsec, the same noun tain which obscured Putnams recent victory from observation, and conse- quently official credit.
 The aviators saw their opponent plunge earthward but the fog and clouds prevented them from observing the crash.
 The fight was the first in the Toul |ssector for several days owing to the unfavorable Weather which is now inn proving, giving promise of renewed aerial activity
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-31
Summary of the News

1-Americans rush deadly barraEe. Ten per cent tax on gross sales
 many articles agreed upon. 2-Increased fury in deadly conflict Ia now reported. 3-Thousands will be affected by
 draft treaties. 4-Editorial and comment. 5-New coke oven battery here VIII
 cost nearly eS,OOO.OO0. e-Society news. 7ESporta. @MaRketa.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-31
AERIAL OPERATIONS

London, July S0.-The official statement on aerial operations tonight says:
 "On July 2S ground mist and low visi- bility interferred with artillery observa- tion. but our bombing and fighting ma chimes carried out their usual work. Eleven tons of bombs were dropped on enemy dumps and billets and II hostile airplanes were destroyed with thu. Joss of two Of our machines.
 During the night. in spite of unfavor-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-31
ENEMY AIRMEN KILLED

With the American Army on the Aisne -Marne front, July 3o.-After daylight Tuesday two German avia- tors, with machine gunners aboard, flying low, attacked an American sup ply train south of Sergy. They were driven off by anti-aircraft guns.
 The Germans later attacked dress ing station Word of this having been sent to the aerial commander, al, American aviator soon arrived and, single handed. attacked the boches from above. In trying to get away the Germans collided. The wings of their machines locked and the planes fell, both aviators and gunners being killed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-31
Million Tons of Steel
 for Ships Needed

Washington, July 30.-Steel requirements of the shipping board for the next three months call for 100000 tons. an increase 'of 25o.oo0 tons over the regular monthly schedule for that period. This increase IS desired so as to provide reserve of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-31
Enemy Expected To Halt Retreat and Offer Resistance
Violent Counter Offensive Measures By Germans Already in Progress Over Most of British Front and Allied Advance Is Ap- parently Halted
By Associated Press

American troops fighting north of the Ourcq river in the American troops fighting north of the Ourcq in the salient have enlarged their brilliant victory of Monday Sergy where they pieces divisions of Ger manys picked troops and and held the village against
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-31
ITALIAN STATEMENT

Rome, July 30.-The war office com munication issued today follows:
 "On the whole of the front there has been reciprocal artillery fighting. In the Giudicaria and Val Arsa hostile parties were repulsed. Along the Piave our reconnoitering patrols brought back en- emy arms and material Thirteen hos tile aircraft have been brought down.
 Tn Albania the systematization of our lines of resistance has been completed, and our troops on the Semenf and west of the Osum and Dcvoli have lessened their pressure against the enemy
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-31

Tho statement says:
 1During the latter part of the night patrols of the First Austra- Han division, who had entered Ger man positions about Merris, suc- eessfuuy established themselves east of the village. which they sur rounded and captured. One hundred and sixty-nine prisoners and a number of trench mortnrs and ma chine guns were taken by ITS in the course of this enterprise. Our cas- ualties were light. A few addition al prisoners were captured by our patrols during the day in Nieppe forest.
 ssyhe hostile artillery has shown great activity today against new positions at Merris."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-31
Australians Capture
 Village Of Morris,
 SouthUest Of Ypres
Germans Attempt to Retake Village of Steuph- raise, Near Rheims, and Make Slight Ad- vance to West of Village-Local
 Fighting Reported

With the American Army Aisne- Front July 30 (By the Associated Press -Through barrage deadly laid for months, the American soldiers comprising from the middle west and their line forward little today, and tonight forms the apex of the long allied front Their considerable though less than miles, but brilliant operation in view of the deter mined countering by the Germans.
 On while main the casts and Hanks the indicated the withdrawal the Fourth
  justified their Butt thersac in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-31

capture St. Euphraise failed, in spite of slight advance made by them to the west of the village.
 "There is nothing of importance to report from the rest of the front.''
 "Eastern theatre, July 20; Two successful raids were carried out against the Bulgarian positions, one by the British troops west of the Vardars the other by Serbian troops"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-31
ALLIED LINES PUSHED FORWARD


  fighting Tuesday advanced the of notwithstanding according official Attempts by the village Rheims, failed although of the vilaR
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-31

The text of the communication followss
 On the right bank of the Ourcq some local fighting enabled us to advance on the height to the north east of Fere-En-Tarden0is.
 9Tn the region of Sergy we main- tained our gains, in spite of scv- eral reactions by the enemy.
 sSouthwest of Rheims the Ger mans attacked on both sides of St. Euphraise. All their attempts to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-31

ward across the zone to the north west.
 The Germans arc holding posi- tions in Lesles forest, from which their guns are smelling ineffective Iy.
 It was late in the day before the whole of Seringes was wholly cleared. The Germans clung to the northern part of the town tenaciously and used their ma chine guns murderously.
 NO ARTILLERY USED Neither side used artillery in this par ticular battle. There was hand -to-hand fighting in the streets, in which the
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-31
AUSTRALIANS TAKE MERRIS

lable weather condtiogs, bombs were dropped by us on Bray and Bapaume. All machines returned"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-31

The Americans withstOod two heavy attacks during the night, and at daylight began their Op- erations, which left them tonight well to the north of Sergy on the long slopes approaching the heavy woods beyond Nesles, n little town directly east of Seringes- whose retention the Germans bit- teriy opposed.
 The east end of sthe line swings nOrtheasterIy opposite this point and then drops off sharply in the direction of Cierges and Roncheres. The Ourcq river has been left far behind, the line being pushed for
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-31
TREASURY SUGGESTIONS CUT

The committee cut the treasury sug- sestions in half. so far as rates are con eerned on most of the articles affected by today's tentative agreement on 10 per cent tax on original sales of articles included in the existing war excise tax class
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-31
BERLIN REPORTS ALLIED DEFEAT

rn, July 30Aer his defeat of yesterday, enemy
 says the German official this evening"
Arizona republican., 1918-06-08

spoken of the conscrpton of labor by the state when nothing of that sort is intended and could not be ac- compshed if it were. The state, matter of fact, can conscribe nothing. The federal government, however, conscribe persons property.
 It is only proposed to exercise latent police power of the state, which has at time another been exercised in every city in the land. Loafers have been compelled to work go to jail. But the state cannot compel loafer to work at any special job, it conscribe him. But it cap, whether the legislature passes the vagabond law not give him his choice between going to work at something and taking the punishment for loafins
 We would commend to certain members of the house perusa of the dictionary with special atten- tion to the word conscription before resuming the debate this morning and they will then see that Ari lacks ito enroll enlist for military naval purposes"
 We would also commend to them study of elementary law and then they will see that since Arizona declare war; it cannot levy taxes in support of a war.
 These things are functions belonging solely to the federal unless the American constitution has been changed since last had occasion to con- suit it.
Arizona republican., 1918-06-08
"THE MoVIE-STRUck GIRL

William A. Page exposes fake schools for teach ing movie acting in the June Woman's Home Com panion
 "The girl in the small city, unable to to New York or to Los Angeles, and dreaming of the time when she will become movie star stumbles by chance upon advertisement: Learn to be Movie Actress Course of fifty lessons by mail Posi- tons positively secured with big companies if you qualify. Any clever girl easily master the art of moving picture acting"
 At my direction my stenographer recently swered such advertisement from alleged school of acting in Chicago. It osteniby conducted by a former moving picture actor who described a star but who, I discovered had been merely broncho rider and extra for western company. The literature prepared by expert, read much like the prospectus of a fake mining company.
 "A sample lesson was enclosed with the request for fifty dollars. It advised the stenographer to hearse privately in her own room, facing mirror; by diagrams of positions she instructed register Despair wringing her hands together and gazing the floor; Hope by extending the right hand to- ward the mirror and smiling; Joy, claspng both hands and gazing toward heaven with a smile An ger by cenching her fists and frownng; and on through perfectly absurd rigmarole which if fol- lowed accurately would inevitably lead insane asylum"
Arizona republican., 1918-06-08
A Way to Save Time

It is sometimes better to let bill of doubtful utility pass than to waste time in opposing it. We speaking of bills which palpably not bad but which might not be essential The doubt may often bo proftably dismissed in favor of the bill. If as a law it should be a useless cncumbrance of the statutes it would find itself in a very large company
 We have especially in mind the bill for suspend ing the statute of limitations in litigation affecting soldiers, considered yesterday in the whole committee of the house. The only objection to that was that such law unnecessary since. as some of the members believed the rights soldiers in that respect arc safeguarded by federal legislation We share with many lawyers the belief that there some things that cannot be accomplished by federal legis ation and of them is the administration of such laws of state in violation of the federal constitution.
 If that were not so we would not have annual conventions of tho eminent lawyers of the land to bring about uniformity state legislation. IL would be much easier and more simple to go to con- gress and try to such legislation.
 The statutes of limitation of the states b. means uniform any than divorce laws We do not suppose any member of the legislature believes that the divorce laws of any state could be changed by federal enactment.
 Nor do we believe that the federal legislation ta which reference has been made intended by con- gross to accomplish what is desired shall be accomp lshed by the pending bnl-the giving of certain status to litigation under the laws of this state be- tween citizens of the state.
 Whatever doubt there may be concerning it might well be resolved in favor of the bill which could not possibly result in harm if it should not result in good
 The foregoing remarks do not apply at all to bills of such doubtful character that they may be good or they may be bad. When in such doubt the only safe thing to do is to vote mo"
Arizona republican., 1918-06-08
NATURE LORE

"Once started in pursuit of nature lore, we are pretty sure to keep When people ask me, How shall teach children to love nature?' I reply: DO try to teach them at all Just turn them loose in the country and trust to luck It is time enough to children's questions when they inter- ested enough to ask them Knowledge without love not stick but if loves first knowledge is pretty to follow. 1 do not know how first got my love for nature, but suppose it because l born and passed my youth on the farm, and reacted spontaneously to the natural objects about me I felt certain privacy and kinship with the woods and fields and streams long before the natural ist awoke to self lf-consciousness within feeling of companonship with nature came long prior to conscious desire for accurate and specific knowl edge about her works. l loved the flowers and the wild creatures, most healthy children do long be- fore I knew there such a study botany natural history. And when I take a walk now thoughts of natural history play only a secondary part; suspect it is to bathe the spirit in nat ural influences than to store the mind with natural facts. think know what Emerson means when he says in his journal that walk in the woods is of the secrets for lodging old age."-John Burroughs, in the June Century.
Arizona republican., 1918-06-08
WHAT PAT o'eRIEN SAID TO KING OF
 ENGLAND

Lieut.. Pat OBrien, the American avtaor who shot down by the Huns an dwho escaped by leaping from train speeding thirty five miles an hour says in tthe June American magazine:
 "The first two days I lived on the bread and sausage I had After that, I got what could from the fields and gardens cabbage, sugar beets-raw, of course-and carrots I think I must be the cham pion carrot eater of the world.
 Later, when I reached England, King George read the report of my experiences and gave what l was told the longest audience of the war, ex actly ffty-two minutes. And he said to me then, laughingy, don't suppose you're fond of carrots now?
 "'No,' said, less than ever. And seeing I'm Irish, I did like anything about them anyway except the green of their tops!
 You know the color of a carrot pretty close to orange Perhaps it stiff joke to make to the King of England, but he seemed to appreci- ate it."
Arizona republican., 1918-06-08
MARSTON SENTENCED
 ID SIX MONTH TERM

Paul Martson was sentenced to serve for six months at hard labor by Judge Stanford yesterday when he entered a plea of guilty to the charge of obtaining money on false pre- lenses. Marston was previously charged with uttering fictitious checks.
 The crime in the case of Benita Chicago was changed from grand lar ceny to petit larceny and he was also sentenced to serve six months at hard labor. It is understood that both ] men will be placed on the roads | working out of the road camp estab- 1 lished on the Black Canyon road.
 On motion of the county attorney the case against T. Arvisu, charged with disposing of intoxicating liquor was dismissed. The county attorney held the case was somewhat similar to that of grocers disposing of fla voring extracts.
 Gavino Luna and Francisco Rivero, who pleaded guilty to obtaining money under false pretenses, were given a six months jail sentence at hard labor and fined $500 or one day for each S3