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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-09

| o'clock, some at and some at D, ln.
 Many of them lay off the day after | pay day, and on Monday it is eaDe- | cially difficult to get full force The | women are more conscientious and
 they lose but little time.
 l The army needs more and more pis-
 tols as fast as it can get them. and at
 present the production depends upon | more tools and more labor 5-ra
 company is bringing new machines of | all kinds. and it needs all hands that l It can get to run them. One of the 1 chlet officials says that there is a | mass or floating labor moving about the United States from shop to shon at government expense The mep VIII work while in one factory and then get ransportation-fre per haps-to another factory in another
 part or the country. The anxiety to get the work done is so great thai aII
 sorts of inducements are offered bv
 ene prlVate companies manufacturIpg TOT the army and men are bribed to
 leave one plant for another. The
 man Who told me this belieyas t1,4
 Ihunitlon labor should be drafted ana
 hept on the job just as our soldiars
 are Kept on the job in the army IIo
 says It Is no worse to draft A ma, to
 make a pistol than to draft him to D sHooe It. In one case he loses onlv
 ms sweat. while in the otbar bo ;
 iiaole to lose his blood and his 1itn
 Moreover' the man in the munitions
 Iactory Is paid from $5 to s1O a daT
 mhIie the man in the trenches o,s,,
 barely S1 and keep 9o'S
 ,,t, "oFA or making an automatic pislol IS enormous compared with th4 s,,..,, oi tae weapon. The pistol is so sIhaH mat you could but if m Io,,r s,eeve or drop it into your coat noc,en. nevertheless it has fifty-three differar, patts' ranging in size from pins as ei,,, as sewing needle to the frama,ar,. oi .ne handle or receiver, which reo,,irns | q -orglng weighing over four nonr,1 1 tuahy oi the parts have to mass thro,t,r,, 1 c hail uozen processes or more and 1,. l
 'oi lioc different hands are an eaeh ,n one capacity or another. on 1 .aeh inalvldual pistol. It takes 195 ,,en 10 make the receiver, seventy tn ,,n,,i t sne siiae and thirty to make the ba rreI ooine'hln@ like 275 are reouired o,, a., sihaii pafts, and if you take ali of tho ne 'iiu women who handle each nart ol the weapon until it is comnIeted a, E Sechea away ready to be shinped to +ho poys 'h me trenches the number is as avar,, seiu' over HOO In this work | nro,a. sn one has one part to do, and the are so standardized that one man cften does the same thine o,,as, Sn, oNer asaln throughout the day | sa,r one . ooy Who spends the whole day dri,. lng holes in the barrels, and near hi,n sni puttihg peg after peg into a hoIa rpm M morning until evening.
 much or the work is less fixed an, .ndcm side requires judgment, care and con ,a,,ras sklu Everything has to be ool ~ o,.a aHu hundreds of men and women "ith gauges to see that they arc s" aetiv risht. Some of the parts arc sc snaii !, m mat they are counted by weiehins -nen so many pieces going to the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-09

MENToNE, ALA. Opened June 1 under management of Frank A. Robertson who managed it last season. Miss Sara Mallam of Birmingham. Ala. will be social hostess. Opening dance June 15. Riverdale Lodge will open June 10 under the management of Mrs. w c. Patterson.
 MT Robertson is also proprietor of Hotel Granada, City, Mr C. M. Whiteside, Manager. Any informa- tion desired will be furnished at the Granada on request.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-09

Cozy and homelike. Rooms for 200. Glec- trie lights, baths, sewerage. call bells
 Best fare and service. Lage swimming pool. Bowling. Boating. Long shady walks. Unsurpassed sulphur wafer. Resi- dent physician. Two thru trains from Charlotte. N. C.. Pleasant days. Cool $40 month. Open June l. Write for folder. The Davis Springs Co.,, Hiddenite N c
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-09

RHEA spRINCs

Now open for season IBIS. Private cot- tages with bath and modern conven- fences. Water prolongs your life, makes the sick well and the well better; usual an1usements. very accessible. reason able rates; for further information ad- dress Rhea Springs Co, Rhea Springs, Tenn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-09

livery part has to have it's own snecial macnihes to make it. and more than ooo or the most expert toolmakers of tho country are kept busy turning ont dnnli- cate ana extra parts for the pistoI-mas ,ns Inachines. These machines have to pe uesishea' and each part of the pistol an Ill the cravings of the design one littie part, a piece of steel about half the size of a postage stamn and as thick as the nail of my thumb Tha cravings for that part covered as many sheets as the architectural plans far z ten-story apartment building, and thev were Tar more intricate. The part itself ilsures less than the fraction of a cent m the cost of the gun. but thousands of dollars have been spent to get rsad,5 = make 1t in the special machines and tools which will turn it out by the thou sands.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-09

opci ation from the rough forgings, which are the new materials, to the completed
 pistols packed up in boxes ready for
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-25
Summary of the News

GENERAL NEWS 1-Fifty-six Americans nre lost when British troopship Is sunk. Lloyd George makes optimIstic spe~rh in Edinburgh. Germans make raid on British line northwest of Arras. Baker wants volunteer age limit raised from A to 55 years. Inland waterways committee fla vors the Warrior river project. +Baker says Americans will soon he fighting In Italy.
 LOCAL NEWS 3-News of Red Cross activity. 5-Thompson claims to have agreed to enter Glass 1 in message. Dykeman parades city with siackex banner and lnnds In jail. Promotions in Tennessee cOmpAny annOur~rd.
 Local Italians ob~erve Italy day. Cars collide on Fifth avenue cross- ing. 7-Birmipghrm will double Rcd Cross qu0tn.
 FEATURES 4-Editorial comment. e-society and Dolly Dalrympie. c-~-cr<~. 11-Marketa
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-25
EXTRA SESSION IS CALLED IN LOUISIANA FOR PROHIBITION Legislature Must Vote Again on Dry" Amendment.
 Victory May Come
 Next Time

Baton Rouge, La., May 23.-As the result of the failure yesterday of the Louisfan legislature to rntify the fed cral prohibition amendment. Governor Pleasant today issued call for spe- cial session of the general assembly for August 5. for the purpose of ngain taking up the amendment and consid- eratfon of other prohibition Icgisin- tion.
 The house yesterday passed reso- lution ratifying the amendment. but the senate defeated it by a tie vote The governor also ordered special election to be held during July in the Twenty seventh senatorial district to elect successor to State Senator S. J. Harper who resigned at the be- ginning of the present session of the legislature. The three parishes com prising the district Are at present dry territory, and it was believed by pro- intuition advocates that MT Harrers successor would furnish the required vote 10 pass the amendment resolution in the upper house.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-25
CASUALTY LIST

Washington, May 4.-The army cas- ualty list today contained A names. divided as follows:
 Killed in action 4, died of wounds Q. died of accident 4. died of disease 10. wounded severely 1e, wounded slightly 1.
 Officers named were, Capt. Frederick D. Clair, Philadelphia, killed in ac- tion; Lieut.. Whitney H. Joyce, IIna- dilla, N. Y., died of wounds; Lieut.. Aimee D. Genard. Manchester. N. H.. and Lieut. Eugene Paul Wubben, Colo radO Springs, Colo. died of accident; Capt. John A. Battin, Watervliet, N. Y.. severely wounded.
 Died of disease: Corp. Daniel l.. John son. R. F. D. \. box 27l, Atlanta, Ga. Private Evans Pegues Osborn. North Carolina.
 Died of Wounds. Private While kap- itski. Converse. Tex. x Wounded severeIys serxt. Cleo c. Hamby. R. F. D. No. 8. Covinrton, Ga., Private Ernest c. Lawrence, Gastonia, North Carolina.
 Wounded slightlys Corn. Erie H.. Moody, Tiptonvill,e Tenn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-25

'- Reports told how a wave of indig- nation sweeping across the nation with the news of latest hospital bomb ing exploits of the Germans in France had played a great part in making the day the most successful of the cam paign, and officials count even more confidently now upon an immense oversubscription to the fund.
 Greater New York, according to Red Cross reports here with $23,3s2123 pledged, came close to it's quota of $25,Ooo.00o.
 The Rockefeller foundation was the largest individual giver of the day with check for $3.o00,O 900. while the General Electric company gave $50a.- 900. the American Car Foundry com pany 50.000, F. w. Vanderbilt and wife $100, ,000. and William Rockefeller $1O0, ,000 From national banks 42s subscriptions were reported and the total tabulated by $50 institutions was 47o3, ,946.
 Subscriptions by divisions announced tonight were:
 southern. $3,001.s51. Gulf. $1,s36. 409.
 Southw estern, $9.0S0,51o.
 Potomac. $2,0o5.oso.
 Atlantic. including Greater New York. $35.111,907.
 Central $S.S00, ,000.
 Lake. $7.256,075
 Mountain. $l599,660.
 New England $4.001 900.
 Northern. $2,s62.000.
 Northwestern. $2.195.747.
 Pacific. $3.0s5.426.
 Pannsylvania $5,500.000.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-25

The remarkable aerial nctivity tfnues with both sides participat- ing in mir fighting and bombing operations If the Germans re- peat their attempts to lombard Paris from the air. Americans will feel keen interest in the attacks because American aviators now are niding in the defense of the French capital
 The German troops that faced the Americans along the lines or the Toul sector have been re- placed. For sometime the Teutons there were units which had been withdrawn from Russin. These have been replaced by Bavarfan reserve regiments. It is probable that the men withdrawn have been hurried north to participate in the coming renewal of the great Ger man offensive in Picnrdy and Flanders.
 In spite of Berlfn's promise that the German forces would not pene- trate farther into Russia, large Teuton army is reported to he within 25 miles of kursk, the Dnieper-Don region.
 The British mercantile cruiser M0ldavin. carrying American troops from America to Europe. has been torpedocd, and 50 Amer ican soldiers nre reported missing. The liner wms sunk Thursday morning. according to an official statement by the British admir- alty.
 The Moidavia Is the third trans port carrying American troops to he torpedoed. and the fifteenth troop ship sunk by the Germans. Of the vessels carrying Americans, with destruction by U-boat. She was sunk October 17, last, when rcturning to this country from Europe and 70 lives were lost. The second was the Tuscnnia. which wns sent to the bottom off the north coast of Ireland February 5, with . loss of life totaling l01.
 The only other serious attack made on American transports oc- cured Inst June when vesseis carrying some of the first expe- ditionary units, under convoy commanded by Rear Admiral Graves. narrowly escaped disaster in the mid-AtInntic.
 That German submarines are
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-25
Report Just Published in Full More Enthusiastic
 Than Any Heretofore
IM'ADOO WILL DECIDE
 QUESTION ON MERITS
Congressional Delegation Promised Interview for Further Agreement Regarding Development of
 Alabama Stream
Ky HUGH W. ROBERTS

Washington, May 24--tSpecfaL)-- advisory committee of the federal rail- road administrations on the proposed development by the government of Warrior river transportation is more favorable to the project, if thnt be possible. than the now famous Mason Bontecou report compiled nt instance of the United States shipping board.
 MT. McAdoos committee rendered its verdict some weeks ago, but the public was given no information other than crisp statement to the effect that 1t was favorable. This morning, however. the report was made public, and all inter- ested parties. including Senator Bank head of Alabama agreed that it was even more favorable than the report rem dered the shipping board
 M'ADOO PROMISES
 Mir. McAdoo, declaring today that on account of illness he had discharged only those duties which could not be postponed, agreed to receive the con gressional delegation interested in the
  lnent. This delegation, which formal ly asked for an interview. is composed of Senators Bankhead and Underwood of Alabama, Senator Fletcher of Florida. chairman of the Senate committee ot commerce. and Senator Ransdell of Lou aiana: Representatives Oliver and Gray of Alabama and Representative small of North Carolina, chairman of the rivers and harbors committee of the House. The director general Of railroads intmated that while in all probability he could not receive the dele- gation tomorrow, he would be able to meet it's request early next week.
 KEEN ENTHUSIASM
 The railroad administration has dis played keen enthusiasm in attempts to relieve railroad congestion by develop ment of inland waterways, and those in- terested in the Warrior river project ara greatly encouraged. Two Investigating committees have reported favorably on that project and belief is strong that the director general cannot do otherwise than approve. Fear has been expressed that the administration advisors who were formerly actively connected with railroads would give their natural preju- dice against waterway transportation expression in form of adverse advice and to these advisors much credit has been given for the great delay in final adjudication of the Warrior case. Sena- tor Bankhead, however, is confidently relying on the unequivocal promise of la Ia eide the Warrior issue on it's merits arrived at as result of personal ln- vestigation. The report of the inland waterways advisory committee embodies the Mason-Bontecou report and in ad- dition publishes detailed information which adds to and emphasizes the points contained in the statement to the ship ping board.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-25

Queenstown, May 24.-The Cork steam CT, Inrtiscarra, bound from Fishgued to Cork, has been torpedoed and sunk. Thrty-seven members of the crew are missing and are supposed to have been lost.
 Five susvivors of the disaster have been landed. They are the captain, the chief officer. one steward and two sailors.
 The Inniscarra was struck amidships. Ship listed in and founded in four min- utes.
 The Inniscarra was vessel of 1412 tons. She was built in 1903 and belonged to the City of Cork Steam Packet com pany.
 Washington, May 24-The United States ship Wakiva, converted yacht. was sunk in European waters in collision May 2, with a loss of two men.
 w. B. Hoyt, carpenters mate, Attle- boro, Mass, and Joseph M. Farley. fireman, Chicago, were the men lost. An announcement today by the navy de- parament says the Wakiva, formerly owned by H. S. Hardness. collided with a navy cargo carrier. She was rated at S6S tons and probably was in patrol squadron.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-25
Manufacture of Browning
 Machine Gun on Increase,
 War Department Reports

Washington, May 24.--Enough heavy Browning machine guns to equip a complete division have been manufac- tured. the war department today an- nounced. and are in progress of ship ment to Camp Meade. Md.
 Enough of the same guns for instruc tion purposes. it was said, have been shipped to every national guard train ing camp and national army canton ment where troops arc h training.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-25
WASHINGTON STATEMENT

1 WASHINGTON STATEMENT Washington, May 24.--Sinking of the British armed merchant cruiser Mol david. with probable loss of 56
 American soldiers was announced in cablegram tonight from the British admiralty to the war department. No details were given. but the understand ing here is that the ship was moving between England and France. The war department authorized this statement
 "Information has been received from London that the British armed mer- chant cruiser Moldavia has hen sunk and that 56 of the American soldiers aboard are missing. The announcement was made by the British admiralty.'
 At a late hour the department had no further information to indicate what American units were on board the vessel Many men are in training in
 England, and it is possible that the Moldavia was carrying contingent bound for the front. The Moldavia is of e500 tons gross, and owned by the Peninsula and Ori- ental Steam Navigation company. She was built at Greenock in 1903, and is
 52c feet long.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-25
Six Aviat0rs Were Killed
 in Accidents on American
 Fields Week Ending May 15

Washington. May 24-six deaths were caused bysAviation accidents in American flying fields during the week ending May 5. ~ war department am nouncement tonight shows that two fatalities occurred at Camp Taliaferro. Forth Worth. Tex. and one each at Ellieton field. Houston. Tex; Kelly held. San Antonio. Tex; Langley field, Hampton. Va. and Post Held. Fort Sill.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-25
Lower House of Arizona
 Completes Ratification
 of Dry" Amendment

Phoenix. Ariz.. May 24.-The lower. house of the legislature today passed
 the joint resolution ratifying the pro- lhibition amendment to the federal con- stitution by vote of 2s to 3. The reso- Hutton passed the senate unanimously Hate yesterday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-25
Four Killed and Another
 Fatally Hurt When l.. X IN.
 Train Strikes Automobile

Snnpsonvile. Ky, May 2i.--Mr and Mrs. "A. A. Ishaam, Mrs. Catherine Veach and Mrs Belle Downing were killed and Mrs. Iss bel yaliantyne probably was fa- tally injured when their automobile was struck by a Louisville and Shelbyville intorurban- car at q crossing near here today. Mrs yalantyne said the party was en route from St. Petersburg. Fla.,/ to Chatauqus, N. l.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-25
Huns Strain Euery Nerue to Win
 Before Americans Arriue in Force
This Is Statement of Lloyd George in Edinburgh Speech Says Enemy Realizes Submarine Campaign Failure Sinking U-Boats and
 Building Tonnage in Excess of Losses

Edinburgh Scotland, May 24That Germany is strainng every nerve decisive blow before the American armies can brought the field the statement made day by David Lloyd George the British prime minister of his being rendered the freedom of the city of Edinburgh
 best what the he ded felt most confident he
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-25
56 American Soldiers Lose Lives Whef British Troopship Moldavia Is Torpedoe(
Vessel Carrvi!.sssss9 --4lcans Goes Down It Is Thought While on Voyage From
 England to France Par {.
 ticulars of Loss Received

London, May 24The British armed merchant troopship Moldavia with board has been orpedoed sunk according official bulletin issued by the miraty this evening.
 The Moldavia torpedoed without warning. It moonlight night and although good lookout kept the tackng submarine sighted before the torpedo struck Most of the aboard their hammocks when the explosion occurred amdshps The sailors and soldiers alike showed panic.
 They calmly ships
 all supplied clothing the different where they taken. believed soldiers after the when they the main It also that of the ladders destroyed
 
  would enable her reach that the Mldava opedoed and mined One said: We proceeding the channel bound for English port early bright
  the bridge could submarine.
  around the submarine Only torpedo fired
  to off the troops"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-25
BRITISH STATEMENT

London. May 24-A German raid Mels carried out in the neighborhood If Bucquoy, southwest of Arras, according to the official statement issued by the war office tonight The text of the state ment reads:
 Under cover of a heavy artillery bar rage, the enemy carried out a raid last night in the neighbnrhond of Bucquoy. A few of our men are missing.
 "A few prisoners were brought in from the different parts of the front by Brit ish and French patrols.
 London. May 24.-The official statement relative to aerial operations issued by the war office tonight reads:
 ..The long spell of fine weather ended at II o'clock Thursday morning before which hour several 4.econnaisances were
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-25
Costa Rica Declares War
 on the Central Powers

San Juan del spr. May 24---The gov ernment of costa Rica has declared war on the central powers, according to ndisces received here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-25

operating off the south cOnst Of Ireland Is evidenced by the sink ing of the steamer Inniscarrn of Cork with loss of life.
 David Lloyd George, spenkinE at Edinburgh, has said that the sub marine Is still unconquered, but that 1t is no longer vital mem acc tO the entente allies. He sni6 thnt the U-boats S-e being de- stroycd faster than they can be built by Germany. while the allies nre building ships faster than the submarines are sinking them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-25
GermansMake Raid On the BritishSec Southeast Of Arras
Ny the Associated Press

in local The under of British lines at Bucquo line to the of Arra and captured prisoners
 of the the Flanders artillery firing while the Sarpe the Somme between Mou and Mont official statements
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-25
REDUCTION OF ID { {. CENTS A TON IN PRICE OF COAL This Comes as Result of Agreement With Railroad
 Administration to Pay
 Fixed Amount

Washington. May 24.--A reduction of \ o cents ton in Eovernment flxeA prices for bituminops coal was an- nounced tonight by the fuel adminis- tration. as a result of the agreement under which the railroads will pay tho fixed price for coal. and abandon the practice of RivinE preferential ca service to mines furni.hing railre, fueL
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-25
READS ADMIRALTY

The premier read report which he had just received from the admiralty "as regards the meeting of enemy sub- narines-that 1t was going on satis- factorily" That. said the premier, is official language Since the beginning of the year. he added, the naval staff had been confident that the allied na : vies were sinking more enemy subna- rines than the enemy. was able tc build.
 We have reached the position said MT. Lloyd George. that we are sinkins E German submarines faster than they can build them, We are building mer- chant ships-that is, the allies as a whole-faster than they can sink them
 The premier said that from data at present available the admiralty held the opinion that in the month of April
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-25
Americas Mercy Fund Increases Rapidly As Driue Draws fo End
With News of German Attacks on Allied Hospital Wave of Indignation Sweeps Country and Millions For Red Cross Is Answer of
 Patriotic People

24Red Cross subscriptions today took the
  ulateda atnatio head tongh Mas$8