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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-18

John and Bertha Gleason and Fred
Houliha will return as one of the pig
attractions at Loew.s Bijon for the
ty and scenery, including Irish songs.
dances and music. They appeared here
.ast year and were such a sensation
that Manager Keene asked for their
return. and they will offer both class.-
cal. standard and modern selections.
including a few Irish numbers, in fine
style.
Collins will offer an amusing sk.L
called "The English Chappie," show
ing the various peculiarities of ctr
famous ally and their whimsical hui
NOR.
Another English act on this bill win
be the Cromwelis ia whirlwind con
giomeration of juggling.
Johnny Weiser and Cora Reiser have
an. a.ct they call Tan Town Frolfcs,"
an attraction that stands out among
the black and tan face acts on the
stage today. They offer southern
melodies exclusively.
Other acts will include Billy Pur-
celia and Evelyn Ramsey in musical
comedy moments. including the latest
dance steps.
Kitty Gordon, The internationally
famous beauty and motion picture star,
Is coming on Thursday for three days
to Loew's Bijou theatre in her latest
triumph, THE Purple Lily" Many Of
the scenes in this picture were taken
In the Adirondack mountains in mid
winter. and for this reason they are
particularly beautiful. The supporting
cast is one of the best that has ever
been assembled for picture and the
whole production has attained SPLEEN
didly high order of merit. THE Pur-
pie Lily is, above all. supreme1y
entertaining picture. and for this rea-
son you are sure to like it.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-18
Cow Boys Building Ships

Washington. April 1s.-Cowboys, who
tackled shipbuilding at Orange. Tex,
when the cattle punching business be-
came unremunerative in the dry season
last year, have found their new work SO
pleasing that scores of men who former
ly rode the range now are joining their
friends In the yards. Reports reaching
the shipping board today said the cow
boys, most of whom never before had
seen a puddle of water larger than
city square, were adding much to the eff
fciency Of shipbuildng at Orange.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-18
LOSS OF CYCLOPS
REMAINS MYSTERY;
NO TRACE OF SHIP
Belief Growing That Vessel
Was Sunk or Captured
by Enemy Raider
COMMANDERS RECORD
is INVESTIG ATE ID
Story From San Francisco That
Officer Had Changed Name and
Was German. Born Cause
of Inquiry

Washington, April 17.-DiliGcnt
search by naval and merchant ships
has failed to disclose the slightest
trace of the missing naval collier cy-
ciops, and with the passing of the
ferty-fourth day since the vessel sailed
frcm Barbados for an Atlantic port
belief is growing at the navy DEPART
ment that in some way she has been
destroyed or captured by the enemy.
How this could have happened no one
processes to know, but officials regard
1t as almost impossible that any accident
could have caused the sea to swallow up
the big vessel and the 293 persons on
board without leaving trace, and some
thing sooner or later an enemy announce
ment will clear up the mystery.
COMMANDERS RECORD
Publication of dispatch from San
Francisco quoting Mrs. A. M. Anger
mann, sister of Lieut.. Commander G.
w. Worley, commanding officer of the
Cyclops, as saying their family name
was Wichman,' and that her brother was
born in Germany and came to America
as child, led to an examination today
of the commanders record at the navy
department. 1t shows that Worey en-
tered the service of the navy % years
ago, and at that time gave San Fran
cisco as his birthplace. He attained the
rank of master in the naval auxiliary.
and for years commanded golfers and
supply ships. When the auxiliary was
merged with the naval volunteers after
the United States went to war; Morley
was in command of the Cyclops and he
retained that assignment with the rank
of lieutenant commander.
WIFE EXPLAINS
Mrs. Worley, who lives in Norfolk Va
explained there today that her husband s
name was changed legally at Port Or
chard, Wash, when he was a young man
and before the entered the naval service
She confirmed the statement that he was
born in Germany, but declared he always
was an enemy to that country. His fos-
ter father, she said, was named Morley,
and he went into court to legally adopt
the name of George Wichman Worley.
SCOUT DISLOYALTY IDEA
Navy officers attach no Importance to
Worley's change of name or the news
that he was born in Germany, and scout
any suggestion that his Teutonic origin
might be significant in connection with
the disappearance of his ship. They point
to the officers clear record of a quar-
ter of a century and declare that if his
loyalty SHOULD be impugned for such a
reason, considerable proportion of the
high officers Of the navy must be under
suspicion.
Selecting at random a page of the Of
fetal register of the navy today. one Of
fetal pointed out that is of 60 names
listed obviously were of German origin.
Officially the navy has not given the
Cyclops up for lost. The search is being
continued, but even those officials who
were optimistic few days ago now are
losing hope.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-18
BEssEMER
BUREAU
PHONE
BESSEMER 5S1

semer Boy Scouts. have been requested
TO meet at the hall Friday evening
at 1880 o'clock. Scoutmaster Shook an
neunces that important business will
come before the troops and full at
tendance is urged.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-18
Bunker Will Probated

The will of the late August F. bunker
was probated yesterday in the office of
j. P. Stiles, probate judge. The entire
estate. valued at $4,000. is left to his
widow. Mrs. Clara bunker.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-18
Harold Gray of Albany
Severely Wounded in Battle

Decatur, April 17.-tSpecial 1.-THE nan,o
of Harold Grey Of Albany appears in
General Pershing's report OF yesterdays
casualty list as among those Severe
ly wounded" Young Grey is the son Of
j. r. Grey Of Albany, and is with the
Rainbow division Somewhere in
France"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-18
Draft Classification By
Local Boards VIII Be
Subject of Investigation
Figures Show Garing inequalities as Between Counties
and Between States-Percentage of Men Placed in
Class Vary Greaty-Alabama's Average Is
High, But Many Counties Are Low-Crow-
der Writes to the Governors
DIV HUGH w. ROBERTS.


men drafte into the mil yservice of the
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Figures for Alabama

Washington, April 1T.-(Special.) -Gen-
eral Crowder. provist marshal reports as
follows on the inequities in classification
of drafted men as practiced by the sew
eral counties of Alabama:
County NJ Mo-, fslas,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-18

which disturbs your sleep, just try one
soc bottle of LAX-FOS WITH PEPSIN
A Liquid Digestive Laxative for Indi-
gestion or Constipation. Pleasant to
take.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-18

: The governors are directed to i'll
auire particularly into cases which
represent first classification averages
Of counties below the average Of the
state. Class one in Alabama bears a
percentage of 81 to the total number
of men classified. The average for the
nation is 27.
In Alabama, according to official
figures obtained from General Crow
der. are certain palpable inequities-
Injustice has probably been done in
Mobile city to the men, as the per-
centage scored is So Marshall county,
with a percentage of As, and Jeffer-
son with a percentage of Al, have
likewise been unjust. according to in
dications.
SOME STRIKING CASES
Many counties of the state, how
ever, have fallen far below the state
average of ST. Some low scores re-
corded follow: Lowndes, s.; Blount, 10;
Henry, I, Lawrence, Is; Morgan, 49,
Randolph, Is; and Russell, Is.
Governor Henderson, on the insist
ence of General Crowder. will at once
institute investigation for the pur-
pose of ascertaining why certain
counties failed to excuse more men
from first classification and why 9TH
ers excused so many-or. in the De-
lief of the authorities here, too many.
Alabamas average is considered
good. 1t is four points higher than
the average of the country. Even as
a study of the counties of Alabama
reveals lack of uniformity in classify
ing men, a study of the states of the
union indicate glazing discrepancies.
SOME STATE FIGURES
The percentage of men classified i'll
class one in respect to the total class
flied is for the nation 2771, and by
states runs from California with a
percentage of 81 to Wyoming with a
percentage of 40.
The most glazing discrepancies,
however. are showed in the number Of
men subject to draft and for various
reasons excused from all classiflca-
ton Alabama's registrants numbered
Is2,49s and 167.o45 were classified.
California drafted 29S,9S9 and CLASH
fled only 123,623.
Alabama excused $4,000, while Cali
fcrnia excused $4,000. Alabama put
81 900 men in class one; California 25,-
600 New York excused 100000; Penn
sylvania 900, 900. North Carolina, on tho
other hand excused only 1000. In
diana excused 100000. while Iowa ex-
cused 5000.
CAUSE OF FIGHT
The discrepancies or lack of uni
formity in classification, due to fg-
norance of the law or carelessness or
dishonesty. caused minority OF the
mem bership of the House committee
on military affairs to oppose General
Crowder in his desire to call at one
fell swoop every man in class one.
General Crowder as soon as the mi
nority of the committee took action,
realized that it had certain justice in
it's cause. He Immediately ordered an
investigation and the indica tiors are
that within very short time various
counties will be required to- order men
of low classification into class one,
while other counties will be called
upon to rectify certain injuries which.
the figures indicate, have been in
flicted.
General Crowder has ruled that the
burden of explanation in every case
wi1l~be on the local boards.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-18
MISSIONARY SOCIETY

over 100 delegates Were present ~
he First Methodist church Wnen the
Regsemer district convention OF the
woman's Missionary society was
called to order this morning ~ ~
o'clock by District Secretary MIS-. K.
4 THOMPSON. Following the organic
xation OF the convention devctional
exercises were led by the Rev. Ira r
Hawkins. The welcome address was
made BY Mrs G. G. Neal. to which
Mrs. ]. J. walker responded. after
which the reports from the district
secretary and the various auxiliaries
were read An interesting talk was
made by Mrs. Price. who spoke in in
terest Of the young people. the BEST
forms Of recreation an the work they
could do. A vocal solo was rendered
by Mrs w. B. Rue. after which an
Instructive and interesting talk was
made by Mrs Alice Johnson.
special feature OF the morning
session was the reading of letter
by Mrs. Whitehead from her daughter
Miss Mabel whitehead. who is at pres
emit doing active mission work In ia
Pan. being sent there by this church.
At 1880 o'clock the meeting Adjourned
to the basement of the church. where
dinner was. served by the ladies Of
the Bessemer organization.
The afternoon session was called At
1850 o'clock. the devotional exercised
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SKIN ABLAZE
WITH ECZEMA

IT suffered with a most aggra--
waited case Of Eczema, the itching
being SO severe that ! could not
sleep. ] used 13 pounds of ONT
ment, tried nearly every skin rem
edy, besides being treated by two
skin specialists. I am now con-
WINGED that Eczema is nothing but
a blood trouble, for after taking
several bottles of s. S. S.. / am
entirely cured"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-07
GERMAN PEOPLE
AND ARMY TORN
BY DISSENSION
Outbreaks Occur in Fighting
Units; Bavarians and ST.
lesians Mutiny

London, Sept. 7.-General demor-
alization of the German population
and widespread and growing disaf-
fection in the German army accom-
panied by mutiny and desertions are
described in dispatch to the Daily
Telegraph from it's Rotterdam cor
respondent, under date of Thursday
The correspondent declares he has
received corroboration from authori-
tative sources.
He says alarming outbreaks have
occurred in several army units, prin-
cipally Bavarian and Silesian. A
whole Bavarian division on the Ar
ras front was disarmed and trans
ported to Bavaria. where it was
placed in prison camp. The mutiny
of a Silesian regiment resulted in
nearly a hundred of it's men being
executed.
A huge number of desertions are
occurring the correspondent says and
it is estimated there are more than
10000 deserters in Berlin alone
fifteen years Imprisonment. A great
number of imprisoned deserters
broken by solitary confinement, have
been sent back to the ranks.
Disobedience and defiance of Of
ficers is common at the front, ac-
cording to the correspondents infor-
nation. and a similar spirit is shown
in the munition factories.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-07

cation; No. 3. yellow, $1.S001.9O.
Oats The market is steady;
No: = white. 'S1s i91ac: No. ). white.
Butter - The market is higher;
western, creamery, extra, 51c; near
by prints, fancy, 81 59c.
EgSs-MarkeL Iirm; Pennsylvania,
and other nearby tirsts. free cases.
ceipts, free cases. $l3.S0@l4.10 per
case; western, extras. hrsts, free cases,
$14.iOQ14.10 per case: do. firsts. free
cases. slS.S0q l4.l0; fancy selected,
packed. 53m Sac per dozen.
Cheese - The market is steady;
New lork anu Wisconsin. tulI milk.
26ha @271kc.
Ketineu sugars = Market steady;
ed. 725c
Live Poultry Market steady;
fowls. 34qS6c; young, softmeated
rcosters, 23Qg27c;. young, STACEY roost-
spring chickens, not leghorns. "a q sec
leghorns, 32@34ci ducks, Peking,
spring, 32@33c; do.,old, ,3U@32c; INDIAN
Runner, 27Q29c; spring ducks, Long
Island, higher. S6WS7c, turkeys. 27Q
90 a 26c.
Dressed Poultry - Firm; turkeys,
neal W. enoIce ~ fancy. S3@4uc, uv.,
tair To good. 3ZQ37c; do. Old. 81 Q3sc,
co., western. choice to fancy. S7Q3Sc;
do. fair 20 good, 32G 36c; do, old toms,
S0c: old common, SOc; fresh killed
fowls, fancy. 81 Q3Sc; do, smaller
sizes. 33W37c; old roosters. 2Sc; spring
aucks. Long lsiahu, $40 3Sc. ilDzen
fowls. fancy. 3ou35 Ac. d.. good tV
choice, 32QD3iC, do, small sizes, ESQ
soc; dressed Pekin ducks higher. 34Q
CSC; old, 30@32c; Indian Runners. 81 a
4oc.s WESTERN '0@
Potatoes - The market is higher;
New Jersey. No. l. sI.OUW LIS
pei basket; :, No. Z, 5o@s5c
s5.75@4.00. extra quality; do, No. 3,
$2.50Q3.75; Pennsylvania, 100 fbs.,
49, = ..v.. .'e". toIk. o,u. pei inU ,os,
,l;o9p i.i5. western. per 100 ibs:, Sl.!s
Los, Maine. per loo fos.. $l.ouV
MS. sOcW$l.IO; Michigan. per loo ros-
sz.SUSSt.oS. Florida, per 6sshst .
hamper. 75V s5c; Florida. per l50-ro.
uarrel. sl.5Og 100; south Carolina. per
nSrrel sl.SUQD 400: Norfolk per bar
rel. s2.O0@4.75; Eastern Sho per
barrel, s2.OO@4.75.
100 per cent. flour. slO.25Qy 1850 Der
barrel; Kansas wheat, new. st1.O0@
lI;25 per barrel Spring wheat. new.
No. i, large and small bales. s2S.5o9
$500 per ton; No. 2. small bales, SGT. %
@27.5O per ton; No. 3. $22.009 800 per
ton; sample. $l2.5OG 1850 per ton: no
aIa,lc. s. 1"6rl. so per ton.
Glover - Light mixed, $26.5O@
27.VU per ton. No. 1. light, mixed.
$24.UOdD25.0O per ton: No. 2. light mix
ed. $l9.e0@20.00 per ton; no grade.
- u.'U p''r ton
prime city. In tierces. i7%c; city
special, loose, lSAc; country. prime,
lie; dark. 15S @16Ac: edible. in
tierces. t9D19kc.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-07
RAPID PROGRESS
MADE IN SHIPPING
HEAVY CANNON
Twcnty-Four Plants Now at
Work on Manufacture
of Artillery

Washington. - In an informal
summary of the army munitions sit
uation, Assistant Secretary Crowell,
Director of Munitions, indicated that
rapid progress was being made in
the production of rifles, machine
guns and some types of artillery. In
majority of the twenty-four plants
at work on artillery contracts, how
ever, he said the flow of manufac-
ture had not yet reached the pro-
duction stage.
The output of -millimeter how
itzers is an exception to this rule,
approximately $50 weapons of this
caliber having been shipped to
France.
Mr.. Crowell pointed out that the
Bethlehem Steel Company was the
only experienced ordnance manu-
featuring concern at work, nineteen
others being wholly new to this in
dustry. In all of them, however,
the raw material is being steadily
fed in at one end of the plant and
the time is nearing when 1t will
emerge at the opposite end in COM
pleted guns of all sizes.
In this connection, Mr.. Crowell
said. the new Government plant on
was designed for the manufacture of
largest caliber high-power guns only
and will turn out nothing smaller
than 14-inch rifles. The contract
made with the United States Steel
Corporation which is erecting and
will operate the plant for the Gov
ernment, without profit, for the COM
pany contemplates an expenditure of
100000 on this project alone.
The plant has ground area of 1000
acres. in addition to large housing
projects for the employees.
The flow of Browning machine
guns from the plants is increasing
rapidly. From 5000 to 1000 heavy
and from 5000 to 5000 light Brown
ings per month are now being deliv-
cred, Mr.. Crowell said, or enough to
meet all requirements in France.
Later on it will be possible to sup
ply large numbers of these weapons
for training in the United States.
So far no report has come show
ing that divisions equipped with the
Browning guns have been in action,
but such reports cannot long be de-
layed, for large part of the Army
in France is now supplied with these
weapons.
The output of artillery tractors
has reached about 1900 a month,
Mr.. Crowell's figures showed. He
regarded it as still far below the
rate of production desired. There is
no shortage of powder and no short
age whatever in quartermaster's sup
plies. The rifle production, Mr..
Crowell said. is steadily at about
100000 a month. and the output of
revolvers and pistols ranges from
$4,000 to $4,000, which it is expected
will be largely increased within an
other sixty days.
The Assistant Secretary would at
tempt no estimate upon the relative
strength in artillery between the AL
lied and American forces and the
Germans which the completion of
American projects would give. He
said, however. that it seemed evident
that the American troops or the
Allied forces would be able to make
good use of all of the guns that
could be turned out and shipped.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-07
REVOLUTION IS.
RIFE in RANKS
OF TEUTON FOE
Pamphlets Circulated Among
Troops Are Violently
Anti-PruSSian

British Headquarters i'm France,
Sept. Sparks of revolution seem
to be flying even thicker in certain
parts of the German army. Numer-
Gus prisoners taken by the British
mention the distribution of pacitist
and revolutionary pamphlets among
the troops.
One prisoner, who recently had re-
turned from leave, said that he was
in the company of a large number of
Bavarians when he was shown revo-
lutionary pamphlets, which. he was
told, were being widely circulated.
All the pamphlets, he added, were
violently anti-Prussan and appealed
to the men to refuse to fight.
1t was asserted that during the re-
cent fighting the commanding officer
of the 137th Pioneer Battalion of the
Fifty-second Division was shot by his
men when he attempted to stop a
panic stricken rush from the
trenches.
A battalion surgeon captured said
all the regimental officers he knew
believed that General Ludendorff
would fight delaying actions until the
Allied offensives had died out, the
same as Germany's did, at the same
time saving his elite divisions Tor
counterstroke, preparations for
which now are being made.
If the Allies ever reached the
Rhine, said the doctor, Germany
would make peace, no matter at
what price. The doctor seemed con-
siderably perturbed by the prospect
that the Rhine might be reached.
With the French Army i'm France,
Sept. 7.-Thousands of letters taken
from prisoners during recent engage
ment show that the Germann army is
suffering even more from depression
and discouragement than from de-
pleted numbers.
In letters written home both by
officers and men the expressions most
recurring are, I'VE have been fooled
and I'VE have been betrayed" A
staff officer was quoted by one officer
in letter as having said Some
thing is giving way"
Officers made prisoners generally
have sized up the significance of the
Intervention of the United States in
the war, admitting that they were
deceived regarding the possibility of
the transportation of a great Ameri-
can army overseas.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-07
OFFICE OF COUNTY CONTROLLER
Harrisburg, Pa. August 81. 1918.

REBUILDING BRIDGE
H., Sealed BIDS OR PROPOSALS will
Pa. until 10 o'clock A. NJ, Monday,
september %. 1918, for the rebuilding
SredR OF dhe County County bridge over Fishing
mouth (Fort Hunter), being the sec
ond wooden bridge going east from
Fort Hunter. Said bridge to be re-
n inioreed @ concrete; earth filled arch.
as per plans and specifications now
on nle IN the County Commissioners
Othce, where they may be secured by
making a cash deposit of Ten Dollars
fSiy5. SAID deposit will be refunded
ed within thirty days of the award of
the contract.
The bids or proposals must be
Valley Bridge" and be delivered to
the county Controller, accompanied
by certified check payable to the
order OF the Dauphin County Com
missioners in sum equal to not less
than 10 per cent. of the bid price.
Said checks being held by the Com
mlssioners until the provisions of the
notice to bidders. which accompany
the plans and specifications have been
All bids or proposals. accompanied
by certified checks, received by 10
o'clock A.. M. September 2S. 1918. will
be opened in the County Commits
the same day and date.
The commissioners reserve the
right to reject any or all bids.
The. successful bidder will be re-
quired to execute contract and fur
nish bond satisfactory to the County
Commissioners in sum equal to the
full bid price within 10 days after the
performance of the same.
HENRY w. COUGH,
County Controller.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-07
West Shore NeWS
Personal and Social Items
of Towns on West Shore

Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Pease and
family, of Siddonsburg, and the
Rev. Mr.. and Mrs. ]. c. Pease. of
Halifax, visited Mr.. and Mrs. w. A.
NJ. Pease. at Marysville.
Mrs. Allen Depugh and daughter,
of York, are guests of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. William II. Roush, at
Marysville.
DR.. and Mrs. G. H. Eppley and
son, George, of Marysville, are
spending vacation at Atlantic City.
II. II. Fesler has returned to his
home at Marysville after visiting at
Atlantic City.
Fred Houck, chief electrician on
a transport, and Mrs. Houck. who
were married recently at the brides
home at Brookline, Mass, were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Houck.
at New Cumberland, on Wednesday.
Mr.. Houck is q son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Adam Houck, of Goldsboro.
Miss Grace Poffenberger. of Mil
lersburg, visited friends at New
Cum berland yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. A. Tritt, of car
Isle, spent Thursday with their son.
]. NJ. Tritt, and family, at wash
ington Heights.
Mrs. ]. C. Firestone. of Earring
ton. visited Mrs. ii. II. "dSSoiei' >
at Washington Heights, on Thurs-
day.
w. II. Young, of Philadelphia,
was the guest of his sister, Mrs. W.
O. Rishel, at Washington Heights
on Wednesday.
George Rice, of Washington
Heights, is visiting his brother
Frazer Rice, at Mechanicsburg.
Mrs. David Lamberson and SON.
of Harrisburg, were guests of Mr'
and Mrs. Harry Bowers, at WASH
ington Heights.
Mrs. James Jacobs, or Wasnlns-
ton Heights, has returned from
visit with her daughter at Boiling
Springs. ,,.s
d. Vuille Hull, of the United
States Navy, is visiting his aunt
Mrs. George Rice, at Washington
Heights.