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Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-08-16
FOREIGN

The Chinese government approprl-
ated 100000 to finance the sending
Of a regiment to Vladivostok.
Russian and Finnish plenipoten-
tiaries meet in Berlin to draw up peace
agreement. The announcement says
German representatives will be pres
ent Ito assist In reaching a mutually
satisfactory agreement"
The Dublin Independent says Mrs
Sheehy SkefIington has arrived In Ire
lund despite the careful watch Of the
police
The steamer Samnanger was launch
ed successfully at the Canadian Wick
ers, Ltd, plant at Montreal The
Samnanger is a 1909 ton ship, $50 feet
long, 40 feet wide and with Il depth
of 80 feet.
Increased size of the British navy
and the employment of the convoy
system have achieved great ends to-
ward sea safety and the lessening Of
the submarine peril, says the admi
ralty.
A pneumonia epidemic in the big
copper mining camps of Peru has
paralyZed the plants.
Correspondent Of Dutch newspa-
per tells Of visit to three German pris-
on camps where American captives are
held. He says the parcels that come
to them weekly from the Red Cross
make them the envied of all the in
mates Of the camps.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-08-16
SPORTING

Lu Princeton set new two heat rec
ord for trotting stations to 2 :02A and
. :O2A at the Cleveland Grand Circuit
meeting.
Agents Of shipyard ball teams are
camping on the trail of Dave Bancroft,
the Philies' great little shortstop, but
as yet he has signed with none of
them.
Jim Vaughn has won more games
SO far this season than any other
hurler in the major leagues. He has
q victories to his credit
The American League agreed with
tie National League to end its cham
p!cnslip season on September z and
further agreed after hearing the argu-
ment of Barney Dreyfuss, emissary
with power for the National League,
to stage a worlds championship series
beginning September g.
Billy Kelly outran field of IS smart
two-year-olds and won the $4,000
United States Hotel Stakes at the Sar-
.atoga race track
Ichiya Kumagee, the Japanese ten
mis- star, announced he would not take
part in the national singles champion
ship because it would be unfair to
American players who are fighting.
The National Baseball League voted
to close it's season not later than
September.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-08-16
brief brief (;EIIIRI?0nlCl.E
BY LAND AND SEA
Ticks and Flashes Which Bull
!etin in Condensed Style the
News of the World.
PARAGRAPHiC WAR HISTORY.
Events at Washington Which Loom
Large as Crucial Happenings
Industrial Activities at
Home and Abroad.
WAR BULLETINS

The Germans above the Nesle are
making a stubborn resistance to cover
their retreat to the AiSne after the
Americans brilliant success in >captur-
ing Fismes in one Of the hottest hand
to-hand combats Of the war. They are
continuing their withdrawal on the
Ancre and the Avre, extending it south,
the French having reganed practically
the whole of the Amiens- -Montdidier
railroad.
Germans have begun to evacuatae
advanced lines in the Lys salient,
north Of tie canal OF lie Bassee and
east of Robecq, positions which the
British have occupied. They are close
ly pressed by the allies at every point.
Our troops have taken Fismes by as
sault and hold the south bank of the
Vese in this section.
The full fruits of victory in the coun-
ter-ofrensive begun so gloriously by
Wranco-American troops were reaped
when the enemy, who met his second
great defeat on the Marine, was driven
into confusion beyond the line Of the
EeSle.
The Germans have lost an enormous
sometimes described as an incredible
amount Of ammunition and guns,
captured by the victorious allies
The German enemy in his precipi-
tate retreat is burning enormous stores
to prevent their falling into allied
hands. Again and again in the fight
ing he struck feebly at the attacking
allied forces, attempting in vain to
block their onmarch. His resistance
everywhere was crushed by the with
erlng allied fire.
Allied troops are in scissors and the
Germans are beating Il precipitate re-
treat from the entire SoisSons-Rheilns
pocket.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-08-16

Immediate adoption of the pending
resolution submitting the woman sut-
frage constitutional amendment TO the
states was urged in the senate in a
speech by Senator Sheppard of Texas.
He said, millions of people are asking
Congress to act"
A tent camp with accommodations
for15,000 men will be added to Camp
Upton
Arrangements for Americas partici-
patton in the allied entry into Russia
have been perfected. British troops
have already landed at Vladivostok
and French troops are due.
Fixed price contracts will be made
in the future wherever possible in the
purchase Of war supplies.
Surgeon General Gorgas requested
the Red Cross to enroll 1000 nurses a
week for the next two months.
The ordnance department requires
the immediate service of 800 men not
of draft age TO act as inspectors.
President Wilson sent his greetings
to King George upon the anniversary
of Great Britain's entry into the war
President Wilson Is said to be con-
sidering a tour of the country for the
fourth Liberty loan. Republicans de-
clare the proposed trip just before cleo
ton is political move to influence the
selection Of representatives and sena-
tors.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-08-16
WORLDS NEWS IN
CONDENSED FORM

KANDALASkA. - American troops
participated in the landing of the al
lied forces at Archangel. The first de-
tachment Of the international forces
included members of the Russian Oft-
GERS League The participation Of the
Americans in the landing has been
greeted enthusiastically in northern
Russia.
NEW YORK. Captain Vaughan
names high officials in United States
and American Rubber Companies In
rain coat. fraud confession.
WASHiIGTON.-The last Of the
Spanish war debt has been paid off by
the redemption Of $64,0O0,000 Of bonds.
WASHINGTON. The administra-
tons man power bill fixing the draft
ages at from eighteen to forty-flve
years Is introduced In both houses Of
Congress. The bill Is intended to in
crease the army to 100000 men.
General Crowder, in q memorandum,
urges speedy action on the bill and
suggests that September 5 be set as
the new registration day.
DELPhilA.-German subma-
rine activities have been resumed Off
the American Atlantic coast and also
in Canadian waters, and several yes
sells have been sunk.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-08-16
GENERAL

Mrs. Woodrow Wilson cEristened the
first ship launched in Hog Island.
The destroyer Mahan was launched
at Fore River, Mass.
Rudolph Oelsner, rich New York
importer, was indicted on charge Of
boarding sugar.
According to statement from the
chief Of staff, only one man of every
20 wounded will die.
Six thousand dentists attended the
twcnty-Second annual convention of
the National Association In Chicago.
Production Of bitumlnous coal in the
United States during July was 12,S02,
coo tons.
The house Ways and Means Com
mittee votes for provision in the new
war revenue bill permitting the pay
mcnt Of taxes In installments.
Frederick w. Mansfield, one of the
Democratic candidates for governor in
Massachusetts,, announced his with
drawal in favor Of William A. Castor.
The war department announced the
opening OF a school to instruct officers
ard enlisted men in utilizing cargo
SPACE TO the best advantage.
Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst, English
militant suffrage leader, is now one OF
the speakers Of the labor department
division of information.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-08-16
SEXES $50O,OOO,OOO
Property Custodian Palmer
Levies on 23,405 Trusts.
Allen Property Custodian Largest IN
dividual Buyer of Liberty
Loan Securities.

New York.-A. Mitchell Palmer, the
alien property custodian. announced IN
New York that the total amount OF en-
emy owned money and property taken
over by him had passed the S5OooOo''
coo mark. The total number Of trusts
reported to the alien property custo-
dian is 23,405, Of which 13,763 trusts
have been opened. The total OF the
latter is SAL, ,"95,7
The large amount of enemy money
and property now in Mr.. Palmers
hands awaiting formal opening as
trusts will bring the amount Of enemy
money and property he has taken over
TO considerably above the half billion
dollar mark.
The formal statement Of the trusts
already opened discloses the fact that
the allen property custodian Is the
largest individual buyer Of Liberty
Bonds in this country. Every dollar
of enemy money taken over by him ID
sent to the treasury to be Invested IN
Liberty Bonds.
Up to July 81 the sum of S42,01O,O27
had been invested in Liberty Bonds.
There is on deposit in the treasury
awaiting the next Liberty Bond issue,
$2,S07,005.
II is estimated at the office Of the
1850
alien property custodian, llo west
F0rty-second street, that more than oo
per cent. of the property taken over
had belonged to corporations owned or
directed by alien enemies. IT was the
policy of the government, an Official ID
the Office explained, to break Up alien
enemy control of corpOrat!onS
THIS property, upon its conversion
rassed out of the hands CT it's former
owners permanently, 1t was explained.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-08-16
harvester CO. QUITS
Decree of District Court Accepted
as Final by Both Sides.
Basis of Settlement Sustains Govern
ment's Contention in Last
Big Trust Case.

Washington.-The Harvester trust
is to be dissolved. 4 decree will be
entered in the supreme court at the
October term making final the decree
Of the district court adjudging the
Harvester company a combination in
restraint Of trade and ordering its dis
solution.
This action will follow withdrawal
by the international Harvester Com
pany of it's appeal from the district
court decision.
The decision will be the most far
reaching to American business since
.he decree ordering dissolution of the
Standard Oh Company. f. Carroll
Todd, assistant attorney general in
charge of antitrust cases, in comment
ing on the action to be taken said In
effect it sustained the contention OF
ihe government on which the decree OF
The lower court was based.
Department of justice officials be-
lieve that the dissolution Of the trust
will have an effect on the steel trust,
n suit against which is before the su-
nreme court on appeal by the govern
llcnt, is well as upon other important
trust actions, even though the willing
ness Of the Harvester company to
withdraw no doubt in a measure has
been prompted by the fact that Henry
Ford is making harvester machinery
and the International Harvester Com
pany is turning more and more to
trucks and tractors.
The court order will provide as fol-
lows:
"The Harvester company to dispose
Of the harvesting machinery brands
known under the trade names of Os-
borne, Milwaukee and Champion, the
trade names themselves and all pat
terms, drawings, blue prints, dies, 1lgs
and other machines and equipment
used in the manufacture of these lines
to d responsible and independent man.
ufacturer or manufacturers.
'"rhe Harvester company also to dis
nose Of the plants and works at Spring
field, O., and Auburn, N. Y, where the
Champion and Osborne lines of har-
vesting machines are manufactured.
IF not otherwise disposed Of within
one year after the close Of the exist
ing war the before mentioned lines Of
harvesting machines to be sold at pub
lie auction to the highest bidder.
1.-THE Harvester company to be pro-
hibited after December 81, 1919, from
having more than one representative
or agent in any city or town in the
United States for the sale of harvest
ing machines or other agricultural I'M
plements."
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-08-16
Ccrraan-American War

Americas great war machines now
T is in full operation, and its man power
program completes the government =
answer to the Kaiser's peace offensive.
Surrender or annihilation Is the alter.
| native.
General March says General Perish
ing has 100000 under his direct coin
mand in his own area In France and
that the shipment of 100000 men
abroad in July sets a new record. lie
makes known the fact that it was the
Rainbow division which administered
such a defeat to tie Prussian guard
during the last week.
After finishing a months artillery
training at Yale 275 undergraduates,
members Of the Reserve Officers
Training Corps, left for Camp jack
son, Columbia, S. C.
The war department announced that
the 100000 mark has been passed in
the production of rifles.
Provost Marshal General Crowder
has issued q call for 1854 regstrants
of Hawaii qualified for general mill
I, tary duty.
DR.. Rumely and S. W. Kaufman in
dlcted on charge Of making misstate-
ments regarding ownership Of the New
York Evening Mail. Government pre-
pares to indict agents Of German
"Slush fund"
4 statement by A. Mitchell Palmer,
alien property custodian, shows he has
invested more than $50,0OO,000 Of enc
my cash in Liberty bonds and is the
largest individual buyer of war securi-
ties In the country.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-08-16
WASHINGTON

War Industries Board lists paper
| mills as an essential industry, but eX-
acts from newspapers a pledge to cut
down the size OF the daily paper 10
per cent. and the Sunday edition 20
Per cent
The man power bill extending the
sc.ective service act to all men be-
tween the ages of eighteen and forty
five, inclusive, and authorizing the
President to call such persons into
military service ."in such sequence Of
ages and ut such times" as he may
prescribe, was introduced In both
houses Of Congress.
New England boards were warned to
examine draft recruits more carefully.
Camp officers returned 1896 men as
physically unfit.
Mr.. Baker, secretary of war, en-
nounces that the war department man
power bill provides for calling to The
colors all men from eighteen to forty
five years old and that it Is the !n.rn-
tton TO have an army of 100000 i"an
in training at home ready to take the
places of an equal number that soon
will be in service In France.
The International Harvester Compa-
ny, the last OF the business combina-
tons involved In the antitrust suits Of
the government to hold out all appeal,
finally has agreed to withdraw It's ap-
peal and to come into court TO arrange
plans for dissolution.
President Wilson, in a letter to Sen
ator Baird of New Jersey, advocated
the adoption by the United States Sen
ate Of the Anthony suffrage amend
ment.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-08-16
FULL CASUALTY LIST SOON.

General Pershiag TO Cable All Data
as Soon as CompIetcd.
Washington. Exact information
about the losses suffered by the Amer
leans in this offensive will be given the
American people within short time.
General Pershing IS beginning to OBJ
tain complete data Of casualties, when
he will cable as soon as possible. This
announcement was made by Secretary
Baker.
Arrangements have been completed
by the post Office department, which
now controls the telegraph and tele-
phone systems, and by the Committee
on Public Information for the prompt
transportation of the reports to par
ents and relatives Of men killed and
injured In Battle. The nation must
brace itself for heavy losses.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-08-16
PAPER MILLS ESSENTIAL.
Listed for Priority on Guarantee Of
Strictest Econca1y

Washington-Pape mills have been
listed as an essential industry, the pri-
critics division Of the War Industries
Board announced. on the understand
ing tIat the greatest possible economy
will hn exercised in the use Of paper
and that- newspapers Of the country
will reduce t;:cir consumption of news
print paper IL per cent. on their daily
e,ii.i;.ns and 20 per cent. on their Sun
day eG!tions.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-08-16
AIR MAIL ee% EFFICIENT.

Only TWO Flights Were Imperfect
During July.
Washington.-The air mailman Is
making q better record month by
month, and he gets used to his route
and his speed. During July out of
100 flights 9S were perfect, without in
terruption through forced landings or
mechanical troubles. All mail speed
records were broken on July 90, when
the trip from Washington to New
York was made In two hours and five
minutes, flying time.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-08-16
No Winter Coal Famine.

Washington.-The railroads under
federal control have saved the coun-
try from the threat Of coal famine.
Last year the roads broke down under
pressure Of war conditions, but the
railroad administration this year has
kept steadily at work on the situation.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-08-16
MINE SUNK SAN DIEGO.

Board of Inquiry So RePoTts-Praise
for Crew..
Washington. The United States
cruiser San Diego was sent to the bot
tom by an external explosion OF a
mine, according to the report Of the
Board of Inquiry made public by Sec
retarv Of the Navy Daniels.
The report disposes finally of ru-
mors that the ship WAS sunk by tor
pedo from q hostile submarine. High
praise Is paid by the board to captain
and crew of the vessel.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-08-16
MRS. WILSON cHRlsTENs SHIP.
President One of $4,000 spectators al
Hou Island Launching.

Philadelphia.-The Quistconck, the
first ship to be launched from the great
Hog Island yards, was chrlstened by
the first lady Of the land, Mrs. Wood
row Wilson.
President Wilson was an interested
specta .1r, and IA throng Of from 10000
10 100 900 persons, including many not
cd men and women, was present and
participated in the enthusiastic dem
onStration.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-12

EMMY read newspaper, and another
INDUCED in more kor less fitful slumber,
soldiers were drawn up in front of the
capitol, and moving picture stars, in
spired by patriotism, were entertaining
and selling bonds to large and fervently
patriotic concourse of people.
ASSAILS U. S. STEEL
In view of these circumstances. the
conclusion was reached that Mr.. Hud-
dleston delivered his address for the p,rr-
pose of printing it in the Record for dis
trlbution at government expense. There
are other indications that his effort was
political. He assailed the United States
Steel corporation He gave as reason
for that assault that the corporation did
business in Alabama, and he declared
that in his opinion charity should begin
at home. Another reason for his assault.
as expressed by him, was that the cor
poration did not recognize the rights OF
It's employees to organize IN labor unions.
and did not ascribe to the principle of
the eight-hour day. Such references will
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-12
HuddLeston Makes Long
TRADE Against Bond
Issues by Government
Man in Congress Delivered Speech
to Audience of Eight in Which He Attacks
Entire Financial Policy of Administra-
tiOn-NOthing Suits This Chronic
Critic of All War Activity
nx HUGH w. RonERrs,

Washington, April n.-(Special.) Pres
ldent Wilson, Secretary McAdoo. the
Congress of the United States-everybody
and everything responsible for the finan-
clal situation of the country-are all
wrong.
Representative Huddleston, who speaks
IN the House for the patriotism of
citizens Of Birmingham and other Iocali-
ties in Jefferson county. citizens who
have responded beyond requirements to
every can expressed by the national gov
eminent. declares that war money should
be raised by imposing heavier taxes on
profits. and not by floating Liberty and
other bonds
Such declaration, In effect, Mr. Hud-
dleston has expressed in the House. THE
time selected was judged significant. The
day was the anniversary of the United
States entrance into the war, and the
day on which the nation bent itself in
mighty effort to float another bond is
sue. And as Mr.. Huddleston spoke Ia
eight other members, one of whom SOL
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-12

He said in this connection: we have
issued bonds to the amount of billions
Of dollars. The bonds that have been
issued in this country have been used
as basis of credit. There has been
tremendous stimulation of business.
There has been a great increase in cir
cuiation due to that fact, and the result
is that we have had this further in
crease of q per cent in prices since We
entered the war. That great increase
attribute principally to the fact that we
have been financing this war on bonds
instead of financing it on taxes"
Another blow to the new bond issue,
which was formerly launched even as he
, spoke, and another blow which is not
calculated to induce Alabamians to risk
their money in the hands of their gov
eminent, was delivered in the following
language: "A man cannot afford &c
hold idle money today because it is 60
ing down still further if we continue
these bond issues
Mr.. Huddleston was in fine form and
fettle His voice was good. his bearins
perfect and his gesticulation apt and
pertinent His eight auditors applaudeo
once That was when, with dramatic
effect, he exclaimed: I'VE are giving
too much Of Americas strength to things
that have no relation to this war" There
was no applause when he concluded.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-12
Rroussard Nearing Death

New Iberia, La. April 11.-United
States Senator Robert f. Broussard,
who has been critically i'll at his home
here several weeks, was reported
much weaker early today and physi-
clans feared his death was a mat
ter of only few hours. Members of
the senator's family were constantly
at his bedside and they reported that
he was gradually sinking
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-12
Senator Stone Better

Washington, April 11--After passing
fairly comfortable night Senator
Stone of Missouri. who yesterday suf-
fored a stroke of paralysis, was re-
ported somewhat improved today, and
his physicians hoped the critical period
had passed
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-12
COAL OPERATORS OF
ALABAMA ARE ON
THE ANXIOUS SEAT
Garfield's Clean Product
Bonus Proving Loss
Rather Than Gain
FUEL BOARD RULINGS
HARD TO. SECURE
No One in Administrative Offices
Seems to Be Able to Throw
Light on Very Impor-
tant Subject

Washington, April u.-tSpeciai)-lr-
respective &c whether the coal operators
of Alabama are right or wrong in their
various contentious, it is obvious at the
present time that they do not know just
where they are at
And, as if adding the straw calcu-
lated to break the camers back. they can
find no one able to throw light on the
subject. w. C. Adams, we'll known coal
operator of Birmingham, is in Washing
ton, and since last Thursday has been
in Washington. But for five days he lin
gered about the fuel administration in
futile hope that eventually he might be
able to lind someone in authority with
whom to talk.
AS result of this apparent vascillation
on the part of the administration. coal
operators in. duty bound to furnish
coal for war purposes and at the same
time to continue business without finan-
cial loss to themselves. know not what