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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-16
Man and Woman Who Are
 Held on Blackmailing
 Charge Continue Silence

Atlanta, February. l5.-Mrs. H. H.
 Hirsch and J. w. Cook, who were in
 dicted yesterday on a charge of attempt ing to blackmail Asa G. Candler. million
 aire mayor of Atlanta, out of 3500.0O0.
 were still held in the county jail here
 tonight in default of bonds of s600O. Their
 case probably will be tried early next
 week. according to announcement today by State Solicitor John A. Boykin. Mrs. Hirschs husband, 1t was learned trip and probably will return here on Monday.
 Neither Mrs. Hirsch nor Cook made a statement today concerning the allega- tions brought before the Fulton county grand jury relating to the affair." Both denied the charges yesterday when ar rested.
 Mayor Candler, in a written state ment to the jury alleged that Mrs, Hirsch, an active Red Cross worker, had visited his office several days ago 2on wkat he supposed to be a Red Cross I mission; that while there she had di4 l rected his attention to a window and while he had his head turned she had l removed her hat and coat. A moment later, it was alleged, Cook, who is a l real estate dealer. appeared at the may l or's office. In succeeding developments 1 it was brought out by witnesses before l the grand jury that Mrs. Hirsch and l Cook attempted through suggestive l threats to extort s50o.0Co from the mayor. \ Ehere~aon Mir. Candler instructed his at ftorney to take the matter before the grand jury An indictment charging at.
 tempted blackn1ail followed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-16

any from South America and myriad Of other things that now come in from over the world can be limited. It II going still further to confuse the in- dustrial situation in this country. But it Is a sacrifice that will have to oe made to get the troops over and Keep them supplied.
 The first thing that is being done by the new centralized control over shipping is to help relieve the con- gestion in this country by diverting ships to many ports, especially south ern ports and stop trying to send ev- erything through New York or New port News Some 5000 cars contain ing ship building material of various kinds even today are tied up in the blockades and congestion in seaboard area where the big bulk of the ship building was concentrated. That has also slowed up building as well as labor shortage. The Pacific coast is the only place where work has gone ahead top speed. This centralized control is trying to get fuller use out of the ships; get them loaded and un- loaded quicker and seeing to 1t that every ship goes loaded to the guards instead of one-half and one- third loaded, as ships have gone in instances due to blundering management.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-16
SHIPS AND HOW ID BUILD THEM QUICK
 CENTER 0F INTEREST
Situation Has Developed From Period of Compla- cency to Where Actiyi-
 ties Are SubOrdinated
By HUGH W. ROBERTS

Washington, February 15.-(Special) Shps-getting them built and using those that are available to the fullest efficiency for war service-at last occupy the center spot in Americas war activities.
 The situation has steadily developed from period of complacency over the shipping situation through the weeks and months of war until now other war en- ergies are recognized as subordinate 10 the prime and most vital problem of all of ocean transportation. Recent devel- opments, besides the nationwide cam paign that is on for ship labor, indica- tive of the stress that is being laid upon the shipping programme, include:
 1. Announcement of Chairman Hurley of the naming of regional committees or leading shipbuilders to act as advisors to the government agents in speeding up the shipbuilding programme.
 3. The completion of the wage commit tee of it's work of fixing uniform rates by districts for the various types of ship work in an endeayor to get the labor on a more fixed basis, prevent the ''scamp- ing'' of labor from one yard to the other and most important of all to pre- vent strikes.
 3. There is in course of preparation an order which will put all exports and inn ports under government license This will
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-16
EIGHT REPUBLICANS
 WANT AMENDMENTS
 ID RAIL MEASURE
This Number of House Com mittee Present Minority Report Suggesting
 Changes in Bill

Washington, February 15.--A minority report by eight republican members of the House interstate commerce commit tee on the administration railroad bill, contending that the rate making power should be vested absolutely in the inter state commission and that the federal control of the railroads should be linn ited to one year or less after the peace proclamation. was filed today with the House.
 We shall support the bill." the report said, .sbut believe it should be amended in at least two particulars:
 "1 The power of the Interstate com merce commission granted by the act to regulate commerce as amended over rates, fares charges and classifications, as to commercial traffic, should remain unimpaired.
 ..2 There should be fixed in the bill a definite date for the termination of fed eral control and this should be not later than one year after the proclamation of peace Some of us think six months suf- ficient.''
 As reported by the committee majority, the bill provides that government con- trol shall terminate within two years after the war and places the rate- making power in the hands of the President. It will be taken up in the House next week and may be voted on by the time the Senate disposes of the Senate committee draft now under consideration. A supplemental minority report was made by Representative Parker of New Jersey setting out that as the bill now is framed no method is prescribed for turning the carriers back to the own- CTS, and urging that provision should be made against taxation of the gov ernment's war business.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-16
Ears Rust Out

From the Popular Science Monthly.
 Our recruiting officers have made an Interesting discovery in gazing the rela- tive fitness of city and country boys for service In the army or navy. City boys have better ears.
 From the Washington records of the marine corps come the assertion that only one boy in five among those re- crrited in quiet neishborhoods has the acuteness of hearing possessed by the average dweller in a noisy town. The reJecticns on the ground of defective hearing were in the ratio of five to one in favor of .'city ears.'' The surgeons and scientists assume that the quiet of country districts tends 10 weaken. through disuAe. the nerves in lthe ear, while the constant clamor of the city really keeps the aural nerves re sponsive.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-16
COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL ID RESUME STUDIES
Inglenook Public School Is Placed at Disposal of
 County Board

Pupils of the Jefferson County High school will resume their studies at the lnglenook school Monday morning, ac- cording to a statement of \. R. Baker, county superintendent of schools, made yesterday morning. The pupils of the Inglenook school will be housed in a nearby church and four vacant store buildings which are being equipped for school work. The work of placing these buildings in condi- tion for their new duty was begun yes terday morning.
 The action of the trustees in offer ing the school to the county was unan- imously indorsed by a mass meeting
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-16


 
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-16
German Publisher Held

New York, February 15.-Dr. Isaac Strauss, president and treasurer of the Alpha Omega Publishing compny. is being detained at the internment camp on Ellis Island, it was learned tonight, pending an investigation by federal agents of his alleged connection with a chemical company which makes toluol an ingredient used in the manu- fracture of powerful explosives. Govern ment officers declined to discuss the case.
 Dr. Strauss, who has offices in this city, has lived with his family at Long Beach since the European war begas
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-16
Casualty List Reported
 by General Pershing

Washington, February 15.-General Pershing today reported three American soldiers slightly wounded in action. Among them was Capt. Robert Drane, medical officers reserve corps, attached to British army. Captain Drane was wounded on February 5, and lives at Edenton, N. c.
 The other two men wounded were Corporal Robert B. Lanfer. Louisville, Ky, and Private Bentley A. Nelson, Holt. Minn., who were wounded on Feb- ruary B.
 Private Randolph Fauntleroy died on February of gunshot wounds. He lived at Center Cross, Essex county. Virginia
 Private Thongs H. Kirkpatrick. Fay etteville, N. C., died of pneumonia. STAYING INDOORS CAUSES TROUBLE Snow and cold weather have kept people in the house more than usual the past month. Deranged digestion follows. Foley Cathartic Tablets-a good, wholesome physic-thoroughly cleanse the bowels, sweeten the stom- ach and benefit the liver. Keep the bowels open and you avoid the dis tress of indigestion, biliousness, bad breath, bloating, gas and constipation Do not gripe or nauseate. When tho bowels are regular you are not so like l ly to take cold or get the grippe. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-16

held in Inglenook Thursday night A guard will be maintained at the In- glenook school nightly.
 Sheriff Batson stated yesterday that no clue could be found by him to the identity of the firebug that started the blazes either at the Central High or at the Rnvles school
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-16
New Navy Yard Record

Washington, February 15.-Secretary Daniels announced today the receipt of a telegram from the Mare Island navy yard stating that the destroyer Taylor was launced there yesterday, 66 per cent complete, four months after the keel was laid The speed with which the Taylor was made ready for launching establishes a navy yard record for swift construc-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-16
lNJEC CTION |
DrS. Dozier X Dozler Oldest Established Firm of Medical Specialists in Alabama. Twenty five Years in Birmingham.

We treat scientifically and with wonderful success. all man. ner of chronic diseases of the Eye, Ear. Nose and Throat. LungA Heart. Liver. Stomach. BowelA Kidneys and all diseases of the Skin and of the Pelvic Organs of Man and WnmAn.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-02
FEELING BITTER
AGAINST GERMANY
Russian Business Men Against Germany
and the Bolsheviki-Will Enter
the War Again.

Amsterdam, Aug. 2.-"Feeling in Rus
STA everywhere is very bitter against
Germany" is the surprisingly frank
statement made by Hans Worst, special
commissioner of The Tageblatt of Ber-
lin, who reached Moscow after long
and tedious railway journey recently and
reports from that city on the converse
tions he has had with business men, Off
Gals and peasants regarding internal
conditions I'm Russia.
The business men, the correspondent
finds, are without exception strongly
bolsheyik, blaming the crazy tyr
amy" of the bolshevik for Russia s
downfall and economic ruin. They be-
lieved another war against Germany was
coming, but were not clear under whose
direction, there being much divergence
Of opinion on this point. All, however,
agreed that the bolshevik regime ought
to be smashed, although it was freely
admitted there was no other organiza-
tion yet in existence capable of smash.
ing il.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-02
Limping German Logic,

German logic never scars to such
heights as when ii is engaged in ex-
planning to the German people why
things are not quite what they ought
to be. In his statement Of reasons why
the U.boats have failed to get at the
American transports, the chief Of the
German admiralty staff at once takes
his place among the metaphysical hui
morists Of the fatherland. In the first
place, the Americans have a large num-
Der of ports of debarkation all the way
from northern Scotland to the Mediter-
ranean; therefore it is inexpedient for
the U.boats to luriS off any one of these
ports, on the well-recognized principle
that the larger the target the more un-
certain the aim. In the second place, the
American conveys do not arrive on
schedule time, but move irregularly; the
idea being that Secretary Daniels is VIC
latiug an elementary rule of information
al law in not giving due notice Of the
departure and imminent arrival OF our
troopships. Frequently the American
transports slip into port at night and
under cover of fog, thus violating the
German monopoly in darkness, for cloud,
haze and other modes of warfare pat
entcd by Berlin. Finally there is the
pathetic touch:
Must we put our boats to Turk off
these harbors on the chance Of getting
shot at by the strongly guarded con
voys of fast American Transports
No, Admiral Holtzendorff, no one
would expect the U-boats to take such
risks as long as there are brilliantly
illuminated and unarmed hospital ships
to sink.--New York Evening Sun.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-02
THE RAILROAD CONTRACT.
Bearing Upon 1t of Possible Government
Ownership.

In a notably impartial editorial dis
cussion Of the railroad contract, The
Springfield Republican says:
They 1.-THE railroad owners) should
not be deprived by indirection Of the
rental, in whole or in part, guaranteed
by act Of Congress. The government
should not try to drive mean bargain
now that it has the roads in its posses
sion. The contract as it stands is to
be passed upon by the director general
and probably the president, and they
would do the country disseryice to
shake public confidence to any degree
whatever in the good faith of the gov
eminent in matter OF property obli-
cations"
Here is the gist of six months of dis
cussion by railroad officers, government
agents and the press. II il still pos
sible to believe that the owners Of the
railroads will obtain a far more nearly
just contract than the one which Messrs,
Payne, Lovett and Matthews are at
tempting to force upon them But The
Republican is wrong in supposing that
the contingency of future government
ownership is the real question at issue.
"The possible buyer" says The Repub-
lican, deserves to be safeguarded as
much as the possible seller"
1t should be clearly understood that
there is no possibility Of the railroads
passing into government ownership or
even remaining under federal control in
definitely by virtue Of the contract now
under negotiation. That instrument can
be executed only subject to the provision
of the railroad control act, which spe-
officially terminates the governments
present use of the railroads within 81
months after the end Of the war.
II the railroad contract merely took
possession of their railroads for the pc
riod of the war, leaving the conpensa
ton of their owners TO the executive
or other branch of the government, Con
gress might be free to amend its own
act SO as to extend such control for
any period short of perpetuity There
is no apparent reason why the wire con-
troll act may not be 80 amended. In
the case of the railroads, however, Con.
gress ordained that each railroad com
pany should enter into a written CON
tract with the government for the use
Of It's property during the war and not
to exceed 2l months thereafter,
If the railroad companies are forced
by this contract to sign away all right
to claim damages for diversion of traf-
fic, abandonment of lines or anything
else that the government sees fit TO do
during the federal control, they will as
suredly not bar themselves from setting
up goodwill and going concern value as
an element in any future appraisal. It is
conceivable that the people may deter
mine upon government ownership after
the war. If they do, it will have to be
brought about through new taking
Of the properties, unaffected by any
course to which the owners may have
been compelled by the exigencies of
war.-.Wall Street Journal.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-02
BAKER WILL PRESENT
DRAFT EXTENSION
PLAN SOON
The Secretary of War Promises to Give
It to the Military Committees in
Day or Two.

Washington, d. c., Aug. 2.-Plans of
the war department for an enlarged mil
itary program, including expansion of
the draft limits in both directions, have
been virtually completed, Secretary Bak-
er announced yesterday. He anticipated
that the war department bill will be in
troduced in Congress next week, enabling
the military committees to begin consid-
Grafton without delay
Mr.. Baker would not reveal the age
limits to be recommended by the depart
ment. H e said, however, that published
reports that the limits were to be set
at from 10 to 40 years were Incorrect.
The 10 to 40-year suggestion was among
those considered and rejected, he added.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-02
A VISITORS ROOM
Provided for Guests of Mechanics School
and Signal Corps.

A spacious room is provided as Wis.
itors' room at Morrill, hall, University
of Vermont, for the use Of the me-
chanics' school and signal corps and their
guests. Any friends of the men who
wish to visit them at Burlington for a
day or a longer time are cordially in
vited to make use of this room which is
open every day and evening after 1880
a. m. and from $3.50 a. m. throughout
the day and evening on Saturdays and
Sunday A hostess is always in attend
ence to look after the comfort of the
guests; to help them to get into COM
munication with the men they wish TO
find; to deliver messages or parcels or
otherwise serve them The men have full
use of the room also and can always
meet or visit friends there.
A room registry is kept which is
proving of great service in placing
friends who wish to remain in the city
in desirable quarters.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-02
CELEBRATE COMPLETION
OF THEIR TOOTH PLANE
Employees of the Dayton Wright Air
plane Company Take
Holiday.

Dayton, o., Aug. 2.---Employes of the
Dayton Wright Airplane company, the
largest manufacturer of De Haviland
battleplanes in this country for the
United States army, yesterday held a
celebration, completing and defeating to
the service the Tooth plane built by the
company.
The 5000 employees were given holt
day and listened to addresses by Cover
nor James M. Cox and officials of the
company, while the Tooth plane flew over
the open air gathering Secretary Bak
er telegraphed his compliments.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-02
Girls Tend Gardens and Pigs.

Two county home demonstration
agents in New York have organized
groups of camp fire girls for summer
war work. In Ulster county the girls
are helping with the canning and are
planning conservation exhibit for the
county fair. In Monroe county the girls
have formed gardening unit and in ad
dtion have purchased II pigs which
they will raise for market.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-02

struction of buildings at the base hos
pital, will serve four years at Fort
Leavenworth and be dismissed from the
service. Captain Pillinger was sentenced
to 20 years imprisonment, the sentence
being committed by Washington author
tiles.
Together with Ralph Windhorst, Chi
cago, who was convicted in the federal
court and sentenced to two years inn
prisonment and fined $4,000, Pillinger
was charged with having received com
missions on contracts awarded for work
at the base hospital.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-02
BAKERS CLOSED THREE DAYS.
Exchanged Fresh Bread for Stale in Re.
tail Store.

New Britain, Conn, Aug. l.-Schnei-
der & Rubenstein, wholesale bakers, re-
ceived notice yesterday from Food Ad-
ministrator Robert Scoville that their
place of business must remain closed
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. 1t is
alleged the concern violated food regI-
lations by exchanging fresh bread for
stale bread in a retail store.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-02
British Official Report Tells
of Some Minor Sue
ceSseS
ACTIVITIES CARRIED
FAR TO THE NORTH
The German Artillery Has
Shown Increased
Violence

London, Aug 2.-The British have
carried out raids at Festubert, northwest
of Lens, and at Albert, in the Picardy
sector, and have captured several prison
ers, according to statement issued by
the war Office to-day.
The German artillery, the statement
says, has shown increased activity south
of the Somme and south of Ypres, while
it has been active north of Bethune and
east of Hazebrouck, in the Lys sector.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-02
MAXIM GORKY
is SUSPECTED
Soviet Government Has Or
.dered Arrest of the Rus
sian officer
HIS NEWSPAPER
is SUPPRESSED
His Activities Have Recent
ly Been Under In
vestigation

London, Aug. 2.-The arrest of Maxim
Gorky, the Russian author and revolu-
tionary, has been ordered by an inves-
tigating commission of the soviet gov
eminent, says an Exchange Telegraph
dispatch from Copenhagen.
The Petrograd correspondent of the
Daily Express reports that Gorky's pa
per has been suppressed permanently.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-02
FRANCIS IN LApAAND.
Russian Ambassador with other Diplo-
mats Reaches Arctic Ocean.

T. Washington, D. G., Aug. 2,--Ambassa-
dor Francis and the heads of the Brit
ish, French and Italian diplomatic mis-
ka, Russian LapTand from Vologda, left
that place on July 80 for Murmansk, on
the Arctic ocean, The state department
was so informed in cablegram received
to-day from Mr.. Francis.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-02
Fumigation Houses on Mexican Border

The largest disinfection project which
has ever been undertaken in this coun-
try, and probably the largest in the
world, was recently begun by the United
States department of agriculture along
the Mexican border. Five fumigation
houses are to be erected at cost of APP
proximately $4,000 for the disinfection
of freight cars, motor trucks and wagons
entering the United States from Mexico
loaded with products that might intro
duae insect enemies, especially the pink
bollworm of cotton. The largest house
will accommodate Is freight cars. Each
house will be equipped with apparatus
and plant for the generation and dis
tribution OF Hydroyanic- acid Gas.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-02
New Lord chief Justice Of Ireland.

London, Aug. 2.Lord Justice Thomas
Francis Molony, lord justice of appeal in
Ireland since 1915, has been appointed
lord chief justice of Ireland, according to
an official announcement made yesterday.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-02
ARMY CAPTAIN GETS
FOUR-YEAR SENTENCE
Accepted Commissions on the Contracts
Awarded for Construction of
Base Hospital.

Battle Creek, Mich, Aug. g. Captain
Ralph Pillinger, formerly construction
quartermaster at Camp Custer, court
martialled several weeks ago for alleged
conspiracy to defraud the United States
government in connection with the CON
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-02
go Where the
Going Is Good"

TO-DAY this homely quotation strikes respon-
sive echo in every manufacturing plant.
Manufacturers are looking for logical markets -
places where there is natural demand for the prod
ucts they make; places which they can serve easily
and economically.
That is why this newspaper working with other
newspapers through its national organization, the
Bureau of Advertising, American Newspaper Pub
fishers Association, is investigating merchandising
conditions for the information of manufacturers.
Manufacturers in all lines are calling on the Bureau
of Advertising for facts about logical selling mar
kets These facts are helpful in planning an adver-
Using campaign They insure the opportunity ito
go where the going is good"
Manufacturers are invited to communicate in this
connection with the Bureau of Advertising, 806
World Building, New York