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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-11
ORDER CAMP GORDON
 APPROPRIATION HELD UP

Washington. December 10-(Speciat) ) The subcommittee of the military com mittee of the House, after extended in vesttgation, reports today recommen- datidn that no balance of appropriaS tions in favor of the army be expended for construction at Camp Gordon, Georgia, and that the Secretary of War be au- thorized to sell real estate and build ings of such camp
 ' In explanation. the subcommittee states that the ground at Gordon is too limited to serve any purpose save housing troops that there is mo Arain- ing territory or target range. The un- completed buildings, the subcommlt- tee recommends. must be torn down and the lumber salvaged and sold.~
 If the recomm mendation of the subs- committee is carried out. troops now station at Gordon will be transferred to Camp Mcclellan, near Anniston. with the result that that camp Will have a permanent population of 10000 people.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-11
ALABAMIANS AT
 RIVERS CONGRESS

Washington. December 1o.-tSpe- cial0 = Aabamians attending the rivers and harbors congress are Miles c. Allgood. State Auditor J. W. Hunter of Mobile. NJ c. Caskie, L. E. Whitfield and E. NJ. Allen of Montgomery and Tracy W Pratt of Huntsville. At the banquet tonight Representative lief lin delivered a speech, while Senator Underwood and Representatives All mon. Oliver Steagall. Rainey and Me Duffie were in attendance. The dis cussion of the congress concerned leg islative motives of fostering river commercial developments.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-11
COST OF LIBERTY
 LOAN CAMPAIGNS

Washington, December 10.-tSpecialo
 The treasury department notifies the
 House of Representatives that to float
 the Liberty Loans and Victory Loans,
 and to conduct the War Stamp saving campaign, s49,4 ,9l5 33 was expended. The expense of floating the several loans follows: First Liberty Loan. s, ,7ss, ,956. .54; second
 Liberty Loan, s5,671 ,0tS IS; third Liberty
 Loan, $1O,o13, ,167. TO; fourth Liberty Loan, s12. .3Ss, ,4s3. .66; Victory Liberty Loan. So, 07s,3i5.S7t
 The War Saving Stamp campaign be- twee-. September, 19r1 and December 1918, cost s4,5S7, ,374.7S. | The War Saving Certificate campaign
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-11
RECREATIONAL CLUB
 PLANNED FOR GIRLS

meeting of the leaders of the various girls organizations will meet this after noon at O clock with Miss Elizabeth Colt Albro,. director of girls work for community Service, in the rooms of war camp community service headquarters on Fourth avenue and Twentieth street Miss Albro has recently come to Bir- mngham and urges all interested women ito be present. At tf1is time plans will be discussed for. the organization of 4 recreational club for girls and the leaders of other organizations are cooperating with her in this work
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-11
MUST CONTINUE CAUTION

The dsocation which the strike has created in the production, transportation and distribution of coal cannot be in- sanity 'remedied," said Director General Hines in his statement "and pending readtustment, It is highly important for the apublic to continue to exercise great caution in the consumption of coal, and is it hoped there will be due apprecia- tion of the difficulties which cannot be immediately overcome
 During the strike the weekly produce tion of coal was cut from fi.oooOOO to 12,- Oc,ooo tons to about 100000 tons, and this much reduced tonnage was mostly mined in Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Widely distant portions of the country which are ordinarily dependent upon other coal fields had to be supplied from these and other unusual soufees of suDN. ply The result has been that the rail road administration has been compelled to transport coal over the most unusual routes and for distances far in excess of the normal hauls. This has resulted in equipment being scattered widely to other parts of the country. A period of time VIII be required for the complete re- location of this equipment, and meanwhile 1t was not to be anticipated that all mines can be supplied with cars to the full nor- nal extent. IL is hoped that the general public. the coal operators and the miners will all appreciate these difficulties and Will make allowances for the time re- quired to restore normal conditions,
 The railroad administration will con tinue to distribute coal to protect those regions whose supply has been inadequate until they can be supplied from their normal sources.
 Just as soon as practicable regulations Tn connection with the use of bitum- nous coal for power light and heat will be reseinded or modified, and the same IS true of the supplying of coal to neces- sary industries, It will be necessary to observe conditions as the situation pro- gresses before definite time can be fixed for changing of these regulations and orders
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-11
CENSUS SUPERVISOR
 FOR TENTH DISTRICT

Washington. December 16~-tSpecial) The Secretary of Commerce, upon the recommendation of the director of cen sus, has appointed William w. Monroe of Fayette, Fayette county, as supervisor of census for the Tenth su- pervisor's district of Alabama, in place of Samuel J. Sanders, who has re- signed The Tenth district of Alabama comprises the counties of Fayette, Franklin, Lamar. Marion. Pickens. Winston and Walker The appoint pointments for the remaining districts have already been announced.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-11
The Strong Withstand rFie Winter Cold
 Refter Thar, fhe NNenlS

Old people who are feeble and younger people who are weak will be strengthened and enabled to go through the cold weather by taking GROVES TASTELESS chill TONIC. which is simply IRON~a and QUININE suspended in syrup. So pleasant even children like it. You can soon feel it's Strengthening. 1nvigorating Effect Price 60c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-11
Instruments for Fourth
 Regiment Band Received

Instruments fer the band of the Fourth Alabama regiment, A. N. G., have been received by Lieut. Phil Memoli band master, and the first practice will be held Sunday next. at o'clock. The instru- ments are new and Of the best make and design, and are very attractive in ap- pearance They were furnished by the government.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-11
HoNEYCoMBED WITH CRAFT

When the government took over the roads Senatop LaFoliette declared, the whole system was honeycombed with in side sraft Exa imitation of every system from the Pennsylvania down." he said, would show that officials were fiffanciai- ly interested in supply and construction companies with which the company iem- ploying them dealt.
 And as a result of this we find,' he
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-11
Local Data

For the 24 hours ending at ?. m:
 Highest temperature .........;. el Lowest tempersture .-....-............. z2 Men temaper4ture ..........-........... 2 Normal temperature ..............,...-. as Excess in tenperaHlre since Jan- ]. 70 Rainfall .......................-... vl Total rainfall since Jan. 1........,....-f'3. .i5 Excess in rainfall since Jan. l........-. fz5 Relative humidity, 2 a. m........,..,.-. "
 12 Ioon ,--....................... 2z
 p- m. .-s-..-.,....-- ..-...'.'..''--f' ,. Dry thermometer, a. m. t.............. ~
 IF room ......................,...
 2 p. m. .................-........ 5l Wet thermomter, a. m .f............ 2s
 12 r oon ...................i....... 2i
 ID. m. ......."............... 26
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-11
TWO OFFICIALS OF STATE ARE
 LOST IN BOAT

CContinued from Page One) miles from Montgomery. He left Montgomery this afternoon to go to the farm and nothing has been heard of him since, Telephone con nection with the farm is cut off.
 H. T. spurgins and his family are cut off in their home on the Talla- poosa river. eight miles from Mont gomery, and at 10 o'clock tonight all hopes of rescuing them had been abandoned. A telephone call was received from Spurgins at n. m., and telephone connection since has been impossible. Spurgins stated that the water had reached the floor of his home and that the house was in danger of being over turned.
 The police have made up searching party to go to the rescue of spurgins, but fear that flood con ditiOns will not permit them to reach his nome.
 A searching party mposed of several state officials left Mont gomery oA the Alabama river at 1O:3O o'clock in aygasoIine launch to search for Rogers and Nesbit.
 A squadron of airplanes will leave the aviation repair depot at daybreak to search for the missing persons.
 One hundred and thirty persons are marOOned at the state convict farm and at midnight the warden telephoned that unless assistance reached them soon the buildings probably would be swept away. He said the water was then within foot of the floor of the buildings and rising nt the rate of six inches an hour.
 At midnight n stage of 5J.5 feet was reached by the Alabama river at Montgomery, with predictions for a crest of 5s.5 feet, which will nut the river in the Union depot.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-11
MEASURE
 DESIGNED TO AID
 ROADSELAFOLLETTE
3(Continncd from Page one,

said they now had no idea when thesbilI might be passed.
 Senator LaFollette held the floor com tinuously through the session. and after he had been talking two hours Senator King, democrat, of Utah, went to his rescue with demand for a quorum, which gave him a 2o-minute breathing spell. For some time the Senate sat idle and twirled it's thumbs while efforts were being made to round up quorum, final ly obtained by \breaking up a commit
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-11

during the calendar year of 1919 cost g. 17S, ,076.54
 General expenses arc stated at sl,lel,- 15e 42.~
 Bns unpaid aggregate s2.7ss.47i.sO
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-11
RELIEF AT ENDING OF COAL STRIKE IS % GENERAL IN EVERY
 OFFICIAL QUARTER
tcontlnued from Page one)

were intimations that Mir. Wilson had ala ready made his selections for appoint hoeut
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-11
The Weather
Weather Forecast

Washington, December 10.-Forecast
 Georgia ana South Carolina: Far Thursday, colder in south portion; Friday rising temperature interior, fresh northeast winds.
 Alabama and Mississippi: Fair Thurs day; Friday clcudy. with rising tempera- ture, flesh nortLeast and east winds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-11

X Tickle Is the Beginning of a throat cold or painful cough. HAYES HEALING HONEY Stops the Tickle by Healing the Throat Soc per bottle.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-11
RAILROAD SCHEDULE

Arrival and Departur of Passenger Trains A, T1e following schedule figures published as in- formation and are not guaranteed:
 Central Standard Time)
 BIRMINGHAM TERMINAL STATION
Evening star., 1919-11-14
Witness Again Interrupted.

Herr Gothein again interrupted.
asking why U-boats have been built
in series, one type at one wharf and
another type at another wharf
Won Capelle replied that toward the
end of the war that was done, but
said at the outset it was impossible
because of pressure of repair work
and lack of wharfs and skilled labor.
Herr Sinsheimer attempted to elicit
the exact purpose of the submarine
campaign against England-whether
it was the intention to crush England
or merely to compel her to agree to a
''usable peace.
Won Capelle replied: I'VE believed
we could force England to 'usable
peace within five months"
Elicits Sarcastic Response.
Was the submarine war planned to
make feeding of England impossible
and therefore make impossible the
reaching by England of her goal?"
asked Herr David.
'"There was no hope in the navy that
Evening star., 1919-11-14
GLASGOW YARD PROMISES
BIGGEST WARSH!P AFLOAT
Builders Also Say New British
Cruiser, the Hood, Will Cause
Sensation When Launched.

GLASGOW. October % Correspond
ence of the Associated Press)-A new
largest battleship in the world will
soon slip down the ways to establish
new records in the annals of naval
construction.
The ship. a battle cruiser, is the
Hood. She will be launched in No
vember, it is announced. Her build
ers say she is not only the largest
in the British navy. but the largest
warship ever constructed. Not ever
the four superdread nauGhts being
built for the United States Navy.
ships of $4,000 tons, approach the
enormous bulk of the Hood. her normal
displacement being $1,000 tons and.
at full load, about $4,000.
Fitted with oil-fired boilers and
geared turbines, which develop 144.-
600 shaft horsepower. the Hood is ex
pected to show a speed of thirty-ore
knots in her trials Her armament
and antf-torpedo protection is so elab
crate she is said to be the nearest
approach to the "non-sinka BILE" ideal
which constructors have been endeav-
oring for years to attain.
Details of the Hoods gunpower,
it is claimed, will cause sensation
when made public.
Evening star., 1919-11-14
FRENCH SMOKER PREFERS
NATIVE TOBACCO BRANDS
Stands in Line at Paris for Hours
to Refill Pouch Rather Than
Buy q. S, Stock.

PARIS. October % Correspondence
of the Associated Press The opinion
of the average French smoker is that
the government will not readily dispose
of the billion packages OF American
cigarettes and enormous quantity of
American smoking tobacco bought Of
the American expeditionary force.
He admits that both cigarettes and
tobacco are prepared with greater fin
ish, that the quality may be fir-or. but
he has the habit of the Fldrencho
he has the habit of the old French
brand of tobacco which is coarser.
stronger and produces a far more dis
agreeable odor. and he wants no other.
The French brand. however, is scarce
1t is distributed to the tobacco shops
but once week, in limited quantities,
and, rather than accept the American
substitute, the French smoker gets out
early and stands in line patiently. for
two hours, in the hope of refling his
pouch.
Sometimes he goes away disappoint-
ed, the supply having given out before
his turn came, but rarely does he ac-
cept the American substitute which is
not to his taste, and. moreover, is
twice as costly.
Evening star., 1919-11-14
MANY RICH IN GERMANY
DESPITE CRY OF POVERTY

BRUSSELS. october. 20 Correspond
ence of the Associated Press) -
Though Germany may cry povetry.
she counts among her citizens many
newly rich. says Belgian newspa
per. Quoting the Voice Of the People
of Frankfort. the newspaper declares
that in 1917 i2l Germans admitted a
revenue cf more than a million of
marks. The following year their
number was increase 10 SEA
As to the farmers, the paper says
they do not know what to do with
their money. The savings banks iu
Hcsse We're obliged to reduce to =
per cent the interest on deposits eX--
cceding zoo marks.
Evening star., 1919-11-14
ASSERTS SOVIET PEACE
TERMS ARE UNCHANGED
BY Cable to The Star and Chicago
Daily News. Copyright, 1919.

BY Cable to The Star and Chicago
Daily News. Copyright, 1919.
BERLIN. November 11.-"Our po-
sition regarding peace has not been
changed since March. when the Bull
lit mission arrived here" declared
George Tchitcherin. soviet commits
sioner of foreign affairs. in an inter
view in Moscow
We are ready at any time to ne
gotiate peace, provided recognition is
given TO all the existing govern
ments on the territory of the former
Russian empire. the allied blockade is
raised. mutual amnesties are given
and there is a simultaneous demob-
ilization of all armies operating
within the limits of the former Rus
sian empire We are willing to as
sumo the national debts of the en-
pire.'
Evening star., 1919-11-14
|FiEL LFFERICH VILIFIES u. S.
AT WARS CAUSE INQUIRY
Says America Maintained Mere Paper
Neutrality" He Knew Nation
Could Get Troops Over.

food or ammunition could be kept
from England" replied Won Capelle.
sarcastically. We should have been
more suspicious of England"
Herr David asked where the express
sion force England to her knees
originated and what it meant.
Won Capelle made an evasive reply.
saying: THE expression can be in
terpreted in several ways; l interpret
ed it to mean making England pliable
and war-tired.''
Evening star., 1919-11-14
Hecklers Begin Attack.

1t was here his questioning began.
why was there such discrepancy
between 1915 and the two following
years." demanded Herr Gothein.
Won Capelle replied sharply:
There are number of reasons why
so small a number was ordered in
ls16-first, the reichstag took an over
whelming stand against the sub
marine, and / could not start to build
because / saw myself in opposition to
the government; second, l had been
out of the naval service. and was un-
aware of the technical improvements
in U-boat building, and had to give
intimate study to the subject; and.
third, the Skagerrack battle caused seri-
Gus damages to our boats. Their re-
pair held up the construction of other
boats
Germany had decided to live up to
International law and not sink mer-
chantmen without warning, continued
Won Capelle, but he said he thought
that in the fall of 1915 the admiralty
had issued a second order to attack
British ships, because England,
poisoned against u.s." had made the
work of U-boats very difficult by
mines which covered the entire North
sea. There was a demand for mine
searchers. torpedo boats and motor
boats. which further reduced U-boat
construction, he added.
Evening star., 1919-11-14
Reads Summary of Testimony.

A summary of his contribution to u
boat construction was read by Won
CapeIle at the start of the session.
Eight hundred and ten submarines
were built before and during the
war said the former minister of the
navy. "Of these forty -fiye were con-
structed before the war, 1S6 We're
built during the administration of Ad-
miral Won Tirpitz and $40 were built
by me in the two and half years l
was in Office.
II took office in April. 1916. and in
the nine months remaining in that
year | ordered built ninety U-boats.
In 1917 l ordered 26g, and in the nine
months 1 was in Office in 1918 / or
Iered 22O''
Evening star., 1919-11-14
Called in Consultation.

Admiral Won Capelle asserted he
had been consulted three times with
regard to submarine construction by
DIR. Won Bethmann Hollweg, the first
time when Herr Struve "a member
of the reichstag) had presented to
the chancellor a memorandum urging
increased U-boats, which had been
signed by George Gothein (another
reichstag member); the second time
when. in 1917, the chancellor wrote
saying U-boat construction must not
be left out Of consideration, showing.
Won Capelle said. that the chancellor
counted on a long war, and third,
when Won Bethmann Hollweg tele-
eraphed that Deputy Fischbeck had
expressed doubts whether Germany
had enough U-boats. whereupon Won
Capelle said he visited the chancellor
and assured him that everything was
going we'll
Herr Struve wrote to Gen. Won
Ludendorff urging more U-boats. Won
Capelle added. Ludendorff replied
that there was unanimity on this
opinion in upper army circles. in the
admiralty and among members of the
general staff.
Evening star., 1919-11-14

BERLIN. November 12.-Dr. Karl
Helfferich. the former German vice
chancellor. on the witness stand be-
fore the war investigation committee
| today began a long-drawn-out Will
! fication of the United States, culmi-
| mating with the declarations:
America maintained mere paper
neutrality: President Wilson was sat
| isfied to make money out of European
! blood and suffering"
This declaration was greeted with
'Bravos" from the spectators and
| many German newspaper men. 1t
! that Helfferich be forbidden to use
such expressions. But Chairman Wer-
, muth ruled that the method of ex-
preston by witnesses cannot be con-
troEed.
WAS German Anger ArtificialP"
Deputy Sinsheimer here interjected
the question: WAS not German an
ger at America artificial?'
Helfferich banged the table angrily,
and replied:
"It was genuine from the very bot
tom. chiefly because of the ammuni-
ton, barbed wire, poisonous gases
and food which America delivered to
the entente"
Helfferich asserted that from the
start of the great war the United
States would not have been satisfied
unless Germany was thoroughly
beaten.
I Did you believe that the U-boats
could not only bring Great Britain to
her knees, but prevent the Americans
from arriving?" asked Chairman
Wermuth.
Il was not optimistic enough
! Helfferich replied, ito believe that the
FpNsf cd cfnto
over. for I had seen the ease with
which England had carried troops and
munitions and supplies to Saloniki,
despite the fact that our large sub
marines were cruising in the Mediter-
ranean. I believed if the submarine
the duty of the chancellor. myself and
all others to support 1t to the utmost
Discusses the Sussex Case.
The witness admitted that surrender
by Germany in the case arising from
the torpedoing of the English cross
channel steamer Sussex was unSpeak-
ably difficult and that he hoped the
United States after a total surrender
would demand and see to it that Great
Britain would respect international
law and lift the blockade, which was
the most Illegal and most murderous
act of the war"
The United States did not act the
witness added. SO that he and every
one else strove to the utmost to ad
vance the submarine war.
Capelle Explains About Subs.
Vice Admiral Eduard Won Cape1le.
former minister of the navy. was
bombarded with questions today as
to why more submarines were not
built. so as to have made the subma-
rine campaign successful.
Hecklers at the national assembly
subcommittee investigation into the
war having failed to get much infor-
nation as to why the submarine cam
paign was not avoided, changed their
tactics to questioning the former
minister of the navy on submarine
construction.
The admiral replied succinctly in an
endeavor to show why submarine con-
struction was retarded in 1915, and
why it jumped enormously in 1917 and
1918.
Count Won Bernstorff gauged the
session correctly this morning when
he asked the correspondent: Are you
going to attend the performance this
afternoon"
Imperial Valley press., 1919-02-13
COMING TO THE TOPIC TONIGHT
TRUTH
TO ENLIST IN
BRITISH ARMY

LONDON, Jan. 13.-(Correspond-
ence of the Associated Press)- In
eidents of men stretching the truth
considerably to get into the British
army when England needed every
man and then resorting' virtually to
mutiny to get out after the armistice
was signed have been shown at Folks
stone during the investigation of the
first demobilization demonstrations
there. After several hundred men
had declined to embark for France at
the end Of their Christman leave the
military authorities began investiga-
ting each case separately.
One man who might be judged any
where from 3S to 80 years of age
"ppeared before The examining Off
GERS.
"On what ground do you think you
should he released now?" he was
asked.
"I'm more than Al years of age"
le said relying upon the rule that
men Of that age or more should be
'aleasod as scon as possible.
"But yoUr army book shows you
enlisted fifteen months ago at the
lra Of thirlv-five."
81 gave that as my age to get in,
sir, 1 am fifty years old now"
'YOu will have to prove that"
came a quick reply, whereupon he
5urned to a middle aged woman spec
tator, his wife, who had anticipated
the situation and produced a birth
certificate. He will be released at
once and the method by which he
volunteered will be conveniently for
gotten.
During the last wear of the war
70 miners wore allowed to join the
army. Their ranks already had been
depleted until barely enough coal was
being produced.
Another demonstrator claimed he
should be released because he was a
miner. His record showed he repre-
sented himself as fish-monger in
order to join the colors. When he
proves he is a miner he will be re-
leased.