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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-03
PORTUGAL REPORTS CONFLICT AS ID
 REAL SITUATION
Lisbon Dispatches State ROyalist Column Put to Flight and Comman-
 der Killed
ey Associates Press

Paris. February 2-The situation in Portugal is uncertain and conflicting reports were received here early today
 Dispatches from Lisbon state that a royalist column was put to flight north of Dagudea and the commander killed. oners at Veiro and Vizeu have been placed in prison at Figueira.
 The government, the reports said, has asked the civil governors to remain at their posts during the strife. A strike of the railway men of southern PortI gal has been terminated
 Dispatches from Oporto by way of Ma deria say that former King Manuels s arrival is awaited there. An official statement issued by the royalist govern ment at Oporto reads:
 Coimbra is reported quiet. Royalist pris
 ''All the northern troops are faithful to the monarchy The republican troops at Alberga and Riavelha have fled be- fore the forces of Colonel Cotereal Tele- graph and telephone communication with Lisbon has been broken. The defense organized by the republican government fails more and more because several garrisons are favoring the monarchy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-03
FEDERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WILL PROPOSE REVISION
 0F ANTITRUST LAWS
Recommendations Drawn by Trade Committee, Includ- ing Sherman and Clay
 ton Acts, Made Public

Washington, February 2. Proposals that antitrust legis- lation, including both the Sher man and Clayton acts, be re- vised by Congress to meet post war conditions and that stand ards of general business con duct be established by the gov ernment and administered by a supervisory body have been submitted by the United States Chamber of Commerce to its membership over the country for 8 vote.
 ! Tho recommendati drawn by iEe chambers federal trade committee ana made public tonight are:
 That Congress should at once ccn- sider the situation of all statutes con stitution antitrust legislation.
 That there should be formulated standards of general business conduct to be administered by supervisory body
 That an enlarged federal trade commission should be made the super yisory body with it's membership in- creased from five to nine.
 The referendum was declared to be fa, ence held at Atlantic City last De- cember under the auspices of the chamber of commerce This confer ence went on record in favor of such modification of the sherman antitrust law as would enable the business in terests of the country to cooperate in telligently in conducting their affairs and in increasing efficiency.
 The committees report said there was especial occasion now for consid- eration of such legislation as that rec commended It pointed to concentra- ton of commercial and industrial ac- tivity to meet the needs of the gov ernment and the civilian population in the war and the vastly changed condi tions which business interests face in the after -the-war period
 'If it true, as the President saiG Tn 1914" said the report that nothing then discoura ged business enterprise like the necessity of running a risk Of ia Hing under the condemnation of the law before it is possible to make sure just what the law is. this discourage ment operates with greatly increa sed effect at a time when the special cor centration of business activity for the war is being succeeded by conditions which contain more uncertainties than ever before existed
 Besides declaring for revision of present laws so as to remove all doubt as to their application, the committee recommended that the government ln- form business as to what practices are permissible and created a super visory body in the public interest to see that the standards set are en- forced.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-03
Railroad Administration
 Practically Exhausts
 the Revolving Fund
Director General Hines Issues Finan- cial Statement for January on Railroads and Sxpress
 Companies
By Associated Press

Washington. February 2,-All ex- cept se1,3 GOO of the original $500, -s Oo0,Ooo revolving fund of the railroad administration has now been used, Director General Hines reported to- day, in connection with his financial statement for January. In that month , s9s, ,269, 900 was advanced to railroads or paid for new ears and locomotives The dierctor general received sl3, 996, 600 from railroads and sl0,32T. 900 from express companies during the month
 Total net advances made to rail- roads and for. equipment amount to $l30 274,oo0, and receipts have amount ed to s237. .605, 600 from railroads and S5I.24S,000 from express companies. Outstanding loans are $151 .254,00O. and roads still owe the government $l4f,- 5S5.00o on account of equipment pur- chased for them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-03
Major McAuley Has Narrow Escape From
 Death in Georgia
ev Assseis,ea Press
 

AmertcuS. Gn.. February S.-MaJ. Theodore c. McAuley. the transcOn- tinental flyer who was lost few days ago in the Florida everglades. had another narrow escape from death today nine and half miles west of here, when his nirplane was completely wrecked and he was pinned In the wreckage. A depres- sion In the earth where the machine fell is all that saved the officer.
 mechanic who was with Major McAuley crnw1ed out of the wreck age and rescued the major. Aid was sent from Souther field.
 Major McAuley left Jacksonville at 7;3O o'clock this morning, intend- ing to fly to Taylor field. Montgom- cry, Ala. hut his machine developed engine trouble nfter passing Albany.
 Another plane was provided and Major McAuley resumed his flight during the afternoon, expecting to spend the night at Taylor field. From there he will go to Fort Worth. Tex. he says.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-03

several new features. Instead of merely
 striking against their employers and con-
 fining the battle to the familiar cam
 paign of men against masters the strik-
 CTS are disrupttng the nerve centers of
 their communities The strikes entail no.
 only the stoppage of work in certain in-
 dustres, but are paralyzing the every
 day life of the cities. Transportation, lighting and power for manufacturing
 are the vital arteries of normal livins
 which the strikers and their sympathiz-
 CTS are putting at standstill. This makes entire communities suffer on account of
 the disputes of a fraction of their eiti
 zens and none suffers more than the poor people and the middle classes. SYMPATHIES DIVIDED Sympathies are divided regarding the
 merits of these strikes As usual, there
 are some who say that the Belfast ship building magnates are masters of the old time employing caste whose only method is take it or leave it. and who might have averted trouble by little diplomacy and spirit of give and take. Others contend that the workmen have
 struck without giving reasonable notice and with lack of ability to see two sides of any quarrel.
 The government up to this time has followed a line of nonnterventiou but in the end the whole matter of industrial conditions will be involved in the legisla- ton for reconstruction.
 Ire responsibility for carrying this out rests chiefly upon the prime minister and there are indications that he will not be slow to grapple with it. How suc- cessfully he will meet the problem TO-
 rla ins to be seen, There is question also whether the premier can command his party in the House of Commons which l is a personal party as few before have been
 1 Of the questions which the country is 4 .askiag the only doubts are based or i the fact that a majority of the mem tbers of that party are conservatives. | On his last visit to Wales and plainly | il reply to these questonings Mir. Lloyd George said to a gathering of his con- stituents:
 May my tongue ceave to the roof of my mouth if forget my liberal prin- ciples.' B
 Upon whether the premier can lead his conservative allies or whether they will
 stifle his liberal principles depends the
 course of reconstruction during the next
 few months
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-03
Glass DenOunces False RumOr Regarding Fifth
 Liberty Loan Issue
Secretary of Treasury Relieves Any Impression That Loan Would
 Not Be Necessary
By A.soc.a.ee Pres,

Washington. February 2.-Secre- tary Glass issued a statement to- night denouncing as false q rumor reaching the treasury to the effect that fifth Liberty Loan would be unnecessary because a mistake in calculation had been made by of ficials and that from SIS, 1000, ,000- 900 to s17. 7.000.000.000 had been re- turned to the treasury.
 Mir. Glass said he assumed the ru- nor had it's origin in failure to understand the discussion of the proposed repeal by Congress of S15, ,OO0, ,000,000 of appropriations and authorizations" and added that this did not mean a return of the money to the treasury. but merely a cancellation of authority hereto fore given by Congress to expend the money in the future.
 Pointing out that this reduction in future expenditures had been fully allowed for by the treasury. Mir Glass reiterated that additional large sums were necessary to main tain the army overseas get it back home and meet other heavy ex- penses during transition period.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-03
Summary of the News

1-DeIeEates can now compare notes
 on all nations hopes.
 British House of Commons to face
 serious problems. Federal Chamber of Commerce will
 propose revision of antitrust laws. Congress has busy week before 1t
 with important bills coming up. Petrograd reports conflict as to real
 situation. 2+PersonneI of permanent Roosevelt
 memorial committee announced Dutch ships will he returned as they
 dock in United states ports. 1Little stories of the Day from Wnshinaton. sat'f eA& Days casualty list 4-EditOrtal. -LOcal news. y 6--Hum of Industry in the south, 7-MaFkets. S-AlmOnd defends work of gOvernme . [
 in building pla"t st Muscle
 ShOalA
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-03

Moravia an dthe Slovak regions of north ern Hungary already have been incor- porated into the proposed state but there are certain conflicts with the Poles, Ruthenians, Rumanians and Germans as well as with the Austrians and the Mag vars because the Czechs claim that parts of German Saxony and German Silesia belong ethnographically to the new state.
 The Czecho- Slovaks are coming into op position to Polish claims in Silesia and sections of Galicia, while to the northeast Czecho- Slovak expansion has brought them into contact with the Ruthenlans, or Ukranians in eastern Galacia. The new state desires expansion southward over a frontier on the Danube and over a corridor to the Adriatic.
 POLAND
 The Poles, with an adequate army, are endeavoring to establish possession of disputed regions on three sides of Rus sian Poland and Galicia, which consti- tutes the nucleus of the new Polish state The Poles desire eastern Galicia to in clude Lemberg, which is in the Ukraine and the disputed province of Cholm in Little Russia.
 ., To the northeast the Poles desire to have Wilma recognized as Polish. Both the lLltHudIldHS anu tHt bOioiiCN ihi ho' V raised claims to Wilma, the bolsheviki supporting their pretensions my a mem acing military offensive. The Poles con- tending against the Germans not only for German Silesia and Posen and west Prussia as provinces populated chiefly by Poles, but also for the city of Dan- zig so as to provide Poland with direct access to the sea.
 Should the Poles have Danzig, East ~ff frA,, raC of Germany and would remain an 1s- land' populated By Germans surrounded by Polish dominions.
 BELGIUM
 Belgium asks that the reparation for damages wrought by Germany shall be the first lien upon German assets to the extent of at least 15, 600, 0,00O francs. or
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-03
President Assemblies Conference Commission
 on Society of Nations
By Asseclated Press

Paris, February 2.-Presi- dent Wilson will officially assemble Monday afternoon at the Hotel De Crillon, the members of the peace confer ence commission on a society of nations. In some quarters it is reported that a report to the conference on this sub ject is imminent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-03
Nungesser to Accompany
 FOnck to United States
By Associated Prssa

Paris, February 2.-Subiieuten- Nunges~er. who gained more than 4 aerial victories over the Ger mans. will accompany Lieut.. Rene Tonck, the leading French ace. when Fonck goes to the United States in n few days to attend the annual dInenr Of the Aero Club of Americs. The aviatOrs will be ne- companted by Robert Esnaul Pel- terie, president of the aeronautic industry and nssOcia tiou of France.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-03
Labor Congress Will
 Demand 4O-HOur Week
By Associated Pres,

Dublin. February 2.-A labor congress has been summ Oned for next week to meet In the Mansion house here to demand universal 40.hour week mt wages 150 per cent above the pre-var rates. with minimum of 5D shillings tapprOxi- matcly sI2.IOD weekly for all work CTS. The Dublin Trades Council has announced, however, that IL will move sp amendment to this proposaI advocating a0-hOur
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-03
ALLIED TROOPS END
 TURKISH TERRORISM
By Associated Press

Saloniki. Saturday, February be tachments of allied troops have arrived at Adrianople and put.an end to Turk ish terrorism of the inhabitants, which had been in progress during the war.
 The Greek inhab itants of the city are now wearing hats instead of the fez which the Turks forcibly compelled them to wear.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-03
Unofficial Mission
 Arrives in Berlin
BY Associated Press

Berlin, Friday. January 3I.-The unofficial American mission to in- vestigate political. social and eco homie conditions in Cermany for the American peace delegation ar rived in Berlin today. It is headed by Capt. Walter R. Gherardi. for mer American naval attache at Berlin. Members of the missiOn win visit various German cities.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-03
British House Of Commons to Face
 Serious Problems
No Parliament Except the One Which Decided the Entrance Into War Has Ever Had More Im- portant Work 10 Deal With Than the Og7H
 Which Meets Tuesday
By Associated Press

London February 2-No British Parliament in century cept the Parliament Premier Asquth which had its the heavy responsibility of deciding whether would the European war, with important be dealt with than the House of Com Lloyd George will find when holds first meeting on Tuesday. house 
  s political coalition
 
  Lloyd George Paris and he him to
  aarsa nd nk a hando on the domesticiy
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-03
Portugal Constitutes
 National Government
By Associated Press

London. February 7. - With mOnarchist victories confirmed, national government has been con stituted in Portugal with Senhor ConceirO as premier and minister of war. according to dispatch received from OpOrtO. The mes- sage declares the mOnarchists control large part of Portugal and are awaiting the arrival of former king Manuel.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-03
Bolsheviki Compel
 Ukrainians to Move
RY Assaniat.d Pre.s

Vienna. Saturday, February !. The advance of bOlshevik troops into the Ukraine has compelled the Ukrainian government to move the seat of its government. According to advices received here the gov ernment hns moved from kfev to Winnitza, in POlolia. southwest of Kelv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-03
12 Sim Feiners Found
 Guilty and Sentenced
By Associated Press

Dublin. February 2-1weive Sim Fefners were found guilty yester- day of illegal drilling in private hall here and were sentenced tO stx monthS imprisonment. When arraiGned they denied the author lty of British laws and one of them, while in the dock, waved republican flag,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-03
Brazilian Steamer
 Ashore Near Santos
Rx A.saniatea Pra..

Rio Janeiro. Saturday. February 1.-The Brazilian steamer There sina, formerly the German SfeG- mund, is ashore near Santos. Forty thousand sacks of coffee for Havre have been jettisOned and lost. An American transport saved ma jority of the members of the crew hut some of the men are reported to have been lost.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-03
Delegates Can Notu.
 Compare Notes On. AH Nations Hopes
Aspirations of Allied Friends Have Been Told Freely and They Must Reconcile All Differ ences Into a CO-Ordinated WhOle-De-
 sires of Small Countries Given
By Associated Press

Paris February 2-The delegates of the five position clearly their aspirations of all their allied friends and the differences reconcled The of hopes often tapping has been told freely and for the adjust them co-ordnated whole The desires of the be thus  to the French frontiers their relation Palatnate and another Rhenh France desires nexh the which might be called 
 the conference should forbid military kind
  is nhabitg that should be decide for they wish join France form independent German
 bill for complete but has been
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-03
CELTIC ARRIVES
 WITH OVERSEAS OFFICERS AND MEN
Major Carlock Gives First hand, Gripping Story of Gas Regiments Activi-
 ties Throughout War
By Associated Press

New York, Februnry 2.-The
 White Star liner Celtic arrived here
 today from Brest, bringing 3114
 officers and men from overseas.
 On board the Celtic was the entire
 personnel of the First gas regi-
 ment. the only offensive gas troops
 employed by the American expe- c ditionary force. The remainder of
 the passenger list was made up of
 casuals from all parts of the
 country.
 Maj. John B. Carlock of San Fran cisco. commander of the gas regiment, told first hand, gripping story of the organizations activities from the time it went into action with British forces in January. 1918, until the war ended. The regiment, he said. fought success sively on every American front suf- fered casualties of half it's enlisted strength of 1900 men, and returned with so of its members wearing the Crofx de Guerre, 20 wearing the distinguished service cross. and with 12 of it's off. cers recommended for distinguished service medals.
 BITTEREST FIGHTING
 He gas lToOpS, MdJOT SdTlOck Sdlu, did their bitterest fighting at Chateau Thierry, St. Mihiel, and in the Ar gonne forest. working continually for 40 days at the battle of the Argonne.
 Tt is not generally known away from the firing line" he said, that gas regiments, leading as they did every offensive, were subjected to perhaps greater danger than any other troops This is borne out by the fact that 50 per cent of our regiment, both officers and men, are casualties.
 Our sacrifices were well rewarded. however. for we learned from captured Germans and from other sources that our work was playing havoc with the enemy in casualties and in the destruc- tion of morale. Had our two gas regi- ments and three battAlions which were in training been able to enter the con- flict earlier. the end of the war. believe, would have been hastened"
 Major Carlock described three meth- ods of gas attack used by the American gas forces, the cylinder method, the protector and the finch stroke mortar
 GAS CYLINDERS
 The cylinder weighed about l30 pounds" he said, and carried from 30 to 70 pounds of liquid gas. We would
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-03

Leadership in the two houses of Par liament, therefore, for the time being will fall upon Earl Curzon and Andrew Bonar Law, both of whom are conser- vatives and before the war stood for almost everything that was opposed to Lloyd George and his present pro gramme. That seems to mean that Par liament will mark time until the prime minister can return and take charge in person.
 RECONSTRUCTION PROBLEMS
 Meanwhile the problems of recon struction are not marking time and refuse to wait until even, the more urgent business of world reconstruc- ton has been settled in Paris. Many people predicted that there would be labor troubles in the United Kingdom after the war. but very few. if any, foresaw that they would be thrust upon the country so quickly and sharply.
 The working classes and the plain people were told that after the war there would be "a better life" for the masses. Apparently they expect and demand that better life" sooner than the government Is prepared to take in
 
 new era
 There are as many explanations for the present industrial unrest as there are points of v,eW. Some say that the working men are uneasy and restless and that the strikes are merely a sort | of holiday effervescence and are not to be taken as serious symptoms. of any labor policies. Another and eN- treme point of view is that the British people are infected by the general world movement. which is roughly de . scribed as bolshevism. and that the | lfoundations of .societv are threatened.
 LABOR'S GRIEVANCE Among other explanations are that the laborers have real grievances which they endured patiently during the war and that they have only waited until tn ship of state was out of troubled waters to press their own interests, and that the lahorers fear that their jobs will be endangered by the demobilization of hundreds of thousands from ithe army and are agtating for shorter hours with the idea that shorter hours will be the only solution of the need of work for all The strikes in Belfast and Glasgow have
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-03
American Squadron
 Arrives in Brazil
8 A,seeiat.d Pres,

santos Brazil Saturday Febru- ary 1.-The American squadron, with Rear Admiral Caperton in command. arrived here today Rear Admiral Caperton will proceed to Sac Paulo Monday. where extensive entertainments have been arranged.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-03
PERSHING INSPECTS
 AMERICAN BASE
ev A~oeisted Pres.

Paris. February 2---Generai Pcrshinx, who hns been inspecting the American base here for several days. left last nfght for St. Nazaire.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-03
CZECHO-SLOVAKIA

The new state of Czecho- -Slovakia is carving out it's territories almost en- tirely at the expense of the old Austria Hungary. The kingdom of Bohemia.
The sun., 1919-11-02

in about four hours. Gouverneur
Kemble's barge, with an awning, was
waiting for us, and conveyed US across
the river into deep cove to his
cottage, which is buried among beau
tifu! forest trees. Here we passed
three or four hot days most luxuri-
ously. lolling on the grass under the
trees, and occasionally bathing in tho
river. You would be charmed with
Gouverneur's little retreat; it is quite
bachelors Elysium. From
thence we took steamboat, and in
a few hours were landed at Catskill,
where a stage coach was in waiting,
and whirled us twelve miles up among
the mountains to a fine hotel on the
very brow OF a precipice and com.
mandlng one OF the finest prospects
In the world. We remained here un-
I'll the next day, visiting the waterfall.
glen. &c, that are pointed out as the
veritable haunts OF Rip Van winkle.' ..
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