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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-17
Belgian Troops Quell
 Riot in Prussian City
By Associated Prsss

Ruisburg, Rhenish Prussia, February Is. Tn view of the disturbances here We'd nesday, Belgian troops arrived in the city last night, reaching the town hall simultaneously with three Spartacus leaders from Hamborn. who desired to compel the burgomaster to surrender S0 rifles that had been seized.
 The Spartacans tried to escape in a motor car and hurled hand grenades at the Belgians. Three of the Spartacans were severely wounded.
 The Belgians have occupied the town hall in order to protect the adminis- tration of the town.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-17
Americans Decorated Q~ Asseetstaa prexs

London. Saturday February 15.--At si1 investiture held at Buck ingham pal ace tcday when a number Of British so.l:trs were decorated. King George awarded the military cfoss to Lieut..
 arthur l. Hasekell Of Il American msnical service reserve ccrrs attached .o the British field artillery, and Lieut. James E. MacGuire Of the American tank corps.
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has been created in the past by at tempts of outside powers to conquer those lands, the resolutions asserted that "ancient foes have been extermi- mated as a result of the present war, but that now '1taly, a new would be eonqueror, appears on our shores
 The resolution asked, therefore, that President Wilson's principles of self determination be applied to Dalmatia, the islands of the eastern Adriatic, the Croat coast lands, Istria, Trieste, Gorit- ga and districts in Carniola claimed by Italy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-17
Coming With President
By Associated Press

Brest, Saturday. February l5.--M. Jus serand. French ambassador to the Uni- ted States. Madame .Jusserand. David R. Francis. former ambassador to Russia, and his son and daughter. were among the presidential party which sailed on the George Washington today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-17
Dr. Wong's Successor
By Assoeisted Press

Washington, February 6-Appointment of Lingoh Wang, second secretary of the Chinese legation, as head of the Chinese educational, mission to the United States, was announced today by Charge D'Affaires yung Kwai. Mir. Wang sue ceeds Dr. T.. c. Wong. who with two of his assistants, was shot and killed re gently in the headquarters of the mts- aion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-17
Engines of Warfare
By Associated Press


 a of French 
  the league of nm today by with making but for the of
  face of the military
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-17

Weimar. Saturday. February 15.-(Hav- as)-In an address before the national assembly, Dr. Schiffer. minister of fi- nance, said he saw the necessity for credits of 25,30o, 0O0 marks Of this amount. the minister said Soo,oeo000 marks would be used for building houses. He added that the total credits and loans aggregated more than 5o,0p0, ,0oo. GOO marks. not including 6,o00,0o0,000 marks in treas- ury notes. The bank bills in circulation, he said, amounted to s,5eo ooo coo marks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-17
More Time Asked By Germany m Which to Make Reply To Foch's Armistice Proposal
Delay in Receiving Commissions Report Given Reason for Requesting "A Hours Extension Beyond Time
 Fixed by French Marshal in Armistice Proposal
By Associated Press

Copenhagen. February 16-Repyng by Matthias Erz ing the mie until Monday Marshal Foeh declared that for signing would be o'clock Sunday afternoon order be able
  Foh said he would be obliged leave Tree and the armiste would nolo ger be in force.
 Answering Ebergers demands, Marshal Foh said the
  me and he was unable o them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-17
By Associated Press

 Copenhagen February sA Wema dispatch under date of Saturday "A  receiving notb o'clock a ixedbyM Marshal Foch
   the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-17
BALKANS FOR BALKANS
 f.L

New York, February 16.-Recogni- tion of the Monroe doctrine for the Bankans-"the Balkans for the Balkan people"-was asked of the peace con : ference in resolutions adopted at meeting here today of the Jugo-Slavs.
 Asserting that Balkan troubles, con- stituting, a menace to the old world
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-17
OFFICIAL STATEMENT

BY NsSocAt6d FFtss Paris, February 15.-(Saturday) The following official communicate was issued this afternoon:
 The representatives, of the allied and associated powers met this after
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Former Premier Stricken

By Nsseclated PreSs
 Ottawa. February 16.--Sir Wilfred IAurier. former premier of Canada, wa s stricken with paralysis here today. His condition is reported critical.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-17
Italy's Queen in Paris

Paris, February 16.-(Havas.)-Queen Helena of Italy and her daughters have arrived in Paris.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-17

Further disturbances of the world s peace will come from Germany alone Germanys unsatiated, greedy appetite, her lust for power and domination, will return as soon as she feels strong enough to renew her aggressions. Inasmuch as Germany some day will be admitted to the league of nations, what M. Bour- seois and myself objected to was the necessity of being placed in the posi- ton of taking Germany's word for any thing. The German people have not pro- gressed along the lines of sincerity.
 .sWe have every confidence in the un- dertakings of the United States, Great Britain, Italy, Japan and all other mem- bers of a league of nations. We are will ing to accept their word but we desired In the future to avoid the possibility of having no other guarantee than Ger many's engagement for our safety.
 FEARS NEW DISCOVERIES
 'Henceforth Germany will strive to de- velop her recent chemical discoveries anc , devise new ones and new means of de- Btruction in which gunpowder, cannon and rifles will not enter The Germans will seek to profit by their development along the lines of chemical discoveries at the expense of other nations which are ksbmewhat belated or are unwilling to search for new methods of destruction.
 "These means of destruction may easily be concealued, and therefore it is not possible for us to accept the declaration of an interested nation in such matters when such an interested nation is Ger many"
 Professor Larnaude added that with new developments in aerial warfare Ger many might prepare secretly sufficient air forces to destroy Paris in one day
 NO FAITH IN GERMANS
 "Surely when Germany enters league of nations" Prof. ALarnaude continued 4'she will agree to sign every under taking we desire; but we know what un r dertakings mean to the Germans Did they not sign treaty guaranteeing the neutrality of Belgium?'
 Referring to the international army which the French desired formed, Proi Larnaude says:
 What we asked for was not an in yerrlatfGnai army iii the strict sense or the word. We are too grateful Tor what America did for us in the present war to expect that she would again Sent her men by hundreds of thousands to future wars But perhaps we meant the protection of Americas great fleet. we thought it unfair that France should have to keep a huge standing army to protect herself from Gernany's attacks
 .It will be hard financially It "ii he harder because of our depleted young manhood after losing 100000 during the war
 Asked if the matter formation or an International army would be brought up again, Prof. Larnaude replied that ne was unable to say, but" he added. the covenant has not yet been signed. IL has merely been presented and it is hare to tell what discussions may yet arise, .
 In conclusion Prof. Larnaude saiu .Upon one thing, however, all the oeie- ~ates are fully agreed. It is that your President is blessed with most amiapie disposition. He presided over the ses sions with great dignity and equanlmity even during the most trying discussions and we wish him Godspeed and a prompt return
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-17
CREDIT NEEDED

does not reconcile the international point of view with our social programmed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-17
SUPPORTED BY CHARITY

Tt is now four years and three months since I first came into contact with the people of the invaded regions. At that time my American and Belgian colleagues had established the relief of Belgium but there came on every wind stories of the pitiable situation of the FfencE population under German control The Germans, in defiance of every canon of international law and morality, even human deeency. had taken from the French population their harvest and cattle and the French women and chill dren were combing over the offal heaps in the German camps. The work of my self and my American colleagues was
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-17

WORLD FOOD SHORTAGE
 Subsequently,. 'the spread of the food shortage in the world endangered the supply of even the allied governments themselves. and again there was allied action in it's solution. The whole situa- tion of the allied world has now passed, but the armistice finds us confronted with the enormous food problems of 200, ,00o. .OtO people now dominated by Germany, and the solid point of action by the associa- ted governments becomes necessary in the work of mercy and stability of gov ernment
 T haze recently revisited the devas- tated regions of northern France ani Belgium. There is no man even without personal experience of two and one-half years of German rule, who could pay a mere casual visit to northern France and Belgium without experiencing re- newed fire of indignation at the men and forces which brought about this appal- ling situation
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-17
International Army For War Purposes
 Says, Refuting Rumors Of Disagreement

Fears That With Her nsaated Greed and Lust Power and Member Secretly Devise New and Cruel Chemicals Suppant Guns
 Engn nf Warfar
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-17
Shedding Niobe Tears For Z Next Thousand Years Could
 Not Wash, Away Hun Guilt
Hoover Describes in Graphic Terms the Insuferabe h. science and Cruelty of the Invaders, Whose Heavy Yoke Crushed Life Out of
 French and Belgian People
WORLD FOOD SHORTAGE

allies the ameloration of injuries brought about by C,ermanv
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-17

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Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1919-06-26
Kitchen Police Gossip.

81 Regal is on the warpath again.
He captured a quart of Three Star
Hennessy yesterday morning at zero
hour and gained the barracks last
night under the cover of darkness.
Some camouffaging! He put up sue
cessful barrage of hobnail shoes. but
he got gassed at the last. which put
him out of action. He took an inven-
tory of the dead this morning and
found six dead ones. He is a bit she'll
shocked this morning, The doctor said
that he will be all right after July /.
Leave it to 81. Whoop, come again!
Cook Diamond is still in the kitchen
giving the boys a growl. He is still
our successful slum burner. "Give the
boys all the eggs they want. one
apiece" Don't worry. boys, Diamond
will be a fourth-class cook before he
gets his discharge. Cook Diamond is
assisted by that long disconnected
drink of water classed as Cook Dunn
and "well DONE" He is regular
kitchen hold.up and belly robber, and,
by the aid of desperate 81 Regal. the
leader, they are doing a lot Of hold-up
work lately. Sergt. Carpenter is going
to Investigate and punish the stewed
prunes.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1919-06-26
DISABLED YOUNG YANK
TAKES SHORTEST COURSE

A young man, who had been dis
abled in the service, appeared one day
at the offices of he federal board for
vocational education. He entered the
Army when he was just about to
finish a course in auto mechanics
which would allow him to take a po-
sition with very good salary. The
war. came first and the course had
to go.
When he came back with a disabil-
ity he came to the board and put it
up to them for advice. The board
approved a course consisting of five
lectures. lasting about a week, which
would give training in just the one
phase of work which the boy lacked
to get his diploma.
d. 1t is not the length of time con-
sumed by the courses which the board
takes into consideration. One case
has been approved which will prob
ably continue for four years. Years
or weeks, the one thing the board
wants to do is to give the disabled
man the chance he needs to carry on.
If there are any disabled men who
need help the federal boards Offices
in Washington, at 200 New Jersey
avenue, are always open to them. and
agents of the board are always ready
to arrange for personal conferences
with men who have been disabled.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1919-06-26
FELDMAN ACCEPTS McCREANY'S
Def AND WINS GOOD BOUT
Boxing Show In ~" First of Series,
Brings Good Crowds, and Talent
Divides So for Each Contest.

Feldman of Chicago, an 20. r. D."
young man. who reached Camp Meade
that morning played havoc with the
defiant attitude of another gentleman
of the west. Young McCreany, of Min
neapolis, also of the o. r.. D., when
he beat him decisively in a three
round match in the big athletic
boards show in the "Y" Auditorium
Friday evening.
Just what possessed Mr.. McCreany
to believe that he could get away
safely with a general challenge to
the soldiers in camp is not known,
but he slipped up somewhere on his
calculations and Mr.. Feldman was the
fellow who spoiled his dream.
Laughing Did Not Count.
McCreaney laughed a great deal,
and slugged sometimes, but his slug
ging was not equal to the smuggling
he received and Feldman came out
the winner in every round. Pop"
Foster was amused at McCreany's pc
culiar sense of humor in treating
the affair as joke, but Feldman was
very business-like and nobody could
see the joke unless it were on Nc
Feldman took up McCreany's chal-
lenge from the audience and climbing
into the ring put up as fine an exhi-
bition of skill and punching ability
as has been seen here in several
months. McCreany had ability, but he
did not exert himself.
The show was a great success, no.
tably from the standpoint of the
boxers, who received nice sum for
their work Each winner was enrich
ed to the extent of $3.50 and each
a large number of o. r. DIS gone
overseas the night before the audi
ence would have been much larger
and the boxers would have benefited
much more than was the case.
Pop" Foster started the fun about
7:45 o'clock with Lieuts. Lehman and
Whitehead as judges. the former be-
ing timekeeper. The first bout was
supposed to be in the 115-pound class
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1919-06-26
POP" FOSTER HAS
RECORD WORTH WHILE
Pitched Major League Ball and
Played Almost Amy Game on
List Before Coming Here.

Many persons have asked What has
Mr.. Foster, the director Of athletics,
done to merit attention.
Clarence F. Foster has served on
many of the major league base ball
teams, notably the New York Giants, in
the days of Pop Arson and Freedman,
and the Washington Americans in 1901.
He played in the outfield, third base,
first base and the pitchers box
In the New York University he did
one hundred yards in 10h seconds, and
he has wrestled with the best. Frank
Gotch went on with him once, the go
lasting eighteen minutes. There was no
fall. Foster was weighing about 40
and Gotch about 1913. Foster was on the
defensive most of the time, but he held
his own.
A great believer in the idea of de-
veloping talent in young people, Mr.. Fos-
ter has tried to inculcate right princi-
pies among the soldiers here, and he
never hesitates to take hold of fellow
who is not working along the right lines
and showing him just the correct way
of doing things.
Base ball players in professional cir
cles," he said, ARE not the most un-
selfish persons in the world, and 1
learned that a fellow had to shift for
himself unless a manager was wise
enough to see the latent talent and
bring it out properly"
Mr.. Foster is interested in all sports,
and there are few men in camp who do
not know his genial smile.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1919-06-26
|. ]. WILLIAMS PROVES
AGOOD FRIEND, INDEED
|. W. B. Worker Finds a Big
Place in His Heart for Soldier
Who Has Trouble to Settle.

Hundreds Of soldiers in Camp Meade,
many of whom are now in France,
will remember with gratitude the
name OF /. ]. Williams, a man who
has always been associated with the
work of helping young fighters out
of the little difficulties which, almost
Of necessity, arise in the beginning
OF their Army careers.
Mr.. Williams Is the. representative
in charge of the Jewish Welfare
Board in this camp. He works in that
and which officers like to see in well
fare worker.
IT cannot bbe said that Mr.. Williams
injects himself into situations which
welfare workers are not expected to
take part, yet he has done things of
& very practical character for men in
the service which are not written
down in the guide books"
X do what presents itself in the
best possible way. according to my
ability" he said. and that about sums
up his efforts.
OF course. that means lot more
than II says. Boys come to see him in
- personal way who have gotten into
all sorts of trouble. He does not re-
ject their proposals ais unworthy Of
the attention of a decent citizen, but
NE goes to the front for them" Set
ties the dificulty and impresses upon
the doer the fact that he would like
10 see him adopt a different and wiser
course.
THAT Ii the kind OF thing which he
IS doing. Not long ago ne had q boy
sleep In the same room with him two
'|nighte in order that he might have
the opportunity of getting him into a
frame OF mind which would enable
him to grasp the good in his advice.
He Is from Pittsburgh and has been
with the ~. w. B." eight months be-
ING ia Camp Meade most of that time.
- u very popular here.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1919-06-26
Here's to Heferman!.
Can Appreciation

Another 'Y" man has been lost to
Camp Meade boys. This time it is
John K Hefferman of Hut "J'' in
Franklin. Shorty" as he was af-
fectionately called by those who knew
him best, presided over the financial
or business department of the hut.
Here he was also his chief assistant
and combined in himself the entire
corps of detail clerks. And he had the
ability to do 1t, too.
The boys had to like Shorty" for
himself, and business man would do
the same. owing to his punctilious at
tention to detail, a thing so much
sought after in business.
But shorty" was one Of those
silent doors" who never trumpeted his
own works. with the result that he
almost Tin fact, really did leave the
Tank Corps hut before the association
personnel in the rest of the camp had
come to measure the true worth of his
manly traits.
His immediate superior knew his
mettle well, and no one can appreciate
better than he, SO he says, what real
loss 1t is to this camp to have to bid
farewell to Hefferman.
His going was so abrupt that it came
with the announcement, almost, that he
position in the Y. M. c. A. of his home
town, the city of Easton, Pa.
His diversion was to have boxing
match almost daily with his chief,
Bobby Robinson. He also wrote much
for Trench and Camp. being the cause
of the column entitled Samuel Pepy,
jr.s Diary" which appeared frequently,
. and in which many poignant quips were
thrust at favored or unfavored tankers
who dared to be talked about. and gen.
orally chronicled the doings of the week
about the Tank Corps cantonment.
Bobby" and Shorty" were real pals
outside of business hours. and it was
quite apparent-the affection they held
for each other-a fact which could not
be shelved by any rush Of business.
Shorty" came into the Y. M. C. A.
after being discharged from the Army,
which was last January. All the boys
freQuenting "J'' hut certainly wish him
a full measure of success in his new
position, which he so truly merits, and
take this means to say it, owing to the
fact that his going was so precipitate
that few were aware of it, and no time
was given for the desired farewells to
be said.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1919-06-26

but, Young Burns of the Medical De-
tachment, 18th Infantry, was about
fifteen pounds lighter than his op.
ponent, Young Ketchell of Company
G, 18th Infantry, the decision being
that the fighters came out even
Burns was clever, but he did not
have the punch that was necessary
to wear out his opponent
Irish Clash Here.
Joe Maher of the rehabilitation CEN
ter got the decision over Joe Madden of
headquarters, 18th Infantry, in the 1876
pound class, the latter leading in the
early part of the affair, but taking a lot
of punishment throughout. Maher had
the punch and the staying power.
One of the best bouts of the evening
was between De May of the o. r. d. $
and Frank Clay of headquarters, 18th
Infantry. The bout was a scorcher from
beginning to end, Clay doing the slash
ing in the first and second rounds, De
May being unable to make much prog
ress and taking terrible beating about
the face. The o. r. D. lad, however,
came back strong in the third round and
had Clay holding on when the whistle
blew, ending the bout The youngster,
who was short and stocky, claimed that
he was waiting for Clay to finish him
self and would then put over the punch
that was necessary. He did not start
soon enough and lost because Of lack
of initiative.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1919-06-26
NO INCREASE FOR INSURANCE
Companies Assure Board Rates
Will Not Be Raised,

The various companies which write
workmen's compensation and employ
ers' liability insurance have assured
the federal board for vocational edu-
cation that it is their opinion that the
unemployment of the disabled men
coming out of the Army and Navy
will not affect the premium rates for
workmen's compensation and liability
insurance. Prospective employers,
therefore, are assured that by taking
disabled. re-educated men in their
shops and works will not be the
means of causing raise in rates from
the various casualty companies. These
assurances have been received from
practically every company in the
United States writing employers liza
bility insurance.
The same stand was taken by the
liability insurance companies of Eng
land three years ago when the matter
of placing the returned disabled SOL
diers was before the authorities in
Great Britain, and in a preliminary
conference held in Washington in
1918 informal assurances were given
the joint committees on education of
the House and Senate by representa-
tives Of the casualty companies that
the American companies would most
likely follow the precedent set by the
British companies. and in this way
lend their influence toward assisting
and getting disabled men back into
the channels of trade and employ
ment
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1919-06-26
FAMILY GONE, He
RE-ENL|STS IN ARMY

Harry @. Stephens, 31st Company.
Bth Battalion, Overseas Replacement.
from Johnstown. Pa. is going back
o0efeeae. because he returned from
#fance to find himaaik the victim of
Mn almost unbelievable Influenza trag-
edX He reached home, expecting to
erect his family Of father. mother,
four sisters and two brothers. He
found that all but one had died of
ffIlusnxa, and the one survivor he
could not locate. He was known, how
ever, % have been taken away for
kospltAas treatment.
50, with all home ties broken. Ste
nhens In going back to help insure
Wnrld safety for democracy.