davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-15
VICTORY FLEET IS
 NOW ANEW YORK Great Armania Anchor Is in Hudson and 10000 \ len
 Given Store Leave
By sssscI,tsd prs.s

New York. 4pril 14.-More than 100 ships of Amrica's Victory Fleet' steamed into Nv York harbor today beneath great escort of air and sea planes, bringing 50,000 officers and men to the first hone shore leave many of them have enjoyed in more than a year.
 The armanda-greatest In point of numbers ever ssen in an AmericaI port
 rode through the din of an euthus- iastic welcome n the hafbor to aHchor- ages in the Hu{son river, and within a few hours Adnfral Hepry~T- Mayo, fleet commander, had released more than 10000 Of the men for 24E hour shore leave
 No parades or official recsptionf will be held Admiral Mayo asserting that the men of the fleet were he te to review Euw York and not to havd New York review us.''
 The feet will remain hera until April so, whtn it will be spli. up and| sec tions sent to the vari ,us Atlantid sta tiehs. In the meantime, Admiral Mayo said. the men will be given as much shore leave as possible
 The mighty fleet arri7e from daun- tanamo bay, where it has been holding it's regular winter maneuvers, 24 hours ahead of schedule. Several scote of army and navy planes nld put out to sea to meet the battleships and with winss flashing in the sunshine loPped, diyed and circled about the i2 sLper- droadnaughts, 50 destroyers, I'm bther ships" and other craft that made up the fleets full strength.
 When the guardship Amphitritel an chored at Quarantine. bocned forth the 17-gun salute to Admiral Mayo aboard the flagship Pennsylvania, other craft set up din of shrieking whistled and sirens which drew thousands of New Workers and Jerseyites to the two shores of the Hudson river to witness the spectacle.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-15
INTERPRETATION
 THEME 0F OPENING
 SESSION 0F D.A. R.
President General Declares Teaching of Foreign Lam guages One of Greatest
 Barriers to Patriotism
By Amnniated Press

Washington. April I4.--Gcnuinc
 AmericanixatfOp of nativc-bOrn
 Americans as we'll as those born ip
 foreign country or Of foreign
 parentage and residing here was
 the theme of the opening session
 here today of the twenty-cighth
 annual continental congress Of the
 American society, Daughters of the
 American Revolution. The com
 gross will continue until Saturday
 evening.
 Mrs George Thacher Guernsey, presi- dent general of the organization, in the principal address of the day, declared the development of the American con seriousness depended on the exclusion of all spoken languages except EnglI;h from the public schools. She characterized the teaching of a foreign language in the public schools as one of the great est barriers to patriotism and amount ing almost to an act of treason
 The president general was appla uded when she in referring to the les gue of nations, said that i've as Amer jeans must come to understand that in any righteous league that shall bind the nations together we must give as well as take :"
 The entire congress at the opening ses- sion participated in the reading of the Americans Creed, led by the author, Walter Tyler Page of Baltimore.
 Mime. Breshkovska. the grandmother of the Russian revolution" occupied a seat on the platform and was introduced to the Congress by Mrs. Guernsey.
 Ten nominations were received today for vice presidents general. seven of whom are to be elected. Those nomi- mated were Mrs Frank William Bahnsen, Illinois; Mrs. Frank F. Dow, New York; 1; Mrs John P. Hume, Wisconsin,, Mrs Louis H. Coburn, Maine; Mrs. Isaac Lee Patterson Oregon. Miss Janet Richards, Washington: Mrs. Williavl D. Sherrerd, New Jersey: Mrs. James Lowry Smith. Texas; Miss Mary B. Temple, Tennes- see, and Mrs. William Henry Walt, Michigan
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-15

many is to be represented.
 This is the final and definite conclu-
 on which has been reduced to writing
 fter weeks of negotiation which took a idle range and involved frequent ssanges and qualifications. The payment | the 5oe, 9pe, ,eoe,00o gold marks is to be ~ ed into three distinct amounts as Sesss svs.
 i1 1rst, 10000, ooc 000 within two years.
 ,nd. 4o.oOo ooo.ooo during % years, be- ssn 5ig in 1921.
 VI. i'd. 4O, ,GOO,Oooo0o when a commission sha determine how it shall be done.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-15
Summary of the News

1-Peace questions near solution, says
 President.
 Two interest rates for Victory
 bonds.
 Power to enforce prohibition lack ing, experts. 2-News of day from state capital. 1Odds for and against transatlantic
 flying. 4EEditOrial comment. -MSnor claims his share in damn .e
 suit. e-women anxious to start loan drive. s-SpOrts. SSOcIety. t. Nl @PIextina defeats Fred PiiakOn. t1SpeciaI features nt kiwanis lunch. if-Chiefs discuss how to control fe-
 male crooks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-15
Woman Fights Negro
 Till Help Arrives
Rx As.oeiatsd Prsss

Hattiesburg, Mss, Apri1 lF.--A pronn- fnen; woman residing about mile and a half from Hattiesburg this afternoon fought a negro assailan. for 30 min utes betore assistance came, when the negro eok to flight. The negro alt lacked her as she was ooking for a calf lear the roadway. UsIng calf robe. slt kept the negro a bay un:il o iher negroes working at d gravel pit. some distance away, were attracted Ky ne- s.. cams and came to her assistance.
 Feeling runs high in the neighbor- heed. A lynching is feared if .hc ne gro is caught. Sheriff A. T. Harbison and seve ral parties, including military police are after the negro.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-15

many other questions competed with the general pesce set tlement will be interrupted orl that their consideration which has long been under way will he retaIrded. On the contrary. it is expected that rapid progress will now be made with these questions so that they may also presently be expectfd to be ready for final settlement.
 ATt is hoped that the ques lions most directly affecting Itaiyf es- pecialIy the Adriatic questionsk can now be brought to a speedy aEree- ment. The Adriatic gIestiOn vll he given for the time precedence over other questions and P 'essed by cOn- tinual study to its final stage.
 "Settlements that belong fspe- ciaIly to the treaty with Ger4aany will in this way be rot out of the way at the same time that all other settlements are being brOugHt to a complete formulatien. It is real- ixed that through this process nust be followed all the positions Of the present great settlement are parts of . single whole."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-15
167TH WILL BE MUSTERED OUT
 AT CAMP SHELBY
By Associated Press m AaNr A n.fu IA

Montgomery. April IA tcIe- gram received today from Senator Oscar w. Underwood at Washing ton announced that the 167th regi- ment of the Rainbow division, for merly the Fourth Alabama Nation al guard. wOhId be mustered out of service at Camp shelby, Hat tiesburg, Miss, after parades in Bir- minghnm and Mobile.
 A large local committee Is now engaged in forming plans for the reception and entertainment of the regiment whel, 1t arrives here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-15

The president hopes that the questions of Italy, especially re- lating flo the Adriatic, will be brought to n speedy agreement. The Adriatic question will be given precedence over other ques-. tfons. The settlements belonging especially to the treaty with Ger many, the statement says, will thus be got out of the way and at the same time other settlements will be completely formulated.
 The text of President Wilson's statement follows:
 "In view of the fact that the questions which must be settled in the peace with Germany have been brought 50 near n complete solu- ton that they can now quickly be put through the final process of drafting those who have been most constantly in conference about them have decided to advise that the German plenipotentiaries be invited to meet the representatives of the associated bclligerent nations at Versailles on the 25th of April.
 "Fhis does not mean that the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-15
TEN MEN BURNED
 IN EXPLOSION ON
 SUBMARINE CHASER
Bx As.0niatnd Prns.

San Diego, Cal. April if.-AEight enlisted men. one officer and ono civilian on the United states sub marine chaser ':07. lying In port here, were burned in an explosion on inc ship shortly after noon to- day.
 or the injured. sis were taken to hospital here and four were re- moved to the navy hospital at Hal boa Park. AIl 10 were badly burned and it iN believed major ity will suecumb to their injuries.
 The explosion occurred during the filling Of n 1000 gallon tank with gasoline.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-15
SECRETARY BAKER
 REACHES B R E s T;
 LEAVES FOR PARIS
By Associated Pres,

Brest, April fi.-(Havcs D--NeW- ton ID. Baker. the American Secre- tury of war. arrived in Brest nt o'clock this evening on board the American transport Leviathan from New York, and left an hour later for Paris.
 Mir. Baker was received at the quay by General Pershing. A large number of American troops were lined up in honor of the Secretary of War.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-15
Two Airplanes Start
 on 10O0-Mile Flight
n A..dei.t,a A prs.,

Lake. ChaSSes, La, April 1.-Two His pono airplanes. each carrying two pas- sengers, started early today on a 10o0- mile cross-country flight. from Gerstner field. near here, to Taylor field. Mont gomery. Ala, and return. The first ship was piloted by Mai W. w. Wynnc, com manding officer at Gerstner. accompa nied by Sergeant Abrams. mechanic.
 Lieut.. Harold $. Osborne. accompan by LAut. NJ. s. Teller. piioted the sec ond dane
 The airmen will fly by way of LaFay- cite and Jackson. Miss. They expect to return here Thursday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-15
Luxemburg Referendum May 1

Luxemburg. Saturday. April 12-The referendum which is to be taken May I will embrace four questions-the main tenance of Grandduchess Charlotte, the maintenance of the ruling dynasty with another grand dtchess; the accession Of another dynastya and the introduction of | republican rssime.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-15
[. A..eeia..d rrs..

Memphis, April 14-Resolutions pro- posing a uniform method of fixing spot cotton quotations on which differences in he contract markets are to be based were adopted at the meeting here today by representatives of the 10 designated spot markets. The resolutions will be submit ted ,7 each of these exchanges for action if adopted by majority, the system vill ie putin effect August 1.
 Ths resolutions recommend that all Suoations be based on bonafide trans actions in middling spot cotton, govern ut,nt standard H-inch staple. and that thiiy quotations be made at the closing tne of the New York and New Orleans ontract marEets based on the average
 regpFi-si oy buyers and sellers
 fhe~ aTtcN e su' -intend-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-15
GERMANS HAVE TERMS?

by NSSoc1at6d PF668
 Paris, April H. (Havas.) 1.-The Midi to- night expresses the belief that the allies already have indicated to the Germans the final peace terms of the conference and have received from Philipp Schede- mann, German chancellor, an assurance that the conditions will be accepted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-15
SETTLEMENT TODAY
 OR STRIKE IS VOTE
 OF HARBOR WORKERS
sv d ,,esi.tss Pres.

New York, April 14.-At a meet ing tonight the day shift of boat men employed by the railroad ad- mimixtrati0n voted to strike In case . settlement is not effected tomor- row. The niiEht shift this after noon also voted for . walkout.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-15

Secretary Glass expects to leave here Friday on two weeks speaking tour of the middle west and west. going as far as Denver and returning by way of the south. His first speech will be in Cleve- land Saturday. During the last week O,
 (Continued on Page TwO)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-15
PEACE QUESTIONS NEAR SOLUTION,
 SAYS PRESIDENT
German Plenipotentiaries Invited to Ieet at Versailles April 25.-Germany Re- solved to Refuse Discussion of Future
 Allegiance of Sarre Valley
By Associated Press

p.r;. Anr; 14A statement bv President Wilson behalf o s of four says that the complete solution they will be quickly and finally This was contained in an bue- fin xb;cb added that tbe German invited to at Versailles April 25.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-15
Savannah After Reunion

Savannah, April 14.-Mayor Murray M. stewart tonight sent an invit4tion to the United Confederate Veterans to hold their 1919 reunion in Sava1nah. suggesting that the reunion be held in June or July.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-15
NO MEETING HELD
9v AasoeIafed Presa

Paris April 1.-The council of four did not meet this afternoon but President wilson conferred with the American peace delegation respecting the pro- gramme of work still to be done by the peace conference.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-15
AGREE ON FRONTIER

4s-fls, April 4.--lt was stated in au- thoritatve quarters tonight that a sat isfactory agreement had been reached on the question of the Rhine frontier thus removing the last of the main obstacles in the way to the peace treaty with Ger many.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-15
WILL REJECT SABRE PROPOSALS
By Associated Press

Berlin, April 14The resolved  according auhori
  from the means o a general plebescte.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-15
B, Associated Press

Paris April 14-One hundred billion gold marks ia the Germany pay the allied assocted goEern- mens for losses and damage caused in the plus oeF b
 lions determined by special commission which Ger
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-15
DISTRICT QUOTAS

Federal reserve district quotas by per- centages and amounts were announced today as follows:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-15
ORDER WOULD NOT APPLY

The amendmentto the agricultural ap- propriation act of November T, 1918, by which war time prohibition effective July l, was cstablished would not be- come law until long after that execu- tive order was isstiad. and consequently the order would not apply to the pro hibition measure.
 The set of November 2i 1918, provided That after June I30, 1919, until the con clusion of the present war and there after until the terminatiou of demobli- zaton, the date of which shall be de- teimired and proclaimed by the President of the United StateS, it shall be unlawful to sell for beverage purposes and distilled spirits,
 The act also specifics that in this time mo beer wine or other intoxicating malt or vinous liquor shall be sold for bcv- era ge purposes except for export"
 The distinction between this act and other war time liquor restrictions, BIS pointed out today by officials, is that 1t relates to the sale Of liquor whereas the others related to manufacture
 Consequently it was explained that the revenue bureau will not have power to take action against Illicit sale, but will retain it's present powers to prevent H. legal production of liquor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-15
POWER ID ENFORCE PROHIBITION AFTER
 JULY 1 IS LACKING,
 SAY LEGAL EXPERTS
Even Should the President ClOthe Revenue Bureau With Proper Authority There Are No Funds
 Available
By Associated Press


 Washington, April Illegal advisers of government agen- cies interested in liquor regu lations examined statutes and executive orders today without finding specifi legal authority by which the internal revenue might enforce war time pro hibition after July l.
 Presidet Wilson, under the overman act giving him power to transfer func- tions from one department to another. might delegate the authority to the rev enue bureau. some lawyers declared However this stIll would leave the bu- reau without adequate funds to pay the costs of maintaining a large federal po- lice force, unles-, there is some legisla- tion at an early special session of Con gross.
 Suggestions received today did not change materially the air of uncertainty over the question of how prohibition is to be enforced after July l. as caused by Internal Revenue Commissioner Ro-
 
 not the authority nor the funds to carry out the enforcement properly.
 Many teegramsI received at the com missioners office today reflected keen interest by individuals and organizations throughout the country in the status of war time prohibition Mir Roper added nothing to his state ment in replying to these queries. it was said
 Legal advisers of other agencies today discovered that an executive order of the President dated September 2. 1917, issued under authority of the Overman act, del- egated to the revenue bureau and the customs division the enforcement of the provision of the food conservation act Of August 10, 1917, which prohibited the use Of food materials i'm production of whisky, and paved the way for restricting beer brewing These agencies, acting under the treasury, were authorized by the President to employ such additional as- sistants for this work as the secretary of the treasury might deem necessary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-15

tContinued on Page Tvvo)
New-York tribune., 1919-05-12
Jerseyman Enlists to
Replace Brother Abroad
Thinks Youngster Has Earned
Chance to Come Home
for a Visit

Michael j. Sheehan, Of 30 Hackensack
Avenue, Weehawken, N. j., hopes he has
started precedent that other men with
relatives in the American army of oc-
cupation on the Rhine will follow.
sheehan has younger brother in
the A. Z. F.--a youngster who has been
In the service since Americas entry in
the great war-and Sheehan is of the
opinion that it is time his younger
brother ehould have q chance to return
to America for visit. Just how he
could aid in bringing about such an oc-
currence did not come to him until he
caught sight of an army recruiting
poster calling upon men to enlist to re-,
place the men now in the army of oc-
cupation.
sheehan presented himself 10 Major
E1ocnran, army recruiting officer at 461
y want to enlist for the A. E. F."he
SAID to the major. "Put me in tho cav
airy and in the regiment my brother
jim IL IN, 30 that l can 20 to Jim's
captain and tell him I've come to re-
place jim for awhile"
according to Major Cochran sheehan
viii be sent oversees with an early
contingent Of recruits, who are to make
up sne 10000 men in the new army of
occupation. o1
New-York tribune., 1919-05-12
Brooklyn Men Test
Double b. r. T. Fare
TO Coney Island
Civic Association Members
Get Themselves Arrested
to Precipitate Case;
Charge Gale d Illegal

Members of the Borough Park
Heights Civic Association will chal-
lenge the right of the Brooklyn Rapid
Transit Company to charge two fares
from Brooklyn to Coney Island, before
Magistrate McCloskey in the Coney ISL
and Court this morning.
1he representatives of the associa-
ton are David Carson, twenty-nine
years old, paper manufacturer, of
1862 Firty-sixth Street; Sidney Kauf-
mann, twenty years old, riveter. liv-
ing at 1854 Forty rst Street, and Sam
uel Sorocki, also twenty years old, OF
l21l Forty-first Street, Brooklyn.
They were arrested yesterday morn
ing on charges of disorderly conduct
after they had refused to pay a second
fare on the ground that it was ILLEGAL
to charge more than five cents for the
trip. Julius Merksamer, a member Of
the association, furnished bail when
the men were arraigned, and Maxwell
>. Harris, president of the organiza
ton, was present as a witness.
~ was ucCiueu 10 make q test case
OF this at the meeting of the Borough
Park Heights Civic Association last
Saturday night" said President Harris
land these men offered to make the
test. The Brooklyn Rapid Transit has
absolutely no right to charge more
than five cents to Coney Island since
the completion and operation of the
West End and Culver lines. That ;s
definitely provided in Article 62 of the
dual subway contract"
Yesterday morning the three met at
the subway station at Thirty-sixth
Street and paid their first fare. The
second fare is collected at the end of
the trip as the crowd filters out throuch
turnstile. AS Carson reached This
point he announced to Special Police-
man BENJAMIN Banks, who was stand
ing near by, that he would not nav tba
second nickel and that it was ;)ieoa1 ~
require it. sA' 70
A small crowd collected as Kanf-
mann and Sorocki reached the outIet
and repeated Garsson's tactics Each
man was escorted to the police station
by separate officer, and other mam.
bers OF tha association brought up the
rear to act as witnesses and furnish
bail. ''S"
New-York tribune., 1919-05-12
Dining-roona
suites reduced

Third less. Each suite con-
sists of 10 pieces, including g
six chairs.
$353.25, regularly $3.50
walnut, Chippendale design.
$316, regularly $474-
walnut, Louis XVI. design.
$329.25, regularly $494-
mahogany, Chinese Chippen-
dale design.
S5O1.25, regularly $752-
mahogany, Chinese Chippen-
dale design.
$322.50, regularly $484-
walnut.
$542.50, regularly $814-
mahogany, William and
Mary design.
$460, regularly $690-ma-
hogany, William and Mary
design.
S456, regularly $685.
Queen Anne design.
Seventh Gallery, New Building.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-12
WUnUn1uker
SleepFactor.y
makes bedding
t0-order only

There is no stock of anything
on hand.
Every Wanamaker sleenv
mattress is fresh made when de-
llvered to the door of tho cus-
toner. In this way each 1lient
can have the exact size and color
and kind of bedding he or she
desires.
A mattress can be in one. two
three or more parts. 1t can he
all hair, all cotton, or hair with
top covering of lambs wool
1t can be thick .or thin or
medium. wan VI
1t 1t can be tight and firm or
soft and luxurious.
There are styles for thin neo-
pie and stout folk and for peonle
OF medium weight.
There is even two-in-one
mattress tied with tapes: the
tapes can be tightened on one
side and loosened on the other.
making half the bed firm for the
person who likes a firm mattress
while the other half will be luz
uriously soft for the person who
who prefers softness.
Samples of the different
grades of hair will be found in
the Bedding Store on the Sixth
Gallery of the Wanamaker New
Building. Long hair, short hair
mlddling hair, white, gray and
black: Order the kind YOU want
and that grade will surely be in
your mattress. Various grades
OF feathers are shown in the
same way. Samples Of materials
Tor coverings may also be or
dered to match or contrast with
the hangings of the room.
Box springs are specially
Of the Wanamaker Bedding
Factory. A favorite style is the
Ritz spring. Copied from an
English model, the Ritz box
spring is luxury personified
Complete with a moderately thin
hair mattress, $85. Many Ritz
box springs are selected for use
as >divans. They are like
fountain of youth. for they seem
to take all fatigue away in their
amazingly soft, easeful depths.
Sixth Gallery. New Bupdiux