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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-30
NAVY WILL START TRANSATLANTIC
 FLIGHT ON FIRST
 CLEAR DAY IN MAY
Announcement by Manufac- turers' Aircraft AssOcia- ton Said to Be Based on
 Definite Information
 From Washington
By Associated Press

New York, March 29.-The
 start of United States navy's attempt to cross the Atlantic ocean on a heavier than air ma- chine will take place on the first clear day in May, or as soon thereafter as the fog belt which now envelopes the New foundland coast shows signs of clearing, according to state ment issued tonight by the Manufacturers Aircraft asso- citation, which claims to have definite information from
 Washington.
 The United States weather bureau is gathering all available information from the north Atlantic region and from this data charts are being made for the guidance of the aviators. Ob- servations on the surface of the sea. submitted by naval and other vessels and records obtained by test balloons provide the basis for forecasts as to
 weather conditions probably early in May. The navy is placing little reliance
 on favoring winds, because at the alti-
 tude of 2000 feet, which is expected to De the average on the trip across. available data shows that only eight days during May, and then only for q
 quarter of the time, is there a strong wind bearing to the east.
 Each of the two or more N C. typo of boats with which the flight will be attempted will carry crew of five men, consisting of pilots mechanics, n wireless operator and possibly an aero- grapher. No newspaper men or photo- graphers will be carried because of the desire to utilize all available space for gasoline and lessen the extra car rying capacity. During trials at Rock away Beach this week one of the N C. craft arose from the water with 26000 pounds of gross load, whereas at one time 22.000 was thought to be the limi.
 This leads navy experts in charge of
 the flight to believe that sufficient gas oline could be carried for nonssop flight.
 Mother ships, especially outftted to the care and repair of flying boats, will be employed. it is stated, to guard against possible disaster should enc or the planes encounter severe storms | Destroyers also will be used to form links in the safety llne Very little food will be carried by the seaplanes. the necessity for this being removed by the use of destroyers and mother ships.
 It is definitely known that the trans atlantic section of the navy in charge of the flight, has prepared in detril several plans, but the one to be se- lected will not be made known until Just before the start Is made. Each plan calls for a separate route although all designate New Foundland as tne point of departure. 1t is officially an- nouneed. The distance between Rockn- way and New Foundland Is 1900 nauti- cal miles and from New Foundland to the coast of Ireland 1880 nautical miles
 Permission for the flight to start and end In waters of the British dominions has been obtained from the British and New Foundland authorities.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-30
Grand Jury Recesses Without Completing
 Oliver Investigation
By Associated Prsss

Knoxville, March 29-After hearing evidence for two full days, the United States grand jury recessed this after noon until Monday morning without com pleting the investigation of the case of William J. Oliver, president of the Knox vile Board of Commerce, and 10 other defendants, charged with fraud and sa- botage in the manufacture of shells and munitions of war and with conspiracy to defraud the government.
 Several witnesses are yet to testify and the result of the investigation may not be known before the middle of next week.
 Colonel Oliver and the other defendants, officers and employees of the Oliver Man. ufacturing company are now under bonds ranging from $25.0Oo in the case of Colo ner Oliver, to s5000.
 They were arrested in October after an investigation by representatives Of the department of justice and ordnance inspectors of the war department. The Oliver Manufacturing company held large contract for making munitions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-30
Summary of the News
SECTION A.

SECTION A. 1-Allies demand resigna tion of Hunga- rian government. Twenty per cent increase in tele- graph rates. Regular arhy to have 5ce.ooo officers 2-Need for quick action urged by road engineer. 3-Little stories about visitors to Bir- mingham. 4-Editorial 5-Mrs. Cambridge brought to Birming ham on larceny charge. Mrs. Jebel files demurrers. 6-1ri-Cities preparing for reception ot Cincinnati delegation. 7-Government introduces new food fish in Alabama. S-Committee to complete plans for new Albany hotel s-State memorial for fallen heroes to be decided upon. 11-Called meeting of women workers.
 SECTION B. Easy to figure type of plane to cross Atlantic. 2-3-Sports. 4-Grand opera season begins Friday. eBessemer news. 11--Markets. 12-Civil war letter similar to missivs from France. SECTION c. LA chronicle of society. 3-London air full of sound of wedding bells. 4-Food plentiful among Turks. 5--Russians of better class aid in restor- ing order. 6-Dofiy Dalrymple. f-Why study Spanish? S-Liberty gardens will help to reduce high cost of foodstuffs. 9-10-11-Amusements.
 SECTION D. Automobile section.
 SECTION k. Comic supni- p,Ant.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-30

Day letters and night letters shall be computed as at present, but charged for on the basis of the above rates. Night messages will be charged for at an increase of 20 per centum over ex- isting night message rates.
 Commercial and government leased wires shall be charged for at an ad- vance of 20 per centum over existing leased wire rates, whether such wires be furnished by a telegraph or a tele- phone system under government con- trol
 The telegraph rates for domestic United States government telegrams are increased 20 per centum over the present government rate.
 The increase herein ordered are made necessary to meet the increased cost cf operation occasioned by wage increases now in effect made during the past veal and are barely sufficient for the pur- pose"
 MT. Burlesons order was issued by the department without comment, other than the explanation that the increase would not affcctepress rates and charges on wires leased by. newspapers and press associations.
 Increased wages for employees of all departments of telegraph systems un- der federal control, except employees at "nonfunctionap" offices and messen- gers. became effective last December l.. Employees in service more than a year and a half received an increase of 10 per cent and those employees less than year and a half per cent.E
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-30
THREE CAPTAINS OF 167TH GIVEN
 RANK OF MAJOR
By Associated Press

Montgomery. March 29.-In a letter reectves here today Brig. Gen. William 2. screws. former commaasls, sf tbs, IS.th regi,sent Fourtb Aisbamn) of the Rainbow division, snnounces that General Pershirg has authorized the pro- Hotion of Capts. Herbert B. May, Montgomery; Abner Flowers, Ox- ark; George W. Glenn, Gadsdeu. and W. I. Coles. Birmingham, to the rank of major.
 General Screws states, however. that the promotions will not be- come effective until after Com Rress amends the military act passed after the arnistice was signed, which suspended promo ton Of officers in the field.
 The generals promotion was re- gently announced i'm cabIegram to OpeIiI<a relatives of Major DaI- las II. smith. who. with Lieut.. Col. Walter Dnre, also went up . notch.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-30
INCREASED TOLL IS NECESSARY ID
 MEET WAGE RAISE,
 STATES bURLESON
Order Effects Both Govern. ment and Commercial Messages-Order Issued
 byPOstmaSter General
 Without Comment
Rx Assnniafad PrhSS

Washington, March 29.-In- crease of 20 per cent in domes- tic telegraph rates, effective April 1, were announced today by Postmaster General Burle- son.
 The increase was agreed upon at
 board md was made necessary, Mir.
 BurIeson's announcement said, to
 meet "the increased cost of opera
 tion Occasioned by wage increases
 now in eect, made during the past
 year..
 MT. Burleson added that the advance will be barely sufficient" for this pur- pose.
 The order affects both government and commercial messages, but it was announced that there would be no in- crease in special press rates for news papers or in charges for special wires leased by press associations and news papers.
 Under the order, however. conner cial and government leased wires will be charged for at an advance of 20 per cent over existing rates, whether such wires be furnished by a telegraph or telephone system under govern ment control
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-30
Movement New England Guard
 Division Is Begun
By Associated Press


 Washington, March 20.--The homeward movement of the Twen- ty-sfxth (New England national guard) division is under way. The war department announced tonight that the transport Mount Vernon sailed from Brest Thursday and was due at Boston April 4 with Major Gen. Harry C. Hale, the commander. and POP officers and 55IS men of this, the first national guard division to go to France. Other units of the organization will follow within short time.
 Only about 60 per cent of the men on the Mount Vernon will go to Camp Devens, Mass.. for de- mobilization, the remainder, rep reserting rcplacements. being as- signed to various camps in the east, middle west, south and Pa cffic coast.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-30
.Confesses to Stealing $20,000, Man Believed
 to Be Unbalanced
By Associated Pros,

Pittsburg, March 29-A man who gave his name as James B. Mitchell. 26. of 513 West Spring street. New Albany. Ind. was held for mental observation here to- day after making to the police signed confession declaring he and another man had. robbed store at Newark ON.o, of s20,0O0 last Monday morning He was arrested early today as he boarded a train for Newark, where. according to the confession. he hid the money under a cul- vert. After his arrest. the police say. Mitchell told them he was afraid the other man would beat him to it and get the money. so he confessed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-30
COMPLAINT FILED
 AGAINST HINES BY
 TRAFFIC BUREAU
By Associated Pres.

Montgomery. March 2D.-MOnt- gomery traffic bureau today filed with the interstate cohmerce com mission n complaint against Walker ID. Hines, federal railroad director general, the Louisville and Nns.- vile, New Orleans and Northeast- ern, and other railroads, charged discrimination against this city on the matter of sugar rates. It Is stated that the rates cOntem- pOraneOusly maintained by the roads on sugar In ear lots from New Orleans to Birmingham and Eu- faula, and other points constitute m unjust and undue discrim innt ti0n against Montgomery dealers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-30
Bishop Shahan Is
 Chevalier of French
 Legion of Honor
By Associated Press

Washington. March 29.-Bishop Thomas U Sfvhan. rector of Catholic university. this city, has been made a chevalier of the legion of honor by the French gov ernment. The decoration was conferred today at the university by Edouard De Billy, deputy French high commissioner to the United States, in the presence of a number of bishops of the church and French officials and army officers.
 In presenting the decoration Mir Dc Billy said it was in recognition of the espousal of the French cause in the great war by Bishop Shahan and his close co. operation with the hierarchy of Fraaace
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-30
GENEVA TO BE SEAT
By Associated Press

By Associated Prass
 Paris, March 2s.---lf is understood that the committee having in charge the selection of the official seat of the league of nations has reached definite decision in favor of Geneva.
 Brussels, The Hague, Rome and COnstaptinOple also were cOnsid- cred by the committed.
 The Hague, although it has the advantage of possessing a build ing for peace conferences that would mediately be available, is objected to by several countries, especially some of the Latin world, which oppose settling the future league of nations i'm Holland. An other group opposes Brussels. Rome. although the cradle of in- ternatiOnal law, must be discarded, the conference having almost unan- imOusly decided that no great pow CT shall have the seat of the league. COnstantinOple ia opposed because it Is not convenient of access.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-30
42D ID BECOME CAVALRY DIVISION
 OF REGULAR ARMY,
 IS PRESENT PLAN
Units With Brilliant Records to Be Perpetuated in Per- manent Establishment,
 With Commissioned Per-
 sOnnel Where Possible
By Associated Press

Washington, March 29.-Or. ders made public today by Gen eral March, chief of staff, pro- vide for the organization of the regular army at a peace strgenth of 509, ,000 officers and men under plans that are a rad ical departure from the pre-war establishment.
 The effect Is to carry into the
 peace-time establishment the ''One-
 army" organization which absorbed
 regular, national guard and nation
 al army during the war into the
 army of the United States.
 This is accomplished by perpetuating into the permanent establishment the numerical designations, names, special insignia, war histories and traditions and where possible the commissioned personnel of the divisions, regiments and other units which have particularly brilliant war records This project is furthered by assigning to each of the IA regular d1VlSlonS to be organized the number and approximately the same home area as one of the war divisions. The new division, in each case, win he recruited exclusively from that area, which is an adoption of the system long employed in continental armies.
 A feature of the plan is the as-
 signment of the FOrty-secOnd di-
 vision, which will succeed the fa- nous Rainbow division of war-tlme,
 to become the cavalry division of
 the regular army. 1t will he re-
 crufted from all parts of the coun-
 try, as will be the seven regular
 divisions retained, and which are
 now part of the army of occupn-
 tion. Each of the seven regular
 divisions now In France also is
 assigned to n home camp as q per-
 manent bsse and will be sent to
 that camp when withdrawn from
 EnrOne
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-30
TOTAL RESOURCES OF STATE BANKS
 OVER $107,0 100000
Bv Axsocis,ed Press

MOntgomery. March 29-The com bined resources of 237 state banks and ci branches of Alabama, at the close of business March 3, 1919. aggregated s1O7 .829,170, according to the report completed today by the state banking superintendent. being an increase of $14,22O,6O8 over the total reported at the close of business March 30. 1918. Deposits for the period just ended tOtaled xsS-2iS,ys2, being an increase of $s,0ss.8sO over the preceding year.
 Capitalization of the institutions Ia placed at s1O,sx7 .O3O, surplus and profits the past year sEgregatinE S6,7O7 ,352.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-30
AMENDMENT SUBMITTED
By AssocIated Press


 Paris. March 29.-The American Monroe doctrine amendment to the \ covenant of the league of nations, 1t Is understood, has been submtt- ted to the council of four for final determination as to the course to be adopted concerning 1t. When the amendment came up at the sitst meeting of the league of nations commission, an unexpected obstacle arose which caused action on it to be deferred. This was not against the Monroe doctrine itself, but the. form of an amendment which Is so general in its terms that it might include other doctrines to which strong objections prevailed among some of the British dominions
 As a conference failed to disclose means of removing the obstacle, the amendment was finally referred to the premiers and the President as the court of last resort i-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-30
OBSERVE SUN TIME

Danville, Va, March 29-At the re- quest of operatives all the large in- dustrial plants in Danville and suburbs will resume work Monday on the old, or "sun time." hours. Dissatisfaction with the. operation of the daylight saw ing plan last year impelled the opera tives' attitude.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-30
LORD MAYOR OF
 MANCHESTER DIES
By Associated Press

Manchester. March 29.-John Makeague, the lord mayor of Man chester, who entertained President Wilson during his visit to Man chester and presided at the con- ferring of the freedom of the city an the President. died suddenly at the town hall today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-30
NAVAL HEADS CONFER

Parif March 2s.-secretary of the Navy Danie1, Admiral Benson and Admiral Weymiss, first sea lord of the British admiralty, held an extended conference today and it is understood that the ques- tion of the disposal of the German war ships was under discussion. No decision as to the ships, however, was reached A number of subjects concerning naval , policy also were discussed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-30
REDS DEFEATED
 BY LIFTS AFTER
 VIOLENT BATTLE
By Associated Press

Stockholm, March 2a.-After . violent battle along the Mitau Takkuum railway. Lettish forces have defeated the bOlsheviki and occupied fhe towns of Kammern and Kalnxem. a dispatch from Li- bau says. kaluxem h about 20 miles sOuthwest of Riga.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-30
FOCH INSTRUCTED
 REGARDING DANz|G : SITUATION BY THE
 SUPREME COUNCIL
Geneva to Be Official Seat of League of Nations, According to Decision
 Reached by the
 Committee
INTERNATIONAL COURT
 WILL TRY EX-KAISER

Paris, March 3O.-t4 a. m.)-The commission on responsibility for the war his decfded:
 First, solemnIy to condemn the violation of neutrality and all the crimes committed by the central em- pires; second, the appointment of an international tribunal to judge all those responsible, including the for mer German Emperor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-30
General Mangin to
 Direct Operations
 Against Hungary
By As,oc,assd Pr.n

Paris, March c0.-The Havas Agency believes 1t certain General Manein will direct operations against Hungary with headqnar- ters in Rumanin and that General Henrys will command the Polish troops.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-30
ILEMBERG SPELLED BY UKRAINIANS,
 WARSAW REPORT
By Associated Prsss

Paris, March 20.-LemberE was heavily shelIed by the Ukranians from Monday until Tuesday morn. ing, according to a Havas dis patch from Warsaw. Scores of civilians were killed and hundreds wounded.
 st. Georges cathedral and the archbishOp's palace were badly damaged.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-30
ARE MOUNTING GUNS

London, March 29.-(British Wireless Service.)-In addition to reinforcing the garrison at Danzig. the Germans, ac- cording to advices received here, are said to be mounting guns along the Prussian coast near that port
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-30
TWENTY SEVENTH DIVISION

Twenty-seventh Camp Upton. area New York, retained: Fifty-third infan- try brigade: l0oth infantry l05th and 106th artillery; 10ith 105th and l06th machine gun battalions 102d train headquarters. military police, engineers, field signal battalion, ammunition train. From Sev- enty-seventh division 154th infantry and 152d artillery brigades; 307th infantry and S04 artillery; 3o2d supply and sanitary trains and Seventy-seventh cavalry. Reg ulars assigned, Twenty-second and Forty second infantry.
 Twenty-eighth division Camp Dix, N. J.. area Pennsylvania), retained: Fifty fifth infantry brigade: 1C9th and '112th infantry, 10Sth and 109th artillery; 107th, 10sth machine gun battalions; l0sd train headquarters, military police, engineers, field signal battalion and ammunition train. From Seventy-eighth division: 15Sth infantry and 154th artillery brigade. a07th artillery; 309th machine gun bat
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-30
BRITAIN CHANGES, TOO

London, March 29.-Summer time in the United Kingdom will begin Sun day. The clocks will be advanced one hour at 2 o'clock tomorrow morning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-30
To Form New Cabinet
 Qn Aaaaclafad Rras.

London, March 29.-Colonel Sacar- dose has been charged with the forma ton of new Portuguese cabinet. He is a member of the democratic party.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-30
FOCH GIVEN INSTRUCTIONS

Bv Associated Prsss
 Paris, March 29.-Prestdent Will son and the premiers, constituting the council of four, gave Marshal F0ch instructions regarding the sit- uatiOn at Danxig, where the Ger mans have refused to permit the landing of Polish troops. The na- ture of the instructions will prob ably not be revealed until they are made known in Germany.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-30
TEXT OF ORDER
Ir, Burleson's order follows

NIT, Burleson's order follows:
 "The following schedule of domestic commercial telegraph rates shall be eff fective from April i, 1919, and continue until otherwise ordered:
 Present Rate. New Rate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-30
By Associated Press

London, March 29.-The al lies have demanded the resig- nation of the Hungarian soviet government, according to dis patches to the Exchange Tele- graph company, by way of Ber- lin and Copenhagen. They de- mand the election of a national assembly under the supervision of allied troops.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-30
PLAN FIVE CORPS

Pending further legislation the plans tbeing followed call for the organiza- 1 tion of one field army of i've corps. ] The First and Second corps are now composed of the First to Seventh di- visions, now overseas, and the others will be formed at home when the new divisions have been created. The peace strength basis of an infantry division to which units will be recruited is 16,SS3 officers and men. The Forty second, the cavalry division, will nave peace strengt hof 15,9S7. One project still under discussion in connection with the localization of the divisions is that of offering to officers of the wartime divisions commissions in the new regular units. This would
 enable the war department to take into the regular service some general off cers of national guard origin, it is un- derstood, to command substantially the same units they commanded in France. In the case of the New York division, to be located at Camp Upton, it Is re- garded as probable Maj. Gen. John F. O'Ryan, who commanded the Twenty seventh division, will be offered com mand of the new regular division to carry that designation.
 The following list shows the new desig- nations of the army and the war time divisions from which they were taken in order to preserve tradition. Except in the case of assignment of regular regi- ments, merely the number and other in- signia of the units is retained, the per sonnel to be supplied later by recruit ment. The recruiting area of each divi- sion also is shown, the first seven to be nationwide in compositions
 NEW DESIGNATIONS
 First division Camp Pike, Ark.), un- changed as now organized
 Second division Camp Dodge, Iowa., in Fourth brigade, Eighth and Forty ninth regiments substituted for the Fifth and Sixth marine regiments.
 Third division Camp Lee, Va.) un- changed.
 Fourth division Camp Kearney, Cab, unchanged.
 Fifth division (Panama), unchanged
 Sixth division Qpnolulu. unchanged.
 Seventh division Philippine Islands, Alaska and Mexican border), unchanged, except for additional infantry brigade attached. This is to be the 1S3d brigade negro, formerly of the Ninety di- vision, negro, and will be composed of the Twent y-fourth and Twenty-fifth reg ular regiments and the 35Oth machine gun battalion of the Ninety-secohd
 Twenty-sixth division Camp Devens, Mass.), recruitment area, New England retained; Fifty-first infantry brigade, l01st and 104th infantry regiments: 10lst 102d and Thirteenth artillery regiments, 101st and 102d machine gun battalions. l01st headquarters, military police, en- gineers. field signal battalion, ammuni- tion train. From Seventy-sixth division: l52d infantry and 151st artillery brigades; SO3d lmachine gun battalion, 301st supply and ammunition trains: Seventy-sixth cavalry: regulars assigned. Thirteenth and Thirty sixth infantry regiments.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-30

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