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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-10
AMERICAN VESSELS ARE NOW SAILING ON THE SEVEN SEAS Comprise About One-Fifth of the Entire Sea-G0ing
 Tonnage of the
 World
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 Washington, March 0.-For the
 first. time since the days of the
 famous sclipper' ships. American
 merchant craft are now plying the
 seven seas, carrying products of
 the United States to the farthest
 corners of the earth and bringing
 home both essentials and luxuries.
 The shipping board announced to- day that the American merchant ma rine fleet built up under the spur of wars necessity now represented near ly one-fifth of the entire seagoing ton- nage of the world and comprised i6 per cent of all ships clearing from United States ports, as compared with 97 per cent before the beginnin gof the great war.
 American craft for more than 50 years once more are invaded, with new routes established to China. Australia. New Zealand. India, the Dutch East Indies, the west coast of Africa and ports on the Mediterranean. Ships flying the Stars and Stripes also are running regularly to South America, as we'll as to Canada and Mexico
 The fleet now engaged in overseas commerce consists of 351 freighters, S4 freight and passenger vessels, n oil tankers. c3o sailing vessels and 1s miscellaneous ships, aggregating 1.- se1.239 gross tons
 Of this total, 4o6.52S gross tons are employed in transatlantic trade, 315, s25 tons in transpacific trade, 402,..1 tons in South American trade. 761.s52 tons in Caribbeah and Mexican trade and Te.o14 in Alaska and Canadiau trade.
 When the army and navy return to the shipping board the s53 ships which they are operating the commercial fleet under the American flag will be iH- creased by 1.S7s.251 tons. making the total S,Ss4,750 gross tons. with many hundreds of thousands of tons build- Ing or under contract.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-10
H|NDENbURG STARTS. DRIVE FROM L|bAU. .ON THE B0[SHEV|K|.
Germany Endeavors to Keep All Military Movements on the Eastern Front
 From Enemy
By Assncintad Press

By Associated PresS
 COblenZ, Saturday, March ;.
 Field Marshal Von Hindenburg is
 planning to volunteer units in a
 drive against the bolsheviki. with
 Libau as the base of his operations.
 1t in indicated, by information
 which has reached American i'm
 telligence officers.
 According to the American experts who in the line of duty are keeping in touch with the progress of the read justment of the enemy's forces, Ger man great headquarters seems to be following policy of secrecy as regards the eastern front troop question. This is believed to be due to the fact that the bolsheviki now have normal mil itary organization and so will be able to utilize any information they might obtain concerning their enemy. Appar- ently the German Headquarters staff in Kolberg is directing it's energies again toward organization on the Baltic front in the confidence that there is no longer any immediate occasion for con- cern over the Polish front. Field Mar shaI Von Hindenburg is in Kolberg and the commanders of both the northern and southern armies on the eastern front are presumed to be applying most of their efforts at present to the orr ganization of the forces available
 Great numbers of volunteer com panies have been raised throughout Germany for the eastern front, ac- cording to informatio here. Scores of these small units have been identified proceeding eastward. but whether they were organized into di- visions afterward. or whether they are undergoing training, and to what local ity they have been assigned has not been established.
 The total number of volunteers now on the eastern front or about to pro- coed there is estimated at nearly 100,- 900. Some of the old army troops are now on the eastern front.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-10
Tennessee River Threatens
 Several Alabama Towns
By Assoeiated Press

Chattanoo&s. Tenn. March A. According to information ~reachinE weather bureau officials here to- day. unusual flood conditions are prevailing on the lower Tennessee river, the stream having risen 70 rapidly as to alarm many towns along the banks. At Gunters- vile, Ala, the rise was 131z feet in 72 hours, bringing the flood tide up to 21 feet, and still rising. The river has reached 21 feet at Flor ence. Ala, and h expected to go the flood stage. The unusual fen ture of the situation Is that the flood waters are coming from Flint and Elk rivers, a clrcum- stance that is puxxling the Observ- CTS here. who have been appealed to to forecast the ultimate stage of the tide. The river here h rising, hut not to an alarming extent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-10
Hoover and Associates
 Will Quit Jobs in July
By Associated Press

Paris, March 0.-That Herbert Hoover, the American food admin fstratOr, and lately appointed di- rector general of the interaiifed re- lief organization, Is to cease his re- lief work fin the summer was indi- cated in a statement issued today by Mir. Hoover concerning the wheat situation. He intimated that ma jOrity of his co-wOrkers also would return to private life.
 SpesAing sf sar.%as sl,raDiirs con- nccfed with the wheat situation, MT. Hoover said that they would need to he solved by some one else, s'be- cause neither myself nor most of the men in the food administration will be able to continue In the scrv- ice of the government after next July.
 'We also must earn living.' MT. Hoover said.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-10
Paderewski Asks for
 Material and Munitions
By Associated Press

Posen. Saturday, March S.-Pre- mier Padcrewski arrived here today to explain to the intcraiIied mission the critical position of the Poles on the Lemberg front. He insisted that imm ediate aid by the entente in the way of material and munitions was necessary.
 The fall of LemburE. the Polish premier declared. would produce tB- most pninful impression among the Poles and strengthen the extreme left of the opposition In the diet ts the Psderewskl government
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-10
WILLIAMS RESIGNS AS OF ONE
 OF RAIL DIVISIONS
Will Continue as COmptrOl- Ter of the Currency and Act as an Adviser
 to Hines
By Associated Press

Washington. March 9.-John
 skeiton Williams has resigned as
 director of the railroad adminis-
 tration's division of finance and
 purchascs. but will remain as chair
 man of advisory committees to Di-
 rector General Hines, and will con
 tinuc his duties eomptrotfer of
 the currency. Lack of time and
 energy to carry on his double func-
 fiOns were assigned the reason
 for the action. in correspondence
 between Mir. Williams and Mir.
 Hines, made public today
 The division headed by MT. Williams since organization of the railroad ad ministratlon l4 months ago will be divided into two parts, Henry R, Spen- cer, now chairman of the central ad- visory purchasing committee, direct ing temporarily the new division of purchases. and Director General Hines giving personal direction to the divi- sion of finance,
 Mir, Williams will become chairman of a finance committee and chairman of an advisory committee on pur- chases, and will continue member of the railroad administrations staff, pre- siding at staff conferences in absence of the director general, as in the past.
 in accepting the resignation, MT. Hines wrote:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-10
Damage EnOmOus in
 Fire at Rio .JaneirO
By Associated Press

Rio Janeiro. March 9.-The damage re- sulting from the fire which started early last week on the Santos docks and which is supposed to have been of incendiary origin. is estimated at S5,00o,VD0 The damage was principally to coffee and jute.
 Several days previous to the Santos dock fire the jute factory It Sac Paulo was destroyed together with two Japan ese ships anchored at Santos, B miles southeast os Sac Paulo. loaded with jute. The damage in these places is estimated at 250OOO1
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-10
ANOTHER REPORT Bv Associated Press

Paris, March S.--( --(Saturday.)-- Havas agency report on Saturdays meeting of the supreme war council says
 "The greatest part of the session was devoted to the discussion of the situa- ton created by the interruption of the Spa negotiations It was decided to noti- fy Germany that she must execute the conditions of article 8 of the supplement tary armistice signed at Treves on Jan uary Is, which stipulated that in order to insure the provisioning of Germany and the remainder of Europe. Germany must place her merchant fleet under the control of the allied and associated pow CTS for the period of the armistice this arrangement to have no effect upon the final disposition of the ships.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-10
Alabama Rivers Are
 Out of Their Bounds
By Associated Prsss

Montgomery. March 9.-Four rivers. the Cahaba, Alabama, Tal- lapOosn and CoOsa. are out of their banks and rushing through the lowlands hindering farming opera tions and causing considerable damage to spring work that has already been done. Forecasts to- night indicate that the Alabama will go to 70 feet at Montgomery by Wednesday and Sl feet at Selma, the highest points reached since the July, 1918 floods.
 A flood of 2S feet at Centervtlle on the Cahaba Ia the forecast. with A feet on the CoOsa at Gads- den and 42.S feet at Wetumpl<a.
 Railway operations. hamDered Saturday night by the dOwnp0ur of rain, were resumed today, with no serious damage on the lines reported.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-10
General Wood Heads
 Army Boxing Committee
sy Associated Pres,

New York. March 9.--Maj. Gen. Leonard
 Wood. who was named president of the army, navy and civilian board of box ing control and who declined to accept the office after long conference today
 with the incorporators of that organi
 zation, consented to accept the position os chairman of the committee in charge of army boxing
 h. his original communication to the board General Wood indicated that. while he did not care to undertake the duties oi president, he was desirous of being
 included in the advisory council.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-10
Divorce Defeated in Italy

Rome, Saturday. March S.A movement to introduce divorce in Italy met with defeat in the Chamber of Deputies to- day The question came up during dis elssion of measure concerning the le- gal status Of women. An amendment was proposed providing for the introduc- tior. of divorce in Italian legislation, but it was rejected by large majority.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-10
American Soldiers Are
 Injured in London Riot
sy AssseIatsd Press

London. March 0.-A riot on the Strand this afternoon, in which American soIdiers and aailors and some Australians engaged resulted In three or four of the Americans being Injured In police baton charge. Seven of the Americans were arreated.
 An Incorrect report that one vf the Americans injured lad died In the Bow street police station caused . demonstratlOn In front of the sta tion. Thia was broken up hy an- ether baton charge.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-10
LULU IN FIGHTING h.. Aa.~.i.A~a Reaas

Archangel, Thursday. March s.-Ths ,uu in the bolshevik offensive on the Russian northern front continued yes teIdsy. all report quiet in the Nesa and Dvina sectors. The bolshevik let down is believed to be due to the se- we're losses suffered by the enemy in his infantry attack on March 5. whom he, was repulsed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-10
Summary of the News

1-HoOver explains billlOn-d0llar loan. Last tribute to memory of Hilary
 A. Herbert. @Organixed system for destruc ton
 of plants in Germany. 3-Little stories from Washington. 4EEditorial comment. &YOung boy kills his father while
 defending himself and mother. 6-Hum of Industry. 7-CrOwder-Ansell controversy given
 to public sunday. S-Greaf American army university
 cpeus in France. 1O--MirsiOnary flays Wils0n and gets
 off exceedingly lucky.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-10
Askwith Made a Peer

London, Saturday, March S.--Elevation to the peerage of Sir George Ranken As kwith, chairman of the industrial coun- ciI, was announced today. Other honors gazetted go to Patrick Quinn. super intendent of the criminal investigation department at Scotland Yard, who re- ceives knighthood: to Baron Finlay. the lord high chancellor who is made a
 viscount, and to Sir Richard Atkin, judge of the high court who is appointed lord justice of the court of appeals.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-10
Ask Referendum on the
 Prohibition Amendment
By A,soclates Prs,,

St. Louis. March 0.--tn attempt to have the recent action of the Missouri legislature In ratifying the national prohibition amend ment repudiated by n referendum vote, was begun today by the St. Louis Retail Liquor Mems assO- ciation. representing 2000 saloon prOprictors.
 < referendum committee was ap- pointed and the liquor dealers will co-operatc with the 20 civic organ fxations that arc working to have the action of the IcgisIature abr0- gnted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-10
Italian Government Receipts

Rome Saturday. March S-Italian gov ernment receipts for the first eigh. months of the fiscal year were in excess, of the amount of the budget for the en- tire year by s60.000000. The receipts to February as were ss0D,oo0,0o0, represent ing an increase over the same period of last year of SS0.00,0e0.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-10
wARRIOR AT TUSCALOOSA

Montgomery. Ala. March 9.-The War rior river is expected to reach crest of % feet at Tuscaloosa and the Tom. bigbee at Demopolis will go to 54 feet by Wednesday,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-10
Roundup of Bolsheviki Bv Associated Press

Waterbury. Conn. March s.--Onc hundred and ninety alleged bolsheviiSi were rounded up by the police at q meeting here tonight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-10
Volunteer Army in Hungary

Budapest. Saturday. March S-The Hungarian government has abolished the old army organization. volunteel army of six divisions has been formed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-10
NATURE OF EXCHANGES

From the nature of the exchanges dur ing the negotiations at Spa the allied delegates have reason to expect that the new proposals will be acceptable to the Germans. and the belief generally pre- vails that an adjustment will be reached under which German ships will soon be- come available to move American troops homeward.
 One of the main influences in bringing about the decision of the supreme council was said to be a letter read by Premier Lloyd George from a British general set- ting forth the extreme seriousness of the food conditions in Germany. 1t was also stated that British soldiers in German territory were protesting against seeing women and children about them dying of starvation.
 Marshal Foch, the allied commander in-chief. may not attend the Brussels sessions, but all the other delegates of D1he allied and associated powers appoint ,,d to conduct the negotiations will be present
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-10
SUPREME COUNCIL
 ADOPTS PLANS ID
 USE GERMAN SHIPS
Further Negotiations Will Be Held in Brussels, Start ing Some Time Next
 Week
By Associated Press

Paris, Saturday, March S.-The
 plans adopted by the supreme war
 council tonight under which the
 negotiations with the German au-
 thorities regarding the turning over of the German merchant ships will
 be resumed, after their recent in-
 terruption at Spa, provide for the
 holding of the sessions of the ne
 gotfntors at Brussels. The allied
 delegates will leave Paris next
 Wednesday for the Belgian capital
 and the first session in the resunp-
 tion of the negotiations will prob
 ably be held Thursday in one of
 the government palaces there.
 The plans determined upon by the council, as already stated, provide for taking over the German merchant ships in return for a food supply tor Ger many until the next harvest. The chief difficulty thus far has been over the manner of payment for the fooi sup yites, but the proposals are expected tt meet the former objections.
 It Is understood that the payments will come from three sources-first, in the form of products such as coa, and potash, second, from credits which Ger many has in neutral countries, hich thus far have been unavailable because of the financial blockade; and, third, from foreign securities held by Ger many.
 It is estimated that these three sources will readily yield about $500, 10000, which ls the sum required to pay for food re- lief to an extent considered adequate to carry the Germans until the time of their harvest
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-01-04
FALLING OFF OF 20 PER CENT IN
1918 SHOWN OVER YEAR
PRECEDING.
TOTAL OF s2s COUPLES
welded DURING YEAR.
First Year Of Compulsory Reporting OF
Births to Clerk Of Courts Shows 63e
in County for Calendar Year-Fs~er
Deaths in Fiscal Year Ending June
80 Than Year Before.

Despite the fact that with the coun-
try in war, and many new soldiers
taking wives before they left to answer
tnei" country's call. weddings IN TIE
county show a fal'i0g off Of 20 per cent
in the calendar year OF 1918 as COM
pared with the year preceding. In 1871
however. there was a rush to the mar
tiage license counter when young men
thought they wa.c going to ne called
for military SERGE, and this fact proo-
ably accounts for the increase OF
eightv-three marriages in 1917 over the
year just closed.
In 1918 the records in the office oil
the clerk of courts show S2s couples to
have been married. as against Al IN
1917. only one license granted during
the year was unused. At least it is
assumed that it was not used as no
return was made. This Icens' was
granted TO a Young Mexican couple.
Dominica Gomez. SO years Of age, and
Domiuga Martinez. sweet Ia
First Record Of Births.
Since the new ruling of the board OF
health compelling the registration oil
births bv physicians and others at
tending confinement cases. the wear
1918 is the first year for long tiihe
that births were registered with the
clerk as registrar Of vital statistics.
Within the county during tn" year
total of $50 births were reported
Penalty For Not Reportins.
.rbcro is q oenalty prescribed for not
reporting births. and carelesSnesG IN
the matter is punishable by tlne OF
500 or iail sentence of thirty DAYS or
both. Consequently il hchooVos nhN-
sicisns not 10 forget to report earh
and every birth COMING under theH
observations Tine board of health ans
,,ha-ee t'ia responsibility viii ~" '&ni-
il> into Ali h the babe is born. az"
Is trat each family TAX" 1t
1.aon itself to satisfy itself that the
firth is reported properly.
Deaths Fewer in 1918.
In 1918. according to the records
deaths in the county were fewer thaN
in 1917. This statement, however. ap-
plies 10 the fiscal year ending June, 80.
During that period there were iie
deaths. including the soldiers home. as
con1pa red TO 459 for the fiscal year
ending June 30. 1917.
With the influenza epidemic OF the
f!rst half Of the new fiscal year making
grea, inroads into life the calendar
wear of 1918 would show many more
deaths than the calendar year pre-
ceding.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-01-04
Here 10 Cheap
Remedy For the
Removal of SCOT

SCOT clinging to heating surfaces ana
chmneys Is "a source OF anxiety 70
users of soft coal and the query often
is made how relief may be secured for
this common furnace and stove all
men. Tho trouble has become more
general now that hard coal is scarce
and the number OF soft coal consumers
has as n result greatly increased. The
query was made many times to Roya'
". Holbrook. combustion eng for
Iowa state College, Ames, who was IN
this city recently assisting in the edu-
cation of the public In the proper ana
most economic use of fuel. MIR. Hol-
brook has answered the query to In
dividuals, but because of the nature oil
the question, which concerns so many,
he desired to give his statement gen-
cral publicity. He made the follow
Ing statement in reply to the oft re-
peated question:
There is a remedy and II Is a simple
one indeed, and on account of It's
simplicity but few people will use 1t
as they think II joke. But ] assure
you that it is an old one and has been
in use possibly a century or moro. II
is Just salt, common salt, from out or
a barrel, one of the cheapest things
known.
Among engineers common salt IS
well known as being effective in re-
moving SCOT and tar from the heating
surfaces in furnace for hot air. hot
water or steam in residences. apart
ments. or public buildings, as libraries
court houses, fire stations, churches,
schools, lodge halls, and in fact, any
boiler plant where fire Is slowly
maintained.
In order to use II successfully one
must first get a good rousing fire
started and then on such a fire spread
a quart Of common salt, close the door
quickly and have all Of the drafts to
the chimney open wide. The salt will
dissolve itself into its compotents,
sodium and chlorine, and>the furnace
will be filled with dense white fumes
or gasses that will thoroughly pene-
trate every part OF the furnace. smoke
fucs and chimney for possible
thirty to fifty minutes. A second appir-
cation Immediately will be necessary in
most cases, after which a dose now
and then well APPLIED, will suffice to
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-01-04
LOCAL COMMENT

People who can get to Marshalltown
by train or otherwise should remember
that our merCha are loaded Win
good. staple mere andise that must he
sold ManshaIltoWn merchants draw
trade from forty miles of territory N
every direction when the roads are
good. 1t is not unusual for an auto 70
pull up in front Of A Marshalltown
store at o'clock in the morning with
its family of buyers from some point
forty miles away. This fall the roads
were impassable and the infuenZa'
epidemic kept people away. Marshall
town merchants, consequently, did not
sell their normal amount Of goods. The
goods are on hand and must be sold
The influenza has practically disap-
peared from this city and the buying
is particularly good here just now.
Frank benedict has set a precedent
which other tired business men can
follow with profit to themselves altno
it required courage and sacrifice OF
desire to do what he has done. For
thirty -four years he worked by day
and figured by night to make his bust
ness succeed. Starting with nothing as
bundle boy he accumulated COM
potency. reared a family and suddenly
found that the struggle had consumed
his health and vitality at a very early
age. With nerves shattered and his
stomach off, he had to choose be-
tween giving up the business he had
built which was the, pride of his heart
and an out Of doors life which would
oc<N u A xCoaker
would have remained slave to his
bushes and he would have gone on
piling up an estate for his heirs, not
for himself, uRtil his own funeral
procession headed for beautiful River
side and rest. When a man has
accumulated all that he, himself can
use, his future profits are all for his
estate. The harder he works after his
health has become impaired the sooner
he leaves his estate to others.
BY contrast the district court this
week has been busy with estate
troubles Of the heirs of man who
did not do az Benedict has done. He.
was too busy to take vacations and
had too good business to leave and
quit. Born two years earlier than
Benedict he found his rest in River
side two years ago. Benedict will come
bs ok after few years strong and pre-
pared for some other venture, possibly
larger than tho first. He Aas proved
himself a citizen Of high ideals, Of
courage and constructive character,
and Marshalltown wants him to come
back into its business life.
The influenza epidemic has practi-
cally spent its force in Marshalltown
and Is gone. Never at any time has
it been so serious here as in almost all
other places in the country. Al a COM
| munity we have done al that we could
do to control it and we have saved
| many lives. We need have very little
fear Of contracting the disease by go
| ing about but we must continue our
| constant vigil over ourselves. II any OF
US feels like he had the grip he had
better avoid exposure and go to bed.
Call a doctor and let the fever have
its run, a prominent surgeon remarked
to = man in town You fellows in town
go 70 bed and take care Of yourselves