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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-11
NOT ONE AMERICAN [. DIED NEEDLESSLY, PERSHING STATES
Alleged Waste of Lives on Armistice Day Denied By American Commander
 In Chief
By Associated prsn


 Washington, January 1o.-
 Charges made before a house war
 Investigating committee that Amer
 ican lives were needlessiy wasted
 Armistice Day are denied in a
 letter from General Pershing, made
 public today by Representative
 Fuller. republican, of Massachu-
 setts.
 General Pershing says the American forces were acting under general in- structions issued by Marshal Foch to all allied command vs on November 9, 1918, and that ordeh for attacks were withdrawn as soonl $ possible after he was advised of signing of the armistice. He also ys statements that American troopsN gre ordered to the attack while Frent divisions re- mained stationary are Wholly errone- ous."
 The generals letter is dated Novem- Der 21. 1919, and Is in reply to charges contained in a letter to MT. Fuller, from. Capt George K. Livermore of Winchcs- ter, Mass, formerly operations officer of the 167th field artillery brigade of the sgd (negro) division. MT. Fuller explained he made the letter public in view of statements recently made be- fore the Investigating committee by Brigadier General Sherburne, com. manding the artillery division of the Ninety-second division, about which much of the controversy regarding Ar mistice Day losses has centered
 The 1atter fa1IoUc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-11
PEACE RETURNS TO EUROPE; AMERICA IS STILL AT WAR
WILL TRY KAISER
 IN ABSENCE IF HE
 FAILS TO APPEAR
By Associated Prsm

Manchester, England, January To- The Manchester Guardian today hints that solution of the difficulty with regard to the trial of the former German Emperor will be found.
 "The ex Kaiser will be summoned to trial before. an allied commission and if he does not answer it is pos sible he may not--he will be tried in his absence" the newspaper says. By this course his full guilt will be made manifest to the world by the testimony of witnesses, including Germans. his correspondence and oth- CT documents. Sentence will be pro- nounced and if it cannot be executed. it will, at any rate, be on record, One possibility is that on evidence available from Germany and Holland the ex-Kaiser will be proved crim- inal lunatic.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-11
HAS 4 HUSBANDS
 BUT DIDN'T KNOW
 TT VIOLATED LAW
By Associated Prs.s

New York. January 10-Protesting that she did not know it was illegal Co have more than one husband at time, Mrs. Edna Leslie, g years old, was arradgned in Brooklyn today on the charge of having had four in the last seven years. She admitted all of them were alive and that she never troubled herself to get a divorce.' John Leslie who owns freight boat, was the last of the line. and she de- ciared she loved him best of all.
 "I never thought I'd see any of my former husbands again" the young woman told the court, and did not think it was against the law to mar .ry so many men. I'm sorry if have broken the law
 Mrs. Leslie was held in s100o bail on charge of bigamy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-11
BOTH SIDES ACTIVE

Neither British nor French head quarters ordered firing to cease prior to the going into effect of the armis- tice. that is at Il a.. m, November Ii, and In general firing by all the allies and by the enemy Continued on the whole front from Switzerland to the sea until that hour. In places the firing died away prior to II a. m. and in a. few places firing continued until after that hour.
 The Ninety-second division, astride the Moselle. attacked at ' a. m. No- vember 10 and at , a. m. November II advanced short distance. but the troops had retired to cover in the face of repeated heavy fire when the com mander of the attacking brigade re- an armistice would be effective at II that he ordered all firing stopped at t0:45 a. m. and that the firing was so stopped. The casualty records show that on November II the Ninety-second division lost IT killed and 2s6 wounded, of whom 99 were gassed. The casu- atty records of the marines show that their losses on November Il were nine killed and 172 wounded
 '"rhe attack Of the 92d division on tho 10th of November. contihued at 5 a. Tn. on the morning of the 11th, was not preliminary to the proposed attack on the 14th.
 OBEYED FOCH'S ORDER , Captain Livetmore states Another point of interest ir this matter is the fact that the 32d division was operating under
 tContinued from Page T,vo)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-11
Threaten Expulsion Members of American
 Legion From Mexico
sy Associated prsss

San Antonio, January 10.-Warning that Luis Cabrere, chief of the Mexican cabinet. had suggested the expulsion from Mexico of more than two hundred Americans because they had organized at Tampico a post of the American Le- zion was sent today to Franklin DOlier. national commander of the organization. by Charles w. Scruggs, state adjutan nt of the legion. The report that reached Scruggs from Tampico was that Ca brera had instructed the mayor of Tam pico to investigate the American Le7 zion of Honor," and to notify him ini- mediately If it were true that Ameri- cans had dared to organize a military league in Mexico''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-11
COMMANDERS LETTER

had no Knowledge before a. m., November II, that the armistice had been signed and that firing was to cease at II d. m. November II.
 The armistice, effective at II a. m.. November Il, was not signed until a. m. November II, hence the information which Captain Livermore states he re- ceived about midnight of November 1s was only rumor, although that rumof proved to be correct.
 For several days prior to Novem- Der Il false rumors of the signing of an armistice were prevalent in all tho armies. You may recall that at least one of these rumors even reached the united States. and that November 7. I think, was made a day of celebration on account of a false report.
 All armies took steps to correct these rumors and at S:45 D. m., Novem- Der 3, the following telegram was re- ceived by me from Marshal Foch:
 "'The enemy, disorganized by our repeated attacks, is withdrawing along the whole front. It is important to maintain and hasten our action ap- peal to the energy and initiative of the commanders in chief and their armies to secure decisive results
 All of the allied commanders re- ceived similar telegrams from Marshal Ench
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-11
CHARGES WASTE IN
 BUILDING OF PLANT .
 AT MUSCLE SHOALS
By Associated Prss

New York, January lo.--Allegations of waste and extravaganza in the building of a $62, 900 900 air nitrate plant for the government at Muscle Shoals, Ala, were made today in testimony before the House committee investigating expendl- lures in the war department. Employes loafed on the job. gambled and had loose moral tone, 1t was testified.
 The plant was built for the govern ment by the American Cyanamid com, pany to produce nitrates for war ex- plosives by the company's German pro- cess, and is now idle
 According to testimony today the com pany paid $l2o00 for the distribution of articles to newspapers describing the plant. Under its contract with the gov ernment. the company would receive roy alties if the government ever should op- crate the plant, and Chairman Graham oi the committee said it had been proposed to have the government make fertilizer there
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-11
GERMAN GOVERNMENT IS NOT OVERTHROWN
ny As,eel.t,e pr,,,

1y HsSoelate1 PfooS
 Ansterdam. January 10.-The re- port that the German Kovernment has been overthrOwn fs untrue. according to diNpatch received here from Berlin.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-11
FOUND MANY IDLERs

Mai J. J. Farley, an ordnance officer who was stationed at the plant during it's construction, testified to finding boil ermakers asleep in boilers and clectri- clans idle in field telling stories.
 The quarters for some employees he said. were txtravagant, having hardwood floors. Once he found three elevators lifting wheelbarrows of concrete four feet. He told of cook being employed as draftsman. a farmer as engineer and movie actor as mechanic
 Capt. R. NJ Moberly. another ordnance officer. described his discovery of pad ded pay rolls. as a result of which the government had been defrauied of ss0OO The money was restored and two men were sentenced to two years each in prison.
 Gambling among employees was toler- ted as necessary to keep them contented. and it developed the roiice at the plant were profiting by it. according to Ed mund Leigh, who, during the war, was chief of the civilian protection service of military ntelliyence.' having charge Of the guarding of war plants.
 Leigh said he had made complaints about the police to Colonel Masetellar at Washington, but they were pgeonholed and later the colonel received distin- guished service medal
 The moral tone at Muscle Shoals was very bad said Leigh,
 'The war department had the power to stop these things if 1t wished. but it did not support what I knew was right and wholesome" COMPLAINTS PIGEON -HOLED Leigh also testified his men had made complaints that teams were idle. that carloads Of lumber vanished strangely shat automobile service had been abused and that employees were often idle during tContInued on Page Twol
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-11
DIsINTEGRATIoN FEARED

What the effect of a general social breakdown in Austria would be. of course, only can be conjectured, wrote MT. Glass. That it would be confined to- Austria. however. seems highly im- probable, and if it spread to Germany Poland and possibly all Europe, the result would be no less than a general disintegration of the cohesion of po- litical areas in Western Europe. Such an event would be fraught with the most serious consequences for the United States and would certainly leave in it's wake severe suffering and thousands of deaths among the poorer classes,,'
 Referring to Poland. Mir. Glass said the failure of the government there properly to ration the adult population already had caused demonstrations "by the reds" in Warsaw.
 Under the Treasury Department plan the loans would be advanced by the grain corporation out of the billion dollar wheat guaranty fund and would be used to establish credits in this country on the basis of $70.o00.00o for Austria. $50,000000 for Poland, $25.- 1000 for other European countries and s1,00o.0o0 for Armenia.
 Some form of securities would be obtained from the foreign countries before the loans would be made. As- sistant Secretary Davis explained the countries interested now are consider ing such security from Austria, includ ing her national forests. tobacco mo- nopolies and waterpower sites.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-11
DRAFTED BY "MILDs"

The counter proposal was drafted by mild reservation republicans and sub rl.tted Ito Senator Lodge before being laid before the democrats. Senators O. this group said afterward Mir. Lodge showed willingness to have the nego- l tiations proceed.
 As a result both the mild group and the democrats declared progress had hecn made and were hopeful at least tne controversy soon might be stripped Of most of it's minor features and mar rowed to two or three subjects. Many Of them predicted a4so that when the / time came, the big stumbling 5locks of Article 10 and voting equality also could be removed and ratification se- cured
 Submission of the counter proposal to / the democrats came after the Senate adjourned at the end of a day which had kept the chamber and cloak rooms alive with treaty talk. Not once was the subject mentioned on the floor, but | it was the burden of many private con-
 fers nces among senators on both sides LODGE E-UNDERWOOD CONFER Among these conferences was talk between Senator Lodge and senator Isnderwood of Alabama, democrat who has taken prominent part in urS- ling speedy compromise. Senator . Hitchcock of Nebraska, the acting dem- ocratic leader conferred with sew . eral of the mild reservation republicans.
 Although the details of these converse tions were not revealed, there was evil dence both democrats and republicans Intended to continue their compromise efforts despite President Wilson's declaration in favor of taking the quesr / tion into the campaign.
 Reassurances on this subject were asked of the democrats, however, the
 republicans requesting that they be in-
 formed exactly how many democrats
 would agree to the republican counter proposal
 They were told by Senators McKellar
 of Tennessee and Kendrick of Wyom-
 ing, who framed the compromise reser- vations, that there had been no change Ios sentiment since the Presidents an 0nouncement that more than 40 dem ocrats wanted to compromise. PLEASED WITH PROGRESS It was to Senators McKellar and Ken drick that the new plan of the repub- i licans was presented, and they an- nounced they would take canvas of \ democratic opinion early next week. | They declined to make any prediction < as to their acceptability, but both said VI Ethey were pleased with the progress of ' the negotiations.
 After their talk with Senator Lodge
 the mill reservationists who present.
 ed the counter proposal also appeared
 satisfied with the results. Senators
 McNary of Oregon and Colt of Rhode
 Island declared the situation was inn \ proving constantly and said they were Every hopeful of ratification. Senator |3 Lenroot of Wisconsin, the other con- ! fierce, described the prospect as mot f entirely hopeless"
 Senator Lodge had nothing to say.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-11
t. O. p. FRIENDS OF
 TREATY DRAW UP
 COUNTER PROPOSAL
Lodge Said to Have Agreed to Plan, Which Leaves Article Ten for Future
 Negotiations
By Associated Pres.

Washington, January 10.-Efforts
 to break the Senate peace treaty
 deadlock and keep the treaty out of
 the political campaign were nd-
 vnnced step today when repub-
 licnn senators advocating ratifica-
 ticn drew up n counter proposal to
 the set of compromise reservations
 suzmitted to them early in the
 week by n group of democrats.
 The republican proposal, to which it's sponsors said Senator Lodge of Massa- cnusetts. the party leader. had given tentative assent, was understod to deal only with some of the collateral issues in the reservation controversy leaving to future negotiations the troublesome questions of Article 10 and equality oi voting power in the League of Nations,
 Some of the democratic suggestions were said to nave been accepted, in- cluding a change in the republican res- ervatIon programme of last session SC that the Senate qualifications would not have to be accepted afrtrmatively by the other powers Agreement to these changes, however, was understood to be conditional on certain concessions by democrats in regard to other reser- yations"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-11
S15O,OOO,OOO LOAN ID AID AUSTR|ANS
 IS SOUGHT BY GLASS
Declares Suffering So Great That Complete Breakdown Is Inevitable Unless Im-
 mediate Assistance Given
By Associated Pres.

Washingt1H, January 1O.--Loans
 aggresating $15O,O00,0OO for food
 relief in Austria, Poland and other
 European countries and Armenia
 to prevent "a general dfsintegra-
 ton of political cohesion in Vest
 ern Europe'' were proposed to Con
 gress today by Secretary Glass,
 who said it might he necessary 10
 increase this amount to $200.000
 oO0 after the full situation in Eu-
 rope had been assessed.
 The secretary reviewed at length conditions in the suffering countries, particularly Austria and Poland, and said Great Britain France and Italy were assisting in relieving distress in Austria through a ssS.o00,0oo loan and that England would continue to lend aid by furnishing ships for transports ing such supplies as possible from the United Kingdom
 Reviewing the situation in Austria. MT. Glass declared suffering was so great that the chancellor. Dr. Renner, had declared complete break Town must occur by the end of January un- less assistance was given from the outside
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-03-03
Don't Spoil Your Hair
By Washing II

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fai what yOa usr Aeei suups ana
prepared sham.eps tan{ lin toD nos y
alhai shi,h J. isfY TigfiHns a. d
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brittle
The best ihina 10 uss a Mnlslnsd
c00canut on shampoo. ial This u pure
and eutireiy EreaselesH iis very
cheap and bsnt4 AnsfhauR risr aii iu
pieces Non AN grl 'na 81 anl drnE
siors and ieW nanfss VII lasi the
whole family fof months
simply molrion ita halr with va
ser and rub u ln abaat 4 teaspoon
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eieanses ihorupKhli aad flpses oul
essIs Tho hair dries au.ttlY and
evenly and ls sofi. frefh looking
brisht fiuny waxt and easy g,
hAndle besides a lu0seaa and takes
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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-03-03
NOTHING BETTER
As A LAXATIVE
Asheville Lady Finds Black
Draught An Effective Remedy
in Her Family for Common
Ailments of the Di.
ges,iye Organs.

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81 Voodros Avenue. thls eiiy says
= have uscd and heard 81 Tbed
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certainly have found ii splendid for
4 hsadarhe. sour stomach. indig siion
and other ills that come from a de-
RANGED liver
NY husband and ! keep black
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sfleBdid 70 keep of sickness. have
used il Ia small desss - a LAXATIVE
and there h nothing better.
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have found Il spleadld With ihem foF
colds
Thesford'n Black -Drzughs has ben
efsfed ftAousards In relieving liver
ons ara other nnheaifhfal matfsrs out
oi the system.
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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-03-03

Times Square. Ses York. The vorlas greatest
Amusement seatsF. MAJ also become ths ~"fids
greatest religious center. ~ recommendations msds
by the Interrbnrcb worid Aosemrnt 20 the Ff9set.
tant churches Of America are adogied ane pai 'nto
eject.
n IL proposed 70 erect IN Tines square plass
form aud pulpit from shirh shall BE- discussed. -
eminent ministers noted lecturers ahd pablit epssk
era RELIGION art. music. literature. aud social.
MORAL aud educational pfobfsfHs
And the puipit si be ased every day asd sfefJ
night - not once week.
The tremendous scope OF such edmcatiooai and
religious program maT bs judged ~ the fnft fhat
% New York. the uasaat eify of the N0fid s0fns
yearly Is million sffsngefs practically sli 81 shnss
pass a. one time or another through Times SQUARE
These millions Of human beings are attfaetff -
Ne~ yoft By myriad initial fcasont bat afef the
arrive thsy meet on common ground IA that ther
All vant food iod tying and amusement They also
have common negative impulse thsy do act
vant 90 90 10 church.
n vas because Of Tits sitastion--'heaffe~ nnsd
10 oserGosing. churches vith many smpty sfatA
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-03-03

,1ss fts latsfshsset Nefid Movement hsksa ssr.
tef 20 cefeftlne ae fe4sHas F9f a.
m This aufssf q disclosed that ~ fhs fim~e
aaaafs atatFitt foatslnios siif hl9ebs betsssa
gsih ard t3tb streefs snd Para add 80 assns~s.
stefu ara s4 fhaaffus asd ~ mesien piftaFs soas~s
@ith total s#sfluN capacity of EAV0a. ana sh ~
pfosimnls @eskig Attendance % t.Nepsvvs
ana ehaFetsai
Aleetssn IA al. tso Jssiah kYbaE7sass. roar
Keenan, Catholic ehafftss and thifteeu ffotsstAaf
churches. $50 II ehieh fuf pesfess The total
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mote fhsn the3F sealing capacity.
Tie churches 10 tbs district the uIeansh bile are
makfne an appeal Tor sunday asfendaaes and 49,
aadea esenlus essh week. The motioa ptetnse
h0aass are oDea fDf - sshibitions ssrh< 80 -
thsatres for nine performances
Ia a3ditlon 10 fhs pelpit and platform ths snfvey
recommends Times squsfe sharsh hosae eeat<rs =
club tor visitors. nfofmatios bafess vaveis
sfehtsaeninE aud shopDiaf services: issal and m>i-
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seer~sftooal sent~r With snfisoruu fuf Illus
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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-03-03

use nv testimonial as you think best. |"
: Mrs. JOHN PESkEy. r. ,. Box 6,
Ottawa, Ohio
LYDIA e. Pinkhan's Vegetable Com
mound. made from native roots and
herbs, contains no narcotics or harmful
druRA md today holds the record Of
6eine tie most successful remedy we
know fur voman's iIlz- II you med
euch unpdicine wtY dat you Try 4 J
II vou have tho6EIiG1feef doubt that
l.vdiS s. Pinkhnm'1 Vegetable Con-
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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-03-03
cALEn OAR.
WEDNESDAY

WEDNESDAY
Missionary Society OF The Christian
church Mrs. a. A. Ewing.
Nm G. club "A. r. nobhs.
THURSDAY
opcnorky Club Mrs A Lafieriv
woman's Auxiliary Mrs J. A. Pnr-
yiance.
Acorn Club Mrs Chester Damon.
Allrnrian Club Library.
Glover Leaf club Mrs. W Cole
man.
FRIDAY
Rooney Mooney Shah Club Mrs.
Frank Gresham.
Leap Year Dance--Eiks club
East Gdthrie W { T u Mrs g
W Bail
Tau Pi Mu ciub-Mise Eta Walker
Easiren Star Six O'clock Dinner
Masonic Temple
Builders Class OF First VI. r
Church-Mrs. VI. II. Dodd.
Patrons Club-chamber OF Com
merce rooms.
SATURDAY
Cribbage Club-Mr and Mrv. Tel
Walton.
Phi Delta Gamma club-Mrs. Eva
Armspacher.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-03-03

Yesterday Mrs L. l. Johnson en-
tcrsained the Tuesday Afternoon club
at one o'clock luncheon al the lone
ordinary. The tables were very
prettily decorated with pink carna-
iions and after a dainty three course
luncheon auction was played. The
prize for high score went to Mrs. VIII
Patterson and the low score was won
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-03-03

female trouble. Al
times | was 80 weak
and nervous ! could
mot stand Il TO hear
|my baby cry. Tired
ID octor s medicine
with no results. At
|1zst a friend advised
me 10 try Lydia f.
P,nkhan's Nege :
table Compound
which | did and an,
completely cured
II am thankful for
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-03-03

Mrh fifty either field workers,
Miss Teresa sullivan. slee lr~si
sleni - ihe Telephone Operators
nian II Boston. Is Ia New York
"a organic fhe i2fsn workers il
that city The l,nsiou nuion b
affiliated with lhc american fed
eraiiau ~ Labor IN discussing
her VISIT ~ New Nofh Nlas Nnlli
Nan SAID She wa. niWnsrd io .
strike arl that thr unlnn was 70
81 formed peacefully She dt
Jared abe public does nos under
sfansi the operators sldr uf ih'
ease and that ihe operators must
eei 4 square deal
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-03-03

Lest evonlnr the members ~ ihe
triheneaum club met for their raFu
Tor meeting AZ The g. A Hahn ref's
dcace with Miss Hazel Hurst a. hlsi
rss, Amer the roll call plans were
perfected for the conccri which "a 90
be rl,on on March "a bv Ernest X
kfocEer under pusnlres of the club
A committee composed o. Cecil WI.
Hams. John Gaiohell. neriha Bclauf
Mildred Davis and Carl Trwrnrf wii'
he In charge ~ an advertising Af,f
ite business session the evening war
devoted 20 thr study ~ three ~ Nef
dia operas. Failslaff was discussed bs
Miss Helen jenkins aided hy Mis-
Adelaide Ln'z and Miss Hurst toll
tho story of Ofelio Records from
ihc various operas were played and
vocal solos were given by Nessrs
John neiand. Cecil williams and a.
TaFrari. The hostess assisted -
Mrs y N Hurst and Mrs Haha
served an see r8urse in Mlssef Adel
aide Luiz ~ Oklahoma CITY. Mildred
Devils. Esther Bruce. Helen jenkins
Lenore and i.uciie Burke. Esther md
Thelms Roe Messrs Bcland Tas.
eari Williams. and John Catoheil
The next meeting vii be- Of the hon
o. Miss Louise Biefer on March ia