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THE BIRMINGHAM AGE-HERALD_
r * VOLUME X XXXIV
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, BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA, SATURDAY, JANUARY 30, 1915
10 PAGES NUMBER
I ARE UPON EVE
OF A NEW ERA OE
ENTERPRISE AND
OF PROSPERITV
—PRESIDENT WILSON
t __
Confident Prediction That
Country Soon Will See
iVast Industrial Uplift Is
j Made by the President
ENTERPRISE HAS BEEN
CHECKED FOR ALMOST
20 YEARS, HE DECLARES
Wilson Speaking Before the
- Electrical Railway Asso
i ciation in Capital Sends
1 Message of Cheer to People
Washington, January 29.—Another
confident prediction that the country
*oon will enter upon a new era of
entef^rise and prosperity was voiced
today by President Wilson in a speech
before the convention of the Ameri
can Electric Railway association.
^peaking to business men and through
them to the world of business generally,
the President outlined what the demo
cratic Congress has tried to accomplish
C through its trust legislation, and declared
that while a test period would be required
to determine whether the correct remedy
had been applied, lie believed the “maze
of interrogation points". which had
checked enterprise for 20 years had been
cleared away. With a common under
standing regarding business reached, he
said, henceforth nobody is going to be
suspicious of any business just because it
is big. He gave some of the “rules of the
game” which he thought ought to be fol
lowed, heading the list with publicity—
I “not doing anything under cover.”
| “I have always maintained that the only
: way in which men could understand one
another was by meeting one another,”
said the President. ‘If I believed all that
I read in the newspapers, 1 would not
understand anybody. I have met many
men whose horns dropped away the mo
ment I was permitted to examine their
character.
Upon Eve of New Era
“It seems to me that I can sey with a
I good deal of confidence that we are upon
| the eve of a new era of enterprise and of
prosperity. Enterprise has been checked
in this country for almost 20 years, be
I ' men were moving amongst a maze
| interrogation points. They did not
know what was going to happen to them.
All sorts of regulations were proposed,
and it was a matter of uncertainty what
sort of regulation was going to be adopt
ed. All sorts of charges were made
against business as if business vere at
fault, when most men knew that the great
majority of business men were honest,
were public-spirited, were intending the
right thing, and the many were made
afraid because the few did not do what
was right.
“The most necessary thing, therefore,
•was for us to agree, as we did by slow
stages agree, upon the main particulars of
W'hat ought not to be donfe and then to
put our laws in such shape as to corre
: apond with that general judgment. I for
one have never doubted that all America
v as of one principle. I have never doubt
ed that all America believed in doing
what was fair and honorable and of
good report. But the method, the method
of control by law against the small mi
nority that was recalcitrant against these
principles, was a thing that it was dif
ficult to determine upon. And it was a
very great burden, let me say, to fall
upon a particular administration of this
government to have to undertake practi
cally the whole business of final definition.
That is what has been attempted by the
Congress now about to come to a close. It
has attempted"the definitions for which
the country has been getting ready or try
ing to get ready for nearly half a gen
eration.
Test Required
“It will require a period of test to
determine whether they have successful
ly defined them or not, but no one needs
to have it proved to him that it was
necessary to define them and remove the
uncertainties, and that the uncertainties
(Continued on Pave Seven.)
Atlanta, January 29.—Denial that he had
Aver told another negro that he had killed
a girl In the factory where the body of
Mary Phagan was found was made her#
today by James Conley, who was the
State’s final witness in the superior court
trial of Dnn S. Lehon, C. C. Tedder and
Arthur Thurman for subornation of per
jury. Lehon and Tedder represented the
William J. Burns National Detective
agency in the murder investigation and
Thurman is a local lawyer.
The testimony of Conley, who was the
chief witness against L#eo M. Frank, and
who was convicted as an accessory after
the fact, was introduced in support of
the statement cf the Rev. C. B. Rags
dale that he was paid 1200 for signing a
false affidavit reflecting on Conley. The
negro was on the witness stand only a
flew minutes and was not cross-exam
ined.
1+ Barber, who made an affidavit
supporting that of Ragsdale, which he
Algo repudiated later, preceded Cooley as
CHANGE TARRANT BILL
SO JEFFERSON COUNTY
WILL NOT BEAFFECTED
1 emperance Committee Would Abolish
All Excise Commissions Save
Those Which Exist in Coun
ties of Over 100,000
Montgomery, January 29.—i Spec ial.)
The temperance committee of the senate
tonight, after considering the Tarraat
bill providing for the abolition of ex- I
else commissions throughout Alabama,
which bill was passed easily through
the house, agreed to recommend .Man
day at noon tlie abolition of all com
missions "save those which exist in
counties of population greater than
100,000.”
In other words, if the bill as amended
by the senate tomperance committee is |
adopted, the only excise commission
which will not be eliminated will be
that of Jefferson county. The situation
has become a very complex one, and the
general impression is that the hill as
amended will fail of passage through
the two brandies of the legislature, and
that as a result, tlie commissions in
every "wet” county of the state will
go out of existence when tlie prohibi
tion laws become effective, July 1.
YOUR ALL WOOL SUIT
MAY BE OF PURE
VEGETABLE ORIGIN
Tailors Getting Ready "’llre Wool
Bill to Be Submitted ^^ongress.
Tin Shavings an ffi’iod Fil
ings Used » •■/'cterial
—r c*
Chicago, January *y ''—Your all new
woolen suit is qui ^ofcly to be of pure
vegetable origin7 ' «9f almost any ma
terial but wocV ^aordlng to a warn
ing today by- ^ "rectors of National
Merchant TaJYt, i, association, preparing
for their annua, convention. Tho as
sociation is getting ready a pure wool
bill to be submitted to Congress.
According to the tailors the bargain
suit may be of tin shavings, wood pulp
and wood fibre, twisted to resemble silk
threads, spun glass, wool cardlngs,
sweepings forced into an open cotton
mesh by pneumatic pressure, jute, cot
ton or hemp.
FOREIGN ErTsSA FE
IN MEXICO CITY
Redistribution of Tror*>s in Capital
Causes No Loss of Life—Meagre
Reports Received
Washington, January 29.—Although
rapid changes in Mexican politics have
brought the authority of General Car
ranza back to Mexico City again, the
evacuation of tlie capital and deris
tribution of forces lias resulted In no
Injury to foreigners, according to of
ficial reports.
The state department has received
only meagre reports of conditions in
southern Mexico, but it was established
today that Genera) Obregon ccnpied
Mexico City yesterday, with 10,0t)0 men;
that Roque Gonzalez Garza, tempor
ary executive of the convention gov
ernment, left tlie capital January 27,
but returned Thursday and that no in
formation since has been received as
to his whereabouts.
Enrique C. Llorente, convention rep
resentative here, said lie received a
message from General Ornales, post
commanding at Juarez, claiming to have
been in telegraphic communication with
Garza in Mexico City last night.
PRESIDENT LIKELY TO
PUT SOUTHERNERS ON
TRADE COMMISSION
Washington. January 29.—President Wil
son today reduced the list of names he
Is considering in connection with the
make-up of the new federal trade com
mission to a few men. It is understood
he intends to send nominations to tlie
Senate early next week.
The five men considered most likely to
be appointed are Joseph E. Davies of
Wisconsin, E. N. Hurley of Illinois, Will
H. Parry of Washington state, George
L. Record of New Jersey and William
J. Harris of Georgia. Mr. Davies and
Mr. Hurley, it was said in official cir
cles. would be certain to go on the com
mission. Samuel Rogers of North Caro
lina, Thomas S. Felder of Georgia and
several other southern men were said to
he still under consideration.
British Steamer Leaves
Lima. Peru, January 29.—The British
steamer Braunton, loaded with coal, left
here today on orders from the British
consul and it is believed she will deliver
her cargo to British cruisers in the south
ern Pacific.
Three Convicted
St. Louis, January 29.—Albert Ellis, C.
P. Darling and George Wells were con
victed in tlie federal court todav on
charges of violating the oleomargarine tax
law.
CONLEY DENIES HE
TALKED OF KILLING
Negro Convicted With Frank Witness Before Trial of Lehon,
Tedder and Thurman, Charged With Subornation of
Perjury—Barber Repudiates Affidavit
a witness. He said he visited Thurman’s
office on April 22. 1914, and that he told
the law’yer neither of the negroes he and
Ragsdale overheard talking In an alley
was Conley
“Mr. Thurman asked me if $100 wouldn’t
persuade me to swear one of them was,"
added the witness. “I nfplied that $100
would not persuade me to swear to a
lie.*’
Barber then told of another visit he
said he made to the lawyer’s office next
day, declaring that Thurman finally
agreed to pay him $100 to make an affi
davit as to what lie and the minister
overheard. Tedder, he said, was present
at the conference. He explained, how
ever, that the affidavits of both Ragsdale
and himself were made later in the of
fice of Luther Z. Rosser, one of Frank’s
attorneys.
“If you did not believe one of the ne
groes was Conley why did you swear to
it in your affidavit?’’ inquired Solicitor
General Dorsey, chief of the state's coun
sel.
“I did not swear it,” answered BarberT
“It is in the affidavit. How came it
there?**
“1 don’t know. All that part is falsa'*
i ■
THE LEGISLATURE TO
ADIOURN AT END OF
Body Obdurate Despite Pe
tition of Governor to Map
Out Financial Programme
This Session
ACTION NOT TAKEN
IN NATURE OF SLAP
AT ADMINISTRATION
Financial Legislation Need
ed at Once, Says Hender
son in Messages to Both
Houses of Solons
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! COSIJimHES TO WORK 4
( Dl-RINC* UK1KSS 4
♦ - ♦
4 Montgomery, January ,
♦ (Special.)—During; the recess 4
♦ joint committees, each to be com- •
♦ posed of eight members of the 4
♦ legislature, will consider ques- 4
t tions relating to the revision of 4
♦ the judiciary system of the state, 4
♦ and tile financial system. 4
♦ The second named committee, 4
♦ in addition to preparing the 4
♦ revenue bill, will make an in- 4
♦ vestigation into all departments $
♦ of the state government with the •
4 view of ascertaining whether or $
♦ not strict economy ts becoming 4
♦ or has been practiced. It will do 4
1 the work, in other words, of a ,
♦ "graft" committee. 4
♦ ♦
..... . . . 4
By HUGH W. RORliRTI
Montgomery, January an.—< Special. >
UeNpIte the urgent petition of Gover
nor Henderson that before rc«»e»Mlng
the leglalature either accomplish
Noniething or map out a prospective
programine regarding flounce* before
recessing, \foth liranehen thia afternoon
agreed by formal action to adjourn at
the conciliation of the twentieth work
ing day until July 13.
The original Intention of the rules com
mittees of the two houses was to recom
mend adjournment at the conclusion of
the seventeenth working: day, and it was
aaid that tho granting of Lhrec extra
days was done as a concession to the
governor.
This morning Governor Henderson called
the members of the two committees into
his office and conjured them to do some
thing regarding finance before recessing.
He intimated that it would not be fair to
leave him in Montgomery for a period of
five months without their having taken
action for the relief of the treasury.
Both Houses Obdurate
However, the two houses were obdurate,
and very little effort was necessary to put
through the report of the rules commit
tees. Some members co/istrued the action
of the legislature as a slap at the ad
ministration, but the rules committee con
tended that nothing of that nature was
contemplated, that their action was the
result of careful study and was taken
with the certainty that “everything would
be all right.’
Nevertheless, the governor was serious
in his desire that something begun before
play was indulged In, and sent the follow
ing message to both houses, which mes
sage, as indicated above, had little ef
fect:
"To the Senate and House of Represen
tatives:
“Gentlemen—I again call your attention
to the financial condition of the state
treasury, as outlined in my former mes
sages to you, and to the fact that you
have not as yet made provision for tho
deficit referred to by those messages, so
that the credit of the state may be pro
tected.
“Basing a calculation upon the receipts
and expenditures for the last fiscal year,
the deficit for th6 fiscal yeui 1916 would
approximate >2,000,000, exclusive of the spe
cial funds and contingent appropriations,
and it will not be fair to the executivo
for this legislature to adjourn until it
Las, by careful investigation, ascertained
the true status of the state treasury, the
requirements of the state and finding
out what the actual deficit in the treasury
is, and after ascertaining these facts, to
provide suitable revenue and proper ap
propriations for the protection of tho
deficit, as well as for the current run
ning expenses of the state government.
Must Provide Revenues
“The legislature must provide these rev
enues to meet these appropriations, and it
would not he wise, nor would it be fair to
the executive, to pass a general appro
priation bill without ascertaining where
the revenues were coming sufficient to
meet it.
“The question of the deficit in the
finances of this state is of easy ascer
tainment. This deficit and the true con
dition of the finances of this state ought
to be ascertained by both the senate and
the house of representatives and that con
dition ought to be presented to the full
senate and full house of representatives,
so that every member from his district
or county could assume his responsibility
in working out this grave situation.
“The constitution only permits a loan
of >300,000. This loans will not approxi
mate the amount necessary to meet the
present demands of the state, and wo
should not continue, by kiting and other
questionable methods, this deficit, and
undertake to pass the responsibility to
others.
“You should meet this squarely as rep
resentatives of the people, ascertain tho
true condition by the methods which are
at hand, and if it is necessary that short
time bonds should be issued, to take care
of a deficit which has grown up through
a series of years, you should authorise
it, and if not, yo ushouldVpresent a tan
gible, feasible plan, whereby the state
may be redeemed from this embarrass
ment, and that responsibility, which is
yours, should not be entirely shifted to
the shoulders of the executive..
“Therefore, I earnestly insist that this
legislature will not fix a time to adjourn
until it has made ascertainment of the
conditions referred to in this message,
,and In my two former messages to thess
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MEASURE TO CHANGE
GENERAL REVENUE
BILL IS FAVORED
Senate Committee Would Repeal Sub
division 36-F of Revenue Bill
of 1911—Judge Urges
Measure
Montgomery, January 29.—(Special.)
The senate committee on finance and tax
ation decided tonight to report favor
ably tiie bill repealing subdivision 38-F
of the general revenue bill of 1911.
Two bills introduced by Senator Judgp
of Jefferson were considered. One re
peals the section and the other is retro
active. permitting cities to collect licenses
escaped through this clause which is re
ferred to as the “joker*’ of the revenue
bill.
The section repealed allows certain pub
lic service corporations a credit on their
license tax to the amount collected from
them as tax on their intangible assets.
Edward Smith explained that the Bir
mingham Railway, Light and Power com
pany, though coming under the provisions
of the clause, refused to accept the op
portunity to escape the payment of li
cense and voluntarily made the payments.
Walker Percy of Birmingham appeared
before the committee for the Birming
ham Waterworks company and Edward
Smith of Birmingham presented the ar
gument for the city. Mr. Peroy, stated
that he wan not connected with the water
company at the time the revenue bill
passed the legislature of which he was a
member.
NEW REDISCOUNT
REGULATIONS ISSUED
Washington, January 29.—New reg
ulations governing rediscount of com
mercial paper by federal reserve banks
I were issued today. They are designed
to meet objections to those first Is
sued on account of their stringent re
quirements for information regarding
I the financial condition of borrowers
! from member banks when they pre
sent the borrower's paper to reserve
banks for rediscount.
The new' regulation will not require
statements of financial condition when
member banks present depositor’s pu
j per for rediscount in the following
j cases: *
Where bills bear the signatures of
purchaser and seller of goods and pre
sent prima facie evidence that they
were issued for goods actually pur
chased or sold.
Where the aggregate amount of ob*
ligations of a depositor actually redis
counted and offered for rediscount do
not exceed $5000 or where bills are
specifically secured by approved ware
house receipts covering readily mar
ketable staples.
Member banks shall certify to these
conditions in manner to be designated
by the federal reserve banks.
I. W. W. Dispersed
Lawrence, Mass.. January ^9.—Unem
ployed men and women gathered under
the auspices of the Industrial Workers
of the World, were dispersed today by
the police after a parade and an attempt
to hold a meeting in front of the city
hall. It wras the third anniversary of
the killing of Anna Lopizzo in the strike
riots of 1912, for which Joseph J. Ettor,
Arturo Giovannitti and Joseph Caruso
were tried and acquitted on a charge of
murder.
TODAY’S AGE-HERALD
1— We ure on the eve of prosperity says
Wilson.
legislature to adjourn at end or tho
twentieth working day.
Russian army on offensive again.
Breakers ahead of city’s relief hill.
2— Pass hills to abolish state depart
ments.
3— Finding ways to lend money to fight
ing nations.
4— Editorial comment.
5— Gadsden mayor here tor court.
Give out letters on Standard Home.
Wire mill will resume operations.
Reservations for products dinner come
in rmpklly.
6— Society.
7— Sports.
#—Markets.
10—U. S. bought peace with Japan says
Hobson.
| THE WAR SITUATION
Paris, January 29.— (10:30 p. m.)—The following official communicatloi
was issued this evening:
"At the east of Soissons the Germans have made two attempts to cross thi
Aisne—one at the Mill of the Rocks and the other at the head of the bridgi
which is held by our troops to the north of the bridge of Venizel. These twi
attacks were repulsed.
"During the night of January 28 Dunkirk was bombarded by more aviators
who caused some insignificant losses, but killed or wounded only a few persons
"Between 11 o’clock the night of January 28 and 2 o'clock of the morning o
January 29, two of our aviators launched numerous bombs upon the enemy’
works in the region of Laon, Lafere and Soissons. On the morning of the 29tl
a German aeroplane was brought down east of Gerberviller- Its pilot am
mechanic, a German officer and suboffleer, were made prisoners.”
Vienna. January 29.—(Via London, 11:31 p. m.)—The following official com
munication was issued tonight:
“There has been a heavy snowfall in West Galicia and Poland, so that onl;
reconnoitering and fights between patrols have occurred and artillery engage
ments where circumstances permitted. *
"In the Carpathians, west of the Uzsok pass, the Russian attacks were re
pulsed with heavy losses. Near Vezerasallas and Volovco the battles endei
with the enemy having been repulsed from the heights of the pass. We cap
tured 400 prisoners.
"Calm prevails In Bukowina.”
| ..
BULGER RESOLUTION
IS IMPRACTICABLE,
STATES BLACKMON
Alabama Congressman Discusses
Memorial to Congress to Pass
Anti-Liquor License Law
for Alabama
WaMhlngton, January 29.—
' Commenting today on the renolutlon In
troduced by Senator Hulgor In the \!n
bamn leglMlature memorialising Con
greMN to paNM a law to prevent In
ternal revenue oollectora from iMMiilng
a llcenae to aell whisky In Alabama
after July 1, Representative lilackmon
Maid:
“There is no such thing as a fed
eral license to sell liquor; It is a fed
eral tax and not a license. Under th<
constitution of the United States such
taxes must be uniform and an act
singling out Alabama would be uncon
stitutional and void.”
Had the prohibitionists accepted the
amendment offered by Representative
Blackmon to the Webb bill it would
have been unlawful for %ny common
carrier to have delivered liquor? to
any person in a drv territory who had
paid this federal excise tax. Tills
amendment, however, was voted down
by the prohibitionists.
The Blackmon amendment provided
that no common carrier should accept,
receive, transport or deliver spirituous,
vinous or malt liquors in any quantity
to any person who hud paid the fed
eral tax to retail liquor in prohibi
tion territory or who had been con
victed of illegally selling liquoi or
who hud been convicted of public
drunkenness.
NEW ORLEANS MAY
GET BRANCH OF
RESERVE BANK
Washington, January 29.—The federal
board today took under advisement a re
quest from ofCIrlals of the Atlanta re
gional bank that a branch be established
at New Orleans. It was said such a
step would involve many considerations
and that no immediate action wus prob
able.
The board has worked out no detailed
plans under which a branch federal re
serve bank might be established.
BANKER’S NEPHEW
KILLED IN BATTLE
New York. January 29.—The death
of Erwin Belt von Speyer, nephew of
James Speyer of the New York bank
ing lirni of Speyer & Co., while fighting
with the Germans near Arras, France,
has been announced by the Frankfurter
Zettung, It was learned today. Youn^
Von Speyer, son of Edward Belt von
Speyer, head of the Speyer banking
house In Franfort, fell September 21
He was a noncommlalaoned officer In
the Seventh dragoons.
COMMENDED FOR KINI
CARE OF A WOUNDE1
OFFICER DURING WAF
Vermont Legislature Thanks Southeri
Woman for Kindness to Federal
Lieutenant Fifty-Five
Years Ago
Montpelier, Vt., .January 20. The legb
Inture today passed a resolution com
mending Mrs. Bettlo Van Metre of Bor
ryville, Va.. lor her care of Lieutenan
Bedell of Westfield, Vt.. after In* was in
jured during the Civil war.
Lieutenant Bedell’s leg was broken b
a shell In a battle at Opeqtton. Va., an
he was left behind by his regiment. I.a
ter, according to the story told to th
legislature* he was picked up unconsciou
and carried to th#* home of a Tamil,
whose southern sympathies were so stron
that he was left in an attic room fo
three days without proper care. Mrs
Van Metre, then a girl of 20 years, hear
of his condition and insisted on a-ctin
as nurse. She watched over him. regard
less of the criticisms of her friends tint I
he was able to be moved back to hi
Vermont home. She then accompanies
him on a troop train and later return*,
to Virginia.
RUMORED PAU WILL
COMMAND RUSSIANS
Berlin, January 29,—(By wireless.)—Th
Oversea.s agency today received report
from Geneva that Gen. Gerald Pau, th
ro ted French army commander, has beei
sent to take over the command of on
of the Russiun armies in Poland.
BREAKERS AHEAD OF
CITY’S RELIEF BILL
Local Citizens in Montgomery Doubtful But Hopeful of Acquir
ing Legislation Necessary for Birmingham’s Financial
Preservation—Opposition in the House
H> HUGH W. KOIIKKTN
Montgomery, .lauuary -lb—< Mpeditl.I
The eltlaen delegation from Birming
ham la atlll doubtful but hopeful of
acquiring the legislation which Bir
mingham declares Is necessary for Its
financial preservation. Legislation for
the relief of the Magic City was start
ed today In the senate when Senator
Judge Introduced a bill making It pos
sible for Birmingham to Issue bonds
to cover the deflelt which does exist
and which will exist at the conclu
sion of u stated period.
There will he no opposition to the
passage of this bill through the sen
ste. However, in the house it will sail
between Beylin and C'harybdis and
there is doubt as to whether or not It
will survive.
George B. Ward, president of tho
Birmingham commission, and other rep
resentatives of Birmingham sized up
the situation tonight as roltows: Mr.
Weakley, Mr. Copeland and Mr. Welch,
members of the Jefferson house dele
gation. oppose the idea of increasing
the rate of taxation: Mr. Weakley and
Mr. Copeland oppose the idea of a bond
issue. Mr. Welch on this proposition
bring apparently neutral. Tho other
members of the house delegation are
said to lie In favor of granting the
requests of the city.
Work to the end that concarted ac
tion might be had la atlll In progress.
I RUSSIAN ARMY ON
OFFENSIVE AGAIN
AOVANCES TOWARD
PRUSSIAN FRONTIER
Armies in West Recuper
ating From Strenuous
Fighting During Past
Few Days
AUSTRIANS SEEK TO
DISLODGE RUSSIANS
IN TilE CARPATHIANS
Austro-Germans Are Forced
to Retreat Near Dukla
Where Foes Have Deliv
ered Energetic Attack
Cairo. January 29.—(Via London,
January .'$0. I $."> a. in.)—Thr Turkish
out ousts have reached the vicinity of
! Tor and Ivurhi, on the Sinai peninsula.
Lp to the present the fighing has
consisted of only small outpost
clashes. / —
lor is on the (iulf of Suez, about
I III miles south of Suez,
London, January a*.—(IOi3S p. m.l
Willi I hr armies In Kroner amt Fland
ers recuperating; after thr atrenuona
lighting of earlier duja of the neek
and only local actions helng recorded.
Interest in the war altuntton has been
transferred tn the llnnalnn offensive In
K.nat I’rnaaln nod thr ntlrmpt of a
strong V ust ro-t,erman nrm.v to dla
Imlge the troops of Kmprrnr Mcholna
from their poaltionM In the tarpeth
Inna.
Iii Kant Prussia u ltussiun ottenaive
, bus developed in the extreme north.
where renewed fighting seems to eon
, firm it belief that n definite effort to
| advance north of the Masurian hike'.
I district, Where previously the Russians
were defeated, tins been decided on by
the Russian general staff.
f
Russians on Offensive
p More vital to both sides, however, is
i ihf campaign in the Carpathians.
, where southwest of Dukla pass the
I Russians have delivered an rinorgottc.
pttrek. \ccordtn& to ijiuir account oC
tin* combat they compelled the Austro
. Germans to retreat, leaving behind am
munition and stores. This attack, ac
cording to military observers, indicates
' ;i Russian attempt to turn the flank of
the Teuton allies. If It should prove
successful, observers say, It would
have serious consequences for the large
' Auatro-Oertnan army In and nbou: the
' Carpathian passes.
Russian military experts anticipate
that the Austrians will deliver their
main attack with their extreme right
in western Bukowina, aiming to
, achieve a signal victory and thus give
Roumania cause to pause. The only
i thing- holding Roumania In check at
present, It is said, is uncertainty
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SUNDAY’S AGE-HERALD
Among interesting articles by women •
writers m tomorrow's Age-Herald will be
the following:
" 'I Certainly Do Approve Hysterics,
declares the ‘New Woman,' " by Dolly
- Dulrymplc.
‘•Children's 1 maginnary Playmates,” b>
Marlon liarlaml.
t "Fint Co-operation Between Birming
- ham and Her Schools, ' by Flora Milner
Harrison.
"The World's Debt to Belgium,” by
Mrs. Humphrey Ward.
1 "The Porter Family,’ by France*
. Cowles.
•The New Bird Cage Dresses." by Lady
Duff Gordon.
Among articles on foreign topic s will be
r "Uncle Sam's South American Banks,
r by Frank u. Carpenter.
Byron Lomux writes from Vlina, Ru&
. slu, under the head. "With the Czar’s
■ Soldiers Behind the Firing Line."
- Mill Vines takes as ids subject, "Tbs
- Czar and the Alabama Legislature—Home
I Observations on Methods of Handling the
j Demon Hum."
"Europe’s Highest Bald Stage Favor
ites Elitei tabling Her Fighting Soldier*
1 in the magazine section.
Byron Lomax also contributes, ‘ On the
Road to Warsaw.’*
George Randolph Chester presents the
i third episode of his latest novel. "Run
away June.”
Allen Griffin* Johnson writes under the
head, "Up und Down Broadway.”
Prof. Eric Doolittle writes of "The
Heavens In February."
"Dances With a Purpose." will be
among the interesting articles of the irutg
: zine section.
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