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(VOLUME XXXXTV, BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA, SATURDAY, MAY 1, 1915 V2 PAGES NUMBER 360 M
ALLIES LAND TROOPS AT SIX
REACHES ON DARDANELLES
{EURE FOOTHOLD
IN TURKISH SOIL
BUT LOSE HEAVILY
DURINGJPERATION
rmy Entrenched Behind
Barbed Wire Entangle
ments Fights Desperately,
But Is Forced Back
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IANT FLEET AIDS
LANDING OF FORCES
WITH TERRIFIC FIRE
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’isembarkation of Troops
Began April 25—Turkish
| Counter Attacks Repulsed
After Fierce Fighting
Imadoa, April !».—(lOiin p. in. i
Her serious fighting, In which the
irka offered a atuhbora resistance,
ritiah troops, according to an official
atement Issued tonight, have estnh
thed themselves on the Gallipoli pen
gala and advanced a considerable die.
inee toward the narrows of the Dnr
taellaa, while the French have cleared
ipe Kan Kaleh, on the Aaiatie aide'
' the atralta, of Tnrha.
Thus, It may be said that the second
id most serious attempt to force the
trdanelles has been fairly launched.
The Turks, under German ofilcers,
need every obstacle in the way of
ie Invaders, but against the fire of
:e allied fleet and the gallantry of
ie army they were forced to fall back
lie Brlttah forces lost heavily In the
leratlon.
Land at Six Points
Six points were selected for the land
gs, which commenced at daylight of
prll 25. At five points they were
ccessful Immediately, but at the
fth, near Seddul Bahr, the troops
ere unable to advance until ev-n
g. The Australians a-ul New Zeil
de.rs landed on the west coast of the
111 poll peninsula, directly across the
untry from the strongly fortified
rrows. The other British troops dis
ibarked at the extreme end of the
ninsula and by the 28th, when it was
elded to give the men a rest and time
enable the positions to he consoil
ited. they had reached Krithia. on
e road' which runs along the penln
la and over which they will join their
mrades from the dominions and al
ck the forts guarding the narrows
the rear.
The French took possession of Capo
um Kaleh after they had previously
tatked toward Yenll Shehr. , to the
ding the fleet,
unding ot the
ardment of the
and prevented
Turkey
GERMAN ZEPPELINS
AGAIN O VER BRITAIN
London, May 1.—(12:04 a. m.)—The Exchange Telegraph
company says a German Taube aeroplane visited Suffolk
county late yesterday but dropped no bombs. Two British air
men are said to have gone up in pursuit of the hostile aircraft.
London, April 30.—(11 p. m.)—Pour Zeppelin dirigible
balloons flew over Lowestoft, Suffolk county, tonight',accord
ing to unofficial reports.
ARBITRATION BOARD
ANNOUNCES AWARDS
INRAILROADCASES
Wages of 64,000 Railroad
Workmen Advanced to
Some Extent
MANY DEMANDS
ARE NOT GRANTED
Dissenting Opinion Filed on Behalf
of Brotherhood of Enginemen
Claiming Arbitration Is
a Failure
Chicago, April 30— An arbitration
award advancing to unc extent the
par of 84,000 locomotive engineers, Bre
men and host I era on 88 western rail
roads was signed here today,
A dissenting opinion was filed on be
half of the Brotherhood of Enginemen,
In which the arbitration waa branded
as a failure, and the Rowlands law, un
der which. It was arranged, an Inade
quate device for settlement of Indus
trial disputes.
The award, effective May 10, and
binding for one year only, was frankly
declared as merely postponing for a
12-month period the actual settlement
of differences ThC-TaUroad members
of Uie ooard issued a formal statement
criticising features of the regulations
governing the arbitration and remark
ing that certain concessions regarded
as unjust were made for the sake of
preserving peace with the employes.
Judge Jeter C. Pritchard, chairman
of the board, declared that while lit
bis opinion the men In certain brancnes
of the service were entitled to greater
advances than were made, he had to
make concessions that an award mignt
be made, and he found much of a hope
ful nature in the award. Charles Na
gel, former secretary of commerce and
labor, who, with Judge Pritchard, rep
resented the board of mediation anil
conciliation, was the only member w ho
Issued no statement. He is known to
have been deeply offended by the re
cent attack made on him by officers
of the brotherhoods, who pointed out
that he was a trustee of the estate ot
the late Adolphus Busch, and that rr.il
road securities form a part of the as
sets of the estate.
The brotherhoods were represented
on the arbitration board by F. A. Bur
gess of Louisville, Ky., ot the Broth
erhood of Locomotive Engineers, and
Timothy Shea of Peoria, 111., of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
and Enginemen. The railroad membris
were: W. L. Park of Chicago, vice pres
ident of the Illinole Central, and H. E.
Bryan of Chicago, vice president of the
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy.
Eaaential Concessions
As explained by Mr. Burgesa, the es
sential concessions to the men were:
1. Standardisation of rates of pay on
the weight of locomotive on drive
wheels.
i. Overtime pay to passenger file
men and engineere, ranging from 44 tu
76 cents an hour, respectively.
3. Enginemen of steam power may
transfer to electric power when In
stalled without loss of seniority rights
after May I. 1915. The board named
$4.30 a day us the minimum for pas
senger niotormen and $2.60 for their
helpers: $4.76 for freight motormen
end $2.75 for helpers.
4. Enginemen of milk trains, circus
trains and other irregular service, get
an Increase amounting to from 10 to
16 per cent.
6. The men will be paid for delay
while in their cabs at Initial and final
terminals, and for time in excess of
30 minutes spent In preparing their en
gines for service,
0. Switch enginemen will receive an
advance In dally pay of 25 cents on
small anginas and 15 cents on large
7. Men held aver from home telml
rale shall, after 12 hours' idleness, re
ceive a minimum day’s pay of 10 hours,
based on last service, out of each suo
eeeding 24 hours until ho gets a run.
ELABORATE PUNS
FOPJPJK OPENING
Co I £ of Real Steamboats
** it Mark Greatest Day
in Town’s History
HUNDREDS COMING
FROM 3 COUNTIES
Excursion Boats Will Start From
Cordova on May 13 and Make
the Round Trip to
Tuscaloosa
By \. G. SULLIVAN
Cordova, April 00.—(Special.)—Judging
from the activity of the citizens' commit
tee on the Warrior river c^lebratior
Thursday, May 13, Is going to be th<
greatest day in the history of Walkci
county up to this moment.
The committee of nine appointed Ir
mass meeting Monday night has beer
organised into subcommittees which ar<
actively at work on the various lines ol
preparation. A force of men has been at
work for two days clearing the west ban!
of the river for several hundred yards
preparatory to building a suitable land
lng platform or wharf and making con
venient landing places along th* river.
The committee in connection with tin
Cordova Land company is planning a sub
stantial wharf. Hundreds of flags hav<
been ordered for decorative purposes anc
600 small flags will be distributed among
the school children. The children nil
sing "America" and "Dixie" and twe
hands will take part in the programme.
Every precaution has been taken ir
preparing the programme-ln order that
every one of the 90 minutes that the dls.
tlnguished party will be here will be util
ised to the utmost advantage. The part}
of state officials, the Birmingham part}
Including nearly all of the heads of in
dustrial plants, and others, will arrlvi
from Birmingham at 8:30 a. m.
Dr. Qorgas and Senator 1’ndemood
possibly Vice President Marshall, and th<
congressional delegation will also arriv<
from Birmingham at this time, whlh
Secretary Garrison, who is expected tc
spend the night at Jasper with Senatoi
Bankhead, will arrive here In compan}
with the senior senator and a large part}
of Jasper people at 8:30 a. m. The cere
monies. Including the 'speaking, wll
necessarily be brief as It will be neces
sary to leave here within one hour ir
order to make the trip to the locks, In
spect and approve them and proceed tc
Tuscaloosa.
Eager to See Prominent Men
Great numbers of people from the sur
rounding rural districts also will he ir
town. Everyone Is anxious to see rc
large a party of government officials
sailors .roiti the aovernment boats, crula
lng yachts, cabin launches and two rea
steamboats. Possibly never so large ar
aggregation of distinguished men, states
man, soldiers and captains of Indust r.\
ever gathered In at town of 8900 people
before, and the coming event Is lookec
upon as marking the opening of an en
tirely now era In the development of Wal
kor, Jefferson and Tuscaloosa counties
equalling If not exceeding any dreams oi
our prsdooeeeors, and spreading a broac
smile of satisfaction over the face oi
Senator Bankhead, who haa looked for
ward for yspro to the completion of thlc
project.
He has worked hard and faithfully, and
against great odds, and now after yean
of toil Is to realise the one great ambition
of his Hfe, and the great lake created b>
the last of the locks has been named In
his honor, Bankhead lake. Three more
locks were originally planned In older tc
make the stream navigable to Cordova
17, 18 and U, but through a change In tbs
plana the dam at 17 was raised from 81
feet to M feet, with a look of taro Hfta
creating a great lake offer a mile wide in
places, backing up the river nearly M
miles. The dam Is 899 teat across the tag
and 80 feat thick at the base. As th<
base of the dam Is sorsy 20 feet below
the bed of the river, the dam and the top
most part of the look are really W feet
high.
LOSION IN
iFACTORY
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I LEADER OF ARMIES IN DARDANELLES
1 AND POINTS WHERE TROOPS LANDED
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LANDING PARTIES
FROM ALLIED
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A(«ordlaf to an official dlapatch from I<mdoa the alllca liarc landed tmopa at five point* In the Gallipoli reala
aulai 1. At the mouth of the Nlphlndei-e. 2. On the eoa*t of the Gulf of Naroa, In the dlutrlct of AvI Hiirnu. .'1. To the
treat of Gaha Tepe. 4. On the eoaat at Teke Bumu, and At lieedul ttnhr. A foree tv a* alno landed on the Aalatlt* aide
at Kua Kaleh. A Faria dlapatch aay* that the French sramhlpM landed troop* at Kum Kaleh and that they occupy
the town. Sir Ian Hamilton, who la ahotvn In the IlluntratJon, |* Iradln* the allied nrmlea In the Oardnnelle*.
HOW WILL WAR AFFECT BUSINESS?
NOTED ECONOMIST GIVES HIS IDEA
No Reason Why War Should
' Be Followed by Depres*
sion, Says Prof. Herbert
Somerton Foxwell
I .on don. April 30.—-War's possible ef
fects oa the huntaeiMi world were din*
dinned with au Associated Prenn cor.
respondent by Prof. Herbert Somerfov
Foxwell, director of ecosoarica of St
John** college, Cambridge, and pro*
feesor of poUtftfisl eoMonx In the Inb
reealty of Lsadon. When askci
wkether In kla opinion the war wonl«
be followed by a business deprennloa
Professor Foxwell soldi
“Generally my view Is that there is nc
sufficient reason to hold that a great wai
must necessarily be followed by seven
depression, and less than usual in thli
particular oase, where an immense worl
of reparation will be required on the con
elusion of the war. A contrary view rest
largely, I think, on our experience aftei
1815 and to a smaller extent after 187.1.
But the prolonged depression In both
cases seems to me to have been mainly
due to currency causes.
“It will be said that there must be and
should be currency contraction after this
war. Yes, in a sense—in the striot sense
of the term currency. No issues will be
contracted In France, Russia and Ger
many especially; not appreciably, if at
all, in Great Britain.
Rank Credit Important
“Rut modern business enterprise in the
most advanced countries depends mainly
on bank credits and ttiese
as they are limited at
limited Uy. . rf IgOit 1,ri
general, 'brft hi ultimate
These reserves hove be
creased than diminished- war. ti
is one tof the most strlkN^fiMMftirea that
gold has been withdrawn from fhe cir
culation. where It ia uselea.., as « bail,
of credit, and concentrated In the great
reserves on whose strength the manufac
ture of commercial credit depends. 1 hope
i this result of the war may be permanent,
i If it is we shall have the necessary basis
for a great commercial and industrial
expansion after the war.
“But then it will be said the war has
1 positively destroyed a large part of the
■ available machinery of production, and
Natural and Acquired Abili
ties of Men Killed in
Action Seem Totally Ir
reparable
above all of the most efficient and pro
ductive classes of the population.
"This last l take to be the capital In
jury due to the war, in a sense irre
parable, in view of the mass of hlRhl>
trained, expert men who form the bulb
of modern armies. The natural and ac
it* people are the most
-at*vo « resources an<
of business Increa-MB
* tra,nea “Ji
particularly to
discipline and town
handicapped us for
(Continued on
ROOSEVELT SEEKS ID
SHOW BARNES WORK
WITH CHAS. MURPHY
COLON SWEPT BY
FIERCE FIRE; TEN
DEAD, MANY HURT
Property Loss Estimated at
$2,000,000—Over 10,000
People Homeless—All
Banks Destroyed
rolum, April 30.—More than half the
city of Colon swept by n disastrous
fire which atarted shortly after 3
o'clock this afternoon.
Ten persons are known to lie dead.
Including two policemen, and several
hundred persons have been lujurad,
while between in,OOO nod 12.04Ml others,
mostly negroes, have been rendered
homeless.
The lees Is estimated nt aheu<
The fire destroyed 22 city blocks.
Many arrests have been made for
looting. The town is now under ths
guard of a native police and two com
panies of the United States coast ar
tillery. who aided in fighting the fires.
Half the population have lost all thelf
belongings.
The Hr* started In the heart of tlje
city and noon waa beyond control of tho
native fire brigade. The city’s Wooden
buildings burned like tinder. Most of
the largest stores, all or them carry
ing heavy stocks of merchandise, were
directly In the path of the flames.
A high wind was blowing at the time
the fire broke out. and late in ths after
noon when it was spreading fast and
myralds of BparkB were being carried
In the direction of Cristobal, flremer,
In the canal lone began dynamiting
buildings In the path of the flames.
fCaotiuaed an Regs Twelve)
TODAY’S AGE-HERALD
1—Allies land troops on the Dardanelles.
Colon swept by dlsasterous fire.
How will war effect the business?
Ruffle wings of the dove of peace.
(-Birmingham Trust tetter on trade con
dition!.
(-Henderson replies to Judge charges.
fcKTftfSTSSonserntton.
Special report on scarlet fever.
Bankhead returns boms.
Underwood pleased With Selma trip.
SENATOR FLETCHER
AGAIN MADE HEAD Of
All Officers of Body Re
Elected—Perkins’ View
on Business Situa
tion Attacked
Muskogee, Okla., April .10.--Senate
Duncan U. Fletcher of Florida was re
elected president of the Southern Com
merclal congress here tonight by thi
board of directors, chosen today Thi
other officers were also re-elected.
Senator Fletcher had served tlirei
previous terms. Dr. Clarence J. Owen*
Washington, D. C., was re-elected man
aging director; T. 8. Southgate, Nor
folk, Va„ first vice president; Albert P
Bush, Jr., Mobile, second vice presi
dent, and William H. Saunders, Wash
ington, D. C„ treasurer. Mrs. Douls G
Dlndsley, Nashville, Tenn.. was re
elected president-general of the wom
en’s auxiliary to the congress.
Views upon the effect of government
al Influence upon huslness widely ei
variance with thoae expressed yester
day by George W. Perkins of New York
were voiced by Kdwln F. Sweet, assist
ant secretary of commerce, at the tlna
session of the congress tonight.
"Mr. Perklhs told you that we havi
enough laws, telling us what we can'
do In business and what we need Is lawi
telling us what we can do,” he said
"The same arraignment might bi
brought against the Ten Commend
mente.
Differs With Perkins
"Mr. Perkins said he would like t)
have all the tariff matters adjusted I>|
a commission which should be e sor
of tariff court. Again while condemning
government officials, he says the courti
can do end are doing precisely the aami
thing. He belongs to a political aclioA
which believes that court decisions an
right only when they are his way.”
Mr. Sweet said that while he agree!
with what Mr. Perklna Bald about thi
removal of the tariff from politics, "Mr
Perktns did not seem to realise that the
Slaty-second Congress provided for s
bureau of foreigh and domestic com
me roe to go into such problems”
-It la my belief, ' ho continued, “thal
BELGIAN WOMEN
RUFFLE WINGS
DOVE OF PEACE AT
THEHAGUEMEET
“War Must Continue Until
Belgians’ Wrongs Hav
Been Righted,” Declar
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Raton.
In moving tho Anal resolution, Mr
Roslka Bvhwtminer, president of ths Hu
gar inn Women's Suffrage association,
quested that all delegates stand one
ute In silent prayer for peace. Mile
Hamer of the Belgian delegation there
upon asked permission to utter a fe
words.
\\ hen this was granted she astounde
her audience with this dramatic exd&m
tlon:
"T am a Belgian before everything.
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