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THE BIRMINGHAM AGE-HERALD_ VOLUME XXXXV BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1915 12 PAGES NUMBER 155 ..... . ■ -- — -— [EUTON OFFENSIVE' N FNE BALKANS NAS EON IN EARNEST; iREECE ISM. [aiser’s Troops 400,000 Strong Move Forward to Crush Passage Through Servia and Reach Turkey lLLIED troops now HASTEN NORTH TO INTERCEPT TEUTONS lew Grecian Cabinet in Power — Bulgaria Mobil izes Under Difficulties. Russian Fleet Active Amnterdnm, October T.—(Via Lon i>n.)—The Cologne Gaaette report* to It uadi an c rul*er* actively bom irding the Bulgarian port of Varna. London, October 7^—The long threat led Auatro-German offenalve In the alkann, with the added menace of ulgarln, ha* begun In earnent. Almoat multancoiiHly with the rupture of dlp >matlc relation* between Sofia and ic entente, an Auntro-German army itlmatcd at 400,000 men, with an mor on* weight of heavy artillery, atart 1 to attack Servln from north and eat, and, nccordlng to Berlin, croaned ie Drlna, Danube aud Save river* at any point* and firmly entabllahed it ‘lf on the Servian aide. The Anglo-French troop*, which ere landed at Salonlkl with the tadt >naeut of the Greek government, are rfng hurried northwurd to aaaiat Ser in, and. If ponnlble, keep the Bulgar na front capturing the Salonlkl-Nlnh ill way, the only aouree by which the trvlana can be fed with munition* of Il'he hoped-for aupport from Greece P not been forthcoming, King (on pntlne, by the dlnmlanal of Premier ItalaeloM, having nhown that, while B country aympathlKen with the cauae 1 the alllea, la not prepared to go ninat the central powers or to ful- 1 II treaty of alltance. which provfdea at one ally muat go to the aaslatancc the other In egae of attack. New Ministry new Greek cabinet of mixed aym- i hies has been appointed and the ex tation now is that unless public opin forces the hand of the government 9 insists on actio’n on the side of the lies. Greece will remain neutral. It Is irdly conceivable to the entente dlplo ats that Greece will go over to the ven al powers, for, they point out, Bulgaria known to covet Greek territory, and e treatment of Greek nationals in Tur ly makes it virtually Impossible for her become the ally of that country. As in Greece, public opinion In Bulgaria not entirely unanimous In support of Ing Ferdinand and reports indicate that e Bulgarian mobilization is being car ed out with difficulty. The King and ■emier RadoslavofT, however, finally Lve thrown In their lot with Austria, Brmany and Turkey, having, after con iltation with the ministers of those untries, vejected the demands of Rus l for the dismissal of the Austro-Oer mi officers, who, it is alleged, have been gaged to command the Bulgarian army, ulgarla. in fact, denied the presence of fleers. The Russian, British, French and alian ministers either have left or are eving Sofia. Italy has given the Bul rlan minister at Rome his passports. Bulgaria May Not Attack Servia It Is possible that Bulgaria may avoid ousing the Greek people by refraining om attacking Servia, simply keeping >r troops on the border. Tills would event Servia from bringing her full rength to bear against the Austro-Ger an attack. Ttoumania the other Balkan state, is 111 neutral. Roumania has not been •ard from, but, like Greece, for the ind ent Is bent on continuing friendly rela ins with all the belligerents. Doubt 3K to influence her and the other Bal in states. Russia, Is reported to have n.meneed an energetic offensive In ukcwlna and to have attacked Aus tin positions northeast of Czernuwitz. At the other end of the eaBtem front e German offensive against Dvlnsk Is aking headway. Berlin says that Von in lenburg has penetrated the Russian :es over a front of nbout three miles, iroughout the center One Russians still ■c on the offensive. t hampngne, the country over which the rtnch made their big gains late in Sep mber, is still the main district of con ation In the west. The reports are so inlradictory, however, that it is diffl ilt to ascertain what is actually hap •mng. The Germans admit that the reach have made slight progress, hilt 1 the whole claim to have repulsed the lied general offensive. On the other ind the French declare that It Is a Ger i>n offensive which has been repulsed. The town* mentioned In the two official immunlcatinns show that the French ivr approached close to the Challerange hzancourt railway, which I* their nb ctive. St. Marie, to which tlfe Germans ly the French penetrated, but were Tven out by immediate counter attacks, on that railway. As the result of a month’s minor ac ir.» in Gallipoli. General Sir Ian Hamll n reports the British have gained 300 irds on a front of four miles at Suvla ■ ■ t •>■ ... t WHOLESALE AHHEMTS \ Ijondon, October 7.—A dis- 4 patch to the Exchange Tele- 4 graph company from Budapest 4 says: 4. “The newspaper Azeat aays It 4 learns from Sofia that wholesale 4 arrests of the leaders of the 4 agrarian party are taking plaoe 4 and that the government la pro- 4 pared to take Stem measures to crush all domestic attempts to 4 impair Bulgarian uniUr.” 4 — sw 11s 'SfH ■ M ■ si \r . l#? lil i ■ a? Anglo-French Force Lands At Saloniki, While Bulgars Concentrate Against Servia_ ____ ■ -I-- "1 ..... -- T .. •• •• Preparations for eventualities in the Balkans continue to be pushed for ward and, according to reports from Athens, a big allied contingent for Servia has been landed at Salonika and Russian warships have appeared off the Bulgarian port of Varna. No information is forthcoming as to the nationality or the number of the forces landed at Salonika, but mili tary experts agree that the landing is an accomplished fact and that Hellenic public opinion is quite reconciled to this infraction of Greek neutrality. It also is stated that the Greek government, \vhich has made formal protest on the point, has been officially informed that the troops are intended solely to help Servia against an Austro-German invasion and to guard Servia’s railway communications along the Vadar valley against tcomuiun a Bulgarian attack. KINO FcBOlNANU THE PRESIDENT AND MRS. GALT RECEIVE CONGRA T ULA TIONS Messages Expressing Good Wishes Pour Into the White House From All Sections of Country—Official Washington Hast ens to Congratulate the Chief Executive—Marriage Ceremony Will Take Place Within the Next Tvo Months—No Exact Date is Set Washington, October 7.—President Wil son and Mrs. Norman Galt, whose en-1 gagement to be married was announced i last night, were the recipients today of congratulatory messages from all parts j of the United States and from the repre- j sentatlves of foreign governments. Tele grams came to the White House in such numbers that an extra force of operators and clerks was needed to handle them. Many were read by the President and Mrs. Galt together. Count Von Bernstorff, the German am bassador. was one of the first to send congratulations and there followed mes sages from other members of the diplo matic corps conveying the good wishes of their governments. Definite arrangements for the wedding will not be made immediately, but it was disclosed that the President and Mrs. Gait have agreed it shall not take place in the White House because of the form al ty that would be necessary there. The ceremony will be solemnized within the next two months, before the convening of Congress in December, either in Mrs. Galt’s home or in a church. An extended honeymoon will be Im possible, but the President’s friends are urging him to accept an Invitation to attend the Han Francisco and Han Diego expositions just after his marriage. A short sea trip may be taken on the presi dential yacht Mayflower. Friends Call The President gave up virtually all of today to receiving congratulations and calling with Mrs. Galt on members of their respective families. During the aft ernoon he went to meet a few friends at the home of Mrs. W. H. Bolling, the mother of the bride-to-be, and tonight he had as bis guests at dinner at the White House Mrs. Galt, her mother, Secretary and Mrs. McAdoo, and several other rela tives. Members of the party remained at the W lute House for the remainder of the eveblhg. ■ When the President received callers today and when be left and entered the White House he was wearing a broad ■% smile and seemed happy'. Mrs. Galt spent the morning receiving congratulations. The President and Mrs. Galt., with Mrs. Bolling. Miss Bones, Dr. Grayson and Secretary Tumulty, will leave tomorrow for New York to be guests' of 'Col. *E. House, the President’s closest .friend, and Mrs. House. They will reach New York in the afternoon and the time before dlnno.* probably will be devoted to the purchase of an engagement ring and an automobile tide. After dinner Colonel and Mrs. House will give a theatre party. Saturday morning the party wijl go to Philadelphia; wnere the President will throw out the flfst bill uaod in.the second game Of the: world’s series. Immediately nfter the game .the return trip to Wash • ington will le made on a special train. Cabinet Takes Deep Interest Members pf the President's cabinet have taken a deey Interest In his engagement, and it is. probable that- many informal social alfajrd .will be arranged for the couple. Neither the , President nor Mi s. Galt ts fond ofi ordinary social festivities, but their friends say it is certain the com ■ lng season ■ at; the .White House will be gayer than any since Mr. Wilson became President. ' ' :. The engagement was. almost the one topic of conversation in the capital today. Sven the President .was able to give lit tle attention to other, affairs.. Close friends of Mrs. Galt’s today de scribed her as a woman without hobbies or fads. Slie is fond of horses, but owns I none. While she has tried golf'she has never been an enthusiast. She is inter ested in philanthropic work, but her charities have always been of the quiet kind. She herself smilingly refused to say whether she was interested in woman suffrage, or to be interviewed. The interest in the people of the na tion who know neither the President or Mjs. Gait personally, was shown today in the character of the messages received at the White House. One of the many well wishers sent a telegram of congra* ulation in which he described himself as “one of the common herd.” Of Old Virginia Family Richmond. October 7—Mrs. Edith Bolling Galt. President Wilson's fiancee, was “fin ished" in the famous Powell School for Girls, now closed. In Richmond and was a belie and beauty here as a gin. her fam ily connections giving her entree to the best circles in Virginia. She is of that branch of the English royal*t Bolling family which traces direct descer.r from the Indian Princess Pocahontas, who was married to John Rolfo. In the year of her debut she spent part of the social season here, and was a great belle and beauty in the younger set. Relatives and schoolmates in Richmond declare “Edith Bo'ling’’ will maintain her position in the White House as first lady to the complete satisfaction of the ?oun p 1 PLAN TO ESTABLISH RESERVE BRANCHES Agencies of Reserve Banks Will Be Placed in South and Central America Washington, October 7.—Indorsement by president Wilson of a proposal to estab lish Joint agencies of the federal reserve banks In the principal South and Central American republics was transmitted to the federal reserve board today by Sec retary McAdoo. The plan was suggested by Mr. McAdoo in'his recent report tc the President on the best ways In which to continue the work of the' L’an-Amerl ean financial conference of last’May. The reserve board so far has not' been disposed to - hurry consideration of the proposal and the federal advisory coun cil at its last meeting here took tho. at titude that it would be better for the board to get the machinery of domestic business In the best order before under taking anything abroad. The President's letter reads: "My Dear Mr. Secretary: "I have read with a great deal of in terest the report of the Pan-American financial conference and your suggestions about the establishment by the federa reserve banks of Joint agencies In ths leading cities of Central and South Amer ica. These suggestions meet with - ms entire approval and I sincerely hope the I It will be possible to carry out so prom ising a plan. It ought to be fruitful ol .most desirable results. May I' suggest that you bring the question..to, tbe- at tsntion of the federal reserve board anil stOUt, If possible, their co-operation.” ’ " .* ' is',S. CARRANZA 10 BE RECOGNIZED BY THE UJ. SHORTLY Formal Action Will Prob ably Be Taken Within the Next Few Weeks 'Washington, October 7.-—Recognition of the Carranza government in Mex ico, it was learned in official circles today, is likely to be accorded by the United States within the next few weeks. Data submitted by the revolutionary factions is being considered now, and next Saturday another conference of Pan-American diplomats, presided over by Secretary Lansing, will be held. It is generally believed that the intention of the United States with respect to recognition will be communicated by diplomats here to their government so that action may be taken by other na tions at the same time. Although it is possible that the dis cussion may not be terminated at Sat urday’s meeting, and another may he held next week, the general belief is that some announcement eventually will be made by the conference stat ing which faction should be recognized. Some diplomats are said to believe that no faction has met the standard of “material and moral capacity” set for an established government, and ad vise a continuance of the policy of waiting. Officials of the Washington government, however, are understood to believe that such a course would I only add to the chaos In Mexico. Within the last few days the Car ranza authorities have transmitted to the American government statements which conform to consular reports showing that the Carranza forces have achieved a military supremacy in Mex ico. In controlling most of the states and the large cities. General Carranza has transmitted guarantees that the lives and property of foreigners will be given protection In accordance with international law' and treaty obliga tions; that amnesty will be granted soon after the central government is established to all who have fought him except those guilty of complicity in the plot that overthrew Madero, or of civil crimes, and that religious free dom will be permitted. These assur ances, it is thought l#i , oftlciajt quar ters, cover the requirement* of “moral capacity,’ artd that unlestf some de velopment arises to complicate the sit uation, extension ot recognition to Car ranza by the American government Is almost certain. General Carranza within a few days will take a trip from Vera Cruz to Tampico aboard one of the Mexican gunboats, and then will tour the va rious cities and towns in northern Mex ico, so that on his arrival in Mexico City at the completion of his trip of three or four weeks he will have famil iarized himself with affairs In many parts of the republic. TODAY’S AGE-HERALD j-—Teuton offensive In Balkans be * gins In earnest. • T. sno ut and Mrs. Gault re ceive congratulattqns. Sf.et iftntton on Wall street yet un curbed. Most valuable harvest on record to be garnered this year, i 2—The Holland letter. 3—Bulgarian leader* consistent. t—Editorial comment. ■ 5—Candidates up in air over new elec tion law. .Arrangements for roads convention i fast taking shape, i Attorneys fined by Judge Heflin In I criminal epurt. Rural carriers may use autos. • #—Society. 7—Hports. I—State fair opens. ' 8—Cenegr withholds name of offloei . In command at Sslonlkl. . U—Markets. I 12—Venetelos states Us policies In sps clsl Interview. SPECULATION IS YET UNCURBED BY WALL STREET FINANCIERS War Securities Market Again Races Upward Despite Brake Applied to Speculation by Members of Stock Exchange at Request of Banking Interests—Public Joins in Mad Whirl With Speculative Frenzy—Bethlehem Steel Rises Nearly 50 Points i - New York, October 7.—Wall street saw' another runaway stock market to day, though the financial brakes ap plied Inst Tuesday were still set. Un der the leadership of a dozen active war specialties the entire market raced upward through one of the busiest days the exchange has witnessed In recent years. Quotations sw'ept over the ground lost yesterday and In many j cases to points beyond those which marked the limits attained when the selling wave broke two days ago. Bethlehem Steel, which last year sold down to 26*^. rose nearly 5 points on today’s transactions to’ a dizzy new record of 460. This stock was in a class absolutely by Itself and today marked its extreme gain for one day. Crucible Steel,1•Baldwin Locomotive, Westing house and other leaders made sweep ing gains of from 5 to 10 points above yesterday's final quotations and from 10 to 16 points above yesterday’s min imum figures. These gains were in the face ol checks and hindrances imposed by banks, trust companies and financial institutions which recently decided the time had come to end wholesale spec ulation. Double the usual margins re quired on some stocks favorite in the dealings and decision by many houses not to handle these stocks at all ex cept for cash failed to prevent today s conditions. The public- apparently was in the market, veteran observers said, to an extent undreamed of before in the his tory of the stock exchange. Not New York so much as the entire country, they thought, was responsible. Commis sion houses whose clients mostly are in western and middle western cities in HO states were deluged with buy ing orders. All America appeared to have thrown ith purse? into the stock inark/t and for the first time in years neither the? bulls nor the bears, but the so-called lambs, set tne values. From 20 to 60 commission houses, busy executing orders originating, tor the most part. In the west and middle west, were the busiest of the stock exchange members. They dealt almost exclusively in speculative favorites. Dealings In the chief speculative stocks tell the story; American Car and Foundry, ranging from 80% to 84. 14.600 shares; Ana conda, from 72% lo 75%. 56,000 shares; Baldwin Locomotive, from 110% to 117, 20,000 shares. Bethlehem Steel, from 409 to 450, 6300 shares; Colorado Fuel and Iron, from 5 2',4 to 56%. 1-1,200 shares; Crucible Steel, from 85% to 93%, 39,300 shares; Inspiration Copper, from 46% to 17%, 100,000 shares; Pittsburg Coal, from 37% to 40%, 12. 200 shares; United States Steel, from 78% to 80%, 151,800 shares; Westing house. from 128% to 13 1%, 156,400 snares; and Wyllis-Overland, from 236 to 239%, 101,200 share®. One-third of the dealings were In four stocks alone—Inspiration Copper. United States Steel, Westinghouse and Wyllis-Overland. The day’s total sales were slightly In e xc ess of 1,500 share s. WE CECIL BROWN OF TALLADEGA DEAD Prominent Jurist Passes Away in Atlantic City From General Breakdown Talladega, October 7.—(Special!)—A tele gram received tonight by John C. Wil liams announced the death of Judge Cecil Brown of Talladega in Atlantic City this afternoon. The remains will leave Atlantic City tomorrow by the Bir mingham special, and are expected lo reach Talladega Sunday. Judge Brown was one of the best known Jurists in the state. He resigned sev eral months ago from the iudgeship of the city court of Talladega, where he made a statewide reputation for his en forcement of the prohibition laws. Judge Brown had not been in good health for some time and his deith Is attributed to a general breakdown. He was about bl years old. In past years Judge Brown had served .ns a member of the Hate legislature, state senate and constitutional conven tion. and only recently has bean proinl nent'y mentioned as a candidate for Congress from this district. Morino Indicted VanHorn, Tex., October 7.—The Culber son county grand Jury today Jointly In dicted Sheriff John A. Morino and 11 other persons on a charge of murder In • connection with the killing of Gen. Pasc ual Qipsco .recently in Green River can yon. The case Is set for trial this week > and the record is to be sent to the state Assortment at Washington. TO INVESTIGATE THE Financiers of Gotham Great ly Interested in Announce ment From Washington New York, October 7.—'The announce ment in Washington by Attorney General Gregory that the department of justice would scrutinize closely any attempt to organize a combination of independent steel companies aroused the greatest In terest today in financial and steel circles, as the statement follows closely the an nouncement of the organization of the Midvale Steel and Ordnance company, a $ 100,000,000 corporation which has brought together four concerns. At the same time negotiations are pend ing for a combination between the Hethle hem Steel corporation and the Pennsyl vania Steel company, which may become the nucleus for another combination, equal to, und possibly larger th.m the Midvale merger. Insistent rumors are in circulation that -both these combinations have still more ambitious plans.' Neither of them, it was pointed out, today, either alone or together, would approximate the sl*e of the United States Steel- corpora tion, unless several other large steel com panies, which have not been mentioned as possible components were to be In cluded, such as the Republic Iron and Steel company and the Jones & Lough 1 in Co. Biahop Coderman Dead Boston, October 7.—The Right Rev. Rob ert Coderman, bishop of the Bptecopu diocese of Maine, died at a hospital heft late today. He underwent an operatlot several days ago. THE MOST VALUABLE HARVEST ON RECORO WILL BE GARNERED THIS YEAR IN THE U.S. Government Report Shows a Record Production of Oats, Barley, Rye, To bacco and Hay THE WHEAT CROP EXCEEDS A BILLION DOLLARS IN VALUE Corn Crop May Also Be a Record Breaker—Autumn Wlieat Crop Largest Yet Produced by Any Nation Washington. October 7.- American har vests this year will be the most valuable ever produced. With the wheat crop ex ceeding n billion bushels, the largest ever grown In one season by any nation, and a corn crop which also may prove to be the largest ever made, the government’s October crop report. Issued today, an nounced preliminary estimates which In dicate record harvests of oats, barley, rye, sweet potatoes, rice, tobacco and hay. Uorn still Is king of crops with indica tion*! of 3,026,159,000 bushels. That Is 98, 000.000 bushels below the record of 1912, but the final production, when the harvest is finished and all statistics compiled, may more than make up the deficiency The higher prices this year assures tho most valuable corn crop ever grown. At prices to farmers prevailing October L the cc rn crop Is worth $2,133,000,000. Wheat prospects Increased as the grow ing season progressed and the govern ment’s early season of production moved up month by month so that today's pre liminary estimate of production was placed at 1.002,029,U00 bushels. Wet weath er at harvest time, however, reduced the quality of winter wheat so that much of it will not be available for milling pur poses and will have to lie used for feed. At prices prevailing October 1 the rurm value of the crop is $010,844,000, consider ably more than ever was paid for a wheat crop before. Potatoes Suffer September weather was p.ii Uvular\y de structive to potatoes, ••mining- a reduction of 37.76$,000 bushels, or JO per cent, lu the forecast of production. Tobacco also suffered from unfavorable conditions, which caused u decrease of 21,345,900 pounds in the * production forecast. To bacco, however, promises to exceed tho iccord crop of 1909 by 43,009,000 pounds. Outs will exceed the record crop of 1912 by almost 100,000,000 bushels. Harley will cjcieed its record by 13,000,000 bushels; sweet potatoes by 6,000.000 bushels;/rice by oou.ooo bushels and hay by 8,000,009 tons. The bureau of crop estimates made the following comment on crop prospects: “A slight Improvement in corn pros pects, larger production of small grains limn previously forecast, but a material < decline In prospects for potatoes, are the 1.1eminent features of reports relating to • rop conditions in the United States on October 1. “The corn forecast is 3.026.000.000 bush els. an Increase over last month's fore cast of 41,000,000 bushels. Last year’s pro duction was estimated at 2.673,000,000 bush els. and the average of the preceding flvo years was 2.708,OOo.OOO bushels. The con dition of the crop m Iowa and the north ern tier of states is conspicuous’y poop as compared with other portions of tin* country. Wheat Estimate “The estimated spring wheat produc tion, 345.168.tXN) bushels, has overrun tho September I forecast 23.000,000 bushels. Lust year’s Anal estimate was 206,000,000 bushels and the average of the preceding five years 245.000.000 bushels. “The combination of winter wheat and spring wheat estimates make 1,002,000,009 bushels. This is the first time the United States has reached the 1.000,000.000 husnel mark In wheat production. Lust year’s crop was estimated at 80t.000.000 bushels and the average of the preceding live years was 686,000,000 bushels. “'file oats crops, estimated at 1,517,000, 000 bushels, overruns the September 4 forecast by 1U9,*HX),000 bushels and makes a new record In tlie production of this crop. Last year’s crop was estimated at 1.141.000.000 bushels, and the average of 1 he preceding five years, 1,131.000,000 bush els. The crop is serious’y affected by blight and rot generally in the principal potato sections east of the Mississippi river. Not only will the crop be short, but the keeping qualities probably poor. “The barley crop, like the other small grain crops and wheat and oats, has over run early forecasts of production and ex ceeds that of any previous barley crop, the estlmat| being 237,000,000 bushels, which compares with last year’s esti mate of 196,000,000 and the average of tho preceding five year’s of 182,000,000. The quality is very good for feeding pur poses, being [dump and heavy, but much has been badly stained by rains after harvest, reducing the quality for malt ing. “The aople crop forecast is 71,632,000 bar rels (8 bushels), which is 133,000 barrels larger than the September 1 forecast, but 12,768,000 barrels less than last year’s esti mate of production. This estimate refers to total farm production (census basis) only a portion of which represents the so-called commercial crop. “Altogether, the season of 1915 has been favorable for crop production." Lived 137 Years Memphis, October 7.—“Auntie” Muhaley Gibbs, 137 years old, according to city health statistics. Is dead at her homo here. She Is said to have been the oldest negro in the United States. Her grand daughter. with whom she lived and who is more than 70 years old, said she has often heard the old woman speak of the Indian wars, the war of 1812 and events sines that date. y---»-t 4 ♦ 4 ARIZONA-* (tm KRNOIt 4 4 TAK.KS ACTION 4 ♦ - » 4 Phoenix, Art*., October 7. 4 4 Governor Hunt late today or- 4 4 dered the entire Arizona Nation- 4 4 a! Guard, comprizing 1200 men, 4 4 put In readiness to proceed at 4 4 a moments notice to Clifton, 4 I 4 where copper miners were on a 4 II 4 strike. 4 :.--—1