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THE C II ATT A N 0 0 G A NEWS
THURSDAY, JUNE 13, 1918.
HEAVY FALL OF RAIN
IN EAST TENNESSEE
Eijrh Pressure Over Central
Mississippi Valley Causes
m Cooler Weather.
HOURLY READINGS.
JUNES It.
3 a.m...
4 a.m...
t a.m...
a.m...
7 a.m...
a.m.. .
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9 a.m...
10 a.m...
11 a.m...
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IS noon...:.. M
1 p.m....... 72
I p.m 73
Weather at
mldity, 1 p.m.,
t p.m.,
clear; hu-
Local Forecast.
Fair and continued cool, tonight
Vlday.
and
Hiver Forecast.
Tha river rlU change but little at and
below Chattanooga tonight and Friday,
and above Chattanooga scattered rises
will occur.
Local Data.
Temperature for twenty-four houra:
Highest yesterday, 91; lowest la it night,
Corresponding date mst year: Highest.
SI; lowest, 65; mean. 78.
Normal for this date, 76 degree.
Accumulated excess In mean tempera
lure since Jan.ll, 101 degrees.'
Relative humidity ' (per cent.): 7 p.m.,
U: 1 a.m., 63.
Precipitation for twenty-four hours
ending ta T a.m. today, .14 Inch.
Total precipitation since Jan. 1. 25.01
"Inches. .
Accumulated deficiency Is 1.67 inches.
Highest wind velocity for twenty-four
hours ending T a.m. today, thirty-six
miles, northwest.
River stage at .7 a.m. (feet), l.f.
Fall In twenty-four hours (feet), 0.7.
Weather Conditions.
The disturbance centered over Montreal
yesterday morning has advanced with
tha lowest reported pressure at Eastport,
Me. The principal rain area for the past
twenty-four hours Includes the, central
gulf states and northeastward into the
New England states. Heavy amounts fell
t Vlcksburg, Birmingham, Eastport,
randridge, Tenn., and Murphy, N. C.
Tha advancement of a high-pressure area
to tha central Mississippi valley has
?aused clear weather and lower tempera
tures over the lake region and southward
to tha gulf.
CoVlit Ions are favorable, for fair and
continued cool over this section tonight
and Friday.
Weather for Four States.
Washington, June 13. Forecsst:
Tennessee Fair tonight and Friday,
except showers in west portion; Friday,
warmer In east and central portions.
Kentucky Fair tonight; Friday In
creasing cloudiness and warmer, probably
showers in west portion.
Georgia Fair tonight and Friday,
slightly cooler In esst and central por
tions. Alabama Fair tonight and -probably
Friday. '
"LEIGH RIDS" DOPE
PROVES TO BE MOLASSES
t international News Service.)
San Francisco Frank Sllva, fireman
on tha steamship San Pedro, chuckled
with glee after trading his 118 wstch for
a large can of "hop," which was con
,. ndentlally exhibited to him by an Inno-
cent Chinaman In Guaymas. The can
of opium would be worth at least $150
In tha San Francisco "market."
When the vessel reached port here Sllva
) walked down the gangplank with the
5 vsluable "dope" secreted in two cans,
t one tied to each leg beneath his roomy
, trousers. The customs Inspector noticed
the bulging ankles and a search revealed
tha two cans.
The opium was taken 'to the govern
ment laboratories and carefully analysed
- suvernmeni cnemist. He
nounced It molasses.
pro-
ROUND-UP OF DISL0YALS
i AIDED BY GREGORY
Washington. June 13. A general
round-up or disloyal nnturalizcd cltl
ns . was this afternoon ornVrpd by
Utorney-Gencral Gregory, following
the Internment of Carl Swelgin, of
Seattle, the first naturalised Germnn
to be sent to an Internment camp.
Swclgin although he had lived in the
n.ud 8,tes 'or twenty years and
,1,, a na,,"'nd cltisen since
1913, was convicted of dangerous ac
tivities. Orders have been sent out by the
department of Justice to United States
attorneys throughout the country to
report Instances of dislovnlty on the
part of naturalized citizens.'
TWO HUNDRED ARRESTS
OF EVADERS IN DETROIT
(Associated Press.)
Detroit. June 18. Two hundred and
ten arrests of men of military age as
draft evaders were made last night In
n police raid upofc a meeting at which
John Reed was the speaker. It was
innounced today.
The arrests were made at the close
of the meeting, each mn hi.
stopped and requested to show his
draft card.
.wRee! decIared that "-cognition by
the allies, especially America, is a
military expedient necessary to pre
vent the Russian soviet from crum
bling. WAR LABOR CONFERENCE
DISCUSSES EFFICIENCY
' (Associated Press.)
Washington, June 13. Efficient em
ployment and distribution of American
tabor power as a factor In the winning
of tha war constituted the theme of the
first nations: war labor conference which
opened here today. Secretary Wilson
as to address the conference this after
Boon. It Is expected those attending the
conference will Include the thirteen dis
trict superintendents and fnri..ii..
rectors of the federal employment service
airectors of
the public
crvicsi reserve.
.... ,merence win continue in session
Friday and Saturday.
WHATS THE DIFFERENCE?
(International News Service.!
Cincinnati. Because the telephone
directory here has classified attorneys-at-Iaw
and attorneys separately, the
question has arisen whether there is
any real distinction between the terms.
Lawyers her- insist there Is no dlffer
One attorney declared error on
the part of the printer Is responsible
for the two classifications,
FOR RENT Three nice light, convenient
rooms; electric light, gas. private bath:
rent reasonable; couple preferred. Main
4272 or 26 Baldwin street. 1-15
m.. -
GUNNERS WORKING UNDER
In the present attempts of
allied gunners have been playing a
the Germans, the gunners, with the
four hours at a stretch under heavy gas bombardments, being relieved only when wounded and carried
behind the lines. Note the camouflaged protection overhead to hide them from any aerial attacks.
NEWS of
WAR SPECIAL ISSUES
MAKE GAINS AT OPENING
New tork, June 13. Industrials, equip
ments, coppers and special war issues
had galps of 1 to 1V4 points at the open
ing of toduy's stock market. United
Rtates Steel led the adVance on further
free buying, together with Bethlehem,
Crucible and Midvale Steels. Shippings
were Utile more than firm arid tobaccos
moved irregularly, Sumatra losing 3
points, while United Cigar gained a
point. Other strong features included
Reading, Union Pacific and oils. Liberty
bonds were steady.
Obscure specialties were brought for
ward In the afternoon, particularly low
priced metals, at 1 to 3-point advances.
Distillers, Leathers, Cotton Oil also be
came active and leaders rallied almost to
best prices of the morning.
NEW YORK STOCK LIST.
American Beet Sugar fit!
American Can 4576
American Car and Foundry 7Mi
American Locomotive 64 V
American Linseed 41
American Smelting and litflhing ... 77 4
American Sugar ; 111
American Telephone and Telegraph.. 9H
Anaconaa copper 64
Atchison 84
Atlantic Gulf and WeJt Indies 108
Baldwin Locomotive .. - 80
Baltimore and Ohio B5Vi
Bethlehem Steel 84V&
Canadian Pacific ......... .UX
Central Leather 67Vi
Chesapeake and Ohio B7',
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul ... 43
Chicago. Bock Island and Pacific ... 23
Chlno Copper 38
Colorado Fuel and Iron 40
Corn ri'odue(s , 42
Crucible Steel 64
Cuba Cane Sugar 31 4
Erie 1514
General Electric 141i4
General Motors l'M
Great Northern preferred 90
Great Northern Ore Certificates 33 ti
llllnoh Central ofi-r
Inspiration Copper 50-
International Mercantile Marine .... 28
do preferred 104'i
International Paper 3t;u
Kennecott Copper 3214
I.nulsvllle and Nashville lis
Maxwell Motors ig
Mexican Petroleum jisv-
Miami Copper ilil
Midvale Steel' .
Missouri Pacific
Bfl
Z3
New oik Central
Norfolk and
Northern Pacific ' "'
j Ohio Cities Gas SjV
Pennsylvania .. ""
i-iiistiurgh Coal
Hay Consolidated Copper !"" 24
Reading nou
Republic Iron and Steel sr.
Sinclair Oil and Kenning "' a-i
Southern Pacific ' " iiu
Southern Rail
23
45
19
Studebaker Corporation
Tennessee Copper
Texas Company
Tobacco Products
I'nion Paclllc
United Cigar Stores
5,atR """trial Alcohol
t'nlted States Rubber ..,
Cnited States Steel ...
lTtah Copper
Wabash preferred !!!!""
Westlnghouse Electric ..!."!!""
Willys-Overland
..151
.. 64
..1214
.. 96'4
..123 '4
.. 57
..101
.. 81
.. 41
.. 43
.. 19
MISSISSIPPI COWS AND
HORSES DIE OF ANTHRAX
(Associated Press.)
Gulfport, Miss, June IS. Dr. D S
La.Sl0,V i the MJ''PP livestock
sanitary board, reported today that
horses and cows were dying in num
bers in Harrison county. Miss, from
anthrax. Veterinarians have gone to
work vaccinating cattle as the situa
tion is becoming serious.
SIGN PROVES EFFECTIVE
AND TENANTS MOVE OUT
(International News Service.)
Steubenville, O. "This is a p'ublic
gambling house. I want them ta move
out Signed. Harry M. Low."
This sign affixed to the top of
building . on a downtown corner here
attracted considerable attention, but
it go the result desired.
Low, a business man, wanted gam
ble! s to move out of his building but
could not secure enough affidavits to
bring ejectment proceedings. He hung
up the sign. The gamblers who were
not wanted moved. Legal proceedinjrs
were unnecessary to vacate the building
Kl frr Aim www
tS Hr
.
the Huns to pierce the allied line
stellar role. Though gas attacks
aid of their masks, have stuck to
WORLD MARKETS
FINE WEATHER PROSPECTS
GIVE BEARS ADVANTAGE
Chicago, June 13. Fine weather and I New York, June 13. The cotton mar
prospects that it would continue during I ket opened steady at an advance of t
ut leaHt the next two days gave an ad- ! points on July but generally 8 to 11 points
vantage today to the bears in corn. lower under overnight selling orders and
Opening prices, which ranged from H to , the continued favorable character of the
c lower, with July $1.444 1.4414 and weather news. Liverpool was a seller of
August $1.46, were followed by a mate- 1 new-crop deliveries, but bought July, and
rial further setback. I ttiere seemed to be a considerable corn-
Oats dropped with corn. After opening
ftio off, with July 70ig71c, the
market underwent an additional sag.
Provisions sympathized with the weak
ness of grain. Besides, liberal receipts
of hogs counted as a depressing factor.
Prices closed heavy, llc net lower,
with July S1.43ft&1.43 and August
$1.46 K. .
RANGE OF PRICES ON THE CHICAGO
BOARD OF TRADE.
Month. Open. High. Low. Close.
Corn .
July $1.44 1.46 1.43H 1.4314
Aug 1.46 1.47 1-43 1.4514
Oats
July 70 7114 6914 6fl
Aug 65 65 6414 64
Pork
July 41.30 40.70 41.30
Kept 41.65 41.75 41.30 41.60
Lax i d
July 24.17 24.32 24.10 24.27
Sept 24.55 24.40 24.47
llibn
July 22.26 22.50 22.22 22.42
Sept 22.67 22.90 22.62 22.75
CHICAGO CASH.
June 13 Corn: No. 2ey How,
No. 3 yellow. $1.66U.60: No. 4
Chicago.
$1.68(111.71:
yellow, $.501(1.55.
Oats No. 3 white, ISM⪼ standard,
781479!4c,
Hye No. 2, nominal.
Parley $1.0001.30.
Timothy $5. OOifi.8.00.
Clover Nominal.
, Pork Nominal.
IyB id $24.05.
Kibs $21.80$f22.30.
SUGAR.
New Tork, June 13. Raw sugar steady.
Centrifugal, 6.005c; fine granulated, 7.45c.
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.
Chicago, June 13. Hogs: Receipts,
34.00 head, 6i.10o lower. Hulk of sales,
$16.20i 16.60; butchers, $16.30i 16.50; pack
ing, $15.80fil6.25; light, 16.45(Ti 16.65 ;
rough, $15.40ftl5.75; pigs, $16.25r16.60.
Cattle Receipts, 13,000 head. Beef cat
tle, steady to strong; calves, steady; beef
cattle, good, choice and prime, $16.60(9
$17.90; common and medium, $12.75f"16.60;
butcher stock, corns and heifers, $8.25(9
$15.50; canners and cutters, $7.00(8.25:
stookers, $ll.r0fil3.50; veal calves, good
and choice. $15.25(4jl6.25.
Sheep Receipts, 9.000 head; firm.
Spring lambs selling $20.50; shorn Inmbs,
$17.60(18.00; spring lambs, $2O.00S20.75;
ewes, $14.2514.50.
CHICAGO PRODUCE.
Chicago, June! 13 Butter, higher.
Creamery, 35(ii42'4c.
Esgs Receipts, 18.200 cases; un
changed. Potatoes Unsettled. New: Receipts,
75 cars; Louisiana and Texas sacked
Triumphs, $2.502.85; Louisiana white,
$2.26i2.40. Old: Receipts, 10 cars; Wis
consin, Michigan and Minnesota bulk,
$1.60il.70; do sacks, $l.90r2.00.
Live Poultry Higher. Fowls, 27Hc
NEW YORK PRODUCE.
New Tork. June 13. Butter, firm; re
ceipts, 22.606 tubs. Creamery, higher
than extras. 44 6 45c; extras, 92 score,
44c: firsts. 42643?4e.
Eggs Firm; receipts, 23.465 cases.
Fresh-gathered extras, 38'4i39Hc; fresh
gathered storage-packed firsts. 36X4i38e;
fresh-gathered regular-packed firsts, 36
(38e; fresh-gathered regular-packed ex
tra firsts, 36V438c; do firsts, 34(Jj36c.
Cheese Firm; receipts, 2.167 boxes.
State whole milk fresh specials, 23
24c; do average run. 23&234c
Live Poultry Irregular. Old roosters,
23c; fowls. 34c; chickens, broilers, 60c;
turkeys, 25c.
Dressed Poultry Steady. Fowls, 35j
S6c; turkeys, 25ri39c
COP GAZES AT MAIDEN)
MAN RUNS BY SEMAPHORE
(International News Service.)
Atlanta, Ga. "Why, judge, he wasn't
looking at me at all. There was a
pretty girl passing and he"
W. H. I.ee was 'evnlaintnir a phnm
of running past a stop signal in an I
automobile, passing a .street sema- 1
phore.
"How about ltT J u (life John nnn -
asked Policeman Hudson, who, being
honest, admitted that he was watching
a young lady cros the street
The case was dismissed.
GAS ATTACK
with their powerful thrusts, the
are constantly being employed by
their posts, working at timea for
COTTON OPENS WITH
- ADVANCE BUT DECLINES
mission house demand in the initial fig'
ures, which caused rallies after the call.
July sold up to 25.68c and October to
23.88c, making net advances of about 4 to
7 points. -
NEW ORLEANS COTTON.
New Orleans, June 13 After hesitating
on the first call today and losing 2 to 4
points on the distant months, cotton
steadied up on the rains overnight in the
belt and went to an advance of 13 to 18
points, -
Rain was reported at Vlcksburg and
showers at several points in Alabama
and Mississippi, but It was generally clear
in the belt this morning, with the east
ern zone forecast for fair weather.
A moderate volume of realizing came
from the long side, causing a small re
cession. At 1 o'clock prices wera 20 to
28 points over yesterday's finals.
Southern spot interests were buyers of
October, presumably against sales of new
crop delivery to mills, and the advance
extended to 24.12c for that delivery, while
July sold up to 25.88c during the middle
of the morning, or 27 to 28 points net
higher. Reactions of 8 to 9 points fol
lowed, but the market held
steady on the reports of an ' improved
trade demand for both spot and crop cot
ton. Private advices reported increased
boll weevil activity in Georgia; Alabama
and Mississippi.
Reports of high temperatures In Texas
and of a movement among spinners to
buy raw material far ahead in order to
obviate transportation troubles increased
the demand. In the trading up to noon
the advance was widened to 3032 points.
NEW
ORLEANS COTTON
FUTURES
OPENING.
New Orleans. June 13. Cotton futures
opened steady: January. 22.30c; March,
22.24c; July. 26.45c; October, 23.05c: De
cember, 27.53c asked.
NEW YORK COTTON FUTURES
OPENING.' '
New. T?rki June 13. Cotton futures
?re.m,d' 'Steady: July. 25.65c; October,
52 7 J ecember- 23.35c; January. 23.24c;
March, 23.22c.
NEW ORLEANS SPOT COTTON,
..Njw rIeans' June 13. Spot cotton
steady 25 points up. Sales onthe spot
A V"lel:. 5'"ivh none: Iow middling,
l?'nn: ?Jldn. .s(-75c; good middling
32 00c. Receipts, 3,138 bales; stock, 397 .
LIVERPOOL. COTTON.
nHn..PrP?0l'J"J,mei3 Cotton spot, oulet:
miTSfi stea,dyU Good middling. 22.56d'
i?"nS, n 0M: low ..middling 2141d:
good ordinary 20.41d. Sales. 2 000 bales
including 1.600 American. Receipts. 9.000
efoaed o Hef'"' "v"00 Am'c- Future,
K, iiet- , New contracts: June
tumble JU S-2i-79d4 Ausu,t- " 695; Sep
m. J-d: . October, 19.18d. Old
contracts (fixed prices): June, 20 78a-June-July,
20. 70d. .a,
Ha 84, She 75, Elope.
(International News Service.)
Huntington, W. Va, J. A. Cottle. 84,
and Mrs. John Harper, 75, are now
Mr. and Mrs. John A. Cottle, The aed
couple eloped from Cattlesburg, Ky.,
und were married here. The elopement
took place because of the objections of
the children. . , -. ..
WE AMERICANS CAN FIGHT
(International News Service.)
With the American Army at
the.Marne, June 13. One of a
group' of German prisoners cap
tured by the American marines,
on the Marne front, who had
been a waiter In a London ho
tel and could speak English,
was asked if he thought the
Americans were amateur war
riors as the Germans had been
told by propagandists. He
laughed as he replied:
"After last week's fighting
my God, we know now that
the Americans can fight like
hell."
The other prisoners smiled
their assent to this emphatic
tribute.
10-
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$ e
I OBITUARY I
; ; .
FORMER -FIRE CAPTAIN
VICTIM OF PNEUMONIA
John J. Sertel, Pioneer Ee si
dent, Will Be Laid to Best
on Friday.
. John J. Sertel. aged 64, formerly
captain or the fire department lor kt
eral yeara and a resident of Chatta
nooga for forty years, aiea weanenunj
night at 10:30 o'clock at his home, 611
Watkins street, of pneumonia.
..Surviving - the deceased are two
daughters, Mrs. D. G. Miller and Mrs.
Charles Hodges, and three sons, James
J., of Chattanooga, and Abram and
Mason, who are with the American
fighting men in France.
Mr. Sertel had been connectea wnn
the Marion Extract company for sev
eral years.
Funeral aervlces, conauctea Dy tievs.
Battle McLester and G. S. Bales, will
be held from the residence Friday
morning at 10. The interment will
take Dlace in Forest Hills -cemetery,
and pallbearers are announced as Capt.
George Brown, Carl Woods, Alfred
Handman, J. H. Brennan. W. S. Weit
zel, Alf Hanley, D, M. Moore and M. F.
Miller.
Funeral of J. M. Hendricks.
Funeral services over the body of
James M. Hendricks, who died Tues
day night at his home, 309 Long street,
will be held from the residence Friday
afternoon at i. with Rev. J. B. Phillips,
assisted by - Rev. R. K, Triplett and
Rev. W. M. Tidwell, officiating. The In
terment will take place in Forest Hills
cemetery, with services at the grave in
charge of the W. O. W.
Mrs. Mary G. Tucker.
Mrs. Mary G. Tucker, aged 84, died
early Thursday morning; at her home,
736 East Fourth street. She is sur
vived by two daughters, Miss Anna E.
Tucker and Mrs. Margaret Sanford, of
Chattanooga, and a son, Edmond G.
Tucker, of Philadelphia, N. Y. Funeral
arrangements will be announced later.
The body will be sent to the deceased's
old home in northern New York for in
terment. Mrs. Roxie Chambers.
Funeral services over the body of
Mrs. Roxle Chambers, aged 75, who
died Wednesday evening at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. F. M. Miller,
162 Charles street, after several weeks'
Illness, will be held from the residence
Friday morning at 10. James Chap
man will officiate. The interment
takes place in White Oak cemetery.
Surviving the deceased are two sons,
Mack, of Oklahoma City, and Amos.
of Chattanooga, and a daughter, Mrs.
M. Miler, also of Chattanooga.
Death of an Infant. '
The funeral of the infant son of
Mr. and Mrs. John McCarter, who
died Wednesday afternoon, wt.ll be held
from the residence, 516 Elmendorf
street, East Chattanooga, Friday aft
ernoon at 2, Rev. Creswell will be the
officiating minister, and the inter
ment takes place in Greenwood ceme
tery. The deceased was 22 months
old.
Card of Thanks.
We wish tp thank our many friends
and neighbors for their kindness and
sympathy shown us during the sick
ness and death of our dear husband
and father, also for the beautiful
floral offering.
Mrs. J. E. Pinion and family.
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Pinion.
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Pinion.
Mr. and Mrs.
Mr. and Mrs.
Mr. and Mrs.
H. M. Powell.
D. M. Magin.
C. U. Cox.
GREENWOOD CEMETERY
Select lots on easy payments.
AMERICAN SrUP ASHORE
Off Nova Scotia Vessel Now
Breaking Up. '
(Associated Press.)
A Canadian Atlantic Port, June13.
The American steamship Alcor, 3,500
tons, Capt. Becker, formerly a Rutch
steamer, bound from a New England
port for a transatlantic port, went
ashore at a point on the southern coast
of Nova Scotia in a thlc fog last night
and Is now breaking up, according to
wora received by the marine and fish
eries department today. The crew of
tmrty-nve were all saved, said the
message, which came from the light
house keeper on an island near the
ledge upon which the steamer stranded.
GERMANS IN UKRAINE l"N
NEW MOVEMENT EASTWARD
Russians Charge Violation of Line of
Demarcation Agreed Upon
by Germany.
(Associated Press.)
London, June 13. The Germans
in the Ukraine began a new move
ment eastward on June 10, accord
ing to a RuHslan government wire
less dispatch. Foreign Minister
TchitcheHn has instructed Am
bassador Joffe at Berlin to com
plain about the movement, which
-Js on a width of 100 versts on the
Valuikl-Zpukovka station front,
south of Moscow. It is charged
that the movement is in violation
of the line of demarcation agreed
upon by the German government.
The Germans are asked to retire
to their old positions.
PNEUMONIA INCREASES Aff
MEASLES DECREASE IN CAMPS
(Associated Press.) '
Washington, June 13. General health
conditions in army camps continue satis
factory, the surgeon-general's report Is
sued today said. A slight Increase in
pneumonia and meningitis is noted, with
a decrease In measles, scarlet fever and
dysentery.
Deaths for the week numbered ninety
four, against 113 the week before.
WIFE OF LIEUTENANT
KILLS NEGRO MARAUDER
(Associated Press.
St. Paul. June IS. Mrs. Ivan
Dugan. wife of a lieutenant at a na
tional army encampment, shot and
killed an unidentified negro who en
tered her home early today. She fired
five shots from a revolver, four pierc
ing the negro's head and one his
heart.
ENGLAND MAKES HALF BILLION
POUNDS WAR APPROPRIATION
(Associated Press.)
London. June 13. In the house of com
mons on Tuesday Andrew Bonar Law,
the chancellor of the exchequer. Is ex
pected to move a war appropriation of
500.000,000 pounds sterling, making the
total appropriations since the beginning
of the war 7,342,000,000 pounds sterling.
She's Out to Change Chinese
Attitude Toward Womenfolk
There Is something new under the sun
a Chinese motion picture actress. And
she proposes to do something new re
form Chinese notions of the proper atti
tude to women.
She is Alice Lee, and, when not acting,
is busy studying the whole motion picture
game.
"When I go back to China I will take
with me," says she, "some thousands of
feet of film showing the way American
men treat American women. Then I am
going to take ioving pictures depicting
the life of the Chinese women. After
that I will show both pictures and let my
countrymen draw their own conclusion.
Maybe they will stop considering a son a
blessing and a daughter a curse, as they
do now."
Age No Handicap to
; Couple From Alabama
He is within five years of the half
century mark along his life's journey,
She, many years younger, is mar
ried and has a little son, aged 4.
He Is also said to be bound by
matrimonial ties to a wife at Hunts
ville, Ala.
xnevwiae difference in their ages
proved no handicap when they parted
from Huntsville and came to thU city
a few short weeks ago.
Cruel fate has brought them to
grief, for, on Thursday morning, De
tectives Marion Perkins and W. C.
Smith saw fit to register them at po
lice headquarters on charges of being
fugitives from Huntsville, where they
are wanted on charges of desertion.
She gave her name as Ola Riddle and
he registered as J. W. Houston, al
though it is charged that his real
name is Vander.
They are due to go back to the Ala
bama city Thursday afternoon in cus
tody of Chief of Police Gardner, of
Huntsville.
Her husband is responsible for their
apprehension.
Information oBtalned from the plain
clothesmen is that Mrs. Riddle and
Houston have been living; on Cedar
street as man and wife. Her little
boy is said to have been with them.
Prior to coming here Houston was a
clerk In a grocery store. Mrs. Riddle's
husband works in a boiler shop. Dur
ing their stay here Houston obtained
work at a local factory.
WOULD STIFLE DEBATE,
OBJECTS MICHIGAN SOLON
Sherman Asserts Proposal Is in
Preparation for Treaty to
Be Submitted Soon.
(Associated Press.)
Washington, June 13. Under agree
ment to vote at 4 o'clock this afternoon
the senate - resumed consideration of
the resolution offered by Senator Un
derwood, of Alabama, to Incorporate
in the senate rules a provision limit
ing debate during the war.
As the Underwood resolution now
stands debate by any senator on a
measure would be restricted to one
hour and a half unless extension be
permitted by a majority vote. The
original resolution provided for but
an hour's debate. Senator Underwood
yesterday accepted a substitute rule
offered by Senator Cummins, of Iowa.
Despite strong opposition to the res
olution from the republican side, its
supporters were confident it would be
adopted.
"President Wilson has had nothing
whatever to do with the initiation of
this rule, so far as I know," declared
Senator Underwood in answer to Sen
ator Sherman, of Illinois, who charged
the president "had commanded his
senators" to pass the rule.
The rule to limit debate. Senator
flherman asserted, "is in preparation
for a treaty that will be submitted
sooner than the senators expect.
President's Attitude.
Senator Underwood said the ureal.
dent did not wish to interfere with tha
business of the senate, but as an out.
slder was heartily in accord .with the
proposed Nruie. - -
Senator Townserid, of Michigan, op
posed the rule, saying it would stitie
debate, antl that it was for the purpose
of beginning an attack on the open
forum. ,
Questions that involve the life of the
country are to come before the senate,
declared Senator Townsend, arguing
that limited debate would be a disaster,
v "Since the president was unwilling
to interfere with the senate," Bald Sen
ator Townsend. "and because of 00 de
mand of necessity for cloture here It
it most difficult for me to understand
how the three members of a subcom
mittee thought of this rule."
TURKEY FRAMES PEACE TREATY
WITH FRAGMENT OF RUSSIA
(Associated Press.)
Amsterdam, June 13 A peace treaty
has been signed between Turkey and the
trans-Caucasus government, says a tele
gram from Constantinople.
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BRITISH MAKE ADVANCE
SUGHTLYJN FLANDERS
Southwest of Merris French
Improved Positions, Taking '
Thirty Prisoners.
(Associated Press.)
London, June 13. British
last night advanced their lines
troops
short
distance on the Flanders front in the
district southwest of, Merris, the war
office announced today. The French
on this front likewise improved their
positions near the ridge wood. Pris
oners were taken in both operations.
In the former sector our line has
been advanced a short distance with
little, cost and a number of prisoners
taken. In the latter area the French
troops improved their positions in the
neighborhood of the wood and cap
tured thirty prisoners." . ,
GERMANY OVERRUN
; BY CRIMINAL CLASS
Robbers Terrorize Country.
Police, Depleted by Army
Drain, Are Powerless.
(Newspaper Enterprise Association.)
' Paris. Amazing facts concerning
the unprecedented outbreak 'of crime
among civilians in Germany are grad
ually coming to light despite the ef
forts of the Hun authorities to sup
press them.
It is now possible to quote the ac
tual facts of the lawless wave from
the German press itself, as revealed in
copies just made available.
That juvenile crime in a typical in
dustrial district of Germany has in
creased 600 per cent, during the war,
that the number of thefts in Berlin
are averaging 800 a day, and that many
cities at night are terrorized by armed
bands of robbers, are among the facts
shown by German newspapers.
This orgy of violence and pillage is
all the more startling because of the
reputation, which the Germans had
claimed, before the war,, of being a
law-abiding people. It seems that the
precedent set by the Prussians in their
assault upon Belgium and France hait
been used as a model by the civilian
populace, and that the large-scale
reign of vandalism, brutality and rob
bery inaugurated by the Hun army in
conquered territory is now being fol
lowed on a smaller scale by the women
and children in Germany itself.
Prisoners Fill Jails.
According to the Deutsche Tages
Zeitung of April 16, 1918, it was de
clared at Berlin, in a report by Prose
cutor Plaschke to the Association for
the Betterment of Prisoners that the
Jails, which were practically empty in
1914, are now crammed with prisoners,
and that women and children under 18
form the greater proportion of all per
sons convicted of crime.
The Rheinische-Westfaelische Zei
tung of April 22 says:
"Among the consequences of this
long war, which if they are easily ac
counted for are none the less pro
foundly deplorable, may be cited the
great Increase of child crime. In a
conference recently held at Hamm, sta
tistics on this subject were given which
reveal a really frightful state of af
fairs. "From these documents It appears
that tho number of convictions of
young people made by the lower court
In the judicial district of Arnsberg
was 85 for they first quarter of 1916, !
and had reached 265 In the third quar
ter of 1917. In the district of Biele
feld, the number leaped in the same
period from 177 to 607. In the district
of riochum the figures were respective
ly 685 and 2,069.
Inoreases 600 Per Cent.
"The figures are all the more alarm
ing If, the whole period of the war is
taken into consideration. In the dis
trict of the superior court of Hamm
the number of convictions of young
people was, in 1914, 4,227; In 1915,
6.194; in 1916, 12.637, and for 1917. 25,
000. Juvenile crime has thus increased
600 per cent. In four years of war!"
The nature of the crimes reflects the
conditions of misery and food shortnga
In the central empires. Boys and girls,
often organized in bands, plunder
clothing stores, steal food from shops
and private homes, hold up passers-by
at night, and often start a small reign
of terror In the quarters where they
operate. The police are powerless be
cause so many of them have been
called to the colors.
Vienna Also Powerless.
German papers tell of various efforts
being made by the authorities to han
dle the crime menace, such as the pa
trolling of the streets at night by mili
tary police, the better lighting of the
streets, and the reinforcement of the
police by agents of the other public
services.
The Berliner Tageblatt declares in
surapce statistics reveal that there aro
now an average of 300 burglaries a
day in Berlin.
In Austria, according to the Neuo
Frele Presse, the number of crimes
committed in the streets was twice as
great in the first quarter of 1918 as in
the same period of 1917. The Frem
denblatt of April 22 says the majority
of these crimes are committed by boys
and girls between 15 and 19, and that
even school children are found among
the bands of thieves which Infest the
streets and stations. In Vienna, as In
Berlin, the police force is insufficient
to restore order.
SUCCESSFUL DAYLIGHT
RAID SOUTHEAST ARRAS
(Associated Press.)
London, June -13. "A successful
daylight raid was carried out by us
yesterday southeast of Arras," , says
today's war office report. Heavy cas
ualties were inflicted on the enemy.
One hostile trench mortar was
brought back to our lines and two
others were destroyed. During the
night lflcal operations were under
taken by us successfully southwest of
Merris and east of Dlkebusch lake.
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"HOLINESS" PREACHER
MUST SERVE IN PRISON
(Associated Press.)
Pensacola, Fla., June 13. A Jury In
the case of Gustave Sigwalt, a "holi
ness" preacher, gave him two years in
the Atlanta federal penitentiary last
night for making many antl-Amerl-
can and seditious remarks during a
sermon, jvrxer nis sentence, Sigwalt
said: "Two years in prison will not
be long because I have Jesus In m
heart,"
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