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THE WEATHER Anniston and vicinity -Generally fair tonight and Saturday. VOL. -NO. 251. The "THE HOME PAPER" Anniston -472 'AND THE (International News Service) ANNISTON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 18.

1916. (International News Service) 10 CENTS PER WEEK Brotherhoods Accept President Wilson's Settlement Plan Scientists Take United Action to Check Spread of Infantile Paralysis Portugal Prepares to Put Army in Field Against Germany ur This is the first of a special design of armored cars just delivered to the war department by a Hammond (Ind.) car building company. car Is built of light steel plates, and will carry one nigh-powThe ered gun, mounted in a gun well top centre. There are also ports for twenty machine guns on the at the which may also be used by sharpshooters. sides, IN GEO.

B. HARMON HEROIC IN FACE OF DEATH Crushed Beneath Cars but Directed the Work of Clearing Wreckage UNCLE SAM BUYS AN ARMORED CAR AT LAST SETS RECORD FOR HITTING THE PILL DAILY HOT BLAST Asheville, N. Aug. Hickman, left fielder for the Asseville team of the North" Carolina league, who is under option of the Brooklyn Nationals, established what is believed, tor minor leagues here today by getting eight hits, a nome run, a double and six singles, out of nine times at bat. He also stole four bases.

ITALIAN QUAKE DRIVES FOLKS FROM HOME Series of Earthquake Shocks in Italy Shake Adriatic Coast Rome, Aug. 18-A series of eartaquake shocks, that began with seismic disturbances, caused heavy damage at Rimini and is causing heavy damage in all towns to a distance sixty miles south of Rimini, on the Adriatic coast. During the past twenty four hours, twenty-five shocks nave been felt in Ancona alone. Official reports state that more than 100,000 women and children have fled from their homes and taken to the open fields. FEARING TROPIC HURRICANE GALVESTON PEOPLE LEAVE Galveston, Aug.

tropical hurricane which has been reported coming towards Galveston it is believed will not pass here. The wind reached a velocity of thirty miles at noon and is rising. A number of houses on the beach are already destroyed and all trains are leaving the city loaded to capacity with people leaving the city in fear of the storm. $100,000 FOR CAMPAIGN OF PROHIBITION PARTY Indianapolis, Aug. additional gift of $80,000 to the national prohibition campaign fund by Mr.

and Mrs. John P. Cotfin of Johnstown, announeed here today They previously had give $50,000 to the fund. The 000 is to be made the nucleus for a campaign fund of $1,000,000. The Evenino "THE WILL COME HERE FOR MEETING NEXT YEAR Odd Fellows of Johnathan trict Have Big Meeting at Ohatchie The meeting of Jonathan District, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, at Ohatchee, under the auspices of Ethelville Lodge, No.

32, was held yesterday in the auditorium of the Ohatchee public school building. and was caled to order at 10 a. m. by President W. L.

McCormick. The following lodges were represented: St. Clair, No. 22; Etaelville, No. 32; Mountain Oak, No, 35; Williamson, No.

43; Durham, No. 47: Weisner, No. 83; Onward, No.1 86; Royal Oak, No. 106; Lincoln, No. 195; McFall, No.

201; Ohatchee, No. 218; Moody, No. 225; Meades, No. 246; Alexandria, No. 252; Forney, No.

500; Piedmont, No. 524; Tredegar, No. 529; Beason's MIll, No. 586. The reports showed a splendid fraternal spirit and a small gain in membership for the district.

Grand Lodge Officers. The following grand lodge officers were present and gave the convention a great deal of helpful instruction: George Stiefelmeyer, master, of Cullman, and Palmer. P. Daugette, deputy grand matser, of Birmingnam. The time and place of the next session of the convention will be at Anniston, in February, 1917.

The following officers were elected for the ensuing term: President- -Geo. W. Songer, Royal Oak Lodge No. 106. First vice president -W.

A. Brown, Edwardsville Lodge 210. Second vice president WIlson, St. Clair Lodge No. 22.

Secretary and treasurer- .0. McCormick, Tredegar Lodge No. 529. Chaplain- W. M.

Doss, Meades Lodge 246. Warden--J. E. Aiken, Ethelville Lodge 32. Inner Guard--J.

D. Hudson, Beason MIll Lodge No. 586. Outer Guard--H. C.

Champion, McFall Lodge No. 201. A unanimous rising vote of thanks was tendered the Etaelville lodge and the good ladies of the Obatebee community for their kind hospitality and for the bountiful dinner spread at noon. gifts are in the nature of property and Florida real estate. Star HOME PAPER" BUY IN ANNISTON Everything you need, eat and wearand keep your money at home, REARRANGEMENT OF THE GERMAN GENERALS Field Marshall von Mackensen Now Has Charge of Teuton Forces in France DIVIDES THE HONOR WITH CROWN PRINCE FRENCH TAKE GERMAN PORITIONS.

FLEURY- -ARRIVAL OF GERMAN REINFORCEMENTS HELPS AUSTRIANS CHECK ADVANCE OF RUSSIANS. Lisbon, 18-Minister of War Norton de Mattos announced today I that Portugal- will place troops in -the field ur tarope to fight on the side of the agaunst Germany. Paris, Aug. has a complete regrouping of German forces and German commands on the western front since the beginning of the allies' offensive. Field.

Marshal you Mackensen, conquered Serbia and helped Gen. Von Hindenberg roll back the Russlabs in the great Teuton drive on the eastern front last summer, has been placed in command of all the Germans on the western front except the army of the Crown Prince. according to word brought to Paris by French officers. The war office today announces the repulse of German counter attacks north of the Somme in the sector of Maurepais. Germans Shift Attack.

The Germans have saifted their attentions from the British to the, French battle line and delivered strong attacks in an effort to recapture some lost ground. Before the infantry action commenced, there was I long artillery duel. There was also great activity, on the east bank. of the Meuse at the Verdun front. The French attacked along the Fleury-Thiaumont line, hurling tie Germans from their positions at Fleury, and they also made sothe progress near Talaumont.

Austrians Hold Ground. Petrograd, Aug. temporary deadlock has developed at some points in Galicia, where the Austrians, thanks to German reinforcements, are- holding their own witn the Russias. The Austro-German counter-offensive on the. Zelots-Lipa river in Galivia has been completely repulsed.

according to 4 war office ment, which also. reports progress announce: the Russians in Carpatnians Where important heights have been occupied at Jabionites Pass. SUBMARINES ACTIVE; GERMANS KEEP PLEDGE Washington, Aug. reports are being received of being sunk by German submarines, but Secretary Lansing anpounced today that official inquiries coutradicted. European reports that Germany is violating the pledges given the Dulted States concerning submarine Passenger sels are not being torpedoed without giving the passengers time to tale to the life boats, PLANS ARE MADE TO COMBAT THE EPIDEMIC Leading Health Officials Adopt Measures to Prevent Paralysis Spreading UNIFORM CERTIFICATES FOR TRAVELERS' USE DEFINITE ARRANGEMENTS ARE AGREED UPON BY EMINENT TO A SCIENTISTS FROM ALL OVER COUNTRY--MUCH INTERRST, MANIFESTED.

Washington, Aug. action which, it is claimed, will aid the organized efforts to1 greatly paralysis was taken wipe at out today's session of national infantile healtn experts. The plans suggested were thor-! oughly discussed and will be adopted, before the session finally adjourns late today. include the adoption of The plans health certificate for a uniform be recognized by all the railelers, to in the country. This win the confusion arising from eliminate the issuance of different state eertificates.

The adoption of a uniform sysof certificates will be used by tem cases of infanall states reporting tile paralysis. While few of those present today expressed alarm that the epidemic might assume country- wide proportions, they uniformly declared measures were necessary to guard against widespread outbreak. Admission a was freely made by many experts the cause of the plague is unthat and the means of Its transknown, not conclusively determinmission ed. Physicians who have been figating it in New York, Pennsylvania, and Connecticut, gave the New Jersey scietific observatios of these latest Aspects. Alabama Leads Souus.

made to the confernce by Reports representatives of 11 Southern states that the disease had made no showed inroads in any of very great There were a total commonwealth. reported in Alabama, the of 64 cases in any Southern state reprelargest sented. reduetion of Atlanta, Aug. cent per gallon in gasoline prices one Georgia was announced throughout the Standard Oil Company here toby the retail prices in day. This brings eities to twenty-four cents.

the larger GEORGIA JOYFUL OVER LOWERED GASOLINE PRICE SEVERAL ALLEGED THIEVES ARRESTED doing good work in The police are down thieves who are trying running to make an easy living in Anniston. This morning Lusaun Shepperd was and costs in the police fined $10 the charge of larceny. Brycourt on West and Will Harris, two neant fined $25 and costs each groes, were charge' of stealing some! brass on the and pipe from J. D. Henry.

Watt Whitson, who was arrested Carroll, Freeman and by Policemen the charge of stealing Baker, on from the Southern rattroad sugar was bound over to the warehouse, his bond was fixed at county and On default of this he $300. placed in the county jail. Archives' a LWAY STRIKE CRISIS SERIOUS plag AS WILSON MEETS PRESIDENTS If Strike Develops Responsibility Will be Placed Upon Executives of the Railroads-Brotherhoods Accept Pian of President Washington, Aug. a lengthy meeting at the Bijou theatre today, committeemen of the brotherhoods voted to sanction the president's plan submitted to them last night to avert a strike. The announcement that the brotherhoods had agreed upon the president's proposition arrived at the white house just as the railway presidents were leaving.

The presidents did not break off their negotiations with President Wilson this afternoon as threatened before. Instead the negotiations are still in progress. The presidents refused to express any opinion of the meeting with the president today, but it is stated that they will meet again tomorrow. Administration officials insisted this afternoon that a complete settlement along the line of the president's proposition is in sight. Washington, Aug.

railway strike crisis was at its most serious point today. The president this afternoon explained to the railway presidents that they must either make concessions to the employes or take the responsibility before the country for any labor troubles. George B. Harmon, who died St. Luke's hospital yesterday afterfrom injuries received by beDOOR ing crushed under a freight train at yesterday, displayed more than is often shown by 1 men in nerve his condition.

With the car standing on bis body for an hour's time. the injured man laid propped on his elbow and directed the men who were trying to rescue him, telling them where the jacks they were using should be placed, etc. The car was finally lifted off his body by an L. and N. wrecker.

Mr. Harmon, who was yard foreman at Ironaton, was working with other men in the yards of the Alabama Company, and was some coal cars up a grade. The freigat car which was on top of the hill got loose, came down the grade, sideswiped, caught Mr. Harmon under its wheels and crushed the foot I of a negro fireman. After the body was rescued from under the car, Mr.

Harmon was rushed to Anniston and to a local infirmary. However, as his leg was almost completely cut off close to the body and as the had been running from the body for over an hour and a half, the yard foreman died late yesterday afternoon from loss of blood. Mr. Harmon comes from a wellknown railroad family, having several brothers who are engaged in that business. He was known all over the state and has many friends that will regret their loss.

He is survived by a wife, formerly Miss Tiney Bruce of Munford, and five children. He also leaves five brothers, Joe Harmon, Whit Harmon, Henry Harmon, Lem Harmon and Wyatt Harmon, all of this city, and four sisters, Mrs. W. M. Proctor off Lineville, Mrs.

Edmondson and Mrs Bryant of Randolph and Miss Henry Harmon of this oty. The body will be shipped to Munford this afternoon, where funeral services will be condueted by. Rev. P. F.

Phifer of the Munford Methodist church. Burial will take place there. BACON FOR V. S. SENATE.

New York, Aug. Bacon, former ambassador to France, today announced his candidacy for the nomination tor United States seator from New York state in the coming Republican primaries TO HAVE BETTER FARMS CAMPAIGN Will Begin in Jackson on Next Tuesday--Directed by Duggar Auburn, Aug. is to! nave a state- wide campaign for better farming. It is to begin in the northern part of the state on Tuesday, Aug. 22.

Plans, as recently worked out by Prof. J. F. Duggar, director of the extension service, and his colleagues at Auburn, provide for the continuation of this work for seven weeks. Three crews of specialists will begin in the northern tier of counties on August 22 and spend two days in each couty, meatime holdig four or five meetings in each county.

These crews will work gradually southward, (Continued on page five.) I EIGHTY -SIXTH BIRTHDAY OF AUSTRIA'S EMPEROR Berne, Aug. dispateh from Vienna says that the eighty-sixth birthday anniversary of Emperor Francis Josepa is being made the occasion today for patriotic observ-1 ances in the capital and throughout Austria and Hungary. Te Deums are being celebrated 1n al the churches throughout the dual monarchy. The Emperor received innumerable telegrams of congratula-ation tion, including cordial messages from' Emperor William and Czar Ferdisand of Bulgaria, In accordance with the desire of his Majesty the most of the funds collected to celebrate nis birthday anniversary will be employed for the relief of the war sufferers. The trainmen's delegates are be.

hind closed doors at the Bijou theatre debating at length upon the president's plan of giving an eight hour day, but denying overtime at increased rates. The brotherhood leaders expressed confidence this plan would eventually be approved. The general situation in admittedly charged with dynamite. However, white house officials expressed the utmost confidence that eventually both sides will agree upon the plan of the president. Washington, Aug.

order to give uninterrupted attention to hi4 conferences with the railway pres' dents, President Wilson again today cancelled his regular cabinet ing. Conference Postponed. Shortly before 10 o'clock this morning. President Daniel Willa of the Baltimore Ohio railroad. telpnone Joseph Tumulty, secretary to President Wilson, requesting the conference betf'een the president and the railway executives be postponed from 11:30 a.

In. until this afternoon. He told Secretary Tumulty that the postponement would expedite the questions at issue, while if the conference were neld as originally planned, the presidents would have to ask for an adjournment to complete their case. By defering until this afternoon, he said, they would be ready to enter into a full discussion of all the questions involved. President Wilson readily consent ed to a postponement, setting o'clock this afternoon as the hour no would meet the railroad executives.

APPROPRIATION BILL IS VETOED BY PRESIDENT Wasaington, Aug. president today vetoed the army appropri bill, and sent to the house message making it plain that his action was due to the Incorporation into the measure of the provision concerning the abolition of restrictions on retired officers. He said if this provision will be eliminated from the bill and re-passed by both ouses, it will be signed..