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'1. uv A CUTO3 AND THE KING IS SUNOAY SCHOOL LESSON TKi 8undsy Mhool lan hWpt print ad frm WNIt Mk In Th Nws arc ths vary tNt obtainable, being written by Dr, W. T. Bllla, an International authority. Neat tundaya leeeon today.

HERSERTCCr.IYSFe..,. LETTER FRCUCiUC In today's New appeare ObWt letter from the Near Seat It A informative and authoritative atew, of the eltuatlon In Oreeoe at thta are. hour in the hietory ef that count ry. v'W THB ONLY AFTKAMODN PAFftA ON MIQHINaNAM AfcirYfvUUMe WIRE THS MSMT6HBS OF THS ASSOCIATED SI Birmingham', afternoon, October 19, 1 9 1 6 Vo XXIX o. 2 2 0 etaawoHao tuacu h.

itae 16 Paces 128 Column PRICE: -JZZGJZZ i I' -U l1 I nr 1 FIRST AUTHENTIC PICTURE OF THE FAMOUS BRITISH TANK -THAT HAS REVOLUTIONIZED TRENCH WARFARE IN THE WEST NEW ADVANCES ON SOMME FRONT ARE SCORED BY ALLIES tf rii New Gains Are Made in Closing-Up Procen On Somme Front During Fierce Fighting Wednesday Night, Counter-Attacks By Germans Are Repulsed. 4 AMI. il3 SERBIANS WREST BROD FROM BULGARS PARIS, Oct. 19. The Serbians have captured tha village of Brad, an the western and of tha Macedonian front, the War Offlee announced today.

By Aiiociated Preaa. BERLIN REPORTS FURIOUS FIGHT ON SOMME. BERLIN, Oct 19, via London. Detperate fighting ester day on the Somme front the War Office ennotmeed, b' consequence of efforts to pierce the German line on the Le Morval front. The attacks were continued from daybreak I noon and are said to have failed partially under the GencX fire.

The German position either were held or were fectptsC 7 after being lost. 4 i By Associated Prut, PARIS, Oct. 19. South ot the Somme, between Biachesnesf and La Masionette, the French made further progress last night, it was announced officially today. All the gains achieved yestCT-t.

day were held in the face of several counter-attacks. Copyright, 1916, by Underwood Underwood for The Birmingham News. Mere it is at last the first actual photograph of the new British land battleships ever published in any newspaper in Alabama, These remarkable armored caterpillar tractors, equipped with the latest model in machine guns, have struck terror to th permans on the Somme. Nothing stops them. They traverse any and every sort of country under murderous rifle and shell fire, cutting down barbed wire entanglements, uprooting trees, climbing over trenches and shell craters, while their own guns spread death on all sides.

The barbettes shown on each side, each, mounting two guns, command a wide sweep, while guns fore and aft complete the circle of death, the steel protected monsters surmount all obstacles. Not the steel superstructure bracing the gun turrets or barbettes, and the armored door at the side by which the tank crew enters and leaves the car. Frederick Palmer says the tank is the greatest war engine ever invented. 11 QUAKE; BIG SIM PASSESJVER CITY Three Distinct Tremors Felt in Mid-Afternoon Alarms Those in Downtown Office Buildings. FIRST SHOCK IS MOST VIOLENT AND SUSTAINED Property Damage" Slight, Al- though Hundreds of Chimneys, Widely Scattered, Topple Over.

Marked changes in temperature Thursday followed the earth quake that shook Birmingham and was felt all over the South Wednesday afternoon shortly after 4 oclock. Tha ilorm paused with ths aarth-quaka, though thsrs was no meteorological connection, and claar and lower temperature are expected to come Thureday night and Friday, according to tho Weather Bureau. All Birmingham was aroused Wednesday afternoon about 4 04 o' lots, when the moat sevsre earth tremor In more than 0 years swayed the building over all the city. The shock was gensral throughout the South, but there are no reports of loss of life, and property damage waa apparently slight. Three distinct tremors were felt, within the space of three minutes, the first being the most severe Later In the evening, about 11 o'clock, there were two slight quekee Normal Conditions Today, klnee then the earth has been quiet, and conditions have returned to normal.

Ths early reports give no Indication of the source of the terrestrial dlsturbancs STncs the earthquake that destroyed Charleston In ISO there ha been no earthquake of similar proportions, though several small tremor at various Arne have been reported unofficially to the local Weather Bureau. Th first shock was felt over all Birmingham, and th entire city waa frightened for a time. Within five min utee alter the shoe had come practically svery telephone wire In Birmingham was busy. Th big buildings wr empty of their tenants, who had fled to the streets to learn the cause of the trouble. Rsaldents were telephoning to the newspapers and the Weather Bureau to find out the trouble, while wild rumors of powder and mine explosions spread rapidly around.

ghortly after he shock, however, reports of the earthquake came from adjoining Southern cities, and the Weather Bureau gave out an official statement as to th cause of the disturbance. Whole City Shaken. The shock was distinctly unlike that of any exploalon. The peculiar wave motion. which hae been described so often, was felt all over th city.

While the shock was not severe enough to make th motion visible, ths sensation on the upper floor of buildings waa similar to that of standing on the deck of a vessel in a slight sea. Thar was the alight pitch, with the euggeation of a roll, while Continued on page 6. U-BOAT CAPTAIN RECEIVES HONOR Commander of German Sub-marine U-35 la Decorated With Order of Merit. By Aeeoelated Pres. BERLIN.

Oct. 18. Via London. Oct. U.l Delayed) The Order of Merit has been awarded Lieutenant Commander Arnauld de LaPerrtera, commander of the aubmarine U-35 for his achievement! In sinking 126 vessels, totalling 2711,000 tons Among tho veasela destroyed by the U-35 were one French and one English small cruiser.

While assigned to tho Mefiltcrvanean Commander Pernere sank a number of loaded transports, munition eupplv ships and eleven armed merchantmen. He is credited with fighting 17 battles and In one voyage destroyed 91.000 tons of shipping and brought horns four cannon as prises. Tn U-35 visited Cartagena, Spain, last June. The U-35 ai rived In Cartagena on June 21. It waa later officially announced at Benin that the aubmarine carried an autograph letter from Emperor William to King Alfonso of Spain and supplies for Interned Germans on the Mediterranean.

Dispatches from Spain Bald Commander de LaPerriere had atated while In the country that he had aunk no less than fifty ships, Including the French liner LaProvenoe. BRITISH THINK WAR WILL LAST FOR YEAR Palmer Gives Inside Facts Regarding Big Struggle From Both Viewpoints. BY FREDERICK PALMER. Copyright, 1916, by Tho Aeaoclated Press. BRITISH FRONT IN FRANCE, Oct.

18, via Oct L-The war will last another year, actbrding to the consensus 4)f the British amrtheir IgadrrtcJtis star the opinion of the Germans, if the view! of prisoners ctrUrtt. Before the grand offensive started a high Authority Informed the correspond- HURRICANE AND SEISMIC SHOCK ENLIVEN SOUTH By Aeaoclated Preea. WASHINGTON, Oct. 1. Seismograph records today of the cane, and tha aubeequent earth shocks reported from Alabama, Georgia and Tenneseee yesterday, show the disturbance to have boon a local one, similar to tho 1778 Orkney Islands devastation.

Georgetown University Mnftd the shock aa beginning a LB m. land tailing about" three pilngfn, Th tremor Were very alight. The center of tho disturbance was Indicated' a from three hundred to four hundred mile from aahlngton. STORM DAMAGE WILL NOT EXCEED $100,000 Mobile and Pensacola Heaviest Sufferers. Earthquake Follows Tornado in South.

4 a. i -m By Associated Press. MOBILE, Oct. 19. Southern Alabama and Western Florida were recovering today from the hurjricane which swept out of the gulf across this coast iw'Q deaths and'property and marine loss.

Although the wind attained a greater velocity than that which accompanied the grat storm of last July, both Mobile and Pensacola, the chief cities in the hurricanes path, suffered far less damage. The total loss in the two cities proper probably will not exceed $100,000. The chief damage in this City waa to i 'J i 4 Wilson to Deliver Three dresses, Chief of Which Will Be Tonight. it By Associated Pret. CHICAGO, Oct.

19. Presidet! -1 Wilson had a buy 12 hours before him tfo occasion of his visit to ChtcagS 7oday, Arriving In the city shortly he- ore noon his first engagement take Prew Cloh where be la to ti tueat of honor at a luucqsoa at 1 o'ckx j. In the afternoon at 4 o'clock be la to a dresa a of th Nonpartf- Women' League, presided over by A Ella Flagg Toung, former aoperlntaab. i I of Chicago public schools. Th Breetdent'e prlne.ipl dr the day.i ta tonight tba.oaa.,A3itln Al)iianiLeau- the Ra villim in Utfldn Stock ier- -after which ho la to depart for Shadow A Lawn.

The train bringing' President 4 to Chicago tor a 13-hour visit waa hour late, owing to the crowd met along the right ot way. Att immotitf crowd waited patiently here at the (ta. tlon and along the streets. 1 Mr. Wilson stood In his automobile and bowed In response to cheers and.

applause. He waa welcomed by mem- i bers of the staff from the Western cami' -palgn headquarters and a formal recap, tlon committee. CROWDS GREET PRESIDENTS SPECIAL ALL ALONG LINS ON BOARD PRESIDENT'S 8PE-OIAL, TOLEDO, OcL 19. President Wilson passed tbrougn Ohio and Indian early today and shook hands with crowds during half a dozen brief atop The Presidents political advisor Ml the trip expressed satisfaction with tb welcome accorded him on hi wyf' through New York yesterday evening and last night. In spite of an InJuieS finger, cut ln a crowd shook hands rapidly, in the last addrow Continued sw Page 18.

$40,000 DAMAGE, li DONE BY FLAME.1) 1 Big Warehouse and 300 Baa; of Cotton Are Burned Near Troy. I TROT, Oct. 19. Special. Dw-agd don by flames to Morgan Bros, warehouse and 300 bales of cotton yi Brantley last night, today was estimate ediat $40,000.

Brantley is twenty mllM balow Troy. The fire originated 10:30 oclock and its origin Is unknowg. BAYONNE STRIKE BELIEVED ENDEj Standard Oil Company opens Its Plant Under Po- lice Guard Thursday, By Associated Press. BAYONNE, N. OoL 11 Standard Oil Company today roopor Its plant and several hundred men turned 'to work under police gua These were not strikers, but in ployes who were forced out when company closed Its door against strikers rtnd sympathizers engaged in vlo-, lence which resulted In loss of life.

There was little disorder today. With Federal conciliation oommiaaiunors on the ground and the company expressing a willingness to consider ths strikers' demands for better wages If tlM? resume their places, Indications today were tflat the controversy would bo settled shortly. nu 0 ip is Ot 4 iS Struma front the enemy shelled some inhabited villages before our front "Aegean coast: The enemy fleet shelled the height at the village of Or-fane am) the Kavala-Drama road. The situation on the Rumanian front Is quiet and unchanged1 GREE tfCHU CH tt'Affo BY TUIOtt.AT JERUSALEM BERLIN, OcL Via Sayvllle.i-The Overseas New4 Agency today made public the following: "Constantinople reports received here say that the -Greek newspaper have printed a letter written by Damanos, Greek patriarch of Jerusalem, dated August 21. In his letter the patriarch says the Greek church wmch, owing to the war, had fallen into precarious financial state, addressed an appeal for aid to Djemal Pasha, Commander of the Fourth Turkish army.

"Djemal obtained from the Turkish Goyernment a loan of 1,000 pounds, which Is to be increased later on, and, I- I in addition, furnished a sufficient quan- tpiSCOpal )0US6 Of DOpUtiGS tl(y Vlotuals from the military de- 1 pots and informed the patriarch that lie might at any time request further assistance and that Djemal would be reaily to respond." NEW PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT NEGOTIATES WITH AMERICA LONDON, Oct. 19. The Greek provisional government has opened negotl- ations with the United States, says a 613 clergymen and laymen copiposlng dispatch from Athens to The Exchange the House of Deputies of the General Telegraph Company, to secure freedom Convention of the Protestant Episcopal of actlon ln recruiting Greeks in Amer-. lea. When officially recognized the Church are going over their grayer- provisioiial government will send repre-book in an attempt to revise and en sentatlves to conduct recruiting cam rich It to meet the demands for a great- Pans- er freedom in the service.

RUSSIANS ARE ASSISTING TO Discussion of the enrichment by. the DEFEND MOUNTAIN PASSES addition of new prayers was on the eul- endar today, the fourth day on which LONDON, Oct. IB. Telegraphing from the headquarters of General HEAVY ALLIED ATTACKS ARE REPULSED ON SALONIKI FRONT SOFIA, Oct. 18.

Via London, OcL 19. The repulse of heavy Allied attacks with large losses on various points of tho Salonlki front Is reported In an official statement Issued by the War Office oday. The statement follows. "Macedonian fiont: East of Presby Lake and the Cerna Bend there was vigorous artillery firing. An attack by two enemy companies In the neighborhood of the village of Negochanl waa easily repulsed, the enemy retiring after suffering heavy losses.

Enemy attack after strong artillery preparation near the village of Slivltsa, Tarnova and Dobroupolje Hill ailed with great losses. "In the Goglenclu Valley there was the usual artillery and Infantry firing. Enemy aeroplanes unsuccessfully dropped bombs on Prilep. Weak artillery firing look place on the Vardar. An attempt of the enemy Infantry to advance i against one of our posts south of Dot- 1 ran Lake failed.

At the Belaschltxa mountain thara waa calm. On tho I von Falk-Hihayn, commander of th Teuton forces In Transylvania, the correspondent of The Budapest Hlrlap says that Russian troops are helping to defend the passes into Rumania, according to a wireless dispatch fioin Berne. The Budapest Az Est, says the Austro-Hungarian intelligence service. Continued on page 2. FLOUR ATTAINS $10 PRICE LEVEL All Records for High Quota tiona Broken With Announcement Thursday.

After hovering around the 9.75 mark I for two weeks, flour took the final piungo Thursday morning, and Nor the first time since 1x64 it la quoted at $10 per barrel oil tbe local inaiket. This breaks all records or high prices. Flour men argue, however, that the price Is not out of proportion In comparison with the prices asked (or other commodities. It is pointed out that many other staple articles of food are as high, and in some instances higher, than flour, figured on the basis of actual nu trlmerit and food value, ln some quar'era, tho report has gained circulation that tho price will go railroad sheds and terminals and to tele plume, telegraph and light and power wires When the wind attained its maximum eloclty several persons weroi blown through plate glass windows but they escaped serious Injun. The one death here that of a negro woman was laused bv the falling of a "live" wire into tha street At Pensacola the Government aero plant cacai-ed, but a stain elevator was badly damaged anl a railroad warehouse, as well as othar buildings, unroofed.

The electric light plant also was put out of commission and all wires were down for 12 hours, the City being tut off from communication with the outside woild for that length of time. Train service from Pensacola to Jacksonville will be suspended for a week as the result of damage to the tracks. Marine Damagt la Great. Marine damage was great, both in this liariior and at the Florida port. Two arnall vessels sank here while four others were driven ashore.

In addition, a numbin of small cruft weie destroyed. At Pensacola one steamer went down; another la missing, thiee fishing boat Were blown ashore and two big freighters were damaged when blown together during the gale. A cook on the sunken stoamer was di owned but tho others of (he crew were lcscued. No word had come early today concerning tha fate of tlie crew on the micslng vessel. Although the storm's intenaity decreased as it swept Inland, Southern Continued on page 15.

AIRMAN THAWIS ALIVE AND WELL Arrives in Paris Despite Re. port That He Is Dead on French Front. ent of The Associated Press that the German lino would not be broken this Summer and that slow operations wearing down the Germans greatly, woultl he Inaugurated and probably would last through another Summer. With the approach of Winter conditions, which make military movement difficult, this officer recalled hie prediction and of the situation today he said: "Wo know what tho German resource were and what oura were and th time required to force a decisive victory for our arms I a matter of calculation." German prisoners taken during the Summer Invariably spoke of peace being a certainty In the autumn. They regarded the Somme thrust as a final effort of the Allies for a decision and that after It peace would be made.

Their tone has been entirely different of late. They recognize that It Is a fight to a finish between the man power, and resources of the two foes, and that an ultimate decision will come from the fearful attrition on the western front, which now will know no Intermission until the end. The Germans are determined to make every village on the western front a fortress which will yield only when reduced by powder, by shell fire, and every gully and crater a machine Run post, to secure their defensive against a critical defeat. Concentrate Upon Rumania. At a period when the weather la adverse to offensive operations elsewhere the Germans nre apparently concentrating every possible man ami gun against Rumania.

The view of the British officers Is that the Germans, when forced to face a combined Ally in the coming spring, tlicv will not have to defend the immense length of the Rumanian frontier in addition to that which they have hud to defend during the past Summer. It is a universal remaik among the British never has the morale of the prisoners been better than now. "You will notice that we are always taking prisoners and that the Germans get very few of ours, said a staff officer. "Though small parties of our men are bound to get Into hazardous positions in this kind of Intricate operations at rloso quarters, they die rather than yield. This shows their morale and the temper of the situation.

Some Germans have never fought better and some have never fought so badly as In the last few weeks. Toduy, for example, twenty Germans practically threw up their hands and walked Into the British lines. But the soldiers who took them prisoner, or Ihelr commander, hail no illusion that these prisoners typified the unit condition of the German armies as a whole. There weie other Germans who were ready to fight with Unit ferocity which expects no quarter." However, all believe that tile war has entered a etugo wlieie no compromise Is to lie expected and where victory will gtoup to Ihe side with tho ability to stick the longest. War Status Liner Strikes Mine and Goes to Bottom.

All Passengers Thought Safe. By Associated Press. NEW YORK, Oct 19 The Cunard liner Alaunia has been sunk by a mine in the English channel between Falmouth and London, according to cable advices to the Cunard line here today. The Alaunia sailed from this port October 7 with passengers, but the Cunard Line officials believe that they were all landed at Falmouth, according to ths usual custom. Captain Benlaon and some of tho crew were saved, according to the cabla me-sage, but some are missing.

The Alaunia called at Falmouth on Tuesday and was on her way to London when the struck the mine tome time this morning. The text of the message received from the Liverpool office of the Cunard line Indicated that there were some passenger aboard but that they were saved. It read: "Alaunia amu mine In Kngllsh Channel tide morning. Sunk during the forenoon. Passenger and majority of crew suved.

Heveral missing. The Alnunlua crew numbered 259. hen she stilled from New York she carried 185 cabin passengers and 58 steerage, of whom a fcw were Americans. The Alaunia was a comparatively new boat, having been built In 1313. Hhe was 529 feet long amt had a gio-s tonnage nf 13 was 64 feet beam and had a depth of 43 feet Summary of the house met as a committee of.

the slide to consider the report of the commission on the prayerbook. The proposed changes are technical. Some deputies fear any scheme of revision might Involve doctrinal changes, i It la expected recommendations of the commission to correct mistranslations Continued on page 16. VILLA QUAEBELS WITH HIS CHIEFS Deserters Tell of Hot Disputes, Drawn Revolvers and Gen-eral Discontent. By Afsoclatfd Preaa.

CHIHUAHUA CITY, Oct. 19. Desorters from Villa' ranks arriving here today say that dissension has broken out among the bandit leaders and that Villa quarreled with Kalaaar while the latter and Uribe drew revolvers during a recent dispute. The deserters assert that they had been Impressed Into the ranks on threats of death. Colonel Gardona, who, although himself wounded, took the command from the wounded Genet al Ramon In the fight with Villa at t'uslhuriaehle, has been placed In charge of Ihe garrison at Mania Ysubel.

where supplies have been SEWICBIN ffllf Exact Date of Engagement Not Announced in Telegram From Munger. Billy Sunday will com to Birmingham in 1817. according to a telegram received from R. H. Munger from Detroit.

Mr. Munger la one of a committee of eight who went Monday night to Dntrolt to hear Billy Sunday and to uaa every effort to bring him to Birmingham. The telegram states that there is but email doubt that he will come her next year. No further plans have as yet been announced for the religious campaign here, the time of year, how long lie will stay, eltuatlon Of tabernaile. etc.

It is supposed, however. thHt the usual program will lie ran led out, with 2u worker loming with Hilly Sunday, some coming ahead of time to aupeftritcnd lie erection of the tabernacle according to special (ilans. The committee who went from Birmingham and who are Instrumental In bringing the great evangelist here are Dr. I', lirnnscomb, Presiding Killer for the Birmingham district; Dr. H.

H. Bibbs, Pastor of the lluhama BHPtlst Phtirch: Dr. .1. M. Bi Daily, Pastor of the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church; VV.

S. Stallings, General Secretary of th V. M. C. A F.

Jackson, R. S. Munger, J. R. Ale Wane and V.

M. Cosby. These men will return to Birmingham Friday night, probably with further Information. would reach an Amei loan purl some time wllfiTn the next month, Gorman officials In ATaahlnglon do not believe the Bremen could have fallen Into Ihe hands of the British unices she had some accident In her machinery. They polntrd out that unlike naval eub-marlnea, merchant submarines avoid all localities ffmiucnlid by shipping and therefore are not open to th Mine rlek.a, flrporl that Ihe Bremen had arrived akfely In New tmclnn were published In newspaper In Germany more than two weeks sgo.

The Bremen was corn's ConUnued on pg 1 sent for tlie coming mmpalgu against muon higher still. The most conservative of the flour dealers, however, discredit the theory, and are Inclined to believe that the price hua about reached the limit. MINERS ARE BURIED SUBMARINE BREMEN ADMITTEDLY LOST 4 German Diplomats Say Merchantman Is One Month Overdue. Believe Her Captured, By Aieociated Pros. WASHINGTON, Oct.

19. Loss of the German submarine merchantman Bremen virtually was conceded today by ranking Teutonic diplomats in a position to be familiar with the movements of the vessel. The Bremen is now one month overdue. By Aeaoclated Press. PARIS, Urt.

19 At the Paris home of Lieutenant Will'iui Thaw, of the Franco- merlcan aviation corps, It was said todav that ihe Lieutenant wo alive and will. He arrived during the night from the front to attend the funeral tO' morrow of Sergeant Norman Prince, ot the Fratioo-Ainer'niii coipa, who died as the result of Injuries sualained In a raid over eoutheiii Giiimunv, A New Haven dhqutch yesterday said word had been ruelved theie of the death nf Lieutenant Thaw. The Weather For Birmingham snd Vlcln-Ityt Partly cloudy and cooler tonight and Friday, probably local ralne. For Alabama: Partly cloudy and cooler tonight and Friday. Probably lo cal ralne In the Interior, VARIETY IbTrtE SPlOC Of Lire, Aiyr ACYEfTTlSWft IS For Tennen.ee: Cloudy ond colder tonight and Friday; probably rain, nturh colder FT ills For firm glu.

Fall inflight, cooler Interior; Friday fan, runlet. For Floiblii Gtoietiijlv talr tonight and Filriuv, cooler noithwest portion. For Mlx.l.rlppl: Partly cloudv and cooler tonight and Friday; probably local galas. OVERCOAT WEATHER TO ARRIVE IN BIRMINGHAM-LATE THURSDAY Stray Gulf Hurricane Drives Summer Out of Its in South and Advance Guard of Winter Is Throwing Out Picket LineOver Conquered Territory. 1 IN WEST VIRGINIA COAL GAS EXPLOSION FAIRMONT, W.

Oct. 19. An explosion in Mine No. 7 of the Jamison Coal and Coke Company at.Barracks-ville, near here, today damaged the property and entombed a number of men. The exact number lias not yet been determined as the shaft was not in operation today.

Despite the notably unsettled condition In Qreec, which apparently have militated against a determined pushing of tho Entente operation on th Macedonian front, fresh and succesaful attack by French and Serbian troop are reported. Pari announce a Serbian victory In th Cerna Rlvsr region, southeast of Monastlr, where the town of Brod, within the bend of the rtrne, I declared again to have been wrested from the Bulgarian, who rtc' '1 recaptured It. A delayed report from 8ofla announced that Serbian attack In the Cerna eector had failed. see Interest attache to further possible development In th vrdar( region, In th center of the Macedonian front, where little but artillery activity ha been reported during th vlgoroue operation on either flank. Last night' announcement from Parle that hostile trench west of the Vardar had both penetrated to a depth of a quarter of mltd-ln an attack by Frtnch troops Indicate the possibility that th Entente offonoiv In fore I to extended to this Important section of the front.

Tho lint of advance bar lit along ths railway line toward Uskup. In pursuing the4r clo.lng.ln operations on Psronn ths French on tho 6omntt front are continuing thslr recently renewed prttsurt southwest of tho town between Blaches and LaMalaonette, on tho oppo.lt bank of th river. Thy carried th ontlrt German first lln In thl sector and not only uocsfully withstood several counter-attacks but extended their gain, ths Paris War Offlcs raporta. It waa admitted that Oertnan official wins without Information a to the. fate of the Bremen.

All they know I that the ct out for Ametlca from Bremer-liaven and that alio hould have arrived ut an American purl soon after the middle of lari month. The of thn Hi omen will pul cniisn abandonment of the piojert to amd merchant aiilimarluee iimlnrlv fimn Germany to the United Stnle. II was said. Thera appeared lo he reaeori lo expect that another ubea freighter, oiUisr U19 LieauolUaauL or some oUiar. Birmingham Is liable to carry an odor of moth balls and camphor Friday morning, because overcoat weather Is In sigh).

Ths low record Thursduy was 64. with prospects of a minimum of to for Friday morning. Many men will lime the opportunity to comment upon the poat-counublal practice of playing pool with Hummer snd FaII suits, putting moth balls In Uio The earthquake and norm have passed over Birmingham and 1' nothing In their wake except ths pr poet of clear aklca and crisp weather. Th straying hurricane that bit bounds in the gulf seem to have dr Hummer out of the trenches, and ter I getting ready to storm Hint-ha in, Marked change In tempera wer aotlcesble Thursday, and tho-look la for continued diop T. hi(ht it i 8 1 1.