The Montgomery Times from Montgomery, Alabama • 1

ALABAMA WANTS FARMERS WHO LIVE AT HOME Fair and slightly warmer tonight; STRICT MIDDLING 6 1-4 For Montgomery and THE MONTGOMERY DAILY By Montgomery Cotton Exchange. Thursday, partly cloudy and warmer. MIDDLING. WEATHER REPORT COTTON QUOTATIONS TIMES S. L.

MIDDLING. .5 5-8 VOL. 13. MONTGOMERY, ALA. News WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON News OCTOBER 28, 1914 NUMBER 29 ALLIES ADVANCING EAST WEST WING Japanese Premier Favor of Expanding the Army and Navy SCENES ABOUT THE CANAL ARE HORRIBLE AND FIGHTING CONTINUES.

PARIS, France, October Although the Germans have lost ground near Dixmunde, the Allies and the invaders are still in a death grapple along the Yser Canal, in northwestern Belgium, and the fighting there is unparalleled in ferocity. Seven times the Germans have crossed the canal, only to be driven back acress the corpsechoked, bloody stream. At some points the dead bodies dammed the stream, and the soldiers used them as bridges. Both sides of the canal are lined with unburied dead. British warships, which were driven off by the heavy German guns, have taken a new position and are again bombarding the German forces.

OFFICIAL STATEMENT SAYS ALLIES' POSITIONS ARE MAINTAINED. PARIS, France, October The following official statement was issued at 3 o'clock this afternoon: "Attacks of the Germans between Nieuport and Arras are less violent. Our positions are maintained generally, and we have continued to make progress north and south of Ypres. We have also accomplished some progress between Cambrin and Arras. The Germans have suffered considerable losses in dead, wounded and prisoners.

In the region of Craonne Heights, violent German attacks were repulsed. Between Apremont and St. Mihiel and the forest of Lopretre we continue to DE WET REBELS AND LEADS ARMED FORCES AGAINST BRITISH. GERMANS RETREATING FROM POLAND PURSUED BY THE RUSSIANS. LONDON, England, October 28.

-The news from Pretoria that General Christian DeWet, Minister of Agriculture for the Orange Free State, has joined the rebels and will lead an armed force against the British, makes it plain the Boer uprising is more extended and serious than at first believed. De Wet gained fame as a soldier in the Boer war, and has great influence. His disaffection is a hard blow. It is understood Kitchener will send a big force against De Wet to wipe out the sedition before it spreads. PETROGRAD, Russia, October -Russian troops continue to pursue the German forces in retreat from Poland, it is officially announced today.

In Galicia the fighting is slacking owing to the exhaustion of the attacking Austrian forces. The attempt of the Austrians to envelope the Russian left wing has failed. LONDON, England, October trawler City of London arrived at Fleetwood today with the survivors the freighter Manchester Commerce, which struck a off northern Ireland Monday. Captain Payne and nine hirteen of the crew were drowned. The Commerce sank vithin seven minutes after striking the mine.

THE PREMIER FOR EXPANDING JAPAN ARMY AND NAVY AT ONCE. TOKIO, Japan, Oetober Okuma, who has hitherto been opposed to military and naval expanlion, assembled the political leaders of all factions today, nd declared Japan must expand her army and navy at Ince. SURVIVORS OF THE COMMERCE, SUNK BY MINE, RETURN. HERMANS ARE FIGHTING BRAVERY. WITH CONSPICUOUS BERLIN, Germany, Oetober 28.

-The War Office nnounced today that the Allies have suffered severe in Belgium and the Germans are fighting with conasses bicuous bravery. JAPANESE PASSENGER STEAMER SUNK. BERLIN, Germany, October 28. The Government that the German cruiser Emden, which has aralyzed the British shipping in the Kamsakamaru. Orient, has sunk the apanese passenger steamer FRENCH ARE ADVANCING.

PARIS, Franc, October is officially announcthat the French are advancing on both wings. OUR ANTEDILUVIAN ANCESTORS THE MONTGOMERY DRAWN FOR DAILY TIMES I WISH YOUD SKINCLOTHES (FEEL BETTER LISTEN TO MY JOHN DOC. HEART, DOC. COME RIGHT HOME! ALREADY, YOUR HEART 1 THINK I CAN GIVE YOU ALL AND PULSE IT'S WEAK. THE DOCTORING TO You NEED: SEEM PERFECTLY BE Doc IVE GOT NORMAL AN AWFUL PAIN: I THINK FOUGHT TO CONSULT HER Don't FEEL SHE'S GOT AN IMMENSE VERY WELL.

PRACTICE. "That Miss Stonehatchet is a smart girl!" "How so?" "Why you know she studied to be a doctor, and she's just started an office. Every man in Cliffville seems to have poor health all of a ALABAMA COAL NEEDED IN SPAIN RESULT OF WAR v. S. COMMERCIAL ATTACHE AT PARIS SAYS SOUTH'S OPPORTUNITY IS GREAT.

Birmingham, October conference of great importance to the manufacturers and business men of Birmingham was held at the Chamber of Commerce Tuesday afternoon at which William A. Veditz, commercial attache of the United States at Paris, and Edwin Thompson, commercial attache of the United States at Berlin delivered addresses on the extension of United States foreign trade and the part that the Birmingham district can take in this movement. The conference was called by the foreign trade committee of the chamber of Commerce, Messrs. Thompson and Veditz are accom nying the officers of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States on their Southern tour through the courtesy of Secretary of Commerce Redfield. Both of the commercial attaches believe that the South will play an important part in the future commerce of the country as there are many of the South's products that will be in demand in the foreign countries.

"Take Spain for example. The South today has the opportunity of RELIEF IN SIGHT MUST BE CLEAR BEFORE HE CALLS THE LEGISLATURE IN EXTRA SESSION TO MEET SITUATION. Framers Want Extra Session Because They Hope It Will Bring ReliefBusiness Men, Merchants and Bank ers Oppose. The farmers appear to want an tra session of the Legislature, while all other classes of business are opposed to it. The Birmingham AgeHerald, reviewing the situation, states that a majority of answers from future members of the Legislature in reply to questions of 0.

P. Ford. President of the Farmers' Union of this State, indicates that the farmers desire an extra session of the Legislature. A number of the answers bear Practically all of the members, it is indicated, would be willing to meet were some practical plan evolved. A.

number are apparently willing to get together, although certain that no practical scheme has as yet been devised. A considerable number decline to bind themselves to act only in regard to cotton. 'It is known that if an extra session is called, at least one of the members will introduce a state-wide prohibition and a resolution calling for investigation of several departments of the State government. The general consensus of opinion in Birmingham is that the Governor will not call an extra session. It is generally believe here that he holds the Bankhead plan impracticable, and that he believes the lawmakers of Alabama would prove no more competent to extricate the farmer than were the lawmakers of Texas, who were convened and dismissed without accomplishment.

Hoping for Moratorium. sudden. She charges four furnishing that country with many products that they need said Mr. Veditz. "Spain's coal supply formerly came largely from Belgium.

Now they must look elsewhere. Spain is a large consumer of staves and cooperage for barrels. Birmingham and the South shou'd get that trade. At present only cotton seed products that are not eatable are admitted to Spain. G.

E. HALL FOUND DEAD IN HIS ROOM. The body of G. E. Hall, the Atlantan, who was found dead in his room at a local hotel last night from a stroke of apoplexy, will be taken to Atlanta tonight, where funeral services and interment will be held tomorrow afternoon.

He was about 45 years of age and is survived by his wife and two children, Mrs. D. W. Hamilton, of Bluefieldfi W. and S.

J. Hall, of Atlanta. TEN THOUSAND DOLLAR SOLID GOLD ROTARY WHEEL NOW ON DISPLAY. The ten thousand dollar solid gold Rotary Wheel of the Rotary Club ar-1 rived in Montgomery this morning, and was immediately placed on display at the Alex Rice Clothing Store, on Court Square. It will be displayed at the Klein Jewelry store this afternoon, the "Cotton Ball" at the Exchange Hotel tonight, and will tomorrow be taken to Chattanooga, where it will be displayed, in invitation to all Rotarians to visit the Panama-Pacific Exposition in California in 1915.

The wheel was added to today by the Montgomery wheel, at the regular weekly luncheon of the local Rotary Club. It was brought from Jacksonville by a committee of five Montgomery Rotarians, art bearskins a visit, and look at THOMAS JEFFERS DIES IN MACON WAS MAYOR OF BIRMINGHAM FROM 1878 TO 1882. WAS LONG ILL. Birmingham, October Birmingham citizens are grieved over the news of the death Monday at Macon, of Thomas Jeffers, a former mayor of Birmingham and a picturesque character. Mr.

Jeffers died at Macon Monday after an illness of several weeks. He had not been in good health for several years. He moved from Birmingham about ten years ago, after his health had failed him, to Macon, to be with relatives. Mr. Jeffers was one of the best known men of Birmingham in years gone by.

He was mayor from 1878 to He loved adventure, when a young man, and as a ship engineer, had been in every port of any consequence in the entire world, it is said. During the civil war, he was a blockade runner and was one of the most daring of them all. He was a source of more trouble and anxiety to the blockading fleet of the North those years than most of the blockade runners. Mr. Jeffers came to Birmingham during the first year or two of its birth, and worked at one of the old rolling mills.

He became an important man in the then small, but thriving community. and in 1878 the business she's doing!" was elected mayor. During his administration the present site of the city hall was purchased. He served two terms. retiring from public orfice in 1882.

At one time he was a man of means, having been a stockholder in the original gas company here. He lived in Birmingham up to about ten vears ago when his health began to trouble him, and he moved to Macon. He was widely known throughout the State and was popular everywhere. Mr. Jeffers ran against Judge A.

0. Lane for he office of mayor of Birmingham at one time and was defeated. When Birmingham's first city hail was erected Mr. Jetters was mayor. A stone of the old building wag placed in the structure of the new city hall.

He made his first appearance in politics when he ran against Colonel J. R. Powell for mayor in 1878, and was victorious. CARRANZA TO BE DEPOSED AND HIS ACTION CAUSES SOME CONCERN. Washington, D.

October Word from the peace conference at Auguas Calientes. is that President Carranza has been deposed, is expected by Administration officials today. It is believed that Carranza will defy the convention and his future action is a subject of concern, but it is believed if fighting again breaks out, it will be shortlived, as Carranza's forces are expected to scatterd. Roanoke, October Ma- sonic Temple, a handsome threestory brick building that is being erected by the Masons of this place, is nearing completion. The top floor will be occupied by the Masons, the middle floor by the Woodmen, and the lower room will he used as a businesa house.

It was learned yesterday from unofficial gossip that many farmers of the State have been told to press the legislators of their counties into consenting extra session because of hope which has been extended to them that the Legislature may declare a motarorium in their behalfthat is, grant by law an extension of their indebtedness for six months or a year on the payment of interest. This hope is sald to be without foundation, because of constitutional inhibition. A motarotium, it is said, cannot be declared by a State lature because it would have effect on holding companies of other States, and it is contended that even were moratorium declared in Alabama, it would result in the transferrence of mortgages held in this State to bank: of States and thus would be rendered absolutely ineffective. Business men, merchants and. bankers are hopeful that the Governor will not convene the Legisla ture.

In the first place, they art convinced that nothing can be ac complished for the relief of the farm er, that the State cannot even issue bonds with which to retire the crol without first submitting a constitu tional amendment to the people. Is the second place, they desire to avoil the general disturbance which a ses sion of the Legislature is certain tr cause. Cost of Session. It is conservatively estimated that an extra session of the Legislature would necessitate the expenditure of $40,000 or $50,000. The State a' the present time is in serious finan cial condition.

It is, therefore, cer tain that the Governor will not under go such heavy expense without as surance that something practicable will be accomplished. In the event that he does call the Legislature together, he will ly not confine the subjects contained in his call to coton. There are other important matters requiring attention. As a result, the session would probably be continuous -run into, as a matter of fact, the regular session to begin in January. The business men of Birmingham, it was learned yesterday, will protest to the Governor if it develops that there actual danger of his calling the solons in extraordinary session.

Just what form that protest will assume is not as yet delimitely.