The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-16

ed against damage suits In collecting
 the back bills of the water company
 at the time the change in ownership
 Is made was agreed to.
 The clause regarding the referen- dunn election to be held on the report of the appraisal board provided it was turned down by the commission was discussed.
 Rates and minimum quarterly charges came up for considerable ar sument but it was largely along gen eral lines and there appears to he no serious differences between the two negotiating parties in this respect.
 The price of water to the North Bir- mingham municipal plant and rates in North Birmingham after the water works Is purchased was brought mp.
 It was stated by the 'waterworks officials that if the appraisal IS once made 1t wants to sell and will use every effort then to consummate the deal. They also stated that they be- Iieved the present proposition now un- der discussion would completely allay the public feeling against the water W orks company and that this was what the company desired as much as any thing.
 It seems that this may be a matter of two or three years on account of the time of appraisal, possible diff culty in selling bonds now under pres ent business conditions and so forth that her husband fell. 1 go and see heroes, heroes at the front and find out that the one in the front was hero. too. I read his letters, his letters written In an enemy's house, letters telling Of his life out there. of beautiful scenes which only a Christian soldier can act but never read of cruelties. I could tell of thousands of "barbarian deeds'' of our soldiers Mir Emmerson. from New York, admits himself; Tn Belgium and France l have spoken with many wom- and girls and not one of them told me about cruelties committed by German troops"
 Here is letter froln q German officer "a 'barbaran," to his wife: "I camel with my servant to peasant house o1 the wealthier sort dn the vosges). \ mother with seven children--all scared{ received me I asked the women kind1 for a piece of bread--for we were ver}-. hungry. The woman handed me a loaf of bread. saying: Please. sir, let me f have one piece for my children. Oh, who could have taken her last bread from her! I gave 1t back to her-gave her, moreover, one mark-the last one I had myself-and left hungry as I had entered the house."
 French Generals Version
 A French general in description of the writes the remarkable pas sage: Near n tree I found six dead (t m Gfi ha r1 in his hand with picture of Christ on 1t and the text printed: But they an- swered and said. Lord, stay with us for the night Is coming and under 1t were written with dying hand the words: The Lord says: Behold I am with you even to the consummation of the world. little further I found eight dead German sol diers and, between them q prayerbook opened on a page with the prayer for the dying Every German soldier has a prayerbook with him. I do not believe that such soldiers--like these 1airen Ger mans-murder women and children" So speaks man. n man who. though he be enemy. stands for the truth.
 Respect for Art Monuments
 It Is the same thing concerning the art We have heard it quito often "These German barbarians do not respect even the art monuments of Europe! How falSe There are no greater lovers of art than the Germans. Just think of Winkelmann--a German the founder of the science of art of the antiquity. Rumohr. another German. founder of the science of art for modern times. The whole world knows that art Is taught in our universities. that we were the first ones to establish arch eological and art institutes. Everyone knows it--still nobody will know it now. Did we not send officials to Belgium to protect there the art monuments, to
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