The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-08-20

ally a ruthless conqueror, but usually is ugly, narrow, bloated, shallow, silly, S no heavenly dew; 1t has no awe and
 HENRY M EDMONDS. probably be in the House of Repre- sentatives for many years to come, unless his friends persuade him to run for governor.
 In the meantime Carter Glass as secretary of Wilson's campaign con- mittee will take off his coat and do telling work at headquarters. NMR. HUGHES used some of his 1Yl time in San Francisco yester- day in an endeavor to bring about har- mony among republicans and progress sives. California was one of the few
 st a te t h t California Looks Roosevelt car OOOQ tO DemOcrdtS rleQ Tn IJlZ,
 but his plurality was only 174 over Wilson. Taft re- ceived only 3914 votes, while Wilson received 2S3,436. It is not reasonable to suppose that all the progressive strength of four years ago will go to | Hughes. It is hardly reasonable to think that Hughes will get as much as two-thirds of it.
 If the colonel were running, or if Gov. Hiram Johnson were in Hughes place, the progressives would be lined up solidly behind either of those two former opponents of "social justice" and opponents of standpat republican, [ ism.
 But many progressives have al- ready declared themselves for the democratic standard bearer and others will do likewise later on. If Cali fornia has been classed as doubt but state it will soon be found "sure Wilson state."
 If it is not so all signs will have failed.
 The German newspapers say British re- ports of the war are notoriously unre- liable. Still nobody has ever accused the German censor of going to sleep on his job.
 1 Nebraska is a richer state than Kansas, yet you seldom hear of Nebraska, ex- cept when w. J. E. is mentioned, while Kansas is always in the limelight. It pays ! to advertise.
 | The high cost of white paper is caus- ing alarm. Newspapers may yet become so valuable that they will no longer be used by housewives for covering pantry shelves.
 | Champagns colored shoes will be worn by the fair sex this winter. Taken in connection with a neat ankle, they are guaranteed to make the observer dizzy. Grandfather may boast of the good times he had when he was a boy, but he never had to worry along in those days without the ice cream cone.
 The esteemed northern press should bear up. In a short while infants will nc longer be employed in Alabama cotton mills.
 Berlin people are Hooking to the coun. try, having been lured thither by stories of plenty to eat and no questions asked.
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 Infantile paralysis has done this much It has forced the doctors to acknowledge that they don't know everything. San Francisco contrived to entertain MT. Hughes without having the festivi ties marred by a bomb explosion.
 Those citizen sailors" should not mint touch of seasickness, but the chances are they will mind considerably.
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 There are super submersibles, super aeroplanes and super-dreadnaughts, bu apparently no super-generals.
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 Franz-Josef probably felt less like cele bratng his birthhay than anybody els' in the dual monarchy.
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 There is great endurance test on be- tween the starving Armenians and thu starving Poles.
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 Why should a certain retired arm. officer be able to make Congress dance to his bidding?
 An attempt to get the boys out of thu trenches by Christmas will not be made this year.