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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-13
CUBA NOT WORRYING OVER PREPAREDNESS
Only Occasional Agitation to Increase the Present
 Army and Navy

Havana, Cuba. January 2s-(Corres- question of the increase of the army and
 navy of Cuba continues to come up for occasional agitation in the press but seems to excite no popular response. The few advocates of Cuban "prepared- ness base their argument on the possi- bility of the United States being drawn into the European conflict, in which event they fear that the wealth of Cuba
 might excite the cupidity of some of the combatants who might seize upon her at titude of dependency on the United States as an excuse to violate her neutrality. That Cuba could raise an army of several thousand men is obvious but there are very few, if any. Cubans who can see the faintest necessity for it. Cuba S army as it stands is large force for such a small country to maintain. It is somewhat over 10000 strong, which would be about the equivalent, in proportion to population, of a standing army of half 8 million men in the United States. Its function is not in the repelling of for eign invasion but the maintenance of domestic order for which it is admirably adapted, it's discipline, organization and equipment leaving nothing to be desired The only official action looking even re- motely towards an increase of the na- tional forces has been a tentative study of the question of the establishment of a national militia It is highly improb-
 able, however. it will ever be considered seriously
 The Cuban navy, which up to the time
 of the restoration of the republic at the
 end of the second intervention was
 known as the revenue cutter service and
 was under the control of the secretary
 of the treasury, as in the United States,
 aspires to play more and more import
 ant role as time goes on. The fleet now
 possesses two small modern cruisers
 and there is talk of purchasing one or
 two of the Older gunboats now in the
 United States navy, and also of acquir-
 ing submarine or two and some hydro
 planes. Strong efforts are being made
 by Capt. Morales Cuello, the command
 ing officer of the navy, to rear up a corps
 of competent young officers Hitherto the
 lads have had their training aboard the
 schoolship Patria which makes frequent
 practice cruises in Caribbean waters, but
 plans are now being made to establish a
 regular naval academy along the lines
 of Annapolis on the Bay of Mariel
 about 30 miles from Havana, to which
 will be attached the Patria and some
 smaller vessels to serve as practice craft
 for the cadets. It is probable that two
 Cuban officers now serving aboard ships
 of the United States navy will be ordered
 to the academy to serve as professors
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-13
Transforms Complexions;. Transforms Complexion;

Had I been unable to transform my complexion so quickly, so completely, by an unique process had just learned of, l never could have attended the Charity BalIy' A certain social favorite, a picture of lovelinesss at the great event, told. me this: T had been much run down." she said. ''When I behe1d myself in the mirror after a nights troubled sleep, l saw l was. becoming heayy-eyed and pale. I could not take, and attend the ball, the long rest my physician advised. A friend suggested 1 get an ounce of merco1ized wax at the druggists and use it as l would cold cream. l did-the result is apparent. In a week I had a new complexion. The wax took off the old skin so gradually, there was no discomfort. Now you see the fresh, bright underskin, with its youthful glow and expression
 The worry lines and wrinkles, which had become quite numerous, I removed very easily by simply bathing my face every morning in a harmless lotion made by dissolving an ounce of DOW dered saxolite in a half pint of witch hazel. You see the resuIt-r11y skin as smooth and firm as a schoolgirl's. .'- Aileen in Town Talk
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-13
BORDER IS MARKED
 BY SIMPLE FENCE.
Swiss Frontier Where 500 Miles of Trenches End
 Has No Qualifications

1 Headquarters, French Armies on West
 Front, January D. British Official Eye witness. )-What will the adventurous per-
 son who attempts to walk along the French front trenches find when he
 reaches the Swiss frontier, the extreme
 point of the French right wing? 1 He will find barb wire fence no more formidable than those which enclose many English meadows. After the vast and complicated fields of barb wire which protect the trenches, this fence seems absurdly inadequate and artificial to be
 the counterpart of the North sea- which l terminates the lines at the extreme other 1 end.
 | There are few pieces of red and white | canvas tied to the wire to show that at this point the neutral territory of l Switzerland begins, and a single Swiss sentry stands with bayonet fixed behind l a movable barrier garnished with barb wire that is set across the country road This placid warlike scene seems an inn possibly tame conclusion for 800 miles of complicated earthworks and fortifica- I tions.
 l One drives to the Swiss frontier through
 the "Trouee de Belfort," the broad gap between the Vosges and the Swiss Jura, which offers so inviting a passage into I France to the invader from the east.
 
 tected from German eyes by tall screens of brushwood. The roads are winding | and the Germans have many lookout Eosts, consequently the screens are some times on the left, sometimes on the right, | and sometimes on both sides, and one be- gins to feel that the Germans are every where. By a sentry box there stands a man whom the French call the man of the extreme right" the sentry who guards the furthest point of the French right l wing. He is a douanier, customs house office. So long as he stands there on duty with fixed bayonet he is in perfect safety, but as soon as he is relieved and goes away to rest in the neighboring village he enters the danger zone and may at any time get into the neighbor- hood of German shell.
 The trenches are hidden away in a wood 800 yards away, and one might think that the place was quite without defense, but nothing has been left to chance. and the French are ready for any eventuality. The Swiss sentry salutes politely as the traveller approaches the boundary, and a Swiss sergeant comes
 out from the neighboring guardhouse to examine the papers.
 After a little conversation across the fence that divides Switzerland from France, the sergeant proceeds to the forTnality which he calls opening the frontier" Half the barrier across the road is moved aside and replaced by g. large wooden table. From the French side there appear number of peasant women with large baskets; their papers are examined by the man of the. ex- treme right and they are allowed to pass up to the counter. Then buying and selling begins across the frontier counter. The Swiss government allows the peas
 ants in the French frontier villages to
 buy provisions and the like from the
 Swiss shopkeepers, who bring their wares
 to the frontier. provided that certain
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-13

bill for the first half of the week in addition to the headline act, Bobby Wa1thour and Kenneth Casey there will be Gallagher and Martin in sing ing and comedy, and Tom Kuma in Japanese novelty act
 Toots Paka and Dan Burke and com pany will be the big acts on the bill for the last half of the week and as co-entertainers with them there will be John and Maude Allison in Minnie from Minnesota;" Leo Beers, artistic entertainer, and the Musical Bras
 At the matinee Tuesday photographs of Kenneth Casey, the boy movie star, will be given away and as this young ster is very popular it is believed there Will be many at the Lyric to secure a picture of this talented boy.
 .Toots Pal1a and company present an act that for entertainment is said to be uneXcelled. All the members of the company are native Hawaiians and they bring with them in their musical and vocal renditions all the weird charm and soulfulness of the Hawaiian music. The Hule Hule dance, presented by Miss Paka, features the act, which has caused such widespread favorable comment in the cities in which it has appeared.
 Bobby Walthour will present a thrill ing entertainment in his race on a bi- cycle against Prince, a fast horse. The race is staged on treadmill and is exciting throughout, The presence of such a celebrity as MT. Walthour is sure to create much interest.
 Kenneth Casey, while a Vitagraph moving picture star, is also a vaude- vile star. This young boy possesses oT, F. r,la equally well on the cornet, plano and violin.
 sThe Old Master is the vehicle in which Daniel Burke and his company of five will entertain Lyric patrons. The act is an interesting one and one of vaudeville's headliners.
 This week looks like a week of big entertainment at the Lyric and record breaking crowds are anticipated. There. will be three performances daily.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-13

Fritz KIeisler, the great violinist whose concert is announced at the Jeff ferson on March 1, under the auspices of the Music Study club, inherited cer- tain qualities which have gone far to make him the supreme master that he is. By race he is a Czech. and as such has inherited that interesting mixture of dreamy langour and fiery romanti- cism which are the peculiar artistic at tributes of the Slavic race. By birth he is Viennese an dhaving received his early training and education in that city he has absorbed the almost Gallo vivacity and sparkle characteristic of the Viennese. In his life he is thorough ly cosmopolitan, thoroughly at home in Vienna, Berlin, Paris, St. Petersburg. Rome and New York. And this cosmo- politanism has given him sure bal ance of feeling for proportion and a sense of fitness which very feyw artists have.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-13
SEVERAL STELLAR
 ACTSAT THELYRIC
''TOOts" Paka, Hawaiian Singers and Instrumental
 ists, All Week Attraction

This week will be banner week in the history of the Lyric. There will be four real headline attractions dur ing the week and in addition there will be five other entertaining numbers.
 The four big acts are; Toots Paka and her company of Hawaiian singers and instrumentalists; Bobby Walthour, worlds champion bicycle rider, who races horse on a treadmill; Kenneth Casey, the boy star of the Vitagraph company. and Dan Burke and company in "The Old Master"
 Toots Paka and her company will be the all5week attraction and on the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-13
Brief Decisions

From Judge
 Some men don't think anything of spending $1O worth of time trying to bor- row five i
 There may be plenty of room at the top, but that is no reason why people should swell up when they. get there.
 Some people wait until the wings of the morning are pretty well clipped be- fore they get out of bed.
 The truth is that few men have their price, but lot of them are trying to get it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-13
Censorious
Erap, q,it-Bits

An old tenant on Queen Victoria's Bal moral estate used to be greatly concern ed when the Queen went driving on Sun day afternoons She even ventured to speak about it. The Queen. who allowed a good many liberties to her tenantry, smiled, and said to the old woman:
 But Janet, the New Testament tells us, distinctly that the Sabbath was made for man.
 Aye" said Janet. severely. T know it does; and I think none the more of the New Testament for that"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-13
Paint Without Oil
Remarkable Discovery That Cut Down the Cost of Paint Seventy
 Five Per Cent
A Free Trial Paclsage i. Mailed to Ev-

A Free Trial Package ts Mailed 10 Ev-
 eryOne Who Writes
 A. l.. Rice, a prominent manufacturer of Adams, N. Y., has discovered pro- cess of making a new kind of paint derpaint. It comes in the form of dry powder and all that is required is cold water to make q paint weatherproof adheres to any surface. wood, stone or brick, spreads and looks. like oil paint
 Write to MT. A. l. Rice. Manuf'r., 414 North St, Adams, N. Y.. and he will send you free trial package, also color card you can save a good many dollars, Write today
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-13
A Cash Insult

From the Philadelphia Evening Ledger. Waiter-That mean man just waited on insulted me with a nckelI
 Patron-what did you do?
 Wajter-I accepted it with indignation
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-13
Exchanging Views

From Judge.
 First boy-My paw says he's sick over paying his income tax. Second boy (proudly)-Well. he ought tc be like my paw. He says he doesn't have to pay any.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-07-05
MEXICO CITY CONDITIONS
UNSETTLED, SAY REFUGEES

NE WYORK. July S-Thc Spanish
steamer, MontSerrat, with $50 paSSen.
gers aboard. most OF them refugees
from Mexico. reached here today from
Vera Cruz and Havana
Passengers from Mexico City de
clarcd the conditions there became SO
unsettled that all who could LETT io'
Vera Cruz m fear that tram service TO
the Latter city would be discontinued
they asserted the reason the people
LETT vas that hu,lnc,, was At a stand
,till. money va deprecated and food
scare.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-07-05
Lawyer, in Military Service, Shows
Need of Peoples Help; Why Not Aid
City Guard by Booming Canteen Fund?

had several years experience either
as commissioned OF as non com
miSSloned officers. This means that
there IS plenty OF material for eff
ilc'ent leadership and TO whip the
recruits into shape
Soldering As Business.
Company NJ is studying soldering
as a business, and IS preparing it.
self seriously TO face the RESPONSE
hilty OF a campaign under difficult
ondltionS-notwrthS,anding the ef-
forts OF some newspapers to make
II appear that this is only a sum
mel camping trip One reporter got
. a ducking here because he was un-
able to grasp the idea that this is
not a PlattSburg camp but is a part
OF the fighting force OF the United
States, and is bound by IT'S diSci-
pine
II YOU will impress this upon the
business men who have the good
fortune 10 serve their country at
home and without separation from
their business and families. ! feel
sure they could and would provide
a fund that will save the cycSight.
health and lives OF many good men
Urgency OF Action.
feel that this Is a matter that
call, for organized action By the
commercial clubs OF the city We
are expecting 10 be called 10 the
border AZ any time and / trust that
whatever g., done will be done at
once.
The matter OF how the money can
he raised IS one that we feel can
best be determined By those who
are 10 that hu,'uc.,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-07-05

Rollln L. GlSh, 4 well known Okla.
homa City lawyer who IS doing mill
tary duty with Company NJ, Oklahoma
unit with the state guard Al Fort
Sill. has written the following letter
to Attorney Paul NJ Pope II touche'
upon the needs OF the guardSmcn and
supports The Times argument for 4
Cantecn Fund, which could be dcyoted
TO the very purposes for which Mr.
Glsh pleads
am writing at the suggestion Of
Captain Lee that / should take up
with come friend OF mine the ne
ccSSity oi a company fund for the
use of the Oklahoma City company
IN purchasing from time to time,
under the direction Of the officers,
certain supplies that Will be urgent
is needed m a Mexican campaign
and which will not be issued by the
government
We cannot now %iorcsce all the
things that viii be needed but / am
thinking now Of such article, as
colorcd glass or mica google,
which wlll prevent the blindness
and insanity that sometimes result,
from the desert heat and glare
Also. occasional ration, Of canned
o dried fruits and vegetables
which are an important corrective
luf the concentrated food g0mprls.
my the regulation ration, Also
m,lt, egg, and fresh trul', when
these are available
The fund raised for tobacco Is.
no the absence ut these other things.
or' Of proportion although. Of
course, 'hc men are very grateful
'Nr The tobacco
Makes Suggestion
suggest that yuu take no the
matter with the Rotary club. and
lol may also tell them that on
today, inspection the reviewing Of
nCcr declared that our company
va, the best in the regiment # IS
by FAR the largest in numbers. and
probably ha, the highest percent
age ~ experienced commissioned
and non. commissioned officers
The commissioned officer, have
acquired their position, by expert
rnCc 'u the rank, and by promo
lions through merit and after the
prescribed examination INTO their
fitness Several OF the scrrcaut,
i.t, hold ..v,,tt..., ..J ii H..
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-07-05

whole outfit isn't worth the five
thousand francs that Dalrymplc paid
for IT. I'll see tina; he take, II away at
night. after the shops are closed, and
Won see that he loses II before the next
morning %Savvy5'
Dominica pointed her finger in his
face The table, adjoining them were
u%noccuplcd, and, ro the garconS de
cafe, II appeared simply that a rich
South American Client was being given
q bad few minute, by hi, pretty friend
Such occurrence were SO frequent as
to be unlntcrcNtirg
lTo be cpptinucd)
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-07-05
HUNDREDS OF REFUGEES
ARRIVE AT SAN DIEGO

SAN DIEGO, Cal, July S.-Bearins
$40 refugees the naval transport But
talo arrived here Tuesday night from
GraymaS and Malatlan, Mexico.
Among the refugees were forty British
subjects and a few of other national.
tiles The majority declared they lief,
west Mexican ports and points in the
interior in obedience to American con.
sular warnings and not because OF
fear for their lives or property
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-07-05

into three lines. The frs, line Of as
sistance is composed of the regimental
aid. and the bearer companies. Tho
second line comprises the field hospi-
tails and the stationary hospitals on the
lines Of communication, and the third
line the general hospitals at the base
of OperatiOnS.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-07-05

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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-07-05

Until the year 1877 there wa, no
unit in the British army whose spe-
cial business was to collect and attend
the wants OF wounded men where they
iell upon the field
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-07-05

The American medal OF honor. which
Uncle Sam bestows on those OF hi,
fighting men worthy Of that distin-
guished honor, was instituted by Wash
ington in the year 1872.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-07-05

Described in a general way, the
means for medical assistance Of sick
and wounded in a campaign, as laid
down by regulation. may be divided
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-20

the fame of the poet the friend of truth. always
higher than the fame of Timur. Let us praise poets
who have only God-the beautifully spoken
fearless word of truth-that which is their god for
ever
1t hour of mirth. carousal and proud remi.
nscences of battles and victories. Amid the sounds
OF music and popular games, warriors were fencing
before the tent of the king and endeavorng to show
their prowess in killing number of motley
colored clowns were tumbng about. strong men
were wrestling acrobats were performing as though
they had no bones in their bodies. A performance
of elephants also in progress they were painted
red and green. which made some of them look ludi-
crouS others terrible.
At this hour of JOY, when Thurs men were in
toxicated with fear before him, with pride in his
fame, with the fatigue of battles, with wine and
koumlSS-at this mad hour. suddenly through the
noise, like lightning through cloud, the cry OF
woman reached the ears of the cOnqueror of the
Sultan Bayazet, the cry of proud eagle, a sound
familiar and attuned his afflicted soul-aflicted
by Death, and therefore cruel to mankind and TO
He gave orders TO inquire who had cried out in
this voice devoid Of JOY. He was told that a woman
had come all IN rags and covered with dust she
seemed crazy, and speaking Arabic demanded-she
demanded-tO see the master OF three parts of the
world
Lead her in - said the king.
Before HIM stood woman, barefOOted. in rags
faded by the Her black hair hung loose cover
ing her naked breast and her face was the color of
bronze. Her eyes expressed command and her tavny
hand did not shake as she pointed 1t the Lame
One"
Are you he that defeated Sultan Bayazeti" she
asked.
''Yes. am he I have conquered many and am
not yet tired of victories What have you TO tell
me about yourself woman2'
Listen" she said. Whatever Won NAV have
done. you arc only man. but / am Il mother You
serve Death serve Life. You are guilty before
and / 10 demand that Won atone for
your guilt They tell me that your vatcbvord is
Justice is Power do not believe IT, but YOU must
be just 10 me because / am a mother"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-20

th0 ku..urtaup. are distrau.ht about tho ln.
tf.IHI. peril. u tire Pore. ul that The gtolcrs
of Cardinal NerCicr are the cmancipators Of
Catholicism.
Nor1dy Rill believe that Prussiaus have any
fcclnr. about lrislmeu. except an abstract
envy OF fhr chance. Of treating them as they
have treated their co-reIigloui-t-. the Poles
Nobody can believe that any lr-hman would
pHt up with 900. IrI--Isu for twenty minutes
% .. could gef 70 MALAY or q Red indian instead.
EnhnHl can believe chat the dospo..ors az Den
mar. and France were Mortified when English
'f.n rode into InHaurt- HrrE. Ur that Colonial
I.'I.f'rIuE .U d small scale seemed shocking
.H '.. chief historical exponent. OF Continental
hINH. 't"f.L 'u H large scale Nobody .tu boz.
I..r |HHf the ono. friend ~ Abdul the Damned.
of o1. employment of Eastern troops. except
Iu fN' s.r-o iu which ha ie. doubtless. panied
1' u1r employment oi any troops.
Nobody can believe OH. believes in Islam
whom Hn thinks of Constant nuuIe and fn
i'Wsr.sU when no. thinks OF Rome. or hat
hia appeal t0 both o. thcm cam bc anything
NHf I desperate HIf fnr aHf... fH tho NAV A
InHs romance has actually been carried out
tu sober German reality. fhc combination JOB
nn" symbol NJ fHr Crescent and the Gross
FuEErsfsd Chat should I. called Tho
Crescent HI' Dob NOT much mind what 30
ia called nor have D fI. least objection fD tho
f.'r arc aa broad and DRY and empty a. tho
desert. of Arabia In NOT mind fh.Ir emblem
Including f'e crescent. 10 Is fHr cross they
have ra rirhf fo include.
IHDrn D.. nothing DANGEROUS Iu any OFF these
h'nra IH" only vay .n which fhr barbarian
'.r nd.u .a .ourNhaf Dol. follows Tho
n.f'tr. operations are vrrY large and worry
t'.F fHr H.0rE" MIND iBa % great difficulty
.. containing I' Ui tnn". To 's aa no four or