The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-09-21

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Not a few observers think the war
will be over before Christmas, al
though many are inclined to think
that it will run into next year.
Since both sides have wonderful re-
sources, the world can only guess
when peace will be restored; but the
fact that more talk about latter the
war" is heard in London and Paris
and Berlin now than at any time with
ing the past twelve months is sig
nificant.
The allies, assuming that they will
win, have agreed tentatively upon a
division Of the spoils. The map will
be so changed as to make large por-
tions of Europe and Asia unrecog-
nizable to the class in geography to-
day. Germany is to be allowed to
have a place in the sun, but Turkey
will be showed off the map.
According to some of the spokes-
men for the entente powers, when
Prussian militarism is crushed they
will be satisfied and will be ready
for mediation, but not until then.
Charles eide, a distinguished au-
thority on trade economics and con-
sulting expert to the French people
in economic science, says in an inter
view in the New York Sun that it is
the hope of the international Co.
Operative alliance, of which he is a
member, that after the war COM
mercial and financial relationships
will be fully renewed between the ma
tions now hostile. He is strongly OPP
posed to boycotts and economic re-
prisals and thinks there will be moth
ing of the sort. He says there will
be no need Of trade war on Ger
many.
Although Mr.. eide expresses him
self with a certain degree of caution
the tenor of his interview is distinctly
optimistic. He does not name any
time when, in his judgment, Europe's
bloody strife might end, but like the
rest of US he knows it will end some
day and that a commercial and indus
trial revival will follow quickly.
1.-THE Jefferson County High school
u at Boyles was opened auspici-
ously this week and visitors who at
tended the exercises were impressed
both with the building and the school
organization.
Auspicious Opening of The structure
County High School is handsome
in appearance
and is strictly modern in its plumbing
and appointments in general.
A county high school has long been
needed, and now that we have one
there is no question but that it will
be we'll attended. The first days en-
rollment of 200 pupils will be in
creased gradually between now and
the end of the year. The location is
notably convenient to Inglenook and
Tarrant City, but the high school will
serve populous part of the county
outside of those thriving communities.
1t is safe to assume that the enroll
ment this time next year will be near
the 400 mark.
1t should not be long before the
county has one or two more high
schools. There should be one in the
western part of jefferson; and with
the adoption of the school tax amend
ment it will be an easy matter to SUD-
port several.
MT R. HUGHES has had to drop
0V0 many Of the issues he started
out to discuss because he was chal-
lenged and charged with making
statements that did not accord with
the facts. Being
False Issues Had 100 per cent a
to Be Sidetracked candidate" the re-
publican nominee
for the presidency, like some of his
party associates, is given to making
unwarranted differences, but when it
comes to facts he only weakens his
cause when he gets them mixed. No
one should understand that better than
a man who had been member of the
supreme court.
Mr.. Hughes has cut out of his
speeches several of his pet themes,
and when he reads Senator Stones
statement in answer to charges with
reference to the President and Con-
gress about the so-called eight -hour
law he will either drOn that fayorite