The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-08-26

militarism. Two or three of his col
leagues have spoken on the same line.
Recently certain prophets fixed
upon August, 1917, as the time when
hostilities would cease, but it need
not be surprising if the conflict went
beyond next year. The American am
bassador to Vienna, Mr.. Penfield,
recognized as a diplomat of excep-
tional ability and keen insight, takes
a more cheerful view, however. Two
or three days ago he expressed him
self in an interview to this effect: The
battles are being waged with such in
tensity that the combatants would be
compelled before long to pause for
breath, and that "this interruption IN
the fighting would be employed by ia
vorably inclined factors which were
growing stronger in all countries to
discover a means for bringing about
peace"
The world, sickened at the carnage,
will hope that Mr.. Penfield may be
nearer right in his view than the en-
tente statesmen.
Two distinguished citizens of Birming
ham differ as to the number of vacant
stores in our midst They'd better keep
quiet. The Survey may be itching for
chance to write up birmingham again.
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Those guardsmen at Montgomery who
gave their blood to a wounded comrade
are probably not the sort who have been
writing letters to their relatives and
friends, complaining about the service.
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The high cost of paper has caused
newspa pers to lop off "deadhead" sub
scrptons right and left. That's a sad
blow to people who are constitutionally
opposed to paying for anything.
X X X
Paris of the western world, but it will
be long, long time before American
women will send to Havana for their
hats and gowns
Sharks are said to have departed from
eastern seashore resorts. No wonder.
They scarcely bit off enough arms and
legs to make one square meal for a hun
cry shark
The colonel may think he can win
Maine over to Hughes with single
speech, but the colonel has fallen into
the habit lately of overestimating his
powers.
A young woman in society novel is
pictured as acquiring a neat little jag by
dipping bonbons in cologne and eating
them. A slow and arduous method.
x
Isn't it rather early to sit back and
flatter ourselves that we have the Sec
ond largest navy in the world? Those
new ships haven't been started yet.
The allied battle line has been COM
pared to a huge saw, with the Teuts be-
tween it's teeth. That saw is striking an
astonishing number of knots.
King Constantine of Greece would no
doubt like to move his kingdom to the
other side of the world, away from SO
many disagreeable neighbors.
BY the way, those students of interna-
tional politics who gave Carranza six
months to meet his finish, will have to
extend the time limit.
An imaginative author writes about the
little white shoes" on Broadway. Still,
everybody knows Broadway is no place
for a married man.
The old-fashioned social climber used to
achieve her end by going in for church
work. Nowadays she shouts. Votes for
wcmen!"
Mr.. Hughes is really an immaculate
person. but some of the democratic car
toonists picture him as anything but tidy.
X x
Testing horses for Uncle Sam is inter-
esting work, but some of the animals act
as if they expected to be eaten.
X
Secretary Baker is also putting in
good word for Wilson on the stump. A
useful man is Baker.
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Things seem to be coming cap" Koe-
nig's way. He's a hero, both at home
and abroad.