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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-11
Peril of the Fur Coat

From the Popular Science Monthly.
 Did you ever see a rosy-faced child with a pretty white fur piece around it's neck and it's hands thrust deep into the comforting warmth of a white fur huff An altogether innocent and charming sight. you would think. It is rather a disillusionment to find that death and disease turk around that snowy fur. Not for the child, to be sure. but constantly, from the minute that fur was opened in the garment furmaker's shop to the min ute when it is placed around the little one's neck, at least one persons health was in danger because of it.
 The fur trade is particularly danger ous to the health of the workers. The chief perils are to be found in the mak- ing of children's sets When the pelts are brought to the factory the hair is combed to give it an appearance of uni form fluffiness, and for this purpose a combing machine Is used. In this pro- cess a man holds the skin under re- wire bristles. When these bristles begin to comb the fur, the air Is filled with fine particles of the angora fur, and the operator is forced to breathe in the fur laden air.
 Another harmful practice is the be,atins of finished fur garments by hand The beater uses two rattan sticks with which
 
 and dust to fly into the air and settle all over him.
 Unfortunately, manly of the fur workers were exceedingly reticent and offered the physicians of the Occupational Clinic of the department of health of the city of New York very little help toward deter mining their physical condition, fearing to acknowledge any ailinent lest their working capacity might be curtailed. It is a noteworthy fact that of the workers in the fur and allied trades, 72 per cent were under 40 years of age and 90 per cent under 50. This is conclusive evil dence that the fur and matters fur trades are dangerous to health. As getting rich at these trades is out of the question. so far as the workers are concerned, the only reason for such an early retirement from the work must be disability.
 When one considers that some of the things suffered by the victims of mer- curialism and diseased gums. black teeth, severe headaches, nosebleeds, violent tremors of tho limbs. face and ton9ue (latter's shakes). and that other diseases among fur workers are bronchitis, asth- ma, tuberculosis. skin diseases, loss of finger nails. blueness of hands, etc., it would seem that the animals whose pelts are used are not the- only ones to suffer in order that you may wear felt hat and fur-lined coat.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-11
BENEFIT CONCERT
 GREATLY ENJOYED
Local Vocalists Render Splendid Pro- gramme at Walker Memorial
 Methodist Church

The benefit concert given at Walker Memorial Methodist church on Thursday evening was one of the most enjoyable ever presented in the city and was heard by an audience that taxed the seating capacity of the church. Wyatt Heflin sang a group of Indian love lyrics in splendid voice and Mrs, O. l.. Stephen sons clear, sweet soprano was greatly admired. Miss Lowela Hanlin's selec- tions on the piano and the harp numbers by Mrs. Alice Chalifoux were greatly en- joyed. Owen Gillespie sang Abide with Me-" and "Fear Not Ye, o Israel" Marie Kern-Mullen sang beautiful group. enl- bracing both English and German and her rich contralto voice was greatly ad- mired
 The sclosing number was the sextette fromy Lucia Di I.ammermoor. rendered by the above named vocalists, assisted by E. L Mpchmore and R. D. Coffman. Mrs. Sidney J.. vann. the organist of IIaiidley Presbyterian church. was &C., companist. and to her was due much of the success of the programme.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-11
HOME GAMES ID BE
 EASY FOR CRACKERS
New White Uniforms and Queer Delivery of Hurlers Will Make Ball Invisi-
 ble, Says Frank

When the Crackers are bedecked in their new home uniforms they are going to be the whitest things outside of at the height of the winter season. Not even letter is going to mar the pris tine purity of the Atlanta war garb, and there's 8 reason for all this simplicity in the Cracker color scheme.
 If you happened to take a flying trip down to Valdosta, where some several Cracker pitchers are, working out under the eagle eye of Harry Matthews, you will notice that the stocby catcher has every one of the fingers employing a de- livery with the pitch started while tine hurler's back is practically turned to the plate. There's reason for this, too, and the reason is mighty close kin to the req son for the white uniforms.
 Some several seasons ago big Otto Hess was laboring on the pay roll of Manager Frank. The Teuton noticed that the big left-hander was starting his every pitch while he was faced about. and the mana ger also noticed the big Otto was getting away with it in splendid shape
 Frank asked about the delivery. Hess
 
 the home uniform is white, and when the ball is delivered from behind this wall of white it's mighty hard thing for a bat ter to sec"
 The manager was interested, but not convinced. Back in his playing days he had been the proud possessor of bat ting eye. With this eye working, he had piled up a major league record that has never been approached. He had rapped out 35 successive hits. And the batting eye hadn't dimmed, though the managers body had grown to an extent to pre- cude further playing. He thought he would take look at this backward deliv- cry of ancient Otto's.
 Frank grabbed his stick and he in- structed Otto to pitch. The big mana ger looked at a few coming from behind that white uniform. All he saw was q bluf.
 And that's the reason that Frank de- cided on, the pure white suit for the Crackers this season, and that's the req son that Matty is working, and working hard, teaching the about-face pitch to the Cracker hurlers. The Dutchman expects to see real results from the work.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-11
Deaths and Funerals
Mrs. Georp;a R Reich

Mrs. Georgia R. Belch, aged 53. died yesterday morning at 5:3O o'clock at a local infirmary. The remains will be sent to Piper this morning at 6:3O o'clock by Warner, Smith & Co. for interment. The deceased is survived by two sons. Fred Colin and Paul Belch one sister, Mrs. A. Williams; two brothers, J. B. Randel and E. J. Randel.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-11
NobIesse Oblige

E1tm the New York Evansry Post
 Mother" said little M1hc: "do mis- sioraries go to heaven''
 Why. of course. dear" her mother It piled.
 Do cannibals?"
 ''No. I'm afraid they don't
 "But, mother" the little girl insisted, eff canibal eats missionary he'll have to so. won't he2'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-11

was wounded during the battle of Att Ianta. He leaves four sons. J. D. Roun- tree of Arizona, William R. Rountree of Philadelphia, Robert M. Rountree and J. w. Rountree of valegrande, this county. Funeral services will be conducted Satur- day afternoon at famous Valley Creek Presbyterian church.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-11
William J. Rountree

Selma. March 10.-(Special.) .)-William J.
 Rountree, 7S native of Dallas county and one of the leaders through recon struction days. died late this afternoon after an illness lasting sometime. MT. Rountree was at one time county super intendent of education, was sheriff from 1880 to 1884. and at the time of his death was chairman of the county democratic executive committee. He served through the war with an Alabama regiment, and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-11
Mrs. Winnie c. Glenn

Mrs. Winnie C. Glenn, aged IS. died last night at the residence of her daugh- ter Mrs. Willis D. Houston, Carolina avenue. Bessemer. after an illness of several months. She is survived by Mrs.
 Houston and Mrs. R. E. Little of Bir- mingham. The funeral will be held Sun day afternoon. interment at Brighton cemetery, with Huey & Mcconnell in charge Time will be announced later.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-11
Mrs. Bowie S. Tutwiler

Funeral services over the remains of Mrs. Bowie s. Tutwiler, aged 35, who died Wednesday night at a local in- firmary, were conducted from the fam fly residence, 1915 South Twelfth street, at S:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon. In- torment followed in Elmwood cemetery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-11
Mrs. Augusta Burtch

The remains of Mrs. Augusta Burtch, aged 6S, who died early Thursday morn- ing at her late residence, 2224 Seventh avenue. north, wila be sent to Chicago at 12:45 o'clock today by Lige I4oy for in- torment. The deceased is survived by her husband and two sons.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-11
MORE TROOPS TO COLUMBUS

Columbus, N. M, March 10.-In response to the urgent request of Col. H. J. Slocum late today, three companies of the first bat talion of the. Twentieth infantry were ordered to Columbus from Victoria, N. M., 32 miles west. The battalion only arrived in Victoria from Fl Paso at dawn today un- der command of Maj. William Sam pie. One company remains at Vic toria.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-11
Marbrey Williams

The remains of Marbrey Williams, aged IS, who died Thursday night at local infirmary. were sent to Wilsonville yes terday morning at g o'clock by Lige Loy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-11
DEFENSE OF HAUMONT

Paris, MarCn lV.-Ine story or the defense of Haumont, one of the heroic episodes of the struggle around Yer dun, as told to the Associated Press by a participant, reveals how French sol diers died on the spot. under the con centrated fire of heavy artillery and the shock of the masses of infantry, in order to gain time for the reserves to come up.
 ''The Germans concentrated their fire witness. '"They must have suspected that it would be the center of our resist ance. They undertook by systematic de- struction to prepare for the capture of the place without to9 much loss to the infantry when they had taken Haumont woods.
 Every passage. every ravine. every clearing and every cross road that could serve us was swept by devastating fire. The effect of the smelling was such that. little by Mttle our advanced lines weak ened and at o'clock on the evening of February 21 the Haumont woods were in- vaded.
 'The troops defending it resisted stoutly and won local successes. but the Germans came on line after line in increasing density. The smelling. which all night was so intense that 1t was impossible to counter attack, increased in fury at 6 o'clock in the morning. when projectiles searched every yard of ground. felled trees and demolished houses. ARTILLERY FIRE REDOUBLED Tt seemed to us that the maximum de- exercised already. but at o'clock the seeming impossible was surpassed. The prodigality of German ammunition re- doubled and the men on watch in the advanced positions saw the German in- fantry attack the trenches in Consenvoye woods with trench motars, while detach- ments descended the Haumont ravine, marching toward the western edge of Haumont woods.
 Caught between the German shells and our own curtain of fire in front of the village. 1t was impossible for us to move either ahead or in the rear. We were cut off from all communication, the telephone and telegraph wires having been literally mashed by the shelling. Our men installed in what remained of the defense works on the two Hanks and in front of the village. waited stoically under storm of gatling fire for the att tack.
 From 10 big shells per minute at 10 o'clock the number went to 20 at O clock. Ruins piled on ruins. yet in the midst of the inferno our men preserved remark able placidity.
 ''The village had seemed to sink into the earth, while the concrete redoubt on which we had counted crumbled and buried 30 men and several macine guns and destroyed our ammunition depot. Still. no one budged What we then held was nothing more than razed village. with the earth upheaved and transformed into series of crevices devoid of shel- ter. The only thing resisting was the redoubt occupied by our colonel.
 STOPPED ON LEFT
 At P, m. German battalion ad- vanced in three columns simultaneously from the east, the north and the north west. Those of our men surviving arose --~l--
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-11
Taximeter Gives Fare Receipt

arguments between cab drivers and their customers over fares charged are to be done away with by using a contriv- ance recently devised and now being tried out in an eastern city. It's special feature is that a printed slip is auto matically delivered to the customer at the end of a trip. The device and it's operation are described in the Popular Mechanics Magazine. On the slip Is given the straight fare, any extras that may be due, the meter number, and the date. duplicate records is kept inside the machine for the company's benefit. This latter is even more complete than the former, and gives among other things the distance in miles travelled while the taxicab was hired; total dis tance covered by the cab whether hired or not; nonrevenue-earning time in min- utes, such as time lost in repairing tires. etc., and the total fares in dollars and cents that have been collected by the driver, as well as each individual bill. ----------~--->--->->-->-~- -~--~-~-~-~~~-~~-~~~> German left to stop before our barbed wire.
 Their center and right, however, came on and what was left of our force retired to new trenches southeast of Haumont, while machine guns decimated our assail- ants who had succeeded in advancing from the north and northwest
 But they were too numerous They got into the hollow of the village and took the colonel's post In the rear, setting fire to the redoubt by liquid flames projected through cellar window The colonel and his staff who had grabbed rifles and were being aided by the survivors, were on the point of being captured or being burned alive.
 ''They came out of the redoubt with heads erect and marched through the galling fire of the machine guns. The colonel was untouched and the retreat was accomplished without further loss
 With the machine guns left intact we made another stand and barred the road to the Germans from the Samogneux ra- vine to the south of Douaumont and the fight went on."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-11
STOPPED ON LEFT

At 5 P. m. German battalion ad- vanced in three columns simultaneously from the east, the north and the north west. Those of our men surviving arose to meet these enveloping maneuvers. The machine guns that were still intact were fired with maximum speed, making holes in the enemy's ranks and obligtng tho
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-05-28
TALKS ON
BANKING
when You Borrow Noncv

In the course of human events n
becomes necessary for most peonle 70
porrow money. Business men who can
make ~ per cent of more out of trad
ing una 1t profitable to borrow in or
uer 10 carry on business on larger
scale discount their bills and carry
complete stocks. Others find II do,
sirable at times to borrow for vario1o
purposes. and some find it necessary
10 borrow because they have either
lalied to save or have been unable to
save ana are confronted with an ex-
igency that REQUIRES money.
ohuuid you at any time find YOUR
sen IN such condition, do not borrow
from your friends, go to your hank
Ihat is what banks are for. They live
Dy thelr loans, and no banker will re-
luse loan that meets certain require
ments and is in his estimation good
~ is proposed in the next two or three
talks on banking to tell You what Tho
nahker wants to know when you offer
him your note. Whether the loan is
large or small the same rules applv
In the first place the banker vii,
expect you to be depositor. Most
banks make ii a rule to lend TO only
those VINO are customers, and custo-
mers mean depositors. If Won favor
the banker with your account. giving
MN proiit from the use of your
money, he will be glad to reciprocate
ana iet you use his money when you
meed II and offer the proper security.
The rule is well established to lend in
the proportion of not over five to one:
that is, IL you keep a balance of 500,
the banker would lend you $500 if he
thought well of your credit standing
The greatest mistake business men
make is to keep little or no balance in
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-05-28
Re Careful In USinQ
Soap on Your Hair

Most soaps and prepared shampoos
contain too much alkali. which is
very injurious as it dries the scalp
and makes the hair brittle
The best thing to use is lust plain
mulsificd cocoanut oil. for IL is pure
and entirely grcaselcss. It's very
cheap. and beats the most expensive
soaps or ANYTHING else all to pieces
You can get this at any drug store.
ana few ounces will last the whole
family for months
Simply moistcn he hair with water
and rub 1t in about tcaspoonful is
al that is required. II makes an
'bundancc Of rich creamy lnthcr,
clc1nses thoroughly. and riusos out
easily. The hair cries quickly and
evenly. and Is soft, fresh looking.
'rght fluffy, wavy. and easy to
handle. BESIDES /; looscns and takes
out every particle OF dust. dirt and
dandruf f-AdV.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-05-28

Great things have oeen done toward
| reflttins and rearming the Russian
armies, but trains Of enormous siege
guns cannot be transported over
thousands of miles of sea and rail-
way without almost insuperable diff
ilcultles. and Russia lacks the fa-
cllities her enemies possess for turn
ing out modern cannon.
What is expected from Russia this
year Is sufficient activity to force the
Germans to keep great armies in the
east, If the Germans make their prin-
clpaI attacks. in the west; and, if the
attack is made on Russia, another
herolc defensive campaign which will
cost the Germans great losses without
enabling them to take Petrograd or
odessa and force a separate peace. It
is unfair to Russia to expect ANYTHING
more, and military men in the west
universally recognize that Russia has
borne more than her share of the
burdens or the war and more than
once saved the entente from disaster.
IL would be difficult to eXaggerate the
sentiments of gratitude displayed in
france after the landing of the first
contingent of Russian troons at
Mdrsellles; but the arms and eouip-
ment for these men are to be provided
by the French, and their presence does
not mean that Russia is stronger than
her allies.
RUSSIA mas more men than she can
arm and equip; France has arms for
more men than she can put in the
lleId. Hundreds of trains on the Trans |
railway are running west |
ward from Nladivostok to Russia fun |
lt American and Japanses munitions.
,helr cars in any case have to cross |
ASIA again to fetch more shells and
TliIes' so loading them for the return /
rip with men puts no additional bnr.
len on the Russian railway servica
Ihe great feat in connection with the
russians in France has been the trans
port by sea, and details concernine
nat are withheld for the present.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-05-28

l. The school OF thought claims
that the German armies can never be
driven out OF their present lines.
>. Another opinion which | found
widely prevalent at the British front.
IL the very opposite OF this. The first
great general attack on the weakened
German lines. It is said, Will result
in clean brea, through on wide
front and all the German armies on
the western front will bo caught like
rats In traps and suffer the great
est military disaster in the history OF
the world Those who believe this
naturally press for an offensive to
he carried through at whatever cost.
3. more conservative group ad-
vocates waiting policy, on the
ground that the relative power of the
allies In the west is increasing; that
the German reserves are running
short and that the ultimate success
OF the British and French armies is
not In doubt II they will have patience.
while general attack at present
might imperl everything.
T. In modern warfare luck PLAYS
an abnormal part. and 1t was only
bad luck, or at least errors that
should not have happened and will
not happen again, that prevented
great victories at Loos and In Cham
pagne. is the contention OF other Of
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-05-28

hcers. From this they argue that the
only thing to do is 10 20 on attack
ing, swallowing failures when they
come and beginning over again. They
uePIe'dte ON many grounds waiting
Tor months or years TO commence an
other great attack. but they also ar
que that the supreme command
should not put all its eggs i'm one
basket and embark on an offensive
OF such magnitude that its failure
would exhaust the allied armies and
make IL impossible ever to beat Ger
many in the field.
visited the Scene.
Distinguished soldiers have upbeId
IN my presence each of the four
views outlined above and I have becn
pcrh.ltted TO study the ground which
tne Two greatest allied offensives i'm
'.C sS, west nave won in the company OF
othcers who took part in those ac-
tions. '''e "c-
Is curious paradox that the
pIoodlest German defeat of the war
the chock before Nordun that has cost
'he kalser two hundred thousand
casualties, according to the most con
serNatiNe estimates, has won many
converts to the pessimiStic theory thai
the western front is unhreakablc. ana
," contributed To dcprcss n section of
opinion in England This beIiof
though II has some adhercnts in tbn
armies, is predominant in civilian cir
Clos.
The Germans. with their wonder
! vi organization and their masses of
heaVy artillery" the argument runs
were unable to break through the
French, though they sacrificed tho
lives of their men with a prodigality
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-05-28

get his affairs in such shape that
when pay day came ne would not have
TO depend upon borrow money to pay
his men.
Nothing so hurts an application for
a loan in a well-managed bank as a
low average balance, and all good
bankers give heed to his factor.
Therefore. as n starting point. do your
business through a bank, depOsiting
your receipts and making your paw
ments by check, and keen a palance
large enough &c gain the bankers
goea viii when he looks at his ledgers
10 see how much of your own money
you have available when the needs of
business require. Don't do all your
business on borrowed money, for if
the banker finds it out he won't dis
count your note.
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the bank and then expect the bank
to accommodate them with loans.
Take an actual case that happened
recently within the experience of the
writer of these talks. A business man
wanted note of 500 discounted to
meet his payroll. The banker knew
him His moral standing was good
In looking up the account his balance
was but so cents. Now what did that
indicate? Just this: That the would
be borrower had trusted everybody
until his capital was on his books,
here. there and everywhere. and he
was not collecting his bills. ES mad
no free money to Carry on his bust
ness He bs.d no working capitaI Ho
Was strapped" The banker was per-
fectly justified in asking the borrower
either to make betters collections or
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-05-28
A New. Harmless Way
10 BaniSh Hairy GrOwihS
(Beauty TOpics.D

IBtluty TOpICS)
by following this suggestion any
woman can. In the privacy OF her own
home. remove every trace of hair or
tu2z from her foc'. With powdered
delatone and watc' mix enough paste
To cover the not wanted hairs; ap-
ply and in or } minutes rub OFF
and wash the skil. This method is
unfailinE, harmless and quick i'm re-
suits. but care should be employed
to get the genuine delatone.-Adv.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-05-28
(By JOHN L. BALDERSTOND

Copyright 1916 by The Mcclure Newspaper Syndcac)
LONDON, May 1OMlltary opinion in the French
armies as have found among Officers the front engaged
staff duties London and Paris greatly variance concern
the chances of successful offensive
lessons of the unsuccessful German attack are being
carefully studied by the allies to be applied the time comes
for them attack and the Germans defend There are or
views the armies concerning vital problem of fine
hour