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Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1916-11-26

einem Sieoe o6i6lieBt, bort cs olito.
notilb auT eefd6rlih au iein. SO
mil mid prd3iier mlsoriiden: eng.
lono iDilr0e in oieienl Sriege Den
WliitelmGdtcil ie6r gefdbrIicb, niAt
neil es Die S5eone bc6errihte, ion.
bern neil eS Die gieutrolen eiui6iid.
tern uno ieiue peiben 0ominionS
nit iicb reiBcn founte, ooB oen ober
10 mar, crfl6rte iic6 leOielih Our1 Die
9lu9it ole cs oen 9lcMrnlen ein5us
floBen periiono, ieiuc @}ac1t mar unO
lit bcittc rod nicbt real, ionoerli HOus
51r. @ebt Gnglou0 aus Oieiem &riege
nidlt ais Sie9er berbor Damn lit scr
S}cipcft scr 9lelitroleu oa9in unO nit
i6m Die sQioc5t @nglanoS. @inB Gna.
lonO, oniiott oen @littslmdNtcn bic
5ric0ensbeoinguneen 3u teIleu Die
@eoinguugcn icincr 6eiioe alne5.
men Damn mcr0en oiq 8creini9ten
Staoten oie ifonoinooii6en 9dnoer.
Sodnu0 uuo Siioomeriia iogen.
&as @nolono nluBte iih unterper'
len @nelcn6, Dos mir slit sic ltarfite
g'oGt 6ielten ga, Damn lit Is obcr
Die b6@Itc 3cit, 0oB mir ibm sic @e.
iolgI@oit, Oie inns morcbmal 10 Bit
fer puroc, tilnoigen 60 inO niat
oiloers iuer0en Die ncihrolen @oltcr
ipraAeu Oenn sic 9}otioncn ge6en
nit ocn itGrfiten 9otoillonenl
Gie @iniAHcbteriina ser 9icutrolcn
mar mo lit obar oos SiauptoerOienit
@nglonoS in 0ieiem arieoe Derlicrt
cS Die gRitarbeit Ser Der. 5taoten,
Stanoinooiens ilnO SoQonos, Ooirl
fonn eg ie1r lpenig, Damn lit eS nit
eincm Nlale niht mchy ser QeidGr.
li9ltc ionoerr oerao~ inlgctebrt.
iulscidlrlidltc inter sen 6einoeR Der
WlittclnoHtc
9inoers oerbalt cs ii6 nit 9hlB.
luuO. Gas 3orenroiA III 10 boQblii.
tig OoB eS Oen 8lutoerluIt icbr gui
pertroaen tdm. &erliert cS flint Mlit.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1916-11-26

lionen W2onn oanu lit oie 2iide IN
5ebn Sabren luie0er ousgeiii1t Der.
liert es 5ebn 0GQioncm oam Oouert
cs chen 5peimol iolonne, ober eincs
id1onen Eoges itebt 9fuBlon0 nie0er
10 itarf ga tpie om I. glugult 1914,
ober htnberglcihlim beiier geihult,
bellcr uiSoeriiitet ino beiier 9eiiibrt.
Sic engliihe Nladt berubt ouf Ocr
un5u0erldBlicben @rlmolaoe Ser
iremoen 9lngit: Oie ruiiiidc Nlodt
oosegen berubt ouf ser ioliOeu
@nmoloee Der 3obl unO Der pbnii.
ibeli &roit. @}u1 inge nitbt, OoB Der
9liliie ein lei6tiiuniger @eielte ici
lmO feline 9IusOoucr III ser gerioI.
gung ieiner politiiNen 3iclc beiiSc.
Iie @eihibte beneiit lns Dos oircfte
@egenteil Set So6r5unOerten be.
ipcst iih 9htblano in elmer iinO Der
iel6en 9liGtiuig ipie OoS @oiier
bergo6 10 ltrebt 9ntBlonO, ieitocnI eS
9iuBlon0 i'll aonituntinopel 5u; es
bat Den @eg iiber sen &oufaiuS iin0
iiber Sen 9nlfon cingeihlGgcn, e.
bat eS iogar nit Den 9Segen iibcr
Berlin imO iiber TeGeron Deriudts
&uBlonO lit etpig ioet Scr WioSfo-
wite, mir bo6en 3eit irnier EoB
fomnit bod einmol lln0 en- tonuut
er imtB foumen penn ole luiqebeurc
Sroit, bic in SiuBlonO iteft nicbt ein
fir ale .Qlole gebrofen ipirO.
gntRlanO lit forrumpiert un0 oesbolb
famn eS uns ni6t geid5rlic6 iperOenl
idgeu oiioere. aorruapiert lit cS,
ooS iicbt ouBer SSroge, o6er oieic
&orruption bot es ilidt gehln0ert,
sic groBie glrmee oaer 3eiten uii5u.
itellen mo als iie bon DinOcnburl
rnO Mlrdcniell ncrritsiet mar, ioslt.
iagen INK @onOunlorsben sat er-
neuoru. gtHolois bropd9t nidt iuic
ser 5rdnsolentoni0 altsrufeu aarm
ib 9trmeen ans 0eiE @o0eu itnnpieil
cr bot ge5eiat OoB CT fonn im0 iciu
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1916-11-26

oes Dories iu10 ser StraBe @barof.
terc, Entrioteu mo SelOrn iornit
Sieger lit oub ser title Monn i'm
2oborotoriium rno am SAroubnod.
ser Die gtatur iib yl 0ieniten 5piugt
uno sen Icbloien StabI, oie gebein.
nisooae gleftri5it6t. ia sic uniiAt
bare Quft ielbit 5u uariegern" moc6t,
Sbne 0ie 5Mlae. Die aNs Dem uEeilf
d)cn elmer a9loiic~, cine ASerionlih-
felt, einen Erdeer eines Rrin5ips
utodt, mo obne bic Echnif, Der bic
92ohir ec0or@t uaren Ste Nlittrl.
utdAte III oieieni 9lieientumpfe Der.
Iorenl
g2er garauticrt linS aber liucb olI'
0cm, mas mir III 0leien idredIimen
Qrico erlebten Die mir oen itngcbcu-
rem llutarid1ico 5uiiheu oem 9lub
lonO i'm uan0iduriitben 6eloiug uno
Sem yuBlano im MeIttriege fcititcfi.
tcn ooB Oicics 3nrenrcitb noG
Suoii5ig, oreiBig, iiiuf5ie o0er o@t.
ia So6rcn nidt onoere Soloatcn ius
lScl0 itclcn ipir6Y
9euBlanO ludt luie oeio9t ben
gSeo ua@ aoniiontiuo0el iiuO nacb
Ser gloria, Gieie @rge fiibrcu ourd,
Die llfrnna; Fe fonnea ME ais ee
iiderte etappcnlinielt eeIteM iurm
uuier &olf niCbt OeR mosfMpitii1eu
Sod lnatertan iit SftBlono weiB cs.
ober europe ueiB es ncG nitbt, oeur
cs bot iib NIT Dem Gi'U nit BEN
aSnlbalicn" iebr ipeniu un0 ie9r WI
aern bcio6t- gl6er 9lubIano iuciB oliA
NoB 6 lcin &roaramm. OieN lltrolnc
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1916-11-26
Die llfraiBa rnS Der 5ntiinftigc
GrieOe GnrOpnS.
SOn ORgR sapOfo.

S5eoer oeutihe oOer olterrcidlidc
ooer rngoriibe Stootsmoun, scr iiG
olSber iber bic ariegSaicle Der Wlit.
lelnddtc ncrne6mcn Iicb, Bat ,,0ic
Yorontic zines oduernAen Trie0cns~
uls Die erite 5orOcrrne. ia lber.
goupt ols Die 8oiiS Fe3cibnei, uui
Ger ole Observation-Disclosures be.
glnucn fonren. @s lit IelbltperItGnO.
p,c9, Dob Die Serrpn in beronhuort.
eslaler politii@er Stelluna un0 Die
glbrer Ser Eorteien itno Nlemlnact.
lW ntAt Ocutliber duBern fonnen:
Vianec Die A5ogidnle oeS Griegs
svthdes nod Itbuonft Ohrien lie fein
lWorf umriiiercS 9Sroqranum 6efaunt.
yemen, oeun oieie8 8rceronm muB
l'u aus Oen @riolqeu Der ShIohten
oSuilirlid cnttpidcIn. Gas qroBc
d%al0lilurl Icgt Die GrflGrlmgen Oar
~e'liilter lScnerale imO &orteifii6s
aer noc5 cinan cioenen gSiiniden
~ sHS uno neint je nod)oem mas cS
~ oen gefdbrii6iten 6eino b6lt, oes
prlc0e iucr0c fommeu lUenn @ng
funo oOer 5rantrci1 oocr oudl SiuB
oSqNo cnggiltig bciicgt iro 81 Scr
NIhobme Der 9eoingingcn ser Dit.
is,l'a6tc ac8minsen iuoroen lei. fait
S5Soer bot utter oen 5eitocn einc
Su''on oer CT oen Sort6ciinno III
~ 0lsDerigen @eitolt piiniht, meil
y. QofIt. DAB iie Il Hju eincm 9iiuo.
ns n. nit Dciiti6lonO inO Seiicrreidl.
f9orn bcrcit fin0ea peroe. Gie mel.
SG 9ebeinen 5rcitnoc ~ mcmt man
~ ~ 70 olsOriiden 0orfl bat Sronfs
Io I,% oic meiiien Seiuoc bat Gna.
,oEg ,q 9hbIono oagegeu iit ser @lcbr.
9l Der glmatcurpolittcr qleidjoill.
XII Sei Ocn Yeruispolititern oiirftc
fS,es ni@t Der 5oa ein, Oenn lie
N,''lelJ ouf @rno elmer eeuaucrcn
s." Der SodIage ole Sottoren,
d''lonmenlpirfen, I'm Ocn gseIt.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1916-11-26

nie0er5itbalten, ti1t peaDirtlicbelt
fam, ipenn GitqalijieN oiterreihilh
6leibt, Gesbolb bat es oieien idred-
li6lten oiier ariege Darauibeihlpo.
rcn. g9iir0e nun Ocr arieg Htit sem
&erluit HolenS oocr ioqar Gurlon0s
fir 9iuBlauD nbihlicBen Damn mitros
Is iid icbr 6ol0 ptengp rr6plcn iul0
init oer SclbitUcriidn6lidfcit oaa
@ropitotioneeeiaBeS wirncr Giigoli
3icn bcoroben. Gin iuld,er 1rie0ens,
iAhB !uiiroG oen N4ittelnlodtcl liidli
einmal einen pfditlcl &rieoea iop
bern MIR eincn @oifcnti1ilorS
gcben uno sic Nltilen mHrocu ihca
Deriteben, Die i6nen 0esudAric 3cii
alls5urusen, mie tie sic Sabre 1905
-i4 ouS5ilnlBen nerdau0cn nn0
Damn piirOen fiji. oiud) bic griabrlng
in oieienl @clttriege belebrt ctner
Stop fiibren nit Dem oerelid5en oer
glnproa I'M Sabre 1914 nuO i'm Nioi
mo 9tueuit 1916 niclleiht Elm SiA.
Oeripiel mare g9e9e Dir, Geutidli
LAMB, pebe Dir. GeiterreiH, lpem oem
@loSfoiuiter 3eit uno SelegenAeit
ee6oien lpcrSerL ncnc Dloropoiien
segeu eire eDlen Sobne 5u idmieoenl
9Ins al' oelu @eioateu aebt IS fiar
ber0or, OoB sic 2ostremunq Der
llfraino bon RuBlont nidt alleii
iiir uns llfroiner ion0eru nnd Iiir
Die beiocn Soiierreidc ioipie fit oeu
@olfau mo sic Iiirtei oos Eroblem
lit. @S banoelt iidl iiir all oielc
QtGchte I'M i6r Doiein uuo lin ben
@eitonO @uropns.
4ir llfraiuer neietcu ms intaicr
sur ipeitliMcn anlttr bin. Iabet lua'
ren feline politiIdlclt 0fiidfidten mob-
ac6eno ocs Iieben 5rieoens pe.
gen mare es ia rGtliMer Helpeien uns
gan5 in0 gar mit ben WloSfopitcrH
Ill Deri6mc5enl es mar auo III
bci ms bic innere llcbcrjeuguna Dor.
ban0eu, ouB mir Silnl @eitcn geb6-
zen. Sic Oeutihe SuItur, ocutiHc glr
belt. oclttibe SitteN uu0 oen oeiit-
iden 0ygouiidtionsgejit unreA fiir
itnIer &olf intiter nor6ilolih nuO OcS.
bolb lpnren mir aurb rnluer oeiitih-
frcnnolid. 0enn oie 6reun0idldit
gpiicben Sen 9totioucn lm0 St1innun
berilht ntd)t uuf 0tt qcQeNiettiQc
9lciauna mon iicBt nift aui Oic
yidb6uen 9lngen~ Aiaie 8reuno.
ihaft pur5eIt ein8ig iirto dacin 1T
Der MertihGBm1 aEler aultur uN0
0ieie lit pieOer MIR oott porD1noen,
ipo Scr ertpfangeiSe Stil i'll iiH oic
I1btqfeit sic 2ebrcu icincr N}eiitcrs
onf3inebnien ent0cctt iilS oct Ntci.
tier III oem Shuler clnen ontfburrn
WlenIhen iinoet 9lls Dpr eiuiecH
SSabren sic Ruiicn. Die Danidls bic
@ernidhlna Deutidlotos 6eihloicit
bottcn, IN Scr iihediid5en &onptitaot
@rug Sic 9RiBgebtrt @oniIoNsnlus
ouS Ser Gnifc 6oben INTO Del s9ein.
g2cib mo Wciana ibre Selte ieiertcr,
% moreH mir llfrnirer Sic ein5igc
ileriihe 9totion, oie an bieier @er.
dworung ec9en 0as cole. irie0id
oricntierte oelltiac &of uiht tell.
aabmen lln0 mli bic ofIiaielle @Its
la0nng o6IpDncnO oii1uorfcieii
&sSa.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1916-11-26

i. General Der 9opuneric
GSnurO pou S8SBnl.isrmplii.
2. tycnrrnl 0Iraf 6clir non
@Otbmcr.
3. CSuber 9uidla, Sricosmi-
hitter uiO 8i5egeucroliiiinlus
Der osmuuiihen satreitfrdite.
4. Selomarihun @cnercl b.
NndCnIen.
8. Wcncrul Der Gnouacric b.
Der Widriuit.
6. Wcnernl Der Snfunteric b.
Siniiusen.
z. General SeGum, Gbcr6e-
feblsbabcr Der GRlgnriI1eu VT.
mcc.
8. @eusral 6elomari@ua
%rin5 GeopUlO bon Sayern.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-21
Coal Trade Outlook

In another column of The Age Herald today is found a discussion of the coal trade situation in Birming- ham based upon interviews with numerous coal operators yesterday.
 The most striking fact brought out is that production in the district Is almost normal so that the operators themselves have been the chief suf- ferers because of restricted markets. Practically every operator, however, sees better times ahead. The enor- nous demands made by coke ovens and the furnaces, which are making new production records to meet the de- mand for iron and steel, are sure to be reflected soon in stimulation of coal consumption. Contracts made last summer by furnace companies ir the steam coal trade will ~~obably not
 be renewed this season because the furnace companies will have use fol all their own coal. This will oper
 new markets to the smaller coal com. panies and the coal trade will fall into
 the feverish pace now ms.-'~'-,cd ir the other big industrial lines.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-21
AN UNPOPULAR STAND.
GASOLINE FROM STALE
m the Knickerbocker Press.

From the Knickerbocker Press.
 HHE recent announcement by the
 geodetic survey that 2,0ooooo,oo(
 -A barrels of gasoline can be extract ed from the shale of northwestern Colo rado, northeastern Utah and southwest ern Wyoming, has brought to light the fact that among the great unexploited resources of New York state is vast quantity of shale which will yield crude oil.
 R. D. Palmateer, the enterprising edit. or of the Waterford Times, recalling the large amount of shale in the Hudson valley, and remembering an incident of 50 years ago, when he thought he had discovered a deposit of coal near Pough- keepsie, took the matter up with the state geologist Dr. John M. Clarke. pr. Clarke replied that the New York rocks, except those of Long Island and few of Rockland county, are of earlier age than the coal beds, and while the Hud- son valley shale resembles impure coal and contains certain percentage of bi- luminous matter, still it is not probable that this bituminous matter can be ex- tracted in quantities to make 1t profitable But he added:
 There are great beds of black shale through central and western New York which contain almost unlimited possibili- ties for paraffne and the Nnaphtha oils, and which remain a great unexploited commercial asset of the state.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-21
SHAVING COTTON SEED

From the Charlotte Observer.
 In 1914 the cotton plant yielded the crushers 5,779,665 tons of cotton seed and there were S5b.900 5o0-pound bales of linters.
 The 1915 crop, it is estimated will yield altogether 4,132,446 tons of seed for crushing and SS0,7So bales of lint CTS. In other words, while there was a reduction in the seed output of con- siderably more than 25 per cent, there was an increase in the output of linters of nearly 24,000 bales. There was a vastly increased yield of liAters per ton of seed, owing to better machinery provision for saving every possible short fiber. The seed were almost lit- erally shaved.
 Linters are in demand as war muni- tions because of their use in the manu- facture of explosives. The war has brought about more topsy turvy condition than this; 1t has made it worth while to use improved machinery to rob the seed, leaving it as bare as a clean -shaven face--and even taking off some of the skin!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-21
The Preparedness Programme

While politics will play an appreci- able part in national defense legisla- tion the influences affecting the ad- ministration's programme are chiefly of the patriotic kind. If there had been no European war there would have been no National Security league; no agitation for larger army or larger navy.
 But the lessons of the terrible con- flict in the old world having been impressed upon the United States government, President Wilson and his cabinet became convinced that this country should prepare for possible attack by foreign foe. In other words, an increase in the army and a { ffve-year programme for the upbuild- .fnr of the navy that would make our koafighting equipment equal to that , of the strongest naval establishment 1n the world became a fixed policy. 1.caders in Congress, realizing the enormous cost that the preparedness would entail, were at first nuSthetic to the administrations ap- . unnl, but it was not long before they took practical view of the situation I'll the military and naval committees 1opectively proceeded to frame meas ~rSs in accordance with the Presi-
 rnt's recommendations.
 The defense programme was pro- <1&imed at the start of paramount i'm
 5rtance, and it required little urging
 ssspeed up" the committees ir H4rre of army and navy affairs.
 V3Ila and his bandits and the Mexi-
 situation in general brought the
 FIFTY face to face with the neces-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-21

Ptarmigan have been more numerous 1T past according to the Pittsburg Dispatch The cause of this increase is not known, but travellers report seeing the birds in large numbers. It is thought that the exceptionally cold weather drove the ptarmigan from the mountains down to the lower levels. It is said that hundreds have killed themselves by flying against the telephone wire along the proposed government railroad between Spencer Gla- cier and Cook Inlet. The ptarmigan is a member of the grouse family and is highly esteemed as food. It's flesh is held game bird When dressed it will weigh from one and quarter 10 one and half pounds. The ptarmigan is a fast flyer and the sportsman who bags the daily limit of 25 has to be a good shot. How ever a 'game-hog'' who would fire upon a sitting bird or massed flock could kill 1000 a day. Alaska has three and possibly four species of ptarmigan. Rock and Willow are the predominating
 4es The latter are preferred because they are larger and have d better flavor. All ptarmigan are pure white in winter, save for two or three purple or black tail feathers The fact that they are so nu- merous and are indsposed to fly until the hunter gets withing shooting distance robs them of the advantage they would otherwise have of being invisible against a background of snow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-21

'"The time has not yet come for this ex- ploitation, because these reservoirs of wealth could not profitably be worked under existing conditions. Their turn will come, however, and it is very inn portant that the people should keep this fact in mind"
 MT. Palmateer's suggestion that the time is opportune to see what can be ob- tained from these shale beds is worth consideration. Gasoline is certainly not being given away these days, and no means of obtaining new sources of SUD- ply should be overlooked. The extraction of sunbeams from cucumbers is no longer a jest. The story of the marvels worked by chemists upon coal tar reads like . now worth far more than the coke from which it is obtained. Most persons, too are familiar with the fortunes made from the utilization of such waste prod ucts as straw, cotton seed, garbage, saw. dust and the refuse of the cities, and delphia Public Ledger, that an Ohio man. ufacturer is making a high quality of sewer pipe from the molten lava of Hawaiian volcano.
 But we have hardly made a start along this line There remains so much to be done in the development of uses for waste products that it is hard to have patience with those who contend there is no further field for ingenuity and imag- ina ton.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-21
FL PAso NAMED IN 1sas

Ernest Peixotto in Scribner's Magazine.
 As you near Fl Paso you catch a glimpse, at Ysleta, of the venerable
 church, now hopelessy restored" that was built away back in 1882 after the
 remote date in American history? One is constantly surprised down here by the antiquity of the settlements.
 Fl Paso is certainly no exception to the rule, for it was given it's name in 159S by Juan de Onate, one of the earliest ex-
 plorers of New Mexico. who. having forded the Rio Grande at this point, called it Fl Paso del Norte-the Pass to the North. Fifty years later the old
 church and mission at Juarez were built.
 But from that time until the Mexican
 war period the site of Ell Paso itself re-
 mained a ranch belonging to the Ponce de Leon family. After the American occu- patton it became terminal point on the old Overland Train from St. Louis to San Francisco, and the rumbling stage coaches brought life and glitter to the saloons and gambling joints of the Calle
 Fl Paso.
 The last half century has again vastly changed all this, and the border town has been completely submerged in the steady march of modern improvement. Pioneer Plaza remains the center ot the citys activities, to be sure, but upon | it, instead of humble adobe homes and tawdry shops, front two great hotels several large department, stores which dis play the very latest fashions and the largest all-concrete building in the world
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-21
What's the Next Move?

The attempt of the Germans to cap- ture Verdun and carry out "drlVe to Paris seems to have been folled again by the stout resistance of the French. who have shown themselves masters of artillery fighting and have long since overcome the superiority of the Germans in this form of war fare.
 That the Germans were in deadly earnest about taking Verdun and were not delivering an attack merely to create diversion, was shown not only by the presence on the scene of the Kaiser and the crown prince, along with some of their ablest generals, but far more exclusively by the enormous number of men sacrificed Even the Kaiser would not have sanctioned such tremedous losses if he were not playing for a big stake-the road to Paris.
 However, the French have made gallant defense. Verdun will be nota- ble name in history for all time, per- haps more on account of the heroic resistance offered by the French than because of the equally brave assaults of the Germans. Paris is still secure, the confidence of France is unlm- paired and the temper of the people indicates that even if Verdun had fall en, the Germans would have been merely at the beginning of their labors.
 Whether or not the Verdun drive has been abandoned, it is impossible to say. The intermittent artillery fire kept up may mean that preparations are under way for new assaults, and it may indicate that the Germans re- alize their inability to capture the stronghold Elsewhere alond the line there is little or no activity. Just what the next move of the Germans will be is highly problematical. It is about time for the scene of activity to be transferred from the western front to Russia or the Balkans.
 The war is beginning to drag along in a more wearisome fashion than ever. Nutrition" is slow process, and if the present deadlock continues the peace prophets may as well pocket their notebooks and talk about the weather. A smashing victory" might end the war, but smashing victories gre few and far between.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-21
Boil Weevil a Blessing

The cotton south will find grain anc forage crops and live stock not only profitable so far as they keep money at home that has been going out of the state, but they will, in time, prove to be direct sources of wealth.
 Corn, when fed to cattle and hogs, has value double or treble the grain market price. The farmer turns corn into the finished product, so to speak, when he fattens live stock on it. Corn can thus be made to yield at the rate l of $1.50 to S2. With modern inten- sive methods of cultivation Alabama land can be made to produce 50 to 75 bushels of corn to the acre, even on an extensive area, and in combina- tion with stock raising an acre, in ordinary seasons, will pay a profit far iL excess of cotton before the boil weevil days.
 The fact is that cotton under ideal conditions never added as much to the wealth of a community as corn and live stock can be made to yield.
 Crop diversification in Alabama was a great success last year. But it was only beginning. This year and the next Alabama will greatly increase it's grain production, and as Mir. Fairfax Harrison, president of the Southern railway, who is himself a model farmer, remarked recently, the south, in ten years, will look back upon the boil weevil as blessing.
 The time will never come when cot ton will not be an important money crop; but the farmer must plant less and cultivate more intensively that which is planted. And then it should be one of many crops instead of the sole commercial crop.
 Intelligent diversification is sure to make the south the richest section of the union.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-21

sity of military preparedness and con gressional leaders were quick to close up the ranks and make preparedness sentiment practically unanimous. Within the next few weeks an army adequate for the protection of the United States will be provided by Congress, and navy programme that will satisfy the most strenuous advo- cate of national preparedness will be adopted by Congress before mid summer.
 If the European war were to come suddenly to an end and if Villa and his band were captured, would inter est in the pending military measures relax? Undoubtedly it would. But the Sixty-fourth Congress should not adjourn, and it is safe to say will not adjourn, until the paramount issue is disposed of, regardless of the situa- tion in Europe or in Mexico.