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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-08-05

monia, which she suffered some weeks ago, and will regret that she has not yet recovered her health, says the Pen sacola Journal. Mrs. LeBaron has a great many friends here who will re- gret to know of her continued illness
 Miss Lemoyne Phares of Mobile, is spending a week with her cousins, MT. and Mrs. w. D. Smith. at St. Clair Springs.
 Mrs. Algernon Smith and her daughter. Miss Elizabeth Smith, will leave today for Valley Head to spend several Gays with Mrs. F. Y. Anderson. going later to Mentone for the remainder of the summer.
 Mrs. w. T. Underwood and Mrs. Lewis Underwood have gone to the mountains of North Carolina, where they will. re- main for several weeks
 Miss Mildred Badham and her guest, Miss Dorothy Galley of Pittsburg, re- turned yesterday morning from the camping party at which Miss OrlenS Per kins gave in their honor.
 Mrs. George C. Taylor and her son, Jerome Gregg Taylor of Tennessee, are VlSltlnS MrS. IaylOr parents, MT. and Mrs. M. J. Gregg, at their home on Syca- more street.
 Mrs. w.. Melville Drennen has returned from the New Jersey coast. where she spent several weeks.
 Miss Lucy Pinckard will return soon from Black Mountain, N. C., where she has been the guest of Mrs. James WeatE- erly.
 MT. and Mrs. c. H. Green and young son, Gilbert, returned yesterday from Atlantic Beach, Fla.
 MT. and Mrs. J. B. Wiley. who have been the guests of their son, Dr. c. C.. Wiley, motored to their home in Troy yesterday.
 Mrs. B. A. Jones (Rosa Moody) of Atlanta. and her two children. will ar- rive today to visit her sister, Mrs Will liam H. Kettig.
 Mrs. Charles Drennen of Orlando is visiting MT. and Mrs. J. L. Drennen on Chestnut Hill.
 Mrs. Robert Gregory has returned from visit to friends in Montgomery
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-08-05
Helps Promising Boys

"The line of work in which l am &C., lively interested is that of taking un- usually promising boys at an early age, preferably from to years of age, and assuming complete charge of their main- tenance and education. A young boy so taken would be kept here for two or three years under my wife's care until old enough to go to our country place, where we have seven boys ranging from s to 14 years of age. On completing high school there, l propose to send them to college. I am only interested in securing boys of the best inheritance, who will be able to profit by such an education. The experi- ence of others and my own experience leads me4to think it useless to try to build character out of nothing--to take the son of lazy, drinking, wife deserting father, and of perhaps a deserving but ignorant mother, and try to make real man out of him. What I am looking for are boys whose parents are of character, but who have been overtaken by misfortune (other than inhertable diseases) and who are not able to give these boys the edu- cation which they deserce and would profit by. do not contemplate adoption of the boys so taken, though I should require complete and exclusive control of them for the period of their education. I am, howeve r, not only willing, but in- sist that they keep in touch with their relatives and expectHthat when educated and earning a livelihood, they shall taka under their protection their respective mothers. if living. I should be glad to give you any further and more complete details if you desire them, but presume your method of operation is merely to refer requests, and the foregoing will permit you to refer any cases described above to me. if you will kindly do so.
 e. s.
 We have never laid more remarkable proposition before our great family. Read and ponder what he offers and communi- cate directly with him as to particulars if you would know more of the marvellous scheme born in his heart and fostered aby his brain. He has sketched so well that I can add nothing to the story. fore see the outcry. "Too good to be true!" Examine it in detail for yourself and pro- nounce upon it. We hold his address.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-08-05

n BIRMINGHAM has scarcely ever ex' perienced a more distressing or a A-~ more disastrous summer from the standpoint of health than the present one.
 War and pestilence disease and misery, have stalked abroad in the land, but Bir- mingham, so blessed in natural re- sources. so prosperous from a financial standpoint, seems to have been the vic- tim of the worst typhoid epidemic that has menaced any city in the south dur ing the summer of 1916.
 There seems little excuse for the pres. ent sanitary conditions that exist in Bir- minghsm-except, of course. the fact that the city is hopelessly deficient in funds the garbage and dry closets, the two greatest producers of sickness and pes- tilence that can be imagined should be corrected, and without a moments de. lay.
 The one topic of conversation in every gathering during this summer has been the health conditions of Birmingham.
 Have you been inoculated?" is the question on every tongue
 The women as well as the men have been stirred to the very depths over the horrible situation and have bravely come forward offering their services in every way possible to rectify the conditions and work with the city authorities and the citizens sanitation committee in changing the sanitary outlook.
 The choice of Mrs. J. F. Graham as head of the "women's committee is one that will please everybody. Mrs Gra- ham is woman of such good, practical sense fine Judgment, and keen insight into all sorts of matters pertaining to the welfare of the home and the city that under her leadership the women's com mittee cannot fail in it's effort to assist materially in revolutionizing sanitary con- ditions and making for the future an ideally sanitary city of Birmingham.
 Mrs. Graham has entered into the work with the fine spirit of enthusiasm that chara acterizes everything that she does, and her genuine interest in the welfare of her home town. where she has lived all of hr life, and knows every inch of it like she does her A B C's, will un- doubtedly bring splendid reward for the efforts she will put forth.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-08-05
Aids for the Deaf

While reading the Helping Hand Cor ner my attention was attracted by let ter of thanks from deaf person who had just received the gift of an ear trum- pet which aided her much in converse tion. Sympathy was aroused within ma on account of my being handicapped by
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-08-05

deafness, for which I am obliged to use 8 conversation tube. As my deafness in- creases have to get more powerful ones. have on hand two of no use to me. and offer them to some one who ought to be greatly benefited by their use. I should be glad to aid any one not able to buy one, or otherwise. J. s. A."
 The rapid multiplication of entreaties for aids to defective hearing awakens in the benevolent reader a suspicion I have before hinted at that the infirmity of deafness is on the increase. Can our scientific members allege any cause for this if the painful suspicion be correct? Your aids will be eagerly called for. We hold your address gratefully.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-08-05
Music for Young Folks


 Please send the name and address Of Mrs. N. c. R., who asked for infants clothes and quilt pieces. I have sent to several Cornerites and have more to give. I will send this dear soul, who expects to become mother, some long baby dresses my darling daughter, now with the Heavenly Father, had. I know her hearts S desire, like mine, would be to do good unto those who need such help. I wish your useful Corner continued success. have a lot of sheet music. songs, etc. These I will give to some young folks if any are wanted. I hope postage will be sent, as I am a poor woman.
 SARAH NJ. G." Poor" in worldly pelf. perhaps, but the possessor of the true riches. Your letter is in evidence of that We thank and bless you, especially for your sis terly kindness to the expectant mother. and for telling us in whose name and for whose dear sake you give the baby clothes. The address went at once to you The music will be highly acceptable to our young people.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-08-05
R MARION H THARLANDS HEPTNGHAND Ie1111Nou Kz,Zzud
For Fancy Workers

For Fancy Workers
 T can help some of the people whose printed letters I now inclose, If you Will send me the addresses. I have sent books and pieces to several before this, and always enjoy helping a little Would the following list of articles be of use to anyone? I should be grateful if recipi- ents would pay the cost of sending: Two photographs, for enlarging pictures and designs; one lace machine (cost S5 and never used except to try) also number of needlework magazines, since lsco They contain directions for all embroi- dery and besides have beautiful designs which never grow out of date.
 "J E. P" A fat batch of addresses went to you by mail. We stand ready to pass yours over to readers who would like to select articles from the tempting list with which you favor us. We take it serenely for granted that recipients of gifts will cheer fully pay postage upon them.
 For Next Applicant
 ''; shall forward the needed brace if this woman will send me her address and pay charges for sending.
 MRS. J. M. IT. The woman who asked us to get brace for her is already supplied. We therefore thankfully hold yours for the next applicant.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-08-05

~ IRMINGHAM has scarcely ever ex- \ perienced a more distressing or a
 A-~~ more disa strous summer from the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-08-05
Fnr Next Annlicant
Quantity of Magazines

If you hear of anyone wanting maga- zines, let me know I have quantity of lovely ones. MRS. ETHEL M."
 We do hea" of many. and they will write for your address.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-08-05

Mrs. L. E.. Granlee, who has spent sometime with friends in Nashville and Louisville, Ky, is now spending few days in Chattanooga, en route home.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-08-05

Little Miss Evelyn Byrd, daughter O. Mr and Mrs. F. G. Byrd, who has beer iii at her home on Sixteenth street, south is improving, and is able to sit up fol awhile each day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-08-05

monia, which she suffered some weeks ago, and will. regret that she has not yet recovered her health, says the Pen sacola Journal. Mrs. LeBaron has a great many friends here who will re- gret to know of her continued illness.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-08-05

MT. Morton Graham has returned to his home in Birmingham. after enjoying a stay of some length in Jacksonville and Daytona, the guest of relatives. MT. Gra- ham formerly resided here, and has a wide circle of friends, who always well come him most cordially on his return to visit.-Jacksonville Times-Union.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-12-09

thing that would have rallied the men
SO quickly. In the inevitable break
up of formation during an attack
men get lost, and the sound of many
whistles being blown by the officers
must be sometimes confusing. Early
in the war the Germans tried to con-
fuse the British soldiers by initiating
bugle calls. and the bugle is not now
used to the extent that il was then.
But the huntsman's horn was. a new
thing to the Germans. It started
them and brought dlsmay to their
ranks, and they ran like foxes with
the hounds in hot pursuit.
"a wounded man of the Coldstreams
tells about the effect of tho hunting
horn on himself. He and mis- comran-
ions had been scattered by a devastat-
ing machine gsFn fire and were shelter
ing where they could:
Il was shelterinG IN a shell hole
and wondering where my mates were
and whether they had gone on further
or gone pack when 1 heard the Col
onels horn. 1t made me jump for
joy. and I never thought OF shelterins
any more. There was tie Colonel
waiting there with all the men run
ming up TO the sound, and he did not
wait long.
Some of or men moved right in
to a trench where there wac Il crowd
of Huns who We're inclined to put up
real stand-up fight. and they got it
There was great fight with the boy
onet and the Huns stuck to it until
only about 4 couple of hundred re-
manned and then they gave in"
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-12-09
HOW TO GET MORE SHEEP.

"a At the meeting this week of the
wooden and worsted manufacturers in
New York city, the need of raising
more sheep and therefore more wool
in this country was again pointed out
1t was shown that there are today in
the world 643 100000 sheep producing
a wool clip of 5000 900 pounds
which means that there are 10 sheep
to every 1000 acres of land or about
one sheep to every so acres and that
one sheep produces about four and a
half pounds of wool Europe had at
the opening of the war oyer three
times as many sheep as there were in
North America, with wool production
slightly larger in America than in Eu-
rope.
In this country, however, the number
OF sheep has been growing less in
stead of greater and this in spite of
the fact that more sheep and more
wool are required to meet the needs
Of the market both for food and for
manufacturing purposes. In a letter
10 Baltimore paper by a Washington
writer the reason for this is shown to
be dogs and in his opinion the sIoga n
should be xiii the dogs and grow
Sheep" He further advises the or
ganization of sheep clubs for boys and
asks IF the boy corn clubs can grow
100 or more bushels of corn to the
acre against Is to 20 bushels by their
daddies, could not boy sheep clubs be
organized to show their daddies the
profit in growing sheep at minimum
cost of time and labor with q maxi
mum of profit ~
If it is simply a matter of drawing
lfrro 11nf s,tr
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-12-09

Atlanta which show that While he may
not be a second Osbornes he is in ia
vor of certain systems OF prison well
fare which are along the same line
even L. they do not assume the same
proportions. Ee can therefore be ex-
pected to do as much for the proper
conduct of the famous New York
state prison as he did for the one
maintained in the south by the gov
eminent
But further than that he has estab ,
lished a reputation for theEutflizing, of
the ,servicessof prisoners in a M tfner
which is most beneficial to aITfcon-
cerned. While. at Atlanta he won
much praise for the success which at
tended INSTRUMENTATION, of an addi-
ton to the prison by the employment
of the prisoners. This very kind of
work is about to he done at Sing
Sing. There is need for a change
from the pr, sent cell block to a mod
ern one and in view of his experience
il is highly probable that he will be di-
"ected to do for New York state what he
. ccomplished for the government. This,
I is probable, is one of the reasons
Why he was. selected and it certainly
must be regarded as good one, for
IL this improvement at Sing Sing can
be secured quicker by such employ
ment of prisoners, because it means a
large reduction in expense there is
every reason why it should be.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-12-09
A rEuroNIc ADVANTAGE.

That the Teuton success in Rumania
is going to be of much value to the
central powers cannot be questioned
This will even be admitted by the en-
tente allies even though they attempt
to belittle the significance of the fall
OF Bucharest.
The Teutons give evidence of their
intentions to follow up their success
Tor the purpose of threatening the
Hank of the Russian forces which are
now in control in BulSowina. This will
OF course be resisted by the combined
forces of the Russians and Rumanians
but 1t is uncertain when or where the
armies which are now in retreat will
make their stand.
In the meantime the Teutons are
planning to give more attention to the
eituation on the Bulgarian front. This
is shown by the offer of aid to Greece
In case it enters the war against the
lilies and it would not be surprising
u assistance had already been sent to
the Bulgarians who are opposing the
operations of the Serbs to the north
Of Monastir. This is course which
1t must have been anticipated would
be followed. The Teutons can now
point to the example of Rumania as
sufficient reason for Greece to hold at
least to its neutrality, and it can by
The same means lend encouragement
10 its entry into the war with the CEN
tral powers. The Teutons have ma
terially strengthened their position in
the Balkans and it is evident that
Whatever the allies do their task in
that part of the war zone has mani
foldly increased. There is a new bat
tie line established and it is to the
advantage of the central powers.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-12-09

Renal Bey, who Played an important
role in the political affairs Of Albania
when the Major powers of Europe
were trying to decide upon the bound
aries of the new ration carved from
territory coveted by Montenegro, Ser
bia and Greece.
"Avlona IS regular port of call Cor
steamers from Brindisi, Fiume, and
Trieste in times of peace. The en-
trance to the gulf which is sten miles
long and five miles wide, lies between
the Cape of Linguetta on the south
west and the island OF Saseno to the
northeast. The cape separates the
gulf waters from tie Straits of Otran-
while oats, maize, olive oil, sheen
and skins are exported by Ayiona. the
product for which the city is chiefly
famous is vaionia, q substance OBJ
tanned from the cups of acorns gath
cred in the neighboring oak forests.
This article takes its name from the
| town. 1t is used extensively by tam
ners. The output of a nearby bitumen
mine, worked by a French company,
is also SHIPPED through this port.
| During the 18th and 18th centuries
| the whole Albaniau coast in the vicin-
| 1ty OF AVlona was a battle-ground for
| Normans and Byzantines. With tine
| exception of one year, when IL was a
Venetian possession, the seaport was
under the dominion of the Ottoman
empire from 1864 until Albania was
| elevated to the Fink of an independ-
| ent state three years ago with lie
Prince of WED on the throne. Until
this event focused public attention on
| the country, Alvona like DurazZo and
Scutari, was practically unknown to
| the English speaking world A Brit
ish consular agent illustrating the
| vague notions which obtained as 70
| the country's whereabouts prior te
'SuIueddeq IgoIlItod luslIodUII lBq1
| relates that a letter plainly addressed
| Albania was on one occasion sent to
| America. and was returned from Al
| bany, n. Y, with the Iaconic inscrip-
| ton, Try EUROPE
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-12-09
Led Charge With Hunters Horn.

How Colonel John Vaughan Camp
bell of the Coldstreanl Guards won the
Victoria Cross on the Sorlrre is told
in an article ISSUED recently by the
Ohc1al Press bureau in London. Here
is the story.
"A Victoria. Cross has been award
ed to Colonel John Vaughan Camp
bell of the Co1dstream Guards for a
gallant feat on the Somme Battlefield
He rallied his men 1T a critical mo-
ment, led them through a very heavy
barrage of fire, and was ono OF the
first to enter the enemy trench.
+ The Colonel LED his men with a
revolver in one hand an1 fox hunt
er's silver horn in the other. and she
hunters horn seems to have had a
wonderful effect on the British Tom
mica. We have had other stories of
the way the British soldier responds
to queer encourag cment-he dribbIes
footballs over the para pet and across
the bullet strewn No Mans Land ard
that sort of thing, but this is the first
time the fox hunters horn has appear
ed in the great war.
1T was no inspiration of tbc mo-
ment. For years Colonel Vaughan
! Campbell has accusto med his men to
the sound It was a silver horn pre-
sented to him by the non commissions
tal!ion when he left to join the Third
Battalion. He found that the clear,
ringing notes of the horn were more
easily heard, and on the battlefield
there was no m1staki1g it.
The men came running in from the
shell holes just like the hounds from,
the cover" said Colonel Campbell,
when on leave in England. "Tney
| came almost Immediately after blew
the horn. They seemed to recognize
1t at once, and they knew it was t.
Tn the extraordinarily difficult sit
uation, the horn was probably the only
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-12-09
STORIES OF THE WAR
chanao in infantry Tactics.

The result of forty-.ivs years in
fantry training has been thrown on to
the scrap heap by the French army.
At the beginning of the war the
French infantry, like that of all Con-
tinontal nations marched shoulder to
shoulder to the attack Soon, however,
the power of the very numerous ma
chiue guns with which the German
troops were provided-outnunber
at least four time those Of other arm
ies-brought about the adoption of
more open formations and recalled the
lessons of the South African war.
which had been neglected.
After the battle Of the Marine, when
the Germans dug themselves into deep
trenches in the hope Of eSta nlishing a
iumping-off place for future advance
| on Paris, the French found it inpossi-
bic to carry out successfully airy in
fan ~ attack in the formations until
then in use without losing a Number of
/ men disproportionate to the advantage
gained. They Increased the number of
their machine guns, but those Of the
Germans we're placed in positions
which enabled them to sweep away
any frontal atraek even before It had
| been properly developed.
At the present no infantry officer
/ of the old school would recognize an
| infantry unit going into action, SO
much has everything been changed.
| The Associated Press correspondent
| Was present recently Ut QeflOnS1f a .
| ton of the new infantry attack for
| NATION at a school. Instead of as for
! me"ly a battalion Of infantry being
| composed of SO many hundreds CT men
armed merely with rifles and bayonets
| and entrenchi;ig tools and dependent
! on artillery to clear the way for it
! during an advance, Tine battalion is
| now a little army perfectly equipped
| for offence and defence and able at all
| times to rake care OF itself Without any
assistance except in the case of ar
| attack on a fortress or strongly forth
| fed field work.
! Not only the battalion bpt each
| company, is able to act Independently
ana the various smaller nn!ts are so
! con- posed that wher acting together
they form a complete whole without
| any confusion.
Hand gre1adiers. rifle grenadiers
marksmen with automatic :'ifcs, bonn
barliers with bombs ard ordinary in
| fantrymen with rife and baycnet COM
pose each unit, the specialists have
companions in action To carry tneir
ammunition and able to replace them
i'll ease they sustain a casualty, while
every man in the section. even the
! simple rifieman, is trained to do one
| of the special tasks.