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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-04-24
PROD the UNWILLING.

Tho record Of oklahoma in the past
shows that She is proud to be in the
front rank when called TO defend a
righteous cause. Her men. young as
she is, have distinguished themselves
where bravery was needed Oklahoma.
then, should bc among the first Of
states To abandon the volunteer svs-
tom and insist on the government
using it's power to compel the un-
willing ana the weak -knccd to do
their rightful share. other states
M1y or may not respond as readily to
the call of the nation. II they do
not there should hc some means Of
prodding mp the slackers ard forcing
them 10 bear their rightful share of
the fighting or whatever else may be
most needed 10 help the nation win
this war. Whenever patriotism in
any form resolves itself into sec
tioupl question. state question. n
race question. or a political division in
which men may serve or not accord
ing to their individual convictions.
then there may be some excuse for
part Of the people holding back. hut
when this does happen it viii be- a
sorry day for democratic ideals. The
present emergency cnlls for the host
efforts OF not only the willing ones
but the unwilling as well, ana no one
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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-04-24
APOLLO CLUB IN
SEASONS CLOSE
Frances Ingram, Contralto,
More Pleasing Than Ever
on Second Appearance.
CLIMAX TO GREAT YEAR
Director Robert Boice Carson
and His Organization De
serve Much Praise.


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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-04-24

All Of us are liable to be called on
10 make some sacrifice for our coun-
try. But it ought not to be hard for
US TO give up seeing a few ball games
for the sake Of working in the garden.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-04-24

Tho world does move The Ameri-
can magazine ia authority for the
statement that city I'm ohio has
passed law compelling its iuhab.-
tarts 90 take baths and that in a few
yoors divorces and damages VIII De
given to any man or woman whose
partner does not bathc frequently
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-04-24
BRITISH FIERCELY
RENEW ASSAULTS
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.

of the flying back, altho virtually
every shell clearing the way for the
infantry bursts forward with great
spray of shrapnel bullets A modern
barragc as set up by the British and
French gunncrs is a terrifying thing
to face and the Germans Involun-
tarily break before it. many of them
seeking any duEouts available.
Today in many parts of the battle
fronts there Were no more dugouts to
serve as shelters and the Germans had
10 stand and fight with the result that
their casualties were higher and the
prisoners fewer in those sections of
the line
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-14
Birmingham Wants a Political Fight

It looks though the people of Birmingham want political fight They want to get good men into the possible and let the best both for the pres dency and for associate memberships of the city commission
 Dr. A. J. Dickinson suggests that the way has been opened for every with hundred friends to get into the race.
 At any interesting developments promised for the next three weeks The election will be held October and the law requires that the list of entries be not closed until thirty days before the date of the election.
 the hope of The AgeHerald that the commission this year could be decided without scramble large number of candidates which would have tendency to distract the minds of the people from the it's problems and its successful prosecution.
 The people, however have wed otherwise They have de- ced that they hand picked candidates They want to full field and they want to decide this thing themselves To this decision The Herald bows and promises the people of this community present all the of the campaign fairly and such way that the voters be guided reaching the proper decisions
 Birmingham is promised political campaign such it has not seen in great many years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-14
CONSIDERS THIS \ GEM

From the Minneapolis Tribune.
 Jimmy Russell, formerly well known
 actor who now sells pictures for John
 Levy of New York, sent in this yarn
 with a note saying that he considered 1t gem:
 One night couple of travelling sales
 men arrived a small Kansas town and found the hotel crowded Not room was to be had
 "T hate to disaccommodate you, gents, said the hotel proprietor, but even the pool tables occupied. But, say. see that old church across the street? bought 1t to build a new hotel on the site. If you don't mind, you can go over there and sleep in the pews. They're upholstered and they aint bad sleepin at all.'
 "The tired pair decided to try it. "About 1 o'clock in the morning the hotel proprietor was awakened by the loud changing of the church bell. He got up, reused the porter and told him to
 hurry over to find out the trouble In
 few moments the porter came back.
 "'Well?' asked the owner, excitedly
 Party in pew 2e wants gin rickey. was the answer"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-14
THE CHAMPION HARD LUCK STORY From the Cincinnati Times-Star

Anton Larson, 8 farmer living near Omaha, Neb., hearing that statewide pro- hibition would go into effect in that state on May 1 of this year, went to life in surance expert and had himself exam ined. He learned that according to the mortuary tables he would probably live for 40 years. Larson then bought himself 40 years supply of liquor so that he wouldn't be dry during his lifetime. He purchased 40o0 gallons of beer, whisky, brandy and wine, as he estimated that he would consume about 100 gallons every year as long as he lived. He built house for the liquor next to his dwelling and stored the booze away in the house. The prohibition law went into effect. Last week the sheriff discovered that the law provides that any liquor that was pur' chased before the law went into effect must be stored in ones home. The sheriff maintained that Larson's liquor was not stored in his home, but in house beside his home So the sheriff confiscated Lar sons 4G00 gallons and turned them over to the state. And now poor Larson must , either move to d wet state or go dry for the rest of his life.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-14
"MY ALLY IN THE LURcHy

From the Philadelphia Public Ledger.
 The sophistications of the famous letter
 of the Kaiser to the President are so
 tains the puzzling half truth that is worse
 than an out-and-out lie. The very as-
 sumption of the war lord that he was obligated to support his ally, Austria :
 Hungary, in its ultimatum to Servia IS
 one of those twists that Italy pointed out
 year ago were not warranted by the facts. Germany was not obliged by the agreements of the triple alliance to sup port Austria Hungary in an offensive war" And Italy has already published the fact that in 1913 one year before the assa ssination of the Austrian heir to the throne was seized upon by the Potsdam camarilla as their chance for the war sn Europe, she refused to join the other i -Mo in an adventure Of the same charac been left in the lurchr had he not joined it in war. not because of any legal 1 or moral obligation compelling him to act but simply because he had already | secretly told his ally" or, rather, as the President has pointed out, his "accom- 1 plice' to go ahead and he would back l it up So the assumption of a sacred
 mortal obligation. made by the Kaiser 1 in state paper, is simply another ex-
 ample Of the inability of the German gov
 ernmant to deal with honor and candor
 with the real facts in the case. But what about the greater moral obligation tc
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-14
EXPOSED TO LITERATURE

From the New Republic.
 'Why cannot literature be taught?' asks a professor of English. "Why can you not teach person how to fail in love or have the measles? Expose him, and if he be susceptible, the trick is done, and you may wisely call in the parson or the doctor, as the case may be. But no amount of featuring will improve or hasten the matter. I have analysed with loving care the dark beauty of Shelley's maiden spirit and found no man among 40 willing even to acknowl- edge the introduction later; I have pa raded the sturdy English virtues of Tom Jones before damsels whose economic dependence, and need to be supported in literature, was all too evident, and they have turned up their noses at him as not in our set. And then suddenly I have discovered the oldest matings--the two mile runner elopins-with Jane Austen. tc whom he had never even been formally presented, and former preceptress of mathematics with hock-bottle shoulders dizzily delighted by the rough wooing of George Borrow whom she had met by chance in the stacks.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-14
THE BUSY BEES

L. Pearsall Smith In the New Republic.
 Sitting for hours idle in the shade of the apple tree, near the garden hives. and under the aerial thoroughfares of those honey merchants, sometimes when the monday heat was loud with their minute industry, when they fell in crowds out of the late sun to their night long labors, l have sought instruction from the bees, and tried to appropriate to myself the old industrious lesson.
 And yet hang it all, who by rights should be the teachers and who the learners? For those peevish overtoiled. utilitarian insects, was there no lesson to be deprived from the spectacle of me? Gazing out at me with their myriad eyes from their joyless factories. might they not learn at last-might I not fi- nally teach them-a wiser and more generous hearted way to improve the shining hours?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-14
Exemption Claims
 Will be Contested


 TIT is estimated that two-thirds of ll the men examined in Birmingham for the national army have claimed exemption. most of them alleging de- pendent families. It is apparent to the federal authorities, and to everyone else who has studied the draft figures at all. that clause designed to tighten the burdens army service would impose on women and children, is being abused. A more rigid con- struction will be placed on this clause and exemption claims will be con- tested, so it isn't likely that men who are trying to shirk their patriotic duty will be passed back into civilian life.
 It is indeed sad commentary on the state of feeling among the young men of America that there is ten dency practically everywhere to evade conscription. Stacker marriages have brought discredit on some cities, and these were among the most fragrant attempts to escape military service, but large numbers of men have claimed exemption on the ground of dependent relatives, where such ac- ton was not justified.
 The government has endeavored to give it's citizens of military age a square deal. Apparently they have not conducted themselves in the same spirit. The majority of the American people will approve of the determina- tion to weed out would-be shirkers from those who have bona fide claims to exemption.
 The nation is at war and this is no time to bandy words with men who are plainly unwilling to serve their country when they are urgently needed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-14
Is Vital Question

T think that every true American with two good arms and legs should meet with the Civic association -on the 18th to work the roads of this county said J. Ed ward Hawkins. "The road question has become quite a vital interest to the busi- ness men of Birmingham It is only a question of time until the handling of government materials will require most of the railroad equipment for that pur- pose. Therefore, the wholesaler will be dependent upon the auto trucks in the future. Good roads are vital to the eff ciency of truck service"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-14

cially those where wheat is cultivated, were in the spring of this year willing to give the farmers abundant aecommoda- tion. In the northwest for instance, the banks loaned many millions to the farm CTS, not being over-particular about risks Many millions must be advanced to the farmers if sufficient acreage for the harvest next year of billion-bushel crop is planted.
 In the next place, there must be organ ization comparable to that which was un- dertaken when the liberty loan was in course of subscription Many of the states have already excellent organiza- tons, whose members are men of influ- ence and character, sure to gain for them the confidence of the farmers. It was organization of this kind that led to in creased acreage this year in the north west and to some extent in Kansas and Colorado.
 Then again the farmers must plant their wheat with the assurance that even though they harvest more than a billion bushel crop they will receive payment for the crop, which will yield them re- turns that are sure to be satisfactory
 Machinery, especially the improved tractors and excellent transportation fa- cilities excepting in one or two sections of the country, will furnish all of the in- cidental factors needed provided the farmers secure loans sufficient to jus tfy increased acreage and provided also there Is assurance of prices that Will yield fairly good profits. There appears to be some apprehension lest the farmers may be a little shy of fertilizing material. but the chemists have already discovered excellent substitutes for the fertilizers which in the past were enriched by in- fusing them with German potash. A billion bushels of wheat should bring to the farmers not less than $2,OOO,0oo,0oo, and it will be spot cash.
 Preparations for this hoped-for biilion- bushel wheat harvest will be well under way within few weeks
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-14
Trained Men Wanted

After the war there will be a greater demand for college trained men than ever" said pr. James M. Shelburne, pres ident of Howard college. There will be a great need for those with trained in- tellects to help the country offset the after effects of the war and to utilize in the best way possible the resources of the country. It is therefore, urgent that all high school graduates who do not enter service attend college this fall and begin their college training In this way there will not be a shortage of the muchly needed college trained men after the trouble IS over"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-14
The Jazz, the Rarable

and the Chinese Toddle 1D EGARDLEss of war, the world IN must dance. Therefore, it is an- nounced with suitable fanfare of trumpets- figure of speech for liberal use of newspaper space-that the ~most important" convention of danc- ing masters and mistresses ever held is scheduled to begin in New York, August 20, and last. ten palpitating days. The American National College of Dancing and the Inner Circle are the two societies which will send about three hundred delegates.
 There will be festivities, of course, but business will come first and, what the expectant public is most concerned about, the very latest ex- amples of the terpsichorean art will be exhibited for the final judgment of experts.
 Among the new dances will be the Ramble, the Jazz, the Chinese Toddle, Hello Pals and the 1918 tango. The Ramble, we are permitted to know, is 3war dance," probably the crea- ton of some master mind--and foot inspired by the chief business of the hour, administering knockout to Kaiserism. Information regarding the other dances is somewhat meager, but Hello Pals is singing one-step, the Jazz is doubtless productive of noise, and the Chinese toddle is still wrapped In profound mystery.
 The 1918 tango, it is stated, will be Aa uniform attempt to revive the most artistic dance ever brought to Inc ballroom. but which has suffered
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-14
MOTEL LOBBlEs
Changes on Peerless Corner

The Peerless corner is beginning to look wide open" said Louis Stern. T think the changes are going to greatly improve the looks of Nineteenth street, ana make 1t better retail center l understand shirt company will occupy one of the stores but in spite of the fact that it will be in competition with my department across the way with Louis saks, l feel that it will be a good thing for the town, as the people putting it in are enterprising and will play the game fair l welcome all legitimate mer- chants"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-14
KIND WORDS FOR ELDoN

From the Cleo (Okla.) Chieftain.
 Eldon slammer and Bessie Dinkle were married Sunday at the brides home by Squire Old Man Twining. The brides gift from her mother was a glass water pitcher. Her father gave her a brood SOW and the groom check for A. The bride is mighty fine little girl. but the yocng man don't stand very high. It is hoped the bride will make him stand round and work more than he has here tofore.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-14
Appreciates Endorsement

T greatly appreciate the indorsement of the Baptist ministers conference of Birmingham" said the Rev. D. M. Head, pastor of the Carbon Hill Baptist church, which was totally demolished in the re- cent cyclone which swept over the little west Alabama city.
 The conference, after going carefully into the situation and finding that the members at Carbon Hill had done all they could to rebuild, goes on record commenting it as a worthy enterprise to the Baptists of Alabama and others who may care to help us erect a suit able church house. Carbon Hill is grate- ful to Birmingham for it's generous re- sponse to the call for help that our peo- pie were compelled to make. have found much encouragement here and will go home believing that it will not be long before my congregation will have a suit able building in which to worship God
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-14
REPATRIATED

By Charles Buxton Going. Tears, Pierrot? Tears, my joyous one?'' Look, comrade-ali we had Is gone!'' Another year the vines will pay .'' The very soil Is burned away!' Jean will replant it. Where is hey' Killed, in the fighting by the Lys.'' Jean dead Then Francois r Francois dies raving A shell tore out
 his eyes,
 Hopeless "Nay-rather call him blestI He will not know about Celeste" "Is she so crushed, then by his fallr' Mother of God! If that were all .'.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-14

In the meanwhile he is laughing to himself at the stir his enlistment has created. When the war is over he will be hailed as hero and then his box office receipts will be trebbled or quadrupled
 The story of the middle western man who laid in 4000 gallons of wet goods, hoping that he would have enough to last the rest of his life, only to see the entire accumulation seized by the sheriff, is truly heart-rending.
 * * * There is no objection to Chicago school children knowing that there is such a person as William Hohenzollern, but they will not be taught to regard him as a regular fellow.
 It is reported that Admiral Jellico 'fs in urgent need of rest" Maybe he is and maybe he isn't, but an announce ment of that sort often precedes a forced resignation
 * A movie magnate has scenarios read to him while being shaved Surely he pays the barber well for the wear and tear to which the poor fellows nerves are subjected!
 Texas man offers to ship New York 800 burros to relieve the food shortage A burro steak should demonstrate con- clusively whether or not ones teeth are in good repair
 The latest German air raid on England resulted in the death of only nine wom- en and six children, which is doubtless regarded as poor days work.
 
 great deal of good advice is being handed out regarding food but none of the experts has yet offered simplified method of consuming spaghetti.
  Judging from his correspondence, the Kaiser seems to think King George of England really means it when he says, my army" and my navy"
 * * By getting rid of it's parasites, Petro- grad will make it just that much harder for German sympathizers to stir up trouble in the capital
 # Gaby Delys denies hotly that she is of German birth. The accusation came just at the time when Gaby needed a little advertising
 Why not crop the argument over what they should be called and let the Ameri- can troops abroad make name for themselves?
 Uncle Sam's jackies are fed freely on first-class pies. Why didn't the recruit ing officers dwell at some length on that fact?
 * X * Thanks to a dilatory Congress, the food gamblers cleaned up millions be- fore food control went into effect.
  What does it profit statesman to be the imperial chancellor of Germany if everyone calls him a nonentity?
 <
 War news" is helping to swell the tide of summer fiction.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-14
Is Complicated Mechonism

"A typewriter is complicated bit of mechanism,' said J. H. Lattuille. district sales manager of the Underwood Type writer in the Birmingham district. "It seems hard for some who use machines to understand that while they are built for speed and to stand wear and strain that there is limit to the abuse that they will put up with. There are oyer 5000 machine parts in the typewriter l represent. It, like all the standard makes will give good service if halfway treated"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-14
Back From Pnnnmn Citr

T have come back to Birmingham to live after having been away for sev- eral years" said w. N Swain. T have been at Panama City but the war scare has put the export lumber trade prac- tically out of business, as several ves- sells were submarined. The business Is now largely dependent on the coatwise trade and therefore the lumber industry is not so thriving as when the ocean is open to commerce.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-14
CONSERVING KISSES.

we're told that germs in kisses lurk, But what of that?" said he; Come let them do their deadly work, And take a chance with me-"
 Birmingham Age-Heraid The germs that in the kisses hide May heaps of trouble bring, But after every kind we've tried, Oh death, where Is thy sting?
 Youngstown Telegram. No cause for worry can we find In the above discussion, For when we kiss we're of mind No germ could stand the crushin'.
 Toledo Blade.