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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-08-10
New Poison Gas
Used BY Germans

F1THERE is apparently no limit to
y the hellish ingenuity of the
Germans in perfecting new instru-
ments of war.
A poison, used, it is believed, for
the first time on the French town of
Armentieres, near the Belgian from
tier, is causing concern to the allies.
Small shells were fired into the
town, containing a colorless liquid.
This fluid spread over the earth,
sometimes remaining for hours. AS it
evaporated it produced a heavy gas
of remarkable penetrative power and
a curious ordor. Some persons who
inhaled the fumes were not imme-
diately affected, but later became
violently ill, showing symptoms famil-
lar in gas victims, such as violent
coughing and high fever, together
with loss of sight, strange discolor-
alton Of the skin, Authorizations and
delirious laughter. In many cases the
poison quickly proved fatal
We have grown so accustomed to
the diabolical methods of modern war
fare that the announcement of new
horror causes little surprise. Yet the
allies have proved themselves a match
for the Teutons in every device ex-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-08-10

But ere that came vision sealed thine
eyes,
Lulling thy senses with oblivion;
And from it's sliding station in the skies
Thy dauntless soul upward in circles
scared
To the sublime and purest radiance
whence 1t sprang.
In all their eyries eagles shall mourn thy
fate,
And leaving on the lonely crags and
scaurs
Their unprotected young. shall congre-
gate
High in the tenuous heaven and anger
the sun
With screams and with a wild audacity
Dare all the battle danger of thy flight;
Till weary with combat one shall desert
the light.
Fall like bolt Of thunder and check his
fall
On the high ledge. smoky with mist and
cloud,
Where his neglected eaglets Shrek aloud,
And drawing the film across his sovereign
sight
Shall dream of thy swift soul immortal
Mounting In circles, faithful beyond
death
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-08-10
THE OLD PAPER COLLAR, Toos

Bsrom the Kansas City Times.
When they began making car wheels
OF paper some years ago it was such a
revolutionary thing that every newspa-
per and magazine had articles about it,
Since then paper has entered into the
making Of so many things that we are
not surprised at any new application of
It. Washtubs, pals of all kinds, door
knobs, the interior finish of houses--these
uses of paper are familiar to all of US.
The making Of paper rugs and carpets
Is becoming a big industry in the east.
We have long been familiar with the
paper napkin. and the paper drinking
cup, Of which the American people use
500, 100000 year, five for each person in
this country. The newest article Of pa
per is the spoon. A new factory in
Lynn, Mass, Is making 200,500,00O paper
spoons day. They are coming into use
at soda fountains and in ice cream par
Tors, being used once and thrown away.
We have known of paper shoe soles,
too, but now they are talking Of paper
clothing, and seriously, too. At q con-
vention of 10 manufacturers of clothing
assembled the other day i'll Chicago from
all parts of the country a communica-
ton was read from Joseph Tyrell presi-
dent OF the National Sheep and Wool
bureau, saying it might be necessary
to begin wearing clothing made partly
OF paper next year. Wooden cloth that
cost 81 last year costs 81 and SO this
year, and will be 81 and IS next year.
Mr.. Tyrell proposed a cloth composed Of
40 per cent paper. some cotton and lit
tie wool. This sort of cloth has been
made as an experiment, and is said to
be soft, durable and good looking. The
paper Is spun into a thread and mixed
with the cotton and wool.
Paper hats may come next. and maybe
the oldfashioned paper collar will come
back.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-08-10

cept, perhaps, the submarine. Flame
projectors and gas bombs introduced
by the Germans were quickly turned
against them by the allies, and we
may rest assured that any discovery
made by German scientists to empha-
size the frightfulness of this war
will be nullified by allied scientists.
1t is indeed a far cry from the
Roman, who depended chiefly on his
sword in battle, to the modern soldier
who must face not only the most pow
erful artillery ever known, but ma
chine guns in the skies, insidious
gases and torrents of liquid fire.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-08-10

Il ran over from home at Washington
Ga. to visit Birmingham. Il ran over
to visit some relatives" said Wiley Du-
Bose, "and 1 am SO pleased with Biz
mingham that 1 am thinking seriously
of returning home and arrange my af-
fairs so that I can come back to live.
1t is a beautiful and bustling city. No
wonder it makes such a good showing
in every census report for even visitors
are tempted to make it their residence"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-08-10

BEGINNING THE DAY-Lord, as
i pause in beginning the journey
through this day, L foresee burdens
which / may not be able to bear,
emergencies which may not be
able to meet, temptations which
may not be able to resist. And al
ways OverhanginE Is the unseen,
the unknown, the unexpected. L
must commit my way unto Thee
Sustain me, or fail and fall. Amen
III. NJ. K.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-08-10
CONGRATULATIONS
e Talladega Home.

FTom tHe IdIIauegd 11o1TIe'
E. w. Barrett has been the editor
and manager of the Birmingham Age
Herald for 20 years, and during that Pc
riod has brought the paper up to high
standard and popularity. The Age--Her-
aid is entitled to all the success it has
achieved and we congratulate it on it's
growth and progress.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-08-10

Il am glad to announce that at last
the Calvary Baptist church is about
ready to break ground for the new s15,-
900 building that we are going to erect
on the corner of Thirtieth avenue and
Fifteenth street, north" said Rev. Ira
D. Harris, the pastor who in the past
year has increased the membership of
the church nearly 100. 1--WE have about
one-half of the money in bank, and will
go to work in earnest sometime during
this month"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-08-10
NOTEL LOBBTES
Going to New York

I am leaving for New York." said
Joe saks, but not for a pleasure trip,
for 1 am taking some Of our buyers
with me, and it means q busy time for
all of us. In my party are Ben Levy,
Ben Gross and Mesdames Weller and
Long. Louis saks is already on the
ground. hope the hot wave will be
over before we get there as it is no
easy job to put in the whole day In
looking at merchandise"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-08-10

Washington bureau. 2O7 Hibbs Build
ing.
European bureau, 6 Henrietta stree-
Covent Garden. London.
Eastern business office, Rooms AZ 70
SO. inclusive, Tribune Building, New
York city, western business office,
Tribune Guiding, Chicago The 5. q
Beckwit@ Special Agency. agents lor
foreign advertising.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-08-10

/ y
aiIing TO Pass
Is No Disgrace
71HE men who entered the officers
u training camp several months
i ago were of high-class material,
physically and morally, and mentally,
too, as for that matter. They were
fired with ambition to serve their
country on the field of war, and APP
piled themselves assiduously to the ac-
quirement of knowledge that an Of
ficer must possess.
These manly young fellows have
proved credit to the United States.
If some fail to pass their final exam
nations that is no disgrace. The
making of an officer is a peculiar
business in itself. In the first place
! the aspirant for a commission must
have the military instinct strongly de-
veloped within him. Even those who
are born with it require a stiff four
years textbook course at West Point,
and four years of drilling before they
are ready for the regular army.
In the next place all would-be Of
ficers, whether at West Point, or in
the National Guard or in a hurry-up
school within sight of battlefields
must take to discipline as a duck
takes to water. Of the thousands Of
men in the officers training camps
a considerable percentage are being
rejected, simply because they do not
quite "fit in"
It would be unreasonable to expect
all who try for a commission to
reach the necessary standard. Regu-
lar army officers who have charge of
the training work do all they can to
encourage the young men who are
backward in taking on military style.
They manifest real sympathy for
those who have to be dropped.
It is the regular army officer who
bespeaks word at this time for the
man who fails. The government needs
every man who is able to do something
to help in the war. If he is not quail
fled for certain place he will be
good for some other place.
Any man who has been in training
in the officers camp, but who has
failed to fulfill all the educational or
temperamental requirements, would
be acceptable, as rule, in the rank
and file, as noncommissioned Off
Ger; and that is where most of the
true blue young patriots who were
disappointed in their first ambition
will find themselves.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-08-10
Bright Children Learninr

Never was I more impressed than I
was yesterday said Dolly Dalrymple,
when I paid a visit to the Spencer Ellis
Business college and saw Professor Ellis
with his class Of 16 little boys and girls
engaged in the work of a brand new
method of bookkeeping. Not one of the
little tots was over 70 years of age. and
to see them go to the blackboard and
have Professor Ellis give out difficult
problem in finance and have them solve
it without any trouble, according to the
new and original chart method which he
has been working on for the past two
years.. and has only recently solved, was
a revelation.
Friday night at the courthouse in
Judge Pughs courtroom, Professor Ellis
has invited the public to be present at
children will give of their efficiency
Everybody should go, whether they have
children of their own or not, just to see
the improved methods which are now
employed in teaching bookkeeping
There will be music by the Chalifoux
trio and recitations and very fine pro-
gramme, besides the exhibition of eff
fciency by the children. think Birrning-
ham is very fortunate in having such
talented and progressive citizen as Pro-
fessor Ellis. and feeling as I do that
every girl as well as every boy should
have a vocation in life, and perfect them
selves In some especial line 1t naturally
Ic 10 TO ,ah
offered. Incidentally, it may be remarked
that these little children have learned
Professor Ellis chart method Of book
keeping in 4s hours, attending school
only two hours daily for "a DAYS"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-08-10
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
A CALL TO SERVICE.

"A GALL IL SGrhN4SGs
No use to seek tranquility
In troubled times like these.
It's most unpatriotic now
For one to take his ease
And contemplate the peaceful skies
In philosophic mood
For there's no peace upon this earth,
With nations blood imbrued.
All men have duties to perform
That none may put aside,
However hard the task may prove
To those who're sorely tried.
But when the final battles fought
And truth and right prevail,
Oh, then it will be good to know
Our courage did not fail.
A REBELLIoUs SPIRIT.
as Colonel Boltenbroke still defying
the prohibitionists?"
Yes. The colonel swears he will MAIN
tain a mint bed if there Isn't a drop of
liquor left in the state, as a silent pro-
test against the movement which has de-
prived him of his constitutional right to
take julep whenever and wherever he
pleases.'
BIOGRAPHICAL HUMOR.
And there really is such place as
ZanszibarT
why, certainly
Dear me! I always had an idea 1t
was invented for musical comedy"
ABOUT TO MISS SOMETHING.
Don't move, or I'll shoot"
"All right, my friend" replied Mr.. Dub
waite, who had surprised a burglar in his
house. would you mind if called my
wife downstairs7"
Trying to play trick on me2"
mo. She's been expecting a visit from
a burglar for the past 20 years and just
want her to see what one looks like.
AND NO WONDER.
1.-THE Chinese are wonderful race
"Quite So
"They seem to have done nearly every
thing centuries before anybody else
thought about it,"
"That's true But we must give them
credit in another way. They don't claim
to have originated the huia-hula.'
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-08-10

HAS the 'bone-dry' law made any no 8
ticeable change in this town."
ST should say it has" replied Mr.. Twob-
BILE. Most of the liquor consumed here
was formerly distributed from branch ex-
press offices located at the Terminal sta
tion."
1T understand"
Since liquor shipments have been
stopped we no longer see large numbers
of prominent citizens fastening to the
station with handbags and suit cases.
who have no intention of going any,
where"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-08-10

Daily and Sunday Age Herald, year $500
Daily without Sunday -. ...... 500
Daily and Sunday, per month. ~
Daily and Sunday, three months. 2.OJ
Sunday Age-Herald, per annum.. zoo
Weekly Age Herald, per annum.. 20
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-08-10

Men, at some times, are masters oi
their fates. Julius Caesar
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-08-10
Fast Eating at
% q 80
Lwmch Bad Habit

NNI4CII BdgN II@lOGG
|MUESTIONS relating to diet and
" rules conductive to health,
formerly considered of secondary i'm !
portance, are now recognized as vital.
What to eat and what not to eat,
when to eat and how to eat are mat
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-08-10

The Age-Herald is the only morning
and Sunday newspaper in Birmingham
carrying the Associated Press dis
patches.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-08-10
THOSE GIRLS.

girl I like is Susie Giles,
Her face is always wreathed in smiles.
Barlow Times.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-08-10
RADICAL CHANGE.

A girl 1 like is Polly Wirts,
Who trips along in modest skirts.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-08-10

Entered at the Birmingham, Ala,
postoffice as second-elass matter I'M
der act of Congress. March s. 1879.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-08-10

Remittances can be made at current
rate of exchange. The Age-Herald Will
not be responsible for money sent
through the mails. Address,
THE AGE-HERALD,
Birmingham, Ala
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-08-10
TRANSFORMED.

TRANSFORMED.
Maggie O'Hoolihan
Went on the stage;
Now she is known as
Perdita Page.
Birmingham Age-Herald.
simpkins' girl Sallie, she
Took to the screen;
Now she is known as
Marguerite Greene.
Macon Telegraph.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-08-10

No communication will be published
without its authors name. Rejected
manuscript will not be returned unless
stamps are enclosed for that purpose.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-08-10

STRONG APPEAL.
II never can resist a tramp who says
he wants money to buy something to
eat" said the kind-hearted man.
THAT does you credit" replied the prac-
teal observer. "But some Of them could
get money from me just as easily If they
were to say they wanted to buy cake
of soap" PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-08-10

A girl 1 like is Sallie Saint,
She doesn't daub her face with paint
-Cedartown Standard.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-08-10

A girl 1 like is Susie Wise,
She has such pretty, dancing eyes.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-08-10

remember in one of Kiplings tales
how a raw regiment wavered and be-
haved badly until they saw their dead
and then fought like demons. We haven't
yet seen our dead, but the day is not far
away, and when it comes, Black Jack
Pershing's men are going to show the
world how the American fights.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-08-10

Well Well! If the Poles aren't threat
ening to revolt against their kind Ger
man masters who were SO anxious to
give them autonomy. along with the sa-
cred privilege of fighting for the Kali
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-08-10

A girl like is Jennie Mize,
She can make some dandy pies.
Savannah Press.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-08-06

That fiery little steed of the city express that A. c. Taylor drives about when he wants to save gasoline, cele- brated Sunday the victory of Seward over Anchorage in the baseball series, and he celebrated in style.
 Taylor's nag declined to discuss the matter with the Gateway representa- tive so the reason for delay in the celebration cannot be given but it sure made up for lost time.
 When the spirit moved, the steed was attached to Taylor's big spring wagon on the road up Lowell creek. In the wogan were certain personal eeffcts, trunk, stand, etc., belonging to a young man who decided the time was ripe to move. Taylor was in the house after another arm-load.
 "We're off," quoth the horse. "Hoo- rah for Sewardw
 On the corckscrew road down the creek the wagon lost wheel, over board went the trunk and on sharp turn nearing First Avenue out went the bureau. Smash into a good-sized spruce and the wagon bed with other impediments stayed right there, the back axle and remaining rear wheel taking a rest a couple of hundred feet further on. Down at Third avenue the horse turned north and circled "Mil- lionaire Row." doing the hugh hurdles down the ally with the front wheels a close second.
 The going was good to Broadway and crossing Lowell creek bridge at a two-minute gait it made bee. line for home. A small handicap of cord wood stacked in the way hindered not, but the front wheels became discour- aged at this point in the celebration
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-08-06
AUTO FUNERAL
 FOR DOOLITTLE
Floral Pieces From Many Friends Ot Late Constructor, Feature of
 Services

An automobile funeral procession accompanied the remains of Frank H. Doolittle to a final resting place in Woodlawn cemetery Sunday, this be- ing the first in Seward.
 Services were conducted at Pioneer Hall by Rev. Patton, following which the casket was placed in car, ar ranged as hearse, the pallbearers rid ing in a covered auto truck equipped with seats similar to a bus, relatives and friends following in six touring cars. The final service was held at the cemetery. Rev. Patton told of Doc little's life and his ambition for the success of his son now in Virginia City, who has a final year to complete at Berkeley before becoming min ing engineer.
 Beautiful floral operings, so rarely to be had for funerals in Alaska, were plentiful. An exceptional floral piece in the form of Tyre was the remem- brance from Mrs. Harry Ellsworth, and there were many bouquets from those who knew him best.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-08-06
TWO SEWARD
 MEN NAMED
 FOR PRESIDIO
Captain Luttrell and Lieut.. Hawley Will Go to Second Term of
 Officers School

Capt. Luttrell, of the Seward mill, tary unit, and Lieut.. Edgar c. Flaw, ley, member of the public safety ano defense committee, and employee ot the Alaskan Engineering Commission received notification by cable Sunday that they had been seelcted to attend the second term at the training camp for officers at San Francisco.
 Both men are veterans of the Span, ish-American war, seeing service ir the Philippines, Hawley as a first leu tenant in an Idaho regiment, and Lut- trell as sergeant in a Colorado regi- ment. Later Luttrell was first ser geant in Company c, Seventh Califor- mia, in two campaigns along the Mex ican border.
 The selection of two from the seven men examined from Seward gives this locality a high quota at the second school.
 It is generally understood that there will be third term at the off cers' school to provide men for the attachments which will follow the first national army overseas, and it is prob able that others of the men examined will be called at that time.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-08-06

their finished products; the fishing companies of Seward, Cordova, Sel- dovia and Cook Inlet will be asked to join hands in a proper portrayal of that great industry which has enriched the tables of the world and the coffers of their owners.
 The committees on carnival, enter tainment and sports are offering pro- grams uneXcelled in magnitude for the diversion of the multitude of visitors expected. Prizes will be awarded all successful contestants in every line. There will be baseball games, field sports and races, and an abundance of good music from the bands hired for the occasion. Dances will be a feature of the evening entertainment.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-08-06
DEVELOPMENT OF COOK INLET AND
 MATANUSKA REGION TO BE SHOWN

ANCHORAGE, Aug. 4.-On Sep tember 8, 4 and , the first annual Alaska Agricultural-InduStrial Fair at Anchorage will be held as the initia! celebration of the advances made in the varied lines of industry by the residents of MatanuSka Valley and around Cook Inlet during the two years just past.
 It is not the purpose of the man. agement to confne the enterprise to section contiguous to Anchorage alone, but a general invitation has been cor dially extended to the various cham bers of commerce of Alaska to take part actively in the fair and make use osl it to the advantage of their re- spective communities, as well. It IS intended to be truly representative Of every section of the Northland, work ing toward the end that what bene- fits Alaska as a whole will, in like proportion, accrue to the benefit of each individual town and community. The general aim is to call the atten- tion of the world to the resources of this great territory that they may be properly appreciated at their true value and the rapid development of the country thereby obtained.
 Under the direction of Andrew Christensen, manager of the Land and Industrial Department of the Govern ment railroad, as chairman of the gen eral committee in charge of the talr' a score of subcommittee are dill gently engaged in the task of having every industry and activity fully rep lesented at the exposition.
 Every resource of Alaska will be represented among the exhibits, the coal of the MatanuSka and Chicka- loon districts, the precious metals of Willow Creek and Broad Pass, the farm produce of the valleys of the Susitna and the Matanuska; all will be requisitioned and properly display ed. Nor will the native population be overlooked. They will be called on for an exhibit of their art and craft, as will the trapper with his furs and belts. The manufacturers, both local and outsider, will have displays of
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-08-06
FIRST WESTERN ALASKA FAIR HELD
 HERE LAST YEAR

While the fair to be given at Anchorage will be larger, owing to the increasing population in the farming districts of Mata- nuska valley, the idea of prov ing Western AlaSka's agricult- ural possibilities by an exhibi- tion was first carried out here last year, and a similar Civic Fair will be given here during the week following that at An chorage.
 Plans worked out by the local WOmen's Club were sent to An chorage by the secretary, Mrs. Enrich Lucas, to aid in making the initial fair in the new com munity a complete success.
 Arrangements are to be made to have the mineral exhibit col lected by the Land and Indus trial department, which will be shown at Anchorage, transferred here immediately after the close of the fair there. This exhibit is to be a permanent feature in  the railroad building here.