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Evening star., 1917-09-10
|SWEDES ADVISED
TO WIPE OUT STAIN
People Urged by London
Papers to Condemn Acts
of Rulers.
ASSAIL GERMAN PERFIDY

By the Associated Press.
LONDON. September 1o.-Aii the Lon
don newspapers in their editorials
similarly denounce in unmeasured Ian
guage Germany's action as revealed I'm
the Swedish disclosures. The Daily
News, under the caption of The
Latest Perfidy." says:
1T is impossible to foresee what eff
feet the astonishing revelations viii
have on the general course of the war.
II further evidence were needed of the
cynical brutality with which Germany
fights, it is surely here. Among the
rufians to whom the German public
service appears to afford refuge in
charge of affairs in Argentina) is en-
titled to a very prominent place
The Daily News thinks 1t is scarcely
credible that Argentine public opinion.
even II the Argentine government were
willing. will tolerate continuance OF
friendly relations with Germany.
1T is still possible to hope" the
Daily News continues. that Count Lux
burg's actual use OF the concession
granted HMM plain English the
prosecution of murder on the high seas
was unknown to the officials con-
unsuspected, and at best the concession
itself is an abuse Of confidence which
clearly cannot be tolerated.
ION the other hand. there are grave
reasons why. pending Swedish expla.
nations, the matter should be handled
cautiously. The pending Swedish elec.
tions may result in decisive defeat OF
the German propaganda. and 1t would
be folly to destroy the effect of the
labors on behalf of the entente Of
Hjalmar Branting SOCIALIST leader In
the second chamber of the Swedish
parliamenD and the party he repre-
sents."
Evening star., 1917-09-10
British Hold Their Gains.

LONDON, September 10.-Ffeld Mar
shall Haig in his official report OF today
says the British troops last night con-
solidated the positions captured during
the day southeast OF Hargicourt. on the
Sommc front in France. At several parts
Of the front German raiding parties were
dispersed. The statement reads:
During the night the positions cap
tured by us yesterday southeast of Hargi-
court were successfully consolidated in
spite Of some bomb fighting on our new
front.
AN enemy raiding party was driven
away last night east OF Ioos. Other
raiding parties three times attacked our
positions east of Armentieres. but were
successfully beaten Off in every case.
I'VE took a number OF prisoners dur
ing the night in patrol encounters north
OF Langemarck and northeast OF Mon
chy-Le- PreuX"
Evening star., 1917-09-10
Berlin Admits French Gains.

BERLIN, September 2, via London.
September 10.-French troops which
attacked the German lines in the Yer
dun region, while in general driven
back to their original positions. re
tanned possession of some ground I'm
the southern part of Chaumes wood
and on the ridge to the east, army
headquarters announced today.
The objective of the French was the
village of Ornes. it is declared. and
this they failed to gain. suffering ex-
tremely heavy losses. while 900 pris-
oners were taken by the Germans
On the Flanders front British attacks
last night northeast of st. Julian were
repulsed
Evening star., 1917-09-10
NEITHER is VICTOR
IN GORIZIA BATTLE

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Evening star., 1917-09-10
Recall of German Envoy Now
Expected in Argentina.

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-22
Rejoice I'm Annis&on's Good Fortune

E OR years Anniston has enjoyed steady substantial growth but recently entered upon period of prosperity which has in short while transformed the city Famed beautiful residence where living conditions ideal and where the citizenship combines wta fine hospitality public spirit which has fatered surprise persons men purchased large tract of land north of the city for permanent training camp
 After few of activity several
 sand workmen engaged in clearing grounds putting build ngs laying water pipes and making other preparations for the reception of troops Camp Mcclellan nearing completion and the first contingent of soldiers has arrived This great undertaking has been carried through without hitch fine testimonial to the ability of the army officers who directed the work and the whoesoued cooperation of Anniston citizens who did everything in their power only make the army men and their feel home but hasten the construction of the eantoment As evidence of the Annson people do things vigorous campaign conducted provide housing accommodations for the influx of strangers and steps promptly taken prevent exorban prices being charged for rooms
 No city the country enjoys better managed cesfu manufacturing plants than Annston and these factors have contributed materially the cty prosperity but Camp Mcclellan, where from 10000 60000 soldiers will be modaed, is giving Annston national prominence and has brought great deal of capital into the city for investment
 Business has increased by leaps and bounds despite the fact that all the troops destined for the camp have arrived
 The AgeHerad congatuates Annston its good fortune The city amply deserves the recognition given by the govern ment There camp site in the United States desir ably located and where the troops will be pleasantly situated social Annson of the heahest towns in the country with abundant supply of pure water and notably free from epidemics Nesting in beautiful valley surrounded by densey wooded hills and mountains 1t is spot to inspire poet painter Visitors tire of xtong the scenery Annson its churches it's handsome residences its attractive streets and it's splendid citizenship
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-22
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ss7Tanks'' A Hurraorous
 Feature of War

THE "tanks" are the comedians of 4 the great war in Europe, yet a deadly menace turks in their awk- ward, clumsy waddle, and the guns which pour a destructive fire on the enemy as the huge craft push on, scorning every obstacle in their way. Whole fleets of these land battle ships now take part in engagements. The execution done leaves nothing to be desired, from the allies point of view, but they still inject laughter into the gruesome business of killing. We who see the tanks in motion pie lures can easily understand the roar of laughter with which they were greeted by the "Tommies" on their first appearance on the battlefield. And we can also appreciate the terror which they inspire in the Germans,
 
 for the ''tanks" are practically in- vulnerable except for guns of large caliber.
 Many humorous stories are told of the antics of tanks" in battle and the happy go-lucky way in which they tumble about, never failing for a moment, however, to present seri- ous problem to the Germans, for even if they are stalled by some accident with Germans swarming outside, the Teutons simply stay outside, for they can't get in.
 Thrilling air battles have more profound appeal to the imagination perhaps, but there is compelling fascination about the tanks" They are the strangest monsters the war has brought forth and their effective ness certainly bellies their looks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-22
Books for the Soldiers

We are gratified at the way the public has responded to the call for papers magazines, and books" said Mrs. Caro- line Engstfeld, assistant librarian of the Birmingham public library
 Not only has the number been gratify- ing but the class also I think the titles sent in will make a strong appeal to the men in the camps as we'll as to those in the trenches
 T hope however, that the shower of books has just begun, for We have ample place to store them while getting them in shape to be forwarded to the various posts. If anyone has not yet given vol ume, let this be a reminder. If it's incon- venient for any to bring their gifts to the central or suburban libraries, call up and we will send for them"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-22
THE NATIONS PROSPERITY
By HOLLAND

I ing it through taxation out of these ex- cessve profits, nevertheless careful | computation seems to show that the
 farmers of the United States have flour
 ished to a greater extent than have the
 makers of munitions and other war com~ modities.
 Expert estimate fixes the amount
 which the farmers will receive for the 1 wheat crop harvested last year at almost exactly s7o0,00O00O. The same expert au- thority estimates that the farmers re- ceived for the 1916 crop of corn $1,550000. ! They received for oats $S12, ,000000 and for l cotton $55G, 100000. The aggregate sum received by the farmers for these four
 harvests which were garnered in 1916 is fixed at s, 11S,0oo,OO0
 The farmers could, therefore, if they were so disposed, convert the earnings , they gained in 1916 into the second lib- erty loan bonds and still have left many
 million dollars. Of course this com
 parison is not entirely just because the farmers have been compelled to pay high prices for labor and for every other factor that enters into the cost of sowing, planting and harvesting. But the presumption is that the aggregate
 net gain of the farmers for 1916 com
 pares favorably with the excessive earn
 ings of corporations after deducting from those earnings items that may be properly subtracted
 Everyone who has studied this record
 speaks of it with qualification. They
 say that upon the farmers of the United States is placed the most important re- sponsibility for maintaining prosperity and the strength of the nation. Had not
 the farmers responded to appeals made
 to them a year or two ago very diff ferent story would have been told of the nations prosperity in the year 1916 and the first half of 1917. Now the govern
 ment is making appeals to the farmers
 so greatly to increase their acreage, especially of wheat, that it will be req
 sonable to look, if weather conditions
 are favorable, for a harvest in 1918 of winter wheat alone of Ss00o0,000 bush-
 els, and an aggregate, Including spring
 wheat somewhat in excess of 100000,
 coo bushels.
 The Washington authorities have asked the farmers to increase tnelr acre age planted to wheat so that there will be in the aggregate 49,000000 acres
 planted to winter wheat, and t9,oooo0o acres to spring wheat.
 The department announces that if the farmers do increase their acreage and If the very favorable condition which prevailed at the time of the winter wheat crop of 1914 was grown are re- peated the yield of winter wheat next
 summer should be nearly 9J0,0oo, GOO bush
 els, and that amount will be larger than the total of both winter and spring wheat ever harvested except upon two
 occasions. The government Will see to it
 that the farmers received fair prices for
 their crops. If, therefore, such harvests as the government hopes for are gar
 nered and such prices as are regarded
 very reasonable are fixed, the aggregate
 amount of money which the farmers will
 receive in the auturnn and winter of
 next year should be not far from s4,0o0,- ] 0oo, 900.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-22
HOTEL LOBBIES
An Annlston Hustler

T had been hearing so much about An niston," said Robert M. McDavid, Jr. secretary of the Birmingham Real Estate exchange, that I ran over to see for my self, for was naturally anxious to know if the real estate men were awake and on their job
 T can say that I found one who was as busy as bee and who seemed thoroughly able to get all the sweets, and that was A. J. Goodwin of the firm of A. J. Good win & Co. had quite an interesting talk with him and found him to be the stuff of which realtors are made.
 He is quick to see situation and has the sense to cash in on it. He is capable of handling big deals, but is not above giving proper attention to small ones. He has made some good commissions re- centiy, and it made me come home full of pep, and I am trying to get our real tors to get to hustling."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-22
In serious state of Mind

T find being candidate for public office" remarked Columbus Teacher, candidate for city commissioner, lis rather pleasant experience. l get a good deal of enjoyment as well as an abundance of exercise out of my efforts to corral the elusive voter
 T find, too, that the apparent indif- ference of the Birmingham voter as to who will compose our next city commits sion has about disappeared. He is talk taking decided interest in the race and is beginning to carefully look the candidates over and ascertain just what each stands for and his ability to carry out his prediction promises.
 "The people are getting in serious, sober state of mind and I predict that they are going to vote for the candi- dates they believe will render tho best service to the city"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-22
THE CHEssBoARD

By Edward Robert Bulwer-Lytton My little love, do you remember, Ire We were grown so sadly wise,
 se e-enings in the bleak December, lrtalned rm from the snowy weather, When 9a Id played chess together. CresEalA by each others eyes. Ah aiii. ee your soft white hand llGEatAs warm OCT Queen and Knight; aya IS in valiant battle stand Hhr aoGN Castles guard tha yiays; 4ha 8. bent on distant things Mcs ding, through the fight Our l.r touch; or glances meet, Ana N ar; falls your golden hair AeRast y cheek; your bosom sweet s heas ns;. Down in the field your Queen Naes e.e W her soldiery all between Ar4 ch ecks me unaware.
 AA Ge the little battles done; Chp@sed is all it's schivalry. Fi.li fn0 ny a move. since then. have we Mid 'es perplexing chequers made, And my game with fortune played Nha is 1t we have won?
 lhS at least-if this alone;e a'fst lever, never, never more, those old still nights of yore
 23f5i we were grown so sadly wise), Gan you and I shut out the skies hUt out the world and wintry weather. All, eyes exchanging warm with eyes. rle chess, as then we played together!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-22
America Is Facing
 Shortage of Oil

I'D PETROLEUM has become more x important to the United States, and to the world, than any other product save food and munitions, says John Price Jones in a valuable and timely contribution to the current issue of Leslie's. The best informed men in the country are fully aware of the danger that lies in a shortage of petroleum and steps have been panen by the government to conserve the supply, but to the average per son this is still an academic ques- ton which must be brought home to him, before he is aroused to the seri- ousness of the situation.
 Modern industry is dependent on petroleum and it's products as never before and in carrying on the war it is playing part so great it is no exaggeration to say that hostilities would come to a dead stop if the SUD- ply of oil were cut off.
 In the arts and industries oil is being put to countless uses, but it's consumption, due to the invention ot the internal-combustion engine, has reached an astonishing figure. "The total gasoline horse power built anc sold in 1913 was Il, 100000" says MT Jones, and these figures were dou' bled in 1915. There were 100000 au- tomobiles in this country in 1910, ane
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-22
No Beer Substitutes Allowed

We have heard that some company is considering the sale of some new kind of near beer, said James G. Davis, assist ant circuit solicitor.
 We will warn any one so inclined that we will prosecute him to the full extent of the law Birmingham is pretty dry now, and we intend to keep it so. There have been a number of substitutes for beer tried out in Birmingham, and we have and will continue to fight them all. Alabama is a prohibition state now, and people are not going to siake their thirst by some substitute for the real thing that is as much against the law as is the real article"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-22

yanced, only to be cooly waived aside, while in a voice without bit of fear he was informed, T don't care if you don't; I am poor man. ana earn my living in the sweat of my brow; if you don't believe me, ask these gentlemen
 For one moment mems lives hung in
 the balance, for every man was armed
 then the gangster's face broke into a
 grin. and he said, shake. partner! and then everybody took a drink anf went home.
 This is a bad chapter of life. I a
 glad that such things are no long looked upon as good form. The sto r carries it's own moral, so why try 2 preach?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-22
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
rHE -RRIGHrER sIpE

THE BRIGHTER SIDE Oh it's hard to keep on working When you're in the mood for shirking And the sultriness of summer weighs
 you down. Now and then you get lettar From friend whose fate is better One who has the means to hie away from town. still, fFs worth while to -emember That the next month isi September And the breezes cool will soon begin
 to blow, And you'll find some consolation In the thought that a vacation Would have left your bank account ex-
 tremely low.
 TROUBLE ON THE COAST whats happening edowlf t1e srreet?o "A native caif:Jrfsffan is having a fight with an eastern tourist" owhat's the casus berr?" "rhe Californian asked the tourist what he thought of San Francisco. In- stead of the usual supetsaFfves, the tour ist said he thought the town would do.'
 OUT OF THE QUESTION Mrs, Grabcoin Is one Of those pam pered women who are always wanting something they can't get'' What is Mrs. Grabcoin yearning for now?"
 she's quite miserable because she can't spend six weeks at a Gernan spa
 roo MUCH ExERTIoN 'ewhat do you think of the new sing Ing dancer"
 Tt takes all the breath I have to dance" replied the fat man. I'm afraid, I won't be able to join the singing"
 WHILE LIFE LASTS 'Is Miss sereleaf still hoping to get married?'
 T presume so She isn't dead yet
 PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-22
Restrain Yourself. salibelle

From the Houston Post.
 salibelle Royster. Kentucky E singer, puts it this way: T long tc beyond life's marrow, space and lil the fringes of eternity" Why patience, salibelle? You will bi
 time dead.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-22

BEGINNING THE DAY-O God, Thou art my Father. and I am Ihy child. May the sense of 1t strike new chords in my being. May I thrill with it as I have not before. May I rest In my Fathers love unafraid, and in my Fathers house with the liberty of tire sons of God. For Cbrfst's sake. Amen.-H. M. E.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-22
County Boys Are Ready

the drafted men are acting said George Whitfield. the big, aobliging clerk in the judge of probate office. Day by day they have been lined up just outside the door of my office, and every day l have expected to find the corridors filled with gloom, but on the contrary they laugh and carry on so much foolishness that at times I am tempted to go out and ask them to be quiet, so I can work a little.
 Most of them take it quite philosophi- caly and seem ready to do their bit ii they are found fit.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-22
Must Answer When Called

T am afraid many who were drafted are laboring under a delusion, for some seem to think that because of infirmities they were not drafted" said Prof. J. F.. Elliott at the courthouse. Now, every man who got his number was drafted, whether fit or unfit. Each case stands absolutely by itself.
 If man is disqualified in any way, the examination will settle it, yet many feared to present themselves and held back. All those who feel that they are entitled to exemption for any reason whatsoever ought to come forward promptly and look on what Is being done at present as their opportunity, for II they do not avail themselves of it, then later will come the compulsion with all the power of the government behind It.
 '.Try to get the men between the ages of 21 and 30 inclusive to understand that they are not going to be drafted at some time in the future. but that they have already been drafted. If they will keep this in mind and come forward without delay, they will save themselves much trouble and worry and greatly facilitate the work of the government"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-22
CHANGING FAsHIoN nv ANcu,.

"A
 From the New York Herald.
 Male angels have been seen in Broad way theatres and the divorce courts have
 heard of female angels that existed in
 honeymoon days but it has remained for
 Detroit judge to bring to public gaze
 an angel of interchangea sex Besides
 ordering sculptor to remodel the male
 angel at the gates of a cemetery into one
 of the deadlier sex, he directed that the
 fat figure be dieted until it conformed
 with the perfect thirty-six Detroit is
 long way from the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Louvre, where all the dwelers in the artists clouds are males and very fat ones at that. That city may be filled with female angels, but it is suspected they must be contemporaries of the flivver, for the Greeks and the Ro- mans, who turned out angels by the mile and sold them by the foot, invariably gave to them masculine names like Mich ael and Gabriel. Nowhere is there a rec ord of woman angels except in the his- tory of the White House pickets, written by the husband of one of them.
 Religious literature hints at sexless an- l gels, but this is one of the disputed points that assist modern dogmatic
 clergy in putting their congregations to I sleep Several years ago the sculptor of
 angels on the Cathedral of St. John the Divine was forced to remodel them to | look more like hercuean longshoreman than a frail, cljnging vine of a woman.
 But why should not Detroit have female angels if 1t wants them? The erudite
 and chivairic judge may be making bid l for the suffrage vote or his slogan, "Fat | angels must gol'' may indicate that soon l announcement is to be made that there- l after every five passenger car, f. o. b. l Detroit, s4.49, will seat 10 passengers l Until the automobile pages bring up the l actual photographs of the 1918 models the l east will cling to the old standards and | insist that all angels to be fashionable
 must be male and as fat as a Teuton be-
 fore August. 1914
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-22
It Pays to Advertise

q have always been believer in advertising," said Frank V. Evans yesterday, ''but I was firmly convinced of it's merits when I had a little per sonal experience along that line.
 aTuesday morning I ran small 'ad' in The Age Herald concerning house I had for rent. It was only a few inches, but it evidently struck the nail on the head for my wife declared later that she did nothing all Tuesday but answer the telephone. People from all parts of the city were asking about the house and wanting to know when they could see it.
 T made three engagements in quick succession to take people out to go over the property and all have to say is this. If anybody wants to rent house and lot just let them follow my example and put an 'ad' in The Age Herald, and I'll guarantee that they'll have no trouble renting it."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-22
yIOLETS

Violets are natives to nearly all lands and thrive very generally everywhere. the greater number in the shade, but some in the sum-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-22
A SHAMELESS LOT

A SHAMELESS LOT I'm surprised to hear you speak Of certain congressman as old women' That's the way feel.''
 "A woman never gets too old to have some regard for appearances. Those con- gressmen you mentioned have passed that stage long ago"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-22
Member of ths Associated Pres.

Member or fbe AssOc1ateu FreAA
 The Age-Herald Is the only morning and Sunday newspaper in Birmingham carrying the Associated Press dis patches.
 The Associated Press Is exclusively entitled to the use for republication of all news credited to it or not other wise credited in this paper and also the local news published herein
 All rights of republication of spe- cial dispatches herein are also re- served.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-22
e3p1talalNIAau,45

F. S.-Yes. there is much good l. said about vicksburg, but as Xii says. that is another story. Just