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The Cordova daily times., 1917-10-19
ALASkANS HOLD 4 QUALIFICATION
 IN SEATTLE
(By Associated Press)

SEATTLE, Oct. 19. - Former resi- dents of Alaska celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of the purchase of that territory from Russia at the Arctic Club last night. Charles E. Claypool, Iormef commissioner at Fairbanks, presided and hauled down Russian flags from a miniature nagpole and raised the Stars and Stripes. A road house luncheon was served.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-10-19
SUGAR FAMINE |S THREATE MING
 NEW YORK
(By Associated Press)

NEW YORK, Oct. 19 - With the wholesale sources of supply virtually shut off, refiners are unable to get material and New York is threatened with a sugar famine. Some sales at fifteen cents a pound are reported. Many restaurants have abolished the bowl and serve customers but one lump of sugar.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-10-19
LANKY BOB NON FIGHTING LAST
 BATTLE
(By Associated Press)

CHICAGO, Oct. 19. - Robert Fitz- simmons, the one-time champion heavyweight pugilst, is confined to the hospital with an attack of pneu- monia. His condition is critical and attending doctors hold out no hope for his recovery. Mrs. Fitzsimmons is at the bedside.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-10-19
JOAN BONDS ARE GOING LIKE HOT
 CAKES
(By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19. - The Lib. erty loan campaign continues to grow and is estimated that 1,7OO,OOO,OOO has already been subscribed. It is hoped to reach the $2,OOO,OOO,OOO mark by Saturday night, with a total of $5,. 0O0000,000 at the close of the cam. paign, October 27.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-10-19
FRENCH MAKE GAINS
 AND TAKE PRISONERS
(By Associated Pressl

PARIS, Oct. 19. - The French troops attacked the Germans along the Aisne- front and penetrated posi- tions, taking hundred prisoners.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-10-19

Hypocrisy" played by Virginia Pearson and Fox Production Co.,. to- night at the Empress theatre. Also Pathe Comedy.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-10-19
TORPEDO BOhTS BLONN
 UP BY MINES
(By Associated Press)

PETROGRAD, Oct. 19. - Two Ger man torpedo boats were sunk in the Moon sound by mine fields, according to an official announcement.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-10-19

The RaeTime Trio will give a dance Saturday night at Eagle hall. and in tend to continue these dances through out the winter.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-10-19
J. 5. TRANSPORT SUNK IN WAR
 ZONE
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(By Associated Press

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 . homeward bound American trans :
 port was sunk in the war zone . ! and sixty-seven members of the z crew drowned. @
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The Cordova daily times., 1917-10-19

Don't miss seeing our shoc line. We have full line of them, as smart as any made. Clayson. The Clothier.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-10-19

Advertise in the Times-It pays
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-27
Community Music
 Fund Increasing

~ CONTRIBUTIONS to the com " munity music fund are being received every day by Treasurer Sol Caheen and it is gratifying to know that many of the larger donations have come unsolicited. Instead of raising only 5000, the amount sought by the finance committee, the fund probably will be "oversubscribed." The money is to be used chiefly for financing the Philharmonic orchestra
 for the thirty indoor concerts at the
 Bijou theatre, and as this body of in-
 strumentalists is an exceptionally popular as we'll as educative feature of the community programmes, it is hoped the contributions will continue until the total reaches the $400O mark.
 With such fund in hand the orches- tra would be considerably augmented and otherwise improved by additional rehearsals.
 An orchestra such as is now heard every Sunday afternoon, free to the public, is a great cultural institution and should be appreciated by all the citizens of Birmingham, whether they be musical enthusiasts or not, as a very important civic asset.
 The Civic association, through it's board of directors, is not only giving it's moral support to the orchestra, as we'll as community music in general, but committee will start out next week to canvass for subscriptions Whatever remains to be raised of the fund in question the Civic association l will raise.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-27

Ito produce grain. According to the governments present plans no flour will be allowed to be shipped into this section.
 As for hogs, the south should be able to double it's production over previous years. "The human body must have certain amount of fat, as MT. Hoover says. "We must in crease production of hogs if we are to answer the worlds craving. Every pound of fat is as sure of service as every bullet, and every hog is of greater value to the winning of this war than a she'll"
 MT. Hoover states the case strongly, but not too strongly. The farmers have responded well to the govern ment's appeal for increased produc- tion, but as large as food crops have been this year they must be still larger next America must not only feed her own people but must feed the allies.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-27
Army Surgeons Reduce The Losses in Battle

IN OL. CHARLES DERCLE of the lS French army, now in America,
 bears on his body the marks of ninety
 seven wounds, including ten shell fragments, received when struck by bursting shells in the battle of the Somme. With the exception of slight limp, he gives little outward evidence of an experience which would have proved fatal had it not been for the
 wonders of modern surgery performed
 daily and nightly on the battlefields and in base hospitals of Europe.
 We hear much of the genius of great military leaders and the gall lantry of their soldiers, and praise is frequently bestowed on stretcher bearers, primarily responsible for the saving of many lives because they car ry wounded men to the surgeons, whose skilled hands achieve the i'm possible, not once but hundreds and thousands of times, as mere matter of routine.
 But the average newspaper reader has little or no conception of the work being done in Europe by army sur geons. Modern sanitation and modern surgery have made the losses in battle approximately smaller than ever be- fore, despite the fact that the most destructive instruments of warfare ever known are being used. Could we but turn our attention a while from the glory of the men who bear arms we would find equal inspiration in the deeds of army surgeons.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-27
LINCOLN STATUE IN LONDON

From the New York World.
 In announcing the acceptance by the British government of the replica of the Barnard Lincoln statne Sir Alfred Mond. commissioner of works, said: Tt is not the duty of the government to question the artistic selection of the donors" That may be international amty, but it Is sad doctrine as far as art is com cerned. It was while a similar policy ob- 'ained Tn New York that the town be- came the helpless recipient of the Sunset Cox statue and various Central park atro- cities, as well as of canvases in the Me tropolitan Museum. which reflect more ze-.l than genius. Berln's Siegesallee was a git which was accepted only out of regard for its imperial donor.
 But making all allowance for the cour- tesy of the British government in swal- lowing this affront to it's artistic taste, is its action just to the American people and to it's martyred President? A statue that parodies Lincoln is one thing as erected in an American city. in com mnnity acquainted with its shortcomings But set up before the houses of Parlia- mont for all the world to see, and in see ing to gain the false impression that ] statesman revered in Europe no less than here was physically defective and a weakling in appearance-that is where the hurt is done to American pride and self-respect- How much worse than this could German statue of Lincoln be ex- pected to be?
 We have only ourselves to blame for the blunder. but the regret must be that Eng land has not saved us from its conse- quences by the exercise of a little diplo- matic discretion. Is>it too late to put any embargo on shipments of gift statu- ary to Europe during the period of the war?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-27
Female Tank Is More
 Deadly Than the Male

TI FILINGS contention that the IN female of the species is more deadly than the male is borne out ln the tanks" those grotesque monsters which have created havoc as they crawled over European battlefields.
 A female tank took part in New York's Liberty Day parade. As ex- plained by Captain Haigh, her com mander, "It's quite right to call my tank 'female.' You see, the females mount machine guns, while the males carry two six-pounders.
 Tank S-I, as this particular female is known officially, has five machine guns and crew of one com- missioned officer, three drivers, four gunners and one noncommissioned of ficer. The tank weighs twenty-six tons and is heavily armored with steel bullet proof plates and bolts. It is twenty-six feet long and seven feet, four inches high, at the center. Carry ing out the camouflage idea, the color is an olive brown. The steel plates are half an inch thick. Two swinging guns openings on either side, fifteen inches in diameter, permit the guns to fire.
 A tank, we are told by reporter of the New York World, is no vehicle for a joy ride. When it is in motion the atmosphere inside is almost unbear- able, as result of the mixed odors of gasoline and lubricating oil.
 "Male" or female" tank is fearsome sight to behold in action. Used in conjuction with infantry, they have proved remarkably effective and they will perhaps remain the most ex- traordinary invention of the war.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-27
Outlook Bright
 for Five Billion

TIT HE American people have again
 z demonstrated their ardent pa triotism and their abiding faith in Uncle Sam.
 The second liberty loan will be re- corded as signal success. The cam 'paign closes tonight at 12 o'clock and there is good promise that the five billion goal will be reached if, indeed, lit is not exceeded. The drive yester- day was big with the results. It gained momentum every hour and it will continue to gain throughout to- day.
 Official figures are slow coming in, but conservatively estimated totals by districts indicated that the subscrip- tions amounted to $s,6S5, ,o0O, 1000. New York's allotment at the start was
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-27
BEFORE THE GATE

By William Dean Howells. They gave the whole long day to idle
 laughter,
 To fitful song and jest. To moods of soberness as idle, after, And silences, as idle as the rest. But when at last upon their way return
 ing, Taciturn. late and 10th, Through the broad meadow insthe sun
 set burning, s> They reached the gate. ono sweet spell
 hindereth both. Her heart was troubled with subtle an-
 guish,
 Such as but women know That wait. and lest love speak or speak
 not languish, M And what they would. would rather
 they would not so. Till he said-man like nothing connpre- Of all the wondrous gufs S That woman soon win themselves with, Eyes a"s of relentless asking On her, tho
 while: sAh, if beyond this gate th4 pa tn unitsd Our steps as lar as deaths
 frighted At his own daring. faltsrsd under his
 breath. Then she-whom both his faith ana fear
 enchanted Far beyond words to toll Feeling, her woman's wit had Want1d The art he had that knew to .blundef 10
 well sEyly drew near a little step. and mock <
 ing s s "shall we not De too l8tS For tea q shs sAid, I'm apite Wp7p out
 with Wa)Nfnk, ss 2S <: :<s 2 Yes. thanEs'<y0im Hrnn. & 3H I'll xnai
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-27
Wheat and Hogs
 Great War Needs

EooD ADMINISTRATORS Hoov- ER IS stressing the need of ships, wheat and hogs in the conduct of the war. He points out that in spite of high prices this country's pork consumption had increased to such an extent of late until produc- tion had been outstripped,- situation that must be changed"
 The increased acreage in winter wheat will, it is hoped, result in record-breaking yield. Instead of barely a billion bushels of wheat, as this country harvested in 1915-the largest ever grown-the 1917 yield. weather conditions permitting, should be not less than 1,250, GOO, 1000 bushels.
 A largely increased spring sowing will help materially, but as the bulk of the wheat is of the winter sort. what goes into the ground this fall is what the food department must chief ly depend upon.
 The south's wheat production will show good increase over last year. Every farmer in Alabama is being urged to raise enough for "home use" in addition to what he may produce for the market. This is no small mat ter. In times like these everything counts. The only way the southern farmers family can be provided with wheat bread next year IS for his farm
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-27
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
SACRIFICE.

SACRIFICE. You can't escape the solemn truth ] That has been known for ages long And should be taught to every youth l This lfe's battle of the strong. And timid feet shall never climb | The heights where fame and fortune | wait,
 Yet sacrifice shall make sublime | The soul that never can be great
 COY RESISTANCE.
 "Samp Stonehatchet took himself a wife yesterday" remarked the first cave dwelier
 ''so hear." said the second cave dwell- CT, who was confirmed gossip. "The shameless hussy!" Why do you call her that?" He hadn't dragged her more than 20 feet by the hair of her head before she got up and tamely walked along with him to his cave. Our modest maidens compel their future husbands to drag them all the way
 DEGREES OF SWEARING. Does golf encourage profanity?" Tt depends on how well you play" said the veteran.
 "Yes?"
 The chap who swears in elation over a blue as the fellow who foozes.' biue as the follow who foolzles'
 MARKED IMPROVEMENT. Tn glad to see so many women Knit ting"
 It's patriotic work
 Quite so. But I'm also glad for an- other reason'
 And what is that?" "The fact that both their hands are keIt busy prevents some women from staring haughtly through a lorgnette every time an opportunity presents it. self"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-27
LIKE M,LukE SAYS

We are supposed to be an intelligent people. But it took us quite time to discover that the cost of high living had something to do with the high cost of living. Sometimes a wife is discontented be- cause her husband is so easy to get along with that it is no fun to get along with him. We can't understand how a ladies' tailor ever managed to get corn fed gir. to agree to order skirt made out of broadcloth. Of course 1t is none of our business, But it seems to us that the man who has buried four wives and is married to fifth will feel somewhat embar- rassed when he dies and meets them all in heaven.
 Most of us waste lot of perfectly good energy trying to find out things that we really do not want to know.
 When 1t comes to trouble. . good citi- zen neither borrows nor lends it.
 Why is 1t that we get the most pieas- ure out of doing the things that we can't afford to do?
 We have knocked around the world some. And we have always found that the man who has no enemies ~has mighty few friends.
 A good wife will always try to share her husbands troubles. because If she hadn't married him he wouldn't have them.
 No wonder the suffs are anxious to get into Congress. where you can get biz salary for doing nothing but talking all day.
 When hustler cant find an opportu- nity he doesn't nit down and wait He gets busy and makes one.  It is happy husband whose earning capacity can keep pace with his wtfe's yearninG capacity.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-27
Wants College of Bishops He>
Appreciate pelI City Boost

'Pell City is always breaking records, and we appreciate what the papers are saying about our liberty bond campaign" said A. E. Ledyard, secretary of the Pell City Manufacturing company and also secretary of the Alabama Cotton Manu- lecturers association, who was a visitor here Friday.
 The committee in charge of the loan campaign in our town is to be congratu- lated. for every member has worked hard to bring about the splendid results re- ported. Our people are proud of the war record being made, and we are not going to rest cn our laurels, but keep right on doing our share to lick the Kaiser.
 "Pe,l City is keeping close touch with her soldier and sailor boys in the various camps in France and on the sea, and when they come marching home vietori- ous there is nothing too great we can do for them
 MT. Ledyard says business is good in spite of the short cotton crop, and the farmers are not hurt much, as they have made splendid crops of foodstuffs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-27
To Publish Camp Monthly

q have just returned from Anniston," :" said John c. Henley, where com pleted arrangements to get out a 16- page semi -monthly magazine, filled with pictures to be called Camp Me- Clellan. M w. Canister will be the of f1cial photographer. It will be a joint project of the Birmingham Publishing company and the Alabama Engraving company. We hope to make it a live publication and one that will be ap- preciated by the soldier bays and their friends. It will certainly be a good souvenir for them to send back to their homes"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-27
TRUTH STRANGER THAN FICTION

From the Louisville Courier-Journal.
 A Frenchman out with a hunting dog and a shotgun captures a Zeppelin o5o feet long and her officers and crew. pro- viding another illustration of the ina- bility of the imagination to conjure into existence a situation as remarkable IS, those which occur actually.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-27

BEGINNING THE DAY--My Fath- CT, keep my soul on the outlook TOT Thee. May I climb to hiiitops Tor glimpse of Thee; and may seek Thee in the valleys. May I expect Thee fin the temple and at my place of toll. May I be dissatisfied In any experience of life until l have seen Thy face. In Christ's name. Amen. II. M. E.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-27
 DRIVE AT SUBMARINE BASE

From the Philadelphia Public Ledger.
 Not less important than the renewed offensive of the allied armies in Flanders is the attack on Ostend by the allied fleets. It has been apparent for some time that the purpose of driving wedge into the German line was to give the land forces the opportunity of co-opera- ton with the sea forces in making the submarine bases on the Belgian coast untenable. There has been much criti- cism of the British ardmiralty for refus- ing to sacrifice ships in attacks on forti- fled positions which probably could not be taken, or if taken, could not be held The result of disregarding the principles of naval strategy was seen at Gallipolk The Belgian ports are protected by sha.- low waters, by mines, by powerful bat teries The only practical way to take them is by combined operations by land and sea. The allies are now evidently in fair way to be able to do this.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-27


 have been somewhat in excess of s25,Ooo.- 0O00O0.
 While this increased money value of farm products is sure greatly to stimu- late business and industry, and to mair- tain confidence and even to increase it, nevertheless the direct result of it will be revealed by and by when the farmers re- ceive payment in full for their crops Re- ports have come to New York from some of the large agricultural sections inti- mating that the farmers are more than making good the losses which they ex- perienced some years ago on account of low prices and a falling off in production. The farmers are to have billions of money. If they maintain their customary practice they win increase their acreage, improve their farms. buy the highest type of labor saving machinery, come to be among the chief patrons of the automc- bile industry and still have abundance of money to place upon deposit in their banks. They should be able witlfsss5tv funds they received for this years hai- vest practically to finance next summer  and fall, with their own money the movement of the crops from the harvest fields to the market. They should be able also greatly to aid the government when the inevitable day comes which identifies the third call by the Secretary of the Treasury for another loan from the American people. The first liberty loan involved a great deal of instruction to the farmers, for not many of them were accustomed to buy bonds. How greatly the farmers supported the second liberty loan will not be known until the details of the subscriptions are made pub- lie. But it is the common belief of the government at Washington and of lead- ing bankers here and elsewhere in the United States that when the people arc again asked to lend some billions to the government, the farmers of the United States will be found to be the heaviest
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-27
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Y. S.-Fuy liberty bond and help to oversubscribe the war loan and give the American eagle chance to scream loud enough to startle Germany.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-27
UNIQUE CHARACTER.

"Dubwajte is the most remarkable man have ever known who lived in flat.
 What makes him so extraordinary"
 Tive been acquainted with him for years and I've never yet heard him say how happy he would be if he had little bungalow somewhere In the country, with pig and COW and garden
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-27
Speakers Get stage Fright

q have had some interesting experi- ences with the Four minute men and the lady speakers at the Lyric" said big "Bill' Lowther, the accommodating stage manager. Most of the speakers are used to the footlights, but every now land then some man or woman gets stage fright and I have to try and brace them up I always caution them that they must finish within the four minutes, otherwise it will interfere with the regular performance. The other afternoon a charming young lady was about to go out in front to speak, and I cautioned her about the time limit. Oh said she, you needn't worry about my speaking overtime l am only afraid I can't stand up before all those people for four minutes without faint ing, for my knees arc already wob- bling But she went ahead and made a cracking good speech. She had true grit and was willing to do her bit"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-27
LATTER DAY PHENOMENON.

Behold tho silent picket"
 Who has amazing boise And seems to think her banners Will make sufficient noise.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-27
A HAPPY DISPOSITION.

A HAPPY DISPOSITION. Did you have any luck with that sec- ord-hand car you bought?' "Yes, indeed" replied the optimistic man. T ran into switch engine and completely wrecked the car before had a chance to find out any of it's faults and be disillusioned. Now Tli always believe that got a bargain
 PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-27
DOING WITHOUT.

T suppose you are making sacrifices for your country"
 "oh. yes, replied the facetious man. T. have decided not to wear wrist watch for the duration of the war and will ,c- frain from carrying swagger stick so there will be plenty of these necessary
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-27
INDIsPENSABLE.

INDISPENSABLE. A thrifty disposition
 Is greatly needed now, Since the high cost of living Puts wrinkles n your brow. Time was we thought a penny A rather niggard sum, But nowadays you'll notice It's making business hum.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-27

He wants wit thnt wants resolved will.
 Two Gentlemen of Verona.