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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-10
southern Champions

Birmingham fans will see some classy baseball if the Norwoods champions of Cincinnati in mi-professional ball, are brought here for a series with the Pratt City team, champions of the south, said George Watkins. "The Pratt City team is one of the strongest teams outside of organized baseball that I have ever seen and the fact that they won the southern championship IS certainly some distinction to Birmingham.
 q believe the Pratt City boys will give a good account of themselves in further play, also They have to beat only three more teams to win the na- tional championship. Of course, the team was weakened by the loss of three valuable men but at that, l am confi- dent eastern teams will have hard I fight to return the victor.
 | Tt has not been decided definitely to bring the Norwoods to Birmingham to play The local outfit goes to Cincin-
 natl on September 15 and 16 to play a three-game series with that team and
 the series here would be return en- gagement"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-10
THE THREE FLAGS

By a Great Great at-Great-Grandson of Martha Washington. As roseate hues of morning grow And day emerges from the night, What do see that stops the flow Of blood to heart and aims the sight? Three banners floating in the breeze, So bravely waving side by side, The first two come from OCT the seas. The third is sure our country's pride And God be praised that now at last Three flags are streaming as if one; Mistakes and errors of the past Have gone as mist before the sum- Flesh of our flesh and bone of our bone, Brave England's colors wide are
 flung,
 While noble France. her ensign thrown. Her loving greetings loud are sung. And untold millions raise the skies In loud acclaim unto our Lord, That after all the sacrifice
 The beaten foe will drop the sword America and France shall be
 As true friends tried in days of yore. While England lets the whole world see She's with us now forevermorc. As brothers we'll united stand, Cemented with the great desire To stop the hellish, Hunnish band, Who filled the world with blood and hre.s As Allies we'll protect each flag, Wherefer 1t floats on land and sea, On ocean, town or mountain crag. With fne and peyfecf loyalty.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-10
Newspaper Mans Fate
 An Unsolved Mystery

c70HE mysterious disappearance of
 H Ambrose Bierce, well known newspaper man and magazine writer, has never been explained. Like count less other men, he simply dropped out," and if still alive, he is as com pletely buried as any occupant of an unknown grave in the worlds hinter- land
 A writer in the Mexican Review, who describes that trouble-torn coun- try as the Haven of Forgotten Men, says accounts of Bierce's death have been published from time to time, but they have not been substantiated. In the winter of 1913-14 Bierce was seen for the last time in one of the Fl Paso hotels. He told party of news paper men that he was going across the Rio Grande to join Villa, and said he didn't care whether he lost his life or not, but if he failed in his inten- ton he "would crawl into some quiet hole somewhere in the mountains and pass his last days in peace and quiet. ]"
 It is not believed that Bierce ever joined Villa, because it would have been impossible for him to conceal his identity for any length of time. An American newspaper man was re- ported to have been killed in the fighting before Torreon, but his body was never found and a description of him given by negro officer in Villas army did not correspond to that of Bierce, who is thought to be sleeping somewhere in an unknown grave, or if still alive is in some remote part of the Sierra Madre, a region that ap- pealed to him because of it's wildness and inaccessibility.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-10
LUKE M,LUKE SAYS

married woman can't make out why it Is that her husband can't understand
 her when other men can.
 A man is always willing to admit that
 there are worse men in the world than
 he Is.
 A princess can't understand why she
 should spend five years learning to play the piano with her hands when she can learn how to play it with her feet in five seconds.
 A woman doesn't give four whoops | in Halifax what her husband thinks about it. But she can get terribly wor-
 ried over what the neighbors will think
 about it.
 l If the hand holders in the front par 1 Tor turn the light low, mother doesn t l like 1t because it isn't proper. And if
 they don't turn it low, father sets mad because they are running up the gas | bill.
 1 Economy is good stuff unless man
 uses his thumb and forehnger in order l to save his handkerchief. l After a man has lived in boarding 1 houses long enough he gets wise enough to pick the cotton out of the gas jets in his room and gets little illumination 1 our idea of a henpeckad husband is the Had who marries a widow and lets her name his first child after her hrst hus- l band.
 1 A spindle-legged, flat-chested princess with a complexion like an old saddle just knows that every man she passes on the street, has designs on her. I One big difference between men and i women Is that women can get a lot ot pleasure out of being miserable. Our idea of school of elocution would i be one that would teach you when to l speak and not how.
 ! If woman could get what she wants when she wants it, she wouldn't want it A girl should remember that if she chases a man he will try to lose her ! and that if she keeps away from him he l will always chase her.
 1 The reason we like to have a tobacce chewer sitting in the front seat of a machine when we are in the rear seat is because the spray that floats back on
 the breeze Is so cooling and refreshing
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-10

rich and poor alike. Tuberculosis is not only a preventable disease, but curable disease when treated in time.
 It is of vital concern to all the peo- pie in Jefferson county that the work of amelioration and tubercular pre- vention so well organized and con- ducted with such efficiency should be continued without the least Tagging It is sincerely hoped that the contribu- tions now called for will be promptly forthcoming.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-10
WHEN YALE COLLEGE MOVED richard Le Gallienne, in Harper's Mag.

Richard Le Gallienne, in Harper's Mag
 azine
 During our walk we came upon a boulder in the middle of a field inlaid with a bronze plate which told us that there was the original site of Yale col lege saybrook did not see the college go to New Haven without a struggle, and one of it's incidents is piquant to recall-the famous battle of the college books In December. 171s, the trustees. already migrated to New Haven. desired to remove the college library which had been left behind in Saybrook. But Say brook refused to give it up, and so stub- bornly that the governor and council had to come down from Hartford and set the sheriff and his assistants to work These, however, found the house
 in which the books were kept barred and guarded by "resolute men," and even after the sheriff had broken In and placed a guard over the books the book lovers of Saybrook did not yet give in- On the morrow it was found that the carts that were to transport the books had bean disabled and when others were procured. and start finally made it was found that even the bridges along the road had been destroyed in advance of them! When before or since has village shown such furious pas sion for learning!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-10
Another Chopper for
 German Diplomacy

6HHE conduct of Count Luxburg.
 H German charge at Buenos Aires, In using the Swedish legation to for ward to his government code mes sages directed against Argentina, is of piece with other grave breaches of diplomatic propriety which Germans committed in the United States.
 Argentina need not be surprised it is certainly no surprise to the Amer ican government-that German di- plomacy is capable of such acts. Recommending that Argentine ships ''be spared, if possible, or else sunk without trace being left" that Ger many refuse to accede to Argentina's s demand not to sink any more ships and calling the acting minister of for eign affairs "a notorious ass and Anglophile,' all at a time when the
 government of Argentina was conduct | ing a delicate diplomatic controversy with Germany on the submarine ques- l ton, will doubtless hasten the rupture 1 between Argentina and Germany.
 Count Inxburg's behavior would i have been bad enough, even had he not ] involved the Swedish foreign office
 but the disclosures have for that ad
 ditional reason an extremely ugly look The Swedish legation may have been imposed upon, but whether guilt 1 less of direct connivance or not, it has
 ,laced the Swedish government in 3
 bad light, both with America and 1 Argentina.
 The prompt recall of Count Luxbure will be in order, and there should be a shake-up in the Swedish legation al IBuenos Aires, but that will not mend matters. Most of Latin America has
 slvaady cast it's lot with the nations 1 DattliAx for democracy. By this latest
 blunder Germany may alienate the
 only remaiAiAg government of any i'm
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-10
Anti Tuberculosis
 Cause Needs Aid

NNTITH the broadening of the ac-
 WV tivities of the Jefferson County Anti Tuberculosis association money is all the while needed to carry on the work. Later in the year sys- tematic campaign for funds will be started. Several thousand dollars will be sought then and that it will be raised goes without saying. But right now a few hundred dollars would supply want that is impera- tive. The association hopes to receive by voluntary subscription sum that will enable the management to "tide over" it's immediate embarrassment. Bills that are now due must be paid l. she association is to keep up it's credit and that has been something that has been scrupulously looked after. Checks sent to the treasurer, w. J. Adams, will be gratefully ac- knowledged.
 When the Anti-Tuberculosis asso- citation was organized few years ago the public little realized its i'm portance or the scope of it's work. But there has been quiet but efficient campaign of education since then anc today every intelligent person in this county understands something of its far-reaching beneficence.
 The fight against the white plague is much more than charity. It is health defense that affects every man, woman and child in this community
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-10
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A PROSPECTIVE oPTIMIsI
Washington Star.

From the Washington Star
 I'm surprised to find you working over a gun" commented the gentle stranger at Crimson Gulch.
 Well" replied Broncho Bob. Three fingered Sam is on rampage and he has dropped some hints that he Is particular ly irritated against me-.
 .But you ought to be an optimist {"
 Whats an optimism
 An optimist is a man who smiles and believes everything will turn out for tho best
 Well, aint an optirnist this minute But I will be as soon as I get this automatic oiled an some cartridges into her.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-10
BURRowING TO THE ROCHE
s.," in the London Daily Mall.

"E. s." in the London Daily Mail.
 Just as every airman has one anlbi- ton above all others-namely, to bring down a Zeppelin-so every tunneller has a pet desire, and that is to "hole' into a Boche gallery. Not to destroy his gallery with mine, which is an every day occurrence, but to break direct into it.
 The tunneller's job is first to protect the infantry from enemy mining, and, secondly, to assist the infantry to ad- vance by gently hoisting Fritz into the air at given moment by means of a well laid charge, thereby destroying sun dry and badly damaging the morale of many Tritz's tunnelers try to do like wise-but less successfully.
 Tunnellers-that Is, British tunnellers -hate defensive mining What they really enjoy is big offensive job, such as the last show at Ypres. When or ders come to drive gallery some hun dreds of yards long at a depth consider ably below the surface, to reach a given strong point in the enemy's lines through a country known to be in- tested with Hun galleries, there is joy in the miners mess.
 The tunnelers hope to "hoie" into a Boche gallery is usually realized during an offensive operation.
 Poking along his galleries the tunnel ling officer comes suddenly upon an ex- cited miner. who whispers hoarsely that "they've broke into summat"
 In a few minutes the timbers are down and the black hole of the Boche gallery with it's unknown mysteries lies re- vealed.
 smith, back you go to the shaft. tel Sergeant Robinson that we've sholed into the Huns gallery and to come here at once with three good men, bayonets and bombs hurry! You, Jones, stay here and hold this gallery at all costs until I'm back. Any Boche that shows up hit. and hit hard" And the tunnel | ling officer culls out an automatic pis- tol and creeps forward into the dark ness.
 '.For conspicuous gallantry in entering the enemy's system of mine galleries unloading an enemy mine, and bring ing back prisoners and valuable infor' matiop." reads the official version. "Just my luck. that I happened to b. on shift when we holed,'" confidet Lieutenant x. M. C., R. F.. to the ap proving mess. "Any of you chaps would have done the same thing. or better. il you'd had the chance.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-10
wuoLE DUTY OF KINGS
From a Sketch of Elentherios Venize los in the Athens Hestia.

From Sketch of Elentherios Venize-
 los in the Athens Hestia.
 Kings are not responsible to God. but to their people, whose will keeps them on their thrones. We want kings who, lowing to this principle, are willing to give an account of their actions in this world and not in the next. If they also have special ac- counts to settle with God they can do so after their death if they reach Heaven. If kings are to succeed in re maining and reigning after the present maelstrom that is visiting the world has passed they will do so only if they respect and meekly submit to the will of the people over whom they reign Kings nowadays are but presidents of republics who. instead of being elect ed every four or five years, receive their offices hereditarily.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-10
America s Relation
 to the World War

lC11 EVERYBODY in the United States lG should know by this time what we are fighting for. Our position has been stated clearly by members of the administration and our motives con- pellingly set forth by President Will son over and over again. Yet many people have way of forgetting, or not fully realizing the main issues involved
 This country is at war with Ger many for humanity's sake, and more, it is sending it's men to the trenches to battle for the very existence of the nation. Should the entente allies be defeated in this terrific struggle, America would be invaded by the Teu- tonic hosts. Our great cities would be in ruins and atrocities perpetrated in Belgium would be repeated here.
 No matter how often the adnlinis- tration has explained the cause of America's action additional contribu- tors to the literature of the why's and wherefores will always be in order Such contribution is found in a pamphlet recently published by the Manufacturers Record, entitled "America's Relation to the World War-Shall Our Nation Live or Per ish ?" It is made of articles written by Richard H. Edmonds, the editor, and printed in his influential journal,
 MT. Edmonds was keyed up for war long before it was declared. Many conservative men thought. he was un- duly impatient with the administra- tion because President Wilson did not take up a preparedness programme year before he did. With prophetic vision Edmonds not only saw the break with Germany coming, but the United States overrun with German spies and diabolical plots matched un- der the governments very nose. If numberless loyal Americans dissented from some of MT. Edmonds's views three years ago they agree with them now.
 Early in the war the Manufacturers Record urged the government to sup press the traitors, open and secret alike. And more recently it warned America not to be deceived by Ger many's peace talk.
 MT. Edmonds was virile writer in his younger days but in this publica- tion he seems to have reached his high-water mark. His pamphlet de- serves a wide circulation. It will un- douhtedly quicken the patriotism of those citizens in some parts of the country who have not fully realized the necessity of the selective draft.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-10

portance in that part Of the world which has not broken off diplomatic relations
 
 says Nicholas is not bad sort. al- though a weak man. No matter what conclusions are reached in regard to Nicholas. they all seem to indicate that he was united for his job. woman correspondent describing the hardships of "suff pickets" in jail tells how dreadful 1t is to be forced to wear clothes that rob woman of her individuality. Pifhe, and then again, Plfhe!
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 Americans have always had a great admiration for Sweden, but the latest revelations in Argentina show that Sweden needs to be inoculated against Prussianism. London is already planning a great celebration when the war Is over. Der lin may claim that's a good joke on the English, but Berlin's laughter is a trihe ! forced.
 
 In spite of the witticisms directed against Italy early in the war. 1t would not be at all surprising if Cadorna's ir- resistibles won the decision for the allies.
 Bronze statuary in Germany will be melted down, we are told. It's a pity some use can't be found for the ridicu- lous wooden statue of Von Hinden- burg.
 Those German heroes" who captured Riga doubtless laugh in their sleeves at the Kaiser's fulsome praise. They know how little it is deserved. The fact that we hear very little of King Alexander of Greece warrants the conclusion that he Is not yet in bad repute with the allies.
 No wonder Clip. Castro is restless ,.,;+h a 1orco ,a,+ of +ba world at wa r and no chance to start anything on his own hook.
 The battle of the Rhine may never be fought, but it's a dead certainty that the allies will dictate the terms of peace.
 President Wilson is so busy nowa- days that he has been compelled to re- duce his handshaking about 50 per cent.
 * *
 Ruling would be hollow mockery to Kaiser Bill if he didn't have any more power than George of England.
 The spectacle of the pot calling the kettle black is of common occurrence during political campaign.
 Y
 It does one good to hear proud mother say her son hasn't stacker bone in his body.
 Silence broods over the big distilleries, but operations are still going on in the ''moonshine belt.
 Russia doesn't boast of her climate, but it couldn't be improved upon for stop ping an invasion.
 Junkerism is slated to go, along With Kaiserism, and they will both go about the same time.
 The quickest way for Chicago to re- deem herself is to get rid of "Burgomas- ter Bill"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-10

BEGINNING THE DAY--HeIp me, o God. to try one more time. Give lne added strength for one more great effort Teach me that the gold may hc within one spade-thrust, that the crust may even now be remhiing to break, that the ad- versary may already be turning to flee. For Christs sake. Amen.-H. II. r.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-10
TENNESSEE UNREGENERATE

From the State Gazette.
 Rehoboth meetings closed with but lit tie interest manifested. The Rev. Banks pounded at satan's strong walls of mov-' ing picture shows and social cold drinks, but to no avail.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-10

ment, both on the mimic and the music stage. In recent years there has hap
 pened a transmgration of great souls
 of men and women of the stage which
 may never have their like again. It is
 for this that the voyage of Bernhardt
 to France for the last time, and then
 to the land of the Unknown, invites
 mention.
 From abroad we have had stage en-
 tertainment unfathomable. Aside from
 the women mentioned we have had Irving, Ellen Terry. Beerbohm- Tree,
 Forbes Robertson and host of others who have been international in their in- ;fluence in the art histrionic, and no Pittsburger will forget our own Bartley Campbell, almost a copartner in a way
 of the immortal Stephen c. Foster.
 STARS ARE BASEBALL ESSENTIALS Ed A. Goewey, in Lesliess
 It is absolutely necessary for each and every major league club to have at least one unusually brilliant per- former on it's roster to be. a good gate attraction, and more often than not these stars are pitchers.
 Remember the Chicago White Sox of 1906? Ed Walsh was the star who did most to place that team in base ball history, though he received not Who made the Giants of few years ago the most talked of team in base ball? Why. Christy Mathewson, to be sure. He was a star of stars, and in fair or foul weather. it was he whom the rooters paid to see. Plank, Coombs and Bender did more to make the Ath- letics famous than did all of the other great players on the team put togeth- 1 CT, though the $100,Q00 infeld, con- sisting of McInnis. Collins, Barry and
 Baker was a f1rst-class attraction in every sense ofS the word. But few other clubs in the games history ever had anything approaching this even ly balanced outfit in its best days. | Bill James. in his, time. came pret- I ty close making the Braves, and Bill | Donovan. Ed Reulbach, Mordecai Brown, Babe Adams. Joe Wood and
 Grover Alexander all have played
 leading roles as gate attractions l What would the Senators have been
 for years without Walter Johnson? Is
 1t the Tigers or Ty Cobb whom the
 fans want to see at play? Hal Chase featured the Yankees for years; for
 many seasons Speaker has been the l leading figure with the teams with which he played and Joe Jackson, i Marquard. and Lajoie all had large in
 dividual followings
 l Today new crop of stars have just
 arrived" and are pulling the crowds. l These include Schupp of the Giants, Sis l Ter Of the Browns, Hornsby of the Car- dinals, Pipp of the Yankees and Roush of the ReA Fl
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-10
Keen Education Going

T think the August furniture sales turned out as well as any of us could have hoped for under the conditions,'' said President R. L. Sparkman of the Furniture Dealers association. The fear of strike made the trade a bit shaky, and then the draft interfered somewhat. I am glad to see The Age Herald urging parents to send their children to college this fall. will send my son to the University of Alabama I think it highly important that we keep our educational institutions open, so that they may turn out trained men and women"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-10
Window Washing

T have been watching a professional window washer at his work" said B. T. Cowherd the complaint man at the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company, land 1t is surprising how rap idly he does the job of cleaning big plate glass window. It Is getting to be quite a business now as many of the merchants and corporations ind II cheaper and easier to let experts do the work. felt sorry for the man who was cleaning the big windows on the vest ern exposure of the B. R., l. & P. build- ing on Saturday afternoon, as the sun hit him square in the face. but he never shirked, but kept at it"