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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-29

mated waters of the Ganges. Secondly, we should prohibit all bathing in 1t for sick. And then? A rising would follow of the indignant and outraged Indian population.
 we are acting on exactly the earne principle in Poland. Whosoever knows the Poles knows that they have reveled in their dirt for centuries. It has be- come tradition with them. But as soon as we come along. thousand prohibi- tions bar their liberty. and instead of gratitude we meet with grumbling ana discontent.
 We build water systems that will last for centuries. Tho Poles requite us with laughter at the poor Germans. We or ganize school system. even univer- sity to meet a burning desire for edu- cation on the part of the Poles. Tho Poles look on with a grin, and when our work is done rudely show us the door. We build. yes. indeed. what do we not build? And reap in the best cases only sneers and ingratitude.
 What an ungrateful people. we says not having learnt even In this war that it is not our business to Impose changes on peoples which we may call Improvements. but which they do not need, and which only make us ridicuioun in their eyes'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-29

l New York, October S.-(SpeciaL)--Not
 the least gratifying of the statistics re- gently published are those which report
 the money value of the imports into the | United States in 12 months. These im-
 ports will offset by considerably more than s1, LOCO 00o,oo0 our exports to foreign countries. That, however, is not re- garded as the most important feature associated with these figures. For the commodities imported of themselves tell
 story of the speeding up of American industries. Comparatively few luxuries were imported. The jewellers and deal- 1 CTS in previous stones have not imported
 as heavily as they have done occasion ally .n other years. The great bulk of
 the commodities Is made up of various raw materials or what is commonly
 known as raw. materials. Abram $. Hewitt used to say that there is no raw
 material excepting that. which lies un7 developed or unexploited in the soil or 1 in the timber lands. All material com monly called raw, MT Hewitt said, rep resents labor and investment of capital, whereby an output can be secured. Iron ore for instance with which Mr. Hew- lit was very familiar as a commercial commodity, is commonly called a raw material, yet the minute it is taken from the mines and when on the way to de- livery to the furnaces it represents labor and investment of capital and the cost of transportation.
 | But the common understanding of the 1 term, "raw material" is that it repre- sents commodities which are needed for | manufacturing or other industrial pur- poses. It is raw so far as the industries are concerned. So greatly have our in- dustries been speeded up and so large l is the domestic. as well as the abnormal
 war demand that it has been necessary 1 to secure abundant supplies of material not obtainable in the United States needed for manufacturing purposes. I That there should have been bought within the past F months by American
 manufacturers and imported from for eign countries commodities of the ap proximate value of S1,0DO GOO, 600 is one of the best evidences of the fact that in-
 
 pacity not merely for war purposes but
 also to meet the demands of the domes-
 tic market Should the war continue
 another year it is probable that imports
 of the money value of at least 1000 000,- | 900. considerably more, will be brought to 1 the United States chiefly for manufac- turing purposes.
 l Occasionally reference is made to the i fact that the magnitude of our exports, 1 especially within the past two years and presumably for two or three years more,
 will raise by and by serious problem for other nations to solve. If the nations
 can increase their exports to the United
 States these will serve partially to off, set our exports to other nations. But in any event the balance of trade in favor
 of the United States at present and as | it is likely to be for several years is
 and Is to be so large that some conve-
 nlent arrangements must be made for
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-29
cRowDER's SUCCESS
the New Republic

From the New Republic.
 Given a nonmilitary democratic na- tion of 100,00O,OO0 heterogeneous people stretching across several thousand miles, in war which does not involve the defense of any of it's frontiers; to select, without unfairness and with as little damage to normal activities as pos sible, 6s5,Ooo young men in good physical condition, and deliver them as future soldiers to army cantonments at the end of three months This is the problem in administration which someone had to un- dertake last spring. That the men are ready for delivery on time. with the ap- proval of the country, is itself remark able Whatever unfairness and confu- sion there may have been in the process seem, under the circumstances, unavoid- able, and it is impossible to withhold admiration from the job and from Pro- vost Marshal General Crowder, the man who superintended it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-29
SWINDLING AMBITIOUS GIRLS

corporation, in amounts anywhere from S1OO to 5000. and an investor Will res ceive enormous dividends, and the nec- essary preparation for screen success without tuition. A contract is guaran- teed to each investor.
 Everybody in filmdom knows of the existence of these concerns, of Which there are several that vary but little in their plan of operation. They an carry regular ads in the daily papers, It Is from responses to these advertise1 ments that addresses are obtained.
 one concern charges an enrolment fee of $5, a. dollar each for a course or 20 lessons, and confers diploma when these have been completed. Then tho new actress is advised to have a strip of film made, just to show how we'll she screens
 The charge for this is only $25. She iS assured this is essential to success. The near riot that often ensues when a young woman shows up with her strip of film and demands the star part which has been guaranteed her, and which she believes she has earned and paid for. would be very funny if it were not in very many cases so tragic.
 This very thing would happen oftener than it does. but for the fact that stu ditos and managers are safeguarded against all visitors
 Let every victim of swindling adver- tisement report the fact to the Postmas- ter General, Washington. D. C.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-29
SURE AS SANTA CLAUS
pm the Mobile Register

From the Mobile Register.
 Senator Frank S. White of Birming- sham, in an informal interview with the press yesterday, stated that the Steel Corporation was going to build it's big shipyard in Mobile as sure as Santa Claus is coming That makes it certain. for old Santa Claus never fails to come. There has been no doubt about this
 in the minds of informed people, but 1t
 is gratifying to have Senator White
 confirm their belief. The shipyard will
 be ready as soon as the new Fairfield plant is ready to turn out the ship plates. and it Is understood that that
 will be some months hence.
 Just a few months ago Judge Gary and MT. Farrell of the Steel Corporation promised the United States shipping board that it would go the limit in help Ing supply the needed tonnage for Amer since then built one plant in New Jersey and has purchased 11,5ooo acres for an- other plant at Mobile.
 The shipping board has pledged itself | to get out SOo0,000 tons of new ships by | the end of 19ls but as Lord Northcliffe the representative of the British govern
 ment at Washington, said Wednesday
 there are not s,ooo0oO tons in sight. Ht
 did not doubt that with its wonderful
 capacity for organization and its indus trial efficiency the desired tonnage would
 be forthcoming. but more shipyards will have to be built and more ships started than are now on the ways.
 l It Is in the plans of the Steel Corpor ation to do its share in providing thu tonnage. The big mill at Fairfield, te
 cost gil, 100000. will have to be running before q ship can be laid down in Mo bile, and 1t is believed that the shipyard will be ready when the plates are ready and that they will come by water ant
 rail to the Mobile plant. Some thinl 1 that 1t will be 12 months hence befor,
 the shipyard here Is started. but tha 1 time may bc cut half in two. The Stee Corporation can get machinery delivered when a smaller corporation has to wait
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-29
From Film Fun.

From Film Fun.
 NHoUNG girls come to New York by
 the scores of hundreds, deter
 mined to win fame and much money in motion pictures. They believe they can do this.
 In most cases they have only a little money and very few friends wiser than themselves. Sooner OF later each re- ceives a card of invitation, signed with an unfamiliar name, but bearing every evidence of good taste and sincerity.
 It informs the ambitious one that the engagement in the pictures, and if this is so will she please call She does call, and is met with a cordiality that might arouse suspicion in star, but which pleases the innocent one.
 Very adroitly she is put in possession of the information that she is needed in the work, but three or four weeks training is absolutely necessary to pre- pare her, even though she may have acted for years on the stage. And the charge will be $50.
 Usually, if she seems reluctant an as- sistant is called into conference, and presently special price of s25 is agreed to.
 If 1t may be surmsed from the con versation that larger sum can be ob- tained, the aspirant for stellar roles is told that stock may be purchased in the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-29
Ryall Is Very Popular

There have been many officials at the city hall in past years who have been well liked and popular and among these especially has been Scudder Ryall,' said B. H. Mooney, we'll known aedvrtising man.
 "Mr Ryall is fellow who has most position that draws friends to him. and for this reason there will be many who will welcome him back to the city hall. It is with pleasure that MT. Ryall's many friends receive the information that he will be secretary to the new commission.
 MT. Ryall is also well versed in city affairs and should prove of great aid and assistance to the new officials
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-29
TRADE AFTER THE WAR
By HOLLAND

the payment of balances. England, for instance, cannot liquidate her enormous purchases in the United States by selling
 American securities because the amount
 of thess securities has been greatly re-
 duced. Some who are of good author fly are of the opinion that the debt wes
 owed to citizens across the sea whenfA
 tho European war began, probably as
 much as s5,0oo,O0O.0o0. has been almost
 wiped out.
 Some have said that England andn
 trade balance in our favor when the war
 ends by flooding American markets with commodities manufactured in those countries. But the best opinion seems to be that England and France will be i chiefly occupied for some years in re- building their industries although. not withstanding the enormous drain upon the financial strength of England, her manufacturers have so far been able to
 maintain a surprisingly large foreign trade.
 Then again, the nations that have been borrowing large amounts from the United States must lquidate this indebt- edness and to do that will involve skin fui and very great international agree ments Already the federal government 1 has advanced to our allies across the sea an amount of money considerably in excess of the aggregate of the first lib- | erty loan Almost all of this money. however, has remained in the United | P1 modities which have been bought here. But the debt still remains and there is no conceivable international trade which our allies may secure within the next five or ten years great enough to liauf- date this indebtedness.
 One of the results of the war appar< ently is to be the domination so far as | markets are concerned of the American 1 hemisphere by the United States. We
 are to maintain a great trade with Can- ada which Is likely to be increased; for Canada will have need of our commodi- ties in order to repair the damage which ] the war has caused. South America is | iapparently lost to Germany. Every day l there come to New York communications
 from South America or from representa- l lives of South American nations who are now here which justify the belief that
 the enormous increase in our trade with South America, and especially in com@ modities which, before the war, England and Germany chiefly marketed in South l America, will remain with us after the war is ended England may, after q time, regain some part of her conmer-
 cial prestige in South America, but many years will be required before Germany l can find such markets in South America as her manufacturers secured within lu
 or 15 years before the European war be- | gan Therefore, it is assumed that ono Eof the effects of the war which wifi be
 observed after peace comes will be the the demonstration of the fact that the i United States stands resentment in
 international trade with the nations ef 1 the American hemisphere.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-29

to rival Paris in that respect. On the other hand, London is much the same metropolis it was before the war, so far as outward appearances are con cerned, although the grim business in hand imparts new characteristics to the crowds and the streets.
 Berlin probably mirrors other Ger man cities. There is gloom and de- pression throughout the fatherland that the trumpeting of the war lords cannot banish.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-29
Many Hardships Faced
 By German Population

TN HIS winter promises to tax even U further the patience of the Ger man people, which has already been sorely tried by the war. German newspapers have recently announced some of the hardships that must be faced.
 Miners, fishermen, canal workers and few allied trades will be pro- vided with sufficient shoe leather for their needs, but the rest of the pop ulation will have to use shoes with wooden soles and cloth uppers. The shortage of vegetables will make the turnip one of the principal articles of diet in the fatherland. Turnips will probably be prepared in various ways in an effort to make the hapless Teu- ton think he is getting something new on the Dlll oI Idie.
 There is still the fuel problem to consider and it promises to become more acute. Travel on the railways has been curtailed for sometime.
 However, these are but few of the privations which are gradually wear Ing down the German population and leading to loud complaints against the var. A striking contrast between Ber- lin and London was drawn by cor
 spondent of the New York World
 le days ago. Berlin is like ceme-
 7. The German capital is strangely
 1t. The roar of street traffic has practically ceased, we are told, and there is no longer an atmosphere of gaiety in city which formerly tried
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-29
Food Conservation
 Campaign Begins Today

NNT T. STEPHAN, publicity di-
 WV rector for Alabama of the food conservation campaign, which begins today, is urging all the people of the state to take personal interest in this important work, so essential in winning the war.
 The main purpose of the campaign is to induce the head of every family to sign food pledge, committing the household to a system of daily econ omy. "Now, if this was an auto- cratic government such as Germany" !" remarks Mir. Sheehan, "all that would be necessary to achieve this reform would be an imperial order; but be- ing a democracy, we have to go about it in the slower way of getting pledges directly from the people"
 The public cannot fail to appreciate the situation. The conservation ot our "food resources for ourselves and our allies" will be, as the government points out, one of the greatest fac tors in helping us gain a victory over Germany.
 Let the people of Alabama respond promptly to the appeals of those ir charge of the campaign.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-29

struggle, get history of Italy and brush up on it, for you will be rewarded by many a story of heroism.
 As our ally, Italy entered this war with hands as clean as those of the nations by the side of which she is now ranged. This is the truth, and gives the lie to the German islander that Italy sold herself to the highest bidder. The next time you meet an Italian take off your hat to him and shake hands with him, for ne deserves to be honored, and his grip is that of an honest man. ready to lay down his life for his sunny Italy
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-29
Sheffield's Rapid
 But Solid Growth

67 HEFFIELD was one of the most
 0 prosperous of Alabama's small CT cities. It was growing in normal
 way before the government decided to locate the projected nitrate plant at Muscle Shoals, but now that mil lions of dollars of Uncle Sam's money will be spent on far-reaching de- yelopment in the Sheffield dis trict, north Alabama's industrial center will increase in population rapidly. It will be solid growth, too. Sheffield has wide-awaAe citizenship. The leading men there believe n-progress, of course, but
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-29
Medical Men Are
 Needed in the Army

TNCLE SAM will need 24,00o of " ficers and 12O,ooo enlisted men ! for the army medical and sanitary Acorps, when the spring drive against Skhe Germans begins with the aid of Whe American troops. According to
 x, estimate recently made, "the army Gill need two out of every nine phy- ..ians in the country
 NAbout 200 doctors day are receiv-
 Aorders. They are dispatched to the
 bus training camps as soon as they can be accommodated, going ahead of troops to make sanitary preparations. At the medical train ing camps at Fort Riley, Fort Benja- min Harrison and Fort Oglethorpe 1000 student officers and 1900 enlisted men receive instruction. At each of the training camps there are also four ambulance companies, four field hos pitals and one evacuation company. Colored troops will have their own medical officers. Colored medical and sanitary attachments are being trained for service abroad.
 Birmingham physicians have shown splendid spirit of patriotism and self-sacrifice Many are now wearing army uniforms. Some of them aban- doned lucrative practice to serve in the army for considerably less pay than the sums they earned as physi- ~idns in civil life. Birmingham hon. cYs these men and all others like them who have put aside the thought of selfish gain to serve their country.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-29
LUKE M'LUKE SAYS

There are new ways of doing other old things. But the same old bunk Is still used to make love.
 What has become of the old-fash- toned baby that was the wonder of the neighborhood because it's head would Tt inside teacup?
 Every good husband should argue with his wife Not that he wants to be con- trary, but because of the pleasure it at- lords her.
 Mother is pretty busy person. But no matter how many children she has, she knows that if she wants it done at once she'll have to go and do it herself.
 When your sweetheart cackles, she is vivacious. But when some other fellow's 5 sweetheart cackles, she ia too dern noisy.
 The reason why a man knows that his pants will get baggy at the knees if he lets another man sit on his lap in a crowded automobile is because they won't even get wrinkled if he lets . woman sit there As a rule, a man never worries over saving time until he discovers that he hasn't much left. The girl who Is well built but who has a homely face is usually smart enough to wear her waist far enough open in front so that the men never pay any at- tentlOn 10 ner Idce The Bible says that we should love our enemies And if we haven't any to love. you'll find that it is very easy to mako some.
 Women may lack a sense of humor. But many a husband can tell you that his wife played a joke on him when she married him.
 A bore is the most tiresome person in tho world. And the one sure way tc keep from being a bore is to always talk
 to the other man about himself and tell him what a smart fellow he is.
 And you may have noticed that whom 5
 man is driven to drink he never stops q, water trough.
 Diplomacy is 8 great thing I've lwomen can get together and begin brag' ging and both will act as if each doesn't
 know that the other is lying.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-29
Patriotism Keyed
 to Highest Pitch

6HHE governments official an- U nouncement that American troops are in the first line trenches in France has, as the Washington correspondent of the Associated Press observes, "fanned new flame of pa triotism through the country" The war department regards this move- ment into the trenches as the final phase of the mems training-a mll1- tary finishing school conducted un- der fire. In army circles it had been expected for several days past and that being so the department treated the momentous information quietly.
 But now that American soldiers have already begun shelling German gun positions, thrilling details from France will be awaited with intense interest. Alabamians can but be proud of the fact that Maj.-Gen. w.. IL. Sibert of Gad5den is in command of the Americans on the firing line.
 Another exceptional incentive to patriotism at the present moment IS the success of the second liberty loan campaign, which closed Saturday night with the five billion dollar bond issue oversubscribed. Such vast sum could have been raised by the government only in war times, and then only by concerted and patriotic action on the part of the people. If the sale of liberty bonds seemed to be dragging a week ago all sections woke up. They became eager to SUD- port the government and began to invest freely.
 It will be several days, perhaps, be- fore the official reports from all the reserve bank districts are received by the Secretary of the Treasury, but the estimated totals of unreported districts indicate clearly that the five billion dollar loan was easily absorbed by the public.
 Before the war is over the govern ment may have to float several more big loans. When the time comes for the next the banks, large industrial concerns and the masses will be ready to invest and make the enterprise an- other splendid success.
 The events of last week will be long re.,e mbered by all patriotic people with proud satisfaction. Now that the country is keyed up to the highest pitch of loyalty to Uncle Sam and moral and physical courage, there will be on room left for slackers or sedi tious men. The nation was never so unified as it is today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-29
THE OPEN EAR

By Emerson.
 Let me go where'er will I hear a sky born music still; It sounds from all things old. It sounds from all things young. From all that's fair, from all that's foul. Peals out cheerful song. 1t Is not only in the rose. It Is not only in the bird. Not only where the rainbow glows. Nor in the song of woman heard. But In the darkest meanest things There always. always something sings. Iris not in the high stars alone. Nor in the cups of budding flowers. Nor in the redbreast's mellow tone. Nor in the bow that smilea in showers. But in the mud and scum Of thin9a There always, always something sinGa