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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-24
MRS. MARY ROGAN IS SECOND MRS MATHIS
 IN COLBERT COUNTY
Editor Ayers Tells of Ire mendOus Efforts Being Made to Increase Food
 Production
By HAIRY M. AYERS

Tuscumbia, April Especial. .)-Colbert county has evolved from the agitation in behalf of greater food production sec ond Mrs. Mathis in the person of Mrs. Mary Hill Rogan, who has generously rendered her services to the Colbert county commissioners to organize canning clubs pig clubs, etc, and to aid in every way toward organizing the county for greater food production.
 Mrs. Rogan not only rendered her services free, but she offered to pay her own expenses in her trips over the county" said Probate Judge Tompkins, who admitted further however, that the expenses of the work will be paid by Col bert.
 MRS. ROGAN'S ITINERARY
 Mrs. Rogan makes her home at Shef- field. She is one of the best informed women in the south on domestic science and farming and the people of Colbert consider themselves fortunate in securing her services. Last Friday and Saturday she visited the Leighton schoolhouse and the Brick schoolhouse, in charge of Prof. P. NJ. Munro and Richard Alexan-
  week will be as follows:
 Monday, April g, 10 a. m, Olive school house, John Y. Olive in Charge.
 Monday, April 29. 2 p. n., Barton school house, Miss Maggie Johnson in charge. Tuesday, April 24, 10 a. m.. Cherokee schoolhouse, w. F. Rutland in charge. Tuesday, April 24, 2:3O p. m., Margerum schoolhouse George Mason in charge.
 Wednesday, April 25, 10 a. m., Alsboro schoolhouse Mrs. Armistead Alsobrook in charge.
 Wednesday, April 25, p. m., Bishop schoolhouse Mrs. l.. o. Bishop in charge. Thursday, April 26, p. m., Riverton schoolhouse, Mrs. Owen Walker in charge.
 Poplar Creek. Bethel schoolhouse c. M. Kerby in charge. Date to be announced later, in view of the fact that roads at present impossible.
 Tuscumbia. date to be announced by Tuscumba committee.
 At these meetings Mrs Rogan hopes to meet the people and talk with them and organize canning clubs for women and girls and corn and pig clubs for the boys
 The Tuscumbia newspapers, the Ala bamian- Dispatch, edited by John w. DAVIS and the Colbert County Reporter, edited by Walter F. Miller, are cooper ating admirably in the food production campaign and all over the city one sees business men and occasionally women en- gagged in the fields and gardens.
 Colbert has secured $10,000 of the fed
 FEDERAL AID SECURED eral aid money and will put up an equal amount for the further improvement of wi will be started at an early date. Educa-
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amusing tricks that keep the audience in
 an uproar The stage setting Is particr- larly attractive.
 George Yoeman. monologist of pecu-
 liar and original type, made one of the hits of the bill. He deals with timely topics in a highly humorous vein and got a well deserved hand.
 A hefty couple. Holden and Heron. added to the pleasure of the entertain-
 ment with a line of conversational humor and new songs. The opening number Tyler and St. Clair. in a musical act. was particularly pleasing.
 The feature picture, "The Girl in the
 Checkered Coat" featuring Dorothy
 Phillips, In a dual role, is undoubtedly
 one of the strongest photoplays seen in the city for sometime. If is full of thrills and sensational clmaxes and is enter l taining at all times. The entire show Is excellent.
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Deaths and Funerals
Orlene Stradfnrd

Orlene Stradford. the 5-year-old daugh- ter of MT. and Mrs. Harry c. Stradford, died at SIS o'clock yesterday morning at the family residence. HOO North Twen- ty-ninth street, following a brief Illness of pneumonia. Funeral services will be held from the residence at 10 o'clock this morning, with internent in Elm wood cemetery The Rev. J. M. Broadly, pastor of the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian church., and the Rev. J. A. Duncan, pas tor of the Norwood Methodist church, will officiate
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Reds WallOp Cubs

Cincinnati. April 23.-Cincinnati won a slugging match from Chicago today, 10 to A. Cueto made a home run with two men on bases in the sixth inning. Prem dergast sustained an injured finger when he attempted to stop Wingo's drive in the fifth and was forced to retire. Score: R. H. k. Chicago ................ O2O 100 l00- Il l Cincinnati ............. O00 04S O3*-l0 13 ]
 Batteries: Prendergast, Carter. Hendrix and Wilson; Elliott, Toney and Wingo.
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LOew's Biiou

Another strong bill of vaudeville with an exceptionally fine feature photoplay is the offering of Loew's Bjou for the first half of the week. Every number on the bill pleased the large audiences yesterday. The beautiful theatre is cool and com fortable and the theatre-gong people of the city are showing their appreciation of that fact, in connection with the splendid programme of entertainment by the most liberal patronage.
 The top liner, Harold Selman, In his own production, What's the Secret" kept the audience guessing throughout the entire act. The playlet is a series of surprises and exceptionally well acted by quartette of clever performers. Selmar is a very capable actor. as well as au- thor and playwright, and his offering is distinct and novelty and made hit.
 Anita Diaz troupe of monkeys is one of the cleverest and funniest animal acts on the vaudeville stage. The Simians per form some surprising acrobatic feats and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-24
GERMANS PREPARE ID ATTACK FRONT
 IN NORTH RUSSIA

London, April 2S.-German transports have left Libau on the Baltic south of the Gulf of Riga for an unknown des- tination, according to a Central News dispatch from Petrograd today.
 dispatch from Petrograd Thursday said there were well founded reports that the Germans were preparing to at tack the northern front, concentrating transports and warships in the Baltic seaports The Petrograd dispatch said it was regarded as probable that the plan was to make descent in the rear of the Russian flank somewhere on the Gulf of Finland and to cut off Petro- grad.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-24
War Bonds of Maine
 Are Much Oversubscribed

Augusta. Me- April 23.-Maine's first issue of war loan bonds has been over subscribed by more than $l,100,000. Books for half the million dollar issue author ized by the legislature were opened to- day and subscriptions totaling $1,671 300 were received. The bonds were exempt from taxation at per cent and will he dated May l, 1917 and due may l. 1887.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE
CcOner in Fine Form

St Louis April 23.-Cooper allowed but three hits today and Pittsburg shut St. Louis out, to 0. Pittsburg got a run in the second when Baird singled, stole second, went to third when Snyder threw to center field and scored on Fischer's single. In the third Ward sin gled, took second on Cooper's single. went to third when Cooper was forced at second and scored on Carey's hit. Score: R. H. E. St. Louis ....... 900 GOO CO.,
 Batteries: Cooper and Fischer; Watson, Steele and Snyder.
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Mrs. Jennie Perry

Mrs. Jennie Perry, aged 5 years, died at an early hour yesterday morning at the family residence in Pratt City. The funeral services will be conducted from the residence this afternoon at o'clock by the Rev. John Milner, pastor of the Wylam Presbyterian church, and inter- ment will be in Pratt City cemetery. The deceased is survived bl her husband Ed ward Perry. and three children, Eliza beth and Maggie Perry and an infant.
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TOO LATE ID CLASSIFY

terrier, color, dark gray. Answers to name of Doctor" Finder please phone Main III. 4-M-2t WANTED-By large New York concern two live, energetic salesmen to travel Alabama and Mississippi; must be pro- ducers; highest references required; must be salesmen of good appearance and good education; do not apply if you are not making good: real propos1- ton to right men, Apply in person to F. c, Germain, Tutwiler hotel.
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Mrs. Louise Pickens

Mrs. Louise Pickens. aged 66 years. died at l ;45 o'clock last night at her late resi- dence. 910 First avenue, West End, fol- lowing an illness of several years. The remains will be sent to Sawyerville at 6:3O O clock this morning by the Johns Un- dertaking company. Funeral services will be held at that place this afternoon She is survived by three daughters, Mss Eliza Pickens, Miss Mary J. Pickens and Miss Louise Pickens. and one son, T. B. Picl<Ans
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Mrs. w. F. Geiger

Mrs. w. w. Geiger aged 26. died yesterday at the family residence at Fairview. She is survived by her hus- band and two small children, one brother. J. c. Geiger and two sisters, Mrs. c. l.. Duncan of Memphis. Tenn. and Mrs. T. H. Reeves>of Birmingham. The funeral services will be held a. the residence this afternoon at 3:30 o'clock. Interment at Oakland cem- etery.
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Mrs. Mary Krautley

The funeral services for Mrs. Mary Krautly, aged 55 years, who died Sunday morning at 10 o'clock at the family resi- dence, 22S North Forty-eighth street, Woodlawn, were held from the residence at 10 o'clock yesterday morning, with the Rev. James A. Bryan, pastor of the Third Presbyterian church. officiating. Inter- ment was made in Forest Hill cemetery. The deceased is survived by three daugh- ters.
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Clifton Earle Foster

Funeral services over the remains of Clifton Earle Foster, the 10-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. c. R. Foster, who died at the family residence. S30 Forty-ninth street, north, East Birmingham, at 8 o'clock Sunday night, were conducted from the residence at o'clock yesterday afternoon. q. Interment followed in Forest Hill cemetery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-24
THE PROGRAMME

Atlanta to Montgomery northern
 part: Mrs. o. F. Swain, Mrs. Wayne Wallace, Miss Estelle Johnson
 Atlanta avenue, northern part: Mrs
 H. Pletner Mrs. Trotter, Mrs. Paul Hanlin.
 Atlanta avenue. southern part: Mrs E. r. Kyle, Mrs. Charles Brown, Misses Vida Brown and Carrie Ivie. Atlanta to Montgomery, southern part: Mrs. R. L. Ritch. Mrs. B. C. Mitchell. Miss Carol Belser Montgomery to Alabama, northern
 part: Mrs. S. B. Jones' Miss Martha
 Nathan, Miss Maude Hardy. Montgomery to Alabama, southern part: Mrs. G. L. Seay. Mrs. Mary Grif-
 fifth. Miss Lucille Leatherwood Furnace Hill Miss Annie Hil1 Mrs Ed Sanford. Miss Laura Litt1e M Ss Lydia Belser.
 Tuscumbia Pike: Mrs. Charles Kee- mum, Miss Leftwich
 Shop Pike: Mrs. & E. Bradley, Mrs Frederic, Miss Founders. Garden committee: Mrs William Jones, Mrs Seay. MT. Paul Hanlin Publicity committee: Mrs. Etta Will hoyte, Mrs. Rogan, Mrs. B. F. Harding Mrs. H, l. Johnson.
 Sheffield has grown very rapidly in recent years and the city will grow
 much faster in the event the Muscle Shoals project is realized. Plans have been made to pave che main streets
 of the town, but this has been de- ferred temporarily. The business sec ton is well lighted with white way lights made in Anniston out of Ala bama iron and that there is a spirit.
 of enterprise and comity in the town was shown repeatedly by the spirit with which Sheffieldians subscribed to
 the Muscle Shoals project, which they say is now more needed, in view of the food situation, than ever before Thsr
 have faith in the future of their town and are backing their faith with theie
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-24
STATEMENTS EXPECTED

Mr Balfour, it was stated, will make several public statements during his stay as to the English point of view and will attempt to remove any misconceptions he may find existing. Vice President Marshall invited him to address the Sem ate, but it is improbable he will appear before Congress unless perhaps with French Minister of Justice Viviani Ar engagements are being made for him to see members of the press Wednesday. General Bridges will be interviewed to- morrow and Lord Cunliffe on Thursday.
 Tonight's dinner at the White House was the climax of an eventful day. MT. Balfour, British Ambassador Spring. Rice and the ranking members of the commission were invited to meet the President and Mrs. Wilson, the members of the cabinet Chief Justice White, the advisory committee of the council of na- tional defense, Secretary Tumulty and Miss Helen Woodrow Bones, cousin of the President. At the same time other members of the commission were being entertained at dinner at the Sixteenth street mansion occupied by MT. Balfour s immediate party.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-24
BUSY DAY

The British cabinet officer began the day with a trip to the state department, which, because of his long association with foreign affairs and with American statesmen, he has always been eager to see, Ambassador Sprng-Rice and IT" sh $, Gibson, the latter assigned as MT. l. four's aide, accompanied him to the ,or of Secretary Lansing's office. Whea the visitor came out later with MT. Lansing for his trip to the White House he was greeted in the corridor with applause by large gathering of state department employees.
 MT. Balfour was ushered into the White House by Secretary Lansing and intro duced to President Wilson in the pres ence of the military and naval aides for what was expected to be but few min utes conversation. The statesmen with drew into the blue room, however, and were engrosSed for over three-quarters of an hour. MT. Balfour afterwards ex-
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w A R COM MISSION FROM GREAT BRITAIN GIVEN EVERY HONOR IN NATIONS CAPITAL
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cordiality of their reception that this country appreciates Englands courtesy in sending such distinguished spokesmen, and Is fully dedicated to every possible effort against the common foe.
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Phillies Lose

l Philadelphia, April 23.-Brooklyn won today's game in the seventh inning by
 punching two singles and a sacrifice with the huff of a fly by Cravath, the
 score being to 1. Score: R. H. E. | Brooklyn .............. 100 900 200 PhlaOelpnld ......-.... IUV VOV pVV-- l Batteries: Cadore and Meyers; Oesch- ger, Mayer and Killifer, Adams.
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those governments prior to the arrival of the British commission.
 Tn reaching the decision to make the first loan to Great Britain, officials have been influenced by the knowledge that Great Britain. as banker for the allies prior to Amerca's entrance into the war, has met the heaviest financial strain im- posed upon any of the entente govern
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WILL ACCEPT BONDS

In making the. loan the United States will accept British bonds bearing 31a per cent interest as security These bonds will be deposited in the treasury here and the interest payments made upon them-at a rate considerably lower than that which Great Britain has had to pay for recent borrowings-will balance the payments by the United States to hold CTS of the American bonds.
 A similar course will be followed in making loans to other allied nations.
 Domestic phases of the forthcoming is- sue were discussed today by Secretary McAdoo with a delegation from the Bank CTS Investment association, headed by Henry L. Stewart of Chicago. Mir. Stew art and his associates assured the sec retary of their hearty cooperation and placed their services at his disposal.
 Meantime the receipt of belated sub scriptions to the $2O0 900 issued of treas ury certificates to expire June 30, the first issue to be made under the war finance measure, continued at the federal reserve banks and in a few instances at the board headquarters here. swelling the already large oversubscription
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-24
GREAT BRITAIN
 TO SECURE FIRST
 OF GREAT LOANS

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tional sentiment in the county is also very pronounced and the city of Tuscum- bit has just taken over the Deshler in- sttute, an excellent private school, here tofore controlled by the Masons.
 It cannot be said that the women of Sheffield are not interested in the question of woman suffrage, for they are looking forward to the coming of Miss Jeanette Rankin to this city this summer, and although Miss Rankin voted as did Representative Almon on the administrations war measure, she will be hailed with interest by mer and women alike, by supporters and opponents of the Eighth district con- gressman. Tn fact, Sheffield looks for ward to her coming with almost US much interest, if not more than char acterized the recent visit 10 this sec tion of Vice President Marshall. Shc is billed to lecture here.
 WOMEN WORKING GARDENS
 It is true that the men are working the gardens as they never did before in Sheffield, but surface indications lead the stranger in Sheffield to be- lieve that the women of the city have better understanding of the serious ness of the food situation in this sec tion than the men have. The bankers
  toners every opportunity they get; Frank N. Julian, editor of the Shet- field Standard. and M s. Hansborough. editor of the Tri-Cities Daily, are giv- ing their readers lots of good food for thought in order that they may have food to eat next year <but when all is said it is the women that are or ganiZing and going out after results.
 Sheffield has been divided into dis tricts, with committees working for more gardens in each district, along lines suggested by Mrs. Rogan In the furtherance of this work an organi- zation has been perfected with Mrs John Maxwell as president; Mrs. Lucien McReynolds. vice president; Miss Christine Brooks, secretary treas urer; Mrs. H. E. Johnson, Mrs. Paul Hanlin and Prof. w. P. Johnson com posing the executive committee. They will organize canning clubs and gar den clubs throughout the city, the di- visions and committees being as fol lows;
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FEDERAL AID SECURED

eral aid money and will put up an equal amount for the further improvement of
 the county's highways, on which work will be started at an early date. Educa .
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-06-12
CANADIAN SOLDIER SAYS
POLES WANT TO DESERT

LONDON, June IA Canadian sol
der, well-known in many sections of
the United States, today told of the
eagerness of Poles to desert the Ger
mans and fight against the Kaiser.
Il was out in sap one night when
three Poles stumbled into the trench
threw UP their hands and whispered
'kame-ade.' They belonged to the Gath
Polish Regiment, removed from the
eastern front because they logged it
against the Russians They were plac-
ed in the Bavarian army corps and
frightfully abused. In bitter cold
weather their clothing was thin and
their shoes leaky. Word was sent back
TO their comrades, that the British
would not shoot deserters coming in
over a certain frontage. Next ni2ht a
dozen Poles climbed over and surrend
cred. on one company front alone.
Thereafter the same Canadian company
received IL more, and on the rest Of
the battalion line the number was pro-
portionate
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-06-12
PROPHESYING WARS END.

Official announcement from Wash
ington, as carried by the Associated
Press, that little hope is held out in
well-informed circles that the war will
terminate inside of three years, and
that Americas war plans are being
furthered upon the basis. is such as TO
cause the ordinary American citizen to
pause and ponder deeply.
And probably the very fact that those
directly in touch with the war plans
and in whose hands the shaping OF
them rests have brought themselves to
thus look at the thing in its coolest as
pect to plan accordingly, will have a
tendency to hasten rather than retard
the end
The general tendency has been, with
the speedy end of the war consuming
world desire, to maintain the strength
end durability of the enemy and at the
same time overestimate America IS
power to turn the balance without ade-
qrate time allowance; which. of course,
is fallacious and binders rather than
helps.
OF course. no man knows even APP
proximately when it is going to end. It
may end in a few months, but the fact
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years, as the government may later de-
eide. They are payable in gold. They
will always be a quickly convertible
asset. They will be simply new form
of savings account
The ideal way is not to withdraw
ones entire savings from the bank thus
, to embarass industry, but to pledge
ones self to save. Buy Liberty Bond
from new savings, from additional
economies or earnings.
Don't be hoarder. Be an investor
in Uncle Sans securities. Take first
mortgage for $50 on the United States
before the Kaiser puts war indemnity
plaster on it.
This will not only insure the sup
port of our fighters at the front, it win
not only be wager that Autoersey
will not win, it will not only be profit
able investment for you. it will also in
sure your wages.
Without this loan, business will sure
ly suffer. and with this loan prosperity
will be assured.
For this government is going to
spend your loan right under your nose
again to keep you employed. as well as
protected. Subscribe today.-LbertN
Loan Committee of American Bankers
Association.
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of the matter is that a war does mol
lerd until the last gun is fired; and 1t is
Moor policy for us to give too free sway
to our desire in arriving at a conclus-
ion because overconfdence is often a
fatal weakness.
There is no indication that Germany
is anywhere near the end Of of its re-
sources. True, Germany is short OF
food; but so is France, Italy, England
and Belgium 1t may be true, too, that
there is considerable internal disaffec>
ton in Germany-that there is pro-
nounced spirit of opposition to the
kaiser among a certain element of the
German population. But, nevertheless,
to date there has been no evidence of
anything resembling a concert of ac-
ton in revolt, and the kaiser's iron
will is apparently as all-powerful at
home as ever it was.
1t is also true that thousands of
Austro-H ungarians are opposed to a
continuance of the war and would well
come separate peace. But there has
to date been no visible evidence that
this element is strong enough seriously
TO embarrass the supreme lord in Ber-
lin in the furtherance of his oft-ex-
pressed determination to prosecute the
war to the bitter end.
1t is all right to wish for peace, to
hope for peace; but the best way to at
tain peace is for US to say little about
il and go ahead about our business of
living and waging war as though such
a thing as peace is not to be thought
of until it comes-which it will only
when the German fighting arm is
broken and the Hohenzollern dynasty
brought to its knees.
There is nothing to be gained by SUI
per-optimism, no more than by over
pessimism. Each is bad for people
at war, and in it's bearing upon the
final outcome one is about as bad as
the other.
We shall win, and that is all we
know about it, and all that need give
us concern until we do win-Atlanta
Constitution.
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Editor Tells How
DID,. I'D. Cured
His Eczema


n. G. Hotchkiss, Editor Echo, PROPHETS
town, ILL.,. Remember mine was eczema Of
fifteen years standing. Now / am COM
pletely healed, after bottles OF ID. ID: ID.
| have seen a case of % years standing
cured. l have seen my own doctor cured
of barbers itch, which he could not cure
himself
f. r. Tesar, Banker, Hopkinton, Ia: l
treated with three doctors for six months
They did me no good my face and scalp
were full of the disease. ] applied u. u. u.
Result-my face is as smooth as baby s.
Rev. L. l. Downing, Pastor 9Th Av. Pres
byterian Church, Roanoke, Va: For three
years suffered, intensely so. ] have at
last found relief IN d. ID. ID. am no
longer tOrtured-compIetely cured. i have
no hesitancy in acknowledging the, great
virtues Of this specific.
Druggists are glad to recommend this
soothing, cooling liquid. Csc, SOC and S1-OO.
Come to us and we will tell you more about
this remarkable remedy. Your money back
unless the first bottle relieves you. d. ID. D.
Soap keeps your skin healthy. Ask about It.
Hooks Pharmacy.