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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-09


 But being prepared the Red Cross at Halifax will acquit itself like a perfectly trained army. God bless the Red Cross!
 In going to Vladivostok the Bolshe- wiki may soon learn that they went too far. Uncle Sam doesn't intend for SUD- plies shipped from America to vladivos- tok to fall into the hands of anarch- ists
 A motion picture photographer says Joffre is always willing to obIige a camera man. And Joffre has the art of posing down to such a fine point, it doesn't look like posing.
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 Judge Hylan has served notice that New York will not be wide-open town. thus giving food for thought to the Amalgamated Order of Lid Lifters. # 4. +
 When he cast his lone vote in the House against war on Austria, Repre- sentative London must have realized fully how Robinson Crusoe felt.
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 Any man who can throw two or three scuttles of coal into his furnace nowa- days and whistle "Tipperary'' while he S doing it is boss optimIst
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 Few persons outside of the medical profession know what a pneumonia germ looks like, but it is suspected of wear ing spiked helmet.
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 In the absence of any news from the German Crown Prince, it may be as- sumed that he is still trying to crack that Verdun nut
 A Teuton airplane bombed a brewery in London. According to the Teutonic point of view that's frightfulness raised to the nth power.
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 Senator LaFollette was absent when the resolution declaring war on Austria was passed. LaFollette was playing true to form.
 Since the, former Czar is reported to have escaped from Siberia, will he start a little revolution all his own? x # * It begins to look as if Lord Lansdowne would have to spend the remainder of his life making explanations * ]. * | Congress has reached the point where it can pass appropriations for billions ot dollars without a quiver. | < !. < 1 The honorable Japs may be called on before long to play something more than thinking part in the war i < T. x l The New York Herald suspects that Trotzsky has an itching palm. Old Dr. l Wilhelm has the cure. < as # Many stocking bank has been robbed to pay installments on liberty bonds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-09
A WINTER SONG

Oh, 'tis good to meet together When it's cold and nipping weather And the flames are leaping up the
 chimney's throat; And their fiery tongues are dancing. Now retreating, now advancing, And their cackle gives the night
 cheery note! What though blustry winds are blowlng' With a threat of early showing, And the world around is gripped by
 frosty hands; There's delight in wintry weather, When good fellows meet together, That is never, never known in sum
 mer lands.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-09
First Serious Blow
 Dealt American Navy

7T HE loss of the destroyer, Jacob
 H Jones, brings home to the American people with additional weight the fact that they are at war. The Jacob Jones was new type of destroyer and would have been fair days work for Hun U-boat, even if sixty or more American sailors had not lost their lives when the vessel was torpedoed.
 This is the first serious blow our navy has received since the United States declared war on Germany. The
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-09

TONIGHT By Percy Bysshe Shelley. Swiftly walk over the Western wave,
 Spirit of Night! Out of the misty Eastern cave, Where, all the long and lone daylight, Thou wovest dreams of joy and fear Which make thee terrible and dear
 Swift be thy flight! Wrap thy form in mantle gray,
 Star-inwrought; Blind with thine hair the eyes of Day, Kiss her until she be weared out; Then wander OCT the city and sea anC land, Touching all with thine opiate wand
 Come, long sought. When arose and saw the dawn,
 I sighed for thee; When light rode high, and the dew was gone, And noon lay heavy on flower and tree. And the weary Day turned to her rest, Lingering like an unloved guest,
 l sighed for thee! Thy brother Death came, and cried,
 "Wouldst thou me?' Thy sweet child Sleep. the filmy-eyed, Murmured like noontide bee. Shall l nestle near thy side? Wouldst thou me?''-And | replied,
 No, not thee!'' M Death will come when thou art dead
 Soon, too soon. Sleep will come when thou art fled; Of neither would I ask the boon I ask of thee, beloved Night Swift be thine apnroaching flight, Come soon, soon! "
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-09
7R r AsH1NGroN. December s.-Pa

|WNH AsHINGToN, December S-Pa- WW triotism was the prevailing
 spirit of the Gridiron Dinner tonight. Americansrn' and Democracy were emphasized in the several speeches and skits and though serious tone was dominant, g light vein ran through the exercises. The speech of the President was another one of his many masterful and forceful utterances, ringing true throughout
 The audience was the most distin. guished ever assembled at a dinner in this country, perhaps in the whole world.
 The President of the United States, five Ambassadors, nine Foreign Mlnis- ters, the Cabinet, the heads of the va rious War Boards, Army and Navy he- roes of every rank, men of national note in business, finance and productive in- dustry; all were imbued with the spirit of the occasion and applauded the pa- tr,otic sentiments uttered.
 The menu conformed to the food con- servation standard. It was a meatless and wheatless menu and bore the stamp of approval of MT. Herbert Hoover, the L,ooA Ad,,i i,t tetr +or
 The decorations by Small were in har- mony with the patriotic spirit and ev- eryone applauded the beauty of the scene. The guests and members of the Club numbering over 300, entered the spacious dining room of The New Will lard Hotel through series of trenches, correct representations of the trenches Somewhere in France" The walls of the room and the tables were artistically covered with flowers and flags, Amer ican and those of all the allies.
 The lights were extinguished and after a welcoming speech by the President of the Club, MT. Ira Bennett, the beautiful scene was again lighted and the most historical dinner in the annals of the Gridiron Club was on.
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 Naturally. a satire on the new war tax bill was to have been expected. The special committee on taxes came forth to be questioned by it's chairman.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-09
Red Cross Members
 Not Money Solicited

6H HE great "drive" for members U of the American Red Cross, which begins a week from tomorrow and ends on Christmas eve, is sure to prove signal success.
 As we'll organized as other Alabama campaigns have been this should sur- pass them all in the matter of eff ciency, for the obvious reason that the men who are leading in the mem- bership work are now veterans. Rob- ert Jemison, Jr., state chairman, and Field Marshal J. Frank Rushton of Hive wire" fame, together with the field marshars tireless aids, are busy perfecting details, and when the ap- pointed day for action comes all will be in readiness for splendid achieve ment.
 The numerical strength of the Red Cross society in the United States is to be increased from five millions to fifteen millions, and with the earnest ness and business-like methods that mark nationwide canvass the goal should be reached ahead of time. That the drive will move with high speed goes without saying. And instead of bringing the total membership up to fifteen millions it might not be too much to expect twenty millions as a { result of this months activities.
 Alabama's membership allotment is two hundred thousand; Birmingham's thirty-five thousand. Both will be exceeded. As this is not to be a anoney-raising campaign, no one can plead impecuniosity as an excuse for not responding to the appeals of the society. The membership fee is only $1. Those who wish to enter the sub scribing class can do so by paying $2, which entities the contributor to the Red Cross Magazine, periodical well worth while
 Men, women and children--white and colored-are eligible, for the Rec Cross is humanity's army and in cludes all races and creeds. In tho south there will be negro chapters and here in Alabama the colored con tingent promises to make highl. creditable showing.
 All the good people of Alabama cal but be alive to the importance of tn X campaign. Let's have cooperation from one end of the state to the other With that in evidence Alabama's ney members in the Red Cross should g far beyond two hundred thousand.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-09
SECRET BITTERNESS

SECRET BITTERN ESS
 "old MT. wadleigh used to be mo- torious n1iser."
 And Is yet, presume"
 Doesn't he pay his war taxes without groaning?" M ".He doesn't dare groan at the time of payment, but I have an idea he hurries home, shuts himself in his den and in- dulges his feelings to the utmost"
 MODERN WARFARE
 Every man should be sufficiently trained to fight for his country if the need should ever arise," said the advo- cate of preparedness
 "Just what do you mean by that?" asked the expert squirrel shooter.
 "He should be physically fit and able to handle a gun.'
 T can fill those requirements all right, but would have to have a little instruction before I could spray liquid fire and send over waves of poison gas.' PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-09

BEGINNING THE DAY-O God, I ask only that be strengthened to keen up the fight. See me safe to the end of this day. Then, refreshed by sleep, start me through anoth- CT day--and anOther-and another. So may l with my eyes on Thee complete my pilgrimage and rest in God. In Christ's name. Amen.-H.
 NJ. E.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-09
ALABAMA PRESS

Coosa River News: The Gadsden Times : News properly objects to pampering ex- ploits of the American army in Europe which, it thinks, has performed no moro daring feats to date than other entente allies. Of course, we shall expect ac- tion and wonderful work by soldiers of this republic, but we may also get some the milk and cider hearted citizen will croak. War is war.
 Sylacauga News: The White House pickets are complaining of their treat ment as prisoners. What did they ex- pect, a new powder sack every 10 min- utes and we'll rounded dessert for dim ner? Ought to have known going to jail was no picnic before getting into trouble.
 Moundville News; Alabama, which once
 ranked as third among the cotton pro- ducing states, fell this year to ninth place because of the ravages of the boil weevil. But we are climbing higher now every year in being self f-sustaining in foodstuffs Besides, although we made
 only 504,O00 bales of cotton this year we'll get over ssS,Ooo.ooo for, it.. as com
 pared with s27,500OO0 for 100000 bales ir !! 1914
 Opelika News: We can afford. well af- ford, to keep on making war on any gov ernment not willing to make peace on ths terms laid down by President Wilson ir 1 his address to Congress.
 ] Huntsville Mercury: A thrift stamp card will be a lesson in saving that vii l have it's effect on the life of many g chile
 after the holidays are over.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-09
IN THE GAME

'I've seen some devoted couples in my time, but I don't believe I ever saw a wife who would follow her husband around the links while he was playing golf"
 "Oh, I have But she had a caddy with her and at frequent intervals would startle Friend Husband by yelling 'fore!"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-09
A TART REPLY

"I hope you never deceive your wife" :" said the meddlesome man, with look of pious concern.
 'Td like to know what business it is of yours to hope that never deceive my wife" snapped the irascible citizen. "Do you think I'm going to let her find out how ornery I am, just to please your"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-09
EASILY IMPRESSED

q always feel sense of awe in the presence of a cold storage egg"
 why so?"
 Because of it's antiquity"
 My friend. it would never do for you to stand before the Sphinx
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-09
New Organ Great Feature

T am afraid 1t has not yet dawned on the Birmingham public just what a great thing the new organ, which Mr. Loew is going to have installed at the Bijou, will mean in the way of high class entertainment" said l.. H. Keene, the local manager, who is very much enthused over the prospect of having such a drawing card for the house and such a help for the community sing.
 Its to be one of the most expensive and up-to-date organs in the south; in fact it will be the latest thing in the way of a combination instrument. There will be the great organ, the orchestral organ, the solo organ and pedal organ.
 Owing to the construction of the building. it was found impractical to include an echo organ The organ is pneumatic throughout. In checking up the various parts I found that the con- tract includes 275S different tones. It will be some job to set it up. The de- livery is to be made within 100 days, and it will be installed as rapidly as possible
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-09
APPEALING HIS CASE

Tommy, you must ask the Lord to forgive you for everything wrong you did today, including the fight you had with Bobby Smithers,"
 "But ma, that wasn't wrong. He said his father could whip my father an l beat him till he said my father could
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-09

o world, how apt the poor are to be proud!
 Twelfth Night. x $; x
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-09
Farmers Get Good Price.

T have just made a trip through Montgomery, Fillmore and Macon coun- ties" said Emmet A Jones, who is so much interested in crops and marketing
 T was glad to find not only that these counties had made great food crops, but that they were getting good price for what they have raised. The camp at Montgomery has been a great help to the farmers in the country around and about it, and then the mer- chants, both the wholesale and retail, have shown a disposition to pay the full market price for produce"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-09
Early Shopping

The shopping early fever surely must have caught a grip upon Birmingham this year." said L. l.. Doyt of J. Blach & Sons. We have had an exceedingly large volume of business during the past week and from all the information have, the same conditions are existing over the entire town.
 'The soldier boys will not be forgot ten, l feel certain, as a great many of our recent sales have been of nature suitable as gifts to these boys.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-09
Played Lucky In Buying Material

PIaycd Lucky In Buying Material
 T made a lucky strike in not only buying heavily but in getting good de- liveries on what I bought" said F. M Jackson, president of the Perfection Mattress company.
 T have on hand enough tickings to run the factory at full speed for months to come, while I happen to know that there is great scarcity of such goods among the jobbers in the district. l know that there is going to be trouble in many industries to get material to carry on their enterprises
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-09
ADRIF7T WITH THE TIMES
whip his father"

whip his father.''
 That was very wicked"
 Maybe it was, but I'm goin' to wait till dad comes home an ask him about it."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-09
A HOPELESS LOT

A HOPELESS LOT Speeders often come to grief, Running risks that pass belief; Some in jails have been immured, Yet they're very seldom cured. Each one seems to think his neck Isn't worth plugged copeck. Still, viewed in that sort of light, Maybe, after all, they're right.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-09
Barnett as a Moses

! wish to congratulate Gen. Frank Rushton in calling to his aid Frank Will lis Barnett to held organize the colored people in the Red Cross campaign" said John Sparrow. "It seems that pr. Barn. cit has got the ear and heart of the brother in black and that they love and trust him. am sure that he is greatly interested in them and wants to help them in every way possible. He has an important task and I hope the ministers and leaders among the negroes will cooperate with him in his effort to get them to do their full part in helping to care for the soldiers of their race who are in the camps or who may be sent abroad
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-09

on Austria, for it clears the atmosphere and serves notice on Berlin that Amer ica expects to stay in the game until Germany, our enemy, and Austria-Hun- gary and her dukes are all beaten be- yond the hope of soon getting ready to start another war of aggression.
 Why are we at war with Austria? Be- cause it's the only way to break the throttle hold which Germany has on "Mittel Europa" We must see to it that tho dream of German trade route through Vienna, Belgrade and Constan- tinople and thence to the orient is broken in pieces on Austrian soil. It's the only hope of forever dispeling the Kaiser's dream of empire which stretches from the North sea to the In- dian ocean. There can be no lasting peace until Germany, Austria, Bulgaria and Turkey are beaten. Now that war is to be declared against the dual em- pire. let's quit dreaming of separate peace, but get busy and forever settle with the powers lined Up with the Att tilla of the North and his Huns.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-09

have been simply staggering.
 But being prepared the Red Cross at Halifax will acquit itself like a perfectly trained army. God bless the Red Cross!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-09

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-09

Huntsville Mercury: A thrift stamp" card will be lesson in saving that will have it's effect on the life of many child after the holidays are over.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-04-28

dispose or him last winter, but Man
ager Mitchell blocked that move,
saying he wanted Zeider as utility
man, Instead of doing bench duty,
Zeider became a regular when Deal
failed to hit. Then, when Workman
was injured, he went to short and
Deal came back to third. Last year
Zeider played competent ball at sec
Ond and third, but faIed>tO come up
to his standard when placed at short.
This year he plays better at short
than any other position on the in
field.
Right now he is putting up a better
article of ball than six or seven years
ago, when he was young and new
to the big leagues. His hitting is
stronger and he seems to have lost
none Of his speed on the bases and
in the field. He knows about all
there is in the book as to how to
play the game.
Zeider and Doyle form a likely COM
bination around the keystone. Both
cover an average amount of ground,
and no team in either league can
boast a more intelligent duo for
guard duty around second base. Both
can touch runners coming into the
bag with least danger of injury to
themselves and are good pivot men
in breaking up attempted double
steals.
Scott Perry, pitcher, who refused
to go to minor league when re-
leased by the Cubs, has been pur-
chased by Cincinnati.
Jimmy Lavender is same old Giant
killer. Pitching for Phils, he held
New York to five hits, only run being
homer by Holke. Zimmerman was
out of the game because of a spike
wound
WaIIops by Groh and NeaIe en-
abled Cincinnati to beat Pirates. To-
ney was a good pitcher after first in
ming.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-04-28

composed of natural 300 hitters and
they will be up around that notch as
soon as the jinx departs. And then
some more ball games will come our
way.
Though officially credited with
yesterdays defeat, Dave DanfOrth
gave as fine an exhibition of hurting
in one inning as has been seen here
abOuts for many a day. He came on
after Jim Scott had allowed the bases
to be filled with two passes and a hit
and none were out. Foil shot two
Tight-handed batsmen in as pinch
hitters, but DanfoTth, working cool
ly and with all the mechanical skill
at his command, forced both to, pop
out Then, with the count three and
two on Graney, came the balk. I'M
mediately after he dealt a fourth ball
to Graney and then famed Chapman
for the final out
The baik served to unsettle Dan
forth and it is problematical if he
would have pitched a bad one to Ora
ney had there been no upsetting cir
cumstances.
This is not the first time. Danforth
has demonstrated his worth this sea-
son. He has been steadier than any
member of the pitching staff and is
not worried at picking up debris left
by a preceding hurleT. He is not
strong enough to take his own place
on the hill and also act as rescuer,
but when used for either duty singly
will give an excellent account of him
self.
Lefty Williams pitched fine ball I'M
til he was lifted for Eddie Murphy,
who singled and scored the only SOx
run when Eddie Collins hit liner too
hot for Chapman. Eddie registered
two infieId hits and Jackson one of
the same variety.
Playing with a patched team, Man.
i =
The Penn's Grove record., 1917-10-19
arly days of Methodist itinerancy be-

,arly days of Methodist itinerancy be-
ore many places had prominent pas
5ors. Their belief is the same as that
If the Methodist Episcopal Church
iounded by John Wesley. 1t is that
he convert has the conscious witness
IF the God-spirit in man and a heart
;elt fervor to propagate the statutes,
ordinances and judgments of Gods
avs into the minds of other men so
hat they will not only believe but
live the spirit of the Word and make
it prime motives of their lives. They
nave only one order of minister's; no
bishops or presiding elders, o super
intendents. The lay members of the
church elect a delegate who has an
equal vote in the Conference as to who
shall be the pastor.
Sixty years ago there were infiu-
entail M. P. Church societies at
Bridgeport and Pedricktown which
ceased to exist about 40 years ago,
soon after the M. Z. Churches got res.
ident pastors. AS you pass on the
train two cemeteries can be seen. One
is for the M. P. and the other the M.
E. societies at Bridgeport.
In the 40's Joseph Guest owned all
the land in Penns Grove between Main
Street and Sack Avenue, Oak Street
and South and South Broad, also much
of the land on Harmony and Pitman
Streets. He also built a steamboat
in Sheble grove and had a wharf to ex-
tend from the shore at the railroad
station. Being a man of ~earnestness
and wealth and an eccentric local
preacher, not in social accord with the
leaders in Emmanuel M. E. Church
and without a pulpit he built Mari
ner's Bethel Church in 1858. He was
the sole owner, preacher and support
for some years until a minister was
called from the N. r. Conference
about 1865. Mr. Guest died in 1889:
The Penn's Grove record., 1917-10-19
A Golden Wedding

Last Tuesday afternoon surrounded
by their children, relatives and friends
Mr.. and Mrs. Lemuel E. Morrison, at
IA Mary Street, Penns Grove, cele-
brated the fftieth anniversary of
their marriage, which took place Oc-
tober 10th, 1867. After partaking of
a bOuntiful dinner the guests assem-
bled and the marriage certificate was
read by their niece, Mrs. Lucy Van
Sewer. The bride and groom received
many beautiful gifts of gold and sill
e and beautiful flowers.
Those present were, Mrs. Ruth Nc
Collister, Miss Anna MeCollfster, Mr..
and Mrs. Stephen McCollister, Mr..
Samuel Mc6olister, Mr.. and Mrs.
Isaac McCoflister and family, Mrs,
Kate Elliott, Mrs. Lucy VAnScfver,
and daughter Lillian, MIR. and Mrs,
Joseph Leary, Miss Ethel Leary, Rus
sci and Jos. Leary, Jr., Miss ue Ell
lott, Mr.. Harry Framton, Mrs. Chas.
Elliott and daughter Ruth, Mr.. and
Mrs. Floyd Doherty and family, Mr.,
JOS. Shuster, Mr.. Richard Richards,
Mrs, Hannah Bishop, Mrs. Hannah
Mulvey, Mr.. and Mrs. Jos. Roberts,
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Roberts, Mrs. Thos.
Roberts and family, Mrs. Rhoda East
lack, Mary, Edith, Lillian and Rachel
Eastlack, Mrs. C. Shiles, Helen and
Ella Shiles, Mrs. Emma E. Dease, Mr..
and Mrs. VIM. C. Leap and family, Mr..
and Mrs. Edgar Wilkinson and daugh,
ter Helen, Mr. Samuel Dean, Mr.. and
Mrs. Amos B. Lippincott and family,
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank ]. Ringley and
daughters Mary and Ruth, Nh. Chas
English, Mrs. j. A. johnson. Mrs
Stell.