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

clI cIlOJC6. to which the supplying of necessities at the training camps will intensity the transportation problem, according to the special committee on national defense, will not be available until all the camps have received their full quota.
 Altogether more than a million men, gathered at the various canton ments, must have their daily necessi- ties brought to them by the rail- roads," says the committee. "As it takes at least five pounds of food per day for each soldier in addition to the clothing, fuel and other supplies that are constantly needed, the rail- roads have their work cut out for them"
 No great country has ever made such progress in war preparedness in a comparatively short period of time as the United States; never has there been such vast mobilization of re- sources of all kinds-financial, indus trial and military, on a "hurry call' .as in this year 1917, and the rail- roads have been right up to high notch. Indeed theirs has been eff ciency with big E.
 Arriving home, congressman will finc a difference between extending their re. marks in the record and explaining their lack of achievements in man-to-mar fashion.
 And It is said that as result of the municipal election, new crop of can. didates will arise from the ashes.
 
 British soap king favors six-hour day, says headline. They'll have to work }; hours day in Germany if the Kaiser's sins are to be washed away.
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 Due to the changing climate, 'the little school children shivered," from natura causes, at the fairgrounds yesterday.
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 Germans take Antikamnia," headline wag asserts. Maybe the war name. merely gave the printer a headache. "LaFoilette.' translated from thu French. means 'the little fool" No tell ing how the Germans translate it.
 
 Of course. New Mexico is a dry state but the prohibitionists say 1t soon will b, In class with Alabama
 
 Those spry old veterans were in fas company this week-Ruth Law, Oldfield Chevrolet for instance.
 Katherine Stinson Is petite and demure Nevertheless, 1t is said that she is rather high flier.
 Since Cicotte mastered the. Giants h doesn't care if fans do persist in callin, him ''see-co-ty.'
 For many politicians this is. indeed, tn morning after. whether there be head aches or not.
 One cannot wholly despair as long a the Bankhead highway is in course e construction.
 Almost 1t looked like an 'air pullin contest between Ruth Law and Rather inc stinson.
 Since. local blind tigers" are chargin 50 cents per drink. prohibition Is reall prohibiting
 Since the passage of ''bone-dry" law love Is not the most valuable thing the world
 The thug who gave ether to his victir doubtless had had previous medical e1 perience.
 What is fame when Uncle" Joe an Barney oldfieid are best known by thei cigars?
 The last rose of summer and b. V. d passed last night with the first killin frost.
 Seems they haven't thought of usin the Cossacls. cavalry on the Balkan iron Afk~S Every day, some iAore Of Germany diplomatic relations tuen up broke" Peru and Uruguay now are fully quai fled to borrow our money. At that politics h not 1T crooked . conventional wr.stlint Ah. ven. " cen stil' esll the Kaiser liar.