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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-17
AIRpLANE,s MERCY ERRANp

From the New York Telegram. ss
 Aviation, we believe, is in it's infancy,a- but if it never accomplishes. more than. the flight of Lieutenant Hanson Mc-' Cam, '. s. N, 1923 miles. from Norfolk, < Va. to Duquoin, III. It was achieved enough. ,s
 The lieutenant had one passenger Charles Allen, a seaman who had been notified his mother was dying in Illinois.
 Officers at the navy yard, touched by Alien's anxiety commissioned Lieuten-' ant MeCann to make the trip, and the sailor reached his home before his mother passed way.
 The airplane takes a new place in our. affections and adm. ation
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-17
southern Man to Advise Government

 The appointment by Secretary Me Adoo of a southern manufacturers Stuart w. Cramer of Charlotte, N. C.. on the advisory board to aid the gov ernment in the rightful interpretation of the vastly complicated war revenue law recently enacted by Congress, is an announce cement of more than passing interest to mill men throughout this section" said w. D. Adams, secretary treasurer of the American Cotton Man. ufacturers association of Charlotte.
 MT. Cramer and his associates on this board will place at the disposal of the treasury departement the viewpoint of the best business and economic thought of the country in order that the provisions of the war excess profits and income tax sections of the new law may be construed so as to inter- fere as little as possible with business, and at the same time procure ample funds for the successful prosecution of the war. There being many features of the law requiring interpretation with hundreds of millions-indeed billions, being involved-the importance of this appointment becomes manifest.
 "Mr Cramer is chairman of the leg islative committee of the American Cot ton Manufacturers association, the great national organization of textile manufacturers, and former president of that organization. For sometime to come it is understood that MT. Cramer's duties will require much of his time in Washington"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-17
Northcliffe's Letter
 A Warning to England

"A w dl A114$S o0 ~~%AS3
 IT ORD NoRTHCLIFFE'S letter to gl Premier Lloyd George declin- ing the post of air minister is in many respects extraordinary. It shows a burning impatience with sonle of the policies of the British government. The writer contrasts the British habit of muddling along with the vigorous manner in which America is speeding up her war preparations.
 Being the leading publisher of Eng land and a keen observer of men and affairs. Lord Northcliffe finds noth- ing but praise for American methods. He has spent much time in America, He knows what we are doing and how we are doing it. He was not paying US an idle compliment, but stating witl remarkable frankness, for the sake of his own government, the diff ference that exists between America and England.
 It needed this forceful Englishman to tell us something about ourselves that many people in this country did not know. The average citizen does not realize how thoroughly and with what intense eneregy the United States is building up great military machine to strike at the heart of Prussianism. He does not appreciate the enormous amount of work already done. the sum total of achievement. He is not entirely to blame for that, because many of our activities have not been made public.
 There is encouragement for us in Lord Northcliffe's letter to the Brit ish premier and stern warning for England. His assertion that unless Great Britain quickly improves her methods of conducting the war the United States twill rightly take into it's own hands the entire management of great part of the war" may sound incredible, both in this country and abroad, but anyone of ordinary intel ligence can see that the allies are not getting the results they should. Seri- ous blunders have been made Russia, Italy, Servia, Rumania and Montene- gro have had to pay the penalty.
 America may eventually be forced to take the lead, but whether she does this or not, Lord Northcliffe is right in thinking that we are not going to sacrifice the lives of our soldiers and throw billions into the cauldron of war to no purpose. The proposed in- ter-allied war council may or may not be able to solve the problem, but un- less the allies work with more unity of effort and quit making costly mis- takes, the burden of defeating Ger many will inevitably fall on America
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-17

BEGINNING THE DAY-o Lord' when far-fung battle lines oiaze with glory, teach me that they aiso .erve who only stand and Wai'' Teach me that the battle line is everywhere and that every soui Is n soldier. Teach me that there arc more glories than men prociaim' and that I shall also have the crown if I ann faithful in my little pIace' In Cbrist's name. Amen-H. M' H'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-17

and he continued to appear. also as de- picted by MT. BuIwer Lytton, as -s The brilliant chief, irregularly great, Frank, naughty, rash-the Rupert of de=
 bate." -~s So, after due consideration and pans- taking reflection, we can hardly hope for the worst. Obviously our colonel is doomed to remain at home to write pieces for Messrs. Whitney and Whigham in New York and for MT. and Mrs. Kirk. wood in Kansas City.
 It is, we feel, to rejoice. MT. Roosevelt is our finest specimen of robust Ameri- canism and, for the sake of the ccun- harms way. If he could be more phlo-- sophical about it, we should be happier,e because we do not like to think of our colonel with a grouch. But that. we fear is too much to hope until he shall realize that he has about as much chance of making dent in this Scotch-Irish ads minstration by denunciation as a gentle, man has of winning the love of a lady py, argument. s Far better surely to let fly as sharpiyS and as frequently as may be al LaFot- lettes, while. scrupulously needing tie splendid admonition of our great Ane;-A, can Cardinal Gibbons to help our feo- pie to realize that they owe unsWcrylng loyalty to the rulers whom they have
 
 elected to office, though not, of course' as he thoughtfully added, n slavish because true perspectives must be maintained and, if everybody should e be as busy as Lord Northcliffe and as solemn as Mir. Tumulty the whole United
 sl States would go crazy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-17
Birmingham to Go
 Far Above Quota

INTO one who recalled Birmingham's ~ N money raising records ever doubted for moment that it's allot- ment of s75,OO0 for the Young Mems Christian association war fund would be subscribed But the fact that the goal was reached before the close of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-17
TERRIBLE BLOW

Good heavens! What has happened in the lobby of this theatre?"
 Those loud cries you heard were made by professional deadhead."
 Was he thrown out?"
 No indeed. The management simply told him he would have to pay the war tax on his pass"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-17
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
QUITE AN ORDEAL

QUITE AN ORDEAL Has old MT Graspers made a dona- tion?'
 "No'
 "Go and see him. Tell him he must give until it hurts" VI There's no use telling him that The first time he ever gives away anything the pain is going to be excrutiating."
 NOTHING IN IT NOW i3 What are you mumblins to your, self?" A "A shakespearean quotation. He who steals my purse steals trash " But what's the application I've just bought a ton of coal" PREPARED FOR THE WORST twill you lend me s5?' Yes Here it is. Good-by and good luck. , But why shake hands in this formal way?' T may not see you again for long time"
 HIS FATE Always he dreamed of tranquil days 2Ts In some secluded spot, ss Where roaring streets and crowded
 marts Were speedily forgot, Where seasons paced their cheerful round And made for sweet content In such a place it was his wish His whole life might be spent Alas, what cruel ironies On helpless mortals wait? He toiled at uncongenial tasks From early morn till late And lived and died the city's thrall, .' It's mark upon his brow; He never owned pig or two And he never kept COW.
 PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-17
4 rORLORN HOPE

From the Washington Star.
 The gentleman who wants to send potato bugs to harass the Kaisers peas antry evidently assumes that German laboratories have been crippled to the extent of creating shortage in Paris green
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-17
Tick Eradication
 to Be Celebrated

M7OW that cattle raising has be- 0 N come a valuable branch of hus- bandry in the south every state in this section should be tick-free. In fact, nothing could be more obvious. The United States agricultural de- partment tells us that more than half the south already has eradicated the tick. But Mississippi is the only state as whole that has parted company with this meat, milk and feed vast ing parasitic" and every Mississippi farmer who raises a steer for beef is sure to feel the good commercial effect of the tickless situation.
 The government has decreed that December 1 should be celebrated as "Tick-Free Day" It is the purpose of the animal industry officials of the agricultural department to make the occasion notable throughout the south
 In addition to Mississippi there arc ninety areas in eight other states which have succeeded in dipping" out the tick and which have thus been freed from federal quarantine. The assistant secretary of agriculture well says: Every loyal resident of the southern states should join with the free counties in rejoicing that this blight of the cattle tick has been driven from an additional 7o,754 square miles during 1917."
 Several Alabama counties are in- cluded in the tick-free areas reported by the department, but there is 10 reason why every county should not be in that class. Here in Jefferson the people voted by decisive ma jority in favor of cattle dipping, and it is listed by the government as one of the freed counties, although the law has not been as strictly enforced hereabouts as it should have been, or as it will be in the future.
 A bulletin issued this week by the in connection with the proposed celebration contains much information of interest to this state. Not only will great portion of Ala bama be added to the freed areas, but some of it's territory will help to make a broad highroad of tick-free terri tory, to be opened December 1 to the Gulf of Mexico"
 The Alabama counties which will
 be released on the day to be cele- brated are Baldwin, Barbour, Cham
 bers, Choctaw, Clarke, Coosa, De-
 Kalb, Houston, Russell, Talladega and parts of Cherokee and Mobile.
 The counties previously freed are Jackson, Madison, Morgan, Lime stone, Laaderdale, Colbert, Walker, Jefferson, Tuscaloosa, Pickens, Green, Sumter, Hale, Marengo, Will COX, Dallas, Autauga, Lowndes, El- more, Montgomery, Crenshaw, Pike, Bullock, Macon, Tallapoosa, Lee and Henry and part of Perry
 The counties to be left under quar- antine are Eibb, Blount, Butler, Cal houn, Chiffon, Clay, Cleburne, Coffee, Conecuh, Covington, Cullman, Dale, Escambia, Etowah, Fayette, Frank {, lin, Geneva, Lamar, Lawrence, Ma
 rion, Marshall, Monroe, Randolph,
 Shelby, St. Clair, Washington, Win
 ston and parts of Cherokee, Mobile and Perry.
 The tick eradication movement was slow in starting, but steady progress
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-17
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Member of the Associated Press
 The Herald is the only morning and Sunday newspaper in Birmingham carrying the Associated Press dis patches.
 The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for republication of all news dispatches credited to IL or not otherwise credited in this paper and also the local news published herein.
 All rights of republication of spe- cial dispatches herein are also re- served.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-17

has been made since July 1, 1906, when sixty-seven counties in Alabama were quarantined.
 In the list of infested areas still under quarantine are found some of the most progressive counties in the state, and it may be assumed that they will take steps with as little de- lay as possible to get in the tickless procession.
 A rousing celebraticl will undoubt- edly mark turning point in the south as beef producer. It will direct at tention of the country at large to the south's readiness to adopt modern and scientific methods in it's agricul- tural activities. No Alabama farmer should fail to appreciate what an ad- vertisement of this sort will mean to the tick-free areas.
 * * *
 Mrs Belmont says nobody gives her any ., edit for the suffrage victory in New York As Mrs. Belmont aided and abetted the White House pickets, New York suffragists seem to have the situa- ton sized up about right
 The head of base hospital in France says, "A new hell will have to be in- vented to adequately fit the Kaiser's case" The old fashioned hell Billy Sunday talks about will serve.
 Judge Hylan says he belongs to the common people. Still, the judge is prob ably able to manage any number of knives, forks and spoons at course din- ner.
 Wisconsin editor was forced to kiss the Stars and Stripes the other day. Ev- idently the population of Wisconsin is not composed entirely of LaFollettes.
 M K *
 No wonder young Emperor Charles feels puffed up over the AustroGerman advance In Italy. Celebrating a victory Is a new experience for him.
 
 MT Bryan planes the defeat of pro- hibition in Ohio on Cincinnati. Cincin- natl is struggling bravely to bear up under his censure.
 The average wounded soldier may con sider himself lucky If he is the object of as much solicitude as an injured foot ball player.
 l. may be made next year and it may be made five years hence, but the ulti mate peace will not be made in Ger 
 There is strong inducement for citi. zens of Petrograd to stay indoors these days and keep the doors barred.
 * <
 Georges Clemenceau is known in France as an exponent of the big stick. But is there San Juan hill in his life? Look out for the song from Tin Pan Alley entitled, When the Lights Grew Dim on Broadway. The proximity of the American boun- iary line is firmly called to the atten- ion of "Pancho" Villa. To the best of our knowledge, Sher- oek Holmes never called a disguise cam 1uflas se
 * * # among German sailors. There's req son. Speaking of the news from Russia, what really is the news from Russia?
 
 A DISTINGUISHED ALABAMIAN From the Selma Journal. The agreement that strikes shall not Dc allowed to interrupt transportation which has been made between the four great branches of railroad mems or yanzations and the federal board Of mediation, has brought a feeling of sat sfaction and relief to the country. Ev- I,t hn ,l fn rof
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-17

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-17

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-17

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-17
Washington bureau, 2O7 Hibbs build

Washington bureau, POT Hibbs build ing.
 European bureau, Henrietta street. Covent Garden, London.
 Eastern business office, Rooms AZ 10 50. inclusive, Tribune building, New York city; western business oI1lce, Tribune building, Chicago. The 5. .. Beckwith Special Agency, agents Tor foreign advertising.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-17
MAKING A CUSTOMER

"Jibway doesn't seem to be happily married"
 Whats the trouble? Doesn't he get along we'll with his wife?"
 "oh, as well as could be expected. As matter of fact, Jibway says he didn't want to marry at all, but was talked into committing matrimony by smooth tongued salesman for a furniture house,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-17
UNDESIRABLE CITIZEN

L4NIJI1F5IINftbI1E NIIlHEN would not be Bolshevik,
 1 think it is an error With criminals to grow too thick
 And start reign of terror.
 There goes what you might call the average suburbanite."
 How do you place him?"
 He's carrying home something his wife asked him to get at department store. a steak, head of lettuce and 8 new record for his photograph"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-17

No communication will be published without its authors name. Rejected manuscript will not be returned unless stamps are enclosed for that purpose.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-17
A DISTINGUISHED ALABAMIAN

From the Selma Journal.
 The agreement that strikes shall not be allowed to interrupt transportation, which has been made between the four great branches of railroad mems or ganizations and the federal board of mediation, has brought a feeling of sat isfaction and relief to the country. Ev- cry Alabanian will be proud to reflect that an A;abamian, Judge W. L. Cham bers, negotiated this agreement and re- eeived from the President note of ap- preciatior for his services. Judge Cham bers formerly resided in Montgomery pra cticed law there, and began his ca reer of public service and usefl taess in that city, He has been singularly sue cessful in his undertakings in public service and his latest achievement, which shows the confidence both the union men and the government have in him, is not surprising to those familiar with his career.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-17

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-17
NO FACILITIES

NO FACILITIES The law says you must have quart And never take a pint around The bibulous might well retort, Where are such roomy pockets found?"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-17

Entered at the Birmingham, Ala. postoffice as second-class matter un- der act of Congress, March s, 1879.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-17

Greensboro Watchman: A ship is not the only thing that underwater craft torpedo Occasionally college is sub marined.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-17

The little band of germaphiles who are crying, Justice for the Teutons, are encouraging the Germans in the idea that Germany and the Germans are SUI peror to everything else in the world, and that it's their manifest destiny to spread German "kultur" throughout the earth. This is the root idea that set Germany on her mad career and that is keeping her going in face of overwhelm- ing odds. The belief that she is irsde up of race of supermen is haFd to overcome.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-17

Here is what Charles W. Eliot ex- president of Harvard, and for years classed as one of Americas greatest pa cifists. says. 'The government of Ger many is the most autocratic in Europe The German people do not know what social and political liberty is. They have no conception of such liberty as we en- joy. The civilized world can now see where the new German morality be eff ficient. be virile be hard, be bloody, be ruiers-would land it. Germany does not know how free peoples regard the sancity of contract, not only for business purposes. but for political purposes, to say nothing of honorable obligation This being true, it's high time for any American to quit talking about Justice to the Teutons."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-17

and he continued to appear also as de- picted by MT. BuIwer Lytton, as -.,.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-17
WEDNESDAY TO
Be RED CROSS
DAY In CITY

Wednesday viii be Red Cross day
in Moorhead and other business win
be suspended during the afternoon
when the auction viii be held. Plans
for this sale are practically COM
plete and IL will be the big Red Cross
event of the year in Clay county.
Farmers. merchants and many
others are contributing articles to be
sold. Every penny Of the proceeds
viii be used for the purchase OF yarn
and other materials to be made into
articles for the men in the service by
the women of Moorhead chapter and
the branches.
Articles from each branch viii be
sold separately and the money re-
ceived will be used for the purchase
Of supplies for that particular
branch. This plan has met with favor
by the members of the several
branches in the western part OF the
county, and the members of each are
out to make a record. With pleasant
weather there will be a large at
tendance from the county for every
one is interested in the success OF the
sale.
Moorhead business men are help
ing and Joseph Isaacs and Ben B.
Rusness, the committee appointed by
President H H. Hansen OF the Retail
Merchants association, are working
overtime. When they remind the
business man that the slogan for the
day is Everyone come across for
the Red Cross" they meet with
prompt response in every instance.
Everything has been donated by
Moorhead men from a box OF SINUS
to a ton of coal.
Arrangements will be made today
for several automobile trucks to
make trips into the country on Tues
day to gather animals. poultry, po-.
tatoes and other produce contributed
by the farmers.
The sale will be held at the build
ing formerly occupied by the Moor
head Plumbing and Heating COM
pany, at Front and Seventh streets.
and viii begin at l o'clock in the
A. III. Miller, chairman OF
the general committee. win be the
and a force OF expert
clerks viii keep the records-and
take care Of the money.
Moorhead will be billed on Tues
day by members OF Wood Pigeon
patrol OF Boy Scouts and the scouts
viii also assist on the day Of the
sale.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-17
JURORS DRAWN
FOR NEXT Term

The jurors for the Cass county term
or district court which opens Tues
day morning, Jan. s, with hearings
on naturalization. were drawn this
afternoon. The list of jurors as an
nounced by Deputy Ralph +. Croal
and who will report on Wednesday
morning, Jan. ., follows:
Carl BAIT, Everest township.
ship.
ship.
B. A. Lundwall. Rush River town
ship.
G. e. Hyde. Fargo.
Vern Budrow, Armenia township.
e. A. Roessler. Maple River town.
ship.
c. B. Miller. Fargo.
Fred Bowers. Gardner township.
John Lee. Arthur township.
n. A. Hersrud, Warren township.
A. J. Gerlach, Fargo.
u Q. Schlips, Fargo.
f. Q. Knerr, Fargo.
j. Fl. Ieby, Fargo,
oscar Bahlen, Normanna township.
christ Sorenson, Hunter
FRANK Bartholomai, Davenport.
A. w. Mohr, Buffalo township
VIM. Stuart, Howes township.
FRANK ,Bautz, Everest township.
w. F. Pagel, Walburg township.
Albert Brecke. Stanley TOWNSHIPS.
ship. "A
August Bowman, Reed township.
j. II. Marden, Fargo
Squire McMuIlen, Wheatland.
John Cameron, Erie.
w. HI. ComFie, Fargo.
Julius Kapaun, Clifton township.
Louis Bettschen, Arthur township.
Arthur Waa, Reed township.
Clyde w. Fisk. Hunter township.
August Grabow, Eldred township.
Joseph Spikemeur, Highland town
ship.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-17
MARTIN RESIGNS
AS APPEAL AGENT

County Treasurer John Martin has
resigned his position as government
appeal agent for the local exemption
board of Cass county.
Judge A. b. Guptill, Juvenile court
commissioner, was recommended for
the position, and when offered the
post by Governor Frazier accepted,
after first obtaining the consent Of
fudge A. T. Cole, OF the third judi
cIal district.
in accepting the position Judge
Guptill rwote Governor Frazier in
part:
Il am here, governor, not to follow
my own inclination, but to accept
your commands saa loyal subject Of
this state and country Do with me
as you think proper and 1 will do my
best to obey orders"