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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-29
Many Attractions.

There is much to attract a young fel- low in the navy,' said George Jackson. He may enter any department he chooses and do the kind of work he likes best. Life in the navy is broad and espe- cially at this time there are thousands of the best young men in the country in It. After having been waiting for several weeks at last to my great delight I am to enter the service. I go from here to some place in California, where I will en- ter training in the hospital department. Of course, it was not a most pleasant thing to leave friends and home behind, but still there are other pleasures ahead of the boys in the navy. And then. too, we all expect to come back in fine con- dition."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-29
UNCLE SAMUEL. U. s. A.
By Martha s. Gielow.

By Martha s. Gielow. Uncle Samuel U. s. A., Is a proud old dad today, With ten million manly sons Marching forth to smash the Huns, Marching forth with courage high Liberty! their battle cry. See his sailor boys In line! Dandy fellows, brave and fine. They will man the open sea. From the U-boat set us free!
 Uncle Samuel, U. s. A.,
 Is proud old dad, say. See his soldiers Init the trail!" Soldier boys who will not fail! They will smash the brutal Hun, Put Bill Kaizer on the run, Hindenberg and all his clan With his Prussianizing plan.
 Uncle Samuel, U. s. A.,
 Is a proud old dad, say. See his airmen mount the sky, See them make the Zeppelins hie To a place (no need to telD 'Tis a place that suits them well, 'Tis place most blooming hot Where they'll send the blooming lot.
 Uncle Samuel, U. s. A.,
 Is proud old dad, say. U. s. Navy Yard. PuEat Sound.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-29
:
Unusual Type of
U-BoaG Commander

EvIDENTLY there are U-boat N commanders who are not devoid of chivalry and don't mind saying that they are forced to obey orders which are little to their liking.
 Capt. Cyrus W. Crooks, master of the good ship Christiane, sunk by German submarine near the Azores, seems to have met with a U-boat commander who lives up to the best traditions of naval warfare, in spite of the fact that he takes his orders from the German admiralty.
 Captain Crooks and three members of his crew were invited on board the submarine and treated as guests. Aft CT giving the captain receipt for his vessel and stating that he hated to sink American ships, the commander ordered luncheon served, including wine" Chatting affably during the meal, the commander said he could not believe that lifeboats were sunk by submarines, and added, "So far as I am concerned, no Hfeboat will ever meet such a fate from my ship"
 After spending two hours on board the U-boat, Captain Crooks and his men were escorted to their lifeboats, given the direction of the nearest land and bidden a courteous farewell. The name signed to the receipt was Capt J. Erlinger, German navy"
 Similar instances of courteous and humane treatment of captured crews by U-boat commanders have been re- corded, but they are so few and far between that it is a pleasure to com mend the attitude of Captain Err finger. And while he is probably as brave a man as there is in the Ger man navy, he is seriously jeopardiz- ing his chances of winning decora- tions by not adhering strictly to that policy of "frightfulness" which has made those responsible for it the curse of humanity.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-29
Stove Plant Busy

We are having the best business In the history of our plant" remarked Frank Ellis of the AvondaIe Stove Works. "We are busy now manufacturing large heating stoves for the government to be used in the military cantonments.
 Stoves have advanced less In price than any other metal products. Iron, as you know, has increased in price over 100 per cent In the past year, yet we have only advanced our price on stoves 15 per cent. We are enabled to do this because we are using iron and coke con- tracteds for before the phenomenal ad- vance,"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-29
Malone Goes to Fort Monroe

T greatly enjoyed my visit home." said Robert Malone, who left Tuesday morning for Fort Monroe. T decided to join the regular army instead of getting commission in the officers training camp. I found the camp work hard but interesting. l do not know how long I will be permitted to remain at Fort Monroe. I have found that soldiers life is prepared for him and that he goes where he is sent"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-29
Birmingham Invites

Confederate Veterans
 6NHE Confederate Veterans of Ala
 J bama will decide today on a place for holding their next reunion. The Civic association is making a strong effort to have the veterans meet in Birmingham, in view of the fact that the original plan to hold the reunion at Montgomery was aban- doned because the capital is already crowded by soldiers from Camp Sher- idian and numerous visitors.
 It is to be hoped that the good work done by the Civic association and others interested in having the re- union here will be successful. Bir- mingham has entertained both the Alabama veterans and the United Confederate Veterans on several oc- casions in a hospitable manner that left nothing to be desired. The last Confederate Veterans reunion held in Birmingham, in 1916, was conceded to be one of the most enjoyable the he- roes of the Lost Cause have ever ex- perienced Birmingham took care of many thousands of visitors and there
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-29
Athletic Days Are Past

If anyone had ever told me that would ever give up athletics" said Ed Warren, T would have entered a ve- hement denial, but I find that as one grows older he likes to take his ease.
 Now, when I get home at night l am too tired to take exercise, and when I get up in the morning I am in a hurry to get downtown. l am afraid I am on the way to getting fat and soft. Maybe some day I'll get up my nerve and get in condition, but at present am content just to be lazy about the house,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-29
visits vicksburg and Shreveport

T was out at Vicksburg recently and while there read the stories of some of it's early history in the column of Men, Women and Things" said W. D. Jelks
 Tt is still the river town. I also went rapid strides it had made in the past 10 years At present it is really one of the livest and newest looking cities any where in the south. I was greatly pleased to see so great a transformation"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-29
SERIOUS MOMENTS

From the Washington Star.
 Did your boy Josh skow any enthusi- asm on registration day?'
 No replied Farmer Corntossel. Josh had too much business on his mind to enjoy the luxury of gettin' out an hol- lern'."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-29
EARLY sLAcKERs.

There's nothing to itl' exclaimed the patriotic citizen Everybody admires fighting man"
 Yes. when they are reasonably certain that he will fight" replied the sarcastic individual. But I've heard some of our pugilists called pretty hard names
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-29
-ADRIF7T WITH THE TIMES
HIaH cosr oF FRIaHrFuLNEss.

HIGH COST OF FRIGHTFULNEss. The price of peace Will be so high The Teuton lords VIII heaye a sigh And curse the day" On which they struck, With what appears The worst of luck. Wilhelm will be A sadder man A wiser, too,
 For that's the plan. And he'll be told In language terse He cannot boss The universe. And Prussia's might Will be at end, Her boasted troops Win homeward wend. The war lords tried To have their way, ~ And what a price They'll have to payl
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-29

prepared for the Philadelphia Public Ledger he told the American people in plain terms that Germany was still very strong in material resources. He gave facts and figures. One of the things MT. Gerard emphasized was that Germany's finances were in fine shape, and he evidently felt at the time of writing that peace was long way off.
 While the entente allies have no idea of letting the war stop until Ger man autocracy is completely crushed, the end may be nearer than seemed possible few weeks agov Many ex- perienced observers are now predict ing that the coming winter will mark the close of the bloody struggle; that before spring Germany will witness not simply violent political shake up, but full-grown revolution. Be that as it may, the people now under stand that when the war does end it will be in overwhelming defeat for the Teutonic powers. Hence the gloom.
 American soldiers will be taught to eat sweet potatoes Those who are not ac- quainted with the appetizing qualities of the sweet potato have something to look forward to.
 The Germans have invented several va rieties of poison gas, but pro-German edi- tors in this country have had little suc- cess in manipulating a poison pen."
 MT. Jess Willard, we are told. has tried three times to enlist and each time was rejected. This looks like serious reflec- tion on MT. Willard's trainers.
 * * The prohibiting of baths in Germany will be one of wars lesser hardships. so far as the juvenile part of the population is concerning.
 With James J. Corbett as athletic in structor for the war department Jour SOL diers will be expected to develop knock out punch.
 There is still enough left of the Bar bary Coast in San Francisco to provide a colorfui background for underworld pho- toplays.
 Arctic wlds, Explorer MacMillan wants to go back. There's no accounting for tastes.
 Every day adds to the martyrdom of those six "suff'' plckets who have dis covered that workhouse sentence is no joke.
 1 Germany Is not starving by any means, 1 but on the other hand large number of 1 Germans no longer live to eat. | A package of cigarettes goes a long way 1 in the trenches and 1t doesn't impair the | efficiency of a fighting man. l
 If this war lasts much longer the Dutch burgers will be compelled to tighten their belts another notch. Y A | Nc matter what happens to Russian institutions. the Russian ballet will prob ably survive.
 l The war Is getting to be just about as popular in Austria as it is in Belgium,
 
 Kerniieff and Kerensky should get to- gether fer the sake of free Russia,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-29
CURRENT INTEREST

From the Washington Star.
 What are you reading?"
 "A tale of buried treasure"
 Wasting your time on fiction?" NO. This is expert advice on how to plant potatoes"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-29
WoRLDLY-MINDED.

MINDED.
 I'm glad to say" remarked the re- former that there are young people in this town who have never heard the pop ping of champagne corks.'
 Give them little more time" an- swered the unregenerate citizen Some of them may yet acquire riches and have the means to travel"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-29

BEGINNING THE DAY My Father, keep me close to Thysclf today. May I not stray even for moment. Remind me of the peril of leaving Thy side, though but lit- tie way. Show me how the distance widens, the dangers thicken, and the tragedies come, before I nm aware. For Christ's sake. Amen H. M, l..
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-29
NOT so DEEP.

"A widow, I see. And in deep mourn ing. too"
 But the heels of her French boots are rather high and her clothes are in ad- vance of the styles"
 Quite so. I guess her grief is not the fathomless kind"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-29
HOTEL LOBBIEs
Duke Here for Treatment

T have been coming to Birmingham for several months to be treated by an osteopath," said B. w. Duke of Gads- den, and l have been wonderfully im- proved. l think there are some things that they can do for fellow that med icine cannot do. Anyway. I am feel ing a whole lot better and can take interest Tn my business"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-29
FIRST AID TO CLEANLINESS.

"A wit suggests that soap box orators be discouraged by putting soap in the boxes.
 I'm afraid that wouldn't work. They wouldn't become badly frightened unless a bucket of water accompanied the soap"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-29

The blood of youth burned not with such excess As gravity's revolt to wantoness.
 -LOve's Labors Lost.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-29
FoILED.

Patricia wrote letter once
 And no postscript appended; Right where she hoped to put one down The sheet of paper ended.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-29
STUCK TO BUSINESS.

STUCK TO BUSINESS. ITO what do you attribute your success in life?' "well, for one thing" replied MT. Crab coin, q didn't learn to dance until had made my first million"
 PATTI, COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-29
PEAK LOADS.

Does the evening hour bring with it a feeling of peace and tranquility" asked the poetic person.
 "No." answered the practical man. T operate jitney bus. That's my busiest time"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-29

was no unpleasant incident to mar the occasion.
 It is always a pleasure and an honor to have the Confederate veterans as guests, and if the state organization decides to meet in Birmingham this year nothing will be left undone to provide for the comfort and entertain ment of the old soldiers.
 The suggestion that the reunion date be moved forward to bring the veterans here during State Fair week is good one. A special day will be set aside for them at the fair, and it goes without saying that the fair management will make them heartily welcome.
 Congress May Aid
 Bankhead Highway IF the Bankhead highway is de- N clared military road, as seems somewhat likely, federal aid will be forthcoming. That would insure it's early completion from Washington to Little Rock, if not all the way to Los Angeles.
 When the Bankhead highway move ment was started there was no ex- pectation of getting help from the government further than the usual cooperation of the road engineering division of the agricultural depart ment. But since each southern state has a concentration camp, with most of them on the projected Bankhead route, it would be in keeping with government policy to take an active hand in building the road.
 As there are long stretches of good highway between Washington and Memphis, it would not cost a great deal to build up the connecting links. If the war department fails to recom- mend the use of the Bankhead route for military purposes, the counties in the various states to be traversed by the new highway should take steps without delay for adequate bond is- sues to pay for the necessary con- struction work.
 There has been quite competition between two sections of Virginia for the location of the Bankhead highway Fredericksburg Richmond Peters burg and the famous valley. As | Petersburg is cantonment city that fact should be determining factor l in the event the Bankhead highway becomes a military road. *
 Gloom i'm Berlin
 Steadily Increasing i 1M1 or all the reports of pessimisn 4 N that have come from Germany have been authentic, but there is nc room for doubt that conditions arc growing worse every day. The gloom in Berlin is steadily increasing, anc the reason for it is easy to imagine The war may continue for sometime but the German populace now sees that there is no reasonable hope fol ultimate victory.
 When Ambassador Gerard wrote his "Foreword" to his series of articles
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-29
Member of the Associated Press

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 The Associated Press Is exclusively entitled to the use for republication of all news credited to it or not other wise 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., 1917-08-29

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-29

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-29

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-29

The reason I am against. hand-picked candidates comes from the fact that an electorate which has ceased to have any direct voice in the selection of its rep resentatives, or any effective control over course surrendered the vital principle of democratic representation; it cannot therefore, justly complain when its rep sentatives, in their turn, run things to suit themselves.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-29
MEN, WOMEN
 AND THINGS

The greatest danger threatening our democracy is the contented ignorance of the average voter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-29

American soldiers will be taught to eat sweet potatoes. Those who are not ac- quainted with the appetizing qualities of the sweet potato have something to look forward to.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-29

reached the stage of indifference as to the choice of good men to govern it, and complacently permits the highest honors at the disposal of the electorate to pass into the hands of second-rate incompe- tents need not blame 1t on the poli- ticians. If unfit men get into office it's because sham democracy has tolerated 1t. We must arouse every voter in Bir- mingham to a sense of personal respon sibility in selecting those who shall rep- resent us at the city hall.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-29

Everything will be talked about. Ev- cry political vagary will come in for an airing. Much of 1t will be done in slap-dash. impulsive way, so It's up to the thoughtful to get ready to meet any political, social moral or financial heresy that may seek to get lodge rnent in the minds of the public. Let's try and get enough sane men enlisted to dispel the delusions.
 The educative pressure of well debated public questions can make the choosing of our representatives easier and give assurance that when put in office they will represent the things for which we stand. If commission government Is not just what we had hoped for and what we want, we have 1t within our power to remold 1t nearer to our hearts de- sire. A people get the kind of govern nent they deserve in a democracy. It is neither better nor worse than they are. Let's take blame or praise without shifting it onto the politicians.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-04-11
OLD MAN KILLED BY
SENTRY HE STRUCK
Shot After Disregarding Or.
der and Hitting a Soldier.

An old man who refused to recognize
the right OF sentry to order him from
under the New York Central viaduct at
115th street and Park avenue yesterday
afternoon and who after an argument
cane was shot and SO badly wounded
that he died n short time later in the
Beth Israel Hospital. He was Louis
Feurstern, 76 years old. of So East 112th
street.
The sentry. whose name was refused
by the police and military authorities.
was taken into custody by his comrades
and later taken TO the armory of his
regiment, the Forty-seventh, in Brook
lyn. The police. who are conducting an
investigation OF their own into the shoot
ing. refuse to give out any details OF
what happened, although It was said
they had confirmation OF the sentry's
story that Feuerstern hit him.
The Forty-seyenth for some time has
been guarding the supports OF the rail-
road tracks from the point where they
emerge from the tube under Park ave-
nue. to the river. No one ia allowed TO
pass under the structure except at the
street crossings and Feuerstern failed to
appreciate the reason why he should
conform to this rule. He started TO
cross several times and was warned back
by the sentry, and finally lost his tenn
per and struck the sentry over the head
with his cane. The sentry lowered his
rife and fired. the bullet striking the old
man in the stomach and ploughing up
ward.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-04-11
BRITISH GALNTFzREEMILES;
PRISONERS EXCEED 1000:
BATTLE is STILL RAGING
6S6 NEUTRAL
VESSELS SUNK
U-BOat Toll Since Beginning
Of War Is Reported by
Washington.

WASHINGTON, April 1o.-German sub
marines have sunk during the war a to-
tai Of $50 neutral vessels. including nine
teen American, and have attacked un-
successfully seventy-nine others, includ-
ing eight American, according to an Of
fetal tabulation given out at the State
Department to-day and complete up TO
April g. Since the German war zone
went into effect on February more
than one-third Of the vessels sunk have
been neutral and large number OF
other neutral vessels have been terror
ICED into staying in port.
No estimate is available OF the num-
ber Of lives lost on neutral vessels. but
1t is known to have been large. Ofcial
reports show that about ESQ Americans
have been lost on neutral and belliger-
ent steamers together.
The Departments statement follows
Information has been received by the
Department that since the beginning OF
the war, including April 3. total OF 6s6
neutral vessels have been sunk by Ger
man submarines as follows:
Norwegian, 40; Swedish. III
Dutch, 81 Greek, so; Spanish, 33
American, 10; Peruvian. l; Argentine
/. Total, $50.
Neutral vessels attacked and es.
capped: Norwegian. 32: Swedish. p
Danish, 5: Dutch, 1S: Greek, s.
Spanish. . Argentine. l: Brazilian,
American, S. Total. To-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-04-11
u. S. MUST ORDER
NEW GUARD UNITS
States Cannot Form Any
Without Federal Sanction.

WASHINGTON, April 10 Br!s Gen.
William a. Mann. chief OF the militia
bureau OF the War Department. has sent
kilograms to the .Adjutants- General Of
all States, except Nevada, instructing
item that the policy OF the Government
will prevent the recognition by the Fed
eral authorities of any National Guard
unit which does not have a suitable
armory and a personre! grouped by
localities so as to insure attendance at
drills The instructions will prevent the
organization OF many more National
Guard units than already exist. but will
encourage the recruiting Of present units
to war strength.
Gen Mann said in issuing the lns.ruc-
tons:
The laws place tho responsibility OF
organizing more troops for strictly Fed
eral use strictly upon the Federal Gov
ernnent. where It properly belongs. Botn
from the standpoint OF Justice TO the
States and OF efficiency OF the forces the
Federal Government should have the
duty and responsibility % organizing all
forces additional TO tho National Guard
after the guard has been called into the
United States service"
Gen. Mann said no new units would
be authorized IN addition to those needed
to complete the divisions outlined In
orders from tho war Department and
such army corps troops as may be de.ig-
mated.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-04-11
BRAZIL BREAKS
WITH GERMANY
Cabinet in Council at Rio
JaneirO Decides to Follow
L. 8. Course.

Rio JAHEIRo. April 1o.-The Cabinet
In council to-day decided that Brazil
should sever diplomatic relations with
Germany.
President Braz had informed the Cabi-
net earlier in the day that he would sum-
mon 1t for a conference Immediately
upon receipt Of information regarding
the Parana, which he has requested
from the legation in Paris.
1t is learned from a reliable source
that reconstruction Of the Cabinet Vas
discussed at the last council Of the
Ministers. II IL proposed that the pres
ent administration chiefs should resign
In body as soon as relations are broken
with Germany.
The Minister Of Marine has received
from the commander of the Brazilian
destroyer Alagoas, stationed at Des-
terro, a report that signals are being
exchanged by means Of lights and wire
less between Germans on the coast ana
ships cruising in Brazilian waters.