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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-07
Another of "Junius Lettersy

'Tn a conversation with Librarian Beers, who recently was on visit t9 friends in Birmingham, and who, for 25 years has been in charge of the public library in New Orleans, was told" said David B. Grace, 'that as interesting as of Birmingham in his recent book that Thomas Paine was the author of the 'Junus Letters. that he had manu- scripts in his possession showing that the handwriting of the letters and the handwriting of Sir Phillip Francis were the same, and so the controversy goes merrily on"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-07

nearly 7O,OOO,OO bushels. This year it will probably reach the 90,000,000 mark; possibly 1Oo,OOo,ooO. There will be large crop of velvet beans, sweet potatoes will be more plentiful than ever before and the minor crops are said to be in fair condition. All in all this will be Alabama's best year since the diversification movement was started.
 It was the boil weevil that caused the farmers to plant less cotton and more of everything else. The south never would have come fully into it's own until it stopped buying from the north and west food and feedstuff that could be produced at home. The weevil, therefore, has been something of blessing after all
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-07
Proud of Big Flag

Just look at the big flag as 1t so proudly waves said D. J. Poncelor, vice president of the Industrial Loan and Savings company, as he stood in the center of Twentieth street, looking toward Capitol park. Tt is the most beautiful flag I have ever seen, and it ought to be a daily reminder that it symbolizes American freedom. The flag pole is a monster and the flag can be seen from near and far"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-07
EASILY RUFFLED

T can tell by the expression on Mir. ball game whether or not the home team won.' said Mrs. Dubwaite.
 T can't do that, in the case of MT. Twobble," replied iMrs. Twobble. He may occasionally leave the ball park with a smile on his face, but after hanging to a strap in a crowded trolley car all the way back to- town, he Is as cross as if there were rso such thing as a win ming streak" PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-07

less wedding" which was scream. Judge Walker introduced us and we ad- dressed the audience from a box. The captain was in fine form and delivered a great message.
 We had a wonderful ride out on tho mountain. The views were magnificent. The Jackson highway affords magnih- cent panorama of the surrounding coun- fry. I came home proud of the Queen of the Tennessee valley.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-07
o BEAUTIEULl MY COUNTRY:

By Lowell. Commemoration Ode. Bow down, dear land. for thou has found release Ty God, in these distempered days, Hath taught thee the sure wisdom of His ways.
 And through thine enemies hath wrought thy peace! Bow down in prayer and praise No poorest in thy borders but may now Lift to the juster skies 8 mans en- franchised brow. o beautiful my country! ours once morel
 Smoothing thy gold of war-dishevelled OCT such sweet brows as pever other. wore And letting thy set lips,
 Freed from wrath's pale eclipse. The rosy edges of their smile lay bare. What words divine of lover or of poet Could tell our love and make thee know it,
 Among the nations bright beyond com pare? What were our lives without thee? What all our lives to save thee?
 We reck not what we gave thee:
 We will not dare to doubt thee. But ask whatever else, and we will dareI'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-07
A MYSTERY TO HIM

"on what ground to you seek . di- vorce?"
 My wife beats me, your honor'
 Hum. You must weigh over 200 pounds and your wife doesn't look to weigh more than 100 pounds. How does 1t happen that she beats your
 T can't explain how it happens, your honor. I'm just telling you what actually occurs"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-07
Annual Address
 On Good Roads

60HN CRAFT of Mobile, president cO of the Alabama Good Roads asso- citation, has issued his annual ad- dress, urging the people to observe Good Roads Days, August IA and 15. These days are set aside by an act of the legislature and as they have been fairly we'll observed in past years, before they were statutory, it may be assumed that the observance will be even more general this year, when, in addition to the ordinary use of highways, they are needed for mili- tary purposes.
 Here in Alabama there will be mobilization camps and thousands of troops will be moved between as- sembling points to the place of con- centration by the highway "hike."
 President Craft has been active for years in pressing the government to take an interest in military roads and bridges. It was at his request that Congressman Dent, now chairman of the House military committee, intro duced the military marginal highway bill.
 In letter to a friend in Birming- ham, MT. Craft says:
 I desire to call your attention to the deplorable fact of our state of unpre-
 paredness. The First Alabama regi-
 ment in camp at Mobile is ordered to march to Montgomery, where they go into camp for further training, but because of the fact there is no bridge
 between Mobile and Baldwin county and no bridge between Washington and Clarke counties on the Bigbee river, the regiment will have to be
 transferred by boat, which necessi-
 tates delay and expense, and the wagons, horses, mules and other equipment transported by rail. This 1 illustrates the importance of arcusing l our people to the necessity of taking l a greater interest in their roads. While Alabama has made marked progress in road building during the last five years there is yet much to be done, as MT. Craft and his col leagues on the highway commission can testify. Let the forthcoming Good Roads Days witness renewed en- thusiasm in the highway cause.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-07
AEraericaEa AirpIares Will
 IIIasHan Allied Victory

M MERICA'S best opportunity to A strike swift and decisive blow at Germany is in the air, unless some inventor with the qualities of a superman can devise a plan to completely annihilate the Kaiser's fleet of submarines in a few months.
 The United States facilities for manufacturing airplanes is practical ly unlimited. In one year, long before we could put a great army of trained men in the field, we could turn out enough airplanes and train enough aviators to drive the Germans from the air. Already the allies have won aerial supremacy, but it is doubted that they will be able to maintain their present superiority over the Germans.
 Without airplanes modern artil- lery is useless. They have been aptly called the "eyes of the army and anyone at all familiar with modern methods of war can easily appre- ciate their tremendous value. Too long did America delay in aerial pre- paredness, but Congress has at last seen the light. An appropriation of approximately $600,000,0 0,000, which is now under consideration, will provide for huge aviation corps. However, it Is said by experts that twenty thousand American airplanes on the western front would not be too many for the work that must be done.
 Americans make brilliant aviators. They have already won everlasting fame fighting for the British and the French. This hazardous duty demands the utmost in skill and daring, quail ties which Americans have always been distinguished for The quicker our airmen are trained, equipped and sent to the front, the less fighting will have to be done by American troops and the fewer lives will be sacrificed.
 Crop Conditions
 Fast Improving
 1H HE United States agricultural U departments recent report on the condition of the cotton crop told of improvement; and every day this week has been fine day for the growing staple. Cotton revels, in hot nights as well as hot days. The tenn perature that enervates and causes people to fret makes cotton laugh and hum.
 But the cool weather early in June was damaging to all vegetation and even this hot spell, helpful as it is, will not advance cotton sufficiently to justify hopes of crop larger than 12,OO0, 900 bales. In the first place
 
 q small acreage was planted, and in the next place the boil weevil is still playing havoc in many states. But the short crop at prevailing prices will bring as much money to the south as bumper crops usually brought; perhaps a good deal more.
 What will most concern the south this year is the food supply. The south must feed itself and it will dc it. While in some localities corn has suffered for want of rain, on the whole the condition of this all inn portant crop is up to normal.
 There is scarcely cotton state that has not greatly increased it's corn acreage. Alabama promises record breaking corn yield. In 1915 it was
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-07
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P. S.: Alan Jemison, a Birminghamer. is in charge of the Monte Sano Country club.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-07
BEGINNING THE DAY

BEGINNING THE DAY More than half beaten, yet fearless, Facing the storm and the night, Wounded and reeling, yet fearless, Here in the Iull of the fight, [, who ne'er bowed but before Thee, God of the fighting clan, Lift mp my hands to implore Thee, "Give me the heart of man"
 HI. M. E.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-07
STATING A FACT

Come, come. rhere'ss no use getting hot over trifle.
 "slr." replied the aggrieved person, your last remark. taken in conjunc- ten with the kind of weather we are having just now, is enongh to make any, body hot''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-07
MEAsuREDI BL1ss

MEAsURED5 BLISS In merry filmlsnd, Think of this, The limit now'si A 10-foot kiss-
 Youngstown Telegram. The movie sy%E Now makes retort; A 10-foot kissi Is yards too tshort.
 -Ybnkers Statesman. The movie kiss Is apt to irak, When 'tis, I wis, All in one'si work.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-07
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
AS OTHERS SEE HIM

Uplifters are many
 And strange to relate, In dealing with sinners,
 Some don't hesitate. To use strong-arm methods And such terror spread, The hapless unrighteous
 Soon wish they were dead. Their faults and their foibles Are freely disclosed. They're charged with offenses They never supposed Were worthy of mention
 By pulpit or press, But the tireless uplifter
 Recks not of distress. His forte is reforming
 And that he, pursues, The powers of darkness With Tight" to confuse, And ceaselessly posters
 The world and his wife With projects for taking The joy out of life.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-07
Solidarity of
Patriotism Tells

WNTHEN the United States de-
 w clared war on Germany and arrayed itself against autocracy in any shape or form the people rallied to the support of the administration with patriotic fervor. In every im- portant war measure proposed by the President the people have made it plain that they were standing Loyalty by him.
 But there are few men of repute, calling themselves Americans, who are to all intents and purposes allies of the German Kaiser. Were there many citizens of that stripe the United States would go down in de- feat. Luckily, the number of slackers and anti-administration men is SO small as to be almost negligible, for party lines almost have been ob- liberated for the present. Professional
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-07
HARD TO HOLD

'Is Jobbles a patriot?"
 "Is hel There's no te'hing what Job blas would do to the aiser if he ever got the chance"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-07
A CELEBRITY

CELEBRITY "who is that young man followed by an admiring throng7" That's Thumpers, a reporter. He is credited with having added six new words to the vocabulary of baseball slang"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-07
Russia s BrilliamG
 Minister of War

GWlg0gSG@E or WV 6IE
 |M NE personality stands out in " Russia above all others. Min ister of War Kerensky was born to be the savior of his country. The freedom of Russia is still in it's in- fancy, yet he has won immortality and unless there is some amazing retrogression, he will be for all time in Russian eyes such a figure as Washington is to Americans.
 Who can read of his efforts to arouse the army in Galicia without being stirred by the mans dynamic power and flaming patriotism? He led in person the opening attack against the Austro-German forces which inaugurated the latest Russian offensive. His appeal to the troops was infused with the unconquerable spirit of man who places the future welfare of his country above all self ish considerations.
 That his exortation did not fall on deaf ears is shown by the victories speedily won by the rehabilitated Russians. Kerensky is one of the worlds great men, who toiled in ob- scurity until destiny called him forth to help save Russia from de- moralization.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-07

The Age-Herald is the only morning and Sunday newspaper in Birmingham carrying the Associated Press dis patches
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-07

Some of the best of them were hereditary hangmen.
 --CorioIanus.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-07

The Washington sufragists claim they were merely trying to celebrate the Fourth in a peaceful and patriotic man ner If they had paraded around the Washington monument, instead of going to the White House, they might not have been molested
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-07

No communication will be published without it's authors name. Reflected manuscript will not be returned unless stamps are enclosed for that purpose.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-07

Huntsville has an absolute sanitary dairy, equipped with an electric milker and clarifier, no human hands ever touching the milk. It is delivered in pa per bottles which are never used again. Si,os, towers of prosperity. are spring ing up all over Madison county, and herds ofsblooded cattle are common sight as one rides along the hard sur faced roads.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-13
GOOD. NEWS FROM BUTTE.

The most satisfactory news at hand
is that the smcltcrmcn at Anaconda
have reached an agreement with the
company and are ready to return to
work. That means the end of a long
and disastrous period OF idleness at
Butte. There are several reasons for
this forecast, the most important of
which is the decision of the govern
mcnt of the United States to have
something to say concerning indus
tries which effect the welfare of the
Nation in time of war.
The cleaning out Of the l. W. w.
headquarters throughout the country.
the arrest of such disturbers as Hay
wood and Rowan must mean that all
reasonable agitation will be stopped
by a strong arm, and that we will hear
but little more from Tom Campbell,
who is without citizenship: Joe Shan
non. and Lawyer Sullivan, who is
Whecler's lunch companion.
When the mining Of copper is re-
suncd at Butte, YOU may be quite cer-
tain that there will be adequate pro-
lection for the men engaged In the
business.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-13
Americans Under Fire
By Albert Payson Terhune
rrgh 1917 by the Publishing CThc York Evening
No 9.-"Old IrOnsides" Duel With the Guerrero

"od onsde the great British
odd onsd lovingly applied by sailors to the
Yankee fgae Var Of 1872 She ship that ecmed
huamn dashng exploits
rs
The Constitution had
Of war;.
This
hearing would
The challenge
article like hat or a bottle of wine. on the result
he II
o a
BEGINS The Constitution sighted the miles
she shifted her with the British
a ana ute
This
craftsmanship.
Not until o'clock
from each other.
the fearful
ship t
Of
other attempt boarding
pitched
Calling a in
Presently the Constitution this
Helpless ddlcd the Guerriere was now merely a
THE GUERRERO wreck.
SURRENOERS. surrender
had fought splendidly But he and his had been
ttered fight o
in u Tame"
earlier American Ilulrs loss
to Dacres seventy-nine
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-13
Women all. hear tho ca,l
ION Les Aura!"

Soldat Jacques Bonhomme ioquitur-
See you that stretch OF shell torn mud
spotted with pools of mire.
Crossed by a burst abandoned trench
and tortured strands Of wire.
Where srlintered pickets reel and sag
and lcprous trench rats play
That scour the DEVILS hunting ground
to seek their carrion prey?
That is the field my father loved, the
field that once was mine.
Tho land I nursed for my child's child
as my fathers did long sync
Sec there mound of powdered stones.
all flattened smashed. and torn,
Como black with damp and green with
slime?-Ere you and were born
Ny father's father built house, a lit
tie house and bare.
And there brought my woman home
that heap of rubble there.
The soil Of France. Fat fields and
green that bred my blood and bone,
Each wound that scars my bOsom's
pride burns deeper than my own.
But Vet there is one thing to say--onc
thing that pays for ALL
Whatever lot our bodies know, what
ever fate hefa1l.
We hold the line. We hold II still.
Ny fields are No-Man's Land.
But the good God is dcbonair and holds
us by the hand.
On les AURA" See there! and tNere.
soaked heaps of huddled grey.
My fields shall laugh-enriched BY
those who sought them for a prey.
j. II. Knight Adkin. Capt, Glosters.
in The Spectator
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-13
THOMAS JEFFERSON ON DRESS.

Here are a few remarks that
Thomas jefferson, statesman and
sage, had to make a century ago on
wonan's dress. Writing to his II.
year-old daughter September %. 1888,
he said;
I omitted in that letter to advise
you on the subject OF dress. which I
know you are a little apt to neglect.
do not wish you to be gayly clothed
at this time of life. but that your wear
should be fine Of its kind. But above
all things and at all times let your
clothes be neat, whole, and properly
put on. Do not fancy you must wear
them till the dirt is visible to the eye.
You will be the last who is sensible
of this. Some ladies think they may,
under the privilege OF the dishabillc.
DO loose and negligent Of their dress In
the morning. But be you. from the
moment you rise till you SO to- bed.
as cleanly and properly dressed as at
the hours of dinner. A lady
who has been seen as q slOven In the
morning will never efface the impress
sion she has made, with all the dress
and pageantry she can afterward In
vOlve herself In. I hope, there
fore. the moment you rise from bed.
your first work will be to dress your.
self in such style as that you may be
seen by any gentleman without his
being able to discover q pin amiss. or
any other circumstance Of neatnesS
wanting.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-13
Sweden Is Reaping
WhirlWind

Since the beginning of the war Swe
den has been one of the great assets of
the Prussian war machine. Her neu-
'raiity has been sham, her prctensa
'hat she mas been an unprejudiccd
non -combatant n mockery Like
Greece Sweden was counted upon by
the kaiser to help the fathcrland. be-
cause members of the German ROYAL
family had been shrewdly allied in
marriage with the rulers at Athens and
stockholm. Unlike Greece, Sweden
was able to carry out It's rart of
the matrimonial military contract
through furnishing to the Contra, EN-.
pres the war supplies and foodstuffs
which the latter so sorcly need.
FOR almost three years Stockholm
has been little less than n second Rcr
lin. Court circles and a large sroup
of profitcering exporters have all but
raised the German flag. and would
nave done this IL they had not feared
the growing spirit of democracy which
even in Sweden is making the throne
unsteady. How Americas refusal to
permit Sweden to remain Il go between
49, N''''h'hs HAS 'tOcNeu inc SlOck-
n-Berlin war arrangements is told
| IN a special eablegram from Paris.
Therein is demonstrated by an Amer
lean what suicidal folly it was 70,
Sweden to permit herself to be made a
cog in the kaiser's war machine and
| now the whole country now is rcapinc
| bitter fruit from the seeds which the
pro-G"rman element at Stockholm
planted In their great zeal to garner
the Tcutonic gold
! sweden now calls on high heaven ,o
witness the terrible plight of her fam
'shing people and begs the United
states to give her relief But a gov
eminent that can call on high heaven
to witness her undertaking neutrality
and az the same time be practical
comrade in arms of n power that seeks
to cnslave the world must not be sur
| Prised II honest folk refuse to place
any trust either in her calls for heI,
i or her promises of future good be
havior.-New York Herald.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-13
IN RUSSIA.

About all we know of conditions in
Russia Is that there is the vaguest I'M
certainty of what the next day may
bring forth. The people and the gov
eminent are living from hour to hour
with the fear that another revolution
may be impending. We may see the
streets of the great cities running with
blood; or. on the other hand. we may
see a swift turn to II dictatorship, one
that would be fixed for the present
ana yet as peaceful as the overthrow
of the ear, and the change to a
democratic, but, as it has proven, an
unstable government. 1t is a fight be-
tween korniloff and Kerensly for su-
premacy. with the odds in favor of
, the one who can command the support
of the army.
In either event IL Is too much to look
for a real resumption of hostilities
against the Germans. The sane view,
1t seems to us, Is that Russia is too
far disorganized to get back into
fighting form. We would be quite
satisfied If we were sure that the Ger
mans could get no farther into Russia
to renew supplies Of food for their
hungry people.
The important need of the Rus.
SLAMS is a dictatorship that will com
mand obedience as we'll as dictate
Order would thus be restored and tim,
afforded for the people to decide upoi
and prepare q fixed form Of govern
mentx .lf-@.ssz
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-13
AFRAID OF THEIR OWN PEOPLE.

There are multiplying signs that
Germany is worried over the effect Of
President Wilson's reply to the pope's
peace proposals. The news dispatches
tell us of :, carefully planned and we'll
executed movement Of the German
government to forestall any agitation
peace discussion along the lines fixed
by the president.
The president made it plain that
America stands ready to discuss peace
whenever the German people. Kidding
themselves of the authority Of the Ho-
hcnzollerns and the junkers, and act
ing Of their own volition, signify a
Willingness to end the war on honor
able terms. With all its efforts. ii is
not likely that the German government
will prevent information of President
Wilson'S attitade from reaching the
not 10 be supposed that the people of
Germany are SO utterly under the
thralldom of the junkers that they are
devoid OF all will or intelligence. They
know, of course. that Germany can
not win the war, and as the dreadful
sacrifices continue and suffering in
crcascs in every household. come NUT
terings of discomfort that must finally
break into "A storm if 4 compromise is
not reached. We do not think that
President Wilson ever did a wiser act
than in making this direct appeal to
the German people to come to their
senses and end the war by overthrow
ing the powers that brought the world
into it.
We are told that an appeal is being
made by the German government to
the women especially to aSitate against
the presidents viewpoint. and that
even in the schools there is an at
tempt To organize demonstrations in
favor o. continued support of the
kaiser's party. AT the same time there
has been formed a so-callcd Patriotic
league, the purpose of which is to dis
credit and discourage any movement
in the rcichstag to further peace move
| mcnt at this time. Then. too, the Ia :
Dor unions at Bremen are demanding
peace without unnecessary delay and
declaring for democratic reforms.
1t appears that altogether the presi-
/ dent has sown his seed in fallow
| ground aud We confidently look for
gratifying results at an early date.