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The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-06-23

The Hereford Cattle Co. Offers 70,
sale grade Hereford Cattle. registered
Duroc Jersey Hogs, and Angora Goats.
Prices reasonable Address st Fran
elsvllle, La t2l2l6H
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-06-23
LITTLE ADS"

FOR SALE -Four thoroughbred Collie
pups (malcl from Star" the finest
cattle dog In the South. Their father
Is $50 Collie Price. SIS each All
pups beautifully marked.
MRS. FRANK \. PERCY,
piettenberE IA.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-06-23
NOTICE..

Automobiles will not be permitted
In the RoRedoan field
JAS. p. BOWMAN.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-17
BILLY SUNDAY" OF
 BUSINESS WORLD
"Gatling Gun Fogleman, Master Salesman, to Speak Here
 on May 23

T have never asked man to buy any thing" declares "Gatling Gun Fogle- man, master salesman, who speaks here at the chautauqua next week and who is known to thousands of commercial men in all parts of the United States as the Billy Sunday of the Business World" Mir. Fogleman has probably taught more men to sell than any other man in the country. The real salesman does not use the words buy and sell in approaching his customers" Mir. Fo- gleman says Rather his enthusiasm for his product, his intimate knowledge of his customers mental and personal char acteristics. combined with faith in his own ability, are the marks of the sue cessful salesman To prove his theories Mr. Fogleman sold locomotives for two years. His orders ranged from 5000 to ss0O, coo
 MT. Fogleman speaks at the Birming- ham chautauqua in East park on the evening of May 23 Birmingham business men will be greatly interested in his lec- ture
 MT. Fogleman's talk is not merely a talk for salesmen, technically so-called It goes into the broad foundations of business efficiency and affords and in- spiration to every one directly or indi- rectly connected with business life. If Is humorous and entertaining as well as of business value The title of the lec- ture is Every Man Salesman"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-17
PRESBYTERIANS TO OPEN 57TH ANNUAL
 ASSEMBLY AT THE
 SOUTH HIGHLANDS
(Continued from Page Five)

the Christian Observer; the Rev. Henry
 Sweets, D. D., of Louisville, executive sec retary of Christian education and minis terial relief; the Rev. s. l. Morris, D. D., and the Rev Homer McMillan, D. D., ot Atlanta, secretaries of the executive com mittee of home missions; the Rev. Egg bert w. Smith, D. D., of Nashville. Tenn, executive secretary of foreign missions; the Rev. S. H. Chester, D. D., office sec- retary of the executive committee of for eign missions; the Rev. F. H. Williams D. D., of Nashville field secretary of the executive committee of foreign missions; R. F. Magill of Richmond, Va, secretary and treasurer of the executive committee of publication and Sabbath school work.
 No accomplishment of the Southern Presbyterian church during the year just closed, and no accomplishment for q number of years, will be the cause for more genuine rejoicing upon the part of the assembly than the fact that within the past year the endowment fund for ministerial relief has passed the $500 000 mark, and the executive committee of Christian education and ministerial relief, Of which the Rev. Henry H. Sweets, D. D., of Louisville, Ky, is secretary, has begun special effort to increase this fund to s1,0O0000 as soon as possible The re- port of this committee to be presented to the assembly will show that the en- dowment fund for ministerial relief now amounts to $543. .651, and that $193,S91 of this amount was contributed the past year.
 In the month of December, 1915, one ruling elder in the church offered to give to the endowment fund S6SO0O during the year 1916, provided the church would con tribute to the same fund within the same length of time a sum twice as large $136,000 Under the leadership of pr. Sweets the church entered a special campaign in this interest and when the goal had been almost reached the original donor extended his offer to January 10, 1917, and on that day it was announced tha1 the proposition of the ruling elder had been met and that the church had contributed S139, 900 or $3000 more than enough to meet the same. The money secured through this campaign when added to $349, 760, the amount of the endowment fund before the campaign began, gives a total of $o43,551 which has been placed on interest and the interest annually will be applied to the support of the benefcisries of the church-the retired ministers and widows and orphans of ministers. The interest from this fund will amount to at least s32. .613 each year and this added to the annual contribution of the church foa the cause of ministerial relief will place in the hands of the committee in the near future almost s10o,o00 with which to meet the needs of the beneficiaries, of whom at this time there are 263.
 The Southern Presbyterian church has long led all of the denominations in the south in the provision mSde for the SUD- port of the beneficiaries of the church and this recent increase in the endow- ment fund for this purpose will place this church far in the forefront in this work.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-17
sHit for Morrisette in ninth.

Summary: Home-run Morissette Stolen
 bases, Reed, Knisely, OBren, Kaufman |2. Double plays, Griffith to Golvin: Shee-
 han to Kaufman. Struck out, Morrlsette III, Taylor 7 Bases on balls, Morrisette Is, Taylor G. Wild pitch, Taylor. Time.
 L2:10 Umpires. Morgan and Chesnutt.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-17
DRAMA ENACTED ON
 FLOOR OF THE OCEAN
Jules Verne's Wonderful Masterpiece Coming to the Alcazar
 Theatre

For the first time in history a drama has been performed under the sea with the floor of the ocean as a stage. and this drama has been filmed in pictures that necessarily had to be taken under the waves. Jules Verne's wonderfully imaginative story. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea- with all It's thrilling characters, has been drama tized and is to be presented in photo play form at the Alcazar theatre be- ginning next Sunday.
 But thrills are not the only attraction of the picture. Marvellous scientific dis closures are made by the camera, and deep sea wonders are displayed in startling and magnificent beauty. And in seeing the picture one feels the power and fascination of that imaginative and creative genius that distinguished Jules Verne from his contemporaries and marked him as man apart.
 The picture will be at the AlcazaI theatre all next week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-17
;EIs'EIgIIiSFI;!ss 2 , |iiII 2 3;

you will relieve your system of the poisons, allay irritation, restore nor nal and natural urination, and get on the quick
 ROAD TO HEALTH! Sold by all druggists.-Adv
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-17
THE BIRMINGHAM AGEHERALD, THURSDAY NAY 17 1917
CROWDER PRESIDES

more insurance and are easier to sell
 than those in the west, north and east
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-17

yesterday the guest of the Birmingham association at luncheon at the Southern club.
 T want to say few things that believe will help the members. First, don't talk too much tactless talk will do narm. Say a few words at the proper time and you will get the business.' think that the greatest thing I can do to aid the national as well as your associa- tion is to Increase the membership. There are 100000 insurance writers in the United States and only 7000, are affiliated with the association. We have got to do what is done for our association ourselves.
 MAKE FACTS CLEAR
 Our business is on a par with the physician. the lawyer, the minister, but the public does not appreciate that fact. It is our business to make these facts clear to the public What brought the other professions to the high standard and appreciation that the public gives them? They did it. It is up to us to create a better personnel, so that the public will recognize us just as they do other professions The people judge us now by the people in our profession whom they meet.'
 MT ituSSeu tOuche0 upon the unetnlcal life insurance salesman, the twister and the rebater, and said that the way to eliminate him was to bring him into the association and reform him. He outlined plans for more enthusiasm at meetings, for more concerted effort to get togeth- CT and kno weach other better. He spe cially stressed the point of increasing the membership.
 "The Greatest Thing In the World the motto of the life insurers, was discussed Some people say the greatest thing in the world is love- said MT. Russell, and that is true, but what is life insurance if it is not love for ones family, ones dependents after he has departed?'
 In conclusion MT. Russell said: ''I meet good speakers everywhere I go in the south, and it has been a real pleasure to me to make this trip. l have enjoyed every bit of it. and I have noticed an- other thing, too: Southern people buy
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-17
DANCING FRIDAY AT
 EAST LAKE PARK

East Lake park and Tokio, Birming- hams ideal pleasure resort, will be open to the public again Friday night
 Owing to the cool weather the park will be open only two nights this week, and no doubt there will be large crowd out to enjoy dancing in the south's finest dancing palace.
 East Lake has been completely renod-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-17
MORRISETTE MAKES
 DEBUT WITH GULLS

Mobile, May 1e-Pitcher Morrisette. re- gently purchased from Baltimore, made his debut with Mobile today and though he struck out il men his wildness en- abled Nashville to win by score of z to g. Morisette also accounted for Mo- bile's only runs when he hit over the fence for a home-run with a man or base. Benny Meyers, bought from To- ronto, also played his first game with
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-17

eled and is now beautiful new park, many free attractions have been ar ranged for this season. On Sunday the main feature will be Professor McGill, who will make balloon ascension. The evening ascension will be featured with grand display of fireworks while in the air.
 The manager of East Lake park has announced that all of Uncle Sams boys will be admitted free
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-17
Kidneys Retain POisons

Whenever the excretory product of the kidneys is not promptly and nat urally passed, you may be absolutely your system. This fact is manifested by terrible headaches and backache; by dizziness. dry, harsh skin, fever and chills; by failure to void the poi sons although the desire is strong; by frritated condition of the passage, etc If you will take a great physicians prescription, to-wit:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-17

Arthur c. Crowder, manager of the Prudential Life Insurance company. pre- sided over the meeting in the absence of Chairman Wilcox, and Herbert J. Baum, secretary, read the minutes of the pra- vious meeting. Mir. Crowder called upon E. L. Moore, Walter Fowlkes. Judge E. c. Grove and Frank Fitts of Tuscaloosa who made short talks prior to the ad- dress of MT. Russell.
 A resolution was adopted calling upon all managers to allow any person in their employ who joined the colors to have his place back upon his return to the city. Also, to pay the initial premium on a policy for $100o for anyone enlisting in the service of the government, army or navy.
 Walter Fowllxes and E. L. Moore will have charge Of the programme for the next meeting, which will be held in June. These two live wires are expected to pre- pare some stunts and create a new brand of "pep" in the camp of the insurers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-17

Game called end seventh to allow Memphis catch train).
 Summary: Two-base hits. Trieste, Do- bard, Wick, Beall, Sylvester. Stolen base, Nick. Sacrifice fly Donlin. Double play Manda, Trieste to Beal ?; Peters to Pitler Base on balls, Barger ?, Knowlson A. Hits and earned runs, Allen hits, runs, relieved in first inning with none out; Knowlson, g hits, runs. Hit by pitcher, by I<nowlson (BratchD. Struck out Bar ger A. Knowlson ?. Wild pitch, Allen Time, 1:25. Empires, Kerin and Moran
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-17
TACTLESS TALK DOES HARM, STATES HEAD OF LIFE INSURER
President Russell Guest of Local Insurance Men at
 Luncheon Yesterday

T am travelling from coast to coast, making 37 cities in 40 days in the interest Of the National Life Insurers associa- tion, and if [ can aid the Birmingham association in just one way while here will feel that my mission was worth while said John N. Russell, Jr., of Los Angeles Cal, president of the National Association of Life Insurers, who was
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-17
LOOKOUT HURLERS
 POUNDED BY CHICKS

Chattanooga, May 16.-Memphis bom- barded two Chattanooga pitchers in the first inning of todays game and won, 6l to ?. The game was called at the end of the seventh to allow the visiting club to tnh a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-17
71,670 Men Have Joined
 Regular Army Since April 1

Washington, May 16.-Regular army re- oruiting yesterday totaled 1929 making a grand total of 71.e70 new enlistments since April l.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-30
Both Sides Failed in l917-AlIies Are
Masters in West, but Germany Stands
Supreme in the East-Hope
of Decision in 1913
Is Small
By FRANK H. SIMONDS
Author Of '0The World Wer," "They Shall Not Pass

Italy has been imperilled and remains in
peril. The Allied hope that Italy would
be able to complete the exhaustion Of Aus
tria has not been realized, and Austria is
not likely now to be a victim of Italian
military power. Here is another and very
considerable Allied hope gone glimmering.
But laying aside these balancing claims
of profit and loss, we are bound at this
time TO examine the very much larger
question Of the effect of the events of
the past year upon the major ambitions
and aspirations of the two contestants
Such an examination Of facts, too, must
lead inevitably TO the realization that the
events Of 1917 have sensibly, materially
and perhaps permanently changed the
situation Of both groups of powers. The
war, viewed in its present light, seems I'M
likely TO end in quite the fashion either
group of belligerents hoped and expected
one year ago, much less as they hoped
forty months ago, when the conflict was
opening.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-30
Both Sides Failed in 1917

One other balance there is TO be struck.
The German had hoped TO find in the
submarine 4 weapon to force the Allies
10 make a negotiated peace in 1917; the
weapon failed and despite its past ravagcs
and present peril is no longer regarded
in or out Of Germany as likely TO win the
war. By contrast, the Allies, when they
began TO recognize the extent Of Russian
collapse. sought in Flanders TO push home
an attack which would compel the Ger
mans to shorten their lines and eyacuate
most Of Western France before they could
withdraw troops from the Eastern front
IN sufficient numbers to stay the British
attack. By an inconsiderable margin, but
by a safe margin. the Germans got their
troops back, the British thrust failed, the
chance Of clearing Northern France has
gone perhaps until the day when million
American troops restore the advantage Of
numbers 10 the foes Of Germany.
And this, after all, is the statement Of
me year Of war. The main hopes Of both
sides have failed. In France the British
and French have won victories and the
Nerlnans have lost battles and territory.
!" the East Bagdad and Jerusalem,
''ssopotsmia and Palestine have fallen 20
D''sh arms, and German East Africa,
'"e 'ast Of Germany's colonial possessions,
""' passed TO the control Of Britain. As
s"'hS' this Germany has won q great
''''sss IN Italy, and the very safety OF
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-30

diton from that which existed at the open
ing of, say, 1915.
There remains the problem of the
Balkans. Unless Serbia be restored
Germany's programme for Mitteleuropa
will be close TO realization. Her control
of the Balkans will be perpetuated, her
mastery of the Turkish Empire and her
domination of the Dardanelles will be con-
tinued, fortified. If Serbia be restored.
substantially as she existed before the war,
then in due course of time the Balkan
States will follow their own fortunes to
independence and prosperity. Turkey VIII
resume her freedom and, no longer men
aced by the Russian danger may easily
prayitate to her old alliance with Britain
and friendship with France.
And So after all, the Serbian, the Bal
kan problem remains the greatest single
probem for which no settlement has yet
been foreshadowed by the history of the
war. But even this problem has been
simplifed. The Allied dream of creating
a great Jugo-Slavic state from Fiume to
Cattaro has Enthusiastically shrunk with re-
cent events The fact that Austria seems
destined to survive, and to survive with
measure of military strength at the end
of the war, makes it highly improbable
that the Allies will be able to take from
her Croatia or Dalmatia, just as their
ability to take Pennsylvania and the Buko-
VIVA is open to grave doubt. Conceivably,
Bosnia and Herzegovina may yet DO won
for Serbia, and if they are, real Serb
state will be created; but as things stand
to-day this is an extreme hope.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-30
Serbia's Title to Liberty

To restore the status quo ante in the
Balkans would be for the Allies to win the
war, in terms, because it was to destroy
this situation that Austria invited and
Germany risked world war. Not to erect
Serbian state, with access to the sea
and thus 10 her friends, the maritime
powers, would be to leave open the road
to German domination in Austria, the
Balkans and in Asiatic Turkey; it would
be TO insure new encounters between Brit
ain and Germany. Such being the case,
Britain is bound to insist upon the restora-
ton Of Serbia, and the United States
and the French are bound to support this
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-30
Balkan Problem Remains

Balkan Problem Remains
Thus, if, East and West, things tend TO
reach a condition which may endure,
which at the congress of Brest-Litovsk
Germany is seeking to put in an enduring
form, if Allied defence in the West and
Russian collapse in the East have on the
one hand shattered and on the other forti-
fed German ambitions, it is clear that in
the Balkans the solution is still to seek.
Serbia remains in German hands; but
every consideration of honor and Of safety
compels the foes of Germany to resist any
settlement which does not restore Serbia,
substantially intact, although we are bound
to recognize that the larger aspirations of
the Allies, the creation Of Jugo-Slayia,
like the Italian ambition for mastery Of
the Eastern Adriatic, have suffered great
and probably enduring diminution.
As to Asia and Africa, shall not en-
deavor to discuss these continents and
their problems at this time. Yet it is
clear that with the British at Bagdad and
Jerusalem the German hopes of complete
domination Of Turkey are gone, while
British conquest Of Germany's African
colonies gives the English valuable basis
for negotiation, if, in the end, peace is
made by barter and exchange and around
the green table.
Nor should one mistake the growing
readiness in Britain, faced by Lloyd
George recently, TO send the question Of
the German colonies to peace congress-
In sum, it seems to me that the situation
that exists as the new year opens, while it
points Enthusiastically TO the persistence of
the present and past decisions on the West
front and between Germany and her West
ern enemies, decisions which insure the de-
feat of all Germany's purposes with refer
ence to France and to Great Britain,
quite as manifestly points toward failure
of the world allied against Germany to at.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-30

The beginning Of another calendar year
e, logical and inevitable time for taking
=, accoun. Of stock in that business which
!. now the main occupation Of the world
Ae business Of war. With what prospects
a re begin the new twelve months, with
what profits and bad debts carried for
u,r5 from the year that has ended:
No uan who had lived through the last
-,ar could fail 10 realize that there had
been q marked change in the feeling OF a.
The peoples at war. The desire for peace
has grown since this time last year, when
the Allied nations were fatty declining
tbose German peace proposals which were
designed 70 give Germany victorious
peace while she was yet in position to
realize on her profits.
The year that Is closing has seen the
poytponemcnt, if not the final Punishment,
Of many hopes, Of German hopes quito as
much as Allied hopes. \ year ago the
Allied nations. still unaware that the old
-egire In Russia had betrayed them and
that TIE Revolution was soon TO remove
Russia from the battle line, could look
forward 70 1917 as a victory year. The
Germans, knowing the Russian situation,
could expect that the coming Russian col
lapse would leave the Western Allies no
choice but to make a disadyantageOus
peace
The Russian collapse came, and with it
fac Allied hopes Of a decision in 1917
vanished. But before the elimination Of
Russia was clear TO the world, before Ger
many could capitalize the moral and mill
tary consequences Of the passing Of the
slav state, the United States entered the
war on the Allied side, bringing moral
influence which quite dissipated the effects
Of Russian desertion and was bound, in
due course Of time, 70 provide a military
contribution which would replace the Rus
sian share in Allied warfare.
And 50 the Allies, who, still trusting
Russia, had hoped 10 win, and the Ger
mans. who had expected to triumph, know
ing Russia, were equally disappointed.
Both sides were compelled TO recognize
;ha. no decision GOULD be had, and both
sides are bound 70 realize now, as the New
Year opens, that the chance of victory in
1913 Is small, because America cannot
make any decisive contribution to the
campaign Of the coming year, and her
contribution is essential TO an Allied vic
tory. The Germans, on their side, arc
bound 10 recognize. presently, that they
have not left the resources necessary 70
obtain that decision in the West which
escaped them at the Marine and at Nerdun.
They must perceive, too, that the Allies,
knowing that the United States is coming
Up. will hold on with new energy and fresh
determination.