The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-15
FOOD CAMPAIGN
 GAINS HEADWAY IN
 SHEFFIELD SECTION

Sheffield. April 4.-(Specia1 )-The move
 ment started here and sponsored by the Commercial club and city commission
 CTS, to induce as many people as possible | to plant food crops and utilize all vacant lots, has gained great headway More in- terest is being manifested in the subject than in anything else just at this time, and 1t would seem that probably every back yard and vacant lot in town will be used to grow some kind of staple The people are fully cognizant of the exigen- cies of the present national crisis and ap- preciate that food crops must be grown, | the planting season now being at hand. 1 medical problems will be taken up Tues day afternoon. An invitation has been extended to the general public to attend the session Wednesday evening when Wickffe Rose of New York, director general of the international health board will deliver an address on Some Tendencies in the Field of Public Health as Seen by a Layman," and pr. M. s. Davie of Dothan will speak on "The Humanitarian Aspect of Scientific Medicine
 Prominent physicians and surgeons from various cities and towns in the state are on the programme for addresses and papers while time has also been arranged for a general discussion of all papers. FOOD CAMPAIGN
 One representative business man of each county in Alabama will be appointed to take charge of a campaign among the farmers for the planting of more food stuffs, and for the protection of the food stuffs after they have been harvested. This decision was reached at conference between Governor Henderson, M. J. Me- | nf oh rnd n
 Greenville, l.. M. Bashinsky of Troy L.. M Hooper of Selma, Michael Cody of Montgomery and Judge Smith of Greene county held at the executive department Saturday afternoon.
 JEFFERSON COURT CASES Jefferson county cases will come before the supreme court and court of appeals Monday, and the call may continue two weeks unless the submissions are com l pleted in less time. If the submission
 are made during the first week the courts will devote the second week to the prepa- ration of opinions in cases already sub mtted.
 Jefferson always leads the state in the number of appeals because of the heavy dockets in the county. Other counties in the division are B1ount, Cullman, Fayette, Lamar, Marion, Pickens, Walker and Winston.
 RECRUITING ACTIVE l Adjutant General Mccain of the United States army Saturday advised G. J. Hub bard adjutant general of the Alabama National Guard, to inform all persons who are considering entering either the Ma ! tional Guard or United States army now that they will be accepted with the un- derstanding that they are to be released
 at the end of the war with Germany. This means that persons who go into 1 either branch of the American service now need not fear that they will be l forced to serve enlistmer.ts of three years
 and be kept in the reserve army for an- other three years.
 | It is believed he decision will cause
 ap impetus in recruiting throughout the state. Many young men have been ready 1 to present themselves for service In the war with Germany, but did not desire to
 remain in the army after the trouble ] ended. Under the new order, a person need not take upon himself the regular l obligations providing for three years
 service and three years reserve service. l Brigade headquarters Saturday an
 nounced that no trouble had been re-
 ported from any section of the state.
 Guards are now being maintained night and day at all important railroad bridges 1 and crossings. squads relieving others at
 certain periods during the night and day.