The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-07-26

couragement to the administration at
Washington. The oversubscription of
the $4,000, 000, 900 liberty loan-near-
ly 80 per cent Observation-Disclosures
another fact that accentuated patri-
otism. Still another was the over
subscription of the Red Cross $780,
100000 fund. And yet there are many
more pacifists and slackers than
might have been expected. There are
some downright traitors in positions
of honor and trust.
| Many of the men drawn for the
first draft are hoping to escape serv-
ice through the exemption provisions.
This ought not to be. Every able bodied
man of draft age should be glad to
answer the call to the colors. A large
number of them will gladly do so.
One fact is that many who will be
ordered to report for training in the
near future have anticipated service
by enlisting in the regular army It
is hoped there will be more of this
spirit.
Patriotism should fire the whole
country, but Notwithstanding the wide
spread sentiments symbolized by the
"Star-Spangled Banner" there are
countless pacifists, every one of whom
in the present circumstances stands
for an ally of Germany. Let's have
a fresh rallying of "true blues"
There must be no waning of patriot
ism.
American soldiers in France were fin
ally permitted to accept a gift of wine
from French admirers. 1t was better to
stir UP few fanatics at home than to
offend friendly people
When "moonshine' whisky begins to
circulate freely throughout the bone
dry states that part of the label which
reads. aged In wood" might as well be
dispensed with
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The Montgomery Journal advises Mont
gomery not to be too sensitive. Still,
there's happy medium between ex-
IRENE sensitiveness and incorrigibility
Oh, well. Even If our transports
didn't sink U-boat. it's a lot of salts
faction to know that U-boat didn't
sink one of our transports.
1t Is safe to assume that Mr.. Hurley
and Admiral Caps will not waste any
valuable time writing terminating let
ters to each other
A New York man was SO pleased over
being drafted that he gave a party. The
average Stacker simply can't understand
his point of view.
The President Is a tactful man. He
first heaped compliments on Denman
and Goethals and then gently placed the
skids under them.
If pockets are done away with in mems
clothes. how Is a married woman going
to "frisk" the head of the family while
he snores7
The large salaries paid to movie YAM
pires would seem to indicate that the
way of the transgressor is not always
hard.
The Russian bear is now conducting
| himself like a scared rabbit And it
| isn't case of re-faking, either.
| The sooner Lenine is clapped under
lock and key, the better 1t will be for
the Russian provisional government.
|
| If prize were awarded to the mean
est looking man in Germany, it would
probably go to Won Hindenburg.
| At any rate, General Goethals has con-
siderably more to his credit than Mr..
Denman. He dug the Panama canal.
| X
| There Is much in the present situation
to reconcile Nicholas Romanoff to the
| obscurity Of private life.
| \
The motorist who mixes alcohol and
gasoline must be prepared to pay the
consequences.
NAUTICAL LORE
From the Chicago Tribune.
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