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New-York tribune., 1917-11-28
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Let Us Be Thankful

With civilization dragging
it's children through seas OF
blood-with calamity croak-
ers bleating of future COM
mercial disaster-with civil
upheavals threatening the
lives of countries striving for
the right to breathe freely, it
would seem Satirical to say
that there are things for
which to be thankful-on this,
the eve of our Thanksgiving.
1t is enlightening, therefore, to
consider the first Thanksgiving. A
brave, pitifully small band of peo-
pie, in strange land, surrounded
bv the terrors of the unknown, alb
soluteIy in the dark as to the future,
gave thanks because they had
reaped their first harvest in the
country to which they had flown
from religious tyranny.
Humanity to-day is reSenting a
tyranny far more comprehensive,
far more irksome, far more devas-
tating than that of prescribed re-
ligion. A tyranny which, if sue
cessful, would grind the fair flesh
of Liberty to ribbons under the
steel-spiked heel of despotism.
But humanity is not fleeing from
it. 1t is not seeking a fair land
where there is no strife. Instead,
it is flying in the face of that
tyranny, meeting its arrogant
threats with blue steel, poison gases
and death-spreading explosives. 1t
is a tragic harvest. But it is a
thing to be thankful form this
way:
We cherish in this broad land the
fairest member of the Liberty fam
ilv. We have no remnants of an
other time, when royalty swept us
with its velvet and ermine corona
ton robes. We have no princes,
dukes or barons to designate the
strata of our society. We are the
haven to which the terrified and OPP
pressed of all countries have fled
in their feverish search for the pot
of gold at the foot of the rainbow.
Therefore, it is our job-above
that of every other country in the
universe, to put Liberty on pedes-
tai which is waterproof, fireproof,
)ombproof and kaiserproof. The
hing we have to be thankful for
is that, at last, the job is in our
hands to do.
We have been spectators SO long We
have watched our splendid allies ac-
compliSh marvellous things. We have
seen them perfect in three years what
it has taken our enemy forty to ac-
complish. And now, at last, when new
spirit, new strength, new money is GO
ing to count for so much, we enter the
arena to help bring the huge struggle
to victorious finale.
Individual grievances, individual
griefS, individual successes must be OBJ
liberated. Individual thanksgivings
must be merged into a great, national
Thanks giving solemn thing that
rises from the depths of our soul, as n
nation-that We, the melting pot of ma
tions, the living emblem of liberty, have
it in our hands to do the biggest Job
that has been slated on ProgreSSion's
pages-the task of saving from a hor-
rible death the only thing worth living
for-FREEDOM,
J.
New-York tribune., 1917-11-28
Looks Into Future
For the Victory
OF Democracy
Theosophist, at Rotary Lunch, Pre-
diets Allied Success and Fall
of Autocracy

l.. ". Rogers, the National Lecturer
of the Theosophical Society. suggests
the good that will come from this war
when ii is over. His subject, "Ihe
Invisible Side of War was handled in
broad way, and then brought
to actualities. Mr.. Rogers said there
are only two parties in the war; for
aud against democracy. No quarter is
possible. Either autocracy must he
punished or democracy trampled under
foot. Those who do not understand the
significance of this war are either
stupid or have not studied the war.
The meeting was attended by 80
Rotarians and guests. j. W. COupland,
OF Coupland Tours, was responsible for
the presence of the speaking guest.
President Brady announced that two
more stars had been added to the
Rotary service flag, now numbering
thirty-seven stars.
Rotarian Charles \. Pearson re-
ported that the public is sending in to
Rotary headquarters at the Hotel Nc
Alpin lot of phonograph records, and
some have sent machines, for the enter
tainment of the soldiers in the United
States Hospital No. /. at Williams
bridge. This is a splendid way of put
ting old records to good use. Mr.. Pear
son would like more good people to
look over their stock of records and
;end as many as they care to spare.
Secretary BeamiSh will receive them. or
send for them if notified on phone or
hy letter
New-York tribune., 1917-11-28
Driver Is Acquitted
In Frisco Bomb Case
State Charged He Drove the
MONEYS to Scene of
Explosion

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 27.-lsrael
Weinberg, q jitney bus driver, was sc-
quilted to-day BY jury Of murder
charge which grew out Of the prepared
ness parade bomb explosion which
killed ten persons here last year. The
trial began October 9. The jury was
out twenty-five minutes.
Weinberg was the fourth Of the
bomb murder defendants 20 face a
jury. The state had produced wit
nesses 90 prove that Weinberg drove
three Of the six defendants 70 the scene
~ the explosion in his jitney bus,
where a tan suitcase, alleged by the
ate 20 have contained the bomb, was
placed on the sidewalk on the spot
here the blast occurred
Abb witnesses we're placed on the
and by the defence, whose main con-
tcntion was that Weinberg was driv-
ing his machine in another section Of
tho city when the explosion took place.
Warren X. Billings, Thomas J.
Mooney and Mrs. Rens Mooney, wife
II Mooney, were the first defendants
tried, In the order named. Billings and
Mooney were convicted and sentenced
70 life imprisonment and death, re
apectively. Nrs. Mooney was acquitted
II one Of nine indictments for murder.
Edward u. Nolan, another Of the
bomb defendants, Is al liberty on bail,
slsxauder Betkmhn, indicted as The
eiYlh OF the alleged bomb murder con.
pifators, u lighting cxtraditloD from
cu York
New-York tribune., 1917-11-28
Danish Ship Insurance Cut

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New-York tribune., 1917-11-28
War Camp Fund
Moving Ahead
With Alacrity
Public Responds to Patriotic Appeal
to Preserve Soldiers Health

The New York Committee Tor the
War and Navy Departments campaign
to collect money as recreation fuiiu
for soldiers and sailors when away from
camps is making rapid progress, ac-
cording TO the statement OF Rotarian
J. f. SCHNEIDER, the chairman OF the
executive committee. Already more
than 100000 has been banked in the
name of the fund, and subscriptions
are constantly coming in.
The figure set for this committee, III
conjunction with other organizations
and patriotic citizens, is Si,OOOOOO. IL
is hoped that this sum will be reached
within the next two weeks.
The Bond Salesmen's Organization
has indorscd the. movement to save the
BOYS from yenfreal disease. and has
taken over, under its supervision, all
that section of the city south of Fulton
Street to the Battery.
This War Camp Community Fund,
when collected and properly admin
istered, as it will be, under govern
ment supervision, will do more for
creating and maintaining an army OF
healthy and strong soldiers in France
than any other movement at a similar
cost. 1t is estimated that only S3 year
per soldier is required to keep these
boys out of harms way. 1t has been
the history of this war and every other
one that more men are incapacitated
at the fighting fronts by unnecessarily
contracted disease than are killed by
bullets. No matter what the sanitary
conditions of the camps are or the
staunchness of the discipline, it is inn
possible to guard against this physical
weakening unless a preventative system
is established.
The call is not only for money, but
for a disposition on the part of the
American people to realize the situa-
ton and then to do everything in their
power to see that the boys are kept
busy in clean, healthful amusement, so
that the unclean and vile shall be
"given the go-by" even when it is
offered. When we send our boys TO
France to fight our battle of Liberty
we must make sure that they are strong
and able to fight. Armies go to pieces
because the morale and physical STAN
ina are weak.
j. +. SCHNEIDER and bis Rotarian En-
ecutiye Committee, that has assumed the
responsibility of the work. has under
taken big job, and call is made on
all loyal citizens to support the move
ment with money, time and influence on
the boys. Remember, when you see
uniform, that nine times out of ten
beneath it is now clean soul, that can
be swayed to right or wrong just as
the influence is.
If you have not already subscribed,
send a contribution to War Camp Com
munity Fund Headquarters, Room 300.
Hotel McAlpin.
New-York tribune., 1917-11-28
Dinner for Soldiers al Janssen's

August Jansen, proprietor OF the
famous Hofbrau, at Broadway ana own
Street, will provide dinners for 80 sol
diers on Thanksgiving Day: Mr.; JAMS
sen telephoned the Rotary Club that he he
would furnish 10 of the best dinners
his famous restaurant affords; and that
his cooks had taken up subscription
among tie employees and provided, for
is more. Turkey, trimmings and al,
the necessary adjuncts to a real
Thanks giving feast will be ready for
the khaki-clad appetite. Mr.. VIM. H.
BRADY, president of the Rotary Club,
and MIR. VIM. j. Beamish, secretary, are
picking the 80 lucky men.
New-York tribune., 1917-11-28
Minor and Dorian Active

At the luncheon held last Tuesday at
the Hotel McAlpin for the War Camp
Fund, Frank Dorian and Nathan Mil
nor. of the Dictaphone Company
pledged support to the movement. The
attendance was 200 men and women.
Irwin Cobb and DR.. Frank Crane were
the principal speakers. Both of them
talked from the shoulder, and Mr.. Cobb
put in a few touches at the start to get
over the footlghts. Chairman }. r.
SCHNEIDER presided.
New-York tribune., 1917-11-28
Wards Rye Is War Bread

Rotarian Geo S. Ward, president of
the Ward Baking Company, is doing his
bit by offering to the public new type
of bread called Romany Rye. 1t con.
tains very little wheat flour, and is In
accordance with the Food Commission
recommendations Mr.. Ward saws il
makes excellent sandwiches, and is ex.
tremely economical, because it cuts
without crumbs, and is very nourishihg.
New-York tribune., 1917-11-28
Winterroth Branches Forth

Rotarian E. ]. Winterroth, of Winter
roth & Co., piano makers, has broken
out again very close to Lobster Square.
This is the newest Of string Of piano
salesrooms throughout the city op-
Grated under this name. The new store
is a: li1 W. 42nd St., few doors from
Broadway. II has excellent window
display, and is stocked with hand and
lf-playing pianos; also Photographs
of the very latest pattern.
New-York tribune., 1917-11-28
TisdaIe Urges Motoring Economy

Rotarian Glenn Tisdale, the president
Of the Franklin Motor Co., states that
the spirit of economy should be first in
Americas thoughts to-day. II you must
wear clothes-and of course you must
Won should buy not the extravagant
kind. but those built for efficiency and
service II you must run motor car
and you must if you want TO get any
where in hurry-you should look into
the Franklin, because it's less e%pen.
sive to operate than any other car OF
equal size and power on the market.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-27
News of Society and Activities of Women

|, completed. Miss Bertha Adair of Autau- ga county Is in the city arranging for her booth, which she will enter in the county booth contests All work to be to be delivered to the fair grounds at entered for the womans department ti the earliest moment. as the ladies are on hand to receive the same.
 Tuesday the doors of the Young Wom- ans Christian association will be thrown open to the people of Birmingham when all clubs and classes for the year will be- gin their years work.
 The association boosters will be on hand and very splendid programme will De given, and at the close a very beautiful pageant will be given with Mrs. John Chisolm as Columbia. There will be no invitations issued and the public gener- ally is invited.
 The following from the Huntsville Times will be read with much interest by many friends in Birmingham, where Mr. Brush makes his home:
 At 9.9o this morning at the home of. Mir and Mrs. E. c. Landers, on White street, Miss Mary Hereford and MT Frank Brush of Ensley were quietly Rev. George E. Boyd of Ensiey officiating. Mrs. Frank D. Ware played the wedding march in her usual pleasing manner. The flower girls were little Ma rie Landers and Mary Bivens Geron. Before tile ceremony was said MT Frank D. ware and MT. John Sims sang the beautiful duet T Live and Love Thee" Only the relatives and imme- date friends of the contracting parties were present. The bride wore tail- ored suit of navy with hat of harmoniz- ing color. Miss Hereford is one of Huntsville's sweetest daughters and pos sesses many noble traits of character. The groom is a most deserving young business man of Ensley. Immediately after the ceremony the happy couple left for their future home in Ensley. Among the out-of-town guests were Mrs. Eu banks, mother of the groom; Mrs. George E. Boyd of Ensley, and Miss Addie Wood of LaFayette.'
 The following announcements have been sent to friends in the city; MT. and Mrs. Manuel Rodriguez announce the marriage of their daughter, Mary An tonia to MT. Harry J. Heineman Wednesday evening, September 26, 1917, At home after October 15, 1926 Fourteenth street, north.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-27
DRESS AND SUGGESTIONS ANNE n4ss,uov.. FOR WOMEN
By ANNE RITTENHOUSE

Parish makes the three-quarter coat, fashionable and places it over g. short, narrow skirt to give it bet ter line.
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frock. and the other way around, after you get into your new autumn finery.
 The one thing that differentiates the Russian blouse of the hour from what was worn last winter. is the unusual ly wide girdle that divides the two parts of the coat at the waistline. You can see how this Is managed in the sketch which Is given today It was made from a new gown that was be- ing launched at the moment.
 The material is the new kind of suede which is clinging and pliable and the color is olive green The wide belt is of the material and is outlined with satin ribbon which Is finished in front with two pump pows. It Is slightly darker shade of olive green than the surface of the cloth
 The slim top part of the coat is fastened straight up the front with cloth covered buttons and the deep yoke Is outlined with olive colored braid. The high, rolling collar of the French revolution Is made more be- coming by being placed over the high, folded stock of black taffeta. Long sleeves fasten from the wrist to el- bow.
 Copyright by the Mcclure Newspaper
 Syndicate)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-27
Delightful Calonel Latest Discovery
 Now on Sale Here
The Nauseating and Dangerous Qualities Have Been Entire ly Removed Medicinal Vir- tues Retained and Improved. Calotabs the New Name.


 What will human ingenuity do next? Smokeless powder. wireless telegraphy. horseless carriages. colorless iodine. less calomel The new improvement called "Calotabs" Is now on sale at local drugstores and Is the sensation of the year In the drug trade.
 For biliousness. constipation and in- digestion the new calomel tablet Is a practically perfect remedy, as evidenced by the fact that the manufacturers have authorized all druggists to refund the price if the. customer is not per fectly delighted" with Calotabs One tablet at bedtime, a swallow of water that's all. No taste, no nausea. no grip ing By morning your liver is thorough ly cleansed and you are feeling fine with sa hearty appetite. Eat what you please--no danger-go about your busi- ness.
 Calotabs are not sold in bulk. Get an twenty doses: price thirty-five cents.- Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-27
ANNOUNCEMENTS

The L'Etude D'Art club will meet to- morrow afternoon at 2:3o o'clock with Mrs. S. H. Gardner.
 The Housewives league will meet in the council chamber of the city hall this afternoon at o'clock. Mr. Carl Milan will speak on the need of a war library.
 There will be a meeting of the Daugh- ters of the American Revolution Red Cross unit this morning at 10 o'clock at the home of the chapter regent Mrs. R. H. Pearson, instead at the usual place, the home of Mrs. w. G. Mont gomery.
 The executive board of the Music Study club will meet today after the luncheon at the Southern club.
 Frances Willard chapter, Woman S Christian Temperance union, will give the regular monthly programme this aft ernoon at o'clock at the Hamilton Me- morial Baptist church. The children S harvest festival will be given.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-27
"The Teachers Reward of Having His Art Live In
 Mr. Hugo Ok, Concertmeister of St. Louis Symphony

9 marvellous manner, much to tho de- light of the vast audience.''
 Remarking upon how few great artists are ever great teachers, Mir Ok said:
 Tt IS an unusual combination; of course to my mind Joachim was the greatest example; also there was Vieux- temps-and I might mention Leopold Auer; the majority of great artists have tuo little time to devote to teaching, but after all, isn't the teachers reward of having his art live in others the greatest monument to his fame? In America there are some notable artist teachers of the violin; I may mention Loeffler and Max Bendix as two who are pre-eminent. The combination is 9 rare one, but one much to be desireo~
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-27

swered quickly. "Art is neutral; 1t should
 be unhampered and unfettered and no amount of warfare should affect it. And, alas! how many great artists have been sorely grieved by this dreadful war! There is MT. Ysaye, one of the greatest living violinists. whose son was killed In the war, and MT. Kreiser. another. of the worlds most talented artists, who came very nearly beirg lamed for life when he was in the trenches. Last win. ter when Mir. Ysaye visited St. Louis Mir. Zach, the conductor of the St. Louis
 Symphony, did a very graceful thing in
 having one of the compositions of gramme; it was a beautiful Belgian folk song, written on Walloon' theme; he turned over his baton to the famous violinist, who conducted the number in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-27

friends. No woman has ever lived in Birmlngham who was more beloved than Mrs John and her friends here are le- zion, always according her the most sin | visits
 Mrs. W. M Owens and children of AL bany are the guests of Mrs Owens mother, Mrs Julia A. McWilliams.
 MT. and Mrs. Samuel Clabaugh of Tus- l caloosa have named their little daughter Mary Oliver. Mrs. E. H. McCord of Gadsden Is spend- ing few days in the city this week with friends.
 MT. and Mrs. James Wilcox will oc- cupy the Fies home on Highland ave- nue until their new home on Milner Heights is completed.
 MT. and Mrs. Samuel L. Burgin, who are spending sometime in the north, left Montreal yesterday for Toronto, Canada, and after October 10 will be at home at 611 Arlington avenue, Bes- semer
 Miss Anne Faulkner has returned from Portland, Ore. where she spent sometime with relatives
 Miss Bertha Adair of Autauga coun- ty is the guest of relatives in Pratt City.
 MT and Mrs. J. Rivers Carter, who have spent the past four weeks at AL lantic City, have returned home.
 Mrs Wilbur B. Nolen of Alexander City will spend sometime in the city with her parents, MT. and Mrs. w. T.. Moody, while MT. Nolen is taking the officers training course.
 Miss Vivian Horn of New York, who is the guest of Miss Elizabeth Mas sey will be the guest of Miss Hettie Sibley next week Mrs Arthur Eastwood and children, after spending the summer at their cottage at Monteagle, Tenn. have re- turned to Birmingham for the winter
 
 Lieut.. Robert Cabanss and Mrs. Cab- aniss who spent the past 10 days at Mentone. have returned to Birmingham to resume their visit with Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Cabaniss. Mrs. Julian Smith, accompanied by he- mother. Mrs. S. w. Williamson of New York. left yesterday for Macon to Join Lieutenant Smith. 1 Mrs. Laurens Jones will have as her guest this week her sister. Miss Emily Ford, who has spent the past few 1 weeks at her home at Blount Springs. ! Mr. and Mrs Hugh Morrow and fam- fly will occupy the R. D. Burnett home for the winter.
 Mrs. Walter Sessions and family who have spent the past few months in At 1 lanta with relatives. will return to their home on Crescent avenue early next month. the house having been made into two apartments during their absence.
 1 MT. and Mrs. B. F. Wilkinson will be at home this winter with Mrs Walter | Sessions.
 Mr. and Mrs. Houston Brice will have one or the Graham apartments for the | winter. l Mrs. p. M. Barnes and little son, John, ! nave returned from an extended visit to Wisconsin and Chicago. | Mrs. William Jordan has returned rom Chattanooga, where she spent the weekend
 l Mrs. S. J. Caughrin is the guest of friends in Newberry. Ky.
 
 Mrs. Fletcher Quillian and little daughter. Janet. who have been the guests of Mrs Quillian's parents, Mr. and Mrs. George F. Jackson, left a few days ago for Milwaukee. accompanied by Mrs. Quillian's mother, where they
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-27

Li'l Honey, lak de Anis- thetic Buffore de Surgeons Knife dat Brings Sleep to de Eyes, and Sweet Dreams to de Brain, so is Luv buffore Marriage. Yassum!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-27

New York, September 26.-From an artistic point of view the dressmakers of Paris made a mistake when they in troduced the knee-length coat with its full peplum and the full flare skirt as an adjunct.
 This happened in the year 1914. Women went to Paris in July wearing the usual narrow skirt. They found in August that this type of skirt wal as dead as peace in Europe. There had been a uniformity of mind among the French designers in deciding that the narrow skirt should be taboo. The women who brought these costumes to this country were not greeted with much enthusiasm as far as their ap- pearances went. Thousands of those who were eager to hear what Paris had exploited as the new silhouette were distressed and amazed when they saw this voluminous amount of mate rial placed into one street costume and offered as a substitute for the neat, pencil-like coat and skirt that was accepted without cavil.
 Possibly if Paris had known that war was coming she would not have introduced a style which called for so much material and such flaring lines. Her commercial sense had urged her to reverse the fashions. She decided upon the nature of this reversal in April and she launched the silhouette in August under the very sound of the guns.
 AGAIN THE NARROW SKIRT
 It was said by those who lived in Paris during the winter of 1915 that the French slowly dropped the full skirt while they retained the knec- length coat with it's flaring peplum. America, however. kept to the full skirt, and one can still see women wearing it. although they know its doom was sounded last January.
 There is no hope for full skirt this season. Of that one may be we'll as- sured, there can be no full coats worn in places of high fashion for France and America are producing both kinds of jackets-the short. half-fitted orc and the long Russian blouse.
 There is also a directoire coat. which came out in midAugust as one of the first offerings, and It has had suc- cess. It has short fronts and a long, square peplum in back, with few dull brass buttons. and long waistcoat in front. Not every woman can wear this type of coat. so 1t will be taken up by the conservatives rather than by the mass of people; but the Russian blouse makes wide appeal. This new coat is built on the line of the Slavic uniform although there is nothing original about it. It is merely retention from former and popular fashion.
 DIVIDED AT THE WAIST
 It will be difficult to tell if a woman wears a coat suit or a froclz this win ter. Both costumes look alike. There will be small necessity for buying half dozen or more blouses, if women in mass accept the new coats, which fasten to the neck and cover the wrists.
 The brassiere with half sleeves will serve the purpose of keeping the coat from the flesh There may or may not be economy in this measure. but it may be stated, as general proposi- tion, that coat suit will look like a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-27
DIVIDED AT THE WAIST
RANDOM NOTES

Mrs Rosa Clisby John of Edgefield, S. O., has been most cordially well comed visitor to her old home in Bir- mngham the past week. Mrs. John is en route to south Alabama to join her husband, Colonel John, for a visit to