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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-09
Waste the Vinegar and Spread the MoLasses

mfngham for it "ain't." Mercer Bar nett has hit the bulPs-eye
 Birmingham needs to get together al home.
 Birmingham needs to stop biAwins hot and cold. Make every breath hot, red-hot, and every sucker should be made to blow hGt instead of sucking cold.
 The man Tn overals should be handed a init that is full of brotherly love in- stead of a flor business ason, have to- handshake The business man and the capitalist should cease to- be doubted when they roll up their sleeves and dive in with the automobile mechanic or the motorman who brings them to town on the street car in a cause that is for the common good
 Red Cross, liberty bonds. Young Mems Christian association, anti-tnberculosis or whatever the campaign Birmingham gets together and rings 'em up and busts 'em' and beats Atlanta out after spotting her q few balls, for any old pocket she may name. Why not?-as Mercer Barnett says-why not do this kind of work on any local project for Birmingham?
 Why not buckle on the old home burg tAO'N+ sAHN tional honor? You won't deprive America of thing for her fighting men, but you will come back for America, united determined Birmingham, full of pep and tahasco and ginger and cayenne and al hot as fire all over, rearing to gc stronger than ever before, and do more than you ever did before for Uncle Sam
 The federal government has not don' anything rash, and there is no indication that she is going to. There is in Bir- mingham a great army of men anc women who know the pranks and tricks of this old "fliyver" Birmingham sys- tenn and what you want to do is to get rid of the "flivver idea" for home con- sumption and get into the limousine habit-for Birmingham. We ride in linn cuisines for Uncle Sam. We ought to Now, why get the peanut idea when fl comes to our own home, our own fam ilies-our own children? Birmingham i! ours and everything in 1t. Let's make it paying investment.
 Are there any here who are receiving
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-09

No, ma'am, I'm Spanish; I have 2 brother and two cousins 1n the French army and another brother in the Amer ican army and me- go with them next draft, sure" and I gave him few few admiring and encouraging words.
 But he had not finished his war talk. Back he came bringing an unnecessary pat of butter with him. Soon, too, Spain, she will be in the war. The Ger mans, they try to keep her with them, but Spain, she goes with us; ain't it so?"
 BOARDING SUGAR,
 I thoroughly enjoyed that little talk I felt that my finger had touched a pulse that was beatnig quickly and that it meant lot more than the mere words of that dark-eyed lad who served me with grapefruit and hot coffee
 And that reminds mel Sugar! I feel as if I were back in London again when
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-09
Word From ''Over There"
 70 Women Of America
officer Boys and Men Front and Behind the Lines Write
 Lady Mary Cheerfully of Their Daily Life
By LADY MARY

[ New York, December 7.-tspecial)-I felt just a corner of the whip-sting of war recently while I was having my breakfast at a quiet hotel that stands between the glitter of Fifth avenue and the more reserved splendor of Madison avenue.
 The good looking young waiter who brought me my morning grapefruit, mo- ticing I was reading the war dispatches remarked: It's good news this morning sure" and I was glad to take up any crumb of individual feeling on the one great subject and responded heartily in the affirmative.
 Yes" went on my waiting friend as he carefully arranged things I did not require on the table, land soon I, too, will join the boys.'
 But are you American? ?" asked
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-09
Democratic Members of
 House Woman Suffrage
 Committee Are Named

Washington, December s.-Democratic members of the new House suffrage committee, headed by Representative Baker of California, were selected today -as follows:
 Representatives Saunders of Virginia, Clark of Florida, Hilliard of Colorado. Mayes of Utah, Sullivan of New York and Blanton of Texas.
 Representatives Saunders and Clark were selected as those opposed, and the others as favcring suffrage for women.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-09
Another Member of Great Legion Which Captured
 Jeff Davis Passes Away

New Orleans, December 4.--John Camm, 75 years old, said to be the last surviving member of the squad of union soldiers that actually captured Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederacy, near the close of the Civil war. died here today after long illness Camm was a sergeant in the union army. He was a native of England.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-09

two or three meager Jumps are served to me with my tea or coffee. Only over in England they are of necessity even more niggardly in their supplies of sweetness, for there at hotels guests are given a tiny envelope about two inches long by one inch wide which contains just enough granulated sugar to make you feel dissatisfied should you really like your tea or coffee sweet.
 Also it is often difficult for the house. wife to obtain more than quarter of a pound of sugar at time from a grocer. If you are lucky enough to be able, by fair means or foul, to purchase more than pound, you hide 1t away guiltily in your store closet and feel that you are really food hog" and are doing something almost illegal.
 But these far-away echoes of domestic life as it is lived in London remind me of more vital interests in the way of some letters I have just received from lover there" where life is very fleeting and where brave lads are doing and dar- ing every minute of the day and night
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-09
turn Backward for the answer

Of you expect to give him something useful sensible This year squander money noessentias Santa Claus Mr. Hoover and Blacs all working hand in hand to make this really practical Christmas Blachs not only has wonderful assortment of practical gift things for and
 boys Bachs is holding fast Bachs custom of saving you lot of money through the operation of big buying power and spot cash selling system Something from the fol lowing list is something he wants most.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-09

Birmingham Is some battler. Bir- mingham has beat the stuffing out of 90 many enemy combinations and struck pay dust so often that it is hardly reasonable to believe that Bir- minghama ever wanted anything that she failed to get when you review her inventory of deeds accomplished.
 Birmingham has had her battle of jealousy, her battle of prejudice. her battle of taxatlcn, her battle of dis crimtnation, and is now battling for better streets, better schools. better roads, better public utilities and a big meeting house" for her people.
 All of these things have so often been held up to public ridicule and gotten the limit, but very seldom has flower been pinned on the lapel of the coat of any doer for Birming- ham, yet the citizenry of this great industrial center is always glad to mourn the lost and lay flowers on the grave of those who go down in the fray.
 Consequently, the Barnett idea-the Mercer Barnett suggestion, if you please, thrown out at the Rotary Kiwanis luncheon on Wednesday, last. when these two splendid clubs repre- senting the business interests of the city in such a splendid1y representa- tive manner, has begun t6 take root. MT. Barnett said in part, and this is the part that might be termed the octopus of his speech, for it had so many arms, that it has proven grip ping and Birmingham is being held in it's grasp, seemingly unable to get away from the cold truth and logic of his terse, brief remarks
 "Thcre is something the matter with Birmin ingham-when we go to work for Birmingham we don't pull together. We get together when we do things for the nation, 50 why not get together when we start something for Birminghams
 That is what l want to see come
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-09
ny IEFr BAILEY

of these meetings of our rival orr ganizations."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-09
FRENCH WOMEN CHEERFUL

Ana then In1S EnSllSn OHlCer UOy, who loves and admires the men he con- mands, comes back once more in his let ter to Madame of the estaminet. You would roar with laughter at my attempts to converse in French with Madame. We
 hold long pow-wows and her English is as funny as my French. During a
 raid the other night she came walking into our room and said, 'Beaucoup de
 bomb-beaucoup de wind up'-which hugely amused us considering the ran shackle old place was shaking itself to bits from foundation to garret and we were expecting 1t to fall about our heads at any moment. But Madame stood firm. She is really marvellous woman. She lives in constant danger and is never anything but cheerful and I don't believe she knows the meaning of the word fear"
 My young friend then goes on to give a little account of his return journey to France after having been on leave in England: They forgot to reserve a special railway carriage for me coming out here, so I spent 30 hours in a stink ing French coach with about platoon of other poor wretches And crossing 1 the channel they also forgot about hav- | inE a cabin reserved for my special use, l so I had to stand by the smoke funnel l during the six hours it took us to get across And some people lige the army!" l My correspondent finally bursts into
 verse concerning "the fair land of
 France as it is at present:
 Take a bucket full of water ! And a hundredWeight of mud,
 The smell of many rotting eggs l And decaying cows in bud,
 Mix them altogether and
 I On top of it you dance,
 | And the mixture, dearest Mary, l Is the battlefield of France" |
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-09

If there's anything you want in the jewery ne visit these stores and look the hundreds of appropriate articles they are showing for the holidays. No matter whether you intend to buy not are welcome to look as long as you please That's the service they extend to the holiday shoppers
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-09

or these meetings OI our rlVh of-
 gauizations."
 Do you get that?
 Nobody expects you to right away
 a majority of the citizens won't be-
 lieve it now; if they did there would
 be no reason for giving the matter
 any publicity But if just enough
 heads with the average tonnage of
 gray matter get "sot" on that idea It
 will just as certainly crystalline into some remedial measures as Mercer
 Barnett was in earnest when he said those words. And he was. and he IS
 almost red headed. and is hard-headed and frank.
 There are two organizations in Bir- mingham doing civic work; that is, their business is to sell Birmingham, to encourage the doubting Thomases
 of this nation to discard superstition
 and come to the city with a pay roll of million week There Is a live wire Real Estate exchange in Bii--
 mingham. There is Rotary club which stands for service. There is a Kiwanis club that stands for Just as guch There is a club of young men known as the Community club and , they are all wool and a yard wide. Then you have the Life Insurers as- SOCldtlOn, d SileSUldn 5 dSSOGldllOu dHu tho good Lord only knows how many | more of every kind. creed, clique and elan. And what is it all about? Is | there not a faint chance for great 1 duplication of effort, for a lost mo- mentum when they operate under the | separate chug-chug of individual mo- tors instead of the unified, harmonious action of a turbine that would make
 a roar which would draw the people T1s 1 Ior, ,f
 draws the small boy to minstrel l parade?
 l Every time Birmingham falls dowr i on anything that she wanted the same 1 old enemy Is recognizab on a new | tack He has no aAlunition, just 1 shooting into the air. Lack of organi- zation rganization-the best word 1T | the English language if literally trans | lated into consecutive, direct, follow ! up action. Don't let anyone frighter you with this or that stuff about Bir-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-09
BIRMINGHAM JEWELLERS SHOWING BIG INCREASE
 IN HOLIDAY BUSINESS
Shoppers Throng Stores Every Day. Selecting Articles Which Have Proven to Be the Most Appropriate
 and Appreciative for Gifts
Jaffe JeWelry Co.

The Jaffe Jewelry Co. is showing a splendid line of holiday goods. Here is shown one of the new Bracelet Watches, one of, the new novelties that has
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-09
"SWANkY" BEHIND LINES

"The war is as usual, very rough out | on the scene of much of the heavy fight ing and also all the mud, which is ter
 rible. At present my battalion is just behind the line and I don't care how long we stay there.
 The chief unpleasantness at the mo- ment is caused by the Hun planes, which are very busy They make a positive hobby of dropping bombs in unexpected places. I am billeted in an estaminet and am very comfy. Madame who owns the place is exceedingly good to us and we (my pal, Freddy, and D have a double bed and fire (She makes no extra charge to les officers Anglais'-bless bless herb We live on omelettes and beefsteaks and are, in fact. very 'swanky.'
 "The line about here is ghastly. Moth ing but shell holes full of foul water.
 God alone knows how our men stick it out. They are the most marvellous troops in the world. Not grouse or a grumble from one of them, and they face enough day after day to turn any
 man mad with the terror of it. And yet not one of them avoids single duty, they just carry on The last push that you read about'-ths letter was written early in November)-"was done under the most awful conditions possi- ble. Mud up to our waists and wind and rain all the time-yet it was done. Hats off to those men, for it was the troops who bore the brunt of it all.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-09

Are there any here who are receiving
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-09
AMERICANS TO FEEL WAR

| ! Do you realize how proud I feel to have letters like this from that evil-smelling, ghastly battlefield of F'rance?. Every woman must feel the same bitter-sweetnes nowadays. The 1 same haunting fear of the fate of men whom she knows and loves who are fighting for her-the same splen-
 did pride and glory that must come in the thought of deeds of epic cour-
 age, of unflinching heroism.
 r We English women have been feel ing it for more than three years. You American women are just commencing
 to realize 1t. It is very hard to see
 the young boys and men leaving their
 homes for camp and field, but when
 ing stride of war it will be still more
 bitter to see any you hold near and
 dear among the shirker.
 That is the reason, I think, for
 much of the indomitable spirit and endurance that makes the British sol dier of the line so beloved by his of
 ficers and his country. They are in- spired by the spirit of their women
 folk, and so it will be here. The ad-
 miration of the English officer for
 the men who are under hfs command is matter of history nowadays.
 GLAD TO BE AT THE FRONT
 AHOlHcT COITcSpOHucut Ol IIllH0 lTO1H
 the battlefields of France says: Tt
 is very interesting here. Just near
 enough to be dangerous without be-
 ing too unpleasant. From where I am
 stationed at the present I can tAiSe
 bird's-eye view of the heaviest and
 most determined actions that have
 taken place since the Somme. And, my
 God! Are not the men magnificent.
 Cheery and smiling; covered in mud from head to heel, but victors every
 one of them. When I come back I'll tell you something of what they did and suffered-its a story worth hear ing Two days in this part of the country is worth two months in any other. But don't worry about me. I'm all right for the moment and what ] ever happens in the future am glal and happy to be here where I can be proud of being an English officer!" Words like these, written to the sound Of guns, are words that should be outlined in gold. He is only 21, this lad who writes to me. but his is the wisdom of sages and the spirit of all the sges past and present.
 A war-time letter this, full of "quo- tatons," but somehow I feel that it Is message from lover there" where ing for you and for me, and that it brings us nearer together, not only as women but as two nations whose | sympathies are as one and whose aims and. ambitions are identical.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-07-13

CCMIENZA A CONCCERSE Ell
RESULTADO De LAS ELEC-
CLONES.

DURANGO, Dgo., Julio Dian
comenzado a recibirse informes del
resultado de las elecciones, en- los d.
ferentes districts del Estado. Los
computes, son los s~iguienteS:
Partido de Mapimi, Arrieta, ocho
mil cuatrocientos treinta Y seis vo-
tos, Laveaga, mil doscientos catorce.
Partido de Santiago Papasqularo:
Arrista, cuatro mil ciento sesenta y
tres. Lavcaga. ningun vote.
Partido de Tamazucla. Arrleta,
sicte nil novecientos catOrcc votos'
Laveaga, diecisiete.
Partido de San Juan de Guadalupe:
Arrieta, ochocientos veinte votos;
Laveaga, ningdn vote.
Partido de Tepehuanes. Arrleta cin
CO mil novecientos ochenta Y ocho
votos, Laveaga, treinta Y cinco.
Partido de Mezquital, Arrieta, dos
mil cuatrocicntos votes; Laveaga, Sc.
t~ecientos Votos.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-07-13
Ases;nato de IN americana.

BESIDE hace algunOs amos que Sc
encontraba radicado en- el pueblo de
Taviche. el norteamericano Juan Sc
Her. quien con anterioridad habia ira
baiado en- caiidad de conductor de fe-
r~rocarriles.
I'm dia de Ia semana Que ACADIA dc
pasar. cl senior Seller salio del mineral!
dc Ell Chivo" con direction al mine
raj dc "El Carpintero." y sus familia-
res en- vano espcraron su rcgrcSo.
pucs no lego a su casa en- toda Ia
noche. Al dia siguiente. Tin lechero
~cncontro cl cadaver del Unfortunate
americana. en- el canine que conduce
de "El Chivo" a Eel Carpintero.
Sc supone que fue asesinado o c.
obieto de roharlo, pues TODD 81 cuc'-
DO esta desfigurado por los golpes de
machete que recibio de manos de los
facinerosos.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-07-13

LA TROPA DESTRUYE LAS STEM
BRAS Y Sc APCDERA DE
LOS FRUTOS.

OAXACA, Julio 30.-Como las ar-
toriGades militares recibierar CONT
nuas quejas de particulares, porque
Ia gente de tropa Sc introduce a los
terrenos sembrados Y Sc apodera de
los frutos Y p~asturas, sin CONSENT
miento de sus duenos, Y sin pagan e!
valor de 10 cue Sc llevan. alcgando
cualouiera razon que de ninguna MIR
.nera tiene justification, el jefs de
Ia Division "Veintiuno." ACADIA de eX-
pedir una circular = toGcs los iefes Y
oficiales de la eXpresada Division,
cue mandan las distinlas seceiones
que Sc encuentran acantonadas en- d.
~ferentes lugares del Estado, para
que cuiden porque sus ~subordinadns
no cometan esos actos que desd!ccn
mucho de Ia discipline y del tuen
nombre del ejercito.
La circular en- question dice 4 Ia
letra:
"Por disposition del c. General en-
Jefe de la Division. Sc hace Saber 4
todos los jefes Y Oficiales de In d.
vision. dependencies de ia miSma,
que deberan vigilar e~strictamen:e y
cuidar a la vez, que los soldados que
sc encuentren bajo sus 0rdencs. no
Sc internen en- los campos de laoo-
res a cortar frutas, alfalfa. zacate Y
otros productos que pertenezcan a
particulars: pues en- caso de tacer-
10 Sc les aplicara el castigo o todo
el rigor que la ley senala; asi como
/ tambien q los Jefes u Oficiales que
de c~ualquier manera solapen eStos
a~ctos.'
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-07-13
Prision de- captain que ~pretendio
agredic al Inspector de PolIcla

Como hasta hace POGO no na1la
sido consignado el captain Medina d
las autoriGades judiciales comreter-
ties per la acusacion que Sc mace en-
ST. contra de haber ~pretendido atan-
tar ccntra Ia vida del mayor Ali Al
bores, Inspector General de Pclic!a,
ell acusado presento una queja ante
ell Juez de 10 Penal, fundandOla en-
ule ma tranScurrido el termino de ley
para que Sc lie dele en- libertad por fer
ia de m6ritos.
FL Inspector General de Policia ia
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-07-13
A LOS MEXICANOS QUE
NECESITEN MANDAR d.
NERO A MEXICO .

81 listed tiene familia en- Mexico y
ouiere mandarle dinero en- plata u ORC
mexicano, escriba a LOS ANGELES
MERCANTILE CO., POI North Main
St. Los Angeles, Cal, o bien 1122
4 West Commerce ST., San Antonio,
Tex Y 2 vuelta de correo lie dare
mos informes sobre "a manera segu-
-. parantizada Y barata de mandar
en- 6inero, Esta information es GRA-
IT'S nara todos los mexicanos.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-07-13
Solicito l~iccncia.

Ell senior Guadalupe C.. Bustaman-
tc. ma pedido pcrmiso a la superiori-
dad para separarsc temporalmcnte dc
la icfatura dc trenes dc esta division,
sicndo substituted por ell senior Tri-
nidad Chavez, uno dc los conductors
mas antiques.
FL senior Bustamante s~olicito la il
cencia mencionada, a consccuencia dc
ST. q]uebrantada salud.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-07-13
Sufrio un robo.

Ell senior Nicolas Rangel sufrio ano
che I'm escandaloso robo consistente
en- ropa y v%ajilla. Ell monte asciende
a mas de 800 pesos. Los rateros es-
calaron ell domicilio del senior Rangel,
situado en- la Gale de Albania, nIme-
70 222, sin sospecharse aun quicn ha-
va sido cl autor del robo.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-07-13
Cesar las sencritas emPleadss en- ell
Depa-tameato de Sanidad.

Fl General Enrique Osorio. Medl-
co Ciruiano. jefe del Departments
de Sandal. ACADIA de comunicar al
Director del DEPARTMENT. Santa
rio del Istmo. residente en- esta ciu-
dad. que desde esta fecha cesar en-
i empleos todas las schoritas que
en- calidad de emplead&S preston Sus
~servicios en- dicho departamento. pues
asi 10 exige el buen orden y funcio-
namiento del mismo.
e. cese no Sc hace extensive a las
damas que prestan sus servicios ell
caliGad lie enrermcras. pues elias Sc
guirdn. COMO hasta ahora. cuidando
De los cnfermos de los hospitale%
dependencies del Departmental cita-
do.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-07-13

DESEU saber Ell paradero de mi hiIo Jose
Gloria Y Ouiiano. a quien vi por Ultima vez
en- Cludad Juarcz, Chlh.. en- hDril de 1914.
Tiene 20 afos dc edsd, color blaGco, eStatu-
ra 5 pics Y 5 pulgaGaS, oIos negros. cara
redonda, aun no lie sale blgote. 0frezco n
magnffiCa qualification de $50 q la persona
que me de inGorTcs eractos. diriaiendoSe 4
Gregorio Gloria, 70 Cubel ST., Tempe. hriz-
tvI5I
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-07-13
Campana tcnaz contra mendigos
y vagos-
Lo asa!taron = robaroa.

En- Atemajac. lugar situado en- las
orillas dee sta ciudad, fue asaltado y
robado el senior Rafael Sandoval, por
un individuo llamado Juan Alvared,
a Guien' Sc capture por la policia, in
ternandosele desde luego III Ia car
eel. Ell robo, que Sc estima en- Glen
pesos, fue recuperado por el senior
Sandoval.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-07-13

dcclarado que el captain Medina no
csta preso por acusacion que pesa
Ell su contra. sino que esta arreStad"
por haber faltado al cumplimiento dc
sus deberes como Official del cuerpo
de policia de esta ciudad, Y cuando
haya terminate 81 arresto Sc hara la
consignaci5n respectiva ante el Juez
de 10 Penal. para cue ante q rcsrcn-
da de ciertos cargos que pesan en- su
contra. V de los cuales no Sc lie ha
netificado ain por tratarsc DC un
asunto totalmente diStinto del arres
TO quo SURE en- estos momentos.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-07-13
SAN LUIS POTOSI VERACRuZ
ESTA EN- AUCE LA MINERVA

SAN LUIS POTOSI, S. L. P, Ju-
Ito iO.--Cerca de $50 minas estan
va trabaajndo al norte del Estado,
u es en- donde Sc encuentran los
fundos mineros de mas c~ategorla,
por 10 que muchas familias han en-
pezado q ser beneficiadas.
Cause baja.
4 fines del mes cue ACADIA de pasar
cause baja como secretarlo de la Je'
fatura de operacioncs el captain pri-
nero Bonifacio Calvillo. Quien pasara
tai vc2 a Ia division Macloyio HERE
IA. 4 donde ~pertenece.
Ign6rase todavia quien vaya a ser
81 substitute. zero hay las probabllI-
dadcs de que 10 sea Ell senior Arturo
REYES. primer cficial en- ii oficina de
Ia mencionada jefatura Gle operaclo-
nes.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-07-13
Rincron y sc lcsionaron.

Angel Garcia de Leon Y Juan il
mcncz, rineron en- el Parquc More
los de esta cludad. causandosc mu-
tuamente lesiones de importancia. La
policia intervino oportunamcntc, re-
mitiendoios q la F~anitenciaria.