The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-29
Universal MiIiGary
 Service Will Corne

S conscription under the recent act of Congress will, it is believed, meet the situation in this emergency. On June the registration of the men between the draft ages will be the occasion of great patriotic outburst. None must fail to register. Ignorance of the law will excuse no one. Those who may come under the selective provision will be considered later.
 But on the 9th of June, which is a week from today, every male inhabit- ant must appear at his place of regis tration, that is to say at the polling place where he would be entitled to vote were he a qualified. elector. l Those men who should be voters, but who have never exercised the privilege of the ballot, must register for ''draft" just as though they were voters.
 Had Congress passed a universal training bill a year ago when such a measure was being urged by Senator Chamberlain and prominent army of ficers, this country would have today an army of a million young men 1 bill may not be reintroduced until after the conscripted army has been thoroughly tested. But when the war is over we will have universal military service. The more one studies the sys- tenn the more it commends itself. Among the subjects which the Sec retarN of the Interior, Franklin K. Lane, has submitted to college and university orators with request that they discuss them in public are many of special appeal. Universal Military Service" is one of them Others are: "Value of Sacrifice to Nation," "Washington's Attitude Toward War;" "How Can I Help in the War;" and Education and War"
 All of these topics are important and when analysed and illumined by able minds will add something to the sum total of the worlds wisdom. The most practical of them, perhaps, is Universal Military Service" It is right and will assuredly become law some day.
 An enthusiastic pro-ally meeting was held in Madrid. A counter demonstra- tion by Germany sympathizers was broken up. That seems to show which way the wind blows in Spain
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 Speaking of dancing, Billy Sunday says, T want to see the color of the bucks hair who can wrap his arms around my wife.' Billy talks as if he didn't know what color his hair is.
 Misinfornred northern papers are blam- ing Memphis for an atrocious lynching merely because a colorf1ll account of the festivities was sent out under Memphis date line
 There is no lack of expensive motor cars on the boulevards of Paris, but war has seriously interfered with the pluck ing of tourists in the city by the Seine.
 Josepfus Daniels. Jr., is seeking no fa- vcrs ir the marine corps. That must be bitter disappointment to the people who like to say, q told you so.'
 The war scare may prevent Friend Wife from taking the usual summer trip this year. Friend Husband doesn't know whether to rejoice or not. * * * Old Try. Cobb says New York papers are provincial, Try, probably didn't think so when he first blew into Gotham ana asked for a job
 American football players are already
  numerous in France where they expect to get some experience in bucking the IIindenburg line.
 The rookys life in an officers train 1 ing camp is no bed of roses, but he has dreams of some day flashing sword in the sun
 While Ii may be true that Germany has not dispatched any warships to American waters, that isn't Germanys fault. Ninety-nine people out of hundred are wiling to deny themselves pickled pig s feet for the duration of the war. This is free country but occasion- ally a rampant socialists head comes in contact with a policeman's club. F * < If the Germans are really hauling their dead to reducing plant Teuton effi-