The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-31

"The obvious conclusion IS the one i reached by England before the war and that must be followed in America now-the wool deficit must come from the farm"
 Efforts have been made to induce farmers and breeders to save ewes instead of selling them to the butcher. These efforts have been successful, and redistributions of breeding are said to give fair promise of an in creased production in 1918. In the south the decrease in the number of sheep is attributed by many observers to an increase in sheep-killing dogs. Be this as it may, lands in Alabama and other southern states are we'll adapted to sheep grazing. Let's have a revival of the sheep industry in this section.
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 Atlanta is to get a $2,ooo,0o0 repair shop which the war department is planning to build Perhaps if Atlanta keeps on get ting federal plums she will reach a point where she can compete with Birmingham in Red Cross, Young Mems Christian as- sociation and liberty loan contributions
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 It is true that the American govern ment has made some mistakes since war was declared, but if you want to grow optimistic, compare what the United States and Great Britain accomplished in the same length of time be like the play with Hamlet left out. But calling off Mardi Gras festivities was in the natural order of changed conditions growing out of the war.
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 on the Dutch coast last week by mines or torpedoes indicates that the bottling up of the Huns submarine base will re- quire some supreme sacrifices.
 $. a J. The Germans have launched another attack against the British near Ypres and have been completely repulsed. Ypres long since disappeared but it's fame will last a thousand years.
 # T * An Age-Herald man writes from France that they have to soak their coal in kerosene to make 1t burn. No wonder we are called on to economize in coal to help lover there"
 Empty beer bottles left over from a former period can be utilized as hot water containers for thin blooded people who suffer with cold feet after they go to bed.
 
 All prevailing patriotism is making the stacker almost invisible. As for the seditious talker of American citizenship, he has been crowded out of existence.
 # * E Guatemala City has been destroyed by an earthquake, reminding us that there are still disasters in the world which cannot be blamed on the war.
 * # * The fact that the meatless and wheat less days are accepted without complaint speaks well for the morale of the people in these trouhlous times.
 * * * The southern farmer welcomes freex- ing temperature. but city folk prefer an open winter Every freeze is of great value to tillable land
 # # # New York had the coldest day in her history yesterday. but there was said to be plenty of coal for those who could SeC IL tndWeu out. I. * x
 Cold weather keeps many people in doers, but the crowd attending yester- days community concert was almost as large as usual.
 .. * * The professional hobo is wondering what effect federal control of the rail- roads will have on his accustomed mode of travel. j. r ls Good resolutions for the New Year are not always kept over night It is well, aey ertheless, to make them. *s # <
 The salutation, 'Is this cold enough for you?" will soon be followed by 'Do you think it's going to rain?" # < $ 1 The days are growing longer, but the effect on temperature is not yet appre- ciable.
  l LUKE M'LUKE SAYS