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The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-08-16
Here's One Who 10 Mad.

Michael Berto is due for trouble and
q niche In a trench unless he RECEIVERS
soon from the vexation that overcame
him when he was told by members OF
Board 1877. New York, that his exemp-
ton affidavits had been made out
wrong. Michael thrsshed out Of the
place declaring romdly that he had
wasted enough time. and things were
done better I'm Austria. He left In such
haste that he didn't hear the warning
that unless the errors were corrected
he would be listed as eligible.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-08-16
w. w. Astor 10 Refused.

William Waldorf Astor Of New York.
who is only janitor despite his ex-
pensive name. appeared before his
draft board for examination. The doc
tors thumped him and looked at him
and then shook their heads.
I'VE can't take you" they said
you've got a wooden leg"
why should wooden leg keep
me from fghting?" demanded William
Waldorf. IL want to shoot Germans
not run from them!"
The doctors, however. insisted there
was no precedent for drafting a wood
en- legged man. and william Waldorf
went sadly away, convinced that there
was a plot against him.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-08-16
Like Q Noble Fiqhtino Bird.

He was striking looking chap. with
a lions name Of blond hair. His ap-
pearance got him past the clerical
guards of his draft headquarters and
into Deputy Attorney General Conk-
ling's private Office.
He took OF his hat
Am | exempt?" he asked
Then he took of his hair.
This I mean" said he. They told
me few years ago was too bald for
the Dutch army"
There's a noble fighting bird that's
your double" remarked Conkling
Don't shame him. Good day"
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-08-16
Protest Sent To Germany.

Petrograd.-TheC Central COMMITTEES
which is dealing with the AFFAIRS OF
war prisoners, issued a statement "in
protest against the refined barbarity
which Germany is displaying" toward
Russian prisoners. The statement
says that Germany Is not fulfilling her
promises regarding the internment In
neutral countries Of sick prisoners:
that she Is illegally retaining military
prisoners UNIT for service. and that
she Is placing restrictions on the men
communicating with their homes and
intercepting letters asking assistance.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-08-16
A Test For Ears.

Local board 142, New York. has q
corps of medical specialists conducting
its examinations.
The eve. ear. nose and throat spe
cialist stood ten feet away from the
new batch Of registrants.
Now for the ears" he breathed
Those who can't hear fall out"
Four OF the ten men fell out.
We'll try the ears OF the other six
now" said the specialist. He didn't
even smile. He'd been working 1t all
day.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-08-16
Won't He Look Grand?

"Oh, Julia. won't he be simply grand
I'm a uniform?" The speaker was a
young woman standing by the win
dow at First avenue and Sixty-sixth
street. New York. where board 1873
meets. Her whisper was plainly audi
BILE TO. the registrant. who promptly
waived his claims to exemption.
The first young woman was Eva w.
Wagner and the second her sister Julia.
They are the daughters OF william q.
Wagner. head Of the board, and have
given up their vacations TO tell Just
such patriotic fibs.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-08-16
Could Catch Cold.

Ten OF 200 men called by board A OF
Brooklyn. declared that their eyes pain
ed them frequently and that their sight
was exceedingly poor. The physicians
asserted, however. that twenty better
eyes couldn't be found In seven coun-
ties. Another candidate proffered one
physical ailment after another until
he had confessed 20 four. none OF
which could be verified by the exam
ming physicians.
well. anyhow" said he. II catch
cold the easiest OF any man you ever
saw"
The doctors assured him that other
wise he was physically perfect
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-08-16
Fishing DorIes Sunk BY Gale.

Boston.--Nineteen Portuguese fish.
ermen OF Provincetown we're drowned
when the dories In which they were
fishing on Cape Cod were swamped by
q gale that came up suddenly.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-08-16
IN NORTH CAROLINA
By Prof. J. r. Robertson

A rainy day is responsible for this
letter. The rain, however, is needed
and comes with refreshment to ma
ture and to man. This county-seat.
Rutherfordton, N. c., is alive with
the stalwart young men of the state,
who have answered the summons
to come for examination. North
Carolina will do her full share to-
ward providing an army that will
fight for our ideals and our inter-
ests. The papers have been re-
porting spirit Of resistance to the
CONSUMPTION. IL meets no favor
among the better element of either
North or South Carolina. The Gov
ernor Of this state has spoken in
decisive terms and the papers are
equally loyal in their expressions
of disapproval of anything that
savors treason at this important
crisis in our national life.
| find the associations of this place
rich in historical tradition. In front
of the hotel where | write runs the
old Morganton road along which the
British soldiers, under Colonel Fer
guson. passed when he learned that
the mountain men men OF Tennes-
see, Virginia. Kentucky. and the
Carolinas were coming against him,
in Revolutionary times. This is the
section which was peopled with
Revolutionary Wings, and the Tories
had brought in Ferguson to wipe
them out. Not far off is the road
which the mountaineers took when
they compelled him TO take a stand
at Kings Mountain.
Tradition says that the British
Colonel was shot by young fellow
noted as marksman. selected by the
older men TO do that deed alone. He
was told to save himself from dan
ger until he had accomplished his
purpose. He succeeded and the
British leader lies buried near the
scene of the battle.
Not far Off is the site Of the court
house and settlement where John
SEWER was TO be tried foe treason
against the old commonwealth Of
North Carolina when he sought,
with others, TO create the independ-
ent state OF Franklin from the
counties west Of the mountains
Rescued by his mountain comrades,
he lived 10 be governor OF Tennessee.
Around the corner from the hotel
is the house Of a man by the name
Of Beckley, who coined money out
of North Carolina gold, and contin-
ued TO do so for many years after
the national government was aware
of his private coinage. Every coin
was up TO standard and even beyond
so he continued TO enjoy the unusual
privilege.
Full Of fighting material this sec
ton furnished many men in the war
OF 1912 and in the Civil War. To
one interested in connections with
the past the sight of so many young
men, strong in body and in features.
collected around the court house
yard, calls up the earlier days and
the important services rendered by
the ancestors Of many OF these
young men.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-08-16
One Who Will Go.

The same board had been getting a
high proportion of exemption claims.
And then:
"Will they be all white men in my
regiment rose q querulous voice.
"And can we quit the army and 60
back to work as soon as the Dutch are
licked? Yep? VIII go? Whoop-ee!"
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-08-16
Mother .in-Iaw Dependent.

II haven't heard Of any other case
Just like mine." averred another infor-
nation seeker. You see. I've left my
wife, but still feel I owe something
to my mother-in-law. Suppose I was
taking care Of her-what then?"
The dutiful son-in-law was invited TO
try II at his peril.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-08-16

The Welsh langua &c L. not closely re
lated to the Irish and Highland Gaelic,
but Is Of the same branch as the an
cient Cornish and Breton languages
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-08-16

A clay pipe may he used az . cruel
BILE for melting small quantities Of
metal The stem Is broken on and Q
plug fitted into It.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-08-16
AIR RAID ON ENGLAND
TWENTY.THREE KILLED
FORTY BOMBS ARE HURLED ON
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. AND
MARoATE ARE ATTACKED.

More Than Fifty Persons Injured BY
Missiles-Mueh Property Damage
Caused BY BIasts-Twenty Air.
planes Take Part In Bombardment.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-08-16
Politely Refuses Notice TO Ap-
pear For Examination.
EXEMPTION BOARD MOVIES
Some Are Fighters and Some Are
sIaekers-6sId Men, Deaf Men and
Men With Dependent Mothers In.
law Rub Elbows With Real Men Who
Are Anxious to Do Their Duty.

The examining board Of Bangor Mel
CONSUMPTION district received the fol
lowing letter from a man notified to
appear:
Thanking you for your favor asking
me to report for examination. / wish
to say that after careful considera ton
| have decided not to enter the nation
al army at this time"
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-08-16
PREMIUM LIST BEREA FAIR

than ever.
The crowds each day exceeded
those Of former years. The conduct
was an improvement over other
gatherings Of its kind - there wa
little il any drunkenness and il i.
said that booze" was at premium
and not TO be had.
This speaks we'll for the manage
ment and we trust many more and
better fairs shall be held at Berea
Editor
Below is a complete list Of prem
iums and certificates given.
NOTE.-P. premium: C. certificate
BEST Irish potatoes. peck
Lucy Cochran, p; S. w. Lackey,
e..
2-Best plate Of apples-Mrs. J. C..
Mason, p; S. w. Lackey, C.
BEST plate Of peaches - Mrs.
C.. S. Blevins, p; Russell Hayes, c.
4-Best plate Of tomatoes - Bert
Coddington, p; Mrs. o. ID. Hem
derson, C.
5-Best Butter Scotch Pie - Mrs.
U. S. Myers, p; June White. C.
6-Best Apple Pie-Mrs. d. NJ. Gott,
p; Mamie Ballard, C.
BEST Chocolate Pie - Mrs. Bob
Potts, p; Mrs. Bert Coddington,
G..
8-Best Lemon Pie - Mrs. Cleve
Powers, p: Mamie Ballard. C.
9-Best Cream Pie - Mrs. Dick
Dunn, p: Mrs. Guy Duerson, C.
i0-Best Apple Jelly - Mrs. Jim
Jackson. p: Mrs. U. s. Meyers,
ii-Best Grape Jelly - Mrs. U. S.
Meyers, p.
i2-Best Home Made Grape Wine
Mrs. Bette Brannaman, p. and C.
f3-Best Home Made Blackberry
Wine - Mrs. o. d. Henderson,
p; Mrs. Bette Brannaman, C.
ii-Best Display Two Pound Comb
Honey - Marie Moody, p; Mrs.
Mamie Johnson, C.
i5-Best Home Made Cheese-Nannie
Ballard, p: Mrs. j. C. Mason. C.
i6-Best One Pound Butter - Mrs.
o. d. Henderson, p. and C.
i7-Best Two Pounds Home Made
Candy-Helen Bowman, p; Mrs.
]. C. Mason, C.
i8-Best Baked Ham - Mrs. Dick
Dunn, p; Mrs. John McWilliams,
C..
i9-Best Loaf Salt Rising Bread Il
Mrs. w. H. Dunn, p; Mrs. J. C.
Mason, C.
Loaf Yeast Rising Bread i
Mrs. Bob Potts, p; Mrs. Bob |
Cook, C.
2i-Best Plate Beaten Biscuit-Mrs.
Dick Dunn, p. and C.
22-Best Gallon Ice Cream - Mrs.
C. S. Blevins, p. and C.
23-Best Pine Apple Sherbet - Mrs.
Bert Coddington, p. and C.
2i-Best White Cake Baked from
Lexington-M Maid Flour - Mrs.
Dick Dunn, p; Mamie Ballard,
C.
,6-Best Cocoanut Cake-Miss Cecile
Samuels, p; Mrs. w. H. Dunn, C.
Checkerboard Cake - Mrs.
Will Galloway, p; Mrs. Jim
Jackson, C.
,S-Best Angel Food Cake = Mrs.
ID. NJ. Colt, p; Mrs. w. H. Dunn,
C..
Chocolate Cake - Mrs. Jim /.
Jackson p: Mrs. w. H. Dunn, C.
'0-Best Chocolate Layer Cake -
Mamie Ballard, p; Mrs. Dick [
Dunn, C. ,
'i-Best Fruit Cake - Mamie Bal {
lard, p. and C. q
2-Best Fruit Cake - Mrs. Bert
Coddington, p. and C. {
3-Best Black Cake - Mamie Bal |
lard, p. and C. {
Girl Baby - Mrs. G. C. '
Shelton, p; Mrs. Minnie Parsons, g
C.. I
5-Prettiest Boy Baby - Mrs. Guy |
Duerson, p; Mrs. w. ]. Baird, C. 5
,-Res,, Boy Rider Under IS Years
William Mo son Adams, p; James !
Allen, C. ;
)-Fanciest Single Pony Turnout q
Robert Edwin Walker, p; c. Is. J
- Wells, G. v
Best Stallion, Mare or Gelding, c
any age-Bob Walker, p; c. L. c
Allen, C.
BEST Sucking Horse Colt = Roy
Dunn, p; William White, c.
BEST Sucking Mare Colt IN. q.
Todd, p; James Lackey, c.
Best Stallion, Mare or Gelding, {
year and under q Roy Dunn,
p; James Lackey, C.
,6-Rest Saddle Stallion, Mare or
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-08-16

The following is a list OF German
air raids over England since Jan.
airy. 1915:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-29
BOWIE DECLARES NO ADDITIONAL SCHOOL TAX IS CONTEMPLATED
Says He Would Oppose Movement For
 Extra Levy For City

The report that an effort may be made to levy a 3-mill district school tax in addition to the proposed 3-miIl levy for the entire county is untrue according to Sidney J. Bowie, mem Der of the school tax campaign com mittee.
 The statement of T. C. McDonald regarding this matter is absolutely untrue" said Mir Bowie "The members of the campaign committee have no in- tention of advocating any additional school tax if the 3-mill tax is voted for the county in the election Tues day. I personally would oppose any movement looking toward another levy of mills for the city of Bir- mingham.
 Tt is not necessary that Mir. Me- Donald favor this school tax for the county, as the people are so over whelmingly for it that it will carry de- spite his opposition. Moreover, 1t is my earnest belief that the adoption O. the 3-mill tax will not be a bur den but will rather relieve us of part of our present burdens. system of free public schools will be an untold benefit to all the property owners of the district and will increase the worth of all the real estate here. Our prosperity is dependent upon the suc- cess of this movement"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-29
POLICE DEPARTMENT
 ESTABLISHES RECORD
High Water Mark of Number of Ar
 rests Reached Yesterday

The Birmingham police department es- te blished record yesterday when 124 arrests were made during the A hours from midnight Saturday until midnight Sunday. The number is a highwater mark in the history of the local police force and the unusual activity caused much comment.
 Of the entire 124 arrests, exactly one- half were made for Sunday gaming. Prac- tically all of this number were negroes. The largest game raided netted S1 of the "bone rollers.' Games of all sizes, ranging from five to fifteen, were the average.
 The largest raid made Saturday night was the arrest of 27 messenger boys of the Postal Telegraph company in the basement of the Brown-M Marx building. The arrest of the lads tied up the service of the company until all were allowed bonds for appearance in the police court this morning. This number is not in- cluded in the record
 The youngest lad in the game was 6 years of age. The ages ranged from that to 21 years.
 The majority of the games were said to have been raided at the instance of citi- zens who called the police headquarters and notified them of the exact location, The call men on both the day and even- ing shifts were kept busy throughout the day in rounding up the gamblers of the city Four of the police Fords were in use in bringing the victoms to the city baStile
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-29
ELIZABETH SHELLEY .ON WAY ID AMERICA
Noted Alabama Woman Won High Praise For Re-
 lief Work In Servia

Thousands of Alabama friends of Miss Elizabeth Shelley will be interested to know that she is again en route to Amer lea and that it was not unlikely that she wilf be in Birmingham in the near future.
 It will be recalled that Miss Shelley became interested in Servian relief work and went to that unhappy country to serve as nurse. She was in Servia at the time of the German Bulgarian in vasion and her experiences which have been published in The Age-Herald were among the most narrowing that have been recorded during the war. It was feared at one time that she had been lost as nothing could be heard from her.
 Miss Shelley is now in England, and will shortly leave for America. She will first go to pay a visit to her brother, Capt. James Shelley of the Seventeenth United States cavalry, now stationed at Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, Tex. Captain Shelley has been in Birmingham several days on leave, but left yesterday to return to his command.
 Miss Shelley is the daughter of the late Gen. c. M Shelley, one of Alabama's s best known men. She formerly made her home here, and if she should decide to stop over few days on her way to Texas she will be greeted with unusual cor diality
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-29
DEATH FOLLOWS
 AUTO ACCIDENT
Miss Worthy Succumbs to Injuries Received Satur-
 day-Funeral Today

Miss Camilla Worthy, 23031a Fifth avenue, north. who was run over by an automobile at Fifth avenue and Twenty-third street about 6:3o o'clock Saturday afternoon, died at the Hill man hospital yesterday morning about 9:30 o'clock. Miss Worthy suffered fractured skull and serious internal injuries
 The extent of Miss Worthys injuries were not considered serious Saturday night by hospital authorities but an X-ray showed her to have bad frac- ture of the skull
 The driver of the automobile had not been apprehended up to a late hour last night. The police department was working on the case. According to eye witnesses, Miss Worthy had just stepped off the curbing when the au- tomobile whirled around the corner and struck her. The driver of the au- tomobile is thought to have been ne- gro. He never stopped. She was car ried to the Hillman hospital in a pri- vate automobile following the accident
 Miss Worthy was about 50 years of age and was widely known in the city. She was a well known church worker, being a member of the First Baptist church. She had been a resi- dent of Birmingham for the past 25 years.
 Funeral services over the remains will be held this afternoon at o'clock from the First Baptist church, Dr. A. J. Dickinson officiating. Interment will follow in Oak Hill cemetery. She is survived by one brother, H. s. Worthy; one sister, Mrs. R. A. Brown; and one niece, Mrs. Harvey Gibson, all of Bir- mingham
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-29
EXPECT TO SELECT SITE TODAY FOR THE
 AUTOMOBILE SHOW
If Government Consents, Building Will Be On New Post
 flee Corner

The site of the automobile show will be determined probably today.
 The committee will hear whether the government will grant permission for the use of the lot on Fifth avenue and Nineteenth street, where it intends 10 erect the new postoffice. In the event Uncle Sam gives his consent, work will be started on the building within the next few days.
 But should the government be un- able to accede to the requests of the Birmingham automobile agents there are five other sites that have been placed at their disposal and the show is assured. However, these other sites are not as centrally located and are not as well suited for the show, which will occur during the week of March D..
 Plans for the show are proceeding splendidly, according to Ted Brownell, the chairman of the committee, who, with Henry B. Marks, is directing the preparations
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-29
NO VERDICT REACHED IN IMPORTANT CASE
Jury Still Considering Evidence in Suit for Commission on the
 Sale of Orelands

After an all day deliberation, the Il jurors in the case in which Hugh Friel and Richard Lamb are seeking to have the court award them $35,000 as comnis- sion on selling some ore lands belonging to R. H. McDonough, J. H. McDonough, J. J. Shannon and Will Porter.~to the re- organization committee of th~Gulf States Steel company, stopped at o'clock. Tagged out by the discussions Rumors were current that single juror was pre- venting a decision.
 The suit was one of the most stub bornly contested of recent years, and since Wednesday afternoon Judge Miller s courtroom has been filled with eager crowds which included some of the most influential capitalists of the Birmingham district. Among the we'll known wit nesses were James Bowron, w. F. Aldrich, Walter Moore and Warwick Saunders.
 The plaintiffs, Richard Lamb and Hugh Friel, alleged that they were entitled to $35 900 commission for the sale of min eral lands to the reorganization commit tee of the Gulf States Steel company. Lamb, a mining and consulting engineer of New York, testified that through his activities among the financial powers of New York, the deal was closed, and that the defendants, R. N. McDonough, J. H. McDonough, J. J. Shannon and Will Porter profted thereby. The local capi : talists denied that the plaintiffs were in- strumental in effecting the sale, and all legged that there was no contract.
 The case for the plaintiffs was tried by Judge James J. Banks, Judge S. D.. Weakley and Benjamin S. Gross. The de- fense was represented by Col. Alex Gar Der and E. D. Smith. The arguments consumed three hours Saturday after noon and were participated in by Judge Banks, Judge Weakley, Colonel Garber and MT. Smith The jury deliberated until midnight of Saturday, and continued it's consideration of the case all day Sun day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-29
WANT BATTERIES BROUGHT HERE TO BE MUSTERED QUIT
Civic Associations and Prominent Citizens to Have Orde Changed so Guardsmen Will Not Go to Montgomery.
 Senators and Representatives Urged to Act

George B. Ward, president of the city commission, and scores of prominent Birmingham citizens have wired to Senators Bankhead and Underwood and Representative Huddleston to exert all their influence to have the Birming- iham batteries A and mustered out of rfe service here instead of Montgom- cry. Declaring that it would be an in- justice to the guardsmen and a useless expenditure of government funds to name Montgomery as the point of de- mobilization, they have urged that forceful steps be taken to have the war department change it's orders.
 Prominent business men want the guardsmen to be sent to Birmingham, inasmuch as it will mean that the ben eft of expenditures made by the guardsmen and by the government for their upkeep will come to this city in- stead of Montgomery. In addition, the guardsmen would have the privilege of spending part of the day with their families and those who have lost em- ployment by virtue of their service in the army might have an opportunity
 
 to get work.
 Charles F. DeBardeleben, president of the Chamber of Commerce, an- nounced last night that the chamber would officially make this request of the Alabama senators and representa- tives. James Weatherly, president of the Birmingham Civic association, stated that this organization would make an urgent appeal to have the Alabama congressman act in the mat ter.
 Gen. Louis V. Clark stated last night that there was no reason why Mont gomery should be designated as the point for the mastering out. There is no sensible reason, either military or economic, why the Birmingham bat teries should be ordered by the war de- partment to Montgomery instead of Birmingham" General Clark said "The mastering out will take some time for, while the guardsmen are held in re- serve and are not dismissed from the federal service, each must be given an honorable discharge. AS understand