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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-07
GREAT EXPANSION EXPECTED

The great industrial expansion and development which will ensue here be- cause of the governments activities can not be estimated, even approximately, but that it will be extraordinary, if not astounding, goes without saying. Ad- mittedly great era of unprecede ented prosperity will result. the effect of which will be felt not only in the tri-cities, but throughout the entire Tennessee val ley and the south, as whole. Already Sheffield is blessed with numerous in- dustrial works and undoubtedly many others will be located here The city,s name has been heralded abroad to such an extent that it no longer lacks iden- tity throughout the country. Because of these things it is not doubted, but that Sheffield will become the metropolis of north Alabama, and 1t richly deserves the honor. Its future IS assured.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-07
TREC|TY CITIZENS ARE COOPERATING
 IN SPLENDID SI WAY
Leaving Nothing Undone to Meet Requirements of Gov ernment for the Nitrate
 Plant Site

Sheffield, October Especial. )-rhe people of this city and immediate com mEnity, especially land owners, have rallied in a splendid manner, individ- hally and collectively, in the matter of meeting the governments requirements and demands in locating the experi- mental nitrate plant and powder mills here Local pride and public spirited ness have been demonstrated to a great degree, and in large measure 1t is to the credit of Sheffield and her 5000 people, all of whom are naturally in accord in this all important matter That this is true is borne out by the fact that government officials here ar ranging details pertaining to the loca- tfon of the plants, have expressed them selves as being well pleased with the disposition shown to cooperate in bringing the matter to a speedy close. 80 rapidly are these things maturing that it is merely question of a few days until official announcement is made of the designation of Sheffield as the site for the government industry. Then, of course, actual work will be- gin toward the construction of the plants.
 LOCATION OF SITE
 The site selected is almost in tha vary
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-07
10 IMPROVE CONDITIONS

Referring to his campaign pledges. Commissioner Crawford also said T am just as sincere now as 1 was during my campaign when I was asking for votes. I am going to try and do some
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-07
HENRY PAGE BURRUSS
For Associate Commissioner

Gradual municipal ewnersAip ef yub- No utilities.
 Purchass ef waterworks 1t . just and fair price.
 1lrn1nGAaA on tho Warrior river. No reinstatement of otreot tax.
 Elimination of fees of all kinds from tho public schOols,
 Free textheeks ii all graaes q the elementaFy eeAools. Paid .politicai advertisement by He Hirm1nGhan.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-07

Resteratioa ox kineergarten werk te the public school syuteW.
 Absolute home Fu1e fer D1Pnlnghara -the government of tA1s city 1y 14n own people.
 Equal and exact justice ~ m claasos of people and special 1avoxs to naQo ehall be the key1ste ot ny otflcoal eoon- Pregressives DrospeP0us NIrHinghan. nry Page Burruss. lses s. 18th street.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-07
LOCATION oE STrr

The site selected is almost in the very heart of this city. and not at ali near tne Muscle Shoals site on the Tennessee rlVer' which is the proposed site for
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-07

Ask any foot specialist where most of the foot troubles started and he'll tell you from careless and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-07

Commissioners Crawford and Pillans locked horns at the first regular session
New Britain herald., 1917-05-04
ANOTHER CHANCE ID
 G0 ID PLAITsBURG.
Applicants Will Be Received Up.
 to May IA

Of interest to local young mon who desire to apply for enrollment in thu *of1cers' training camp at Platts- brug. N. Y.. is the following special bulletin which provides that apph- cants can be sent to the training camps after May and up to May IA:
 Specially Qualified applicants for training camps may be examined after May to include May z. Re- |poEtgsoy wire to camp commander nafnes and addresses of those ac- Ecepted. After May T, you may exam inc applicants and send them to the training camps, provided in each case you obtain permission by wire from the camp commander concerned. No applicant will be received at train- ing camps after May 14."
 The order is signed by Adjutant General Sim pson ana IS headed "ex- tension .of enrolment time." The special notification also asks for re. ports on the situation in thiA terri tory, which is to be in the New York office, Monday morning, May 2. The Hartford report will be a satisfac- tory one, sinasmuch as the number of applicants and acceptances in this city is thought to be equal if not larger than other Now England cities of corresponding population.
 It was said yesterday at Hartford headquarters that the applicants who desire to take the three months training may continue to call at the office to ask questions concerning the matter, and to give their names as desiring to SO to Plattsburg.
 A number of prominent New Brit ain young men have already applied for enrollment.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-04

And now we. see all America sriSo and sharpen her weapons m the midst of peace for the com ssnaon struggle. Together we will carry on that struggle, and when x by force we have at least imposed smilitary victory our labors will snot be concluded. Our task will bel quote the noble words or President Wilson--to organize the society of nations, Know we'll that sthN tibes of our enemies who have Snever seen before them anything sbut horizons of carnage. VIII never cease to jeer at 50 noble q Idream. Such has always been the Hate of ideas at their birth, and sif thinkers and men of action had [a1lowed themselves to be discour- 619ed by sceptics, mankind would
 Eili be in its infancy, and, ws kh0nld still be slaves. Alter ma I1rial victory we will win this
 orai victory. We will shatter Xse ponderous world of militar- |l1us: we will establish guarantees |for peace. and then we can dis- |1ppear from the worlds stage. |$lnte we shall leave at the cost E3f our common immolation the |n0blest l1eritsSe future genera 4ions can pcsssss.
 RENE VIvIANI.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-04
A Ballade in Monotone.

(Nathan M. Levy in the New York
 Sun). I'm tired of the rosy light; I'm down on all the vines that
 cling" '"The moon in silver sheen bedight!'' Is sure to set me Nshuddering. I hate "the glories of the spring; i; quite despise the '.jocund June" 5 And such familiar ting-a-ltng- Why don't the poets change their
 tune? I'm more than sick of ''passion's
 height Of hearts desire" and memory's
 sting; Tho "wailing winds" are stale and trfte,
 And as for swallows on the wing" Dismay to me Is all they bring. The ''azure sk1es'' just makes me
 swoon:
 Tn truth, my very soul they wiring Why don't the poets change their
 tune? I'll bury all the flowers in sight That on the air their fragrance
 ffing"; The "eerie phantoms of the night'' I'll murder if have to swing. As for the ''hearts where love. is
 king" I'll smash them all to pieces soon. I cannot stand this sort of thing Why don't the poets change their
 tune? Just see how they my nerves unstring! To kill them off would be boon, But since they're here and they must
 sing,
 tune?
New Britain herald., 1917-05-04

some i've hundred submarines of the
 aforementioned type. It is expected
 that these vessels will be completed within the next six months, so that by the first of December Germany will
 have seven hundred U-boats opera ting on the high seas. There are now
 two hundred in existence, This has
 been estimated by the French Minis try of Marine. A year from today. at
 the rate submarine building is going on in Germany. the Imperial navy
 may be able to command g fleet of
 twelve hundred submarines of the
 very latest type and equipment.
 Evidence gleaned by naval experts in
 this country shows that German ship
 yards have facilities to-. keep con-
 stantly at work on these boats. turn ing, them out at the rate of approxi-
 matels, eishty-four a month.
 In all the time the U-boats have
 been operating there has never yet
 been given by the Allies the slightest
 hfnt of German. submarine losses.
 For some reason or other; the British Gpsernnlent has hid it's activities against this menace behind a veil of secrecy. As the German Government
 likewise makes no publication of it's submarine losses the world is in ignorance of the exact status quo. The only loss of submarine recently brought to the attention of the public resulted from the shot fired by . United States Naval gun crew under command of Lieutenant Bruce R. Ware. That was the first shot fired by America in the war and it bagged the first submarine actually known to have been sunk. The potential danger of the submarine has been under estimated because the people have taken it for granted that England has coped with the situation and has inflicted more damage than 1t cares to tell. This may and may not be 50. By entering the war the United States undertook the problem of ridding the ocean of highwaymen, and pirates. This task is still before 1t. By co-operating with the navies of tho Entente Allies. in . way suggested by the French Vice. Chocheprat. the United States should be able to purge the infested areas and open up these lanes of commerce to the nations of the world lighting against 1 German Prussianism. It must not be forgotten that the damage inflicted to he Allies by successful submarine ,psra&ion will in great degree be felt by America. Tho submarine is the real menace In this war. It must be oblitsra*sd.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-04
THE REAL MENACE.

nd1restimatinE the resources and lnEtia Of the enemy is more than iiouz. in times of war. The United tes in startins out on its mission to ke the world free for democracy 1t not make the mistakes other aons have already made in the esal struggle asainst autocracy. facts must be faced. GermAny is defeated, nor will she be defeated ths mere entrance Of the United TT into the war. sssfnany has her plans we'll shs is It this 6lnent carrying out those plans Iprmulated ysars ITO. what the rrssent war r. to Srie forth in the says of fuinllmentsof ths1s designs re- Stns to be seen. & Te submarine ace is the sreasss Arssd before people o1 tho world. " pro- m can be sucesssfull3 lrried nsh.,if the navies of tho Entente A with the co-operatfen of the 11 states Navy. cannot cope with Y pblem, the war must eventually
 tdsd in favor of Gssndany.
 Serman submarines belonging
 known as .tha su -boatS are
 sphmersible.4 hghtinss ctaft
 tsns posssss. st4ndasG 1t tho S9 this class is the type exempii-- Se tho U-63. sIt,is .estina&ted by no n authority than J. Bernard fker. editor of the scientinc Ameri- I1n n. that Germany has now on the TT ,and approaching c1npietion
New Britain herald., 1917-05-04
Our French Cities"
 (Boston Globe).

Some of our New England cities that have an important percentage of their population of French extra ction should put their best foot forward and SO if they can't arrange to have Joffre and viviani visit them when .ney come pe.,.,,1 10 snas sec1aon. ~ For in- tucket woonsocket. Fall River. Low ell. Marlboro. Holyoke Chicopee, Bangor; Manchester, N. H.; Bridge port, Conn.,; St. Albans. Vt. and oth- CTS.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-04
} THE LlBERTY LOAN.

lubscribing to the Liberty loan of
 at the rate of q. 1.ooo.0oo an 1sr is fast work. ThaA money ored intd the treasury It Washins-
 yesterday. Taking up the frst kaoo. .oo co. eco offering oA tic Eovsrn-
 nt ponds It this rate thesAmerican5 ppie show their faith h the nation. TIE thatfrate ol snbscraDtion was IF on in washington so,ooo banks ctKer sections of tho country were einw advance applications over their
 ntsrs. In Nsw Britain every bank
 invested its own money in the n. Foilowing such lead 1t Is prob tlsat many or their clients will
 re - government bonds.
 fe IT ty indication that the
 re IT. SIst will be greatly over- ljscrii( Americas Liberty loan enliShtsn the world. It will show |sk AmSr3cn when it starts to do hKs does not stop at half way nAufeS. It VIII Dc . warning to
 nations of the earth that this Entry, once it gets started. is a
 nidable enemy. and, a worthy Ind. And it's friendship is as easy kFsecure as its enmity. Slow to ||lFtth. 1t looks long before it leaps. l3e then. to anything that stands in 6way. When the slumbering slant 6akens to It's full power all creation TT beware. The dayS of tom |eaery are over. The hour of Hkoning is at hand. The Liberty n h but . starter. After the Ibuey. this country will give men Dd munitions. Then shall the war TIT down to its last stage.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-04
LOOPS LOOP SIDEWAYS.

London, May 4.-In g. test of a new airplane adesigned by army experts for "aerobatics'' or adroit maneuvering in air combat, an instructor looped the loop sideways eight times, starting at an altitude of 1,800 feet and finishing within 200 feet of the ground. The wings of the machine revoived like windmills during the maneuver at the conclusion of which the aviator re- gained his even keel and scared up- wards.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-04
WAR nREAD.

Since the hrsts year of the war in Europe War Drsa1' has been in use. The term ...WAI .Hssadp Is apt to be misundsrstocd hf many people not famili1r with niliins. On ths face of 1t tho tsrm might suggest, and prossbly doas : short ration. If any thing. War 4read" should consist ef bisrer loavss than Peace Bread" This oecAuss ,.'war Bread' is made of four conta1nlns all of the wheat kernel. part of which is discarded in -four used to make ordinary bread.
 As . war economy the people of the United States wall probably, sooner or later. be compeiisd to use 'war Bread There is an effort under way now to bring about national law which will tchangss the standard of milling -four, At present the law governing the milling of -four from wheat provides for the use of 73 per cent. of the wheat kernels. Under the new order the wheat kernel now thrown away would be utilized. Be- cause of the shortage in the wheat crop last year and the shortage that the wheat crop faces this year experts profeas to sec no reason why wheat bread should not be made into 'war Bread" It has been said that Eng lish millers are the best in tho world and that the English milling laws are the striotest known in any country. Granted that the latter proposition Is true, and that England has modined it's milling laws to affect an economy among its people the United States need not hesitate to do the same.
 E Soldiers in the field demand . goodly portion of bread. The boys in the trenches fghting for England and France are given each day ono pound of bread. American soldiers sent to the front, no matter where the front may be. smust have like ration. Aside frplAstheir portion of beef each dax they must have plenty of bread. CaliAd upon to. feed not only its own army and citi.sns It home, but the people of the world outade of Ger many. the United states will bs forced to remove restrictions in milling. Not only must the wheat kernel over s7s per cent. be allowed to rsmain. but millsrs must be privileged to mix their product with other srains. such as corn, etc. To ,sthis end ths food laws must be temporarily mcdified.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-04
HOW A SQUAD TAKks INTERVAL
 AND DISTANCE.

<A4vD OxS1tANOEe WHILE FOR MARCHING AND the purposes of drill in the manual of arms a squad is kept in .sclose order"-that Is, the distance of the crook of the elbow between man and man in each rank, and forty inches between the front and rear ranks certain kinds of instruction could not be given in that formation. The setung-up exercises .(calestheqics or the Bayonet Drill could not be ex- ecuted at close order. It is. essential therefore. to distribute the men SO. that. while they still remain in a precise and military formation they may be sufliciently separated for each man to have room for the swing of hts arms and legs or the charge of his bayonet- In order to effect this the squad willy execute the commands Take Interval. or "Take Distance"
 When the squad is at a halt, the comman Is given ''Take Interval to the Right (Deft) MARCH" At 'To the Right (Ieft)", the four rear rank men march backward four steps and halt. At the commend of execution, MARCH, all men in both ranks face to the right. The leading man in each rank then steps of.
 
 the second man in each rank stems off, keeping four paces behind the leader. Then follow the third man in each rank, at an interval of four paces from the two men ahead, each rear rank man abreast of the cor responding from rank man. The command "HALT!' is given when the Nd. 3 men are three paces distance from the No. 4 men, and all halt and fact to the front.
 From this formation, the com mand "Assemble'' is given when it is desired to bring the squad back. into close order. The conand is worded. "Assemble, to the Right (Left) MARCH!' At March. the front rank man on the right or left. as the case may be. stands fast, while the rear rank man of the same file closes up behind him to the regulation dis tance of forty inches. The other men by the shortest line and face to the front ss
 seTake Distance'' varies in that it is executed to the front rather than on l either flank and provides a different arrangement of the men, although for the purposes of exercise and in- struction, the result is substantially the same. This movement must be ! executed after the squad has counted l off at MARCH" following the pre- paratory commend "Take Distancc'', No. of the front rank moves straight 1 to the front. When he, has taken | four paces, No. ? of the front rank | also moves straight to the front, fol- lowed by No. 3 of the front rank at 1 four paces who; in turn Is followed | at four paces by No. of the front | rank. Then when No. has his | proper, distance, Nos 1, ?. 3. and of the rear rank each step off four paces exactly as the fropt rank men have done. The command "HAI4T'' Is given whom all have attained their distances.
 TosAssemhle'' the squad, at this command, No. of the front rank stands fast, while the other numbers move forward until they reach their proper places in line.
 Tomorrow's article will describe how the squad may be turned.
 (Copyright, 1917,, by the Wheeler fo |
New Britain herald., 1917-05-04

Out California way they never for get the Yellow Peril. Now comes the President of the State Board of Ed ucation th4ys and warns mothers ito mark the tlothins of their children in order that. if invasion should oc- eur tho. little ones might be idsnta-
New Britain herald., 1917-05-04
MEXICO TO: HOLD ART OBJECTS.

Mexico City. May 4.@-The taking from the country without: xovernment Copies or duplicates mutt be approved before they can be exported. Three carloads Of alleged. antiquities and ob- jscts of are recently shipped from here to the United States have been stopped at LaredQ under the ruling. The ship ment will be examined by an agent of the director of Arts
New Britain herald., 1917-05-04
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New Britain herald., 1917-05-04
Calming Down.

lWashington Starl.
 Public agitation has subsided to degree that permits United States citizen to enjoy a pretzel or frank turter sausage without mourning sus- picion that he Is . German spy.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-04

fed" By the, time this dreadful ap- pnration comes in sight the little ones of this country might not be wearing clothing. Its Long, Long Way to sTipperary."
New Britain herald., 1917-05-04

What New Workers can now save between 1 8. m. and daybreak will gc g long way toward paying their in. come etaxes.-New York Sun.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-04

We have an idea that the loudest complaints against the enforced food economy in England will come from tho professional suffraget hunger StFikers.-Boston Transcrfpt.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-04

And the. old Flag never touched the ground.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-04
SELF HELPS FOR NEW
 SOLDIERS SOON TO BE ICALLED INTO FIELD.

Advice By United States Army Officer Which Is Valuable to Those Eligible ENOr Service in America's New Legfons.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-04
FACTS AND FANC1

One thing is certain, hoWd06r; pes pie can't hoard both food and mone Bridgeport Telegram. :;
New Britain herald., 1917-05-04

-0T1O80QOTI 10toSTam. ~
 What New Workers can now save between 1 a. m. and daybreak will go long way toward paying their in- come staxes.-New York Sun.
 We have an idea that the loudest complaints against the enforced food economy in England will come from tho professional suffraget hunger. stTikers.-Boston Transcript.
 Three cheers for the middle wast, alleged hotbed of pro-G Germanism AfSd. pacfnsn1. which is now beating the rest Of the nation in supplying recruits for the regulars.-Norwalk Record.
 The fellow who boasts about hav- ing worked for a few dollars . week when he was starting out in life, over- looks that fact that that he probably wasn't worth more.-Paterson Call.
 More American flags are flying in Paris than all of the other allies put together More honor for tho nag and Paris.-Hartford Post
 Now if the college boys who give up athletics will only spend the summer raising crops on the campus.-B shire Eagle.
 Any woman can tell you that If she had as much time and money to spend on herself as other women she would look just as attractive as other wo- men.-Paterson News.
 So many musicians in the Boston symphony orchestra are subjects of the Kaiser that Major Higginson has withdrawn his support from the or ganisation. Now there is talk of in terning the German members. Per- haps 1t is feared they may get to- gether and play Deutschland Uber Allies. s."-waterbury Republican.
 Somebody in Berlin. N. J., is mov- ing to have the name of the town changed because it happens to be tho same as that of the capital of tho German empire. It is not to be ex- pected that that kind of foolishness will make headway in this country. It would be stoutly resisted in the Ber- lins of Massachusetts, Connecticut and New Hampshire. Hysteria Is not to be as war asset.-Sprdng- Hold Republican.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-04

Three cheers for the middle w4st alleged hotbed of pro-G o-Germanism A<ad pacffisp1. which is now beating the rest Of the nation in supplying recruits for the regulars.-Norwalk Record.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-04

The fellow who boasts about hav- ing worked for few dollars week when he was starting out in life. over- looks that fact that that he probably wasn't worth more.-Paterson Call.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-04

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New Britain herald., 1917-05-04

n&erad It the Post O6Ace at Nov 0ritsaa
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New Britain herald., 1917-05-04

More American flags are flying in Paris than all of the other allies put together More honor for tho flag and Paris.-HartfOrd Post.