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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-18
IT'S NOTHING LESS
 THAN WONDERF u 2
Gained Nineteen Pounds and Health Is Restored
 After Long Suffering

q think it's nothing less than won derful for three bottles of any medicine to restore mans health, besides adding 19 pounds to his weight, but that is exactly what Tanlac did for me-" said George B. Monsarrat, a well known sales man for the Burr oughs Adding Machine company in Memphis, Tenn, a few days ago.
 T was in poor health,'' continued Mir. Monsarrat, land my stomach was in such an awful fix that everything disagreed with me, and soon after eating I would have terrible griping pains. My nervous system was affected and I could hardly ever get good nights sleep.
 'T heard so much 2oout Tanlac that I decided to give it a trial andfi positively, ly, by the time had used up about half my first bottle I began to get straighten- ed out and was feeling fine. Since fin- ished my third bottle my nerves have become quiet so that I sleep like a log. In fact, T have been entirely relieved of all my troubles and have actually gained 19 pounds. am so delighted with what Tanlac has done for me that I wish all such sufferers as I was would try this wonderful medicine.''
 Tanlac is sold in Birmingham exclu- sively by Eugene Jacobs drug store and Patton-Pope Drug company; in Ems ley by D. w. Morris Drug company; in Bessemer and in North Birmingham by Walker Drug company.-Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-18
CLAYTON
Chiffon Commissioners Will Build Bridge Over M. & o. at Naples
 ville-New State Bank to Open. County Teachers to Hold Institute.

Clanton, November 17.-(Special)
 It was decided at the last meeting of
 the Chiffon county commissioners;
 court, Judge L. H. Reynolds presiding, to construct a bridge over the tracks of the Mobile and Ohio and Southern
 at MaplesviIle for the purpose of as-
 sisting vehicles and pedestrians. This highway, which leads from Clanton to Selma, through Map1esville will
 bring Birmingham in direct connec- tion with territory which Is trav- ersed for 25 miles through a good farming country and connecting sew era1 villages.
 At the meeting of the county com bile and Ohio were present and also a representative of the Southern Over 200 interested citizens were present. The Peoples Savings bank of Clan ton shows a statement of $27453s.09 cash on hand. The officers say that owing to the farmers being daily in | receipts of ready cash from the sales of live stock, cotton, corn, lumber and other products, that there is now not a big demand for loans Clanton Is to have a new state bank opened up for business on Nov. 20. The officers are: c. B. White of Birlning- ham, president; T. E. Williams of Clanton, cashier; and a board of di- rectors composed of c. B. White, J. M. Potts, c. E. Williams, Tom Kemp and Grady Reynolds.
 MT. Shepherd Rasberry, highly es- Ia nf at his home and was buried in the cem- etery at Mulberry.
 | The Chiffon county teachers insti- l ute meets in Clanton Monday and ! Tuesday, November 26 and 27, and the Boys Corn and Pig clubs will be en- l tertained by the citizens of Clanton 1 Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, Mo- vember 26. 27 and 2S.
 l Over 1000 citizens of Chiffon coun- | for the release of Dr. E. A. Matthews l from the Alabama state prison.
 Samuel M. Pate, formerly of the Thorsby State bank, Is now assistant
 cashier of the Peoples Savings bank at Clanton.
 Prof. J. L. Johnson delivered very forceful address on Liberty at the
 Ideal theatre.
 1 Dr. J. F. Gable attended the Bap- i tist convention at Sylacauga.
 Hon. w. H. Conway has made a I thorough canvass of Chiffon county
 and says that there will be only about
 5000 bales of cotton for 1917.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-18
of How American Woman Saved Dispatches
 From Capture Is Told

London. November 1.-The story of how an American woman's action saved inn portant British dispatches when the vessel on which they were being carried to Malta was held up by an Austrian submarine was told today by Captain Stanley Wilson. who was carrying the dispatches and who himself was taken prisoner by the Austrians and only re- gently released.
 Captain Wilson told the military court which is investigating his capture that he threw one bag overheard but that to his horror it did not sink as he had supposed 1t would. At this juncture he was approached by an American woman travelling on the steamer who offered to take charge of the other bags, saying she wished to do something for Eng land.
 1t was great responsibility" saiG Captain Wilson, but I took it and my action was justified as the bags reached London.'' The bags were hidden by the American woman until the Austrians had concluded their search of the steamer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-18
MISSISSIPPI WILL SOLVE PROBLEM OF
 PAYING OFF DEBT Legislative Committees Will Meet December 10 to Con-
 sider Plan TEN SOLDIERS ARE DEAD OF PNEUMONIA Charge of Incompetency Is Made Against Those in Charge of Field Hospital-Dry Weather Doing
 Big Damage
By E. F. FRANTz

Jackson, Miss, November 17.-(Spe- cial. )-Nearly two years ago both houses of the Mississippi legislature adopted resolutions creating special committees for the purpose of draft ing laws bearing on the fiscal inter- ests of the state. These committees have held several meetings and have named subcommittee to attend to spe- cified matters and it is supposed they have done as told to do. The two committees are now called to meet in Jackson December 10 for a comparison of notes, and at which time 1t IS hoped and expected some plan for the relief of the financial distress of the state will be suggested Sor action by te legislature.
 CHARGED TO INCOMPETENCY
 During the past two or three weeks 10 privates of the Second Mississippi regiment sor of the First cavalry or artillery, all of whom were in Camp Jackson together, have died of pneu- monia This very fatal disease was the outgrowth of an epidemic of measles and it is claimed or charged that the victims of measles were not given proper treatment and care at the camp. Charges of incompetency have been preferred against the men in charge of tn6 I6lu HOSplldI, put SO lii iOeiiiAA 9 has been done so far as is known here The troops have been removed to Alex andria, La, but the sick men and those in the detention camp were left behind.
 MEMPHIS RATE CASE
 George S. Gibson, special examiner for the interstate commerce commis- sion, has been holding a session in Jackson this week and may be here several days longer. This is a case in- augurated by the Memphis wholesalers and the railroads. The Mississippi rail- road commission has been hammering on intrastate rates several years and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-18

Should it become necessary, China's unlimited labor could furnish much of the -clothing for the allied armies, were mod ern factories erected in China under for eign supervision.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-18

they are now fairly satisfactory 10
 wholesale dealers and others in thls
 territory. But these cheap rates oe-
 tween Mississippi points do not suit
 the Memphis folks and they are de-
 manding that they be made to corre-
 spond with the rates to and from Mem
 phis.
 MORE COTTON TO SELL
 John Conan, secretary of the peni-
 tentiary board of trustees, gives no tice that next Tuesday, November 1o,
 they will sell 1900 bales of cotton ana perhaps 15 or 20 carloads Of seed at the Parchamn farm in Sunflower coun' ty. This cotton will go to the nlghest bidder and every facility for 1nspec- tion will be given. The sales nave an at- ready amounted to more than $ooo,ooo' | but the crop is not half sold and the million dollar mark seems assured TOT | this years cotton crop.
 STATE FREE OF TICKS The first day of December is going to be observed in Mississippi as tick | eradication day." same having been the subject of a proclamation by the gov ernor It is proposed to have great celebration and publication meeting here at Jackson. Secretary Houston has promised to be present, if pos sibIe to leave Washington at that  nal industry will also be there, as will several men prominently associ ated with tick eradication work in the | state.
 HELD AS ACCESSORY Angelo SpengIer, aged 25, son of one of Jackson's most highly respected cit l izens, has been arrested on an indict- ment returned by the federal grand J jury, charging him with being par i ticeps criminis in the embezzlement Of l $18,000 from a local bank by Arthur Muh, his cousin, now In the Atlanta l prison under a five-year sentence Nun admitted his crime and took his med 1 icine but it has been since stated that 1 his plea of guilty was at suggestion | of an attorney for the bank, who promised there would be no criminal prosecution if the dedication was made
 good. That was done by Muh's moth | CT and sisters, but after Muh was sent
 to Atlanta they sued to recover what | they had paid under the false prom | ises of the attorney and the court de- cided in their favor. Spengler is be- l lieved to have been an innocent party. | Like everybody else, he supposed Nun had plenty of money and claims he had no idea where the money for cot l ton speculation came from. Spengler
 was released on s5ooo bond
 i DRY WEATHER l This section of the country has ex- perienced the longest and most dis astrous dry spell in it's history and un- 1 less rain brings relief in a few days l there will be much suffering. Farm CTS and stock raisers are now hauling 1 water from great distances and driv- l ing their stock to Pearl river from ev l cry direction. Creeks, spring branches and ponds that were never known to l go dry before are now dusty on the 1 bottom.
 Y. M. C. A. FUND
 The state of Mississippi has been 1 thoroughly organized for $150,000 l drive for Y. M. c. A. war work and 1 those in charge of the campaign do not doubt the full sum will be raised I promptly in spite of the drain on &C., | count of liberty bond subscriptions d l few weeks ago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-18

they are now fairly satisfactory to wholesale dealers and others in this territory. But these cheap rates oe-
 tween Mississippi points do not suit the Memphis folks and they are de- manding that they be made to core spond with the rates to and from Mem
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-18
DRY WEATHER

The state of Mississippi has been thoroughly organized for a $150,000 drive for Y. M. c. A. war work and those in charge of the campaign do not doubt the full sum will be raised promptly in spite of the drain on &C., count of liberty bond subscriptions d few weeks ago.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-14
Speculatin

The three best towns in Vermont, &C.
cording to the Brattleboro Reformer, are
Brattleboro, Bennington and Barre. We
should have thought, just for modesty's
sake, The Reformer ought to place Brat
tleboro at the end OF the list-still better
to have said that the three towns begin
ming with "B" that stand out prominent
ly in the state are Burlington, Hon. C. P.
Smiths town; Brandon, Walter f.
SCOTS town, and Barton, Wallace Fl
Gilpin's town. Brattleboro may be
known at some future date as Congress
man Walter Z. Hubbard's town, or Barre,
as Congressman John w. Gordon's town
and possibly Bennington as the home of
Governor Notwithstanding Record.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-14
Teachers and Exemption.

The National Education association
now in session at Portland, Ore, is di
vided on the question as to whether oil
not it should recommend that male
teachers be exempted from the selective
draft. The committee on resolutions has
been asked by women members to pass
resolution recommending exemption
from the draft of male teachers, on the
ground that their absence would cripple
the school system. The chairman of the
committee says his committee will re-
ject the resolution Women teachers,
he says, can take the places of men. The
question probably will come before the
convention as a whole to-day, and adj.
vocates Of the resolution have suggest.
ed that only the women members be per
mitted to vote on the issue. We shall see
what we shall see.
The nation has no stronger bulwark
than its school system. The schools
must continue to perform their benefi-
cent service So much is taken for
granted. There are, however, not only
women teachers. but also many male
outside the military registration
age limits, who would be available for
all the positions vacated by teachers liza
bic to the draft This matter of ex-
emption claims on vocational grounds
threatens to overlap all reasonable
bounds unless the line j. drawn some
where. and drawn vigorously Even
though the resolution in question was
to be adopted and the recommendation
made, the chances are that the war dc.
partment would find compliance mex
pedient The very advocacy Of such a
resolution shows. however. the lengths
to which the exemption claim idea is ex-
tending Manchester Union
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-14

paratively long process, and especially
so ii the operation of the engine happens
TO be stopped. In the latter contingency
the inevitable result Is that the engine
cannot be started soon enough TO permit
the completion of the plan for reversing
and backing. A great many Of the grade
crossing accidents OF the recent weeks
have been due TO this situation.
IL seems TO be reasonable, therefore,
to advance the idea that an automobile,
once upon a grade crossing. should not
be stopped when a train is seen APP.
preaching, unless, perchsnce, there are
several tracks alongside, and the throttle
should be opened wide Immediately with
a purpose Of, clearing the crossing ahead
of the train. The continued momentum
of the car will reduce the likelihood OF
collision, while the accelerated speed SUI
perinduced by the wide-open throttle will
still further reduce that likelihood Such
a course of action probably would not
always carry the automobile and its oc-
cupants completely beyond peril, but it
would be far safer than TO attempt the
slow, -wracking process of stopping
the car, reversing the gears and backing,
coupled with which is the possibility OF
"stalling' the engine So the general
policy of going ahead when the m2tor-
driven vehicle has touched the crossing
commends itself But, first of all, the
only safe policy in driving is to take
reasonable survey of the approaches to
grade crossing before attempting to
cross. Nowadays signs are being placed
at positions few hundred feet from
the crossings so that the drivers of We
hicles are put on their guard. When
such signs are placed there is not much
excuse for grade crossing collisions be-
tween trains and automobiles.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-14

We wish to extend congratulations to
the Swanton Courier on the evidence OF
its progress in the shape of model Is
multiple magazine linotype. 1t is quite
an ambitious move for weekly news
paper in comparatively small commu-
nifty of Vermont to make such an acqui-
sition to its equipment; but we feel GER
tain that the speed of the new machine
will make the expenditure worth while.
Moreover, the appearance of the contem-
tporary will be greatly improved with the
new face of type each week.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-14
CURRENT COMMENT
Automobiles in Waterbury.

The estimate is made that at least loo
automobiles per hour pass up and down
Main street, and on holidays and Sun.
days, this figure can be safely doubled
Some complain about this and attempt
to put up the argument that so much
travel is spelling the road. We feel like
saying, 'let'em 60" The more automo-
biles that visit this section, even if they
go through our village without stopping,
the better. To be sure, it costs some
thing to keep up the road, but you will
find in the long run, it all pays-so just
keep on crawling Waterbury Record.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-14

Purchasers of the United States Lib
erty bonds will not be alarmed by the
fact that the bonds sold for slightly be
low par on the New York stock ex
change; that is, the purchasers who
bought for an investment rather thar
for speculation will not be alarmed be.
cause they know that their interest in.
come will not be disturbed and because
they know, too, that the government
will redeem the bonds at par on their
maturity, while there is also the added
chance that the bonds will mount above
par at almost any time Those who are
squealing are the purchasers who bought
for purposes of speculation in the gov
eminent issues.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-14
Am THE MoNrENr oF nANGrR.

Drivers OF automobiles know how essv
IL is to stall their engines under stress
Of nervousness or unusual excitement: 30
they can readily account for the frequent
accidents in various parts Of New Eng
land which were brought about BY the
art Of the driver in ~staling- his engine
on railroad crossings when a train was
seen approaching. The FIRST thought Of
the driver, on seeing the danger. Is per
hsps TO stop his vehicle. the idea being
20 reverse the gears and back the car
Of the crossing. But that il a CON
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-14
What a Woman Will Do for Her Baby

What Woman Will Do for Her Baby
In Edna Ferber's serial story, running
in the American Magazine, one charac.
ter says:
THE trouble with the Haynes Coop
er infants wear department is that it
doesn't understand women. There are
millions OF babies born every year. An
incredible number of them are msil-order
babies. mean by that they are born
to tired. clumsy fingered immigrant wom-
en-, to women in mills and factories. 20
women on farms, to women in remote
villages They're the type who use the
mail-order method. Eve learned this
one thing about that sort of woman;
she may not want that baby. but either
before or after its born she'll starve
and save, and 60 without proper clothing
and even beg, and steal to give It clothes
clothes with lace on them, with ribbon
on them. sheer white things / don't
know why that's true. but Il il. Well,
we're not reaching them. Our goods are
unattrsctive. They're PACKED and
shipped unsttractively. Why, all this
department needs Is a little psychology
and some lace that doesn't look as If
il had been chopped out with an Ak. It's
the little. silly, intimate things that
viii reach these women No. not silly.
either. Quite understandable She
wants fne things Tor her baby. just ~
the silver-sPoOn mother does. The thing
vel have to do is 70 give Der silver
spoon models a: pewter pricss-
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-14

place among the democratic nations. He
has already effected a perfect under
standing with the entente powers, en-
surfing cessation OF the blockade and full
internal freedom. And he has done a
particularly important service 20 Greece
at the same time removing Il possible
cause OF disharmony among the allies by
bringing about an amieable settlement
of the Epirus Albania boundary ques-
ton with Italy. Since the REIMBURSEMENT
of the crown by the German emperor's
brother-in.law and obedient servant, and
King Alexander's appointment of Venize.
los as premier, the allies have had no
reason to suspect that the Greek army
might be used for a rear attack on their
force at Saloniea, and therefore no wish
TO have the army confined to the Morea,
or TO occupy any territory themselves
farther south than the Macedonian port.
So the army is being recognized and
strengthened and as soon as il comes
north the allied troops at Athens, the
Piraeus and elsewhere will be with
drawn. The agreement doubtless in
cludes the continuance of the allies at
Salonica for war purposes in the Bal
kans.
We attach great Importance to the re.
moval of the misunderstanding with It.
ally. Certain military movements seemed
to indicate a possible intention on the
part of Italy to supplant Greece in
what shall we call it?-northern Epirus
or southern Albania, Italian troops had
marched across the territory from the
Adriatic to Macedonia, and had left
garrison in the city of Janna. 1t will
be remembered that, after a four months
siege, the Greeks captured Janina from
the Turks in March, 1913. They won it
fairly, they kept it under treaty, and
they maintained it was in Epirus. But
Turkey had always governed the Janina
province as a villayet of Albania, and
Italy seemed TO consider il Albanian
when she occupied its capital city at
about the time she declared the indepen-
dence of Albania under her protection.
Venizelos has quickly got rid of the vex.
atious supposition The occupation was
but temporary for the preservation of
order, and the Italian troops win move |
out when the Greek troops arrive. We
trust that questions which may arise be-
tween the two countries concerning Ege
an islands and portions OF Asia Minor
may be settled as satisfactorily. Italy
and Greece are near neighbors and should |
be good friends. Together they are able
TO do much Tor freedom in southeast
Europe.--Boston Herald
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-14
Fellows in Fright.

The taxi swayed and narrowly missed
a policeman, then swerved again as il
dashed past another taxi and in so do
ing just escaped collision with lamp
post.
please be careful" pleaded the lady
occupant of the cab This is the first
time ! have ever ridden in a taxi"
Madam, you have my sympathy"
gasped the driver This is the first
time ever drove one" San Francisco
Chronicle.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-14
The Weights and Measures Department.

The Monitor notes the appointment of
two weights and measures inspectors for
the entire state of Vermont, by State
Treasurer Scott, upon whom the duties
of this department have been placed. If
we recall correctly the last legislature
placed upon the shoulders of this de-
partment the testing of gas, electric and
water meters as well as scales, gasoline
pumps and measures of every descrip.
ton, and gave the department $4,000 to
work with. The Monitor bets bushel
of potatoes to gallon of gas that there
are electric gas and water meters enough
in Orleans, Caledonia and Franklin coun-
ties to keep one deputy testing the great.
er part of a year. This leaves the other
ten counties for the other man to look
after besides taking care of the scales
and measurers for the entire state. We
really ought to have department here
that is to amount to something or else
wipe the whole thing from the map. 1t
is bound to be farce as it is.-Barton
Monitor.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-14
mot Plavin' "

Pat, thinking to enliven the party
stated with watch in hand I'll presint
box of candy to the loidy that makes
the homeliest face within the next three
minutes"
The time expired, Pat announced; "Ah,
Mrs. MCGUIRE, you get the prize"
But" protested Mrs. Mcclure, go
way wild We; wasn't playin' at ALL
Ladies' Home journal.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-14
Easy

The story told of a man who had
great difficulty in spelling words with
"ri" and "ie' in them. One day a friend
offered to give him an infallible rule for
such cases. at is a rule, he said, that
in forty years has never failed
me-"
His friend expressed his delight and
waited.
The man resumed: "The rule is sim
ply this: Write your i and 'e exactly
alike, and put the dot just between
them. '-Squibs.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-14
JINGLES AND JESTS
Peeled or Unpeeled.

First Chorus Girl-So you have a
kitchenette?
Second Chorus Girl-Yes, a dear little
one.
And YOU do your own cooking
Sure"
And how do you serve the potatoes y
"Oh, Just in their tights or out of
'em; either way. '--Yonkers Statesman.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-14

The person who says the war will be
won by preponderating superiority in
the air is talking thin air. The war will
not be won until the allies have vastly
superior number of men and munitions
in the field. That is not to say, however,
that superiority in the air will not help
toward the end, Those who claim vic
tory for the side that is superior in the
war are specialists who see merely one
phase of the situation.