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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-04

some measure Of responsibility. This
is to be no mere defensive war on our
part. We are to strike and strike with
all the energy and power at our com
mand because we are at last convinced
that the very fate of civilization Is at
stake.
A ruthless military frenzy is running
amuck in the world, armed, not with
the bludgeon and spear suited to such
a survival of savagery, but with the
most frightful engines Of destruction
that modern science can devise. Our
warfare is not against the German
people but against the brutal despotism
which assumes to govern them,-a be-
lated survival Of mankind's age-old en-
envy, the cruel and arrogant spirit OF
autocracy, which soon, please God, Is
utterly to vanish from the earth.
More is concerned in this titanic
struggle than the honor or the life OF
any nation. 1t has become a world con-
1ict for that freedom of self-govern-
ing depocracies of which our flag is the
supreme token among mankind. The
Allies are fighting for civilization
against despotism. With the battle
IlndIly upon tHlS iSSut Jul nag
would droop in the breeze If withheld
ingloriously from the conflict.
Last night before a joint convention
Of Congress, the President asked that a
state of war be declared to exist and
that our government at once enter upon
the conflict upon the side Of the Allies
with all the energy and power at our
command. You have read his calm and
patriotic utterance.
Congress will meet again this noon to
put into full effect his recommends
tons Before that time, let US, by ap-
propriate action, assure the President
and Congress of our full and loyal sup
port in this solemn hour Of nationa'
crisis. No words need be added to his
noble statement Of the case. The elo-
uuence of deeds can best he ours.
I urge that you provide immediate
authority for the issuance of bonds tc
the amount of one million dollars and
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-04

New York, n. UT Is conserya lively
estimated that over three million people
annually In this country alone are taking
Nuxated Iron. Such astonishing results
have been reported from its use both by
doctors and laymen, that a number Of
physicians in various parts Of the coun-
try have been asked to explain why they
prescribe, 1t, so extensively, and why 1t
apparently produces SO much better re-
suits than were obtained from the old
forms Of inorganic iron.
Extracts from some of the letters re-
ceived are given below:
DR.. Ferdinand King. New York physi-
clan and medical author, says: There
can be no vigorous iron men without
iron. Pallor means anaemia Amaze
mia means iron deficiency. The skin
Of anaemic men and women is pale.
The flesh fabby. The muscles lack
tone, the brain Tags and the memory
fails and they often become weak, ner-
vous, irritable. Respondent and melan-
aholy. When the iron goes from the
blood of women, the roses go from their
cheeks"
In the most common foods Of America,
the starches, sugars, table syrups, cam
crackers. biscuits. macaroni, spaghetti,
tapioca, sage, farina, degerminated corn
meal. no longer is iron to be found Re
filming processes have removed the iron
of Mother Earth from these impover-
ished foods, and silly methods of home
cookery. by throwing down the waste
pipe the water in which our vegetables
are cooked are responsible for another
grave iron loss.
Therefore, If you wish to preserve your
n rsv ~
you must supply the iron deficiency In
your food by using some form Of organic
iron just as you would use salt when
your food has not enough salt.
DR. f. Sauer. Boston physician who
has studied widely both In this country
and in great European Medical institu-
tons says: "As l have said a hundred
times over, organic iron is the creates,
of all strength builders. If people would
only take Nuxated Iron when they fee
weak or rundown. instead of dosing
themselves with habt-formng drugs
stimulants and alcoholic beverages l an
convinced that in this way they could
ward off disease, preventing 1t becoming
organic in thousands of cases and thereby
the lives of thousands might be saved
who now die every year from pneumonia
grippe. kidney. liver. heart trouble AND
other dangerous maladles. The real and
true cause which started their diseases
was nothing more nor less than a weak
ened condition brought on by lack Of
iron in the blood.
Not long ago a man came to me who
was nearly half century old and asked
me to give him preliminary eXamina
ton for life insurance. l was astonished
to find him with a blood pressure of g
boy of 20 and as full Of vigor. vim anG
vitality as young man; in fact, young
man he really was notwithstanding. his
age. The secret. he said. was taking
iron-nuxated iron had filled him witt
renewed life. At 80 he was in bad health
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-04
Eyes, HERE|A
OUT OF Bed" IS
HER HAPPY tale
II Can Even Do Some Of NV
Own Housework," Declares
Auburn Woman

Il am out of bed now and can
even do some of my own Homework"
joyfully declared Malvina Lachance, of
r. F.. d. No. 7. Auburn. Me-. to the
Tanlac Man, as she began story that
will give hundreds here hope.
II had been suffering from kidney
trouble. indigestion, inflammation of
the bowels and nervousness" this Au-
burn woman explained. II had sick
headaches and pains in my side and
back There were peculiar twisting
pains under my ribs.
Il had hardly any appetite at all and
would suffer from dizziness and
work of any kind and grew so weak
from lack of nourishment and rest that
l was confined to my bed for three
weeks.
Il have been taking Tanlac and It
has done me so much good already
that, as you can see, am out of bed
and getting around fine. My pains
have disappeared and my appetite is
getting better every day.
Il know what a good medicine Tan
lac Is. know just what 1t will do.
know 1t has done this and more for
me. 1t just. built me right up.
"Tanlac is designed to build weak,
nervous. undernourished and run down
men and women right up" said the
Tanlac Man. 1T is the new recon-
structive tonic. appetizer, invigorant
and system purifier designed for men
and women who need more strength,
better digestion, purer blood, sounder
sleep and a rehabilitation Of the nerv-
GUS system"
Tanlac now is being specially intro
duced in the following Augusta drug
stores: Bowditch e. Webster; Red
Cross Pharmacy; c. B. Murphy: p. J.
Begin; Arthur Tetreault; John Cough
lin; B. E. Getchell. There Is Tanlac
agent in every Maine town. Nearby
Tanlac agents are: HalloweIl, G. M.
White; Richmond. w. A. Bibber: Win
throp, G. p. Hannaford; Belgrade, f.
III. Mosher; Waterville, Fortter's drug
storc.-Adv. mr..
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-04

does Suga r.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-04

fectlve remedy"
DR.. Howard James, formerly Resident
Physician of large New York City Hos
pital and Assistant Physician of New
York State Institutions, says, patients
In an enervated and devitalized state Of
health-those, for instance tconvalesclng
from protracted fevers. those suffering
such people in my opinion, need iron.
OF late, there has been brought to by at
tent1on, Nuxated Iron. In practice 1
have found this an ideal restorative and
upbuiding agent in these cases above
mentioned.
NOTE-Nuxated Iron, which is pre-
scribed and recommended above by ply
sicians in such a great variety of cases,
is not a patent medicine nor secret reme-
dy, but one which Is well known to drug
gtSts and whose iron constituents are
widely prescribed by eminent physicians
both in Europe and America. Unlike the
older inorganic iron products it is easily
assimilated, does not injure the teeth,
make them black, nor upset the stomach,
on the contrary. it is a most potent rem
edy in nearly all forms of indigestion as
well as for nervous, rundown conditions.
The manufacturers have such great con-
fidence in nuxated iron, that they offer
to forfeit $4,000 to any charitable nstitu-
ton if they cannot take any man or wo-
man under 60 who lacks iron, and in
crease their strength 100 per cent. or over
In four weeks time, provided they have
no serious organic trouble. They also
offer to refund your money if it does not
at least double your strength and endur-
ance in ten days time. 1t Is dispensed in
this city by John Coughlin and all good
druggists.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-04

good, It has prolonged his TIE, ana
brought ease and comforts
DIR. Caldwelrs Syrup Pepsin is sold
by druggists everywhere. and costs
only fifty cents bottle. To avoid i'm
itations and ineffective substitutes be
sure to get DR.. Caldwells Syrup Pep
sin. See that a facsimile of DR.. Cald-
wells signature and his portrait ap-
pear on the yellow carton in which the
bottle is packed. A trial bottle free
of charge, can be obtained by writing
to DR.. W. B. Caldwell. ass Washington
St, Monticello, Illinois.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-04
City Physicians Explain Why
They Prescribe Nuxated Iron
To Make Beautiful, Healthy Women and Strong Vigorous Men
USED BY OVER THREE MILLION PEOPLE

tmuesnd cheeks Of
in two weeks
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-04
FOR AMERICA NOW
 THAT DIE IS CAST
 SAYS JOHN CALMAN
Absolutely Loyal to United States Though He Has Relatives in Ger
 man Army

John Calman, one of Birmingham bes. known citizens of German descent, says there is DO longer any German side of the question with him.
 q took my oath of allegiance as an American citizens many years ago and my loyalty to America and what she stands for is absolute he said yesterday.
 As long as there was hope of prevent ing conflict between Germany and the United States I have not hesitated to ex- press my feeling of love and sympathy for relatives and the people among whom was born. But with Germany and the United States actually arrayed against each other, all is changed. My loyalty Is to America.
 The native born American citizen car scarcely appreciate the position in which I, for instance, was placed. I have a brother who is an able seaman in the American navy I have nephew who is a prominent figure in the engineering corps of the German army in Berlin. have a brother -in-law who is president oi one of the largest banks in Berlin. I my self was born in Hamburg and was edu- cated in the German high schools.
 But anyone who knows anyth:ns about Germany knows that Hamburg is a free city and that there is little sym rathy in Hamburg for Prussiansm.
 My father was a social democrat against Hohenzollern autocracy, and be cause of his views he had to leave Ger many. He, too, came to America, and am really an American citizen, because O his citizenship. But I took the oath o allegiance myself years ago because wanted to take it, and because I believe in what it stands for.
 'It is naturally distressing to me thai Germany and my adopted country should have to go to war, but I am firm in my belief that the war party in Germany has done wrong and that the submarine campaign is indefensible. I believe ever the great mass of the German people are opposed to it.
 T believe Germany should sue for peace terms right now. She can make better terms than she will ever be able to make again.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-04
OFFICERS NAMED BY DRAMA LEAGUE
Local Chapter to Send Dele gates to National COnven-
 tion in Pittsburg

At the annual election of the Birming- ham center of the Drama League ot
 America at the Tutwier yesterday after noon, the following officers were elected:
 Mrs. w. D. Smith, president; Mrs. l.. J
 Haley, first vice president Miss Willie Allen, second vice president Dr. C. A
 Brown, third vice president; Mrs Will. liam l.. Brown, secretary; MT. J. NJ. Cart. wright, treasurer.
 Board-Old members: Miss Berryman Mrs. Frank Crockard, Mrs. Alex London Mrs. B. F. Wilkerson, MT. Carl Milan New members: Mrs. R. H. Thatch, Mrs , W. s. Lowell, Mrs. Leslie Fulenwider Mrs. J. c. Henley, MT. J. W. Donnelly. The seventh annual convention of the Drama League of America will be helo in Pittsburg from Wednesday, April 25
 to Saturday, April 2s, and the invitation of the Pittsburg center the league is to enjoy the hospitality of the eastern city.
 There will be addresses by experts in- cll ding the professional critic, Charles
 Bregg of Pittsburg; George Arliss and Augustus Thomas, Dr. William Norman Guthrie of New York, Stark Young of Amherst college, s. H. Clark of the Uni versity of Chicago and Benedict Papot, also of Chicago. Other speakers of note who are planning to be present are Mrs Otis Skinner, William Lyon Phelps, Philip D. Sherman and Archibald Hen derson.
 Mrs. w. D. Smith. president of the Birmingham center, will attend, being sent as a delegate from here. Mrs. Frank Crockard and Mrs. w. E. B. Davis
 who will be in the east at this time ex- pect to attend the convention at Pitts- burg, and it is hoped that other members of the Birmingham center may find ii convenient to attend this gathering which will bring together notables from all over the country. Many large social affairs will feature the entertainment ot the guests.
 The official headquarters will be al Hotel William Penn and reservations fol rooms should be made with the chairman of the committee on hotels, Mrs. Rufus F. Emery, 7076 Jenkins arcade. Pittsburg
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-04
WILL RUSH WORK ON C|TY'S LIGHT
 AND POWER PLANT
Commission Thinks That the National Emergency Makes It Necessary to
 Hurry Work

Work on Birminghams municipal light
 and power plant is to be rushed.
 Fearing that the great plant of the Ala
 bama Power company near Clanton might be disabled on account of the 'perilous conditions existing throughout the coun-
 try due to the state of war between the
 United States and Germany Commis- soner James Weatherly moved in meet ing that prompt action be taken necessary
 to the construction and equipping of the rejected plant.
 The bond issue of s5OO,000. which was
 authorized in an election last summer, is to be placed upon the market, at an early date. At the present time this is held up by an appeal before the supreme court instituted by T. c. Mcdonald. Inasmuch as these objections were overruled in toto before the circuit court, it is believed that the supreme court will uphold the decision of the lower court.
 The plans of Commissioner Weatherly call for an effort to expedite the decision of the supreme court, and for state of
 preparedness to build or enlarge the pres ent plant. the moment that the half mil lion becomes available It is his intention
  made even before the money is available. The resolution. which was passed by a unanimous vote of the commission, fol- lows:
 1 Whereas, by reason of the perilous
 conditions existing throughout the country i due to the state of war between the United States and Germany, which con- 1 ditions constitute an imminent menace to the continued operations of industrial plants which manufacture power for in- dustral purposes and furnish light to cities and towns; and by reason of the fact that light and power are supplied to the inhabitants of Birmingham from a single source (except in small part by the city's plant in Biriningham), which is subject to the menace above mentioned Resolved. That the city take prompt actions necessary to construct. equip and operate the light and power plant for which an issue of $50o00O bonds were re- gently authorized by vote of the people,"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-04
REACH HIGH MARK IN Y. M. |. A. CAMPAIGN Division B, Led by Captain Henley, Scores High
 Number of Points

Returns for the final day of the Young Mems Christian association membership campaign exceeded those Eof all previous days, and the 400 mark set was surpassed. The slogan, -Four hundred members in four days it is stated proved quite effective. and was fully realized when the last returus were counted.
 One hundred men participated in the event, and division B, led by John c. -Henley, chairman. won over division A, led by Frank Epperson. The ma jority margin, however, was slight. Each division consisted of five teams of 10 men each under the supervision of a team captain. The team scoring the greatest number of points was that of Capt. Arthur McWane, division E.
 The meetings of the campaign com mittees each day were held in the audi torium of the Central Young Mems Christian association, and have been quite successful socially. The management is much gratified at the successful outcome of the cam paign and appreciates the loyalty shown by members who have partici- pated in the campaign
 The tennis grounds are being placed in ideal condition and great num- Der of members have expressed a de- sire to participate in the events soon to be staged.
 Volleyball tournament Is scheduled to begin next week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-04
K|WAN|S CLUB
 ID MEET TODAY Frank Willis Barnett Will Speak at Weekly Luncheon at the Southern Club

Frank Willis Barnett will be the prin- cipal speaker at the weekly luncheon of the Kiwanis club at the Southern club will discuss the tense foreign complica- tions that confront the United States. and will also review the probable effect of the participation into the European war of this country on local business and industrial development.
 The Kiwanis club is founded on the broad lines of business cooperation and reciprocation. It numbers in it's mem bership many of the leading industrial, mercantile and professional men of the city.
 The Ixiwanis club aims to impress every business man with the fundamental value of good service" said Richard F, Lussier, vice president of the Tutwiler Drug company. Tt aims to go further and to fix in the mind of every business man the essential elements of good serv- ice. It means to spread an increasins knowledge of efficiency in business based on increasing knowledge of the public $ needs and wants. It aims to point out the consequence of methods that are un- ethical. untactful, and ineffective. It means to deepen and quicken the sense of personal responsibility of every business man for the conduct of his employees. the quality of his wares, the sufficiency of satisfac ction of his customers. It aims 10 uplift. strengthen and make popular and. in the highest sense, profitable local business to both the fs.cn who sell and the men who buy. It Is an organization allied to the progress and prosperity of Birmingham"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-04
RECORD FOR
 BIRMINGHAM IS SMASHED

Several enlisted men left yesterday, and others will follow today.
 "As soon as they have properly signed up, they want to get away and get into service,' said MT. Bone. They don't want to waste any time, and we are sending them away just as rapidly possible
 There is little doubt now that Bir- mingham will answer the demands made upon her, and will contribute more than her share of the additional SS,50O navy recruits asked for by the President. The Presidents message asking that state of war be decarod has awakened the young men of the country to keener realization of tine fact that their services are needed and needed at once, according to MT. Bone and enlistments are expected to be heavy from now on.
 In reply to his inquiry regarding the enlistment of women, Mir. Bone has re- ceived word from headquarters that women will only be used in reserves. and that their enlistment rests with the commandants of naval districts. Women in Birmingham wishing to en- list should communicate with the con- mandant of the naval station at New Orleans or Charleston
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-04
SITES DISCUSSED AT
 MASS MEETING HELD
 IN EASTERN SECTION
Citizens Urge New High School Loca- cation at We'll Attended Meeting
 at City Hall, Woodlawn

At mass meeting of the citizens of the eastern section of the city held last night at the city hall, Woodlawn, several sites and locations for the proposed new high school were pre- sented to the committee from the board of education. which included Sidney J. Bowie. J. B. Gibson and John H. Hornady.
 pr. N A. Barrett presided and there were in attendance large delegations from Woodlawn, Avandole and East Lake. Dr. J. H. Hankns offered to the committee three sites in the east ern section, which were discussed at length. The sites Included the 29 acres on which is located "the old blick house." Among the speakers were Judge J. c. Pugh, Dr. J. M. Shell burne, Horace Wilkinson, R. A. Clay ton and others, including the com mittee. Much interest was manifested in the location of the high school and it was suggested that the site should be located as near the center of the eastern section of the city as possible. The committee has the sites suggested under adysement.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-04
THREE-FOURTHS OF
 NECESSARY FUNDS
 ALREADY IN HAND
Boys Band to Have Brand New Uniforms and h. struments for Wash
 ington Trip

More than three-fourths of the money necessary to properly equip the Boys Industrial school band to attend the re- union al Washington has been subscribed and the remainder is expected to be sub scribed early this week.
 The total amount reported to date is S1503.O .O3. With committees working enthu- siastically, it is believed that the re- maining s40O will be reported within a short while.
 In addition to the money being collected by the committees subscriptions continue to come into the office of The Age-Her- aid and the other dailies. One subscrip- ton of $s03 received by The Age-Herald yesterday, was practically all in small change the person who brought the money in having collected it among his friends
 Although Mrs. Joseph McLester and her committee have at no time had any doubt of the ability of the committees to raise the necessary 5000. they are delighted that the money has been sub scrbed so promptly and that there will be no delay Tn getting the boys equipped for the Washington trip. New instru- ments and new uniforms are to be bought with the money.
 Among the subscriptions received to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-04
ENSLEY INDIGNANT
 AT SLOW COW TEST
Delegation Says Milk of Tu- bercul0us Animals Was
 Permitted to Be Sold

Declaring that the city had failed in it's duty of protecting them from drinking milk of tuberculous cows, 8 delegation of Ensley citizens, headed by E. w. Averyt, protested to the commission yesterday This followed in the wake of an order slaughtering 66 cows of a herd of 120, because they were tuberculous.
 The point upon which greatest em- phasis was placed was that this herd had not been inspected since the sum mer of 1913 Since that time milk from this tuberculous herd had been allowed to be sold to them.
 After hearing the matter and re- viewing the case, President Ward as- sured the Ensley citizens that the health department would do everything within it's power to protect them. Dr. E. M Duncan, city bacteriologist, stated that he had inspected 4700 cat tie since November 13 for tubercu- losis and that there remained fewer than 20 herds to be given this test.
 It was brought out that prior to last year. the city was without power in the matter of tuberculin tests. It had the authority to test. prior to tha- wear. but could not enforce the slaugh- ter of animals which had been aG- judged tuberculous. Under the present law, the bacteriologist, upon declaring the cows to be infected with tubercu- losis, orders them to be slaughtered. The owner must obey. Should the post mortem test show that he was wrong in his judgment, the city reimburses the owner.
 Not only have the citizens of Ens.ey been drinking milk from tuberculous cows. but Birmingham has suffered in like fashion. Since the inspection was begun, about 115 cows have been killed, which is about per cent of the grand total.
 Tuberculous cows have been found in a great number of herds. The Ensley herd. with 66 tuberculous cows. was the most badly infected.
 It is the plan of the health depart ment to follow up its tests of the cows with other tests. The health or Birmingham is to be safeguared in every possible manner Commissioner Hornady said. It is the first time that survey has been made and the tu- berculin tests have been applied to tie herds in Jefferson county.