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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-21

Paris April 20Hard fighting continues between the French and Germans all along the southern front in France The French oce in it's latest communication issued this ing further progress for the forces of General Nvee north of the Ane in Champagne and m the Argonne forest Mere than 1900 Germans have been made prisoner and guns of 100 have been captured by the French the of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-21
Hard Fighting Continues on Southern Part of Line in FrQnceQnd Germans Still
 Losing Ground in the
 Great Struggle
CONCENTRAT1ONOFG GERMANsINTENsE

headquarters France, dispatch Friday,
  anything That cenraion intensified Marshall Hndenbugs  fallen the reduction
  fighting siffy his defenses'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-21
TOWN M STATE OF SIEGE

tried according dispatch Soldiers fired killing woundng and the is in state of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-21
RIISSIAN REPORT

Petrograd, April 20.-(Via London, Brit ish Admiralty per Wireless Press) There has been scouting and rifle fir- ing on all the fronts,' says todays war office statement.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-21
BERLIN DAY REPORT

Berlin, April 20.-(Via London)-The oc- cupation of the Siegfried positions, which
 long have been under construction, says inc official statement issued today by the German army headquarters, began on March Is, and ended yesterday by the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-21
Attempt to Burn Bridge

Norfolk. Va, April 20.--Two men sup posed to be Germans, assisted by negroes, made an attempt early this morning to burn trestle of the Norfolk and West ern railroad near Norfolk. After a fight with a special officer, in which one of the aliens is supposed to have been wounded, the men fled and have not been captured. The trestle was not damaged.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-21
BRITISH REPORT

issued by the war office this eVenlhs says:
 Beyond mutual artillery activity at number of places along the front there is nothing of especial interest to re-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-21

abandonment of the bank of the river Aisne between Condo and Soupir
 ''The enemy the statement adds. fol- lows hestatingly."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-21
ID CONTROL FOOD SITUATION IS
 ASKED BY HOUSTON
Secretary Thinks if This Is Given Direct Application May Be Unnecessary by
 His Department

Washington, April 20.-The governments programme for food control during the war was put before Congress today by Secretary Houston in a communication to the Senate asking power for the depart ment of agriculture to direct supervision of food production and distribution in the United States and requesting a $25,0 100000 appropriation for putting the plan in operation.
 Authority was asked for the council of national defense, in an emergency, to buy and sell foodstuffs and to fix maximum or minimum prices.
 As outlined to the Senate the govern ments plan is first to make a complete
 
 determine it's ownership and distribution and then if necessary to license and control the operation of all concerns en- gagged in the manufacture of food or feeds, agricultural implements and all materials required for agricultural pur- poses. Authority is sought for the ag- ricultural department to take over and operate the concerns if it appears that course is demanded by the public in- terest
 MAY NOT ENFORCE LAW
 Giving the government power to deal directly in foodstuffs probably would make its applications unnecessary. Sec retary Houston declared, as it's very existence would tend to keep conditions norrnals He proposed that the govern ment should have full discretion, say ing it might be wise, if an emergency arose to fix prices on single commod- ifV
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-21
German Empire No.J Being Torn Within By Labor Disorders

Reports to Amsterdam and Copenhagen Are That Strikes Have Taken Place in Munition Plants, and Even Great Krupp Works Are Af-
 fected-Premier Refuses to
 Arbtrate Trouble
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-05-02
THIS IS NOT mice WAR" NOR "BANkERS WAR; WE ARE in FOL
Mmt h

At that time the South with only 100000
white population, had enlisted 100000 men, near
ly one out Of every eight At the front she was out
numbered three or four to one. She was enmesh-
ed in blockade compared to which the present
blockade of Germany is sieve.
She had scarcely any industrial organization
hardly any iron and no coal. Her railroads
were few and wore out rapidly, with no facilities
for repair or replacement. There was slave pop
ulation of 100000 to be kept quiet. Food riots
appeared early in 1868. Food was scarce and
poor.
Admittedly bankrupt, her paper money was
worthless, and supplies were taken for the army
without pretense Of payment in any kind of cur
rency Over a third of her best territory was in
the hands Of the enemy, and what remained was
cut half in two by the surrender of New Orleans,
Memphis, Vicksburg, and the opening of the Mis-
sissippi river.
GERMANY TO-DAY HAS NOT ENLISTED
AS MANY MEN IN PROPORTION AS THE
SOUTH. SHE PROBABLY HAS OVER A MIL
LION RESERVES. HER TERRITORY IS AL
MOST UNTOUCHED BY THE INVADER SHE
HAS THREE ALLIES.
With Austria, her mid-European territory is
probably the best organized and equipped industrial
unit in the world and she is rich in coal and iron.
Her armies are not ounumbered in ratio
greater than two to one Her communications are
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-05-02
Southern Confederacy Fought On TO

ten million men from the United States would
have 10 be fed into the nav of war.
III oConld mean that every family IN qohich
there is an able-bodied male Of military age
soould haze TO yield him up 10 our country.
1t would mean that we-all of us-would
be called upon to do our bit"
RUSSIA, TO US IN SEATTLE, SEEMS FAR
AWAY. YET SO CLOSELY ARE THE ALLIED
NATIONS UNITED IN THIS WAR FOR WORLD
DEMOCRACY THAT II RUSSIA SHOULD
MAKE PEACE, THE KAlSER'S IRON HAND
WOULD FALL UPON US ALL.
We like to think that Germany is already tot
erng, but is she?
What basis is there for this talk of German
collapse
Germany is feeling the pinch of hunger, and
will continue to draw her belt until the next har-
vest. Germany is also having financial Difficult
ties.
But the idea that hunger and bankruptcy
mean the end OF war is based on nothing except
hope and the desire to shirk.
Germnny's plight today is nothing to COM
pare with the condition of the Southern Confed.
eracy in July, 1863 The Confederacy put up its
most terrific fight after that date, and for 10
months, after all hope Of victory gone, held
its enemies at bay. There is to believe
the Germans have any less grit determination.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-05-02

attention to herself. She made q
most careful toilette When she
was hated. and yelled, ana giovet,
she tripped up and down before her
mirror. trying herself out q K
wera She made several entrances
into editorial sanctums. Once she
entered haltingiy. drawn 10 her
full five-feet-one; once she bounced
In. confidently. but she vetoed that
and decided upon a dignifisd but
correct entrance One more trip
10 the mirror for close mspec
ton.
"oh. you pretty thing,- she nod
ded TO herself.
She set forth. as Jarvis had done
with the address on the publishers
letter clasped in her hand She
marched uptown with a singing
heart. She saw everything and
everybody. Even when a waved
and fashionable old dandy re
marked. Good morning. my dear
she only laughed. Naturally. he
misunderstood. and fell IN step BE-
SIDE her.
Are you alone?- he asked coyiy.
She gave him direct glance
and answered seriously:
NO. am walking with my five
lt.tia hrntherg and sis,rrp" He
looked AT her in such utter amaze
ment that she laughed again This
time he understood
Good day" said he, ana dsnt'
about-faced.
CONTINUED Tomorrow
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-05-02
b Marjorie BentonC Cooke
~
tcopyright. Paoet Newspaper service)

walters. who. In turn. fell upon
Belle. or Susan. or Fay.
What are you with' Hov's
buslness7" were always the first
questions. followed by shop talk,
unlntell glble 10 Jarvis. One youth
said that be had been TO this office
ten successive mornings without
getting an appointment The
others laughed. and one woman
boasted that abe had the record
for she had gone twenty eight
times before che saw Frohman, the
last engagement she sought
But he engaged me the 18th.
she laughed.
They Impressed Jarvis A. the
lightest-hearted set he had ever en-
countered. They laughed ovei
everything and nothing. BY oos
O'Clock Jarvis and the cheerful one
wore again in sole possession
Don't you ever eatf" abe asked
him.
"oh. Is II lunch time he m
CURED.
Come out OF the trance.-
She went thru the entire per
Torrance before the mirror. In
putting on her hat.
Shall I bring you anything
dearle1" she asked him. as she
completed her toilette
I'm going. too" he said. Tn be
back
lie plunged down the stairs
When he reached the street be
thought OF Bambfs face when he
returned with the announcement,
OF his futile morning. He went
into a shop, telephoned the club
that he had been detained and
would not be back TO lunch. Then
he fcragcd for food and went back
TO his sitting on the top floor OF
tho Belasco.
Well. little stranger" said the
cheerful one on her return.
His interest in the afternoon
callers vaned At five o'clock he
gave Il up. He arranged with his
new friend 10 call her up in the
morning TO see II she had any news
from the front Then he slowly
turned his footsteps toward the
club.
His main concern was Bambrs
disappointment. She had sent him
out with snfch high hopes--she
would receive him back with his
Big Chief feathers dropping. He
WAS sorrier than no would admit "a
drown the shine in her eyes. He
walked down town to postpone the
evil hour. but In the end 1t had to
be faced.
After Jarvis had departed on hi,
conquerlng way. Bambi turned hel
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-05-02

"Oh. no. I though, you mean,
tho ono who iiftn his glass TO me
every time he drinks"
Jarvis pushed back his ehaii
furiousiy.
Il will smAsh his head" no said
rising.
Jarvis, SIT down. You nliy
thing He's only IN run. It's the
spirit OF tho place"
Il won't hAvo yon toasted BY
strange men" be Numbered
"Ail right. III mako n sace a,
him nett time" she said. sco,h'
lnIly. but somewhere. down In tho
depths OF her being. who're her cave
ancestor lurkrd. she Was pleased.
As they finished noir oofsce.
Bamhi picked up tho check. which
tho waiter laid beside her plata
DO you mind my paying III
Would you rather DO !tr-
Certainly not It's your money.
Why should pretend about t''
She could have hugEcd him for
H. Instead. abe overfecd the
waiter.
Downtown they won't. to Wash
sngton Square, whcre. all at once.
they wero In another world II
was like an Alice in Wonderland
adventure. They stepped out OF
the quiet OF tho green. shady quad.
rangle into narrow street. swarm.
lng with ll'c
Innumerabls children. every.
whore. shrieklng and running At
games. Fat mothers and babies
along tho curb. bargaining with
puHhcart men. a Wheeling hurdy-
gardy. With every other note gone
to the limbo of lost chords. raspoi
and leaked !.rky tunes. All the
shops had foreign names on the
windovs--not even an "English
spoken hero" sign. Tho fresh wind
blow down tho dirty street. and
peppered everything with dust.
Newspapers increased their or
culation In n most irritating man
ner under foot Tho place was
hidcous, lifting its raucous cry to
tho fair spring sky.
Jarvis looked at Bambi. silenced
for once. Her face registered a
loud protest
A woman passed close. with n
baby. covered with great sores.
Bamhi caught at Jarvis sleeve and
tottered step.
Il feel a little sick" she faltcrcd.
He caught her hand thru his
arm. and hurried her quickly back
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-05-02

almost perfect, and she has the inside lines and
Short haul' between all the fighting points,
There is every to believe that the
vast majority of Germans believe that their cau..
is just, altho the world has condemned it, The world
had rendered its verdict against the Confederacv
but its people believed they right.
There may be discomfort among the Ger
man poor, but for three years before Appomattox
the sentiment that this is erich mans war and
a poor mans fight" widespread in the Con-
federacy.
Probably the wiser Germans know that their
fight is hopeless. But that does not mean that
they are ready to quit. All the intelligent people
of the South knew after Gettysburg that their
cake was dough-" to use the phrase that they
themselves employed, but they set their teeth and
went thru to the bloody finish
Germany is not going to surrender.
Rather she is probably ready to fight new
and greater Wilderness campaign over successive
lines of trenches back to the Rhine itself
We are not in for any "nice uDar," nor
a bankers Ddr, nor a training camp wor.
Old Glory DiU UaUe victorious in the end
but, like all victorious battle flags, every
stitch of silk may be soiIed With the blood.
CRIME, stDeat and grease which are the
essence of that most elemental of all
things-WAR.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-05-02

tho way they had como. A. they
mounted the stage. 10 looked NJ
her white face.
We will have 20 eIpursats nfc
FOR yoa. Miss Mite"
No. no. want II all. mus,
yet hardened"
Back a, tho ciub. she hurried
into her hot bath. with vague
hope OF washing off all traces OF
that awful street But their talk
a, dinner was dosui.ory AMI rather
serious. Jarvis talked for tho most
part. celebrating schemes OF social
reform and tho handling Of our
immigrant broth~ra.
They started off 10 the theatre.
with no definite plan. Bamhis
spirits rose 20 tho lights Of Broad
way. like q trout to a silver sinner.
There 10 hectic ioyoosnsss on
broadway. q generalization OF the
Eat. drink and bs merry. for to
morrow ws may do spirit which
warns you. like champagne or
chills you. likc tho icy hand of
oA'1iAAHk ~ yoat altb<~
Bambi skipped along beside Jar.
yis. t~i,tering gayiy.
People are happy. aren't theyf'
Surface veneer"
"iaryfe, you old typgic- man
hiding IN tho dark. 10 Jump out
and say Boot
That's nv work--booinE frauds.
Lots 20 in hcre." he added.
Damaged Goods Bambi read
on tho theatre poster. DO you
know anything about IT,
I've read IL II is not amusing. :"
he added.
Bambl came to II with an open
mind. She had heard Of Brieur.
HIS dramatic tracts. but she had
not seen the tert OF this play. nor
was she prepared for Il. Tho first
act Mortified hor into silence dur.
ing the whole intcrmission. The
second act rackcd her with rohs.
and the lact act piled up the agony
20 the breaking point They made
their way out 20 the street. part Of
that cure, audience which scarcely
spoke. no deep was the impression
OF tho play.
Tho veneer ~ all rubbed off I
can nee only bones" she said. and
caught her breath in n sob.
Jarvis awkwardly took her hand
and pattcd n.
Life has beaten me nav today
she answered him, with a shadow
smile.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-05-02
IT WORKS WELL
A Combination That 10 Doing ar
Immense Amount OF Good
This Spring

A supcrlntivc blood-puritying
medicine like Hoods Sarsapartlla,
taken before meals. combined with
a superlativc iron tonic like Pept
iron Pills. taken after meals, makes
tho ideal course OF Spring Medicine.
No other medicines possess such
curative properties as these two
great restoratives working to.
gcther.
They reach tho impure. impover-
ished, poisoned, devitalizcd blood.
and tho worn. rundown. ovcrwprk-
cd. exhausted system. They awaken
the appetite. aid digestion, purify
and vitalize the blood. givo renewed
strength TO tho whole body. produce
sound. natural sleep. and n com
plete restoration to good health.
the greatest OF all earthly blessings
1t r. said that 81 invested in these
two medicines win bring better re-
suits than - spent In other treat.
ment.
Il win DO wise to got Hoods
Sarsapartlla and Peptiron Pills to-
day.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-05-02
CHAPTER N


Tho day which Bambi foretold
would some tlmo be famous in his
tory dawned propitiously. with sun
and soft airs. A sense OF excite
ment got them M early. Break
fast was over. and Jarvis ready for
action. by eightythirty.
y don't believe Mr.. Belasco will
bc down this early. Jarvis" Bamb
said.
Well. he Ia n busy man. He'll
probably get an early start |
want to bc on tho ground when he
arrives. anyhow. II no should want
me 20 road the play this morning.
wo should need time"
Sbe made no moro objections.
She Strengthened his tie. and
brushed his coat. with mining
eyes. full OF excitement
Jarvis had carefully looked up
the exact location OF the Belasco
Theatre. He decided to walk up
town. In order to arrange his
thoughts. and 10 make up his mind
Just how much and what he would
say to Mr.. Belasco. The stir, the
people. the noise and the roar
were unseen. unheard. He strolled
along. towering above the crowd. a
bond young Achilles. with many
IN admiring eye in HIS wake.
None OF tho peruuisites OF sue
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-05-02
BY the Editor of The Star

\ LOT of folks in Seattle are deluding
"A themselves with the idea that Germany
is "all in" and that most of the fighting
America will have to do will be carried on
in bank parlors, where big patches of bonds
will be sold.
We are not yet awake to what we are up
against.
We have not given sober consideration,
for instance TO what it is going to mean to
us, here in Seattle, if the kaiser's pernicious
propaganda for a separate peace with Rus
STA should result successfully. Thousands OF
skilled agents of Prussianism are working
night and day, sowing seeds of discord in
the new and as yet unstable republican gov
eminent of Russia.
If they succeed, what happens?
For one thing. the east overseas com
merce between Seattle and TladiUostok.
schich constitutes mighty factor IN this cify's
so0r prosperity. probably pould terminate
most suddenly. Ind Germany. sUnh Rnssia's
cast supply thus opened TO her, and soih the
military strain on her eastern front relieved.
could keep up the fight for years.
1t would mean that not a half million, but
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-05-02
The Back-Fire Squad

Here few plain facts for intelligent Americans:
Every day while this lasts, thousands Of helpless
persons in Belgium Serbia and the invaded regions OF
France will be starving death.
Every day the misery and suffering OF millions will
grow
Every average day 5000 viii be killed wound
,ed the western battle front alone
Every day that hasten the sending OF American
troops Europe off day of the Perhaps it cuts
off than that.
1t isn't the deadly execution they will do II isn't the
dca that they will descend upon the hostile warriors and
'em alive. 1t is the tremendous moral force greater
than all armies that lies in the notice the world that
nation OF boobs. not obliged TO let
others do fighting in this with dollars
alone. but with the full strength OF 100000 people.
Facing these facts the half wted and the half hearted
in congress and out, 10 waste time back-fre
scheme to wait for volunteer army.
At the present OF enlistment it will take six years
raise army OF / 10000 That's ALL
The order Of mind demands that American
. troops ready shall be Europe.
The Swift Stiff Punch does the business.
Universal military training and meantime the American
regulars Europe That is the way TO end the and
. free the world from the horror and blight OF it.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-05-02

Seattle's oldest skyecraper. the
Alaska building. has been sold D!
Mrs. Maria Antoinette Evans, Of
Beverly, Mass. TO George l. Hun
tress of Roston and Rene 4. Paine
OF Brookline, Mass. Mrs, Evans
purchased the property In 1910 for
sl.500.00O.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-05-02
Save and Be Fat
on This Bread

Here's the latest recipe 10,
war bread" which, It Ia claim.
ed. IS more nutritious and
cheaper than other breads.
Gules Biron. chef OF the Hote.
Martinique IN New York, who
planned the recipe. says the
bread Ia eaten thru France and
lasts a week before getting
stale.
The recipe is: ounces re
-four. II ounces whole wheat. 3
pounds white flour. / quart
water, a ounce yeast and /
ounce salt.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-05-02

cess. 80 dear 10 Bamb.s dreams
appealed 10 him. He saw himself
like John the Baptist. crying In
the wilderness. which was the
world. and all tho people. in all the
cities. were reused out of their
iethArEy and dull submission NJ lis
cail-not TO prayer. but 10 thought
II was n great mission he was
upon. and even Broadway became
coEEecrated ground. He walked
far beyond the cross street CT the
theatre In his absorption. 80 u was
erac;ly haifaf'er nine when he Er.
rived at the boz office.
Il want TO speak 10 Mr.. Belasco. .
he said to tho man there.
"Thrcs Nights up
rs there an elcvntorr
Nav"
He resented tho mans rrtn. but
he made no reply. He began 70
climb the long flights OF dark
stairs. Arrived at the top. the
doors were all locked. so be Was
forced TO descend again to the Dor
ofrcA
There II nobody up there be
said.
"You didn't expect anybody 10 be
there at this hour OF the dawn. did
your
VIVA, time docs Mr.. Be,asco
usually Gomez
There Nv nothing usual abou,
him. ~. Ia liable TO land hero any
time between now and midnight.
n ho comes at all"
''He doesn't come every day.
them"
Tho man rrinnet.
Say. you're new 10 this game.
Amt your Sometimes be don't
show up for days. Tho steno can
tall you whether he 10 coming to-
day"
Tho st~no'-
Yes. The skirt that's in his Of
flee"
when docs she Gomez
"Oh. about ten or eleven"
Thank you"
Don't mention IT."
Jarvis made the ascent again
He stood about for nearly an hour
before tho office girl arrived
Those stairs are the limit she
gaspet. You waiting for me7"
81 am Visiting for Mr.. Bclasco."
"Ohi appointment
No
Go, a letter from himr
NO"
What do you want to see him
about7 A job7"
mo. About play"
She ushered him In, opened the
windows. took off her hat. looked
at herself in the mirror, while she
patted her wonderful hair. She
powdered her nose. fixed her neck
rufne. apparently oblivous Of
Jarvis.
What time do you expect Mr..
BclascoI-
Goodness only knows"
DO you think he will como to-
day."
Far be It from mo 10 say"
But | wish to see him"
MANY a blond has twirled his
thumbs around hero for weeks for
tho same reason.
But ! an only In New York for
a little while"
Il should worry" said she. open
Ing her typewriter desk. Give me
your play. I'll see that II gets to
him"
I'D rather talk to him myself"
suit yourself"
81 SUPPOSE can wait here?"
NO charge for chairs" said the
cheerful one.
An hour passed, broken only by
tho click of the typewriter. Con.
ventional overtures from tho cheer
full ono being discouraged. she
smashed the keys In sulky silence.
From eleven 10 twelve things were
considerably enlivened. Many
sleek youths, OF a type he had seen
on Broadway. arrived. They salut-
ed the cheerful one gayly as
sally" and INDUCED In varying de-
grees Of witty persiflage before tho
inevitable Tho Governor in7"
Nope"
Expect him today7"
Il dunno"
BILLY herer
Dunno"
THANK you, little one"
Sometimes they departed. some-
times they Joined Jarvis waiting
party. Lovely ladies'. and some
not 80 lovely. Old and young. fat
and thin, they climbed the many
stairs and met their dlsappoint-
ment oheerfully. They usually fell
upon Jack. or Billy. or Jim. of the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-05-02
STAR BEAMS By E. d. K.

out for conscrip-
ton OF men as
I h q democratic
and A m eric a n
method, the Seat
tie Times may
also come out for
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-05-02
IN THESE GOOD OLD pAya

DO you object to man who
eats onfons?"
Yes replied Miss Cayenne. Il
very much dislike any ostentation
of wealth"