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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-06

require at least a year of schooling, even In France, before he would bo competent to send to the front.
 General Joffre impressed upon the Washington officials that in sending an army to France, it must go fully equipped. It could not depend upon anything from the French It must take its arms and its every equipment. Besides it's guns. field pieces and an1- tomobiles, and army wagons and cloth ing and food and cooking utensils, it must take it's own wood and coal to cook with, and it's own railroad ears and engines for transportation. It could not depend upon one single thing in France, as everything that country had, and really much more than 1t had, was needed for its own army. It musr devastated country or to desert land.
 No wonder, after this statement, that the general army board hesitates about granting the request of the enthusiasts who would send an army to France at once.
 But a lane of communication, with the seas infested by the German suo- marines. is the most serious of all dangers.
 The army and the navy departments and the shipping board are having the most serious difficulties in getting equipment-especially of steel. The United States Steel corporation is prac- tically the only concern in the country that has been able to come to the rescue of the navy department, and this concern is doing so to It's limit It is, however. seriously handicapped.
 The failure of the supreme court to render decision in the antitrust case of the steel corporation affecting the ownership of the Tennessee company has delayed developments in the Bir- mingham district because the corpor- ation does not yet know definitely whether it owns the Tennessee cora pany.
 There Is & prospect of this decision being rendered the latter part of this month. The officials of the govern mont as we'll as the officials of the steel corporation, are eager for the de- cfsion. There Is nothing to the printed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-06

triotic slogan. The declaration of war can have no real and lasting evil ef- feet on business We need more business, not less. Let us make Better Business our watchword and keep our stores busy, our mines running. our farms humming and our factory fires burning.
 'One of the greatest dangers that con- front us at this moment is misguided thrift" declares a statement Issued by S. w. Straus, president of the American Society for Thrift
 'In our efforts to be patriotically eco nomical we find ourselves going to ex- tremes in tho opposite direction, which is just as great . menace as wastefuI- ness and extravagance," said he. 'Ons of the worst calamities that could be- fall our nation at any time would be to stop tho wheels of industry, but more especially now.
 "The point Is to differentiate between destructive and constructive thrift. In times of peace or war. waste is repre- hensible, but indiscriminate tight listed ness is worse. because in such conditions the provident are made to suffer with the fMprovident.
 Because the whole nation suddenly has become conscious of the necessity ot thrift, we as individuals should take care not to defect from their norma courses tho tides of the nations money that turn the wheels of industry Amer. lea as nation Is not in any danger o1 running short of money, but we are threatened with food shortage because on us rests the duty and responsibility of feeding our allies.
 Everyone can distinguish the differ. ence between prudent living and waste fulness. If man buys suit of clothes a pair of shoes or a hat. his money goes into legitimate circulation and furnishes uses for capital and employment for la
 bor.
 The American people have responded
 in grand way to the needs of the hour ] We are going to conserve our resources
 and increase our food supply in wa.
 that wilI Sst ,s;a w9y|S ec.pp!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-06

it is very needful, and the country that can supply itself and its allies with unlimited funds is sure to be looked upon with great respect. Alphonso of Spain has made himself so popular with his subjects that he may never be asked to remove his place of residence to some other country.
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 There is a shortage of circus roust- abouts because they can make more money doing something else. The aver age small boy can't understand a situa- tion like that
 Shells don't discriminate between Red Cross workers and fighting men. That $ why Red Cross worker at the front is every inch a hero or a heroine.
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 The Germans may "strafe" an evacu- ated town to their hearts content, but that is expensive sport and doesn't really get them anywhere.
 * * *
 captious reader of these paragraphs wants to know who said Toots Paka was a 'her?" He is respectfully advised to see ToOtS in action
 ,. *
 The young lady across the hall says 1t must be very hard for those German sailors to practice the goose step on board U-boat
 movie illustration of a Lewis ma chine gun will convince the average lay man that it is deadly enough for all ordi- nary purposes.
 Even if you happen to be confirmed pacifst, there is no reason why you shouldn't declare war on the pestiferous fly.
 
 The farm recruit may not get kiss from chorus girl for enlisting, but he deserves the nations thanks. A new revolution is reported brewing in Mexico. It's about time for the Mex ican pot to boil over again.  In spite of the fact that he can't speak English, Rene viviani bravely addresse. the cheering multitude. The only way to get into a war Is tc get in with both feet and stay there until 1t is finished. The soldiers and working men of Rus sia seem to be suffering from an over. dose of freedom. l Chicago opened it's arms to Joffre ans a fiery poet wrote g salutation il | French.
 With something like $1o0,0oO.0OO behin, him, Marshall Field is just plail 1 trooper
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-06
HOTEL LoBBIEs
Rn.x Man Right Now

Hugh E. Latimer, division passenger is about the busiest passenger agent to be found these days, since the consolida- tion of the Alabama Great Southern and the Southern ticket offices in Birming- ham.
 T haven't gotten straight yet" said MT. Latimer, and it seems to be more of job than I had at first thought 1t would be, but we boys will have every thing shipshape in few days, and the dear public won't have to be told, for it will notice that we have everything in it's proper place"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-06
Work to Be Dome
 I'm Food Carnpaigm

THE most important work to be U done in the food preparedness campaign launched by civic organiza- tions of Birmingham will be to insure the proper assembling and distribu- tion of food products. Sixty three of the larger towns in Alabama will be visited by committee of twenty four Birmingham citizens They will try to bring the farmer, the merchant and the banker together. Lack of co-opera- ton has been one of the chief ob stacfes to the successful marketing of nome grown products in all parts of the south, especially in Alabama.
 The executive committee, of which John H. Frye is chairman, has made an investigation which shows that growers of such crops as corn, hay, peas and other commodities do not classify their products and do not pre- pare them so they can be handled by wholesale dealers Corn, for instance, must be shelled, graded and put in sacks of uniform weight. Farmers cannot pile their crops on the market in haphazard fashion and hope to find large buyers. This lack of system in their methods has raised the cry that they cannot sell what they raise.
 Many southern cities have realized the necessity for consuming home grown food crops and have carried on a successful campaign with that pur- pose in view, but Birmingham, which has always depended too much on its pay rolls, has neglected the most eff fective plan known for reducing the cost of living.
 Now that the country is at war and the United States faces the task not only of feeding it's own population but large part of the world as we'll 1t is imperative that the city consum- CT and the rural producer be in accord to prevent the price of foodstuffs from becoming prohibitive.
 It is believed that agencies estab- lished in the smaller towns could be of great service in handling fooe crops as they are brought in from tht farms and offered for sale. A grair dealer of Birmingham who buys sev eral hundred thousand dollars wortl of corn annually says he cannot buy any quantity of corn in north Ala bama, because it is not classified ant offered in merchantable form.
 It is essential that production b' stimulated, but unless effective agencies for distribution are provided the. farmers will find their surplu. crops left on their hands. This is {
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-06

 this we stand face to face with economic hardships unless each individual Is gov- erned by common sense, prudence ana foresight.
 Tn brief, administer your expenditurss in clean, honest, legitimate and pa- triotic manner. Eliminate waste of food. bearing in mind that every mouthful ycu save may be the sustenance of some starving fellow human being abroad We shall not tear down on one hand while We are trying to build up on the other. Those in business should hot hesitate-be courageous and keep on going. America has everything to make herself prosperous The billions of dol-
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-06
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
ONE MORE sIzE LEFT.

ONE MORE sIzE LEFT. Every year Giddins buys larger motor car." ''But he can't keep doing that indefi- nitely. There's limit to the size of motor cars" That's true. Still, he hasn't bought a tractor yet'
 CHANGE VISITORS. "Is there such thing as new thought?" Maybe there Is and maybe there isn't" replied the cynical man. Some people entertain thought so seldom that when ever one strikes them they get the idea that it's new"
 KEEPS MOVING. That fellow is paradox" why so7' He's been all over the world yet he calls himself stationary engineer
 IMPRACTICAL PERSON.
 The dauntless uplifter
 Is often a dub
 Who'd hit on 8 sitter
 To bail out tub.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-06

BEGINNING THE DAY-O God, in this world of growing things, shall I stand stiIlf In this world of loveliness, shall I bear no gracet In this world of order and harmony. shall my voice be discordant or niy life out of tunef Nay, Lord, but build me along and fashion me and make me q part of the great sym- phony. Amcn.-H. NJ. E.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-06
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A REGULAR CLIENT.

A REGULAR CLIENT Have any trouble with servantsev Do IT Listen. Not long ago hired cook who stayed with us two weeks'' Remarkable" And when I failed to show up at my favorite employment agency the follow ing Monday morning the manager tele- phoned to ask If was sick'' FOUR GOOD FELLOWS. A man we like . Is Adolph Wenn; He lost our quart
 Er fountain pen.
 Macon Telegraph A man we like
 Is Sammy Barr; He swiped and smoked Our cheap sigar.
 Columbus Enquirer-Sun. A man we like
 Is William Barrots; He ate our share Of new spring carrots.
 Savannah Press. A man we like
 Is William Grubbs; He takes away
 Our pencil stubs.
 PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-06
Great Rush for
 The War Bonds

lEAITH in Uncle sam's credit and G a patriotic desire on the part of banks and individuals to support the administration in financing the war have been wonderfully in evidence within the last two days Subscrip- tions poured into Washington by wire at the rate of $20, 900, ,000 hourly and never in the history of the telegraph has there been such congestion as that recorded yesterday.
 The keen demand for the bonds is significant and far-reaching for good. A few slackers and ultrapacifists have provoked genuine Americans to feeling of wrath, but the splendid patriotism shown in the whirlwind subscriptions for the "liberty loan" will offset the accursed attitude of those men in public life who have tried to embarrass the administration
 The subscribers to the great bond issue came from all classes-the rich, the moderately well-to-do, the thrifty wage-earner and even the poor laborer. The s7,OOO, O,oOO,O ,OOo of bonds voted by Congress to assist the allies will be oversubscribed at the start, and when the $4,0OO, ,OO0, 900 issue for the support of the military branch of our government is ready to offer to the public that, too, will be quickly absorbed by banks and the people. This country was slow on prepared ness until President Wilson aroused the public, but when it comes to rais- ing the sinews of war it will be found ready and eager. Money is not every thing, but when a nation is at war
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-06
HOW ITS DoNB.

HOW ITS DONE. There are ways and ways of winning Loud applause; Just take up, for a beginning, With a Cause" Put your picture in the papers, Speeches make; Tell reporters of your capers. In the wake Of the people who have money Follow fast; When they're feeling bright and sunny They will cast Hefty checks in your direction Play the game, And with care and circumspection You'll win fame.
 A SURE SIGN. "Is he rich7'
 Immensely so. He can get table In cabaret when hundreds of people are clamoring for admittance." A POOR EXCUSE. ''I gave that waiter counterfeit quar- ter" Shame on you!' felt waiter. This country is full of spies"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-06

Syrup From Houston County
 The fine ribbon cane syrup made at Dothan Is attracting more and more at- tention," said V. S. Gage.
 Prior to the advent of the boil wee- VII this particular section produced less syrup than 1t consumed. The destruction of the cotton crop made diversification a necessity. Dothan sold last year less than $So,0oo worth of this syrup. This year she will market $3oo,0o0 worth and the Birmingham district alone will con- sume one-tenth of this amount.
 This Is the result of cooperation and while the soil and climate of this par ticular section is singularly adapted to the production of high-grade syrup, what Houston county has done can be dupl1- cated in many other sections of Alabama.
 'T remember quite distinctly that the owner of the Charleston News and Cou- Tier some 30 years ago relieved 8 very desperate situation in Carolina by urging the farmers of the state to take up the cultivation of tobacco and other things in addition to cotton. Newspapers can be very powerful factors in this movement to be developed in Alabama-"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-06
Doubling Pay of
 Rank and File

THE United States has always
 0 provided better pay for it's sol diers than any other country. And now it is to be doubled. Up to a few years ago when the private received only SIS month, that amount was 75.28 per cent more than Great Britain paid, and four times the amount that Germany paid. When the pay of the United States soldiers was raised to $15 a month, it looked ,princely compared with that allowed by European governments. The pri- vate will soon be receiving $30 a month and the pay of noncommis- stoned officers will be increased approximately.
 As enlisted men are at no expense whatever, they can save every dollar they receive; but allowing themselves little spending money" they can still accumulate snug sum to carry home with them when their term of enlistment expires.
 The increased pay should stimulate enlistments. Uncle Sam can afford to pay his soldiers well. Thirty dollars month is not too much
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-06

Entered aI the Birmingham. Ala 5, postoffice as second class matter uu- der act of Congress. March 3, iS19
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-06
Want. to Be a Soldier Now


 Just because a man happens to be q good piano player, an expert dancer, a comedian of note and singer of comic songs par excellence Is no reason he will not make a good soldier. At least that's the way Johnny Brown of Sylacauga, for five or six years the star performer on the University of Alabama Glee club, feels about it. Johnny has applied for admis- sion to the officers reserve corps at Ft. McPherson ard has been accepted.
 T am very anxious to take this train ing" said Mir Brown, who was in the city yesterday standing the examination. 'I can't conceive of any reason why I should not go as I am well within the age limit and come strictly within the requirements laid down by the war de- pertinent for men who should enter the service. I was highly delighted to find so many former University of Alabama men among those who will take this training. It speaks we'll for the univer- sity, as a majority of the men who have been out of college for any length of time will enter the army at sacrifice even though they should succeed in gain ing some minor commission"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-06

situation that the public spirited men behind the food preparedness cam paign will try to remedy. It is task in which everyone has vital interest.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-06

A POOR EXCUSE. q gave that waiter counterfeit quar-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-06
"LIBERTY.r

tcentinued on Pare Five)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-06

it is very needful, and the country that can supply itself and its allies with unlimited funds is sure to be looked upon with great respect.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-06

No communication will be published without it's authors name. Rejected manuscript will not be- returned unless stamps are enclosed for that purpose.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-06

"The American people have responded We are going to conserve our resources and increase our food supply in way that will t ~ N@s woyls. - . ,ac:pg
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-06-13
(By D. R. Robertson, United Press
 Staff Correspondent.

(By D. R. Robertson, United Press
 Staff Correspondent
 RIO DE JANIERO, (By MaiD- There are twentyeight German mer- chantment interned in this and other Brazilian ports today which, rumor has it, would become raiders of American shipping in case of war between the United States and Ger many.
 These ships total about 10000 tons and are valued at $4,000,00. Half of them are in this port and the other scattered about other Brazilian ports.
 With two exceptions all these iships are at liberty to put togsea at any time. Ever since Brazil's protest to Germany over the subma- rine blockade, attention has been focused on the German ships by per sistent stories that several of the interned steamers were waiting a favorable moment to make their es- cape.
 Anchored in an open part of the bay, well under the surveillance of the harbor's forts and the Brazilian fleet, these fourteen ships form a listless and desolate group.
 Of the ships interned here the Sierra Salvada' is the largest with 4,951 tons net register The others are the "Edenberg" 2,7S2 tons 'Cap Roca" 3,69O tons, "Coburg 4,20O tons. "Hohenstaufen" 4,OSG tons, Roland" 4,255 tons. Henri etto" 1921 tons, "Alrich" 4,2S5 tons Carl Woermann" 3,490 tons "Posen" 4,O94 tons. Gertrude Woerman" 3,969 tons Arnold An sinck" 2,S96 tons, "Etruria" 3,73a
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-06-13
GERMAN SHIPS
 ARE HELD IN RIO

and the Franklin" 3,223 tons.
 Besides these there were the Maunsa 3,733 tons, which entered on August 18th, 1914, but sailed a few days later for Buenos Aires and is at present interned in Chile, and the Prussia which entered August goth, sailed for Santos five days later and did not arrive at that port for a month in spite of the fact that it is but a days trip. An inquiry undertaken by port authori- ties for the purpose of finding the cause of this mysterious months disappearance did not establish any definite results It's an easy guess however that the Prussia" did not risk capture by British cruisers on a mere pleasure trip and that some raider ship benefited in supplies during her disappearance.
 Another ship that broke the mo- notony of internment by venturing into the open was the Edenberg, which after twenty days of lying idle sailed for Santos, where she never arrived. One month later the Edenberg returned calmly to Rio, dropped her anchor and landed the crew and passengers of the In dian Prince" which had been sunk by the German cruiser "Kronprinz Wilhelm, which itself interned la ter in a North American port. For this adventure the "Edenberg' was ordered under guard by the Brazl- lian government.
 Outside of the Prussia" and the "Edenberg' any of the interned Ger man ships have the right to leave the harbor at will.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-06-13
MOONEY TRIAL CONFINED
 TO OATT0RNEY STATEMENTS

SAN FRANSICO, June 12.-The Mooney trial today was devoted to statements by attorneys chiefly and preparations for taking testimony of witnesses. The defense plainly intimates another frame-up ana showed wherein after the trial Of Billings they had smashed the testi- mony of the state witnesses to pieces proving perjury, after the trial of Mooney they had done the
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-06-13

same thing and held up the OXman perjuries to the public loathing and in this trial, it might be too late to save her life, they would surely break down the strongest frame up of the prosecution against Rena Mooney.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-06-13

Anything in the ljpe of Job work at the Industrial Worker Office Satisfaction assured.
The Detroit times., 1917-11-07
THREE COPS
DISMISSED
BY COUzENS
One Let Out Just After
Receiving Bonus
From Commissioned

several DAYS after receiving hon.
cradle mention and bonus for mer-
itoriou- service from Police Com.
missionev Couzens. Parolman Peter
Wcntela, OF the eighth precinct
was dismissed from mo department
Wenteia was charged ~ith being
drunk he Joined the force Aug O.
md hal already served extra ume
tor go davs when he appeared To
answer 20 nc latest charge. wcdnes
day
Two other patrolmen were dis
missed George konieczny. convict.
Ell In police court on a charg, e.
stealing il tire. was dropped. With
The statement that II nc were found
not guilty by fury In tho recorders
court 90 which Do appealed tn
case. morning would prevent his re-.
.nstatemenr
Jess H. klncaid told the commits
sionCr no was sick and took whisky
to relieve The Illness lis superior
ofncer. however. said Kincaid Vas
plain drunk and he was lct out
Archie Marceno. OF The central sta.
ton was suspended for ! 5 DAYS for
nor properly searching a prisoner
As Marceno's feef are bad and he
cannot de- extra duty on beat. be
WAS. laid on without pay
CRYING hat Broadway without the
bright lights viii be Forty Five
Minutes From Nowberc Al All
s. ~ Woods. theatrical manager.
Is az the opinion that the great pro
posed gloom viii Pc equivalent 70
0u'fing ne street into cold storage
~ course every body wants 10 help
wir The war. hut 10 sacrifice the
niEht lights Of Broadway That is
indeed much 700 much