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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-30
Fighting It Out on Main Line

mn ISQUIETING and alarming is the news of the " sensational incuson into northern Italy of the Austro Germans the attention and hope of the allies must continue Ito be cenered the western front in France.
 In the language of the gdron the Germans Ill Italy are
 out of bounds The great game will finally be won only py the team which places it's banners squarey behind the goal posts the center of the field Spectacular dashes into R mania Russia or Italy may reanmae the dropping spirits ot the German and Austrian people at home but in the meantime the neverendng grind from the channel the Swiss border points with relentless finger the ultimate doom Of Ieuton autocracy.
 On this front the maximum of the conenders mased Here the lines of shortest for both sides Here the supplies and munitions of both assembled for the fight to finish Here Germany made her supreme e fort and has had give way Victory this front now only
 matter of time and it better than the military advisers of the Kaiser
 Like the securely hooked the Teuton may dart from side to the other for he still has good deal of ne but the reel is relentless The line will get shorter and shorter
 Cauton and steady hand the requisites now for the allies
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-30
FOOLS GOLD

From the Youngstown Telegram.
 Tn the mining country of the west there is common substance often mistaken by the uninitiated for gold. The prospector with even a limited knowledge of metals does not mistake it. He finds it, yellowish and gilt tering, along the streams or in the sands upturned by his shovel and passes it by with scarcely a glance. But it sometimes thrills the beginner because of its resemblance to free gold. Therefore the miners call it fools gold"
 In the mineral world the technical name of this substance is pyrites of iron. There are millions of tons of 1t in this country. It is not wholly a western product. It may be found any where. And American mining engi- neers in session this week have rec commended that pyrites be mined on Q larger scale than ever before under taken in this country and used in making sulphuric acid. Sulphuric acid is necessity in the manufacture of war munitions and also in the manu- fracture of fertilizer and these are two commodities that America stands most in need of today.
 Tools gold" may not be fools gold after all.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-30
LUKE M,LuKE SAYS

When a 17-year-old girl maries a 7o- year-old man it is our belief that she should keep in training by dressing in black all the time.
 A lot of men didn't realize that there was such a thing as the high cost of liv- ing until whisky jumped from a dime to 15 cents per snort.
 Maybe the man of few words would be more popular if he didn't repeat them So often.
 Any old time you feel like an also-ran when you face the barrier you are goinS to run like one.
 When you see a fellow trying to get drunk, it is hard to tell wether the girl threw him over or married him.
 There are whole lot of rules through which you may achieve success But this one is as good as any: Keep your feet warm and keep your head cool
 Some men have such poor memories that if they could live their lives over the chances are that they would make the same mistakes.
 It is hard to make princess believe that some day she will be so old that she will want to lie about her age. But she will,
 It doesn't pay to knock a man. It Is
 
 friends to make it dangerous to abuse him without comeback.
 The difference between being welded to your art and being welded to your sweetheart is that you are not likely to neglect yonr art.
 Some morning iovey is going to forget to crush dovey to his heart and caress her fondly before he leaves the house in the morning and will merely peck at the side of her face with his lips. And that day the honeymoon will sneak down to the crematory and crawl into the oven.
 Women are natural born actors. That is why it is so easy for girl to make a man believe that it is her first exper- fence when she is being kissed by him.
 Distfnce lends enchantment to the cooking that mother used to do If you had u eat her indigestible dough and drink her muddy coffee today you would raise Cain. If this be iconoclasm. make the Il ost of it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-30
A NEW CRIME

From the Chicago Herald.
 There is a new crime in Great Brit tain and it may soon be introduced in this country. It is the crime of keep ing in private possession a lens which is useful for military purposes. The aviation service must record what 1t sees and 1t can't get along without certain types of lenses.
 Unfortunately, optical glass is not pro- duced in this country in sufficient quan- titles to supply the government needs. Wherefore it becomes the patriotic duty of photographers who have lenses Which can be used for aviation cameras to sell them to the government at once. They are, urged to notify the photographic de- pertinent of the signal corps, U. $. A., Mills building annex, Washington, D. c., of the price at which they will dispose of such lenses.
 At present the government is relying on voluntary cooperation to secure these indispensable articles If that fails 1t may have to commander them wherever found. The eyes of the army must have their glasses. Otherwise they can't see
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-30

The retailers are able to buy these4 potatoes for about $1.3o a bushel a sum which covers the entire cost. includinEH transportation. But they are not to be1 permitted to buy unless they pledge' themselves that they will sell ths pota- toes at about cents pound or $1.so 1 a bushel. In that way the retailers VIII receive profit of 50 cents on each 1 bushel, while the consumer vii be com-N z pelled to pay only cents a pound fcrz his potatoes. N | The entire transaction involveSk
 financing aggregating about $25o.ooo.N There was no speculative or proft-&
 making purpose in the plan. MT. Pcr-
 kins simply received back tho largex outlay he made in purchasing these pot tatoes. But he has demonstrated by thisN comparatively large transaction. first, that 1t Is possible for the farmers toE receive prices for their products that represent reasonable profits: in the aec- ond place, that the retailers can obtain
 these commodities and market them atH
 price which will yield them .fair# pTOutS, anu III LAC LuAO PAoSS ~tA0 ~0AAW~i
 sumer will be able to buy potatoes of
 the retailer at as low 2 price as cents
 a pound.
 It remained for a public spiritee citi-
 zen utilizing his own financial fo1 SA- sibility to make demonstration of the fact that producers. retailers and con- sumers can, under Q well regulated sys- tenn, receive prices or pay prices for commodities which are satisfactory all around. The government at Washington | is proceeding in the treatment of 1T
 sugar situation upon similar plan ss 1t may be that the experience of t N will show how all classes, producd retailers and consumers. can be abs dantly protected and how abnot S lhigh prices for food commoditiesiS be ended. f1#
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-30
WORK HARD AND LIVE LONG

In an article called 'IIave You Some Imaginary Troubles?" which the Novem- Der American Magazine prints. the au- thor says:
 "Gladstone was another one of these hard workers, with no dreads with re- gard to work. turning from political responsibilities of the heaviest to Greek for recreation, and living his fourscore years and more, just as Pope Leo XIII
 turned to Latin poetry for his relaxa- tion from worldwide burdens. and lived
 on beyond fourscore and ten, living so hopefully that when, at the little dinner given him on his ninetieth birthday, one of the cardinals said, in proposing a
 toast to him: Here's that you may live to be a hundred, holy father the old pontiff replied. But why limit me to a hundred?' They were contemporaries of rank, the German historian, who. at the age of 91, proposed to write a history of the world in 12 volumes. one volume to be completed each year, and actually lived. I believe. to complete nearly half of it. These men had no dreads: but they allowed their energies to work on. without any fear of exhausting their vi tality."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-30

A notorious Turkish official, visiting in Germany, says the story of Belgians being mistreated by Germans in myth. Consider the source of this denial and let it go at that. raid on England, there will be deep seated conviction among the crews that they are leaving the fatherland for the last time.
 Russians who fraternized with Ger mans were dispersed by Russian artil- lery fire. That's a good way to prevent the making of undesirable acquain- tances.
 If Chancellor Michaelis gets a para graph in history, it will probably be because some historian doesn't know how to condense.
 According to scientists, melanchoHa can be cured by electricity. The eiec- tric chair is cure for all the ills that flesh is heir to.
 * ;. *
 Emperor Charles may be leading the Austrians against the Italians. but it is safe to assume that he would rather be discussing peace.
 German successes against the Italians may hearten the Austrians in one way, but will 1t put food into their empty stomachs?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-30
HIS WAY OF TELLING

From Answers, London.
 The young man stepped timidly into a draper's shop.
 Have you anything suitable for pres ent for young lady?" he asked the shopwalker.
 Certainly. Perhaps you would like to look at some of these silk sports coats?" shopman asked about the size he ap- peared baffled.
 After gazing about him helplessly for a moment. he walked up to dummy figure and circled it with his arm.
 .sYes about this size. think" he said
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-30

doughty hero, and also inform us whether or not he is of Celtic de- scent? We suspect as much. At any rate, there is lively curiosity concerning the identity of this man and great jubilation among the red heads of the country who see new honors coming their way. The prestige of the fraternity has been again up- held. Their reputation for pluck, pug nacity and initiative has been glori- ously sustained.
 There is a red-headed club in Spo- kane, said to be the only organiza- ton of it's kind in the country, which lis strongly desirous of enrolling the American gunner as an honorary member. It should be given an op- portunity to do so. In the meantime, let us not forget that there are other American soldiers now in Europe, who, while not so for tunate as to deliver the first blow against Prussianism and all the de- testable things it's stands for, will give just as good an account of them selves as our red-headed hero when put to the test.
 Wonders will never cease. There are southern colonels who are getting into the habit of dropping into a soda water store and calling for limeade with a dash of grape juice with as much of an air as if they were ordering mint
 juleps.
 Old Dr. Dumba says Americas naval programme is a bluff. Dr. Dumba knows better, for he stayed in this country long enough to find out a thing or two He is simply smarting over being
 kicked out.
 A contemporary objects to orchestras
 playing German music. Don't care
 much for ''The Watch On the Rhine" "
 but the works of the old masters are still worth while, regardless of their
 origin.
 I New Yorls's underworld will rejoice if Tammany is victorious A very good
 reason for defeating Tammany, but just now the tiger seems to be on the inside of the track and going strong. 1 Mighty battles are also being fought or
 the gridiron these days. and if you'll watch closely you will occasionally set l a nimble-footed lad with the ball under
 his arm go lover the top" I American soldiers amaze the thrifty French villagers by throwing away their cigarettes only half smoked. The French are beginning to learn what g wasteful people we are.
 
 1 Bi1mifghams subscription to the sec. ond liberty loan proves once more tha Birmingham is better town than At
 lanta.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-30
Red-Eeaded Americans
 Are Filled With Pride

m ED D-HEADED men and women IN have figured in history so often that it caused little surprise when the announcement came from lover there" that the first shell fired into German trenches by an American was discharged by red-headed gunner. All honor to him, and will the war department, little later on, when there are no military reasons to pre- vsnt it, mske public the name of this
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-30
G3cxlatt lMas.1eR

F. S.--I saw Monte semon come Tn the church. take quick look around. walk down the aisle with package under his arm. stop in front of one of the select men and speak to him, and then reached out his hand and shook and went out. knew 1t was one of his colored helpers that he was honoring and I honored him for doing 1t. but expect he will lick. me for telling 1t on him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-30
THE WHITE HOT POT

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.a
 America has been called by za' X "the melting pot'' Here all the Is y are fused. They como as Austria& A Germans or English or Irish or \
 slams or Greeks or Italians or Swed or Norwegians and arc fused into th wonderful product known as American, The process Is certain, though slow. The newcomers may be averse to ru- sion. They may cherish their un-Amer- ican individualities. Their children are almost always Americans. Their chil- dren's children always are.
 Now there is excess heat under tho melting pot, The red hot flux has be- ccme white hot. America is no longer a comfortable abstraction. It IS some thing concrete. a honogeTousl natiA fighting for 8 definite ideal &
 From the test will como a newH And ica. There will be Hesganall enat te Americans. The Pole ahH 1T hse the Englishman and th5 Flr1nSxnGR, ! Austrian and the Eerviay N tKS kS1ef @ { the Dane, the northern t6u1 N nj southern son of irrecoT fighting for the sane Y $ cause is the cause of m Y Z # #
 Out of the war will eo1 Ieitys Tn the new America an tI uted Americans. At the khxeel war this is one of the coSafSf< 6surs ances, one of the certafp T4 hses.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-30
} Placing Blame for
 | Habit of Swearing

GAYS a writer in the New Republic; G "The telephone has surely spread the habit of cursing." The T7Stypewriter is also blamed for the lat N Ea4er-day increase of profanity, or its 9K.lleped increase, "But golf has done ore for swearing than any other -odern employment; it has made 7rtiturn gentlemen as efficient as 'ssy ateamsters. The disappointments of golf are so immediate, so unexpected, so overwhelming. Nearly all men, and women, too, must swear naturally in their thoughts, else how explain such easily acquired proficiency"
 As is his usual habit, man is prone ~ssSp shift the blame for his shortness temper and glibness in swearing a instrumentalities which are not Ill Themselves responsible. How often Aoes the irascible man make the at mosphere blue because he can't get certain telephone number, Tor is given the wrong one, when the inanlmate telephone continues to be one of the greatest achievements of science and a blessing to humanity? It's the tele- nhone girl and the subscriber, more M l times than not, who are to blame. De- pend on it, the telephone, given reasonable amount of care and atten- ; TH tion, always does it's level best.
 And golf. What appears less prov ocative of paths than golf stick standing mutely with it's fellows in corner, unless it were raised against our fellow man? Yet, the clumsy golfer consigns his golf stick to per- dition because of his own awkward ness. As for the typewriter, it's merits are so apparent, it is so indis- pensable to modern life that no one but 8 rank aIIldLSttI -oli IiAC IVY DocAo ever curses so efficient machine,
 - It is a moot question whether or not profanity is on the increase. Some observers contend that oaths are more plentiful now than formerly, while others think the contrary. Automo- piles have spoiled many mans dis . position, but blaming modern con veniences for our own unevenness Of temper won't get us anywhere. The truth of the matter is that we live more complicated life than our fore fathers did, we are more nervous and more easily irritated, and, as Mark Twain held, good, round oath is a safety valve.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-30
THE TENTH sIBEp1xn 1 X E l

Amelia Josephine Burr tn fko f The road was like 3 riVotf 1&@ M Int A living river through tho3TfG1 Ss. All day the fugitives. pa16 (611& M E <, On wars red rising tid& W&Mt G in6
 north. x 3 Silent with misery. Who6 &ll1131 :, They drew aside to eive 0xY ' h, The army marching seN9n Eh<
 van E S< M < The ammunition wagon9, tl X E, Column on column, 4lNG< Icy cmarched. M x An, those deep RussiaM {1 III
 night! }N : God and the CSar," Nx I< od
 and the Exar!' N N < ||1 There came still whit 014& 4&t
 tho road ;s A dreamer stood to seS e&o ko
 past. z& No ammunition wagons lSa IT " W That night-God and the G0nYs v
 The world szsz E Sl 2 Knows now. They marct /
 ing miieg 6f Ynen.
 Defetlssless to the battle
 shouldtbe . shai1fbies oI x They knew, yet they canjS Sl n
 the road .sz }} AS had the others rho. uo{ 1S e
 same. 7& }S}9I "God and Free Russia," Ne@ lha1 !.
 f k#x&18: 3Ei aA!33I41< Who stood beside the road IT, ", White to the stars. as one v or destiny draw near, sz 2 q T
 hour. ls{R }!1 !@!a | God and, Free Russia v Y s.,d s7
 Miiyukox.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-30

BEGINNING THE .DAY-I have +ha charts of Thy summer seas. l own the maps of Thy country. Wave heard of the strange dehsn's that ssyyait me. My heart knows oa them and longs for them. Ana all the while the ships chafe at their moorings. Yet I do not traVei' oh. my God, why is it that l do not travel. Amen.-H. M. E.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-30
ADRIFvT WITH THE TIMES
THRILL OF A LIFETIME.

~~-~ 'Tn my paimy days I often gave waiter s5 bii" remarked the seedy| looking man. T guess you would like to have son of that money back now?" do anything with it that would maj me have as good an opinion of myself had when I was giving 1t away"
 AS TO LOVE.
 Love is blind. poets say, A
 That may be,
 But the lovely lass will slay
 Suitors three.
 While the girl who has face
 In the matrimonial race
 Snareth one.
 NATURES cAMoUFLAeE. .IIow is autumn in the hiil country? 'It's a great help to moonshiners, I hear"
 Tn what WayT "The blue haze that envelopes the hilis makes 1t difficult for revenue officer to detect spiral of smoke issuing fror a hollow tree or crevice in tho rock
 MOST LIKELY. "A burglar broke Into Jibway's ho V last night"
 sswhat did Nbway dol" .IIe crawled under bod" '.Ha! Har'
 s.He said he was looking for pair of shoes, as his feet were cold" T have no doubt his feet were cold" PAUL COOK. 9
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-30
DO IT NOW.

Here's sermon for each wight In the nation: Practice morning, noon and night, Conservation. Eat exactly what you need
 To keep healthy; Don't succumb to selfish greed, Though you're wealthy. Exercise control and you
 Will be wiser: Also in position to
 Swat the Kaiser.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-30
Can't Keep Away

q can't keep away from Birn1ing- ham," said T. F. Seals, Livingston's big mayor.
 My wife just ran up for a few days visit. She has many warm friends in Birmingham. I know that pr. Davidson s many admirers in Birmingham will be glad to learn that his health is excel lent and that lis church at Livingston greatly appreciates his ministry"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-30
To Gulfport by Automobile

q had a great trip in my car to Gulf port.' said B. C. Cox, who makes spe- cialty of Gulfport real estate. T went by way of Tuscaloosa, Eutaw, York, Cuba, Meridian, Laurel and Hattiesburg, the distance being 365 miles each way.
 T got lot of fried chicken en route and all the oranges I could eat when 1 got to Gulfport, as the fall crop was being picked''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-30
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
McNeice Is Bandmaster

letter from George McNeice, the bandmaster who conducted the five mili- tary bands, comes, thanking The Age Herald for its kind mention of him, but he said the paper gave credit to George McNeill, and there is no such person at Camp Mcclellan. Well. the reporter may have gotten it all wrong as to the last name, but whenever there is any playing to be done in Birmingham. this city is willing to let George do it,' for he cer- tainly knows how to direct band.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-30
THE AFTERMATH,

THE AFTERMATH. ''Whither bound?" I'm going to look at my car" why not take it out for a spin?" 'I did so. That's why several high priced mechanics are now trying to put it together again.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-30

QUITE UNNECESSARY.
 T suppose you will start to learning French as soon as you get abroad" unused the fair girl, with glance at her engagement ring.
 ''Oh, yes." replied the young man in khaki.
 well, wish to say right here and now that you needn't bother about learning the French equivalent of I love you.' I wouldn't understand 1t if you said 1t to mo. and I don't want you saying 1t to anybody who would understand"
 MAKING THE BEST OF TT. "Does the nudity of this chorus offend you?"
 'TNot at ar." replied MT. Mickles, slee- fully. q take it for granted that this is art and proceed to enjoy myself"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-30
Buying on "Excitement Plan,

q have had many funny experiences since have been in the piano business" said B. B. Burton, "but 1t takes a ne- gro to get the English language mixed up.
 Not long ago a negro woman came in and asked: Is this the place where you all sell pianos on the excitement planY' I had often heard the monthly instali- ment way called the extortion plan. but never before the excitement plan.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-30

# * * ! Truth loves open dealing.
 Henry VIII. * * *
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-30
Bandmaster's Heart in His work

Ban0mastcrs Heart m HIS WOrK
 T was amused, yet greatly pleased, at the expression on the old bandmaster's S face as he conducted the military bands in the excellent concert given before the Tutwiler at the close of the liberty bond parade" said J. w. Donnelly, the well known patron of music.
 ''He seemed to put soul, body and heart in his leadership. I first noted him when he played at division headquarters at Camp Mcclellan, the day when the Rotarans were guests of General Rar- ferty"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-30
TELEPHONE

TELEPHONE Bell (rrivate exchange connecuns all departmental Main 4ooo.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-30

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-30

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-30

Daily and Sunday Age Herald, year $500
 Daily without Sunday ....... S,OS Daily anu Sunday, per month. .to Daily ana Sunday. three months. 2ol Sunday Herald. per annum.- Z.eO Weekly Age Herald, per annuIn.. 70
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-30
MEN, WOMEN
 AND THINGS

Monday, October 29, will go down as a great day in the history of the negroes of Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-30

postoffice as second class matter un- der act of Congress. March 8, 1879.