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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-17

Several members of the committee which is working on the army concen- traitor camp for Birmingham will go Ito Washington today in the interest of the project
 Among those who will leave on the Birmingham Special this morning are Gen. Louis V. Clark and Q Frank F. Glass. It was also hoped last night that John D. McNeel could make the trip.
 I. c. Beatty and H, K Miner who have been in Charleston, will join the party and all will proceed to Washing ton together. No information whate-~r is being given out as to the progress that is being made
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-17

the car, and producers disposing Of their output the same bases, buyers who cannot handle larger quantity clubbing together with other buyers to make a full capacity car; showing customers who buy to suit their oonveniences in small fots; load freight requiring refrigeration to the safe carrying capacity for the commodity loaded, and load freight quiring ventilation to the safe capacitS but understand that this class of freight can be loaded much heavier than freighs requiring refrigeration"
 RELIEVE CONGESTION
 When these rules are followed out, ac- cording to the department of commerce, there will be a reduction in the number of cars under load. which will practical " relieve congestion, where it is a ques. ton of track room, rather than equip ment so that business can be handled. and will be handled more promptly. In all cases keep the cars moving with full ion afterwards.
 In a letter sent out by E. E. Pratt. chief of the bureau of foreign and do- mestic commerce, the following is con- tained:
 The demand for freight cars is far be- yond any record in previous history, and when our troops are actually in the field this demand will be greatly increased. The car service commission of the Amer ican Railway association is co-ordinat- ing the freight traffic resources of the country in an effort to meet this de- mand, but it will not be able to do so without the help of all of those inter- estedr
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-17
Baum Wins Friendship

Herbert J. Baum won the friendship of Alabama infantrymen at the fair grounds yesterday by distributing among the men of the Second regiment pocket mirrors and lead pencils, which they seemed very glad to receive, es- pecially the mirrors.
 MT. Baum was formerly National Guardsman in Tennessee with the rank of second lieutenant.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-17
National Guardsmen Leave
 Girard for Montgomery

Girard, June ecial)-Answering the call of Uncle Sam. about 70 members of Company l. Alabama National Guard. who have been doing guard duty here and in Phenix for several months, are this week hiking through the country a dis tance of about 90 miles to Camp Van diver. Twenty men have been left, here to guard the bridges and public buildings.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-17
Walter Moore Says They Will Fight Outside Inter ference in Mines to
 the End
WAR ON AUTOCRACY AS IMPORTANT HERE AS ACROSS WATERS
Mining District Has Had Peace for Nine Years and Will Not COuntenance
 Outside AgitatOrs

If the United Mine Workers of Americn want to know what I an, going to do about their activities in Alabama, I am going to fight" said Walter Moore, president of the Em- pire Coal company and the EIdoradO Coal company, and one of the best known operators in the district.
 GOT course, I don't speak for oth- CTS. speak only for our own com panies.
 We do not propose to have out siders come in and try to run our business. For nine years now we have had peace in the Birmingham mining district. All of the shooting up of trains, the killing, the maiming, the intimidations of the past are no more and we don't propose to have them in troduced again.
 ALWAYS AGAINST AUTOCRACY
 This country of ours is now fight ing great war for democracy against autacracy. A mine district run by the grasping officials of miners unions is an autocracy. Our present system is thoroughly democratic and we will fight autocracy in every form in which it bobs up it's head. In other words, we mean to fight, and when say fight the troublemakers who arc trying to stir things up in this dis trict know what I mean It is sure enough fight.
 Why should they come in at this critical time and try to make trouble except for the personal, selfish inter- est of few officials and organizers I? We are paying our men unheard Of prices.
 INCREASES IN WAGES
 Since 1914 We have increased our labor costs alone 422 per cent We are paying common laborers as much as $3 a day. Many of them are fresk from the boil weevil sections and never saw so much money before in their lives.
 We intend to do all we can at this time to help our country win this war and we don't propose to be interfered with in this work by lot of out siders. If it becomes necessary for the government to take charge of our mines, well and good, but we will not let any labor union agitators do it. That is final. We will fight to the end"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-17
GOES
 ID WASHINGTON No Information Given Out Regarding Progress on
 Army Camp
REPORTS RECEIVED

Washington. June 16-(Special.} General Woods report on Bir mingham on the concentration camp site has been received Sec retary Baker is in New York to- night. It is stated at his office that none of the reports which have been received this week will be eS- amined before Monday
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-17
BOY SCOUTS MEET
 AT CAPITOL PARK

Captain Wester, the new scout execu- tive. has arrived in the city and all Boy Scouts and scout officials will meet at Capitol park Monday evening at o'clock for the purpose of giving him a hearty welcome.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-17
FUNITURE MEN TO
 SELECT OFFICERS

The nominating committee has been named by the Birmingham Furniture Dealers association to select officers for the organization for the coming year. The committee consists of c. w. Green, chair man; Phillip Oster, Ira F. Randall, F. o. Harvey and J. w. McCarty.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-17

The marines campaign for new men closed yesterday without any very brilliant results. It had hoped that 40 men would be obtained during the week, but only six were received. Recruiting will go on just as usual now that the campaign has closed. and there are still places for many men.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-17

Liane Carrera, the daughter of Anna Held, will be at the Bijou the first half of next week and during her stay here will assist the Second Alabama infantry in its recruiting. She will mention the company in her act and also make corner speeches for it. This regiment needs several hundred more men yet before it is full and enlist ments will be pushed as much as pos sible in the next few weeks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-17

The engineers regiment did some what better yesterday with two new men, G. T. Blacksford and Thomas E. couch Only bakers, buglers, track : men and bridgemen are wanted now Tor this regiment. The regiment Is much more than half full now and the opportunity to join it will be open only few more days
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-17

Ambulance company No. 1 received four new men yesterday and nov needs only nine more men to be at its 1ull war strength. These men will be recruited early next week, it is eX- pected, and the station will close The men who enlisted yesterday were Charlie c. Brooks, Grady L. Morrow Robert J. Barker and Homer c. Berry
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-12-13

try up among the opposing parties.
1t would be really big enough to go
round But if any such thought has
wandered into any ally mind or should
do so it would have to be rejected be-
cause the United States would not
stand for such treatment of Russia.
The Trotzkys and Lenines are inca
pable of rising to the moral plane of
approaching facts of that size. There
must be influential forces in Russia
who will refuse to permit the nation
to be represented by men who attempt
to carry through their designs by the
method of blackmailing Russia's
allies and friends. The threat to can
eel Russia's debt to the United States
and England, or other creditors, will
not affect the allies in carrying on
the war, but it should show Russia
that it has fallen into unworthy
as well as incompetent hands, and the
sooner it emancipates itself from the
present ruling elements the better for
Russia's safety.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-12-13

insane asylum think and speak in
terms of conservation and concentra-
ton of all that is in him and all that
he has, to this the greatest task to
which the world has ever been called.
We can win, we can gloriously win, if
the nation will consecrate its all to
the winning. But it means consecra-
ton to the nations salvation or eter-
nal damnation by Germany Which
do you choose?
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-12-13
CURRENT COMMENT.

HAVE you joined the Red Cross?
Have you become member for
the year 1918? By Christmas Eve
the Red Cross hopes to have 10 mil
lion new members in this country,
and 800 new members in Gem county.
Let us get behind this splendid move
ment and make it go, first by joining
ourselves, second getting others to
join, so that by Christmas every per-
son in Gem county will be enrolled in
this army of mercy. To win this war
we. as a nation, must have four
things-men, money, material and
mercy-men to fight, money to buy
supplies, material for equipment and
mercy for the wounded men and for
the destitute families of the soldiers.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-12-13

| THERE is a certain logic in Trot-
sky's threat to America that unless
it makes peace in a hurry Russia will
repudate its debts, largely held by
Americans. That is, Trotzky comes
from the sort of associations and hab-
its of thought that would logically
suggest to his mind that kind of shifty
dealing. Not that he has lived with
professional blackmailers, but he lived
in this country with the most radical
element of Socialists, and it was their
constant habit to sheer at American
corruption. 1t was that class of peo-
Pile who invented the insane notion
which spread far and wide in this
country, that Wall street wanted war,
that this is "money" war, that
capitalists coin money out of war,
and similar nonsense. OF course, if
all this were as true as the infatuated
Trotzky minds suppose, nothing would
be more sensible or effective than to
threaten financial interests with re-
pudiation unless they stopped the war
on the spot. 1t is part of this fan
tastic thinking about Wall street and
war TO believe implicitly that j. P.
Morgan and Rockefeller and the
Rothschilds and half dozen more of
them by raising their hand could stop
the war tomorrow. The Lenines and
Trotzkys show their gross unftness
for responsibility where great inter-
ests are at stake, because they are
oblivious of the obvious fact that if
the allies and Central Powers got
tired Of war (as they are)
and wanted to make peace, they can
now come to terms, because if they |
wish they can agree on both sides to
make up the tolls of war out of Rus
sia--just divide that distracted coun-
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-12-13

WYE are face to face with the most
stupendous crisis in human his
tory. There is no middle ground. 1t
is death or victory. Death to our
country; death to the women and
babies of the land; death to its men;
death to our civilization and to the
civilization of the world, all on the
one side; or complete victory of this
country and the allies over Germany
on the other side. The struggle will
be long and desperate one. 1t will
tax to the utmost every latent and
every developed mental, moral, spir-
itual, financial and physical force of
this country. He who is a Stacker in
thought, in word or in deed is an
enemy to every woman and every
child in this country, an enemy to our
nation and to civilization. Let it be
preached from the pulpit, let it be
taught in the class room, let it be
proclaimed wherever men meet, let
every individual soul outside of the
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-12-13

sailed and peppered to suit the taste,
and bread completed the menu for
many meal. Sometimes when but
ter was available, little of it added
a delightful flavor to the dish, but it
was not served that way often enough
to cloy the appetite. Of course, those
who did not keep COW had more
trouble in preparing the meal and
frequently had to depend upon corn
bread and sorghum. One man, who
had large family of children, would
occasionally find something else for
himself and wife, but the children
throve on "thickened milk" and the
making of it was much like preparing
porridge for a lot of calves.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-12-13

TT must be pretty discouraging for
negroes who are called to fight for
their country TO have the stay-at-
homes wherever they are sent to be
trained, set up a howl. Whenever a
man shoulders gun and goes out to
offer his life, while we stay at home,
we are going to keep our mouth shut
regarding his complexion.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-12-13

THE Red Cross has already made
100000 sweaters for the soldiers
and by the first of the year the num-
Der will be 100000. Still, there are a
few misguided ones who poke fun at
the good women who spend any time
doing such work. That's sweater
for every man Uncle Sam will have in
France by the first of the year. And
it's no snap to knit a sweater, either.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-12-13

WE have been expecting the food
conservationists to sing the song
of gravy, as the life saver of the ma
ton, in its time of need. In the
grasshopper years of Kansas, those
who lived there then win remember
that gravy was the staff of life. Milk,
with little flour to thicken it, ard
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-12-13

A 7 any rate Russia is affording a
fine illustration of what happens
when that brand of Socialism takes
charge.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-12-13
TALES OF TOWN
HUH-UHi NOT ME-

Co'se All amt sayin' All won't do
Dess whut ma country want me to,
But dey's one job dat All fa'see
Amt gwine to 'tach itsef to me
Huh-uhl Not me!
OATS dis heah ahplane stuff-No, Boss
Anil bah some othah kin OBJ cross
LAX drive a mule er tote gun,
But All amt flirtin' wifi de sun
Huh-uhl Not mel
Eff All mus do loop de loop
Let mine be round some chicken coop;
1t amt gwine be up whah de crows
Kin say Abs trompin' on der toes
Huh-uhl Not me-
1t sho' look sweet, All don't deny,
To be a-oozin' 'roun' de sky,
But dar's folks OATS in de mood
To pass up love an gin an food
Huh-uhi Not mel
Down heah All frs saw light OBJ day,
Down heah am whah Abs gwine t
stay;
Folks, Ah don't keer to hab ma feet
Git too blamed proud to walk de street
Huh-uhl Not me!
So, Ah'll DIES wait till Gabriel brings
Dem good ole fashion angel wings
Den, as All pass de ahplanes by,
In pity, Ah'll look down an sigh
Huh-uh. Not mel
One way to fill a soldiers Christ
mas socks would be to enlist.
4
Nothing is so indicative of woman's
as the fact that not one
of them is knitting dolly
z z 3
Whale meat has risen to 221a cents
a pound in San Francisco. Wonder |
who has cornered all the whales
4 q
AS further evidence that Sherman /
was right, the war causes congress
% be in session almost constantly.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-12-13

1t was years ago that Old Bill Mis-
givens bought the second hand buggy.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-12-13

THE 25-cent saving plan will give
everybody chance not only to
lend his bit, but also his two bits.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-12-13

SOME day the people of the United
States are going to demand that
they at least be told the things about
our boys over there that every Ger
man in Europe knows.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-12-13

AS further evidence that Sherman
was right, the war causes congress
to be in session almost constantly.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-12-13

Whale meat has risen to 221a cents
pound in San Francisco. Wonder
who has cornered all the whales.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-12-13

One way to fill soldiers Christ
mas socks would be to enlist.
South Bend news-times., 1917-06-20
S15,840, $50 LIBERTY
LOAN THROUGH SCOUTS
International News Service:

International News Service:
NEW YORK, June 20.-The 223,-
600 Boy Scouts OF America who So
licited last week on behalf Of the
Liberty Loan turned in subscriptions
totalling S15,S4O,59o pledged by
about 1856 individuals. it was an
nOunced here by James +. West,
chief scout executive Mr.. West al
luded to the campaign as one Of the
best object lessons this country has
ever had considering the effective
ness of boys under organization.
William G. MCAdoo, secretary of the
treasury. in a letter received at
scout national headquarters here to-
day said that this was a wonderful
record. of which YOU and every
member Of the Boy Scout organiza-
ton have reason tC be proud, and
added
"As a result of this campaign I
have gained renewed admiration for
the scouts and hope you will find
the means for letting the individual
members Of the organization who
assisted i'm the sale of Liberty Bonds
know Of my very deep and sincere
appreciation Of their cordial sup
port and patriotic work.
South Bend news-times., 1917-06-20
MACHINE GUN MEN
BECOME PROFICIENT

More than so memb bers of the re-
organized machine gun company ap'
peared at the Co. r armory last
night when one Of the most instruct
i've md successful drills yet held
took place. The men are taking eX-
cepu Fal interest in the work and
the company promises 10 become
one of the most proficient organiza-
tions of the Indiana national guard.
Anxious TO become thoroughly ef-
ficient i'm the foot movements and in
company drill so that they may take
up the nomenclature and use OF the
machine guns the men are bending
every effort in their work now. IL is
expected that the first lessons in the
use of the machine guns will be
given next Tuesday night. Every
man Of the company will be expect
ed 10 become so well acquainted with
the gun that in a short time he viii
be able 10 diSsemble and assem- Ole
the gun blindfolded. There are 60
parts TO the gun. Its average num-
ber of shots a minute is between five
and six hundred.
Capt.eGuy KimbaH, company COM
mander. said last night that he is
well pleased with the progress the
new men are making and that he
expects 10 have one of the best ma
tional guard companies in the ser
vice OF the federal government
South Bend news-times., 1917-06-20
AUTO MOB SETS FIRE
TO ANOTHER STREET CAR

Renewed activity on the part of
anti-car company forces was evi-
denced at about 10 o'clock last night
when a party Of what was said to
be some 40 persons attacked an
open car at the end of the Portage
av. line. drove it off the tracks into
the sand, and then set II on fire.
Before company s. which was call
ed, could arrive the seats, stanchions
and part OF the roof had been de-
stroyed. The fire department soon
extinguished the blaze. which appar-
emily had been started with gasoline.
The crew, which had been return
ing with the car from the end of
the line, deserted il as soon as the
attack was made and beat a hasty
retreat towards town. City detec-
tives. who answered the call as soon
as il was sent. said they met the
motorman at Cushing st, which is
something over a mile from the
scene of the attack.
RumOrs indicate that the party
who made the attack came and de-
parted in autos. Other than this,
nothing is known as TO who or what
started the trouble.
South Bend news-times., 1917-06-20
MAN HELD FOR NOT
REGISTERING ESCAPED
FROM INSANE HOSPITAL

Investigation following the arrest
Of Myron Newcomb in South Bend
June 16. has developed the fact that
Newcomb is an escaped inmate OF
the state hospital at Kalamazoo.
Newcomb is charged with failing 70
register in accordance with the con-
scription law.
Chief Of Detectives Kuespert We'd
nesday received word that New
comb had escaped from the institu-
ton several weeks ago and has
been sought by police in this Sec
ton. Chief Kuespert became sus-
picious of Newcomb when the latter
claimed that he had registered at
Kalamazoo June ?.
Newcomb is an epileptic and
claims 10 have developed the disease
during Is months servitude in a
diciplinary barracks in California
for deseration from the L. S. army.
The case will he turned over 10 the
federal authorities before Newcomb
is returned 10 Kalamazoo.
South Bend news-times., 1917-06-20
RESTS Working
In HdrUest Fields
At Notrc Dame

Notre Dame university j. doing its
bit In national food preparedness as
we'll as in military preparedness
Priest professors are busy these days
in the harvest field garnering the
alfalfa crop. the first of the crops
on the large university farm 10 ma
ture. Brother Leo has an unusually
large acreage under cultivation this
year. The supply Of available hands
being short. many of the priests Of
the university have given up their
usual vacations and will take their
vacation at work upon the farm.
Theologians, philosophers. linguists
economists and psychologists are
working as we'll as those who follow
science. Among the reverend har-
vesters is Rev. John Farley. rector
of Walsh hall. Father Farley was
captain of the NOtre Dame football
eleven in 1898 when ne was a stu
dent at the university
South Bend news-times., 1917-06-20
.DEEVER SPEAKS
At CONVENTION
General Secretary Addresses
Christian EndeavOr Dele
gates at Brethren Church.

Rev. O. T. Deever, general secre-
tary OF the Christian Endeavor So
ciety OF the United Brethren church.
es. gave the principal address at the
Wednesday morning program OF the
annual convention Of the ST. Joseph
conference, United Brethren church.
es that IL being held in Conference
Memorial church, $. St Joseph s..
Rev. Deever divided life into three
periods. and explained the duties Of
man during these periods.
Just before the close of the morn
ing program a debate was held or
the subject. Resolved, that the sun
day school can do all that needs to
be done for our young people. Miss
Lillian Hahn OF Plymouth and Miss
Gertrude Romeberger Of Warsaw
had the affirmative side. while Earl
Burke OF LigOnier and Ernest Annis
OF Bremen held the negative.
Bishop II III. Fout OF Indianapolis
was introduced TO the delegates at
the morning exercises and he made
a few Introductory remarks. MisS
Vairie Kiracofe Of Fort Wayne was
10 give the report of the missionary
work that has been carried on in this
district at the afternoon exercises.
Mrs. Hal Smith. another missionary
worker was also 10 give an address.
AT the evening program Bishop
Fout will give the principal address.
Preceding the address a song service
to be participated in by the congre-
cation and led by II. j. Wisehaupt
OF Kingsland. Ind, will be held.
The meeting last night was ad
dressed by Mrs. Hal Smith, former
10 Africa, whose husband
was accidentally killed some years
ago while in Africa. Mrs. Smith re-
counted many of her personal eX-
periences. telling OF the first jour
ney 10 Africa. and Of the difficulty
in understanding and being under
stood by the natives She told Of the
establishing of schools. of how the
first few white people had TO be doc
tors, dentists, teachers. preachers
and advisors to the natives.
The entire afternoon was given up
10 finding accommodations for the
delegates and their guests. Pre-
paredness' was the slogan Of the
committee having i'm charge the as
of delegates 10 homes for
their system caused the housing TO
move smoothly and much 10 the sat
isfactiOn Of the visitors.