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Como fu6 Ia captnra
de Ia t~ripulaci0n de
In submarine

IN PUERTO DEL ATLANTICO.
Diciembre IO.-Los miembrOS de IA
rripulacidn de IN barco je;ga que
LEGO hace dias a este puerto. refieren
Z fueron cestigos de Ia captUra &c
Ia triDulaci6n de IN submarine az
ma hace gocos dias. por IN destro-
ver.torpedcro americana. Como preci-
<amente hace varios dias Sc recibi
una ncticia ~semejante, Sc cree en- los
circulos ~navales de este puerto. que
el hecho que refieren los marines
belgaS. sea 81 mismo de que va do
cuen,a Ia prensa. La tripulaci6n del
submarine. como Sc recordara. echo
q pique su barco para evitar que ca
vera en- poder de los americaAos.
De acuerdo con q relate cue hacen
los miembros de Il tripulaci6n del
barco belga. este formaba parte de
una flota mercante que iba escoltada
Y Sc hallaba frente a las costas de
Trlanda e. dia i de Noviembre pasa-
do. La floya Sc hallaba a menos de
una nora del puerto cuando 81 sub
marine enemigo surgi0 De entire las
aguas. e. medic de los ba-cov. In
mediatamente los barcos eSco!cas d.
rigieron el fuego de Su ScaHores So
bre e. enemigo. que al verse agreed
DO. Sc sumergio ante< de cue les
barcos ~patrullas pudieran hacer bIan-
co en- 81.
Tn destroyer americana. tan prom
20 como VIC que ei submarine habia
d~esaparec;do ileso. dirigi6 su rumbo
hacia el lugar donde aoue Sc hahia
vueltc a SumerCir ' deScargaron una
bomba e~xplosiva de profundidad. Sin
duda ia bomha hizo Su efecto. pucS 81
submarine surgi6 nuevame7te a flo
te. Su tr:pulacion apareci6 sobre Ia
cuhicrta. con las manos levantadas.
indicsndo renGicion. En- vista de este.
e. vapor belga s~eelero 81 Marcia 4
fin de ponerse fuera del alcanes, por
s. a2aso squella nsniobra de los ala
names fuera simple eS~taratage-
ma 0 hubiera otros submarines ( Ia
espectativs. Cuando ei barco belCa So
pezdia de vista. sus t~Yipulsntes pu-
dieron obserrar que 81 destroyer ame
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(Pasa 4 la IA. Pag. Col. 5a.)
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Sc ~enlpIearan Is
timbreS de ahOrrOS
en- Ia guerra

Fl nuevo plan del gobierno de los
Es,ados Unidos para ~proc1rarse los
fondos necesarios para Ia continual
ion de Ia guerra ' para, al mismo
tempo. deSarrollar en- el pueblo anne
eicano 81 habito de IA economic, M
zido pucsvo en- v.gor hace unos cuan-
los d;as. Ia venta de War Saving
Stamps" Cestampillas de ahorro, de
guerra Y de tarjetas de ahor.o ma
Icomeazado va tanto en- las oficInaS
lie coyreos como en- los bancOs.
La camDana que debera hacerse pa
RI impulsar Ia compra de estas estam
! 2i!aS sera muy activa Y durara todo
!. a1o. Sc hard haio a direction
-~~rsonal del Secretario de Hacienda
Nc. Adoo.
Sc apela:& a n ve& n ~patrioti<mo
y :! interes de todos Y de cad& u@o.
Comprando eStampill&s de ahorro.
\ n veg que Sc pronorciona dinero
al eobierno Sc economical dinero Y
c le co.oca a lnteres o un rsdito
superior al de los bancos de ahorro,
He aqui (! fInc;onam;ento lie este
s.Stema:
listed compra una eSt2mpllia del
,-aIoy do yeirricincO centavOS y Ia
mega <obre una tarieca de ahorro
que lie so-a suministrada cuando com.
ors el timhre. La t~arjeta Puede con-
tener dieciSies eStampiIlas.
Tan pronto como IA tarjeta de
| ahorro este lena va eStara listed en-
| eDti5ud de comprar con ella In War
| Saving Stamp teSsampiila de aho-
.ro. lie guer,a.D BESIDE e. momeato
on Il aGquiera esta. el dinero in
vertido en- ella comenzara 4 producer
m interes De ! por cientO. compues-
70 cada tres meseS. Sc puede, TAM
! bien. comprar Grectamente 0 &j-
! nero esraS "estampillas de ahorro.
lie guerra" e precio de eStaS eStam-
Ui:las yariara con IN Gpoca ~ CUE &c
compren. Durante los mese> de d.
| oiemhre De 1911 De ENero De 1918,
-aldran sap: deSpues de este ultl-
mo mes. su precio aumentara IN cen
! ,avo mensuaImen-e. duralte el anc
lie i9IS. FL aumcnto de los precios
| representa- e interes garado va por
iichas estampillas.
Las "esrampillas Le ahorro. de
guerra" seran paagderas en- 10. dc
| Enero de 1928 ' en- eSa fecha e go
bierno pagara por cada n de ellas
| 5 800.
En- Ell omento Ell que listed com
Pre- Ia p-imera "eStampilla de ahor~o,
de guerra" rec.bjrl N Wa Saving
| Certificate" certificate Ge aho~~o,
lie gue,ra). cue paede ccnrercr vein
e IL las citadaS eStampilla< Y que
sera reembosado e. 10. de Enero lie
1923. por el go5ierno cue pagara
DO. el Glen doiareS.
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Ia parte de Cuba en- ell
c~onflicto mundiQl

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Cuba empieza a sentlr los elec'os
de n guerra mnna'al' \ peS"f ue ~
dlstanc'a Z que nos encoh'r"H'oS ue'
teatro dc los successes y de 1aS eo"u'-
clones eXcePcioAaIeS en- que Sc "A'"'
este pals' Iuoa no ia Pou'uo
traerse 4 las p~ehurias que "lHse" "
cast todos los pueoioS De :" 'e''"'
4 grandes raSgoS Hare 4" c'.oI'
. mis- lectores 4 sltuaclon economic"
en- que Sc haIia Ia Repuo!lc" eUo"t''
en- los actua!ei momentoS, AS coin'
los e1"stos p~r"d"c'aoS "q"' P'i -
que 2. : Las cAuSaS " que ""'''
cen.
Los dates cS-24isticoS de a r,q!e.
n de CUBA son. = pElnera vista
~asomhrosos. Co. un& extension 81
perficial Semciante q IA de nueSira
Baja California. o sea, unos clento
ve;nte mil k!imeteos cuadrados. Y
una poblac.on d" "erca de tres milo
hes de habirantes. Cuba tiene nm
preSupuesto. cas-: Hivelado. de lngre-
.os : eercsos. de seteAta mi!ioneS de
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miil@neS &c &eSos' r'"''""" e'!oi''5
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Sc SaIy0 de Ia muerte
pOr haber COmidO
spaghetti

NUEVA YORK, Diciembre To-
Quien habia de decir que 81 sabroSo
spaghetti italiano, e de las tlrlI'as
largas y resbaladiZas Y reheldes al
tenedor como 2agnI!A en- ei aqua
nabia de teGer ademas de sus pro-
piedades altamen1c allmentIcias' a
de ser un magr:f!co "ntldoto para
9! envenenami"ato p"f el EoHo.
Y Ia Q 5 est:t va perrectamenIc
c~omprobada V no - r'n%uMa THvcn-
! ciGn el periodista falto de Informal
ciGn. E!:is aun. e. vlscDs1 alim.ntr 10
2ola salv0 Ia vida q ana muckacha,
r:no GIe ch:ai.io con- Il bol..!td De
a'cunos jn~terccslrc celestes. u con
liza op,rtun;daJ :le prlicula de cine
m~a+6orafo. di6 : = nreslnip sulc,,la
q amo, dc 81 .saI;7 @ hiZo desapa-
I~recer Ia o~biecaonc. : opcs.cI6r de
rar,ilia. ~~eun;aniolos 4 todps On
| I'M nrupo feliz. ri mas nj nnenos CO.
| mo en- los "mora- aictyre.'
II o,,o =. doao r,,aor T.,
,n4or;o, 5;so,.ooi;r bo s;do 81 8
| guientc:
Amelia Ar,brosio una m7chacha
de d;esisietc amos de edad. yienGo
! roro in felicidad conoue ella habia
o5ado do unirse a homhre = o1ie,
,maba nor ura obs+inada onosici6n
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| anamorada cuanto infeIiz oven So
Jispuso a morir elevando su pepsa.
| miento bacia 81 bomhre one Ie hahfa
.nflamado 81 pasi6n. n Inico one
habia amado y al ona sns nadres sin
.a:isa NJ raz6r a~lqpna bahian ecbo-
o = "a Gale. cuando So present6 \
pedirIes su consentjmiento nara Sis
relaciones.
,
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ricano Sc preparaba para remoicar
Q! submarine. Suponiendose que cI
BARGE eaemiGo hubic-a queIado en
poaer Ge los aner;canos.
Cuando Sc les INDIGO z los marines
5eleas que los aieranes habian hun
dido ST. barco, manifestation Tue taI
coSa no "a r~resenc;aron elios. sin d.
"a porque {! hundinie7to Sc hizc
s5riendo las v&lvulas del submarine
Y no por medic de ~roladura.
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J. A.-Ladwig. Ncv.-Asi debe Su-
ponerse. que; Made atribuira jamas
4 los que son Instruments secunda-
RIGS en- una obra las condolences de-
fectuosas de 6sta. Los que olr!1en
cualquier asunto son siempre los res
pc7sables del exito bueno 0 malo Il
este tenga. Las classes a que listed
Sc refier" llevan hoy el control De
tcdO cuaato Sc hace ALI : "a quitn
debemos culpar sino a elias? Por 10
tanto es inconcuSo que los hombres
que las forman 0. mejor dicho. cue
Ia forman. porque no es mas que una.
son los ~causanteS de 10 que ALI pasa.
: = :.
F. Y. de G.-Lyford, Tex.-Diriia-
Sc listed, dando su queja al Admins
sr2jcr General de Cor-eoS Ell Wash
ington. enviando los comprobantes
de haber hecho Ia remission. Ccurra
listed 4 alguna persona cue conc-:a
bien e. ingles para que escriba dicha
queja Ell la forma convenience. por-
que. de ctra manera no obtendria Us
ted ningun resuitado.
= = &:
"Siglo NN".-Laredo. Tcxas.-Pida
listed yodo concentrate e. Ia boti-
ca Y ~rebajelo con IN POO De aIco-
mol de so grades.
= = =
Observation-Disclosures usted IN
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=

Cuandn necesite libros en- espanoI
d~irijase a Ignacie E Lozano.-11s
\. Sta. Rosa Ave San Antonio, Tee
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leale 4 diario con la debida atenci6n;
asi ira listed corrigiendo los defec-
tos de ortografia en- que INQUIRE. 81
puede. busque listed IN maestro de
espanol cue le de lecciones por CORES
~pondencia. este lie sera emo costo-
so que cualQuier otro medic por el
que listed pudiera decidirse.
= = :.
A. F.-Spofford, Tex.-El acido 4
que listed Sc ref;cre eS el aclau 60
mico Y 10 consigue pidiendole d.
rectamente 2 c~ua-QU-er oOsiSa de es
Ia ciudad enviando el valor V Ell por-
te por correo. CreemoS que con soc,
que mande listed Sc 10 enviaran. Es-
te acido es, efectivamente. IN rene
do eficaz para destruir el NAL a que
refiere Y estaInos SECURES de que ie
dara buenos resultados.
= :. =
A. B. C.-Calexico, Cal.-P6nga-
listed en- una seduction fuerte de fuchi-
ma del color que va tienen Y despu6S
de dejarIas en- ella por unas tres o
cuatro horas pongalas a secar al sol
por una bora: despues acabelaS de
secar a Ia sombra Y luego p6ngalas
en- e. carrete. Para que le resulten
mejor tehidas. a una seduction de Qua
tro onzas. por ejemplo, p6ngala unas
diez gotas de glicerina pr~ocurando
que Quedc bien mezclada con la So
lucion.
= = =
Senior T. J.-Se dice ~presidiario V
no Dre=idario.esta Ultima palatra es
IN disparate que dicen hasta ~ciertas
personals cultas por 70 euidarse de
c~-r-ul-ar 81 d~iceion2rio.
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Regime Bail6n''.

Nuea-Tone es Ell Gran Reconstructor
de Ia Salud. En:iQuecc la Sansre Aumen-
"a los Globulos Rojos. Fortslece v Tran
Quiliza los Nervios. Nieoriza al Hombre Y
a "A Mujer- Is UT eScclente tratamieato
para csc desgaste general Y sensation de
caasancio en- Ell cuerpo v de la mente:
Tristeza V Meianeolia. pcsa iillas. falta de
enersia. decahimiento vital. nerviosidad.
nal apetito. fal,a de globulos roios o
anemia. circulation torp=. perdida de
mGsculos. indigestion. embaramicnto des-
pues de las comidas. dolor en- el estomago
{ intestinos durante la digestion. biliosi-
dad. estrcnimiento. NAL aliento. SAILOR
oesasradable en- Ia boca. lengua saburrosa.
dolor de cabcza. neuralgias. sueno in
tranquilo. malaria cronica. Este remedio
es muy v~alioso. especialmente en- cimas
calidos O humedos doade Ia malaria c
iguales peligTos toxioo exissen.
FL Nuga-Topc. 10 vsnden casi todas las
Drogue.ias. pero en- case dc que no le sea
convenience IL a Ia Drocucria. o 81 no 10
puede encontrsr en- las Boeicas. lc man
daremos 81 Nuga-Tonc directsaente por
correo. porte pagado. y n reoeir cl valor
de su Lido. In mes complete de TIA
tamiento oor IN DOLLAR 81 no Sc
queda eaterasaente saasfecho, O nucho
gusto 81 diaero le sera Gevuelto en- Ia
Drogueria o por nosotros. Conp.e IN
frasco hoy nisn1o dc eseas ex~cclentes
pasdllas. y vera que rapidamente restaura
su Salud. Fuerza Y Visor. Price Labora-
tories, Sp-Z00, 9 So. Clinton ST., Chicago.
Ill
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SECCIONDE CONSULTAS

Tda Ia correspondence reaCionads cor esa seCclon des 7err dir1ydI
9N. IA PRENSi" = Secci6a de CossuuAS -
100 y Santa Rosa. sa Aato.ie, Texas
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TAN ENFERMo
QUE NO PODIA
TRABAJA
Nuga-Tone le Hizo Tn Hombre
Fuerte Y Visorozo
IhsoIgianea:a 6araliizaaa a Oar Satisiacci53
0 Sc 10 Ds,uIGera sg 0iners

E. ST. Regime Bail6n. de Sherburn.
MINI. era un hombre enfermo-en
realidad. estaba tan malo. que no podia
trabajar. Supo de la magnihca medicina
Nuga-Tone. Pidio IN frasco y despues
de tomarlo por IN corto tempo. escribs
ash:
Price Laboratories.
Chicago. III.
Mis- muy queridos Senores:-Despues
de saludarlos les digo que recibi su frasco
de medicinal y estoy muy contento de
haberla pedido. y tambien les digo que
antes de tomar su medicina estaba tan
malo que no podia TRAFALGAR. pero ahora
me encuentro mejor y puedo TRAFALGAR.
Pues queridos Senores. con esta les
manifesto que sus nedicinas son tai v
como las promoter. Y tambien les doS
facultad para que pongan mi nombre en-
81 Lbro. San mas de ids. su ahmo. alto.
. SIS. SIS.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-18
SEND YOUR BOOKS
 TO SOLDIER CAMP

Of the 5000 books designated as Blk mngham's quota in the war book cam paign, more than 1900 were collected yes terday, together with thousands of maga- zines, which are to be sent to the SOL der camps Three city automobiles, manned by Boy Scouts, called at the houses of those who had books to con- tribute and carried the magazines and books to the city library, where they are being sorted out.
 most of the books are clean and fresh and will doubtless be very popular with the soldiers. Sets of o. Henry, Kipling, John Fox Jr., Richard Harding Davis collection. Most of the magazines are this years and are high-class periodicals.
 Today the campaign will be continued, and it has been urged that all those who car spare books or magazines call the library, Main 65S3 so that car may be sent by the house. It is hoped that the contributions will be large enough to make the total 5000.
 The committee in charge of the cam paign here, of which E. E. Smith is chairman, called special attention to the fact that there is great need for French grammars and textbooks and also for books of travel history and plays. Many of those who have donated books have written a little message to the sol diers on the fly leaf.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-18
NAVY LEAGUE PUT ON BLACK LIST BY SECRETARY DANIELS
Order Stands as Long as Present Officers Direct the Organization-No Contri-
 buttons to Be Accepted

!! Washington, August 17.-All unof- | fcial connection between the navy and
 the Navy league was severed today by
 order of Secretary Daniels as a result
 of the recent action of the league l headquarters in charging that investi- gation of the recent fatal explosion at Mare Island navy yard was being blocked by influence of labor interests The secretary gave notice to the
 public that no representative of the league would be admitted hereafter to any naval station or ship and that noth- | ing whatever would be accepted by the
 navy from the league as at preesnt i officered and managed.
 l Thousands of women throughout the
 country are knitting sweaters, wristlets
 and other articles for sailors under the auspices of the Navy league. Today's
 notice means that these will not be accepted unless rendered through some agency other than the league NOTICE TO PUBLIC Secretary Daniels notice, addressed
 to the public, follows:
  statement of the Navy league refecting
 upon the honesty of the naval admin Iistration and the integrity of officers of the navy, responsibility for which has been assumed by officials of tho league, notice is hereby given to the public that the navy department has directed that no officer, agent or rep 1 tat af ha laa will ha admitted to any naval station, naval reservation or ship in the navy. "Persons who contribute to the Navy league in the future will do so with the understanding that the navy de- partment will not permit the accept ance of anything whatever from that organization as at present officered and managed"
 CAUSE OF ORDER When the league published its state- ment saving it had reliable informa- ton that the Mare Island explosion was the result of a conspiracy and that the navy's inquiry was blocked by la
 bor interests Secretary Daniels de- nounced 1t as false and libellous and wrote Robert M Thompson, president of the organization, that the best ser vice he and his fellow officers could perform would be to resign. MT. Thomp- son replied with an offer to resign If the secretary also would get out Te Navy league is civilian organ ization, formed some 12 years ago to work for enlargement and improvement of the navy. It's membership includes many former or retired naval officers. Nine out of ten of the members, MT. Daniels said today, are patriotic citi- zens doing a good work.
 Investigation of the Mare Island tragedy still Is going on and no re- port has been made. The secretary, in his statement, said 1t had been current rumor that the magazine was set off by time fuse but that according to custom, no publicity had been given the fact, pending a report from the naval board,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-18
SPLENDID WORK
 | 0F ENSLEY MISSION
Vocational School Closes and Appropriate Pro-
 gramme Is Rendered

The vocational Bible school that has
 been in session at the Presbyterian mis-
 sion on Avenue I and Seventeenth street
 for the past six weeks. came to ciose with appropriate exercises at the Mission
 chapel yesterday morning. The school has
 had an average daily attendance of So
 foreign children with an enrolment, of
 95, and they were bright, happy crowd
 as they greeted the number Of visitors
 that came to the closing exercises Friday
 morning The work has been divided into three parts, music, kindergarten and
 manual training. The teachers were vol
 unteer workers from different Presby-
 terian churches of the city. They were: First Presby terian, Misses Dorothy
 Hayes, Virginia Dixon. Gladys Bachman, Rosamond Nils, Beatrice Zell and Thelma Odom; Ensley Presbyterian, Misses Jesse Wells, Catharine Averyt, and Miss Flora DuBose of St. John Episcopal Church. Probably the most interesting
 work was done in the kindergarten by
 Miss Anne Sibley from the Highland
 Presbyterian, and Miss Painter of the
 EnsIey mission.
 The teachers in each department were
 much commended for their excellent work In the manual training work church. Probably the most interesting
 hammock made by Paul Vremia, F.
 vear-oid Italian boy, was exceptional
 work. It was regulation size and made oi
 cord tied in squares. Other work in that
 department was we'll made raffia baskets Iauu aprons and nandkercnlsis made oS the girls in the sewing class. This work
 was displayed on tables. A permanent organization of the mission is the Blue ! Bird sewing class, taught by Miss Agnes Averyt Embroidery from ths class was also on exhibition. These girls, who afe from 10 to IA years old, are now engaged in sewing for the Red Cross
 The following programme was given Song. "A Volunteer Twenty-thiro psalm. school. Lords Prayer. Biolt verses. Song, "He Is So Precious to Me- school Song, intermediate department
 story of Joseph, Paul Vienna. Song intermediate department. Song, Al Things Bright and Beautifui,' kndergar
 ten. Character song, The Family. foul kindergarten children. Song. Bells oi Summer" kindergarten. America whole school. Children henediction school.
 Afte rthe programme the children anc visitors went to the mission house where Mr. Washburn, the mission minis ter, and Miss Painter served ice cream and cake.
 The people of FnsleY seem to he "easN'
 for negroes calling for clothes to press
 Getting suits under the pretense of press
 ing and not returning them is still going
 on in spite of the warning sent out by
 the police some weeks ago.
 H. G. Sanders, an attorney from Bir-
 mingham, will serve for Judge J. T. Low
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-18

tions far to the rear and there they con- tinued to hammer away while the fight ing went on about Langemarek.
 ATTACK WAS EXPECTED
 "The Germans undoubtedly were ex- pecting our attack, for their counter bar rage was dropped back of our lines all most as soon as our advance began. could observe the whole thing, and there is absolutely no doubt of the tremen- dous superiority of our artillery work and the preponderance of our guns The German counter battery work was nil, but on the other hand our batteries were doing excellent execution against the enemy guns which was indicated by the diminution of their firing as the battle progressed As early as o'clock I saw one big gun being hastily removed from the height north of Langemarck and rushed to position further back. know other guns were pulled back to emplacements in the rear.
 GROUND WAS BAD
 "No worse ground for an advance could have been encountered. The Steenbeke river was in flood and the whole region was waterlogged from re- cent rains. Our infantry was wallowing in mud all the time, and had it not been for the efficacy of our artillery fire the men would have had a hard time with the enemy.
 "As 1t was our troops had destroyed most of the concrete machine gun re- doubts which represent the main de- ferses In this section, but there still remained many underground fortifica- tions which had to be fought through and silenced with bombs or left behind with the Germans still in them
 TYPICAL EXAMPLE
 There was a typical example of this at a point southwest of Langemarck known as Aubongite. Here the Germans had constructed a steel and concrete dugout with heavy steel trapdoors on top. It would hold perhaps 50 to 75 men with numerous machine guns The artillery had been unable to shell them out and when the infantry advanced the Germans crawled into their hole and closed the iron doors over them. There 
 was no bombing them out, but the Ger mans themselves were prisoners. They dared not open their doors to fire ma- chine guns for fear of bombs, so we pushed ahead and left the Germans there with a squad of bombers sitting outside ready to throw explosives when the door opened. The situation was not without humor, and for all know 1t remains the same but sooner or later the Germans must give In.
 There was heavy hand to hand fight ing before Langemarck amid the con- crete defenses, but we had no trou- ble when once inside. Our infantry tell me that once our barrage has passed over the ground they have little trouble with the German infantry.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-18
At Loew's Biiou

Matineegoers in search of high-class entertainment will make no mistake by attending the performance at Loew's Bijou today, for it is conceded to be the best allround bill at popular the features are Senator Murphy, comedian that is different, Ben and Hazel Mann in song and nut comedy, Frazer Bunce and Harding, classy singing trio and LaBelle Cameron, in an acrobatic wire walking speciality. the picture feature is Dainty Madge Evans in the delightful picture play, "The Little Duchess" Loew's news weekly, the most up-to-the he-minute ard only exclusive first run news weekly shown in the city and new comedy films are included in the splendid hill