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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-05
Enjoyed Western Trip

T had a glorious trip with my wife through the golden vest said Dr. c. Ross Baker. Tt was a joy to have her along to see where I spent So many happy years in the pastorate. love the west, but in spite of the many overtures for me to locate 1 have made the remainder of my days in Dixie where l have found such warm friends
 "Southerners are like westerners only little bit more so. I mean by this they have the broad sympathy of the westerners tinged with love. We are both glad to be back home'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-05
CHINA

From the New York Telegram.
 The republican flag of China has re- placed the former flag of the Chinese empire. The yellow dragon has been obliterated by Mthe stripes, that mark China's independence. There are no stars on the flag. but it reflects the purpose of our own republican principles. The combined territories are indicated on the new flag of China by five colors-red, yellow, blue, white and black. In this order the colors ran horizontally from top to bottom. First the red, signifying the blazing sun of the old China; next the yellow. for Manchuria then blue. for Mongolia: white for the snow-capped hills of Thibet, and black for Turkestan. Part ly because of the enemy activities of the German military attache at Pekin for instigating raids on the Trans-siberian railroad. China declared war on Ger many August l4 1917.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-05
Saw It In Age-HeraId

T want to say for The Age Herald that at least it's Hotel Lobby column is widely read said Hugh Latimer. Last week some one had something to say about me being left out in the cold without my overcoat.
 My wife, who was in Asheville, happened to be leaving. the next day, and she says that many stopped her on the street to tell her they knew why she was returning home for she didn't want her husband to freeze l am glad that one of the reporteis s stuck it in for it was a successful ad- vertisement and got me both my coat and my wife"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-05
Let Us Win First
 and Celebrate Later

GO much encouraging news has M come from the war front-news of daily victories by the advancing allies, of nearly two million American soldiers now in France, of the Bull garian debacle, wavering Turkey and an Austria Hungary at the last gasp, that it is necessary to warn the American people against overconfi- lence
 Government officials and, from time so time, military leaders have stated r,lat we must not let a feeling of complacency lessen our ardor for new sacrifices and harder work. for the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-05

Naturally bogus war hero, arrested the other day, knew number of show girls. He was. from all reports, rat ting good actor
 * < * Kaiser Karl seems to think it's high time for everybody in his empire who is anybody to rally around.
 * * Peanut vendors, newsboys and pushcart men are buying Liberty Bonds. Are you doing your share?
 # x # The waiting attitude of the allies will not fail to have it's effect on the Turks It's their move.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-05
TO THE POINT

From the Nashville Banner.
 A conversation heard in passing a table in Nashville lunch room ran after this fashion
 First Speaker-'Them Germans said we was sending a ot of fresh kids over there
 Second speaker-"Theyn Il see how fresh they are
 First Speaker-"They done seen it."
 That was not altogether elegant from syntaxical point of view, but as a brief statement of the war situation 1t was very much to the point
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-05
| MODERN JONATHAN

From the St. Louis Globe Democrat. One of the Bible stories the young mas- culine mind cherishes most and in de- ferse of which it is the most ,resentful Of the higher criticism, is that Of Jonathan,
 the son of Saul, scaling the battlements of the Philfstine garrison and putting a score of Philistines to the sword with his own unaded hand. Even in mature years we have clung to this narrative, perhaps because of a growing knowledge born of experience and observation that man strong of heart and in the conviction Of ! righteousness can sometimes, when thrice
 armed in just quarrel, do things which, in ordinary times, would have to be called
 miracles. Wherefore we hail that great achievement of Sammy Goldberg of St
 Louis of the Tribe of Jonathan, a soldier of the United States and now fighting on the front lines, as a bulwark of faith. Sam Goldberg is but 19 years of age He enlisted in Company l. Of the First Missouri infantry, national guard, when but 16 years old. Passing into the ser vice automatically as part of the na-
 
 left the parental home at 1514 Riddle
 street and went with the regiment over
 there,' rose to the rank of sergeant and
 has just now distinguished himself as
 one of Jonathan's breed It was in the fierce fighting along the Aire and in the
 Argonne where the troops from Mis-
 souri found themselves faced by the
 Prussian Guards, the mightiest men of
 valor in the German ranks, that the
 St. Louis youngster found himself sepa-
 rated from his outfit and hid in a big shell hole, which the enemy at once be- gan to lombard with hand grenades. The
 first failed to explode. Knowing that another would follow immediately and re- solving not to die as rats die, he came out, pistol in hand The chances are not Jonathan. But when he opened fire r enemy soldiers immediately in front
 threw up their hands and surrendered.
 "This number of prisoners is now cred ited to him. says the report.
 The number is three short of the toll made by Jonathan in putting twenty Philistines out of the fighting, but. not more effectually than sammy Goldberg has put r of them out of it. When the Philistines of old saw Jonathan approaeh they said, Behold, the Hebrews come forth out of the holes where they had hid themselves" and they were van crushed. Selah.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-05
SOuthside Jnil

T think that the Southside jail should DC converted into a temporary hospital Tor the persons suffering from Spanish influenza, who are not able to have pri vate treatment" said Sergeant Lyons of the police department, "A man came to us last night and asked for a place to go for treatment; We sent him to the Hillman hospital, but he couldn't get in for lack of room. The man had high fever and needed attention.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-05

1E NTHUSIASTIC cheers and hand ~ clapping which greeted soldiers of the French Foreign Legion as they marched through the streets of Bir- mingham yesterday testified to our admiration of these sturdy heroes of many a bloody conflict.
 The legionaires are thoughtful men. The scenes they have witnessed and the dangers they have lived through have left an impress on their faces. One would hardly need the visible evi- dence of many medals and decorations to be convinced that they are not or dinary mortals. There is not one of them who could not tell more thrill ing stories, perhaps, than the average writer of fiction could coax from an unwilling typewriter in many years of arduous work.
 The visit of these veterans to Amer ica will strengthen the bonds of friend ship between our country and France and will heighten the. esteem in which we hold our allies. Let us never fer get that while the Belgians saved France, it was the French who saved civilization.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-05
HERE AND THERE IN FRANCE

on the S 0 s headquarters farms and fed largely on the waste from company kitchens. When they are full grown and fattened the Q. NJ c. buys them at SgO francs each, and the money goes into the mess fund.
 The best part of it is that the com panies get the dressed pigs as part ot their meat ration.
 The people who know just how "we'' did it, just what officer was "a bum to had it'' when the pinch came, just how the plan of attack could have been bet tered and what a shame it was i've" had to dig in where we did when we had 'em on the run and could have pushed, 'em right on to Sauerkrautland, etc, are the hospital orderlies and nurses.
 They hear nothing else from morning to night, and they're always coming back for more. As
 The three of them were going on leave. and anxious to save as much as possible of their three days gong-down time. They were travelling on an accommoda- tion train which didn't go very fast anyway, and which. on this particular day, was continually being shunted and showed aside to allow other trains to pass.
 Troop trains, trains full of ravitaile- ment, trains full of ammunition, of mo- tor parts, of gun carriages, of clothing, of everything, whzzed past the open window of their compartment. Finally, after particularly long wait. they heard the engine toot.
 With a sigh of 'at last we're off" they sank back against the cushions, only to be brought up with a jerk as the train was halted again. And on past them sped train composed exclusively of vats and barrels, barrels and vats. tho labels on which left no doubt as to the fluid contained therein.
 Hell fire and damnation" stormed the grumpiest of the three.'' don't mind bein' considered inferior to horse, or field kitchen, or a bunch O shells, or a load O hay, or even mule. But, by the Jumping Judas, when they put you down as lower than win rouge. can that laying it on a bit too thick!' $
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-05
MEMORIES OF SECOND EMPIRE

From the New York Herald.
 As the fighting hosts continue to ravage France the glow from the far flung lines of battle light up many of the almost forgotten places of his toric significance. Many of thess towns are associated with the career of Louis Napoleon and his reign.
 Boulogne, to which the governme I. moved when Paris was threatened, was the scene of his serio-comic es- capade so ridiculous that it would have buried under the worlds laughter any spirit less ambitious and perss- tent than his. It was here that he landed with tame eagle and few other theatrical properties and sought to rouse the French people and army to revolution. In the fortress of Ham he endured six years of impris onment and finally escaped in the dress of working man. At Saar- brucken the prince imperial received his "baptism of fire and at Metz Marshal Bazine surrendered with 175,- 900 men in desperate hope of saving the Napoleonic dynasty.
 The true and complete history of the second empire has yet to be writ ten, possibly because it is too recent to afford the proper perspective. Ger tainly no sovereign of modern times knew a life of more visfsstudes than lid that man of destiny who Was both charlatan and statesman, had lived in Hobollen as well as in pris- on and whose reign of nearly 20 years left France prosperous enough to pay T crushing war indemnity with an ease and rapidity that caused the astute Bismarck to regret that he had not demanded twice the sum
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-05
THE ROAD MAKERS

GA Story of the Garrison of Kut. by & Prisoner in Turkey.) & ] lover half the garrison or Kut, including at least two-thirds of the British rank .s and file, have died in captiyity.) The Jews they toiled for Pharaoh I And groaned beneath his rod, For Pharaoh's hand was heavy Till the people called on God And God showed signs and wonders To set his chosen free And broke the rod of Pharaoh. And smote the land of Pharaoh And slew with plaques his first-b born His armies in the sea. You were five to one. but fled from us on. s many a stricken field 41 We fought you all the sweltering sea through: And when You heiTmed us in at last and we were forced to yield We struck our flag to Hunger, not to
 you. You lied to us with courteous speech. and
 we believed you then, To learn, too soon, your honors little
 worth Today but few are left alive to tell the
 tale toAmen,
 But our blood cries out against you
 from the earth. Famished and spent, across the-Swaste.
 beastlike you drove us on And clubbed to death the straggiers by
 the way: Our sick men in the lazar-huts you left
 to die alone
 And you robbed the very dying as they
 Jay, Naked and starved, we built your roads
 and tunneled through your hills, And YOU flogged us when we fainted at
 our work Powered beneath the sun we toiled,
 wraclSed by the winter chills. Till death released us kndlier than the
 Turk. The wastes throush which you herded us.F
 the barren ways We came. Where the weak fell out to die beside
 the track The remnants of vour armies shall be-
 hunted through the same ~ With the sword of our avengers at their
 back. And the tunnels that we drove for you,
 the roads that We have made, Shall be highways for the armies of
 your foe, We shall mock you from our graves that
 in what we did a. slaves We helped. we too, to work your over
 throw. @E Heartbroken and forsaken Our Calvary we trod, Yet with our faith unshaken We turned from you to God; And God has greatly taught us To count our losses gain, Since we who fought for Ensiand Here, too, took thought for England. In bondage wrought for England -- And have not died in vain.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-05
Puts Him out of Business

We are all creatures of habit said Paul Barnett We have the one bar Der in shop whom we like to serve us, we have certain tailor whom we prefer to make our clothes, we have preacher under whom we prefer to sit, We have doctor upon whom we depend when we get sick-yes, wa have favorite bootblack for our shoes.
 T am sorry 10 know that Nortons new store takes in the stairway occu- pied for 10 years by an oblging negro named Powell, who is forced out of business He always gave an honest shine and was polite. I am glad he has found a job as Pullman porter. for he will make an obliging one"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-05
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
work of Camp pastors

T am sure that few people who have not kept in close touch with the work of the camp pastors have any con- ception of the great work they have done and are doing with the soldier boys said S. Fl. Bonnet of Jackson vile, who is located in the pastorate at Jacksonville.
 "They have been enabled to look after the boys in their respective de- nominations and to supplement the work being done by the other religious organizations, such as the Y M. C. A, the Y. NJ. H. A. and the K. C."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-05

BEGINNING THE DAY-Show me the mystery, 0 Lord, of how I Snin by giving. Teach me the lesson of the flowers and streams, which live in the riot of beauty and Joy be- cause they give themselves away. Teach me the lesson of all this giv- ing world md of Thy great giving heart. In Christ's name. Amen. H. M. E.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-05
CUBA KNOWS A GOOD THING

From the Baltimore American <
 Cuba is to send force of 10000 to the war. Cuba has gained freedom herself after years of oppression, and knows what It means to other nations. So she has lined herself up alongside her own liberator and friend to help fight the battles of world liberty
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-05
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A FRIENDLY FEELING

From the Houston Post.
 When we see the dear old yankees of abdominal blue fighting so nobiy for civilization we can't help feeling this way, to-wit: While we do not re- gret licking them as we did in that far-off day half a century back, we are glad we didn't hurt them worse than we did
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-05
SOMETHING TO BnAG ABOUT

From the Chicago News.
 At any rate the perfect 4os.' can point out that Bulgaria surrendered right after they were included in the draft
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-05
THE BETTER WAY.

THE BETTER WAY. Footing it merrily, Facing life cheerily,
 Asking nc odds as we gc, Beats living lazily, Monde ring nazily
 Where fate will land the next blow. Fen though your troubles are More than mere nJ,bles, far
 Better it is to he glad. Sorrows won't let you be? Browning V von | set you free
 That needs ITO proving, egad!
 BREAKING THE ICE. Are you acquainted with your new neighbors, Mir. Dubwaite?" we have a lowing acquaintance" q see.v
 "The wife thought once or twice of getting on more friendly basis by bor- rowinp a cup of sugar or possibly an for that"
 AN OLD WOUND OPENED "Why is spatts so melancholy" Hes thinking of a beautiful face he saw in the crowd" "Pshawl There are many beautiful faces in the crowd" But this one belonged to young wom- an who once said, MT spatts. it can never be-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-05
LOST ALLITERATION

From the Washington star
 Berlin to Bagdadr was an alfurifis line in an exceedingly unreliable pros pectus
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-05
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
A FUTURE BEFORE HER.

A FUTURE BEFORE HER
 She's a beauty, but bit self-con- seious"
 There's a reason for that" 'sYes?" You're stranger in town. She's ex- , pecting motion picture scout to drop into the village at any moment and ap-a1 praise her good points before offering her a contract" t
 A DISTINCT COMPLIMENT.
 No doubt it would add To the horrors of war,
 We're the chemical blondes
 In the chemical corps.
 POSITIVELY BRUTAL.
 Have you heard about the latest . atrocity committed by British Tom? ''4 "No. I didn't know British soldiers committed atrocities" This one did. He forced a captured Turk to smoke Turkish cigarette
 A PRosAIC FIGHTING MAN egg, but there will be plenty of tims Do tell me about the battle,n said the mpressionistic young woman
 T was in tank" answered the mat ter-of-fact soldier. T didn't see much of the battle, you know
 sRu+ o, xya,.. ,,,,,et bax,a fai+ c.n ,so,x find words to tell me what you felt?" Sure. The temperature in that old bus was around 12o. I never felt so hot in ali my born days PAUL COOK
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-05
SURE.

"The President expresses himself we'll q understand his speeches arc quoted -erbatim in Boston"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-05

Now all of this story came about by my having passed at least a dozen times a day pear tree in a lot between Tne Age-Herald and the Tutwiler without ever knowing there was any fruit on it until the other day I saw two of the boarders out in the yard with a stick knocking them down. 1 must be growing old, for this could not have happened to me in my childhood, for when was grow ing up I could see a green plum, apple, peach or pear half mile away.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-05
Birmingham Welcomes
 Heroes of France

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-05

Now quickness of perception is an as- set in any business and follows close or retention as one of the surest roads to success As both are susceptible to cultivation they ought to be instilled into the young from their childhood up. they have seen ana remembered
The Springfield herald., 1918-12-13
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land Avoid GXS~~
lSS1n In Every Cake

Rev. Hooper, the Babtist col
porter, was obliged to make his
headquarters in Lamar on ac
count Of not being able 10 get a
residen, building ia Springfield
for his family. Who Will be the
man to build dozen resident
buildings in Springfield to rent
to those who want to come here
to live?
The Springfield herald., 1918-12-13
KS ~In 49,. :
Locals

Rev, Hall expects to move into
the parsonage tomorrow.
Zayda Ru ssel is helping out in
the Stroud store.
Frank Streetcr of Lamport
was in town Tnesd"y.
Jack Minor last week sold three
half sections Of land one day, and
inside of two hours--to three diff
erent parties That's what would
be called going some,.
The Springfield herald., 1918-12-13
NOTICE F r PUBLICATION.
TPubliaher1

US. Land Office at Lemnr. Cold Sept ., 1918.
Notice is hereby givca that Irwin F. Brldwell
Of oklarado, Colorado. who Feb. II, 1915
made nd. entry. No Olslsi for Lots & & eh
nwA. and nc's section 80. Township ~ South.
Range 10 west. 9Th Prin. Meridian. has FLED
notice Of intention to axe yr. proof to tab'lsh
claim to the land above described. before Regis
ter and Reeei or. q. s. Land OfAce, At Lamar.
Colo. on the 18th day of Feb. 1919
Claimant names witnesses
Oren D. Fcltz. Audra NJ. Edgar. both of Okla
rado Colo Earl Harvey. of Tuck. Colo. Ira Jack
son. of Ok arado Color ado.
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The Springfield herald., 1918-12-13
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
nepnytmrut of the Jntcrior

U. S. Land Office at Lamar Colo. Aug. s. 1915.
Notice is hereby given that Jacinto 7ruyillo. Of
Flucs Colo. who, on Aug. 9Th. 1913, mado
HID. entry. No. Oi34si for the selsnw,1 .nwl4swA.
nw14 se'z. 81 scli Sec. 32 Twp. 80 s. and Lots
"a sw14ne'4 Of See. I, in T. 81 s.. R. 62 W..
9Th Prin. Mer has filed notice Of intention to make
year proo, to establish claim to the land Us
above described. before Register and Receiver
U. 8. Land, Office at Lamar. Colo, on the 20 day
Of Dec, 1918.
Clamimant names Witnesses.
Sam Labita, Theodore Wilson. Harry Hulsc.
Tobbcr San Doval all of flucs. Colo.
A. l.. BEAVERS. Register. =
The Springfield herald., 1918-12-13
NOTICE FOR puRLIcArIos
Department II the Interior q. s. Land
OIEice nt Lamnr, Colorado. Oct. z. 1913.

Department "f the Interior U. s. Land
Office at Lamar. Colorado. Oct. Z. 1878.
Notice is hereby given that Dexter p. Brown.
Of Joycoy. Colo. who. on Jan. 9Th. 1915.
m&ds H. E.. No. 0l57s0 for Lots Q, 10. II. l2.
md se,.nwls and 81. south half nc,s Of Sec o,
Township. 81 g.. Range 40 W.. dth prin-
cipnl Meridian has filed notice Of intention TO
make hnnl three year proof. to establish claim
TO the land above described. before Silas L.
Speckmann U. s.. Com. ut Springfield. Colo, on
the 9Th day Of Dec, 1918
Claimant names witnesses:
r. N Conklc.R C.Jorda,. L. H. WATSON. and
Robert Huttnsh. all I Of Joycoy. Colo.
BEAVERS, keRister
The Springfield herald., 1918-12-13
Notice for publication
DEPARTMENT OF THE iNrEnox

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
U. 5. Land Oiics ~ Lamar, Colo, Nov. 49, 1918.
Notice Is hereby given that Ramon Barela
of LsmE. Colo. who. on November g. 1916
made HID. entry No. 0l9s73. for sel sw.4. Sl.2
70, Sec. II. sw.4swl1 sec. II, Wig nwit Sec Is.
& oMneL ofscction II, Township u South. Range
% W, 9Th p, NJ. has filed notice Of intention to
make final yoar oof. to eta lish claim to the
land above described. before Register and Re-
ceivcr at Lamar. Colo. on the 2lst. dn, oi ian.
1919.
Claimant names a. witnesser
John o. Neil Geo. A. Wat on, Nellie 3. ONeil
Lamar. Colo. G. l.. Hict cox of Nc lave, Colo.
AL. BEAVERS. Register.
The Springfield herald., 1918-12-13
Notice for Publication
Department Of the Interior

Department OF tho Interior
u S Land Oticc at Lamar. Colo. Nov. 20. 1915
Notice Is hereby given that John T. Durham. Of
Campo. Colorado. who, on March 81, 1915, made
Homestead entry No 0i6'O5, for the sIsseia sec =:
neii, nlsso'. Sec ion 0. Township Us
south. Range u west 9Th p. NJ, has filed
i.oticc ef intention to make three-year proof to
establish claim 10 the land obove dcscribtd. be-
lore Columbus e. SVEN, U. s Commissioner at
Campo, Colo, on the q day OF JAM. 1913.
Claimant names witnesses:
Sous s. Nowlin. Of Nowlinsville. Colo. Fred A.
MiIican. John L. E. Mcclure. and Martin L.
Wheeler. all three Of Campo, Colorado.
A l. Beavers, Register
The Springfield herald., 1918-12-13
Notice for Publication
Department of the lnserior

Department Of the IhterloF
U S Land Office at Lamar, Colo, Nov LIST. 1915
Notice 10 hereby give, that James K. Wilson. of
Ctlcyvillc. Colo. who on Aug 20. 1916. made homc-
stead entry No Ols46o for Lots =, T. s'snw',. and
sw =. Of Section l. Township a2
south. range bl west sth Principal Meridian,
has aied notice Of intention 10 make three-year
proof, 10 establish claim to the land above de-
seribsd, before the clerk Of tho District Court
at Springfield. Coo on the 4th day Of JAM
1919.
Claimant names rs wtncsses:
Ben C. I.edbetter. Jesse @. Bradley, Robert II.
Houchcns. and N. Lou Stills. all Of Utleyvilc. Col
orado.
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