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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-28
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"The First Crusade" by Mrs W. A. Lavender; 'The Second Crusade, by Mrs. c. l.. Mills; Third and Fourth Crusades," by Mrs. S. P. Bale A com mittee consisting of Mrs. J. F. Carlisle, chairman; Mrs. Bale and Mrs. Chantz was appointed for a strawberry and ice cream festival which will be given in the park Tuesday, April 30, in the after noon and evening for the beenfit of the public library.
 Mrs. o. D. Perry and children of Chat tanooga are visiting Mrs. Perry's par ents, Rev. and Mrs. R. F. Taylor.
 MT. and Mrs. Elmer FinclS of Wash ington, D. C., are guests of their par ents, MT. and Mrs. B. w. Finck
 Mrs. w. A. Lavender is spending the week with her brother and. aster' Mr' and Mrs. W. M. Sullivan, at livingston. Mir c. L. Mills is at McAdory's in firmary, where he underwent an opera ton.
 Mrs. J. N. Morgan and her sister. Mrs. J. R. Thomas, of Nashville, who is Mrs Morgan's house guest, visited Dadeville Thursday and Friday.
 Mrs w. P Higgins (nee Miss Ola Walker) Of Culman was a recent visitor to Mrs. J. F. Carlisle.
 Corinne the young daughter of Mrs. Eva Mcdonald, is i'll at her home on Summit avenue.
 Mrs J D. Sawyer of Montgomery is the guest of Mrs. J. H. Fender on Sixth avenue.
 Mrs. Kate Savage of Rock Island, ILL. Is visiting her brother. MT. J. s. Mc- Quaid, on Sixth avenue.
 Mrs. J. E. Spout and Mrs J. A. Stein of Paris, Ky, were recent guests of Mrs Charles R. West.
 MT. and Mrs. Eugene Parker have moved in the house on Park Row re- gently occupied by MT. and Mrs. L. T. Walker.
 Mrs. Kate withers shas returned to her home in Burlington, Ky, after a visit of several weeks to her son, MT. Lee Withers.
 Mir James McQuaid has returned to his home Tn Nebraska after visit to his brother, MT. J. s. McQuaid, whe is criti- ca1ly i'll at his home on Sixth avenue.
 MT. and Mrs. B. D. Strickland of Woodstock were the guests of MT. and Mrs. N. M. Strickland Wednesday and Thursday.
 Miss Ethel Strickland is visiting her unclue and aunt, MT. and Mrs Ben Strickland, at Woodstock.
 Mrs. M. L. Davis has returned from Norfolk, Va, where she was called by the illness of her son.
 Mr. and Mrs. Will McMullin of Ems ley were recent guests of Mir and Mrs. l.. F. Taylor.
 Mrs. James Sharbert has returned from a visit to Tarladega
 MT. Wilbur Davis of the United States navy is on a 30 days furlough to h,s sister, Mrs. R. F. Lee, and his mother Mrs. M. l.. Davis
 Mrs. F. F. Bond is spending the week. end in Gadsden.
 There will be an ice cream and straw berry festival Tuesday evening, begin ming at o'clock, benefit public library.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-28
BOYLEs

Mrs. H. NJ. Nunnally was hostess Thursday afternoon at her home to the Jefferson Study club. The afternoon was spent in making identification badges for the soldiers leaving for camp Friday
 after which a salad course was served.
 Miss Katherine Wardell was rendered a pleasant surprise party Wednesday even ing at her home. Various games were played, after which refreshments were enjoyed. The guests included Misses Hilda Brown, Emma Emerson, Neerier Maude Comfort, Thelma Funderburg, Mrs. G. A. Locllear Misses Mary Rob- erts, Dorothy Duncan, Lola Mae Barton. Georgia Morgan. Annie Fields, Alice Clay and F1ossie Mullins; Messrs Holmes Thomson, Culon Mullins. Grady War dell, Clarence and Clay Howell Roddie Roberts, Leo Turner, Arthur Bearden,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-28
A Young Man of Seventy

From Young at Seventy" by Charles
 Francis, in the American Review of
 Reviews.
 Now, at TO- I am still dancing pri- vately, at least twice a week, and walk when it is convenient Tn the summer I swim, play tennis, and enjoy other forms of exercise.
 But exercise is not the only essential to health. as see it. I never smoked, and there Is no nicotine or alcoholic poison in my system. Early rising al- ways seemed beneficial, and hard work was never detrimental
 Much of my exceptional health and strength is. due to absence of worry. I never would carry the annoyances of business back to the home, and allow them to interfere with home duties and pleasures. As important as anything else was the attempt always to be cheerful in spite of setbacks, planning tasks for myself and never being sat isfied until they were accomplished. and cultivaiiag a spirit of helpfulness for others.
 Now, at 70 - ~s. feel as active as did at 40; anu physician tells me that I have the n'5o 5od-pressure of a man of 20. I rise at q, hreakfast at ', reach the office at q md follow a vigorous business day. A1a out on schedule. Lunch is taken as a rest At 5:S0 I start or home, and often have to attend a meeting at night. retire between 10 and IF o'clock, after even- ing devotion.
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would have been difficult enough for him
 to reach his own side of the line in safe
 ty. But to make matters worse, two
 enemy aeroplanes noticed his plight and
 came tearing after him to drive him
 down. His was a scout machine, with
 ViclSers gun firing through the propeller
 and a Lewis gun on the upper plane,
 having a limited circuit of fire. That is,
 he could only fire forward and upward,
 even in normal circumstances. The ene-
 my planes approached him from behind,
 where he was completely undefended, and
 he had no engine power to maneuver his
 machine round into shooting position.
 In any case, his vickers gun was out
 of action through the destruction of the
 synchonising gear, which enabled it to
 shoot between the propeller blades. His case seemed desperate but he doggedly
 held on in the hope that some chance
 would enable him to bring his machine home.
 In a way he was fortunate to be at
 height Of over 10000 feet. It gave him power to maneuver a little by enabling him to get up speed through diving, though the mischieyous potentialities ot that whirling connection rod were made all the greater thereby. So when the hostile machines came diving down on his tail slightly on each side of him, he put his nose down and dived as steeply 1S HS udTSu. fldllSuluS out ApOul lUV feet he quickly shot upward A large. jagged piece of steel flew out of the
 gaping cylinder. narrowly missing his head. 1ut he managed to elude his pursuers, and they went speeding down past and behind him. He gained few
 hundred yards towards his own line be- fore they had climbed back again into attacking position above him.
 The failure of their first attempt made them adopt new set of tactics. First one would dive down on him. fire short burst, then speed upward again
 while the second went through the same 1 maneuver. Each time the British pilot | avoided their fire by going into side- slip although he was very doubtful Of his ability to bring his machine out Of the maneuver. And all the time his en- zine cianked wickedly, completely drown- ing the sound of the hostile machine gun fire
 After several such performances he realized that his machine would not stand another sideslip. The sudden jerk
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-28
PRATT CITY

MT. James Fox and sisters, Miss Eliz- abeth. Miss Cathryn. Miss Mary and |B. Fox, entertained number of friends at their home on North High lands Tuesday evening, in honor Of MT. Sam Inman, who left Friday to go in training for service for his country at Camp Jackson, S. C. The affair was planned as surprise to the honoree. The home service flag was made the center of striking decora- tive scheme in which the national colors were emphasized. Quantlties of crimson and white Rambler roses were banked effectively around the rooms. Musical numbers were given during the evening by Mrs. Julian Barnhart and Miss Drucilla Lennon with vocal selections by Miss Ellen IO'Hara and Miss Mae Valleley. Danc- ing was enjoyed until late hour A fruit punch was dispensed from bowl banked with a mass Of roses, presloeo over by Mrs. c. M. Franklin and Mrs.
 P Hannigan. At the close Of the evenings pleasures, ices Tn the na- tionaI colors were served.
 Among those present were: MT. and Mrs. Will B. Inman of Atlanta; MT. and Mrs R. R. Inman of Cleveland; MT. and Mrs. c. NJ. Franklin, MT. and Mrs Julian Barnhart, MT. and Mrs. Grady Roberson, MT. and Mrs. 5. In man. Mrs. Julia Galatas of Montsom-
 cry; Mrs T. A. Taylor, Mrs. H. T. Mills, Mrs. P. Hannigan, Miss $. Rear ney. Miss Thelma O'Hara, Miss Loretta Travis, Miss Kate McArdle, Miss Della Harkins, Miss Mae Valleley, Miss Ceee- lia Haanigan, Miss Drucilla Lennon, Miss Sadie Busby, Miss Isabelle Mills, Miss Eva I.idmon, Miss Florence Moore, Miss Cathryn Hannigan. Miss Willie Jones, Miss Katie Bailey, Miss Agnes Porteous, Mis- Duey Bird, Nils Bella Taylor Miss Josephine William son, Miss Ellen O'Ifara, Miss Thelma Gluck, Mir J. J. OByrne, MT. John Harkins. Mir J. w. Davenport MT. J. D. Malloy. MT. J. F. Jackson, MT. A. E. McCaskey MT. Willie T. Mills, MT. c. B. Taylor, MT. S. M. Inman, MT, P. Hannigan, Mr. Charles Bradley, Mir. James Reyes and MT. w. E. Inman. Jr. Jr
 The quarterly meeting of the local union of the Woman's AuxiiiarieS of the Southern Presbyterian church of the Birmingham district was held at the Pracc City Presbyterian church Wednesday afternoon, at which time the annual election of officers took place, resulting in the reelection of the officers of, the previous. year, which were: Mrs. R. F. Smith, presi- dent; Mrs. David Park, vice presi- dent; Mrs. George Stevenson, secre- tary; Mrs. J. F. Witherspoon, treasur-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-28
NEWS OF SOCTET AND
 ACTIVITIES OF WOMEN

Miss Daisy Stacey, Mrs. W. D. Cald- well. Miss Genie Neil, Mrs. D. P. Page. The hostess served hot chocolate and cake.
 MT. and Mrs. Ward Yeager of Cen treville are the guests of MT. and Mrs. walker Mitchell.
 Mrs. s. Beddow entertained the fol- lowing friends at diner Tuesday: MT. and Mrs. Cliff Stewart, MT. and Mrs. Neil Young, Mrs. Morris Stewart Mrs. Gilmore.
 Miss Alice Davies, MT. Price Davies and Mir. Robert Montgomery spent a few days in Cullman last week.
 Mrs. Charles Crawley is visiting with relatives in Pennsylvania. MT. Cliff Stewart left Friday for Camp Jackson. S. c.
 MT. and Mrs. Neil Young were hosts at a dinner Wednesday. Those present were MT. and Mrs. Mamie Stewart, MT. and Mrs. Cliff Stewart
 Mrs. E. Kennedy has returned from Massachusetts, where she spent several months.
 MT. Will Lusk of Pennsylvania Is visiting his parents and friends here
 MT. Robert Glaze of Ohio is the guest of his parents here.
 Mir. S. w. Morris of Muscle Shoals spent several days the past week with relatives and friends.
 Mrs. John Parson of Broolzwood is the guest of Mrs. l.. T. Irwin. MT. and Mrs. Monroe Galloway have named their little son James Monroe. MT. James Ebbage has returned from Macon, Ga, where he was called on account of the serious illness of his son. Their friends will be glad to know that he is improving. l. MT. Leonard Clifford was given a, surprise birthday party Wednesday at the home of his mother, Mrs. M. E. Clifford. Games were enjoyed and re- treatments served. Mrs. Matthews Oxley entertained the members of her Sunday school class Thursday ip the basement of the church. Dainty refreshments wore served.
 MT. and Mrs. Ira Cherry have named their little son Robert Edward. Mrs. Will Cobb is visiting relatives in Sandusky. The School Improvement association 1 will meet Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. Echols will talk. Every one is in- vited
 The Faithful Cleaners of the Method ist Sunday school will give an ice- cream social Tuesday evening in the basement of the church. Pauline Dobbs is i'll at the home of MT. Luther Stewart and MT. Glover are spending several days fishing on the Warrior.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-28

James Duncan, Clarence Helton, Timer Sorrell, Irving Mangrum, and others.
 Mrs. H. M. Rudisille entertained the Methodist Ladies' Aid society Monday afternoon at her home. The afternoon was spent in discussing a children's day programme to be given soon.
 Mrs. D. M. Jones and children spent the weekend with relatives and friends inf Warrior.
 Mrs w. W. Smith is III at her home on Sixth avenue.
 Miss Leila Tidweu of Clear Springs spent several days with Mrs. A. P. Buck ner
 Mrs. c. S. Montgomery of Leecord spent several days with Mrs. A. P. Buck ner. Mrs. D. D. Frazier and children will re- turn to their home in Burnsvile after pleasant stay with Mrs. Jessie Erwin.
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threatened to pitch the whole engine off it's bearings. He determined to try an- other maneuver as a last desperate ex- pedient As one of the Germans
 swooped down on him, firing all the time, he checked his forward speed by stalling his machine. despite the risk of being hit by an enemy bullet. The Ger
 man naturally overshot his mark, and as he passed overhead, the British polit pulled down his Lewis gun and sent
 well-directed burst up through the under carriage of his antagonist The lattet immediately nose-dived. and a thin cun
 of blue smoke streaming out of the fuse lage, showed that bullet had gone home in vital spot
 A storm of anti-aircraft shells burst around the British airplane, and it's
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-28
A 7ouch-and- Go Aduenture
 Ln fhe War in the Air
By LIEUT. F. J. SHEATH

France, March 15.-A British pilot in- variably struggles hard to bring his aeroplane home so long as even the slightest chance of doing so remains. It is the tradition of service whose rec ord, though short in units of time. is nevertheless one series of triumphs over the seemingly impossible.
 It was simply this esprit de corps of his kind, and his own natural grit, that recently made a certain British pilot go on striving to reach his own side of the line when all the dictates of ordinary prudence and sef-preservation ought to have sent him to earth in the shortest possible time, even though this meant surrender to the enemy.
 What had happened was this: He had been flying some distance over German territory, when a large splinter from an unlucky German shell had torn of the top of one of his engine cylinders. The piston head had gone along with it. But the connecting rod had remained. and that in itself was one danger.
 Even when an aeroplane engine is cut off in midair, the propeller continues to revolve on account of the air resistance encountered in the dive of the machine to earth. It is thus that pilot can switch on his engine again without de- scending and going through the usual starting process And while the pro peller continues to revolve, the pistons
 work up and down in the cylinders on account of the rotary motion of the crankshaft. What really happens is that the ordinary engine process is reversed, the motion being transmitted from the propeller instead of from the explosive charge in the cylinders.
 Herein lay the danger of the loose con- meeting rod. With the motion of the crankshaft it was whirled round and round inside the engine casing; and as the rod was made of the best steel that British works could manufacture Gin or der to bear the strain of normally heavy thrusO, it bade fair to cut the engine in halves, seriously threatening the whole machine with disintegration.
 The pilot could do nothing to prevent the mischief. He could only volplane home ward. trusting to the honest workman ship which had been put into his ma chine to stand the tremendous belabor- ing by the errant connecting rod.
 With such a defect in his engine, 1t
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pilot looked round in surprise to see what had become of the other enemy machine. He saw it making off in the distance, hotly pursued by British pa- trol which had come to his rescue The German gunners were taking advantage of the absence of their own airpianes to renew their efforts to bring him down. Nevertheless he clanked across the Brit ish firing line barely 1000 feet up, and managed to land about mile further on. The fore part of his machine col lapsed immediately the undercarriags touched the ground. But he exricated himself unaided from the wreckage, and four days later he was patroi3ing the same sector again. eagerly boping to fall in with that second Gerynain air niane
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-28
Cause of Women's Enthusiasm for the Third
 Liberty Loan Work
tContinued from Page One,

the talks were such gems, the judges found their task most difficult. but after consideration of all points. Mrs. s. F. Kennedy, in a graceful talk, presented the prize, war certificate, to Edith Hughes. After leaving Miss Wilson's room. the judges were invited into Miss Parker's room to hear a number Of fourth grade pupils read compositions on Thrift Stamps. Miss Celeste Schwartz won the vote in this room for the best composition. No body of citizens are &C., complaining more for their country than the loyal teachers, who every day are drilling patriotism into the youth of the land.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-28
WILLIAM

The Mothers circle met Friday after noon in the kindergarten room; Mrs Fred Reid presiding. Quotations were given in response to roll call Mrs. N. L. Bagley, state president, made most interesting and instructive talk
 Mrs. o. T. Miller entertained the teachers of the primary department CT the Methodist Sunday school Mon day evening. Those present were Mrs II, A. Riviere, Miss Belle Canterberry,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-28
Events of Interest at Camp
 Sheridan and Montgomery
tcontinued from Page one)

members of the 135th artillery band, will sing several numbers.
 Ross H. Stover, musical director of the camp, will direct the sing as usual The songs chosen for the afternoon are old war songs of '76 and '61. Those which have been selected are as fol- lows.
 Robin Adair," "Jaunita." "Aunt Dinah's Quilting Party" Yankee Doodle,' Ben Bolt" Roll Jordan. Roll" When Johnnie Comes March, ing Home" Swing Low, Sweet Char iot," Darling Nellie Grey" ''Tentins on the Old Camp Ground"
 Forty-five soldiers from the base hospital at Camp Sheridan were taken for delightful ride Thursday by the Girls Patriotic league. Those lending their cars for this occasion wore Miss Rosalind Levy, Miss Blanche Wolff, Mrs. John Ray. Mrs. Lee Strassburger. Mrs. Nose Scheuer. Mrs. s. D. Sawyer, Mrs. Terry Greil, Miss Marguerite Klein. Miss Marion Auerbach. Miss Sara Barnes, Miss May Steiner. Mrs. Bessie Massey and Mrs. Sidney Levy.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-14
Miner. are B,1iot3v,u.


SPRINGFIELD. Ill, May I'm
conformity with a recently adopted
plan, 10000 Illinois miners today are
voting for president, Vice president
and secretary treasurer Of their re-
respective districts.
The plan to divide the state into
eleven districts was sanctioned at the
state convention and q committee OF
six st1te members were deteezees to
arrange the date Of the election This
committee, at a recent sitting. fixed
today as the election date.
Following today's elections the re-
specftve officers Of the different sub
districts VIII call district conventions
for the purpose Of deciding upon head
quarters, drawing up bylaws and ar
ranging financial plans.
In urging the state convention to
adopt the eleven sub-d1strfct plan,
Frank Harrington pointed out that
the membership is growing too large
for one state organization to handle
The recent primary brought out an
enormous number of candidates and
some very close races were expected
in several OF the eleven districts. The
new officers VIII take their places
June L
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-14
ADJUSTMENTS.

Clara kimbaN Young, Tonight.
A highly successful stage play,
Shirley Kaye" in pictures gives
even better opportunities and Clara
Kimball Young with Cor1iss Giles.
Geo. Fawcett and Claire Whitney,
make it a veritable hummer. Miss
Young has her best in years. Shirley
Kaye" will be on view at the Grand
today and tomorrow, showing without
advance in prices.
Miss Young plays the title role Of
a young society girl, queen Of the
Long Island set. who is suddenly
plunged into the whirlpool of high
finance by the threatening danger OF
her fathers overthrow from the
presidency Of the Onion Central r R.
which her forefather Pirate" Kaye
had founded. His two adversarfes,
T. ]. Magen. brusQue western fin
ancier, and his young associate. John
Rowson, she fights with different
weapons the admiration OF
the first by the earnesmess OF her
struggle on behalf of her own, and
winning the love of the other.
DEVELOPMENTS arise speedily and
Shirley meets them brisf1ly and con-
fidently. overcoming every obstacle.
Advertisement
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-14
Men Go All Summer.

of restoring the membership Of the
Keokuk Y NJ. c. A. this week. They
gave me full authority and fun re-
sponsibility and told me to go to it.
accepted the duty. selected the
team captains largely from without
the old Y M. G. A., because I think
this is the time when we outsiders
should take off our coats for
the society that has put the Red
Triangle in every army camp in the
warning world.
"a bunch of US are going to take
just two days to get keokuk people
to join the Y M G. A. either as new
members or as renewals. tits a live
bunch that will be at work. 1t does
not run up into very big money nor
very large numbers, but every man
in town ought to join, and every man
with boy is foolish if he does not
make that boy member.
This is no donation, either Every
is worth more than 1t
costs and gets more for each dollar
than any other club in the world
gives it's members. I wish You would
tell the people to be all ready to
sign on the dotted line without delay
next Thursday and Friday"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-14
PUT OLD ENEMY
TO UTTER ROUT
Tells how to lift off that touchy
corn without hurting
one particle

TT
q. hospital records show that every
ne you cut a corn you invite lock-
law OF blood poison. which Is need
toM s' says a Cincinnati authority, who
Ans Ans you that a quarter ounce OF a
=. lug called freezone can be obtained
is s s ,usie cost from the drug store, but
b.ss ahclent to rid ones feet OF every
u or soft corn or callus.
mi. ou simply apply a few drops Of
cnrr feezone on a tender. aching
lieyas aug tne soreness Is instantly re-
Ta, out, root and all, without main
onad nis drug is sticky but dries at
AM se and is claimed to just shriyel up
irr;. corn without inflaming or even
stating n the surrounding tissue or
will your wife wears high heels she
~ De glad to know of this.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-05-14
Prov up Cemetery.


McKEFEPORT, Pa, May H.
They're going to ra1se liberty 1etfuca
and win-the-w4r vatezmel0nS In Ia
most exclusive cemetery IN MckeeA
port this summer.
So intensive has become tho vu
garden campaign heze thst en0ngA
space for all the gardens applied fu
could not be found In all the vacant
lots and golf courses about town, ~.
the grave yard Was drafted INN ~
service Of democracy. The "d4mc0
racy of the grave" no longer via ha
a rhetorical figure. It wu be M
teffaI11ed in terms Of cabbage an4
corn
Already <he vacant dots ind COM
etery have been plowed- They ax0
being prepared for planting and 6oya
and adults alike soon win b. turning
the "city Of the dead" into . mighty
lively location.
The city plowed and ha11ed tA1
cemetery and river bank 1nnh and -
furnishing fertilizer to All who ask
It. More than $50 acres has BEEN
parceIled out to persons who p9uuhso
10 use It to the utmost for12rpduoc1o1
Of vegetables.