The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-18

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| to either suppress or put to death the
enemy here at home.
| These sneaking, thieving enemies that
+, infest our country, blowing up and burn
| ing manufacturing establishments, roam
| ing about the country under one pre-
tense and another, spreading disease
germs in the homes of our people and
poisoning hogs, cattle and horses and
burning the cribs and barns of our farm
| ers to weaken this government in its
war against Germany are the deadly en-
emes OF countdy and should receive
the death penalty.
| Il congratulate the vigilent citizens of
Birmingham who have volunteered their
services to aid the secret service men in
hunting down and driving out the brutal
and murderous spies that infest this city.
This patriotic, Industrious and enterpris-
ing city is contributing in many ways
to the governments mighty work in this
war; and when you drive these spies out
| OF the city you are rendering signal
| service to your country. Report every
suspicious character that you find. If his
conduct is at all suspicious. although you
have some doubt about his guilt, give the
| boys at the front the benefit of the doubt
and arrest him.
MAKE it SO uncomfortable that these
inger long in this greatest city of our
state. Our boys are trying to kill the
enemy over yonder and we must suppress
( or kill him at home. We are at war, let
us realize that. No man by word or act
should be permitted to do or say
anything that will embarrass and handi-
cap this government in the conduct OF
| the war.
SERVICE FLAG PRESENTED !.
| In presenting to the association the
| service flag, which contained 437 stars
Maj. j. N. Baker said in part:
ITO serve-a small word indeed; vel
| fraught today with more intrinsic mean
ling than the world has ever before known
or dreamed of. The peoples of practical
| ly the entire civilized globe have con
secrated. not alone their fortunes and al
| material resources. but also that to whicf
nations as well as individuals cling most
dearly-their lives-to service.
And to what purpose and for What
end?
| surely, no conquest emanating from
motives OF purely selhsh nature or fol
| territorial ACKNOWLEDGMENT alone coulo
/ ever have drawn into the maelstrom sc
many nations with such divergent inter
| ests and views.
This flag, which today is being placed
| upon the altar of duty by the organized
medical profession of Alabama, is one
in which not alone should we glory ane
take PRIDE but it is one which | fee
safe in predicting will rebound to the
Everlasting credit of this great common
wealth. Less than one year ago the rep
resentation of our profession as Sc
forth on this flag was mere
| handful-23-today it numbers 4Sf
+! Among it's members are to be fount
the names OF many representing the very
best talent of which our profession car
boast They are to be found IN prac
tically every base hospital IN TINS coun
try and abroad, some of them occupying
the most important and responsible po-
sitons.
and STILL while we have given freely
and the medical needs thus far have beer
4 amply met. the end is not yet Should
| this struggle continue for years, which
n all likelihood it may, the medical pro-
/ fession of Alabama will. as all othel
! states, be called upon to reckon the stars
of its service flag, not in terms of hun
dreds but possibly in thousands, Yet
(, regardless OF sacrifice, regardless Of
| privation, of one fact l feel assured
the medical profession of Alabama, true
| to all tradition and heritage, will not
1 fail.
IF need be. in order to attain the pur-
pose for which our beloved country has
SHltTcQ tllS COHlllCt anu III Oh0SA ~ Aho ny
| the world a safer and more decent place
in which to live, the efforts Of this splen-
did organization should not cease-mus
not cease-until the name of every mem
her is transcribed upon it's service roll
Then. and not until then. may we res
/ from our abors.
THURSDAYS PROGRAMME
! Call to order. $50 o'clock.
/ THE Sin of Treating symptoms" II
Is. Ward. Birmingham. Discussion to BIZ
opened by c. NJ. Rudolph. Birmingham.
1.-The Present Status of Medical Educa'
ton" T. H. Frazier, Mobile, dean uni
versity School of Medicine.
Reflections on Vaccine Therapy From
the Viewpoint of the Practical Clinician.'
| George Heustis Fonde. Mobile. Discus
sion to be opened by T.. NJ. Sellers, An.
niston,
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