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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-31
Crop Beats Rentals

T noticed what H. S. Limmer had to say about the sudden disappearance of a church building on Avenue F and it's being transformed into a garden over night said George M. Webb but a few blocks near town on the same ave- nue, to me, even a stranger thing was pulled off in the way of raging two ap- parently good dwellings to plant corn patch.
 T saw them busy at it. A great pile of brick was left from the chimneys. It it true an effort was made to clear up the ground before it was plowed, but it seemed to me they were sowing corn in a mighty rocky place, yet a good stand was obtained and today it is about knee high. have wondered if the landlord reached the conclusion that he could get more revenue out of the ground by farm ing it than he could by renting the houses which formerly occupied it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-31

A SPEEDER'S LITANY. T try to make the best of fate,'' Said John Erasmus Cumber; And that is why l never wait For cops to get my number"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-31
A MEAN REMARK.

A MEAN 1kEMAfSh T believe I'll sell some kisses for the Red Cross" said Miss Sereleaf. T ought to be able to raise several thousand dol lars that way"
 But. my dear" expostulated Miss Teacher. you must have some regard for yourself"
 What do you mean?"
 Think how exhausted you would he after selling several hundred dollars worth of kisses at the rate of two for a quarter"
 PROMISING CAREER ENDED. What's become of Duffersby? He used to be considered live wire in this community"
 Some bank examiners started to look over his books and it wasn't long before they short-circuited Duffersby.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-31


 T am glad to say that we have already booked David Warfield for the Jefferson for next season." said Brown Parkes Tt has been several years since he vis- ited Birmingham, where he is a great favorite. I think Marcus Loew was right in saying. I guess the most successful man is the one who has made the world a better place to live and the people in it little happier. That is the ideal I would like to reach, but I admit am pretty short of it.
 Tn all these years I have met but one man who approaches that ideal, and that is David Warfield. I have never seen him do an unkind thing or heard him say an unkind word. about anyone at any time. On the contrary I do know of countless acts of kindnesses he has tried to do secretly. I look forward to his coming as a blessing to the community"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-31
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
Importance of Farm Work

AFVEAAMCc UL Y ANAH
 Tt seems hard for the people in this country to realize the great impor- tance of farm work this year, though we must have foodstuffs, and there is no other way to get this, except by planting, cuitivating and harvesting of the crops" said B. E. samuels. in charge of farm work at the local gov ernment employment office.
 If every man and boy would real Ize that he owes a duty at this time Iof doing all he can to help in winning the war, and that helping on the farm IS very necessary part thereof, then why should we be afraid of a little hot sunshine and some hard work, and expect unreasonably high wages? There are thousands of men and boys lin Alabama now who are not prepared to enter the work requiring sHilled workmen, teachers, students and many others, and who are not experienced and expert enough to do any impor- tant office work, but who have some experience in farm work, and can help
 
 willing, and can stand hard work, es- pecially those with experience, who want to help out in the great harvest fields of the west, the office of the United States employment service in Birmingham, at 26 North Nineteenth street, is in direct touch with the place where the workers will be needed, prices paid. etc.
 Our soldier boys are facing hard ships, fighting and dying, that the world may be safe. and they have no more duty to serve than all the rest of us at home, so don't try to pick out something easy to do, and endeavor to prove your patriotism by talking, but register with the government of fee here at once for farm work, at home if needed, or in the harvest fields of the west when needed"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-31

He used to sit by the hour with his chin in one hand, looking out of the car window, but it seemed to me he was seeing far beyond the fields through which we were passing. and was living over the weary months in the trenches or undergoing the shock of battle.
Washington Journal., 1918-04-19

nidts, INNER pie6er nidts, 70 pors
ten mir, bis i'd Sauptmann sriter
9IoIie bin. paBt msinem Rssi'
ment oann meiae Seirat ni4.. Iaffe
ib mid ein!od Derleben.
SD IoiIe nidt bon Dir. limb i9
fIebe Did on, ebenIo fsIt 5u iein,
pie i'd. pore ni4t ouf bic Slim.
men, bic Dir Gntioguns o%nratsn,
ct bic Siimmen nun BON auben
tommen Ooer in Dir ielbit ipre6en.
SOre nidt ouf iie!
Sdreibe mir iofort.
Sauieno 8iiEfe
0ein Stepbnn."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-06

The government knowing that the Merchants OF the Country
depended asks that they relieve the labor
situation as possible by employing helpeim
mating deliveries and closing the the regular
hours
the Merchants assened but they depend on
won't be inconvenience yourself great
Merchant asks that distribute
shopping evenly the remaining weeks before
the rush of last buying You will get
the saespope and fresher merchandise and
that n inducement also, isn't it?
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-05-13

semble at their mess i in their best
F;'sbb and tucker" and forgetting the
shells that may be flying over the dug,
out spend q delightful hour at their
meals with all trimmings Of q New
York banquet. And 1t Is we'll that 1t Is
so as IT. affords q relief from the siren.
NOUS work. of the trench: And in
| somewhat the same manner, but OF
course to a lesser degree does the or
binary French soldier enjoy his meals
Everything is done to make them as
as possible and they get
the hest of food. ! inspected one Of
the mems kitchens fsand found that
they were boiling their meat in wine
instead of in water, d f0rhwhich they
could hardly be blamed as good water
over here is almost an unknaWn guam.
tity. While on this sdbjectnof eating
and, getting ahead of my story q little
i am going to put in at this point the
menu of the Easter dinner ate In the
trenches Here it is:
Salade Russo Pate de fOie
Oeufs brouilles
Oeau broise and loves
Choux fleurs pOl0naise
Frontage
Peaches and sirop
Desserts
Cafe Liquors
Bordeaux Rouge MedOc
But to continue BY the auto ar
rived at the front line where l was to
be chartered about noon and ! now
quote from some notes / made that
evening as follows: 58g
Il surely have had one wonderful
day. It is now 6:15 In the evening
and while am waiting for the order.
ly to bring back my muddy boots
with the mud off them) I will write
down a few Of the happenings befors
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-05-13

real. communal government with law and order,
are finally demanded and produced. Man will not
go right on taking medicine that makes him
sicker and sicker Russia will finally be for or
against Germany. Meanwhile, some Kerenskys,
Trotzkys and Lenines will go whizzing off into
unknown space
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-05-13
We FIGHT THE GOOD FIGHT

Hip! Hip! Hurrah we're all "over the top!
We're eating only per cent as much wheat
as we do in a normal year, says the food admin
istration. Our fighting boys and fighting allies
are getting the fighting food We've got TO con.
tinue on barley, rye and corn tor some tlme' Dut
we can do it and will do it.
Anybody suffering for want Of the wheat eat
saved? Nobody Not soul among US. Some =. e
little Inconvenience perhaps, but what's that
when you read Of the awful sacrifices our boys at
the front are making?
And, this year, we're raising crops OF wheat.
and everything else, that will make the world
stare.
j Continued war, and we win! Come peace.
and we feed our brothers throughout the World
Who shall say that America is not glorious D ..s
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-05-13
Major Hanley, Recently Wounded
III Action, Tells Of Trip to the
Front-In the War Till It's Won

( "A ~ .g Il
j 60 to colonel's mess for supper. The
supper is going to be a French officers
dinner at seven and ] do not know
when it will break UP. First Of all
have been under thief Of the enemy.
Second nj have been in the front
trench line. Third, j haveabeen in mo
mans lane" and. have seen the Boche
in his trench
Well "the best laid plans of mice
and men, often get upset. Il had in.
tended to make this long letter hnt
a number of military papers just came
in that need my. immediate attention
and ! find 1 must quit ON this letter at
this point. However, in my next Gas
the author. says), / will take up the
thread Of my story. i do not know as
there is very. much more to write
about my experiences during the week
as / am continually bothered. with the
query in my mind as to just what l
can write about and what / can't. And
I am afraid that | shall have to leave
much to your Imagination. Sufficient
to say now that on my return sent
You q cablegram announcing that
was safely back. SO you will know by
that nothing serious happened.
On the trip forward that first
morning the place where stopped for
the breakfast with the French general
was city that was over double the
size of Mandan and 1t had been con-
tinually bombed and shelled by the
Boche. The railway station was out
of business and everything in the line
of merchandise that was used In the
city had to be hauled q distance OF
ten miles by team. When we left
there by auto still going forward we
wore our steel helmets and had our
gas masks ready for instant adjust
ment as we we're In dangerous ter.
ritory and every Short distance on the
road we were met by sentries to whom
our pass was shown. In the air for q
part of the way a Boche aeroplane was
travelling In the same direction we
were travelling in and seemed to be
following generally the road upon
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-05-13
\ I. LOCATING KERENSKY

Editor Whatever has become Of Kerensky
A War Student
It is not definitely known, and it does not mat
ter. There were reports Of his suicide also,
that he'd fled from Russia; also, that his success
sors had put him out Of the way. At present
writing, Kerensky is certainly in what is called
oblivion" That's where straddlers usually land.
. The fellow who in these, stirring times, is
neither "for" nor against" is in oblivion, be he
statesman or shoeshiner by profession. In pc
Rod Of revolution Kerensky, posing as the whole
wheel, undertook to turn only part way round,
and discovered that he was only a fly on the
wheel, and flew off into space when the wheel
began to buzz. He tried to play part of the Rus
sian people against another part to the pleasure
Of both. He thought revolution to be fold Of
harmless sheep when it's den Of hungry tigers.
Trotzky and Lenine are playing the same game,
only ina different way. They're playing the
whole Of hungry, cropping, disorganized Russia
against German might and ruthlessness, and, SOON
e or later, as Russia grows hungrer and more an
archial, they must fly off the wheel into oblivion.
One Of the cures for anarchy is more anarchy, for
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-05-13

\ / wish Il n01lInt give VOL AN ACCOunI
i, r,nr Az 10 g
o.os't 10y o - $3.50 ~ - tAs p..ss
SIX weeks aout' q course. tn e. censor.
ship makes regulations winch prevent laI
much OF 1t DeinR1stven g however.
there are some Things that can De SAID ld
and l take few notes from my diary "a
AS you know = Vent forward rom =,
here on February slMenly'llrst ana ar slt
rived ct g place tneme cannot pe mel ~ !
toned on the cweaty tnlrd where 3 We
were within SOUND q the GUNS ln ana
where the Rocne aeroplanes came 11
over most every day anu u Inc
twenty tourtn ;oI I'll s9ag aIcn s went mo
the trenches g. g place winch also
cannot be mentioned. N wrote you On
the evening before & started ana the
next snorning ~ three O'Clock was as
up and "0n the trip, The train was
packed and we could hardly get q
seat. At the destination OF the traln
we had to stop fof the balance q the
day In order to wait Tor an auto the
next morning and that Mgnt ! slept IN
q hotel bed which was the first hotel
bed 1shad been In since leaving new
York. In the morning at i've started
in an auto with two soldiers ana Two
lieutenants and we passed many inter
esting sights, one Of them being q VII
lage that had been completely destroy
ed by the Boche shells II was e q
beautiful little village and brought
home to us all the terrible SUFFERING
which the people pt France near the
firing. line have been going through.
The destr,( zion seemed more COM
plete for the reason that all the houses
here In France are made q stone or
cement and one never sees 9 WOODEN
dwelling. In going coward met ana
talked with for q long while Herbert
Ward, who has written 9 book on the
war entitled, Mr.. Poilu, and ne gave
me q copy Of the book together with
this inscription ON the lily leaf OF the
book, ITO Major Hanley with the all.
thor's kindest wishes, Herbert ward.
It was mighty nice OF him and some
day hope to have the book safely re-
posing In the library at home. ! mad
seen advertisements of this book be-
fore l left the States and perhaps you
have seen copy. He Is an artist by
profession and the book IS Well 1llled
with illustration. HIS description
OF the French soldier, MI. Poilu, is
very true to life s and ! met many a
French soldiers at the front that az
swered the descriptions perfectly. 4
forgot to say that at the hotel where
we stopped over night we were about
the only. American officers that had
been there and q Y. m. CA. secretary
hearing we were in town came and
looked us up these Y. N. 9. a: men men
seem to be everywhere) and ne ar
ranged for our rooms and dinner. etc
At the dinner there was French OF.
ficer present in the dining room and
seeing that we were American Officers
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-05-13

While the country was strainingto go over
tie top with the Third Liberty loan, Senator Nc
Cumber Of North Dakota was declaring that the
war management is making sbonhres Of m money.
What. a rip-roaring farce is prosecution Gof E. !
w. W.! S # .$,sp8.s %#
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-05-13

M Hanley Judge Of the Twelfth judicial district
andng Dakota battalion France and who recently
slightly charging the Hun writes his family the
French front as follows NH 5 .5on3 asa s 8as
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-05-13
CAMoUFLAGiNG JUDGE LYNCH AS A
81 8: 5s III PATRIOT s,, u s.s

4 In an exclusive interview given The Tribune,
Attorney General Gregory sounds needed note
81 warning against the Increasing tendency to
appeal to mob law in dealing with persons sus-
pected Of pro- German tendencies Judge Lynch,
is no patriot He is merely coward, and poltroon
who desecrates the American flag when he wraps
II around his carcass and commits crime IN the 4
holy name Of country. It is bad enough that IN
nocent persons are often made victims Of mob
violence. It is bad enough that in the name OF
Justice, the laws should be tramped into the dust
But there is even worse side to an altogether
bad state Of affairs. ID "a t.$
Every atrocity committed by an American mob
gives the Huns an excuse for added atrocities
meted out to our boys penned up in German prison
camps. At best the lot Of soldiers taken prisoner
BY the kaiser is not one to be envied. At worst
and American lynch law helps bring on the worst
the fate of American soldiers upon whom the
Huns take reprisals is not good to contemplate
IN: So that it virtually comes down to this: Every
time an American mob lynches q German enemy
alien it also practically lynches whole squad Of
American soldiers who have been fighting for our
flag "over there. !"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-05-13

II notice." postcards q school teacher that
the Society Of College Teachers, in meeting in
Columbus, discussed the question, What Can Be
Done to Relieve Wartime Shortage Of Teachers ?
great deal could be done to relieve my shortage
by increasing my salary"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-05-13
WITH THE EDITORS
'sTHEY SHALL NOT PASS"

Tor governor, and That IS just Wnefe Cen-StflKe
was made John Steen was not only the logical
candidate, but there is no man in the state more
worthy of gubernatoria honors than he. Stems
chiefest political distinction lies in the fact that
he is "the man that beat Casey;" besides that, he
is genuine "on-the-soil" farmer and so is quail
fed to understand and promote the interests Of
our paramount industry. But his'real worth in
heres in his character-in his honesty, his SINGER
ity, his sturdy Americanism, his respect for law
and order, his sense of justice, his wholesome
ideals John Steen is so independent that he leans
backwards. He cannot be bullied or seduced into
following any course Of action which does not
have the approval of his own judgment and con-
science After long and intimate acquaintance
with John Steen, the writer is indeed glad of an
opportunity to pay this well deserved tribute to
the man.
Wise and happy, selection of candidate below
that of governor was made. The endorsement OF
A. T. Kraabel for lieutenant governor makes
amends for the gratuitous affront offered him by
the Nonpartisan league, and the honor was well
bestowed in any case. Many thousands Of cleo
tors, both men and )women, must rejoice in the
fact that Miss Minnie ]. Nelson of Valley City
was endorsed for superintendent Of public instruc
ton. She ought to be elected, and probably will
lie. S ss 4 .t#
Z The Chronicle believes that a tactical blunder
was made and an act of injustice done by the con-
yention in its failure endorse the candidacy Of
George M. Young for congressman in the Second
district. The refusal Of the 'Nonpartisan conver-
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u, - &c., 80 MI ;ncol, penh,can Ia ola
49,, ~ othar
$500, +ls,,'+,,a ~. tha+ m Mi boan endorsed
IA =, II, ,voa childish 81 The
49, nj +brao of o,r congress-.
D.. ws,.s,.a 80 n1a.to,, sho,,ld hove hoon
a..as.a,as =, hs4h ea,,,a.t;nn. ! q
4 4. - - y. I.E i. II J.
1ne agop'lo' ~ =, sNN ! - ',s..a,sl 10
sloeai!' l.ley snsh w pa, IS
graholose' ceaut1ui y polhpas'i'' uepenus ut01
the polht u vlew. 81.
Under normal conditions we Deleve tne tl :. S,
endorsed at Minot, or any other ticket wnlcn
might have been put in the field against tne non.
partisan league ticket would nave not 9 snost =
show for success. But conditions are Tar from
normal, ana II IS unnecessary 70 polhI out ~"
vltaly important y Is tllat every insI1
sonaL' polltlca economic De supoluil!nseu
70 tne supreme cause Of winning me va = =
time IN when. tne spirit q selisa.lnls' =
answering loyalty ana OF unaoulteis'.eu
ISM SIN snould animate every heart'
Now, the. Nonpartisan league has been placed
by its leaders in an equivocal position-ln the
doubtful column" This is unfortunate; it may be
unjust but it is the fact Mr. Townley, the found
er Of the league and it's recognized leader, is to-
day under indictment, charged with an act of dis
LOYALTY against the government The same is true
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-03-22
'T beg your pardon?,

II beg your pardon3"
Then explained to him that would
not sign 1t without first reading 1t.
read 1t over and signed for duration Of
war. Some OF the recruits were lucky.
They signed for seven years only!
Then he asked me my birthplace.
answered. "Ogden, Utah."
He said. "Oh, yes, just outside Of
New York;
With smile, replied, "well. it's up
the state a little"
Then was taken before the doctor
and passed as physically fit. and was
issued uniform. When 1 reported
back to the lieutenant, he suggested
that. being an American, I go on re.
cruiting service and try to shame some
OF the slackers into Joining the army"
"All you have to do" he said. 'is tG
go out on the street, and when you see
young fellow In mufti who looks
physically fit, just stop him and give
him this kind Of talk: Aren't you
ashamed of yourself Britisher, phys
ically fit, and in mufti when your king
and country need you? Don't you
know that your country is at war and
that the place for every young Briton
is on the firing line? Hero I am. an
America, in khaki. who came four
thousand miles to fight for your king
and country. and you, as yet, have not
enlisted. Why don't you join! Now
is the time
"This argument ought to get many
recruits. Empey, so go out and see
what you can do"
He then gave me small roSette Of
red, white and blue ribbon, with three
little streamerS hanging down. This
was the recruiting insignia and was
to be worn on the left side of the cap.
Armed with swagger stick and my
patriotic rosette, 1 went out into Tot
teHham Court road in quest of cannon
fodder.
ians passed me, and although they ap-
peared physically fit. / said to myself,
"They don't want ~ join the army;
perhaps they have someone dependent
on them for support" so 1 did not ac-
cost them.
Coming down the street I saw
young dandy, top hat and all. with q
fashionably dressed girl walking be-
side him. muttered, "You are my
meat" and when he came abreast of
me I stepped directly In his path and
stopped him with my swagger stick,
saying:
you would look fine In khaki; why
not change that top hat for steel
helmet? Aren't you ashamed of your
self, husky young chap like you in
mufti when men are needed in tho
trenches? Here / am, an American,
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-03-22

came four thousand miles from Ogden,
Utah, just outside OF New York, to
fight for your king and country. Don't
be Stacker. buck up and get into uni
form; come over to the recruiting Of,
fee and I'll have you enlisted"
He yawned and answered 'I don't
care If you came forty thousand miles,
no one asked you to-" and he walked
on. The girl gave me sneering look;
/ was speechless.
I recruited for three weeks and near
ly got one recruit.
This perhaps was not the greatest
stunt In the world, but IL got back at
the officer who had told me, "Yes, we
take anything over here" / had been
spending n good lot Of my recruiting
time In the saloon bar Of the Wheat
Sheaf pub (there was very attractive
blonde barmaid who helped kill time
/ was not as serious In those days as
was a little later when i reached
the front)-well. IL was the sixth day
and my recruiting report was blank.
/ was getting low in the pocket--bar-
maids haven't much use for anyone
who cannot buy drinks-sO 1 looked
around for recruiting material. You
know n man on recruiting service gets
bob" or shilling for every recruit
he entices into Joining the army. the
recruit is supposed to get this, but he
would not be a recruit II he were wise
to this fact, would he?
Down at the end of the bar was
young fellow In mufti who was very
patriOtic-he had about four "Old
Six" ales aboard. He asked me II he
could join, showed me his left hand
two fingers were missing, but I said
that did not matter as 1--WE take any
thing over here" The left hand is
the rifle hand as the piece is carried
at the slope on the left shoulder. Near
ly everything In England Is 'by the
left" even general traffic keeps to the
port side.
took the applicant over to head
quarters, where he was hurriedly ex-
amined. Recruiting surgeons were
] busy in those days and did not have