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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-11
SCHEME OF SPECULATORs

N 'Unscrupulous speculators and factors Twill never get the government to sane \ Htion their thieying profiteering scheme to Erob patriotic producers in the name or kthe government. In normal times whea. lat S1 per bushel was a fine price. In
 normal times before the war cotton sold Efor 15 cents per pound Wheat at $220 Eis more than double the average price Min normal times, and cotton at 30 cents her pound is just exactly double the knormal price, and the high price and
 yscarcity of fertilizers and the high cost
 i of cotton production make it impossible flor the producer to derive a profit at Hess than 30 cents per pound.
 T am calling upon the commissioners Iof agriculture in the cotton growing fstates to give me statement as to the Icost of cotton production in their re- Espective states. I am also gathering data Ifrom farmers on this subject. If the matter of price-fixing is taken up we will be ready to furnish the facts neces- ssary to prevent any injustice being dono the producer"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-11

Two new motion picture machines have been installed by fhe Red Cross at the base hospitals. This makes a total or T. machines that the bureau of recreation and welfare have sent 10 American hos pstais. Pictures are shown in most of the hospitals three times a week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-11
HEF[|N PREDICTS
 COTTON SHORTAGE
Says 1918 Crop Will Be Less Than 13, OO,OOO-To Fight
 Price-Fixing

Washington, July 10.-(SpeciaL) )-Rep- resentatiye Heflin of Alabama gave out
 he following statement today regarding the cotton situation:
 From tho information that I am re- |ceiving from the cotton producing states Ithis years crop will be less than 13,0O0, GOO \ |bales. It is true that the acreage has fsslightly increased over that of last year, and it is also true that the boil weevil ps operating in a larger area than last year, and this distressing fact, together with the scarcity of labor to cultivate |the crop as it was cultivated last year, makes it impossible to produce a normal |cron N NOT ENOUGH FOR DEMAND The nations of the old world are now Booking to us for cotton as never before. In the first place they cannot produce the kind of cotton that we produce, ana sln the second place they are compelled to use their acreage in producing food Supplies Our allies and other European Ecountries will need from the present EUnited States cotton crop S,000O00 bales
 and it wilt require 1O,ooO, 900 bales of 1t |to supply our domestic uses and war pur- |poses. So. if we should make 130O0,0N Ebales, the cotton supply would be 5,00O,OO0 Eoales short of the demand. On account Eof the scarcity of leather, more cotton Nshoes havc been manufactured than k3ever before, and on account of the Escarcity of rubber, cotton sheets treated xwith linseed oil and other material, mak- hFng them waterproof, are taking the place Eof rubber sheets in the army and navy, hnd since the government is taking over lithe wool supply of the United States 'for making sweaters, winter uniforms #Rnd blankets for our soldiers and the sol- Bdiers of the allies, cotton must be sub-
 Nstituted to supply the domestic trade Formerly supplied by wool. More cotton Mthan ever is being used in making uni
 Sforms, tent cloth, covers for auto trucks,
 &wings for airplanes, inedieated cotton
 land bandages and vast quantities are be-
 Hing used in making gunpowder and ex-
 Splosive shells. Cotton is being put TO
 Nmore uses today than ever before, and
 \ smore than upon any other one product
 Ewe must depend upon cotton to win the
 Nwar. It is the part of wisdom then Tor Ethe government to see. that it's production His encouraged and made profitable and Rthis the government will do.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-11

The following cablegram has been sen to Henry F. ravison. chairman of tn,
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1912-1921, 1918-09-21
NAVAL ACADEMY
OPENS NEW TERM
2,118 MIDSHlPMEN ENTER, MORE
THAN TWICE ANY PREVIOUS
RECORD.

Twenty-one hundred and eighteen
nlidshipmen, more than twice the
number ever enrolled at the Naval
Academy at one time since its es-
Enlistment. 73 years began the years
work at annapolis yesterday.
Their summer vacation over the
embryo officers piled into the city
Thursday night and yesterday morn
ing by the hundreds, as all hands
were under orders to report by 10
O'clock None was listed among the
tardy.
Yesterday was spent in arranging
minor details in connection with the
formal opening of the academy for
the academic term Monday. One of
the chief things to be accomplished
is the assignment of students to their
quarters, including the large addition.
al wing in Bancroft Hall, the regular
dornitory, which has been completed
by working double time during the
summer.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1912-1921, 1918-09-21
TELLS OF DARING
DEEDS OF AMERICANS
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1,,ssssssss

FAlRlIS (By Mai:).-'A new story OF
the American fighting mans reckless
disregard for danger which it is one
of the greatest problems of their Off
GERS to curb was brought to Paris to-
day by Wilbur M. Wilson, a Baptist
clergyman from Colorado, who went
all the way from Chateau Thierry to
Ffsmos with Pennsylvania regiment
in the drive which began in July.
with my own eyes," said Mr.. Will
son, Il have seen American boys
steal out from the trenches to frog
pond in No Mans Land, calmly re-
move their uniforms and dive into
the cool waters with German snipers
not hundred yards away in their
trenches The American boys ap.
pears to be absolutely unafraid. The
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1912-1921, 1918-09-21

greater the number of casualtise in
his own unit, the greater is his re-
solve to make the Germans pay the
price. His morale increases notice
ably every time comrade falls with
German bullets in his body"
MIR. Wilson was in the front lines
for two months, serving in the uni
form OF the Y. M. G. A. Many times.
he says, he drove his truck ahead of
the field kitchens and furnished hot
drinks, smokes and sweets to men
who had had nothing to eat for two
days except their iron ration. Fran
els B. Sayre, President Wilson's son.
inAlaw, was with him for two DAYS
north of Chateau Thierry He is on
his way back to America to aid in
the United War Work Campaign in
November, when a drive for $170,-
100000 will be made to carry on the
work in which the Y. M. C. A. the
salvation Army National Catholic
War Council, Knights of Columbus
Jewish Welfare Board. the American
Library Association and the War
Camp Community Service are CO.
operating.
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THESE MEN MADE
OF HEROIC STUFF
THEIR MACHINES
ARE ALL SHOT TO PIECES AND
THEY GARRY ON" JUST THE
SAME.
CBy the Associated Press,


HlAVRE, France, Sept. 19.-Ambu-
lance work is not the safest job i'm
aginable during a battle. according
to the report of Lieutenant e. A. FISH,
commanding American Red Cross
Section 4SS 101", to the Red Cross
Director of Transportation. I
During the fighting of July 21-27
the section, consisting OF 20 ambu-
lances, worked day and night ina gas
ridden and shell-swept area. Although
it handled 1855 wounded during the
seven days of lighting, the Section
found time to assist British ambu-
lance in .evacuating gas cases.
The report mentions l.. L. Wlenhem
who, after his car had been wreck
ed, took that of another driver who
had collapsed, and worked both posts.
It tells of amIbulances being SO shot
up that the sides resmbled sleeves. In
one case the driver found himself
holding only the wheel of his steering
apparatus-a shell mad scattered the
cher parts to the winds.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1912-1921, 1918-09-21
CHANGE IN TIME OF TRAINS
ON THE CUMBERLAND VALLEY

Effective Sunday, Sept. 22nd, c. V.
r. R. schedule will be changed as toll
lows:
Train No. 6, going east. leaves at
8.04 a. m. instead of Sill a. NJ
Train No. 1, going west, leaves at
S55 a. m. instead of S.34 a. m.
Train No. Z, going west at 6.44 p.
m. instead Of 6.42 p. m.
Train No. s and s, operating be-
tween Hagerstown and Harrisburg
have been abandoned.
lAll other trains leaving same time
as before.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1912-1921, 1918-09-21
Second U. B. Church.

Sunday school at $50 a. M, Ralph
Young, superintendent. We have class
es for all ages and a hearty welcome
for you at our live Sunday school.
Preaching at II a. m. and p. m. by
the pastor. The theme for the day
Gods Will" Junior Endeavor at 2
p. M, Ben Williams, superintendent
and Senior Endeavor at 7 p. M, w.
A. Bender, president, Prayer meeting
on Wednesday night at p. m. John
A. Seidars, class leader. To all cur
services the public is cordially invit.
ed. John H. Ford, pastor.
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Church at the Creamery.

Special services are in progress at
the Creamery. Two evangelists from
Hagerstown, Md, Ruben Sears and
]. l.. Wine, are with US pushing the
battle. One little girl has been con-
verified with a shining face. Street
meeting Saturday evening at $780, at
the intersection of n. Queen Street
and Pennsylvania Avenue. Sunday
time experience meeting for every
body. Evangelistic service at 7.45.
NJ. L. NE)AKIIBY, Pastor.
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Trinity M. E. Church, South.

West Martin street. The gospel will
be preached in this church tomorrow
at II o'clock forenoon and at s in the
evening, ana sober and serious men
will not think that in building I'D a
strong christian character there can
be amy substitute for the preaching
of our gospel. Sunday school at 80
and Senior League at in the even
ing. Henry P. Hamill, pastor
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SERVICE FLAG IN
FAR AWAY JAPAN
TO BE GIVEN in HONOR OF AMER.
ICANS WHO HAVE LEFT JA-
PAN FOR SERVICE.
fBy the Associated Press,

TOXIC, Sept. ia service flag
for Americans who have left Japan to
join the United Sttaes military forces
IS to be give INTO the American com
munity here by Roland S. Morris, the
American Ambassador. The flag will
be kept at the embassy in Toxic and
with it will be a war record for each
man, represented by star.
About 30 Americans have left ia.
pan to Offer their services to the
United States military authorities, to
Major K. F. Baldwin, military attache
to the american Embassy, who is
gathering the data for the service
flag. !.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1912-1921, 1918-09-21
First M. E. Church.

burke street and Maple avenue.
Sunday school at $50 a. m. Preaching
by the pastor. Rev. r. L. Wright at
II a. m. Junior League at p. m.
Epworth League at p. m. Special
music by chorus choir AT 3 p m.
there will be a patriotic meeting in
the church. Judge Dayon will be the
speaker. Public cordially invited
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St. Johns Lutheran Church.

Sunday school at $50 a. m. Divine
worship at II a. m. and 7.30 p. m.
Sermons by DR.. John Weidley, of
Washington, ID. &C. Junior Christian
Endeavor at 2.90 D. M Senior En-
deavor at $50 p. m. Prayer meeting
Wednesday evening at s o'clock.
Strangers and friends welcomed. Rev.
G. IS. Trump, pastor.
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First u. 3. Church.

Rev. w. F. Gruver, pastor. Sunday
school at $50 a. m. Preaching at II
a. an. and at p. N. by the pastor.
The last services in this conference
year. Junior Endeavor at 2 p. m.
General class meeting at 23O. Inter-
mediate and Senior Endeavor at z
O'Clock. Everybody is invited and
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1912-1921, 1918-09-21
St. Joseph,s Catholic.

Low mass at 7.30 a. m. Sunday
school at 101l5 a. m. High mass at
i a. m. Vespers and benediction 7.30
! m. Rev. William "a. McKeefry, rec
tor; Rev Andrew Tohill, assistant
rector. The pubic is cordially inVit-
ed tC all the services.
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Christ Reformed Church.

Sunday school at $50 a. m Worship
with sermon at II a. m Christian En-
deavor a $50 p. m. Worship at 7.30
p. m. A cordial welcome to all Rev
A. M. Gluclg, pastor.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1912-1921, 1918-09-21
Second Baptist Church.

North High street. R. w. Grizzard,
pastor Sunday school at $50 a. M,
George S. Dunn, superintendent B.
Y. P U. meets Sunday at 7.15 D. m.
Prayer meeting Wednesday at 8 p. m.
Preaching Sunday at II a. M. and
p. IN. by the pastor. All cordially in
vited
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1912-1921, 1918-09-21
CITY HOSPITAL NOTES.

Mrs. Wilbur Thurston was operated
upon hits morning.
Clarence Roman, who is suffering
with lockjaw, is slightly better today
Miss Pearl Harding has been adj
mtted
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1912-1921, 1918-09-21
Sunday Church Services

everybody is welcome at all these
for the year Monday night at s.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1912-1921, 1918-09-21
Presbyterian Church.

Sunday school at $50 a. m. Services
at IL a. m. and 8 p. m. by the Rev.
ID. j. Woods, of Backsburg, Va.
The Washington herald., 1918-10-13
3n the Social @orla

By MAUD MeDOUGALL.

were certainly seen washing the
windows, and in view of the diff
Guilty ordinary mortals have in get
ting any one to clean and wash
windows at any price, there were
envious wonderings as to what pull
the Perry Belmonts had with the
Navy that they could borrow a force
Of jackies to clean house for them.
Now It turns out that the Perry
Belmont's house has not been COM
mandeered. Nothing like that! Capt.
Belmont offered it to the State De-
partment-not to the government as
a whole, but to the nice. exclusive
department that deals with diplo-
mats and things like that-for the
entertainment of important visiting
missions, guests of the nation, etc.
And Sir Eric and his party hap
pened to be the first to qualify. So
| for the past week the British Ad-
miralty flag has fiOated over the
entrance of Belmont House"
| Doesn't that sound like dear old
Lunnon?
Meanwhile Captain and Mrs. Bel
mont secured quarters down at the
/ SnOTendIn. NO. llQeeO. Iney dTen
| leaving Washington. The report that
| they would spend most of the winter
| in New York was a false alarm. Capt
Belmont's duties require his presence
! in Washington. He's in the Quarter
master Corps, and looks mighty well
in uniform. They expect to go back
to their own house as soon as Sir Eric
and his party leave. and to vacate
again next time any one of sufficient
Importance comes along to occupy it
as Uncle Sans guest. Capt Belmont
will probably be nominated as first
president of that exclusive organiza-
ton, THE Society of Hosts of the
Nations Guests" or words t. that
effect. if 1t is ever organized. 1t will
"a Ike in the Breckenridge Longs. who
gave up their house TO the British
mission, headed by Balfour: Henry
White, who gave his to Joffre and
NivianI and their party: the Joseph
Letters. the Larz Andersons, the Hen
nen Jenningses and the Gist Blairs.
as we'll as the Belmonts. But the
Belmonts have put it all over the rest
in Offering their house and getting it
accepted for any sufficiently impOr-
tant guest of the nation who may
come along during the rest of the war.
putting 1t in the class with the half
dozen palaces that the royalties of
Europe have at their disposal when
! they have to entertain guests Of the
The Washington herald., 1918-10-13
of Women Prominent Social Life of Nations Capital

nation. As a matter of fact it's a
whole lot finer and more comfortable
than most OF those old royal palaces.
and Uncle Sam sorely needed some
such place, now that he Is having to
entertain the most wonderful process
sion of celebrities that the nation has
ever seen.
Sir Eric's visit progressed abso-
lutely according to routine. He
lunched with the President, dined
with the Secretary of the Navy, with
the Secretary Of State and with the
Chief of Naval Operations. He went
to Mount Vernon and he went to
Annapolis. His dinner at the Lans-
ings was the only one to which a
scattering OF women was invited.
The Daniels dinner was stag
party except that Mrs. Daniels pre-
sided, following a custom initiated
by Mrs. Wilson of sitting in at offr-
cial stag parties given by her hus-
band. The Benson dinner was en-
tirely a stag party. at the Army
and Navy Club. ..
The only really interesting varia-
ton in the usual routine was the
reception which Vice Admiral Sir
William Lowther Grant and Lady
Grant arranged in honor of Sir Eric
on board the admirars flag ship,
II. NJ. S. Warrior, which is at anch-
or in the Potomac down near Wash
ington Barracks. Mrs. Arthur Gra-
ham Glasgow and Mrs. Francis v.
Lloyd assisted Lady Grant in dis
pensing hospitality, and the diplo-
matte set was out in particularly
strong force-the Italian ambasss-
dor and Countess di Cellere, the
Brazilian ambassador. the Viscount-
ess Ishii. the ColviIle Barclays. Mr..
Barclay is counselor of the British
embassy and charge d'affaires in
Lord Readings absence. Sir Rich
ard and Lady Crawford, Sir Henry
Darlington Smith, Brig. Gen. H. d.
McLachlan. Brig. Gen. Trotter.. Mr..
Thomas Beaumont Hohler, and Mr..
Henry Getty Chiffon, all from the
British embassy; NJ. Edouard de
Billy, OF the French High Commits
sion, and the de Blanpres, and the
Chovals. naval and assistant naval
attaches of the French Embassy,
and their wives; and Capt. Lam
berto Vanutelli, the Italian naval
attache; Secretary and Mrs. Daniels,
and about the whole list OF Ameri-
can admirals-at least. all that are
in Washington-and their wives, be-
ginning with Admiral and Mrs. Ben
son, and a few mere commanders
and their wives: Mrs. George Bar
nett and her two daughters. Mrs.
Nicholas Longworth. Mrs. Frederick
GilIett and her two daughters,
Louisa and Frances Hoar, the Rob
ert Strawbridges. the Campbell
Graefs. and Miss Olive Graef. Miss
Sara Price Collier. Col. William Cary
Sanger. John Barrett. the Perry Bel
monts. and-but what's the use of
making a long story longer,
The Washington herald., 1918-10-13

Then. as Mrs. Pomerene Of Ohio had
run Mrs. Nugent q close second. she
was awarded a consolation prize.
Some one asked IL there were 20 be
no BOBBY prizes--in which she would
have been personally interested. but
she was told that there would be
too many candidates for that
Meanwhile over at the Capitol
about the same time the Vice Presi-
dent was having an equally success
full party OF quite q different sort.
He played the role of bond sales
man for the movies. Thirty-fivs
Senators marched up 10 the little
booth that had been erected for the
purpose and signed subscription
pledges while the cameras clicked.
Most Of the Senators having already
bought their fair share OF bonds.
though this was mere make be-
lieve." But Mr.. Marshall told them
-afserwarCs-that he expected
them all 70 make good their bluffs.
And Of course they had to do it.
This influenza epidemic is playing
hob with the liberty loan campaign.
since the authorities have placed the
ban first on all indoor meetings, and
finally on outdoor meetings as well
The woman's liberty loan committee
has perhaps been hit less hard then
the mems because their work was
less at meetings, and more among in
dividuals. Mrs. Blaine Beale Is chair
man of the local Committee, and she's
a host in herself. She has been put
ting in eight hours a day. with occa-
sional overtime at headquarters. and
her hotel subcommittee headed by
Mrs. James Hamilton Lewis Is doing
land office business. Mrs. Long
worth, Mrs. Peter Carry, Mrs. Bel
mont, Mrs Marshsll-snd half
dozen others have been helping her
and the other night when ! was rash
enough TO call her to the telephone,
on quite other business. she apollo
gized for having kept me waiting. by
saying that she was right in the mid
die of a sale Oh yes, they were do
I ing nicely, thank you At that time
they had sold not far from sH5O.O 900
, worth. But still that doesn't counter
balance the shortage occasioned by
the closing Of theaters and all other
| public meetings. where the enthusi-
asm Of numbers and example has in
past campaigns helped lot
Mrs. Baker has gone to Cleveland
10 help the campaign there. Up TO
the time she started, she was in
doubt as to whether she would 90 or
CONTINUED on PAGE TWO
The Washington herald., 1918-10-13

The arrival of Sir Eric Geddes,
first lord OF the British admiralty.
unheralded but not unexpected. gave
Washington something else than the
liberty loan drive, and the Spanish
influenza, to talk and think about
Sir Eric is about the most exciting
thing that has happened to Wash
ington for a long while. And actu-
ally outside of the chosen few Of
ene official world, nobody knew he
was coming. The secret was unusu-
ally well kept, and the surprise was
complete so far as Che general pub
lie was concerned.
That he was not unexpected was
evident from the fact that no less
a person than Rear Admiral Benson.
Chief Of Naval Operations-corres-
ponding to Chief of Staff of the army
headed the little group of officers
Of the navy that went to meet him
at AN Atlantic port" where he
arrived Sunday with colors flying.
Most unusual colors. by the way
the flag of the British admiralty
the first time in history that it has
been flown outside of British waters.
Once he was here Washington be-
gan to remember that indications of
an unusually important arrival inn
pending had not been lacking.
For instance, Secretary Lansing,
who had invited all the ambassadors
in town to a farewell luncheon on
Monday for Amba ssador da Game,
who is shortly to leave for Brazil
where he is to be minister of for
eisn affairs, had suddenly postponed
the luncheon until Wednesday. And
the Secretary of State is not given
to taking liberties with the entire
group OF ranking diplomats, without
good and sufficient reason. The rea-
son in this instance was that Sir
Eric Geddes would arrive that day,
and would lunch at the White House,
and the Secretary of State and Mrs.
Lansing. and tie Secretary of Sthe
Navy and Mrs. Daniels we're Of the
small but distinguished company
who were TO lunch there with him.
Then again on the Friday previous
word was passed around in a sort
OF awe-striCken whisper that the
Perry BelmOnt's house had actu-
ally been Commandeered. A d
neighbors and passersby were edi-
fed to see a number of U. S. sailors
very busy about the place. getting
it sPick and span and spOtless IS a
battleship. don't believe they
holystORed the floor. Isn't that
what tney do to decks? But they