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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-23
WAR AIMS

s. c. Roberts. in the Westminster Ga zette. In billets down the line one afternoon. As Bill and me and most of our platoon Was dozin like. some blighter starts to T wonder what the ell we're fightin' England" ses Bill "For liberty" ses I. Ses Dan (the shepherd). For my flock
 "Oh. myl' Shouts Pauper Pete. 'oo 'adn't sou to
 chink; 'I'll ta,Il, 1ish. :, to save my dollars. I don't Were fighting ;i, eos there's Helssium still I'm out for blood-zepps done my cot
 tage in.'' Then cokie 'e's poet). 'as is say: T fight" he ses. 'to scare Black Night
 away. And when my volce' is heard for miles The Dawn will break at that victorious Its stripes want" "A ribbons more
 to mo-. I'm out to save my ome acrost the
 sea-" eIts mother most I'm fightin' for. res
 Jim. And Ginger said the kids come first with Just near us. listenin' careless as we
 spoke. A chap stood readin. quite younsish
 bloke. And some one shouts 'wot O my learned
 friend? Wot's your opinion? 'Oo do you de-
 fend. wot sort Q name d'you call old England
 by? wot makes 1t worth your bloomin while
 to die ?"es The bloke just shows is book. and barely
 heedin, ''shakespenre,' he sea. and ceolly goss
 on readin'.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-23
M m
Regular Soldier Should
 Not Be Neglected

E71 HE CHATTANOOGA TIMES < comments on speech recently delivered by General Erwin, one of the commanding officers at Fort Oglethorpe, before the Rotary club of Chattanooga, in which General Err win reminded his hearers of something most of us are about to forget-the existence of the United States regular army.
 While he did not say so, it was in-
 ee rom his remarks that the reg ars Aave been overlooked in the na-
 D-wide campaign to provide com forts and amusements for the nation al army. Naturally, the people back home are going to take greater in- terest in the young men who have left the walks of private life to fight for democracy, because of ties of blood and friendship, but we should not overlook the fact that the regular is entitled to our distinguished consider ation.
 The United States army was small when war was declared on Germnay, but it was recognized as one of the most efficient in the world. It has lost none of that efficiency and the veterans composing it are in better fighting trim today than they ever were. They have gone quietly about their work for years and it has been taken as matter of course. When we stopped to think about it, we ad- mired and praised him for his soldier Iy qualities, but most of us have never felt close to him-as close as we feel to the young man who has gone out from under our roof or the house next door to defend his country's flag.
 It is stated that Fort Oglethorpe, "the leading mobilization and training camp for regulars" has not been in- cluded in plans for providing amuse- ment and diversion at the canton- ments. By all means, let us not for get the regular. He is the nucleus around which our national army is be- ing built and he fought for the colors bravely long before this nation was forced to take up arms against Ger many.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-23
Blessings in Cold Weather

There is always a silver lining to every cloud if we will just wait until the sun comes out" said M V. Joseph just before leaving for New York on Monday.
 "The cold and the snow brought dis comfort to many who were without warm clothing and plenty of fuel, and in- convenience to large number who had the good things of life. but it means that nature is preparing old Mother Earth for great fructifying crops, which she will pour in our laps next spring, sum-
 mer and fall if we but do our part and prepare the soil and plant the seed.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-23
Just a Short Item
 in the Home Paper

A TIER one has left the "old town" GA and wandered out into the world, recking little of times flight, he can hardly believe it is true when he reads in the "old town" paper that the man who was the idol of his boyhood, the daredevil driver of the first horse-drawn reel and the first fire truck the "old town" ever had, has passed away, if not graybeard, at least well on in years.
 What recollections are stirred by that short notice in the told town'' paper, stating in matter-of-fact words the last chapter in the life of one who was invested by our youthful fancy with nearly all the heroic qualities a human being can possess. Our hearts beat fast when the "old town" fire bell |sent its clamant warning rolling over the valley, it's deep notes echoed and re-echoed among the distant hills. After the initial alarm it often beat fast and furiously, telling all who ran
 that there was 3 big fire somewhere and well worth seeing.
 Maybe, as we sped along we caught Ia glimpse of the hose wagon, the big horses plunging in the traces and the driver, whom every small boy knew personally and emulated in make-believe "runs," the lines tightly
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-23
No Time for Turmoil
 At National Capital

.MN the eve of this country's most
 W momentous war campaign is 8
 bad time for the President and Con-
 gress to be at odds. Certain senators
 and representatives, jealous of the large powers granted by Congress to the Commander in Chief for the dura- tion of the war, are organizing for a vicious fight. The capitol at Wash lington is likely to become scene of turbulence.
 The scrap with the President is to be regretted. The war preparations in all departments are being worked out in a way that has met the ap- proval of the President and others in position to judge correctly. Carp ling critics have assailed the Secretary of War recently for the purpose of inducing Congress to create a new cabinet office or council, to handle the military situation.
 The American people look to Pres ident Wilson to conduct the war. They have the utmost confidence in his ability. No President has ever faced Iso many trying problems and none has grappled with stupendous difficulties |so successfully.
 In any clash between the White
 House and the capitol, the President is almost sure to win. If the public is perturbed over the present turmoil, there is no occasion for alarm. Each |of the entente allies has had it's polit- |ical crisis. Great Britain has had sev- |eral of them, and so has France, but their respective governments are strong today. In Germany, the anti Kaiser politicians have made serious trouble. One of the cliques was able Ia few days ago to force the resigna- tion of the Kaiser's private secretary. And still the imperial government holds it's own.
 Ever since the United States en- tered the war it has been accepted as
 the main-stay in supplying food and
 money. It is the recognized leader
 and as such should set an example
 of harmony between the executive
 and the legislative branches of the
 government. It is sincerely hoped
 that all differences will be composed,
 for nothing could so lessen the morale
 of our soldiers or the people as politi-
 cal disscnsions in Washington.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-23
LUKE AILuKE SAYS

A man never discovers what a hell 1 hound he Is nor what an ornery life he has led until he runs for some political office.
 It makes father mad all over to have his son come home from school ana ask him 7 question in geography that father can't answer. Some mel are so lazy that if they had choice between hanging and electrocu- ton they would select the electric chair
 because they wouldn't have to stand up to die.
 Our idea of a get-rich-quick scheme right now would be to have 10000 hens
 and have each hen lay an egg day. Some folks acquire all their polish on
 their shoes. But that is heap better | than acquiring 1t on their coat sleeves and the seats of their pants. l A thousand dollars will make a girl an heiress in small town. But 1t takes $10, . 0o0 to make a girl an heiress in big town.
 Many man brags that he Is earning a living when in reality he is merely
 beating the world out of one. Why Is 1t that when the average man feels good he feels like going out and
 doing something foolish? | When woman is sitting in box at a l theatre she knows that not person in i the audience is looking at the perform ance
 1 Many bride who was a June angel i has developed into January ash sitter, | Every girl is entitled to good looks just
 to recompense her for having been born
 a woman. But nature now and then care-
 lessly fastens mans face on girl
 This is tough luck. and it isn't the girls fault. So, when you get chance, always
 tell homely girl how pretty she Ia lock- ing today. It will make tho sun shine
 for her on rainy day and 1t will make
 her feel younger and happier. and the old
 recording angel will overlook your white lie.
 We have gone through 10 blixzards ir five weeks. And our opinion of any man who says he likes winter is the same las the Irishman's opinion of the man 1 who said he liked olives.
 We can stand for the man who says
 he never reads editorials in newspapers
 But our idea of a bone-headed cavs dweller Is the man who says he neve
 reads advertisements in newspapers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-23
BELGIAN WOMAN'S ESCAPE

| their papers; their persons and luggage were carefully searched. Hotel rooms were broken into and thoroughly visited at any time of the day or night. And
 at the slightest sign of protest, the Ger
 man gendarmes, with their usual rough
 ness, struck and arrested the delinquent,
 who was cast into prison.
 We had to be very careful about every
 word we said. The most unimportant remarks were overheard by spies, who
 abounded everywhere. Even some Bel gians, unworthy of the name, had sold themselves to the enemy. The quiet young mother, the wife of Dutch sta- ton master, who nursed her little child with such loving fondness, anxiously waiting at the hotel the permission to go and join her husband in Holland, would the next day betray an old half pay Belgian officer. only guilty of hav- ing expressed his concern about his daughter, whose property had been wrecked by the incendiaries of Louvan. That placid workman in the tram-car with his strong Walloon accent who lent such an attentive ear to his fellow trav elers' conversation, and who so oblig ingly offered secretly to guide them across the frontier. that elegant young beau, so artfully trying to lead you into | confidential talk and to find out, what plans you cherished, were seen shortly
 after in close conversation with the Ger
 man chief of the information department. Ears and eyes were everywhere on the watch.
 Besides these constant risks of detec- ton, the Germans in order to prevent the ceaseless exodus of Belgian volun- teers to England through Holland, per- haps also to hinder the desertion of their own soldiers, no longer allowed any one under any pretext whatever to penetrate into the neutral zone that formerly stretched between the Campine canal and the Dutch frontier. unless trav- cling by railway with all the necessary passports. The part of Belgian territory which operlaps the canal in the vicinity of Maestricht had been closed by three- fold row of barbed-wire fences seven feet high. through which ran an elec- tric current. Continual patrols were maintained alongside this barrier But with the aid of friends, we finally man aged to get through to Holland.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-23
HARRY LAupERs PRAYER

Let us remember that we are citizens of
 a great nation-America. That we are what our forefathers made us-freemen-- and that we never will in any degree
 subject ourselves to the dominion of Ger man Prussian rule.
 We believe what God says: We should love our enemies. But God does not ex-
 pect us to love His enemies. 1t Is not for glory, riches or honors we fight but for liberty alone, which no good man loses but with his life.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-23
From Leslie's.

From Leslie's.
 N FTER the fall of Antwerp, my AA husband, who was detached at S = the Etat Major of that place, had advised me to leave Belgium with my mother and daughter as soon as possi- ble. By remaining in Belgium I hoped I would, be able to get news of our son, a 1e-year-old volunteer who had disap- peared during the fight at Namur. There- husbands wishes.
 I had been told that my son had been taken prisoner and sent to Germany. A few months later I learned that the poor
 lad had been killed near Machovelette
 fort, where his regiment had been or
 against the invading hordes. to protect the retreat of the forces that had been defending the place.
 Having no longer any reason for wish ing to stay in Belgium, determined to leave my own country, and was all the husband could reach me. All I knew was that he was with his division in an
 entrenched camp on the river Yser where the French and Belgian troops had by that time definitely checked the German attempts to cross the river. There was no hope for me of obtaining passport from the kommandantqre at Brussels (where I had been living since
 the beginning of the war), for on several
 occasions I had freely expressed my in
 dignation at the brutal and treacherous Germans.
 When I at last resolved to escape from
 Belgium I had been told that 1t was
 still possible to cross the Dutch frontier
 with comparatively little danger. Tn spite of the watchfulness of our oppres- sors I decided to attempt the flight with
 my aged mother, who was then in her
 eightieth year, and with my 14-year- old
 daughter. Little did I realize the diff
 culties we were to encounter! The en-
 terprise was far more perilous than had
 been led to believe
 By degrees the Germans watchfulness
 had become narrower and narrower.
 They were on the constant lookout for
 fugitives. Without any apparent cause.
 for instance, all the passengers in a tram car were suddenly ordered to show
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-23
Sorry to See Parker Leave

"I was sorry to see Guy M. Parker, who, for the past four years, has been the representative of the Whitaker Pa per company of Cincinnati in Birming- ham, transferred to the New York terri tory,'' said John c. Henley, manager of the Birmingham Publishing company.
 tion but he will be missed as citizen. There is some comfort in the thought that his place will be filled by Edward Joos of Pittsburg, who was transferred to this city. MT. Joos comes, bringing Mrs. Joos and a lovely little boy, to make Birmingham their home"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-23
A LITTLE MATERIAL AID

From the Seattle Post-Intellisencer.
 Brains alone will win the war in the long run over brute force says Vice President Thomas R. Marshall. However. there ought to be machine gun or two, and most of the soldiers ought to have rifles for the sake of appearance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-23
X SHOOTING DEFENSE

From the Montgomery Advertiser.
 Our shotgun. James, our shotgun! Road this from the Tampa Tribune: The Or lando Sentinel says that when they ask you. 'will McAdoo.' just tell them What MeAdone.'"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-23
CATCH WORDS NEEDED

From the Chicago News.
 Socialism would be merrier reading without its thumbprint catch phrases like "proletariat' and "bourgeoisie." But where would the propaganda be without its catch phrases?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-23
THE NEXT STEP

T lack courage to propose to Miss Flibbit." Do you think you stand any chance in that quarter?" T believe so. You ought to sec what dainty fare she prepares for me on a chafing dish"
 T have an idea. The next time she gets busy with the chafing dish, ask her if you may introduce her to a gas stove.'
 CALL FOR THE CENSOR Fairies dancing on the green
 Twas pretty thought; Made a lovely movie scene
 By the cam'ra caught.
 Since the sprites were lightly clad
 For the parts they played, 'Twasn't long before they had
 Proper folk dismayed.
 LATTER DAY SCHEDULES 'Is MT. Gllthers in?''
 "No, sir. He's gone to meet train" Then he'll soon return"
 T don't think so, sir. He just now telephoned that the train was expected to arrive at any time within the next 24 hours, PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-23
wARNING TO EDITORS

From the Memphis Commercial-Appeal.
 The editor who Is forever striving to show that he is the only editor with suf- ficient learning to write intelligently is likely some time to have alienists pro- nounce 1t 9 case of ''exaggerated ego.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-23
A TELEPHONE JOKE

From the Washington Star.
 That interesting publication the tele- prone directory has a humorist. His best joke, printed in the large type. that em- pheslzes satirical shaft. reads: "when you telephone-smilev'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-23
WHERE'S ATINos.

From the Charleston News and Courier. One point to which the limelight never penetrates nowadays is the secluded re-
 treat of former King Constantine of Greece
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-23
WOMAN IN GERMANY

From the Florida Times Unlcn Count zu Reventlow insists that woman
 suffrage would bring ruin to the em- pire,' in case Germany adopted it be cause of the ignorance of the sex" Haven't we heard Germany's boast of superior education?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-23
WE DO

From the Memphis Commercial-Ap Congresslady Rankin wants the United States to recognize the independence of 1 Ireland, but we do that every time the
 naughty traffic cop says thunderously: Back to the sidewalku"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-23

BEGINNING THE DAY-O God. give me to cultivate the habit of success in Thy name. Grant me 10 look to Thee for wisdom, but to get the wisdom. Grant me to praise Thee for the power. but to get the power. It is all Thine, 0 God, hut Thou prt waiting for me to use what Thou givest. Amen.-H. M. E
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-23
WELL INFORMED PERSONS

From the Chicago News. People who remember the poem about
 Mazeppa will feel that they know all about the Ukraine which is so often mentioned in the cables these days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-23

Member of the Associated Press
 The Age-Herald is the only morning and Sunday newspaper in Birmingham carrying the Associated Press dis patches.
 The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for republication of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in this paper and also the local news published herein.
 All rights of republication of spe- cial dispatches herein are also re- served.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-23
A LITTLE CHLoRoFoRM. PLEASE

From the FlttSDurgh Dispatch, One of the mysteries of turgid pe- riou is why food administrators think it necessary to inform the public daily Of
 the high prices. Why not try something to make them forget?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-23
TWAS EVER THUS

From the Memphis Commercials Appeal. Looks to us as if some people in public places were Hooverizing on common sense.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-23
VENTING HIS FEELINGS

Colonel Filigree used to take toddy every morning before breakfast"
 "A custom of bysone days, before the dry wave struck this part of the coun- try"
 Quite so."
 What does the colonel indulge in now at his usual toddy hourg'
 Some of the choicest profanity I ever heard.p
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-23
cHERUBs AT FAULT

Those two women are next door neigh bors, but they don't speak,"
 T can explain. Each one has a little boy and the little boys have been spoiled by their doting mamas. Need say more?"
 You need not"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-23
PAINFUL THOUGHT

John" said Mrs. Dubwaite, in lugub- rious tones. you are going to lose me
 some day" C1rs Dubwaites mind runs on funerals when her spirits are Iow). "Yes, yes" mumbled MT. Dubwaite from behind his paper. And what will you do then, John?' -"Oh, I'll get along somehow, I guess" T know you will, John. You'll prob ably marry some other woman who is my opposite in everything, even to the way
 do my hair"
 HAVE YOU NOTICED7 It used to be the placid man On whom we liked to place bet; But he's become an also ran The kickers now a hearing get.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-23
SOMETHING NEW IN LIMOUsINEs From the Chicago Herald

The next limousine model for Chi cago will doubtless show holder for pick and spade instead of the fa- miliar receptacle for flowers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-23
Puts Enthusiasm in Gardeners

|
 T got 1t into my head that it would be a good idea to get Mrs. Mathis to speak to the employees of Roberts & Son on gardening and food conservation" said Robert w. Ewing, land she readily con- scented.
 T got all of the workers together be- tween 1 and 1:30 and she certainly put a lot of enthusiasm into them, and I feel sure that if they all felt as I did that it was hard for them to wait until the ground thawed out before getting to work digging in the earth I was proud of the fact that last spring 60 per cent of the force had gardens. Mrs. Mathis is a great asset"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-23

When a gentleman is disposed to swear, it is not for any standersby to curfail his paths. --Cymbeline.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-23

Washington bureau, POT Hibbs build ing.
 European bureau, Henrietta street, Covent Garden, London.
 Eastern business office. Rooms 4s 10 50, inclusive. Tribune building. New York city; western business office, Tribune building. Chicago. The $. c. Beckwith Special Agency, agents for foreign advertising.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-23

SOUNDS THAT MEAN SOMETHING From the Montgomery Advertiser.
 The grunting of pigs and the lowing of cows are now as musical to Alabam- fans as the twitter of moclSing birds in the springtime
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-23
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
nouauet for shlreman

T have any number of letters from guests who have been kind enough to write appreciatively of the Tutwiler, ' said Fred shireman. the manager. but the following one from Edward Marshall, the globe trotting cartoonist. is the one prize most highly: I have been wan dering around this old globe for r years. My parental home was broken up a couple of years after I went out into the world. Life with me is mostly one hotel after another. Any old place can hang my hat, etc.
 "'Once in a wilhelm ever so great a while-I run into something more than just hotel. A hotel plus, let's say, the plus standing for those rare comforts, only where the human touch has been included in the relations of the institu- ton and the guest.
 In my time have registered at the Cecil, London; the Australia. Sydney; the Biltmore, New York; the various Ritz Cartons; the Palace, San Fran cisco, and have Statlered. Flagerled. and Pounded I may say. In other words, claim l am qualified to appreciate.
 Hotel management is an interesting study to me. We stop at many hotels, we live at few. I get home once in while. have been at home in Birmingham. There was even a mother touch to my home life there, thanks to Mrs. Wheeler, the social hostess. The Tutwiler is sure ly hotel plus, an institution with heart and a so1Il.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-23
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
BUSINESS FORESIGHT

BUSINESS FORESIGHT
 "The fair defendant has been ac- quilted"
 "so I hear"
 "Is she thinking of going on the stage?"
 Not yet She's too smart for that. She's going to marry her lawyer and save corlsing big fee"