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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-08
FIRST OPEN BOIL | REACHES ALBANY
Remainder of Class 1 Men of Morgan County Or
 dered to Report

Albany August 7-(SpeciaL)-The first
 cotton boil of the present season was ex-
 hibited on the streets of Albany today by Ollie D. Johnson. It was grown on
 the Penny farm and was full open. The dry hot weather now prevailing Is ex-
 pected to cause cotton to ripen rapidly
 and it will not be many weeks before
 picking will begin. The second boil of
 the season was exhibited few hours later by P, P. Giichrist
 Sergt, C. P. Walker, Company D. 18th
 infantry. has been wounded in France,
 according to information received today
 by friends here. He was formerly with
 the Gulf Compress company and volun-
 teered for service last July, arriving
 overseas in May,
 All of Class l men in Morgan county
 are ordered to report at the courthouse
 in Decatur on Sunday, August 1S, at 10
 O clock in the morning or at the public
 school building in the town of Hart
 selle at o'clock in the afternoon for in-
 out today by the board of instruction for Morgan county.
 The city council of Albany, in regular
 meeting last night, enacted the most
 drastic anti-vagrancy ordinance in the annals of the city. Not only does the
 new law make it imperative for every person to go to work but it goes to the extent of throwing the burden of proof
 upon the individual who takes a day and saunters downtown, even though regu- larly and previously employed. Alder l man Proctor. president pro tsm. pre- sided at the session of the council n the absence of President Jack Dillehay. 1 Otto Moebes. president of the Board of Commerce, appeared before the council and asked that approach to the day and night ferry be improved. The request was granted. The council authorized the l improvement of the Somervile road with l in the city limits and Fourth avenue from Ninth street to the Austinvlle crossing.
 1 At meeting of the captains of the war work army held last night, lieuten- ants were appointed. The army now stands as follows: Maj. Otto Moebes, Capts. L. H. Bullard, Harold Carter
 Rev J. M. Sheridan, J. l.. Bibb. Charles | Rountree. Rev. l.. F. Goodwin, C. l.. Saunders. For west town ward, Capt. l c. c. Hise. Lieuts R. c, Nunnally, Roy 1 Lewis, Paul Newsome, w. A. Lewis, J. E. Blair, Walter Depositer. John Pat | terson. For south town ward. Capt. J. I o. Richardson, Lieuts. L. w. Lee. B. l Bassham, Rev. McClung, Rev l.. w. Young, Rev. l.. l.. Hearn, F. M Harr- | son For east town ward. Capt. E. H. ! Garrison, Lieuts. Frank Utter, w. F, | Robinson, c l.. Buck, Rev. R. F, l Stuckey, G. w. Bibbey S. E. Dutton, l Stanley Goidel. Further organization
 plans will be discussed at meeting of all captains and lieutenants at the board of commerce rooms on Thursday night Albany is responding to war work in l very enthusiastic manner under the lead
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-08
NEGRO KILLED IN
 PISTOL DUEL AT
 EDGEWATER MINES
Ensley Boy Wounded on French Battlefield-Ar- thur Patterson Meets
 Death in Coal Mine

James H. Lawrence is at the T. c. I. hospital suffering from bullet wounds in his hip and back, expected to re- cover if no complications set in, while Cornelius Walker, negro. is dead at Edgewater mines, where the two en- gagged in a pistol duel yesterday aft ernoon following an altercation in the soft drink stand of the T. C. I. com pany where they were both employed.
 Walker was arranging some bottles of soft drinks when he broke several of them, and was reprimanded by Lawrence. Walker took exception at the remarks and started fight. The two tusseled until they reached the back door of the commissary, when Walker whipped out his revolver and began firing. Lawrence, to avoid trou- ble, started back into the store, re- ceiving the bullet wounds in his back and hip. A. H. Watson, manager of the commissary, came up at this june ture and attempted to stop the negro from shooting, grappling with him while he had the gun in his hands, but was unable to get it away from him. Walker finally firing at Lawrence again over MT. Watson. who had been afraid to shoot for fear of hitting Mrs. Watson. Lawrence then fired at Walker, one bullet hitting him in the chest and another in the leg, from the effects of which he died few minutes later. Lawrence was then taken to the hospital.
 Lawrence is 23 years of age, while Walker was about 20 years of age Lawrence had recently been trans ferred from the Bessemer commissary to the Edgewater commissary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-08
Thrilling Work of Scouting

So far. we have heard very little about the scouts work in modern warfare.
 Captain Knyvett tells a lot about this thrilling business of scouting in his story lover There with the Austral- ians," published by the Scribners. About their training he says:
 "The training of our scouts is very se- were. For in this work men have to have complete confidence in their own su- periority to the German soldier and
 must be able to depend entirely on their own resources, for they generally have to work singly or in pairs. It is neces- sary that they be picked men with un- usual keenness of observation. They are trained for work in the dark by being made to go through the ordinary sol- dier's exercises blindfoided. Tn this way they get the extra sense that a blind ma has. blind man will not put his weight onto his foot until he has felt 1t is on firm ground: and by habit he does this without hesitating. Our scouts are able after a while to walk-along, using their eyes for oberservation all the time not needing to watch where they are stepping. We also train them to have complete control over their muscles and among the final tests for first-clas scouts are to remain an hour without ] showing any movement whatsoever and to take half an hour in getting from the prone or lying position to standing up- right ntheir feet These two last ideas were borrowed from the Zulu. who has no equal in the world in escaping ob- servation. They are also taught many methods for finding directions as a com pass is unreliable where there is so much unidentified from lying about. Ut is surprising what opposite types | of men become our best scouts. Tn my company there are two without equal: one, citybred, a college graduate; the
 other 'bushie' (from the out back land difficulty"
 of Australia), writing his name with
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-08
FRENCH PUSH BACK ENEMY LINE TO THE
 NORTH OF RHEIMS
(Continued from Page One)

which had been heard all day were merged into one great roar. The clouds which had lifted slightly, reappearet just before the attack was launched and therefore the action was conducted with out much advantage in observation by aircraft.
 When the order for their advance was given the men. for the most part, swep, forward in open formation, but the Ger mans were ready with a defense. and even more. They had prepared. although apparently hastily, a counter attack which they launched without success later in the engagement.
 The men on the American right fought their way along the chosen routes. Some of them fioundered across through the water. while others used the bridges that still were standing,
 One detachment of Germans, somewhat more than company, moved forward into the open. Here the American ma chine guns caught them, and, sweeping them with bullets destroyed them almost totally.
 The Germans also attempted to strike tho Americans disconcertng counter blow with considerable force by plung- ing down ravine leading to the river. Their path had been cleared by their artillery and they might have succeeded in reaching the Americans but the move ment had been reported to the artillery stations south of the Vesle and from them there swept into the advancing column such a mass of shells that the formation was quickly broken.
 At another point detachment of Ger mans stood until the Americans were upon them. Then it became a handto- hand conflict, the only one of the kind during the battle. In the mud and in darkness, where the comhatants were barely able to distinguish each other, they fought it out. The Americans won.
 The Americans on the left failed to reach their objectves until they had called for second barrage. Under it's cover they rallied and struggled forward to the chosen positions.
 The Germans in attempting to repulse the attack, .used guns of 77 and 105 call ibre and minnenwerfers. They had them or the higher ground. considerably to the rear of the battle line. The American guns did excellent work, not only in cov- ering the advance, but in breaking up formations, especially one large assem- blaze of infantry.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-08


 am getting along you know, nearing 40.' Think of how many men and women you know who are old at 40. even at 35. when they should be in the hey-day of their prime. Most of them are old be : cause their stomachs have aged before their bodies; they are wornout. because their stamachs are wornout.
 Plant Juice has kept thousands of stomachs from wearing out before their time-has made them like new men and women. because it is the greatest recon. structor of the age.
 One of the latest to give a voluntary signed testimonial for Plant Juice, tell ing how he has been restored to health, is Mir. w. N, McRae, who resides at POS 59th street. north, an old soldier, who relates Tow his health has once more been restored. He stated:
 Ever since I fought in the war, under Gen. Joe Wheeler. in the 63d infantry, I have suffered in some form or other My trouble mostly took the form of indi gestion and dyspepsia, where all of my food fermented and literally routed in my stomach. I had pains all through my body and my hands and feet were cold, owing to poor circulation. I was con- stipated and nervous and all rundown and no medicine seemed to give me any permanent relief. I began to take Plant Juice about two weeks ago, and I am able to state that it was just what had long needed. l can now eat any kind of solid foods sleep fine at night and do not have an ache or pain. can recom- mend Plant Juice to anyone suffering from stomach trouble, as the above Is a true account of my case"
 The Plant Juice Man is at Norton Is Drug Store, corner Second avenue and aoth street. in Birmingham, where he is daily meeting the local public and intro ducine and explaining the merits of Plant Juice Free samples given.-Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-08
KILLED IN MINE

Arthur Patterson, resident of Vivian, was killed in a coal mine by a falling rock at Gorgas, Walker county, Tues day afternoon The body was brought to Ensley by Echols & Angwin and the funeral will be held from the family res idence in Wylam this morning at 2 o'clock with the funeral services in charge of the Woodmen of the World and Knights of Pythias. Interment will be held at Oakland cemetery. The de- ceased was 40 years of age. and well known.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-08
JOHN FOWLER

John Fowler, former resident of Ems ley, died at Sheffield Tuesday afternoon and the funeral will be held from the residence of Harry Spurrier at South Park station this afternoon ats3 o'clock. Interment will follow at Oakland. The deceased is survived by his widow, three daughters, Mrs. Harry Spurrier, Mrs. Charles Brown, Miss Julia Fowler and one son, Albert Fowler of Camp Wheeler,
 The Epworth league of the Shadyside Methodist church will hold a social at
 the home of their minister Rev. J. H. Harris, Friday evening at o'clock. The members extend an invitation to their friends and the church members.
 Mrs George Blankenhorn of Pratt City has received word of the safe ar
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-08
GERMAN SEAWOLF
 DESTROYS LIGHT SHIP NEAR COAST
Crew of 12 Men on Light ship No. Fl, Off Cape Hatteras, Escape in
 Small Boat

Washington. August 7.-Destruction by submarine of Diamond shoal hghtship No. Il, a helpless craft anchored off Cape Hat teras to warn shipping from the treacher- ous shoals forming the graveyard of the Atlantic coast.' confirms the belief of naval officers that German seawolves sent to this side of the Atlantic are un- der orders to handicap commerce in all ways possible without exposing them selves to naval or other formidable op- ponents.
 News of the smelling and sinking of the lightship came to the navy depart ment today, clearing up the mystery of earlier reports from coast guard sta tions on the North Carolina coast that heavy smelling was heard at sea yester- day afternoon. The crew of F men on the lightship escaped in the small boat and rowed the 10 or F miles te shore.
 Subsequently, the submarine appeared within half a mile of the land which pro jects far out from the main coast oi North Carolina. No attack was made or any villages or any objects,
 Secretary Daniels said today that un' doubtedly the purpose of the submarine commander in destroying the lightshif was to hinder commerce as much a' possible.
 Steps have been taken to replace ths lightship by another, which is alway' held in reserve for this station.
 Officials recalled today that since tht first raider appeared off the Virginia capes last May no warships or other formidable antagonists have been at tackled.
 Complete reports of the attack on thu lightship have not yet been received bS the navy department, but officials as sumed that the submarine opened fir without giving the crew time to take t the small boat. In the absence of any specific information to the contrary, of foials also assumed that it was this sub marine which sank the American tani steamer o. B. Jennings off the Virginia capes last Sunday.
 Attacks on other vessels in this vicinit, are to be expected, but naval patro boats and seaplanes already are endeav bring to protect shipping and hunt ou and destroy the enemy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-08

rival of her son, Corp. Will Blankenhorn. lover there"
 Carrie Elizabeth is the name of the young daughter of MT. and Mrs. George R. Ozley.
 Miss Inez Dean of Cragford is the guest Of her grandmother, Mrs. w. $. Dean, 25o1 Hawthorne avenue.
 George Gravalee, Jr., has enlisted In the ordnance corps and will leave Mon day for training at Fort Oglethorpe.
 Jack Thomas has returned from a two weeks visit to various points in Tennes- see.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-08
BRITISH CASUALTIES ss66

London. August 7.--British casualties reported in the week ended today, totaled as66 compared with an aggregate of l2,- s93 reported in the previous week. These
 are divided as follows:
 Killed or died of wounds. officers, 1O5;
 men. 1909.
 Wounded or missing, officers, 373; men, T7s.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-08
HE GIVES THANKS
 FOR PLANT JUICE
We'll Known Birmingham Man in a Signed Testimo-
 nial Praises Plant Juice

Ask any one of dozen of your ac- duaintances, who have reached or passed the middle age of life, how they feel, At least one will say: T am not at all well lately. I guess I am wearing out-stom- ach seems to have gone back on mel
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-08
WOUNDED IN ACTION

MT. and Mrs. F. F. Lawrence of Ens- ley fast night received message 70 the effect that their son, Robert IeRoy Lawrence had been severely wounded in France or July IS. No further information was contained in the message, but it is believed that he will recover from his injuries.
 Young Lawrence was 20 years of age and possessed many friends in Ensley He is q member of Company K, Twenty sixth infantry and was wounded in active service.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-08

All building records were brok sn recently at Grasmere, S. l., where a Tinted States base hospital is located; Tn five hours a force of 300 men erect ed a building 230 feet long and 35 feet wide. In the finished building
 when the workmen laid down thelr tools, was a steam heating plans. sewer connections, electric lights and . bathroom with tiled floor. The work started at o'clock in the morning, with. men digging post holes. When the whistle blew at noon the last work man in the building was putting on his coat. with the task completed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-08

Groves Baby Bowel Medicine aids Digestion, relieves Sour Stomach Diarrhoea and Flux. It is just as ef fective for Adults as for Children. Per- fectly harmless.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-08
ELEVEN
ership of Secretary H. F. Henley of the Board of Commerce.

Word was received this morning of the death of O. II. Bynum. aged T years, at his late residence at Courtland MT. Bly, mum was an old and highly respected cit- izen of Morgan county. and is survived by three daughters, Mrs B. P. Wallace of Decatur. Miss Helen Bynum of Court land and Mrs. T. B. Burke of Roanoke, Va, and one son, Lieut.. H. D. BynLrn, of the United States army. Funeral will be held at Decatur on Thursday and the remains laid to rest in the city cemc- tery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-08
DEATHS

Jessie May Hosch--Aged IA. died yes- terday afternoon at 6:15 o'clock al her home, 4203 Avenue B. Funeral services will be conducted from the residence this afternoon at 4:3t o'clock Interment in Elmwoon ceme- tery. She is survived by her par ents, two sisters and two brothers The infant son of MT. and Mrs. T. H Oidacre died Tuesday afternoon Funeral services were held at the residence. 1707 Park avenue, Ensley at II o'clock yesterday morning. In- terment in Oakland cemetery.
 Mrs. Ella Dnyis-Aged 52, 633 Railroad avenue, Boyles. died early yesterday morning. Funeral services will be conducted from the residence this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Interment in Elmwood cemetery. She is sur vived by daughter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-08
PRESIDENT SINCOME
 WILL ALSO BE TAXED

Washington, August 7.--Taxation or the incomes of the President, federal judges and state officials and tax on state, county and municipal bonds was written into the $S,000,p00,0 ,0C9 revenue bill today by the House ways and means committee. The committee
 also decided to apply the tentative es- tate taxes to proceeds of insurance policies in excess of s4o,00Q. Chairman
 Kitch:n expressed the opinion, that the i committee would finish it's task of framing the bill in time to report it August 19, when the House reconvenes. In taxing the President and federal judges. the committee provided leais- lation to tax every offzcfal, executive, legislative and judicial. The President will pay an income tax of $24.0O0 on his s75,008 salary and each member of the supreme court of tbe United States,
 whose salaries are $12,50o will pay an annual tax of 5000 a year. All other
 federal judges will likewise pay tax according to their salaries.
 The author of the plan adopted to-
 day is Representative Crisp of Georgia.
 who has insisted that high salaried
 officials ought not to be exempted
 from paying a tax,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-08

Four eastern slaves and the right to dwell in his house without allowing her to be put forth on the ground oy any person" was the legacy of Utah, the Egyptian, to his wife. Sheftu, the woman of Gesab. who is called Teta. the daugh ter of Sat Sepdu. It was drawn 1500 years ago, and is regarded by authorities as the first will ever made.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-03

Is bathed In white. Fog has frozen
to trees. bushes. poles. wire and tho
ground. In somo places tho leo coat
Ing is nearly an inch thick.
All the mon apparently are wen
satisfied with the food. Two meals a
day are always served, and somotimss
there are three. For breakfast tho
men frequently get largo bowl of
oatmeal as the principal dish. while
at dinner there Is beef or some other
meat and vegetables. Supper some
times bring bacon. corned beef hash
or canned salmon. There is AWAY,
good white bread made from Ameri-
can -four. and plenty OF It.
The American reginental head
quarters just back OF the line Ia
established in dugouts under the ruins
OF houses long since Knocked down by
German shells. II is never known
when the enemy may again take a.
notion to throw a few shells into the
town, so the American commanders
were determined their headquarters
should he well protected
Within a certain radius of tho front
limo every member OF the American
forco IS now required to wear his gas
musk at alert position. and never be
withou. his shrapnel helmet.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-03
WOMAN UNDER ARREST
Mary Mcdonald, Reputed Sweetheart
or Max Son 'iorgen. for Whom
Search Ii Mnde.

NEW YORK. February 2.-MIss Mary
Mcdonald. reputed sweetheart of Max
Won Hoegen. who disappeared from
New Haven. Conn, recently, after a
mob forced him to kiss the American
secret Service men here. arraigned he
tore United States Commissioners
hitchcock. and is held In heavy bail
Tor examination. Simultaneously 1t
became known that the country Is be-
ing secured for Won Hoegen
Stacks of letters in both German
ana English from persons suspected
by the government were seized by the
agents who arrested Miss Mcdonald in
her uptown apartment. She protested
against the taking of her private cor
respondence." and declared the entire
thing was "frame-up." which occa-
stoned her no SURPRISE
admissions that she was friendly
with many Germans loyal TO their old
country are said to have been obtained
from the. prisoner. She said she did
this as part of work she was UNDER
taking for the British government.
though she previously has represented
herself az being connected with the
united States Secret Service and az
such had obtained credit enabling her
10 make extensive purchases OF tyne
writer's, which 1t is believed she sold.
Won Hoesen confessed to Miss Nc
Donald. according to her statements,
that he was German operative. and
had boosted OF pouring oil down the
smokestakes OF a large Pennsy,va nia
n,uhtlion plant. later setting 1t on fire.
She asserted that In one letter Won
fioegen wrote. "thoy think Won Papen
or Won lgel, is my master; my master
is greater than either. he walks among
them, but they do not know him.
me authorities had known that for
taken from one residence to another.
and the further surveillance followed
In consequence. There is considerable
mystery in her case, which one Secret
service man said may not be cleared
up Tor some time. She has asked leave
to communicate with a certain memher
or Congress In Jersey City, whose
nRmo Is withheld.