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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-16

reading, the drama, the movies and mu-
sic; 90 programme of education in mat
ters of sex and social hygiene; "a
venereal prophylaxis, 90 treatment Of
venereal diseases.
THE emphasis now should be placed
upon clean moral living as a great patri-
otto IDEAL"
Col. c. U. Dercle of the French medical
corps, appointed by the French ambassa-
dor to deliver to the Southern Sociologi-
cal congress "a Health Message From
France" who was unable to reach Biz
mingham, sent his address, which was
read by Lieutenant DAigny. When this
splendid French officer finished reading
the story of Frances plucky fight to care
for her sick and wounded the great audi
ence rose to a man and cheered most
heartily.
Colonel Dercles address emphasized the
herosm shown by the French medical
corps in the midst of carnage, where
men braved death without the excite
ment of combat" and where men showed
sublime devotion to their fellows in dis
tress; the heavy mortality of French doc
tors and surgeons; the difficulties which
attend the surgery of war; operative
surgery of the face and its possibilities;
Importance of typhoid vaccination, and
the fight against tuberculosis.
Lieutenant Sharman, a Canadian, who
has spent nearly three years in France
and Flanders, outlined some of the after
the-War problems
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-16
NEWS OF ENSLEY

Funeral services over the remains OF
Mrs. Erin william Holmes, wife OF j.
H Holmes of ISIS Nineteenth street,
who died at a local infirmary at .
o'clock Sunday afternoon following an
illness. of only "a hours, were held
Monday afternoon at 4 o'clock at the
Shadyside Methodist church. Inc OH
ciating ministers were the Rev. Johh
III. Harris, pastor of the church; KEY
Claude Orear of the Ensley Methodist
church, and the Rev. q. A. bowling
of Birmingham. There was a solo, y
Want to Go There" by Mrs. c. W.
Cole, and other numbers were given
by the church choir, assisted by the
choir from the Ensley Methodist
church.
Mrs. Holmes had resided here 70.
sometime and the announcement of her
death was received with sincere re-
greet BY her friends. She was 20 years
of age and is survived by her hus-
band and two young children. The
floral offerings were abundant. Inter-
ment took place at Oakland cemetery
with the following as palibearers: /.
O. Hunt, G. L. Nader, J. M Ball, j. C.
Ferguson, E. D. Speaker and A. l..
Hipp.
A tacky party to be given in the
basement of the church the evening OF
Friday, April 26, was decided on Mon
day afternoon at a meeting OF the
Womans Auxiliary of the Fairview
Presbyterian church as a means OF
raising funds. A number OF other mat
ters were brought before the meeting
following a devotional service, led by
the pastor, Rev. J. G. Mcqueen.
A delightful meeting of the Matrons'
club of Pratt City was held recently
with Mrs. J. A. Monfee at her home
on East Highlands. Several additional
guests were present and the diver
sion of the afternoon was forty-two,
the club game. Crimson roses COM
mingled with flags made pretty set
ting and the patriotic idea was FUR
Their emphasized with small flags on
which score was kept. The tally cards
showed a design of Red Cross nurses.
Refreshments consisting Of salad
course with coffee were served. The
guests Of the club were Mrs. q. o.
Saunders Mrs. r. L. Hassler and Mrs.
j. c. Smith.
Blanche Johnston, the 2-year-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. J. c.. john
ston, of Hawthorne avenue, Fairview.
was painfully injured Monday after
noon when she was pushed down
flight of several stairs by a small
child. She received a compound trac-
ture of the left arm and number OF
severe bruises.
A humorous play. Maid to Order"
will be given by the pupils of the
expression class of Mrs. Earl G. Nc
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-16
You Need not
Suffer from Catarrh.

years, viii drive the catarrhal poisonsI
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You will be relieved of the droppings
of mucous in your throat, sores in nos
trils bad breath, hawking and Spit
ting.
All reputable druggists carry S. s. 81;
in stock and I'VE recommend you give
it trial immediately.
The chief medical adviser of the
company will cheerfully answer all
letters on the subject. There is no
charge for the medical advice. Adj
dress Swift Specific company. 432 Swift
Laboratory. Atlanta, Ga.
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+, Hooper Selma, chairman; Escambia,
Mrs. j. d. Atkinson, chairman; Eto-
wah, Mrs. J. 5. Paden. chairman; Hale,
Mrs. Stallenwreck. chairman; Jeffer
sen. Mrs. Crawford Johnson, chair
man; Madison, Mrs. F. W. Webster;
Marengo, Mrs l.. C. Lowe. chairman;
Morgan, Mrs. J, d. Wykes, chairman;
Perry, Mrs Val Taylor, chairman; Shell
by, Mrs. T. w. Palmer, chairman; Ia
ladega. Miss Carrie Henderson, cheii-
man.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-16
Rev. Williams Holds
Meeting in w. Virginia

Rev. A. c. Williams, pastor Of the Six
tenth Street Baptist church of Birming-
ham, is conducting a most successful
meeting in Charleston, w. Va, accord
ing to information received in Birming-
ham. 49,
DIR. Williams states there are six
inches Of snow on the ground, and it is
still showing, but the people are crowd
ing the great auditorium at each service
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-16

Meatles days nded for daysfr
DAY-Whealess nc wheat
Poaoe he
be
rural districts two 24b sacks
three
buckwnea
gri homny rolled and rice
a after March
abide
havoa amoun o
H. E Charm
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u. S. Food Board Prices

FOR TUESDAY. APRIL 1e, 1918
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-16
TRY THIS FOR
YOUR COLD
What you need is DR.. Bells
Pine Tar-Honey, at once

AS cold is only dangerous when me-
elected, the prompt use of DR.. Bells
Pine-Tar- Honey will break it up and
prevent the weakening cough from be-
coming chronic
This happy combination OF balsam
and healing agents soon overcomes the
cold germs, loosens the phlegm, re-
lieves congestion and quickly relieves
the cold
Search as you will. you Will not find
better remedy than DR., Bells Pine
Tar Honey. Not only recent or linger-
ing coughs. but grippe, bronchitis, or
asthma are helped toward speedy re-
covery by it's proper use. Still sold at
csc by all druggists.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-16
Dalton Simplicity Wins the Storekeeper

That's the first adding machine
have ever been able to walk up to
and operate without previous
trial it's surely all right!
So said Mr.. Wood of Pittsburgh
and so thinks every one who tries
the 1O-KEY DALTON.
Over 70 different lines of business
We're recently included in one days
shipments Of DALTONS.
The general store, coal dealer,
grocer, druggist, laundry, depart
ment store, restaurant, grain
dealer, garage, clothing dealer, shoe
store were all represented in
that days shipments, as, well as
railroads, Steel Corporation and
u. S. Government.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-16

CONGRESS OF SOCIAL
WORKERS FEATURED
BY SPLENDID TALKS
AND LOCAL RESULTS

Slater boards, and we'll known southern
educator presided yesterday afternoon
over the Southern Sociological congress
section on race relations, which attract
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-16

ed audience of white and colored So
cial service leaders that filled the audi
torium of the First Methodist church.
DIR. billiard said:
"Those of us who are especially inter
ested in the relations of the races in our
southern states are grateful to the man
ayers of the Southern Sociological con-
gress for providing this opportunity for
frank discussion. At each meeting mem
bers of the two races have met together
and spoken out in goodwill their thoughts
bearing on matters of mutual concern.
More than the increase and spread
of any material goods. we want the
feeling of good relations with our fellow
men, the feeling of cooperation, of peace,
of good will of the spirit of give and
take.
THE well-being and advancement of
one Individual. or of one race, or of one
nation does not mean the ill-being and
debasement of the other man. or the
other race, or the other nation.
Neither of the races can be IN
iured without the others injury. The
real advance of either must rebound
to the real advance of the other. We
are two races set side by side. with
the problem of living in cooperation
and fair dealing in spite of ali diff
ferences.
LET us hope that this meeting. like
the five preceding meetings, may have
healthy influence in Strengthening
the public sentiment in favor of good
feeling and right dealing"
SOUTHERN LABOR
Monroe U. Work of Tuskegee insli-
tute. editor of the Negro Year Book,
and member of the national research
council. spoke on Southern Labor as
Affected by the War and Migration"
He outlined the effects of the democrat
ization of the cotton market of 1914,
which came when the southern farm
ers were also hard hit by the boil Wee
vii and floods. He said;
"a great demand has arisen In the
south in connection with the erection
CT environments. aviation fields. the
construction OF ships, the $4,000. GOO
nitrate plant at Muscle Shoals and the
Increased development of Industrial
activities in the Birmingham district
There has also been great insrease
in wages in rural and urban sections
Never in the history OF the south mas
labor been able to handle so much
ready cash.
INVEST SURPLUS MONEY
"While some Of the surplus money
has been spent foolishly for artomo-
biles and silk dresses. 1t Is neverthe-
less true that the colored people in
large numbers have invested their
surplus money in live stock in lands
and in other useful ways. They have
spent considerable amount for the
education of their children.
On connection with the Rosenwa.d
rural school campaign. the colored r9o-
ple have raised for rural school build
irgs since June. 1914. $4,000. OF tbis
The Pulaskian., 1918-10-04
 CHAPTER VI.
A Leap for Liberty.

|
 had been in prison at Courtrai nearly three. weeks when, on the morn- ing of September 9th. I and six other officers were told that we were to be transferred to a prison camp in Ger many.
 One of the guards told me during the i day that we were destined for a re- prisal camp in Strassburg. They were sending us there to keep our airmen from bombing the place.
 i He explained that the English car ried German officers on hospital ships for similar purpose and he excused the German practice of torpedoing these vessels on the score that they also carried munitions When I pointed out to him that France would | hardly be sending munitions to Eng land, he lost interest in the argument
 Some days before, had made up my mind that it would be a very good thing to get hold of a map of Germany, which l knew was in the possession of one of the German interpreters, be- cause l realized that if ever the op- portunity came to make my escape, such a map might be of the greatest assistance to me.
 With the idea of stealing this map, accordingly, a lieutenant and I got in front of this interpreters window one day and engaged in q very hot argu- ment as to whether Heidelberg was on the Rhine or not, and we argued back and forth so vigorously that the Ger man came out of his room, map in hand, to settle it. After the matter was entirely settled to our satisfac- tion, he went back into his room and watched where he put the map.
 When, therefore, I learned that was on my way to Germany, realized that it was more important than ever for me to get that map and with the help of my friend, we got the interpreter out of his room on some pretext or another, and while he was gone con- fiscated the map from the book in which he kept it and concealed it in my sock underneath my logging. AS 1 had anticipated, it later proved of the utmost value to me.
 l got it none too soon, for half an hour later we were on our way to Ghent. Our party consisted of five British officers and one French officer. At Ghent, where we had to wait for several hours for another train to take us direct to the prison camp in Ger many, two other prisoners were added to our party.
 In the interval we were locked in a room at hotel, guard sitting at the deer with rife on his knee. 1t would have done my heart good for the rest
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There were dozens or other ways which we considered. One man would be for endeavoring to make his way right through the lines. Another thought the safest plan would be to swim some river that crossed the lines.
 The idea of making ones way to Holland, a neutral country, occurred to everyone, but the one great obstacle Tn that direction, we all realized, was the great barrier of barbed and cleo trieally charged wire which guards ey- cry foot of the frontier between Bel gium and Holland, and which is closely watched by the German sentries.
 This barrier was a three-fold affair. It consisted first of barbed wire wall six feet high. Six feet beyond that was a nine-foot wall of wire power fully charged with electricity. To touch it meant electrocution. Beyond that, at distance of six feet was another wall of barbed wire six feet high.
 Beyond the barrier lay Holland and liberty, but how to get there was a problem which none of us could solve and few of us ever expected to have chance to try.
 Mine came sooner than I expected,
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of my life If could have gotten away then and fooled that Hun--he was so cOcksure.
 Later we were marched to the train that was to convey us to Germany. It consisted of some twelve coaches, eleven of these containing troops going home on leave, and the twelfth re- served for us. We were placed in a fourth-class compartment with old, hard, wooden seats, filthy floor and no lights save candle placed there by guard. There were eight of us prisoners and four guards.
 As we sat in the coach we were an object of curiosity to the crowd who gathered at the station.
 Hope you have nice trip!" one of them shouted sarcastically.
 Drop me line when you get to Berlin, will you? shouted another in broken English.
 "When shall we see you again?'' asked a third.
 Remember me to your friends, will you? You'll find plenty where you're goingm shouted another.
 The German officers made no effort to repress the crowd, in fact, they
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stretcher. For seven days, he told us, he had lain in a shell hole, wounded, and he was almost famished, and we were mighty glad to share our ban quet with him.
 We called on each man for a speech, and one might have thought that we were at first-class club meeting. A few days after that our party was broken up and some of the men, sup pose, l shall never see again.
 One of the souvenirs of my adven- ture is a check given me during this banquet by Lieut.. James Henry Dickson of the Tenth Royal Irish Flu sileers, a fellow prisoner. It was for
 20 francs and was made payable to the order of "Mr. Pat O'Brien. 2nd Lieut." Poor Jim forgot to scratch out the London" and substitute
 "Courtrai" on the date line, but. it's value as a souvenir is just as great When he gave it to me he had no idea that I would have an opportunity so soon afterward to cash it in person, although I am quite sure that what ever financial reverses I may be des- tined to meet, my want will never be great enough to induce me to realize on that check.
 There was one subject that was talked about in this prison whenever conversation Jagged, and I suppose it is the same in other prisons too. What were the chances of escape.
 Every man seemedNko have a differ ent idea and one way, I suppose, was about as impracticable as another. None of us ever expected to get a chance to put our ideas into execution, but it was interesting speculation, and anyway one can never tell what op- portunities might present themselves.
 One suggestion was that we disguise ourselves as women. "0Bfien would stand a better chance disguised as a horse !" declared another, referring to the fact that my height q am six feet two inches) would make me more con- spicuouS as a woman than as a man.
 Another suggested that we steal German Gotha-a type of airplane used for long-distance bombing. It is these machines which are used for bombing London. They are manned by three men, one sitting in front with a machine gun, the pilot sitting behind him and an observer sitting in the rear with another machine gun. We fig ured that, at a pinch, perhaps, seven or eight of us could make our escape in single machine. They have two motors of very high horse power, fly very high and make wonderful speed. But we had no chance to put this idea to the test.
 l worked out another plan by which thought l might have a chance if I could ever get into one of the German I would conceal myself in one of the hangars, wait until one of the German machines started out, and as he taxied along the ground I would rush out, shout at the top of my voice and point excitedly at his wheels. This, 1 figured, would cause the pilot to stop and get out to see what was wrong. By that time would be up to him, and as he stopped over to inspect the ma chine, I could knock him senseless, jump into the machine and be over the ines before the Huns could make up their minds just what had happened.
 It was a fine dream. but my chance was not to come that way.
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joined in the general laughter which followed every sally.
 1 called to a German officer who was passing our window
 You're an officer, aren't you?" I asked, respectfully enough.
 Yes, what of it?' he rejoined.
 'Well, in England" I said, 'we let your officers who are prisoners ride first class. Can't you fix it so that we can be similarly treated, or least be transferred to second-class compart- ment?"
 "If I had my way" he replied, you'd ride with the hogsl'
 Then he turned to the crowd and told them of my request and how he had answered me, and they all laughed hilariously.
 This got me pretty hot.
 That would be d- sight better than riding with the Germans l'' I yelled after him, but if he consid- cred that a good joke, he didn't pass it on to the crowd.
 Some months later when I had the honor of telling my story to King George he thought this incident was one of the best jokes he had ever heard. don't believe he ever laughed harder in his life.
 Before our train pulled out, our guards had to present their arms for inspection and their rifles were loaded in our presence to let us know that they meant business.
 From the moment the train started on it's way to Germany, the thought kept coming to my head that unless I could make my escape before we reached that reprisal camp I might as well make up my mind, as far as I was concerned, the war was over.
 It occurred to me that if the eight of us in that car could jump at given signal and seize those four Hun guards by surprise, we'd have a splendid chance of besting them and jumping off the train when it first slowed down, but when passed the idea on to my comrades they turned it down. Even if the plan worked out as gloriously
 
 the fact that so many of us had es- caped would almost inevitably result in our recapture. The Huns would have secured Belgium till they had got us and then we would All be shot. Perhaps they were right.
 Nevertheless, I was deterr'ined that, no matter what the others decided to do, l was going to make one bid for freedom, come what might.
 As we passed through village after village in Belgium and realized that we were getting nearer and nearer to that dreaded reprisal camp, I con- cluded that my one and only chance of getting free before we reached it was through the windowl I would have to go through that window while the train was going full-speed, because if waited until it had slowed up or stopped entirely, 1t would be simple matter for the guards to oyertake or shoot me.
 opened the window. The guard who sat opposite me-so close that his feet touched mine and the stock of his gun which he held between his knees occasionally struck my foot made no objection, imagining no doubt that found the car too warm or that the smoke, with which the compart- ment was filled, annoyed me.
 As l opened the window, the noise the train was making as it thundered along grew louder. It seemed to say: You're fool if you do: you're fool If you don you're fool If you do you're fool # you don't and l said ]
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eTO BE CONTINUED
Spanish Cedar Sawdust.

Some curious uses are found fog the better kinds of sawdust. One o1 these pertains to the Spanish cedar sawdust, which is of extreme light. ness. It is employed for packing cheap chemicals contained in glass and ship. ped for long distances. In this rela- ton there must be taken into constda eration the question of weight and freight charges, and so Spanish cedag sawdust enters the equation.
The Pulaskian., 1918-10-04
Vibrations Ear Can Detect.

The ordinary human ear can detect tone whose vibration rate is at least 25,O00 vibrations second, while thu whistle will produce 50000 second This upper limit varies with the aga of the individual to such an extent that, If the upper limit at sixteen years of age were 5O.O0O vibrations aa sixty years Of age 1t would be ehoua 5000 q secOnd. s !. sz.a
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Travelling at night and hiding by day, subsisting on raw vege- tables stolen from gardens, o'Brien crawls through Ger many and Luxemburg toward Belgium. Some of the terrible hardships that he endured and the perils that he encountered are described in the next ln- stallment.
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FROM THE WINDOW OF A TRAIN RUNNING a5 NH rs AM
 HOUR, 0'BRIEN MAKES LEAP FOR LIBERTY.

synopSs-fat ofen resident of Momence Ill., after seeing service m the American flying Mexican border h 1oe joins the rlsn oya Flying Canada after brief train ing period IS sent 10 france He
 service on the front He several hot fpbts with e
 flyers from which lie Finally in fot i f German nyers ren shot down. He and enin death oy macie awakes to find himself prisoner in German hospital "lfn outlet hole in his mouh few days in inc hospital he is sent to prison camp at Coura = W
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-06-14

Mrs. N. Mcdonald. OF Missouls.
Mont, mother OF Mrs Dan A Hunt
of Dietrich. and a neice from Butte
Mont, are here on an extended visit
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-06-14
Help the Red Cross

the American OF every class We
have men OF every manner and des-
cription Ia our army now-men OF
the east. vest, north, south and our
colonies. "a we'll "a our naturAlized
citixens. Some of these latter 'in-
vited soldiers" are hard to analyze.
We are wearing the overseas cap
now and II some Of these latter SOL
diers would don = light grey uniform
II would be very hard to tell them
from the. "wop" armies of Italy and
other nations. Some of these birds
don't even try to talk the language
of their adoption. In this regiment
since the last shipment" the roll
must be called In seven languages
and still some OF them fail to under
stand. We are talking among our
selves OF voting for a law after the
war to keep aliens out of the U. g.
Our slogan will be: America for
Americans" /. for one, sincerely
hope that law becomes reality. I've
been among these people so long I'm
beginning to hate the sight OF an
Italian. Most of our invited sol
dirs" have the same purpose in mind
as we have in regard to Germany and
the war, SO l suppose it's fair that
they should get little credit for this
feeling. After all, it's a great life II
you don't weaken, so l say: Let 'er
buck Amen"
Well, / cosider this is enough raw
ing for one time, so I'd best close
Sincerely,
COOK FRED F. THEVEN1N,
Co. A, 116 Engineers,
Amer. Forces, France