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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-03-16
Disgraceful Peace
Signed by Soviets

r1NHE shameful and humiliatiag
y peace forced on Russia by the
Prussian war lords has been ratified
by the All-Russian Congress Of
soviets, which met at Moscow. The
vote was practically unanimous, only
thirty delegates out of 483 opposing.
However, there was split in the
bolshevik ranks after the vote, repre-
senatives of all the professional
unions resigning, according to dis
patch from Petrograd.
Tho terms Of this treaty are al
ready familiar to newspaper readers.
Russia will give up Poland, Courland,
Livonia and Esthonia, the Ukraine
having already announced It's indie
pcndencc and concluded treaty with
Germany. The Russians agree to re-
tire from Armenia and cede Batoum,
Kars and Erivan to Turkey. All
claims on territory in Europe are re-
nounced, the Russian army will be
demobilized and Russian warships
disarmed. A commercial treaty favor
able to Germany has also been signed.
Russia will thus lose not only the
conquests of three centuries, but will
for the present, at any rate, lie open
10 any further designs Germany may
have against her. While there is talk
Of further resistance being made by
patriotic Russians who are opposed
to the bolshevik regime, Germany
will see to it that she enjoys to the
full every advantage gained. An am
~ supply Of food for the future is
assured. and great quantities Of other
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-03-16
Valuable Services
of -Four Minute Men

* SPLENDID VIZ is being done
y for the American government
and the cause of democracy by the
four-minute men.
Night after night, in the theatres
Scf this country, they are delivering
their message to the American peo-
pie. Few are professional orators.
IIost of them have been drawn from
private life, and they are represent
alive of every business and every pro
fession, yet it is remarkable how
much they can say and how we'll they
say it.
Their speeches are crisp, informa-
tive and to the point. They waste no
time in recrimination or in bombast.
They state cold facts in a way that
is rousing the American people to a
new sense of their responsibilities in
this great war now being waged
chiefly on the soil Of France.
All honor to the four minute men!
Thousands Of public spirited citizens
have responded to the governments
appeal. Some of them were little
versed in oratory. Others had to over
come stage fright in making their in
itial appearance. Yet, doctors, law
yers, merchants, bankers, teachers
and even newspaper men seem to
speak with equal facility. That is be-
cause their hearts are in their work,
because they are fired with pat
liotic zeal to do in this way what they
can to bring home to the people of
America the truths of the world war.
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us that was almost deafening. and we
knew that the German 'Gothas' were
over US. They are the newest most
hideous-most powerful air machines
that ever have been known. A heavier
than air machine, measuring 100 feet in
the spread of it's wings and with a
Benz motor of 225-horsepower.
-Four squadrons of seven machines
each came over us in the darkness and
soon we began to hear the quick spat-
spat-spat of the machine guns hundreds
of feet above US. And in the dark we
could see the fire that spit from the
guns in their air battle. Then the hor-
for the old men, the women and
children. There was horrible explo-
sion, followed by another and another,
and on and on in all parts of the city.
Near to us, then far. and then near
again. And each one of us held our
teeth set and waited for the next one
to drop on us. Can you imagine the
strain-waiting for two solid hours to
be killed or spared? Which? No, you
can't imagine it, for you've never been
in such circumstance. and 1 hope
you never will. After two hours of in
cessant fighting and bombing every
thing grew quiet again. The bugles
blew recall all over the city to let
people know that the Boches had gone.
But there were So people who never
heard those bugles and never will hear
another earthly sound. There were 1876
frightfully wounded. There were houses
Quilted from roof to cellar Floors, fur
niture, bed clothing and bodies blown
out into the middle of the street. Fires
raging and lighting up the night from
different points of the city"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-03-16
WHEN PARIS IS BOMBARDED

From the Boston Transcript.
IT 0ERE is a letter from young
III fellow who was in Paris on the
q night of the last air raid upon
it by the Germans. you can easily be-
lieve," he writes, Il passed through
the most exciting time last night that
has ever come into my life. went to
bed at $50 and fell fast asleep. 1t
seemed as though I had been sleep
ing but two or three minutes when /
was abruptly awakened by the most
horrible screening. AS soon as | could
it was the sirenes that were being
blown all over the city. This was at
HAS. OF course | knew what that
meant. An air raid! 1t was the first
time for year and a half that the
'Boche' flyers had been over Paris.
after the screeching sirens had
passed and the crowds in the streets
had got under cover, everything was
deathly still. I was standing by my
wide-open window in my room at the
top of the house, with an overcoat
thrown over me. There was from one
to six heads stuck out of every win
dow all up and down the street. One
or two people whose lights showed
bit We're greeted from time to time
from nearby neighbors by sFerme cette
lumiere-la, voux chen" (turn off that
light over there. you dogD, and then
the whole city-Paris, the worlds gay
And soon high, high above us we heard
the distant hum of motors, then lights
appeared-off. and on-off and on-up
in the heavens signaling to aerial bat
teries below. Then louder humming
was heard which became roar above
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-03-16
Greatly Increased
Corn Crop Needed

m HE farmers, in considering the
q appeal of the food administra-
ton for largely increased food produc-
ton, have naturally called to mind
the three billion-bushel corn crop
years and resolved to do their best to
meet this years imperative demand.
But nothing short of four billion
bushel crop will satisfy.
Winter wheat has been short two
seasons in succession and a poor
harvest may be expected this sum
mer. There will be all the more rea-
son, then, why an extraordinary eff
fort should be put forth this spring
to increase the corn acreage up to
the point of making crop of four
billion bushels or more possible.
In 1912 the United States produced
its first three billion-bushel crop
1924, 746,000 bushels, according to
government figures. That vast total
was thought to be excessive, but it
was not
In 1915 the>corn crop barely turned
the three billion mark, but in 1917 a
new high record was reached-about
three billion, one hundred and fifty
million. 1t was all needed.
But has anyone figured on a four
billion bushel crop? We think in
large terms these days and at plant
ing time tillers of the soil must pre-
pare themselves sooner or later to
visualize four or five billions.
Alabama, in producing something
like eighty million bushels of corn in
1917, struck its highest record. The
hope has been expressed that this
years crop would exceed one hundred
millions But while the farmers are
increasing their corn acreage it would
be we'll if they were to strive for a
hundred and fifty million-bushel pro-
duction. Such crop will seem moder-
ate for this state few years hence.
Why not make it this year and thus
help win the war?
If many corn belts" will only in
crease relatively as much as Alabama
could be made to produce this year,
the country's total corn yield would
be nearer five than four billion
bushels.
Sometimes we suspect Mr.. Bumbe,
the beadle, was right in calling the law
an ass. A New York man who shot a
burglar in his home vas promptly ar
rested for felonious assault and having
pistol in his possession without a. per-
NIT. To make matters worse. the bur-
glar was an ex-convct.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-03-16
SKILLED JUVENILE ARTIST
rom the Boston Transcript.

From the Boston Transcript.
Bessie is a bright one. The other
day her teacher set her and her school
their own subjects. After the teacher
had examined what the other children
had drawn, she took up Bessie's sheet
why, what's this??' she said You
haven't drawn anything at ALL child =
please teacher, yes ] have" returned
Bessie. IT'S war picture-a long line
Of ammunition wagons at the front. You
can't see EN- cause they're camou-
fiased."
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-03-16
RODNEY BLAKE, PROPHET

was Rodney Blake, whoever he was,
the author of "Hoch! Der Kaiser" 1t
was an amusing piece of doggerel, the
reciting of which by an American naval
officer at a banquet in New York
caused all sorts of shocked diplomatic
consciences in our state department and
the disciplining of the offender. But
what a prophet was this Rodney
Blake,
Der Kaiser of dis Faterland
Und Colt on high all dings command,
We two--ach Don't you understand?
Myself--und Colt.
'In fact | humor efery within,
Nit aspect dark und visage grim;
Colt pulls NIT me, und I NIT Him,
Myself-undn Gott
These are but the opening and clos
ing stanzas of the poem. How familiar
the world has become with this i'm
pious attitude, this arrogance toward
God Himself. during these terrible
years. Rodney Blake may have been a
prophet without honor in his own time
but grimly has he been indicated BY
the contemporary suffering of the
world.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-03-16
French weekIx RcceiYed

One of the boys in France sent me
an illustrated French weekly" said
Frank Smith, the well known young
lawyer.
Il was glad to see it. 1 was greatly
interested in picture Of the graves
of the first Americans Killed on French
soil, The supplement- of the journal was
in colors. 1t showed a scene at one Of
the boulevard cafes in which soldiers
of the allies were shown. Uncle Sam S
boys looked mighty trim and natty in
their khaki. They We're not as resplen-
dent as some of the other European
military men, but they looked hand
some and fit, and was pround of
them
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-03-16

At call of the Fortnightly Shakespear-
can club Yesterday morning at the home
of Mrs j. w. Nlinter, Mrs w. G.. Cald-
well, one of the members. sad:
My day certainly has started wrong
for me, as The Age-Herald failed to
reach us this morning. and as you know
Mr.. Caldwell reads it every morning in
bed. and if it doesn't come he is like
the little boy who gets up on the wrong
side OF the bed.
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formances than usual, and it's boS
office receipts were "above normal.
And since all turned out we'll Chi
lagos experiment is sure to be re-
peated next year. So much the better
for operate art.
p, An advertisement OF an approaching
photoplay contains these lines. AN
overwhelming feeling of joy and salts
faction" Scenes developing in cres-
cendo of voluptuary appeal" AS Luxe
McLuke would say, stand in line men.
Don't crowd
| The dowager empress Of Russia has
not yet been compelled to. beg her bread
from door to door, but she has been
| forced to ask aid of the bolsheviki,
which many people consider almost as
bad plight.
y y =
from her husband because he became
hysterical when she kissed him. Some
women don't know how to appreciate a
responsive spouse when they get one,
II * 81
Mr., Wizards manager assures US that
Jess will fight on the Fourth of July.
BY that time SO many red FLOODED Amer
leans may be fighting in France that
Jess little bout will be overlooked.
y !. y
Books of etiquette will not be accepa-
Bile gifts for soldiers Our fighting men
have something more important to think
about JUST now than the proper way to
enter drawing room.
* y y
Melba has been made a dame com
mander by the British government. Any
grand opera impresario will tell you that
most prima donnas are natural-born
dame commanders.
The fact that Holland will be supplied
with food and will receive other COM
pensations may soothe her lacerated
feelings if America and Great Britain
seize her ships.
= * y
A Birmingham man has received a
contract to clean $1,000 soldiers uniforms.
AS he is a native of France, he probably
wouldn't mind if they were stained with
German gore.
Il y y
The "drys" received backset IN
Maryland, one of the states in which
old John Baneycorn still has a few
him.
When Madame Schumann-Heink goes
to France and sings to General Per-
shing's soldiers that will be another tri-
umph for the principles of democracy.
x !: !.
An Illinois man disappeared, leaving
behind his wooden leg. His wife was not
satisfied with the souvenir and put the
police on his trail
4 y 4
The fact that it is impossible to knit
and manipulate iorgnette at the same
time is our idea of nothing in particular
to worry about
- y ),
Birmingham has a model jail, which
does not house model prisoner or any
other kind.
Although the Kaiser is rather dense
person the world sees Though him.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-03-16
RITERS WANTED
le Minneapolis Tribune

From the Minneapolis Tribune.
A dog at Quinn. S. D.. has been pre-
sehted with q Red Cross membership
becadse it harks every time 1t hears the
word kaiser Still, the war will NOT pc
won by barking at the Kaiser. The need
is for dogs OF war that will bite the
Kaiser.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-03-16
stallings Appreciates support

Il appreciate very much the story
that Frank Willis Barnett had in his
column, Men. Women and Things in
which he made public some of the in
teresting details of the great work
which Phillip S. Gardiner of Laurel,
Miss. was able to do in France" said
Secretary Stallings of the Birmingham
Young Mems Christian association.
1--WE are going out over the state try
ing to interest high-class men to give
themselves to the army work of the
association abroad, and find that where
ever we go the people are interested in
Mr.. Gardiner and give him an ovation. .
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-03-16
A TIRED BUSINESS MAN

From the New York World.
a Chicago patent attosney who was
fined $50 for not standing when the ma
tional anthem was played in a theatre
alleged that he was too tired to rise"
Has the long-sought tired business man
for whom the lighter drama exists b.-en
located at last?
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-03-16
West End Church Fortunate

II am pleased to announce that Rev.
Jesse "A. Cook of Decatur, one of the
strongest of the younger Baptist
preachers in the state, has accepted 9
call to the West End Baptist church
and will report for duty on the Gath of
this month said ". a. Tharpe.
THE call was unanimous and the
church feels that it was most fortu-
nate in getting him for their spiritual
leader He is a Howard college man and
a graduate of the Southern Baptist
Theological seminary at Louisville. He
lis splendidly equipped for pastoral and
pulpit work
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-03-16
ADRIF'T WITH THE TIMES
PLAYING THE PART.


When your brain is stultified,
And for a day you've tried
To be moderately bright and clever;
And although your mood is solemn,
You must do funny column"
Which, like unto the brook, goes on
forever
As you sadly sit and ponder
Is it truly any wonder
That your lot in life seems dread and
melancholy?
While your neighbors may be growing
To their heats content and scowling.
You must wear the cap and bells and
still be jolly.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-03-16

A thousand hearts are great within
my bosom:
Advance our standards; set upon our
Toes! Richard HI.
y 5. 4.
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TAKING IT CALMLY.

i've been watching you for 10 or IS
minutes with some interest. May I ask
what you are doing there?"
Certainly. I'm studying war map"
Marvellous
What's marvellous about it?'
You haven't even mussed up your
hair"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-03-16

BEGINNING THE DAY-God, L
hank Thee for my Masters en-
DURANGO. He bore all things. Amid
cnaities. lying criticisms. persecu-
tionS unto death, He kept His finr
baiance-and went straight on!
Great God, give us all that ability
10 bear. and to press towards the
mark, uncmbittercd and undeterrcd.
Amen.-H. NJ E.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-03-16
IT'S MUCH MORE DIRECT

From the Memphis Commerciai-AppeaL
1t is to be hoped that the Browning
machine gun is not as ambiguous as the
Browning poetry.
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SOMETHING: ELSE TO WORRY ABoUT

From the Memphis Commercial-Appeal.
Say, YOU boys somewhere in France.
mo annexations'' extends to pretty
French wives. Come on home. when the
war is over, to the girls you left behind
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-03-16

Washington bureau, 2o7 Hibbs build
ing.
European bureau, Henrietta street,
Covent Garden. London.
Eastern business office, Rooms As to
GO, inclusive, Tribune building, New
York city; western business office,
Tribune building, Chicago. The S. C.
Beckwith Special Agency, agents for
foreign advertising.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-03-16
NOT IN 1T YET

From the Houston Post.
1t is said that our boys are holding
four miles of trenches, leaving the job
of holding 400 miles to the English,
French. Italian and Belgians. When
Americans hold 100 miles we may then
be said to be really in the war. Waste
neither time nor money, eat moderately.
keep your powder dry and buy the bonds.
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THE AGE-HERALD,
Birmingham, Ala.
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RATHER UNFORTUNATE.

During the trial the fair defendant
frequently dabbed her eyes with dainty
bit of lace
Il presume that won the sympathy
of the jury, eh?"
mot as much as she and her lawyer
expected While she was dabbing some
of the lady's complexion came off on
her handkerchief and was plainly WISH
ble''
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-03-16
WE'LL INFORMED.

did you find the motion pictures in
structive?'
mot as much as l used to-"
why is that?'
"Fve become SO familiar with the ten
derloin districts Of our large cities that
have little more to learn"
AMBITIOUS
"sere here" bawled the city editor,
what do you mean by writing a col
umn and a half of hectic piffle about
OLD Mr.. Hickby's garage burning down?
The story isn't worth more than a few
lires."
II know it," replied the cub reporter.
II just wanted to show what l could do
THE MAN WITH THE HOE.
i. half the town burned down"
What sort of progress are you max
ing with your war garden?"
"oh, the kind OF progress nearly
everybodys making" replied the literal
person.
"Yes?"
"Up one row and down the next
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-03-16

BIG MOMENT SPOILED.
What did you say when you first
saw the Sphinx?
Nothing said Prof. Digs.
Didn't it impress you?"
Deeply. was going to make, suit
able remark. but just at that time a
young woman from one of the middle
western states exclaimed. Amt it
grandr and all my solemn thoughts
were dissipated."
PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-03-16

The Birmingham members of the
Equal Suffrage association are a live
set of women, with wonderful ability
to carry things through said Mrs.
Scudder Ryall.
"They certainly have taken an active
interest in all the wide-awake issues Of
the day, and the association is daily
growing and gaining new members by
splendid work and conservative conduct.
Just now there is call for all good
suffragists to attend a meeting at Love-
man, Joseph & Loeb's on Monday
morning at 10 o'clock to form a Red
Cross unit, and I am sure that it will
be one of the best crowds of workers
that the Red Cross association has on
it's list of members.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-03-16
IN HOTEL LOBBIES /.
AND ELSEWHERE,
Crawford Johnson. Message

Il was very much impressed with the
earnestness and business-like way in
which Crawford johnson put up to the
Rotarians the matter not only of buy
ing thrift stamps, but the need for
, them to become thrift stamp sales
men," said Scion Jacobs.
Il remember when he first appeared
before the club he spoke in rather a
hesitating manner, but he has mas
tered his subject and now speaks as
one with authority. He does not put
on the 'rousements' as the negroes say.
but he certainly gets his message
over to use theatrical term.
II thought l was alive to the need
of team play to place the. $4s,ooo,00o
allotted to Alabama but when he told
us that it meant at least $40 a piece
for every man. woman and child, white
of black saw what job Uncle sam
had given him to do and ! made up my
mind to get busy and help him"
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Entered at the birmingham, Ala,
postoffice as second-class matter I'M
Ger act of Congress, March s, 1879.