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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-16
LADIES WANT nAY OFF

The following letter is being sent to members of the Birmingham Bar associa tion on the suggestion of Mrs. E. H. Cabaniss. chairman of the Red Cross war fund drive Tuesday:
 Birmingham, May 15. 1918. Members of the Birmingham Bar:
 Mrs. F. H. Cabaniss, chairman of the Red Cross to be held on May 21. ls extremely anxious to have as many en- thusastie Red Cross women as possible take part.
 win you not lend your hearty coop eration by allowing all women who are employed in your offices who wish to take par. in the parade leave of absence on that afternoon at , o'clock? Every lawyer in this city is earnestly requested to comply with this request
 HARRY R. HowZE, President. "CIiARLES F. WHITE, Secretary
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-16

recognition of the union by the conn panies. They stated that the only thing that they wanted done was the rein statement of the discharged employees upon equal footing with the nonunion men. No increase in pay has been asked.
 Former President William Howard Taft and Frank F. Walsh, joint chair men of the war labor board. are en- deavoring to effect an agreement in this controversy and dispatches from Washington state that a decision will probably be reached today. The of iicers of the Commercial Photographers Union of America and the members ap- preached are very optimistic over the outcome of the mediation. The Postal and Western Union officials have made no statement in regard to the matter
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-16
ASK REINSTATEMENT ALL TELEGRAPH PIERS
Report of War Labor Board Expected Today-Lockout
 Now in Third Week


 Photographers of Birmingham who have been discharged by the Postal and Western Union Telegraph companies are awaiting with anxiety the report of the war labor board, which is ex- Ipected today, These men, and the Com mercial Telegraphers' Union of Ameri- ca, allege that the men were discharged when it became known that they were membersof the union.
 There are several questions at issue in regard to this difficulty. The men and women who were discharged have now been out of employment for about three weeks. and the situation is a serious matter with many of them, who have families to support and are ex perienced in no other variety of work.
 Members of the union expressed sur prise yesterday when it was announced that the issue at stake was a formal
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-16
COOPERATING WITH MILITARY

The Red Cross is in close cooperation with the military authorities of the coun- try
 Officers of the army, the navy and the United States public health service are assigned to national headquarters of the Red Cross to insure thorough under standing at all times of the ways in which Red Cross service can be most helpful.
 By order of the secretary of war a Red Cross Representative and an appro- priate number of assistants are ac- credited to each camp and cantonment, to each division of the army in the field, and to all army base hospitals. These Red Cross men and others attached to naval training stations and hospitals and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-16
RED CROSS GIVEN PRELIMINARY START
 AT ROTARY LUNCH
Give a Day" Slogan Taking All Over City and District. Mrs. Smith Names
 Committee

A preliminary start was given the Red Cross war fund drive yesterday when Morris Bush, chairman of the eX- ecutive committee for Jefferson county made a forceful talk to Rotarians at their luncheon in the ballroom of the Tutwiler hotel.
 The club had as guests of honor yes- terday two Canadian heroes, Sergeant H. C. Montgomery of the Twenty y-sev- enth battalion of Winnipeg, and Prt- vate William Charles Mallin of the Fourth battalion Canadian infantry, and Private Andrews of the United States army, returned from France.
 Dr. George Lang. executive secretary of the state council of defense at Mont eomery, and Oscar Wells, president of the First National bank and state chairman of the second Red Cross war fund campaign also addressed the meet ing, urging the support and co-opera- ton of Rotarians. The meeting was full of enthusiasm and each talk was most inspiring.
 The luncheon came to a close at 1:45 o'clock on account of the desire or many Rotarians to participate in the Masonic parade, following which all Rotarians attended the baseball game as the guests of the management of the Birmingham Baseball club.
 BESSEMER REPRESENTED
 J. E. Haffner, chairman of Bessemer for the war fund drive. has stated that he, with 30 of his workers, will be pres ent at the opening dinner and a special table will be set aside for the dele gation from the Marvel City.
 Miss Margaret Grogan. campaign sec retary, has written letters to Gov. Charles Henderson and pr. N. A. Bar rett, chairman of the city commission, asking them to issue a proclamation calling the attention of. the citizens of Birmingham to the coming Red Cross drive, and it it believed the city com mission will declare next Tuesday aft ernoon, the day of the great Red Cross parade, a legal half holiday.
 Birmingham lodge No. 36S of the h. dependent Order of B'Nai B'Rith, has promised it's support to the campaign, and Morris Bush, chairman of the ex- ecutive committee, has received a let ter from President Phillip Oster of the lodge, in which he pledges the support of the members and assured the com mittee they will be glad to assist in any way in this great cause.
 PLANS FOR PARADE Mrs. J. Rivers Carter, chairman of the units for the parade, held a meet ing at the parish house of the Church of the Advent yesterday afternoon with the chairmen of the units and discussed plans for the parade.
 Borden Burr, chairman of the speak CTS bureau, will, meet with his com mittee this morning in his office in the Brown Marx building to complete their plans for the campaign.
 Robert Darden, chairman of the Sun day school committee, will distribute Red Cross literature in all Sunday schools and. they are urged to make their donations on Sunday May 26, SC
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-16
ORGANIZATION IS SECRET

The great secret of Red Cross effective ness is organization. Millions of people arg working together through the medium of an organized machinery which co-or- dinates the work of each with the work of all, and transmits the vast quantity Of finished products to the people who need them. Thus benevolent emotion is turned into practical aid.
 The organization co-relates and directs the work of the chapters, co-operates with the army and navy in relief meas ures, supports relief work abroad, re- cruits the personnel for overseas service and forwards to it's agents in foreign lands the relief supplies produced by the chapter workers or purchased in the market.
 Red Cross administration in the United States is decentralized. Red Cross is too vast to be completely administered from one spot It would disintegrate under it's own weight. Fg@ 7,.sa
 So the country is partitioned into 1S divisions, and there is a 14th division for the territorial, insular and foreign chapters, with national headquarters as
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-16

the co-ordinating force. In each dfvi-, sion there is a manager and his staff,i to whom the cha0ter official is responsi-' ble, and the chapter workers deal direct. ly with the chapter officers. The or-s ganization is military in it's well ordered; effort, but quite military in it's dem-i ocratie equalites, for the chapter worker is quite as important as the national headquarters official The Red Cross is organized for efficiency, not for display of authority.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-16
Engineer and Fireman
 Killed in Freight Wreck

Jasper. May 15.-( (speciaL)-T en- gineer and firemen were killed and brakeman badly injured this afternoon near Nauvoo on the Southern railway. The engine and eight cars left the track The Illinois central train was detoured by Tupelo
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-16
Italian Celebration

The Dante club of this city will cele- brate the third anniversary of 1taly's en- try into the European war on May 24 Plans are under way for a big celebra- tion in honor of this event The Dante club is composed of some of the young Italian men of this district.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-16
DISTRICT CHAIRMEN

Mrs. Louis Mckenzie, Ensley; Mrs. M. V. Joseph, South Highlands; Mrs.
 DuPont Thompson. Woodlawn; Mrs. Paul Eearle, Nest End and Powderly; Mrs M E. Moreland North Birming-
 ham; Mrs. R. K. Sims. East Lake; Mrs. Gardener Goodwin, Bessemer; Mrs. Arthur Brown, Avondale Mrs. J. M. Hawkins, East Lake; Mrs. H. A. Me Kennon Elyton; Mrs. c. E. Bush, Fair field; Mrs. C. T. Smith, Pratt City; Mrs.
 E. D. Brown, North Highlands. Foun- tain Heights and Norwood; Mrs. J. M. Cartwright, Mrs s.J M. smith, special committee chairman; Mrs. Felix Dren-
 nen, chairman luncheon committee; Mrs. B. F. Wilkerson, chairman speak CTS bureau Mrs. H. P. Heflin, chair
 man of office and bank buildings; Mrs. Harold Samson, chairman of stores; Mrs. kirkman Jackson, chairman of movies.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-16
COMMITTEES WoMAN'S DIVISION

Mrs. W. D. smith, general chairman; aides, Mrs. W. D. Nesbitt and Mrs. J. D. McNeel; staff, Mrs. l.. T. Beecher Mrs
 John Builder, Mrs. Victor Hanson, Mrs. Sam Adler Mrs. Morris Marx, Mrs. William I. Grubbs, Mrs. Orline Shipman. Mrs c. F. Markell, Mrs. Arthur Crowder. Mrs Scudder Ryal, Mrs. Key Milner, Mrs. Charles Locke, Mrs. Henry Dean, Mrs Robert Thach, Mrs. E. w. Barrett
 Mrs. Paschal Shook and Miss Ella Hub
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-16
Red Cross Bulletin

The work of the American Rcd Cross has grown to such propor- tions in it's efforts to relieve suf- fering humanity that The A Age-Her- aid will publish Red Cross bulle- tin daily. Contributions to this column from workers throughout the district will be welcomed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-16
Senate Adopts Amendment
 Increasing Pay of Postal Clerks and Mail Carriers

Washington, May 15.--An amendment to
 the postoffice appropriation bill providing for an increase of s20o a year in the an- nual salary of clerks, letter carriers and
 other postal employees with 20 per cent
 increase for rural mail carriers, and for
 employees receiving less than $500 year
 was adopted late today by the Senate.
 Employees receiving between $500 and
 $500 annually would be given in
 creases of 15 per cent, and the pay or
 substitute clerks and carriers would
 be fixed at 40 cents an hour. For
 fourth class postmasters, the amend
 ment provides that they shall received 100 per cent of stamp cancellations on
 the first s1OO or less, or in the event
 cancellations do not exceed $50, 20
 per cent salary increase
 OFFERED BY BANKHEAD
 This amendment, offered by Senator Bankhead, chairman of the postoffice committee, is practically the same as the Madden Moon bill, which was adopted by the House as a separate measure, except that the amendment
 provides increases only for the fiscal year instead of making them perma- nent Senator Bankhead estimates that about s4G,0O0,000 will cover the in- creaSeS.
 Practically the entire day was dc- voted by the Senate to debate on .he amendment. Most of those who spoke said salary increases were necessary to meet the increased cost of living. BURLESON ATTACKED | The debate was made the occasion l for a sharp attack on Postmaster Burleson by Senator Calder republi- can of New York, who declared tho l Postmaster Generals attitude had been | one of unremitting hostility to any | increase in the wages of postal eln' l ployes.s Mir. Burleson's opposition to I an amendment to give flat increase of 15 per cent to postal employees is | due, the senator said, to This ambi- 1 tion to show a surplus in the post. office department"
 | The postoffice department has ads
 vocated a flat increase of $120 a year l in postal salaries.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-16
UNIT MEETS TODAY

The Fountain Heights Red Cross unit No. I, will meet today at the Martin school, and as many members as can pos sibly attend the meeting are urged to be present.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-16

It's not only a heed less, reckless thing to do jaywalking, but it's a violation of the law. The City Traffic Ordi- nance in Section 76, particularly proscribes it as shown:
 Sec. 76. Pedestrians shall
 cross the highway only at highway intersections and in crossing any street at the in- tersection thereof with an-
 other street shall pass over that part of the street as is included within the line of the sidewalk projected and not diagonally; provided that this section shall only apply to that part of the City of Birmingham lying between the south side of 1st Avenue and the north side of 9th
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-16

To Relieve Gas in the stomach which disturbs your sleep, just try one soc bottle of I4AX-FoS WITH PEPS1N. A Liquid Digestive Laxative for lndi- gestion or Constipation. Pleasant to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-16

SONDA1 hED CkOSS DA1
 MT. Bush has written letters to all ministers in Greater Birmingham re- questing them to make next Sunday Red cross Sunday and preach on the work Of the Red Cross on this occasion.
 Every dollar turned into the Red Cross war fund will go for war work. . said Bert Meadows. "as the expense of the campaign. including 1uncheons and advertising will be paid by fund sub scribed by the citizens of Birmingham.
 The slogan, Give a Day is meeting with approval all over the district and the members of the allied armies urge every man and woman to give one day s earnings to the Red Cross war fund. There are 31 days in May; give one to the Red Cross and keep 90 for yourself. 7
 Mrs. w. D. Smith, chairman of the Rainbow division, as the .woman's di- vision will be known, has appointed her ifsrYe as foI
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-16
THE BIRMINGHAM EAGEH HERALD. THURSDAY MAY 1e, 1918

working in cooperation with the mili- tarv authorities, provide emergency hos pital and supplies where needful. Keep the men in the hospital in touch with their families, and in many other ways add to the comfort and morale or our
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-16
Jaywalkers, Read Section 76
 Life That Dares Send Challenge to Its End" i-

Avenue, and the west side of
 18th Street and the east side
 of Fist street.
 If you are a law abid- ing citizen you want to live up to the laws.
 And these traffic laws were made with the thought of protect ing life to brea k these laws is to subject yourself to a fine.
 Any person who jay walks may be punished as provided in Section l216 of the Code of Alabama Of the year 1907.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-16
SUNDAY RED GROSS DAY

their secretaries may turn the money over to the cashiers of the drive on
 Monday. May 27.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-16
Diary Permanent Record Made on Scene of Action
SPACES UNDATED

You may start this diary any day-it never can become out-of-date Other diaries are useless after dates specified
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-16
MAIL ORDERS

Filled on terms explained ir Coupon in this paper on page 2.
New Britain herald., 1918-09-11
British Passenger Ship Sunk.

New York, Sept. 11.--The British passenger steamer AIissanabie. 12 4s4 tons gross register and in the service of the British admiralty as a troop transport has been sunk by a subma- rine in European waters, according to information brought here by lpassen- ges on a ship which recently sailed from a British port. The Missanabie, which had been carrying American soldiers and army supplies was re- turning to an American port.
 The vessel carried a crew of about 200 and was in command of Captain William H. Hains on her last outward voyage. 1t was owned by the Cana dian Pacific Railway line.
New Britain herald., 1918-09-11
PAN-GERMANISM IN
 WAY OF WORLD PEACE
University of Berlin Economist De- clarcS POIiticaI "Idcar' Must Be
 RcnOunccd to End War.

Stockholm, Sept. 11.-As the first step toward peace Germany must re- nounce the German ideas, in the opinion of Prof. Hans Delbrueck of the University of Berlin. In an article in the magazine Prussian Year Book. he declares the pal-G ermans not only bear a portion of the responsibj,ttv for the war but also the chief re- sponsibiHty for it's prolongation. He says:
 The world demands and has a right to demand that the German people give a guaranty that the pan-German spirit the spirit of superiority, ct might, of heathendom isn't the Ger man spirit. The best method show iag tho world that, the German gov crnment has definitely and irrevocably shown the pan-German endeavors the door would be for the government to collect all of those ante-bellum pan German lnCitatiOnS and demonstrate by means of our enemies literature how greatly the conduct damaged us and helped to light the fires of this catastrophe var
New Britain herald., 1918-09-11
ENEMY REGIMENT MUTINIES
German TWcntyFif Infantry at Cologne Refuses to Go to Front i'm Franco and Shoots Home Guard.

Amsterdam, Sept. 11.-Thc Twenty Fifth German regiment nutined at Cologne on August 3t, according to the Telegraaf.
 An eyewitness of the incident says the soldiers on being ordered to leave Cologne for the western front refused to board a train. Another regime ent was then ordered to force the refrac- tory troops to enter the cars but they refused to fire on their comrades
 A detachment of the home defense guard, composed of youths, then was ordered to undertake the task and fight followed in which Il boys of the defense guard were killed and may others were wounded.
New Britain herald., 1918-09-11
GIRL IF 10 TRIES
 TO COMMIT SUICIDE
Notified To Be In Police Court She Takes
 CarbOIic Acid.

Fearing to face prosecution in po- lice court on the charge Of theft of a trifling piece of wearing apparel, Mary Stucko, $ years old of Willow street attempted suicide this morn- ing by drinking carbOIic acid. She took one drink of the acid but because it burned her she stopped Miss Stucko was rushed to the New Britain General hospital and there it was stat ed later today that her condition is not serious and she will be able to leave in a few days unless some other complications develop.
 Rosie SOVio of 4 l.'pring street at tended a dance Saturday night at I7k- rainian hall and she wore a velvet scarf; After dancing a few times win il on she laid it aside. Mary Stuclo cast enviOus eyes at it and when she thought no one was looking she grab bed it. The next day she was seen wearing it and Rosie recognized her property. Complaint was made to the police when she refused to give it 1ln
 \ warrant for Mary's arrest was is sued and last night Sergeant Hart and 'Supernumerary Officer Stadler notified her to be in police court The late visit of the policemen completely un- neved her and she was unable to sIeep the res1of the night. She was heard walking about the house. About 4 o'clock the family heard her moaning and on investigation found that she had taken acid. The police ambu- lance was called and she was remov- ed to the hospital
New Britain herald., 1918-09-11
Mays and Tyler Work.

Fenway Park, Boston, Sept. 11.- The Boston Red Sox and Chicago Cubs hooked up again today in the sixth game of the World Series before several thousand spectators who Ehivercd and shook in the Arctic blast that reached every corner of the field and stands. Murmurings of another strike over the division of money of the series cOntenders faded out during the morning when the club owners held a conference for afterward it was given out that the contest would be played and reports had it that Boston and Chicago owners had met the situation.
 We will finish it today" said Man ager Barrow of the Red SOx who lacked one contest to capture the series.
 Batteries: Mays and Schang for Boston; Tyler and Killifer for Chicago
New Britain herald., 1918-09-11
co. I SERGEANT IS
 BACK FROM FRANCE
William Hopkins of 432 West Main Street Sent Back to [. s. to
 Train fors Commission.

Sergeant William Hopkins, son of MT. and Mrs. w. $. Hopkins of 43z West Main street, who has been active ly engaged with the 102d l.. <. Infan- try ol the western front in France for the past year. arrived at an Ameri- can port on Monday night and will shortly be granted a seven-days' fur Tough when he will return to his home in this city. Sergeant Hopkins, with go other American soldiers, re- turned On the U. s. $. AeoIus and these men are to be sent to a special train Ing camp, after which they will be given Ieutenants' commissions in the army,
 Mrs. Hopkins. mother of Sergeant Hopkins, recently received messa ge from her son asking for money and last night received q telegram from him stating that he had arrived al an American port and was on his way home. This morning Seaman Clifford Hellberg, son of Policeman and Mrs. Gustav Hellberg. a member of the rrew of the T.. $. S Aeolus, visit 1rl the Hopkins home and imparted the Information that Sergeant Hopkins re- turned to the United States on his ship. was in the best of health and expects to be given a commission as Heutenant.
 Sergeant Hopkins was form erly with Company l of the old First Regiment and the 102d United States infantry and went to France with that com mHnd a year ago this month During Inc fighting of last winter and this spring and summer he took part with his regiment, except during one period when he was selected to attend a spe- cial training school. His record as 6 soldier has been an enviable one ana his return to this country for a com s mission testities to his high standing.
 &Seaman Hellberg states that the trip From France was a very rough one, but no U-boats were sighted. The only other New Britain soldier who was. re- turned on this vessel was Private Pe- ter Jacobs. He was sent back to the United States because he is an alien,
New Britain herald., 1918-09-11
MONTREAL DIPS IVTO WORLD SERIES CASH
Brings Suit for S1,OO0 for Sale of
 Player Paul Smith SIXTH GAME ON TODAY
Manager Barrow Sends Undcrhand HuiIcr to Mound in Expectation tf Deciding Championsbip-Tylc Pitching for Western Contcndcrs.

H0Hton, Sept. 11.-The Montreal baseball club tCday brought a bill in equity returnable Friday in the su- preme court against the Boston Amel- ican league baseball club seeking to tie up the receipts of the worlds series games until payment is made to tho Montreal club of $1,000 for the release by that club of Paul Smith.
 On March i, the bill says, the two clubs entered into an agreement by which the Montreal club released Smith for $1,000, but although ire quent demands since have been made for the money the Boston club has re- fused to pay it.
 Ban F. Johnson, John Brce and John Heydlel, members of the na- tlonal commission of baseball clubs are made respondents as trustees of a fund realized by the sale of worlds series tickets.
New Britain herald., 1918-09-11
HUNS CHAIN WOMEN
 SOLDIERS TO GUNS
Private Toomcy Tells of Discovery Made During Advance Of
 102d Regiment

Private Edward Toomey, who was gassed in the big Hun push at the beginning last July, writes interest," 1ngIy from France. He writes that on the night of the attack the Ger mans hurled a vast quantity of gas shells. He was within range of one and was not quick enough ia adjust ing his gas mask, with the result that he was burned principally about the mouth and throat He also saws that in the advance they discovered that many of the Huns found chained to the guns were women.
 Letters are much wanted by the soldiers especially those in hospitals, He writes that his chum, Buck Smith has not had a letter since he has been in France.
 There are rumors, he hears. that the 1O2d. is due for a good long rest as soon as fresh troops arrive. He was still in the hospital at the time of writing.
New Britain herald., 1918-09-11
CROWDER URGES MANUFACTURERS
 NOT TO NULLIFY CALL TO ARMS

Washington, Sept. 11-EmplOyes of labor were reminded in an appeal by Provost Marshal General Crowder published today, that they must be prepared to render a great public service in applying the plans for de- ferred classification for men engaged in essential and important war work so that the governments military program may not be disturbed or in terrupted in calling to the colors men above 31 years old.
 The danger of impairing the mili- tary establishment or retarding the output of shipyards and munitions plants was emphasized by the provost marshal general, who declared the