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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-20
BRANDED

From he Pittsburg Dispatch.
 For pleading that lenency should DC extended to his client, accused of the theft of some clocks, because he lived for long time in Germany M. Auber- son, a Geneva attorney, has incurred the wrath of the German minister to Switz- erland, Baron Von Romberg, who has asked the Swiss attorney general to prosecute Auberson for violation of Swiss neutrality in publicly inferring that Ger mans were on a level with thieves
 This remarkable sensitiveness on the part of the kaisers representative in Switzerland is suggestive that the outside worlds orlnion of Germany is beginning to worry the Prussians. But if a German diplomas can become so wrought up over mere inference of comparative petty larceny, what can he think of the out spoken verdict of the world on the really heinous crimes committed by the i'm perial German government, wholesale as- sassnltion, as in the case of the Lrsl- tania, individual murders, as in the case of Edith Cavell; perjury, as in the case of the neutrality of Belgium, and the countless atrocities and pillaging of de- fenseless nations and peoples that marked the conclusion of the Brest- Litovslz fraud?
 Not by inuendo or inference, but by direct charge proved up to the hilt, the Germany or today stands at the bar ol world opinion branded as an arch crim- nal~pearing a stigma that will last through the ages.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-20
Never Misses an Issue

Forty five years ago my father founded the Southern Aegis at Ash vile, St. Clair county,' said B. B. Gather, whoAis attending the annual convention of the Alabama Press as sociation, and in all that time no one else but my father or myself has ever edited it. We have gone through hard times when money was scarce and business exceedingly dull, but we have never missed an issue. The Aesis is the only newspaper in Alabama that has been conducted continuously by one family for nearly half century and unless the unforeseen happens, It's ownership and editorshp will stay in the family for another half cen tury."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-20
BILLIARDS DIVISION

Frcm the Montgomery Advertiser
 Under the picture of Maj. Gen. Robert the first division, American expedition ary forces, the Washington Times says of this division, which went direct to France from the Mexican border:
 First to enter the trenches,
 First to conduct an American raid;
 First to take German prisoners;
 First to capture town CCantlgny) from the Germans.
 General Bullard fought through the Spanish-American war. On the Mexican border he was a colonel Subsequently he became brigadier general, and finally a major general. Already he is na- tcnal figure.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-20
LUST HIS LIFE"

Margaret Deland, in the Woman s Home
 Companion.
 Her eyes smiled as she spoke of the furniture he and she had bought to- gether, with all sorts of droll and happy economies of course!
 ".We bought nos meubles togezzer, We had to have mooch to buy them Ano wass most happy, madame, wiz my leetle tings. I tough yer mooch or my t'ir gs loofed ze chaise, ze table. Does madame understand? Eh bien! Now of ze I t'ink nozzing! l tink or him. of his life. Will he come back to me /? Oh. madame, what matter ze chair. ze table? Just his life"
 "In France, now, all the women hearts are saying His life. His lie. Let the chair and the table go tchop them LID for firewoodD What do they amount to? Just his life, that is all the women want I wonder if they re- member days of fuss about ze char ana ze table? Even about the white SIX hat? Indeed, think, they say 10 theiii- selves that life is more than meat and the body than raiment, and that more than life (which is love), ana more tnah bodv (which is physical well-beingl, IS the idealism which cakes men ana Wom- an willing to lose both for righteousness sake, Of course. we have all known that the things of the spirit are priceless, when we. individually, have. as our slangy young people would say, come up a uni inst it :"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-20
Alabama As Wheat
 Growing State

A LABAMA's wheat production GA this year will total something like 1,500,000 bushels-an increase of 50 per cent over the yield of 1917; and last years crop was 100 per cent greater than that of the year before.
 Now that good start has been made on bringing Alabama forward as a wheat growing state there should be a ready response on the part of the farmers to the public appeal of the food preparedness bureau to plant dur ing the coming fall and next spring for a million bushel harvest in 1919.
 As large supply of seed wheat will have to be secured it is none too soon to make arrangements for the pur- chase of such as may be needed. The United States department of agricul- ture, cooperating with the state com- mission, will furnish the necessary in formation with regard to quality of seed and prices.
 As well as the farmers of the na. tion have done this year in food cror production, they will be urged to dc better in 1919. To that end there must be aIargely increased acreage 1T grain, hay, potatoes, peanuts, fiele peas and soy beans, and preparation: for raising more cattle and hogs.
 The war makes food demand i'm perative. This country must be abl' to feed itself and feed the allies. Oul exports must be substantially aug ! n1ented in 1919. and it is for the tillers
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-20
TRANS SIBERIAN RAILWAY


 The Amur line, which has just been fn- ished and IS now in operation, branches off from the Chinese Eastern railway at Nikolsll, extends in a northerly ani westerly direction along the Amur river, and joins the Transbaibal at Kataisky At Om5k the double track line sepa- rates, one track going to Petrograd, while the other runs directly to Moscow.
 The double track railway on the Trans- siberian between Kataisq and Omsk, i continuous stretch of 2261 miles, is the longest continuous double track line oL railway in the world. The distance from Vladivostol to Petrograd, namely, 5S miles of continuous railroad, is about ls4 times the distance from New York tu San Francisco by the shortest route, and is about 11s times the length of the Can. adian Pacific from it's eastern to It's western terminal. If the new Amur llus be considered as a second track, whica to all practical purposes it is, then the Transsberian railway is a double track from Vladvostok to Omsk, a distan @ of about 356s miles, which is greater than the distance across the American conti- nent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-20

eee6ed, and not aways one in a single who wished to be Kings the Easter Islanders must have purged their pop ula ton of a political element not wholly desirable. Be that as it may, a man who can swim to an island a dozen miles at sea, make aN landing in the surf and return carrying with him an unbroken egg, is every inch a man, which is more than can be said of monarch who merely, is the son of his father
 In some matters savage tribes seem wiser than enlightened nations.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-20
Morton simpson's Career

q was greatly pleased at the din- ner given by the heads of the depart ments of Loveman, Joseph X Loeb to Morton Simpson, our advertising man, who has been called to the colors. said Joe H. Loveman, who presided
 ."lt was wonderful tribute to q boy who has grown up in the store and made for himself not only a place with the executive but with his fellow workers. I am sure he deserved all the good things which were said about him and that he will be as loyal to his country as he has been to his firm"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-20

of the soil to strive for record crops next year.
 In Alabama every farmer is ex- pected to grow wheat for his own fam lily use. Not less than five acres planted to wheat on every farm is the slogan. But in addition to the small areas there must be great fields of wheat in order to insure a yield of five million bushels. At wartime prices few crops can be made to pay better than wheat
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-20
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
Farm HeIn Specialists


 "I have been much impressed and in-
 spired by attending the conference of
 the farm help specialists which has
 been in session at the Tutwiler for
 two days" said B. E. Samuels in
 charge of the farm department of the
 United States employment service at
 Birmingham
 These men, from every state in the
 south. made wonderful reports of what
 the farmers have accomplished this year. very fine address was made by Professor Christie of Purdue univer- sity, and it was urged upon those pres- ent that the farm labor problem was
 one that concerns every man, woman
 and child, whether on the farm or not.
 Tt was stated that General Crowder said large army must be raised, and at home we would have to make out with what was left, and produce the necessary food. And now that the great crops have been made, the problem we have is to utilize the man power, both of the country and towns, to the best
 advantage in saving these crops Any help that I can render in connection with my work with the employment service here to aid in furnishing the farmefs with the necessary help, will be gladly rendered. and the farmers should not wait until they are entire- ly ready for the workers to let us
 know what they will need"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-20
Pay As You Please

r "'rhe setting aside of pay seats at
 the community sing is a good idea,
 said D. B. Grace, and the same prin- cip1e could be carried into the matter of the increase in street car fare. Let those passengers who think that 6 cents is only just and fair pay that sum.-Let each passenger sit in equity
 on his own case. Many business men think the street car company should have an increase, while many working
 men claim they can't afford to pay
 more than , cents.
 The man who rides from East Lake to Ensley knows full well that he should pay more than , cents-then let
 him refuse to accept transfer and
 pay 10 cents for the trip This principle of voluntary pay is adopted by guests at hotels who pay according to ser vice rendered.
 "The street car company could be
 run on the European plan. Churches assess their members according to abil- | ity and willingness to pay, and physi-
 clans charge for their professional serv- ice on the same basis"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-20
Dawn of a World
 Democracy Begins

7T HE Libery Bell in Philadelphia 8 was rung to celebrate the suc- cessful counter offensive the allies have made against Germany. What more appropriate than the voice of this relic, sacred to all true Ameri- cans, sounding the dawn of libery and democracy for all the world?
 It has not been long-less than two hundred years-since the American government was established, to set the fashion of democracy, yet in that com Iparatively brief span of time it has so wrought upon the nationalities of the earth, not only by precept and exam pie, but by the influence it has had on immigrants from the old world, which they transmitted back to their homes and those they left behind them, that we are now witnessing the final strug- 1 gle to decide whether Prussianism, which typifies militarism and autoc- racy, shall survive, or those principles on which the American government is founded.
 If Germany were victorious in this 
 death grapple the fate of democracy would be sealed for perhaps hundreds of years. But Germany will not tri- umph. Heartening news comes from the battle front. The Americans are giving a splendid account of them selves. Not only are they fighting with gallantry which thrills us here at home, but they are taking an impor- tant part in turning back the Hun of fensive.
 ] The Liberty Bell will be rung again and again, let us hope, as the allies IsloWly but surely drive the Germans out of France, out of Belgium and back across the Rhine. But countless bells will ring on that day when au- tocracy is beaten to it's knees, neJel to rise again. Then and then only vii
 the world be made "safe for democ
 racy." Not before can we turn asid,
 from our appointed task. And while W,
 may have some bitter experiences be Ifore us and we must make sacrifice lthat will test the mettle of our souls
 the nation is alert, is confident ant
 will fight on unshaken to the end. < R X
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-20
Mobilizing the
 Medical Men

TT HE government has made won O derful progress in it's war pre- paredness programme. In raising and training large army for overseas service it is several months ahead of its schedule. In shipbuilding it is we'll ahead of promise; and in the gov ernment regulation of food supplies, | the coordination of transportation fa- icilities and the mobilization of indus trial forces achievement has been signal.
 The government is now about to mobilize the entire medical profession, and the task will be found easy, for the physician is not only in the front rank of intellectual attainment, but he is in his very nature keen of per ception, generous-hearted and pa triotic.
 Of the one hundred and forty three thousand doctors in the United States lit is estimated that between ninety and ninety-five thousand are in active practice. Fifty thousand physicians will be eventually needed in the army, 
 and it is safe to assume that practical fly every man of them who is called to the colors will be not only ready, but eager to serve. And there should be no cause for disappointment in the way physicians who had retired place themselves on the active list again to carry on the "health maintenance work" in this country. ! The medical profession the world over is animated by high ideals. It's first aim is to be of service to suffer ling humanity; and in kindly disposi- ton, skill and esprit de corps the physicians of America are in a pre- eminent class. No time will be lost in the detail of mobilization. The actual work once started will be speedily effective.
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 Poets are learning to their sorrow tha, busy editor rejects s"Down-w with-the- Kaiser verse with the same old sang froid he used to display when the sup ply of spring sonnets far exceeded the demand.
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 It must be rather discouraging fol Henry Ford and Tom Edison, those stout crusaders against the little white slave to knew that billions of cigarettes a.s being consumed in this country every year.
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 The old fashioned tourist who used tf travel in a "sidedoor Pullman" Is prob ably in the army now.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-20
DOING BETTER

From the Montgomery Advertiser.
 Alabama may at least pride itself in the apparent fact that it's political cam paign is less violent than the campaign in Texas, Georgia or South Carolina. Partisans are shouting thief and liar in one or the other of these states from day to day. The Alabama contest is not without it's intolerance and personal at ta cks, but it lacks the violence of the old time Alabama campaign.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-20

BEGINNING THE DAY-ThOu i'm vitest me when the arm of flesh has failed. Thou welcOmest me when my resources are gone. Thou askest not after my record or my ability, but only my willingness to receive. o happiness, that Thou art near me against my time of weakness or despair! Amen.-H. M. F..
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-20
TOURISTS TO BERLIN

From the Cologne Gazette.
 Tourist traffic in Berlin is increasing In May there were 1l9.6S7 visitors in Ber- lin, an increase of 10.3O0O as compared with May of last year. The result ot peace with Russia is reflected in the fact that there were 635i visitors from Rus sia There were two arrivals from France, four from the United States anst one from Eagland.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-20
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
WITH THE POETS.

 It does not need the song of birds, The sight of fields with blossoms
 bright, And droning bees and grazing herds. Ire whistle of some rustic wight, To lure me from life's sordiG round To forest glades and babhiing brooks; For these and other joys ale found In certain small, imp, leather books.
 TAKING IT BACK. T sec where an American ace has just downed h;s tenth German, after fighting briu,aat battle in the air against five en ny planes" But why ehsss tears?" "They are te4,s of remorss and self reproach. once called that fellow a lounge lizard
 SHORTENING THE DISTANCE. Dear little debutante! Why, itrseems only yests scday that she was making mud pies"
 You talk about her tha. way now" ''Yes?"
 About five years teree she'll begin to talk about narsclf that way"
 TOUCHING IT. Been camping, eh?'' 'Yas." replied Charley Chapleigh. "Ah There's nothing like leading the primitive life for awhile" Well, of course. it was rawther prin l. tive, doecher know but I had sufficient photograph with plenty of records and a case of champi N.e
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-20
Remembers Colonel Taliaferro

q was interested in the references recently made in The Age-Hera1d to Colonel Taliaferro," said Victor S. Gage, secretary of the Tyler Grocery company
 q remember well the first time I ever saw and heard him. It was short ly after he had moved to Alabama I was a delegate to county conyen- ton and things got into a hot politi- cal snarl that no one seemed able to Iunravel, when tall, impressive man arose and by his mere presence hushed | the clamorous crowd, and in a short while had everything running smooth- | lly to the satisfa ction of every one. He | was certainly a master of crowds 1 1 asked who the charmer was and was told that it was Col. E. T. Taliaferro, i who had recently come from Tennessee to practice law"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-20
SERIOUS OBSTACLE.

How did you know tho gentleman wlio was reading tliat war dispatch aloud was a college professor"
 T took it for granted that he was s person of extraordinary intelligence to tackle so many war names without he's itation. The average persoa prefers to read his war news to nimsolf, so he can glance at the proper names and hurry on without trying to pronounce them.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-20
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A MERE TRIPLE

From the Memphis News -Scimitar.
 Germany wants only 7,OoO,O0o,O0o rubles from Russia. This will make small change when the 45,OOo oo0.c0o which she is not going to get from America comes to her.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-20
INSIDE INFORMATION.

INSIDE INFORMATION.
 'Duoson tells me that he is thinking seriously of running for Congress. "Dubson could never be elected "Why are you so positive about thatT'
 'T happen to know that the boss poii- ticians of this town have neve- locked themselves in hotel room, envelvped themselves in dense clouds of tobacco smoke and discussed Dubson's fitness for Congress" CRANKY'S NO NAME FOR IT.
 What sore of person is MT. Grurnp- son?''
 ''very eccentric" For eYample?'
 He won't stop at hotel where tharets clerk who brushes his hair straight back. PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-20

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-20
TO ANY MAIr.

While the art of smiling sweetly May no sediment convey, Like an ankle fashioned neatly.
 It doth brighten up tns cay.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-20
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-20

Sweet are the uses of diversity, Which, like the toad. ugly and ven- Omous, Wears yet a precious jewel in it's head.
 As You Like It.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-20
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-20

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-20

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-20

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-20

Now, this is no attempt to go deep into the adventuresome spirit which sent the
 sea rovers of the British isles out into the seven seas looking for places on which to plant the union jack. but the story is one to hold the attention of any blood man who likes to hear of
 men who laughed at danger and took
 long shots to carry the idea of England into the out of the way places of the world.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-20

Now, "gribitis" is not the best word to tell the tale of the adventures of Eng lishmen in colonizing, for be it here un- derstood that the Anglo-Saxon has ge- nus for bringing backward or hostile races into the light of civilization, and to many the British empire came more about as chance or destiny than a set tied policy of the rulers in the tight little isle.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-20

I do not attempt to give the mother country" a clean bill of health for all that she has done down the centuries. but do believe that civilization has been l forwarded by the Englishman's willing
 ness. to go to any part of the world and govern it. for to govern colonies and
 keep them prosperous and peaceful is a l trade. and the Englishman has led the
 world in it.
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1918-12-18
IN CRIMINAL UCIDE Pc
IN TATA A 8 ORFANL.

Frank, Clemencic, fatal s CO.
phi orfani de mama, find saloner
pc strada Saranac din Cleveland,
o., Isl numara seara banii, tocmai
cind era sd inchida salonul, la IL
noaptca. In clipa aceea q intrat in
salon un bandit mascat 81 inarmat.
Lea facut un hold-up Ia cei trei
'oameni aflatori in salon, carl sd
pregatcau sal paraseasca. In loo
'sa So supuna, Klemencic, GU gindul
la copii sal, a cercat sd fuga in Gu
lima. I'm glont din revolverul ban
ditului ia patruns pc dindarat
trecInd prin inima. Dinsul a mu-
rit pc drum catra spital. Banditul
a scapat dosind. Pc urma nenoro-
citului tata ramin 4 feciori 81 4
fete minorenc, fara de nici un aju-
tor. Mama lor NURSE GU prilejul
nasterii celui mai mic dintra din
sii,
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1918-12-18
AcTIWTATEA PRESEDlN-
TELUI IN STREINATATE.

PARIS, II Dec. - Presedinte-
le proiectase o vizita pc cimpul
de lupta de Ia Marne, insa a fost
fmpedecat de la aceasta de {
ploaie torentiala. All dimineat5
s'a sculat mai tirziu ca de obiceiu
81 Sc asteapta sa-si petreaca maj
tot timpul zilei in casa. Dupa a
miazi va fl vizitat pc rind de
Edwin Hurley, de maresalul Foch
81 de ambasadorul Italian Celere
acesta din urna probabil avind
sa discutc despre vizita ce va ia
ce presedintele la Roma.
De seara, la ora cinei, prese'
dintele Wilson, presedintele Pc.
incare 81 inca alti cincizeci dc
Francezi 81 Americana distinsi
vor fl oaspetii ambasadorului
Sharp.