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Judsonia weekly advance., 1918-01-23

bars, stars and eagles on the Shoul- der proclaims ranking officers the hat cord denotes the branch of service each private has entered.
 Light blue signifies infantry; scar let, artillery; yellow, cavalry; buff. quartermasters corps scarlet and white, engineers corps; orange and white, signal corps scarlet and black, ordnance; black and white, field clerk 1; maroon, medical corps; black and gold, officers silver and black, adjutant generals clerk; green, instructor home guards; green and white, home guards These cords are worn only on serv- ice hats.
 Cadet ayiators wear as hat bands inch and half white ribbons and on coat collars insignia representing the aviation branch of the Signal corps, propeller blades.
 There were 1,42S,650 enlisted men and 110,S65 officers in the United States army at the opening of 1918, more than one and half times as large as any force ever before mo- bilized by this nation. according to a statement by Secretary of War Baker.
 During the war with Spain the army of the United States at it's maximum strength aggregated 272O0O men and officers. The army in the field and in training now is practically six times as great as the maximum number un- der arms in the Spanish-American war
 About 45,0O0 officers were commits stoned from civil life in the two series of training camps, nearly eight times as many as the number of officers in the regular army April 1, 1917.
 Postmasters are directed not to ac- cept for shipment to members of ex- peditionary forces packages contain ing matches, cigar lighters, or solidifled alcohol, including the preparation call cd "Sterno" or canned heat.
 It is not deemed safe to admit these articles to mails for foreign countries or for United States naval vessels, in- cluding marines on shore In other coun- tries.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1918-01-23

More than half million books al- ready have been furnished soldiers and sailors in training camps and in France by the American Library Association War Service, and the flow is steadily increasing, according to the director of this work
 A campaign for funds inaugurated by the association last autumn netted more than S1,500,000 and real results in the tangible shape of books and comfortable libraries are being felt by the soldiers and sailors. The Carne- gie corporation gave $320,0O0 for the erection of camp libraries. Nearly all camps now have libraries and in the others the buildings are in course of construction. The reading rooms g. each eeeasanadate 2Al. l..men.a--.-.4---=s-=
 For the men in France the associa ton has organized distributing sta tfons at all points of embarkation, where books are assorted for shipment abroad Soon every soldier who steps on transport will carry a book with ~tdfn, which he and his companions will read on the way across, after which it will be forwarded to the men back of the trenches. No attempt will be made to establish libraries in France, but the association will have representa- tives there to supervise the work of distribution.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-22
AMERICAN VESSEL IS SENT DOWN IN
 FOREIGN WATERS
Steamer Montanan Torpe- doed on August 16 and Three Members of Crew
 Are Believed Lost

Washington, August 21-The Ameri- can steamer Montanan, of 6659 tons gross, was torpedoed and sunk in for eign waters August 16 with the prob able loss of three members of the civil ian crew and two members of the naval armed guard, the navy department to- night announced. Eighty survivors were landed.
 The Montanan was in the service of the quartermasters department of the army and was used supply ship.
 The members of the naval guard re- ported as missing are David w. John- son, coxswain, and Chester c. Eldridge, seaman. The names of the civilian members of the crew unaceounted for have not been aseertained.
 The navy departments announcement follows:
 "The navy department is informed that the steamship Montanan was tor pedoed and sunk in foreign waters Au- gust 16 Eighty-one survivors were landed Five men are reported missing three members of the civilian crew and two of the naval armed guard, David w Johnson, coxswain, and Ches- ter C. Eldridge. seaman. The names of the three civilians were not given in the dispatch received.
 'The Monaonan was an American cargo ship of 6659 gross tons"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-22
RESULTS OF
 DRY VICTORY

To the Editor of The Age-Herald:
 Please give one of the veteran liquor fighters space in your splendid paper to say a few things anent the ratification meeting at Capitol park Tuesday night
 Recently there have been politicians. officeholders and office-seekers going all oyer Alabama, posing as good demo- crats" the only states rights demo- crats," urging the people to vote against those fayoring the ratification of the amendment or we might as well haul down the Star-Spangled Banner and .suo- init to the Kaiser. But, thanks be unto God, the whisky hating, home-loving democrats of Alabama have given these men a taste of what we intend, by the help of the eternal God to ram down their throats as soon as Governor kllby and our prohibition legislature meet Tn Montgomery next January.
 And we shall bury the murderous ana devilish liquor traffic and it's advocates so deep that, when Gabriel blows his trumpet for the judgment at the end or inc world, its shrill and soul-startling notes will not awaken red liquor or It's defenders from their eternal sleep.
 Ard the Anti-Saloon league Woman s Christian Temperance union and haters of John Barleycorn will shout and sing rI.et them sleep, they are harmless now" Gratefully, l.. F. WHIT l1N'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-22
HUNTSVILLE

Huntsville August 21.-(Special. )-Earl Lay of Gadsden, in charge of the field work for the fourth Liberty Loan cam paign in the Sixth reserve district, was guest of honor at the weekly meeting of the Huntsville Rotary club, and made an address dealing with the preliminary work He complimented Madison county on the organization that has been per- fected here and said he had no doubt that the full quota will be secured in this county.
 The Rotarians resolved to use the influ- ence of the organization for the improve ment of the Jackson highway in the Ten nessee river district of Marshall county, as we'll as having Marshall county op- crate the ferry and use the profits for maintaining the road into Guntersville.
 Mrs Tracy w. Pratt, vice president of the Huntsville chapter of the Red Cross, has returned from New Orleans, after attending a conference of workers of the gulf division Of Red Cross. Plans for the fall and winter work of Red Cross chapters were adopted.
 Sidney Terry, Jr., Milton Balbridge and IC c. Smith, all of Huntsville have re- ceived commissions at the central off, cers' training camp at Louisville. They are home on furloughs Lieutenants Terry and Smith have been assigned to duty at Camp Jackson, s. C., and Lieu teant Baldridge has been assigned to Camp Funston, Kap.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-22

London, August 21.-Aerial operation by
 air forces attached to the British navy during the period between August 15 and IS are shown to have been very extensive in an official report issued today by the admiralty. The statement reads: During the period from August 15 to August IS, inclusive, royal air force con- tingents working with the navy have bombed the following military works: Solway works at Zeebrugge: the docks at tend docks and airdromes at Zeebrugge; Aertryke and Mlddelkerke; the Passchen- daele canal; the ammunition Jumps at Stahlhille, Middelkerke Leffinghe and Zeebrugge, the Bruges canal and enemy shipping.
 Between 15 and 16 tons of bombs were dropped and good results were obtained. Reconnaissance, photographic and anti submarine patrols have been maintained. During the course of these operations
 nine enemy machines have been de-
 stroyed and eight driven down out of | control. We have lost four machines, one of which landed in Holland, and three officers have been wounded "In home waters during the same pc riod anti-submarines, convoy and hostile aircraft patrols have been maintained by seaplanes, airplanes and airships. Sub marines have been sighted and attacked i and mines located and destroyed. One ot our machines has failed to return from patrol.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-22
BIG REVENUE BILL
 NEARLY COMPLETE
Doubt Expressed That Meas ure Can Be Reported Be-
 fore Middle of Week

Washington, August 21.-The sS.0oo.00o. 600 revenue bill was practically complete tonight except for the excess profits rates which will apply to approximately one tenth of all corporations, the income tax normal rates so far as affected by the per cent differential against unearned in- comes, and some administrative pro- visions and minor details. The House ways and means committee, which is framing the bflls adjourned until Sat urday and in the meantime Chairman Kitchin and his expert assistants out side the committee, together with the treasury department will work out mat ters to be put into final shape by the committee. Members of the committed were doubtful tonight, however, whether the revenue bill can be reported before the middle of next week.
 '',rhe committee will decide between two propositions for the excess profits tax, ' said Chairman Kitchin tonight. first an 8 per cent deduction in addition to the s, 900 specific exemption, with a 5 per cent tax on profits between and 15 peI cent; 50 per cent tax on profits between 15 and 20 per cent, and 70 per cent tax on profits above 20 per cent; and second the same exemption and deduction, with 40 per, cent tax on profits between and 20 per cent and 70 per cent on profits exceeding 20 per cent. The treasury de partment has objected to any increase over the existing law.
 'The committee decided on a flat 1( per cent deduction as a minimum on wal profits. The proportion of excess profits and war profits taxes will remain the same that is, 90 per cent of the business will fall under the war profits tax. The effect of the two propositions for excess profit will be almost the same; either would produce between s2oo.ooO,0n ano $500, 900, 900 more than under the rates o1 the existing excess profits law which the treasury wants unchanged. If there was no alternative war profits tax. thls excess profits plan would produce $S0O,0Oo,- 600 of s9O0, ,000, 600 more than the present excess profits law
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-22
Heavy Casualties Inflicted on Enemy

emy certainly is rushing men to thS scene as fast as he can, for anotnei disaster threatens him.
 The battle opened with a sudden crash of guns of all calibres just as day was breaking. Great~billows of thick fog, such as are seen only on this side of the Atlantic hung over the scene. The infantrymen and tank crews could scarcely see a hundred feet ahead of them. and the flare of countless blazing cannon was smoth- cred while explosions from their mouths rolled up into a continuous deadened roar.
 The fog was most favorable to the attacking formations, for it effectively screened them from the eyes of the enemy, and at the same time caused the Germans opposite to believe that tho attack was not directly against them.
 t'"The guns sounded louS way off, said one of the early prisoners, "so we congratulated ourselves that we were not to attacked. Just then tank, followed by infantry, rolled right over our position. and I, surrendered"
 As tanks and men followed behind the sweeping barrage, the atmosphere became even more thick, for mixed with the fog were great banks of smoke
 
 this purpose, of increasing the protect ing screen The German guns retail lated only feebly, but there was sharp fighting at various points where iso- lated posts filled with machine guns and gunners put up stiff battle At the little shell ruined village of Cour- celles, about the center of the battle front, the German garrison made a desperate fight, and for time the ad- vance of the infantry was held up al this place. Then the tanks arrived on the scene and charged into the enc my's positions, quickly transforming them from strongholds to shamhles The tanks repeated this performance at other places in the line. where the stubborn Boches held out courageous ly But their courage availed them nothing in the face of the great tanks dipping in and out of shell holes and across old trenches that have seer some of the wars fiercest fighting, ant
 the smaller whippet tanks and ar mored cars, which sped over the ground at a great rate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-22
FIVE SUICIDES IN
 MADISON THIS WEEK
One Murder Brings Total Number of
 Violent Deaths to Six Within Past Two Days

Huntsville, August 21.-(Special) An epidemic of suicides seems to be sweeping Madison county, five being death of Albert M Cambell, barber, by his own hand Monday night. four others and one murder were reported Wednesday, today's report making a total of six violent deaths.
 Walter Allen, who was sentenced in 1917 to serve a term of 10 years in the penitentiary for the murder of Willie Matthias, was at home on parole. which was allowed him by the state warden to attend the funeral of his mother. This morning at his home near Merrimac, two hours before he
 wasN due to take a train back to the penitentiary, he took a shotgun and
 fired charge into the body of his wife, inflicting a horrible wound
 which resulted in her death. Later at
 the city hospital after shooting his
 wife, Allen turned the gun on himself
 blowing out his heart. The murder and
 suicide came without warning, Allen
 having been busy making preparations to return to the penitentiary. The
 couple leave three children
 There were two suicides in the lit tie town of Newhope today, where Cal win Hunter, a Confederate veteran SC years old, ended his life with shot gun because of continued bad health and Jim Hill, 2S years old, alleged stacker ended his life with pisto, shot through the brain. He had only | recently been married and feared he would be compelled to go to the war He had declared repeatedly that h, 1 would rather die than be a soldier and that he would kill himself if ever ht found he would have to go.
 Jerry Johnson, negro boy IS years old, shot himself through the stomach l at Madison county today, and is dead l He ran away from home about weel ago and his father compelled him tt raturp to the farm
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-22
CAN'T TRUST ALsATIANs

Paris, August 21.--The German com
 mand is faced by more or less serious
 difficult az Q result of the presence on
 the western front of divisions containing
 tens of fsthousands of soldiers from Alsace
 and Lorraine who up to this time never have been employed in active fighting against the French. A captured German order declares that the Germans were unable any longer to keep the Alsatiaas and Lorrainers away from the western front.
 Other documents, reiterating an orde, issued by the German crown prince, in-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-22
MONTGOMERY CAR
 STRIKE AT END
Differences Are Settled and Operations of Cars Will
 Start Today

Montgomery, August 21-Differ- ences between the Montgomery Trac- tion company and striking carmen were settled late tonight by the sign ing of a contract, agreeable to. both side, between Richard Tillis, owner of the railway company. and officers or the local union of the Amalgamated Order of Street Car employees. Cars will be in operation on all Tines Thursday.
 The contract comedies to Tillis the right to maintain an open shop anu employ nonuuion labor; Tillis on the othershand, recognizes the right of the men to organize. and agrees to take back such men as have been discharged for joining the union. It is further agreed that such other matters as may be in dispute shall be subject to arbi- tration with the war labor board as the court of last resort.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-22

With the British Army in France, August 21.-3:30 P. M. By the Asso- ciated Press. )-Having smashed into General Won Buelow's Seventeenth army during heavy fog at dawn to- day on a front of more than 10 miles, extending from the Ancre river to Moy- enneville. the British have throughout the day made steady progress forward capturing villages, taking prisoners and guns and inflicting heavy casual ties on the surprised enemy.
 Coming directly on the heels of the battle south of the Somme, the scene of which virtually adioins the field of the new operations, this blow ex- ploits to the limit the confusion cre7 ated among the German forces py their recent defeats.
 Heavy fighting has occurred along the embankment of the Albert-Arras railroad, which, although well within the German lines last night, seemed to have been easily reached by the storming British infantrymen, who were assisted in this task by tanks It was from this cmbankment that the Germans armed with countless ma chine guns. fired rain of bullets Ill an effort to- keep the British from com ing further, but while they were do- ing it they themselves must have sui fered severely, not only from the flood of direct and indirect machine gun fire, but from shells which were sent crashing about their ears from directly in front of them, for the British field guns moved up closely in the rear of the infantrymen and from their flank where the big British guns hurled Tn an avalanche of steel from the north, As is inevitable, when q battle rages with such intensity as along this em- bankment, the exact situation is ob- scure, but reports have been received that the British have broken down the German defense at various places and have passed through to the eastern side. Behind the embankment there may not have been a great force o1 German reserves when the battle be- gan, but by this time the harassed en-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-22
British Submarine Sends
 Enemy U-Boat to Bottom

London, August 21.-(British Wireless Service. )-Recently British and Ger man submarine met. The enemy had crossed the North sea, penetrated British waters and was lurking to bounce upon any ship that might cross its track. The British boat was returning to base after an arduous cruise.
 Both boats were on the surface, but the British boat picked up the enemy and dived before she herself was sighted. She fired two torpedoes and through her peri scope the resulting explosion was ob served. Coming to the surface five min utes later the British crew found one survivor swimming among the wreck age He was the captain of the German U-boat The other officers and the crew had all gone down in their boat
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-22
 TWO MERIDIAN MEN DIE IN AUTO SMASH
Two Others Seriously Injured When Big Touring Car Crashes Into
 Concrete Trestle Filing

Meridian, Miss, August 21.-Will Curry and Harry Tew were instantly killed and Dr. J. N. Tucker and Dudley McNair seriously injured when a heavy touring car, driven and owned by pr. Tucker. crashed into the concrete piling f q trestle of the Meridian and Memphis rail- road few miles south of Meridian this afternoon at 3:3o. Curry, McNair and Few are forernen at the roundhouse here, while Dr. Tucker is prominent specialist of the state.
 The two dead men, Curry and Tew, were badly crushed and mangled and the touring car was demolished.
 McNair, it is believed, will recover, but Fuckers condition is considered critical
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-22

struct the commanders of the various units to keep the men from Alsace-Lor- raine under the closest surveillance and not to utilize them at critical points in the line, us many assertions had been re- ported.
 Alsatians and Lorrainers must never be left alone in the fighting zone, but must always be accompanied by German soldiers in whom absolute confidence can e placed" one order says. It is adoes' that any soldier from Alsac-Lorraine that comes under suspicion must be treated with an iron hand
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-22
ENEMY GRIP RELAXING

French Headquarters in France Au- gust 21.-(Reuter's Agency. )As a re- suit of our recent victories, the en- emy's grip on his fronts on both sides of the Disc is relaxing, and on the left bank he frankly is falling back be- fore the unremitting pressure of Gen eral Mangin's infantry.
 Between Lassigny and the Disc the enemy has been pressed back to the line of the heights overlooking Di- vette. Although the Germans are still holding Plemont, French forces from the west have reached the outskirts of the village.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-22
AUSTRIAN WORKS FORWARDED

Washington, August 21.-Successful bonlbardment of the Austrian military works at Parenzo, by Italian aviators, without damage to the civilian portion of the town, is announced in an offi- cial dispatch today from Rome, The airmen dropped great quantities of leaflets with messages in the languages of oppressed peoples under Austrian domina tion.
 The same dispatch tells of the es- cape of two Italian hydroaeroplanes att tackled by five enemy chasers while returning from a flight over the up per Adriatic. One of the machines had engine trouble and had to alight, bu,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-22
Italian Steamer Reports
 Battle with Submarine

An Atlantic Port, August 21.-An Ital- ian steamship which arrived here today reported having had a running fight with a German submarine off the New Eng land coast Tuesday. Five of the steam er's crew were injured and the ship had foot hole stove in her side amid shns by a shell from the U-boat.
 The battle lasted three hours and, ac- cording to the master of the Italian ves- sell more than 200 shots were fired. The suhmersible, he said, opened fire with out warning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-22
GERMAN STATEMENT

Berlin, August H.-(Via London.) Near Neuf Berquin and Merville and south of the Lys,' says the official re port from headquarters today, infantry detachments which had been left behind in the torefield of our new lines beat back several British thrusts and partial at tacks.
 Tn these engagements our machine guns and artillery inflicted considerable losses on the enemy. "Thera have been infantry encounters on both sides of the Scarpe and north of the Anc-e.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-22
IOWA TOWN SWEPT
 BY TERRIFIC STORM

Sioux City, Ia., August 22-A message received at the train dispatchers of fee of the Great Northern railway here at 80 o'clock this morning reports the town of Connors, in Itasca county, wiped out by a cyclone. Nearly every building in the town was wrecked, including the hospital,
 The message came from Lind, Minn., which is on the Great Northern line, six miles distant from Connors. Many per sons are believed to have lost their lives.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-22
REQUIsITIONED VESSEL

New York, August 21.-The Montan- an. owned by the American Hawaiian line. was launched in 1913 at Sparrows Point, being built for service through the Panama canal. In October, last year, with other American yes sels over 2500 tons dead weight, she was requisitioned by the United States shipping board and soon afterward as- signed to the army quartermaster's de- partment. The vessel was manned by officers and crew from the navy when sunk The vessel was outbound from an American port.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-22
Chandler Stolen

four passenger Chandler car, 19li model was stolen last night between SS0 and 10 o'clock, while parked near Loew's Bijou. The car has a black body with yellow wheels and is owned by N F. James of 3234 Norwood Boule- ward
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-22
Hun Newspaper Cannot
 Circulate in Hungary

Washington August H.-D1spatches from Switzerland today say the Hun garian government has forbidden the circulation in the kingdom of the Leipzig Neueste Nachrichten. The newspaper has printed strong articles recently pointing out the condition of affairs in Austria Hungary in a manner known to be dls- tasteful to the pan-Germanistsl
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-22
AERIAL OPERATIONS

. London, August 21.-The official com munfcation on aerial activities issued to- night says: "On August 20 enemy activity in the air was very slight. We brought down one hostile airplane and one of our own
 machines i5 missing.
 LOW clouds prevented all flying at
 night"