The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-08
MEN, WOMEN
 AND THINGS

The fourth Liberty Loan is marching. The allied armies are organized for vic tory as never before and Birmingham and Jefferson county are going over the top.
 I am sorry that I have not been in the thick of the fight. I am missing a lot of the fire and the fun, as I am car the country. I am glad that the people are waking up all along the line. The man on the farm is realizing that it is his war.
 I am no longer hearing any one saying that it is a rich mans war, for out of the great conflict it has dawned on all through the democracy of the draft that it is an all-American enterprise, and that to win decisive victory rich and poor, high and low must get into the fight.
 It's Sunday morning. am writing this
 in hustling little west Alabama town about eight miles from the Mississippi border. I look out of the window and plastered on the side of the depot is the poster of the bloody hand with the terse advice: Blot it out" and that it what America is going to do Sulligent is blessed with number of flowing wells; there are a half dozen or near the railroad station in front of a row of stores is sign saying: There will be speaking here this afternoon at Is o clock" The advertised speaker for some reason has failed to show up and they are trying to get me to remain over and fill his place.
 I am to preach this morning at the Methodist church, which means that I will get a chance as one of the four minute mem to get in a good word for the bond issue. I am specially requested by some of the leading members to in- ject as much patriotism in the sermon as I cans They little know me, for I never stand up to speak without ringing clear note on our duty to our govern ment.
 
 The committee looking into the sched- ules has just reported that I cant be here at 3 p. m. and get to Jasper in time to fill my engagement to be present at the dedication of service flag at o'clock, even though they carried me through the country 30 miles to catch a lSouthern train, and so I am to go inn .l;,t l. speak at the Baptist church and in this way reach both congregations and get off for my Jasper appointment at 12:5O. This will give you some idea how I am rushing from place ito place trying to speed up the loan.
 am told that this part of the state has been negiected~by the speaking bu- reaus and that few of the returned sol- It seems one of the French soldiers was up this way recently at the county seat, but arrived at an hour when it was i'm possible to get him crowd. I find that they are eager to hear the message and am only sorry that my time is already more than billed. or I would put in next week in this section. Few people realize just how fast those of us who are out speaking are going. Just to give some idea of how it is be- ing done I will give a hurried sketch of my activities since Tuesday after noon I went to Anniston on the local, caught street car for Oxford, heard a good sermon and got to say a few words after it for always bring in the war. It makes no difference if T. just get up to make an announcement. . sst1 l After preaching I got in a car and 1 drove IS miles to Jacksonville. passing alongside of'Camp Mcclellan for miles. Tt was a beautiful sight. There was sone