The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-06


 age to the crop has occurred; and it lis too late in the season to expect any substantial "catching up." It looks as if the crop would hardly exceed thirteen million bales. Such a loss has it's serious aspect, of course, but there will be compensation to the farmer in the high prices he will re- ceive for what he markets.
 A fifteen million-bale crop would possibly have meant 20-cent cotton. With the present outlook it is req lsonably safe to assume that when ginning time comes the cotton grower will find market considerably above I30 cents. If cotton is marketed slow ly instead of with a rush, 35 cents would seem low. The report that the Salvation Army was abolished in Germany by imperial decree is probably true. In the first place, it was founded by an Englishman, and in the second place, the German government has no particular use for soldier who merely fights for God and humanity.
 There are all kinds of correspondents at the front, each with a certain class of work to do, but our favorite corres- pondent is the fellow who writes ''close- ups"' describing how Private Bill Smith, from some little town in the grand old U. s. A., showed the stuff that is in him.
 A soldier at Camp Dix who claimed to have a~"sprit wife," was sentenced to b years in prison. Naturally, you can't expect Uncle Sam to have much patience with a fellow whose only dependent is a spook. The Cleveland Plain Dealer urges our when they enter Berlin. Maximlian will probably be a member of the reception committee, anyway. * #: * While there may be remote islands in the Pacific where the shadow of war has not yet fallen, no thickly populated portion of the earth's surface has escaped it's blight
 l Fon Ludendorff says the Germans are masters of the situation. Calling a de- feat victory won't silence the tri- umphant yells of the allied troops as they advance.
 sS # # l Critics point out that life in the trenches inspires young poets. Perhaps so, but it must be devilish hard to write | verses ana attend to cOOlleS at the same time.
 1 As American shippers become more fa- mihar with the general appearance of a U-boat. they won't be apt to mistake everyone they see for supersubmarine. x x T l IL cost an eastern woman a $50 fine to praise the Kaiser. To make matters worse, she will never be reimbursed by the German government.
 * * F It is believed that the negro soldier who called the German crown prince "Rat-Face" gave his highness a nick name that will stick * * #
 The last week before election finds practically every stump in Alabama oc. cupied by candidate who is talkins himself hoarse.
 r. As no reports to the contrary have been received, we may assume that life lin Petrograd is still one blamed thine after another.
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 The war is costing Uncle Sam approx imately s5o,Ooo,OoO a day, yet the canning of the Kaiser will be worth every cen it costs.
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 A great many of Broadway's choru: beauties may be compelled to sacrific, their automobiles before this cruel wal is over
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 At any rate. the luxury tax won't pro hibit citizen from indulging in tn, luxury of a yawn now and then. | ------s-------.----- SENATOR UNDERWOOD From the Huntsville Mercury.
 A great American will be the guest O. Huntsville and Madison county on Fri day next. Proven and approved, teste'