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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-17

Second American Army
 Close RiUaL Of First Army

 nothing is known. Where it k I cannot write, but of It's quality. quantity and pep I will say that it is going to give our First army a close race for hOnOrs.
 There are Pennsylvanians in the Second army, and likewise lads from all sections of our country. In large hall I saw several thousand American officers assembled for the first time to meet their general.
 Many of them were Iatecomers to France, but it was not their fault. They made a splendid collection of bright, earnest faces.
 General Builard is a man of few words. He .toId them what Com- mander-in- Chief Pershing expected of them. That was all. Then they made their way to their various division headquarters.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-17
Miss Mildred Lacey
 Dies at Jasper Home

Jasper, October l6 Special. Miss Mildred Lacey. one of Jasper's most be- loved young women, died here today of pneumonia. following very brief sill- ness. She was d daughter of Mir and Mrs. J. E. Lacey, and was born and reared in Jasper She was sister of Mrs Robert H. Webb of Birmingham.
 The funeral will be conducted today from the residence,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-17
Cook Badly Needed
 at East Lake School

An urgent appeal is made for the the services of a cook at the Alabamn BOys' Industrial school, East Lake. In addition to over so cases of influenza among the boys, many of the officials of the institution have been stricken, in- ciudine Mrs. Weakley, the efficient matron of the school. The board of directors are doing everything in their power to check the epi- demic, and make an appeal for vol unteer nurses and cooks, and ask those interested to loan the sery- ices of cook for the time being.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-17
PERSONAL

Mrs. Hunter Armstrong is in receipt of telegram from Washington, telling her of the recent illness of her husband. Mr Armstrong went to Washington a few days ago to represent the telegra- pflers' union from this district and was stricken with influenza soon after ar irving there.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-17
Cheap Suitcase Leads
 to Arrest of Negro

F L. Pittman. negro, was arrested yesterday morning by Officer Buck eleu, charged with violating the proni- bition law Pittman had just got off d train at the Terminal station, carry ing a suitcase The bottom of the suit case gave way and a quart of whisky fell out which led to his arrest.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-17
Local Physician Receives
 Captain s Commission

pr. j. F. Garrison. welI-known Sir. mingham physician. has been commits stoned captain in the medical corps of the army. and has been ordered to 3 base hospital for immediate duty.
 Captain Garrison leaves the city Sat urday to report for duty.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-17
DISTRICT sHOWINGs
districts, showings tonight were
SAILORS PLEDGE MILLIONS

This was Navy Day in the campaign, and on battieships and at land stations throughout the world, American sailors and naval officers turned in pledges of part of their small earnings to help pay the expenses of the war. Even without today's additions the navy has already subscribed more than $22,000,000 Rear Admiral Cowle, navy Liberty Loan off cer, told Secretary McAdoo today. The secretary, who has three sons in the navy, then proceeded to match the navy" with another $100 subscription for himself. He also issued a statement saying:
 Tn the coming three days the Ameri. can people must decide whether the fourth Liberty Loan shall be success or failure.
 Tt would be fatal to Aninimize the gravity of the nations problems In three daysiwe must raise almost $3, 00O,- 000,O00.
 "The American people should face this stupendous task with the spirit of the American navy, in honor of which we have just celebrated Navy Day On land and sea all over the world the men of the American navy do not re- gard this Liberty Loan merely as a campaign to Nraise money;s they look upon it rather as a battle, and they are plunging into this battle with the spirit of Manila bay.
 Navy men are doubling their sub- scriptions. Many battleships are re- porting every officer and man on board on the honor roll.
 Let every individua1 American take fresh inspiration from the thrilling rec ord of the navy.
 Let us convoy the navy's ships into the Kiel canal with our Liberty Loan dollars.
 Match the naVy,,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-17
NEARLY HALF OF LOAN REMAINS
 TO BE RAISED
CContinued from Page One)

added SLIT, ,000, 900, making the actual subscriptions s4, 100000.
 Official reports do not show any fed eral reserve district above 100 per cent, but Minneapolis district managers, with recognized showing of 80 per cent, claim they have gathered enough pledges to put them over. The St. Louis district, with S5 per cent, still leads all others New York, Atlanta and Phil adelphia are lowest with percentages of AT 42 and AZ respectiyely
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-17
Bx RAYMoNp c. cARRoLL

By RAYMOND G. CARROLL Copyright by the Public Ledger Co
 191S.)
 With the American Army, October 16.-tSpeciaI Dispatch to The Age HeraId.)--I have just returned from the area where the Second Ameri- can army in France is being orr ganized by Maj. Gen. Robert l.. Bul- lard. We all know what the First American army in France has ac- complished under General Pershing, who, after the closing Of the St. MihieI pocket and the opening of the present offensive in the ArEonne and Montfaucon sectors. turned it's direction over to Maj. Gen. Hunter Liggett, but of our Second army
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-17
70 PER CENT IN SICHT

Atlanta, Ga, October 16.--Seventy per cent of the Sixth federal reserve dis trictt's quota of the Liberty Loan is in sight and loan workers are confident from reports that the full amount will be subscribed w. c. Wardlaw, chairman of the district campaign committee, said today. He declined to give figures on the states in the district.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-17
GULF STORM 150
 MILES OFF COAST

Washington, october 16.-No progress inland has been made during the last 2I hours by the disturbance reported in the Gulf of Mexico, according to re- ports tonight to the weather bureau.
 The storm apparently is about l5V miles off the Louisiana coast. Forecasters say the disturbance will caunse rain i'll Flor ida and the east gulf states during the next AS hours, but that elsewhere east Of the Mississippi river generally fair weather may be expected Thursday and Friday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-17

their campaign now under way. it was announced here today. During the first three loan drives one subscription out of every g was obtained by boy scout. The secretary of the treasury will award Il ,806 honor bars to scouts who receive pledges in 10 or more homes during the fourth campaign.
 In New York city 15,000 scouts are at
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-17
DEATHS

Private S. F. Garner of the tank corps, United States army, died at Camp Colt, Pa, from Spanish influenza october IT. The body arrived in Ensley yesterday morning. Funeral services will be conducted from the residence of his mother at No. 1924 Avenue E, Ensley, this afternoon at o'clock. interment at Pratt City cemetery. Private Garner was well known and liked by large host of friends and acquaintances in Ems ley and Pratt City, where he was reared and resided all his life. prix.te John Francis McDuff died Mon- day at the military camp at Aber- deem, Md, of pneumonia. Remains will reach Birmingham today at noon and received by Johns. He is sur vived by his parents, MT. and Mrs S. H. McDuff. of 1927 Seventh ave nue, north, and two brothers, Sidney c. and Lucius T. McDuff. Funeral arrangements have not been an- nounced.
 John H. Adams, Jr, aged 29 years, died at his late residence, 1900 Charles street, yesterday morning; private funeral services will be held from the residence at o'clock today; in-' terment in Elmwood cemetery, He is survived by his widow his parents, Mir. and Mrs. E. A. Adams. and two children.
 willie Lee Williams. age} 24 years, died at local infirmary Tuesday; funeral services will be held from Johns chapel at 11:30 o'clock today, inter ment in Forest Hill cemetery. M. B. Culp, aged 40 years, died at a local infirmary yesterday morning, body will be sent to Clanton this morning by Loy.
 Mrs. Alice Pair. aged S3 years, died at a local infirmary yesterday morning; funeral services will be held from Loy's chapel at o'clock this after noon; interment in Forest Hill cem- etery.
 Mrs. Elizabeth White Nall. aged 21 years, died at a local-infirmary yes terday morning; funeral services Will be held from the residence. 1894 Blew enth avenue, south, at ? o'clock this afternoon; interment in Elmwood; she is survived by her husband, Js w Nall, Jr.; her parents, MT. and Mrs. Frank J. White, and one sister, Mrs. Julia Walton
 Miss Kate BoIin, aged 19 years, died
 
 avenue, yesterday afternoon; funeral services will be held from Shaw's chapel at 4:30 this afternoon; inter- ment in Elmwood cemetery.
 John A. COeOris. aged 2S years, died at a local nfirmary yesterday morning funeral services will be held from Johns chapel at 11s3O o'clock this morning; interment in Elmwood cem- etery.
 : Mrs. Jennie Jones Hooper. aged 34 years, died at local infirmary last night. funeral services, the Rev. George Stuart officiating. will be held from Johns chapel at @9s30 o'clock this morning; interment in Elmwood cemetery. Mrs. Maude Wilson GIasscOck,-ag 2S years died at her late residence, 404 Powell street, West End. yesterday; funeral services will be held from the residence this afternoon at S:15
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-17

lent are in an extremely preearious po- sition. They must get out rapidly or face disastrous consequences. A thou sand more prisoners and many more cannon have been captured. The Ger mansfat many places, especially in the northern part of the battle area, seem to be surrendering freely. Many more civilians have been rescued from the towns and districts captured, and little processions are struggling rearward out of range of the guns and out of the way of the fighting troops. Stories are beginning to come back how liberated Belgian women have seen their sons. brothers or husbands going forward into battle.
 ROULERS CIVILIANS FREED
 Quite a number of civilians also have been rescued from Roulers and it's en- virons, the Germans having left in such hurry that they had not time to evac- uate the civilians, who wanted to stay and take chance of being liberated Today these men, women and children are again walking on the free soil of France.
 The Germans appear to be making strenuous efforts to save their munitions and equipment and their material, the accumulation of four years, from the coast districts of Belgium. The roads behind the Germans are Uttered with all sorts of transports and allied air- planes are again playing havoc with the retreatng army.
 The weather today was cloudy but no more rain had fallen. However, Elan oers is mud from one end to the other and this condition makes movement dif- ficult The allied soldiers have put up with great hardships for they realize that they have the enemy on the run irs the most vital section of the west front, and do not desire to let him have a chance to reassemble his tattered units.
 INFANTRY PROGRESSING
 Outside Courtrai the infantry has progressed about three miles and here have been compelled to fight their way forward, for the Germans had orders to hold on to the last and they did so. Not many of those who had been stationed with machine guns to try to hold up the advance of the allied troops managed to escape. Virtually all were killed or wounded. or are prisoners.
 At the Thielt positions the French cav airy has begun to come into country where the ground and roads are harder, allowing them to operate more freely. It is true through this gap the Germans throughout the Belgian system must go if they wish to save themselves, provid- ing, of course, the advance continues.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-17

M. B. Culp, aged 40 years, died at 9 local infirmary yesterday morning; body will be sent to Clanton this morning by Loy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-17

Mrs. Alice Pair. aged S3 years, died at a local infirmary yesterday morning; funeral services will be held from Loy's chapel at o'clock this after noon; interment in Forest Hill cem- etery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-17

Mrs. Bessie B. Faucett, died at local infrmary yesterday morning; funeral arrangements will be announced later by Johns.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-17
THE WEATHER
Weather Forecast

Washington, October 16,-The Weather forecast for Alabama and Mississippi Cloudy, probably rain Thursday and Fri day.
 Georgia: Fair Thursday; Friday prob ably local rains.
 Florida; Local rains Thursday anc Friday.
 Tennessee and Kentucky: Fair Thurs day; Friday probably local rains.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-17

willie Lee Williams, ageS 24 years, died at a local infirmary Tuesday; funeral services will be held from Johns chapel at 11:30 o'clock today; inter- ment in Forest Hill cemetery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-17

Miss Annie Louise Howard-Aged IA wears. died at Pulaski. Tenn, yes- tevday. Funeral services were held rom Shaw,s chapel yesterday after noon at 5:30 o'clock. lnterment was in Oak Hill cemetery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-17

Waiter Harris. aged s years. died at the family residence, 7o3 Nineteenth street, north, yesterday funeral serv- ices. the Rev. J. E. Coyle, officiating, win be held from the residence at lo:30 o'clock this morning, interment in Elmwood cemetery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-17

o'clock, interment in Elmwood ceme- tery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-17

Mrs. RiIIa Thompson--Aged 2T years. died at the family residence, 25o9 twentieth avenue, last night. Fun eral services will be held from the residence tomorrow morning at l0:So o'clock Interment in Elmwood. De ceased is survived by her husband. E. NJ Thompson and three small children.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-17

John H. Adams, Jr., aged 29 years, died at his late residence, 1900 Charles street, yesterday morning; private funeral services will be held from the residence at 3 o'clock today; in-a terment in Elmwood cemetery, He is survived by his widow, his parents, Mir. and Mrs. E. A. Adams. and two children
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-17

Miss Kate Bolin, aged 19 years, died
 at the family residence. 1706 Firth
 avenue, yesterday afternoon; funeral
 services will be held from Shaw's chapel at 4:30 this afternoon; inter- ment in Elmwood cemetery
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-17

John A. COeoris. aged 2S years, died at local infirmary yesterday morning funeral services will be held from Johns chapel at 1130 o'clock this morning; interment in Elmwood cem- etery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-17

Mrs. Jennie Jones Hooper. aged 34 years, died at a local infirmary last night; funeral services, the Rev. George Stuart officiating, will be held from Johns chapel at @9s30 o'clock this morning; interment in E,lmwood cemetery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-17

Mrs. Maude Wilson GiasscOck, ged 23 years. died at her late residence, 404 Powell street, West End. yesterday; funeral services will be held from the residence this afternoon at S;15
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-28
MODOCS Will CELEBRATE
Topeka Club VIII Be AZ Years Old
Monday Night.

The Modoc club will celebrate its
forty-second anniversary Monday
night with a big smoker and cider
drink. The affair is to be held at he
club quarters on West Sixth street.
The celebration will also be the an
nual meeting of the club. Officers for
the next year will be elected.
Founded in 1876, the Modoc club
has made a most enviable record as
one Of the premier singing organiza
tions of the United States. 1t has
made numerous trips from Topeka to
other cities. 1t has taken part in
hundreds of local entertainments and
for many years staged an annual
comic opera.
About six years ago the Modoc club
vas apparently doomed for the scrap
heap, but energy on the part of a
few faithful members gave it new
lease on life and today the Modocs
are in great demand as entertainers
for fairs and large public meetings of
all sorts.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-28
GOLD POWER is DOWN
Will Not Recover Purchasing Power
Until Prices Drop, Says Miller.

Richmond, Va, Dec. 2S.-High
prices will prevail until the expansion
of currency and credit resulting from
the buying of war securities on credit
has been eliminated and until the vol
ume of credit and currency has been
reduced to an equality with the needs
of industry and trade, declared A. c.
Miller, a member of the federal re-
serve board, speaking today at a ses-
sion of the annual convention hero of
the American Economic association.
Tested by price levels in the leading
markets gold has lost about one-half
its purchasing power since the begin
ming of the war in 1914, said Mr.. Mil
Ter. Gold as standard of exchange
has fallen in its purchasing power. he
said, because it has shared the fate of
paper currency from rising prices
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-28
HOPPER AT WORK
New Water Expert Tackles Job
With Boots On.
He Has Nothing To Say About
Conditions at Plant.

The city's new water engineer, G. E.
Hopper. has now been on the job for
two days. Attired in high boots. can
vas fur-lined coat and a fur cap he
waded into the difficulties present at
the water plant. 1t is the outfit Hop
per wore while building a waterworks
in Montana. and according to Com
missioner Newland it has seen hard
service, which was quite evident. Hop
per said that it was the only kind of
an outfit which would keep man
warm out of doors in an atmosphere
of 40 degrees below zero.
Commissioner Newland says that
Hopper has not asked for a great deal
Of information or asked many ques-
lions. Practically all that he request
ed was blueprint of the waterwOrks
system and when that was procured
he lit out on his own hook.
Hopper has expressed no opinions
and says that it will probably be some
time before he is in a position to do so.
Owing to the tremendous variety of
conditions and technical difficulties he
could not hazard an opinion as to the
local trouble based on experience de-
rived from work at other plants.
ficulties in engineering, weather con-
ditions, rainfall in the country
from which the water comes, and a
Thousand other things so that no defi-
mite opinion can be made until the
situation has been thoroly gone into.
Water pressure today was still low.
1t averaged about twenty pounds for
the day. Conditions regarding the
water supply, says Commissioner New
last April has the water supply been
so low,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-28

which on a Who'll sale basis are up
about 100 per cent in the countries
where the gold standard still obtains.
Gold will not recover its lost pur-
chasing power until prices decline"
Mr.. Miller said. Financial credit and
business relationships which have been
thrown into confusion by reason of
tie rise in prices will lot be straight
ened out until the price situation is
rectified. But the price situation will
not be rectified until the expansion of
our currency and credit attributable to
tie buying of war securities on credit
has been eliminated and the volume of
c.edit and currency has once more
been brought back to - normal eco
nomic yolume-that j.; to say, a
volume corresponding to the needs of
industry and trade for the production
and exchange of goods at normal
values"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-28

or another in the fine and applied arts
Among it's members are George M.
Stone, Merrell Gage, L. A. Gillette
Miss Frances Lindsay, Miss Marian
Peers, Miss Clarisse Laurent, Mrs
Oscar Perkins, Mrs. Cady Hodge. Mrs.
L. D. Whittemore, Mrs. Robert w.
Coppedge, Mrs. Catherine Hand and
many others equally well known.
The club meets on the evening of
the last Saturday in every month at
the what Not" shop on West Eighth
avenue. At these meetings lectures
are given by persons actively engaged
in the pursuit of the various phases
of art. and the speakers include per-
sons from other cities. Exhibits of
painting. sculpture, photographs and
handicrafts are shown from time to
time, and the work Is reviewed and
discussed by the guild members, led
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-28
SUES THREE OIL MEN
C M. Westcrman Says They Won't
Give Him His Just Profits.

A bill of complaint was filed this
morning in the office of the federal
court by c. NJ. Westerman. of Mis-
souri, asking that the court determine
and fix the interests of the person in
volved. He claims that on Novem .er
1, 1918, he entered into verbal con-
tract with w. E. Zachner, Lon Dsit-
rich and S. c. Ashton, by the terms of
which he has to employ his time
against a large number of shares of
the capital stock of the Aetna Oh and
Gas Co, which the three men owned:
the profits and property derived from
the business to be divided among
them on the basis of five per cent for
Westerman and the balance for his
three partners.
The plaintiff claims that November
1, willard Foster purchased the
stock for SOS, 900. of VIII CHI $4,000 re-
mains unpaid. and that Zachner.
DIETRICH and Ashton are collecting the
money and appropriating it for their
own use without releasing his five per
cent, in violation of their agreement.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-28
WILSON A PRINCE!
AuStrians Think He Is Really
Crown Prince Rudolf.
President May Be Honorary
President of Hun Republic.

Amsterdam, Dec. 2S.-President
Wilson may be proclaimed the first
honorary president of the German
Austrian republic. the Wiener Neues
Journal declares. according to a dis
patch from Vienna today.
"a new superstition is spreading
thruout Austria that President Wilson
IS really the late Crown Prince Rudolf.
whose death many did not believe,
the newspaper says.
I'm lower Austria. it is popularity
believed that Wilson will save Austria
from a final smashup."
Crown Prince Rudolf, heir to the
late Emperor Franz Josef. mysterious
ly disappeared several years ago. His
death was never authenticity estab-
liShed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-28
FOOD to- AUSTRIANS
Swiss Send 1000 Tons to Vienna To
Save Civilian Population.

Washington, Dec. 28.-The Swiss
government began today the shipment
of more than 1000 tons of foodstuffs
to Vienna for the relief of the civil
population, with the cooperation of
DR.. Alonzo Taylor, Herbert Hoover's
representative in southern Europe.
Word to this effect was received by
cable today by DIR. Hans Sulzer, the
Swiss minister.
The emergency shipment consists
of six hundred tons of flour, 4oO tons
of rice, and 60 tons of milk and choc-
olate. To make it up the Swiss pop
ulation sacrifices a part Of it's own
food card.
1t is believed here that the present
shipment is an initial one thru Swift
erland and that whatever sacrifices OF
foodstuffs the Swiss people make out
of their meager stocks will be replen-
ished from this country as rapidly as
tonnage becomes available in greater
qua ntitieS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-28
Local Mention.

The members of the Federation Of the
Co,ored Women's clubs will have open
house New Years lay ut the club rooms,
Thirteen and Quincy streets, from to
O'Clock in the afternoon Everyone interest
ed in the federation is asked to call and
leave a silver offering. Those who cannot
are asked to send an offering. as the money
is needed to furnish the club rooms. The
women Of the federation were assisted In
giving presents of candy and fruit to needy
negro children at Christmas time by the
Elks club.
L. L. Rowe is temporarily taking the
place of Paul +. White, who resigned
Friday, as mail carrier on route 2S. .
Safety razor blades sharpened bet.
ter than new. 25c-35c doz. Erunt.
Martin.-Adv