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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-08
THE BOOK SHELF
By THE BIBLIoPHILE

THE TIN WOODMAN OF 1OZ" By L. Frank Haum. Illustrated by John
 K Neill The Reilly Eritton Co, pub
 fishers, Chicago.
 The Tin Woodinan." one of the most picturesque figures in all the Land of Oz, is the character around which MT. Baum, the author of the "Oz" books, has woven a truly delightful story in his book by that name
 No other 'Oz' book contains quite SO much excitement and quite much thrilling humor and action
 Bright and early one morning the Woodman and his friends set out on quite an astonishing quest Never did anyone in the land of Dz undertake a Journey that was quite destined to com pare with it. Many and surprising are the adventures met with through the dangerous Gilliken country.
 Children will be tremendously inter- esred in the story; interested in the encounter with these odd folk the Looms of 1oonville. and will sigh with relief when the Tin Woodn,ar and his friends make their escape from the clutches of the wicked giantess Mrs. Yoop. Nor should we forget the Hip po-itv-raf' Never even in the Land of Oz, has a Least been more strange nor more remark able Children who love the other Oz books will adore ''.'he
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-08
By DOLLY pALRYMPLE

@ ONES now the joyous season 1T of the year with the merry No month of September ushering
 in all sorts of nice things such as the opening of the theatrical sea- son. the buying of new autumn bon nets, the eating of oysters and gen. era1 turn in the tide of affairs with the popular and well-known Jeffer son theatre, the home of the legitimate drama, conspicuous.
 During the long summer months when the vaudeville houses are play ing to Standing room only,' the big Jefferson is quietly taking a rest; the dark sign obtains for nearly SIX months, and in the meantime, MT. R. S. Douglas, the manager, takes much needed rest and vacation "somc- where in the east" at the same time looking over the situation and secur- ing the best attractions, the highest class and the most interesting plays for his theatre while Mir. Brown Parkes, the assistant manager, who numbers his friends by the hundreds in Birmingham and all over the state. is busy signing contracts and rounding up things for a propitious opening of the big playhouse.
 This season presents a peculiar sit uation in the theatrical world; one which has scarcely ever been encoun- tered before and one which requires a great deal of diplomacy and tact to deal with; the war with it's grim, sor- did hand has laid heavily upon the ranks of "the ession"-calling many of the most talented and the most popular of the young actors ito the colors," and asking them to lay down splendid and remunerative ca reer to fight for liberty and for de- mocracy; willingly. too, have these men "shouldered arms and many an "exquisite" many an elegant many dandy" who never knew what # was before to rise from his bed until the midday hour. is now in the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-08
:. OTHER BOOKS RECEIVED
 REVIEWS LATER)
French Naval Air Service

From sFrance's Naval Air Service in the War" by Robert w. Nesser. in the Scribner
 It will be apparent that the French naval air service concerns itself with trying to discover the presence of ene- my submarines off the allied shores, where the trade routes converge, and
 then to attack them If possible, or at least compell them to submerge into the
 maze of currents rocks, nets, and mine fields among which they must grope lblindly. The mere presence of an allied seaplane is often sufficient to cause the U-boats to dive, and in th-s way the ms. 1 tile raiders are kept continually on the move and often prevented from carrying out their own fell purposes.
 The aerial patrols have also other du- i ties. Their most monotonous service IS perhaps that of accompanying and es- corting the numerous merchant-shtp convoys that almost daily i,iv th aud out of the allied bays and harbbrs. Then 1 there are frequent bombing raids to be carried over the enemy'SF submarine bases and aerodomes in Flanders. Some- times. when the weather conditions are i favorable, flights areSmade over the l transparent waters of the Mediterraneap ana Aurlatlc seas, to make S4Ics ttifNt the enemy's mine laying submarines
 have not been active.
 i It is only when the naval alrtnan catches g glimpse of a submarine, or
 even only that of a periscope, that he experiences thrill which dispels the
 monotonous drudgery of the daily rou-
 tine. But the disappointments are apt
 to be frequent, for it is one thing to l sight submarine and quite another to
 reach a position directly overhead be- f fore her crew have noticed the warning hum of the seaplaness motor and have
 warily concealed their frail craft be- meath the protecting ocean waves%A sea '
 plane may make daily flights over the
 Mediterranean. in the Adriatic. across
 the Channel. or along the coast of the
 Bay of Biscay, for months at a tune without ever sighting single peris- cope.
 l The flax of Ireland and Scotland that 1 can be used in linen for the manufac- ! ture of airplane cloth must no longer be used for any other-purpoee without
 permission. This is aecofdihG 70 an
 order of the British uovefnm&nt*s
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, trenches somewhere in France aris ing with the reveille call
 You've got to get up,
 You've got to get up.
 You've got to get up this morn ing!
 "This morning. meaning at that de- lectable hour between daylight and dawn, which some wag of the theat- rical world once called the middle of night"
 And speaking of the reveille call, a little story comes to mind about two actor soldiers who were in camp and one of them was exactly the type have just mentioned; the kind like "Doggie" Thever in my beloved Mir. Locks novel, "The Rough Road, who slept between satin coverlets and hand embroideded linen sheets and has his breakfast in bed" at 12 o'clock noon The first morning after the two actor soldiers were in camp the reveille sounded as usual; one of the young chaps jumped up quick as lightning: the other still lay in bed yawning and sleepy headed; presently, the first young actor-soldier said, "get up, don you hear em calling youT' Yep" drawled the other, "but I want to sleep little longer Better get up, old man. urged the other, you hear 'em calling you don't you? We'll, that's Uncle Sam calling and not your mott- CT, so you'd better rise"
 Aanyway, as I was about to say be- fore this Aggression, in talking with Mr. Parkes few days ago about the open ing of the season at the Jefferson and how he views the situation from close range, found that the difficulties sur rounding the theatrical situation are indeed hazardous, and it has taken brains plus to arrange the schedules and bring the most desirable attrac- tlons here because of abnormal condi- tions, excessive railroad rates and lack of labor and other drawbacks So. I want to remark just here that the the- atregoing public of Birmingham cer- tainly owes Mir. Douglas and Mir Parkes vote of thanks for the excellent at fractions booked for the Jefferson this season. and they certainly owe a loyal debt of gratitude to them which can
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-08
Mother, Your Child needs a Harmless Laxative. If Tongue is Coated, Stomach Sick. or the Child is Cross. Feverish. Constipated. give
 California Syrup of Fiss."

Don't scold your fretful. peevish, child. See if the tongue is coated; this is sure sign that the little stomach, liver and bowels are clogged with bile and imperfectly digested food.
 When listless, pale, feverish, with tainted breath. cold, or sore throat. if the child does not eat, sleep or act naturally, or has stomachache. indi- gestion or diarrhea, give a teaspoon full of "California Syrup of Figs" and in few hours all the waste matter, bile and fermenting food will pass out of the bowels. and you have a healthy,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-08

Tin Woodnan of oz" and will be de- lighted to renew the acquaintance of old friends again-4the "Scareorow." .Irin- cess Dorothy" and 'Czma" herself, be- loved by all the Guaurt folks dwelling under her gentle sway
 The Tin Woodman of Oz" is beau tifully illustrated and makes a valu- able acquisition to any child's library.
 THE AMAZING INTERLUDE"
 By Mary Roberts Rinehart; George H.
 city.
 The arazing Interluden by Mary Roberts Rinehart is a story of enthusi asm. colnase and devotion.
 There's Sara Lee, whose heart re spends to the call of the stricken till ahe finds he" work in the little house of mercy lack Of the battle line
 There are the onvinced-includins 2 her fiance-who remain at home
 There is Henri whose real name may not be te,dand great love which can not all be pictured.
 Youth, romance tenderness, these three blend into this story of exquisite charm.
 The Amazing Interlude" is the un. l folding of a woman's soul-the revea l. ing of taa heart of young woman told With that freshness and sweetness which 1 charac-er!ze the work of Mary Rnehart, In an ugly, commonplace city in Penn- sylvania lived l9year- old Sara Lee Ken nedy, wno Was pretty, and so very far from commonplace that she was in fact, qu,te extraordinary. But no one ever even suspected this xtraordinari ness of he,s until the winter of 1914 l5. 1 For it was then that Sara Lee made up her mind to go to Belgium, to that tiny strip still uuconquered by Germany, and there make soup ohelp feed the Belgian army. She had no money, but when she told her plan to the Ladies' Aid Society
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playful child again. Children love this harmless fruit laxative,'' and mothers can rest easy after giving it, because 1t never fails to make their little fin sides sweet and wholesome
 Keep it handy, Mother, A little given today saves a sick child tomor- row, but get the genuine. Ask your druggist for a bottle of genuine "California Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna," made by the California Fig Syrup Co.,. which has directions for ba- bies, children of all ages, and for grown-ups plainly on the bottle.-Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-08

each smaller than the average street car of today. From tue engine 8 pail of suffecating smoke and glowing sparks swept back on the partially protected passengers. Herded like cattle, they settled themselves as comfortably as possible on the stiif-backed, narrow beaches. The cars were narrow and scant head clearance was Gf1orded by the low, flat roof *~* In addi- tion to the physical disconforts Were added the dangers tending the opera : tion of trains. entirely unprotected by any safety devices, now SC essential to the modern railroad. No road bcasted of double track; there was no tele- graph by which to operate trains"
 Proceeding. MT Husband then tells of how George Mortimer Pullman ar rived on the scene and found a field for his natural abilities constructing the Pullman car and working wonders, which the world now knows of in the way of traveling
 "BARBAl3A PICKS A HUSBAND'' % By Herman Hagerdorn; the Macmillan
 company, publishers, New York city.
 This is the story of Barbara Ceiling wood of West Fifty seventh street and of her difficulties in choosing a husband from anonss three eligible young men. The acfiDn IS concentrated Tn the last TO- odd hours of her struggle and has a little farce in it, a little tragedy, little satire and considerable romance. There is an old fashioned grandmother in the tale and a 'bounder'' from Minnesota; a mothe~ with fighting blood and Rus ], sian lady with past: two men who love the same girl and two girls who ' love the same man. butler who gives notice at critical moment; a very n tellectual Wcman; little shopkee7er who not quite intellectual enough and Barbara. the hub of the wheel The things th,t. happen during the three days before Barbara takes her leap in tTe dark are ordinary, everyday affairs, but the way thol happen nearly gives Bar bara ColIinswood nervous prostration. For she Is wildly in love with Cleve Win sor. and yet-but that is where the story begins
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-08
"OVEis HER F.. "

w All iI1lf Isft M MEsfS. I;y Edgar A, c;uest. The Reilly, Rlit-
 ton Co., publishers, Chicago.
 over Here. little volume of 'W ar time iuhs smes.' which reflect the love and loSalty of tle folk hack home, y by Edgar l.. Guest, strikes new and syr pathetic tone. showing the real feelings Of the men and women toward the wal as it affects their hofnes ard daily lives and the bcSs they arc giv- ing to their courtrS.
 With that human touch--that sym pathy which holds the world together MT. Guest has put into his verses the kindly thoughts and sentiments we all feel and yearn to express-with a ten dcrness and sincerity that touches 1hs heart.
 Every father or mother wno has a son over there or in the camps every girl who has a sweetheart in llhaili-will find lover Here" this dainty little volume of verses, q charm ing one. and no true -blooded Ameri- can could read the poems without en- joy inc; them thcl ouehly and heartily approving che sentiments,
 Especially attractive to soItherners and particularly to Alabamians is the poen entitled:
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Chinese and German prison laber clear ing great tracks of ground for the miles of buildings steadily advancing. Ware houses are bulgng with war material,
 and on the open spaces rise mountains Of barbed wire and ordnance stores and acre on acre of cars and cranes and coal, all the vast machinery and material of war fare.
 It is every evident this is no passing cor struction meant for a day, for the vastness and completeness of this war machine make clear that this is prep aration which looks far ahead and pro- vides for every eventualty-not only for the 1000, 900 men now here, but for the millions more still to come.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-08
MIR. BROW N PARKES

of the Methodist church they agreed to provide her with s100 a month. So though Ha. yey, her unimaainative, self ish and rather stupid. if honest and re- liable, fience, protested bitterly, off she started. But in all probability she would never nave reached her goal had it nc. been for i,er accidental meeting witi. Henri, 'Cf no other name that may be given. lie was an officer in the Bel gian army. a person of influence as well as resource, and he presently succeeded in establishing Sara Lee just one quarter of a mile tchind the Belgian trenches, in that small, partly ruined house which was soon to be known far and wide as
 'The Little House of Mercy
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-08
THE STORY OF THE PULLMAN
 CAR,

CAR By Joseph Husband tillustrateD; A. :.
 McClurg X Co.,. publishers, Chicaso.
 Dedicated to Gearge MoGtimcr Pull man. The Story of the Pullman Car as told by Joseph Husband. makes a most interesting and appealing volume of inform atjon or subject which IS of value To everybody.
 all of which is written in clever and readable style. the author saws, under the caption of The Evolution of the sleeping Car the following:
 '"The history of improved railway travel may be said to date from the year lS3c, when the first sleeping car was offered to the travelling public. In the years which followed the actual inception oi the railroad in the United states. railway travel was fraught with discomfort and inconvenience beyond the realization of the present day. Travel by canal boat had at least of fered a relative degree of coiafort, for here comfortable berths in airy caoina ere provided. as well as good nienls and entertainment. bur the locomotive, by its greatly increased speed oyer the plodd!ng train of tow mules. instantly commanded the situation, and as the mileage of the pioneer roads increased, languished
 'The first passenger cars were little better than boxes mounted on wheels. over the uneven track the locomotive dragged ita string of little coaches,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-08
"WOMEN AND THE FRENCH IRA OPTION"
 By Florence Leftwich Ravenel; the Mac
 milan comrany, publisher, New York

city.
 Under the heading. "A Law Unto Herself Mrs Ravenel considers George Sand; The Great Saloniere' is the tit.o of Il chapter on Mme de Stael; " he Great Traalion' is devoted to Mime. de Sevigne; Tine Riddle of the Sphinx 10 Mme de Lafayette and "A Woman Crisic of Wcmen" to Arveda ''arine.
 There is an introductory essay on ''The Eternal Fem ;nine," another on Great Women's Daughters and still another on Women of France.-'
 Mrs. aa.cnel is a writer of skill w'th broad l'serafy appreciation and sympa , thes, and her volume is one that Will interest all who wish to get closer and better understanding of French culture,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-08
OK EILEY INGRAMo

His name was Kelley Ingram: He was
 Alabama's son, And he whistled Yankee Doodle as he
 stood beside his gun; There was laughter in his make up,
 there was manhood in his face, And he knew the best traditions and
 the courage of his race; Now there's not a heart among us, but
 should swell with loyal pride When he thinks of Kelley Ingram and
 the splendid way he died! On the swift destroyer "Cassin" he was
 merely gunner's mate But up there todaN fancy, he is stand
 ing with the great. On that grim day last October, his posi-
 tion on the craft Was that portion of the vessel which
 the sailors christen aft" There were deep sea bombs beside him, to be dropped upon the Hun Who makes women folks his victims,
 and then gloats OCT what he's done.
 From the lookout came warning
 came the cry all sailors fear A torpedo was approaching aud the
 vessels dook was near. Ingram saw the streak of danger but
 he saw little more, A greater menace faced them, than that missile had in store; Ii those deep see bombs beside him
 were not thrown beneath the
 wave
 Every man aboard the "Cassin" would
 soon find watery grave. It was death for him to finger, but he figured if he ran And quit his post of duty twould be
 death for every man; So he stood at his position, threw those depth bombs overheard. And when that torpedo struck him he
 went forth to meet his Lord. Oh I don't know how to say it, but
 these whole United States Should remember Kelley Ingram--he who died to save his mates
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-08
HUGE PROBLEMS SOLVED

There have been some huge problems to work out in making this such an effective American receiving point. At first there was no flesh water except from a few uncertain springs, With hundreds Of thousands of soldiers on the way here q safe and sure water supply was impera tive. Soon there will be reservoir stoc- ing 50J00. 0J0 gallons, capable of supplying the army, the American naval ships and transports. and the port itself, for one month if not a drop of rain falls. Be sides direct mains to the army camps, there are Finch mains leading right to the seafront with connections to our de- stroyers and shipping in the harbcr pumping fresh water to ships at sea.
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Ry Associated Press.l ]

American Port, Western France July (Correspordenc of the Associated Press )rfn nc section of France are the people more enthusiastic over the com ing of Americans than at this great re- ceivin9 por- for American soldiers. Ger man propaGandists at first spread the idea that the Americans were coming 10 take possession, settle down and stay; but all this rtow has passed.
 Along the country roads the passing ot Americans is the signal for demonstra tion with peasant children scatterins flowers and cheering .'Vive les Amerl cans"
 It has required much diplomacy on the part of tae American commanders, mill tary and Laval, to preserve and develop the international spirit among all the for egn and native elements.
 Now the central square of the port has been renamed Place President Wilson. On the t.o national holidays, July and l4 all combined to do honor to the Amer ican commanders and Americans. pre- senting them sillSen flags and flowers and bronze statues.
 The socialist political l@eement is strong in these rarts and this, too, has required tact on the part of the American com manders When recent buffet supper was given, it was arranged that French and Americans should be represented by all branches of their service, priNates IS well as officers in the true spirit of de mocracy a1id social equality. And so each side selected as guests 10 officers, 10 non commissioned officers, and 10 privates. It was the same for the navy. The Eng fish also came in, officers and men, on the same basis.
 And thus this international gathering of social equality was carried out, Ameri' can, French and British generals and admirais ningling familiarly with Ameri can blueiackets and soldiers and IVr Inch and British tars. There was no patroniz. ing spirit of the higher ranks over the lower, but q real getting together in a common work in which all ranks were doing ther part.
 The mayor of the city was deeply in,- pressed with this manifestation in which the newcomers from America took the lead, and the venerable French admiral. an officer of the old school, proved him self one of the most agreeable hosts of Sail an l1lar
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-08

In a Liverpool public bath at the end of the day the water held no less than 4676 germs q cubic centimeter
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-08

Corp Frank Brunson of Omaha, Neb, a member of the Twenty-fourth balloon company, stationed at Camp Morrison, Va, 1000 miles away, wanted to see his new daughter, who had just arrived Leave was granted, but these were the instructions he had to follow on the way home: wire headquarters at every stop" Bunson said it was considerable trouble but it was worth it to see dad dy'S baby girl.s
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-08

1 sides featuring Barney Barnard and Alexander Carr in the New York pro-
 duction. featured pretty Clara Joel. who is so well and favora5ly known to Br- mlngham theatregoers will be seen, also.
 The war drama, 'SeNsn Days Leave, MT. Parkes said, ris booked followed by Flo-E'lo; there will be splendid company playing May Ankle
 and Charlotte Walker will be seen in the new play written by her husband, Eu- gene Walker, entitled Nancy Lee which had splendid run in New York. 'Pollyannan will be seen a gain, and Gus Hills minstrels; Turn to the Right and Neil O'Brien's minstrels One of the best comedies during the season will be the big New York success, Parlor
 Bedroom and Bath;' then the popular
 musical comedy, Oh, Lady! Lady! and George M Cohans musical extfayan-
 ganza, Going Up which has been ons of the big hits of the season on Broad- lway. The Man Who Came Back is an- other interesting play listed and "A Bit O Broadway and The Little Teacher which Mary Ryan scored big success in, will also be seen.
 Altogether, think the Jefferson prom ises to its patrons one of the most in- , teresting seasons in it's history" MT Parkes saide Personally, I am quite op- timistic over the situation I believe the theatregoing public appreciates the neces- sity of the theatres continuance and
 maintenance during the war and I be- lieye also that with the President they are of the opinion that it is an essential Nobody need fear that a couple of dol k lars spent at the theatre is frivolous and useless expenditure of money and that it shouldn't be done, for in spend- ing this amount they are also paving
 war taxes and thus are helping to fight tI,a war to a Sl1crpSSfI1l fniSl.i'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-08

The flax of Ireland and Scotland that can be used in linen for the manufac- ture of airplane cloth must no longer be used for any other-purpoee without permission. This iss atcofdint 10 an order of the British rovernmtnt.
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The Nenana daily news., 1918-07-13
NOTICE

All persons having bills against the Fourth of July Committee are kindly requested to communicate with MT. M. J. Cooney at once.