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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-10
a TO AMERICA

By Alfred Austin What is the voice I hear On the winds of the western sea! Sentinel, listen from out Cape Clear And say what the voice may be. Iris proud free people calling loud
 to a people proud and free. And it says to them: 'Kinsmen, hail; We severed. have been too long. Now let us have done with worh-
 out tale
 The tale of ancient wrong And our friendship last long as love
 doth last and be stronger than
 death is strong
 race. And blood of the self-same clan; Let us speak with each other face to
 face
 And answer as man to man, And Loyalty love and trust each other as
 none but freemen can. Now fling them out to the breeze, Shamrock. Thistle and Rose, And the Star-Spangled Banner unfuri message to friends and foes, Wherever the sails of peace are seen
 and wherever the war wind
 blows sA A message to bond and thraN to wake For whenever We come, we twaiih The throne of the tyrant shall rock
 and quake,
 And his menace be void and vain, For you are lords of a strong land ana
 we are lords of the main Yes. this is the voice of the bluff March gale: We severed have been. too long; But now We have done with worn out tale The tale of an ancient wrong- And our friendship shall last as lovs doth last and be stronger thar
 death is strong.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-10
LUKE M'LUKE SAYS

when the parson makes them one.
 1t doesn't take her long to make up her mind which is the one.
 The old fashioned man who used to say that a man could not live on air, now has a son who is making about
 S10, 900 a year as an aviator
 The reason why man gets mad
 when his wife eats crackers in bed is
 because he knows that he isn't gopg
 to find any crumbs of comfort.
 If a married man hadn't callousod conscience he would feel like hypc- crite when he is congratulating tho groom at a wedding. The man who marries widow hates
 to see her buy a black dress after she
 has lived with her second husband for
 a year or SO. It looks like she was mourning for No. one
 As coat of fresh paint sure helps a fad looking house. But 1t is diff ferent with faded-iooking woman. man has to be pretty rich to be able to make fool of himself without exciting comment.
 Many a small boy wished he were old enough to have his features cov- cred with whiskers. because he would not need to wash his face It isn't hard to be happy though married. All man mas to uo IS train himself fo be good listener. | We have known many rounder. And we never knew one who wasn't trying to square himself all the time. A Pennsylvania judge has ruled that l a widow is a woman. we'll bet that great excitement prevails' I And what has become of the old fashioned man who used to say that i' would take a Philadelphia lawyer tc |figure out certain problem? l A woman makes fun of her husbands loyalty to certain brand of cigar. But he is mere piker when it comes to her ' loyalty to a certain brand of face
 powder.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-10
HIS rRIRurE TO EDUCATION

HIS TRIBUYE ID EDUCAilON From the Philadelphia Public-Ledger.
 A workman in patched and threadbare rainent boarded Chestnut street car and espied schoolboy in the seat behind him with a strapful of textbooks
 The son of soil-who had rounded the half century stake. I think-looked at his own corrugated hands and then at the books wistfully.
 What are the books about?" he asked.
 Cicero, Caesar and solid geometry" answered the boy, politely.
 'Is that all?' said the workman,
 Isn't that enough?" said the boy.
 'I don't know" answered the work man. T guess maybe it is."
 Then the laborer fumbled at the frayed edge of the vest pocket over his heart.
 Here is the picture of my little girl" he said, producing postcard with a little white figure upon 1t. She's the youngest of six. She's taking dancing, Italian. French and Russian "Its a very nice picture" said the boy, civilly. "but I'm sorry. have to be getting off here" He made for the exit swinging his books at the end of the strap.
 | It took the workman the next two blocks and a half to put back the picture for his eyes as we'll as his fingers fon dled 1t.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-10

{, I got into a jam last week O. the British front and was from to 10 o'clock at night making two miles, A lorry had run into a ditch and in at- tempting to back out blocked the road. Then a Boche shell fell one hundred yards ahead and made a crater almost as big as a truck and entirely across the road This had to be filled ip; be- cause you can't drive around in this muddy French soil. But fortunately piles of stone are kept every hundred feet or so along the sides of the roads and the work is comparatively quickly done.
 It is anything but jolly. however, to be blocked on a road in utter dark ness with high explosive shells whiz- zing overhead and occasionally explod- ing nearby like all hell had broken loose.
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 It makes one fully realize the story Maj. Bozeman Bulger told me up at lNeufchateau.
 He overheard one negro soldier say- | ing to another:
 Nose, you aint never been up aginst one O them Boche shells" [ "No, Sam. How about em? l Well, Nose, dey shoots eight miles an draps, and then they throws rocks for half an hour"
 That well describes it. The fragments never seem to stop whizzing about, and one hugs the muddy ground with the same fervent cling that he hdgged his best girl in his college days. | * x % 1 After getting through that night and Unto General Strickland's headquarters at farmhouse outside of Vaux- Aud ingy, coffee and cold meats, and later a good sizzling omelette, never tasted so good
 Afterwards I ventured out to listen to the whizz of the shells and witness the i fireworks of their explosion. However, when one performed within three hun dred yards of Lieutenant Carthew- Yorstoun and me l was well content | to retire to the we'll bricked and brick ,arched cellar beneath the farmhouse, crawl between heavy Scotch blankets on an army cot and forget my troubles in sleep. l have never slept in more Joyous comfort nor seen such beauti- full brick as those composing the arch lover that rough cellar, The musty damp atmosphere was as welcome as the aroma of rose-scented bed cham Der at the Vanderbilt after Pullman journey from Birmingham to New York # < <
 And the next morning few shells were whizzing over as we took pur de- iparture.
 Before going I sat in General Strick- lands improvised bedroom with hin in his farmhouse headquarters. The I battle was raging just short dis ltance east and the general was explain ing his plans to me, and. incidentally telling me how the British Tommy had learned how to dig comfortable quarters for himself in the trenches-how ht made dry dugout and kept himsell fairly warm.
 His phone rang, and I noted that he didn't give orders as of command, bu
 DO you think your regiment is rested up sufficiently to march the five miles today and take the position at blank Don't push them. Blank can hold ther'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-10
ADRIF'T WITH THE TIMES
l,e.JRouee.

ito irfitate him. statey pur busine in as few words as possible and thu wait for his reply :.
 All rights
 You're not afraid, hopey"
 "of course not, but I hope his rep| will be-er-verbal."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-10


 in probably no branch of this emer-, gency war work has there been more that should be adopted as a perma- nent policy than in the work of the public health service"
 & # #
 Olaf Axel Jorgensen, native of Ham burg, Germany, appeared at the office of the United States marshal in New York the other day and asked for zone per init. When told that he must be vouched for by an American citizen he replied; T am gentleman and wish to be treated as such I would consider it a disgrace to be vouched for by an American citi-- zen" Olaf may also have considered it a disgrace for German gentleman" to go to jail, but that's where he soon found himself. Dr. Woods Hutchinson says it was h. fluenza that defeated Germany. Is it possible the doctor has never heard of Foch, Pershing and several other leaders who were in at the finish? * < # Naturally you couldn't expect Clarence H. MacKey to indorse Theodore Vails plan for pooling the nations telegraph and cable facilities. They've been com petitors too long for that # < # | Holland kept out of the war only to have the HohenzoIlerns on her hands when it was all over. That gives Holland another reason for lamenting her close proximity to Germany. Will Irwin writes that American sol- diers came out of the Argonne in high spirits. Considering what they did to l the Germans there, few merry quips were in order.
 l # < # | The former crown prince is not the only vanquished leader who has developed remarkable powers of hindsight The Sultan of Turkey is also indulging in sad retrospection.
 l Even if Governor Elect Kilby should not have his salary raised, his private ,-.ax.. |. a,,rl,, s,,fftc;a,t to Laan the wolf away from the executive mansion. | < # x | A poet sings about the "sweetness of peace" Judging from the way they yelp. the Germans are finding it pit sour.
 | # * #
 No matter how excited Europe gets over his visit, we have the utmost con- fidence in President Wilson being able to maintain his academic calm. # s, #
 There was some talk of ex-Kaiser Karl running for office. It must have been a mistake. That wasn't what he was | tuHlliii6 TUT.
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 The claim that the German armies are unbeaten does not coincide with the opinion expressed by German prisoners of war.
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 Bruce Bielaski is another able off cial of the government who couldn't make both ends meet in Washington. I x # T. The cartoonists are quite right. The 1, British lion should be drawn these days wearing broad and satisfied grin. < # #
 A contemporary refers to Wilhelm as Belgium Bill" It's true that he did most of his gloating in Belgium.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-10
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BEGINNING THE DAY-Lord. our eyes have seen wonderful things. We have seen Thee moving amORg men. They told us the world was soAden and dead. But chivaIry has furnished her armOr, courage has drawn her sword and sacrifice has found n cross. "Oh, be swift, our souls. to answer Thee, be jubalant, H. M. E.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-10
Test Roth FnirIY

President Wilson's message to Con- gress contained nothing striking, ex- cept his views upon the railroads, which as they become better understood com- mand the approval of all fair minded men," says Henry Clews of New York. His prime object is evidently to treat both public and owners fairly. He states it is impossible for the reads to go back to the old system of unre- strained competition and multiform regulation by both state and federal authorities. He intimates as an alter native the establishing of complete
 government control accompanied if necessary, by government ownership or else modified private control. unified more closely upo na regional basis"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-10
NED BRACE TALKS ABOUT AUTOMOBILES ON
 THE BATTLEFRONT AND DESCRIBES A VISIT
 TO ONE OF TREMENDOUS GERMAN PILL BOXE

another day or two ande1 can send blan into blank
 Well, very good, if you think SC We need so many to go throug blank"-and so he talked to differenI commanders. There was nothing of tn stagey effect. It reminded meSof eallI ing upSmy wife over the phone and say ing such and such thing is on. rather think we should go, but it with you.
 The same certainly. let us do so, came to him that always comes to me.
 General Strickland was driving tn Germans back with an army that ,wuol go through a veritable hell for him and thank him for the. courtesy he ha shown in giving tbem the opportunitl| He had moved his headquarters u several miles only the previous day an hoped to make another move within tn week A few minutes further talk with m in which he answered every questio ] and explained his plans in simple lanI guage, when he excused himself II go up to the very front lines with aiI men, We were then beyond the HindenI burg line. This was october 25. Ol September 1s General Stricklands diI visionN had started at yermand and hal gained thirty miles in AZ days. Hil line was now at Catillon on thl somme -oise canal. During the time III had fought five battles and had los| slightly more than five thousand men,. As General Strickland entered hn motor for the battle line he said to h4 taide, Lieutenant Carthew- Yorstoun, trim, bright young scotchman of twenty
 why not ride over, and show MI Barrett the pill box we took on til St. Quentin canal" And the lieutenant did, though it wal merely matter of thirty miles round about the repaired roads, The pill box, on an elevation conj a, {, ,,dipo q 1oro Stra+ch of +La e. n,,a~l tin canal, was like into box ten fed square inside with seven-foot ceilinl built of reinforced concrete, walls fori 1 feet thick, with openings. like in coming tower, for machine guns.
 was thoroughly camouflaged on the.ou side. Within two flights of 40 steI| each led to the underground chambei| 1 thoroughly concreted and capable q Accommodating 100 men. The ventils| ton was good. It seemed to have beeI made for permanent habitation.
 The British had taken all the Hir| denburg line in tais section shoi| time before and theSmen in the pill hc| and dugoHt bad surrendered Fl The British army advanced rapid1 after crossing the Hindenburg linI Seven men were left to guard 45 priiI oners taken from this pill boa and dus| out. The prisoners and British guard were standing on a knoll behind tf| charging troops beyond pursuing til Boches when 2 German airplanf| swooped down. dropped 8 bomb aIl mutilated all. \
 The airplane butcher murdered 45 q his own countrymen to get seven 9iA
 ishers, And the Hun calls this mod warfare. M
 British Temmies were calmly cleanir Ha and putting the place in order as VI
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-10
Mosr rAINFUA

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
 A naughty spirit of victory preva| in England. says pr. solf. What cd trast to the spirit of chastened humill that wou1d have characterized Gi many had iermany wonl
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-10
unlauc ninner pecoration

T was greatly pleased at little present brought to me by my friend, A. D. Smith, little. while back" said director Tt was not because of it's intrinsic value, but for it's uniqueness at this season of the year, for it was a bunch of blood-red raspberries, with the green leaves making d perfect autumn bouquet and just the thing 10 give color to the decorations of a Thanksgiving dinner. Some of the ber- ries really make gorgeous floral dec- orations."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-10
WHAT ARGUING LEADS TO.

 HYou Sknow you are in the wronf said the contentious man. Nothing of the sort" replied the u willing debater. e<I merely said Inig| be mistaken" Hal Then you concede that you sl not infallible?"
 Of course do. Nobody but blankety -bianked fool would think hi self infanfble." sir. do you mean to insinuate-" /'I don't mean to insinuate anythiI Thank heaven. heres my car! Cd night!.!" PAUL CoOK|
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-10
GOOD NEWS.

The bolshevists are worried.s
 They see the end In sight; They have their passports ready Against sudden flight, There's hope for stricken Russia, The news dispatches say; The Lenines and the TDotskys
 Will soon be on their way.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-10
HOPING FOR THE BEST.

"Now. Henry, when you g9 to ask father for his consent to marry me don't beat around the bush, It will be sure
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-10
Bringing, Guilty
 Huns to Justice

7HH HE reported arrest of General H Won 1esma, military governor of Luxemburg during the German oc- cupation, who has been turned over to the French army and imprisoned at Metz, may be the forerunner of seri- ous attempt to punish German off cers for their crimes during the world war.
 While there may be extreme diff culty in convicting the men "higher up," there is ample evidence against scores of German officers who were guilty of atrocities in Belgium and elsewhere. For instance, General Won Tesma is charged with having ordered the execution of 112 civilians at Arlon, Belgium.
 It would not be necessary to make extended investigations to fix the blame on those brutal Huns in au- thority who were responsible for most of the suffering endured by noncom- batants in occupied territory. One specific instance will be enough. Ger many sent to Belgium some notorious : military governors whose acts are now part of history. There are Americans who could give damning evidence against them.
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 Brisk Business Done
 By Washington Bootleggers WHEN the District of Columbia WV was made dry bibulous resi- dents of the capital immediately estab- lished Don't Worry" club and turned their eyes to Baltimore, true oasis, looming at scant distance of 40 miles. Not only were rail fa- cilities ample for thirsty indi- viduals to visit Baltimore and there imbibe to their full capacity and return with enough liquor to last them until urgent business again re quired their presence in Baltimore. but the bootleggers brought in large quantities of whisky. The Washing ton Star estimates than twenty thou sand quarts a day have lately been transferred from Baltimore to Wash ington.
 But there are signs that the traf- fife will shortly be curtailed. The "booze special" on the electric line which connects Washington with Bal timore and Annapolis has been dis continued. It was installed to accom- modate purchasers of liquor in Bal timore. The police, it seems, have not been able to stop the traffic, al though the liquor carried on ths booze special" was evidently far 1T excess if the quantity required for th' personal use of those who carried 1t.
 However. an arbitrary limit of si,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-10
Need AlI-Time Health officer

Tt was distressing to see conditions in some localities of the state during the flu epidemic" said Dr. J. G. Will kinson, of the U. s. P. H, service. II saw as many as IS patients in one room, and no ventilation whatever When I would open the doors and win- dows, the patients would gasp with fright, being utterly without knowl- edge as to the value of fresh air. and this in the shadow of this great city, It is hoped that the legislature will enact law providing for all-time health officers"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-10
Wearing "FIuc Masks

T see that Dr, Bowling, the county health officer, advises the use of masks said Joe Rosenberger, NO >doubt it is wise precaution but just at present man or woman who wears one on the street is bit conspicuous. If, however everyone took to doing 1t we would soon cease to notice it. l had a friend who went out into one of the backwood coun- ties and was surprised to see a 'hiil- billy riding into town in wagon. on a bale of cotton, with his face muzzled like woman in 6 Turkish harem,'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-10
Improved Sanitation
 As Result of War

As Result of War
 THE United States public health O service has done much in inn proving conditions touching sanita- ton in the vicinity of numerous can comments throughout the country; and now that peace has come, the sani- tary work should be pushed around all towns and cities.
 As the Municipal Journal well sug- gests, the United States should fur nish an object lesson of practical benefit to every section of the land. The death rate can be lowered and living conditions in general would be made better.
 After all, the Journal points out, the obtaining of such conditions is largely a matter of deserving them, since it is neither difficult nor ex- |pensive. As to the expense the Journal refers to the work done in the vicinity of Fort Worth, a city of about one hundred thousand population. The cost of making an area of thirty eight square miles fairly sanitary did not exceed sixty thousand dollars, in cluding the value of material and services donated to the enterprise. "Some of this work is temporary, while other is permanent to the ex- tent that much smaller annual ex- penditures will permit maintaining it continuously"
 But even if the entire expense re- quired were required each year, this would amount to only sixty cents per capita-"an absurdly small amount to pay for any appreciable increase in 1 the health of the community" As to the problem involving con- 1 trol under which the work should be carried on, extra~urban activities could not be undertaken by city au- thorities unless their powers were en- larged by the state. State boards, in the view of the Municipal Journal, would appear to be the only existing orga9izations having the authority to lcarry out such work, but even these would find it necessary to secure active cooperation so that their re- spectivs. rights might not clash. For these and other reasons there would seem to be excellent argument flor the creation by every state of g sanitary zone around each city.
 "The country will undoubtedly have learned much from the emergency work carried on during the war;" con lcludes the Journal, "some of this in formation being in the nature of wha' Ito avoid, but there is much whicf should also inspire imitation or q
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-10
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
4smokyr Joe An Avintor

Smoky Joe Wood, the star baseball pitcher, formerly with the Red sox and later with the Cleveland Indians, is the life of our school" writes Crawford Johnson, Jr., who is a naval aviation cadet at Seattle station.
 es"The other day Joe observed, This naval aviation business is great game. We broke our necks breaking in and now we are breaking 'em breaking out.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-10
HIS GRIEVANCE

What is the managet on the war path about?"
 He claims the prima donna mar ried again without consulting him"
 That strikes me as being pri- vate matter in which he has no con cern."
 You are wrong there. We under stand had her solemn assurance that he was next on her waiting list"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-10
Schwab's Splendid
 Service to the Country

M7O man engaged in war activities J NJ has rendered service so signal las Charles M. Schwab, whose reslg- nation as director general of the emergency fleet corporation has been accepted by the President in order that he may return to his duties as head of the Bethlehem Steel company.
 The building of ships was impera- tive. Edward N. Hurley, president of the shipping board, had the situation fairly well in hand, but an intensive drive was needed and Schwab was the one master whose experience, leader ship and pluck and thorough knowl- edge of all the details relating to an lherculean task made him distinctly available.
 MT. Schwab was one of the busiest men in the country, but he was a pa- 
 triot, and when he was asked to serve I the government he hesitated not a
 moment. His own affairs were laid aside and the optimism with which he took hold of his job inspired confi- dence at the start and the result was marvellous.
 He was the sole manager of ship construction, but he was unselfish,
 and in retiring gives glowing tribute
 to Mir. Hurley and President Wilson flor their splendid cooperation. Had
 the war continued he would have made further sacrifices and remained at his
 post. As it is he leaves the emer-
 gency fleet organization in good shape
 and he feels that his services are no longer demanded.
 MT. Schwab has built up great merchant marine. The work will pro-
 ceed and America will be in position
 to carry immense cargoes in it's own
 bottoms to and from foreign lands. For the first time in it's history this Icountry will be able to develop on a large scale a profitable trade. with |
 South America and Europe.
 MT. Schwab will carry with him
 back to private life the best of good
 will not only of the government, but lof all the American people. 1 x A. #
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-10
BETTER FOR THE NERVES.

''Do,you enjoy educative filns?' "Yes. indeed" replied the old -fasI toned man. ''It's a positive relief to I to see pictures of a great industri plant in operation, assured that no VI Han Is going to appear on the scene al concoct fendish plot to get the fsI heroine caught in the machinery"
 WILHELM vERSIcLES. 4 He who fights
 And runs away
 Will claim his crown
 Some other day.
 -Birmingham Age-HeraldI But he who has
 No crown to claim.
 Will try right hard
 To dodge the blanfe-
 Montgome cry Jodrnall