The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-18
BESSEMER NEWS

Bessemer August 17.-(Special.)-In al- lotting to the different divisions of the allied army for the fourth Liberty Loan all of the south end of Jefferson county has been assigned to the Bessemer di- vision. of which J. E. Haffner of Besse- mer is the general. This division of the territory was agreed upon last night at a conference in Bessemer between Coun- ty Chairman Murray Brown, Secretary Bert Meadows of the allied armies, and Claude Estes, treasurer, and Mr. Half
 ner and his committee.
 The Bessemer division will be sub- pany, the ore mining the coal mining,
 the R. F. D., and the city of Bessemer
 subdivisions, each with its command
 ing officer and staff.
 J. A. Snyder has been designated as
 publicity agent, and he goes to Atlanta
 next Tuesday to confer with St. Elmo Massengale, publicity agent of the Sixth
 reserve district, about the details of the
 advertising campaign. All advertising
 matter will be sent direct to MT. Shy
 der.
 own auditor who will audit the accounts
 of the division and report to Hopkin- son Smith, auditor of the allied armies. While the Bessemer division will main- tain it's own headquarters in Bessemer and receive reports from it's subdivisions do it's own advertising and arrange all details within it's own territory, 1t will nevertheless, be a part of the allied armies, and report to Field Marshal J. Frank Rushton.
 Mr. Haffner and his committee have al- ready got their organization in good working order and when the flag drops on September 2S they will start the liveliest campaign ever launched in Jefferson county
 The Bessemer division will hold its parade on Sunday September 29, and they expect it to be one of the best ever seen ! in the state.
 Application has been made to the adju- l tant general for the establishment of two additional exemption boards for this end I of Jefferson county. Maj Thomas T l Huey, chairman of the board, has re- quested the establishment of these boards | to take care of the additional men be- coming of age and for handling select men that will come under the new law now pending in Congress establishing the age of registrants from IS to S years. The local exemption board in this end of the county has had the handling of 7a0o0 men, and the additional 10000 or l 12,000 added by the new registration Is liar in excess of any board within the state The establishment of the extra board is considered an absolute necessity I as this board from the very start has been compelled to call upon the public in 1 a large measure for more aid than any board within the state and the limited force allowed, has been overwhelmed with work from the start. Citizens have 1 been very patriotic in lending their serv- ices to the government free of charge and large force has been constantly aiding the board, states MT. Huey.
 The establishment of the additional boards asked will in great measure re llieve the single board established here in handling territory adjacent to Besse- | rner.
 The local exemption board has received 1 instructions to prepare for the registra, ton which Is pinned to be held in Sep tember. following the passage of the law extending the registration of men from IS to 45, and the board Is preparing a | list to act as registrars in each beat in l this end of the county. names of whom I will be given out within the next few
 days-