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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-29
Liberty Sunday and
 the Liberty Loan

HIS is Liberty Sunday The
 N churches throughout the coun- try will hold appropriate exercises and in many cities there~will be pa- triotic rallies either in the open air or in auditoriums or theatres. Bir- mingham's rally will be held at the Bijou at 4:30 p. m.
 The fourth Liberty Loan campaign, in which six billion dollars must be raised, is now undex way. Presid mt Wilson's ringing speech in New York
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-29


 on the ground that he is an ordained minister of the gospel with nine churches III Pennsylvania, West Virginia ana Maryland, is farmer in summer ana coal miner in winter, and has a wife and three children dependent upon him for support. A man with his responsibil- ities has no business going to France.
 # x ,
 A motion picture firm has pictured T. R. in Cuba merely waving an Amer iean flag instead of leading his soldiers up San Juan hill Twas daring thing to do, particularly at this time. when T. R.s fighting spirit was never stronger
 The fellow who turns up his nose at very good substitute for butter. a sub- stitute that is wholesome and moderately appetizing, would have a hard time keep- ing cheerful in Germany, where there are reported to be substitutes for sub- stitutes.
 It seems queer. but America, which has never been at war with Bulgaria. win have hand in arranging peace if Bull garia sees a great light and decides she had better quite while the cuttings good
 Mrs. Pankhurst is now being praised for her self sacrificing war work. Still. We can't help remembering that she used to cause a lot of trouble for Lon- don bobbies, class of men we admire.
 # x at Of one thing we may be reasonably cer. tain: Provided they escape with whole skins, neither Lenine nor Trotzky will ever be permitted to pollute the pure at- mosphere of American chautauquas.
 < x * Bad weather caused Birmingham 8 great liberty loan parade to be post poned, but our marching clothes Will keep, and so will the banners and the bands and the floats.
 x. # T New York has probably made up it's mind by this time that those sirens in- stalled to give warning of Hun air
 
 raid will never be used for anything bur celebrations.
 fN < # # An other hand, it may be possible that the Bulgarian dynasty is not as much opposed to an armistice as Ferdi- nand would have Wilhelm believe.
 # * # Henry Ford may have squandered money on a peace junket, but he's con- ducting the thriftiest senatorial cam paign this country has ever seen.
 * w * Thoughtful theatre programmes now inform the patron that "all the male members of this company have been ex- empted by the war department
 * # * German soldiers have not yet reached the point where the sight of a tank bearing down on them doesn't create Ia feeling of acute nostalgia.
 # # as Rumania's crown prince gave further proof of the fact that democracy is marching on by marrying lovely daughter of the people.
 # * F At distance of more than 5000 miles it is possible to see those Hohenzollern cards in 3aron Burians sleeve
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-29

dugout or anything like that to prove you are the rightful owner. No one loves a dugout much, but there are times when they come in handy and it might be we'll to issue checks if Private Walter Smith knows what ae is talking about.
 One day during the advance to the vesle the Americans took up a posi- ton along an old road near & certain little village. Private Smith and some others dug into the bank above the road and constructed for themselves some very neat dugouts--etery dug out had just enough room for one mar to hide himself from the burst ing shells.
 man on the right of Smith, who was rather fat around the middle, found that his dugout was too small, and instead of digging it deeper, ne suggested to Smith that they trade.
 The trade was made, put as the two men were crossing over, a shell burst smack into the dugout (which Smith had just traded. A question arose as to who was the rightful owner of ths remaining dugout, and the argument had. to be settled by sergeant. Ac- cording to the sergeant Private Smith was the loser.
 Even in war there is such thing as poetic justice. Witness the case of the Hun aviator who bombed an American funeral party not far behind the lines. Not long afterward that same aviator was brought down and himself buried in that same cemetery, not 50 feet from where his first bomb had dropped.
 s When the town of Fishes was being
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-29
ALONG, THE FIGHTING FRONT

From Stars and Stripes, France.
 6f7WO doughboys who went over the
 top with the Australians landed in
 = base hospital with story that could be the scenario for 8 first rate nightmare. The Yankees advanced so fast that they crowded their own bar rage. They became aware of this when they observed shells dropping just be- hind them, shells of the German bar rage-and shells bursting just in front of them. shells from their own barrage. And there wasn't much space between.
 The pair crawled into shell hole. They lay there while the big ones shook the ground. There was the pleasant re- flection, too. that the Germans might shift their aim enough to plant one on top of them.
 Just then We looked back and saw a British tank come sliding over the top of little hill behind us.' relates one Of the two. And that tank came right to- ward us, as if we had a magnet planted in the hole. Talk about being run down by Ford. We felt just like guy must feel when he's been lodging an automo- bile coming straight for him and the driver has been lodging, too-the same way.
 we forgot all about. barrages. Of course, the time was just about right to go on, as our own barrage had been oh nf $laa av,1r Il1rt nv vs thing runs me down, want it to have tires on."
 Amid the human wreckage about a recent shell-burst lay boy with his breast-pocket torn open and his hand holding a little Testament On the fly~ leaf was note asking the finder to res turn the Testament to girl in Buffalo. The Testament is on it's way home.
 All the American trucks have borrowed the French custom of painting some freak device on the side as company or group insignia. That line of camions for emergency munitions may show . girl hiding In silk ha,. The next group will have as it's trademark a couple camouflaged, under an umbrella. And one group of salvage department trucks that lumber behind the advancing troops to glean anything valuable left on tho field flaunts as it's device a plain. unvar- nished buzzard.
 A center fielder with Walter Johnson control stirred up as much interest in one division as Speaker would have done by slamming four home runs in succession over the mosquito netting of the right field wall back in Cleveland.
 For one night during the German re- treat over the yesle, after day In which German planes had come zoomins low over the fields in the face of the advance ing Yankees, the story was widely told of the Rumpler that met an American hand grenade in mid-air and came tun- bling down like quail stopped by [ swarm of leaden bees. And 1t was the center fielder who never had let man score from third on a caught flv tha, threw tho bomb. so the story ran.
 We'll give two decks of Camel cigar cites to anybody who can verify this.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-29
"TayIor Field, Is Password

happened to be in an Alabama town recently which is soon to have a county Iair' said Dr. W. F. Marlborough.
 It seems that the local manager had been in communication with the major in charge of the aviation camp down below Montgomery to get flier for the occa- son. l was at the train when it came up and off stepped slim, dashing young soldier in khaki. The fair man ap- preached and heard the lieutenant sim ply say: Taylor Field It seems he lit on 1t as the quickest way of getting identified as the party he was looking for
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-29
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
Country AlriRht in rair weather

Country Alright in Fair Weather
 had quite trip from Selma in a car down to Pinehill on Friday said John M. Cartwright.
 It was a day of continuous rain ana something was the matter with the en- sihe and we made poor time over the wet roads found that after reached finehili that would have to use a. Duggy for the trip to the farm. The country is all right in pretty weather, put when bad spell comes had rather be in the city"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-29
SLAVE AND EMPEROR

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 When the mou untains He beneat him He watched his nd brss And he whimpered ran. move the esarth. < the dead! ' they come For mt? 0 mt to And he said Then, ounde suns was now ot far. . That whispered o the deaddr raw near starr" n areth ~ s again Across bitter wastes death. Nazaroth mo dasw breath to regn: in throug gh Nazar n Ills
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-29

BEGINNING THE DAY--Help me, God, to try one more time.. Give mc added strength for None more gseat effort. Teach me that the gold may be within one spade-thrust, that the crust may even now he trembling to brea that the adver- Sary may already be turning to flee. for Christs sake. Amen.-H. Nj. E.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-29

"He always has an expression on his face like that of man who's just about to take liver pill''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-29
Cattle Industry

l am greatly interested in the pros- pect of bringing some of the cheap Texas cattle into the state" said J. c. Cum ningham of ThomasviIe, one of tho biggest cattle men in his section, for l think it is a great opportunity to inn prove our herds.
 several of us are figuring on getting carload lots. 1 am in hopes of arrang- ing for at least five cars for my part of lures are not up to their usual standard on account of the slight rainfall since May. Fridays rain with one exception was about the only one which did our grass and grains any good
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-29
WHY MEN oUAFF H1cHHALLs.

WHY MEN oUAFF HIGHBALLS. His lot in life is far from bright Who wearily goes home at night And 'stead of finding comfort there, Soft slippers and an easy chair Is met by tears and loud complaints To try the patience of the saints. He-asks for food, friend wife retorts, Dinner, indeed? I'm out of sorts. A change of scene and air crave, l will no longer be your slave. The baby nearly drives me wild, Alias. why did have a child! Though I was born to luxury, You've simply made drudge of me. We might be rich and happy, but You plod along in the same old rut." And thus her sharp tongue runneth on Until at last, his patience gone, He beats it back to town again By auto. trolley car or train And says, like a lot of other hubs, God bless the man who invented clubs!' GREAT SHOCK TO HIM.
 Pardon my inquisitiveness, MT. Jags- by, but as you were reading your paper just now I thought I heard you groan''
 You did, sir, I saw an item which stated that 75 quarts of liquor that might have been instrumental in saving many lives in this community was confiscated at the Terminal station and will be poured into gutter, sir, into a foui gutter!'
 HEARD BY THE FLOORWALKER.
 "The airs some of them society danes
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-29

! When the town of Fishes was being
 captured and recaptured by both tho
 Americans and the Germans. and at a time when a platoon of American in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-29
TURKEYS GERMAN DRILLMAsTEns

TURKEYS GERMAN DRILLMASTERS From the New York World.
 To long line of illustrious Teutons who have trained the Turk to fight for kultur, Marshal Liman von Sanders Pasha pays practical tribute by running away in Palestine from the mess in which he has left his outgeneraled ar- mics.
 Von der Goltz Pasha began his tutoring in 1883, and grew high in the favor of the young Emperor until his students were badly beaten by the Balkan na- tions. Then he fell suddenly from grace and was only restored to the smiles Of made blunders enough to share the inn perial displeasure.
 Meanwhile General von Sanders, since marshal and pasha, was sent hot haste in 1912 to prepare the Turks for the greater conflict William II knew was coming. This time there was to be no blunder. Under conditions as nearly approaching secrecy as possible with such large bodies the divisions were trained in Asia Minor, away from prying eyes, until near the time for which the present war was scheduled. They won successes; they got within sight of the Suez canal-but he wins best who wins last in Palestine and Mesopotamia the Turks are retreating. not quite so fast as their commander. A gratifying num- Der of thousands cannot retreat
 The centuries know that the Turk can fight. His Gsrman drillmasters. great and small, have added nothing to his reputation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-29
Great Sport In Fox Hunting

have always been very fond of fox dogs, said c. G. Kershaw, the weh known contractor and planter.
 went up to Laney's on Thursday night and had a fine chase. I have turned loose quite a number of foxes on my farm near Gadsden known as the Kyle place. l have a saddle horse that l keep just for fox hunting. She is a better woodsman than I am and when the chase is over she will take me the nearest way home. and I need have no fear of swinging limbs, for she watches out both for herself and for me-.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-29
GREAT SHOCK TO HIM.

HEARD BY THE FLoORWALKER.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-29

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-29

Amid the human wreckage about recent shell-burst lay a boy with his breast-pocket torn open and his hand holding a little Testament. On the fly- leaf was note asking the finder to re- turn the Testament to girl in Buffalo. The Testament is on it's way home.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-29

Remittances can be made at current rate of exchange. The Age-Herald will not be responsible for money sent through the mails. Address
 THE AGE-HERALD,
 Birmingham, Ala.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-29

It seems queer, but America, which las never been at war with Bulgaria. win have hand in arranging peace if Bull garia sees a great light and decides she had better quite while the cuttings good.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-29

'Blashton is a confirmed pessimist.' You need not have told me that.'
The Sentinel=record., 1918-01-25
Ru710niQn Women Are
 In Star0iug Conditior
The Effect is ShOwn Porticujores Among Newly Born Children,
 Many of Whom Are Deformed.

Petrograd Jan. 23.-t tWednesday). British officers made a thorough in- vestigation of conditions in Rumania returned to Petrograd today and gave an account of the food situation there. They said Rumanian peasant women have been almost starving for months or existing solely on maize. The ef- feet is shown particularly among newly born children, many of whom are deformed
 The effect of starvation on future generations is causing more concern to the officials than the present state of affairs. The Rumanians have sui ficient maize to feed the peasant pop ulation until May, but this diet by itself will not give proper sustenance.
 Notwithstanding this and other pro- visions, the Rumanian army is main taining discipline Information from authoritatie sources emphatically con- tradicts rumors of any pronounced movement against King Ferdinand It is declared that only the smallest minority seeks to overthrow the gov ernment
 Rumanian troops are aiding tho Russian commander in the gradual
The Sentinel=record., 1918-01-25

demobolization of the Russian army on the Rumanian front A battle oc- cured four miles from Jassy beUwesRS Ukrainian and Dolsheyiki forces. It lasted for eight days The Bolshe- wiki seized the important railway junction of Harkov
 Owing to happenings such as these 1t is very difficult to send food to lAumania or to the Ukranian cities and the western and northern Rus sian front. Some food is now nov ing from Ukraine to north Russia by special agreement, but transportation difficulties are growing.
 Increased sentiment in favor of the Bolshevik is reported in Ukraine, al- though the Bolsheviki there are not connected officially with those of Petrograd
 An attempt to assassinate Lieuten- ant General stoherbatcheff com- mander of the Russian forces in Ru- mania, was defeated on December %.
 Several persons were killed recent ly in battle al Kiev, brought on by an attempt on the part of the sailors to compel officers to give up their epaulettes
The Sentinel=record., 1918-01-25

Washington. Jan ot-Gencral Tas- ker II. Bliss. chef of staff. who ar rived in Paris today will represent the United Sa.es army on the supreme war council. Secretary Baker in so announcing tonight disclosed that the general is accompanied by high of tcers of every branch of the service to advise him about any questions that may arise.
 General Bliss attended tho first meeting of the council and decision to send him back to Europe as a perma- hent representative on that body was made because it was recognized that General Pershng's duties in organiz- ing and commanding the eyer-in- creasng American expeditionary forces were too great to permit him 10 undertake the presentation of American views on military operations and sit with the council in framing plans of strategy that cover all fronts and all armies.
 No word of the departure of Gen eral Bliss had been published until the news of his safe arrival came today.
 From General Bliss the war council will obtain an up-to-the-minute re- port on what the United States will be able to contribute to operations on the western front this spring and summer. His report in this regard has been forecast to some extent by Pres {don+ N5fIcopts cto o4avoapt 4o cO,,o oroo-- sional visitors that there would be in Europe in June twice the number of American troops which it had been originally planned to send by that time.
 General Bliss also can inform his conferees exactly the situation in which the United States finds itself now as to delivery of supplies of sorts 10 the alles and this information probably will have great weight in the shaping of war plans.
 While Secretary Bakers statement merely said that General Bliss had ar rived in France to represent the army on the council there has been intima- tions that renewed recommendations for vigorous offensive operations on ,he widest possible scale were in- cluded in the instructions the general received before sailing.
 Probably the primary consideration bef0re the council when it reconyenes will be the widely advertised proposed German offensive on the western front.
 A mass of iHf0rmation has reached the allied powers from many quarters indicating an impending drive against the Brit sh or French lines or both. which will be carefully reviewed. Ways and means to meet such con- centration of German and Austrian forcss as is indicated undoubtedly will be considered.
The Sentinel=record., 1918-01-25
HAVE FOURTEEN SPIES
 IN AMERICA BEEN SHOT?

New York, Jan. 24.-e. S. Thompson, chairman of the press committee of the American De- fense Society, in an informal dis cussion at a luncheon given by the organization here today declared the society had been informed that the United States had exc cuted fourteen spies since the be- ginning of the war with Germany. He added that enemy aliens in this country should be appraised of this fact as evidence of Ameri- ca's determination to protect her. self"
 We are informed" Mr. Thomp- son said, "that up to date four teen spies have been shot by di- reotion of the military authori- ties of the United States since the beginning of the war. At least two of the spies were from De- trot. We believe that this is the sort of information that the pub lie should know.'
The Sentinel=record., 1918-01-25
CONGESTION CONTINUES
 ON EASTERN RAILROADS
FUEL ADMINISTRATION IS WORK. ING ON ZONE PLAN FOR DIS.
 TRl8UTioN OF COAL.

Washington, Jan Continued demoralization of railroad transporta- tion throughout the east today prompted railroad and fuel admins - tratlon officials to hasten plans for developing a zone distribution system for coal and it was stated some defi- nite announcement might be ex- pected within few days. Principal features of the plan will be put into effect immediately and 1t will be i'm proved as fast as new short routes can be developed and details worked out for the proper balancing of load ed and empty ear movements.
 Officials today expressed the be- lief that the proposed system will prove so effective in eliminating long and crosshalls as to render another serious coal shortage this winter im- possible.
 With an embargo on general freight still is in effect today for eastern trunk lines and the effect of the re- striction extending westward, rail- roads were able to intensity efforts to move coal and food. Many in dustries felt the effect of the fuel administration order giving prefer ence to the more essential manufac- turing plants.
The Sentinel=record., 1918-01-25
TWO GERMAN DESTROYERS
 ARE SUNK BY MINES

Copenhagen, Jan. 24.-Seven- teen men from a German de stroyer which Was struck by a mine or torpedo have lanGed on the west coast of Jutland.
 The sailors relate that five Ger man destroyers on Sunday morn ing started for Helgoland The destroyer A-7e struck a mine and sank. The A-73 hastening to the aid of the other, also struck mine and sank. The three re maining destroyers fearing the same fate, turned southward,
 The whole crew of the A-73 perlshed. while only seventeen of the A-79 survived. Nineteen of the men were saved, but two have since died.
The Sentinel=record., 1918-01-25
SGhWAB SEES WORKING
 CLASS RULERS OF WORLD
STEEL MAGNET DECLARES THAT THE BOLSHEWkI SENTIMENT MUST BE TAKEN INTO
 CONSIDERATION.

New York. Jan 2A-Charles M Schwao. president of the Bethlehem Steel corporation, declared in an ad dress at dinner here tonight that fine tilne Is near at hand when the men Of the working class the men with out property will control the desti- nies of the world"
 The Bolsneyiki sentiment must he taken into consideration. Mir Schwab declared, and in the very near fu- ture we must look to the worker for a solution of the great economic questions now being considered. | am not one to carelessly turn over my belongings for the uplift of the ma tion, but I am one who has come to a belief that the worker will rule and the sooner We realize this the better it will be for our country and the world at large
 in these times of war" Mir. Schwal said, we of America should not criticize the actions of our president and our nation We are behind him and We are behind the nation. When l say we I mean the steel men of the United States Within the next eighteen months we will have more tonnage on the ocean than all tine nations of the world.
 But don't let Us run away with the idea that we have light job on our hands. We must realize that it Is the duty of every citizen to give hls last dollar and his last drop of blood in defense of his country.
 "T am not discouraged and am not pessimistic, but we must contribute our money as we never contributed before We must forget our persona notions and stand by our nation Lei us place dependency upon our gov ernment and our cause"