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The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1918-02-22
EPISCOPAL SERVICES
HERE NEXT SUNDAY

Rev Percival S. Smithe, rector
Christ church mission, Phoebe, will
conduct services Sunday, February
"a, as follows:
Holy communion, s O'Clock a. m.
Morning prayer and sermon, at
II a. m.
Evening prayer and sermon, at
1880 p. m.
All are cordially invited to attend
these services.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1918-02-22

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The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1918-02-22

Joseph Hollinger, Eagle Valley
rancher, was in town Tuesday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-26
JApAN.s CoMMoNER PREMIER
rom the Nashville Tennessean.

IfOm the NdSHVllle lcnHe5scoit.
 The new premier of Japan, Takashi Hara, the first commoner ever elevated to that office in Japan, in his statement of policy, says many interesting things He makes It plain that the new ideas of constitutional progress on which he came into office will be pushed by him con- sistently, and he names the party sys- tenn, the development of popular repre- sentation and peaceful relations with this country as policies which he Will en- deavor to strengthen and advance.
 On the subject of military aggression Premier Hara disclaims any designs of his country on America. China or Russia, but says positively that Japan would never agree to seeing Russia dominated by the Germans. He declared his ad- heicnce to the I-ansing-ishi open door agreement in China and said that there would be no interference with the h. ternal affairs of that country.
 The voice of the people must be obeyed,' he said. and the press IS the great medium for the voice. In this com nection 1t is interesting to note that Hara began life as newspaper re- porter He talks like progressive statesman and his premiership bids fair to mark new era in Japanese na- tional development
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-26
Germany's War-Lords
 Have Lost Their Prestige

VIEWING the wreck of all their
 v hopes, the German people turn with increasing bitterness on their former idols, the leaders who deceived them and made them pawns in game played for world dominion.
 Recent dispatches from abroad in- dicate that German war heroes are in a most unenviable plight. In Berlin Von Ludendorff is called gambler and military adventurer. No more nails are being driven into the wooden statue of Won Hindenburg, whose vic tories over the Russians made him the man of the hour in Germany. He met his master in Foch and is reported to have acknowledged sometime since that Germany had lost the war. He is believed to have been one of the strongest proponents of an early peace.
 Admiral yon Tirpitz, the father" of the German navy. who worked un-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-26

tiringly to make Germany great sea power and succeeded, in an evil hour for him stood sponsor for the U-boats. He is even charged with having sup piled the fleet with inferior material
 Of the Kaiser and the crown prince, little is heard in a direct way, but neither derives any comfort from the present attitude of the German peo- pie. The Kaiser's only chance, ap- parently, to retain any of his former popularity is to abdicate and pay the penalty for his misdeeds.
 The crown prince, if we are to judge from the tone of newspapers in the fatherland, is dismissed with con- tempt, as figure of no particular importance in the present emergency and one likely to have no bearing on Ger.nsny's future
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-26
Birmingham zone's
 Fine Loan Record

1N HE Birmingham fourth Liberty
 < Loan zone made relatively the same high record as wholesome thing like 35 per cent oversubscription that distinguished Jefferson county These are the counties that comprised the zone: Jefferson, St. Clair, Shelby, Blount, Walker, Winston, Cullman, Fayette, Marion and Franklin.
 With the exception of Jefferson none of the counties contain a large city, but the people of flourishing towns and the rural precincts proved their 100 per cent patriotism and their zeal in the Liberty cause by subscrib- ing to the Bonds eagerly and literally. Many communities went over the top, and scarcely a single locality fell short.
 J. D. Moore, zone chairman, had perfected an organization that insured successful achievement. He was ably assisted by Field Agent Earl Lay. These two ardent leaderssleft nothing undone that could contribute to the enthusiasm of the campaign and the result was a record that would have done credit to any section of the United States.
 When the subscriptions of the other Alabama zones are totaled it will be found, no doubt, that each of them went over the top. Y
 Liberty Loans are popular. As the Bonds are gilt-edged, they appeal to people of means from an investment point of view; but the patriotic mo- tive comes first, of course. All Amer ica is ready to do it's utmost to defeat Germany and to> provide in the fullest measure for the brave fighters who are overseas and the men who are in training in this country.
 The fifth Liberty Loan next spring will be another triumph in the way of money raising in response to call from the government. There is prac-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-26
Andalusia Section Prosperous

The people in southeast Alabama are very prosperous said Chief A. b. Brown of the county health department, who has recently returned from Andalu- sia, where he went to aid in combating the diphtheria epidemic which had reached such a dangerous stage there. They grow plenty of velvet beans and peanuts, with which they fatten hogs for the packing plant at Andalusia Be- sides this crop, they grow corn peas, potatoes, sugar cane and, in fact, most anything to eat that can be produced in that climate Watermelons are grown for early shipment to northern markets Cotton, too, is not neglected. but is pro- duced as surplus crop. Most every farmer has his garage, which shelters not Ford. but Buick, Chevrolet or some other large car
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-26
LUKE M,LLKE SAYS

Almost every man wonders why it is that lot of boobs who are not half as smart as he is manage to make more money than he does.
 Michigan judge holds that the razor Is not deadly weapon This judge evidently never saw cullud gem'mun With his tank filled with gin when said cullud gem nun was starting out to cut few undesirable acquaintances.
 What would woman do without the word .'eute?" With her the word has a latitude of meaning that covers every tElns from baby to a monkey.
 woman can take a bath in pint O. water if necessity compels, and she can make ! good job of it. But a man can't take a bath unless he has 50 gal Ions of water in the tub and half gall Ion of water splattered around the floor,
 Pardon us for a moment while we rise to Inquire what has become of the old- fashioned snake charmer?
 When busy man tells you that he'l think it over he means that he wants to get rid of you and is too polite to kick you out
 You might as well take your medicine bravely if it is coming to you, because, if you don't they'll hold your nose and make you take it anyway.
 A lawyer is always smart enough to make damage suit large enough to all low for good deal of shrtnkage.
 The way of the transgressor is getting harder. Some of these days he won't be able to use telephone because the sleuths will be able to trace him by his voice prints on the transmitter
 When man comes back from a fish ing trip empty-handed he has a hard time convincing people that he doesn't fish for fish but for the sport iii t. \ All a woman pretends to know about business ethics is that her husband s stenographer shouldn't be better looking than his wife is
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-26
x x x Itinerant Worker Is Doing His Bit

E7PHE dragnet of the draft and other
 0 agencies have made the gentle man of leisure thing of the past, whether he happened to be scion of great wealth or ragged wayfarer begging his meals from door to door and expediting his progress about the country by patronizing 'side-door Pullmans."
 The picturesque hobo has departed from his usual haunts. War rudely interrupted his placid existence and sent him into the army or into the fields, the factories and the mines, which he probably regarded as worse fate than dying for his country on the battlefield.
 Therefore it is with more than pass ing interest that we read in dispatch from New York that members of the Hoboe's union, an organization which many thought defunct, recently as sembled on the Bowery for flag rais- ing in honor of 3o,o00 of their fel- lows now in the service. After king" Jeff Davis had made patriotic speech they ..frisked" their tattered pockets of $7O0 in small change to buy Thrift Stamps.
 Let us hope that large percent age of the 30,000 hoboes now in the army and navy did not require sec ond invitation to fight for their coun- try. War has proved the salvation of wastrels without number and many a former ''black sheep" has come back from the firing line hero, his past wiped out by valiant deeds.
 Doubtless more than one war cross has been bestowed on an erstwhile hobo whose regeneration has been wrought in the thick of battle.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-26
THE LAUGHTER OF OUR BoYs

From the New York World.
 When the first American troops marched through London on their way to the great front, keen-witted cock ney hailed them as solemn blokes." This phrase spread And it fitted. They were indeed serious young Yankees who came there to open in the Old World an ad- venture not only startlingly new to them selves, but new to the history and pol icy of their native land.
 Times and the faces of the army abroad have changed since the days of those first arrivals. Our boys have found themselves and their job. They have discovered friendships and comradery where in earlier, peaceful days. thinkins Z across the ocean, they considered only alien throngs and queer geographical names. With the spirit or their high quest thsy have combined their born in stinct to hu,Eor. In current magazine pages a new phrase arises anent the American occupation of France. we read of The Liaison of Laughter anu of the readiness to 2 joke which is binding the French and Americans ciosef together every day
 After terrific, bloody struggle over the taking of a boche-ridden village. American soldiers sent poilu sentries into paroxysms of mirth, it is related, by ap- nearing ii, a marvellous medley of straw hats. opera hats, derbies and silk hats salyaeed from shell-wrecked shop. The Yankee boys were relaxing after their
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-26
NO LOVE FOR GERMANS

London.-A stalwart killed sergeant had in custody in a town bound train a thin, lanky German prisoner of war.
 The prisoner was a boy of 16 or II years and he seemed highly pleased with England. When not surveying the pass. ing scenery he cheered himself by play. ing on mouth organ After trying one or two tunes he suddenly broke into Love me and the world is mine"
 stow that young un.' growled the sergeant i've don't love yer and the world aint yours See?"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-26

From the Montgomery Advertiser
 .WNT HEN the Aiabamians com-
 wy ,n handed by General l,. steiner steiner was bound to Alabama by new bond. The people of Alabama, particularly of Montgomery, have new and deeper interest in the events of the great war. since another large detachment of their sons have, with eagerness and enthu- siasm, gone to the front.
 When the Alabama brigade of the Ma little more than year ago, there was not finer body of guardsmen, or pros pective American soldiers than these same young men They had been on the Mexican border and they had been in active service for year. They were even then trained and hardened, needing only the polishing off process which sol diers must have for the new form of modern warfare. The strength of the brigade had been considerably lessened, of the Fourth Alabama to war strength when it went with the Rainbow division. Those men, who have won such fame in France as the 161th infantry. were men from the National Guard of Alabama.
 In November last the Alabamians were making ready to leave for France their orders had been out and men and off cers were elated over the certainty that they would eat their Christmas dinner on the ocean. But the first of the pneu- mona epidemics struck Camp Wheeler It ran not among the old hardened guardsmen, but among drafted men who had been brought in, and it so seriously affected the Dixie division that plans
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-26

tically no limit to the resources of the United States when it comes to the question of producing the sinews of war.
 A Georgia woman wants to know what is the exact meaning of stacker. Any millionaire who buys only 5000 worth of Liberty Bonds belongs in that class.
 # # #
 The sandwich will continue to be a part of the nations bill of fare. The quick lunch, which was placed in jeop- ardy. has been saved.
 The crown princes chances of succeed ing to the throne of the German empire constitute what the gambling fraternity would call 1oo-to-1 shot
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 The poets are laboring valiantly for the various war funds. but for some req son or other most of their pieces lack the fire of inspiration.
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 The Red Terror in Russia is report ed to have gotten beyond the control of Lenine and Trotzky. It probably didn't have far to go.
 The Kaiser was an easy subject for photographer four years ago. Nova days he finds it extremely hard to Took pleasant"
 We may have heard the last of the U-boats on the sea, but they are going to figure prominently in the terms of peace.
 It has almost reached the point where the Kaiser will count himself lucky if he is able to eat his Christmas dinner in Berlin
 The lights have been turned on in Paris. Look for return at any mo ment of that justly famous Parisian gaiety.
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 How can Won Hindy expect to retain the confidence of the German people when he has failed to deliver the goods
 # x # King George says victory is in sight. We have always suspected that George was a close reader of the newspapers.
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 If the colonel who resides at Oyster Bay, would only emulate the dignified silence of the oyster!
 # # x The old asafoetida bag has come to the front once more. That's where it's being worn.
 # # < The influenza epidemic has raised John Barleycorn several degrees in public es- teem. The consensus of opinion is something like this: Let Foch do it.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-26
Urgent Need of
 River Equipment.

| A LABAMA has waited patiently EA for the government to equip
 the Warrior river with barges and
 towboats for heavy traffic. Experts
 have made exhaustive surveys of the
 situation and have submitted favorable
 reports to Secretary of the Treasury iW. c. McAdoo, director general of
 all transportation.
 Another important step is being taken toward making the plans effec- tive. B. A. Tomlinson, assistant direc- tor general, in charge of inland waterways, and other specialists in marine engineering, are here, and will proceed to Tuscaloosa this morning for the purpose of obtaining view of the river and making an investigation
 of the type of boats needed. Government barges are now being operated on the Mississippi and it is earnestly hoped that there will be Inc further delay in developing traffic l facilities on the Warrior.
 ! As war measure this matter needs immediate attention. Railroad transportation is greatly congested
 and it will be still more congested as the winter comes on. There is an im- operative demand for increased coal
 output for the prosecution of the war. There has been shortage of muni- tions because of the shortage of coal The mine workers and mine operators
 have been appealed to by President Wilson, General Pershing and the fuel administration for the maximum of effort in production.
 The miners of Alabama were doing their best when the influenza epidemic made its appearance. But one cause of production being disappointing was traceable to ear shortage While the lear situation has improved recently the same scarcity of cars will be in levidence again before the end of the year. After the influenza is gone and work at the mines is restored to nor mal conditions, the car situation is sure to give trouble.
 Birmingham steel and other heavy freight besides coal is pressing for river transportation. The develop ment of an adequate barge line is the only solution.
 It should not take Mr. Tomlnson long to decide upon the type of equip 1 ment needed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-26
rurpentine "Fiu. Preventive

"Turpentine is splendid influenza said Mrs F. M. Norment, "and I feel that everyone in Birming ham should know about it. I had a letter from my sister in Huntsville who stated she had recommended turpentine there and that there had not been d case of influenza in homes where the was used three times daily. The best way IS iusl to turn the bottle up to the tongue
 T have never known such death rate since the yellow fever epidemic and I used this remedy then and did not have the disease, although there were four cases at our house. I feel sure there is no need for persons to have the influenza if they will follow these directions
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-26
LET'S HAVE THE TRUTH

From the New York Telegram.
 According to a London cable 5000 worth of candy destined for American army camps in France is reported to have been dumped overheard from a trans port 'in English waters because 1t had been found to contain ground glass, and an inspection of all candies and other military food supplies in course of ship ment to France has been ordered.
 This matter ought to be set at rest. If false let it be known and the author of the rumor punished. If true, where was the candy made?
 We had the same rumors in this coun- try year ago and the government vigor- ously denied there was any truth in them.
 It did not. however. so far as known. attempt to find the authors os the story.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-26
.psENr MINDED

From the Chicago News.
 The professor remembered one day that he had daughter. He went 10 the nursery to see her, and found his wife adoring her He listened to the mothers raptures for while, then askd hsitatingly:
 Can the little thing walk ?"
 Walk, Herbert" cried his Wife. Why, she's been walking now fo. six months.
 Dear me. dear mel said the pro- lessor. thinking busily of something else. What distance she must have traveled.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-26
Heart Yearns to Return

T spent years in the pastorate," said Rev. W. D. Hubbard state chaplain of convicts. "and I have done my part as an evangelist, but 1 find as I grow older that my heart yearns more and more to get back in a field where I can be a shepherd,
 T once heard an old preacher say that he had the shepherds heart. I did not fully understand or appreciate his feel ings at the time, but now I know what he meant. A man who has ever been actively engaged in the ministry can never be thoroughly happy unless he is about the Masters busness'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-26
ManY Holding Cofton

'I have been going over Tallapoosa and Chambers counties good deal late ly' said W. G. darrell. and under near ly every shed or tree about the farm houses l have seen from one to twenty bales of cotton.
 The farmers, both white and black, do not seem in any hurry to market it. as most If them are out of debt and are able to hold it. I'm going to take a chance and hold mine until Christmas any way. I know the market is uncer- tain, but I'm going to gamble in spot cotton of my own. I may lose, but in any event. I can't get wiped out as the bucket-shop sharps frequently are.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-26
posT-BELLyM FICTION

From the New York Herald.
 At the close of the war, possibly sooner, we may confidently look for a readjust-
 It will not be long before scores Of Enoch Ardens will emerge from German prison camps to take the place that right fully belongs to them in serial stories. Sometimes this modern Arden will arrive just in time to interrupt the wedding Of his one-time sweetheart and his old col lege chum. Sometimes, coming many months too late, he will glance through her cottage window and see her seated by the fire crooning over the very, very small infant In her arms, in which event he will go forth into the night without revealing himself. But no matter in what guise he shows himself he Will always be an appealing figure. The in- heritance is likely to affect the value of the heiress in the matrimonial market and perhaps dampen the ardor of the smart young settlement worker wooed by the son of the Standard Oil director. The prospective inheritor of millions will have to take back seat when the wealthy young riveter takes off his overalls and puts on his we'll cut evening clothes. The enforcement of the prohibition laws Will put an end to the career of the nople young girl who marries man in order to reform him. The state Viii do all the reforming, even as it will run the rail- roads and other industries.
 There will be marked changes la senti- mental German fiction also. The daugh ter of the food profiteer Will become the heroine and the Enoch Arden viii be the high minded young officer decorated by the Kaiser for breaking his parole.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-26
EVOLUTION OF A CANTEEN

By Juliet Tonpkin a its sign a highway over there, breathed wth its breath of fed lured them like it's lar
 shabby little sabby little spot. m a dar n evil squnt nd he and the crimes that print onslaught the Hun n u nd I
  n < Stood a n ia cath the greasy q Now Sw a . 2 and fresh and clean h. heart And the goal For benea J%e little in A9# pAa soul
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-26
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
Interest in Churches

T had letter from my son in France which ought to make him solid with the ministry said F. w. Slaughter who lives in Chambers country. He wrote me back to be sure and pay what he sub seribed toward the preachers salary.
 I dare say that if all the men at the front were as interested in their local church back home ss is my boy, the churches would be more interested in them. l am glad the churches are dis playing service flags and having pa triotic speeches made within their walls. for to me this is holy war, and the church is a proper place for such pro- grammes"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-26

tense hour of war. And the incident was typical of their ever-present im- pulse, delightful to their French friends; to react with smiles from situations meant to be terrifying.
 It is no frivolous jollity that our boys have thus carried into the midst of dreadful affairs. Theirs is the laughter of courage. They make mock of fear. They gibe at peril. From the shadow of death they emerge with quaintly word- ed quips. But in the fight when it is on in their hearts always they stand for men. What power of human evil can hope to beat such laughter knights as these? sS
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-26
Don't Want saprueker.

Some people think sapsuckers help the my opinion that the striped sapsucker in- jures apple trees. I've watched them at work on my trees and it seems to me that while they may be after insects, that their peclSing and boring does the orchard more harm than the insects.
 T do not know what the game war dens and bird experts think about it. l am merely expressing my personal opin- ion. Any one who wants the striped va is welcome to trap all on my place, for l don't want them"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-26
A SOLDIERS CHOICE

From Trench and Camp.
 An enlisted man at one of the big ca mos volunteered to help unpack when the American Library association was ready to open it's camp library. He worked hard and faithfully for hours Once he stopped to lay book aside When the work was finished he hauled out the book
 May I take this copy of Evangeline' along to read?" he asked.
 You surely may,'' replied the libra rian.
 A few days later he returned the book.
 Here is your 'Evangeline, he safd' q hadn't read that for long, long time, and I certainly did enjoy it.