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Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-05-15

N Gen. H. p Mccain has written
80 lowing letter to Senator James X.
So man, of Mississippi:
q War Department,
The Adjutant Generals Office.
Washington, April %, 1918.
James K. Vardaman,
United States Senate.
ear Sir: In response to your request
information relative to the arrange
nts which have been made for taking
votes of soldiers at the various state
etions, l have the honor to inform you
follows:
has been decided by the department
t. SO far as the soldiers stationed with
the borders of the United States are
cerned, their votes at either a primary
: general election may be taken by
several state governments without
.ous interference, with military opera
IS or with the training and discipline
he men. Pursuant to this decision the
swing order was issued to all COM
ding officers in the United States:
Upon application to the secretary of
or other proper officer of a state
ernment to the commanding officer of
apartment or division for permission
AXE and secure the vote of the officers
soldiers of said state serving in said
nmand and within the borders of the
tied States for either a primary or
leral election of said state such COM
nding officer shall specify a place or
ces where all such officers and soldiers
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-05-15
], 1924 Women Now
Serving in the Army
Nurse Corps

The Surgeon General of the Army au-
thorizes the following statement:
The strength of the Army Nurse Corps
of the Medical Department yesterday was
1924 nurses, divided as follows:
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-24
JOINT EXERCISES THANKSGIVING DAY
 AT FIRST CHURCH

Extensive arrangements are being made for the Thanksgiving exercises to be held at 3:30 o'clock at the First Metho- dist church Thursday, November 2S by the committee from the Birmingham Civic association and a joint committee from the Music Study club and the Com munity Sing committee composed of Mrs. o. L. Stevenson, Mrs. c. J.N Sharpe and Mrs. w. J. Adams.
 This celebration will be held at the same time that the victory sings are be- ing held all over the gCnited States. It is national movement which was started at the suggestion of the national council of women of which pr. Anna Howard Shaw is chairman.
 The following programme will be rem dered on this occasion
 Song, star Spangled Banner every body.
 Hymn: "Come Thou Almighty King, everybody.
 Song: "The Americans Come Lib
 erty chorus.
 Address: GO minutes)
 Song: Onward, Christian Soldiers, everybody.
 soio "The Holy City" Mrs. Brooks.
 Prayer.
 Song; Comrades in Arms" T. c. |. chorus.
 Song: My Country Iris of Thee, everybody
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-24
FEW PREVENTIVE FOR
 INFLUENZA DISCOVERED
-gia College Professor Discovers Deadly Enemy to In ( uenza Germ-First Used It to Protect Own Family. Just Few Drops Inhaled From Pocket Handkerchief 1isinfects Nose and Throat.
NEW preventive treatment for Spanish Influenza called
 Wilson's Soluon just been placed the market and tow on sale by leading druggists in Birmingham The formula

Wilson strongly recommends spraying the nose and throat night and morning with the solution in diluted form, ac- cording to directions on the bottle
 Although composed of the most pow erful garmicides, the preparation Is harmless when used in the above man. ner. A 35-cent bottle Is sufficient for weeks treatment. Wilson's Solution is also known as Anti-Flu, and is sold by all druggists Professor Wilson states that his solution is to be used as pre- ventive treatment only, and not as a cure. If you contract Spanish Influenza, he says, call your doctor at once. Dos ter Northington Drug Co.,. wholesale dis tributors for this section.-Adv. ment and are recommending 1t to their patients.
 It is Professor Wilson's theory that tile influenza germs in the nose and throat can be killed by the vapors from his solution just as you can kill the germs in a room by fumigation. The fact that health authorities recommend the use of medicated masks seems to support his theory.
 Wilson's Solution is especially valu- able because it can be conveniently car ried on the person and should be inhaled from the handkerchief at frequent in- tervals during the day. especially when entering crowds or public places.
 As A further precaution, Professor
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-24
BAPTTSTS DECIDE NOT ID HOLD THEIR
 STATE CONVENTION
Great Disappointment to Howard Faculty Because of Elaborate Prepara-
 tiOns Made


 A meeting was held at the First Bap- tist church Friday night to discuss the advisability of holding or postponing indefinitely the meeting of the Alabama Baptist State Convention in Birmingham at Howard college on December 3, and after taking the Spanish influenza sit uation into consideration it was thought best to just postpone indefinitely the meeting, Many of the homes in East Lake, Woodlawn and Avondale which Wefc to be opened to delegates and visit ors were unable to meet the situation on account of the flu
 IL vas decided to call later a meeting of the directors of the convention in conjunction with the state executive committee to meet at Montgomery to transact the needful business and to plan for the coming year From all iadi- ca tons the reports to be made will be most encouraging and for the first time in number of years the state mission will be able to report a surplus
 It will be great disappointment 10 many and especially to the president and faculty of Howard college that theScon- yention will not meet as great prepara- tions had been made for it's entertain ment. A really great programme had been arranged.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-24
MECHANICS ARE READY ID RETURN
 ID BIRMINGHAM Federal Agent States Men Engaged in War Work Seeking Employment EARLY RESUMPTION
 NEW CONSTRUCTION Dwelling Houses and Apartments in Demand and With Lifting of Ban
 on Materials Much Building
 Is Expected
By w. J. ROLES

High-class mechanics who left Bir- mingham during the war to work at their trade at government plants are gradually home and others are expected back within short time. Many of these have written 'to capt. James T. Gould of the local federal employment office asking about the prospects of getting work. Captain Gould stated yesterday that he is en- deavoring to secure employment for re- turning mechanics and artisans so that they will lose as little time as possible when they get here
 For the past year there has been practically no construction work in Bir- mingham or in the district outside or the building of the steel and fabricating plants at Fairfield by the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company, the Birmingham Steel corporations fabri- eating plant at Fifth avenue and Thir-- ty-ffth street, the by-products coke plants of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company, the Sloss- Sheffield Steel and Iron company and the Bir- mingham Coke and ByProducts com panY, ana the T6COUStTuCllOli VI thiv plSSi Cities Chemical company's plant al Ensley These activities represent in vestments aggregating over $50,o00,- 900 and will be completed between now and the end of next summer. Some , If them will be in operation early 1T the new year.
 LIFTING, OF BAN
 With the lifting of the ban on build Ing operations and the easing up o1 he labor situation expected to begir with the return of the soldiers iron camps and the skilled and unskilled la Dor from the different government works throughout the country. renewed activity in the building lines will take { place. During the last six months per eons seeking homes or apartments il 5 Birmingham have met with nothing bu disappointments. tour of the real es tate and rental agencies the past weei fiscloses a very serious situation Il the housing proposition.
 Mana gers of some of the larger apartment houses state that their wait ing lists contain more names thai could be accommodated were ever. apartment controlled by them to be come vacant at once. The same condi sion obtains with respect to houses
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-24

k Murder Charged | James Cook, alias James Edwaros' ne
 o uas arrested at 1501 Valley street
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-24
now on sale by leading q

\ s perfected by Professor Robert .. \ ilson, head of the department Of Pharmacy of one of the leading sduca- kional institutions of the country. and IS Composed of the most powerful antisep- xics and germicides known to science. All that is necessary is to inhale the &apors from a few drops on the hand n erchief The odor. although very pene- Hrating, is not unpleasant and has Eery soothing effect on the respiratory 8rgans.
 Y On account of Professor Wilson's high Handing as man of learning, thou Bands of people i'll his home city began &sing the preparation as soon as 1t be- @Ame known that he had perfected the Formula without any advertising what
 2ver. In only few days time the near 4y towns and cities began clamoring Tor it, and Professor Wilson was forced xo begin it's manufacture upon an ex- &ensive scale
 SProfessor Wilson first made the prep
 aration to use in his own family and
 gave a small quantity of it to one of his neighbors. The neighbor told others and
 1n only a short time the news spread
 kapidly over the city. On tho third day
 Alone one retail druggist sold over five
 hundred bottles Leading physicians,
 1pecialists and bacteriologists give the
 ipreparation their unqualified indorse-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-24
RIVER COMMISSION
 FINISHES ITS TRIP

New Orleans. November S.-Members of the Mississippi river commission ar rived here today, completing the annual low water trip. All river work was re- ported well in hand and interest was said to be increasing to a marked ex- tent in the development of river trade Brig. Gen. w H. Bixby, president of the commission. stated that at no time during the Is days trip was the mini mum depth of eight feet allowed by the commission encountered.
 Public hearings were held at the prin- cipal river towns
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-24
Hoover and Hurley
 Arrive in England

London, November 2s-Herbert c. Hoover, the American food administrator and Edward N. Hurley, chairman of tho shipping board, have arrived here. They were met by representatives of the British food and shipping departments, Mr Hoover and Mir. Hurley will remain here over the weekend and then pro- ceed to Paris.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-24

been asked to turn out in body. It is -hoped that the white friends will so arrange their programme as to make 1t possible for their servants to attend this meeting
 This ia to be the most interesting r,eetins for negroes since Abraham Lin- caIn signed the Emancipation aproclama- tion. Every negro in the district own
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-24
Negro Peace Jubilee and Thanksgiving Exercises
 to Be Held Thursday
Service Will Be Held at 10 O'Clock at the Sixth Avenue Baptist
 Church

Negroes of Greater Birmingham and Jefferson county will hold their peace jubilee and Thanksgiving exercises, Thursday morning at Il o'clock, at the Sixth Avenue. Baptist church, South, Rev. John w. Goodgame. pastor.
 Four-minute men and women and all other we'll organized organizations have
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-24

yesterday afternoon by Deputies Jordan and Wilson and lodged ip the county jail on charge of murder. f is alleged that Cook shot Edgar Battle last JaHes following which he was arrested on I charge of assault and battery. Yesterday Battle died and Cook was arrested osi charge of murder.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-24

Tlu ro o.VO
 The difference in favor of the local con sumner of steel products is approximately sa .5o per gross ton. We are privileged to charge, under the government price fixing arrangements, Pittsburg prices plus freight to Birmingham, as a max mum charge for our steel products, put we have not deviated from our policy, which has prevailed during the last eight or nine years, of selling our steel prod ucts in Birmingham on asbasis that would build up Birmingham business.
 It would appear from this letter of Mir Crawfords that instead of the full freight ..plus'' being charged local con- sumers. the Tennessee company only charges a fraction of the plus" about 25 per cent.
 But this leads to an inquiry, namely what advantage does Birmingham derive from this reduction?
 If no steel is made in the district eX- cept at the T. c. l. company plants, and
 if it is true. as we are informed, that
 the T. c. l. company claims that 1t con
 sumes all the products of its own mills, who is benefited here? Are there any in
 dependent manufacturers, dealers, bro kers or middle men who derive any such advantage in low cost to them from thia reduction as that the ultimate consumers or users of these products also can pur- chase at corresponding advantage? We invite correspondence on this sub. ject
 The government price-fixing committee, under the direction of MT J. l.. Replogle, director of steel supply, have only 1usti- fled the single base at Pittsburg. because
 the country when it entered the war found itself with the vast though con-
 gested plants in the Pittsburg district
 built Up on the Pittsburg plus basis. MT Replogle says that Chicago and western points during war time could not get sufficient raw materials from their own rolling mills and in order to keep going at full capacity, they were compelled te look to the iPittsburg mills for their sup ply With the base at Chicago this would
 have involved such heavy absorption oi freight by the Pittsburg mills that they claimed, they would have made no profi1 on shipments to Chicago fabricators l Then, too. certain, smaller plants around Pittsburg would have had no chance te run if forced to absorb the freight te l Chicago, Hence, the Chicago base was removed and Pittsburg plus then became 1 the universal practice of the government
 at least during the war.
 l The pressure from Duluth, Birmingham and other points has resulted In the prom
 ise now to remove the discrimination.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-24

ing Baby Bonds, and Liberty Bonds are especially invited.
 The programme for the occasion VIII be announced later.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-24
Agricultural Clubs

The Jefferson county home demonstra- ton agents. Miss Marion Walker and Miss Ruth I. Oliver, request that all members of the girls and boys agri- cultural clubs send in all record books at once
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-24
Birmingham as Easing
 Point for Steel Prices
tContinued from Page Five)

the products of It's rolling mills. In ms recent letter addressed to the CIVIC as- sociation he writes:
 T give you below the present prices charged f. o. b. mills in the Birming- ham district compared with the prices charged f. 0. b. mills in the Pittsburg district, plus freight to Birmingham:
 Prices f. 0. b. Mills.
 B'ham Pittsburg.
 District. District
 Plus Frt.
 to B'ham.
 Per 100 Lbs. Per 100 Lbs p,.ta. $3.4 s3.S21a str,,ct,,ral 3.15 BETA par. 3.O5 3.4715
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-27

darkest hour would make politics out
of the most sacred trust ever given to
men.
No Time for Little Things.
'"This is no time for little things. All
the organized diabolical forces of a
scientifically trained brutality are at
the throat of this country. And we
appeal to all patriots, whatever their
politics. to aid US in every way pos
sible in our efforts to require that par
tisansl1ip be kept out of the war man
agement and all war activities. In the
name of every American soldier in
France, in the name of every Ameri-
can mother of those boys. 1 appeal for
the support of the country's cause by
all men and WON 1 withOu. hit
of party. Let not political parties
spend their time accusing each other
of disloyalty, when both are loyal.
Rather, let US endeavor to make GER
tain that every possible efficient in
strument in men and material which
is available shall be used in winning
the war, that efficiency shall replace
ineff1ciency wherever found; and that
both the two great political horses
which we have shall be harnessed to-
gether. fully and freely to share in the
ing to see which can pull the harder.
Republican victory this fall will
mean primarily one thing, an ever
| increasing, vigorous prosecution of
| the war. A Republican congress
| means a war congress which will be
a warranty of its own performance
and a guarantee Of a complete fulfill
ment by every department of the gov
ernmentn
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-27
FINE DAYS AHEAD

Continued from Page One)
haitian also had frosts Manhattan
was the coolest place in the state, with
a temperature which dropped to az
degrees. A few scattered showers fell
in Kansas. None of them could be
classed as rains. Flora does not pre-
dict any rain for the next twenty-four
hours.
The lowest temperature In Topeka
in the last twenty-four hours was Al.
which occurred at 1880 this morning
This is record OF Ia degrees below
normal
The extremes on record for this date
were 95 in 1911 and 33 in 1889. The
wind at 10 o'clock this morning was
blowing three miles an hour from the
northwest.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-27
BRITISH LAUNCH

CONTINUED from Page One.)
attacked on a wide front south OF the
Sepsee river this morning, according
to- a report received here from Field
Marshal Haig.
(The Sensee river is, a small stream flow
ing to the northeast and pGralleling Oh the
south the Scarpe river, which flows past
of Douai. one of the principal German
bases on the Artois front In France. 1t is
probable that the British attack is made
for the purpose of driving wedge between
DouRi and Cambria, about fifteen miles to
the south.)
Prisoners Captured.
The British lines were advanced
slig htly north of-the Sensee in a local
operation last night, and there were
The text of the field marshars re-
port follows:
AT $50 o'clock this morning our
troops attacked over a wide front
south of the Sensee river. First re-
ports indicate that satisfactory prog
ress is being made.
During the night successful local
operations were carried out in the
neighborhood of Arleux, northwest of
La -Bassee and southwest of Fleur-
baix. Our line was advanced in these
localities and prisoners captured.
Allies Can March on Now.
Washington, Sept. o7.-Military
men here say the capture of the Bull
garian city of Strumitsa by allied
forces on the Macedonian front breaks
the strongest link in the Bulgarian de.
Tense and leaves no serious obstacle to
the allied march into Tic country
AID Berlin Admits 10000
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-27
NO GAS THIS YEAR

CONTINUED from preceding page)
sas City over information received by
Mayor Cowgirl to the effect that the
fuel administrator of Oklahoma had
war industries in Oklahoma to discon-
tinue the use of fuel oil and install
natural gas burners under their boil
ers, in order to save the fuel oil for
the navy and transport service during
the winter. 1t has been stated by A.
Burlburt, engineer for the Kansas City
Gas company, that an order of this
character was pending in Kansas City.
He also said that if this were done
that the gas booster pumps used in this
connection would result in Kansas City
getting no gas at all.
Further, it is reported that an order
has been issued by w. G. Williams.
of the oil division of the fuel admins
tration in Washington, requiring pack
ing plants in Wichita to make the
same substitution of natural gas.
Topeka Gas Supply.
Topeka, Kansas City and Wichita
are supplied with gas from the same
source. The supply is controlled by
the Doherty firm which sells gas to
Natural Gas company, says Mr.. IRE
leaven. One line goes into Wichita
while Topeka and Kansas City are on
other lines. The gas delivered SIC
these cities, according to Treleaven, is
based on the number of consumers
Practically no gas has been sold il
recent years, Treleaven says, for in
| dustrial purposes.
1t has been suggested that coal OF
| and gasoline stoves be used in plac,
! of gas. Experience in Kansas Cit.
during the last winter show ed that il
| the rush for oil stoves following TIL
1 gas shortage there, the shortage il
/ fuel oil resulting was of equal eeua
intensity with the gas shorts sc.
i House Is Optimistic.
4 In the opinion of Mayor House con
ditions in Topeka are not expected t
be any worse than they were last yeal
!, He is inclined to be of the opinio
that perhaps they will be better. H
says, however. that if the orders rela
tive to the substitution of gas in tn
war industries of Oklahoma City an
Wichita are placed in effect that Their
can be no question of shortage Q
absolute failure of gas occurring
both Kansas City and Topeka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-27
SERBS PRESS ON!
More Prisoners and Great
Quantities of Materials.
Enter Ishtib and Take Other
Important Points.

London, Sept. 27.-In the success
full continuance of their drive north
ward, the SerbianS have entered
Ishtib and captured other important
points. says the Serbian official state
'ment of Thursday.
A great number of additional Bull
garians and Germans were captured
by the Serbians, who also have taken
enormous quantities Of war materials
The Serbians now are west of the
Ishtib-Veles road and have captured
the height of Bogosloyets, south of the
road. North of Demirkapu. in the
direction of the Bulgarian border, the
Serbs have captured the ridge of Bell
kamen.
Serbian cavalry has entered
Kochana, twenty miles northeast of
Ishtib and fourteen miles from the
Bulgarian border southwest of the i'm
portant rail head of Kustendil.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-27
RUSS ORGANIZE
(continued from Page o.

Confined from Page one.l
of Russia during the past few months
have placed themselves under the
authority of the directorate and the
constituent assembly.
Remarkable Reorganization.
The formation of the new all-Rus,
sian government is the result of a re-
markable process of reorganization
long under way in Russia.
NJ. Avskentieff is lone of the fore
most leaders of the Russian social
revolutionary party. Next to Victor
Tchernoff, president of the constituent
assembly and the great teacher of the
Observation-Disclosures, he is the leading
figure in the party.
NJ. Avskentieff, last January in
the fortress of Saints Peter and Paul,
where he was at that time a prisoner
of the Bolsheviki, evidenced a remark
able optimism despite the fact that
the Bolshevikf were at that time at
the zenith of their power. He predict
ed the complete failure of the Boil
sheviki and the inevitable misfortunes
that would follow. .sss-
But" he said, Russia will with
stand the disease of Bolshevisrn
The revolutionary democracy will
regain control and lead Russia for
| ward to a better future"
Clear Russia of Enemy.
The successful formation of a new
army OF 100000 men by the Siberian
government will form the nucleus O,
a new Russian army whose aim will
be clearing all Russia of enemy troops
Inc first act of the constituent as
| sembly when it meets in January
Russian embassy officials declare, viii
be to declare war against German,
ana repudiate the Brest-Litovsk treaty