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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-05
CURRENT HISTORY
 OF WORLD WAR IN
 US. OFFICIAL FILM
"Pershing's Crusaders" Gives Graphic Pictorial Record of Accomplish ments in First Year of
 Conflict

"Pershngs Crusaders, the first United States official war film, is be- ing presented by the committee on public information, George Greet, chair man. at the Trianon all this week. This is really a pictorial history of Ameri- ca's part in the great war, living his- tory, full of human interest and patri- otic thrills It should be seen by every American who has given his boy or bought bond, and it should particu- larly be seen by those who have not yet mastered the lesson of American- ism. Over here and over there our boys" in khaki are seen in training and in action. Cantonments spring into being as by magic, boys fresh from farms, desk and factory are hardened into finiShed whirlwinds, massive ships are launched, airplanes speed through are air, uniforms are turned out by the million, in fact all of the activities of war preparations are spread before your eyes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-05
GRIGGS GOES BACK
 TO SCHOOL WORK
w.. C. Mitchell, Physical Director at
 Local "Y," Successor

Prof. E. c. Griggs. principal of the Gadsden city schools, who has been do- ing recruiting work in Birmingham for the last two months for the Y. M. c. A., left last night for Gadsden, where he will resume his duties IS superintend- ent Of the public schools of Gads- den.
 Professor Griggs will be succeeded by w. c. Mitchell who has been ph. si- cal director a. the Birminghan Y. M c. A. for t.e past six years Mr. Mitchell took over the position yes- terday and throughout the day Pro- lessor Griggs was engaged in familiar izing his successor with the duties of state recruiting secretary engaged. in securing men for overseas service in the V. M. C. A. The Y M c. A. is after accountants for overseas service. about q dozen be- ing wanted from this district, These men are wanted for immediate service in France and will be sent across the waters as soon as they can be secured
 
 Tor Rent-I9-rO0ri dwelling. close in. Excellent rOoinlng house location. Possession October !. Price $.5 per mouth.
 W. B. LEEDY R. F. & l. O.,
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-05
GEN. H. s. MEADE COMMANDER OF THE
 AMERICAN ARMY

Field Marshal J. Frank Rushton of the allied armies yesterday announced the appointment of II. s. Meade of Ems ley as general in command of the American army for the fourth Liberty Loan campaign, which begins on Sep tember 2S. MT. Meade has accepted the appointment and is already busy or ganizing his forces. The American army division will embrace Ensley and Wy lam and the section of the country con- tiguous to those places.
 The special corporation and railroad committee held meeting in the of flee of Chairman Charles T. Fairbairn, in the Woodward building, yestreday at which plans for the campaign were discussed. The committee is well or ganized and when the drive begins it will be ready for effective work.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-05
At LOew's Biiou

Kitty Francis and her company of charming girls will be the headline act at Loew's this afternoon. when the bill opens for the last half of the week. changed entirely. Viola Dana will star in a wonderful photoplay, 'Flower of Dusk" and there will be four big Loew vaudeville acts also, ito orrincrease the entertaining features of the big bill.
 There will be r girls and seven men on the bill. and it promises to be one of the best bills that Loew's has offered in several weeks in Birming- ham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-05
Today's Amusements
THEATRES

 Iyric-Keith vaudeville and Photo weekly.
 Bijou-Loew's vaudevlle; photo drama and weekly
 Best-Musical comedy and motion pictures
 PHOTOPLAYS Strand-Eiane Hammerstein in Her Man." comedy and war weekly. Colonial-barry Mercy in "The Green God Odeoh Two-"Business Before Honestly comedy, and War Picture. Alcazar-Sessue Hayakawa in "His Birthrght comedy and weekly. Trianon-"Fe "Fershing's Crusaders" U. S. official war picture Rialto-E.tina Goodrich in Her Illus bands Honor" Princess-Ser.aI drama comedy and photo weekly Odeon One First Episode, The Haa of Vengeance, serial; comedy and weekly.
 PARK RESORTS East Lake-Bathlng, boating, dancing. midway features. West Lake-Bathihg. boating, skating dancing. Avondale Geological exhibits.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-05
At the Lyric

The new Keith programme to be presented at the Lyric this afternoon matinee will bring many of vaude- ville's best entertainers to the Lyric. Hale Norcross, one of vaudeville's big entertainers, supported by capa- ble company, will entertain in Light Housekeeping" delicious comedy playlet Carl Rosini famous Illusion ist and mystic, Frazier, Bruce and Harding in Who's Who" Hart and Frances, a famous comedy couple, and Brierre and King, excellent dancers. will compose the bill. The Lyric screen telegrams will be the usual feature
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-05
CLAIMS FEELS LIKE
 ANEW WOMAN NOW
Birmingham Lady's Re markable Story-Regains
 Health Through Plant Juice

Nearly every form of disease begins in the stomach and this has been prov on i'll thousands of cases. It is the neglect of the first symptoms of run down system which cause these trou- bles.
 People who are nervous and irrita- ble, who lack energy and ambition feel blue and dscoura ged, suffer from headaches. dizziness, backache, weak memory. bad blood circulation and l1n- sound sleep, should take heed in time for these are never-failing signs of a deranged stomach.
 The new herbal stomach remedy. Plant Juice, is designed to meet jus: such contingency; it acts directly on the stomach, causing the food to digest perfectly, thereby relieving the suffer- ing imm ediately, and if taken for a short time the results will be perna- nert.
 Local testimonials are received dai- ly in substantiation of this statement one of the latest being that of Mrs Helen Hale, popular Birmin eham young lady, residing at No 252o1s Fourth avenue, who stated
 For sometime, l had trouble with my stomach which was in such a weak condition that I had to live on tea and toast and could not touch meat or vegetables. I had indigestion and dyspepsia and was in constant pair. I had headaches, dizzy spells, ard pains all through my body; was very bilious and my complexion got very sallow; I was so weak and nervous I could not sleep. Since I have taken your Plant Juice I am able to eat any kind of food; I sleep well and have not an ache or pain; it has cleared nav complexion up beautifully. I feel like new woman and do not hesitate to recommend Plant Juice to any one, The Plant Juice man is at Norton's Drug store, corner of Second avenue and Twentieth street, where he is dai- ly meeting the local public, and intro- ducing and explaining the merits of this remedy. Free samples given Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-05
BILLIARD TITLES ID BE CONTESTED
 IN EVERY STATE
Forty-Eight Tournaments in Prospect for Winter Months-One National
 Contest

A movement which is meeting the en- thusiastic support of billiard roomkeep- er+ and players is we'll under way to put the game of pocket billiards lover the top" with a rush during the forthcoming season.
 Briefly stated the plan is. 4S state championship events, F preliminary or eliminating tournaments for each state, one national and&.12 qualifying or pre- liminary tournaments for the national event making a total of 637 champion
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-05
Much Whisky Seized

J. l.. Long, white, of Woodlawn, and 'J Rawson, a negro porter. were ar rested by Officers Mcfarland and Doy- bins, and 87 quarts of whisky seized just as the men arrived in Birmingham on a sleeping car of the Alabama Great Southern train No. G. The liquor was concealed in eleven suitcases
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-05
WILSON COMMUTES DEATH SENTENCES
 NEGRO SOLDIERS
Ten Negroes Who Partici- pated in Houston Riots Shown Clemency and
 Life Sentences Given

Washington. September 4.-Death sentences of 10 negro soldiers, who participated in the riot at Houston, Tex, August 2S, 1917, have been com muted to life imprisonment by Presi- dent Wilson.
 In six other cases the President af- firmed the death sentences because the condemned men had been found guilty of having deliberately and with great cruelty murdered civilians.
 This action. announced today by the war department, concludes the cases of 2s negroes given the death penalty for their part in the riot. Thirteen were executed and the President was called upon to review the findings in 16 cases.
 The President found that the 10 whose sentences he commutcd had not been convicted of personally and di- rectly causing deaths. The soldiers in volved were net named in the war de- partments statement
 T commute the remaining sen tences,' the President said, in state , ment attached to the record "because ] believe the lesson of this lawless riot Will have been adequately pointed by the action already ta&en, and that now directed, and also because l desire the clenency here ordered to be a recog- hilton of the splendid loyalty of the race to whiGh these soldiers belong and an inspiration to the people of that race to further zeal and service to the country of which they are citizens, and for the liberties for which so many of them are now hravely bearing arms at the very front of the great fields of battles"
 RECORD REVIEWED
 The President reviewed their record at length, emphasizing the gravity of the rioters c"imes and the care taken by the military authorities to give them justice.
 "On August g. 1917, the so called Hous ton riot tock place. his statement sa ,d "A muttaous and riotous group of sol
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-05
E Groves chill Tonic Tablets

You get Groves Tasteless chill Tonic in Tablet form well Syrup, the kind you have always bought The Tablets intended for those who prefer to swallow tablet rather than syrup, and those The tablets are called GROVES chill TONIC TABLETS" and contain exactly the medicinal properties produce acty the results Groves Tasteess chill Tonic which put up in bottles. The price of either is 6Oc
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-05

diers participated in the affair, causirS in all the deaths of 15 persons and the serious v'ounding of 12 others, many of whom were innocent bystanders and all of whom were peacably disposed civiliaas of the city of Houston.
 gationS were made into the riot. tts cations wore made int othe riot, it's causes, and the actions of the persona who participated, with the result that three group; of soldiers were tried by eourtmartial, the cases being known, re- spectively as the Nesbit, 1he Washing ton and tho Tiilman cases. The records of these trials have been-carefully eX- amined b% the judge advocate general and the Secretary of War, and they dis close that in each instance the court was properly constituted, was composed "l officers oe experience and sobriety or judgment. and the rights of the defen l. ants were surrounded at every point Ly those safeguards whichAa humane ad ministration of the law accords to those charged with grave offenses. No legal errors, preju dicing the rights of the dc- cused, have been found Indeed, the seriouness Of the. cases appears to nave chaleneed the attention Of the mihtarv authorities rom the outset and extraor- dinary precautions were taken to insure the fairness of the trials
 ''The Nesbil case was first tried. II resulted in the acquittal of five of the de fendants ana the conviction of the re maindsr. with four sentenced to of.et terms of imprisonment. Al sentenced 10 life i'm ot isonment and E to death. These death sentences were reviewed by the commanding general of the southern de- partment and executed.
 FORTY-FIvE INVOLVED
 Later, the Washington and Tillman cases proceeded a trial. involving alto gether 45 persons and resulting in death sentences imposed upon 16 and imprison- ment upon the remainder for various terms of years, except as to three in the Tilhnan case, two of whom were ac- quilted and as to one Of whom the charges were dismiSsed. The review which | have been called upon to make, therefore, involves death penalties inn posed upon 16 persons. Of these 1 have affirmed six, because the persons in volved were found guilty by plain evi- dence of having deliberately, under cir cumstances of shocking brutality, mur- dered designated and peaceably disposed citizens. The remaining 10 death sen tences I have commuted to life fmpris- upon to review the findings in Is eases. engaged in this riotous mutiny, the men involved are not shown by the record personally and directly to have caused the death of designated individuals
 "The offense of which these soldiers were guilty is one of the greatest gray ity; the government relies upon it's sol diers for the defense of the liberties of the people, and when soldiers. forgetting their obligations, break over the re- straints of discipline and become a riot ous and murderous mob, the very Ioun- tationS order are shaken. When peaceably disposed and innocent civilians are the victims of this sort of riot, a stern redress of their wrongs is tho surest protection of society against their recurrence"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-24
LADIES! OARKEN
YOUR GRAY HAIR
UEc Grandna's Sage Tea and Sulphur
Recipe and Nobody VIII
Know

The use of Sage and Sulphur FOR
restoring faded. gray hair to its ma
tural color dates back to grand
mothers time. She used 1t to keep
her hair beautifully dark, glossy and
attractive. Whenever her hair took
on that dull. faded or strsakad ap-
pearance. this simple mixture was ap.
piled with wonderful effect.
But brewing at home is mus@y an
ont LOT date. Nowadays. by asking st
amy drug store for bottle OF
"Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Com
pound" you win get this famous old
preparation, improved by the addition
OF ether ingredients, which can be
depended upon to restore natural
cclor and beauty to the hair
A well-known downtown druggist
says it darkens the hair so naturally
and evenly that nobody can tell IL has
been applied. You simply dampen a
sponge or soft brush with II and dra N
this thre ugh your hair, taking one
strand at a time. BY morning the
gray hair disappears, and after an
other application or two. II becomes
beautifully dark and glossy.
Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Com
cound liz a delightful toilet requisite
for those who desire a more youthful
appear ance. Il is not intended Tor
the cure. mitigation or prevention of
disease. ADV
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-24
SENT UP FOR ROBBERY
INNOCENT MAN MAY
SOON OBTAIN RELEASE

Denver. Col. Feb. 23.-After serv-
ing eight years OF hfs twenty-year
sentence as a bank robber. James e.
Edwards probably will be released
from tho state penitenttary at Canon
City. Col, within few days as an
innocent man.
Edwards was sentenced with John
III. Wilson for robbery of the Citizens
National Bank of Gienwood Springs.
September 20. 1909. Neither of the
convicted men ever has confessed his
guilt. and Edwards now has estab-
Vshed an Indispensable slsbi c. w.
Shores, formerly head OF the Denver
and Rio Grande secret service de-
partment. has appeared before the
state board OF pardons with docu-
mentary EVIDENCE to prove Edwards
was In Salt Lake City. Utah. at the
time of the robbery, and for several
days thereafter
Shores. who To- now rancher. ac~
con,panied Edwards to the shop OF a
Salt Lake pawnbroksr on the morn
ing Of septen Der 80. 1909, and again
TO the same place ten days later. The
pawn tickets Edwards received on
these trips have osen found and his
signature on the books OF the pawn
broker has been verified.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-24
PUT CREAM IN NOSE
AND STOP CATARRH
Tells How To Open Cloaged Nos-
trils and End Head Colds.

You feel fine In few moments. Your
cold in head or catarrh will be rons.
Your ciogged nostrils win open. The air
passages Of your head viii clear and
you can breathe fresly. No more dull
ness, headache; no hawking, snufiinr.
mucous discharges or dryness, no 'strug
Cling for breath at night.
Tell your druggist you want q small
bottle Of Efy's Cream Balm. Apply .
little Of this fragrant, antiseptic cream
in your nostrils, let It penetrate through
every air passage Of the head; sootke
and heal the swollen, infamed mucous
membrane, and relief comes Instantly.
Il 10 lust what every cold and catarrh
sufferer nsed& Dont stay .stuNed.ur
and miserable
The Washington times., 1918-12-21
When the President Returns Let's
Give Him a BIG Parade
Ry EARL'GODWN.
The Grandest Greatest, NOisiest Heartiest Tiumphi
the World Began.

You have been reading about the wonderful celebration
the French gave to President Wilson. Why not duplicate
the thing the Presidents return-only make it bigger,
grander betterf
Already the idea of triumphant parade in his honor,
right here in Washington, has been started In this column
and has been taken up by the Federation Of Citizens Asso
Citations 1t should be seriously grasped by every civic
citation In the city and the most capable In the city put
to work the job instantly.
There ought to be parade greater than any in his
tory Men talked about the grand review after the civil
for fifty years, but ought to have one now that
would talk about forever. We should have every
branch of wonderful army and navy representative
nvncble infantry the terrible 'dev hounds the tanks
the machine gunne the aviao the buejackets the eng
the signal corps the gas houndseach and every
of the various corps should parade to do the Com
mandern Chief full honor and to thrill the thousands OF
Americans who would line the streets
Every of us should get into this plan From the
plain the street who before bothered about
doing anything for the town all the way up to our fellow
ownsmen the Cabinet officers should cooperate to make
this trumpha parade something that would break all
ords for splendor and patriotic expression All the goes
of past umphs should be made to appear tnsel and
brass in the light of the big greetings that ought to
give the President when he comes back from abroad
The Washington times., 1918-12-21

jects and can sing "God Save the King loudly any
body.
American ladies and gentlemen who think that It %
crime against somebody probably England, to discuss
Japanese immigration into the United States win please
observe that two great English colonies prohibit AEanc
immigration absolutely and that England wouldn't dream
of interfering well knowing that those colonies would
secede rather than yield the point.
The English have sense enough to realize that the
independent spirit of British colonies is what makes them
valuable defense for the empire in time Of trouble
In course of time England will to recognize even
the right of the United States to think and decide
chooses on matters affecting the United States and at
and their thinking from England will reach the con-
clusion
Meanwhile we are bound have friction occasionally,
even between the U. s. A. and 1.-THE motherland"
For instance crippled American soldier who returned
the other day the Levathan told of two British actors at
the Woodgreen Empire Theater in London who delighted
their audience each nigh-for while-with this sample
of humor:
One British actor white, asks another disguised
American negro What do those letters q. s. A. mean?
When the negro says he doesn't know what they the
English actor tells him that they "You Silly Awss
When this story repeated at the American Base
Hospital Number &c. in st. Annes road, London two hun
dred and fifty crippled American soldiers went to the the
ater climbed the stage and discouraged the actors And
although they out Of the hospital and majority Of
them crippled they managed to take care Of some British
''Tommies' who sided with the actors and their joke
After awhile nations win understand each other better
The English audience Of Tottenham win no longer b
delighted with the statement that u A. stands for You
silly AwSs" The average American win discover that the
real power in England the power Of democracy repre-
sented by such men Lloyd George Gladstone moFey
and that the haw haw English fool 10 not impoglanl Il
England AlthSagh revsrsd At Newport and IN Hsu xosk
The Washington times., 1918-12-21
Revoke the Increased Fare Order
Until Free Transfers Are Granted

According to the best estimates, $1,000 DAY is the
amount of increase in gross income which the two street
companies enjoying result of the unbusnesske
methods of the Public Utilities Commission in granting
straight fvecent fare in place of the
tickets without at the time binding the companies to
Issue FREE transfers.
- The companies have so far failed to grant ANY
WORTH WHILE transfer privileges, and are contendng
through high priced lawyers that they are under no oog
tons to give the public anything more than THEY think
desirable and that has been proven to be mighty little
The Public Utilities Commission has been advised by
its own counsel as well the counsel Of the street car
companies that there obstacle to the reopenng OF the
street car situation.
They SHOULD reopen it, and this the way it should
be done:
=; The Commissioners should set q definite
dGteOn Uhich FREE transfers at ALL prop
: er points shall be in operation, and If on
= that date the companies refuse FREE trans
fers at ANY Of these points, the fUe-cent
fare order should be reUOked and the sir-for-
G-QuGrter rate restored THATD DAY
Such action will demonstrate that SOMEBODY has
SOME regard for the rights Of the people Of Washington
The Washington times., 1918-12-21

beware of accepting baseless no
tions of which it will be very hard
to rid themselves later in life.
Let a good stiff cold breeze blow
through your minds and sweep all
rubbishy and fantastic notions out.
And after that, listen carefully to
your own reason and your own
heart. They're both pretty safe
guides if You'll only listen scrupu-
lously to what they tell you.
No normal, reasonable seven
teen-year-old girl would have
dreamed OF foregoing love on the
ground that her loved one had
brown eyes, il she had consulted
either her own longing heart or her
own cool good sense.
No sane girl would choose to be
"almost perfectly happy"-as she
phrased it-unmarried, than to
achieve perfect happiness in a un-
ion with a man she loves. unless
at some time or other she had been
to a certain degree mentally poi
soned-
The Washington times., 1918-12-21
From The Public To The Editor

tempt to occupy these provinces they
are attacked by allied forces.
The main excuse for fighting the
Bolsheviki was their alleged activ-
ities in favor OF the imperial gov
ernment OF Germany, the signing OF
the armistice and the elimination of
the German military power. That eX-
cuse has vanished utterly.
On Russian, "bolshoT' means
large. "bolshe" means larger. DOL
shinstvo" means majority. "bolshevik"
means one Of the majority so the
terrible word manufactured in jour
nalistic laboratories) 'bolshevism"
can mean nothing worse than major
ityism," or majority rule. What a
frightful genie has thus been con-
jured from the editorial bottle!!
hope that you can make use of
some OF the foregoing in an editorial
on the subject In question.
A. u. LANkI
The Washington times., 1918-12-21
TODAY'S TOPIC
LOVE VS.. SUPERSTITION

wretches, instead of courageous,
outstanding men and women.
Most Of US would probably have
admitted in vague way that su-
perstition was a monstrous thing.
But most of US haven't seen su-
perstition in actual conflict with
love-and superstition the victor
superstition on the point of
running the lives of two true
hearted young people deeply in
love with each other.
The truth is, of course, that su-
perstition attains the power that
it has because we don't take it Sc
riously enough. The imaginary
dangers of marriage between per-
sons Of different complexion had
not seemed to me, for instance,
important enough to combat Sc
rously.
Avoid Superstitious Notions.
But after reading this letter /
want to combat it seriously. I
want to urge all young people to