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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-21

| E After a reminder that there are some who have the double burden of the civ ilian effort and the loss of relatives in the war, the Journal makes it clear that the appeal is directed to those who are free from the greater sacrifices, and "who must be poor spirited, indeed, if they refuse the lesser help it is in their power to render.
 APPLIES TO AMERICA
 "The task which we have to accomplish is to break and change the habits of the majority of the people of this country it declares The battleship Britain is in the thick of hot fight, and yet people insist on being carried as passengers and on being clothed and treated generally as we'll as. or better than, in times of peace. The legend of Nero Adding while Rome was burning is sory of dignified and noble conduct compared with the people Of Britain endeavoring to live as usual while the soldiers are in the trenches, while the fleet is at sea and while the fate of civilization hangs in the balance"
 POOR EXCUSES
 Two fallacious- excuses. the Journal says, are continually advanced in justi- f.cation of this persistence in peace time modes of living To the first of these, that what any individual can do in the way of economy does not count, .he Journal retorts. What one individual does has it's effect in setting an example and creating a fashion or custom
 Extravagance on the part of a host in his club or home invites extravaganza in return for hospitality extended by his guests. One extravaganza produces many extravagances. and, just as surely. one economy produces many economies.
 If one woman buys a new frock or new hat, her friends will want to do like wise if she abstains, especially if she is social leader in her neighborhood, others will follow her example" the Jour nal says "Whether we recognize the fact. each of us in making customs are fighting either for England or against her.
 | The second fallacious excuse frequently given is that if matters were so serious, the government would take some acuon to prevent unnecessary expenditure. says the appeal.
 PUBLIC OPINION LEADS "As to this it may be said that no government, even in war time, can act in advance of public opinion the Jour nal replies.
 Governments for the most part. espe- cially in democratic countries, follow and do not lead
 Tt is perfectly true that there is the most urgent need to obtain every pos sble penny from every individual in the country for the use of the state. We must bring our Influence to bear upon rich and poor, and very especially upon the wcl-to-do. After all the small in- vestor is doing proportionately far bet- ter than those who are we'll off. We may attribute this to the war savings move ment."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-21
FOOD STORES MAY REMAIN
 OPEN THROUGHOUT DAY

Food stores, which in the original order were permitted to remain open only half the day, were granted spe- cia. dispensatfon tonight under which they may sell goods throughout the day.
 It was said tonight that the use of fuel for lighting buildings and for operating their elevators probably would be prevented during the re- mainder of the Monday holidays. In drawing the order this was overlooked and thousands of telegrams have reached the fuel administration asking for a ruling.
 While reports to the fuel admin istration tonight told of an increased movement of coal to householders and
 (COntinued on Page Two)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-21
FRENCH STATEMENT

Paris, January 2O.-The following off eial statement was issued today by the war office
 Two raids by the Germans. one in the region southeast of St. Quentin, and the other north of Courtecon. were easily repulsed by our troops.
 "On the remainder of the front there were intermittent artillery fire"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-21
HYSTER|CAL PROTEST AGAINST INDUSTRIAL SHUTDOWN SILENT THROUGHOUT NATION Business and Labor Are Re- spending to Garfield's
 Order, Now Known to
 Be Practical
MODIFICATION MADE
 AS TO FOOD STORES
 ON MONDAY HOLIDAY
They Will Be Allowed to Remain Open as Usual. Freight Congestion Is
 Not Yet Relieved

Washington, January 20. The eastern half of the United States will observe tomorrow as holiday, the first of 10 heatless Mondays decreed by the government to conserve coal and to clear congestion from the railroads.
 Although the closing order pro- mulgated by Fuel Administrator Gar field goes no further than to forbid the use of fuel for heating, fuel ad- ministration officials expect busi- ness to cease and tonight Dr. Gar field issued a direct request that all retail establishments except food and drug stores close their doors for the day.
 At the same time office buildings were requested to observe the spirit as we'll as the letter of the, order and operate no lights or elevators ex- cept to accommodate the few exempt ed persons who are housed in their buildings.
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may TAKE OVER
EXPRESS COS.
Wilson's Proclamation Gives
War Board Authority.
CONSULTING ON WAGES
Director General McAdoo Submits
Propositions to Brotherhood Chiefs,
Who will Report Later.

Washington, Jan. 4.-Director Cen
eral McAdoo's advisory board urged
the taking over by the government
OF the express companies of the coun-
try, along with the railroads.
The board is composed of two rail.
road men, Hale Holden, of the Bur-
lington and Henry Walters, of the
Southern, and Judge Edward Cham
Ders, chief of transportation of the
food administration, and John Skel-
ton Williams, controller of the cur
rency.
President Wilson's proclamation, is.
sued December 26, "takes possession
and assumes control of leach and
every system of transportation and
the appearance thereof" This en-.
braces the express companies Their
thorough cooperation with the direct
or general of railroads, it is urged,
would piL sent an enormous source of
relief in 4 general transportation of
Presid son will ask congrszs~
for the he considers me-
sary to make government control Of
the railroads complete and successful.
There is no doubt congress will
give him the necessary legislation,
but there will be much criticism of
the plan he has already suggested
and possibly great changes in the
program before it Is adopted. The
chief cause of controversy will be the
proposal to pay the railroads a net
operating revenue equal to the aver
age net revenues of the last three
years.
Senators and members of the house
both declare that this plan is unjust
to the railroads stockholders as a
class and unjust to the general pub
lie.
The great earnings of the Burling-
ton system are being generally cited
as reason why there should not be
under government control a continu-
ance of huge profits gained from the
public through excessive freight rates.
Other roads are also cited as highly
prosperous as a result of the war
1t is, therefore, asked whether the
government is to insist upon continu-
ing these war profits to one class of
security holders while demanding that
all other people shall submit to a re-
duction of dividends and make sacri-
fees for the sake of the national in
terest.
NJ MaAdoo conferred with the
heads and legislative agents of the
hrnf nrh bn
relation of labor to government con-
troll, and submitted. he sid, various
propositions to the representatives of
the employees upon which they are to
report Until then, he said. it will
be impossible to make any announce.
ment 1t is definitely unders cod,
however, that the adv"nce in wages
asked for by the brotherhoods will
all be granted.
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ASK FOR DRY ZONES
AROUND COAL MINES
Prominent Operators Decide to
Petition Congress.

Uniontown, Pa, Jan. 4.-Immediate
action by congress to prohibit the sale
OF liquor within five miles of any coal
mine or coke plant in the country will
be asked as the result of a special
conference of coke operators held
here.
More than 100 prominent represen-
tatives of the industry listened to the
address of Warren G.. Blauvell, coke
adviser to Fuel Administrator Gar
field. 1t developed that the 10000
men employed in the coal mines and
coke plants of this region are work.
ing but half time and spend their
wartime pay checks in drinking bouts
when they should be at work
When Adviser BlauveM stated plain.
ly that Director of Transportation Nc.
Adoo has given assurance of a car
supply by April 1 sufficient to move
continuously the maximum daily cut
put of every plant in the region, the
consensus Of opinion indicated a de-
mand for prohibitory legislation af.
fecting the immediate vicinitfes Of the
plants.
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Air Warriors Predicament.

An accident, without precedent in
warfare, occurred to q French bomb
Ing plane, and death was averted by
feat of daring which will long be re-
membered. The airplane was about to
descend after a raid, when the pilot
discovered that two Of his bombs had
caught in the rigging below the car.
1t was impossible to land without ex-
ploding them and blowing tie frail
craft to fragments. The gasoline was
already running low and some desper-
ate expedient must be attemptd within
the next two seconds. While the pilot
held his craft to an even keel the pas
senger crawled from his seat to the
wing and thence to the rigging below.
The bombs must be released with the
greatest delicacy to prevent their ex-
ploding. Impossible as the feat seem
ed, it was at last accomplished and
the passenger regained his seat In
Jafety.
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CAUSES DfsMaSSlN BERLIN
Nevertheless Teuton Delegates Start


Nevertheless Teuton Delegates start
For Brest-Iitovsk.
London, Jan. Notwithstanding
the unfavorable reception of their
proposals by the Bo,sheviki and the
Russian suggestion that the negotia-
tons be continued in neutral coun-
try, preferably at Stockholm, the dele
gates of the central powers are re-
turning to Brest-Litoysk.
This Is apparently on the assump-
ton that the conference will resume
It's sessions at the appointed time.
The Russians described as ridicu-
lous the claim that there already had
been free expression of the will of
the peoples in the occupied territories.
The situation created by the hitch
in the peace negotiations has aroused
the, activities of the rulers and poll
ticians of Germany and Australia
gary.
Emperor William received in joint
audience the chancellor. Count Won
Hertling. Field Marshal Won linden
burg, General Won Ludendorff. the A.
nance minister, Count Won Roedern,
and the foreign minister, DR.. Won
Kuehlmann.
The foreign affairs committee of the
German bundesrat, under the presi-
dency of Count Won Dandi discussed
the Russian situation at the chancel-
lor's palace. The chancellor had a
; long conversation with Admiral Won
Tirpitz, the former minister of ma
rine.
Leaders Of all parties were present
at the conference with the chancellor,
according to information in Amster-
dam. They informed DR.. Won Kuehl-
mann that they adhered strongly to
the demand that the Reichstag be
summoned as speedily as possible.
The feature of the conference was
said to be the outspoken speeches Of
Philip Scheidermann and Friedrich
Ebert, for the official Socialists, and
Hugo Haase, for the Independent So
cialists. They are credited with hav-
ing told Won Kuehlmann that his at
titude in the Russian negotiations
was prejudicial to peace.
They told him that to say one day
that Germany wanted no Russian ter.
ritory and to say the next day that
1t wanted virtually all territory occu.
pied by German troops justified en-
tente statesmen in declining to place
confidence in the ybrd of Germany's
leaders. The foreign secretary Is
said. hou"~o- 70 ""Yn made "cCm
r'ete explanations"
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FINDS FORGOTTEN COAL
Courthouse Janitor Discovers Fue
souoht 4, 1884.

Warren, Pa, Jan. Awhile resi-.
dents of this city shiver with the cold,
and while factories burning gas are
shut down, and oil and wood stoves
generally are pressed into service low
gas pressures have no terror for
county officials and employees at the
courthouse
They are burning coal bought In
1884.
When natural gas came to Warren
thirty-three years ago the commits
sioners had the courthouse piped.
Twenty tons of coal had just been
bought. 1t was stored in a basement
room and forgotten. When continued
low temperatures began to drive
down the gas this week county Off.
Gals thought they would have to sus-
pend. The janitor, rummaging in the
basement for old boxes to burn, found
the coal
The find was greeted joyously by
county employees and they raided the
bin, at the same time pressing into
service the old CRATES which had never
been taken out. Prisoners in the
county Jail who were begging for
work to keep warm on are reading
old newspapers and magazines again
in comfort.
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HERE AT HOME
Cambridge Citizens Gladly Testify
And Confidently Recommend DO.
ans Kidney Pills.

1t is testimony like the following
that has placed Doan's Kidney Pills
SO far above competitors. When
people right here at home raise their
voice in praise there is no room left
for doubt. Read the public state
ment OF Cambridge citizen:
w. E. Phillips, Ill Academy St,
gave the following statement on June
2, 1911: Il had pains in my back
and often mornings after l got up, /
couldn't raise my hands above my
head. My back was stiff and lame
and when l stopped, it was all
could do to straighten up again. }
finally began using Doan's Kidney
Pills and had prompt relief"
On August l, 1916, Mr.. Phillips
said: Il am glad to confirm the
statement l made before praising
Doan's Kidney Pills. l am glad to
say l have had no return of kidney
trouble"
Price SOC. at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy-ge
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same tina
Mr.. Phillips had. Foster iiburE
Co., Mfgrs., Buffalo. n. Y.-Ady.
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Women In Trousers.

The question Of whether women as
the result of the war should wear
trouserettes is being solved without
holding conventions and without the
aid Of those who have heretofore made
the fashions, says the Omaha World
Herald. In Vancouver, B. c., there
was an enormous berry crop, cult
waited and wild, and there was only
enough labor in sight to gather one
third of 1t. Frantic with the thought
of so much loss, the people appealed
to the government. The first PROPOSE
ton was to ship in two or three thou
sand Chinese coolies. The women up
there said that would result In two
or three thousand more to feed and
they made an appeal to the women
and girls of the province. In few
days more than 1000 were enlisted
The briars and brambles of the fruit
field would make short work of skirts
and the women all donned trousers.
The army was drawn from all walks
of life,
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TRY "CASCARETS" FOR
LIVER And BOWELS
IF SICK OR BILIOUS
Tonight, Clean your bowels and
stop headache, colds, sour stomach
Get a 1O-cent box now.

Get lucent DOX now.
Turn the rascals out-the head
ache. biliousness, Indigestion, the
sick. sour stomach and bad colds
turn them out tonight and keep
them out with CascaretS.
Millions of men and women take
a Cascaret now and then and never
know the misery caused by lazy
liver, clogged bowels, or an upset
stomach.
Don't put in another day of dis
tress. Let Cascarets cleanse your
stomach; remove the sour, ferment-
ing food; take the excess bile from
your liver and carry out all the con-
stipated waste matter and poison in
the bowels. Then you will feel
great
A Cascaret tonight straightens
you out by morning. They work
while you sleep. A 10-cent box from
any drug store means clear head,
sweet stomach and clean, healthy
liver and bowel action for months.
Children love Cascarets because they
never grippe or sicken.-Adv.
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Patriotism or Parsimony.

Every newspaper, every magazine,
every public speaker, Is urging Ameri-
can housewives to save, save, savel
There is no doubt that an army
fights on its stomach and that this war
must be won in the kitchens of the
United States as well as in the
trenches.
But there is such thing as saving
too well. Economy Is never economy
when it is carried to the last degree Of
par&imoniousness.
Do not starve yourself nor your fam
fly. Substitute more plentiful foods
for those that are scarce; save the
fats, but keep up a balanced menu !;
eat less, but not too little; keep q
wasteless garbage pail. but above all !:
Save wisely, but not too well -
Mothers Magazine.
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But He Never Will,

mo, my husband never talks hi
business affairs over with me. One c
his favorlte expressions is that he a
ways leaves his business at the office.
That's the way with my husband
He always leaves his business at tn
Office, too. Now, there's just one thin
] wish he would learn to do"
"What's that?"
Leave his golf Oh the links"
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Soon Over His Cold,

Everyone speaks well of Chamber
lains Cough Remedy after having
used it. Mrs. George Lewis, Pitts
field, N. Y, has this to say regarding
it: Last winter my little boy, FIVE
years old, was sick with a cold for
two or three weeks. l doctored him
and used various cough medicines,
but nothing did him much good I'M
til l began using Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy. He then improved
rapidly and in few days was over
his cold ADV.
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Photograph Frames.

For framing a single photograph fol
the wall. novel idea is to place it In
the upper part Of a moderately large
mat. When the picture is in sepia, the
mat should be in tan or brown, the
frame brown or gold. When the photo
graph Is gray the mat should be also
with gray or gold frame. A wide
gray frame sometimes takes the place
of a mat.
The back board may be covered with
a harmonious plain material; a wire
easel may be bought for trifle and at.
tached to the back through slit made
just to fit its clamp. The back is In.
cluded in the gimp binding at the sides
and bottom: the top is left open for the
insertion Of the picture.
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RUSSIA REJECTS
TEUTON TERMS
Are Denounced by Trotzky as
HypocriticaI.
PLANNING A NEW ARMY
Resumption Of Fighting With Forces
Reduced to 100000 Men Under
Discussion in Petrograd.

Resumption Of Fighting With Forces
Reduced to 100000 Men Under
Discussion in Petrograd.
| Petrograd, Jan. 4.-The Bolshev XII
! foreign minister, Leon Trotzky, has
declared that the government OF the
Russian workers would not consent
to the German peace proposals.
The declaration was made before
the central committee of the council
of soldiers and workmen's delegates.
He announced in scathing terms Ger
many's hypocritical peace proposals"
! Asserting that the workers would
not consent to such conditions, he said
| that If the central powers did not
agree to free disposal of the destiny
of the Polish and Lettish nations, It
would be urgently necessary to defend
the revolution The needs of the
| front would be satisfied, he declared,
| whatever efforts might be necessary.
Representative from all the fronts
who attended the meeting declared
the troops would defend the revolu-
ton, but bread and boots were neces-
sary.
The Soviet adopted resolutions ap-
| pealing to the German people and urg-
Ing their assumption of the right to
negotiate general democratic
peace"
The resolution declared that the
German terms "evade the principle
i Of no annexations and are not accept
able to Russia"
! The Soviet appealed to the people
OF the central powers thus:
you compelled your government
| to accept our motto No annexations
and no indemnities,' but they are try
ing 10 carry out their old policy of
| invasions. Remember an immediate
democratic peace depends on you"
The Russian delegation officially
has suggested to the central powers
| that the meeting place of the peace
delegates be transferred to neutral
soil. 1t has protested against certain
articles in the Austro-German terms
already submitted
The halt in the negotiations and in
ultdtloAo VI q NCI ludu LUZ al W luONS
the conference to Stockholm have re-
vived universal discussion in Petro-
grad of resumption of fighting, with
a greatly reduced army. probably
100000 men,
Even the most radical BolsheviFi
and the most ardent peace advocates
have been aroused by the German po-
tsition. They declare that a resump-
ton of hostilities is imminent, and
express the belief that it is possible
to organize and make effective a small
army.
Indications are that the German at
htude is harmonizing domestic differ
ences and Is convincing Russians that
tthey must fight to save their revolu-
tionary principles.
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A Bad Precedent.

why do you want a divorce from
your husband?" asked a friend Of the
| family.
Because he isn't the man 1 thought
he was when I married him." sobbed
the young wife
MY dear child, general application
of that principle would break up near
ly every home IN the country"
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MANY HUNTERS MEET~DEATH
During Season In Pennsylvania Is


Were Killed and ~ injured.
Harrisburg, Pa, Jan. 4.-Twenty-
i've men were reported killed and
seventy-four wounded In hunting &C
cidents in Pennsylvania during the sea-
son of December. 1917. according to
the state game commission. at the
midwinter meeting of the commission
held in Harrisburg.
The kill of game, except for rabbits.
was much the same as last year, the
storms in December preventing larger
kills of deer. There were 1880 legal
deer reported killed; 81 illegal bucks
and Is does, which are also forbidden.
Other game; was reported killed as
follows:
Bear, 3OS; rabbits, 100000; squir-
rels. 179,4OO; grouse. 107,2s7; wild
turkeys, 1850; ring pheasants. 1852;
quail, 1929; woodcock, $500; wild
water fowl, 32,9O7; raccoons. 1925;
,hore birds. 1883.
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BREAKER BURNS AT DURYEA

Plans Made to Prevent Any Result
Ing Shortage.
Wilkes-Barre, Pa, Jan. 4.-Five
hundred men and boys employed at
the William A. colliery of the Lehigh
Valley Coal company. at Duryea. the
breaker of which was burned. were
put to work in other collieries Of the
company.
The colliery turned out 1900 tons
Of anthracite day. This production
will not be lost, as plans were made
to prepare at other collieries the coal
taken from the mine.
Officials of the company are con-
vinced that the fire was accidental.
The loss was 100000.
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Mount Joy Man Dies in Palestine,

Lancaster, Pa. Jan. Guy Culp, o,
Mount Joy. Is the first Lancaster
county man to be killed in action II
the present war Word Of his dealt
was received from the Canadian wa!
office Culp enlisted In the Highland
light infantry in July. 1915. and lat
terly had been with General Sar~ail',
forces In Palestine. His death occur
rel November 30 last He was TWEEN
-ix wears old.
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$4,000 CHINESE AT FONT
Behind Lines in France and MeSopo
tan1ia, Saws Minister.

New York, Jan. 4.-China already
has $4,000 men behind the firing
lines in Mesopotamia and France, DR.
Wellington Koo, Chinese minister to
this country, so said in an address be-
fore the chamber of commerce of the
state of New York.
When the Chinese commissioners
now in the United States return to
their own country their advice to
their government, DIR. Koo said, I'M
doubtedly would result in increased
military activity. China intends do
ing her utmost in this struggle against
autocracy, he declared.
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Prefers Chamberlain'S.

In the course of a conversation
with Chamberlain Medicine Cos
representative today, we had occa-
sion to discuss in a general way the
merits of their different preparati-
ons. At his suggestion 1 take pleas
ure in expressing my estimation Of
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. 1
have a family of six children and
have used this remedy in my"home
for years. l consider it the only
cough remedy on the market, as 1
have tried nearly all kinds. Earl
C. Ross, Publisher Hamilton County
Republican-News. Syracuse, KAN
Adv