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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-22
: A TABooED AUTHOR.
A REACTIONARY.

Why did your hired man quit?n
 He was too easily discouraged, an- swered the up-to-da farmer He said he'd spent 20 years trying to understand mule and he'd be dadblamed if he life.'' PAUL COOK.
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put Jle war came JO dl Silu eoO SVoh for that. Where France and England lost millions, our total casualties were less than 100000 men.
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 Demand for Greater
 Coal Production.
 IT 3P to the time the armistice was " signed the coal miners of this country were urged by the fuel admin istration to a maximum of effort in production. The President himself is sued an earnest appeal to operators and mine workers based on patriotic grounds. In asking the miners to put in full time, he pointed out what this would mean to the nation in the win ming of the war.
 In the early fall the weekly record of production in the Alabama district was we'll above four hundred thousand tons, but later it fell much below that level. In spite of urging the output has continued to be disappointing. Re gently the influenza epidemic has ac- counted chiefly for a low weekly av- craze. The output last week was only 329, ,190 tons, a decrease of more than 19,000 tons, as compared with the week before.
 Every effort should be made to bring production up to capacity. Coal is no longer needed for war purposes, but in the Birmingham district it is needed for commercial reasons. Judge H. c. Selheimer, man. ager of production, in an interview in today's Age-Herald, explains the situation fully. There is now ample tonnage of soft coal in the United States. Only in the Birmingham dis trict is there production shortage. Unless the coal interests here can sup ply territory naturally tributary to this district, valuable trade will be lost.
 Judge Selheimer is conservative man. When he sounds note of warn ing it is time for all concerned to take heed.
 A falling off in production at this time will have a far-reaching effect on the district. Operators and miners alike will be the losers and indirectly everybody will feel the loss.
 Sickness on the part of the miners will be the only valid excuse for fail ure to increase production. It is hoped that December will witness a marked improvement in output.
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ALLIED ARMY HEADS
the Boston Transcript,

From the Boston Transcript.
 You cannot imagine more absolute difference than that which differentiates
 Foch, Pershing, Haig and King Albert from Kaiser Wilhelm, Hindenburg, Lu-
 dondorff and Mackensen." says pr.
 Charles $. Mcfarland, who returned re-
 gently from areligiohs mission to France. He describes Pershing as revealing
 wonderful qualities of strategic skill. to- gether with the personal qualities of modesty, unselfishness and self-efface-
 nlent Also General Pershings charac- ter and personality. his simple and gen. uine religious life, his example and words.
 have set great moral and spiritual ideals
 before our officers and army. Of Marshal Foch he says.
 Marshal Foch is deeply religious man with almost childlike simplicity.
 During his great offensive he took time to talk over the moral and spiritual needs Of our army, especially when they should face the winter months"
 King Albert he describes as a retiring. modest man of sweet disposition. but brave and determined. He found the King and Queen living right at head quarters with the army. close to the trenches.
 1 pr. Mcfarland says that his greatest hope of the future comes from the per- sonal impressions of the allied generals. They are not only r'c1n. high minded religious men bIt el,aS iy humane, juss and tender. hla x feeling one gets ! from persona C6SsSAa @ith them. l .Clearly ffsx wraFSurable spiritual difference bel sx vo forces is sym- lbollzed by tas ff6A :e In these tive groups of le&a TO .ludes pr. Mac
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-22

Washington, bureau, POT Hibbs build 3ng.
 European bureau, 6 Henrietta street, Eovent Garden, London.
 Eastern business office, w or 1,uildinr New York city; western busi- ness office. Tribune building, Chicago The S. c. Beckwith Special Agency agents for foreign advertising.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-22
x sE Nn nA'av in Return
 bow Division

ent statement Secretary
 Sasr made it clear that the fact that the Rainbow" division had been made 8 part of the newly organized American army of occupation does aot mean that it will be kept abroad for an indefinite period.
 The Rainbow division was among the first American units to fight on the western front, following the First division, regular army organ ization, which went to France with General Pershing. The division made such a name for itself by gallantry fin action and bore the brunt of so fnuch hard fighting done by American troops that it was naturally supposed the reward would be speedy return home when the war ended.
 There is no reason to believe that the Rainbow" divisions, return to America will be long delayed, pro- Vided there are no untoward develop nents abroad requiring more troops than now seems probable. MT. Bak CT says, "a division in the army of oc- cupation can be replaced at any time. " There is demand from all parts of the country that these heroic soldiers of former national guard units be brought back as soon as possible The nation eagerly waits to do them honor. * s *
 France Would Show
 Gratitude to America
 ~ ENERAL .PERsHING'S ringing < NJ words, Lafayette, we are here!" spoken at the tomb of the man who was Americas friend in her hour of need, have inspired movement to erect monument at the mouth of the fes ca gave to France in the :. :. a.@ted that appeals will be made to all the municipalities of France for subscriptions to national fund. If the present temper of the French people is any criterion, there will be no difficulty in raising what ever sum is needed, despite the fact that France is under severe financial strain, following four years of an un- precedented struggle for liberty.
 There is something touchingsin the attitude of the French toward Ameri- can soldiers, and through them to- ward the country from which these gallant fighters came. They seem to forget their own heroism and their great sacrifices in admiration of the Americans and gratitude for what they have done.
 Yet, our part in military sense was inferior to that of either France or Great Britain. We were prepared to do more than either of our allies.
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Is Sure to Have
 a Splendid Effect

lDRESlDENT WlLSoN'S presence 0 at the peace conference can but |prove helpful. His leadership among the nations is conceded and his sense |of justice is convincing. The address he will deliver outlining his views and stressing his ideals is sure to have splendid effect.
 Whatever criticism there was of his intention to cross the Atlantic when his, plans were first announced has vanished Enthusiastic approval |of his programme is now general.
 The conference will deal with mo- mentous problems, but the President, with ready apprehension and firm grasp, will make complex ques- tions seem all but easy.
 Harmony among the allies prevails, and there is every promise of an ear Her completion of the work of the con ference than seemed possible a fort night ago. And it is widely felt that President Wilson's participation will contribute to that desired end. If the peace terms are brought nearer by the Presidents counsel at close range, his journey overseas will be more than justified.
 The revolution in Germany seems 10 have made greater progress than was at first supposed It Is reported that Ser lin police are trying to be friendly with the civilian population.
 * * # M It isn't surprising to learn that large stores of food were found in the palace of the former Kaiser at Berlin. The Hohenzollerns had way of looking out for themselves first.
 * * * It is announced that President and Mrs. Wilson will occupy the imperial suite on board the Agamemnon, formerly used by the Kaiser. Another case of poetic justice
 France will decorate the Queen of Bel gium. And doubtless those French modistes will also be glad to do all they can to help her forget the horrors of war.
 With Wilhelms sad reputation for truth and veracity he couldn't even get a job in the circulation department of a metropolitan newspaper.
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 England has taken over the first con- signment of U-boats under the armistice terms America should be permitted to scrap the Deutschland.
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 Military experts who have written so profoundly about the war may soon be casting around for available subjects. T $ x Ben Franklin set pace for democratic simplicity in France. which Colonel House is finding it difficult to follow. * x * Every day is a holiday in Belgian town where there are allied soldiers. * * * The viennese found diet of chestnuts not at all productive of warlike ardor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-22
BEARING UP.

Oh, the topographic. error Is a sort of holy terror
 To the intermittent writer for the press; But we who meet it daily Learn, somehow, to greet it gaily And even say, 'It might be worse, I
 guess"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-22
SEVERE PENALTY.


 All kinds of suggestions are being made as to what should be done with the Kaiser
 "An old gentleman who dropped in yes- terday had a unique plan"
 What was it?"
 sHe said Wilhelm should be forced to sit through a Broadway musical comedy every night for the rest of his life.''
 T don't quiet catch the idea.'
 You remember that Wilhelm said he would stand no nonsense from America after the war;
 there "aiut any sich birdD, He must also avoid insulting any of the numer- ous princes (but just at present there IS an open season for such game). He must refrain from hostile acts against allied states or insults to their rulers.
 I have seen various statements about the population of Germany, but the one I give most credence to is the one given out in 1913 giving the German empire G7, COG, ,oG0 Of course there was a slight increase in these figures up to 1914, and no one knows the exact ones since the four years of war There were living in Germany in the year 1910 about 3,0S7, 600 Poles and 2i2.e9o French. Now the chances are she will lose these in the final adjustments at the peace table when Alsace and Lorraine are scheduled to go back to France and an independ- ent Poland is set up
 The western part of Poland is more densly populated than the eastern part the greatest density being in Saxony anu the Rhine province. The percentase oi the urban population in 1872 was \ pei cent of the whole population, put even in 1905 it was o4.3 per cent. Just 10, comparison. the United States has oi cities of more than 1eo,000 inhabitants, and Great Britain fl, Germany AS. Tn inc German empire 621 per cent IS Protestant: Catholics are found espec' ially in south Germany, m the Frus- sian Rhine province and among the Poles, there being S5.5 per cent Catho- lies. If Alsace ana LorIaihe anu Toidiio is lost there will be a greater preponder. anee of Protestants unless the German part of Austria is allowed to unite with Germany.
 A new day is opening for the German citizen if he will but forget the Hohen- zollern traditions and go back to the time when Germans did not recognize Kings, but elected their dukes for limited periods. This love of freedom played great part in their early life. for even Tacitus and Caesar were struck with the strong individualisnl of the Ger manic character. They have is NitfaH their power to throw off the yeSe ea n ! tocracy and to establish a government | along the lines of democracy sstH i fa'~ way show to the world that tAsS ps.v s repented of their militaristic rua EanAs
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-22

Renittances can be made at current rate of exchange. The Age Herald will not be responsible for money sent through the mails Address
 THE HERALD,
 Birmingham, Ala.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-22
MET HIS MATCH.

Whats the matter with .Arizons Bill,' the gunman?"
 :" Arizona got a job in the movies "Weu?"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-22
THE STAR.

This vaudeville team consists of a man. a woman and dog.'.
 "So I see"
 Its a case often met with in vaude- vile. The dog has more intelligence than together"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-22
Copyright, 1918 by the Bell Syn ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
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Copyright, 1918, by tn
VAIN PURSUIT.

VAIN PURSUIT.
 "So Niblitz is dead?" | "Yes" l Did he leave any property?"
 Nothing to speak of Niblitz was the
 kind of man who had an idea that For tune was always just around the cor ner''
 But he never succeeded in overtaking
 herr" No. He was either mistaken in the location of the corner, or he fingered in
 the middle of the block until Fortune
 moved on to some other corner" MELANCHOLY SEASON. 1 These autumn days
 Glad roundelays | Assuredly don't inspire; | There's naught to do But fight the flu l And poke the furnace fire. A TABoOED AUTHOR. !, There goes Prof Diggs." What about him?" asked pr, Dub-
 waite, suspiciously. | He's always quoting Plato 1 "Oh, that's all right. But if anybody ever tries to quote Nietzsche to mo | there's going to be trouble and plenty of it."
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director. and the poor fellows spirit is broken"
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-22

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Whats past is prologue. j., Tempest.
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there "aiu't any sich bird'D, He must also avoid insulting any of the numer- ous princes (but just at present there IS an open season for such game). He must refrain from hostile acts against allied states or insults to their rulers.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-02
Sim Feiners Raise
A Ru1npus in Court
Eight Young Men, Sent to Jail,
Arouse Great Excitement
in Sligo

OTTAWA. March IA sidelight or
the condition of affairs in certain parts
of ireland is given in London dis.
patch to the agency here of Rcuter's
Limited, describing a scene in the Sligo
Courthouse
when eight young men, charged
with participation in an unlawful as
sembly, were required to remove their
hats when arraigned," the dispatch
says, "they began to smoke cigarettes
Then they announced they would sing,
whereupon they stood upon the seats
and sang songs referring to the free
dom of Ireland
"The magistrate left the bench and
consulted the district inspector. The
singing was renewed when he returned,
and he threatened to commit them un-
less they apolosized One said they
had no regard for any representative
OF the British constitution. The mag
istrate then sentenced them to seven
days for contempt OF court. When they
were about to be removed they threw
themselves on the floor and had to be
removed by the police.
'The crowd filing the court assumed
a threatening attitude and a detachment
OF the military was summoned Event
ually the defendants were carried to n
lorrv and conveyed TO Jail amid great
excitement"
New-York tribune., 1918-03-02
School Board Bars
Nine German Books
Texts Of Kultur, Revealed by
Tribune, Are Ordered Out

Nine German textbooks, containing
laudatory mention of the Kaiser or
voicing German propaganda in various
forms were ordered yesterday to be
barred from the classrooms of New
York City high schools. The order was
issued by Gustav Straubenmuller, Act
ing City superintendent OF Schools.
The nine books were included in n
list of some thirty volumes recently
published by The Tribune as vehicles
Of German kultur. The others, Or.
Straubenmullcr said last night, are
being considered by him. and il they
are found to be inimical to 400 per
cent Americanism" on the part of
pupils using them they, too, will be
discontinued as textbook.
Every ono Of the volumes banned.
DIR. Straubenmulcr said. sang the
praises of the Kaiser or dealt in ex
travagant terms with the ";nvincibil
ity" Of German arms. Pictures Of mem
bers Of the Ifohenzollcrn family
adorned their pages, and in one volume
appeared the words and music Of
"Deutschland Ubcr Allies"
An invcstigation of high school text
books was begun last December after
the Board Of Education announced the
discontinunncc Of foreign language
courgcs from elementary schoola
New-York tribune., 1918-03-02
Won Papen Named as
Real India Plotter

SAN FRANCISCO, March 1-Thco-
dore Roche, chief counsel for thirty
persons charged with conspiracy
against Britain in India, declared in
court to-day that Fred Jebscn, for
rner San Francisco shipping man, Lieu
tenant Wilhelm Won Brnckcn, of the
German army, and Captain Franz Won
rapen, military attache Of the German
Embassy, should be held responsible
for the alleged conspiracy.
We will show that the German Con
snlatc here had nothing to do with the
alleged conspiracy. If there was any
German connection with this supposed
plot, the German Embassy must be
held responsible" Roche said.
We viii show that Fred Jebsen went
to Washington and conferred with Won
papen there. We will show that Won
piapen came to Seattle and called Won
lBrinckcn from this city to consult with
him there. Won Brncken had no CON
nection with tho German Consulate
here. All Of his activities were car
ricd on through the Embassy at Wash
ington."
New-York tribune., 1918-03-02
Jewish Socialists
Demand Anti-War
Stand Be Rescinded

The Jewish Socialist League, meeting
at Acolian Hall last night, demanded
that the Socialist leaders call a meet
ing OF the party's national executive
committee Immediately to rcscind the
antl-war platform adopted by the con-
vention in St. Louis last year and 10
get the Socialists lined up behind the
President
Leaders of tho league declared this
action to be one of the most important
Hel taken TO get the support of Amer
icaH ooclallsts IN this war. The Jew
lsh league was formed soon after tbo
st. Louis convention took its anti-wa,.
stand '''' ''' " "t
Among. the speakers were DR.. Ma
man Syrkln, prominent Zionist. and
John Spargo, Il Socialist leader Who
lett the party after it's adoption of the
anftl-war platform. William Edlin
editor OF "The Jewish Day," was chair,
man.
w The resolution containing the de-
mano Tor the resembling of the anti
va. var plank also urged the United
states to give all possible aid to Rus
in turn to stand by the Allies until
the kaiser's overthrow.
MIR. Spargo told the meeting that tho
Fest way to help Russia would be to
stand behind the government in tho
war. '''e
or 60n persons present possibly fiftv
failed to stand when~tnc vote on tLe
resolution was taken. The mcetinr
was thrown into turmoil for a few mo,
mehts when a man in the audience
suggested that if the Allies sent Japan
over over TO hclp Russia Japaa might keen
hussla after saving her from the Ger
mans
New-York tribune., 1918-03-02
More Forced to Kiss Flag
Illinois Citizens Round Up
German Sympathizers

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 81. - The woy-
atty demonstration" movement spread
further in Southern Illinois to-day
when a mob of citizens of Maryville
rounded up all known German sympa-
thizers after holding a farewell for
drafted men going to camp. and forced
them to. kneel and kiss the American
flag. Maryville is the tenth town in
the state to stage such a demonstra-
ton. The Maryville event followed q
free -for-all fight at Bingham, H.. q
nearby town, when six German sympa-
thizcrs refused to kneel and kiss the
flag
The news of the fight spread to
Maryville and mob was formed.
marching through the streets carrying
large American flag. First one home
was visited and then another until
every person who was known to have
shown sympathy for Germany was
made to Kiss the flag and promise to
be loyal IN the future.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-02
Say Alliance Served
Indicted Brewers

WASHINGTON, March Records
of the recent Federal Grand Jury in
vestigation of political activity of
brewers at Pittsburgh and Erie, PENN
which resulted in the Indictment of a
large number of persons, have been
called for by the Senate committee
which is considering me bill to re-
woke the charter of the National Ger
man-Amcr;can Alliance.
1t is said the records will show the
Alliance was used as an agent for the
brewers. f. Lowry Huns. who CON
Quoted the Investigation at Pittsburgh.
mas been summoned to present the rec
ords.
defence to the charges against the
Alliance is expected to be made 20
morrow, when s. G. Won Bosse, of
Wilmington, Del, president, and
Adolph Timm, of Philadelphia, are to
testify,
New-York tribune., 1918-03-02
Women Pay 90 Much
For Clothes, Is Verdict

Women do spend too much on thei1
clothes. That was settled last night
at the debate of Assemblyman Joseph
'. Mckee's class in civics and public
speaking. in the Democratic Club at
S62 fremont Avenue, The Bronx. The
question was, "Resolved. That women
spend too much on their clothes," but
1t did not specify whether it was time
or money. Two men took the af1irma-
i've and two women the negative, and
the argument was hot.
Ihree men and two women made up
the board of judges, which decided for
the Affirmative. But what diplomacy
was involved was only hinted at when
one or the Judges, Mrs. Joseph I. Barry.
announced from the platform: "This is
the unanimous decision of the judges,
put don't agree with it." In rebuttal
the crowd loudly proclaimed that the
OcclSlOn WaS crime
mere was eloquence and philosonhv
IN the speeches, to say nothing of SEN
llment, and the authorities cited
ranged FROM Shakespeare to Miss LIN,
IAN u. valid. 1t was even proved that
the we'll dressed woman always gets a
seat IN the subway or on the a." Con-
siderable thought was centred on
"hether the modern short skirt could
be made over for second season into
anything but baby's bathing suit.
>. For the affirmative the speakers were
"onn Hackett, who said that the moth
cfs OF this generation didn't design
clothes to show their "outlincs." and
JoJseph J. DAILY, .ir., who lost his
serious intentions" when he learned
that his girl, who earned s12 a week.
spent Sl1 on shoes. Her name was not
mentioned.
UNFOLDING the negative were Mrs.
Daniel O'Shea, who said that if q
gentleman always gave up his seat,
then all the gentlemen had gone to
war, and Miss Mary Shea, who knocked
them all over with Shakespcare's
'Costly thy habit as thy purse can