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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-11
LIEUT.. SHARMAN AT JEFFERSON THEATRE
 FRIDAY NIGHT
Henry Reisenberg, a Ger man, Will Speak Also.
 Large Crowd Is Anticipated

Lieut.. J. E. Sharman of the Can adfan army will address a mass meet ing at the Jefferson theatre tomorrow night when Birmingham people will be given an opportunity to hear this splendid speaker. who has spent two and a half years in the trenches, be- ing invalided home. He is now en route back to Canada, where he will immc- dintely leave for the front again. He is n magnificent speaker and his stories of the trenches would hold any Icng.
 In addition to Lieutenant Sharman, Henry Reisenberg, a German, who is a member of the national council of the patriotic organization, Friends of Ger man Democracy will deliver an ad- dress, and he is especially anxious tc have as many citizens of German birth present as it IS possible to get out tc the meeting.
 The meeting will be one of the most enthusiastic that has been held here music being furnished by the local musi cions union, and well known loca citizen will preside.
 Chairman Coffin is anxious to give Lieutenant Sharman a rousing welcome and desires everyone who is interested in the Liberty Loan campaign to sec that someone goes who should hear these speakers. There will be plenty of seats for those who go early. The meeting will begin promptly at SIS o'clock.
 Lieutenant Sharman made such 2 splendid impression at the Liberty Loar dinner held at the Tutwiler on Monday night that there has been a great de mand for him as a speaker all over tho county. He has a splendid delivery, high sense of humor and is very enter taining, and deeply in earnest apo"t tn' third Liberty Loan and all war work.
 s.Henry Reisenberg," writes the com mittee, is one of the most prominen Germans Fin Indianapolis, and is on lecture tour making addresses under thu auspices of the government speaking di vision, they are desirous of having al many Germans as possible attend th' meeting as he is especially effectiv' before German audiences. &
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-11
Were you thcres

Were you theref
 In other words, are you one of those p.triotic citizens who is doing his best for the allies. There were 4o7 of bir- mingham's "best" at the luncheon yes tcrday at 1 o'clock to hear the goo" tiJings from General Rushton's armies. They also heard two speeches thai sjz.led with patriotism and made the boys take on more pep for the aftev- noon drive and the roundup this morning before the luncheon mt o'clock today, when Mile. Rott. French Red Cross nurse. will address the ai- lied armies.
 The speeches yesterday were delivered Iby Congressman J. Thomas Heflin and pr. George R. Stuart. pastor of the First Methodist church. They rang the bell oi approval and applatse was frequent as each speaker touched upon the vital points of the issues at stake.
 HEFLIN'S SPEECH Congressman Heflin said in part German citizens of the United States owe their boys, their girls, their lam flies the loyalty that is due the united States in this crisis. Do they want the future children of this country to point their finger at their children and say. Your daddy was a German and he was a traitor. We don't want to have any thing to do with your
 Won Hindenburg said that he was go- ing to Paris He said it several times The first time his schedule was five days, the next we heard of it was l5 days. and recently he made another start, but he has not gotten to Paris yet, and he never will until he is taken there prisoner of war.
 .Do not discuss peace proposals, seal vour lips and leave it to the President to do that. Give us your concerted ac- l ton and we will win this war. The Kaiser says that he is carrying out the will of Cod in his present plans. But l say he has been violating Gods com l ma ndment for 90 years, for he has been making death dealing devices. munitions iand war machinery for that time, all TOT l fhe purpose of killing. when the com mandment says: Thou shalt not kill 1 DUST THE SPIES 1 eve must make our atmosphere at | home so surcharged with real patriot l ism that it will be impossible TOT any l German spy to live in 1t. Our soldiers l are fighting over there, and l say to l YOU that we owe it to them to see to l # thar they are not stabbed in the ] back over there. The bill to take 1 care of the traitors has been held up in the Senate by men who are not l in sympathy with the cause, but say to you these men will be elimf-
 mated. We are eliminating them in I Congress I made oneof them call the Kaiser an old devil the other ldayt and that was the first time
 knew where he stood even tempor-
 ariIy.
 God says He who lives by the swort
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-11

ord People Who Are Feeble and Chfi-
 dren Who Are Pale and Weak
 Would be greatly benefited by the Gen oral Strengthening Tonic Enect of GROVES TASTELESS chill TONIC. It purifies and enriches the blood and builds up the whole system. A General Strengthening Tonic for Adults ,and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-11
4O7 Present at LoanLunche0n At Tutwiler
 Yesterday

Dr. stuart, as he entered the Tutwiler ballroom for the lunch con yesterday afternoon, was seen to sign his name on the card which is taken up at the door, ana under the caption, Special Duty, he placed the following notation' .'Hot air"
 "There are some members of the army who are new, and they have raised some objections to gong to Atlanta to aid Atlanta in raising her quota. But they Will .taii ID line when the time comes, am sure. But in order that they might not be suspected Of being rom Birmingham, and they may work successfully, l would suggest that they wear gas tanks on theif backs, in order to camouflage sue cessfully as Atlantians.' Field Marshal Rushton.
 Choirister J. Fl. Melee of tue Young Mems Christian association is leading the singing at the close of the luncheons every day. And he is there with the punch.
 There will be no more daily re- ports of subscriptions made public. according to an announcement o1 Chairman H. w. Coffin yesterday at the luncheon. This is by order of the treasury department at Washington. The daily totals VIII be withheld from the press. and will not be announced at the luncheons.
 The American Cast Iron and Pipe company has subscribed $2e,- GOO of the third Liberty Loan. Their employees. who have sub- scribed for about $6000 worth of the bonds so far, state that they will raise as much as the company has subscribed.
 The expense of the luncheons are being paid by a private subscrip- ton from the business men of Birmingham. The government is not asked to pay one penny of this expense Marshal Rushton wants this understood.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-11
Liberty Loan Salesnen Secure Buyers For Approximately $3, 100000 Worth
 Of Po,vder and Lead For Germans
Four Hundred and Seven of Birmingham's Best at Luncheon Yesterday Feature of Cam paign Is Buying of Bonds by People of Moderate Means -WOmans Com
 mittee Getting Results
By JEFF BAILEY. A LITTLE GIRLS CONFIDENCE

the third Liberty Loan and that the ming But awake and and the third Liberty Birmingham plain teache to ad" telegram she show what her of The
  is what EEzabeth tmans ad w. MADOO, WASHINGTON, D. C.
 Birmingham has already the third "J FRANK kUSH ION - ' " Marshal.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-11
WOMEN SUCCESSFUL IN HOME CANVASS FOR LIBERTY BONDS
Appeal Written by Member of Woman's Comxpittee Is National Document.
 Fine Reports Made

The woman's committee for the third J.;hertv Loan drive is making goo1 nropress with it's house-to house can vass and is meeting with splendid success.
 The committee has been advised oy the office of secretary Of the nattoh- al woman's Liberty Loan committee that 500 copies of the "appeaF is- sued bv the woman's committee of Birmingham in the last campaign has been shipped to local headquarters This appeal was written by Mrs lsren- tiss Reed. who was chairman or the voman's committee for Jefferson coun- tx in the second Liberty Loan drivc' and the sentiment expressed III this little leaflet has had such univer- sal appeal that the national commit tee has had great demand TOT au- ditional copies, and the national com
 mittee will send a supply for general distribution.
 Encouraging letters are being re- ceiyed daily from the field workers, one from M. -B owen. field representa- tive of the federal reserve bank. With the following message: Tt must De gratifying to you to know that at least one big town in Alabama was !, able to fly the flag before 9:30 on Saturday, April 6. Much of this credit for flying the flag at Decatur is due
 Mrs. John D. Wyker.
 Beg to advise that recognizing the fact that the woman's organization is playing a most important part in the
 success of the third Liberty Loan not 1 only in the state of Alabama but the
 nation Extending to you my very best wishes and assuring you my heartiesi support in every direction. l beg tc remain. yours truly,
 ] I'M. B. OWEN" i MT. Owen was so appreciative of the splendid work accomplished by the women of Decatur that he favored the county chairman and her associate workers with a band serenade.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-11
WOMAN'S COMMITTEE TO GIVE PATRIOTIC
 LUNCH AT HILLMAN
Lieutenant Sharman Will Make Ad-
 dress Under Auspices of Woman's Liberty Loan Committee

The Woman's Liberty Loan committee is arranging patriotic luncheon on sat urday, April IS. in the ballroom of the Hillman hotel for the purpose of giV- ing every woman who Is interested m war work of any kind an opportunity O..
 hearing the wonderful and inspiring message Lieut. J. B. Sherman brings from the battle front
 Lieut. U B. Sharman is Canadian. who fought in the trenches for S6 months before he was wounded by 1eih'ah bullet, and was invalided home. The luncheon will be largely attended, as it will afford the women of Birmingr ham an opportunity to learn the truth regarding conditions on the western front and thereby ascertain the actual and practical needs of the American sol diers who are facing the German army In defense of the cause of liberty
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-11
INSURANCE AGENTS
 TO SELL WAR STAMPS
Officials of Metropolitan Life Insur- ance Company Form w. s. s.
 Society

War Savings Stamp organization was perfected by the Metropolitan Life Insurance company employees yesterday morning when they met in the audito- rum of the Chamber of Commerce.. pr. George Stuart, pastor of the First Meth cdist church. made an interesting talk, as did E. H. Wilkes and ". H. stewart Of New York, who were in Birmingham to attend the meeting. Crawford John- son, state director of the War Savings Stamp committed, also addressed the in surance men.
 Insurance company, about 100 in number, are embraced in the War Savings Stamp society and the members of this organ izatior have pledged themselves to sell War Savings Stamps along with insur- ance and to keep them on sale in their offices.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-11

The third Liberty Loan plan is booming in Birmingham like the Tri-Cities, and there is nothing but Liberty Loan at mosphere being breathed in Birmingham. When a fellow tries to get into any other air he takes asthma and dies of loneliness. "Have you bought a bond?" Will you buy q bond?'' and "Why in h. don't you buy bond?' is about the situation in Birlning- ham.
 Figures will not be announced any more, according to statement from Chairman Coffin, which is in line with the governments orders, but ap- proximate totals up to date in the Birmingham territory, not including the county, amount to $2,500,00O to $3, 900, ,O0O.
 SMALL BUYERS DOMINANT
 The most encouraging feature of the campaign is the number of bond buy CTS of the smaller denominations. tfh- doubtedly every citizen has felt the call to duty, and they are buying them, IT, CT ones where their purses are flat. After this campaign is over the man who does not own Liberty Bond will be about as popular in Birmingham unless he has positive proof of eX- tenuating circumstances-as the tel- l low who has had an encounter with skunk.
 Men and women were turned away at the luncheon yesterday and they twere there early, too. The capacity crowd at the Tutwiler ballroom shows i tbe intense interest that is being 1 shown in, the campaign.
 CITY HALL EMPLOYES 1 Employees at the city hall went 100 per cent on bonds yesterday, every ernloye taking a bond City Comp ! troller James Jones piloted the bond
 salesman around over the building and i Jimmie" never let any of them es- I cape. The Magnolia bakery went 10e per cent also and every member oi i the Five, Points fire department bought l a bond yesterday
 l Bessemer is working overtime and every indication points to wonder i fui success in that city. Chairman J
 E. Haffner is on the job and yester- i day morning he reported that his com | M T n bonds. Brookside is whooping 'em III
 and Chairman Bell has reported $16.-
 eco in subscriptions, and states thai 1 he will make it $35,000 before nc stops. Grasselli has just gotten start 1 ed, states Chairman Wood. and his l people have taken about $3000 Worti iof bonds. wisburg comes in wlti
 a report of $500, according to Chair. man Ed Cardwell Woodward opened up yesterday with a report of $21,oo' in subscriptions and the work ha' i just gotten under way.
 WOMAN'S COMMITTEE
 The woman's committee is very ae tive and while they will give out nt figures they state that they are sat isfed with their work and that rc sponses to their house toulouse cam paign are very gratifying.
 At the luncheon today there will b. l1G0 seats reserved for the women l. the balcony and when these 100 seat are sold in the order in which appll cations are made for tickets at tn door Ono seats being reserved To anyone) the balcony doors will b
 closed, according to General Rosen berger, who is in charge of the lunch cons.
 Mile. Rott. French Red Cross nurse
 will address the luncheon workers to
 day and her talk will be in the in
 terests of the fatherless children o
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-11
|COLORED DOCTORS
 ANNUAL SESSION IS WELL ATTENDED
Dr. A. M. Brown. Speaks on "Why Negroes Die"-General Meetings
 Held at Pythian Temple

Dr. George Eaves delivered an address to the colored doctors of Alabama who are holding their annual meeting at the Sixteenth Street Baptist church last night. which was greatly enjoyed.
 The twenty-second annual state meet ing convened Tuesday night with 150 col ored doctors from every section Of Ala bama present. and pr. J. B. F. Shaw or the Central Alabama college delivered the welcome address. Why Negroes Die" was the subject of the address made by Dr. A. M. Brown of this city, who filled the place of pr. ". E. Sterrs of Decatur.
 Clinics were held yesterday at the Home hospital and the Northside infirm- ary. General meetings were held at the Pythian temple building.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-11
(BLach $ space)

train, Mile. Rot was uraaie to address the luncheon yesterday but Will speph today. AS
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-11
Marriage Licenses

The following marriage licenses were issued in the probate office yesterday:
 John o. Krahenfuhl and Miss Jack Rogers,
 Robert H. Seals and Miss Evelyn Westmoreland.
 Nathaniel E. Cross and Miss Eula Josephine Weakley.
 Ezra G. Sims of ARniston and Miss Katherine w Wallace. Branham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-11
President Priddy to
 Be Entertained Here

Lawrence Priddy, president of the Ma tional Live Underwriters association of New York will be in Birmingham Sat urday and while here will be entertained at lunch at 1 o'clock at the Southern club as the guests of the members of the association in Birmingham. MT. Priddy is one of the largest life insurance un- derwriters in the country and large number of prominent insurance men will be in Birmingham to attend the lunch con.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-11

OF BIRMINGHAM. ALA. STATEMENT MARCH 4. 1918
 REGnVTRCES
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-17
PEORIA MAN GETS
INSURANCE AGENCY

announcement was made today by
Il. 0. Becker, general agent for the
district of the Northwestern Mutual
Lie Insurance Company, with head.
quarters at Peoria, that c. +. Ander.
SON. OF Peoria, had been appointed
manager for the sub district. of which.
Ottawa is the seat.
For years the Northwestern was
built up under the efficient manipula.
ton OF the late George NJ. Trimble
ottawa men were schOoled under Mr.
Irimble TO prosecute the up-buildinp
until the organization developed one
OF the most aggressive insurance
selling forces in the state.
Mrs. Trimble. who has taken over
the business of her deceased hus.
band has secured agencies for other
lie insurance companies, and at the
same time will continue the manage.
ment of the big fire insurance field
created by Mr., Trimble.
n A. White, who schooled under
Mr. Trimble. will remain as an AZ.
sistant to Mr.. Anderson.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-17
Utica and Vicinity

garet Clancy autoed 10 Sulphur Lick
Springs Thursday
Mis- H. BaCkmau was visiting With
friends in Ia Sale Friday.
MI and Mrs Ed Lewis we're La
Sale callers Friday evening.
Mildred Burgess who has been VS.
iting with relatives in Chicago for me
past month, has returned to the home
of her gradparents, Mayor aud MIS-
J. NJ Hannun.
Misses Marguerite and Marie Mil
kie OF Rock Island visited at the
home of Miss Josephine Neqry in Ut
lea FRIDAY
Ward uimmick was a business call,
er in La Sale Friday
Mrs. A. +. Preuss vas Id Sale
shopper Friday
Vera Frawley of Ottawa is sisi'ilg
with her grandmother, Mrs. E. Fitz-
gerald II Utica for a week
Mrs. c. c. Childers has returned to
her home in Utica after visiting vita
relatives in Dana, ILL.,, for = week.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-17

Catherine Neary has returned ~
her home in Utica after visiting VITA
her aunt, Mi, Carl Dickman in Rock
Island for a few days
Mrs Elmer Ames is visiting wi'h
relatives in Blackstone She Uill ~
main tor several days.
Mrs Nj j. Cary has gone to d.,
troit. Mich to visit with relatives
and friends Tor the week
Mrs. Charles Flynn and dLuA ite-
Mary are visiting with relatives in
Sheffield They Will remain TO- sew
eral days.
Edward Madden Of Camp Grant n
Rockford is here on three days
fGrIough with his PARENTS, NJ. and
, Mrs. Joseph Madden, n Utica
Gus CAIRNS is taking T. b Acarr
mans place as mail carrier on The
rural route The latter is on his "a
cation
Mrs Thos. CLANCY and Miss Mar
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-17
COMRADES LETTER
TELLS HOW OTTAWA
BOY MET HIS DEATH
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ped at new place which ever one
got settled first held a place for the
other.
II you get this please let me-
know and ii | don't get word from
You in a reasonable time will write
again II can give any information
as to where he is buried or anything
else. ! will let YOU know.
His kind disposition won him many
friends and his name will live long
in the company.
He never had anything hut what
was divided with the rest of us, and
was always SO thankful for what you
sent him and never missed a chance
TO write you which was not very often
al times.
We had planned 70 go on a furlough
together when we got one and he
said he was going 10 have some pic.
lures made so he could send you one,
but that time never came
+ He was not very strong and didn't
know much about hard work, but al
ways did his best at whatever came
up and we have had some pretty hard
jobs for all of us.
/ II will soon he year since first
knew Guy and | have known him IN
be a perfect gentleman IN every re
spect. He was a good and also brave
soldier and was willing and ready to
die for the cause for which we are
all fighting.
( He often talked of his aims in life
and what he was going to do when
he got back TO Illinois.
/ He was killed on the morning Of
Friday, July 18Th, by a high explosive
shell | was not near him when he
fell, but was told he never suffered
long, if any, which is much to be
thankful for on the battlefield.
He told me few days ago he
had fifty francs in his pocket anf
for me to get u and give ii 10 some
good cause, but never had the
chance, he had great respect for the
Red Cross.
II have a chance to get anything
of his ! will try and send it to YOU
and | will like very much to hav,
a picture of him il you will send ms
one
! With deepest sympathy to you. h,
parents, and his aunt, of whom he
often spoke. am
Respectfully yours.
PIE. ]. L. COONS.
9th Co, 9th Regt.
L. S. Marines.
Home address; Springfield, Illinois
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-17
MAN WHO FORCED
SELF INTO ARMY Is
NOW CRACK FLYER
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about fifteen minutes. then the in
struct0r shut of the engine and made
me understand he wanted me TO take
the stick. Well. needless to say We
had bumpy riding from then ON. /
had six hours and - minutes with
an instructor and then the time came
when he stepped out and told me to
go TO it, About this time you feel
as tho you have lost your last friend
but you grit your teeth and open the
throttle. In a few minutes | was
leaving mother earth for the first
time alone and | surely felt alone
u breathed a deep breath when felt
the wheels touch earth and the ship
slow up as the tail skid dragged on
| the ground Next time ii came easier
and from then on you gain confidence
but don't think for moment that
they don't keep you busy, for il is not
as smooth sailing as it looks on the
ground. The air is extremely bunny,
due to the unequal heating of the
| fields. water. forest, etc. have not
mis- sed day of flying since coming
here and they surely turn out some
real flyers here.
| am starting acrobatics now. do
ing loops. Immelman turns. wing
overs, etc, all the feats which i'm the
old days people thought only Beachy
could perform
There are about Us cadets here
and as they have over 100 ships We
get plenty of dying. About twenty.
five new cadets come every week and
a bunch leave with their commits
si0ns. They are from all parts of the
Y. s. and are certainly fine bunch
of boys.
The ships are all Canadian Curtiss
J, \ t, using a Curtiss OK 90 II. p.
motor
Well Doctor ! wish | could tell YOU
all about il and some of the expert.
ences ! am having every day Hope
some time YOU will have a chance to
look al mother earth from -four or five
thousand feet above You smile now
but YOU will probably see the day,
just the same
As | came diving down from the
clouds the other day toward the earth
thought how little ever thought a
rear ago this time. | would be sweep
ing the skies. which only shows you
never can tell in this great day, and
age
! With hest regards to Yourself and
Mr.. Petit ! am
Respectfully Yours.
STRAWN GAY
Cadet Carruthers Field. Fort Worth
Texas. Cadet Wing.