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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-06
RANDOM NOTES

l Mrs. Howard Shore and little daugh. ter, Mary Trimble. are the guests of Mrs. Shores mother, Mrs N. w. Trim ble, on South Twenty first street.
  MT. and Mrs. w. M. Cosby left a few days ago for Biloxi, where they will | remain for several weeks. Later they will spend sometime in New York. Mrs. William A. Shropshire, who has been the guest of Dr. and Mrs. Court ney Shropshire. has returned to her l home in New York.
 MT. and Mrs. George Macatee will move April l to the George Watkins home on South Twenty eighth street, which they have recently purchased. Miss Zelda King of Dyersburg. Tenn will arrive soon to be the guest of MT. and Mrs. Ben Morgan. pr. and Mrs. Cecil Gaston are spend ing few weeks with Dr. Gaston's mother, Mrs. zell Gaston. during Mrs Cosby's absence on the gulf coast. Mrs. J. H. Phillips is spending few weeks in Baltimore
 Mrs. William Moughon has returned from visit to her two daughters, Mrs. George Morris and Mrs. Edward Claughton, in Montgomery.
 
 Mrs J. W. Jones has returned from a visit to Florida and is at home at her apartment at the Albemarle.
 Mrs c. c. Snider left yesterday for To-day visit to her daughter, Mrs. Rush Ivy Moore in Memphis
 Mrs. James D. Carter of Annsiton ia the guest of her sister, Mrs. J. F. Redd.
 Miss Blanche Eichelberger has re- turned to her home in Anniston, after visit to Mrs. T. B. Turner. Miss Millicent Simpson, who has been the guest of Miss Dorothy Sterne in Anniston, has returned home. Mrs. Richard Clarke of Mobile, who has spent the past few months in New York with relatives, is now the guest
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-06
There Is Great Deal in Gardening Which Brngsthe
 Worker Tn Touch With the Great Spiritual Truths
 of Life and Teaches Faith Patience and Perseverance

bed of wonderful tulips and hyacinsns the thought. as my friend suggested. comes to mind.
 There is a natural body and there is spiritual body'
 There is little book about bulbs and gardening which tells of how, over in Holland, bulbs are grown for their roots like we grow carrots and potatoes, ana that the hyacinths fields are mowo.4 down at the proper time just like ou- hay fields in America; the flowers must be discarded before they go to seed or the bulb will be exhausted. Few cut flowers, therefore, are ever seen. The rest are left to waste their sweetness on the desert air to become in time merely a waste product. All of which shows how lucky we are in our beautiful country to be able to enjoy the wonderful flowers of spring and autumn, and not to have to use the ugly old bulbs for but one 7ur- pose, namely. the propagation of beauti- full flowers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-06
ANNOUNCEMENTS

There will be a meeting of the board of control of the State Training School for Girls this morning at 10 o'clock at the committee room of the public H. brary.
 There will be no meeting of the Hu- mane society today. The next meeting will take place in April.
 The Birmingham Graded union will meet this morning at 10:30 at the First Methodist church.
 There will be a meeting of the General Sumter chapter, Daughters of the Amer ican Revolution, this afternoon at 8 o'clock at the Southern club.
 The regular monthly meeting of the board of managers of the Mercy Home Industrial school will be held this mo1n- ing at 10;SO o'clock at the school in Wood lawn.
 The Nineteenth Century club will meet this afternoon with Mrs w. E. Fort.
 The regular meeting of the Alabama division, No. IF, L. A. to o. R. C., will meet this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at fraternal hall. All members are urged to attend.
 The Ardis Heights Red Cross unit will meet with Mrs. E. S. Hughes, Twelfth street, south, this afternoon at 2 o'clock. @@s
 The Chatwork club will meet this aft ernoon at 2:30 o'clock with Mrs. T. j. Rowley, 1912 33d street.
 The officers and members of Birming- ham Review, No. %, are invited to meet at the home of Mrs. Sallie Newborn, l36 North Fifty-eighth street, Woodlawn, tomorrow. All are asked to bring pox lunches and to spend the day to plan for birthday and liberty loan party.
 Mrs. Dave Bucks will entertain her Red Cross unit. the Birmingham chap ter, 11S O. E. S., this afternoon at 2:3U o'clock at the home of her mother, Mrs. w. J. Holcombe.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-06
NEW PROPOSAL FOR
 HANDLING TRAFFIC
Fly HOLLAND

New York, March 5-(Speciai )-In the Wall Street Journal of March l. there appeared an interesting and highly sug- gestive statement respecting the contem- plated segregation of trunk line traf- fic. If the tentative plan which was outlined in this statement should finally be put into operation by command of Director General McAdoo, much the greater part of the country north of the Ohio river and east of the Mississippi would be greatly affected with respect to freight and passenger traffic St. Louis also. and Minneapolis would to some extent ccne under the new rules, if they should be adopted.
 It seems almos. incredible tha. the government should propose to divert al; through passenger traffic between Now York and Chicago to the New York Gen. trai line for in addition so the passen- ger traffic which originates in Chicar Gere Is also heavy and at this time constantly increasing passenger traffic which comes into Chicago from points further west and north. and whose desti- nation is New York or Boston or Phila- dclphia or Washington.
 Nevertheless, it is reported by the Wall Street Journal that the rumor in rail- road circles now prevails that the at tention of the federal and railroad off cials is TOW occupied with grappling with the present stupendous tonnage de- mands. These demands are certainly to inc-eaa. The industries of the cn. tire United States are now being speed ed up to their full capacity. much the greater part of which will be in re- sponse to the demands made by the gov ernment for commodities necessary for carrying on the war. sThe solution of the national traffic problem would be easy if. under the scheme, all passen- ger traffic were routed over the Wander bilt lines. all freight over the Pennsyl- vania and all empties over the Baltimore and Ohio"
 But the stickler in this proposition is now to arrive at a basis of remuneration for the line which carries the unremun- erative class of business represented by what are called the "empties.''
 So far as passenger traffic is concerned, the Vanderbilt system is admirably quail flied to handle it whatever the demands may be. It is also qualified by reason of its lower grades to handle freight, presumably at lower cost than any other railroad.
 When Commodore Vanderbilt unified the various independent railroad lines which operated between Albany and Buff falo, bringing the Hudson River railroad into the unified family. he looked chiefly upon freight traffic to and from the west as the means by which the greatest revenue for the system was to be se-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-06
Berger Announces Platform

Milwaukee, March 5.-victor L. Der ger. candidate for United States senator on the socialist ticket, today announced his platform in which he says that if elected he will work for the passage of a resolution by Congress directing the Fresldent to summon the warning coun- tries to an immediate armistice and peace conference and the withdrawal of the American troops from Europe to pro- cure ansolute security for this coun- try,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-06

, their educational work throughout the state.
 MT. and Mrs. Cox are at home to their friends at Macon, Ga, while Mir. Cox is detained in training camp.
 BRO DOM -BEDFORD
 MT. and Mrs. T. A. Coster of Lewis burg, announce the marriage of their sister. Lily Mae Bedford, to Mir. James E. Broom The wedding occurred Sunday at the residence of the Rev. R. A. Thompson, who performed the ceremony Only relatives of the bride and groom being present. The bride was lovely in a going away gown of gray, with hat of old rose and white boots and carried bouquet of white Killarney roses. Aft CT short visit to relatives and friends they will be at home in South Lewisburg. FOR MRS. COTTAGE
 Mrs. R. l.. Westwater entertained al luncheon at her home at West End, hon bring her mother, Mrs. G. w. Cottage of Rome, Ga. who was her guest.
 The table was adorned with spring blossoms and the guests included Mrs. Cottage, Mrs. c. E. Hester. Mrs. H. C. Saunders, Mrs. W. R. Daughtry. Among other affairs given for Mrs. Cottage was a luncheon given by Mrs C. E. Hester and Mrs W. R. Daughtry.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-06
MRS. CORNERS ENTERTAINs

Mrs. George Connors entertained at a luncheon party yesterday at the Tut wiler, honoring Mrs. Campbell Maben's two lovely guests, Miss Blanch Devine and Miss Julia Murphy of Atlanta.
 The table was adorned with spring blossoms and the guests included Miss Devine, Miss Murphy, Miss Alice Bowie, Miss Margaret Moore, Miss Margaret Nelson, Miss Emily Dixon, Miss Eliza beth Jordan, Mrs. Campbell Maben, Mrs Oscar Wells Mrs. John M. Caldwell, Mrs. E. H. Cabaniss, Mrs. Ross Smith, Mrs. Orline A. Shipman and Mrs. c. c. Fer rell.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-06

the autumn such spring Towering bulbs as crocuses. hyacinths. tulips and daffo- dils.
 Iii the spring we put i'll the ground dry, unattractive drab coiored bulbs, and in the spring before other flowers have ever thought of blooming these bulbs produce such brilliancy of color and beauty that one can hardly believe that all this wealth of color was stored some where in that dull and ordinary body, the bulb, and whenever we gaze at a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-06
Carranza Annuls Election

Laredo. Tex. March Sword has been received in Nuevo Laredo that President Caranza has declared the recent guberna- torial election in the state of Tamau- lipas null and void Two factions claimed victory and President Carranzas decree was intended to prevent possible out breaks between the two parties. No date has been set tor the new election.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-06
Mobile Cotton Record

Mobile, March 5.-The records of the local cotton exchange today at the close of the spot cotton market showed mid- ding at SOC This is a new high mark for the staple, the highest on record here Trading was reported brisk
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-06
IDCLrYSnArrrY.sa |PHnOSOPr1T|

Ole Miss, Every Oman has CT different notion uv CT Ideal Husban', but every Oman has de Same notion uv CT Ideal Luver, which is de Impossible Combination uv Saint an Sinner, Brute an Baby, Hero an Molly dat nevah is seen out side uv de Pages nv a Best Seller" or de 'Movin' Pic tures." Naw'm.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-06
MRS. BARTLETT TO
 LECTIIRE THIS AFTERN00N

Mrs. Harriet Futile Bartlett will lecture this afternoon at Cable hall at 3 o'clock and her subject, "The Problems of the Supersensitive Child" will be one of in- terest to all thinking women. She has made several other addresses this week and delighted hes hearers and large attendance is expected this afternoon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-06
Whoever plants a seed beneath the sod And waits to see it push away the clod-
 Trusts he in God
She continued:

She continued:
 Last spring when I was engaged in planting string beans, two little neigh bors of mine Jimmie and Kitty, ap- peared, and as usual asked me at least a million questions. They followed me in the furrow and in the way we talk to children told them as I patted down the soft, warm, fertile cart that I was put ting the beans to bed and tuck them in so they'd be comfortable, adding that by and by, if we'd only be patient, we'd see them wake up and jump right out Of bed and the little bean boys and gilis would be waving their little hands be- cause they were happy to be out again. Little Jimmie listened attentively and, smiling, showed his appreciation by two rows of pearly white teeth gistening in the sun, but little Kitty looked doubtful and remarked that she didn't like to go to bed in the daytime.'
 I began to think upon the pretty little story my friend told me and the ques- ton of gardening began to resolve itself into lot of different angles to me. one of which is that it teaches infinite faith patience and perseverance, and there is no better illustration of the way ones faith in gardening may be rewarded than can be found the practice of planting in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-06
COX-CALDWELL

Miss Lillian Caldwell and Mir. E. M. Cox of Montgomery were married August 2S, 1917, at the home of the brides sister Mrs. H. C. Clark, Atlanta.
 This marriage will be of much interest to their many friends known through
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-06
By DOLLY pALRYMPLE

N 7EVER before had I realized the lWl significance of gardening so much G as the other day when a friend of mine suggested that there Is a great deal in gardening which brings the worker in touch with the real spiritual trutrs of life. teaching faith, patience and perseverance.
 She observed:
 T have rarely planted seed in the spring time or put bulb in the ground in autumn without having the words Of Whittier come to my mind, those which say:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-06

Mrs. c. c. Snider left yesterday for a To-day visit to her daughter. Mrs. Rush Ivy Moore, in Memphis.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-06

Mrs. James D. Carter of Annsiton ia the guest of her sister, Mrs. J. F. Redd
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-06

Mrs. J. W. Jones has returned from a visit to Florida and is at home at her apartment at the Albemarle.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-06

The Chatwork club will meet this aft ernoon at 2:So o'clock with Mrs. T. J. Rowley, 1912 33d street
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-13

freely in their positions, there is
nothing in the topography to prevent
their doing so.
"Picardy is practically all one low
plateau, cut by valleys with wide, fiat
bottoms, with marshes here and there
that present important obstacles in
marshy weather.
THE chalk Of the country makes
any except we'll constructed roads Of
little use. The British undoubtedly
have left behind them some wonderful
roads.
"Highways which the British mill
tary engineers have constructed in that
region since the Somme became the
principal theatre OF the war are so
strong that it was practically impos-
sble to blow them up when Field Mar
shall Haig's army recently retreated.
"The road construction is five feet
deep, composed of concrete in many
places, and is capable of bearing the
heaviest strain which military traffic
can put upon it. The purpose of the
engineers was to build these roads so
that they would be assured against
destruction by German shells except
for surface damage which could be re-
paired readily"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-13
British Losses IL,
Tanks and Guns Are
Fully Made Up

OTTAWA, April 2.-The British
army in France is as we'll equipped to-
day as when the German offensive in
Picardy began, England having re-
placed all the lost guns and having in
creased the quantity of machine guns,
according to Frederick George Kela-
way, British Parliamentary Secretary
Of the Ministry of Munitions. A Reu-
ter dispatch received here day from
London quotes from a speech which
Mr.. Kellaway made last night at Bed
ford, England.
The tanks which the Germans capt
ured were being replaced by ones Of
superior model, the secretary asserted,
and the ammunition consumed had
more than been made good, while men
were steadily being released to fill the
gaps occasioned through loss Of man
power. In the air Britain continued
as strong, if not stronger, he said
Comparing munitions production in
January and February, as compared
with the first two months of 1917, Mr..
Kellaway said light guns had been in
creased by 80 per cent; medium guns,
81 per cent; heavy guns, 38 per cent;
machine guns, SO per cent; shells, 83
per cent; tanks, 80 per cent; airplanes,
223 per cent, and airplane engines, PAS
per cent.
The average weekly production of
airplanes in January and February
equaled the average monthly produc-
ton for the first two months in 1915,
Mr.. Kellaway added, while as many
machine guns were now being produced
within one week as were manufactured
in five months in 1915.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-13
Enemy Using 5000 Men to Mile
Between Hollebeke and Giuenchv

LONDON, April 12.-The London
evening newspapers, in reviewing the
situation on the Western front, state
that in the Wytschaete region the Ger
mans failed to get the main crest Of
the ridge. The Germans have taken
the village of Messincs, while the
British are holding the outskirts.
Attacks On Wytschacte and the Mes
sines Ridge failed, the Germans losing
very heavily in their attack.
At least seventeen divisions are en-
gagged on the German side on the front
from Hollebeke TO Givenchy, the re-
views declare, that being the number,
IL ia estimated, have been thrown into
the fighting up to the present.
This would mean that the Germans
put more than 200, 800 in action 30 far
On 3 ,reDt Of approximately twenty
I9e miles, nr 5000 80 mile.
The reviewers point out that the
Germans, checked in their advance
toward Bethune, have turned vest
ward With the idea Of developing
saeeess in the direction Of Eailleul1
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-13

which is an important railway centre,
and Hazcbrouck, about fourteen miles
west Of Armenticrcs. They point out
that the enemy is now within a short
distance Of Bailleul and that his adj
vance in the direction Of Hazebrouck
has taken him rather more than half
way there from his original starting
POINT.
The enemy's flank in the direction of
Bethune and the remaining coal area
OF Northern France Is comparatively
broad one, making it appear that he
may intend, il checked westward, to
renew his pressure southwark On
the other hand, it is pointed out that
the enemy is advancing over a fiat, in
trlcate country and has not yet OBJ
tanned foothold on any Of the hills.
South Of Armentieres, according to
the evening papers, the enemy. having
forced crossing over the Lave and
Lys rivers, has developed an attack
which may be dangerous. He is push
ing generally westward. The capture
Of McrvilIe represents an advance OF
about seven miles over fiat country
and under normal conditions would
not be serious, but to the north tho
British are holding 4 comparatively
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-13
Il 3 8 = m a I'D a ~
Casualty List
OF Old 9Th Is
! 81
Growing Daily
Parents of Charles Flood
Learn That He Was
Wounded in Action

Notification that New York's fight
ing Goth has been in the thick of the
battle somewhere in France con-
tinues to come through late casualty
lists.
A War Department telegram yester-
day brought word to John B. Flood, 80
Hobson Avenue, Long Island City, that
his son, Charles, twenty-three years
old, had been wounded in action IN
France. He e. listed as a private IN
Company K la. June.
Mrs. Henry A. Davis, 3S4 Seventy
ninth Street, Brooklyn, was notified
that her son, Thomas Lydy Davis, was
wounded seriously in action. He en-
listed in the 165th Infantry. He is
twenty-five years old.
Private Charles Adrian Peacox was
wounded in action, according to Official
notification received yesterday by his
father, Frank D. Peacock. He is men,
Der of Company l..
J. j. Naughton, listed as slightly
nounced April 10, is twenty-six years
old and member of the 18th United
States Engineers. His father lives in
Albany.
Joseph Brady, reported killed, was
twenty-five years old and lived at 83
Perry Avenue, Maspeth. Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Mitchell, of Little Main Street,
Hampstead, have received word from
their son, Robert, who is recovering
from wounds. He is a member of the
1G0th Infantry.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-13
Germans, Despite Enormous Losses,
Expected to Renew Amiens Attack

further efforts before abandoning their
attempt to break through the Allied
lines. Otherwise they would be in
bad position to explain the loss of so
many men in an abortive offensive.
Whether they continue to try to OBJ.
tain possession of Amiens for moral
effect, endeavor to capture the Asne
heights or throw the remainder of
their available forces against the Brit
ish and Belgians in the north, is u
secret with their own staff.
Centre Attacks in North
For the moment the northern part
of the battle line appears to occupy
their sole attention, with the excep-
ton of last nights and to-day's at
tacks near Noyon, but any day may
see change in the direction of the
German thrust. The situation is
viewed with complete confidence by
the French high command.
Detailed particulars concerning Ger
man liquid flame-throwing organiza-
tons show that to reserve regiment
of engineers Of the Prussian Guard is
intrusted this terrible arm. Three
battalions, each of four companies,
containing 100 men especially trained
arc all young, as the service calls for
strength and is very hazardous. De.
tachments from this regiment are at
tached to all units along the front
They always work with two units
close together, and for each Jet Of
flame there are four men under com
mand of a non-commissioned officer.
One man carries the apparatus. which
weighs over fifty pounds; the second
carries the hose. which throws the
fame twenty-five or thirty yards. and
the two others are grcnaders. who are
trained to replace their comrades in
the event Of casualties. Two methods
are adopted for advancing to attack
and are used according to circum-
stances.
In one the fame throwers 20 forward
with the second wave of attacking in
fantry and destroy enemy dugouts :;nd
centres Of resistance. In the second
they advance with the first wave with
the object of overcoming any opposi-
ton to their progress and then post
themselves in captured positions to
meet possible counter attacks.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-13
to Fight,
Americans Rouf
German Raiders

How a small American detachment
holding a trench section proved to 200
raiding Germans that it could fight is
told by Raymond Starbard, Salvation
Army adjutant, who, after seven
months work at the front, is in New
York to recruit 200 men and women for
Salvation Army work overseas.
The incident was offered by Mr.. Star
bard as a specimen lesson Of course
that the Americans are giving the Ger
mans. The result so far, he said, is
that the Germans now admit the Amer
leans are real soldiers.
son March T." said Mr. Starbard, "a
certain section of the American line
was subjected to unusual pressure from
the German forces, and in the heat of
It al! a German leaped to an exposed
position ard, in English cried:
"'Come on out, you American dogs,
and tight.''
They did In moment real show
was in full blast. The Boche challen-
ger, who. according to Mr.. Starbard,
Was formerly a New York merchant,
Was struck Iy hand grenade. More
nand grenadcs followed. The Amcri-
cans concentrated machine gun fire on
the raiders und the Germans retreated.
Among the means adopted by the
German high command to offset the
effect of the American lecture course,
according to Mr.. Starbard, is the for
nation of contingent Of frighteners,
whose principal duty IS to show how
frightful frightfulncss can be. They
are called the butchers.
"Thc butchers" said Mr.. Starbard,
sharpen their bayonets to the keen
ness of razors, and they do not impale
by simply thrusting forward They
aim to side-swipe, to rip up and down,
often disabling or killing three men at
one sweep.
"The Americans have been quick to
find out about this, and they have not
only become adopts at side-swiping and
scythe fighting, but many Of them are
actually shaving themselves with their
bayonets"