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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-22
CRISIS IN GERMANY IS
 NEARING A HEAD
News From Kaiser's $ Empire in Last Two Days Indi- cates Stormy Course of
 Internal Affairs

Copenhagen, September 2L-tBy the As- sociated Press).-That the political crisis in Germany, the intensification of which indicated in various ways, is rapidly
 coming ,o head, appears to be evidenc- GU by the uncertain supply of news from
 that Somtry in the last 2i hours.
 The Serical organ Germania publishes
 an artlSle declaring in favor of par llament;Ty government. 1t says that the
 majority parties strongly favor such re-
 forms as San give the people and their
 representatives, greater influence in shap- ing foreign Npolicies.
 Tn the coVrse of this war" it says,
 nearly all Nave become united; the people are hettSr guardians of peace and or agreements than secret diplomacy, and the people who must shed their blood can tustiiaply demand the right 1 to participate in the most important acts of the state \
 Germania expresse& the belief that a parliamentary governmeut can be form ed with Count Won Hestling at it's head. As further evidence If the changing sediment in Germany the recent action of the national liberals in endorsing the speech of Vice Chancellor Freiderieh Non Payer, may be recalled While this | in itself does not mean the aversion of { this party to parliamentarism, it is talk i en to indicate at least that the maj jority | of the party have abandoned the annex ationist standpoint.
 The partys attitude regarding the Reiehstag peace resolution of July. 19li will be taken up Monday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-22
'PERSH|NG PATRIOT 1 ENROLMENT DRIVE
 T0CLOSE SATURDAY
Workers to Redouble Elf forts in Sale of War Saw ings Stamps and Baby
 Bonds During Week

This Is the last week of the Pershiug patriot enrolment campaign and state headquarters here has sent out an ur- gent appeal to every chairman commit teeman and worker in the state to push sales of Baby Bonds and enrollments co the utmost
 When the Pershing enrolment ends next Saturday. 1t IS the wish of State Merchant Chairman R. w. Ewing, as in- dicated by him in letters sent to county merchant chairnen. that every War Saw ings worker enlist in the fourth Liberty Loan campaign and help put 1t over in great shape
 State Merchant Chairman R. w. Ewing returned from Anniston yesterday. While in that city on triday he at.. dressed a gathering of merchants and workers on the War Savings drive, and feels that much good will result from the meeting.
 While in Anniston he met M. B. We'll born, director of the Sixth district re. serve bank, and discussed the War Say ings drive with him. When told that ioe, 600 Alabamians had pledged them selves to buy War Savings Stamps MT Welborn expressed great pleasure, say ing that it was a good showing for the people of the state, but nothing more than he had expected from the patriotic people of Alabama.
 Reports from Houston county received at state headquarters Yesterday stated that over Sl0o,000 worth of War saving. Stamps had been sold in that county
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-22
60 BLUE DEVILS
 IN BIRMINGHAM ON OCTOBER }
City Included in Itinerary of Members Famous French Foreign Legion on Lib-
 erty Loan Tour

Washington. September a-The sixty members Of the famous French Foreign legion who arrived in this country this week 10 assist in the campaign for the fourth Liberty Loan. will visit several southern cities, it was shown by their itinerary, announced tonight by the treasury department. The party will re- main in nFvashington until Monday night, and will be received by President Wilson Monday afternoon after 8 visit has been paid to the Senate. and after exercises have been held in Lafayette square, op- posite the White House, at which the original flag of the First regiment of the legion will be unfurled.
 After leaving, the party will go to Cleveland, Chicago, St Louis, Kansas City, Oklahoma City, Dallas and Hous- ton, arriving in New Orleans October 3; Birmingham, October 3, and Memphis, October 4.
 From there they will go to Louigvillsy Indianapolis. Cincinnati. Columbus. Pittsburg, Harrisburg, New York and Boston; Hartford. Newark, Philadelphia and Baltimore. completing their tour Oc- toher t9.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-22
Let All the Bells Ring and Chime,
 When Our Boys Reach the Rhine"

dren marching and singing and dozens of bands playing patriotic and martial airs would be an inspiration the like of which perhaps has never been seen," said Mrs. Gravlee.
 She would have it arranged so that al the first flash of the news of our boys crossing the Rhine all the whistles-rail- road, industrial and others-would blow. and all the bells in Birmingham and the district ring out the glad tidiugs that would summon the population of this in- dustrial and patriotic district to Capitol park, and other convenent places, where full vent could be given to the patriotic fervor that is bound to burst forth upon the receipt of such gladsome news.
 Mrs. Gravlee presented this matter to the city commissions few days ago, and received their hearty indorsement, and when Governor Henderson was here at the big labor mass meeting about 10 days ago, he also gave his indorsement to the movement, and promised to lend his in- fluence. if in office at that time, to make the demonstration great success.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-22
M. |. l. ID OPEN TUESDAY MORNING Student Body Coming Ses- sion Expected to Be Com posed of Large Percent
 age of Girls

Columbus, Miss, September 2i-Spe- cial )-Everything is In readiness for the opening of the thirty-fourth annual ses- sion of the Mississippi Industrial insti- t-''S I'd college. which will take place next Tuesday. The entire plant has been .sSe,. repaT ana some improve ments have been made, passenger eleva- tors having been installed in two of the dormitories, the steam heating system having been overhauled and several of the buildings having undergone new in- terior decorations.
 While President Whitfield expects the attendance to be fully as large as usual during the coming session, the student body will contain d much greater pro- portion of young ladies who have never before attended the institution than ever before. Many former students who have not yet completed their courses have re- sponded to the call of the government for women for war work and are now holding down lucrative positions in Washington, while others have accepted work as teachers in various schools and colleges in this and adjacent states, The number of applications for dormitory reservations already on file however, in dicates that there will be d new matric- ulant to take the place of every former student who does not return, and q full attendance is thus assured The high water mark was reached last year. when 94S young ladies matriculated, and Pres ident Whitfield feels confident that the attendance during the coming session will be equally as large.
 The war has not, as once feared, served to seriously disrupt the faculty, and the opening of the session will witness no more than the average number of changes In the teaching force. Dr. Emily Runyon, who for a number of years past has beer resident physician at the college has resigned her position to take up the practice of medicine at her former home in Richmond, Va, and is to be succeeded by pr Louise Elliott, who was last year
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-22
PATRIOTIC ADDRESS AT COMMUNITY SING
MemOli's Band to Render Programme-Solo by Di-
 rector ThurstOn

Features of the community sing at Cap itol park this afternoon at 4:30 o'clock will be a solo by Community Director Harry Thurston, and patriotic address by Private Evans of the Canadian army.
 Memoli's band will present a brilliant programme and the songs for everybody will include several distinct favorites.
 The sing next Sunday will be Liberty Lean affair and will be the last open air concert of the season.
 Mrs. w. ]. Adams. chairman of the community sing committee, hopes to be able to arrange for resumption of the sings in the Bijou on the first Sunday in October.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-22
COLLEGES ARE CROWDED

few weeks since it was announced
 that the four leading colleges of the state-the university at Oxford, Missis- sippi at Clinton, Agricultural and Me chanica1 at Starkville, and Millsaps at Jackson-would be under military con- trol this session; that is, that students
 army training corps had been secured for all of them; the boys over IS to be soldiers and receive a soldiers pay as we'll as uniforms and all other expenses
 So great has been the demand for ad- mission at these -four colleges the state has been forced to the necessity of se
 curing similar advantages for agri- cultural high schools in various parts of the state with the understanding that at least 100 young men should en- ter after they had been registered un- der the draft. Boys under IS will be admitted, but not as soldiers, though they will be given military training.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-22
DOWN WITH JOY RIDERS

When the fuel administration asked that "joy riding" on Sunday be stopped
 the great majority of automobile own CTS in and around Jackson took faith fful heed in order that Uncle Sam might not run short on gasoline, but the second Sunday the police were or sdered to take the names of owners, eor drivers, or number of the machine, and on Monday reported they mad listed 92, the majority of them being tat night. and on one street. Many Of them had even taken off their num- bers and put out their lights. thus chasing themselves as "slackers' of the worst kind. The city commissions CTS, determined to force a stop to this sunpatriotic use of gasoline, and promptly adopted an ordinance lmpos- ing q fine of $1o0 and 30 days in jail, cor both. on all violators of the law and it is stated that all such cars will have a yellow streak painte don sides and back. Exceptions are made on all autos and trucks that are used Tor nec- essary business purposes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-22
WHEAT AND OATS CROP

The extension forces in Mississippi have recently completed campaign of the utmost importance, and report a very successful drive in which they went over the top for big wheat crop this fall. Their objective was 100000 acres of wheat-three acres at least to the family-and a very much larger acreage is said to have been promised. That work having been carried to sue cessful and satisfactory termination the same forces are now at work on the biggest oat crop in the history of the state, and do not doubt they will get what they go after. They are impress ing on farmers the importance of a larger food crop for man and beast next year, and are being listened to by every intelligent farmer in the country
 It Is urged that big oat crop is de- manded for the reason that the corn crop this year has fallen 30 900. 900 bushels short of what was expected.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-22
JACKSON IS A LOSER

Felix B. Gunter, the live wire active vice president of the Merchants Bank and Trust company of this, city for the past several years, and one of the most progressive citizens of the state, has gone to New Orleans as vice president of the Commercial Trust and Savings Bank. He announces, however, that he will not sell his stock in the Merchants Bank, and therefore remains the stead fast friend of Jackson MT. Gunter Will be missed in Jackson. He has always taken very active part in every move ment for the betterrnent of his town and state, and has done as much as any other one man to put Jackson on the map.,' In addition to his banking duties he has been state director of the War Savings committee, on which he work ed day and night and made good all Mississippi promised, and then some. He has been chairman of the state bank ing commission, a director of the Illi- nois Central railroad, vice president or the American Bankers association, and a little of everything else.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-22
MISSISSIPPI LIVE STOCK

Gary Thompson. assistant in market surveys. reports that for the 14th day of September the state of Mississippi shipped 22 carloads of live stock to St. Louis market. Of these carloads IS were cattle, one was hogs and three were mixed cars of hogs and cattle all of which brought good and satis- factory prices. A report was sent out over the south few weeks ago to the effect that Mississippi hogs were al- most black balled on the St. Louis mar ket, and the department of agricul- ture sent committee to St. Louis to investigate. One member of that com mittee has reported to R. s. Wilson, state agent in extension work, that the report was not well-founded, and that southern hogs were in just as strong demand as any other hogs of the same class and merit. MT. Wilson is not sat- isfied, however, and will continue his investigations, knowing that a Missis- sippi hog hardened on corn is just as good as is the Kansas hog, and only such are being shipped out of the state.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-22
CIVIC ASSOCIATION
 MEMBERSHIP DRIVE

With A5 new members already reported the Civic association expects to close the membership campaign tomorrow with approximately 500 additional members to this organization. The report of the afmy and navy yesterday showed 97 new mem bers had been secured and all reserves and tanks will be brought to the front lines for the roundup tomorrow.
 Members of the army and navy divi- sions are vieing with each other to win the victory by securing the largest num- Der of members, and the result is still in doubt.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-22
MRS. HENRY SWOPE
 TO PRESENT FLAG
 TO COLORED CLASS

A large United States flag will be pre- sented to the colored military training class of the Civic association this morn ing at 11:30 o'clock at Redwood Field by Mrs. Henry Swope. Judge William F. Fort, president of the Civic association will accept the flag in behalf of the training class, which will also give an ex- hibition drill.
 The ladies home guard will also appear in uniform and this will be one of the interesting features of the ceremonies today. The flag to be presented by Mrs. Swope will be the tweney first flag pre- sented to soldiers, many of them already flying over the battlefields of France.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-22
STATE SELLS COTTON SEED

The trustees of the penitentiary sold 10 car loads o cotton seed this week lat STA per ton, that being the price fixed by the government. The seed were from the big convict farm in Sun flower county, and were apportioned among five or six cotton oil mills. Cot ton seed have been dumped on the mar ket with such great regularity and in such large quantities the past few weeks that the oil mills have protested to Food Administrator Harding at Vlcksburg and that official has given official orders that no more ginning is 10 be done for 10 days after Thursday, September 19. This let-up on the part of the gins will enable the oil mills to work off their present large supplies of seed, great quantities of which are said to be overloaded and liable to spoil
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-22
MUST CONTINUE TO DIP

The state live stock sanitary board held a meeting here this week for a discussion of the situation in the south ern tier of counties. where many of the farmers and cattle raisers are refusing to dip their cattle, claiming that by the enactment of new law at the 1918 session of the legislature the old laws requiring all cattle dipped every two weeks had been repealed. The board asked the attorney general for an opin- ion as to the effect of the new law on the cfl, and was told that it had none, both laws being in full force and ef- feet. This means that the dipping must continue until every tick is dead as a door nail,' and in the event the farm CTS continue to refuse to dip, the courts will be called on to make them dip and to keep their cattle on their own premises so long as a single tick is reported by the inspectors. There Is no free and open range in Mississippi for tick infested cattle.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-22
For B Years Blach'
 Has Clothed Men and
 Boys of Birmingham

The Magic City was a tiny town whom J. Blach & Sons first opened their cloth- ing store over on First avenue Physical ly it was a typical country store in every respect, but the Blachs had big city vision and their present store on Third avenue and Nineteenth street bears witt ness to the excellent business founda- tion they laid third of century ago.
 One of the features of this business which is commented on the country over is that it is done for cash. Nobody can run a charge account at Blach's, al- though 1t numbere among its patrons many of the wealthiest and best famalies of Alabama.
 rah or hallabaloo over their anniversary it comes just at the opening of a new season. which. in itself. suggests a style show that is we'll worth coming to see.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-22

resident physician at female college in, Blue Mountain, Miss. Miss Lena Bling ton, of the department of history, has been granted q leave of absenca to take up Red Cross work in France, while Miss Eloise McCaskill; of the depart ment of English, has arranged to spend the coming winter at Columbia Uni versity, and Miss Mary Galloway, of the same department, has resigned on ac- count of i'll health Miss MeCaslkill will be succeeded by Miss Emma Dempsy, of Jackson, Ga, while Miss Mary Carroll of Winchester, Tenn, will succeed Miss Galloway. Miss Ellingtons place has not yet been filled, nor has the place made vacant by the resignation of Miss Nina Perkins, who last year served as secre- tary of the college Y, ". C. A. as yet been filled,
 During the coming session war work will be stressed and students will be given instruction in various branches that will prepare them to enter into ac- tiyities of this character.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-22
FOR RELIEF OF THE JEWS

Arrangements have been perfected for a drive" for the relief of the suf- fering Jews in Russia, Poland and other countries now being dominated by Germany. The campaign begins next Monday, and it is hoped and be- lieved that large sum will be raised for this good purpose Jews of Missis- sippi have been liberal contributors to every demand made by the govern ment so far. and will give their share in future drives. That their Gentle friends and neighbors will respond to to this cry for relief there is no doubt. Mississippi knows no race or creed in times like these, and her people give 'as long as they have a dollar in their pocket. At Clarksdale, where there are but 35 Jewish families, $12,000 was raised in few minutes one day recently, and other towns have done equally as well, population considered, when called on
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-22
Art in the Home

Y lpIi w tekly.
 A good story is going the rounds con corning Walter Bayes whose famous academy picture, The Underworld, has been purchased by the committee of the imperial war museum.
 MT Bayes has always been very severe critic of his own pictures, and one day, being dissatisfied with a large painting he had completed, he gave the canvas to the charwoman to take away with her, telling her she could do what she liked with it.
 The woman examined it closely bend ing it this way and that and thump- ing it all over with evidently increas- ing satisfaction.
 Thanks, MT. Bayes,' she said at last. Thanks very much. This'll do for me front parlor It's much better than them common olcloths what let the water through: this is good, strong one, with plenty of paint on 1t.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-22
Steampipe Explosion Injures Large Number
 on Pleasure Steamer

New York, September 21.--An explosion of steampipes aboard the steamer Julia Stafford. headed for Brooklyn late today with POO men and women workers from the Standard Ship Yard and Shooters Island, resulted in the injury of many of the shipbuilders.
 Fifteen of the victims have been re- moved to hospital on Staten Island, of whom five are not expected to live
 Police report that many of the pas sengers jumped overheard and it is fear ed some were drowned. One woman was picked up out of the water.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-22
Social Chaos in Russia

From Russia and German Policy" by >Lothrop Stoddard, in the American
 Review of Reviews.
 So mufh for the political aspect Of the Russian upheaval. But the ussian revolution was social as we'll as a political event In Russia proper. in deed, it was almost purely of g social character, and no sooner was Czarism overthrown than a class struggle be- gan, ending in the triumph of the peas ants and town proletariat over the relatively small upper and middle classes The symbol of that triumph Is the present bolshevik government established at the close of the year 1917. Bolshevism is something quite new in mans political experiences. It denies democracy, nationality and the state. substituting therefor the abso- lute domination of the proIetariat rur- ing exclusively according to it's class interests and exercising it's power through q loose federation of labor sIocals.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-22
DEATHS AT NEW ORLEANS

New Orleans, September 2l-Peter De- vinsky, a, ,Rumanian, member of the crew of a vessel which recently arrived here from South America, died at Charity hospital late today of Spanish influenza.
 Two other influenza patients were said tonight to be seriously i'll, while the other influenza patinents were said tonight to be seriously Ill, while the 19 remaining were reported rapidly improving.
 All cases Were brought to New Orleans on two vessels, one from South and the other from Central America. Eleven are United States soldiers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-22
Every Child in the U. s.
 Liberty Loan Soldier

Washington, September 2l.-Every child of school age in the United States was appointed today by Secretary McAdoo n soldier of the Liberty Loan In an ap- peal to all to help MT. McAdoo said chil- dren may carry the creed of patriotism even into their own homes. and in other ways render great service during the campaign.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-22
MUST WORK OR FIGHT

Every able-bodied man or woman in
 Jackson must Hereafter work or fight.
 The city commissioners have passed an
 ordinance requiring that everybody 8shaE carry card giving his or her Aname, the name of their employer, bus Illness in which engaged, and certifying Ethat they work six days in every week. H1n the event they do not they have kto get out of Jackson or go to the srock pile. the chain gang or the county Sfarm. The cards are being printed Band by next week will be distributed kall over the city. Jackson is in dead searnest about this matter, and will
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-22
SHOWS DECREASE

New. York, September 21.-The number of>Spanish influenza cases reported to the health department in this city today showed decrease compared with the previous two days, there being 20 new victims, as compared with 31 yesterday and S8 the day before. Only one death has resulted thus far.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-22
EPIDEMIC SPREADS IN VARIOUS CAMPS Many Deaths Occur From Influenza, and New
 Cases Develop

Petersburg. Va, September A.-Six deaths have resulted among soldiers sta toned at Camp Lee from pneumonia which set in as complication after span ish influenza. There have been 153s cases of influenza at the camp since the first case appeared September IS. A majority of the men who first contracted the dis ease have recovered and have returned to active drill.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-22
EIGHTEEN DEAD AT DEyENs

Aver. Mass, September 1.-Two officers and Is privates died at Camp Devens to- day as result of influenza and pneu- monia. Military authorities called atten- tion to the quarantine issued by the board of health of the town of Aver against the camp and ordered that 1t be obeyed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-22
An Over-Ripe Tomnto

and other over-ripe vegetables or fruits often cause very serious Bowel Trouble in hot weather. Check it as quickly as possible Get a bottle of GROVES BABY BOWEL MEDICINE. a safe and sure remedy for Summer Diarrhoeas. It is just as effective for Adults as for Children.