The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-06

aron. president of the Tennessee Manu- facturers' association.
 Missssippi-R. M. Weaver of Corinth.
 Louisiana-A. J. Boylan, general man. ager of the New Orleans Chamber of Commere
 Florida was not represented at the cor yention.
 WOUNDED SOLDIERS
 While the state delegations were se- lecting their executives, Howard l. Beal of the United States shipping board emergency fleet corporation, and Lieut.. Newberry Choyce of the British army were introduced and made short talks. Mir. Beal said it was the purpose to spread the propaganda of war worK among emploves at shipyards and urge them to exert their utmost efforts to turn out the greatest possible number of ships This propaganda was pelnS carried to the men by soldiers who had returned wounded from the battlehelds
 Lieutenant Choyce began his talk by saying that he had the honor of being the first Englishman to congratulate inc American people on their Indepen- dance Day in the city of Birmingham He said America gave her best message t1 the allies Thursday when she launched 95 ships for service in the war
 GERMANS WANT WAR
 s,For three years the English fought, thinking that it was only the Kaiser and a few of his advisers who wanted war he said. but we know now that all Germans want it. They have been taught that they are the best people in the world. that they are the only people lit to rule, and they believe it. Germany made up her mind to rule the world, and we have made up our minds that she shall not The English suffered long time before they found out that the Ger mans could not be trusted, then they 'be- gan, to arrest the spies. Scarcely ship crosses from the United States but two or three men are arrested and brought back here as spies and interned. He said the first time Germany used gas in the war every Englishman and Frenchman it reached died a frightful death, then told of the way Americans fooled the germans with a new gas that kill every german in the trenches. America sent soldiers over just in time" he said. When we start our of fensive we will throw 100 gas bombs for every one the Germans throw. EX- hibiting hand grenade he said the English could throw one 40 yards and
 make a hit, but when the Americans went over there they made hit nearly every time at 50 yards.
 we are pretty well contented in Eng land now he said, sthat those who go over into France will never come back We've got to take the message to the men at home to work, to keep np theiI morale, the same as the morale Of the men at the front has to be kept up II is a great pain knowing that your boy is going 5000 miles to fight the Ger mans, but the pleasure of knowing that he is fighting to keep the Germans Se" miles from you is greater
 LIST OF DELEGATES The following delegates from distance were present:
 Nashville: W. R. Manier. secretary Commercial club; c. C. Colbert, Tennes- see Manufacturers association; l.. G. BoxwelI, president Nashville Manufac- turing company; Roy F. Williams, pres 1 ident Nashville Printers club; l.. R. Jo- coks, Nashville Springs and Mattress company; Prince P Shepherd. president Marshall Bruce company; J. Hesse Cor bitt, Nashville Bridge company. J. K | Crovens and l.. Sternberg, National Bridge and Manufacturing company. Memphis: w. H. Hayley, manager
 Chamber of Commerce; John D. Pritch- ard, Hardwood Manufacturers associa- tion; E. R. King of King Haase Furnt- ture company: L. E. Fite of Florence Ia hle and Lumber company; A. w. Fisher, Jr. of Southern Equipment company; F. l.. Iuoka of Cole Manufacturing conl-
 pany; j. H. Patton of the National Bel ding company.
 Chattanooga: F. H. Caldwell. J. L. Caldwal, G. H. Patton.
 Johnson City, Tenn: Lee F.. Miller president Chamber of Commerce. i New Orleans: Ira G. Hanlein, Empire Manufacturing company; A. G. Boylan, general manager Chamber of Commerce | Hattiesburg, Miss: P. j.. Jones, secte- | tary Chamber of Commerce 1 Corinth, Miss: P. M. Weaver. Meridian, Miss: Walter G. Hodges, | Mobile: William Clements, financial secretary Chamber of Commerce; H. C. Vaughan Of Fl. c. Vaughan Lumber com I pany; J. R. Jones, Chamber of Con- | merce: John M. Bradley of Birming ham | representing Mobile Shipbuilding com l pany.
 | Montgomery: c. J. Bean, acting presi. dent, and Bruce Kennedy, Chamber of | Commerce.
 Ensley: w. P. Caine, American So ciety of Mechanical Engineers. | Albany: H. F. Henley, Chamber oi Commerce
 | Jasper. John H. Bankhead, Jr. | Anniston H. B. Rudisell, secretary 1 Chamber oe Commerce; Thomas E.. Kiiby and W. A. Darden.
 l Selma. Morgan Richards. | Rockford. w J. Corley.