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No Counter Attack Expected
Here Until New Line Is
Stabilized
OFFICIAL STATEMENTS
WORDED CAUTIOUSLY
Haig's Front at Northern
Point Is Now Facing
South, But Is
UnbrOken

Washington, April 17.-For the mo-
rcnt the German drive mt the Brit
isb line has localized on the sector
running from Baillue1 around to the
eastward of Ypres and military men
here are watching with eager inter-
est the British counter attacks on this
narrow front, where further enemy
successes probably would mean the
evacuation of a large stretch of ter
risory.
While the British official statement
that the lines east of Ypres had been
withdrawn and readjusted on new
front did not give the position of the
new line, it is known that the general
trend of the British lines on this north
err flank of the great battle is now
represented by almost right angle.
Troops which faced due east only a week
ago are now fighting on front that ex-
tends in a general east and west direc-
ton, and they are facing south. From the
lines to the east of Ypres. the British
have been swung back on a 12-mile front
with the Ypres position as the hinge of
the movement. That hinge forms a broad
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VETERANS TO ASSIST
IN TRAITOR HUNT
Local Confederates Will
Organize Vigilance
Committee

The Veterans association of Birming-
ham have inaugurated movement to
organize themselves into a genuine
vigilance and safety committee to assist
in Kidding the city of the sedition-
vendor and near-spies The movement
is made under the auspices of Camp
Hardee and a meeting will be held to-
morrow afternoon at 2:30 clock at Cable
hall at which time the Rev. Middleton
S. Barnwell will deliver an address.
Those in charge of the movement state
that there are opportunities now for the
old men to actively serve their country
instead of devoting their time to remi-
niscences of the past and paying tributes
to the heroes of the Lost Cause"
Dr. 3arnwell has an important mes,
sage to Confederate veterans and every
one is urged to be present and enlist in
this vigilance and safety committee,
which will offer its services and will
work under the direction of officials OF
the government.
All members of the United Daughters
of the Confederacy are invited to enlist
their services with those of the veterans
in this work. A musical programme has
been arranged and the public is invited
to be present.
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Bakers Party Brings New
Details of Brave Exploit
of Colonel Macarthur

Washington, April 17.-Members of Sec
rotary Bakers party on it's trip to Europe
brought new details of the exploit of Col
Douglas Macarthur, the former war de-
partment censor, who recently Joined a
French company in storming a trench
and came back with prisoner. The COL
onel was missing when the action was
over. He soon reappeared leading a big
Bavarian officer by the ear with one
the other.
Colonel Macarthur, who is chief of staff
of one of the American divisions, was
decorated with the French cross of war
for the part he played.
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Next Sundays rotogravure section oil
The Age-Herald will contain a double
page of pictures of local men now serv
ing under the colors. "Fifty-two reasons
for Alabamas pride and belief in the
glorious cause of the allies"
1t will be one of the most attractive
numbers of the rotogravure ever issued
as the pictures are thoroughly represen
tative of what Birmingham is contribute
ing to the great cause. Among those
whose photographs will appear are The
following:
DR.. j. NJ Shelburne. former president
of Howard college, who did such effec-
tive work. as a Young Mems Christian
association worker, and who has re-
Gently become pastor of the First Baptist
church in Gadsden.
Capt James b. Hutchinson, Alabama
recruiting officer, is an old Alabama BOY
who saw spirited service in the Philip
pines and he has made wonderful rec
charge in this state.
Capt Arthur Adams Jr,, was one OF
Birmingham best known young real
estate men and his friends predict for
him a great career in the army.
Probably the most attractive photo
graph in the whole section is a family
group, consisting of Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene
L. Brown and their son, Lieut.. Atwen j.
Brown. Mrs. Brown is shown knitting
and looks as young as her stalwart son.
Lieutenant Kirkman ONeal is a son
of Gov. and Mrs. Emmett O'Neal who
FASTENED to put his Annapolis training
at the service of his country when the
war broke out This we'll known young
man is now second in command on one
of the destroyers operating in European
waters.
Lieut.. j. H. Heidi is a son of Mr.. and
Mrs. c. G. Heidi, one of the best known
families in Birmingham.
| Lieutenant Porter Walker is from one
of Jefferson countys oldest families He
| is a brother of Judge William Walker
and of DIR. Alt Walker who is in the
medical corps
! Lieut.. Alan M. Smith. who is with the
| Rainbow division, is one of Alabama S
popular young military men.
| Lieut.. Norvin H. Eubank is son OF
| DR.. and Mrs. George Eubank and has
a family connection which is among the
| best known in the county.
| Lieut.. Howard Fu!enweider is son OF
| Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Fulenweider of Roe
| buck Springs. Mr.. Fulenweider was for
merly president of the Birmingham
Realty company and his son has been
with the troops at Camp Gordon.
| Lieut.. Julian P. Smith, son of Col and
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Notable Group of Birmingham
Boys Serving Their Country In
Next Sundays Rotograuure
Pride and Belief Cause
of the Allies" Portrayed Double Page of Handsome
Photographs Something About Who Are Following Coor

is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Z. w. Barrett
| and a cousin of. the late Maj. ArchlS
! Butt. President Taft's popular persona
aide who lost his life on the Titanic.
| Lieut. Walter Blackman, Jr., is one
| of The Age-Herald staff men of whicf
it is especially proud. Lieutenant Black
man is the son of The Age-Herald car
toonist Blackman. and, like his father
| began his work on the paper while he
was still a mere lad. He loves his WORK
| in the army and fine future is predicted
| for him.
| William Clifford Forbes OF the mediea
corps, who is with the Rainbow division
| is one of the best known boys in Biz
mingham. He is a son of DR.. and Mrs
/ Brooks Forbes. He was for years WITT
his father in the Highland pharmacy
where he formed an exceptionally wide
! acquaintance
/ Henry s. Fowlkes of the aviation sig
nal corps is now in France. He is a SOL
/ of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Fowlkes. Mr.
! Fowlkes is fuel administration for Je.fer-
| son county and the young man in thu
signal corps service has thousands o.
| friends not only on his own account. but
i because of the popularity of his father
and mother and the wide family corr
nection here and in the black belt sec
| ton of the state.
, 1t is impossible to enumerate the goo1
| points of ali these fine boys whose pic.
| lures will appear next Sunday, but it is
| an exceptionally notable group There
| is Sergt. Laurence Simpson "a brother Of
! Mortimer Simpson, the well known ad.
vertising man. of Loveman, Joseph Il
/ Loeb Albert G. Mitchell of the 116th fielt
artillery band, who was so popular here
| as the musician at the Odeon Two thea
| tire; Private F. A. Guy, M. N. Hoke OF
| the U. S. S. Neptune, Sergt. Perry w
| Seweloyitz, Privates James l.. Hirsch
| formerly one of the popular employees al
the Burger Dry Goods company; Lieut.
| George II. Glenn, now in France; Lieut..
/ George Davis, Lieut.. Edgar NJ Glenn
\ Lieut.. Fritz Sharp, Private w. ]. Win.
j ston, now in France; Private John Cor
| nett, formerly of The Age-Herald staff
| who is with the Rainbow boys in France
| Lieut.. Winston P. Anderson, Lieut. Will
/ liam Lee Poe, Lieut.. James A. Webb. sor
of Mrs. w. 7. Simmons, who is witt
| the Rainbow division Lieut. r. ]. Mo-
/, nette, Lieut.. Walter NJ Ash, Lieut. Har,
| old j. Schwab, Lieut.. Charles A. Rich.
ter, f. Otis Farabee, formerly a popular
employe at Rich's, and now with ths
recruiting corps in Birmingham; Sergt
| Henry S. Karpeles, son of Max Kar.
! peles. one of the best known men in the
| city; Private Paul Pinckard of the Ma.
| rine corps, who is a son of Col. w p
| Pinckard, who has for many years beer
prominent in industrial circles of Ala.
| bama.
! Altogether this is number of the roto-
gravure that everyone will wish to pre-
serve, because of artistic and historic
value. and orders should be placed early
: to insure securing copies.
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w. J. RlCHARDSON
Norton's drug store, corner Second ave-
nue. and Twentieth street, in Birming-
ham. one day last week. Continuing, no
said:
II have lived all of my life in Jasper,
which is the county seat of Walker
county, and any of my friends will tes-
tify as to my poor health for the past ~
years. l suffered the tortures of nell
from stomach trouble, Indigestion and
dyspepsia. All of my food fermented IN
my stomach and formed gas, followed by
bloating and belching of gas and sour
food. had excess acid in my stomach,
was dizzy and had headaches and black
specks before my eyes, and would become
so bad that l would fall unconscious.
My hands and feet were always cold,
owing to my poor circulation, and 1 suf-
fered from palpitation of the heart and
shortness of breath. Often was forced
to get up out of my bed at night and get
into the open air. to enable me to
breathe. l was so nervous that it was al
most impossible for me to get any sleep.
and was always feeling tired out and
run down. l have a wife and five chill
dren depending on me, SO wanted to get
well for their sakes, but had given up
all hopes of ever being well. as l had
taken all kinds of medicines and been
'doctored' without any help. had spent
three months in Hot Springs and made
three trips to Denver, Col, without any
result, and altogether had spent over
5000 trying to get well.
II read about Plant Juice and decide
to try it as last resort. can truth
fully say that have only taken Plant
Juice for three weeks, and / can cat
any kind of food and it does not distress
me. 1t has made well man of me.
will gladly tell any one or answer any
1Aff Il to- rlaA -
done for me. as l am we'll once more
and have nothing to thank for it but
Plant Juice"
The Plant Juice Man is at Norton's
drug store, corner Second avenue and
Twentieth street, in Birmingham, where
he is daily meeting the local public ana
introducing and explaining the merits OF
nj MI ryix,
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sided throughout the congress, in his
closing address thanked the people OF
birmingham and Alabama, in PAL tic
ular. for their courtesy and hospi-
tality.
Rev. ]. E. Mcculloch. educational
secretary of the congress and its lead
ing spirit, closed the annual session
with prayer.
The Tuskegee singers throughout the
day sang from time. to time the nov
Zig "spirituals" of the old south, such
as Daniel. Play Your Harp" Couldn't
Hear Nobody Pray and Get on This
VESSEL
Charles L. Harold of the Civic as
ISOLATION stated that. under the Lead
ership of Mrs. Leonard T. Beecher, a
campaign was being waged to sec.ae
1910 Birmingham emberships for II {
congress. q
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Mrs. T. 0. Smith, has only recently been
made captain and he is chip off the
old block when it comes to matters mill
! tary.
! Lieut.. Biscoe Seals is one of the city :
! best known athletes. He is brother
of Maj. Carl Seals. The brothers have
both beer. undergoing their training al
Camp Wheeler.
Lieut.. Ben +. Moore, Jr, is son OIL
Mr.. and Mrs. b. f. Moore. Mr. Moore
| is one of the partners in the firm OF
Moore & Handley Hardware company.
one of the largest concerns of its KIND IN
the south. Lieutenant Moore is in
France.
Lieut.. Basil Mudd Clarke of the avia-
ton corps now in France is a son OF
Mrs. Rivers Carter and one of tie most
popular boys that Birmingham has con-
tributed to the service.
Lieut.. James Nelson is son of Mr.
and Mrs. A. w Nelson, and grandson
of the Rev. DR.. j. c. Morris, for many
years pastor of the First Methods.
church.
Lieut.. Nicholas Dozier has been pro-
NOTED to captain since the rotogravure
for next Sunday was printed. He is i
son of DR.. o. r. Dozier and brother OF
DR.. Byron Dozier
Private Raymond Hester (who. by the
way, is a victim of q typogra phlcal error,
for the name under his picture is Fisher
is q brother of Mrs. Jeff Bailey, and
one of Birmingham's we'll known and
popular boys.
Wheeler Nolan of the U. S. s. Des
Moines, and Lieut. Michael NJ. Nolan OF
the medical corps. are brothers. They
are sons of Mrs. Victor Prowell of Bir-
mingham.
Maj. James S. McLester of the medical
corps is one of Birmingham's best known
and most popular physicians He is a
son Of Mrs. James McLester, president
of the Young Womans Christian asso-
citation, and the family for many years
has been prominent in Birmingham at
fairs.
Capt. Francis M. Brown is a son of the
late DR.. George NJ. Brown, a nephew OF
Hugh Morrow, and one of the county s
best known young men,. He married
Miss Grace Murphy of Greensboro
Lieut.. G. Lewis Bales is a former Age
Herald man and former assistant lily
attorney of Birmingham.
Capt Powell holland of the engineer.
ing corps now in France is brother OF
DR.. Lloyd holland, both of whom were
valued members of the Tennessee COM
pany organization.
Capt Don H. Maring of the ordnance
department is another contribution to the
cause of whom Birmingham is especially
proud.
Lieut.. B. o. Watkins of the aviation
corps before he Joined the colors was
one of the valued workers in the Inde-
pendent Presbyterian church under DR..
Edmonds.
Midshipman George Butt Cunningham
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Throat Conditions Based on Disturbance
OF Glands of Internal Secretion" Joseph
z. Beck, Chicago To be discussed by E.
w. Rucker Fl. B. Searcy and others.
Complications Following 5000 Tonsil-
leetomies," William Gross Harrison Biz
mingham. Discussion to be opened by r.
A. Wright Mobile
Diagnosis and Treatment of Foreign
Bodies in the Lower Respiratory Tract"
Maj Charles A. Thipgen, NJ. r. c., Mont
gomery. Discussion to be opened by w.
M. Faulk, Tuscaloosa.
The Surgical Treatment of Exopha-
thalmic Goitre,' S. L. Ledbetter, Jr.,
Birmingham.
Adjourn to barbecue, East Lake, 70 sc
o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION
Call to order, 8 o'clock at East Lake,
following barbecue.
Neglected Perineal and Cervica
Lacerations." E. F. Moody, Dothan. Dis
cussion to be opened by X. I'll. Reoden
Sulligent.
"Postural Conditions and Their Rela
ton to Visceroptosis," Cunningham Will
son, Birmingham, DISCUSSION 10 Dc
opened by P. j. M. Acker, Mobile
THE Treatment of Infected Wounds,
Lloyd holland, Birmingham discussion
to be opened by e. B. Harden, Florence
Some Interesting surgical fropiSiiiS,
/ w. r. Jackson, Mobile. Discussion te
be opened by NJ S. Davie, Dothan
Uterine Bleeding" Lewis {. Morris
Birmingham. Discussion to be opened ps
Henry Green, Dothan.
"Diffuse Peritonitis of Appendicea
Origina, With Report of Cases y. =
Hogan, Birmingham. Discussion 10 pe
opened by George H. Searcy, tuscaloosa
Clin;s at Hillman hospital by DTS
Morris and Hogan.
EVENING SESSION
| Cau to order. o'clock.
| "First Ala to the Injured Address
followed by practical demonstrations
! w s Rountree, Birmingham, consult
ing SURGEON United States bureau o.
mines.
| "Anatomical Defects in the Ne"
Born Demanding Surgical operation
with report of five cases, r. M frihce
Dirmingham Discussion to be opened
| by Daniel r. Mccall. Mobile
| acute Appendicitis in Chiidren' ~
bert Frasier. Dothan. Discussion to bs
/ opened by Fl. P. Dawson, Montgomery
| "Pyelitis in Children" w. w. liar
per- Selma Discussion to be opened q
! Sydney Leach. Tuscaloosa.
| Paper (title to be announced)
Thomas D. Parke, Birmingham.
| "The Relationship of the Chronic
Meningococcal Carrier to Epidemics
Diagnosis and Treatment" p. P. Sal.
| ter. Montgomery.
"Lobar Pneumonia--Its Complica'
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He SUFFERED THE
TORTURES OF HELL
w. ]. Richardson, Well
Known Blacksmith, Fell
Unconscious From
the Pain

ct would not take $1,000 for what Plant
Juice has done for me-" said w. j.
Richardson, a well known blacksmith OF
Jasper, Ala, who has large acquain-
lance here. to the Plant Juice Man, at
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salient into the German lines which they
are trying to flatten out.
Huns MUST WIDEN SALIENT

are trying to flatten out.
HUNS MUST WIDEN SALIENT
Should the German effort fail, it is
believed here the British will be left in a
strong strategic position. BY a counter
| attack from Ypres they might reconaue-
| all the ground lost in this northern ex-
tension of the battle front. The desper-
ate nature of the attacks aimed at the
capture of Ypres indicates the belief of
the German commander that their posi-
ton will be untenable unless they can
widen it in that direction.
Press dispatches noted today the grow
ing fury of bombardment along the
whole line. No explanation of the pur-
pose of the gun fire was made. 1t was
regarded here, however, as possibly sig
nificant. The allied commander in chief,
General Foch, may have ordered the
bombardment preliminary to counter
stroke. Its extent would mask the actual
front on which he proposed to launch his
effort.
NO COUNTER BLOW EXPECTED
There was nothing otherwise in the
days dispatches, however, to indicate
lltdl Il tOullttt biOW was IOliiiit5- -NN''s
officers were doubtful that such move
could be attempted along the British
front until the Ypres situation had been
stabilized. The menace at that point is
too immediate, they believe, to permit
the employment of reserves as they
might be needed to get their comrades
out of perilous situation if wide re-
tirmenf became necessary
There was very little effort to disguise
the fact that the Ypres situation is
viewed with apprehension. The fact that
readjustment of the British lines to the
east was made necessary, was regarded
as proof that the position had been
shaken under the weight of the German
attack. The extreme caution with which
the British are framing official reports
transmitted for publication are also noted
as possibly significant.
None of the statements, allied or Ger
man, carry any explanation of the events
they report which show the significance
attached to them. When the British
fifth army was badly cut up in the initial
German on.laughts, as since disclosed TO
Parliament, nothing appeared in the. Brit
sh statements which indicated what
was transpiring or the grave danger that
threatened then.
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tons and Sequelae," W. A. Haggard,
i'rooklyn. Discussion to be opened by
William F. Belts. Evergreen.
ENTERTAINMENTS
Thursday, 1 o'clock D. M: A bar
becue at the Country club for the
members of the medical association.
Automobiles will leave the Tutwiler
hotel at 11:45 o'clock
Thursday, l o'clock p. M: A lunch
con at the Tutwiler hotel for the wives
Of the visiting physicians.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-12-23
LIBERTY THEATRE.

Commencing todays Matinee the
Liberty will offer its patrons Irving
N. Lewis Chickee Choo Maods Com
pany. replete with gorgeous ward
robes, special scenery and wonderful
electrical effects, big beauty chorus.
and some very capable people In this
company featuring many novelty mus
ical numbers. Their opening bill is
entitled, THE Kissing Miss" full of
comedy, fun. dancing and singing and
from what we have heard about 1t,
it should go big with the lovers of
good clean entertainment
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Moss1nan Writes First
Article on County Milk
CONTINUED from Pase u

condition Of the milk supply, and
what was being done to remedy its
defects. The first Of DIR. Mossman's
PARTICLES follows:
Good milk is one OF the best foods
we have. containing practically all the
elements necessary for nutrition and
growth OF the body. 1t is especially
good as food for children, and they
should be allowed and encouraged to
drink plenty of milk daily. AS 1t re-
quires no cooking or preparation. and
Is easily digested and utilized by the
body. 1t should form the principal part
OF the diet OF children up to six years
OF age.
If good milk is SO important as an
article of diet, it Is equally true that
bad milk is an article very danger
GUS to the health, and while good
milk is worth a good price. impure
milk is expensive at any price. A
great many of the stomach and bowel
disturbances Of children are caused
by milk contaminated by being hand
led in a dirty or careless way. Thus,
the diaryman is a very important per-
son. as he holds in his hand the health
and even the lives OF many people,
especially the babies. He should rec,
ognize this responsibility, and il he is
conscientious he will use every care
to keep the product Of his dairy CLAIM
and protected from dirt OF all kinds
from the time It leaves the COW until
1t reaches the consumer.
II the mixers hands are dirty, IL the
milk pail has not been thoroughly
cleansed and sca1ded If the milk is
not promptly cooled and kept cool. and
IL all the other necessary precautions
are not taken. germs get into the milk
and, once there, grow and multiply
very rapidly.
Not all germs are capable of causing
disease, but the presence of large num-
bers OF germs in milk shows that dirt
has not been kept out 90 that the milk
has not been kept out or that the milk
the germs from growing. Even fresh
milk. obtained in the most Clearly
manner possible, contains some germs,
but usually they are not of the harm
full varieties. and If the milk is kept
clean and cool they will not increase
in number. Milk that contains few
germs will keep much longer without
souring than milk that is dirty and
hence contains many germs.
The dairyman should be as careful
as he can and deliver clean, cold milk
to you. but it is equally important
that you care for the milk in the
home in an equally clearly manner.
Do not allow the bottle to stand with
out a tight cover. See that the top
OF the bottle is clean before you pour
out any of the milk. Don't lay the.
bottle cap face down while pouring
the milk out, and then replace 1t on
the bottle. Keep the milk covered
and in cool place, preferably in the
Ice box. Rinse out your bottles with
cold water before returning them to
the da1ryman. If you don't it is al
most impossible for him to cleanse
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ONEGROES HELD,
TRIED TO MURDER
IN HOT ARGUMENT

Henry Smith, colored. lies dying a.
124 East Belmont street, with bullet
holes through both lungs, after he had
been shot at Green's boarding house
near the old depot at 4:10 o'clock yes
terday morning. Horace Clifton Jack
son. colored, was arrested on the tug
Marion yesterday by Lit Mcclure and
Officer Humphreys, and is lodged in
the city jail charged with assault with
intent to kill. With him was taken
Joe Johnson, .colored. who Is believed
to have been an accomplish in the
crime. The fight il said to have
started over a colored woman.
The negroes were chased by the po-
lice from the scene Of the crime to
the tug lying in the harbor and were
taken as they were attempting to
escape.