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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-12
Responses From Our Liberty Loan County Chairman
 Over the State Have Been Most Generous for the Trench
 Luncheon Friday the Only Social Feature of the Drive

g. lmme and I really feel as if the occasion will be one long to be re- membered by all those who attend.
 "The luncheon will only last for m hour and a half" Mrs Hornady said, from o'clock until 2:S0, so that those who have engagements later In the afternoon will encounter no .inconven- fence in the hours. hope that every body who can possibly attend the luncheon will do so and as there are only 200 reservations available, it is the better part of judgment for those wishing to attend to have their names in today by noon. We have planned an interesting and an instructive pro- gramme and feel that those who miss 1t will miss great inspiration for the Fourth Liberty Loan drive"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-12

has made me we'll, strong woman so I do all my own housework. ! cannot recommend Lydia K. Pinkham's Vege- table Compound too highly to women passing through the Change of Life. Mrs. FRANK HENSON, 1916 $. Orchade St., Urbana, III.
 Women who suffer from nervousness, Cheat f1ashes,'' backache, headaches and Nthe blues" should try this famous root and herb remedy, Lydia E. Pink hams Vegetable Compound.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-12
MISSES ELLIOTT ENTERTAIN

Miss Olive and Emerta Elliott enter tained a coterie of girls at a spend-t the- day party at their home on Ensley avenue Tuesday.
 After lunch the afternoon was spent with games and music. The guests were Misses Allina Thum, Zana Merchant. Louise Harmon, Mary Furman, Mary Sue Goudeloch, Virginia Keith. Edith Lyle. Lucille Williams, Kate Rutledge, Pearl Arnold and Mrs. A. F. Elliott
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-12
MRS. HALEY IN MONTGOMERY

Mrs. l.. J. Haley of Birmingham Is spending today in Montgomery, and is receiving most cordial welcome from her many friends in this city.
 Mrs. Haley, as former president of the State Federation of Women's Clubs, was one of the most efficient and pop ular officers of this organization.
 She is now state chairman of the publicity work of the Y. W. c. A. aad is doing a splendid work in organlz- ing for the drive to take place in No- vember.-Montgome Journal.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-12
GARDEN PARTY

There will be national garden party given this evening from to II o'clock at the homesof Mrs. Charles Melcher, 101 First avenue, East Lake, for the benefit of St. Barnabas Cath ollie church. There will be many at- tractive booths and preserves and pickles will be sold at reasonable prices.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-12
NEWS OF SOCIETY AND
 ACTIVITIES OF WOMEN

William Hood, Miss Minnie McNeill, Miss Abbie Murphy, Mrs. F. R. Pomeroy. Msr. II. s. Fullwood, Miss Lucy Jones, Mrs Lathem, Mrs Mary Gillen. Mrs. A. D. Smith, Mrs. Rice, Mrs. H. J. Kribs, Mrs. c. J. Sharpe. Mrs. oscar Hundley, and Miss Sara Mallam
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-12

A41NA tkkA bSesh N grippe which lasted all. winter and left me in 8 weakened condition. I felt at times that 1 would never be we'll again. I read of Lydia E. Pinkham's V e ge-' ta ble Compound and what it did for women pass in 2
 through the Change of Life, sol told my
 doctor I would try
 it. 1 soon began to,
 gain in str n gt h
 and the annoying
 symp tom 8 dis
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-12
W. c. T. U. MEETING

There will be an important meeting of the Frances Willard Union of the W. c. T. U. this afternoon at s:30 It the home of Mrs William Coates. 1900 South Tenth avenue. Mrs. C. P. .Tohn- son, the evangelistic superintendent, will be in charge and all members are asked to be present
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-12
T Am Disguised With
 the Whole Anglo-Saxon
 Race," Says the Kaiser
fcontinued from Page Two)

certain developments since morning, he would be too much engaged to keep the Appointment he had made with me and asked me to make 1t 10:3o the following morning, which was Sunday.
 The next morning. accordingly, called at the Reichskanzler's palace on Will helmstrasse, wondering very much what it was they wanted of me.
 was ushered into very large room in the corner of which was business like looking flat-topped desk, but which was otherwise deliberately furnished The reichskanzler, talL broad-shoul- dered, handsome specimen of a man, came over to me and, putting his arm in mine, walked me to a seat beside the desk. He asked me what I would smoke, and upon my taking cigarette, he did likewise.
 The Kaiser's been telling me, doctor, he said, "of your recent visit to America, and l would like to ask you few ques- tions.'
 said that I was always glad to talk of America, Indeed, I was particularly glad of the opportunity to speak with the prime minister of Germany at that iraQ
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-12
MUSIC STUDY CLUB DRIVE

The drive for new members for the Mu- sic Study club is progressing most splen- didly, and much interest is felt, as half of the proceeds from the- membership tickets will be devoted to war work. Mrs. w. I. Grubb, the general chairman, an- nounces the following as her captains, who will have number of helpersa
 Mrs w. l.. Murdoch, Mrs Paul Earle, Mrs. M. Lenk. Mrs. Woodson. Mrs. Q. l.. Stephenson. Mrs. J. M. Mason Mrs. Hous- ton Davis, Mrs. J. $. Wilcox, Mrs. Victor Hanson, Mrs. c. c. Terrell, Mrs. w. D. iTynes, Mrs Hilleke.. Miss Emma McCarty, Mrs. Herman Rich, Mrs. H. F. Wilcox.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-12
TRENCH LUNCHEON

One of the most interesting features of the week will be the trench luncheon to be given tomorrow at the Tutwiler to the visiting chairmen of the 67 companies of the state of the fourth Liberty Loan drive
 The luncheon will be served in trench style and the decorations and features will be in celebration of General Per- shing's birthday.
 Sergeant Haight of Canada will be one of the principal speakers, and among other features will be a pianologue by Mrs. John Turner and a solo by Clarke Gillespie.
 Covers will be laid for 200, and those wishing reservations may call at head quarters until today at noon.
 Mrs. H. L. Badham is general chairman with Mrs. John Milner Caldwell and Mrs J. Campbell Maben as the committee for the luncheon; Mrs Charles Oscar Locke and Mrs. Leo K. Steiner committee on tickets, and Mrs. John D. McNeal, Mrs John Turner and Mrs. A. l.. Fulenwfder, committee on programme.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-12

an, and appears in her peasant costume of Alsace Lorraine, her native home. She has suffered much since the beginning of the war, having lost brother at the bat tie of the Marne. Another brother is at the front now"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-12
nun|EN' OF
 MIDDLE AGE.
Need Help to Pass the Crisis Safe Iy-Proof that Lydia E. Pink hams Vegetable Compound
 Can be Relied Upon.

Urbana, -s'During Change of Life, in addition to it's annoying symptoms,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-12
SAMMY" HACKERS

Encourage and keep in good cheer Sammy" at his training camp or at the front by sending him The Age-Herald regularly. 2 Prove your personal interest in this war by being a faithful basAe:. The subscription price by mail Is only 65c month Send your sub. scription to
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-05
'|NTER-C|TY TRUCK | LINES HAUL AT LESS
 THAN RAILROADS
American Express Co. Now Handling All Akron to Cleveland Shipments
 by Truck

Of the 5000 tires which are manu- factured daily in Akron, very few now are shipped out by rail. Most of the big tire companies either make delivery by motor truck direct to their branches or ship to Cleveland by motor truck for rail distribution from there. Since most of the materials coming into the rubber city are handled similarly, motor truck traffic between these cities is very heavy
 A traffic census made on this road sometime ago showed that during per- iod of P hours, 507 motor trucks passed the point of survey.
 The recognition which the motor truck is winning as a fast and dependable stanced hy the American Expess com panys decision to handle all express shipments between Cleveland and Akron by motor truck.
 The Knutsen Motor Truck company of Cleveland secured this express com pany business on it's ability to furnish faster and more economical transporta- tion. Operating IA trucks of big ca pacity, this hauling contractor is able to make delivery between the two cities in four hours; by rail it takes at least a day under normal conditions consid- erable more in present traffic conditions. The railroad rate with pickup charges is 47 cents per loo pounds; Knutsen nas contracted to haul all shipments for 40 cents per lW pounds weight. Packard trucks are used by the company.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-05
| favored feathers and some tar For every jay that drove a car.

favored feathers and some tar For every jay that drove a car. But now that I possess a boat Pedestrians all get my goat. They cross the street where'er inclined Ard leave their legs and arms bel,ind. Seant wonder motorists have feUed The reckless mortals self propelled Wlic, deaf to drivers shru1 appeals. Get tangled in cur polished wheels. Pedestrians are all insane, And euides should lead them by q
 cllain.
 It is 6 task to drive hack When fools on foot dodge forth and
 Lack;
 I've braked so hard to spare some runt My rear wheels bumped against the
 front.
 And after I had saved his life He wished to carve me with his knife. Oh, thus it is; all men bemoan Our cars until they get their own, And then they join with you and me To roast the dad-blamed infantry.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-05
| HEARD ABOUT AUTOMOBILES HERE AND THERE

near it's factories which had previously
 been plowed and put into condition for planting.
 Altogether there were 265 plots. A su- perintendent of the gardens Ras em- ployed In order to check the results systematically a time clock was installed to record the time when each gardener started and stopped work, then when the gardeners gathered the vegetables they were weighed or measured and their value recorded. This idea made the Firestone garden work particularly valu- able because it allowed the company to arrive at definite figures which should be an inspiration to all other big com panies and to individual home owners as well.
 Working an average of only hours g minutes each a week, the 265 patriots raised foodstuff valued at $14, ,205.59. For every hour spent on his or her garden each individual received as a return food products worth 94 cents at retail prices, Ert husiastic over the possibilities of the war garden, H. s. Firestone, president of the company, has published an illustrated pamphlet telling about the Firestone ap- plication of the war garden idea.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-05
WORKING |N7ERNED ALIENS ON ROADS |S FAVORED PROPOSAL The Suggestion of Southern States Meets the Ap-
 proval of Truck
 Manufacturer

"America must win tae war. Ameri- ca must have good roads to do Then why not use alien labor upon our highways:" said Forrest J. Alvin, gem eraI manager of the United States Mo- tor Truck company of Cincinnati, re- ! gently. Mir. Alvin's remarks were caused by the. report from Washington that states of the south would employ Ger l man and Austrian interns upon road
 work at SIS per month provided the l government gave it's consent.
 Conferences of the state highway off cials of Alabama, Georgia, Virginia, North Carolina, Mississippi and Tennes- see were held recently, and a request
 was made of the Secretary of War that he allow the use Of the aliens upon the | road work of the south. The south is anxious to put to work 10000 of these alien enemies.
 That is just as it should be- con- tinued Mr. Alvin. We want roads. We must have roads in America The truck
 must save the day, and is going to save 1t whether or not there are any better or any more roads than at present. Bat the construction of more and better roads is going to be big help. We of the United States Motor Truck company arc doing our bit to aid in the settlement of
 the war through rushing trucks for the government and maintaining our ca pacity work for the American trade, for
 trucks for America are quite as impor-
 tant as trucks for the war front Heavy duty trucks save time and money, ana
 heavy duty trucks need hard-surfaGed
 roads that will not break down under
 the steady traffic of the day.
 ALIENS FILL THE BILL
 Aliens will fill the bill and provide such roads if employed in the manner suggested from the south. They might not only be used in thees southern
 states, but, in many of the northern states as we'll There are far too many
 of these alien enemies of America at
 large right now, and their internment by thousands is but matter of time in
 every state. By taking them from the ranks and placing them at work upon
 the roads of every state the war depart- ment would be doing a great good for the country and give material assistance in the promotion of business generally.
 The motor truck has come to be ths very keynote of business in these days, and when railroads are totally unable to care for the traffic problems of the day. By all means, work the aliens on the
 roads, and the effects will soon be so apparent at points where this work is
 being arranged for that every state of the union will ask for like conditions"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-05
TT ALL DEPENDS

Before l came across his will And chloroformed my Uncle Bill, had no motor horn to squawk And l was then obliged to walk Each day as 1 strolled down the line, Some car would try to climb my spine; The motorists all seemed to be Intent upon destroying me. l yearned to yank them from their
 cars
 And show them lots of pretty stars. These streets are mine," so ran my
 thoughts, .'They're not for snorting iuggernauts. But when fleet cars a spot bestride 'Tis better to have stepped aside Grim drivers shaved me with a bus, Then had fthe nerve to turn and c1ss. They'd steal behind me unawares, And startle me with siren blares:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-05
Mail by Airplane

We have been expecting the commercial use of the airplane on a wider scale after the war, but it seems that the beginning is not to be that long delayed. The postoffico department is arranging for mail carrying airplanes. delivery on which is to be made before May l, 1918. Five machines have been ordered to operate between Wash ington. Philadelphia and New York At first one round trip a day will be made. carrying first-class mail to which additional postage has been affixed to secure this quIcl service. If the experiment proves a success the service will be extended and made anent.-Milestones
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-05
WAR GARDENS EARN 94 CENJS PER HOUR FOR FFIIRESTONE MEN A Pamphlet Issued by the Company to Tell Oth-
 CTS How 1t Is
 Done

Accomplishing the fact that patriot ism is profitable to the individual as well as to the nation, the story of how employees of the Firestone Tire and Rub Der company of Akron, O., made 94 cents nn hour out of their war gardens, fur nishes an interesting sidelight on the importance of this angle of the food con- servation movement.
 One of the first to respond to the gov ernment's appeal for war gardens, the Firestone company placed at the dis posal of it's employees a tract of land
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-05
Friars Visit Montgnmery

The Friars club, an entertainment or ganization of the Goodyear Tire and Rubber company, Akron, O., has just re- ceived pennant and large picture of the boys at Camp Sheridan, Montgom- cry They were sent by the soldier boys as token of their appreciation of the
 performance which the Friars gave at the camp sometime ago. On that occa- sion the Friars made the trip from Akron, O., to Montgomery for the sole purpose of entertaining the boys in camp
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-05

it is interesting to note that the first automobile that made it's appearane~ .i Akron was owned by F. A. Seiberling, president of the Goodyear Tire and Rub Der company. It was one of the old "one lungers, but it was the king Of it's day. Mir. Seiberling early yisuaiized the great future of the automobile and predicted it's present importance. His company equibs 40 per cent of all the new cars manufactured in the United States with Goodyear tires.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-05

Now that the city of Akron, O., has be- come the greatest rubber manufacturing center Of the woorld, using about 30 per cent of the worlds production of crude rubber in making the rubber products that 20 to serve the needs of mankind,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-05

there. The letter accompanying the re- membranes just received expressed the hcle that the Goodyear singers might soon again visit the southland on a sim liar errand.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-05
For War Work

Figures compiled by the French show that seven motor trucks supply meat to division of 16,000. This is but one indication of the value of the morton car in War-Milestones
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-05
Small Fry

From the Washington Star.
 "Is Bliggins a profiteer?"
 "No. He doesn't get into the big figures far enough to be in the three syllable class. Hes only grafter@
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-05

When 15 Liberty motor trucks were de- livered by government order to the Uni versity of Cincinnati Friday, April 19,s by the United States Motor Truck com- pany of Cincinnati, thees being the first of a big order of these trucks to be was. made one of historic interest.s The ceremonies of the day were very patr- otic Five of the trucks are to be utilized by the Minnesota rpotor mechanics in training for government work at the uni- versity,sand the balance travelled by mi- itary escort to Camp Taylor They will be used there for training purposes be- fore going to France. R. c. Stewart, president of the United States Motor Truck company, formally rendered the trucks to President sDabney of the Cin-s cinnati university.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-05
Woman Dealer

Women automobile dealers are by no means uncopmon, but Mrs lola Muff of Crete, Neb., enjoys the distinction of not only being successful automobile dealer of three years standing, but also of be- ing able to drive away her own cars from the factory in these days of scarce height equipment. Recently Mrs. Mutf came to the Hupmobile factory at De- troit with party of 30 Nebraska deai- CTS and drove a car back to Crete a distance of 1000 miles.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-05
Success depends
 on knowing how

CINCE the installation of the initial Pierce o Arrow truck, competent organization has been engaged in gathering data of performance of the trucks in different businesses to assure the success of each truck.
 Perce-Arrows are now operating successfully in 103 different lines of business Some are more difficult to serve than others and in these Pierce Arrows have made notable records.
 In the coal business-Pierce- Arrows are sery- ing leading coal concerns in practically every large
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-07-25
AUSTRALIANS CELEBRATE O.
GALLIPOLI ANNIVERSARY

LONDON.-The third anniversary
OF the Australian landing at CALI
poll was observed throughout Eng
land In every camp and city where
there are Australian soldiers. At
Westminster Cathedral in London,
the high commissioners of Australia
and New Zealand and many officers
and men attended a special memorial
service, and similar services were
held in many churches in various
parts of England. :...:-
The special feature of the davis
observance, however, was series
OF pilgrimages made to the graves
of 1000 Australian soldiers who
have been buried in England and
Scotland since the war began. Par
ties of Australians visited cemeteries
from Plymouth to Dundee, where
Anzac soldiers lie, and laid wreaths
and flowers on the graves. Ar
engagements have been made for the
placing of flowers every year upon
these honored graves.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-07-25
and for poultry food.

Small cultivators are also urged
by the government to sow sugar
beet as an important food for stock.
especially for pigs. Farmers whose
cereal crops have failed owing to
attacks from different kinds of para
sites are advised to grow linseed.
The latest reports from the country
show unprecedented activity in po-
tato planting in spite of the bad
spring weather.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-07-25
IDLE LAND OF ENGLAND
TURNED INTO PRODUCER

LONDON.-The big war revival
in agriculture is producing many in
teresting experiments in the grow
ing of new crops on land not in use
for growing human food. For ex-
ample, a big area in the country
is now, on the suggestion of the
food production department, planted
with sunflowers, the seeds of which
are valuable both as a source of oil
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-07-25

than the day-shift workers-the av-
erage defect being 16 per cent.
This was due to the night-shift
workers settling down to a calmer
mental state than the day-shift work
ers, and so becoming less careless
and inattentive.
'In all of the factories, the ac-
cidents increased considerably as the
weather grew colder and diminished
as it grew warmer"
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-07-25

Large Crowd Attends Dance Given
In Honor of Volunteers and
Have Enjoyable Time.

The dance given by the ladies Of
the local branch of the Red Cross
society in honor of the volunteers
who are to leave Nenana tomorrow
for the training camp at Fort Glib
bon was largely attended and thor
oughly enjoyed.
Dancing commenced Immediately
after the picture show and was con-
tinued with vigor until the early
hours of this morning to the strains
of the orchestra composed of piano,
presided over by Mrs. Katherine
Sholseth, with Ernest Berggren
playing the violin and J. Slater the
guitar.
The hall was tastefully decorated
for the occasion and for the pur-
pose of dispensing refreshments to
the large crowd, temporary bar
was erected at the farther end of
the hall, where Mrs. Oscar Rothen-
burg with bevy of assistants, dis
pensed ice cream and liquid refresh
ments of harmless nature.
The dance took place last night
at Labor Union Hall.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-07-25
PLAN SUGGESTED
TO AID WORKERS
IN WAR PLANTS

WASHINGTON. D. C.-Plugging
the ears of workers in munition
factories has been suggested in Eng
land as means of lessening the
growing number of accidents arising
from efforts to increase speed in
production.
Speed of production inevitably
tends to a more than porportionate
increase of accidents" says the re-
port of an investigator for the
Munition Workers Committee. re-
ceived here in consular dispatches.
Accidents depend on the main on
carelessness and lack of attention
of the workers, and so the more
one can eliminate this lack of at
tention and increase concentration
upon work, the more will accidents
be reduced.
Zone wants to induce in all the
workers throughout their hours of
labor the same mental outlook as IS
present in the night-shift workers
in the early hours of the morning.
These workers have for the most
part forgotten the pleasures and ex-
elements INDUCED in shortly before
coming on night shift, and they
have nothing but an unexhilarating
breakfast and bed to look forward
to after quitting.
"Such mental state is impossible
of achievement by the day-shift
workers, but something in the way
of mental calm and equilibrium can
be attained by stopping all con-
versation except that relating to
the work in hand. If the workers
would consent to it, it would be
good plan to induce temporary deaf
ness by plugging the ears, and so
shut out the noise of machinery,
which is in itself an important cause
Of distraction and fatigue.
again, if it were practicable, it
would be of value to shut out the
sight of surrounding objects, by
separating the lathes or other ma
chimes from one another by parti-
lions.
cat a fuse factory, when the
operatives were working a 12-hour
lay, the women's accidents were
TWO and one-half more numerous
han in the subsequent 1O-hour pc
'iod; but the mems accidents showed
10 difference. At all the factor
es inquired into, the night-shift
workers suffered fewer accidents