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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-04
Round Up Of Soldiers Is
 Completed and Detained
 Men VIII Be Sent to Camp
Over 200 Soldiers Taken Before Officer Charge of Provost Guard, But Those Merely Passing Through City Were Reeased-Dsorder in Jail Quickly Quelled
 by Military Police-Mascot Gives Up

With 52 soldiers confined in the city camp without leave. the military police will probably return to Camp McClel- Ian today. according to rumors afloat at the city hall yesterday. The squad of 12 men, under the command of Lieut. l.. B. Ballantyne of the 104th military police, have been in the city since Sat- urday morning. The provost guard was sent to the Magic City by Major Brown for the purpose of rounding up all soldiers in the district The squad, assisted by the local police officers. has made thorough inspection of the city.
 Saturday night numerous houses in the city were raided. The military po- lice led the raid and made a search of the premises. and in no case did they encounter any opposition. The mili- tary police covered all parts of the city and every soldier met was taken to headquarters. An explanation to Lieu tenant Ballantyne was demanded of all and in case the soldier was unable to produce legitimate pass, he was ordered locked in the city jail.
 ALLOWED TO PROCEED
 All soldiers having legitimate passes were allowed to proceed, provided they left Birmingham at the earliest mo- nent possible for their destination. It was estimated that over 200 soldiers stood hearing before Lieutenant Ballantyne.
 Lieutenant Ballantyne's manner of conducting the hearings was very im- pressive. Although young man, he displayed much experience in handling and disposing of the cases.
 FINE BODY OF MEN,
 The arrested soldiers. judging by their actions, have wholesome respect for the military police. Heretofore when soldiers were confined in the city Jail, fights and disorders of all na- lures occurred daily A minor row started last night and Lieutenant Bal lantyne detailed three men to stop the disorder. They visited the jail and on
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-04

CHAs. ,. GEOHEGAN. Recorder.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-07
The Compensating Pendulum.

One of the best friends the allies have made in this
war is German military victory. 1t is now proven
almost with mathematical certainty that German
military victory winds up in abysmal blasting Ger
man diplomatic defeat-the of thing that has
Gently been illustrated at Brest-Ltovsk
The Germans have been pitifully anxious to
cash in" on the might of their sword that the world
has locked on and marveled at such naive branless
ness Their armies have won a monotonous train Of
successes Both the soldiers and the civilian population
of Germany must be sunk in the depths of boredom
by the victories that with such regularity In
fact they must be beginning to fear them The
precursor Of bad ncw-for has failed to pass
that a German military triumph ends in frightul
Bone" play when the Kaiser and his ring essay the
"sorow-throuch" in that larger field of international
strategy where nations fence with their wits instead
of with their shrGpne.
The coefhcent of German blundering-the ratio
existing between victory in one phase of the and
failure in the other-would be amusing If it could be
expressed mathematically To gain the right to drown
men, women and children the high seas without
any restraint Of law, morals human feeling, Ger
many was willing TO draw the United States into the
war. How would you express that sort of thing
algebracally? Count Czernn winding the Bolshe-
wiki around his nger-joints when the Kaisers agents
executed their celebrated squeeze play by Haunting
Article of the peace agreement in their faces de-
other odds and ends of territory lying around loose
So the Russians broke up the party and went home
Put that thing in calculus physics and you have
more unknown quantities than the most intricate
equation could untangle
The steady swing of this politico-mlitary pendulum
must be about as devitazng to German the
unending ticks of the watch to the murderer in
Poes short story clinic Every victory is paid for at
4 usurious rate of interest in the field of diplomacy
When the flags fuer from the housetops along Inter
den Linden in celebration of the latest coup of Teuton
arms the bar of black in them be growing larger
and larger to the astgmatic Teuton eye-the orb
which has been made to see things at all of
angles of distortion the bidding of the ruling military
clique
Military victories represent the same measure of
progress towards German peace" as a treadmll does
to its victim. While the United States is preparing
let the treadniif turn without hindrance. When we
are ready the allied nations will relieve Germany Of
much of the deadly boredom of victory by force of
arms-and the allies possess sufficient political, moral
and diplomatic ballast to make their victories count for
something.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-07
give BALTIMOREANS
COPIES OF ANTHEMS
100000 Distributed in that City by
National Association.

The National Anthem Asso, iaiion.
Of which Mrs. Harry William Stroct-
er. Of this city. IS president, Yesterday Y
finished distributing IN.Cco copies oc
America" and the star Snangief
Banner in Baltimore. under the per-
sonal supervision or Mrs. Str,ct,r.
Mrs. strcetcr told of meeting lE.t
month in BsltinIuro's largest thcatcrs
with a capacity audience. II Was sug-
ccsted that "Aucrics" bo suns. Tho
audience made two unsuCccs ssful at
tempts tn sing the first versc. and The
third time barely succeeded
To make Nh" anthems Familiarity
known, The National Anthem Asso-
citation has distributed scvcaal hum
drod thousands Of copies II th' songs
in Baltimore and washirrtau.
At the dedication OF The Billy SUM
day Tabernacle week ago. lo.es
copies were distributed ~ this dcdi-
cation. Mrs. Strectcr Saws tho Ma
rlne Band for the FIRST time IN it, hts
tory played the ''Stnr Spangled Rsn-
ner" while an audience ssug the
words.
The association hiss appealed for
contributions 10 continue the work IN
cities throughout the country which
will be received by Secretary J. Ice
Wilkinson. % T street northwest.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-07
Has Favorable Features.

The crux of the Russian matter, today, is that the
Bolsheviki thought they dealing with Germany
and found themselves dealing with the German autoc-
racy. That's all, and it was to have been expected
Prussian militarism. naturally, demanded Poland
Lthuania Courland etc, buffer territory and
naturally was determined hold and fortify Libau
Riga and other ports as guarantee. Knowing itseli
WELL German autocracy isn't trusting without security
simple aud irresponsible element as the Bolshe-
wiki and the latter could not furnish the security with
out fatal risk of their necks
The break in the Brest-Iitovsk negotiations ought
to have effects favorable the entente interests
The Socialists of Germany see that autocracys
talk about no annexations and indemnities was all
bosh All Russia ought to be able to that Russia
is to vast parts of her territory, Russia must
fight at least, put up such bluff at it that Germany
cannot strip the Eastern front of her warriors And
pacihsts all over the world admit that if Russia
cannot make separate peace. her attempts at general
peace mere vaudeville.
The Brest-Litovsk affair, in its present status is
good thing, in that it again, more clearly than
ever demonstrates the fact that the worlds business
strictly the determination of German autocracy.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-07
Good Morning, Billy" "

BILLY" Sunday greeted the people of Washing
ton yesterday at the Tabernacle in the Union Sta
ton Plaza. For the eight weeks he will deliver
two addresses each day, except Monday, which is
Billy Sundays day of rest.
The Washington Herald believes in Billy" Sun
day-whole-hearedy and without reserve and for that
reason it welcomes him the Capital of the Nation
For another and better he is welcomed. He
is a force for good-a man who inspires men and
to better living. toward higher ideals-a man
who in spreading the gospel of brotherly love shocks
only those who do not know its meaning.
If you dislike Billy Sunday there must be a
II is up to you to analyze your feelings
toward h-to sift the truth from the untruths told
about him, to get the proper perspective man
who is serving humanity. You must be fair to your
self hy being fair to this spectacular evangelist who
is accustomed to doing things his own way You
may not approve of his methods-but you ought to
look beyord this the ultimate good he actually ac-
cornplis:es. a,HzIS
We know the people of Washington will give to
Mr. Sunday a sympathetic hearing, and because they
viii do this much lasting good will be accomplished
and the devil will be the only mourner.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-07
Helpinq the Sufering.

There are thousands of persons in Washington
suffering because of lack of fuel No one knows how
long this condition will last Must continue as we
are-or will Mr. Weaver act and act quickly.
Big concerns have their bunkers filed with coal
because they sufficiently thoughtful of their own
interests. The Herald believes that a survey of the
coal supply would show that there is an available
source, the diminishing of which would work no hard
ship on any one.
The situation is serious. 1t is not alone discom-
fort the people facing, but in many cases poor
people in danger of death. At such time every
person should make it his personal business to see
how much of his coal supply he could spare until the
crisis is passed
Mr. Mclean, of the Washington Post, is doing
his level best to help and his generosity and thought
funess of others will not be forgotten. There
others who could help and The Herald appeals to
them to remember the little children and the un-
fortunate who suffering
The Washington herald., 1918-01-07

men. In fact, he might find ground
upon which he could readily defend
the draft OF men between the ages of
the first draft law after a determined
battle in the Upper House.
One OF the big things about
President Wilson was noticeable yes
terday in the delivery of his ad-
dress TO Congress. Along with the
tion-the thing which prompted
him to propose such a settlement
OF our railroad troubles-he was
riers themselves.
He was reasonable, and asked that
the lawmaking body use the same
reason that he did. in dealing with
the big transportation problem. Had
he been a political demagog he
would have discarded reason, and
appealed to prejudice. Had he even
been that cantankerous kind of a
progressive that fiourished until a
recent date in this land-the kind
that took insult rather than fight
and that did all things in the name
of the people yet sometimes thrust
ing quite as keen a rapier into their
vitals as into the enemies he walled
of-he would have set up craven
images before Congress and de-
stroyed them one after another. He
would have sacrificed the railroads
of the land upon the idol of selfish
ness. and would have lifted their
vitals from their Quivering bodies,
the while descanting upon his hu-
manity and pharisaically declaring
that God should be thanked that
he was not as all men are.
No. it was sane President. a
thoughtful President. a patriotic
President that talked the matter
over with Congress yesterday.
1t was the kind of a President
that we would not have had had we
elevated to yesterdays place two or
three men whose candidates. have
come before us in the last twenty
years. THE OBSERVER.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-07
Army and Navy News
Best Service Column in the City

Members OF the Officers Reserve
Corps cannot be transferred TO q
branch OF the service other than that
in which they are commissioned Un-
less they are discharged and reap
pointed, the Judge Advocate General
Of the army has ruled.
The only way that a reserve on
Ger can be taken out OF the section in
which he is commissioned and placed
in another for indefinite service there
I'm is by a discharge from the former
and an appointment in the latter,
the Judge Advocate General declares
This does not mean that there
would have to be a formal discharge
from the former section and commits
sion. inasmuch as the mere appoint
ment in another section would con-
stitute his discharge from the former
Office"
Arthur II. Dadman. eSls Q street
northwest. one of the Y. NJ. c. A,
workers OF this city, has arrived
safely in France. Mr.. Dsdman for
merly was a secretary in the Navy
League and has been engaged in L
NJ. c. A. work for seventeen years.
Col. +. NJ. Caldwell. inspector gen.
eral, has been ordered to This city for
duty in the office Of the inspector gen
eral of the army. He will give up
his work of inspection OF munitions
and come here at once.
Privates Harry II. Blandy. Welhy
W. Downs and William J. keete, oi
the Medical Department, now on dutS
here at the Army Medical School,
have been ordered TO Camp Logan,
Tex. for duty in the field laboratory
Private First Class Brinkman :.
Paradis. Of the Medical Department
on duty hero in the surgeons once
will be sent to Fort Sam Houston
Tex.
Maj. Harden II. Brooks. 10th Field
Artillery. National Guard Of the
United states (MississippD, has re-
signed and his resignation has been
accepted as Of date OF December >
last.
Capt. BENJAMIN NJ. Day, Quarter
masters Reserve Corps. has been as
signed to active duty and ordered 10
report TO the chief of the War College
division here for temporary duty
Later Capt. Day viii go TO New York
Maj. Edgar A. Simkins. 18th lnfan-
try. National Guard OF the United
states North Cardinal, has resigned
and his resignation has been accepted
by President Wilson as of date OF
December q last.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-07
Boost the Amendment! I!

. We say to President Wilson that his crusade for
worldwide democracy would fail
To Secretaries Baker and Daniels that the men of
the army and navy would lack inspiration and deterni-
nation,
To Secretary McAdoo that his efforts to sell bill
lions more of bonds would be futile,
To Congress that our war with German autocracy
would be at a standstill-
Without the full Endorsement and practical aid
of the women of America.
Any vision of human liberty which excludes free
dom of is indecently camoufIaged ANY war
policy which demands of women their all and denies
them equal partnership is inconsistent tyrannca and
vicious, anything but democratic. Our democracy
comes into the court of the Almighty with uncean
hands the best part of democracy not free and
equal
The administration at Washington hesitates neg
iects its full influence on Congress for the pas
sage OF that equal suffrage amendment which is set
for vote on January 10. II did not hesitate when
II wanted declaration for war which would make
widows and childiess mothers of American women 1t
did not hesitate when it wanted power to take the
husbands and sons of American women 1t did not
hesitate when it wanted authority control the food
fuel house affairs of American II was mighty
thorough md earnest for under which Amer
jcan wonen would furnis.I fighters do the mourning.
sacrificing and saving. the eating of corn instead of
wheat. Why should il be backward in the matter on
irving Aztriean women chance to be free and eqp
The Washington herald., 1918-01-07
Hungarian and Austrian
Armies to Be Separate

Zurich. Jan. s.-The newspaper
Poster Lloyd. of Budapest. a copy OF
which has been received here. states
that the question of a separate iden-
tity of the Austrian and the Hun
I-garian armies now has been set
tied. The joint ministry of the wal
will be abolished and the Hungar-
ian military administration will be
placed under a Honved Ministry
while the Austrian forces will be
under a ministry Of national de-
fense.
Independent Austrian and Hun
garian army organizations will be
crested, but the training and equip
ment of both will be absolutely uni
form. The language used in the
army service and the high COM
mand of the Hungarian army will
be Magyar.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-07
The Song of a Stacker.

Twas on the Hudson's muddy bank
(Where early fa's the dew),
That in the eve / met a man,
Looking extremely blue,
And, as he sighed, and almost cried,
1t was quite plain to see
That something was the matter, but
Whatever could it be?
"Come hither, hither, thou lonely man,
Why dost thou mourn thy lot?
Maybe, that like myself thourt broker"
He answered: Il am not"
"Hadst thou in contemplation then
suicidal view?"
He answered, What in thunder, pray,
Has that to do with your"
Maybe, you have been crossed in love,
And so would fain expire?"
He smiled. "The man who told you that
Was an egregious liar!
Your thirst for knowledge of my mood
Is certainly ill-bred;
I've half mind, my curious boy,
To punch your silly headl
To tell the truth, my prying youth,
If you can get a hacker,
You may with safety bet your life
The cause is-Im 'Slacker'l
do not see why should fight,
Nor wish to be hero
And, when | think of bloody war,
My spirits fall to zero
My only object in this life
Has been, and will be, sonny
To make-for / was educated thus
j. A quantity of money!
But looki There coming through the field
Is the recruiting mani
Goodbyel Look out or he'll catch your
And off the coward ran
And. reader, though this tale may seem
Fictitious, praps, to you,
'Tis true, It's pity, pity, tits
(Or will be sometimes) truei
'-s--La-Tnnchs Hancock in Th4 Dead Line,
The Washington herald., 1918-01-07
Lieutenant's Rank
For 100 War Nurses

Boston, Mass, Jan. 6.-Governor
Mccall has notified Maj. Gen. But
Ter Ames. commander in chief of
the State guard. that he is prepar-
ed to commission one hundred wom-
en- nurses as second lieutenants in
the State Guard, with the regular
pay of their rank, $500 a year. for
service at the emergency hospital
in the Commonwealth Armory.
The governor suggested the
nurses be obtained through the CO.
operation of the Women's Council
OF National Defense, which is head
cd by Mrs. Nathaniel Thayer.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-07
Man and Woman Freeze
To Death in Their Home

New York. Jan. 6.-Their fuel eN-
hausted during the recent extreme
cold. Patrick Riley. SO. and his fis-
ter. Miss Riley. 80 years old. were
frozen to death. it was revealed to-
day when their bodies were dis
covered by neiGhbors in their apart
ment. Miss Riley had died while
sitting on the floor before the
kitchen stove, Her brothers body
was found on a bed. Dr. Miller. of
Lincoln Hospital. said they had been
dead a number Of days.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-07

ton. the Kaiser has inspired his
subservient press 20 anelaborate de-
tense Of the monarchy In Germany.
A typical article is printed by tbs
Deutsche Kurier:
Is there any German with a half
penny worth Of brains who thinks
that there is any country Ia the
world that can set us an example
In government
Let US glance around ana We sb.II
see that everywhere where the hered-
itary monarchy has been shorn Of
It's powers there Ia a people corrupt
ed by election fights. honeyconbed
with mammonism, and by the most
dangerous OF all ailments, personal
vanity. crpidity. bribery. aud with
a neglect OF the rights Of the work
ors that cries to tho heavens In
contrast with our solicitous concern
.or The welfare Of tie proletariat
Yet Ieople behave In Germany
as though the war had dIsclosed a
lack Of liberty. as though every
tllng had gone wrong among uF, as
though tne COssacks Rere in BcfiIa
and the English and French we're
stationed ON the Rrine.
VIII never occur 70 our people
that these very things would have
happened hal We not the advsn-
tagcs Of a rigid. strict. and iron
system OF Government under the d.
rect control OF strong and respon-
sible monarch?
Woe 10 us all ~ tho day daNns
fer which, unhappily. 80 rnany among
Us are longing. the Cay when oar
monarchy was TO be emasculated and
degraded 70 the condition of The
sovereign in the enemy countries,
1T would be the death-l1nell OF our
national power ana influence, which
depend on the chieftainship Of tho
king OF Prussia as the real ruler and
father Of the country"
Eter'puddy Jun Germany. votf
II is TO the Cologne VoIkszeitunE
that the world is indebted for this
original and refreshing view.
One OF the pet propaganda fac
tors OF the entente powers consists
in emphasizing the fact Germany
mas incurred the enmity OF nearly
the whole world. From this the
entente journalists make the deduc-
tion that the world is Intensely an-
tagonistic to Germany.
These premises are entireiy false.
There exists no real sntagoniSm to-
ward Germany in any part OF the.
neutral world. nor even in those
countries. particularly South Amer
ica. which have gone over to tho
side OF our enemies.
Only let US win the war and We
shall see ourselves taken 20 the
hearts Of all these folk. and the ar
tihcially Matched pro-entente senti-
ments will be dispelled like SO many
gigantic soap bubbles"
Berlin Pictures Of L. .. Prisoners.
The World ir Pictures. the weeks
I ly illustrated paper published bv
the propaganda department Of tho
German government in ten Ian
gusges and circulated throughout
the world, makes a feature" OF
the capture Of a dozen Americans
{ on the western front
The Huns seek TO convey the fm-
preston that they have already mer
and defeated" the American army.
Photographs covering a large page
show three ''Ssmnies" being Crcrs-
questioned by German officers I,
the midst OF a crowd OF gri1nine
Huns.
Another picture shows tho rris-
oners herded in a Inotor-lorry Ike
cattle. under sheavy guard. This is
entitled American prisoners .friv-
ing in the German lines" the idea
| being that the IL are only a small
| section Of a huge cavalcsde.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-07
u. S. Ship Insurance
Now Totals Billion

American ships have been insured
for moro than 81 O00.OGelO hv the
government. Secretary McAdoo an
nounced.
From September .. 1915. 10 December
q. 1916. SlS2.s03.CS0 worth OF Insurance
has been gained. From January l.
1917. to December ~. 1917. SSls ssl tsS
was issued. The total is 81. .d9i ,,g5.:i2255.
The total premiums received W tho
government exceed thc total losses by
sl2 \SS. ieoss.
These figures indicate tho service
done through the War Ri-k Insurance
Bureau since its creation In IPi