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Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-10-21

Uncle Sans aids to cupid at one
training station at least, Great
Lakes, are not solitaires, but rings
with gold insignia of the branch Of
service in which loyesick Jack Tar
may be enrolled, be it aviation, hos
pital corps or gun crew. With the
ban on booze to increase the surplus
cash, this new and better way to sus-
tain the zest of navy life has proved
q success.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-12-17
BOOSTING BROWNSVILLE'S BALMY BREEzES
Business Mems Letters WM Bear Daily Temperatures

fore the mailing of i days corrcSpon
dencr. Mr. Howard ha- arrmecd with
the EroNnSvIlr Herald to publish III 4
prominent location on tie Brownsville
Herald each day the noon temperature
for that day.
Mr. Howard faS had manufactured
several hundred Of these rubber stamps
and i making the rounds of the bust
ness houses. the stamps beng sold 10
them at cost.
Several other idci~ for the advertise
mcnt of irownSvihc'~ unSurp i~~cd mi
mate have been turned oven anh over ~
Mr.. Howard : mind, bni that whb,h he
fihaITy -cIcricd has been scizch upon ~
the most worthy for it> ncon~cGucntlai
co>t and yet great possibilities Large
amounts nf correspondence leave thi-
city every day for FAR northern points
and II Is hoped bv Fr IInwa ri that the
business element Will cooperate in diff
tH~img climate
climati advantages II il ,pcd also
Is other valley town have SIMILAR
That the ,ariuu~ business organizations
VIII nau.urltc similar clmal" advcr
tising ideas for Their towns.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-12-17

How best and iow cheapest 10 adVcr-
tie Tr"Mn~yillc'~ unsurpassed winter
tand summer. tu1.l climate, ami how \"
do i effectively and. Ndc>preade'lly too.
has been omrthing that for these many
months hsS been troubling The com>cicn-
&C. Of T. Eov + Howard. mrm'cr oi the
weather hurcaH ~ the Board oi city
DcVclopmcnt AMI - Mr. Howard
has evolved an idea. lie Is NOW descend
in. With ii on HInwnSvili-'> business
men. no. their StchograPhcr> and
the pr cc of thi~ idca - The business
hou-cS j. sailY twenty five svnlS AMI n
few seconds work every afternoon ;uSi
after a. bcfor. ih" DAYS corrc~ppn
slcncc j. ready for the mall
the idra NJ Mr.. Howard be Il said
consists II one rubhcr stamp ,boat
Two end . quarter IN he's in lcnelh and
on'r Impressed upn tho paper II con
fc.- the following words
degrees above zero Nc>tcrda, noon at
Brownsville Texas I'll. blank space
VIII hr TILED III with figures dcnciing
the temperature in ihi~ city the day he
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-12-17
SOLDIERS AND W0RKMEN'S
CONGRESS OF GERMANY OPEN
tBY ASSOCIATED PRESSl

BERLIN. Dc 1.-THE Central Z
grc~S of delegates from the Soldicr
Norkmcn'~ councils from many
Germany opened today in u
formerly used I'm the Prr
Three were three women amor
hundred and fifty delegates. 4
organization of ihe congress III mc
evident that Gle independent Socialists
and thd Srartacus group were greatly
,nunumhrrrd significant development
was that none of the important posts i'll
the congress WAS gwen 60 delegates from
Berlin
The >partacu~ group made futile at-
tempt f. miimdaic the congress. Early
m the session n resolution wa- submitted
that H. Iichkncrht and Ross luNcmhur
leaders IF the >pariacu- gronp be inv
tn attend INV congress a- guests th n
vi-orN power. Les than tittccr dele
gates voted for the resolution.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-12-17
65 HUNTERS IN
COUNTY FINED
STATE GAME WALDEN REPRESENTA-
TIVE CARRIERS MANY DOLLARS
FROM AMONG NlMR0DS OF
The VALLEY

There Is "a stat, game WARDEN Some
where iii Cameron tuluiN direct from
the War'lrr' office ~ Aust n. aud tii II
representative of the state. wn" cntcred
The county only few DAYS ago WAS =
means for an end the end hrinu the
arrc-t of = cons dcrahlc number "i per
""~ al llarlinern and virinliy for
Iaiipn nf the state game laws. using
flash lights 81 deer. Kill ng d". -
ing over the top in the matter ~ Nj
lin ducks and gcc~r. and olhrr numerous
tran erc>SiuuS that inevitably tempt
tac average nimroh - these tIeld~ The
result AZ the game war,cu''~ visit was
Il tntal ~ -iNtyhNr fines amounting q,
several hundreds oi dollars
The game warden hose name viii
not ~ gwen because hr v. lirsr> I viii
interfere with his cfleri~ 20 pro cent,
VIOLATIONS II the state game law. j. npN
IN TIE south cnd nf the cuuut, anil yin
lator~ must need d. vHr,. for the war
dcn viii sii ynl cf ,eu dom look out +
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-12-17
SEC. LANSING
ASSIGNS DUTY
TO DELEGATES
(BY ASSOCIATED PRESs)

Pari~ Dee L. >trrctarv of State
Lansing WIS in conference thi- morning
with the mcmbcr~ nf the Amrr.can dele
CATION y the peace conference III an cf
fort T. organize working force The
secretary met tarn individual separate.
I. and brgan lhr a>- iaimcnt III durir>
- the various members of the Aneri
can group. Secretary Lansing sad II
VIII ~ utterly impossible ~ dn ans
thing hut prrlimnary work before The
holidays
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-12-17
FIRST DAYS
EFFORT NETS
291 MEMBERS

The first day. work of the Browns
Vile Red Cross in the christmas Roll
Calf for RID Gross memberships nettcd
29l members and \ total of .3Gl. IL was
announced today ~ Secretary Louis Co
bolini. While this result reflects great
credit On the workers in the field vc~tcr-
day. ii i far behind what the city
should have done Mr. Coholm said. due
probably to the fact that many rf the
workers were unable. FIR var.ou- rca~-
ons. principally sickness, 10 devote time
M the work.
The committee IN tile business district
headed by George Head. assisted hy +.
A. Non~ccs. has been the most active of
the various committees and ha~ spread
the "Chri~tma~ Roll Call" blanks throu
ghnut the business district This commit n
Tee expects today IN reap \ harvest from
It's Yesterday lahorS.
Secretary Cnholini. who ha- been lar
ucy the rock and pillar NJ the Browns
vile chapter throughout it, war wo3S.
expects 10 retire from all public activities
after the completion rf the present drive
and give al his attention e. his private
business interests. The commodore there
fore. ~ very DESTROYS of making " show
inc on the final lap of hi own individual
wiir- work. and the committees, ~ynpa-
thzing with him in this desire, ARE put
ting forth every effort 10 make the drive
huge success.
The following letter has beer received
~ Mr.. Coholni from Lou- La Bcanme,
director et Publicity. southwestern ID
vision. American Rcd Gross, st. Louis,
No:
WI are in receipt Of the Brownsville
Herald dated Monday December and
carrying Your splendid Roll Call advrr-
tscment II was gratifying 10 u TO be
able to count Nm such whole hearted 60
operation. a. YOU know, W are Iaborins
in this campaign under serious handi
cap can~sd by the influenza epidemic.
which Nil preclude mas mcciing- and
render useless all of our plans for a
thorough speaking campaign Therefore.
w must rclp M thorough going personal
solicitation and as much a. We can Sc
rnrc IN the naw ~napcr~, either Tor paid
advertiser nr fpr new- and editorial COM
mcnt Your own enterprise wy greatly APP
preciaied. and If il - cmulaied ~ "th
cr- the success of our campaign viii ~
assured"
Tho, list Of member obtained vr-icr-
dnv will probably ny" Published IN We'd
nr-,lav'- i-snc of The Herald
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-12-17
Intern Won MaCkensen
At Request of Allies
(BY ASSOCIATED PRESS

COPENHAGEN, Denmark, Dee. IL
Field Marshal Won Mackcn-en. comman
der of the German forces ~ Roumania
has been intcrncd IN the hungarian gov
crnmcnt, according to a dispatch from
Budapest. The German leader was advi~-
cd hv the Hungarian government that IN
intcrmcnt was demanded by the Allies.
Dispatches received here say the Rouma
mans have di-armcd and intcrncd the
rear guard of Won Mackcnscn'S fore ". J.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-12-17
bOLSHEv|ST
POSITION
CUNNED
tBy ASSOCIATED PRESS

STOe ekIiOI.M, Dee. l7.-An English
squadron ha- bombardcd the Bol-heyi-t
position along the southern coa-i Of Fin
land, according e. an official statement
issued from the E-thonan army head
quarter The Bo-hcvik forcc- have been
rcpul~cd Thr enemy advance on the
A~~yrian front hu- hacn stopped The mo
bilizaiion of the E-thonian army ha~
been progressing sat -faciorilv and allied
support 81 strengthening ihc spirit "A the
people.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-12-17
Personnel of Belgian
Delegation Announced

BRJ J>>ELS, Belgium. Dee l7.-The
Belgian government has announced that
the delegation ~ tie peace conference
will be composed of Paul lIymans. minis
ter for foreign affairs and former minis
ter IA London. Emile Nandcrvalde. minis
ter of Justice and socialist leader and
Baron Van Den Ilcnvel. Belgian minister
~ the Vatican and furcer minister Ut iu--
ticc.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-12-17
MAY TAKE LIQUOR INTO OKLAHOMA
tBY ASSOCIATED PREaSl

OKLAHOMA CITY. Okla. Dee J
The supreme Court today drridc'
Ferguson bone dry law. pa rd
does not prohibit bringing into
legally acquired liquor ior M
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-12-17
Additional Units To
Come Home Shortly
fBy ASSOCIATED PRE- SSl.

WASHINGTON, y. q, Dee 17-Gcn-
cral Pershing notified the war depart
ment today that he had designated Tor
carly convoy home \ number ~ addition
Al units including the Twenty Seventh
Engineer and the Three Hundred and
Forty Sixth Field Artillery. in ull about
1900 Officers and men.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-12-17
BONFIRES IN HONOR or WILSON
oBv ASSOCIATED rREss1

GENEVA. De- IT, rhe frunticr o'
French Savoy. bordering wv Switzerland.
was Illuminated with great honiires last
night IA honor uf the arrival iu France of
President Wilson At resorts like E,ian-
lc~ Bans there WAS dancing ga 2 large
scale tor tho first time -inrn ihc begin
ming uf the war
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-12-17
STEAMERS BRING COETiNGFNTS
tBY ASSOCIATED PRESS

NEW YORK. Dee 1.-THE British
steamships Prince Iuliana and Caron "
bringing small coulIncent- of American
military and naval forces and civilians
from England and France anne H port
today. The troop ship Nam from Erc I.
thousand men, two daN- late, nro arrived.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-12-17
Kaiser Wilhelm Statue
Scene ofFrench Review
tBY ASSOCIATED PRESS

Paris. Dee Il General l.eCompie.
commanding the :s'nlh C"rr~ of The
French Army. entered Wei>hadcn YES
tcrdaY morning The troop. were re-
viewed from the steps III The ciiv hail.
opposite the STATUE ~ former Emperor
William
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-12-17
TEXAS WEATHER FORECAST

Tnm1hf and Wedno-dHN oIoHdN,
probably ram. colder Wednesday.
Moderate southerlv winds hitting
IN norihwe- tcrlv Wednesday.
The following are loral weather
observations covering the u hour
period ending at N. m.. today,
taken by thc local United states
weather bureau Ill charge az Mr..
A. M Reed.
Max mum temperature ~ hh.
Minimum temperature ... -.
Barnmetrie pres arc $500 5h-ut
w ). N. Z. y n = Nv I. y Y. 4. J.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-12-17
French Hotels to Bar
Enemy Born Employees
tBY ASSOCIATED PRESSl

Paris. Iec. II. Tic General syn
dica,e of French Hotel Men anneuuce>
that il has decided that for Ia wears
il VIII mol receive native ~ encm,
countries ~ IN emplove or customer
This decision will he tran>cmititd to
hotel mn IN ail the Allied countries.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-12-17
Wilson to Play Golf
On Versailles Course
(BY ASSOCIATED PREss)

PariS nrc. ~ President Wilson's
visit ~ Versailles Monday WIS nnan-
nomnccd aud informal The pres ldeni s
idea was 4" inspect The golf r"ErSr
which on the adsice NJ hi Phy-irian- H.
Viii probably visit As often a. time per
mlfS
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-12-17
PLANES LAND AT L0N0KE, ARK
fay ASSOCIATED PRESS

LANOKE, Ark, Dc. II. Three De
Iaviland plane from Houston, Texas to
Detroit, Michigan. left here at nine
o'clock this morning The next stop will
be Dexter. Mo. xix aviator- are flying
with the machines and the squadron 4
commanded Pm Lieutenant y. II. Sill.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-12-17
GERMAN ~HITE BOOK" SOON READY
tBY ASSOCIATED PRESSl

PARIS. Dee H. The German White
Book which Will contain official docu-
meni- bearing on thc orign WI The wni.
Will be ready for the printer IN abort 4
vccl according tp Hdricc- received
here Me- age between Germany ynl
Austria "a the beginning of the var will
~ pnbli- shed I'M thc first volume
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-12-17
REVOLUTION
IN BULGARIA
tBY ASSOCIATED PRESSN

BERLIN. Dee 17.-Rvoution has bro
ken ont in Bulgaria. according TO infor
nation received ~ the L11al Anzcgcr
from Bulgaria Nia Hungary
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-12-17
ARRIVAL OF SQUADRON is DENIED

LONDON. Dee 1.-THE Italian en-
ba~.v here STATES that \ report from Lai-
bach that an American squadron had ar
rived al Pola Was unfounded.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-12-17
German Soldiers Fire
On Russian Prisoners
,sy ASSOCIATED PRESS

/urleh. S'MiiHerland. TIC. I. tcr-
man soldiers ~ ,~afnv are reported 4"
have fred upon Eu>~ian prisoners who
refused - work killing is and wound.
ing seven ar,orlIn. tr The Stuttgart
Tagchlatt II stated that .hc ndcni
occurred since the signing of the armi>
tirc between Germany AMI the Allit>.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-12-17

W :. ; Pledge are puc.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-12-17
If You Have Heart You Have Doar-Join the Red Cross

IFORD S425 OAKLAND $3.50
IFORD $3.50 HUPMOBILE $500
JESSE DENNETT
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-25
MACON EXPERT WINS REGISTERED TARGET RACE AT BIG SHOOT
w. H. Jones Cops First Place in Opening Event of Seventeenth Annual
 State Shoot

W. 1T. Jones, the Macon, Ga, expert,
 shot high in the i5o registered targets at
 the seventeenth Alabama state shoot, fin
 shing with IA out of the l5e He was
 followed closely by Jeff Blount of Greens
 boro and Ted Alexe nder of Tuskegee.
 Among the professionals c. E. Goodrich led with l46, dropping but four in the 150 William Laslie was second profession al, breaking one target less than Good rich. Three amateurs tied for third place
 along with Huff professional, each break ing l4g They were Fletcher McDuffie and Warren.
 The Alabama handicap was won by O. | L. Carl, the local secretary, after very close race with Alexander and Fletcher
 Carl will receive the $50 prize offered to
 the winner of this event William Laslie was high professional in the event scor-
 ing 94 Carl shot from the lS-yard mark Fifty-one shooters competed in the events during the day. Some long runs were made, the longest by Ted Alexander whc made an unfinished run of SS without a miss John Fletcher made long run ot y. J. A. Bount ran 51, W. Laslie 5l and 1 J. H. McDuffie 90. Eacn of these gentle men will receive 3 handsome gold watcf | fob.
 There were 25O targets shot at by eacf i contestant, making a total of l2,5o0 tar, gets shot at during the day.
 l Today's programme will consist of | l i5- target events all shot from the 16 yard line. This will be followed by tn, l lOO-target state championship. which vii decide the championship of the state fol 1917, and the winner can compete in tn, national championship match, held a Chicago on August 20 to 24 for a hand some trophy along with $50 in cash.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-25
BEN All WINS HARD FOUGHT STAKE RACE AT DETROIT MEET.
Six Heats Are Required to Decide Chamber of Com merce Purse Event of
 Grand Circuit

Detroit July 24.-The 1916 renewal of the board of commerce stake. one of the pacing classics of the Grand Cir cult was one of the hardest fought in history although the state record was not edualled in today's contest Six heats were required before the winner S share of the s50o0 purse was captured by the eastern horse, Ben Ali, driven by c. E,s Pittman of Trenton, N. J. All three heat winners stepped very fast miles and the first four heats furnished exciting brushes at the hn- ish. H. S. smith of Newark, N. J., is Ben Alrs owner
 The PIP trot was easy for The Wood man. He came from behind in the first heat, and showed the way in all the others.
 Prince Rupert showed stretch speed in the 2:12 pace, in which f5 entered, winning two heats in the last eighth. Eleven horses, and possibly 12. are carded to start in the Sl0.o00 B. and M. | state for 2:0s trotters tomorrow one of the chief events of the Grand Cir
 cult season. City police regulations against any form of betting again prevented any betting today. | Summaries:
 Board of Commerce stake, 2;O6 pace, | Ben Ali, b. h. (Pitmam. 9 1 l 1 s5000:
 The Savoy, br. h, (Cox) ... 2 21s14 2 Adioo Guy. ch. h. tGray) ' 3 Peter G., Oregon Hal, Hal B.. Jr,
 Thomas Earl Peter Look Teayspring General Todd. Dr. Burns, Jr., Lcyal lW and Peter Pointer also ran. Time; l2:0s1s; 2.03A 2:os A; 2:oS; 2;o6ls 20S 2;12 trot, purse s1200
 The Woodman, br. r. (Whitehead( 1 1 1
 Alley D., oh. m. (J. Fleming) !. 2 ( lord Talbot, b. h, (Jamison) ... l Doris Watts, Bacelli, Coastess Nobel
 Lizzie Worth, Jack Mooney, G1enwooo fB., and John C., also ran. Time 2.09A l2:o9A; 2:09h.
 l 2:12 pace, purse s1200:
 Prince Rupert, b. h. (Lindberg) 1 2 1 Haley C., b. m. (Crummer) 2 I Baxter Lou, oh. h. (Childs) .... 3 Peggy C., Direct Bill, Tramp-a- Bit Eel Direct, John R. Baden, Tramp l Quick, Uhlan Simmons, Royal McKin- iney, ABrown Gentry, Suburn Pointer Baron Wood and Florence Peters, also
 ran. Time: 2;o7h; 2:o4A; 2:o5A
 2:o7A.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-25
WAR REVENUE BILL PLANS OVERTHROWN
 BY NEW ESTIMATES
Continued from Page one)

enue open for a great and rich people like ours said Chairman Simmons. but he would not predict what the commit tee would do meeting will be held im- mediately after the new estimates are submitted. At todays meeting resolu- ton vas adopted calling for submission of new estimates by all departments, so that the whole war expenditure pro- granme may be considered in connection with the pending war tax legislation
 The s5,000, coo army increase, Secre- tary McAdoo informed the committee. is largelysto provide for the second draft a.my of 100000 men, to be called while the first 5oo,0Oo are under training. The s 00o, ,0Oo, 600 would provide for expendi- lures until July. 1918.
 During today's debate on the rivers and harbors bill, Senator Shoot pre- sented statistics to show that appro- pria tions of the war session already az gregate S, ,226 0O0, GOO so that the new esti- mates would raise the total for the first year of the war well above s14.0O0, ,00o, eco
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-25
ATLANTA YOUTHS
 IN GOLF TOURNEY
Jones and Adair in Bene- fit Tournament at
 Englewood

Englewood. N. T., July 24-Amateur and professional golfers from all sections of the country competed today in the war relief tournament under the direction of the Professional Golfers association over the links of the Englewood Country club George Mclean, representing the North Hampstead Country club, and Will Mac Farlane of the Hudson River Country club of Yonkers. were tied for first place with 36 hole totals of 146
 Oswald Kirkby of the home club, led the amAeurs with 151, a stroke better than the total returned by Jerome D. Travers, the former champion from Up- per Montclair Robert Jones, Atlanta, made SO-7S-1SS, and Perry Adair Atlanta, S1-7S-1ha
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-25
VOTE OF CREDIT
 IS INTRODUCED
 BY BONAR LAW
This Is Nineteenth and Largest Since War Began. Grand Total Is Now
 5,292, ,OOO, 900 Pounds

London. July 24.-Andrew Bonar Law, the chancellor of the exchequer, an- nounced in the House of Commons this afternoon that for 112 days the average British expenditure was e6, ,795, 900 daily.
 The chancellor said the total advance made by Great Britain to her allies and the dominious was e1.0 .025 0G0. coo
 MT. Bonar Law said the net increased expenditure was 33.500.oOO, not in- cludins advances to Great Britain s allies which represented an increase of f300,Oo0 daily
 TO EXCEED BUDGET
 It was obvious, he said, that the budget estimate must be exceeded. He declared he would not be surprised if by the end of the financial year the excess was not approximately the same as that of the last financial year.
 Br Bonar Law introduced the vote of credit of f650,000, 900. the nineteenth vote since August. 1914. and the larg- est since the outbreak of the war This opened general debate on the war the discussion being expected tc last two days.
 . In making his financial statement Mir Bonar Law said the daily expendi-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-25

with the tying run in the ninth. and Kopf's double, an error and Roush's sacrifice fly, gave the winning tally in the tent. Coombs pitched the tenth inning for Brooklyn as Cheney ex- hausted himself in the ninth trying to stretch a triple into home run. Score:
 RHE. Cincinnati ~ 100 001 02l 1-e II 8 Brooklyn ..... 900 041 000 o-5 8 Batteries: Ring, Eller and Wingo; Cheney. Ceombs and Miller.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-25
BESSEMER BOARD
 OF TRADE ACTIVE
Committee Is Encouraged Over Valley Creek. Canal
 Prospects

Bessemer July 24.-(special) >The local workers for the Valley creek canal are very much encouraged over the recent developments throughout the state indi- eating that a number of cities will line up in favor of the canal This fact was disclosed last night at the meeting of the Birmingham Civic association, when messages from the Tuscaloosa Board of Trade and the Mobile Chamber of Com merce were read, indorsing the canal and pleGging cooperation. A large number of members from the Bessemer Board of Trade, who have been active in the effort to secure the canal. at tended the meeting last night. It is stated that President Wilson has gone on record as favoring the early im- provement of navigable streams to re- lieye the congested condition of the rail- roaqs This Is regarded as encouraging by the Bessemer members of the commit tee. as they believe the Valley creek ca- nal could be made the outlet to the heaviest tonnage producing center in the south. the Birmingham district,
 The farmers of this district are com
 plaining on. the condition of county roads, it being stated that no work has been done on many of the roads in sev- eral months. It is contended that many of the main highways of this end of the county were built with chert on a foun- 6ation of loose rock, and for miles the chert on some of these roads has been washed away, leaving the jagged rocks
 protruding. The board of revenue will be asked to send the county convicts to this section for road work.
 Since the drawing of the red ink num- bers last Friday for military duties, the recruiting officers stationed at the Ed- mundson- Randle drug store have been kept busy, a number of those whose numbers were drawn having enlisted in Company D, Fourth Alabama. Among those enlisting yesterday were; V. Cliff ton Jones, oscar H. Shoemaker, Herman k. Lantrip Paul A. Davis. Lloyd How ton, Aaron Howton, sam E. Lane and Sanford Howton. The recruiting officers wish to state that this will be the last opportunity the men will have to enlist in the local company.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-25
Phillies Lose Again

Philadelphia. July 24.-st Louis won it's fourth straight game from Phila- delphi@ today. the score being to o. Meadows held the home team to four scattered hits. Errors back of Alex ander helped the visitors to score two of their runs. Alexander got strike out string of nine He famed Cruise three times. Score R.HE. St. Louis ....... 900 101 100-S g 1 Philadelphia - GOO GOO oO0-o 8
 Batteries; Meadows and Snyder; Gonzales; Alexander, Oeschger and Killifer.