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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-20
WANTED-MALE HELP.

MEN for brick yard work; good
wages at piece work and II lseI
cent bonus if you work steauS >
rent free on Il four and I'VE room
houses for bachelors or families
who can furnish, company coai
supplied at S2.50 per ton delivered ;
good store at plant also Scho0l'
a good place TO live If you Ike the
country. Apply Hydraulic. Press
Brick Co, Gilchrist, Ill; 80 miles
south of Rock Island on l. !.
Southern interurban.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-26
LAND WANTED

WILL pay 81 an acre casn for any land
In Alabama. Write jig. care Age-H
cid.
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Ground Glass Inquiry
at Huntsville Finds
Foundation for RumOr

Huntsville. April 25.-fSpecial)-T
local food board has investigated several
cases in which reports were made 20 it
OIL flour containing powdered glass and
alter sitting sample of the flour has
lound that while there has been some
glass in the flour, most of the reports
were due to the finding of crystals com
posed of self-rising ingredients. There
has been some foundation of fact in the
reports, hut not enough to indicate that
any Wholesale attempt has been made to
Kill off people of this locality with
ground glass poisoning.
The Huntsville Red Cross chapter has
designated w. T. Hutchens. former
mayor and postmaster, to act as chair
man for the second drive for war funds
beginning May 20. The sum that Madi-
son county has been called on to raise
is S15, 900
Capt. A. L. Richmond, an aviator from
the aviation training camp at Memphis.
Is expected to arriye here tomorrow on
his flight from Memphis to Chattanoo-
ga He Will spend the day here and will
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-26
AgeEIerad Want 1900

make exhibition flights for the purpose
of arousing enthusiasm in the Liberty
Loan drive.
Practically every business house In
Huntsville has signed an agreement to
close at y o'clock tomorrow morning in
observance of Liberty Loan day. Mayor
Terry issued a proclamation calliny ON
all business houses to observe the a,n-.
day.
Bruce Morning, a Madison county
farmer, who went to Tampico, Mexico.
to develop some oil properties was badly
injured n a Mexican railroad wreck.
according to information wired to rela-
tives here. One of his legs has been am
putated.
George Pickup aged 3d. Is dead at his
home in Dallas after a long illness. He
was native Of England and is survived
by two daughter sand one son. E. A.
Pickup of Nashville is the surviving
son.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-26
SEEDS. BULBS AND PLANTS

- --4--
POTATO PLANTS-Pure stock Nancy
Hall and Porto Rico slips by eX-
press, 1000 for $3.50, 5000 for $2.25
a thousand; parcel post delivered,
500 for SITS, 1000 for SO; tomato
plants. Livingston Globe, Florida
Favorite, Red Rock, Ponderosa. same
price as potato plants. e. E. Par
ker Plant CO., Triton. Ga.
FOR SALE-Cowpeas for seed; best
brown whippoorwills for $2.75 per
bushel; mixed, $2.70 per bushel; good
white peas, cents pound and good
cane seed cents pound. Send me ait
order quick, before my supply is ex-
hausted. United States license No
GOS724. ]. A. Collier, Boaz, Ala.
Ten Acres
Near East Lake, nice Groom home, all
level and fenced, open; walking distance
to caf; easy terms or exchange for
good, clear, part pay. SO, care Age.
Herald.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-26

" Z are offering steady employment to
men between the ages of Is and 40 for
government work and regular CONNER
cial lines; our factory operates six
days per week, on three S-hour shifts;
while learning operations we pay you
35c per hour plus 10 per cent bonus on
all wages for steady attendance, COM
puted in weekly periods; you are able
to earn from S. to Sc per day, and bet
ter; we have a housing department,
which will assist our applicants in Sc
curing houses and rooms at the lowest
rates. We also need large number
of girls, ages q to 49, for steady, profit
table factory employment. Physical
examination required. Apply in person.
or communicate with factory employ
ment office The Goodyear Tire and
Rubber connany Akron o.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-26
New Hungarian Premier

Zurich, April 25.-Joseph szyrenyi
minister of commerce in the retiring
cabinet, headed by DR.. Wekerle, is to be
the new Hungarian premier, according
to advices received here today from
Vienna. He is persona grata at Berlin,
being strong advocate of the central
European policy. 1t is expected that he
will be strongly opposed by the Karolyi
party and by the socialists
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-26
More EARTHQUAKES Felt

San Jacinto, Cal. April 25.-Two
more earthquake shocks occurred dur
ing last night, one at s o'clock and
another at midnight. No damage was
done, but the severity of the earlier
tremor caused many people to run ont
of buildings and houses.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-26

LOST AND FOUND

,ooo1-oS1SCSoco--> ~S-~0~1ooo~~~c~~~
LOST-1'uesday afternoon,
probably on Highland ave;
or Miner Crescent, round
pin set with pearls and
sapphires. Finder please
return to The Age-Herald
office and receive reward.
LOST-A handkerchief containing two
diamond rings between Gable Hail
and I'd ave. and Williams Music
House on Sd ave. Liberal reward Of
fered for return. Main S22-J.
LOST-Thursday afternoon on Gate
City car lady's hand bag, containing
lady's watch, initials IN. S" SIS and
a check Call West End SS-W; liberal
reward.
fOulND-Ine pace you get one lVxl6 en-
largement free with each order of or
more 7xll folders, for April only. Hill
ton Studio, 1929 Sd ave.
IOUND-An article on 18th and LIST ave;
Identification necessary. Address E-9,
Age Herald.
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WANTED 10 Buy OR EXCHANGE
Unencumbered property and pay differ
ence, or assume mortgage, for real
estate, where parties have real sub
stantial equity and will sell at bargain.
Address Exchange" GIG 34th st. s..
or phone Main S734
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-26

LARGE, furnished front room bath, hot
and cold water on same floor. Tele-
phone service. sos N. 18th St Phone
Main 1856.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-26
CLASSIFIED BUSINESS DTRECT0PY1
hs fs s 6elew in this directory concerns
w Them

ROBERTS q son, INC, "The Big Ala
bama House, 1912 Third ave. Main
1851.
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ALABAMA RIVER


1900 cres 1900 level, fine grazing land;
400 acres heavy timber; $12 SO acre;
Will accept part in other property.
Address C-S, care Age Herald.
HOMEGROWN tomato plants for sale
at lowest prices. Telephone Woodlawn
1921. $500 9Th ave, N.
MAMMOTH yellow soy beans, 81 busheI;
2A-bushel sacks only. w. C. Banks,
Columbus, Miss.
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REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

bARGAlN in Norwood home: modern
homeon 3lst St; lot 75xl9. alley corner;
composition roof; I rooms; modern in
every particular; in good condition,
and can give possession at once Call
Main 2323-J
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HELP WANTED MALE

HELP WANTED MALE
OPTICAL benchman, no
surface work, accurate
and fast, to accept position
in Mobile, Ala; salary $25
per week to begin with ;
permanent position with
excellent chance for adj
vancement. Salary no OBJ
ject. Wire for appoint
ment. Mobile branch, New
Orleans Optical Co., Mo-
bile, Ala.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-26

ii you want to buy,
Sell or rent property, see us.
LESTER & FAM.
POO Sd ave Main 6o42
If you want to buy or sell Farm Land,
write Ingram Land Co.. Birmingham.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-07-21
liberty BONDS BOUGHT
Immed ate CASH Ct Stock Exchanss p-o..
or 50 Also nstalmsnt rece RE Book;e. -
PRESIDENT INSTITUTE 2a2 E. es4h q. Nv
-S pm. daily. Sun. a. Hold SPIN

val vessels near the coast Of German,
have dropped bombs on Teuton air.b;,
sheds at Tondern. destroying two she'd,
and possibly third building, III. Brit.
ish Admiralty announced tonight
Four machines Of the British aer;.,
squadron did not return. three landins
In Danish territory. All the Briti,b
warships returned to their base with.
out any casualties.
In the first fight, which was mad. IN
the early morning. all the machine,
reached their detectives and made Al.
rect hits on large doubled shed which
was completely destroyed, the COMA.
grafton rising 1000 feet.
In the second fight all The machine.
but one reached their detectives Bombs
were dropped on two large sheds, ons
having a large hole blown in It. Il
was impossible to observe whether III.
destruction Of the second shed was
complete. The attacks were made from
height from TOO to 1000 feet.
Referring to the British raid on the
airsheds e Berlin official statement un-
der Fridays date says:
"Only some material damage IVES
done by this mornings aerial attack
upon airship establishments in Ton.
dern."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-07-21

which for nearly year now have
been struggling against their an.
erchist masters. The enemy has only
torty-five divisions on the whole OF
this Eastern front, and these are
his worst troops. This Is little more
in mere numbers than one-eighth of
his total forces, and less than tenth
Of his fighting value in men, and
not fiftieth Of his artillery FIRE
power. All the remainder he has
concentrated between the Adriatic
and the North Sea.
If it should prove possible to sup
port the national movement in Rus
STA, to provide arms and gather an :
considerable force, forty-five Ger
man divisions would be quite INSULT
Gent to their task, and we should
see Prussia and her allies reduced to
the dilemma Of weakening their
forces in the West just when Ameri-
can recruitments are making it nee
essary to send there every man pos
sible or Of abandoning the contro:
OF those eastern regions upon which
the Central Empires are depending
certainly for supplies and possibly
for men next year.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-07-21
British Air Raiders
Destroy Zeppelins
At Tonderen Base
Two Flights Made by Air.
men Guarded by Ships of
the Grand Fleet

LONDON, July 20.-German airship
sheds at Tondern, in SchIeswig- Hol-
stein, were bombed recently by three
British airmen and two zeppeiins were
destroyed, according TO an eyewitness
account of the raid printed in the
newspaper "Stifts Tidende," of Ribe,
Denmark. The four hits obtained by
the airmen started FIRE which lasted
half an hour, during which the Yep
pelins were burned.
The statement read:
"A detachment Of tho Grand Fleet,
operating of the Jutland coast on the
morning Of Friday, July 10, has re-
turned to the base. having carried oct
a bombing attack on the Zeppelin
sheds at Tondern. Schleswig, by the
Royal Air forces.
"In the first fight, which was made
in the early morning, oil the machines
reached their objective and made d.
rect hits on a large double shed, which
was completely destroyed the con-
f1agration rising to 1000 feet.
"A second fight followed, all our ma
chimes but one reaching their objective.
A large shed was observed to have q
hole of considerable dimensions in the
roof, from which a volume of smoke
was being emitted. A second shed was
bombed and direct hits were made,
but owing to the fierce anti-aircraft
fire and to the smoke Of the first shed
it was not possible to observe whether
the destruction Of the second shed was
complete.
"The attacks were made from 3
height of 700 to 1000 feet. Four Of
cur machines failed to return and in
formation has been received that three
Of these machines landed in Danish
territory. All the ships returned with
out casualties."
British seaplanes launched from ma
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-07-21
Offensive Snatched From
Germans Through Unity of
the Allied Command
May Be Last Drive
Enemy Can Afford
First Considerable Victory of
1918 Brings New Cheer
and Courage
introductory Comment
By William l.. Mcpherson


THE campaign on tho West
front has entered ns,0
phase u1th General Foch's
counter offensive against Luden
dorf. 1t has changed the Whole
face of the military situation IN
France. Its results .oiu shcw de-
cisively in the conduct Of the AGAR
from to-day OF.
What enabled Foch to spring the
surprise ,Ohich killed the fifth Ger
man drive and snatched the i,,itia-
tive for tho first time since last No
pen,ber ont Of German hands? There
10 only one answer. It 1uas tho ar
rival Of American reinf orcements in
numbers sufficient to guarantee the
future.
Foch could not haze afforded to
launch counter offensive against
the German right damk last Morch,
while tho first great German drive
qUas running its course tosuard Mont
didier ard Amiens. Unity Of Allied
command had not been achieved at
thnt time. But even If Foch had
had supreme control he would haze
hesitated to undertake an operation
(which wo1lld haue dangerously in
volved his reserves aud might,
through its failure, have aggra-
voted tho disaster TO the British be-
fore St. Quentin.
He can attack ao4O because since
March last the United States hos set
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-07-21
Italians Fighting
Fiercelv 1T Rheims
Especial !

Especial I Tv;bun.,
WASHINGTON, July 2o.-A dispatch
to the Italian Embassy to-day says:
italian correspondence from the
French front gives details regarding
the magnificent resistance Of our
troops defending Rheims, commanded
by General Morrone. The brigade
commanded by Peppino Garbaldi has
particu arly distinguished itself. Last
Wednesday the Germans occupied vital
positions held by our troops, but were
promptly expelled in furious counter
attacks
Romeo Gallenga, Assistant Score
tary OF the Interior, returning from
Paris, said concerning his impressions
Of the French front:
1.-The American soldiers fight like
veterans. The French press is enthu-
sastic over the bravery and fighting
ability Of the Italian troops, whose un.
ceasing resistance has prevented the
enemy from gaining ground in the
sectors defended by them.''
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-07-21

dosvn safely on French soil divisions
enough to give hin, a free hand.
americans haze had conspicuous
share IN Foch's brilliant counter
bloV on the Soissons- Chdteou
Thiervy 'front.'. And it is the Ame1-i-
can e1peditio1,ary achievement, the
surprising character of (Which is en-
phasized beloaO, aohich IS the pri-
mary cause cf this a0eek's sudden
change in Allied military policy-o
change 1vhich has produced the first
considerable Allied victory Of 1918
and brought saea0 cheer and courage
to all the Allied nations.
By FIilaire Belloc
(COpyr&0ht. 1918. bv The Tribune AsSoci0-
tlon-The Ne,o York Tribune)
TIME Germans delay in starting
the offensive which began
on Monday--if indeed this
is another serious attempt at the
offensive and not merely a feint-
has given rise to a vast amount Of
discussion and speculation, not a
line of which is worth writing. The
elements Of the situation are per-
fectly clear and ought to be familiar
to every one.
The enemy had enjoyed for six
months before his great attack on
March FL a very heavy numerical
superiority, due to the eliminate,
of the Russian army. 1t was su
periority far greater than the Allies
ever enjoyed on the Western front
He used his unexpected and very
great advantage for withdrawing
from the front a great number of
men and giving them at his leisure
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-07-21

special training TOR their coming JOB
"a thing the Western Allies were
never able to do, because they never
had sufficient margin Of men to
spare. This advantage came at a
time when his heavy artillery had
been nearly doubled by the Russian
surrender of material and by the
consequent Teuton victory at Capo-
retto last autumn.
On account Of all this, when the
enemy attacked in March he OBJ
tanned striking success and almost
succeeded in restoring the war of
movement. The second attack in
the north produced a lesser but still
considerable success; his third at
tack month later broke the line
completely between Rheims and
Scissors and reached the Marine
the fourth attack, on the Matz, was
checked with very heavy loss. The
months delay which followed aztec
the battle of the Matz. when rather
more than twenty divisions were en-
gagged without results and with
heavy losses, is amply accounted for
by the necessity for recruitment.
Time an Ally
OF the Entente
] Meanwhile every day that passed
Or that now passes reduces the nu-
merical superiority upon which
alone the enemy had relied. The
destruction which his best shock
troops have suffered cannot be re-
paired by mere hospital returns or
the drafting in of the young classes
in other words, his chance of sue
cess gets less as time passes.
Therefore, the enemy's attack
whether this is it or not--will, if he
intends to maintain the offensive
come at the earliest possible oppor-
tunity. Whether this is that oppor
tunity or not we do not know, be-
cause we are not possessed of the
figures on his hospital returns or his
casualty lists. We can only guess,
and in guessing note that after a
heavy action delay of at least a
month has always been impose
upon the enemy when he has been
checked.
OF the sector he may choose for
his misunderstanding, again, the
possibility that the present action is
g feint-the general student of the
war can in the nature of things
know nothing. The enemy prepares
material for such a movement in
many sectors, and it is demonstrable
that he only decides at the last mo-
ment upon which one he will con-
centrate. Proof of this is in tn,
fact that his attack Of May q was
made upon divisions which had only
just been sent to rest in quiet sec
tor of the line, so that the decision
to attack that particular line canno.
have been taken more than four or
five days before the attack was
made. The same thing is true, of
course, of the local offensives under
taken everywhere along the line BY
the Allied supreme command. The
German never knows where the next
enc will develop. Discussion of tina.
point therefore is futile at this
stage.
Politics Will Play
Important Part
There remains a third point i.
regard to German plans, which is
the question whether the enemy will
choose finally to renew his offensive
with full force or to stand on the
defensive. Every military argumene
is in favor of his renewing the Of
fensive unless he believes that for
the next fighting season he can re-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-07-21
Politics Will PLAY
Important Part

There remains a third point IT.
regard to German plans, which is
the question whether the enemy will
choose finally to renew his offensive
with full force or to stand on the
defensive. Every military argumene
is in favor of his renewing the Of
fensive unless he believes that for
the next fighting season he can re-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-23

The German High Command SAYS that
German soldiers simply must write more
cheerful letters home. Civilian morale has
enough to face in the way of turnips and
paper garments without having to read
despondent and grumblins letters from
the front. The following form letter might
be recommended to bOChe troops that
want to give their families the Huntruth:
NV Dear Minna-We have been enioy-
ing lovely weather and you will be happy
TO hear we are getting nearer home every
day. No use to tell YOU where we are at
this writing. as by the time you get this
we will be some distance away. We have
seen a lot of picturesque retreats, but we
do not stay long in each one because we
are hurrying to catch up with our com.
mander, General Bernhardi who is said
to be on his way back to Berlin to write
another book. The recent actions have
reduced our fighting line by fifty miles
and about fifty thousand men, so there is
now plenty of food to go round We have
very kind officers they keep behind us
so as not to interfere with our view of
the enemy. They told u.s. they would not
insist on our going to Paris because
French culture had been contaminated by
the Americans. The Americans are a
queer lot; they seem TO be commanded by
a general called Attaboy; at least they
are always calling out his name. They
fight as though they enjoyed it, which is
not fair our commander keeps on telling
us that our real future is in the east. and
Judging by the way We are moving il
must be So With love, and expecting TO
see you soon, THY FRITZ.
The uelI-knolpn serraHt problem Is no
longer referred to as problem, Its an
enigma. SOCRATES.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-23
CURB MARKETS

n NY ONE who drives automobile in
"A South Jersey knows how advanta-
geously fruits, vegetables and even butter
and eggs may be purchased at the road
side stands set up by businesslike farm
ers The buyer has the novel experience
of finding farm and dairy produce fresher
and better than anything his home mar
1 ket affords available at about 40 per cent
below familiar prices.
The curb market established on College
avenue yesterday through the cooperation
Of the food administration and a group of
farmers is merely effort to bring the
roadside stand to town 1t is not logical
to assume that all of the middeman's
profit can be eliminated by this process
The farmers must meet the expense of
transport. And yet purchasers a yester-
days curb market found fresh fruit and
vegetables available at prices that ranged
from 10 to 80 per cent less than the rates
at the corner groceries.
In a great many Pennsylvania towns
and cities the market square is stilI a
blooming and highly efficient institution.
The farmers drive in twice a week to
sell their produce direct to the consumers.
b The square on market days is not only
: picturesque. 1t is a tremendous aid to
thrift and good living.
1t is too much to expect that the food
administration will ever he able to revive
the public markets in this city or to re-
create the habits of direct purchase which
vanished almost completely when laziness,
a taste for luxury, the telephone and elab-
crate delivery systems conspired to in
crease the overhead charges of every re-
tail business. But the curb market opened
4 here yesterday was valuable as an indica-
tion of what may be done, in a pinch to
reduce the high cost of living.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-23
SHYING AT BRASS TACkS

& CONGRESSIONAL delight in inyestiga-
~ tions is not infrequentIy tempered by
any suggestion that the essential heart of
subject he considered. The suburbs OF
a theme make a favorite rostrum in Wash
ngton.
The House of Representatives is just
now engaged in frothy language concern
ing several million young men proposed
as registrants in September. Amid all the
babble concerning what is to be the status
of these youths in the draft their own
voices are unheard. Perish the thought
that any of the obstructionists of the Dent
type would ever discuss the matter with
frsthand authorities; with, for instance,
some of the young men most concerned
with the nature Of the new bill
Perhaps, even if Congress could hear
them, these mere boys" would still pre-
fer to remain silent. Their actions, how.
ever, have been speaking for them for
some time. The Government records are
full of Instances of young patriots who
have sought 10 hide the truth about their
ages in thnir zeal to enter the service
General Croyder can testify that so many
OF the twenty -one- year oders OF the last
June registration had previously volun-
teered for the army that the number OF
new soldiers available was only about two
thirds OF what had been forecast.
& Plainly. from Chairman Dents stand
spoipf. II wouldn't do at all to consult with
{&e possible registrants of the new lower
- limits. That would involve the Of
100 Of getting down to brass tacks.