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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-20
Storm Warnings Ordered
 Displayed on Gulf Coast

Washington, January 19-The weather bureau tonight ordered storm warnings displayed on the gulf coast from Mata- gofda bay Texas, to Carabelle, Fla. Strong west to northwest winds are pre- dicted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-20
NAME IS CHANGED

Committee members explained today that the name cabinet was substi- tuted by the committee for "council'' in order to "get away from the idea of councils of purely advisory bodies which have not worked well in the past"
 The committees decision not tp have the Secretaries of War and Navy eX officio members of the war cab inet also was explained as in line with the desire to further centralize war policies and duties in small body. However. some committee members be- lieved it possible that Congress might amend the bill to permit the Secre- taries of War and Navy to be mem- bers, particularly if the administra- ton desires it.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1918-01-09
INTERESTING STA
TISTICS QUOTED
By V. R. Allen, President
Corn Growers Asso-
citation

V. R. Allen of Seaford, Pres
ident of the Delaware Corn Grow
ers' Association in session at MIG
dletown, last week, relative to the
work Of the Association said,
There has been an unnecessar"
cry made by some people that our
association, by its educational
methods, would bring about an
overproduction of corn and there
fore the grower would receive a
reduction in prices. l do not be-
lieve that this will be the result,
and think | can substantiate my
claim by some figures from Uncle
Sans records. Twenty years ago,
1898, the United States planted in
round numbers 100000 of acres
and produced little more than l,
100000 bushels of corn, an
average of 24.S received for this
crop of corn an average of 2S.7
cents per bushel.
"In 1915 the United States
planted more than 106,000,00o of
acres which produced almost 3,
900 100000 bushels of corn, an
average of 1872 bushels per acre /,
and with this large crop the price
per bushel, and to the farmers was
more than double the price paved
them in 1898. To be exact the
growers received on an average OF
57.5 cents per bushel. And during
1898, with corn worth less than ~ >
cents per bushel, we exported ~
per cent of our crop.~ While IN
1915, with corn worth 81 IL cents
per bushel, we exported only Ii
per cent of our crop.
what do these export hgureS
Indicate? Some say that we are
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1918-01-09
PERSONALS

Dean Robinson attended a meet
ing of the Council of the Women's
National Farm and Garden Asso-
citation in New York City last
week. At the meeting plans were
made for placing units of from five
to fifteen women on farms in sew
eraal states. This plan proved very
successful in both New York and
Massachusetts, last year.
1t. q. g. F. H. Dean, U. S. N,
is spending a five days leave, at
Linden Hall.
1t. F. C. Hollingsworth, S. O. R.
c., enroute south, spent several
days last week with his fiancee,
Miss Bessie Nottingham.
Miss Alice Beck has returned
after a vacation spent in Pitts
burg and Atlantic City.
Miss Edith Lewis spent the
weekend with relatives at New
Castle.
Mrs. E. c. Wilson entertained a
number of friends at a knitting
party last Friday evening.
Conrad Lewis, Joe Rhodes, and
Francis Brown are taking work at
Goldey's Business College, Will
mington.
1t. M. R. Mitchell who has just
completed the six weeks course at
the Officers School in Machine
Gunnery, at Fort Sill, Ariz., is ex.
pected in Newark tomorrow, where
he will spend a six days leave, be-
fore reporting to Camp Lee, Va.
Mr.. J. Raymond Blackson of APP
pleton, has resigned from the EN-
ploy of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company and accepted a position
with the Edgemoor Iron Company
as superintendent of the Traffic
Department.
Miss Alice Blackson entertained
over the weekend at her home il
honor of Miss Ethel Campbell o
Newark.
Harvey Buck, of Port Deposit
a graduate of Tome Institute, ha
entered the Sophomore Glass, Della
ware College, this week.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1918-01-09
Make Campaign
For Subscribers

The staff of the new college
paper. "The Women's College Re-
porter" is making a campaign for
subscriptions. The aim is to have
every girl in college a subscriber
and as many outside subscribers
as possible. The paper, published
every other week, will include not
only news of the Women's College
but also accounts of the activities
of women all over the State. The
first number was published before
Christmas, and the next will be IS
sued Thursday, January tenth.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1918-01-09
The New Year-1918

in the SHOWS the Old
Year goes,
In khaki uniform,
With a sword and a gun and a
blanket roll,
And a tent to keep him warm.
The music of bells DER hills and
dells
In silvery cadence floats.
With the stirring sounds of the fife
and drum,
And the bugle's martial notes.
A motor huns, and the New Year
comes,
A girl in overalls,
With a bag of tools and box OF
lunch
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1918-01-09

letting Argentina and other coun-
tries take our export trade of corn
from US. But to me it locks as if
we are developing markets at home
by feeding larger portion of our
corn which pays and will help to
retain the fertility of our soil bet
ter than to export our corn.
During 1915 some of the export
trade brought about by feeding
our corn at home was that we sent
out Of this country almost 100000,
900 pounds of lard; more than 8,
Continued on Page 81
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1918-01-09
70 Do My Share Of Patriotic
Service

l | will cheerfully change my
habits of eating so as to substitute
other foods for wheat, meat,
animal fats and sugar.
2 l will exercise every possible
care to reduce the amount of coal
consumed for fuel or electric light.
3 | will give careful attention
to exercise, diet, sleep, dress, and
personal habits.
a | will work to contribute my
part to make up for the with
drawals from industry of large
numbers of men for the army.
5 l will aid war philanthropies
6 l will try to meet the varied
events of the war with patience
calmness and optimism.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1918-01-09
Dance In Old College Hall

The local chapter of the Sigma
Phi Epsilon Fraternity held it's an
nual dance in Old College Hall
last Friday. The hall was dec
Grated with college banners and
the banners of the fraternities.
The electric lamps were softened
with shades of purple and red. A
feature of the decorations was the
fraternity house service flag with
fourteen stars.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1918-01-09

AS the factory whistle calls:
For women will SOW and reap and
hoe,
And drive the ships and cars,
And turn the wheels Of the mill
that man
May follow the stripes and stars.
-Leslie's
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1918-01-09
Dance And Box Social 81
Announced

Inc Guild of st. Thomas Church
VIII hold dance and box social on
friday evening, January 25th at
SeVen-thlrty. The committee in
charge extends a cordial invitation
to everyone.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1918-01-09
College Women Take
Patriotic Pledge

Before leaving college for their
Christmas holidays, the following
pledge was signed by practically
every member of the faculty and
student body of the Women's Col
lege.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-09

happened.
Every other building in our town
was down and the entire military
population had left only stray
cat or two and lot OF rats had
stayed behind.
This action on the part OF our col.
onel-that is, putting the German
headquarters town out of business
completely, even at the cost of hav.
ing his own town razed was evi-
IDENTITY a shocking reminder TO the
Germans that we Americans don't
propose to play the game. according
to any unofficial rules but that
when they hit us on one cheek we're
going TO paste them back on both.
The Germans were so peeved with
us. over the loss Of the beautiful
chateau that had housed their col
onel, that they brought up their long
range guns and put shells into
French villages far back OF our lines.
that had never been bothered before.
German airplanes had found that
American reserve troops were in
these places
In addition. the German planes
have been bombing us nights and In
other ways making life disagreeablc
for us
Never mind" SAYS our colonel
There never was game that two
couldn't play at"
We're all wondering what hen
spring on them next
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-09
COLONEL ORDERS TOWN WIPED OUT-AND YANKEES DID!

cause I'm getting awfully tired OF
H. I've never made any agreement
to leave any German headquarters
village alone"
The next evening, sure enough,
another shell dropped In on US. and
this time there were a few casual.
ties.
our colonel was furious. lie
stormed and raved and threatened
the most terrible revenge.
Clean Out Town
"The very next shell they put in
this town is going to be the death
warrant OF that whole boche outfit
over there" he declared. "I'll wipe
their whole damned town off the
map"
The next German shell came along,
teasingly. the next evening
Our colonel took down his tcle-
phone and got the artillery com
mander on the line.
GIVE them everything you've got,
but first Of all drnolish the chateau
where that German colonel has his
Headquarters" he comma ndcd. AIT
er that. clean out the whole town"
our artillery firing lasted nearly
four hours and when 1t ended our
colonel got this message over the
phone:
Every Building Down
Colonel. the jobs done. We
put the chateau out Of business
In 10 minutes. and the rest Of
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-09
BY {. &. LYON
Star Reporter with Gen. Pershing''
ARMY

IN THE AMERICAN TRENCHES
IN FRANCE. May 9.--For several
days In succession. just about sun
down. German artillery had been
dropping one. solitary, high ex'
plosiye shell in little French VII
lage Immediately back OF tho Ameri-
can lines. where an American col
oncl had his headquarters.
Less than three miles away he.
hind the German lines, was another
little village. where "a German col
onel had his headquarters.
Just as the German artillery had
the exact range OF our town, 40 our
artillery was likewise prepared. on
a seconds notice. to shell theirs.
They're Mistakes"
French instructors attached 10
our outfit insisted 10 our colonel
there must be some mistake about
those German shells that kept an
noying us.
we never shell each others head.
quarters towns" tho French officer
explained They did In the early
days OF the war. but both sides soon
found II didn't pay. So we leave
each other alone. These stray shells
are mistakes in ranges or something
like that"
Then the German gunners had
better be a little more careful. be-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-09
DOCK WORKERS
GET INCREASES
Of 20 PER CENT

Waterfront workers were
awarded approximately 20 per-
cent wage increases Thursday. In
an award handed down by
Hcnr, VI. White. local agent for
the national adjustment board.
The new scale gees Into effect
at \ n. IN. FRIDAY The eight
hour day. temporarily granted
BY employers a few days ago.
pending an agreement. II made
part 81 the nrw award.
Tho big rairc In wages for the long
shor.mrn was secured without a
strike. but as a concession granted
by the government commissioner.
Not days tins was lost by the
workers.
Truckers. who have been getting
80 cents an hour Tor eight hours. and
IS CENTS for overtime. viii set s5
cents straight time and 81 for over
time
coastwlsc lonEahoremcn set an In.
CREASE from 80 to 20 cents an hour
for eight hours and from 30 cents TO
81 os an hour for overtime.
The deep sea icngshoremcn are TO
get 30 cents instead O, ss cents an
hour. and N,is instead OF 81 an hour
overtime
Checkers ARE raised from 90 cents
TO Is cents an hour. with $40 an
hour for overtime instead OF - cents
The lonwshoFemen met In conveu.
tion ~ tho Labor trnpic Thursda ".
received the new schedule. and di-.
caAs.d IL at lanrfh
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-09

the town won't he Of any use TO
the enemy because every build
ing is down.
Our colonel got up and put on
his coat and said TO those about
him:
Now. let's all get out Of here.
They'll level this town within n
few minutes"
We withdrew from the village in
hasty fashion. most on foot. but a
few on horses and in autos.
During our bombnrdment OF the
German headquarters town the en-.
emy had feebly replied with an oc.
casional shell into our town. but as
soon as our guns quit firing the Ger.
mans evidently came out OF their
dugouts and went to their artillery.
because before we were outside the
village shells began raining on us In
torrents.
Germans Return Fire
| saw our town the next day, and
had to hunt around for what was
left OF the building that had housed
our colonel and his headquarters
Only one wall was left standing In
the mass OF debris that had fallen
into the cellar noticed several IA.
miliar articles. one OF them a Grip
pied chair that the colonel had been
wont to use, and about two.thirds OF
"A pair OF breeches that had once
been my own. You see. | had been
visiting the colonel when all this
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-09
Substitutes for
Carnations Will
Be Ready Sunday

Substitutes will be found for the
Mothers day. next sunday. to make
up for the shortage OF the chosen
flower.
Sunday will be observed all over
the United States as Mothers day.
4 red flower will be worn as a token
OF honor to living mothers. Those
whose mothers are dead will wear a
white flower badge.
Narcissi are TO be had in abun-
dance. and florists advocate the sub
stitution of this fragrant and mex
pensive blossom for the customary
white carnation.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-09
GEN.HAIG
C0UN
ATTACKS
Enemy Presses Fiercely Around Ypres
Region But Fail to Make Appre-
ciable Headway

The Germans are again striving desper-
ately to reach Ypres from the southwest.
The fighting, which began early yester-
day morning, still is proceeding with vary
ing success.
Altho this assault was made on a narrow
front Of three miles, between Voormezeele
and La Clytte official and staff dispatches
indicate it was extremely desperate.
The British and French were carried
back slightly under the impetus of the initial
enemy rush yesterday morning, but re-estab-
lished their lines by counter-attack last
night.
Today the British were again obliged to retire
slightly near La Clytte.
Field Marshal Haig today reported minor fighting
at different points along the whole British front. The
Australians continue TO improve their positions between
the Somme and the Ancre.
Near Montddier the American artillery still is
pounding away at the German positions, and,
ingly is oushooting the enemy gunnerS.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-09
LINES
PL0WED Up BY
j. s. ARTILLERY
By FRED 4. FERGUSON

fr,ied Prrss Correspondent
WITH THE AMERICANS IN
PICARDY. May s.-The Ameei'
can artillery continues pounding
the German positions.
Ono German battery II known
10 have blown up Another. In
Bois de LAVAL. near FrAsui'
court. which had bcen heavily
sh~lIing our positions. VIA stop
ped by the American rctaliatcry
fire.
while there In speculation as 20
wher. the next German attack is
coming, the Franco. American Etaffs
responsible for barring the way TO
Paris are on the alert. There are in
dicatioua that the bochc is bringing
up additional artillery in this region.
The Franco American iiason IL ex'
tremely effective. The transport
service IL working smoothly. and the
hospitals are cooperating TO the full
est extent
\ letter found on n dead German
testified 10 the effectiveness OF the
American artillery. Apparently re
fcrring 20 CantiRny. the letter says
the German positions were complete
~ demolished. and that the Germans
dared not show themselves In the
day time One American shell HIT in
the midst OF ration party. killing
and wouuiing several.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-09
FRENCH and BRITISH
FACE BITTER ATTACK

attack. almost completely stopping
the storm troops on the east bank OF
the Vyverbeek. which flows north
eastward into Dickebush lake. which
the enemy was unable to cross. ow-
ing to field gun fire. The latest re-
ports show the French line intact.
the Germans falling TO renew the
struggle.
At 3 o'clock this morning. the Ger
mans laid down a barrage north OF
Amiens. At AIS. this sector appar-
emily had quieted without any at
tack.
On the rest OF the front the guns
are ceaselessly pounding. Near
Bucquoy. the British were slightly
forced back from positions which
they won yesterday.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-09
RUM0RED
all EN- 7
SERIOUS
Heredity Weakness Is Displayed After
Intense Strain of War; Diplomats
Hear Many Stories
BY gibson GARDNER

WASHINGTON. May Sit would not surprise our
state department learn that Kaiser Wilhelm ravng
maniac and confined in asylum. II has been known in
inside circles for time that the German ruler has been
suffering from all the symptoms Of incpient insanity and
the strain under which he has been aborng during the
has aggravated his trouble
Reports have lately been received that the kaiser has
become obsessed with the notion that he has divine
mission humanity. His religious mania has been
much accentuated.
Long ago the kasers condition the subject Of
non gossip which. for diplomatic could not be
itten in the newspapers. Things happened the oc-
of Roosevels visit the kaiser which could be
planned evidence of mind erratc to be border
ing insanity.
Those who have had opportunity to study the kaisers
regard hereditary. His monomana for all things
military touched with religious mania, has made him
mendously effective instrument Of the mtarst cult
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-09
100000 MAY BE IN
FRANCE BY YEARS END
by CARL ID. GROAT


WASHINGTON. May .. The
American army in France will be
well on the way to the 1000, 900
mark by the end OF the year. This
forecast has added weight today
from Secretary OF War Bakers state
ment that we have now passed the
500 600 mark "over there"
Included In this are regulars. Ma.
,ional Guard and National army
forces.
The addition to the half million
now there is being increased stead
lily. \ maximum effort is expected
to be reached this month or next
and TO continue well along into the
summer
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-09
u. S. ANSWERS
COMPLAINT OF
RUSSIAN SOVIET

WASHINGTON. May a.--Ambas
sador Francis has pesn Informed by
tho state department that there is no
foundation for the soviet claims that
tho American Nadivostok consul
was over friendly to Siberian ooun-
ter revoIutionists. This statement
will be communicated TO tho soviet
government as the American answer
10 the soviet objection against the
consul. John Caldwell.
Tho informal nature Of the an.
aver means that the soviet govern
ment ia not now recognized by the
United States. tho the complaint was
evidently nm attempt To force a
statement OF position as to rccogni'
ton.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-09

regarding the extension Of tho Brit
ish front This controversy is par
alyzing and destructive" Lloyd
George said at this moment the
fate Of the empire is hanging in the
balance. while the Germans are plan
ming the biggest blow OF the war.
Gen. Maurice made a fragrant
breach Of discipline" Lloyd George
declared MIR. Asauith should have
deprecated IL. II his motion is car
ried. Mr.. Asquith will again he re-
sponsible for tho conduct OF the
war"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-09
UXTRY! MIR. EVERETT'S LID is
CRUSHED IN TODAY! UXTRAW!

t.ookec. folks ~.
rrett True was bran.
e,i today. 1; doesn't
happen often. No
stree. Everett usual
Is docs tho b-a ming
That is. when he
tackles anyone beside
tho rniEsus And
sfrp True certainly
landed on him today
Wowio' Everett
Tru~'s ia crushed In.
4 rare sight. indeed
See particulars on
page ? Have n iaug h
with tho eomical fel.
lows.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-09
Fulton Is Facing
Federal Arrest

OAKLAND. Cal. May Sired
Fulton. heavyweight pugilist, today
faced arrest by department OF justice
officers on a charge OF violation OF
the Mann white slave" act.
Fulton was appearing at an Oak.
land theatre. when special agents
OF the department OF justice came
after him today. Fulton could not be
found
Fulton will be specifically charged
with bringing Miss Dorothy Gaynen
OF New York into California
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-09
RUMANIA HARD
HIT BY TERMS

AMSTERDAM. May a.--AustrIa
gains 270 square miles and Hungary
$50 square miles from the Ruma.
nlan peace treaty. according 60 n dis.
patch received from Vienna today
Rumania. in addition to losing this
territory. will pay for the damages
caused In Transyivania by the war
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-09
EAST MAY LOOK A BIT
HEALTHIER TO DILLON

Jack Dillon. IIoosier bearca,. will
not appear in Seattle TO oppose
Mickey King. according 20 wire re-
ceived by Dan Salt. local promoter.
Thursday noon No reason for Dil'
Ions action was given. other than
that he was going TO return to the
East Immediately. Dillon was defeat
cd by Frank Farmer. Of Tacoma. In
a fight there last Tuesday night.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-09
A TIP TO SONS

Sunday May Il. is Mothers
II is tributes Motherhood
Don't forget celebrate. Here's
Wear Mothers
white IL Mother is dead: colored flower living
Mothers
Send Mother box Of spring flowers.
Write her a
Give Mother whole that good visit
Send Mother picture snapshots of home
children work
Tel Mother ambtionsshe them possible
Tell Mother troubes-she help
Thank Mother her and her teachngste her how
helped
Don't Mother sll likes
Mother first and sweetheartdon't forget
II love your
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-09
PREMIER GIVES
FULL ANSWER
TO HIS CRITICS

LONDON. May .. - Gen
Maurice's action was unprece-
dented." declared Premier Lloyd
George In the house Of commons
today. during the course OF the
debate resulting from Maurice's
attack on the vcracity of the pre-
mier and Chancellor Bonar Law.
-He did not act fairly. He
should have made his charges be
fore the cabinet"
utGeyd George quoted a document
from Maurfce's department issued
nine days after the premier's speech.
confirming that the combatant
strength OF the British army was
greater in January. 1918. than In
January. 1917.
Regarding the extension OF the
front. the premier said. Maurice was
at Versailles. altho not present In
the chamber. The extension was
never discussed there. Lloyd George
said. being already an accomplished
fact.
Maurice Was Present
Lloyd George said the statement
regarding three British divisions be
ing In Egypt was made at cabinet
meeting Maurice. he said. was
present. but did not correct him.
The premier intimated that As
qvith was responsible for the per
sistent press attacks since he Lloyd
George had undertaken the conduct
OF the war.
Il ask commons TO judge today"
said Lloyd George. Since I threw
myself into the vigorous prosecution
unk1he war I have been drenched
with cocoa press sIop.
This IL a reference 10 the fact
that certain persons Interested in
the cocoa business are understood TO
control a portion OF the London
press. which has been opposed 10 the
present RoyerumeniJ
There was record.breaking at
tendance in the house. The galleries
were packed. Among the notables
present were the archbishop Of Can
terbury and Lord Stamfordham, the
kings secretary.
The premier denied that the war
cabinet overruled Field Marshal
Haig and Chief Of staff Robertson
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-09
HITCHCOCK GETS POST
HELD BY SEN. STONE

WASHINGTON. May @ Senator
Hitchcock Nebraska. was elected
chairman Of the senate foreign rela.
tons committee today by the demo
cratic steering committee TO succeed
the late Senator Stone. Missouri