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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-17

forces between Krasnoyarsk and Irkutsk found themselves hard pressed and near to the end of their resources. Kadlts
 doubled back eastward and by a series of flanking movements, falling upon the Bolshevild in tht night, stampeded them
 time after time. In this way he pushed
 through to the relief of his country 'men at Kransnoyarsk and Irkutsk.
 From Irkutsk to the southernmost
 point of Lake Saikal there are Al tun-
 nels. It was the Czechs' aim to clear
 out the Bolsheviki without giving them
 time to blow up these tunnels and to
 that end they started small contingent
 overland to surprise the Bolsheviki be-
 yond the series of tunnels. These men
 marched for four days under greatest
 difficulties. But they accomplished their
 object. They attacked the Bolsheviki in
 the middle of the night, captured their
 machine guns and started them north
 ward in disorder. The BolsheviN suc-
 ceeded in blowing up one tunnel, the last
 one in the series.
 The Czechs and their Russian allies now had clear track to the southern extremity of the lake, to village named Slujionka, where the blocked tunnel pre- sented serious obstacle to further pro-
 gress. They dragged a few light guns over the ridge and marched several con tingents of troops around the obstruction only to find the Bolshevki massed in
 force some 20 miles beyond. The Czechs
 and Russians suffered heavy losses in the fight here and were forced back to within few miles of the tunnel. Meantime the Czechs had cleared the tunnel sufficiently to pass troops through on foot. General Gaida, who had succeeded Colonel Kadlets in com mand, caused decoy messages to fall into the enemy's hands, begging for help and declaring that the tunnel was hopelessly
 blocked and he in desperate straits, sur rounded and at the end of his resources. The Bolsheviki thereupon moved south ward in high spirits, throwing aside all caution. Bands played and their pro- gress was in the nature of a triumphal march,
 A few miles from the tunnel they ran into an ambush which completely demor- alized them. Machine guns raked them from the hillsides and field guns shelied them front and rear. A tattered rem nant of the Bolsheviki army fled north ward with the few trains they were able to save.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-17
AUTOMATIC TRAINS AMONG MARVELS OF
 WORK, IN F RANCE
How Thousands of Cars of Supplies ' Are Hurried Forward to Men at
 the Front

1 American Regulating Base, Advance Zone, France, october 20.-tCorrespond- ence of the Associated Press. )-The automatic train' is one of the strange devices which has sprung out of the war and there is nothing quite like | it in the whole range of railway trans portation. It has been developed by | the American military authorities here as one of the necessities of keeping up an automatic daily supply of food for age and all requirements, to every unit | of the American expeditionary forces | in France To do this with unvarying regularity each day, so that every man in every division, stretching over a vast area along 300 miles of front, would have his daily needs supplied was | a huge problem.
 The only solution was to secure ab- solute uniformity, or standardiza tion of trains by which the makeup would l be automatic day after day. And out J of this has come the automatic train" of the American army, which is one of the wonders of American organization. 1 Here at a small interior village of the American advance force is the center from which the automatic trains move out daily. The place is well forward in the advance zone. just far enough away from the fighting to be out of reach of l permit the supplies to move forward with the greatest facility. 1t was a sleepy village last October, with 2000 inhabitants; today it is a cen | ter of intense activity, with an Amer ican working force of 22,000-11 times 1 the population year ago-with 12
 miles of yard trackage, 45 enormous warehouses, and railways radiating to | every point of the long front held who'll lily or in part by American troops.
 Last month S2,000 cars were moved or over 1000 day in this stupendous stream of supplies going forward tc the fighting forces.
 Colonel Hilgard, commanding officer land Captain Bigger, regulating officer lexplained the details of these automatic trains, and later there was an oppor- tunity to see the trains assembled like lparts in huge puzzle and started or their way to the front. The basis or which the automatic trains are made lup is as follows:
 Two cars of refrigerated fresh beef.
 Two cars of fresh bread.
 Seven cars of food comprised in the soldiers ration.
 Four cars of fuel for cooking.
 Fourteen cars of forage for horses
 One car of gasoline, mineral oil an6 Lubricants for motors.
 One car for mail and packages
 | These are the fixed and practicall, invariable clements of each automatic train the same wants of food and for age being repeated day after day. Tn addition each division has vary ing wants of clothing, ammunition medical supplies, etc, as it may b. in the midst of the fighting or furthe lback in calmer section. These vary ling clements are added to each train
 according to the needs of the division. Thus, Is trains go out daily in I directions, each train having some B to 35 cars in the fixed and automati makeup and some to 20 cars with tn
 varying elements of ammunition, medi cal supplies, clothing, etc, dependen 4 on the proximity to the fighting.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-17
|RID YOURSELF OF DESPISED WRINKLES
 AND COMPLEXION BLEMISHES Be Young at Seventy-Not Old at Thirty SimpIe Oatmeal Combination Does It
Simple Oatmeal Combination Does It

ordinary oatmeal at any grocery store and a package of Derwillo at any drug store. Then wash your face with warm water, oatmeal and Der willo as directed in every package of Derwillo. The very first application will astonish you. Thousands of once careworn, wrinkled. sallow looking women have wonderfully improved their appearance and are unanimous in their praise of Derwillo- oatmeal combination. One lady writes after trying it: II think it is simply wonder full It has removed my wrinkles and sailow complexion and I now have smooth clear, rosy complexion and my relatives and friends are greatly as- tonished at the marvellous change in my appearance" Another grateful patron says: "Derwillo method is simply fine. and has cleared my face of blemishes such as wrinkles, freckles. rough skin. My skin quickly responded to its mar velous effects and the cost was mere trifle compared to the results I re- ceived." A simple trial will convince you of it's efficacy. and remember, it's good for young girls, too.
 NoTE-Dersilo method is inexpensive and is guar anteed by to do what claimed for 1t or the paid will be refunded. It is sold under an -cla back guarantee in this city by all druggists. including Eugene Jacobs. Adams. Parker. Patton Pope aud Hagan -Dunlap.-Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-17
METHODIST FUNDS
 WILL AID NEGROES Estimated 75O,OOO Have Gone From South to
 Northern Points

New York, November 16.-In commem- oration of the founding of the first American Methodist mission oy John Ste wart, a negro, who carried the gospel to the Wyandotte Indians, the joint cen tenary committee of the Methodist Epis- copal church announced here today that s3,9OO,0O0 of it's proposed SS0,OO000O "cen- tenary fund winch is to be raised by June 1, 1919, will be devoted to '.the improvement of social, moral and reli- gious conditions among the negroes of the United States"
 There are 31S9 negro Methodist'churches in the south and for their betterment budget of $2,5SS,675 has been prepared Part of the money will be used in educat- ing negro pastors along the lines of modern church work and nearly S160,- 900 will be devoted to building parsonage to illustrate model home conditions to the negroes of the various districts. Demonstration farms also will be estab-
 lished, similar to the one at Brook
 haven, Miss, where colored farmers will be taught scientific agriculture. Thirty per cent of southern negroes are Hitter ate and schools and lecturers will be em- ployed to reach these
 Since the beginning of the war, it is estimated, more than 750,000 colored work CTS have migrated from the land oi corn and cotton to northern farms ana munition factories. Methodism, accord ing to the statement intends to provide for the welfare of the negroes, many ot whom are members of that faith. The plans include the building of SS new churches in the north, each of which will aid the negroes to find employment and obtain decent living quarters. Similar provisions will be made to take care oi negro women and girls. Courses il cookery and housekeeping for those who
 were formerly plantation laborers are also contemplated.
 St. Marks Methodist Episcopal church in Chicago, East Calvary Methodist
 Episcopal church in Philadelphia, ano Park Street Methodist Episcopal church in Cincinnati have already put some of the centenary programme in operation and funds for starting similar work 1T all parts of the country will be raised during the drive" next Sprfng
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-17

To be possessed of a head of heavy
 beautiful hair; soft, lustrous, fluffy
 wavy and free from dandruff is merely a matter of using little Danderine It is easy and Inexpensive to have nice, soft hair and lots of it. Just get a
 small bottle of Knowlton's Danderine now-it costssbut few cents-all drug stores recommend it-apply a little as directed and within ten minutes there will be an appearance of abundance freshness. fluffiness and an 'ncompar- able gloss and lustre, and try as VOL will you can not find a trace of dan iruff or falling hair; but your real sur prise will be after about two weeks
 use. when you. will see new hair-fine and downy at first-yes-but really new
 hair-sprouting out all over your scalp -Danderine is. we believe. the only sure hair grower. destroyer of dandruff and cure for itchy scalp, and it never fails to stop falling hair at once.
 If you want to prove how pretty and soft your hair really Is. moisfen a cloth
 with little Danderine and carefully draw it through your hair-taking one small strand at time. Your hair will be soft. glossy and beautiful in just Ia few moments-a delightful surprise AWaits everyone who tries thlA
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-17
SO(CI[El T Y
Continued From Page rwo)

center will meet on Wednesday at 10:30 O clock at Goodwill center at Pratt City.
 The Minerva Child Study club will meet on Tuesday morning at 10:30 o'clock at the home of Mrs. J. K. Gentry. The October programme will be used and all members are asked to attend.
 The College Women's club will meet on Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. Chal- iners Moore at o'clock.
 There will be meeting of the Frances Willard Union w. c. T. U., on Thursday afternoon at 2:3O o'clock at the home of Mrs. George Smith. 1201 Fifteenth street. south.
 The United States Daughters of 1872 will hold their regular monthly meeting on Wednesday afternoon at 230 o'clock at the Southern club.
 L'Alliance Franchise will meet Tues day at o'clock in the Civic association rooms.
 There will be no meeting for practice of the Liberty chorus this afternoon at ? o'clock as the chorus will not sing-at the community sing this afternoon. Allison chapter No. 166. o. E. s., meets Tuesday evening at Masonic halh Pow derly. at 730 o'clock. Business of inn portance is to be transacted, A called meeting of the Y. w. CA. board of directors will be held Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-17
He Really Was Tired

From Every body's Magazine.
 After coming in from 20-mile hike" the officer in command of a negro company said, before dismissing them: 'I want all the men who are too tired to take another hike to take two paces forward"
 All stepped forward except one big. hisky six-footer. Noticing him, the of ficer said: Well, Johnson, ready for 20 miles more?"
 .No, sah," replied Johnson. "Ah'm too tired to even take dem two steps,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-17
What He Learned

From the Detroit Free Press.
 W. B. Trites was knocking the mod ern drama.
 T once wrote a play myself" he said. After two years work on it submitted 1t to manager. The mana ger said it was full of promise, but totally lacking in technique. He ad- vised men to visit the theatre assidu- ously for month or two and learn all could.
 T ran across him month later ir Broadway.
 "Wep my boy he said. have you been studying the theatre as Sad- vised?
 "Yes.' said I. T have
 Learnt anything? he asked.
 Well said, I've learnt one thing
 Good! said the manager. What's that:
 "I I've learnt said. that I'm about the only man alive who isn't able to get a poor play put on.'"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-17
An Indefinite Liability

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
 true story about citizen whose daughter is about to be married, and who has been trying to get line on what the expense of the rather elab- crate ceremony will be. He approached a friend of his seeking information.
 Morris he said. your oldest daugh- ter was married about five years ago,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-17
Annual Egg Waste

From the Thritt Magazine.
 Enough eggs are lost through spoilage and deterioration at the present rate of production in this country to supply two eggs a day to an army of approxi- mately 50O0.O0O soldiers. The value of these wasted eggs amounts to sl22 7S5,5Oo a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-17
Relic of Better Days

From the Boston Transcript.
 How long will my steak be, waiter? About six inches, sir"
 We like to read over this old joke It recalls such pleasant memories-the an- swer today would be PIE inches.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-17
THREE

wasn't she? Would you mind telling me about how much the wedding cost you
 Not 'at all, sam" was the answer Altogether. about 5000 a year"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-17
A Man of Resource

From the Boston Transcript. T thought your wife objected to your going to the club evenings"
 'Oh, that was two years ago.
 ''Then she's changed her views"
 "No. I've changed my wife"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-17
.tASt THE PAINFUL RHEUMATIC TW|NGE Sloan's Liniment will relieve it
 on one application

It's the worlds most popular coun- ter-irritant for the shooting, darting pains and aches of those numerous ex- ternal attacks which every man, wom- an and child suffers from~at one time or another.
 By penetrating without rubbing, it helps to scatter the congestion, result Ing in . warm, tingling glow of com fort and ease. Takes little to turn the trick quick. Won't stain the skin. Get big bottle today for economy's sake All druggists everywhere sell 1t.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-17

London's telephone and telegraph wires extend to 7a50O miles overhead and oN.- ooo miles underground.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-17

Then to cap the climax ve hove taken our Jersey dresses that sold from 25.OO to 4O.OO and hove deducted 500, zoo and 1000 iron, the present prices.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-17
TricOlette Dresses

Every of fashion has reading about ricoette the material for which have pay 500 and 700 in New York It is beautiful and very servceable And we considered that we were accomplishing NN Hn wonders when bought line of trcolette // AoI dresses to sell at 30OO. These dresses go at -1sOO
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-17
The Reduction Sale of Coats

The first lot includes the most wonderful line of coats that ever shown in Birmingham at anything like prices at 11000 125OO and 15OOO It is needless to say that these represent the of ready garments. Beautiful materials, fur 0N 0O trimmed and exquisitely tailored and <9'oo lined. They go on sale Monday at
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-17
Reduction Sale of Suits

These suits French serge-pease that we'll Not cottonback but the very best quality of French And every knows they could bought for less than 5000 Beautiful materials satin lined oolors of black
 brown navy and all other wanted shades 1 0 N= These are the suits we had marked 29.5o | S.S1 They go sale Monday for o
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-17

We don't know of quality of Satin Duchess retail for less than 5000 These of extra quality beautiful tailored models, in navy, black and brown They all they represented to be \ O N- and especially good values. In the Re- Il " 4A duction Sale at ~
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-07
MOVIE NOTES
At the Majestic

Al the Majestic
President Woodrow Wilson.
President Lincoln and other nation
al heroes are shown in inspiring
scenes in My Own United States, -
Metros historical drama starring
Arnold Daily which will be offered
at the Majestic tonight and Thurs
day. The president is shown deliv-
ering an address to multitude of
people in the opening scenes of the
picture and the other heroes are
shown in scenes vital in American
history. Among those who are rep
resented with utmost fidelity in
Characterization are President
Abraham Lincoln, President
Thomas Jefferson, General L. S.
Grant, Admiral Stephen Decatur,
Andrew Jackson, General Aaron
Burr and Colonel Alexander HamiI-
ton.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-07

newspaper man asserted itself WITH
the result that he now modestIy
AYERS that he can work artillery fire
data problems without paper and
pencil. whereas the mathematicians
are still busy with figures long
after he is done. The artillery gun
ners, he explains, do not see what
they are shooting at often a hill
is in front OF them, the object being
beyond. This is located by officers
and scouts back of the guns, or on
the side. They then measure the
various angles and fix the distances
and after this is figured. the gun Is
placed for action.
Mr.. Fisher asserts that his quail
fcations of quickly grasping the
situation he learned in his newspa-
per training. and says such success
he has had makes him feel as if he
might be in a position to do some
thing worth while in the army.
Another part of scout work he
likes is that it permits one to retain
part of his individuality. The
scouts are not working at the guns.
They are away from them, either at
the battalion commanders station
or observation point as it is called
with the officers, or they are out
scouting around, always on the
alert. You feel less the part of a
machine that one does if he is at a
field piece lifting shells.
He gives an idea of a days work.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-07


Writing from Camp Robinson at
Sparta, Wis, to his old associates
in the editorial rooms OF The Argus,
Milton c. Fisher, city editor of the
paper, now a soldier in the artiI-
lery section, tells of the advantage
his newspaper training has proven
to him in the service of his country.
Fisher came to The Argus from OF
tawa, Ill, as a reporter a few years
ago, and by dint of perseverance, IN
dustry and brain work, won the
city editors desk in which capacity
he was serving when the draft
caught him and whiZZed him away
to Camp Grant at Rockford. There
his capacity for certain specific
lines OF work seems to have been
recognized and he was soon attach
ed to heavy artillery and transfer
red to Camp Robinson. Fisher is
happy in the thought that he has
been given duties in which he may
prove his usefulness in helping win
the war, as his letter indicates.
In the course of his letter, Fisher
states that he has been assigned to
the scout section of the headquar-
tiers company, and he doubts if
there is any other special line OF
work in the army that would appeal
to him more, remarking that if he
had a typewriter there, he would
very quickly show wherein the &C
tivities of a heavy field artillery
scout are practically parallel to
newspaper work. It is so much so,
he says. that in his regiment there
are three former city editors in the
scout section, one from the Fort
Dodge Gowa, Messenger, one from
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-07

the Rochester (Minn) Herald. and
himself. One lovely feature Of thu
scout detail is that It covers var
ious lines. For instance. they get
on nigh hills and draw panoramic
sketches OF the country before them
designating everything of military
Importance. They make maps. road
maps and place sketches and are
instructed in artillery fire data.
which has TO do with the aiming of
the guns. They do patrol work and
also observe the result of the fire.
n order to see that the shots hit
the enemy target aimed at.
Fisher recalls that it was one Of
the pet theories of his editor that
four years practical experience
carefully applied in a newspaper Of
nee will serve as well in many in
stances as a college education. The
Argus city editor states that in his
war service he has proved this the
DRY, for in the five men assigned TO
the scout section last week, two
were college men, one a Minnesota
L., and the other a u. of Pennsyl-
vania. Both were fresh in higher
mathematics, solid geometry and
trtgnometry, and one was an archi-
tect. They started in the scout
class before Fisher did. but he
went to work. not knowing what
was being talked of or done, and
was not afraid to ask questions and
watch closely. The instinct of the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-07
MANY TOMATOES
COOKED BY sun

Extreme heat Monday and yes
terday, together with dry weather,
has caused the loss OF approx
mately 300 bushels OF tomatoes on
the truck farm Of william Hcide-
mann, Twenty-Grst avenue, be
tween Ninth and Eleventh streets.
Mr.. Heldpanu's truck farm ia
that locality is composed OF about
% acres, and tomatoes was the
principle crop.
Monday morning tomatoes could
be obtained in abundance that were
sound and otherwise In good con
dition. Yesterday il was found
that the entire crop had been lit
orally cooked by the sun rays.
A specimen was brought TO ths
police station, which was perfect
in shape and color, and would
seem 20 the casual observer as a
faultless specimen. The tomato
however. was spoiled for human
food II had 10 be handled care
fully, as tho least pressure would
have caused it 70 burst The to-
matoes have been literally broiled
within the skins.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-07
ALEDO AT A GLANCE
Daily Doings in Mercer County's Busy Capital

James kasenburg, Joseph II. Peter
son, George E. w. Tornquist, Ernest
Johnson. Harry Marble. Ernest
Taylor, Harold Morgan, Lyle Oliver
Kistler, Laurence Livingston, Fred
Parkinson, Harry L. Bridger, d.
Earl Sherrard, to be examined in
Detroit, Mich.
Teachers Institute August 1923.
The teachers institute for Mer-
Ger county will open Monday morn
ing, August I9. at the Presbyterian
church in Aledo and will continue
till Friday afternoon, August %.
Several excellent speakers have
been engaged for instruction dur
ing the session. G- p. Randall,
city superintendent Of DanvilIe, H.,
and E f Van Cleve of Western
state normal at MacOmb will be the
main speakers. Miss Grace Ulle-
meyer OF Rock Island will have
charge of the music.
Wednesday, August q, exercises
for the eighth grade graduates
from Mercer county will be held.
Mir. Van Cleve will talk at this time
to the graduates.
The institute will open every
morning throughout the week at s
O'Clock
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-07
Marjorie Cooke to Christen Shin.

At the city council session Mon
day evening. Justice George a.
Cooke brought up the letter which
ne had received from the United
states shipping board fleet cor
poTauon. stating that a ship soon
10 be built will be christened Aledo
and for Justice Cooke to select
some young woman TO be present
at the time of the launching of the
snip to Christen IT. Mr.. Cooke re
q1es-ed the city council TO select
some lady to be present at the time
of the launching on or about No
vember Is. The city council voted
that Miss Marjorie Cooke be the
party to be present at the launch
ing.