The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-04
Allied Armies Hold An "Experience" Meeting In Lieu Of Celebration
Generals of the Several Divisions Make Gratify- ing Reports From All Sectors s-Lee Bradley Tells of German Espionage-Workers
 Cited For Distinguished Conduct in
 Making Attack on Money Chests

that mo man, Tn whatsoever capacity he may serve behind the lines, is en- titled to the same credit that is due the boys in the trenches. If Germany loses this war, Emperor William and his party must go the way of Napoleon or Nicholas so we may expect the Ger man leader to fight to the last ditch.'
 VINTAGE OF 1864
 Two acts of vaudeville, Lee and Mack from the Bijou, and That Girls" quar- tet from the Lyric, were contributed by patriotic show people and along with several "jokes' of the vintage of 1864 from John Sparrow helped to enliven the intermission. As usual John c. Hen ley shook the chestnut tree and pro- cuced an antiquated story about the fighting Irishman. which was evident fly an old favorite among those present.
 In the general orders the following were .cited for distinguished conduct: T. H. Garden, for working 15 plants and getting 100 per cent from each; J. D, Truss, for selling $50 bonds to two Cninamen; the Italian army, for cap turing the jail and securing the promise of a subscription by Saturday.
 Gen J. R. T. Rives of the labor di- vision reported total of 549 bonds sold, aggregating $32,S00 $643S of which was already in hand. Ed Rohe. reporting for the French army, announced to- tai of $2S2000 in sales. Ed Hawkins stated that the negroes of the Southern roundhouse had gone 100 per cent and that 5000 had been sold among the day shift alone.
 One of the most gratifying reports of the evening was that made by ]. T. Bonnyman of the mining division who reported s137, as the result of his committees labor among seven of the nine districts under their Jurisdiction This represents the purchases of men in and around the mines," said Mr. Bonnyman and does not include the subscriptions of mining corporations or of Birmingham mine officials"
 General Steadman of the British army reported the following new sales: Southern Bell Telephone Co. $l6, ,000 Acipco employees .......a..s.s.... 44,000 Thomas furnace workers ....... LOGO H. C. shops ...,.............. 30,000 Finley yards ...,........... 1000
 He stated that all these subscriptions would be increased later on.
 Field Marshal Rushton announced that it was impossible 10 get at the actual sales that had been made on account of the fact many committees had not reported.
 Chairman Brown read letter from c. T. Fairbairn of the corporation com mittee, announcing a subscription of $12,500 from Earle Real Estate company and one of s50,000 from the Alabama Power company.
 He also reported the following sales made through the Bank of Ensley and filed by R. A. ChadwickA
 Pratt Consolidated Coal company $20o, GOO
 Goodau Brown Dry Goods company, $5o.oo0.
 Newcastle Coal company. $20.00o.
 Alabama Grocery company, slo,o0o
 Ensley company sloo9o.
 Andrew c Ramsay Individuality. $6000.
 Cedartown Iron company. s5ee9.
 Pratt Land and Improvement company, $2oo0
 Steel City Land company s2G10.
 Union and company, s20e0
 Bank of Fnsley, $25.ca9-
 G. B. McC'crnack Individuality, $25 GOO.
 Erskine Ramsay Individuality. s15o.ooo.
 FOREIGN CORPORATIONS
 solon Jacobs chairman of the commit tee on fore 'ep corporations, reported the following new sa es. which, added to those already in, total over ssoo, ,e9o:
 Metrorolitan Life Insurance company, $10.0o0.
 New York Life Insurance company. s15,ooo.
 < s'torrs- -Schsefer company. talIors s25oo.
 Georgia Casualty company 5000.
 Buci-cy ye Cotton Oil company, $25,000.
 Goodrich Tire and Rubber company, LOCO,
 New England Life Insuranfe company of Boston, 5000.
 Life and Accident Insurance company of Tennessee and employees, $15C9.
 The Lyric company of Dalls.s, Tex,