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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-08

the dance has spread with unexpected rapidity, and the physical benefit dc rived from healthy, natural movements has been proved to be all for the good and being of trained troops
 So much for the pessimistic mur- murings of the unco' guid! Certain ly the desire that is expressed to dance among the thousands of American SOL diers who are continually passing through London, should have a soften ing effect upon the hitherto infleXibie rule of the general in command of the London district, Sir Francis Lloyd, who was down upon dancing" since the early days of the war and who gave orders to the provost marshal that have been strictly put in force for the last year or two. However, there are always ways of evading even the strictest supervision, and the pity IS that the young officers and soldiers who come home on leave have to be- have rather like naughty schoolboys
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-08
Mothers Of Soldiers Praise Uncle Sam m
 Score Of Languages

Washington September Tn a cor ner of the National Museum here. al- most in the shadow of Colonel Roose- velt's stuffed hartebeest and of the restored dinosaur is government bu- reau devoted to translating letters written in more than score of lan- guages by the mothers, fathers and wives of AmericanEsoldiers It is the foreign language section of the war risk insurance bureau, which dispenses soldiers and sailors pay allotments and family allowances to the depcnd- ents of fighting men
 In Chinese, Hebrew, German, Italian, Greek, Scandi inavian, French, Spanish, Polish, Russian, Slovenian, Esthonian and a dozen other tongues come the letters from foreign lands pouring out thanks to the American government for remittances which have kept the wolf from the doors. Hopes and hard- ships of the war and prayers for Amer icl's success are expressed in ferNent phrases by these foreign correspond ents.
 America is welcome to my son for the God-giVen task ahead" wrote an Armenian woman recently. q live iil a neutral country, but my heart and my neghbors' hearts are with you," wrote widowed mother from a north Eu- ropean country. Hundreds of othen letters contained similar expressions.
 My wife ard I pray three times a day for the United States and her blessed armies wrote q Ru1nanian father
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-08
England Has Manhood Suffrage


 From "Britain's New Democracy" by 1 Frederic Austin 0gg, in the American Review of Reviews.
 Parliament, in the summer of 1916, entrusted the preliminary considera- tion of a new electoral law to an ex- traordinary commission. chosen by the speaker of the House of Commons and presided over by him, and constituted with much care to represent in proper proportion not only the several parties and groups in Parliament, but the vari- ous bodies of public opinion on cleo toral questions throughout the United Kingdom. This speakers conference" consisting of 66 members from both houses,l began it's work October 10, 1916 Its report was presented to the House of Commons in, the following March, and on May , Mir. Walter Long introduced, in it's behalf, a govern
 ment" bill which nine months later was placed on the statute book of the realm. Conceived primarily as a piece of suf- frage Legislation, this representation of the people act had meanwhile grown into a general electoral law, more con- prehensive and revolutionary than any kindred measure in all English his- tory.
 1Ao III Sl SiSNl coilli lpulloH OI tHS act is manhood suffrage. To arrive at this it was necessary to give the time- honored English conception of the elec- toral function a violent wrench. The property basis had to be given up and
 the suffrage accepted as right belong ing to the individual as such. This revo- lutionary decision once arrived at, the rest was easy The whole mass of ex isting limited franchises was cleared
 away, and in their stead was set up
 one general franchise for all male sub Jeets of the crown Fl years of age or
 over, and resident for six months in
 premises in a British or Irish constitu-
 ency, without regard to value or kind
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-08

While sel1ng War Savings Stamps at l q ball game in Portland Me. recently Tommy J. Newman offered to take the silk shirt eff his back and sell it to the first bidder for two Stamps. The offer was quickly accepted Newman stripped the shirt from his back and transferred the same to the purchaser and then, as if nothing out of the ordinary had hap | pened. resumed his work of selling the | StampS.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-08

at the rate of 100000 month. In addi- tion, the bureau has taken care of 3,300 ONO applications fors government life in- surance. Various sections of this big government department are housed in P buildings in Washington having 310,O00 square feet of floor space.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-08

I the payments are not greater. Each
 letter must be turned into English by corps of trained translators, hastily
 gathered in recent weeks. Then the
 inquiries pass through the hands of l clerks who may spend most of a day
 wading through wards of files of scl- diers' names, addresses or army organ izations with inquiries failed to give ] or careless soldiers neglected to prop 1 erly record.
 Finally the answers are written in Eng l fish, turned back into the original lan- gUage, and sent on their way to a for i eign land Many carry paragraph of | good wishes or encouragement which
 make them not merely business notes,
 but messages of good cheer from Amer 1 ica. The greater proportion of the let ters go to Italy and Greece.
 1 Two score translators and stenogra- l phers do this work, directed by Mrs. NJ Crenshaw, around whom the organization grew up. The principal translator is Dr. Aurelio Palmieri, Italian scholar, mas ter of a score of languages and dialects, who has taught in leading European uni versailles. lived among the near eastern peoples of Europe and studied their so- cial problems. He reclassfied the the ological library at Harvard a few years ago. and more recently classified the Con- SreSSlonal LlDraryS Iudln collection of Siberian literature.
 ONLY SMALL DIVISION
 Important as this foreign language sec- ton is to the war risk insurance bureau, it is one of the smallest divisions. The entire bureau has approximately 11,0o0 employees, 10000 of whom are women. No other government bureau has so many civil employees, and 10 other man in Washington does so much hiring as w A. Mckenzie the chief clerk and imme- date boss of these 11,000. Yet Chief Clerk Mckenzie cannot hire all the wom- en typists and stenographers he needs The exodus of several hundred school teache rs, employed during the summer as clerks, leaves vacancies which even the civil service commission has difficulty ir filing though salaries range usually from 5000 to $1200 a year.
 As American armies grow, so must the bureau grow. Already it handles 150, 900 letters a week. Every Monday morn- ing between 5000 and 10000 letters, the accumulation of two days, pour in, to be slit open, read. sorted and referred to the proper section, where information is gathered for an answer
 The bureau has on file 3500,000 applica- tions for allotments and allowances, and nearly 5,5a0,000 checks have been sent out since last December. Now they are going
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-08

In the Baltimore and Ohio railroad yards women inspect journal boxes and handle freight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-08

who delight in breaking rules when. ever it is possible. The fascination ofl breaking a rule is always uppermost' in most people who have the spirit of youth, and now that the AmeItcanI boys are in London with our British boys, I am sure it will not be lons before the rule regarding dancing ia public it relaxed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-08
POVERTY INITIATED

Interspeesed are hints of great pow erty which the cheeks from Washing ton help to ameliorate. A few letters contain inquiries or complaints that
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-12-20
ON THE JUMP.

It's like living during the days of
the Revolutionary War to see "On the
Jump" a patriotic William Fox pro-
duction featuring George Walsh,
playing at the Auditorium Theatre to-
night.
The sensational methods of a $780,
100000 Liberty Bond salesman are
unfolded and the famous midnight
ride of Paul Revere is m~odernized for
the occasion. The picture is a Lib
erty Bond booster.
George Walsh is seen first as a re-
porter. then as a bond salesman. then
as a reporter again. He exposes the
kaiser's plan to control American
opinion by purchasing newspapers
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-12-20

Friedrich Ebert. German
Tor, in an interview. declares nv
knows of no provision in Law |
which the ex-kaiser would bavo !
given up.
We have separated ourselvas
him after decades of bitter str'.
Ebert said. "and we only des,,
guilt for the responsibility Of N.
should be finally fixed. in orda\
he should be exposed one for /
cannot think of any provision l
upon which Wilhelm would ba'.
be given up"
Asked if he took an optimistic
OF the future. Ebert replied.
"Certainly-as far as possible
government which has taken
such a heritage and finds itself ,
before such a terrible tangled
ton. You must remember III.
influence upon the course of ave
limited. We cannot create hire.
the German people. If the MAJ
allowed to starve. then the inav
will follow. If a nation 90,
brought to such a desperate sit,
that it must break all restrain
shown by the experiences Of IN,
year. such people finally 20
themselves upon the authors Of
misery. q
Our old sFsser eanresto the .
finally as a insult 81 Russian ;
which it had itself invoked. II I,
consolation. however. in fallin.
self. that one drags ones end
the ground. also. To us ami
solution will be preferable"
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-12-20

Rasmus J Jensen returned from
Camp Lewis this morning. looking
entirely ht. 10 sun civil life. He
has a homestead west Of town. Mr.,
Jensen is a pOcatello boy. and left for
there last night. after having OBJ
tanned a health certificate TO permit
him to pass the health inspectors
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-12-20

with a $50, 600, 900 fund left
the German Ambassador, al
the German master spy ane
leader. This furnishes the
daring, dashing, original stu
good clean, wholesome.
comedy.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-12-20

49, E 49, 5000
will make their table reservations at
once.
Chairman Griswold of the Red
Cross membership campaign has ev-
cry reason to expect a thousand or
more memberships to be taken. Last
year the number vas 675. Only par
tial returns have been receiye1. tUt
those that have come in are so much
larger than the same districts repor-
ted last year. that he feels sure of a
tial returns have been received. but
70 from F%airview. and says the to-
tai for the district will reach 100. In
Curlew. south of Arbon. 50 are re-
ported. and there arc very few peO-
nile residing there. Miss Angelly and
Miss Stanger rounded up &c in Amer
lean Falls Wednesday. and others
report $50 more.
loo acres irrigated land for sale:
SO acres in alfalfa and pasture; bal
ance farmland. Also about 80 acres
of oats in stack, n stack alfalfa
hay and farm machinery including
Davis Hay Stacker. Price $115.00
per acre. Reasonable payment cash
and good terms on balance. Located
10 miles north American Falls. 4
miles south OF Aberdeen. Inquire of
w. Z. OSBORN.
12-17-24 Aberdeen. Idaho.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-12-20

Regular services viii be held at the
Episcopal church Sunday at 1900 a.
m Christmas services will be held
Christmas morning at $3.50.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-12-20

Herman Winter. from Camp Lee.
Virginia. and Fred A. Walworth, from
Raleigh. North Carolina. are expected
home within tho next few days
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-12-20

Zig double show at the Auditorium
tonight. George Walsh In "On the
Jump" a great patriotic spectacle.
and Charley Chaplin In The Musica'
Tramp.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-12-20

Christmas dinner. as It gives more
time. and more time means better Sc
lection and better service. Turkeys
are scarce and high Plenty of good
fat geese and chickens at ~Blackburn's
Meat Market
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-12-20

Elmer Calvin has arrived home
from Vancouver Barracks. Washing.
ton. 10 resume civil life.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-12-20

hopes that all who expect to attend
will make their table reservations at
once.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-12-20

1t is said the Krupp Gun won
be utilized to- manufacture text
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-12-20

The Baptist Sunday school viii
meet Sunday at 10 o'clock. This Is
the first meeting OF the school for
nine weeks, and a large attendance
Is anticipated. Rev. Minaker will O n
duct services at II o'clock.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-12-20

Get a box OF delicious apples for
Christmas at Skaggs Cash Grocery.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-12-20

} q Babe. Of Rockland was doing
Christmas shopping In American
Falls yesterday
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-12-20

Do your Christmas shopnin,
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-12-20

Ray Walker and william label. the
youths charged with the robbery of
the Hub Clothing Store recently. en-
tered pleas OF guilty before Judge
Guheen at Pocatello Tuesday. and
were given indeterminate sentences
OF one to fourteen years. They are
In the county jail awaiting the ar
rival Of the travelling guard from the
p~enitentiary.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-12-20

Mrs. f. A. Kennedy left Wednesday
for Burlingame. California, for an ex-
tended visit.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-12-20

$. h. Kramlich and family. who
were taken with the flu the first OF the
week. IRE getting along nicely. Mr..
kramlich expects to be attending to
business again within a day OF two.
John Paul Evans has returned
home from Seattle. Wash, where he
was connected with the naval service.
He graduated from the s. A. f. C.. OF
the University OF Idaho several
months ago.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-12-20

II has been some time since you
saw Chaplin. See him in "A Musical
Tramp" at The Auditorium tonight.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-12-20

Manager Soell of the Remington
Hotel. is quite perplexed about the
lack OF reservations of tables for the
Christmas dinner-dance for which he
has issued invitations. Indirectly he
hears that many have said they were
coming. but their reservations have
NOT been received. The accommoda-
ions are limited and il is necessary
for him to know in advance how
many he must provide for. About %
have formally accepted. This leaves
room for about 25 more. Mr.. Soell
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-12-20

Lieutenant Calvert Sallee has ar
rived home from an officers training
school In Georgia. whore he "a com
mlssioned a second lieutenant. He
belonged 20 the machine gun branch
OF the service.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-12-20

Melvin C. Oieson. Of Mount Pleas
ant. Utah. vas an American Falls Wis
itor Wednesday
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-12-20

Services viii be held in the par
Tors Of the NJ. e. church Sunday
morning at the regular hour. 1t is
expected that the attendance will not
be large. Pastor Richards is exercis-
ing every p%recaution to guard against
the spread of the flu. and does not
urge anyone to attend who may feel
unsafe in doing so. II there is no re-
currence of the epidemic. regular SER
vices will be resumed the Sunday af-
ter Christmas.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-12-20

Edward Haak returned last week
from Camp Lewis. where he has for
the past several months been UNI
dergoing military training. Mr.. Haak
presents a robustness which was for
etgn TO him when he left, and shows
that he got much good out OF the
training he received.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-12-20

Mince meat and oysters for Christ
mas dinner az Blackburn's Meat Mar
Net
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-12-20

Owing to the danger OF spreading
the FLU. the proposed Christmas tree
at the NJ. H. church has been aban-
doned. II is probable that steps will
be taken to see that the children are
remembered. but there will be no
program or tree as was announced
in Tuesdays issue of the Prass.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-12-20

On account of next week being
Christmas week. the Red Cross rooms
VIII be open only on Saturday after
noon.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-12-20

u. II. Hillhouse. Rockland pioneer,
was ap American Falls visitor yester-
day.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-12-20

S. George Davis. special agent of
the White Sewing Machine company,
lost a black bag from his car the fore
part OF the week. II contained papers
OF the company. and Of value to no
one else. A reward will be paid to
the finder upon delivery of the bag to
the Press office.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-12-20

Charley Chaplin at the Auditorium
tonight.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-12-20

Phil Weber rs a fr victim. having
been stricken Wednesday.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-06-18
A sLAv ARMY FOR RUSSIA.

II is dailv becoming more and clear that the
allies do not decide on some definite policy regarding Rus
sa and do it promptly that country will fall completely
into the hands of Germany Some shortsghted people
find consolation in the fact that considerable section of
the new republic Of Ukrana is in revolt against Germany
and foresee n the movement menace to German in
fuence This is complete mistake Such sporadic re-
volts have no chance of against the organized
forces of the German empire In fact they add to Ger
man influence by furnishing opportunity for vigorous
repressve such increase the prestige of the
central European alliance.
While the allies apparently hpnotized by the opera
tons on the western 'front.' Germany which mere allows
any single phase of the war to monopoize her whole
tenton spreading her tenaces all Russian terri
tory She is Onythe power that is able to keep an Am
bassadCr in Perograd and that he is respected We
may be sure that all the German concu have also return
cd to their posts and that from every consulate German
influence is raidating It inevitable that in the exist
ing anarchy the eyes of every Russian who desires to
law and order restored should turn these evidences Of
German power those rocks in the stomtossed national
sea- The greater the chaos the greater their influence
the more surely win the intelligent elemnt in the dis
tracted countr turn to them for aid
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-06-18
Is TONS OF ETHER
THAT'S ONE ITEM

Only the quickest action imaginable,
which included the shipment Of ire
mendous quantities Of hospital sup
plies from Red Cross stores In France,
as well as large purchases In Italy,
made the emergency work Of the
American Red Cross possible during
the recent distress In Italy brought
about by the rout Of the Italian army
No such mission for human help has
ever seen the like Of this heroic work
by the American Red Cross In italy.
For the winters needs 1t was found
that $50 tons Of hospital supplies were
required, and these were ordered in
America for immediate delivery to
italy.
Some of the things ordered were an
aesthetics, surgical instruments, rub
Der goods. enamel ware, gauze, alb.
sorbeut cotton and drugs. Just what
such a shipment means is difficult for
q layman to grasp.
If you'd like to see your druggist
lose all bis senses at once Just tell
him about some Of these quantities
that were ordered for use in italy.
Tell him that $50 pounds Of qulnine
were ordered. Since the war quinine
he's been dimcult to get at any price.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-06-18
PATRIOTISM ITS OWN REWARD

With no reward except that liberty
and justice might prevail, Phil Kelley,
American, sacrifices honor, love, and
if need be, life. Instilled within him
was the spirit which today is para
mount in the htarts Of all, a spirit
worldwide in its appeal, thespirit of
PATRIOTISM. How, with the
strength of thejust, Phil Kelley ac-
complished that which his sacrifice
prompted, is thrillingly told in Fran
els Ford's latest productin, DER
LIN via America" which will be seen
at the Princess Theatre on Saturday,
June %.
Supporting Francis Ford, who d.
rected this timely screen drama and
played the leading role, is Edna En-
erson, as an American girl "doing her
Bit" and capable cast. Admission
1920 cents.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-06-18

If you have followed business for
so years and don't understand it,
would it not be good sense to quit it
and go at something that you can
learn? This is true of even blowing.
| have been in the Sewing Machine
business for 80 years, have sold and
repaired almost all kinds. Surely /
ought to know a good machine, and
DO. | can, and will sell you just as
good Sewing Machine as is made
for much less than you can buy such
a machine for anywhere else. Why
not save money? You haven't it to
throw away / don't suppose. Why
pay peddlers $40 to $50 for bringing
machine to you, when you can save
that by coming after it, or having it
shipped to your nearest depot. This
is no joke; come and see and
be convinced, or send for Illustrated
Price Lists. Shuttles and parts for
all machines.
All kinds of Sewing Machines
Thoroughly Repaired. My shop is
now near Mohawk. Tenn. Any ma
chimes sent to me to repair should be
sent to Mohawk. prepaid. Any ma
chimes brought TO me TO repair should
be brought to me, near Mohawk, on
Knoxville wagon roao.
Ny postoffce is Midway, Tenn, Rt
Il. JOHN M. MCKEE.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-06-18
FRANKLIN COMMITTEE
EXTENDS THANKS

The members Of the Franklin Me-
mortal committee, having completed
the duties assigned them, wish to
thank all who have in any way assited
in this movement. We thank most
cordially the many citizens Of Greene
vile and Greene county, the former
residents, and other interested friends
who contributed so willingly to this
fund. $4,000 was raised by the
committee, the money all being given
in this way, OF this amount $4,000
was sent to Samuel Doak Chapter as
the gift of the people of Greene coun-
ty, and $1,000 was used for necessary
expenses such as printing and post
age.
We wish to express thanks, too, to
the newspapers of Greeneville for the
space given, and the interest they
have shown in this undertaking from
the first. We are very grateful also
to the many who assisted in making
the day of unveling so interesting and
enjoyable to all visitors, that we feel
the reputation of Greeneville for cor
dial hospitality has been well main
tanned. The Memorial to the found
ers of the State of Franklin is now
the proptry Of the poole of Greene
coutn, and we hope will be well cared
for by them.
MEMORIAL COMMITTEE.