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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-25
Informal Negotiations Between Central Powers
 and Rumania Opened

London, February 24.-Informal peace negotiations with Rumania were begun yesterday at Castle Bufftea, near Bucha- rest, according to advices reaching dip1o- matic circles at The Hague, as trans mitted in an Exchange Telegraph dis patch from that point, The terms of the central powers are said to include terri torial acquisitions for Bulgarian and eco homie preferences for Germany and Aus tria. Premier Averesco of Rumania will consult King Ferdinand at Jassy, for which purpose a few days of grace were given by the representatives of the cen tral powers.
 Germany is represented in the negotia- tions by Foreign Secretary Won Kuehl- mann. Austria, by Foreign Minister Czernin and Bulgaria by Premier Rados- layOff.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-25
Engineers Knapsack

From the Popular Science Monthly for
 February.
 If soldiers use knapsacks, why not en- gineers? So thought railroad engineer and he straightway devised such kndp- sack A strap Is attached to an ordinary brief case and goes over the wearer's 8 shoulders. As many as a dozen blue prints can be folded and tucked into the pockets of the case. Two straps are sewed on the back to serve as holders for rolled-up drawings that are too big to go into the case sections. For carry Ing his drawing instruments another pocket is placed just above the two straps. In this way, the engineer can carry supplies along and yet have his hands free.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-25

9 cents for a trip to Anniston, or a trip back, to report the facts in writing to division headquarters with a list oi witnesses. The object of the bulletin is to enable the division commander to sup press vehicles that make overcharges SC far as he is able.
 The bulletin calls attention to the fact that the officers and men are to large degree blameworthy if they submit to ex- tortion In this or any other respect with out reporting the facts. The bulletin makes the statement that extortion in transporting men to and from the city has been practiced, as well as in the purchase of goods in town, but the sol diers seem to think the matter is not worth reporting. The bulletin calls at tention to the fact that the men of the division will benefit themselves and the men by reporting every case with pre- else details. The bulletin has been read twice to every organization at camp.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-25

Over and over the inquiry is put to us: What is the difference between the , work of the soldiers comfort committee and that of the Red Cross society,"" The answer is we go behind them and the government to fill in the chinks which always escape any such tremen- dously large organization composed of merely human agents. We particularize by supplying the special needs of indi- vidual men. In General Croziers de- fense he told of one of the great camps fully equipped by the government except for 1s men. That was record of over |9s per cent efficiency. yet had one of the 19 been your boy, how would you have felt?
 The shipments of the soldiers comfort committee for the last two weeks com prise 102 sweaters, 128 pairs of socks, 51 helmets, IT pairs of wristlets, F pairs of bed socks. 12 pairs of convalescent socks, and included 34 special complete outfits. These were wrapped in individual pack ages addressed to the men personally whose names we have and were sent to Mrs. Carl Seals, who is our distributing agent at Camp Wheeler. Every mans kit is inspected every morning by the sergeant and his report to Mrs. Seals enables us to know what Is lacking in each equipment. In case one of our con- signments duplicates garments received from some other course, or in case a man leaves the service, Mrs. Seals hands our articles over to someone who is needy, and returns to our committee the original address card with the name of the ultimate recipient
 In her last letter to our county chair man, Mrs. c. P. Orr, she writes:
 "Three-fourths of the men in the san itary train are Jefferson county men. asked one of the captains, medical officer, if the men really needed these knitted articles. He replied Our boys drive ambulances and are exposed to all kinds of weather. They will need warm clothing in France and haope they may be equipped before they leave this country
 'sThe Birmingham companies in the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-25
A Victim of Fate

From the Boston Transcript.
 When I began business said the plutocrat wearily, T made solemn VOW that when had made an even million would quit
 But you've made that many times over" said the other man, 'and still you are accommodating"
 That's the curse of it. Whenever think I've made an even million I find on figuring it up it's either little more or a little less, and I've got to renew the breaking struggle. And the unfortunate man sighed heavily.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-25

Pearl gray kid, brown kid, ivory kid. These have matched fabric tops and covered Louis heels.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-25

Two styles of allover white kid and a very new khaki shade. These also have 9-inch tops and covered Louis heels.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-25

Allover kid in white and ivory. These are the finest boots in the entire state.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-25
BLEACH YOUR
 DARK SKIN
Have Soft, Fair, Clear, Bright
 Skin

Use Black and White. Sent By Mall 25a
 Agents Are Making an
 Easy Living
 Just try Black and White Ointment (for white or colored folks). Apply as directed on label. to face. neck. arms or hands. It Is very pleasant to the skin and has the effect of bleaching dark. sallow or blotchy skin. clearing the skin of risings. bumps, pimples. blackheads, tan or freckles-giving you clear. clean. bright complexion. mak- ing you the envy of everybody. Sold on money-back guarantee. only 25c (stamps or coin) sent by mail.
 FREE
 If you send $1 for four boxes of Black and White Ointment. a 25c cake of Black and White Soap included free. Agents make an easy living represent- ing us. Apply for territory and special deal. Address Plough Chemical Go. Dent. 2. Memphis. Tenn. Write now today-while you think about 1t. Black and White Ointment sold everywhere Adv,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-25
o.ly one ~BROsro oUININxr

To get. the genuine. call for full name LAXATIVE PROMO QUINuNE. Look for nIgnature of E. w. GROVE. cures . Cold In Ono Day. soc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-25

tiality shown by the New Orleans bank to Alabama and Mississippi farmers as against farmers of Louisiana is of fered.
 SOUTHERN LOANS SMALL
 It is evident from figues obtainaple that the farmers of rhe south have not fallen over themselves In seeking farm loans Texas has gathered in more than s1, ,0O0,O00, but Texas Is state of very extensive area. Mississippi has op- tained half a million, and Alabama and Arkansas have got quarter of mil lion each.
 But Louisiana has secured less than $40, ,ooO; Virginia, $1sS,OOo; Maryland. sSo,- GOO; North Carolina. s125,0O0; South Car olina, sso,ooo; Georgia, s4o,0oo and Florida $50O0o.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-09-20

and notified the Alexandria men they
would get through with the District
title race before entering further into
the Virginia games.
II was reported that the Cardinals
would not give up the baseball park.
In a letter to The Times today Syl-
vester A Breen writes as follows:
IF II Ia true that the Clarendon
Baseball Club has cancelled the game
with the Cardinal A. c. for the cham
pionship of Northern Virginia that
WAS scheduled to be played in the
American League Baseball Park Sun
day, September %, ! am sorry, as
had team that would have put up a
great battle.
i do not in any WY desire TO in
terfere with the Washington games.
and would be pleased to have the
association use the park in our teams
place for their games Sunday
please notify Mr.. Clark Griffith
as soon as possible, and inform him
concerning the facts about Claren-
don's refusing to play the Cardinals,
and that ] do not want the park
Sincerely,
SYLVESTER A. BREEN,
President Cardinal A. c.
Under the conditions it is not un-
likely that the District Association
will hold a call meeting and take over
the American League Park for a big
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-09-20


Mixes chief claim to fame is that
he was one OF Stanley Ketchefs
sparring partners and survived. Steve
could hammer Mike from morning till
night, but always found him on his
feet and looking for more when night
fell upon the scene No wonder the
Heinies are facing trouble when Mike
gets going. Donaldson belongs in
Haverstraw. N. Y. wither he hopes to
return to visit his mother and sister
when he finishes the job now before
him.
Here's a letter from Nike. who Is
q friend OF mine. written just after
the scrimmage at Chateau-Thierry to
the New York Journal. II shows bet
ter than anything else the wild. I'M
tamable spirit OF the American troops
in France. Mixes generally a quiet
cuss. never boasting OF his deeds in
the ring. but riled up-well. here's
the letter:
Since the Journal gave me
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-09-20

that nice write-up 1 have re-
ceiVed hundreds of letters that I
can't answer. You'd think that 1
was General Pershing himself
I've become such an important
fellow that they are now argu-
ing over my birthplace came
out of the late battle o. K
Little birds were again sing
ing for Mike. have taken one
dozen Boches and I expect TO take
a few more Mike is a blood
thirsty fellow now, but the war
against those terrible Germans
has made me vicious j am out to
get even.
The Old Green Devils are the
gamest gang of men that the
world ever knew. They don't fear
anything.
The Knights OF Columbus are
doing great work here. and all
the boys are praising their name.
The big K c. chiefs, engaged In
this wonderful enterprise-Mulli-
gan, Larkin. Smith, and McGin-
ley-deserve medaIs
Let my friends know that I am
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-09-20
CARDINALS ARE.
.OBL|G|NG RACE
By BRYAN MORSE.

The Cardinal Athletic Club, Of
Alexandria, Sylvester A Breen, presi-
dent. will give way here for the Dis
trict Baseball Association champion
ship series The series battle with
the Clarendon Athletic Club for the
championship Of northern Virginia,
scheduled to be played here Sunday.
Will be called on and Breen will turn
over the park to the association
The Alexandria man says he wishes
TO be out of the way for the title
games here and while he has an
option on the American League base
ball park for Sunday will give 1t to
the association for the games
scheduled for Sunday.
At meeting of the District Base
ball Association held last night games
were arranged for the remainder of
the season looking toward the estab-
ltshment of winners in two sections.
II Is purposed TO put these winners in
a final series of three games which
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-09-20
District Series At
Ball Park

SECTION i.
Standing OF the Cuba
Won Lost Pet.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-09-20
FRAZEE COMPLAINS

BALTIMORE. Sept 2O-Harry H
France. owner OF the Red Sox, who
il here with his theatrical show al
the Auditorium, puts in a complaint
against the use OF the worlds cham
pions' name by a club playing the
Dry Dock outfit here tomorrow
Frazee says 1t is a fracture OF a ma
tional commission order against
transforming.
On the Boston club are Sam Jones
Joe Bush. Everett Scott, Walter May
or and Miller, all of the Red Sox
George Burns, OF the Mackmen, and
Pep" Young, OF the Tigers, are also
booked TO play against the Dry Dock
team
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-09-20
VANGUARD ON HAND

PHILADELPHIA. Sept. 20. 49, The
advance guard of Penn's football
team, containing very promising ma
terial. appeared on the Quaker cam
pus of coalbluS and barracks yester-
day, and a very healthy nucleus 1t is.
The early arrivals are Joe Straus.
the battering ram of a halfback who
shattered every line that he drove his
bulk into last fall; Ed Well. the little
end whose gameness overshadowed
his lack of weight; Walter Rosneau.
the former Central High star who
played such a brilliant game at quar-
terback in the Michigan engagement:
Dick Supplee, former freshman tackle,
and Bill Wolfe, a substitute varsity
Iineman OF last year.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-09-20
RUTH GETS THE COIN

For pitching nine innings against
the Hartford, Conn, club last Sunday,
Babe Ruth received more money than
he got out of the worlds series with
the Cubs. For working that one game
Ruth was given $1,000, while in the
six worlds series games his share
was less than $1,lO0.
Ruth is in big demand throughout
New England and the independent
club which played against Hartford
had to bid high to get the big Red
Sox hurler to pitch the game. The
game was extensively advertised and
an immense crowd turned out to see
Babe pitch and win'his game. He did
not hit any horVe runs, however.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-09-20

Risk vs.. Marines, at American
League Park
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-09-20

shall start next Saturday and end
Sunday in a double-header.
In the endeavor to stage all the
games the District association found
the Cardinal A C. in the way. Ameri-
can League Park had been obtained
by Sylvester A Breen for the Cardi-
nal-Clarendon battle Clarendon was
scheduled to play the Navy Yard team
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-09-20

SECTION IL.
Standing OF the CIubE.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-09-20

double-header scheduled for Sunday.
1t may further bring the Marines
UP here for a game with the War
Risk team for the double bill, and
put the Navy Yard-Clarendon game
there. too, with the Army Medical
Rex contest at Union League Park.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-09-20

Sylvester Breen, Cardinal A. c.,
To Give Up Park For Games
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-09-20
LOOKING 'EM OVER
By LOUIS A. BOUCHER


failing only because ordered
spiggoe? Mike frequently
planning that ed old c., ynow friends
with
of New York guards Many better known and sf boxers
80
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-09-20
MAY USE BRAVES FIELD.

BOSTON. Sept 2o.-Ths UnitsdgJi
States Government may use Braves, d
Field As . storage plant James JAO~
Ganney. holder OF the mortgage. H1u'
negotiating with the authorities tss 70
that end
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-09-20
MORGAN WILL PLAY.

Ray Morgan. Hank Shanks' substi-
tute at second base this year with the
Griffmen, will play Sunday with the
shamrocks, an independent team. in
Baltimore.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-09-20
PLAYS SECOND TIE.
CLARENDON.

Runs-Roche. Steel. Raba. Mccarthy.
Carroll. Gi .bIe Errors-LiVingstOn, Nc
earthly. McHAhan Left on bases-Clar
endon, 6; Rex A. e. Z. Bases on balls
BY Lyons. 10: by McLaran. ;. Two-base
hits-Raba, Steel. Hit by pitcher-By
Lyons UemericJ. Stolen bases-CaTroli.
GeibIe, Roche 90. Passed bail-LiVing-
SION wild pitches-Lyons. 2: McI-aran.
Umpires-Messrs Hughes and Carr. Time
l hour and IS minUteE
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1918-01-31
GREAT PROFIT ON STEAMERS
One Vessel Sold for $2,ooo,o 900 More
Than 1t Cost After Being In serv.
Ice for Five Months.

Some idea of the tremendous ad-
vance in the price ofsvessel property
and the fabulous prices now being paid
for vessels that can be bought Is
shown In the sole of the Boston steam-
er Tidewater. which has changed own
ership after running in the coal-carry-
Ing trade to this port for less than five
months. says the Boston Globe. The
big collier cost to build about $57O, 900,
and was sold for more than $4,000, 900,
Il profit Of more than S2,OOO,OOO.
The Tidewater was built at the New
York Shipbuilding company's yard,
Camden, N. J., and was completed
early the present year. The vessel is
constructed Of steel, Is 1855 feet long,
55.2 feet beam and 3O.5 feet depth Of
hold. Her net tonnage is 1854 and
gross tonnage 5,266. She. was owned
by Castner, Curran & Bullitt, and was
sold to the American-Italian Steamship
company of New York.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1918-01-31
Mexico an Indian Country?

1t Is Of Importance to inquire into
the attitude taken by the southern
Indians Of Mexico toward the official
Spanish civilization, says the New Re
public. If 1t is difficult for an out
slider only slightly acquainted with the
southern Indians to understand the
reasons for their marked hatred Of
the Spaniards 1t seems self
evident of anyone who has spent sny
time with them. To the southern In
dians, the Spaniard and his successor,
the Spanish.speaking Mexican, Is the
cruel alien conqueror. They feel that
they are Indians and that Mexico is
an Indian country. For instance, one
of the common objections to Madero
encountered in Oaxaca was that he
was not an Indian and that the presi-
dent Of Mexico should be an Indi IN.
This attitude is significant, and it is
not strange to find even a north. rn
Indian like Huerta proudly excla' m
ing: "YO SO Indiano." Carranza's |, ok
of popularity in the south is not so
much due to the fact that southt rn
Mexico is the home Of Diaz as to the
fact that Carranza Is not an Indian.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1918-01-31
EGG or PHOENIX IS FOUND
Product of the HJstorie Funs-Whans
Ho-t'o Bird Procured In China
by Naturaiists.

Naturalists doing field work In China
Tor American museums picked up an
egg which the natives declared was the
egg OF the Phoenix-the Fung-Whang
Ho-Ho bird. 1t has just been mounted
and placed on public view I'm the Mu-
scum Of Natural History in New York.
examination and comparison by the
museum STAFF. says the Boston Trans
crfpt, have resulted In the decision t,at
disregarding popular legend, the Inn
mense egg. 40 times the size of the egg
Of the domesticated hen, is that OF a
gigantic prehistoric ostrich. Two i'm
perfect eggs Of this fossil ostrich are
In existence and are owned by mu-
seums In the United States, but this Is
the only perfect one known-"perfect,
the museum announces, "with the ex-
ception Of q small hole through which
the original contents may have disap-
peared."
Its discoverer was q peasant I'm the
Province Of Honan, China, who one
day found it sticking In the bank of
the Yellow river and kept It as a
curiosity. treasured. 1t as the egH of
that legendary Phoenix, which is still
revered by designers Of Chinese decor
ations. The fossil shell was filled with
water when 1t arrived at the museum
and was found to have a capacity Of a
trifie more than two quarts. Two
quarts of albumen, yolk and proto-
plasmic material-say four pounds of
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. that the high
cost of living was one Of the modern
things ancient China did not invent.
No scientist has ever seen q bone
or remnant "f t..c bipeG .i.lcn laid
ovoids like this one from the mud of
Yellow river. 1t may be imagined that
the travelling naturalists had some diff
ficulty in acquiring it for the Phoenix
to which 1t was locally attributed
stands In Chinese art and tradition as
the symbol Of immortality and resur-
rection. Farther west one Of the le-
gends Of the bird has been that every
500 years 1t flew out Of Arabia old and
decrepit to Holiopoli, and there on an
altar burned itself and rose from it's
ashes young and beautiful once more
no bad symbol for the China of the
present hour.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1918-01-31
An Operation by Telegraph.

An operation carried out under d.
rections given by surgeon 1900
miles away and sent by telegraph
saved life in Australia recently, ac-
cording to the Scientific American.
The subject fell from his horse at
Halls Creek in northern Australia and
suffered serious injuries, including a
rupture Of the urethera. An opera
ton was urgently necessary and there
was no doctor within 1000 miles. The
condition Of the patient was described
by telegraph to a doctor in Perth and
he sent back. by the same means, in
structions under which the postmaster
at Halls Creek with such surgical in
struments as he could get. the chief of
which was q razor carried out the op-
eration successfully.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1918-01-31
JAZZ MUSIC s0E or BLUES
0ess Not cens,st. - % osassally ~
itevcd, Of Let - Netss vvltheus
Rhyme or Reason.

Various descriptions Of jaxx music
have from time to time appeared. but
none seem to hit the mark exactly,
says cOnnoisseur Of this art. The
common impression ts that It consists
Of lot Of peculiar and noisy sounds
without rhyme or reason. This is not
the case. however. It consists chiefly
of syncopation, peculiarly accentuated; !;
variations by. some Of the instruments; !;
improvisations by others, mingled with
odd sound effects. Through all this
the melody Of the selections rendered
must be distinguishabIe at all times
tin can noises, beating the life out Of
the drums, blasting by the brass in
struments is entirely unnecessary.
Contrasts between pianissimo and for
tissimo passages should be shown Just
as much In jazz music as In the class
les.
Another wrong impression is that
jazz orchestras must consist Of q GER
tain Instrumentation. This also is not
the case. The violin, cello, cornet, pl-
ano, or In fact, any legitimate instru-
ment, can be used. As jazz music is
originally Ethiopian, the banjo and
saxophone are used merely to lend ne
gro character to 1t.
The number Of musicians that can
jazz properly is said to be small, be-
cause 1t really requires good musi-
clans, who must also be endowed with
tn" swing or knock of performing it.
Although many Of the cafe and thea
ter orchestras are composed Of good
musicians, those who cnn lass are
scarce. On the other hand, many of
The self-styled jazz o1rchestras are mis-
representations, and cannot play the
semiclassics or classics adequately.
Some cannot perform it properly, and
to offset this, resort to noise and dis
cord In imitation thereof. The per-
centage Of musicians who can do Jus
tice to the classics and also play Jazz
Is consequently even smaller. This
kind of orchestra is exceedingly
scarce.
jazz music is rhythmic and inspir-
Ing. 1t is declared the best antidote
for the blues.-Milwaukee Sentinel.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1918-01-31
BoIoiSm.


Charles F. Murphy Of Tammany said
In a. discussion Of Boloism:
"The spread OF Boloism shouldn't
surprise US, for moneys corruptine
power Is immense.
Let me tell you a story.
"A senator, while travelling In the
South, attended colored church one
Sunday morning and put $40 bill in
the collection plate.
The collector gave q start. He car
ried the plate, with its little heap Of
coppers and nickels and its crisp yell
low bill, up to the pulpit. There he
and the preacher and a couple Of ell
ders conversed excitedly in kissing
whispers for several minutes.
Finally the collector tiptoed down
to the senator and muttered In his
ear:
"'Boss. when yo' gwine to leave dis
town.
Tomorrow morning. said the SEN
ator.
avail, boss whispered the collec-
tor. we uns have decided to pass her
If you'll promise to keep still. Dere
ain't man in town can tell her from
a gooG one.'"
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1918-01-31
SurmIse Was corrS(

A certain schoolmaster hadWpUts
ticularly troublesome set of boys to
deal with, and consequently had to
resort good deal to the influence Of
the cane.
One day, when some unpardonable
breach Of discipline had been COM
mitted, he stood with several Of the
ringleaders In front Of the class.
Boys" said he, sternly, ut seems
to me that ! have to work the cane
great deal more than I ought to
work It"
Eyes, sir" retorted the demon of
the class, with significant look at the
cupboard. II shouldn't wonder If Il
comes out on strike soon."
And sure enough 1t did.-London
Tit-Bits.