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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-03
Christmas Shopping
 Is Already Brisk.

7TIME was when Christmas shop U ping was crowded into the week before the great festival. But in Bir- mingham and other cities a campaign of education was started a few years ago to induce all who made holiday purchase to make them early, and with good results.
 No urging is needed now. The ad- vantages of early shopping from many points of view are obvious. The shoppers who begin to make their pur- chases in November or not later than the first week in December get better bargains than those who put off They avoid the congestion and most important of all they save the sales men and saieswomen from the nervous strain that the old-time rush involved
 The Birmingham district IS 1iusn with money. and the merchants and their employees are busy all day long without being overworked.
 * x F
 The first formal announcement tha1 the Kaiser had abdicated seems to have been mistake Yet. yoracious cores pondents not only described the scene in detail. but quoted what the Kaiser said on that er-to-bs-forgotten' oc' casion.
 America will have he hungry mil |lions of Europe on her hands for a' least another year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-03
FIRST AID TO LOVERS

From the Montgomery Adyertiyer
 A parcel post motor truck route has been opened between Montgomery and Birmingham. Birmingham boys who have sweethearts in Montgomery. looking to. more expeditions movement of candy. may have had something to do with this.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-03

trenches and tunnels. For two and half years the Boche had been building and strengthening this line, and he firmly believed 1t proof against any army in the world. This place where we stand was the outpost of the main line.
 # # #
 "When, on September 9, the com mander-in-chief determined that the attack upon the line was to be made, our first job was to take this farm, because this, as is very easily seen, was the only spot from which the main line could be ef- fectvely shelied at any point where It was not necessary to cross the canal. The Boche knew the vital nature of this farm just as well as we did. HeNknew we had to have it, and he had exhausted his ingen- uity in trying to make 1t impregna- bie and untakeable. Line after line of trenches honey-combed the hill, and hundreds of big guns were trained on 1t. and 1t was literally covered with machine gun nests and barbed-wire entangIements. 1t was mined and, defended in n quite re- markabIe way.
 "It Is n fact that this farm was taken and re-taken not less than seven times before we finally held it. Once your American boys went clear through and oyer the hill but they failed to mop up, and the Boche, coming out of his back trenches after they had passed, counter-attaclxed, retook the hill and cut them off.
 "Our attack was begun at o'clock in the morning of September 25 with the two American divisions and the Australians. The French were on our right. The fight here lasted three days and In the end the tanks carried the crest. Your troops had to come up these steep slopes from the valley under the terrific machine gun fire and they behaved with the utmost vaIor. ; Knowing full we'll what the loss of this farm mednt, the Boche de- tended it with tremendous force and determination, and 1t was only reaI- 1y captured when the tanks got into the trenches and sat down on the machine guns.
 "With this hill in our possession we gave the main line 4s-hour
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-03

bombardment and when our infan- try attacked we went through and the Boche has never been the same Boche since. His confidence was shattered. At the same time the other attack of the 18th British di- vision succeeded and the St. Quen- tin canal was crossed, but that is another story. What I wanted you to understand was the signifI- canoe of the GuilIemont farm fight in the smashing of the Hindenburs line, and to tell you of the part the Americans played in it. Every American should know about it..
 # * #
 With General RawIinson we walked over to the two American cemeteries where hundreds of American lads wko fell in this fight that meant so much to the world, lie buried, their graves marked by little wooden crosses very close to- getlrer.
 knew some of the boys who had fallen here and wanted to place flowers upon their graves hat could not, for the cross on the American soldiers graves merely bears n number. The parent or friend, in visiting the compact little cemeteries in future, must know the number of the beloved one. to find his grave.
 :. M''n y. a,,.s the British .',a and the Frs71. classification in the army fx plainly painted on the cross marking the grave.
 Many of these stand out alone all over northern France. Some are in groups of two or three. But all have the full name printed out, and sometimes q few words of sen timent from a comrade and friend. Our graves look so cold and me- chanicaI-Iike and are so close fo- gether as to appear that bodies were placed side by side and coy- cred with earth-hundreds of them. The French and British burial plots look more like those In ccm- eteries at home. On many of theirs I saw flowers growing, but not on the American boys grave. It only bears number.
 2,e, tR,raee>
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-03

BEGINNING THE DAY-Lord, help me to build permanently. Help me to put materials into my house of life that shall not decay. Reveal to me the tragedy of having to tear down later and build again. May I set my house on rock. Then may I build into it day after day honesty, courage. unselfishness. In ChrisGs name. Amen.--H. M. E.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-03
'GaAmatlH
ONE HOME
 emond, a Salvation

ONE HOME B, tsSas nmond, Salvation ivt l
 Wken N e mother. mine! I How tAss WptGS within my heart lesye ga% ssS sa stand apart WheF ting tq+ ioy in mothers hearl
 gAea isa 6cnel. When ! 9aBs ls, q inesher dear! Your Ncit Mil nlyshsar rt with cheer| And m hcaef iAas with joy When inesis oaro itill my boyl
 Wren pA herse When T se gse h< Nit iAsa will bend; I'll pray pd thlsn ind The strersih { nc oseg here And make ke ss q 'irHiex well
 Wherl N6g sne But stay. ts ec tsafip I'm blind l'A' 2 It will notl ss ste If the rei4 M h@a lted. And my twp A&nq ftsa tlA oft So can th W pesa. whedI olae haask
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-03
IDLE SPECULATION.

, 117f1f7 pr 11S1 C I@zk IJ4S. Do you consider it good plan for a salaried man to carry large checking account at his bank?" S"of course, But do you know of sal aried man who is able to do that these days?..
 Certainly not. I was merely asking you n hypothetical question"
 PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-03


 one of the heroes of the campaign which drove barrooms out of Jefferson county,
 He was ready to mount the water wagon and drive it when 1t meant to be .hooted and long before time-serving politicians began to chamber to get aboard. pr to hold the reins. He lived to see the day when not only his city and county, and state but the dawn of the day when it looked as if the whole nation was going dry. It gave him great joy, He was bitterly opposed to the idea of "continental Sabbath, and ws.s a the very forefront of the fight to keeg it holy day and not let it degenef@ts into holiday It was source oh great satisfaction to him that his home town stood against any encroacnmehl npor the American Sunday. and ye. through all of the contest he preServen the respect of those who dlIIereu Wi,H him, for they realized that he was ap- f>soutely sincere and was actins sor consoepce's sake.
 Tn every war made upon the gamb- lers he had a conspicuous part. and when the question of doing away With inc restricted district was up for set clement. he fought with all ms mlgh1 and main to close it UP. ie, lol .ne ca mhier,s soul and the saving of the "ecarlet women." he had heart over l flowing with genuine love and compass sion He hated sin, but he yearned over sinners, He truly had the spirit of the Master, in his great desire to | help the derelicts of society.
 George Stuart spoke of his splendid service to Methodism, for in spite of 1 his wide sympathies and charity for l other denominations, he was one who flowed his own church and was ever | faithful to 1t. It was fitting thing l that the ceremonies in the church in which he served should conclude by the reception of his grandson, Murray sims Hitchcock. handsome boy, who, beside 1 the casket of his grandfather, took
 upoe himself the obligations of chure a
 membership.
 In the absence of Pr, $ L. Dohhs,
 his life-lons friend. pr. Robert Eehpil
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-03
Member of the Associated Press

MGmUCF , -
 The Age Herald is the only morning and sunday newspaper in Birmin gham carrying the Associated Press dis patches.
 The Associated Press is exciusiVeiy entitled to the use for publication oI all news dispatches credited to It or not otherwise credited in this paper and also the local news published herein.
 All rights of republication of special dispatches herein are also reserved.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-03

Remittances can be made at current rate of exchange. The Age-taerald VIII not be responsible for money sen. through the mails. Address
 THE AGE- -HERALD,
 Birmingham, Ala.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-03
ADRIF T ITT1 THE TIMES
V oltrlt " RiL4
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WQRrE WssttN5
 N 4sts 1se isss ta i,nw eae ss' spgr aNpsnsfvs rugs eeeoss soa page- i9ea' ana psiae coneseaetes aEd oot Aew oisng psople walk ou i ia ,hel course of a day?" It's good advertising for us Maybe so"
 Furthermore, the wear and tear to which that rus is subjected will enable us to sell it at an advanced price as an antique"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-03

Washington, bureau. BOT Hibbs build ing.
 European bureau, 6 Henrietta street. Covent Garden, London.
 Eastern business office W or o building, New York city; western bnsl- ness office. Tribune building, Chicago The S. c. Beckwith Special Agency agents for foreign advertising
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-03
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
pr. Diuard,, AbIe paper.

One of the finest papers have listened to in many a day was the one read by Dr. James E. billiard, pastor of the Southside Baptist church, Birmingham on Christian Education said Dr. J. M. Broadly. pastor of the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian church. It was carefuliy prepared and gave a broad and states man-like view of the question. My only regret is that it was not delivered be- fore larger audience. I would like very much to see it in print, and hope that pr. billiard will have 1t put in pamphlet form:''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-03

had charge of the service. The pulpit1 was mass of flowers. The songs9 were tender No one present can everll forget the prayer of Dr. J. c. Morris 4 The audience was made up of men and8
 women from all walks of life who hadN
 come out to pay tribute of love ahdsl respect to4one of the Godliest men whcgl ever blessed it with his life and la-s
 borss M
 months back Mr. Barrett med 3es tA e was coming out of his of-H' 'ties ana said: MT Barnett. have just| had < sfi$t fromN Dr. Whitten. and he@| ls sRsa ss etest man l have ever nistS| n s3l iHy lfe and I am going out tc3| fras alS 'each,' and he did. mucha| " hls sNN lleasure and the joy of ths; AtoYed preacher who has been callecSl nc aA, aassHgs upon his dear ones, tssI ths nra " ne who loved him veryM dec M
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-03
When Chinese Were in Alnpama

When Chinese Were in Alabama
 T reckon mighty few people now nv ing in Birmingham remember the time when there was camp of Chinese located near Trussville, when the Ala bama Great Southern was being built. said Randell Garden, but recall it well and laugh every time I think of the old fellow who used to carry kind or yoke around his shoulders from which was suspended two great pots Of tea which he poured out for the Mongolians. ' There was another camp of them down near Bohgee.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-03

No communication will be publlsnea without it's authors name. ReJecteu manuscript will not be returned unless stamps are enclosed for that purpose
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-03
HELPS BuslIa tss5.

HELPS BUSINESS "The press agent say sysss m a his chorus wears the san1e stss 5,toe saa has exactly the same aaEat moasnrs ment."
 Do you believe that Certainly. not. but statement of that sort creates ripple of excitement in the front row"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-03

Entered at the Birmingham, Ala, postoffice as second class matter, un der act of Congress, March s. 1879.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-03

EASIER NOW NGermany's Big Berthas seem to have disappeared"
 "oh, I suppose the allies can locate them, if they care to. You think so, eh?" Sure. They no longer have to depend entirely on aviators to find out where German artillery is hidden.
 THE LURE OF FICTION. ''Ill dismiss you after today.r But, doctor, I'm right in the middle of corking good serial in one of your magazines"
 "well?" | f'Do you mind if I drop in once month until I finish that story?"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-03

NO ROMEO. f"why did you reject MT. snippers?" He's too conservative for d girl of my romantic temperament.' ''Indeed?" Yes. When I asked him if he would love me always he said he didn't expect to live always"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-03
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-03

In the absence of pr, $. L. Dohhs, his life long friend. Dr. Robert Eehpil
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-07-25
Alternative.

Alternative,
To fight we know is something sad
Unless you've got to;
And then the case is just as bad
It's wicked not to.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-07-25

Don't you wish you had your bow
TO help you on the farm?"
"No,"> replied Farmer Corntossel.
what wish is that there was some
way of me bein' over there to helm
Josh in the trenches"
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-07-25
Very Queer.

Very Queer.
Germany treats the Ukraine" said
DIR. Warfeld Longcope, dean Of Co
lumbia Medical school, "as the Nola
Chucky vestryman treated the offer
tory.
Germany guaranteeing the Uk-
raine's independence and then pilfer-
ing her numerically is like the yes
tryman who said:
"'Three of our church collectors
had to resign for helping themselves
out of the collection plate; so then
we got a new mana one-armed chap
but he left last week. Said he
couldn't make 1t pay"
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-07-25
(TO BE CONTINUED1
Perfectly Reasonable.

Landlord with a determination all
his own)-"1n one word, when are you
going to pay your arrears?" Hard-up
Author with an mistaken coolness)-
Il will satisfy your demands as soon as
l receive the money which the pub
Usher will pay me if he accepts the
novel / am going to send him as soon
as the work is finished, which I'm
about to commence when have fonnd
suitable subject and the necessary
inspiration"
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-07-25
CHAPTER Viii.

We now tried to gather by COM
panies. OF our own company only II
men remained. Presently others stray
gled in until there were 81 of us as
sembled. There is eager questioning
everywhere as each man attempts to
learn about his comrade or acouaint-
ance. Few questions can be answered
however, as each man had thought
only OF himself in that fligb'
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-07-25
FRENCH TROOPS, HELD IN CONTEMPT BY GERMANS BE"
FORE WAR, HALT FOE AT THE MARINE

confessions ocer LII the
branch of the correspond
inc to the engineers States is into
invading that country
their actions the
Belgian soes
Ciansmen and chlldren-are orve
Ger
The Germans sweep on
sno"
tried
were whom declared that sucn ns
pioneers throw pOntoon Ddges
murderous he from the
OF
battle of with terrific slaughter
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-07-25
Did That, Too.

"You say the family you work for
made you cook the meals on the Sab
bath day?" asked the minister's wife.
ooh, yes, ma'am,G replied the serv-
ant.
"Why, that's the day you should be
on your knees"
swell, 1 am, ma'am. They make
too"
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-07-25
That's Fixed.

"Popw
Eyes, my son."
"Is talking manual laborw
"Why, no, my boy; talking for most
people is not labor at ALL"
swell, what is manual labor, pop?''
"WOrk done with the hands"
swell, pop, when Frenchman talks
with his hands Is that manual labor?"
mo, my son; that's what the elite
call caliSthenicS."
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-07-25
No Piaytime,

politics."
''Never did play it," replied Senator
Sorghum. "With me politics was al
ways business and hard work."
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-07-25
The Industrious souaws.

Don't you think the American In
dian was badly treatedY
YES" answered the inexcusable
person. "The Indian had a plan
worked out by which he could loaf
while the women worked and the
white man came along and broke 1T
up"
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-07-25

The Germans, driven back
across the Marine, blew I'D
bridges, sending thousands Of
their own men to their death.
This is one Of the features of
the terrific fighting described i'm
the next instaIIment.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-07-25
Enr Choice

1T Is more blessed"-we all know
The way the famous line was penned
But most Of US prefer, I trow,
To be at the receiving end.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-07-25
Her illustration.

Mature herself teaches us that
success depends on system"
admit she's made a shining ex-
ample In her solar system
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-04

the position of assistant railway d.
rector for the northwest to Director
General William G. McAdoo. Both
are practical operating officials and
either would be a good man for the
position, officials said today.
h r.. II. Ashton, chairman of the
railroad committee Of national de-
Tense, yesterday notified all Mime
apolis railroad executives that west
ern passenger schedules will be re-
vised Jan. IS.
Will Consider Economies.
Suggestions relative to operating
economies made by President w. H.
Bremner of the Minneapolis e. st.
Louis, and Edmund Pennington of
the 500 line, will be considered. B.
L. Winchell, traffic director of the
Union Pacific, is chairman of a COM
mittee to consider passenger traffic
reduction.
Mr.. Pennington's suggestion that
economies might be carried to the
point where only one ticket Office
would be maintained in a city is ex-
pected to come up for discussion.
The Jan. Is conference, which prob
ably will be held in Chicago, will
concern itself mainly with passen-
ger traffic reduction between Mime
apolts-St. Paul and Chicago, Omaha
and Chicago, Kansas City and Chi
cago, st. Louis and Chicago, and st.
Louis and Kansas City.
Radical Changes Doubted.
Mr.. Slade, as chairman of the twin
city subcommittee on car service
said yesterday that while economy
possibilities are apparent and the
release of men for other than pas
senger service and saving fuel and
equipment are important, he doubted
If radical changes would be made
Immediately.
Legal department heads Of north
western roads discussed economy
changes and competition elimination,
in advance of congressional action
guaranteeing income. While it is
generally expected congress will
follow the suggestion of President
Woodrow Wilson and guarantee
railroads net income equal to that
of the three-year average for the
period ending June 80, 1917, the adj
visibility Of assuming that this will
be done is open to question, railroad
attorneys said.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-04
SERVICE
CHANGE AWAITS
Rail MEETING
No Definite Step in Passen-
ger Situation Until
January IL

Elimination of passenger service
as means of stimulating the move
ment of freight service will not be
definitely determined until Jan. Is,
when northwestern railroad heads
will confer in Chicago.
That is the present prospect with
respect to the proposed reduction of
passenger service on branch rail-
road lines and on main lines.
The most recent advices indicate
that the heaviest reduction in pas
senger service will be on lines where
tremendous freight shipments orig
mate. In that way, the service out
of Duluth is expected to be materi-
ally reduced, while there will be
consultations of service on main
lines between Fargo and Minneapo-
lis; Minneapolis, and Chicago, and
similarly situated points.
Two Are Considered.
w. P. Kenney, vice-president OF
the Great Northern road, and George
T. Slade, president of the
Northern Pacific, are said to be uu-
der consideration in Washington for
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-04
REGENTS WILL
CONSIDER PLANS
FOR A BUILDING
AT STATE A. c.
Meeting in Fargo January
8 and lois Unusually
Important
MAY TAKE STEPS
TO NAME DIRECTOR
Understood That Several
Plans Are Being Con-
sidered By Board

The next stated meeting Of the
North Dakota board of regents will
be held at MayvilIe on Jan. 8, con-
tinuing at the Agricultural college
in Fargo on Jan. and 10. In Fargo
the board will consider plans for
the new $4,000 chemistry building
at the university and for the $50, 900
wing to the science hall at the Agri-
cultural college. Plans and specifica-
tions have been prepared, and If
they are accepted by the board at
this time, bids will be called for at
once and contracts awarded early in
the spring.
At the Fargo meeting also will
come up consideration the selec-
ton Of a successor to Thomas Coop
er, as director of the United States
experiment station and of agricuI-
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-04
.FOER FARGO GIRL
DIES IN ST. PAUL
Mrs. Bamberry, Nee Miss Stella
1lger, Death Victim, Word
I'm Fargo Thursday.

MrBtelIa Bamberry, nee Miss
StellaAulger, daughter OF the late
Mr.. q Mrs. Richard Boulger, pio-
neer 30 residents, who removed to
Dickt8 ten years ago, and wife OF
Dan 4berry, manager of the no
tions artment of Finch, N1.Con-
vile Tan Slick, Sc. Paul, is dead
at heHbne in st. Paul, according to
word lived in Fargo Thursday. No
detail pre- given. s
The hsband, a sister, Mrs. p.
Hughdyife of the receiver of the
Unitedhtes landofice at Dickinson,
and brothers survive. One
brotheR Richard Boulger, is district
court Aographer at Dickinson, and
anothetother, John BouIger, is I'M
dertak and funeral director at
Dickinl
The Mr.. and Mrs. Boulger for
merly hotel in Fargo and were
first tdbuild after the big Fargo
IRE, err ng the building now known
as the Irsberg hotel on Broadway.
Both dIseVeral years ago.