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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-16
AMERICANS AT THE MARINE

From Marshal Foch and the Second
 Battle of the Marne, by Raymond
 Recouly (Captain X), in Scribner.
 One of the essential characteristics Of this battle must always be the part played in it by the Americans. For the first time on European soil a large num- Der of American troops, formed into di- visions. found themselves engaged in a military operation on a very large scale; they were about to undergo decisive ordeal
 From this ordeal they came out with flying colors. in every sense of the words. The gallantry with which they fought, the skill of their officers, the heroisn. of the men excited the wonder and ad- miration of every Frenchman who came into contact with them Many of my comrades were delighted to bear witness to their valor and coolness. General Degoutte was for a long time in Mo- rocco, commanding the celebrated Mo- roccan division, which is one of the glories of our army; all it's regiments nave the dAd tilCii Ai16S fare decorated with the Legion of Honor. In speaking of the American division which fought at Chateau Thierry the general declared, I couldn't have done better with my .'Marocaine, and Gen. eral ,Gouraud said of the men. "They are as good as the best of us
 "As to the Americans Foch said, you have only one fault to find with them they want to go forward too fast-I am obliged to hold them back They want to push on all the time, and kill as many Germans as they possibly can"
 When these gallant American divisions received their baptism of fire, fighting ma gnihcently beside the war hardened French troops, a decisive moment in the war had been reached. The comrade- ship, the brotherhood between the French and the Americans was strengthened upon the field for the same just cause, sealed forever the union of these two great nations.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-16
sLAFAYETTE, WE ARE HEREw

from the lIODlle Register
 Nothing is fixed; all things are & the state of Aux. Even cur history Is in great danger. We thought there was nothing more certain than that General Pershing, when he arrived at, Iafayette's grave. made the sententious remark: Lafayette, we are here!' but we now read that Col. Charles F. stanton, Q. M.. U. s. A., of Virginia, made it, A French brochure is relied upon to support this claim, and the text of the coloners speech is reported
 There is suspicious phrase in this text that should lead us to reject the whole of it. The colonel is quoted as saying, We today fly to your aid tu guarantee for you the victory. The phrase following reads: Sons of Lafay- cite, we are here!''
 The change from the phrase attributed to Pershing is notable, and the inspira- tion that was in the words Lafayette. we are here.' is wanting; but, aside from this objection, we have another, namely. that no American officer, at that time and before our soldiers had been tested in battel, would have made the declaration that the Americana were to guarantee the victory. Such boosting would have been immodest.
 The Frenchman's brochure is piece of sensational journalism that overdoes itself.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-16
NED BRACE TALKS ABOUT THE NECESSITY OF
 SOCKS AND SWEATERS AMONG OUR TROO

If I suffered, how much more do ths boys suffer who sleep in stables and tents and who continually carry pounds of French mud that resembles putty on their feet and legs.
 indeed hope that the sending of socks and warm sweaters will be con. tinued as long as the American boys are in France and Germany.
 Many of them will be there all this winter and through next spring. They must take their part in policing the captured countries and reorganizing governments. Indeed there is much work yet for the American army to do in the countries with which we were at war. and in Russia as we'll.
 While many of our soldier boys are returning. several hundred thousand of them must remain indefinitely.
 Among the deaths from accidental causes officially reported among a reg- iment of Alabama and other troops have been eight names.
 Seven of the boys were playing craps on blanket on the ground. They were in a rear rest camp. An eighth ap- preached, very drunk, and wanted to participate. His condition was such that the others declined his persistent overtures.
 In a drunken rage he retired and soon returned with a hand grenade With . threat that there should be no game without him he dropped the gren- ade on the blanket, killing all seven and himself included.
 # x F
 While the Alabama boys were recog' nized as the most reckless and dare- devil of all Americans in France they were a bit shy on discipline. When they couldn't fight the Germans they had fist fights with other troops and often among themselves. They were
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-16

1l AST winter there was printed in
 The Age-Herald a story from GA Washington to the effect that army Officers of the supply department were discoAraging the knitting of sweaters and socks for the boys in France.
 Too much wool was being made into useless garments which wouldn't be used
 I then believed the army officers 10 be correct, having heard the argument made by one of them.
 But after visit to France and in the mud of the trenches, and having slept in the cold of a bricked-up dugout, would say by all means send the boys who are to remain over there this win- ter the heaviest home-knitted socks and the warmest. sweaters the good women can knit, and send them in quantities.
 There is no place so cold as France in wintsr-no place where the damp cold is so penetrating. unless It be England.
 was in England and France for some seven weeks in october and No- vember. In France I visited the pat tlefields and the supply depots. prinei- paly in automobiles. perhaps trav- eled 1500 miles in less than two weeks and was never warm during that period except the few times I had the privilege of a hot bath in Paris haVe seen the time when would willingly have paid $50 or even more for pair of heavy wooden socks and reai lohs' warm sweater. Of course I had wooien socks of the commercial variety anu an ordinary golf sweater, but they were merely toys to the warm clotnlns needed in the climate of France \ had the best comforts the country afforded under the circumstances. pus
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-16
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OVERSEAS IN 24 HOURS
om the New York Mail.

From the New York Mail.
 Long before the German airplane or dirigib1e comes over the-ocean toward this city American-invented and built machines will be speeding over the At- lantic in "A hours or less.
 This was the prediction made here by one of the men connected with pr. William Whitney Christmas in the manufacture of his new type of war plane which, he believes, will revolu- tionize aerial travel. Sreed and safety are the two points claimed for the airplane designed by Doctor Christmas, who is known as the oldest living investigator Of aero dynamics. He was coworlser with pr.
 Langley, inventor of heavier-than- air
 machines aqf has built several types of airplanes. In 1913 he received the first American aerial mail contract, but
 as he had been compelled to use Ger man motor the contract was cam celed.
 The Christmas plane. looking more like a giant bird than any type of ma chine now in use, may soon be seen soaring over New York at 200 miles an hour. or even more. it's promoters be- lieve.
 | On it's first flight from Mineola down l Long Island the machine made ITO miles an hour. the pilot, Cuthbert Mills. ! never having seen it before he took his seat
 :! The striking feature of the plane IS the absence of struts and flying wires the wings being built on the cantilever principle. the absence of wires ana
 struts giving complete streamline cr-
 fleet, making. the inventor says, Tor speed and safety.
 l To show" the machine the inventor plans a flight to Washington in compe- titior with the Loening record preaK-
 ing monoplane and the Curtis triplane'
 BstWeen now and spring huge transatlantic flight machine Is to be built. it being planned to carry rcors than 10 persons and to make the trip. following the regular ocean steamer lanes, from this port to Queenstown in 24 hours.
 Already several people who have
 seen the first machine fly have ap-
 piled for reservations for the Atlantic 1 trip.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-16
H,ejt1,use

COURAGE OF PRINCE THAT WAS
 From the New York World.
 From distant Wieringen comes the cabled story that Frederick William. lately heir apparent to the throne of the kaisers, has already dimissed three cooks and fixed a baleful eye upon the fourth.
 These proceedings are open to vari- ous interpretations. The young master may be moved by desire to mako exile safe for autocracy. He may be striving to keep alive in his intern- ment the principle of the imperial prerogative. Or he may have a palate in perpetual revolt over the fading of certain fond dream for a Prince of the Teutonic realm in the late summer of 1914. Whatever the impulse behind
 them, however, the doings at Vie ringen reveal state of daring des- peration calculated to surprise the un- iversal mind.
 Judging by interviews recently re- ported, the world that reads the news has felt that Frederick Williams per-
 sonal courage quite possibly did not measure up to reasonable expectations.
 he being eldest son to war lord of brazen tongue His ex-highness, we | have been told, did not want the war:
 did not believe father wanted it; did
 not approve of the attack on verdun: | knew that the fatherland was whipped after the first battle of the Marne. If his was not the craven spirit in re- straint, what then? And yet, at the very peak of his reaction from the spirit of frightfulness, the crown prince that was sits up and fires the culinary chiefs of staff!
 In the face of such circumstances we are forced to modify conclusions in | which we had deemed ourselves right
 and happy. Until 100 per cent Amerl- ! can reveals himself with courage to | oust one cook, let alones three. under
 present conditions of supply, quality
 and wage demands--not to speak of the cost of roast beef--we shall believe
 that the eldest son of Hohenzollern Is
 regular bold one-in spots.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-16
THE ARCTIC DAWN

From the Chicago Herald and Examiner.
 Gray oawn; gray sky; gray snow.
 Winds from the northwest; keen, cold winds that cut like needles.
 All night he had struggled and now, as the dawn broke, he knew not whith- CT he struggled, nor did he. care. !. With that overpowering numbness which exposure to extreme cold always brings, he sank into the snow, wrapped his blanket about his neck and calmly awaited the end.
 Presently there came a voice. distant and weak. but growing stronger as it approached.
 Say" it began.
 Fcebly he raised his head,
 ''5ay, you!' the voice went on. You, friend husband! At least half these bed clothes belong to me!' |
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-16
A MAN WORTH WHILE

From the Houston Post.
 That New Yorker who just died was T sample of the true blue American. A dealer in military goods and war relics. he offered his entire stock of value of $1,50O000 to England as gift. This being refused, he later offered the en- tire equipment for a regiment of sol diers valued at $7o,00O. This was ac- cepted, as was another gift of 1000 rifles with all attachments. valued at s3O,OOO. He then gave the United States two guns and s20,0O0 for mounting them on modern carriages. He also gave Belgium 50,0o0 pieces of clothing and the. sum of 5o.oOo francs with with which to fit these garments. There were many such men in the United states; but Francis Banner is dead now and the story of his service to the al~ lies may be told
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-16
LUKE M,LUKE SAYS

A small boy wouldn't have to go td school long if ht leaxned arithmetic and geography as easily as he learns cuss words.
 A girl hates to have her best fellow ir the front room when father Is around the house because father is liable to butt in all dolled up in sis undershirt and an old pair of pants and want to know whereinell she put his razor when she got through with it.
 The biggest haby is the married man who is mad at his wife, and who pouts around the house and waits on himself and acts like the heroine in Driven From Home.''
 Many wife who thinks 1t is sinful for her husband to go to show on Sun day makes him stay home so she can purify his soul by cussng purple ant! green streak for four hours.
 No matter how old the day may be, 3 girl would rather have her perfect 36 looA like raw steak than fasten her waist up in front.
 Women and flowers were made to ad- mire. And if man admires flowers he Is an esthete. but if he admires women he is an ornery pup.
 There is just as much good luck as bad luck in this world. But people never advertise their good luck.
 Ever notice that when a man says that he is as good as you are he says 1t in a way that means that he thinks he is a darn sight better than you are? When mans thermometer registers lower than the weather bureaus ther- monleter in zero weather he wonders why the bureau doesn't spend little mere coin and get "a good one. Anyway, now that the Hohenzollern tribe has been jared loose there won be so many horse-faced females occu' pying thrones in Europe. And what has become of the oldl fashioned. eugenic commission that was going to inspect and certify our wives for us?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-16
NOW WE KNOW

From the New York Evening Sun.
 At the epoch-making cabinet meet ing Vice President Marshall, presid- ing, has solved some very grave prob- lems. It is mere obiter dictum, but it has weight. According to the Sun the Vice President said that not know ing just where he stood he had writ ten to Newt Plum, constable in In- diana. asking advice. Constable Plum replied Tho President by leaving the country loses his office but retains his salary" Thus an earth shaking CO., nundrum is solved, for who would ap- peal from a decision by Dogberry?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-16
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
Heading NH at sterrett

am glad to be able to record the faet that the American Steel and Wire company has erected heading mill al Sterrett' which is in full operation" said Caldwell Bradshaw. who has . farm nearby. "It means an opportunity orr those who have cut-over lands to sell some of their timber which otherwise would be unmarketable. It's the smaller industries in the towns and cities which build up the state, and all around are opportunities for enterprising men"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-16

Looking back we recall that Won Bern storff almost shed tears when he left America. so much beloved by him. He had histrionic talent, anyhow.
 # x * Sometimes it is hard to tell whether German socialist or Russian bol- shevik is doing the talking, unless you happen to notice the date line.
 T. < x The npdesty shown by, the Prince of Wales is becoming and timely Now if ever it behooves heirs to thrones to be retiring and unobstrusive. A 4 4 % There's no doubt about it. We are back on a peace footing. Sir Thomas Upton has issued a challenge for an interna- tional yacht race.
 # T < Perhaps you have noticed that aero stations are not working overtime send out repentant confessions from Germany.
 4 # x While the American people are now 9 nation of bond-holders, very small percentage are the "bloated' kind.
 * # * The aerial liner will hardly be per- fected in time to bring President Wilson and his party back from Europe,
 n. < # Those "droll Americans in Paris sac rificed dignity to climb trees and catch a glimpse of President Wilson.
 % < After father pays his Christmas bills he will still have that fifth Liberty Loan hanging over him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-16
EAT FISH noNEs
m the New York World.

From the New York World.
 TO its well-remembered slogan Eat more fish," the department of commerce adds in it's annual report Eat more fish, bones lin comminuted state, of course. So the terror of fidgety mothers of ons generation becomes the food of progress sivs housswivss of the next.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-16

food and plenty of exercise has taught many a careless boy the value of pay ing attention to his physical fitness.
 In the afternoon I had seen a com pany of splendid specimens of young manhood drawn up on the lawn in front of the main building and my heart was glad within me that they were to be spared the necessity of offering their 1.-the young bodies on the altar of their country to be shot at and mangled by the ruthless Huns; but I also took pride in the fact that if they had to face the >boches they would give a good account of themselves and show the picked men of the Prussian army that they were up against the real thing.
 I do not blame Dr. Thach for being proud that Bullard, the hero who did not know how to retreat, is an Auburn man. He is the stuff of which Auburn men are made. He had the fighting spirit which has made Auburn famous When he returns Auburn will give him a reception which will let him know thai in upholding the best traditions of his alma mater he has forever enshrined himself in the hearts of every Auburn man wherever he may be.
 Dr. Thach and his faculty have given evidence that they are fit to serve both in war and in peace times. I congratu- late him on his place of power, and his Ichance for service, and then l felicitate the state on having such worthy son to be a leader of its glorious young man hood
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-16
Will Re Genuine Farmer

Yes, l am looking forward with real pleasure to getting back into private lite'' said Commissioner of Agriculture Wade. T have just bought me a farm near Vincent. known as the Waites place. l will have a fish pond water works and many of the city convent erces. l am going to have good time raising, Poland China hogs and Leghorn chickens. ! already had some acreage in the county near where I bought"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-16
END OF THE TRAIL

Brian Padraic O'Eeasnain. in the New Republic. Tn theae hidden hills I lie by pools of silence where the cry Of bird comes never So deep is the calm And dim lost lake of dreams whereby
 wait. As Here am free; The wolves of the world cry out on the
 plain; Only stone dropt from the srA-~orn
 cliff Marks one hour from the asNt ss And none shall know Hesef aiY
 secret place Is near or far. nor tell q, XIV @'or ny When i return with strt fosl ps
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-16

f up fares or perform any other func- tions of the conductor, yet they are never interfered with. The result $ that colored people are not able to get on the cars at all or they are crowded at the front end and forced to ride as best they may. In the case of the old and infirm this is extremely un- just. Having paid their fares they are entitled to a seat, or at least some consideration.
 At certain hours of the day all patrons of trolley cars suffer certain inconveniences when cars are loaded far beyond their comfortable carrying capacity, but most of the seats are al- ways reserved for white people and it frequently happens that negroes are standing up when half the seats are not occupied, simply because the con- ductor has failed to provide accom- modations for them by moving back the boards that designate the colored section Some conductors who are con- |scientious in the performance of their duties regulate the seats according to the number of their white and colored passengers, moving the boards back and forth, so that no passengers are forced to stand, but too often they do Inot.
 Treatment of colored people on Istreet cars is constant source of friction between the races and ere ates an ill will that it should be the earnest desire of the best class of white and colored people to prevent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-16
TANK SLOGAN WILL DO
q Chicapo Tribune.

From the Chicago Tribune
 It comes to this: If Germany is compelled to pay indemnities the Ger mans will be left bitter and resentful. If they are not compelled to pay iHdem- nities-if only repatriation is exactcd-- they will be left bitter and resentful and feeling also that they have put something over on the allies. Moral: Treat 'em rough"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-16
# @F Polyglot Press of New York

F$IEW YoRK's cosmopolitanism is J N strikingly shown in list of foreign-language newspapers, pub lished in the New York Times, with the statement that they have granted special charity rates to advertise the Red Cross. There are forty-nine in the list. They are grouped as follows, representing most of the nationalities of the civilized world:
 Serbian, 1; Jewish, 6; Bohemian, ?; Russian, 3; Greek, 2; Syrian, 2; Slovenian, 1; French, 1; Croatian, 2; Danish, |; Polish, 4; Norwegian, |; Finnish, 1; Spanish-Jewish, 1; Lithuan- ian, 2; Hungarian, 3; Spanish, 1; Rumainian, 2; Slovak, 2; Chinese, |; Scandinavian, 1; Italian, 6; Swedish, 2; Ukrainian, 1.
 The relative size and importanfe of the different race groups which go to make up the population of the city is indicated by the number of news papers printed in any one language. For instance, there are more Jewish and Italian newspapers in New York than any other foreign publications. The German press had reached con- siderable proportions, but that was largely eliminated by the war and does not appear among the patrons of the Red Cross.
 No matter where man halls from, he is reasonably certain to find in the American metropolis newspaper printed in his own language.
 # # #
 Selfishness Shown
 By Trolley Gar Patrons
 TN a communication to The Age U Herald Mrs. J. D. Dabney, Sr., calls attention to the way white patrons of Birmingham street cars usurp seats reserved for colored peo- pie. Anyone who rides on the trolley cars of Birmingham during the rush hours when even standing room is at a premium can testify to the unfair treatment given to negroes, not by the traction employees or rowdy characters, as r1ic, but by well-dressed and often well known people of Birming- ham who should have better de- veloped sense of justice and fair play.
 It is no uncommon occurrence when cars are crowded and there are nc 8 available seats in the white section to see men, and we regret to say women, too, raise the boards attached to the backs of seats to separate white from colored passengers and move them forward, thus encroaching on ths inadequate number of three or foul double seats usually occupied by col ored passengers. They have no mor' right to do this than they have to tak'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-16
AN ACTIVE INVALID

From the Dallas News.
 Al French army is now occupying Budapest. For nation that was bled white every year through long period, France certainly does act vig- orous like
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-16
SMILE, DARN YOU
From the Houston Post.

From the Houston Post.
 Wilhelm went to Holland as a pri- vate citizen. a role which he will con- tinue to play for the rest of his life. Birmingham Age Herald
 Cheer up, Wilhelm. that may not be long.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-16
Watch Out for Hoover

we are living on the fat of the land this winter" said George Bondurant, attorney at law. My mother recently sent us a barrel of apples, a barrel of potatoes, barrel of flour and a barrel containing corn meal and buck wheat flour. She has also sent us a lot of other things grown on her farm. AL though she is S1 years of age, she has managed the 5500-acre farm ever since my fathers death, seven years ago. and she has managed it successfully, giv- ing personal attention to every detail about 1t. She is spending part of the winter with us and we are enjoying her visit very much"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-16
INTERESTING ARTICLES

From the Talladega Home. E/
 F. w. Barrett, just back from the war zone, is writing some very inter- esting articles in his paper. the Br- mIngham Age Herald. And then they read better from fellow you know.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-16
NEEDN'T WORRY

From the Chicago News
 Southern planters need not be pessi- mistic about the decline in the rr'ca of cotton, which Annot go aince the heep has 80 betraye, nagltn y Reo- pie must be clothed.