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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-04-23
OFFICIAL REPORTS
BRITISH

LONDON, April . The '.r
the British oiileIal uais---.
day follows
asa result Of a '1ccsu.g ia
operation carried Cgi BIZ -i 4E
night north Of AI5er,. ~ improved
our position and captured 'u
prisoners A number oi rri--.''
have been taken By ui i',3 r. .
Robecq sector and near Wy'H--is.s
in both OF which areas l6ca' 'g
ing occurred 10 our advantage
In the neIghborhood Of Ea--o-r
one Of our rsiting parties s-f.-'-
the enemy's trenches i-t -r-:.
trated his support lines
The hostile artillery Wai a...
yesterday afternoon and tl'-s '--
night west OF Alber, ard cr Pie
greater part OF our front from i--'-
OF the forest Of Ni,ppe 20 slr
Ypre,.s Concentrations a bose.
troops observed in the NlI'.ri s'.-
tonneuK sector and q, The rsis-
borhood Of Serrs were s-gas.t g.
our artillery"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-04-23
II'IEllIzEs
l|CE HANGS ON
WESTERN FRONT
Force is Needed to End
\ War; Indenburg,

NEW YORK. April 2J.--Pesce for
lecrulany. according to General Luden'
tuFh chief quartermsster- general, rests
o1Da the fighting on the western front
- without severe battles fought to a
lInish. Germany cannot obtain peace
TAese statements were made during an
lnoeSview with German newspaper eorre-
oDoadents u great headquarters on
nrch u. and reported in German
oouspapers Of tina, date, which have
IN received here.
field Marshal Won Hindenburg was
Interviewed at the same time and the
ND German leaders apparently were
eonvinced that for Germany force was
needed to bring about peace.
Peace In the east means a tremendous
seIief for the Germans in the west
lNdendorff said, adding: "kow we are
ahout to sNin the ascendancy nu'
nurieslly. We ourselves are in posi-
zion to assume the offensive wherever
va desire"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-04-23
FRENCH

PARIS, April 2j-The tsS' r. ,-.
French official Statement i7'.5s7
Rather spirited artillery srzls.
menu occurred on the Son~s ''ort ar
east OF Rheims
German raids between LauiEry art
Noyon, northwest OF Rheims ard n '-.
Vosees were without rtsalu- PrI.
oners remained in our handi
Everywhere else the night paiied i
nuiet
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-04-23

A recent newspaper tern reads
"Corncob pipes, for which ,--s.'l
have been paying Scents Each e. Esa-'
now cost 7 cents, or ar i---safs -' d.
percent"
This will strike Oscar A P,-' r.
the treasury department p-s-.y -a'-
says the National Maga1ir.
He always has fifteen Or tH.-'T -H
pipes on his desk-and often E.'f 4
little cob pipe smoking party a"s- ri.
flee hours, with everybody -a.-g -f
own smoke and now me iusl an 49,.
tration has administered ,-1'Ns, s.-v-
no fter-office-hous parties --s''
lightless and heatless
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-04-23
eagle GOES ON TRIAL
on SECOND THEFT CHARGE

P. eagle, known to Oklahoma City
oo1ee as the gentleman burglar" was
0Dain placed on trial before jury in the
lskict court room Of Judge Edward D
Qllkield this morning, this time on a
(kofee of breaking into the home Of
NJ L. Hill At ilD West Thirty third
C1foet on January IL. eagle was ac-
NJ By > jury last week on charge
= 1xOaking into The home OF z. 4
~ It 1901 West Thiry-eighth street,
~ ) thifd charge, Of entering the house
IN c. Guthrie at 210s North Hudson
nvuoue d pending against fim.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-04-23
oOhN1EN Of MILE
WM B SCORED
NORTH OF S0MME
tcon,lnvse From Page ~

sweet his trenches with machine guns
end rifle bullets and hammered his
tront line with trench mortara
In some OF the raids sharp fight
Ing developed, in one instance pro-
trActed hand-to hand fighting TAX
ha place, this struggle being so
Intense that the Canadians were
snable TO take prisoners. The seven
raids together netted five prisoners
end two machine guns. Two OF the
prisoners have since died.
From dusk until dawn the whole
front has been lively north and south
Of Lens.
Bochss Are Nsvots.
Regularly the boche lines have been
liz up With scores OF flares, betraying
the nervousness which has been pro-
dueed among the enemy by such ae-
tivlty as he has not known on his front
for weeks. The enemy has been forced
to fire his guns under gas clouds and
h gas masks. He has betrayed the ei-
feet Of our tactics by the diminishing
vclpme Of his fire, but he has made
snswer TO our general raiding and ga
activities by projecting much tear ga
against our positions north OF Lens
His prQjeetion was bigger in volum
On anything ever attempted agains
ths Canadians by the enemy.
Many Batteries Demolished.
OF the batteries bombarded by ou
guaners during the last twelve hours
many will not be heard from for som'
sime. Continuous forcible feeding fol
such protracted period on lethal an
teaf sss, mixed with high explosives
kAs proved too successful before e
dcebt its destructive virtue now. W.
used nearly six thousand shells agains
scGne thirty battery positions. Our T.!
hoWitsers secured six direct hits OF
concfete shelters in the Avion district
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-04-23
Blow at Two Fronts
Is Not improbable
(Assooiated. Press War Review J

(Associated' Press war ReViev)
New thrusts on the western front BY
the Germans are still held in abeyance.
Haiding activity has BECOME more pro-
Scuuced but the enemy apparently is
oot fully prepared for his next blow
IN allied forces are making ready
Ssslf defenses and Il 10 believed the
Germans will not delay resumption OF
heoyy fighting much longer.
llassisg at Ypres,
Scathwest Of Ypres the Germans are
Msssiag large bodies Of troops on the
nsfthern ieg Of the salient probably in
pfeparation for further attempts to
owsrcome the Mont Kemmel positions
end cutflank Ypres. In the center the
British have further improved their
potition around Robecq. On the Pieardy
battlefield the Germans show increased
activity north OF the Somme TO Albert
Attack on Both Fronts.
Il Ia not improbable that the Ger
mans may attack simultaneously the
British lines in Flanders and those d.
rectly north Of the Somme in an ei-
for to wipe out the strong Arras posi-
tion. Field Marshal Hsig has held
stubbornly to the Arras sector for a
month and his line south OF Albert has
fought off numerous enemy attacks
since the first week OF the offensive
moyesment
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-04-23
Vital Statistics

Marriage Llcsrsst
John " MePhsrson - ysa-r s-+
Camp Besuregard Ia and es~s ~ra
land % years old Wsathe~frg1
Herman Booth. q ysars s't A-c sa'a
venters, 20 years ola both y Crst-r-a
City
Births
Mr.. and Mrs Basil Wlise zlsss.-r
a boy
Mr. and Mr.. wlHar P F-r, 80
West Sixth street a girl
Deaths
Llddie Price fa2 Easf Wasr Fr.-
street, April 81 - years o.t
Building psr~+s
Manhattan Construct ION --r- 20 r. t'f
East Fourteenth street twc c-strry '.1 e
dwelling s. 00a
T X Lark 1923 Easf Tenth E,w-, s-H
story frame dwelling, E,aa
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-04-23
n Relieve Gas IN IN. stomsc cl

\ 10 Relievs 0ss 10 the Stomach
which disturbs your sleep, just tIy
one Soc bottle OF Lhx-FOS WITH
pEPSIN. A Liquid Digestive Lsxa'
tiw for Indigestion or Constipation
Pjeas,nt TO take. (Adv.)
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-04-23
RED CROSS MANAGERS
PLAN FOR FUND DRIVE

Twenty managers OF the various ..'y
and township Red Cross orEa'i1"'-'
held a meeting today in the lee hgc'
ins hotel following a luneheon Phrl
were laid for the drive which b.z''i CT
May |. NJ. f, Durham Chairman q
the transportation committee '-r -
drive. said that already more thar 'f''T
automobiles had been PLEDGED '1r uf.
in the campaign.
-SNas
Wild and dsheyelsd, wats-y q s.-
and trembling limb. he bust .-r ,'.
dentists consulting room and stt'sFis-
the molar merchant IN gaping 'gc.I
"Do you give gas here
"Yes," replied the dentl't
"Does it put a man 10 sleep
"Of course
Nothing would wake hin
Nothing. But"
wait a bit; you could break hii
Jaw or black his eye without hin is.l-
ing it'"
"My dear sir, Of couri. L
"It last, about half a minute. t-.s-
h1"
'Yes"
With a whoop n ioy ard ,s'..' -
excited man threw oW h1 --a. az
waistcoat,
Now he yelled as h, 'uzgst A. s.'
shirt, get yer ga engine ready vl-
you to pull a porous plai''r III -1
hack"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-21
CR0CKARD HERE
 ON BUSINESS TRIP
Nova Scotia Man Tells of Great Demand for Steel
 Products in Canada

Frank H. Crockard, president of the Nova Scotia Steel and Coal company and former vice president and general manager of the Tennessee company, dropped into Birmingham unexpectedly yesterday on a brief business trip. Friends who greeted him remarked that they had never seen him looking so well.
 T am just here on little business trip and may get away tonight or may be in Birmingham for a day or two said MT. Crockard. The new work in Nova Scotia has been going fine except. of course, there is demand for three times as much steel as we can make. War requirements superseda e7-~-.r-thi'' we have the same problem there in get ting sufficient labor that exists in ev- cry part of the United States"
 Mrs. Crockard is not with MT. Crock ard on this trip.
 George G. Ii'aN ford. president --'' Tennessee company, and H. C. Rydifie. general manager, took Mir. Crockard in hand during the afternoon, and tns three left on the afternoon train for Mobile. where the officials wanted to show their ord associate what is beng done at the new shipbuilding plant dow,l there.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-21
BECK ID ARRIVE HERE TODAY
 FOR SPEAKING TOUR
Canadian Soldier Will Urge Working People to Speed Up Production to Help
 Win the War

Sergt Austin Beck of the First Ca nadians. who has been speaking to the laboring people in different parts of the United States and urging them to speed up production will arrive in Birmingham today for a speaking tour of this district. Dates that will keep him busy until July 4, have been ar ranged by State Mine Inspector Charles Fl Nesbitt, who has charge Of this fea- ture of government work in the Bir- mingham district.
 Sergeant Beck was with the Canadian army that fought vailantly on the west ern front from the beginning of the war until he was wounded in action. IT. his speeches he will describe condi- tions on the western front. trench war fare, Red Cross work, the necessity of keeping the soldiers supplied with all that is necessary to enable them to fight effectively, of their need of guns, munitions. supplies and food, and will ance of maintaining production at its maximum
 He will speak at Blocton on June l. which date has been set for the big Red Cross drive at that place, and July he will speak at Red Eagle, where a barbecue will be combined with the Fourth of July celebration. The dates and places where he will speak in this district are as follows:
 Walker county: Carbon Hill, May 23 Townley, May 27 Corona, May 25; Oak man. May 27; Cordova May 2s; Dora, May 29; Empire. May 30; sipsey, May 3l
 Jefferson county: Palos, June 3; Bes- sic. June 4. Littleton, June ,; Brook side, June 6; Republic, June ' Sayre- ton, June 8; Pratt City June 10; Vivian, June II; Dolomite June 12; Mulga, June 13 Blue Creek, June IA New Castle, June 15; Warrior. June IT; Lewisburg, June IS.
 Tuscaloosa county: Yolande. June 19: Brookwood, June 20; Searles, June 21: J<ellerman, June 22.
 St. Clair county: Margaret. Juno 24; Acmar, June 25, Coal City. June 2
 Shelby county: Helena. June 27. May lene, June 2S; Coalmont June 29
 Bibb county: Blocton, June 3l Piper, July |; Marvel. July ?; Red Eagle. July 4.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-21
THE RED CROSS

By Rosa Cl.sby John. Aoft you soar, oh. Cross of Red. Held high by women brave and true Whose hands and hearts have ofter
 bled In service, care, all ages through Today the world salutes you. With meaning far and wide, From land to land and sea to sea. All nations bow stand side by side For your great cause of mercy. As long as woman lives She'll hold you up on lonely ways, Through storm and strife, Through pain and tears, through lip
 of praise. Up to the highest hill-with her life There she Il leave you with her God. Angels of mercy. truth and love. oh, Cross of Red, we hold you dear And all we have from God above, And all we are without stint or fear We consecrate. We dedicate
 To thee.
 Birmingham. Ala, May 20 1918.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-21
WILL BIRMINGHAM GET FEDERAL. BANK BRANCH, QUESTION
Committee of Local Bankers Just Back From Wash ington Believe the
 Chances Are Good

We hope to get branch of the federal reserve bank" is as far as the Birming- ham bankers would commit themselves Monday on their return from Washing ton where they appeared before the fed- eral reserve board Friday and presented facts and figures showing the magnitude of the commercial, industrial and bank ing business of the district of which this city is the center
 The committee consisted of Oscar Wells, president of the First National bank; J. Kirkman Jackson. vice presi- dent of the American Trust and Saw ings bank; John H. Frye, president of the Traders National bank; w. H. Manly, cashier of the Birmingham Trust and Savings bank, and w. H. Kettig mem- Der of the board of directors of the re- serve bank of Atlanta.
 The committee went to Washington at the request of the federal reserve board and armed with statistical data pre- pared for the purpose. made an excellent showing, gained the confidence of the board, and while the members of tho board gave no expression as to their hl- innate decision the local bankers feel decidedly encouraged over the matter.
 HOPE TO GET BANK
 'Birmingham is not an applicant for the branch bank in the sense that We first approached the federal board on the matter remarked MT. Wells, but when it was intimated that branch bank would probably be established, and we were requested to send a committee to Washington with data showing Bir- mngham's commercial, industrial and banking importance we complied We want the bank and hope to get it.
 MT. Jackson stated it as his opinion that Birminghams chances of getting the branch bank were good.
 Jacksonville, Fla. and Nashville, Tenn. also, have sent committees 70 Washington for the purpose of trying to get the bank.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-21
Hutchens Moves Office to
 American Trust Building
Cars Moving With Reasonable Speed and Shipping Is Greatly
 Facilitated

H. E. Hutchens, director for the Bir- mingham district of the United States railroad administration, has moved his headquarters from the Chamber of Commerce building to rooms 1101-1103 American Trust building, where he has more office space.
 The work of his office has greatly increased recently, necessitating larg- CT quarters than were available in the Chamber of Comerce building
 Cars are moving with reasonable speed, MT. Hutchens says, and the ship ping demands of the district are be- ing supplied with the least possible delay. Conditions are much improved and are getting better from day to day, he reports.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-21
Marriage Licenses

The following marriage licenses were issued in the probate office yesterday: P. S. Sharple to Miss Alice Parrish. Jennings Fredericks Gillen to Miss Florence Marguerite Coffin. Lewis C. Jones of Wylam to Miss Lil- lie May Fowlan.
 s. N. Loveless of Lipscomb to Miss Matte Harris.
 James H. Mcdonald to Miss AdelI Lauderdale.
 H. P. Poore to Miss Katie Catherine Maxwell.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-21
Remarkably Able Address Made by Mrs. Henry Bad ham, Who Has Four
 Sons in Service
DIR. EDMONDS GIVES UNIQUE VERSES AS
 TRIBUTE TO BOYS
Hundreds Take Part in Striking Ceremony, Whose Dominant Note Was
 Patriotic FervOr

As the sun sank below the western horizon yesterday afternoon. hundreds of Sirminghams citizens gathere1 l around the large flag pole at the Roe buck club and with barred heads anu lumpy throats witnessed the raising ot the large banner, bearing 59 stars, each representing a club member now in the service ot Uncle Sam over there"
 The ceremony which followed the IS hole match between Jones, Hutchinson. Simpson and Mcdonald, was impressive in it's simplicity and filled with an air of reverence.
 The crowd had gathered not on.y to contribute to the Red Cross, but als to pay its respects to the boys whose Ia rr;liar faces will be missing until German militarism has been stamped beneath the foot of democraCV
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-21
HUNTSVILLE SCHOOL
 CHILDREN SELL B|G
 AMOUNT OF STAMPS
S20,000 Worth of w. $. s. and Baby Bonds Are Dis posed of by 1900
 Children

From Huntsville comes the report to State Director Crawford Johnson of the War Savings committee that s2o,0 worth of Baby Bonds were sold by the school children out of an en- rollment of 1600 pupils In sending Tn his report, Superintendent R. c. John son of the Huntsville schools writes:
 'If I do say it, we have done
 more than we have talked, and
 am hoping to pass this little word
 along. because the children and
 teachers who have worked so zeal-
 ously deserve some recognition of
 this spirit of patriotism.'
 Prizes offered by the Montevallo school for art poster designs for the War Savings Stamps campaign. have been awarded as follows: To Ida Jack son, five s5 Baby Bonds; subject of poster, Get Acquainted with Us" To Lucille Hitchcock three s5 Baby Bonds; subject of poster, Her Sacri- flee Vain Unless We Buy w. W. S' To Clifford Elliott two s Baby Bonds, subject of poster, They Are to Help You Win the War;
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-21
Harris and Fisher to
 Go With the Motion

Manager Harry B. New of the Motion hotel announced yesterday that he had secured Walter Harris of Dothan and c. S. Fisher of Atlanta to take the places of J. W. Underwood, clerk. and
 George r. Driver Jr., assistant manager, who join the army this week. MT. Fish CT formerly was clerk at the Morriy hotel, and has a host of friends who will welcome him back to Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-21
DIXON FOR CHAIRMAN
ASSEMBLE AT NOON

The committee will assemble promptly at noon today and will probably be called to order by Borden Burr of Birmingham,
 if Chairman Graves is unable to be pres ent. Secretary G. H. Estes will also be absent It was understood last night that B. P. Odum one of the Montgomery members, had been called to New York and that he would be unable to be pres ent Aside from these absentees, how ever, there was every indication that a full membership would be on hand
 One of the early duties of the committee will be the filling of five or six vacancies which have occurred by death or other
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-21
EARLY OPINION DIVIDED

Early in the evening, before the eau cuses had begun, opinion was very much divided as to the action the committee will take. but along toward midnight after the members of the committee had had an opportunity of discussing the matter among them selves. the rival factions were able to get a better line on the situation.
 The vote on this question is ex pected to be very close. some of those claiming to have inside informa tion, asserting that the opponents of sub mission will go into the meeting with a majority But from expressions of members guarded though they were, following the many small conferences, it seemed almost certain the propo- sition to submit will win.
 Several of the members are appar- ently opposed to the committee talk ing any action on the question at all They are opposed to ratification of the amendment, and opposed to the ques- tion being made an issue in the cam paign. Members holding this view. however are in a decided minority
 CANDIDATES ON HAND
 Three of the five candidates for gov ernor were in the city last night min- gling with the committeeman and other politicians from over the state, who had come on for the meeting. John H. Wallace. Jr of Huntsville game warden came in during the afternocn; Lieut. Gov Thomas E. Kilby arrived from Anniston on an early evening train. and Gen William W. Brandon
 tContinued on Page EiEhD
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-21
MRS. ROBERTS RAISES FLAG

Led by the Boys Industrial School band, the crowd marched to the verdant knoll just above the clubhouse. Here the band played America and after ward the crowd sang, with choking voices, God Save Our Boys" Then as the dying embers of sunlight hid them selves behind a distant hill, Mrs. David Roberts slowly raised the flag while the band played the 'Star-Spangled Ean- per."
 Following the flag raising Ross C. Smith introduced very briefly Mrs. H. l. Badham.
 "It is great pleasure, ladies and gen tlemen, to present to you in my hun ble way lady who has given all for her country, mother whose four boys are lighting your battles and mine; noo:e character whom you all know, Mrs. Henry l.. Radham''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-21
JOHNSON IN MOBILE

State Director Crawford Johnson left yesterday for Mobile, where he will perfect the organization in that city for the big drive.
 Vice Director J. W. Donnelly is get ting up forms for posters and reports and other printed matter for general distribution. Over a million copies of some of these will be printed
 J. B. Babb will make speaking tour of Walker, Winston and Lamar coun- ties this week in the interest of the War Savings Stamps
 Robert W. Ewing, chairman of the retail merchants committee, is giving his entire time to work among mer- chants, and is getting his organizati ton in splendid shape
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-21
SURRENDER AND SACRIFICE

Here is the whole thing in nut shell-surrender. sacrifice. Fhis IS what is animating our bows todaS They are pouring themselves int" the trenches by the thousands all along the western front at this moment. rms moment then, is the one for us to dcdl- cate our souls our hearts, our minds OUT bodies to this great cause. EVery American. man. woman, and celid' should join that vast army of mercy the Red Cross and march as mihister- ing angels behind the men taat are behind the lur 2. For they are Iisnt.nS fer on~ iivss, our liberty. for tne chll- drer srowin ur in our homes, .or 'he honor of eur flag. our countrJ. for ha- manity and civilization itself
 "If they can give their blood certainly we can give our treasure. Upon our per- formance of our allotted task at home depends the lives of thousands of men and women of our own country ana those of our allies. The more prompt and sen eroLs we are the sooner the war Will De ended and millions of our soldiers ana ailors will be saved from death and sur fering.
 So let's make up our mind today tc buy no more fine furniture handsome clothes, rich food. automobiles and other nonessentials, but go over the top along side our boys with the ambulances. oan-
 iages. strett hers. hospitals, doctors aHd
 nurses. Let's have our supreme n o- rient Let's sacrifice ourselves-an We have, if necessary, 10 follow ndr dear i,oys anc that fLie to victory.
 DIR. EDMONDS HEARD Following Mrs Eadham's spee,h. MT. S.bitn .ntroduc. T Dr. H. M. Edsntnd ds.
 (Continued on Page Six)