davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-19

two days before Christmas As sue cessful asNlast years Christmas cam paign was still greater should be the achievement this year.
 Birmingham's allied armies are striving with their wonted zeal for a high record. With all the public CO., operating an over-the-top outcome is sure to crown the Red Cross efforts. :. % * The Nashville Banner takes fling at The Age-Heraid because a fit of wool 1 gathering resulted in misspelling ths name of Eield Marshal Won Hindenburg. but in the same issue the Banners astute paragrapher misspells the name of George Sylvester Viereck, eminent Hun propa- gandist and bootlick extraordinary to the Kaiser.
 negro soldier in a French hospital and apparently unable to turn over was  l lured out of bed by little cyncopated music It might be good idea to ex. pertinent further with the jazz band cure"
 The more legal lights interpret state and federal prohibition laws the more firmly convinced are the drinking breth- ren that they might as we'll go ahead and take a chance, anyhow. # # < | Latest advices indicate that Rome is preparing welcome for President Will son that will compare quite favorably with receptions the Eternal City used to give the Caesars | < ;t 4 l A motion picture comedienne says a ripe tomato is the worst thing to be hit with. She is in position to know, being a rough and tumble artist to her finger tips.
 In the absence of any official inforrna- tion from Charles of Austria, we may assume that he is still of the opinion that the times are out of joint. y | !: < * | Out west when Poor Loshas influenza he takes vapor baths and jumps into cold mountain streams. AS a result Poor Le never has the flu" again. | * # # 1 The commander of the U-53 was one of those rare birds, German subma- rine captain who played the game ac- cording to the rules of war l # x # ] No doubt President Wilson's Philadel- phia dentist takes professional pride in the announcement that the Presidents smile has captivated Paris. l < # # | American soldiers make friends readily with German children, possibly because those youngsters have not been inocu- | ldteu With kultur. * < * l Dwellers In the Rhineland are beguiled, if not cheered. by the music of Ameri- can. French and British military bands
 < * 1 Soldiers mustered out Of the army are permitted to keep their uniforms. Noth- | iiy1cr hat for | x < * l You can't blame doughboy for carry ing his head bit higher when he wears an overseas cap. ~ l # x #
 The report that Lenine is ready to give up doesn't refer. we presume to the 1 loot
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-19
UP AND DOWN

From the New York Telegram
 Premier of Holland raises William Ho- henzollern to the seventh heaven by de- claring the fugitive will not be given up and then let's him drop by adding, thoughtfully, that Wilhelm's stay will not be prolonged. however.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-19

BEGINNING THE DAY-0 God, give me freedom. Loose me from the shackles of fear md hate and all sin. Break my cage and lead me out. Let me feel the wings which l have dreamed about. Tame the heights for me. Give my soul its proper air. Show me the fullness and the far reaches of life. In Christ's name. sAmen-H. M. E.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-19
Buy a Button, Is
 Slogan This Week

THE Red Cross membership cam
 U paign is now in full swing from one end of. the country to the other. The slogan is, Have a heart and buy button.''
 It costs only one dollar year to be a member of the American Red Cross, and who cannot afford to contribute that small amount to So noble a cause? Every man and woman should wear a membership button. The campaign lasts . week, ending
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-19

Washington, bureau. 2o7 Bipps puiio- ing.
 European bureau, Henrietta stres'' Covent Garden, London.
 Eastern business office. " of building. New York city; western brsl- ness office, Tribune building, Chlcaso' The s. c. Beckwith Special AGeheS' agents for foreign advertising.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-19
Business With South
 America Promising

America Promising
 THE United States and South 1 America have been drawing closer in their trade relations during these recent years, and special ef- forts are being made to develop busi- ness between this country and the re- publics south of us in very large degree.
 The Birmingham district must cul- tivate Central and South America and the governments equipment of the Warrior river for handling heavy traf- fife will enable the manufacturers here to expand their trade vastly with Ar gentina and other South American nations.
 North Mclean, manager of the for eign department of. the Mechanics and Metals bank of New York, in dis cussing the South American trade situation, emphasizes the necessity of granting credits to the countries in question.
 The United States, he points out, "has accumulated during the past four years an enormous balance of trade in its favor. The balance should be largely increased during the next year or two, because Europe needs our food. She needs our machinery to rehabilitate her industries that have been destroyed by the war. South America, as we'll as Europe, needs our general meehandise, because her shelves are absolutely bare of stocks of all kinds. This means that we should have very large export trade" In this connection MT. Nc Lean goes on to say:
 It is an axiom in foreign trade that
 if we sell we must buy. It we are to
 sell large amounts of merchandise
 to South America and~Europe we must
 provide our customers with the means
 of paying the bill. They may pay
 us either in merchandise. in gold, or
 in credit. They do not possess and
 cannot make merchandise enough to
 pay us. Most countries cannot afford
 to send us gold which they need to
 maintain their reserve already badly
 strained. There remains only credit Eve must therefore give our customers
 long, time credit; but as our manu- - lecturers and merchants cannot afford
 to wait year or two for their money
 the only method of settlement remain
 ing is for the people of this country
 to accept foreign securities that is,
 stocks and bonds, in payment.
 We need this export business. Our
 war industries are closing down and if
 the men, the machinery and the
 money used in manufacturing muni-
 tions are to be kept busy we must
 set them at work making goods for
 export. It is therefore vitally inn
 portant that we put ourselves in po-
 sion to accept the only kind of pay
 ment our customers can offer. We
 must post ourselves in regard to con-
 dtions in Europe and South America,
 in regard to credit conditions, crops,
 industries and railroads, and we must
 buy their securities largely in order
 to provide them with means to pay for
 our merchandise.
 There is abounding prosperity not only in Argentina, but Chile is won derfully.. prosperous; Peru continues to grow, and Bolivia and Uruguay are more prosperous than at any time in their history. South America is indeed a rich field for our trade ac- tivities. Birmingham must not fail to take advantage of it's new oppor- tunity.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-19

Kalser's. continual linking Gods name and purposes as the controlling power in his mad dreams of unholy conquest
 Every now and then we hear of some man running amuck And shooting up a town, but when caught or killed he is usually found to be drunk or crazy. and if the former the papers set it down that he was crazy drunk But defy you tos.piek out another case where a whole people had brainstorm and went out to loot and kill in the name of kultur and for the sake of giving
 pankind new set of laws, new re- ligion, and new international ethic.
 But the Germans cannot escape so easy.
 for what they did was snot done in a
 frenzy, but was the cool, calculating. dia
 bolical policy matched out in cold blood
 by the general staff, passed on through
 the whole educa tional system, injected into~.the state religion. made a fetish of in commerce, dominated the financial world, accepted by the learned profes- sions, until the empire was so saturated with it that it was a whole people and not an army which went forth to win| victories for the fatherland in ruthless war. ~ssfr The worlds future peace hangs on the just punishment of the political anti Christ. the craven Kaiser who when dan ger came to his person slunk into the shadow of The Hague. like the criminals of old seeking a city of refuge; and of all those responsible with him. in Ger many Austria and Turkey, so that in ithe future enemies of humanity may take warning. H~
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-19
Enjoys Rural EmoIument

'I am glad that I live where can have chickens, flowers, fruits and dogs, y said Judge c. B. Smith
 T enjoy spending a part of my time out of the courtroom attending to them and besides being pleasure it is ad- vantageous from a pecunfary standpoint went out into my hennery this morn ing and gathered 10 nice, fresh eggs With eggs selling for soc per dozen. my hens are earning what they eat
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-19
THE LAST STRAW.

"Why did you leave the hospital?"f something to warm my stomach What did you get-grape juice?" | 'sNo7a hot water bottle.'
 fitics, and that the universities were hot beds of~anti-Christian culture. But there were some who knew thd
 the old Germany of sentiment had re- verted to the Hohenzollern ideals of
 conquest through robbery and despoila- tion, and that the conscience of the ! na ton as we'll as that of individuals, hao been usurped by a Ntyrannical system
 devised by military caste for count
 less army. and that the old ideas o' right and wrong had been converteo lnte national obsession that might makes right"
 Students of literature who kept 1T touch with the German output were shocked to find that the old- classiea ! walters were no longer in the running hut had been outdistanced by the new
 school led by such unblushing pan-Ger- imanists as Treitschke, Clausewitz. Me tizsche. Delbruck. Bernhardi and the Whole crew of bottle holders and rub, bersdown, ready to curry favor wisf
 the famous entrants in the field for pub. lie favor. -.
 You will search history in vain to fine fanother instance of asnation turning itE back upon morality and decency ane openly promulgating new code of moral. I negativing the ten commandments and
 making the Sermon on the Mount ths i doctrine of weakling. and not a gos lpel of twentieth century sapermen. Q the tJpe of the blonde beasts of Der
 lin." But the greatest simpiety was tn
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-19
Gen. Rucler'. Military Observation.

Seh' nuckers Military ObservaG0ns
 The Indian and the ancients had a certain reverence for age, believing that wisdom grew with experience" said Chappell Cory last night. About the war; from the first, I talked oftenest and most confidentially with General Rucker, the foremost man among us who fought in the Confederate armies.
 Tn the beginning, he said the issue was doubtful. At the Dardanelles period he said unless the English got through the strait, Germany would win the war. When America entered, he said the is- sue was again doubtful, depending on our arrival in time at the important point with the most men. At the height Of the German successes last spring, he said the allies would win because Amer ica had arrived with enough men to stop the Germans short of Paris. In the sum- mer he said the war would end before winter, because the German peoples mo- rate would not stand a reverse in the field"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-19
STORY THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN From the Mont 9nrnerv Advartisar


 Among the great news stories that might have been was that legend, sin cerely cherished by his sister, that Lord Kitchener was a captive in German hands instead of corpse in the bottom of the sea. Let us suppose that he had been captured and not killed. Let us sup pose that he had been taken to . Ger man prison camp and there held secretly by the none too reticent Huns, through out the war. Let us Suppose that in the invasion of Germany which has. fol- lowed. Haig's men had accidentally met the border. Thee story would have taken it's place alongside haf dozen other great war stories, such as that of the original outbreak of the war, the sink ing of the Lustania, the collapse of Russia, the declaration of war by the United States, the <. spring offensive of the Huns, the counteN> offensive of Foch, the armstice and finally the decision of the President to go to Europe. As the cub reporter always says. it would have been "a peach of story"
 There were few romantic people who fancying that he was, not dead. How absurd! Nothing more unnatural could have happened than that the Germans should have concealed the fact of the capture of Britains famous war chief. The Germans wouldshave been the first t< .,,fxr ,f 4s-<;. guished a guest.
 ON THE RETURN OF A sBOOIx From Life.
 give humble and hearty thanks for the safe return of this book, which, hav- ing endured the ,peFils of my friends s bookcase and the bookcases of my friends friends. now returns to me in i reasonably good condition.
 I give humble and hearty thanks that my friend did not see fit to give this book to his infant as plaything. nor use it as an ashtray for his burning cigar, nor as a teething ring for his mastiff.
 When I lent this book I doomed it as lost; I was resigned to the bitterness oY lthe long parting never thought to look ! upon it's pages again.
 l But, now that my book is coming back to me, rejoice and am exceeding glad! Bring hither the fattedr morocco and let us rebind the wolume and set 1t on the shelf of honor; for this my book was lent, and is returned again. . | Presently, therefore, I may return some of the books that l myself have borrowed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-19
member of the Associated Pres.

The Age-Herald is the only morning and Sunday newspaper in Blrmlnshan Ill carrying the Asso%ated Press ois- patches.
 The Associated Press is excluslveIy entitled to the use for publication oA all news dispatches credited to IL or not otherwise credited in this paper and also the local news puphsneu herein. m
 All rights of republication of speclal dispatches herein are also reserved.
 TELEPHONE
 Bell (private exchange connecting all departmental Main 49OO.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-19
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
A,eJG7ueas

T
 Yes, poor fellow! I hate to disDlusiou him, so I avoid him as ~much as pos sible."
 What do you mean?' He thinks because the war is over the cost of living will soon come down and he will be able to live on his salary again"
 VAIN HOPE. "Gadspur looks more cheerful these days than have seen him in long time'
 GAME LOSERS "she was engaged to six other men" "They are bearing up wonderfully -Nells' "Yes?"
 They have agreed to act as ushers at her wedding"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-19
TO TYPEWRITER.

TO A TYPEWRITER. Many years, old friend, five used you I And you've seldom made complaint, Though I've seen your brothers acting In way to vex a saint. Scratched and worn by Jceaseless labor With a rattling in your joints, While another may deride you, Yet I know you have good points. Things I might have done to aid you, But I let the chance go by; Certain that you would not fs0-me When I fell to work Ion high" Dust has settled thick upon you, Calling strongly for brush, And the oil cans always missing When fellows in a rush But I place dependence in you And I know you're faithful still. You and I grind out the "copy.' Our allotted space to fill. sooth, we've toiled so long together, 'Gainst whatever odds might be, Writing little jokes and jingles, : That you seem a part of me.
 USELESS DEVICE. Its the little inventions that make ; man rich
 50, I've heard.'
 "But it's just as well that the feuov who invented the pocket corkscrev reaped his reward years ago. It vii soon be drug on the market"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-19
Mrs. Earle Has Nnrrow Escape

My wife had a very narrow escape In an automobile accident yesterday morning about 10 o'clock" said Paul Earle "she was going south on Twenty ninth street and>one of the big busses was going east Both tried to avoid a collision, and the bus went into the corner and tore~-down the ornamental corner Of stone wall, broke down a fire plug, without much injury to the bus or very great injury to the auto mobile, It was a mighty close call, and am happy that Mrs. Earle escaped in jury.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-19
Enjoyed After-DInner Speech

'PONN'H IL was a treat to be at the Red Cross
 roll call lunch at the Tutwiler hotel on
 Wednesday and watch the changing ex- pressions of Frederick Warde, the great er's table while John Sparrow was read ing out his orders of the day and in dulging in his quaint monologue," said Erskine Ramsay
 'I never saw one enjoy after-dinner
 speech like Mr. Warde did His face
 registered surprise, amusement and down. right pleasure"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-19
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
How Children Are Helping

saw little laddie in khaki on his way home from school with shining face, Tor on his coat he wore a large red cross which showed it was the work of ms own hand and the lettering spoke eioquently of his wish to help the roll eail% Tor it said, Join the Red Cross, sad Charles A. Calhoun. Ut evidenced the fact that the school children had been well taught, as to the value of the great humanitarian organization which IS in the pubics mind this week"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-19
VAIN HOPE.
GAME LOSERS.

BEYOND HIM.
 What good does it do suffragists to hold demonstration at the White House? The President isn't there" Don't ask me. repied the fretful in- dividual. "Life's too short for an ordi- nary man like me to try to fathom suff psychology"
 AppEAeANcEs AGAINST HIM. This floor walker has grand air" ITO his sorrow
 Why so?
 .During the war he had the dickens of time convincing government agents that he wasn't Hungarian nobleman." PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-19

Entered at the Birmingham. Ala, postoffice as second-class matter, un der act of Congress. March s, 1879.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-10
Only One 'Hromo Quinine." /"

To get the genuine. call for full name,
Laxative Bfomo Quinine Tablets. Look
for signature of Il. w Grove. Cures
Gold ia One Day. 3oo.---Adv.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-09-13

FOR RENT-One 5-room house with
bath; one Groom with bath; one a.
room without bath: other apartments
of two and three rooms with bath: all
furnished. n. M. Krout, 1920 Wall
street.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-09-13
Lutheran Church Notes

Sunday School at 10 a. IN.
Next Sunday evening at I:3O
sharp we will have confirmation OF
the catechumens who have been
receiving instruction this summer.
Since this has been entirely in
English the confirmation will also
take place in that language.
The holy communion will be
given Immediately after the con-
firmation.
This marks the close of our
summers work. We regret deep
ly that the congregation must be
left vacant but trust that an oc-
casional visit will be made by
neighboring pastors, and that every
effort will be made toward the
future maintenance Of the work
in Idaho Springs.
Elmer J. Holt,
Acting Pastor.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-09-13
HlER||z1'l|Q||n|'''|E|||

Mrs. Hallberg has been quite
i'll this week.
DR.. Walter Cain returned from
Denver Thursday.
Miss Gre' chen Lyon was a Den.
yer visitor this week
Mr.. and Mrs. Chapel were
Denver visitors this week.
DR.. John Atcheson is to report
for government service at Camp
Riley, Kansas, Septem Der 81.
Miss Vera Mccall, who is en-
ployed in the Denver telephone
Office, is spending the week with
her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. l.. Burger are
entertaining Mrs. Clinton Burger
of Rogers, Nebraska. Mrs. Bur
ger has been visiting relatives at
Eaton, and will be here for a visit
for some time.
Mrs. Jerry Simpson returned
Saturday from visit of two
months in Chicago and Wisconsin
and with Mr.. Simpsons relatives
at Monmouth, Illinois. The trip
proved an exceptionally pleasant
one.
Having finished the course of
eight weeks at Boulder, in radio
and electrical work for the govern
ment, Phil McConaghy, with the
Colorado contingent, passed
through Denver Thursday on his
way to the college of New York to
complete the work. The class of
which Phil is a member ranks
third among all the classes in gov
ernnent service.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-09-13

Miss Edna Gunstru is home
for couple of weeks vacation with
her mother.
Mrs. Perry has received word
that her son Otto has landed safely
over there.
J. W. B. Smith is getting along
nicely after his operation, and he
and Mrs. Smith may be home after
ANOTHER week.
The Episcopal Guild will meet
with Mrs. S. l.. Burger next We'd
nesday afternoon. Please bring
your own sugar.
The Rice family, who have
lived for some time in Grass VAL
ley are moving into the Gustatson
house on Soda avenue.
An electric iron is missing from
the domestic science rooms, and
its return would be greatly ap-
preciated. Who has the iron?
John Dodding, a popular mas
seuer at the Hot Springs hotel,
went to Denver to register, as he
expects to return to his home in
that city about October 10.
Mrs. y. Weinberger expects to
90 to Denver some time next week
to look for house as MIR. Vein
berger will return from California
in couple of weeks, and they
expect to be located in Denver by
the last of the month.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-09-13

John Meyer goes to Georgetown
today to entrain for Camp Pike,
Arkansas, where be will join the
infantry.
The Presbyterian Aid society
meets with Mrs. T. A. Jones mex,
Thursday afternoon. Don't for.
get your sugar.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Seroy have
moved to Denver. Their goods
were shipped by rail, something
unusal in the recent exodus to Den
YER, when auto trucks seem to get
all the business.
AL Weinberger has enlisted for
officers training in field artillery
work. He has received notice to
appear in Denver Monday for
further examination, having sue
cessfully passed preliminary test.
Do you understand that the
national headquarters of the Red
Cross allots the work for each
division, and that in turn each
chapter is not only asked, but
com manded to turn out a certain
amount of work in a certain
length of time? During the sum-
mer it was comparatively easy
for our chapter to accomplish its
tasks. But now that the tourists
are gone, the teacher can no long
er do SO much, and the rest of US
are more or less busy canning, it IS
quite necessary that an especial
effort be put forth if we are to
turn out our quota, aud not be
branded slackers.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-09-13
Methodist Church Notes

Sunday School at lOa IN.
Morning service at IL O'Clock.
Evening service at s o'clock.
There will be services both
morning and evening at the usual
hour next Sunday.
Rev. W. B. Humble, of New
Mexico, has kindly consented to
preach for US, at the very urgent
request of the church board.
Those who have attended the
prayer meetings led by Rev. Hum
ble know that they have treat
in store. Come and show your ap-
probation and enjoy good SER
mon.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-09-13
olsillusionment.

when 20 sees cullud puhfessah
rise up and pick at dem crinkly side
whiskers o. his'n and smoove down
dat fancy vest you am amazed at de
ponderosity O. de spectacle" said old
Brother Buckaloo. But when yo'
listens to his transplavication yo' finds
dat when 20 behelt dem whiskers and
dat vest yo' seed 1t all. Amt dat bout
80, Brudder Jurdan 7"-Kansas City
Star.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-09-13
Advertised Letter List
Idaho Springs, Colo.

Idaho Springs, Colo,
Sept. 13, 1918
The following letters remain un.
called for at this office:
George Winnamore, Mr.. Worth
Shipman. F. NJ. Stewart, Miss
Lillian Peterson, Mr.. and Mrs. H
B. Olson, Mr.. Frank Blood.
MAILS CLOSE
Going East 7 :oo m, West 1000 am
Going East Ago pm 500 . m
0. N. MARIHUGH. Postmaster.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-09-13
Presbyterian Church

Sunday School at 10 O'Clock, as
usual. Glasses for everybody.
Christian Endeavor at $50.
Regular services will be held
Sunday morning at the Presby-
eriau church.