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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-11
Despite the Clothing Club

ITO PROVIDE ones self with clothing
u and shoes has become at Verviers,
Belgium, very difficult matter.
The common people, because of their
enforced idleness, could not clothe them
selves if they did not receive assistance
from the charity clothing club. From
it those who have been thrown out of
work may each secure once a year, on
easy terms, dress or an overcoat; UNI
derclothing, too, is given out.
A Belgian, interned in Holland, OBJ.
tanned permission to wear civilian dress.
his wife, who had remained at Verviers.
joined him, and the interned prisoner
wrote recently to one Of his friends as
follows: my wife has come with my
personal effects; however, a number Of
people came to her, before she left, and
offered her for my Sunday suit and
overcoat, 500 francs (S1OO); for pair
OF velvet trousers, which cost ME seven
francs (S1.40) before the war, 40 francs
lS8); for my shoes, $50 francs $500,
ETC."
Since this woman left the situation
has not improved. Wooden shoes are
taking more and more the place of
leather footwear; even the young girls
who care most for appearances are
Obliged to wear wooden shoes.-From
The Belgian Bulletin.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-11

Ntres capacity. To the under surface of
tho centre section is fitted a radiator shut
ter, circular in form, and operated by
fnob attached to it's periphery. The cohrd
of the top plane is feet III inches. and .he
length OF the balanced alerons, fitted t..
the top plane only, is feet inches.
notable point in connection with the all
erons is that the levers or cranks are at
tached to the innermost end the efficiency
or this arrangement being open to verv
great doubt
The lower plane differs in every wav
from the top, being of smaller span. this
from TIP to tip being 36 feet, 9 inches with
a cohrd of feet 81 inches, while the
Gambler of the under surface of the wing
section is almost fiat compared with ths4
OF the top plane, which is unusually great
the maximum being 81 mm., of pa inches
ne incidence OF the top plane as stencil--
at various points. is 5la degrees. while
me lower plane incidence at the root is
OK degrees and at the tip 5a deereAa
me trailing edge of the ton plane ;s
formed OF either wood or steel tube but
mat OF tho lower plane is of steel wire
the pull of the fabric resulting in
scalioped effect. The centre section is
supported from the body on cabane IF
streaming section steel tubes, welded r..
Rether.
"ln front elevation the cabane struts
slope outward, being braced from the up.
per roar spar by cross wros, but in front
owing to the engine, this is not possible
so wires have been taken from the cabsn.
strut socket on the ton plane to tho .r.h..
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-11

A THOUSAND miles west of New
~ York is another great world
4 "A city, equally bent on winning
a war for democracy. Still
young as great cities go, endowed with
rich and pulsating current of life, how
does Chicago express herself toward the
greatest drama of modern days? Ben
Hecht, a Chicago newspaper writer, pre-
sents curious picture of his city in the
August number of "The Forum" The
city's face is impressive, he observes, and
for want of better term he calls it an
"Indan face
"This curious mask of silence and indif-
ference distinguishes Chicago to-day. 1t is
the expression of people inspired by
loyalty rather than idealism. 1t is the
Indian face Of the silent Middle West 1t is
the way Of Chicago-a city of detached in
dividualisms, INFUSED elements, a metropo-
lis of which a full 20 per cent of its resi-
dents men and women born and reared
elsewhere. This lack Of civic consciousness
is at once the curse and the virtue of the
town. For while it makes for an indiffer-
ence toward common causes it breeds self
reliance. The war has abruptly brought
this latter element to the surface. Chicago
in the grip of modern upheaval is a city
Of efficient, smooth functoning units, with
a.work in common, but each holding his
emotion separate, his spirit INFUSED, his
grief and Joy individual.
Your Chicagoan caught for a moment in
the press of military parade would as
soon think of vociferating his feelings as
of giving three cheers and throwing his hat
in the air at the sight of his stenographer
entering with her notebook to take dicta-
ton. He will stand with bland, inter
ested light in his eyes as the soldiers go
by, he will awkwardly touch his fingers to
his fedora's tip as the fifteenth flag futters
past, he will hearken to the rolicking blare
of the 'jackie's' band and glimpse for mo-
ment the khaki shoulders of his son swing
ing along, and with seeming placidty re-
main chewing upon an extinguished cigar.
And having done this, your Chicagoan, like
the gruf though noble father-in-law of
drama, will blow vcousy upon his nose in
order to conceal the heinous fact that there
are tears in his eyes, and return to his
office--a creature, always, of detached
and busy taciturnity.
"a war worker back from the front said
of Chicago on her first visit, What ails
your city? l find it hard to talk to people at
the dinner table. All subjects seem per-
mlssible except war. started telling
woman the other evening some of my ex-
periences back of the lines and she laughed
and said, "Oh, let's not talk business now"
I had the feeling for the moment that she
was either neurasthenic pacifist or a pro-
German sympathizer. But learned later
she was one of the leaders in the splendid
war work being done by the Woman's Coun-
Gil of National Defence and active nine
hours day."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-11
Break the Tenets of Con.
fucius and Become a
Successful Farm
err In China

N AN article on partnership be-
tween railways and agriculture in
China, a writer in "The Far Eastern
Review says:
"The Chinese are essentially an agri-
ton of 100000 600 there are only half
dozen cities with half million or more.
There is no dearth Of man power on the
farms. Yet there is manless land as well
as landless men in China. To get them to-
gether Will require a programme very
similar to that so successfully used by the
Canadian Pacific and other lines similarly
situated. In Manchuria and in the terri
tory north Of the Great Wall toward Mon
golia the population is comparatively
sparse. There is coolie movement each
spring from the south into Manchuria and
in the fall from Manchuria homeward.
This movement brings in some revenue,
perhaps half a million dollars but it is
carried at such low rates that there is
little profit from it. This bird of passage
movement, if converted into permanent
settlement, would create u demand TOR
goods traffic which would be far more
valuable. 1t is urged that Chinese do not
lend themselves to coonist schemes because
they do not like to leave their old homes
The teachings of Confucius as interpreted
than days journey from his parents dur
ing their lifetime. But the Straits Settle
ments. Hawaii and California contain
abundant proof that wherever the Chinese
can find an environment TO which ne can
adapt himself the tenets of Confucianlsm
do not stand in the way OF an easier mode
of life. In Canada and the western part OF
the United States an area not much smaller
than that of the eighteen provinces hSs
been reclaimed from absolute savagery ana
made the home of prosperous millions Ill
within the space of fifty years. due almost
entirely to colonization propaganda by ran
roads. That method might be tried ID
China.
zone reason why the Chinese farmer Goes
not spread TO these outlying districts ma.
be found in the fact that the methods o.
farming which would be profitable there
require some initial capital If ne pos
sessed that capital perhaps the reason 10.
migration would not be forcefu 10 mes'
a very similar condition the State OF oS''
fornia has recently acquired some lanos O.
present unproductive 1t Will irriga'e '"''
land, build the necessary living euar"'S
and stables, and stock it modestly ""'''
all is ready men who have the prop
credentials as to farming experience ="
dustry, honesty and health will be Slow.
to take up these lands at cost under 'ei'
which provide low interest payments ~ ~.
ultimate ownership. The Canadian rSe"
is offering similar proposition in "es'.,.
Canada. Something very similar 10 w. W.
on modest scale would seem to be iesSs's
in the regions which have just been a's
toned The strategic value 30 the ge'~
ment of such colonization movement -
scarcely be overestimated." 4asa
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-11
.RACTICAL minded persons, re-
~ jecting the agreeable idea of
/ the romance of the DESERT" are

- jecting the agreeable idea of
IL 1.-The romance of the DESERT" are
inclined to bring up in it's place
unpleasing pictures Of heat and barren
ness and ardity. But the romance does
exist, abounds, one gathers from an ar
ticle in ASIA" by Elizabeth Cooper, who
herself has lived with the Arab desert
jewellers. A portion of it is here re-
printed:
eve went onward steadily, patiently,
across the burning desert, which sent up
finely powdered dust from beneath the feet
of padding camels. that covered us as
with a golden haze The white glare Of
the MONDAY sun was reflected from each
cleaning point of sand until it rose in
dizzying waves that blinded eyes and
clouded senses. The desert, the great
tawny desert, maddening in its monotony!
Always the same, with nothing to be seen
unless by chance a train of camels with
their load of dates journeying to the far
off cities, or sharply outlined against the
horizon the lone camel with his Arab rider,
his body moving forward and backward
with the ugly strides of his racer, his gun
across his knees, his face apparently as
emotionless as the sand over which he
rides.
AT last, when the soft winds told US
that evening would soon be near, we saw
the low black tents that had been the girl
hood home of Uleema, the daughter of the
chief, who had married and gone to the
city, but who once each year heard the
call of the desert and returned to her
fathers people for brief visit, and who
this year had taken me, her friend, to live
for time among the Bedaw. We heard
the distant barking of the watchdogs, and
saw the smoke of the campfres rising
straight and wraith-like until finally it
was lost in the fading light. The sky was
turning from deeper blue to deeper blue as
we descended from our camels before her
fathers tent
Soon we were the centre of crowd of
laughing, chattering women and naked
brown babies who reached up eager hands
IN haste for the presents and caresses they
demanded their right. We were taken
to the women's guest tent which was at
least twenty by thirty feet in circumfer-
ence, and which was hung with gayly COL
black. The sands were covered with rugs
on which we sat, and on which was placed
the round tray for the evening meal. There
were no tables, beds or chairs The Bedouin
says that we can never understand the
desert until we come close to her. rest our
feet on her sands and our head on her
bosom.
Bat man is earth's uncomfortable
guest
Until she takes HAN on her Ian to
rest
"One thinks of tent in the desert under
the pitless sun as a most uncomfortable
place of retreat, but I found it quite the
opposite. A strong wind, which seemed to
be always trying to temper the actions of
its enemy, the sun, blew over the desert
and entered the open flaps, and crept under
the turned-up edges of the tent, tanning
into fame the fire of sweet smelling woods
that had been kindled in the brass incense
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-11

about feet inches, and the width feet
2l2 inches.
~ is built apparently of longerons, TO
which are tackled boards of three-ply, while
the falring of superstructure in the vicinity
OF the pilots seat is formed by diagonal
bands Of threeply, somewhat similar to the
Pfalz body
The detail which has created great
amount of interest is the arrangement of
the plpiane tail plane. The fixed portion
"1 the lower tail plane is built in the body
and Is covered, top and bottom, with thin
three ply"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-11
TO1nnlieS Are
InfidelS and
Can't Enter
Mosques

@
OF life in bagdad is furnished bv
Ia Eleanor Franklin Egan in 9Th.
Saturday Evening POST Thu
writer declares:
mo intidel-it does seem strange to \.
classed an infidel---is allowed to ent.x
a mosque in Bagdad or any other holr
Mahometan city; and so scrupulouslv ,s
this Moslem principle respected by ho
British that they post Mahometan Indian
sentries outside all mosque entrances IN
order to discourage any Tommy who in
moment of exuberance might be tempted to
break in for a glimpse of the so carefully
guarded mysteries They say the British
soldiers have some TODD to restrain than
selves.
"If the mosques were wide open and free
to any one who might wish to enter tbsy
would be no temptation at all But for
hidden ground,
what normal man is not familiar with
the lnslstent temptation to trespass ON
forbidden ground?
"And one day Tommy actually did get
into the most sacred of all the sacred
mosques of Bagdad-the mosque OF Adbu
Gilahin Quadhir. He went in disguised as
an Arab, with aba, kuffiyeh, sandals and
everything. But his disguise was not per
feet in all its details-one can imagine a
young Britisher trying to act like an Arab,
and he was seized and dealt with very
severely. 1t is a wonder he escaped with
his life. But they let him go Then he
was imprisoned for dsregarding regula
tions and afterward sent out of the
country in disgrace, while the British off,
GERS offered courteous apologies to the
Moslem elders, who were gracously pleased
to accept them.
"No story I think better illustrates the
methods Of the British with subject peoples
whose faiths are different from their own
And no story serves better to emphasize
why with peoples of alien beliefs the Brit
lsh are always success"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-11
A Captured Hanover

tre section of feet 615 inches and two
outer sections. In the centre section is
housed on the right hand side the radl
ator, conforming to the wing curve, as in
most German machines, and on the left
hand side gravity gasolene tank Of 80
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-11

age for the main lift wires on the body.
Inc wiring between the planes is of cable,
while drag wire is taken from the nose
OF the machine to the outer socket on IT,,
lower plane
"rhe body is very deep and bulky. the
lehgth from nose to rudder-post being %
leet IL inches, the maximum depth being
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-11
- Around the World and Back Again Eh=@z6
N u
lAA ~ " Ea I = $S------|
&siA 49, I'D
They're Win
ming the War
i'm Chica-
go, Too

a THOUSAND miles west of New
York is another great world
"A city, equally bent on winning
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-11

N FLYING" (London) is described
by text and drawings a Hanover
Il biplane, belonging to the e class of
general utility machines, which was
captured practically intact. 1t is of CON-
paratlvely recent manufacture, as sew
eral parts were stamped with the date
10 II II, reports this magazine, which
further states:
The span of the top plane is 80 feet
gag inches, this being made up of CEN
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-21
State Institution for
 the Feeble-Minded Is
 Proposed at Meeting
Dr. Haines of National Committee on Mental Hygiene Delivers Address Before Representative Gath
 ering Last Night

Dr. J. F. Haines. field secretary of the national committee on mental hy- giene, delivered an address illustrat- ed with stereopticon views to gather ing of representative men and women of Birmingham in the auditorium of the Civic association last night Dr. Haines was introduced by Dr. w. D Partlow of the Brice Insane hospital at Tuscaloosa, and he spoke at length on conditions of the feeble-minded in Alabama.
 At a special conference yesterday al noon in the cafe of the Civic associa- ton, attended by representatives of the Jefferson County Medical association the Alabama Sociab congress, the Bir- mingham Association of Social Work CTS and the Alabama Mental Hygiene association, plans were laid for a cam Ipaign before the next Legislature to se' cure a state institution for the cart sof the feeble minded in Alabama.
 Mrs Dupont Thompson presided II the absence of Dr. A. Brown, presi' dent of the Alabama Mental Hygiene association. Committees on Legislation and publicity were created and thu following were appointed as specia committee to draft the proposed bill tt be introduced in the next Legislature providing for q state institutions, Dr w. D. Partlow of the Brice Insane hos pital, pr. S W. Welch, state health of ficer, and Dr.. Thomas M Owen, directo of the state department of history ant archives
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-21
COLBERT COUNTY
 MEN IN LOCAL JAIL
Six Men Indicted in C0nnec- tion With Negro Lynch
 ing in the County Jail

Four men, John Gibson, Oscar John son, Ellis Nichols. and Joe Fuller, ar rested in connection with the negro lynchings in Sheffield November 10 and F, were brought to Birmingham yester- day and lodged in the county jail. Two others were brought here soon after the lynchings occurred.
 The lynching of the negroes followed the killing of Policeman John Graham in Sheffield November '. The negroes lyrched were being held by the author ities as suspects. The negro indicted by the grand Jury for the murder of Graham is now in the jail at Russell vile. Besides the six men brought to Birmingham B others have been in- dicted by the grand jury of Colbert county. The grand jury has recessed in order that Solicitor Tate, who was sent to Tuscumbia by Acting Attorney General Thgpen to investigate the lynch ings, may confer with the attorney gem eral and the governor. Other indict- ments may follow when it reconvenes Others of the men arrested in connection with the case have been carried to Mont gomery, Huntsville and Decatur, it is said.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-21
Readjustment on Cord Wood Rates Proposed
 by Traffic Committee

Under readjustment of freight rates on cord wood, proposed by the Birming- ham district traffic committee of the United States railroad administration. charges would be fixed on mileage basis and every point in the state would be put on an equal footing with every other point
 The proposed rate, covering cord wood intended for conversion into acids, alco- hol, charcoal. extracts. pulp or to be used for fuel. per cord of 12s cubic feet, carload lots, with minimum weight of F cords, makes charge of 80 cents per cord for a 5-mile haur. with grad ually increasing rate for greater dis tances up to 1000 miles when the rate would be s4.so per cord. For 25 miles 1t would be s1. and for 100 miles $1.so
 The committee will hold open hearings every Tuesday. Wednesday and Thurs day from to { D. m, beginning With the first week in January and contin- uing until January 20. Any person or persons objecting to these new rates will be expected to go before the committee and make known why he opposes them. The schedule of rates has not been defi- nitely decided upon, but is merely ten tative and Is made as basis from which the committee hopes to work out eQuit- able rates.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-21
Staff Captain Halpin
 Arrives Here Today
Will Conduct Several Meetings in
 Birmingham-Splendid Speaker

Staff-C Capt. William Halpin. who has just arrived from France after spend ing 15 months near the front line trenches with the American soldier boys. is one of the Salvation Army's best workers, a very able speaker and a good musician. Captain Halpin will arrive in Birmingham on Saturday afternoon and conduct the following meetings in the Salvation Army hall, Twentieth street, north, upstairs, Opposite the Louisville and Nashville Railroad stationy. Saturday night at $ o'clock. musical service; Sunday morn ing at 10:30 a. m, address by Staff Captain Halpin; Sunday afternoon at 5 o'clock, subject: Experiences in France 1; Sunday night at 8 o'clock: "A Message to Birmingham Parents of Soldier Boys Over There" All are cordially invited to attend. Open air meetings will be held at Parker's corner Saturday night at o'clock; Sunday morning at 10 o'clock corner of Twentieth street and Second avenue at 3 o'clock; Parkers corner at z o'clock. Special music at all services.
 Staff Captain and Mrs. Main will be in charge of the programme
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-21
Dr. Beddow Among the First of Allied
 Forces to Enter Metz
Local Boy Tells of Incidents on Firing Line at Cessation of Hostilities. German Girls Hate Americans

Mrs. C. P. Beddow has received let
 from her son, Dr. William Henry Bed-
 dow, who is with the 25Sth aero squad
 ron in France, in which he says that he was with a unit from this squadron which was the first of the allied forces to enter Metz after the signing of the armistice.
 Dr. Berrow was formerly with the Tennessee company before he entered the service. He states that his unit went ahead into Metz in e. M c. truck to look after the preliminary arrange ments. When the French later entered
 the city 1t was in very formal manner. He states that his unit had been sta- tion south of Toul but that on the day before the signing of the armistice they had been moved up to about IS miles north of Foul and he describes the hard fighting from that time up to | Il a. m. November II, when firing ceased. Both Germans and Americans | then went over the top and swarmed I over No Mans Land and many of them were seen to be exchanging souvenirs. l He describes interestingly how the
 troops took down bronze tatue ot 1 Wilhelm in Metz and says some of the German girls in Metz told them they
 hated the Americans especially because they were responsible for their losing l the war