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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-12
Russian Symphony
 Orchestra Here April 25

The, Russian Symphony orchestra. which made a great hit at the pi- ennial a year ago will be heard in two ncpular concerts at the Jefferson thea Ire Thursday. April 9. afternoon ana night.
 This famous organization. led by Modest Altschuler. not only ranks flrst as an interpreter of Russian music, but 1t stands among the foremost svmphony bands in the United states in the performance of music Of all schools. old and modern.
 It has drawn capacity audiences wherever it has appeared this season and Birmingham music lovers predict that it will play to full house nere. Great Britain Regarding Food in War Times" Major the Honorable Charles Lycll, appointed by Lord Reading. ssWhat the Church Can Do to Conserve Human Life" Rabbi Rudolph I. Coffee. Ph. D.
 EIGHTH GENERAL SESSION
 9:30 to 12:3o-'The Nations Labor Problem During the War repre- sentative of the federal department of lahor. The Duty of Southern Labor During the War President R. R. Mo- ton, Tuskegee institute. Women and Children in Industry During the War Miss Grace Abbott, United States chill dren's bureau The Moral Basis of Permanent Peace" pr. Frederick Lynch. secretary of Church Peace League of America
 NINTH GENERAL SESSION
 Wednesday, 3 D. m Delegates seat ed by states to consider. What We Propose to Do This Year,
 Meeting of governors and mayorA Wednesday at 4:S0 p. m, at Tutwiler hotel
 TENTH GENERAL SESSION
 Wednesday, S:15 D. nl.-"The South's 8 Answer to the Natioifs Call in Her Greatest Crisis" Gov Thomas Birkett of North Carolina The Nltion's An swar to the Worlds Call for Liberty and Justice.' pr. J. A. E. Scherer, council of national defense.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-12
Lieut.. Sharn1an and Henry Reisenberg VIII Speak
 Tonight at Jefferson
Last Luncheon of Week Tutwiler TodayLieutenants Sharman and O'Connor to Speak-Bond Sale Passes
 $4,OOOOOO Mark-Ladies' Luncheon Saturday
Today's s Programme

The luncheon to he held at the Tutwfier will be the last one of the week, and Lieutenant Sharman and Lieutenant HConnor will nd dress the meeting. An unusual meeting is anticipsted--the best held this week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-12

Tonight at the Jefferson theatre a mass meeting will be held begin ming at S:15 o'clock. at which Lieu- tenant Shnrman and Henry Reisen- berg, German. will speak.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-12

aCentlnseA on Page Ninel
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-12

-reat Britain Regarding Food in War Times" Major the Honorable Charles Lyoll, appointed by Lord Reading.
 What the Church Can Do to Conserve Human Life" Rabbi Rudolph I. Coffee.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-12
CENERAL ORDER NO. 1

The order of the American Eagle is hereby conferred on Gen. J. D. Rosen-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-12
SJxTH CENERAL SESSION

Tuesday, to 5:3o P. lm.s- (Meeting in charge of the board of governors). What is Our Task for the Year?" Flee tion of officers
 SEVENTH GENERAL SESSION
 Tnesday. .s:15 p. m.-'Lesson From
The daily Alaskan., 1918-10-09
LIBERTY LOAN CLIMBING UP

San Francisco, Oct. 9.-The bank figures for tthe Fourth Liberty Loan for yesterday up to closing hour We're $145,44S,OOO.OO. San Fran cisco has subscribed $36,366,35O.OO.
 The percentages of population who have subscribed in Oregon is sev- enteen, Idaho fifteen. Forty nine northern California counties reach ed their quotas, two of them douDl- ing theirs and twenty nine of them oyer sixty per cent of their quotas
 All of the northern counties or California expect to reach their quotas by Liberty day.
 Mary PickfoFd the movie art1st
The daily Alaskan., 1918-10-09

keep up the Golden North hotel
 Tower gardens which are famous es'
 pecialIy for their sweet peas. A
 lover ot children he was hardly eV-
 CT sean on the street without one or moro of them hanging on to his haHds and his absence will be keeniY felt by his hosts of children friends. .
 some time last year Mr. Muir's hesith began to fail him and al though he had the best of medical attention he seemed to get no bet ter After a trip to Ska Hot Springs he seemed to recover but it was only temporary and at last ha decided to try a change of cli- mats and so he left last night bound for Earlier, California, and there will try and recover his health. He has friends there and is promised employment. There ara many Alaskans who wish him weT and hope to see him back a gain snd among them is the Daily
 iaskan, for he carries our very hest wishes. ....
The daily Alaskan., 1918-10-09
HAS FOUR SONS
 WIFI G0[0nS

Fred J. McLennan, collector or
 customs at Whitehorse, received
 cable on Monday from London, Ens.' stating that his son, Jack, was a. mong the missing on September 2sth. MT. McLennan had been much worried over his son Fred's coudi- tion, as he was reported 'as fssrt- ously wounded. Later reports 'stats tha. Fred, Jr., is getting on very we'll. He was shot from an aero- plan in the base of the neck, the shot passing. out through his back and looked at first as if it might bo fatal. MT. McLennan has two moro sons in the service but 'neither -has received wounds. -..---.--
The daily Alaskan., 1918-10-09
BR|TONs-rANks
 STORM CAMBRIA

London, Oct. 9.-The British-A- merican troops have advanced three miles along a twenty mile front. Between St. Quentin and, Cambrai the Allies made a tremendous at tack routing the enemy. General Ha's reports that they are now within six miles of the railway run ning from Lille to Metz.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-10-09
l PRESIDENT INSISTS 0N SINCERITY

Washington, Oct. 9.-The rPresi- dents message Is designed as an inquiry, not 6 rely, as the exact meaning of Chancellor's note ap- pears to be in doubt. The text of the message which Secretary Lansing has delivered to the Swiss Charge d'afffaires. is In part as foi- lows: Does Chancellor mean that German Government accepts the terms sa laid down by the President ,and that it's object in entering into discussions would be only to agree upon practical de- lays as to their application. The President feel, bound Co say with reGart to suggestion for an, ar mistice that he would not feel at liberty to propose cessation Of arms to Governments with which We are allied against the Central Powers, so long as armies of Gen. tral Powers occupy soil of France, Belgium, and other countries. The good faith Of any discussion would manifestly depend upon the con sent of Central Powers to with draw their forces everywhere from invaded territory.n
The daily Alaskan., 1918-10-09

San Francisco, Oct. 9.-The Dis trict bank reports a total of $751; : 316,20O.00, including Saturday s business. Official figures for San Francisco to Monday are SSS,S46,- 10000. Los Angeles has slight lead over san Francisco in ship con- test. Oakland leads Portland and Seattle. Tacoma leads Salt Lake Ci'r and Spokane. 4 |
The daily Alaskan., 1918-10-09
OLD TIMER
 GOES SOUTH

A familiar figure left Skagway last alght on the Seattle and it will pe a long time before his place VII hR fled.
 Since 1901 Frank Muir has lived in and around Skagway and has been luc of the strong boosters for Alaska. For the past seven or eight years he mas been employed in the Golden North hotel and during that ume has escorted thousands of tourists around Skagway and q owed them the flower gardens ani other sights and has helped
The daily Alaskan., 1918-10-09
HANS BOMBS
 FRENCH ARMY.

Paris, Oct. 9.-The French are advancing today along the line of fthe Suippe river. The Germans are violently bombardfng the'ne French positions north of the Aisne river. at Berry-au-B -Bac. Ten thous and Germans were taken prisoners yesterdayby the Allies in the fight ing along various fronts on the western battle line. The Germans hurriedly evacuating the Argonne Forest, and putting up rear guard
 resistance. ,;t-.i | itj
The daily Alaskan., 1918-10-09
ALLIES TAKE
 MORE TOWNS

American Army, Northwest Yer dun. Oct. 9.-American troops in company with French forces have captured the towns of Consenveye, Brabant, Humont and Beaumont. They have driven the enemy well beyond those points and Ere pushing horthward in a desperate fight a. long this entire line. The Germans are offering increased resistance and are using large quantities of gas. ',
The daily Alaskan., 1918-10-09
GERMANS LEAVE
 BURNIEG WASTE

Washington. Oct. 9.-In the sec tor east of the Argonne large fires are burning behind the Ger man lines. aud the important town of Brieulles on the west bank of the river Mouse is burning. In this sect,on the Germans are resisting desperately. The Americans have brought up their heavy artillery and there is every evidence that ter rife struggle IS to be eXpctd on this front
The daily Alaskan., 1918-10-09
WILL SOON
 .. .. ... ,i .g- '.a HAVE TURKEY

London, Oct. 9.-The Evening Standard says tonight that the sur render of Turkey inside of As hours will not be surprise in well in- formed quarters in London. The article goes on to say that the British authorities are in posses sion of information showing that a process of disintegration exists in Constantinople. Developments are eagerly awaited.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-10-09
WILSON WORD
 READ BY All.

Washington, Oct. g. - Semi or official announcement says, "This time, for the first time in the war President Wilson's answer to the German peace proposals will be pub- lished in all Entente and neutral countries, therefore the President is carefully weighing his words. Far mora depends on this apparently than most people realize"
The daily Alaskan., 1918-10-09
HUNS HAVE NO DEFENsEs

British Headquarters in France, oct. g. = East of the Hindenburg line in the Cambria and St. Quen- tin area the Germans are reported to have no Fprepared -defenses un- til a line immediately east of the frontier is reached.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-10-09

C. g. Harley and D. K. McDonald' two of Seattle's enterprising citi- zens. were on board the City ot Seattle and visited Skagway last ni<ht while the boat was in port' Mir. Harley is interested in a can nery on Tenakee Inlet and MT. Me Donald Is in the real estate busi- ness in Seattle.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-10-09
HUNS MAKING
 ,ERAh1ICGEE0RIs

Paris, Oct. 9.-The Laon salient 3s gradually tightening, with the British-Americans driving one prong of the pincers deeper beyond St. Quentin and Cambrai while the French American troops are doins the same between Rheims and Ver- dun:
 In default of sufficient field z, tillery the Hung are nfassfns M = available trench mortars, hoW''1sls and nigh velocity guns at critical points in their trann' ,. forts to stop the slow. ceaseie lied advance while from fuS' ,,,. the east generally every "a German soldier is being hui.'1 .,o the western front to heip saA inevitable victory of the Aiiiea Af mics.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-10-09
BRITISH CASUALTIES
 FOR THE PAST WEEK

London, Oct 9.-The British cas- ualties for the week ending last night are thirty eight thousand. Six ty five hundred and fifteen are dead and the rest wounded or missing.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-10-09
WILSON'S REPLY HIS MASTERPIECE

Washington, Oct. 9.-Among the diplomats who are in Washington the presidents communication to Germany and Austria Hungary Is regarded as his masterpiece. In it be !eeves the door wide open for
The daily Alaskan., 1918-10-09
CASUALTIES FOR THE DAY

Washington, Oct. 9.-The casual ties for the day are six hundred sev- enty one with two hundred and for ty eight dead, and three hundred an twenty seven severely wounded.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-10-09

peace if Germany is sincere, but if t peace proposal is merely a pre-. tension he will be justified before the world with prolonging the war with unabatable force without stint and to the utmost limit.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-10-09
GERMANS BRING
 REINFORCEMENT

Rritish-American, St. quentin Front, Oct. g. - The Germans brought up heavy endorsements during the night, but are powerless to stop the Allied drive which still continues. .EaiiiiI
The daily Alaskan., 1918-10-09
BRITISH TROOPS CAPTURE GERMAN STRONGHOLD

British-American forces resumed their attack on this sector this morn ing, and in the entire front from Cambrai south they are making ra- Did progress. -. L..LI .Ii
The daily Alaskan., 1918-10-09

Mrs. M. E. Rogers and her daugh- ter, Miss Ellen Rogers, returneQ .ast night on the City of Seattle.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-10-09

Judge E. A. Rasmuson left on the Seattle last night for Juneau where he will tarnsact business for few days. ... y-a-
The daily Alaskan., 1918-10-09

London, Oct. 9.-British troops hay, captured the great German of Cambrai, together with eight thousand prisoners. The
The daily Alaskan., 1918-10-09

U. s. Marshal J. M. iAnAef
 " <. night. ~ = .:se
The daily Alaskan., 1918-10-09
LOS ANCFEESl LEADS SAN FRANCISCO

campaigned San Francisco today and secured seventy six thousand
 dollars in subscriptions
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-08-28
WAS GIFT TO QUEEN VICTORIA
First Pekingese Dog Brought to Eu.
rope 4 Present From the En-.
press Of China.

Pekingese dogs have been known to
the western world little more than
half century. During the footing of
the imperial palace at Peking an Eng
fish soldier picked up dog belong
ing to the empress. Her attendants
attacked the Tommy en- masse. He
suggested that the dog be sent as a
gift from the empress to Queen Vic
toria. +
The plan was agreed to and the
dog was sent to Buckingham palace,
where he was known as Looty. Other
dogs took exception to his appear
ance and made him wish he were back
in China. WheR-(the prince and
princess of Wales returned from a
trip to the continent, the princess per-
suaded the queen to let her take him
to her home at Sandringham. The
princess thought Looty's loneliness
should be ended, since he couldn't
make friends with any English dog,
so she sent to China for a mate of
his own kind.
The fad started by the princess was
taken up by London society and
the breeding Of Pekingese dogs be-
came so popular that London dog
shows have sometimes been devoted
exclusively to the new type. sa#
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-08-28
DEFINITION OF DOG DAYS
May Not Be Strictly Orthodox, But 4
Surely Covers the Ground
Most Thoroughly.

We don't know whether there are
dog days, according to the almanac,
that is, or not.
Several years have passed since we
had in the house one Of those little
books with a disemboweled gentleman
on the front cover, so there is no
means Of finding out.
A hot and muggy day is not a dog
day, technically, unless the dog star,
Sirius, the original Skye terrier pre-
sumably, is in evidence, or opposition,
or something. Life is serious enough
without delving into astronomy for
useless information.
Dog star or no dog star, dog days
are days when one does nothing more
worth while all afternoon, than write
doggerel and goes home wearier than
he has been in dogs age, to sleep like
a dog and get up in the morning dog
tired.
Dogged around by the necessity to
labor one would, did happy opportun-
ity beckon, start of on dog trot for
the nearest beach or sylvan lake, there
to camp out in a dog tent until au-
tumn's crisp days, occasionally swim
ming around dog fashion in the clear
and cooling waters, offering fervent
praise in dog Latin.
In the city dog days are just one
doggone thing after another.-New-
ark News.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-08-28
F0STERED BY FRENCH KING
Famous sevres Ware Had Its Begin.
ming When 1t Favorabiy Attracted
Attention Of Louis.

EARLY in the eighteenth century the
manufacture of rather artificipl.look-
ing porcelain was begun at Rouen,
France. At Chantilly, about the year
1925, a porcelain was made which ini-
tated the Imari wdre of Japan. Some
IS years later another factory was es-
tahlislled at Vincennes, and now comes
the beginning of the famous Sevres.
It was in the year 1853, so historians
interested in this subject tell us, that
the king, Louis XIV, who for the past
five years had been making donations
for the carrying on, of the work, al.
lowed the adjective ''royal' to be add
ed to the name of the work. and grant
ed the. use of two interlaced LIS as
a trademark. In order to keep
record Of the porcelain made in DIFF
ferent years, scheme of lettering
was arranged which, to the initiated,
would tell the tale. For example, an
A in the space between the two LIS
signified that the piece of porcelain
thus marked was made in that year iQ
which the king began to take an active
interest in the work, 1853. Three
years later the factory was removed
from vincennes to Sevres, and It 8
there that one may visit it today, over
in one corner of the beautiful park
ef st. Cloud, not far from the Seine.
And, in 1859, the king took it over
as state industry, to be managed
henceforth as such.
Now, it happened that the making
Of porcelain appealed to Madame de
Pompadour, and she did everything in
her power to bring the Sevres prod
uct up to the highest possible artistic
standard, to popularize the ware at
court and throughout the country, and
even throughout the whole of Europe.
Among the beautiful colors which were
employed in this ware, one Of the love-
Hest was named for her, the "rose
Pompadour." A.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-08-28
MOSS GROWS on Old Books.

q French scientist, Dr. Pierre See,,
has recently communicated to the
Academy Of Sciences in Paris the re-
suits Of original botanical excursions
which he has been making in the IL
brpries. BY means of microscopic ex-
animation Of moldy volumes, together
with experiments in propagation, he
has shown that these blemishes are
caused by fungi of low ORDERS Certain
OF these molds secrete pigment whose
color is characteristic Of the species,
and which diffuses through the paper.
More than thirty years ago Hun
Earian botanist, Jules Schaarschmidt,
attempted to study the plants met up
on the edges and in the folds of old
bank notes, among the dust and dirt.
He scraped the surface of paper mon
ey In these places and, transferring
the deposit thus secured into drop
Of water placed under a microscope,
he was able to establish the presence
II an abundant cryptogamic vegeta-
ton. But he pursued his investiga-
lions no further than this.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-08-28
SENSE OF SMELL WONDERFUL
OIfactory Nerves Capable Of Doing
Work That Can Only Be Called
Marvellous.

It is said that the tenth part Of a
grain of musk will continue for years
to fill room with it's odoriferous par.
ticles, and that at the end Of that time
1t will not be appreciably diminished
in weight.
A cubic inch of air arising from the
flame of a Bunsen burner has been es-
timated to contain no fewer than
4S0,000,000 dust particles.
A drop Of blood that might be sus-
pended from the point Of needle
contains about 100000 red corpus.
cles.
Yet, although matter is so marvel.
ously divisiblc, the olfactory nerves
are infinitely more sensitive. Much
yet remains to be investigated with
reference to these nerves which will
discriminate with such apparent mirac'
ulOus accuracy.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-08-28

Ancestral honors are not safe lean
ing post. The leaner usually grows
more lean waiting for providential
bonuses on parental reputation. Some
stocks pay perpetual dividends, but
ancestral fitness often goes to seed IN
the spineless scions Of modern days
Natures. dividends depend on present
production rather than on records OF
what has been. Dads reputation is o
mighty good introduction to the pres
ent busy world, but that busy old globe
won't take long to set her estimate on
you. Try, living on the reputation OF
the family and it will add an extra
mill to the tax rate to provide for your
future as Il ward of the poor board
Uncle Sam has thousands of poor dubs
who thought they were more than they
are. Learn to lean on yourself and you
won't disgrace the family. Use-dOn't
abuse the ancestral brains. Pennsyl
yania Grit. 4. z I, =. 5
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-08-28
Evils Of Eve FATIGUE,

Many nervous as we'll as other dis.
eases are caused by incorrect illumina.
ton. The eye is a subject of prime
consideration in connection with our
health and happiness. Eye fatigue
spells the disposition as that is one
of the conditions given for inefficient
work we find here cause for more
loss of the workman's time. When
reduced to a dollar and cents basis
this loss shows a large percentage
over the cost Of the lighting that
would be required to eliminate them
AS Judgment is dependent upon per
ception and perception upon the sight
then the laborer, to be efficient, must be
able to see fine details and small OBJ
jects at close range with sharpness
and distinction, to distinguish objects
at a distance with accuracy, and K
have clear perception of all objects II
the intermediate space.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-08-28
EASY TO DECEIVE INExPERT
Imitation Of Pictures by "old Mas
tsrs" Has Became What Might
De Termed q Business.

The most common method Of. cOun-
terfeiting an old picture is to cover
1 new one painted, of course, for the
purpose -with q certain transparent
paste which, when exposed to slight
heat, cracks and becomes brown. II
i sufficiently vulnerable tint has not
been produced the canvas is washed
with mixture Of lamp black and
lIQuorice juice.
The picture is next exposed for some
hours to the smoke of wood fire and,
the. loose SCOT having been brushed
away, 1t is rubbed here and there with
rag which has been dipped in very
dilute sulphuric acid. This opera
tion gives a moldy appearance to those
parts which have been touched.
The work is finally sprinkled, by
means Of toothbrush and hairpin,
with minute spots of solution Of
sepia in gum water, to initiate fly
specks, and it is then ready for the
market.
Signatures IRE initiated by experts,
who are known as "monogramistes,"
and who devote their exclusive atten-
ton to such matters; and one Of these
men, who died recently, confessed to
the forgery Of no fewer than 1000
signatures Of the Italian masters alone,
and said he had for years made large
income BY the exercise of his art.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-08-28
Secret Of Book Of Revelation.

The number 666 used in the Bible
as symbolizing the beast is constant
source Of speculation as to what per-
sonage the mystic numeral indicates.
According to Prof. S. r. Slocum Of the
University of Cincinnati, the key to
the riddle lies in the fact that in the
case of the Greek form of the name
of>Nero, written in Hebrew characters,
the letters of the name have each a
numerical significance according to
the number notation Of the Hebrews,
and the sum Of the numbers is 666.
The apostle in excoriating the en-
peror would have found It unsafe to
mention him outright, or in some OBJ
vious symbolism, such as in Latin or
Greek numbers, while using Hebrew
characters would be fair concealment
to Roman eyes. The other imagery
of the Book of Revelation works out
strikingly in accordance with the as.
sumption that John was writing dis
creetly about the prosecuting Roman
emperor. N
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-08-28
TO THE PUBLIC.

NV son, James, having joined tne
colors, 1 took his place with the hi on
ardson Drug company of Omaha, tenn
porarily, until they could procure q
man permanently. This has taken me
away from my business for the past
five weeks. Arrangements have now
been made relieving me, SO from now Wv
on I shall be at my place OF business
continually.
. i desire to state in this connection,
that the contemplated transfer or part
of my drug business to my daughter,
Anna, was never consummated' ana
the business remains the same as IN
the past.
AIT Phi. A. Schlumberger.