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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-25
Weekly Financial

New York, August 24-Anomalous con- ditions governed this weeks light trad ing in the securities market. dealings in stocks being most often overshadowed py the heavy demand for Liberty 31a per cent, tax exempt bonds at the new high record of $1021s.
 Further credit conservation measures, which received the inGorsement of the local Clearing House association, served more than any other factor to restrict stock dealings to slender dimensions.
 Quotations for time money ceased to have actual significance, inasmuch as such funds were scarcely obtainable, ex- cept for moderate renewals. Call money ruled at per cent but some easing of this quotation is expected in the coming week.
 Progress of the rental contract contro- versy toward amicable settlement in
 fused strength to the railway group but the strongest issue in that division-Ca- nadian Pacifc-owed it's rise to buying Of a substantial character. The various foreign war flotations traded in at this center were apprecia- l bly firmer, probably consequence of | the brilliant war news, but also be- cause of the intention of the British government to pay the outstanding
 amount of United Kingdom 5s at ma | turity on September l. l Industrials, shippings and various spe- cialties bearing more or less relation le the several war groups, were firm tc 1 strong.
 Preparations for the fourth Liberty
 Loan are likely to engage the earnest
 attention of banking interests during | the coming week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-25

and approprlate dress TOT CHlS Hot weather; worth 2.50. OF Special As~o Heatherbloom petticoats. in stripes or checks; worth 1.25. I m Special AsVO Broken lot of ladies' woolen pants at last years prices. Come in all sizes.
 Just received . new line of high neck and long sleeve muslin gowns Moderately priced.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-25
High Class Wilton

S.3x1O.6 Rugs, 67.5O values $500 6x9 Rugs, 42.50 values 33.5n 4.6x7.6 Rugs, 5000 values 1900 36x63 Rugs, 12.FO vrlues e.-S 27x54 Rugs, 7.5O values 4.50 < Fringed rugs, standard make and high grade weave, woven of fine woolen yarns, large assort- ment of choice new patterns in rich colorings, suitable for parlor, living room or dining room.
 None to dealers. No approvals. No returns.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-25
Motion Pictures Foll ow the Flag

Jessie Niles Burness, in Film Fun.
 One of the modern visionares is War
 ren Durham Foster. president of the
 Community Motion Picture bureau, which
 is the concern which supplies the 9,O0O,OO0 feet of film required each week in Amer ica, and about 100000 feet week used f in foreign territory, by the Y. M. c. A. war worH council and the committee on training camp activities.
 | Another of the visionaries is F. D. Foster. editor, who passes upon every foot of film required to meet this enor-
 nous demand. In answer to our questions
 she suid
 The bureau was in existence when
 the war broke out. doing it's own work
 helping communities solve their prob I lens looking to social betterment. It I has always realized the value of films
 in teaching the thing that was needed,
 and when the United States became in- i volved in the trouble on the border We | found that for lack of what you might I call Centralized control,' we were able l to do but little good
 ] And so, when war was declared, know l ing we had the material at hand and l were in full command of everything that
 was needed, although now, as then, all
 We have to sell is service and system,
 we sought a systematic distribution. We
 were ready. That is the reason our ac- l cCn1pllSnment seems WOnOerIul. var " oo
 declared on April G.; on May IS following 1 our contract with the Y. M. c. A. war
 wo-k council and the committee on train- 1 ing camp activities was entered into, and on May 20 we began work. The system has rot been changed at all-only en- lareed.
 ..we do not judge pictures by pre- 1, conceived formula. The first thing one of our reviewers has to learn is to looq at pictures as the men will look at them, and that all kinds of men, from all sec tiors of the country, will so look ..One Of the novelties developed has been a protecting machine that throws the pictures on the ceiling, so that prone men may watch the pictures from their hospital cots. Educational work is also carried on by tho Young Mems Christian association lecturers.
 "Quite recently we had rush order TOT | 125 American comedies for use in ltaly. We chose Drew comedies. Frank Daniels, Happy Hooligan, Victor Moore comedies.
 Billy Rhodes. Keystone, Klever, Bobpls
 Bumps. Heeza Liar, Mutt and Jeff, Kat zeniammers-oh, nearly the whole com cdy lot, including, of course. Fatty, and 1 all the pastry profession. A worker is | now translating the titles into Italian To sum up, we follow our soldiers and strive to meet all needs of the situation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-25
Scenarios We All Could Write

From Film Fun.
 The Irish play. in which the brave young Irish laddie is persecuted py English soldiers in red coats.
 The Inventors Play-In which the old inventors patent is stolen by wealthy scoundrel, and the hero finally brings the rascal to justice.
 The War Drama-In which two brothers love the same girl and enlist on opposing sides One proves nlm- self a coward and the other a hero. The hero gets the girl
 The Indian Play--In which the white girl falls in love with dark eye ed young man, who turns out to be an In dian They part with many tears and much elocution at the summit of high ridge. with the sun setting sadly Tn the Background
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-25

pie Tuesday evening. Mrs. Amy Carl. worthy grand matron, and Mrs. Elizabeth Salters, worthy grand secretary, gave ex- cellent talks for the good of the order. In behalf Of Brundidge chapter No. Y Mrs John Moxley presented Mrs. Carl. worthy grand matron, with a beautifus cut glass rose bowl, after which ices were served.
 The Methodist church was the scene of a pretty wedding Wednesday evening at o'clock. when Miss Alabama John son and Ms. Charles Guthrie were united in marriage. Before the cere- mony Miss Annie Ellis sang 'Constancy. Mrs J. E. Nolan and MT. Roy Thomas played the wedding march The aitlr was banked very prettily with ferns and cut flowers. The bridal party entered as follows: Ushers, MT. Paul Stewart and MT. Harry Denman; bridesma ids, Miss Lucille Stoves and Miss Nellie
 dow, wearing dresses of white organdy and earring baskets of pink carnations. The little flower girls were MieaalI Riviere and Gussie Glaze. Master How ard Bailey vas ring bearer The bri 1e, whose gown was of Georgette crepe. en- tered with her maid of honor. Miss Ma dd Brown. who wore white crepe de chine and pink carnations. The groom was at tended Ky his brother, MT. George Guthrie, as best man. The ring ceremony was said by Rev. I. K. Waller. After the ceremony an informal reception was held at the home of the brides mother, Mrs. Belle Johnson. Mr. and Mrs. Guth- rie will make their home in Mobile. Mrs. Harry McCorrie and daughter, Jannet: Mrs Glib Muir and sons, Ed
 ward and Earnest, left recently for Gray, Oysa.
 MT. and Mrs. Frank Fournier are visit ing relatives in Charleston, s. c.
 Mrs .. l.. Meadors and family o1 Chattanooga are visiting MT. and Mrs l J. D. Nelson.
 Mrs A. R. Brown and Mrs. J. k
 Brown are guests of Mrs. J. F. Brown of Greenville. s. c.
 1 MT. and Mrs. Louis Ramelot and far | fly of Dawson, N. M, are visiting Mir 1 and Mrs. Henry HoltZ.
 ] -AI;ss Alina Da.rir and Miss Daisy
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-25
THREE

army or navy from Westchester county. New York. is thus most commenda- ble bit of war work. Colonel Thomp son has, on his own responsibility, un- dertaken to provide over 6100 men in the service with home newspapers and expects to lengthen the roster. This enterprise might well become nation wide
 In every community committees made up of business men, club mem bers and parents of soldiers and sail CTS could be formed and these. with the cooperation of the local publish CTS would see that the boys" from their vicinity got copies of the local journals.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-25
Snecials in Children's and Infants Wear, Also House Dresses
 On 3rd Floor

This is always very busy department Monday, as nont of having extra specials and right now, when disc is rapidly advancing people appreciate values ilk
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-25

necessary 1t is to sustain the morale of the nations defenders:. Nothing has been more potent to this end than cheerful letters from family and friends.
 But. many soldiers and sailors are not blessed with inspiriting correspon- dence, and to these newspapers, either the dailies or weeklies, from the local ities in which they have lived are an excellent substitute. And even those who receive letters regularly find in the home papers many bits of interest ing news which the etterwriters do not cover. The nome paper service" :" initiated by Col. William Boyce Thomp- son for men who have entered the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-25

the latter was rammed and sunk. The
 article concluded with this pertinent par
 agrsph:
 'sThe theory bearing on the incident
 held by shipping men is that the system
 of camouflage designed especially to
 elude submarines deceived the German
 comman fer. On this assumption he m.S-
 took the course held by the ship, and in-
 stead of coming up to the surface at
 right angles to the course, got squarely
 in the way
 A clever story is told of meeting be- tween an excursion steamer and vessel
 outward bound from an Atlantic port to dare the submarine under protection of her baffle color design. The passen-
 gers crowded the excursion steamer 5
 side to gaze at the queer boat, which ploughed steadily forward. Apparently the camouflaged steamer was heading straight for the heavily loaded pleasure boat and when~a woman shrieked, panic was imminent.
 "Shut up, you foonv yelled man who
 understood the principles of baffle paint ing. she's heading six points off" It was true. The camouflage had SO changed the aspect of the boat that she
 seemed to be going in a direction where she was not heading.
 KEEP SUB GUESSING That is the purpose of baffle painting to keep U-boats guessing as to whether their prey is coming or going Marine camouflage is under the direc tion of the navy department, with the work executed by the shipping board s department of camouflage, headed by Henry c. Grover of Boston.
 In each district of the shipping board | is stationed district camoufleur, with | a corps of trained men. The organization 1 now comprises more than 100 camou- 1 fleurs, including a number of artists or national repute. New baffe designs ale | continually in preparation. In the opinion of MT. Grover, camou- I flage is a decidedly disturbing factor. | I've know from valued sources that | the submarine does not like our baffle painting," he observed. "Mr. Wilkinson l informed me that the enemy had sketched 1 a number of their baffle painted ships 1 in neutral ports, but l don't think that l will help them little bit.' school for training camoufleurs has l been established by the shipping board. l under the direction of William Andrew
 Makay. The educational work is based | on the results of research, investigation and the actual experience gained in the | painting of ships by camoufleurs. Stu l dents in applying for this branch of serv- | ice are required to have good elemen | tarv knowledge of line and color, and | light and shade: therefore, professional l artists. commercial artists and scene l painters are given preference
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-25
Home Needs at the Front
From Leslie's.

From LeSle $.
 To no person who has ever been a stranger in a strange land will a move ment. now under way, to supply Amer ican fighting men on land and sea With newspapers from their home towns seem trivial The very fact that our soldiers on the other side in camp, trench and hospital are constantly ap- pealing for more home newspapers indicates a serious want that shouio be supplied. Everybody realizes how
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-25

Stacey left Thursday for 10day stay in Atlanta.
 Mrs. R. F. White is the guest of rela- tives in Centre.
 Mrs. J. T Luquire is the guest of Mre. J. D. Luquire.
 Miss Bess Young is at home after spending 10 days in Collinsville.
 MT. and Mrs. J. w. Wright of Union- town were recent guests of MT. and Mrs. F. w. Reid.
 Miss Ruby Haden of Huntsville has returned to, her home after a visit with Miss Jessie Canterberry.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-25

Infants' woolen wrapper vests, Tor merly sold at .75. Special C0 for Monday sO0 Children's rompers, in chambray and gingham, sizes range from $ to years. H
 Special price ss0 Broken lot of children's vests and pants, fleece lined. 0E Special price sA~ Ladies' lawn house dresses, a cool
Evening star., 1918-07-28

(cZECH) BIBLIOGRA-
English, ReIatfng to Dohenaia asa
the Cseehs. By Thomas Capek and
Anna Vostrovsky Capek. Illustrat-
ed. New York: Fleming H. Revell
Company.
As. THOU WILT, And Other PeeAs.
By Ethelwyn Dithridge. Boston:
The Stratford Company.
THE SUBs Being the AutobisgrsDAy
Of DaviA Munro, Snb-LseUtenaAt.
Regal Navy. By "Taffrail." author
of '.Pincher Martin. o. d." etc. New
York: George H. Doran Company.
Evening star., 1918-07-28
A Slang Halter.

hatred Of slang-even of the snas:,
elegant, anglided slang of high life. He
liked good old-fashioned Yankee phrase
ology best. -
Senator Fairbanks met South Bend
buggy builder one day at Atlantic City.
What are you doing down here.
Bfn?' he asked.
I'm here, dear boy. don't 900 b.'n..'
said Bill, who had recently been - Eng
land-'Fm here for my week enii.
Weak end? Oh, 1 see. H":.. sra-,-
BILE, hey?' said the senator"
Evening star., 1918-07-28
BOOKS RECEIVED.

WARTIME RECIPES C0ntalning
Many Sfmple But Excellent Recipes
for Wheatless Cakes and Bread,
Meatless Dishes. SugarIess Candies,
Delicious Wartime Desserts. and
Many Other Delectable "Econonlyn
Dishes. By Mary Elizabeth With
twenty-one Illustrations. New
York: Frederick A. Stokes Comb
pany.
SAVE 1T FOR WINTER. Modern
Methods Of Canning, Dehydratinx,
Preserving and Storing Vegetables
and Fruit for Winter Use. With
Gomments ON the Best Thlnga to
Grow for Saving and when and
How to Grow Them. BY Frederick
the Year in the Garden" etc. New
York: Frederick A. Stokes Com
pany.
OUR DEBT TO THE RED MAN, The
French Indians i'm the Develop
ment Of the United states. By
Louise Seymour Houghton, with an
introduction by the Hon. Francis
E. Leupp, formerly Indian. COM
missioner. illustrated. Boston:
The Stratford Company.
sONG-FLAMEs Poems. BY Amy 8.
Bridgmen. Boston: The Stratford
Company
THE GOOD SOLDIER. A Selection Of
soldfers' Letters, 1914-191S. With
- comment, by N. p. Dawson. New
York: The Macmillan Company.
PRACTICAL FLYNN G.. / Complete
Courne Of Flying distraction. BY
Flight Commander w. G.. Mcldinnies.
r N. With an introduction BY Maj.
Gen. W. s. Brancker. C. M. G., con-
troIler general of equipment OF the
royal air force. Illustrated by Flight
Lieut.. E. L. Ford. r. N. With q
chapter on the Medical Aspects of
Aviation by H. Graem Anderson. M.
B., Ch. B., F. r. c. s. New York:
George H. Doran Company.
Evening star., 1918-07-28

THE EE-CORNERED HAT. BY
Pedro A. De Alarcon. Translated
from the Spanish by Jacob g. Fas-
sett, jr. New York: Alfred A.
Knopf.
MARIE GRUDBEs A Lady Of the Sew
enfeenth Century. By Jens Peter
Jacobsen. Translated from the
Danish by Hanna Astrup Larsen.
New York: Boni & Liveright.
DRAFT. BY Mary Adds. author of
plays for Small Stages" eic.
Etchings by Pierre Euyttens. New
York: Duffeld & Co.
Evening star., 1918-07-28
Masters.

eTHE Germans in this last offensive
Of theirs have made an ex-
travagant use of their reserves. Weu.
extravaganza never pays"
The speaker was Gen. Walter
Schuyler of Pike. Cal. He went on:
The Germans in the end will be
like Scattergood-
Whatever became OF that chap
Scattergood?' one man asked another
at the golf club. He used to have
money to burn
Yes the other man answered,
and he's sitting the ashes now -"
Evening star., 1918-07-28

That pier was standing In is4s and
must have then been in excellent
condition, for Robert Mills, as the
architect Of the Washington Monu-
ment. on November Z, 1s4s, made
these references to 1t: -...
In order to establish permanent bench
mark, denoting the relative difference Of level
between II and certain point on the founda-
tions OF the Monument, with view to future
operations to determine Mt proper times
whether any settlement had taken place In
such foundations, I, ON this day made series
Of levels from point ON the top of the third
course or step of the foundation. northwest
angle, to q point on the top of the meridian
stone monument near tide water (which stone
was placed there by President JEFF
ferson to determine the Intersection Of the
meridian line from the center Of the Presidents
house with line drawn west from the center
Of the CapitoD and nnd the meridian stone
Evening star., 1918-07-28

MIMI A Story Of the Latin Quarter In
War Time. By ]. u. Giesy. New
York: Harper q Bros.
Evening star., 1918-07-28

tain interest out OF tu0 appeal VI le6
theme, coupled with a restrained and
serious handling.
HISTORIC MACKINACs TIE Histori-
cal, PICTURESQUE and Legendary
Features Of the MAckinac Country.
Illustrated from sketches. draw
ings, maps and photographs. with
an original map Of Mackinac Island
made especially for this work. By
Edwin o. Wood, LII. d. In two vol
umes. New York: The Macmillan
Company. s
In this chronicle of the brave be-
ginnings of the region of the great
lakes the writer enriches literature
with a record of historic accuracy
and narrative charm. Personal inti-
macy with his subject, gained by
residence on Mackinac Island, to-
eether with a students familiarity
with every source bearing upon its
discovery by France and with the
mister traditions founded on tribal
folklore, gives to his research the
glamour of a fairy tale penned by an
author named Fact. The story of the
Mackinac country has for its first
great figures navigators, priests and
traders who share among them the
immortality which their courage, sac
rifice and adventurous self-seekinss
Evening star., 1918-07-28

Tale" etc. New York: George 81.
Doran Company.
II one Is to take THE Pretty Lady"
in it's open and very obvious intent,
he is forced to the unhappy conclu-
sion that the war has taken the pins
out of London society. leaving So
ciety quite out of its clothes, really
in a state OF nature as to its actual
social behaviors. To be sure the
story, upon it's face. deals in the
main with the ltaison Of a respectable
London bachelor and Paris courte-
san come over to London to ply her
trade presumably for the period of
the war But soaking through this
thin outer garment Of event Is q sex
saturated London. Benefits story
confines itself to the west end of the
city, to society In capitals. And what
he is trying to say is that, under war
deprivations, the cosmic urge is max
ing havoc of social conventions. He
is not entirely frank. in this exposi-
tion, making the pair already men,
toned bear the burden of the irreg-
ularfties set down here. But, peeping
over the shoulders of these two, hid
ing behind them, skirting swiftly
around them. is the real story, the
primitive tale of women robbed of
their, men. No, not a pretty story
not a. story at all. Rather is it a
group of fmpressionistic jottings
that. some, day. may stand as notes
in the evolution Of society under the
Evening star., 1918-05-18
PRESIDENT GREETS
PEOPLE OF FRANCE
Mr.. Wilson Declares U. S. Has
Waited Century to Prove
Gratitude.
'.'AMERIcANs BROTHERS"

By the Associated Press.
PARIS, May 1s.-On the eve Of the
great German offensive. says an Of
fetal note issued hero today, President
Wilson. anxious to address message
to the French people. has asked one
Of his personal friends. James Kerney.
Of the Franco-America COM
m.ttee on public information. to convey
the following to them:
Tho people Of tho United States IL
happy to find itself in the brotherhood
of arms with the people Of France in
a war in which every man who loves
right ought to be proud to take part"
For over 100 years the American
people has desired this opportunity.
which befalls 1t today, of giving the
French people proof of its gratitude
and friendship. here is added now
in its soul deep and ardent admira-
tion for the heroism and self-denial
whereof the French people have given
proof in this terrible and last con-
fict between liberty and brutal
ferocity.
American hearts are with tho arm
les midst the b1oodstained battlehelds
of valiant France. Americans are your
brothers in the great, holy. common
cause"
Evening star., 1918-05-18

Charles Earl Gamble and Robert
Newman, privates in Company A, e01st
United States Engineers, stationed at
Glenburnie, Anne Arundel county, Nd,
who were arrested in Richmond, Va, a
week ago in the automobile Of John P.
Werres, government printing Office en-
ploye and jitney driver, have been
formally charged with the murder Of
the missing man.
Detectives Grant and Armstrong,
who went to Richmond, quickly OBJ
tanned confession from one Of the
prisoners, according to message re-
ceived from them last night by In
spector Grant. A confession by the
second defendant also has been re-
ported.
Early this morning the detectives
telephoned that the two soldiers had
been surrendered to them by the mill
tary authorities and the Richmond
police and that they would bring
them to Alexandria, Va. the murder
and robbery having been committed
in Alexandria county. Mrs. Catherine
Burgess, referred. to as 1.-The woman
in the case." was found at her home
in Laurel last night and brought here
to assist in the investigation.
Girls Story Of Case.
The young woman. for she is only
seventeen years old. unhesitatingly told
CONTINUED on Second Page.)
Evening star., 1918-05-18
HOUSE RULES committee
CONSIDERS CREEL CASE
Members Differ as to Further
Action Regarding Utterances for
Which Apology Was Made.

The House rules committee today
considered briefly the resolution call
ing for an investigation Of utterances
Of George Creel. chairman Of the COM
mittee on public information. which
were considered as rejecting on Con-
gress, and for which Mr.. Creel sub
mitted a written apology yesterday.
No action was taken. and 1t was said
there Is a disposition on tho part of
some members not to consider the
resolution further.
The letter addressed to Chairman
Pou by Mr.. Creel was read to the COM
mittee today. Representative Camp
bell of Kansas. republican, said he is
unwilling to drop the resolution
merely because of Mr.. Creers apology.
II have never yet heard of a man
who violated the law who was not
sorry for 1t Immediately afterward,"
said Mr.. Campbell.