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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-30
SELECTMEN GIVEN SOLD|ERLY WELCOME
 BY DIXIE DIVISION
Officers Much Relieved When They Saw Friendly Reception of Rockies
 Steiner Bans Hazing

Camp Wheeler, Macon. Ga, May 2s Special )-"Come on, boys. Get in inc game" shouted the Dixie soldiers as thev welcome the selectmen. You belong to the best division in the army. Mix in: We were rockies once ourselvesrs
 Offlcers throughout the division were relieved when they saw the friendly way in which the new men were being re- ce1ved by the men who have been sta tioned at the camp. Anxiety had been ex- pressed in some quarters that some haz- ing might be attempted. but General Steiner of Alabama, who has charge of the receiving camp, had put his foot down on this, and said that nothing must interfere with the training of the men.
 Ten and twelve truck loads Of peaches are hauled into camp every afternoon as gifts of the peach growers of central Georgia. The peaches are too ripe to ship and just right to eat and the men are given them through the cooperation of the Army Y M. c. A. It's a great sight to see big army trucks loaded down with peaches and an invitation to eat all they desire. The girls of Fort Valley, Byron and neighboring towns pick the peaches for the soldier boys.
 Among the selectmen are o000 unnat- uralzed citizens. The Dixie division only have less than 100 alien soldiers The majority of the foreigners of the Dixie division were Italians from south Ala bama and Spaniards and Cubans from Florida
 Mike Cantwell, division boxing instruc-l tor, found a hard-muscled bunch of box CTS from the Chicago stock yards and said that he saw several likely youngsters there had m a ring in Chicago. "We'll have some good bouts now" said Mike. Mike pointed out 'Tid Smith, middleweight Chicago boy, and Bun Ole Oleson of Detroits West Side, who has done a great deal of boxing in Windsor, Ont, recently.
 Nearly every one of the Michigan se- lectmen said they had once worked for Henry Ford. The officers of the receiv- ing camp expect to furnish many me- chanics for the other divisions over the country.
 The Alabama officers of the 117th field artillery are considerably peeved over the fact that Captain Murphy, of that outfit and former Birmingham man, has been done an injustice by the Vitagraph peo- pie in their presentation of Guy Empey's lover the Top
 The picture was made at Camp Vince Ter At the very first of the picture a man is seen to leap from a high em- bankment astride a horse. It was Cap tain Murphy who made the daring leap, but the film is made to flutter and out rides Guy Empey and bows to the camera as the man who made the daring leap. Captain Murphy is the best horseman Tn the Dixie division having been a cow punched and Texas ranger before joining the old Alabama cavalry The steal IS rather in keeping with other things Guy Empey has done lately, think the offi- cers and men of the Dixie division lie has promised to join every division III m mthis section and so far has not joined any, so far as is known
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-30

boys. before leaving Florence, was pre- sented with Testament. the gift of Mrs. M I. Hoskins, member of the com mitee charged with this duty. While assembled in front of the Florence postoffiee the gathering of young men were addressed by Judge Mitchell. Dr. Willingham and Rev. Hollingsworth.
 The Colbert county boys were ad- dressed on the lawn of the courthouse in Tuscumbia by Hon. A. H. Car michael. Rev. T. s. Slaton and Rev. W. IF. Trump. The several speakers gave utterance to patriotic sentiments and stressed the importance of the duty each man was facing in joining the na- tions fighting forces.
 Amid farewells to loved ones and friends the march was made to the sta tion and as the train departed cheers and yells rent the air, which were an- swered vociferously by the young American patriots. leaving home ties and business affiliations and proud to be able to play a part in the greatest of all humanitarian causes.
 Judge J. H. Nathan of this city has returned home from St Louis, where he went to be in attendance at the funeral services of his brother-in-law Capt Alfred Fl. Moses who passed away at his home in St. Louis late last week. Captain Moses was in his seven- ty-sixth year,
 It will be recalled by a great many Ithat Captain Moses was actively iden- titied with this city's early days, being
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-30
HEALTH CAMPAIGN IN MUSCLE SHOALS
 DISTRICT UNDER WAY

Florence, May l)-Dr. IT. S Mustard, in charge of the Muscle Shoals sanitary zone. with headquar- ters at the federal building in Flor ence. has added many doctors. nurses and sanitary engineers to his staff, and on Monday formally opened the health drive at Muscle Shoals against typhoid
 The sanitary officers are now lsiv- ing typhoid vaccine at plant No. at the rate of 150 employees a day, ana it is their purpose, so it has been stated. to remain there for three weeks so everyone connected with the camp can have this vaccine
 The sanitary engineers have already done splendid work in the matter of installing first-class sewerage sys- at the plant before the approach of hot weather. and with the other sani- tary measures introduced it is antici- pated that preventable disease will
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-30
Among the Bleacherite air Hits and Foul Chatter Garnered From the National
 Pastime

of Washipgton's star heaver by hitting him in the pinches. Whenever they beat Walter. they've right to be prouu of it.
 There are going to be two games at Redwood that deserve the patronage of all sport lovers. The first contest will be Roberts & Son vs. the Birmingham police team Saturday afternoon. This IS for 8 Red Cross benefit game. The other contest will be staged next Tues day between the Rotarians and Kiwanis and the Boys club will get the proceeds.
 We are pleased to congratulate the Athletic club on the election of Herbert Cobbs 10 the presidency Having known Herbert for over 15 years, we feel quaii- lied to pass on his ability and we can frankly say that he is one of the 'livest' young men in the city.
 Hlll Will probably oppose Monte Trieste Tn the game at Memphis today. Monte has been going bad here lately and should prove easy for the Barons. Iiill has been pitching grand ball all spring.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-30
German Newspapers Are Applauding Advance as
 Hohenzollern Victory

London, May 29.--(Via Ottawa.)-Ger- man newspapers already are applaud Ing the advance of the Grown Prince army on the Aisne front as dynastic victory for the Hohenzollerns. but the correspondents show that he has gained no stronger a line than that which he already held. At the same time the enc my by extending the battle line has seriously dispersed his forces, all of which must be fed with ration loss constantly higher than that of the de- lenders The active front is now 1so miles long.
 Observes are agreed that the losses of the allies are comparatively small. There retirement was deliberate and was carried out in good order.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-30

Sheffield, May Special )--col- bert and Lauderdale counties yesterday sent 1o7 young men to the training
 camp at Camp sevier. S. C., represent
 ing the May contingent called under the selective draft from these two counties. Before the departure of the special
 train the Colbert county boys were provided with lunches and smokes by the Sheffield chapter of the Red Cross and the Laudeda1e county boys were treated likewise by the Florence chap ter of the Red Cross.
 Every one of the Lauderdale county
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-30

With another series tucked under their belts. the Barons left last nlgnt for Memphis where they battle Bar gers Birds for three gamesy Following
 the Memphis invasion. Molsy will lead
 his henchmen over to Little Rock for quartet of contests with Elberfeld's s | sluggers. From thence they will dou- ble back to Nashville for three games,
 returning here on June 10 for several | series The boys were in fine spirits last night just before train time and | declared that they would more than ] break even on the road.
 The locals almost had new short
 stop yesterday. Cholly Frank had agreed to turn over Galloway. the
 Cracker infie1der. but when Mayer
 turned his ankle sliding in home, Chol-
 ly declared that the deal was all off.
 He needs Galloway to cover first dur ing Sammy's absence. which will be about 10 days, according to the exam ming physician.
 Jesse Altenberg is expecting to re- ceive notice at any minute to report to his local draft board. Jesse's num- Der is slated to be called next month and the speedy gardener is training daily with a broomstick to get that "dough-boy" drill down to perfection before donning the khaki. We are glad to see big Dutch Bernsen. according to Mike Finn, should be one of the leading sluggers of the Southern this year, and Mike knows. If you don't believe it, ask him,
 Danny Clark looked like the Danny of old yesterday when he rushed over behind second in the ninth frame and grabbed a hard hit grounder, then threw perfectly to first from an awk- ward position. Clark's fielding dur ling the past few games has been of the gilt-edge variety. He is by far the sreadiest man on the infield.
 Eddie Mcdonald was the only Baron failing to bngle safely yesterday, but then Ed doesn't mind. The "ole hoss'' never plays for averages, anyhow, and that's why his usefulness doesn't show up in the dope book.
 Ray Jansen looked like a regular short iiCiucI ySStcTUdy ana nanQleQ several d1f- ficult chances. starting a double play once that may have saved the game. With little more confidence Ray should improve wonderfully
 There's something about Slapnicka' s pitching that gives the fans and players confidence when he's on the mound. Slap" never blows" and when hit hard is as cool as a New Zealand cucumber. The ex-Milwaullee pitcher is having a great season.
 Many fans who watched Scotty Ches- mutt in his recent appearances here have wondered at the aparent lack of pep on the part of the tailor's model Scotty has just undergone an operation on the throat that has prevented him using his voice much. Yes, it's pretty hard on the dashing arbiter.
 Pretty soon they are going to pass law against the way Bill Southworth grabs balls off that rightfield bleachers Bill never misses a game without spec tacular catch of some sort We haven't seen his equal in the fielding line all sea- son.
 The mighty Red Sox proved mightier than Walter Johnson yesterday, and broke the winning and shut-out record
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-30
Corbett's Daily Letter
 On Great Sport Topics
By JAMES J. coRBETr

Js SOAAnAA1 [ with Gotchs skill, backed him with all the gold dust they had-and Gotch re- paid their confidence in him. l Archer came onto the mat looking worried and I decided to put him down and out in the quickest way possible, ' related Gotch, T roughed him all around the ring and after 1s1a minutes of play | ing with him I decided I had given the crowd a fair enough run for their money, for the first fall. at least. So I Hoped him to the floor and pinned his shoulders | to the mat.
 That was enough for Archer. He for | got all about the best two falls out of three arrangement, one fall was enough. | He announced that he was through and ] jumped through the ropes, went to his i dressing room. got into his clothes-and was on his way. ,
 "The crowd that had bet on me went wild when it saw Archer running out of the second fall. A rain of bags. con- tainng pure gold dust. fell into the ring, 1 mixed occasionally with a hail of silver dollars and gold pieces. Those boys were I splitting their winnings with me. When [ counted up the donations and added to that sum the side bet of $1o.000, when had won. found that the bout netted me SIS 640."
 | Gotch couldn't find any opponents in
 
 bet with him on straight falls. So he 1 put on all-comers affairs in Dawson City, agreeing to forfeit $500 to any man he couldn't throw in 15 minutes. Many tried for the prize-but none got it. Just before the winter set in Gotch decided to return to the United States He engaged passage on the steamer Skag- way. but the boat sailed away without him. Gotch had been detained by friends at the last minute and just failed to make the sailing Even while Gotch was fuming and fretting over his "bad luck 1 in having missed the boat word went back to Dawson City that the Skagway had met disaster while going down the Yukon and had sunk. carrying s passen- l gers with her to a watery grave. I Farmer Burns took him in charge and devoted nearly a year in teaching the powerful youngster the intricacies of the wrestling game. The success Gotch had achieved up to that time had been due | largely to his phenomenal strength. l Burns, recognizing in Gotch the coming wonder in the wrestling world. knew that the sHumbolda Farmer" would have to | be schooled thoroughly in mat trickery before he could accomplish the champion ship.
 1 Soon after New Years day of 1908. Burns decided that Gotch was about ready to go out after the stellar per formers in the grappling world-and then Burns turned him loose
 lTo be Continued TomoFrow.l
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-30
Detroit Mayor Requests
 McAdOO to Take Over
 Street Railway System

Detroit. Mich, May 29--Mayor Oscar B. Marx announced this afternoon that he will ask Director General Railroads McAdoo to take over the Detroit United railway, the local street car company, as a necessary war measure. The mayor stated he would ask the director general to delegate the operation of the traction system to the local street railway com mission.
 A controversy over fares has been in progress for several months between the city and the street car company. and the mayors announcement today tol- lowed receipts of letter from the com ~~---- ~.'ti-~ that 1t nav he necessary to recall the present eight-for- a-quarter woorking mems tickets.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-30

(Editors Note This is the fourth of a writing concerning the career of the late Frank Gotch, who went to his grave the undefeated heavyweight wrestling cham pion of the world. The next installment will appear tomorrow)
 Frank Gotch returned from the Klon- dike in the winter of 1901-19o2 tempo rarily minus his ambitions to become a pugilst; with his reputation as a wrestler wonderfully enhanced-and with a bag which contained $S5.Ooo in gold dust and ir Canadian currency.
 That trip to the frozen northland marked the real beginning of the Iowa boys spectacular climb to fame.
 Gotch arrived in the Yukon region an unknown; he returned as the heavy weight grappling champion of Alaska, touted by all who saw him in action there as ''the greatest wrestler in the world"
 Gotch "cleaned up all the small fry wrestlers in the Yukon, defeated all the strong men in decisive fashion and only Silas Archer blocked his pathway to the pinnacle of the graphing heights of the Yukon.
 s'So challenged him." Gotch said, in relating to me some years later the de- tails of his great match with Archer. s'At first Archer paid no attention to me. He was aiming to get as much pub hcity for the affair as was possible. Also he had another thought in mind. It was to make me think that by refus- ing to notice my challenge it was an indication that he feared me. He thought that if I got to thinking along those lines he would find it easy to hook me for good side bet.
 At last Archer announced that he would wrestle me. but stipulated that the match was 10 be the best two falls out of three and for 5000 side bet.
 T guess I knocked some of the wind out of Archer when announced immedi- ately afterward that I would wrestle for $10,000 side if he was willing. And he Was-ohi how willing. Archer consid- cred me a lemon and counter by $10,Ool as his own on the very day the bets were posted"
 The bout took place August 26, 1901, in Dawson City, before a record crowd flor the Klondike Miners came from hundreds of miles away to witness the match Practically all of the visitors, never having seen Gotch in action, and Knowing of Archer's prowess as a wrestler, laid big odds against Gotch. The Dewsop City crowd fairly familiar
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-30

1 be well under control Uncle Sam is doing the work up in fine shape.
 Also in the Tri-Cities many restau- rants, soda fountains and soft drink stands were closed on the 18th on account of failure to comply with san itary regulations. and they will re- main closed until conditions are inn proved.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-30
SHEFFIELD

Colbert and Lauderdale Counties Send 107 Selectmen to Camp Sevier. Sheffield Citizens are Proud of Good Record Made in Red Cross Drive-Complete Reports Are Not Tabulated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-30
BRANCH STORES

Jackson, Mich. Battle Greek, Mich Passaic, N. J. Kalamazoo, Mich. Lansing, Mich. Flint, Mich.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-30

Among the selectmen are 20o0 unnat- uralized citizens. The Dixie division only have less than 100 alien soldiers. The majority of the foreigners of the Dixie division were Italians from south Ala bama and Spaniards and Cubans from Florida
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-30

We are glad to see big Dutch" Bernsen. according to Mike Finn, should be one of the leading sluggers of the Southern this year, and Mike knows. If you don't believe it, ask him,
New-York tribune., 1918-08-25

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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-11-01
TuRKEY,s DAY or RECKONING.

Developments from the field of battle
in Turkey 60 to prove that Turkeys
condition was so precarious that the gov
eminent officials could not wait for the
results of the roundabout method Of APP
plying for an armistice through Presi-
dent Wilson and then to have that otii
cial refer the request to the allied war
council Therefore, having sent their APP
peal to President Wilson as far back as
Oct. IA and not having been informed
one way or the other, Turkey decided to
appeal direct to the allies as Bulgaria
did The revelation in Washington of
the date on which Turkeys request for
an armistice was received by President
Wilson explains why, in her official com
munications of late, Germany has made
no mention of having an ally in Turkey,
the only reference being to Austria Hun
gary, which, alas for the kaiser's hopes
has now joined the number Of the ma
tions which sought to save themselves
from complete military crushing. Tur-
key was out of the war long before the
fall of Aleppo; that is, out of it so far
as went her ability to wage effective
warfare against the victorious forces of
the British in Asiatic Turkey. That
which has taken place since early in
October has been virtually against foe
which had openly admitted its defeat
and had lost all heart in the prosecution
Of war. There win be quite q lot Of
things to settle with Turkey but they
will be nothing as compared with the
matters which Germany win have to face
because Germany was supposed to repre-
sent far higher type of nation than
Turkey and whose acts were, therefore,
far less excusable than Turkeys.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-11-01

tment is being created which will result
in the drafting Of certain legislation to
present to the incoming legislature.
An idea of the Importance Of the ques-
tion is given in the statement that there
are 1000 miles Of highway in the state.
Those who are familiar with these roads
realize that there has been a vast i'm
proyement in them within the past four
or five years. Starting with the restrict.
ed system Of patrolling, in five years the
number Of men engaged on road patrol
ling duty has been raised from three to
1871 A system by which towns contrib.
ute a certain sum of money each year
still prevails. When the towns have
used up the allotment the state steps in
and supplies additional money There is
not, however, in this state what may be
designated as unlimited state control
and it is believed that there is still an
opportunity for great improvement and
the patrol committee, which is working
on the details of this plan, have in mind
some specific suggestions which will be
laid before the members of the incoming
legislative bodies,
State headquarters have been estab-
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-11-01
Let Them Go to the Wall.

All talk to-day Of an armistice, with
terms of peace, to be offered to the Ger
mans by the entente allies should be
taken with the greatest caution. 1t is
quite possible that our allies are consid-
ering what they may do But what they
will do will not only be carefully deliber-
ated, but it will be founded on their vic
tory and the enemy's submission. It's
declaration to the enemy--when the time
comes for it to be declared-will be by
the military commander Of the allied ar
mics.
There is every reason to believe that
in the issue of the terms for an armi-
stice, leaf will be taken from Ger
many's book of 1908, when German
troops stood at the gates of Paris until
every centime of the indemnity exacted
from France was paid. 1t is not likely
slat the armies of the entente will 60
to Berlin But there will be no assur-
ance of the discharge Of Germany's obi
cations unless the entente armies stand
on the Rhine, not merely at Strassburg
but at COblenz and Cologne.
In the meantime the talk of terms OF
an armistice Is accompanied by new
bombardment of requests and demands
from Berlin and Vienna for intervention
or interference OF some sort on the part
Of the United States government. This il
the great Teutonic offensive of the day
Ito divide and bedevil the counsels OF
the entente by exploiting Washington to
the limit Let there be no yielding to
this nefarious influence. The way ia
end the war is to win it thoroughly. Let
the Germans go to the wall That is the
only place where terms Of peace can be
considered with them, and our allies
must have the lead in declaring these
terms Boston TRANSCRIPT.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-11-01
THE PATROL SYSTEM.
Outline Of Some of the Things Expected
to Be Accomplished.


Within The past week considerable
progress has been made throughout Yer
mont in bringing to the attention Of
every property holder and resident in
terested in the welfare of the state, the
work which is being undertaken by the
patrol committee among boards Of trade
Of the state.
Barre will have an important part in
the statewide movement, which has as
its first slogan the statement, Il believe
that the people Of Vermont are entitled
TO as much prosperity and progress, for
themselves and their children, as come to
the people of any other state"
Five main points are set forth in the
platform Of the patrol committee, cover
ing highways, effective auditing of
finances, improved system of education,
encouragement Of sheep raising and a
uniform basis of taxation assessment on
real estate.
II is pointed out by J. b. Wilbur of
Manchester, chairman Of the patrol com
mittee, that the name "patrol commit
tee has really nothing TO do with the
state system Of patrolling roads. The
name was by chance given to the COM
mittee at a group meeting Of boards Of
trade recently in Manchester.
Enthusiasts for better roads in the
state are rallying to the support Of tho
patrol committee and a very strong SEN