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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-20

They were not afraid. these superb men and women of France. They do not know the meaning of fear in defense of their beloved soil and their sacred ideals There was no out ward manifestation even of excite ment or apprehension. Calmly and resolutely they faced what destiny might bring. But there was deep gloom in their hearts and dire fore bodings.
 And then, suddenly out of the gloom flashed the lightning of new sword, sharp and mighty, sword which had never been drawn except for freedom, a sword which had never known defeat-the sword Of Amer ica.
 The entire epic is well worth read ing over and over. It should be in in schoolbooks and the graphic passages memorized.
 Mrs. Leonard T. Beecher could read this story of the turning of the tide with fine dramatic effect, and she will doubtless include it in her platform Next to her recital ot They Shall Not Pass" and Christ in Flanders" nothing would make so dis tinct an impression as her reading of this prose poem by Otto Kahn.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-20
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 The Associated Press is exclnslNeiy entitled to the use for publication VI all news dispatches credited To IL ot not otherwise credited in this papef and also the local news pupllsheo herein.
 All rights of republication of special dispatches herein are also reserved.
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colored Vocational Department.

"The vocational departments of the colored schools of the county are doing excellent work said pr, N. R. Baker, county superintendent of education.
 "One of the teachers brought glass of delicious crabapple Jelly ito my of- flee today, which was made in this department of the colored school at East Irondale. She also brought in Christmas baskets and boxes. In the manual training departments they make such practical things as iron ing boards. There is hardly a one room school in the county that Is not operating vocational department
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-20

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-20

Remittances can be made at current rate of exchange. The Age-Aerald VIII not be responsible for money seAs through the mails. Address
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 Birmin ham, Ala.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-20
Captain Henley Doing Well

| 'In reply to your telegram of Novem- | Der 30, I am pleased to inform you" | writes Lieut.. John k. Hammitt to Mrs. Courtney Henley. T spent week in a bed beside your son at the. base hospital No. 115 at Vichy, France. As you prob- ably know, he was wounded by a machine gun bullet in his leg, approximately half way between the thigh and the knee. The bullet struck the bone, causing a frac- ture. At the time of my departure he was in very good spirits, in fact, he sang about half the time His wound was healing nicely and the bone had progressed enough in it's healing that the doctors contemplated putting on new splints in a day or so; the splints were to be so arranged that his knee would be held in bent position, and consequent ly give him great deal more comfort than the old ones which enforced his lying flat on his baSk all the time.
 You might also be interested in learn ing that. from what information I could gather, your son received his wound while doing some very heroic work. Ac- cording to the reports which I heard, position had been captured by his bat talion. The Germans counter attacked and drove most of his garrison away Captain Henley with handful of men held the position for a number of hours against overwhelming odds. When rein forcements were needed, Captain Henley went back and brought them forward himself under extremely difficult condi- tions. I understand that he was recom- mended for the distinguished service lant york;
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-20
CHRISTMAS WEATHER.

CHRISTMAS WEATHER. Old Man Winters on the way, Shake your furnace down; Cold winds blown from Hudson Bay Whistle through the town. Maybe there's threat of snow In these leaden skies; Ask the man who ought to know One who's weather-wise. 'Twould be foolish to complain, If we have a freeze. Frost upon the window-pane, Ice upon the trees. Wrap up warmly, hold your hat, Don't be cross, because 'Tis the kind of weather that Just suits Santa Claus.
 TROUBLES A-PLENTY You should try to cultivate a spirit of optimism" said the tireless moralizer Tt can't be done in my business" said the harassed looking man.
 What is your business?"
 T have charge of the liquor shipments for an express company
 SAME MEANING.
 'T understand your campaign manager has objected to some of your recent speeches" "Yes," replied the college professor who has entered politics. q judge from what he said that I was imperiling my chances of being elected to the high of- flee to which I aspire. but what he really said was that I was cumming the game"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-20

Entered at the Blrmln snaln, Ala, postoffice as second-class matter, un' der act of Congress, March s, 1919.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-20

COULDN'T MISS IT. Have you heard about the wadley- Scrobbins scandal. my dear?~ NO. Tell me all about it."
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The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1918-10-10
For God and France.

go over. Our officers always led us,
but have never seen a German officer
lead charge. They always were be-
hind their men. driving instead of lead
ing. l do not believe they are as brave
as they are said TO be.
Well, we went over this time, and
the machine guns We're certainly going
Il strong. We were pretty sore about
the chaplain and the Swiss and oil
that. and we put up an awful fight, but
we could not make II and had to come
back. Only one company reached the
Boche trenches and not a man of II
came back who had not been wounded
on the way and did not reach the
trench. They were just wiped out.
The captain was missing. too. We
thought he was done for, but about
two o'clock In the morning. he came
back. He simply fell over into the
trench, all In. He had been wounded
four times, and had lain In a shell
crater full OF water for several hours
He would not go back for treatment
then. and when daylight came, IL was
too late. because we were practically
cut of by artillery fire behind the front
line trenches.
When daylight came. the artillery
FIRE opened up right on us, and the
Germans had advanced their lines into
some trenches formerly held by us and
hardly forty-five yards away. We re-
ceived bombs and shells right In our
faces. A Tunisian in our company got
crazy. and ran back over the parados.
He ran few yards, then stopped and
looked back at us. ] think he was
coming to his senses. and would have
started back 10 us. Then the spot
where he had been was empty, and a
second later his body from the chest
down fell not three yards from the
parados. do not know where the
top part went. That same shell cut n
groove In the low hilltop before II ex'
ploded. He had been hit by big
shell. and absolutely cut In two. ]
have seen this happen TO four men. but
this was the only one In France.
"y--g -
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1918-10-10
Buy MORE Bonds
Are we too cocky?

Are we too cocky?
Lets quit blowing and get down
to brass tacksl
Gas may win the war. But it'll
have TO be a sort that Liberty Bonds
will have TO buy-not the sort we
pump while we ought 90 be out put
ting these quotas Of ours across.
Speaking Of the necessity of wo-
man suffrage as a war measure-we
all note that il was only ten days
after the Bulgarian women rioted
because their men were being sent
TO the Western front, that Bulgarian
men said, War? We're not in any
war"
Quotas are the favOrite meat in
the Fourth District this fall.
It's golden rod time. And we're
not going to run any risk Of sparing
the rod.
"Our objective" said Foch, "is
one point. IL is the army OF the
enemy" Our objective is all the
money we can raise TO help them
get that army.
The official U. S. Bulletin prints
long story, saying that a move has
started to conserve tin. We are out
TO get all the tin we can garner
for the same reason-to push the
war.
Girl workers in German factories
are getting 81 90 in cash out of their
wages weekly, and are compelled
TO use the rest to buy war bonds.
If one good turn deserves another.
we owe a perpetual whirligig Of
bond buying to the Yanks over
there.
Last drive our cry was Halt the
Hun" Now we're shouting Hurry
and catch the Hun"
That spectacular work of the
Yanks at Chateau Thierry wouldn't
have been worth much if il hadn't
been followed by day after day Of
the same grinding, pushing work.
Don't take too much time in think
ing about what a good start we all
made Saturday.
Your boy will never win the cross
of war without the help of some
body's dollar.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1918-10-10
SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER I-Albert ". Depew, author
OF the story. enlists In the United States
navy, serving four years and attaining
the rank OF chief petty officer. hrst-class
gunner.
CHAPTER 1.-The great war starts
soon after he II honOrably discharged
from the navy and he sails for France
with determination to enlist.
CHAPTER lille Joins the Foreign
Legion and IN assigned to the dreadnaught
Cassard where his Workmanship wins
him high honors
CHAPTER Iv-Depew In detached from
bis ship and sent with regiment of the
Legion TO Flanders where he soon finds
himself In the front line trenches.
CHAPTER Vile Ia detailed to the ar
tillery and makes the acquaintance OF the
It's, the wonderful French guns that
have saved the day for tho aiIies on many
a battlefield. Before seeing any action, he
n ordered back TO his regiment In the
front line trenches
CHAPTER VI-Depew goes "over the
top and gets" his first German In n bay
onet fight
CHAPTER Willis company takes part
In another raid on the German trenches
and shortly afterward assists In stopping
n herce charge OF the Huns, who are
moved down an they cross No Mans
Land
CHAPTER VIII-Sent TO Dixmude with
dispatches. Depew II caught In q Zeppelin
raid, but escapes unhurt.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1918-10-10

Of them were knocked In the head with
gun butts before they stopped.
Then the Germans fired at the double
rank OF men. After three volleys, there
were eighty-four dead and twenty
wounded. Most of the wounded they
then killed with axes, but somehow,
three or four escaped by hiding under
the bodies OF others and playing dead,
though the officers walked up and
down firing their revolvers into the
piles OF bodies.
The next day the Germans went
through the wine cellars. and shot all
the Inhabitants they found hiding
there. A lot Of people. who had taken
refuge In factory over night, decided
TO come out with white flag. They
were allowed TO think that the white
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1918-10-10


graphic examples shown them.
Here is Louis De Luca. a certain ex-
ample Of sacrifice.
He is with the Liberty Bond Trophy
Train now touring Ohio. Pennsylvania
and Kentucky.
De Luca Is twenty-eight and lived In
Boston before he went a-huntins
Huns.
He fought, and fought hard. in the
23rd infantry in the End division Of the
American army.
In Chateau Thierry. June 4. after
he'd been fighting six months, a Hun
bullet shat, sred his left arm.
De Luca will tell you he's proud OF
his empty left sleeve.
That's the way with all those who
are giving themselves and their bodies
In this fight.
Can a whole-hearted person see such
sacrince-suoh willing sacrifice-with-
out getting 70 his toes and pledgins
his limit In Liberty Bondsi
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1918-10-10

The oil well being drilled in cor
ner Of Daddy Clarks farm was I'M
fortunate. At 200 feet a drill was
lost and they have moved machine
alb ut 200 feet distant and will drill
another hole.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1918-10-10
CHAPTER TX.
Laid Up for Repairs.

One night. after ! had been at Dix
nude for about three weeks. we made
a charge In the face OF very heavy
IRE. Our captain always stood at the
parapet when we were going over, and
made the sign Of the cross and shouted,
For God and France" Then we would
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1918-10-10
ITO be Continued)

Only three weeks. Speed 'er up /
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-03-27
Night School Echoes

Miss Lillian Rice. who mas peen
teaching at the high school at Wnlte'
water, Ind, will take charge OF the
night Spanish classes at the Rlcnmond
high school. Miss Rice taxes the
place of Miss woodward, who Is gong
to Chicago.
Miss Rice is a graduate OF Earlham
college and acted as substitute 1or
Mrs. Ballard, the Spanish teacher
there.
B. w. Kelley. who has charge OF the
automobile class of the night school
announced that the class would take
up the study of rear aXles and the
propeller shaft.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-03-27
WOMEN ACQUIRE
ART OF BOWLING
WITH PLEASURE
Flock to the Alleys on Days
That Are Kept Open for
Their Use.

More top notchers are appearing
every day among the woman bowlers
at the Y. NJ. c. A. bowling alley.
Tim Sprouse. manager of the Y
alley started the women to bowling
about two months ago. At that time
the women bowled about forty pins
each game. Now they have doubled
and tripled their scores in many cases.
Bowlers became interested in the
sport few years ago when some men
proud OF their high scores took their
wives to the alley to see them throw
balls down the alley. Right then the
wives decided that they could bowl as
well as the men and after a time
slipped away and started bowling on
their own accord.
Where the Sport Started
The first women bowlers started
kicking the wooden soldiers into the
padded trenches at st. Louis, Detroit,
and a few other large cities.
Tuesday afternoon the Nusbaums Of
the women bowling league shut out
the Kempers in all three games bowl
ed. rolling scores that are almost as
good as the scores OF men teams.
Mrs. Knopf rolled a high score of
158 making high average of 1872.
with Smelser second with an average
Of lis.
Manager Sprouse announced Tues
day that he would hold the alley open
for the women on two nights each
week. These nights are Wednesdays
and Thursdays.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-03-27
NOTICE TO BIDDERS

State of Indiana, Wayne County, SIS:
Notice is hereby given that the
Board OF County Commissioners will
receive sealed bids and proposals for
the Poor Farm groceries for the month
of April, 1918, in accordance with
specifications on file in the County
Auditors office.
Bids will be received until II o'clock
a. m. on Monday. April LIST, 1918. at
the County Auditors office at the
Court House in the city of Richmond.
Bids must be submitted on blanks
designated by the State, which may be
procured of the Auditor of Wayne
County.
Each bid shall be accompanied by q
personal or surety bond in sum not
less than the amount of the bid, and
in all respects conform with the law
governing such matters.
The Board reserves the right to re-
ject any and all bids.
By order of the Board of County
Commissioners of Wayne County.
LEWIS S. BOWMAN,
Auditor Wayne County.
Mar 27-1t.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-03-27
OH! FOR RELIEF
FROM FLAMING
SKIN DISEASES

you cannot reach the blood by
applying lotions, ointments,
salves, washes and other local
applications to the surface of
the skin. So when you use such
treatment for your tormentin9
skin diseases, the most you can
expect is a temporary discor-
tinuance of the pain, which
promptly returns, and keeps you
constantly applying the local
remedies, making no progress
whatever toward permanently
Kidding yourself of the disease.
Why longer continue such
makeshift treatment? Go to
your drugs store today and get a
bottle of S. S. S., the reliable
blood purifier, and being a treat
ment that will prove satisfac-
tory, as it has to thousands of
others who were afflicted just
as you have been. S. S. S., has
been used for more than fifty
years, SO that you are not ex-
perimenting when you take it.
It will promptly cleanse the
blood of every impurity, and
rout out entirely every trace of
disease germs.
Don't continue to suffer, but
begin taking S. S. S. today, and
write our head physician, who
will give you full instructions
about your own case. Address
Medical Director, 4O4 Swift
Laboratory, Atlanta, Ga.-Adv.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-03-27

K. c. (Kronn) Beck. rabbit kind Of
Kansas, has promised to give every
Kansas negro drafted into the army
the left hind foot of a rabbit, which is
a famous charm.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-03-27
Terrifying Itching Cause,
Continuous Torture.

Do you sometimes feel like
you will scream if you do not get
relief from the tormenting and
terrifying itching and irritating
burning that makes you feel
like your very skin is ablaze?
Possibly your disorder has not
reached the torturing stage as
yet, but there are thousands Of
victims of skin diseases that
know too well the well nigh I'M
endurable pain that comes from
eruptions. irritations, pimples,
boils. ulcers, eczema, PSORIASIS,
carbuncles and the numerous
other forms of torment that at
tack the delicate tissues of the
skin.
The only proper method of
treatment for any disease, is a
remedy that will reach its
source, that will remove its
cause, and not simply palliate
it's symptoms. Every form OF
skin ailment comes from a col
ony of millions upon millions of
tiny disease germs that infest
the blood. Naturally, then,
these germs must be eradicated
from the blood before a cure can
be expected.
You know we'll enough that
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-03-27
Friends of Dr.. Muck
Suspected as Disloyal

BOSTON. March 27.--Dr Karl
Muck. the Boston symphony orchestra
conductor now in federal custody as
an enemy alien, spent today IN the
East Cambridge Jail while agents OF
the department OF justice examined
number of letters and documents SELF
ed at his home here. Officials IN
charge of the investigation declined to
say whether charges of specific acts
against the United States would be
brought in court against the prisoner.
No orders from Washington regarding
the disposal of his case has been re-
ceived, they said. 1t was stated that
the activities of close friend of the
orchestra conductor were being in
vestigated and that another arrest
might follow.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-03-27

Help win the war. Buy Liberty
Bond.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-03-27
S. A. l. Will Re-organize
at Meeting / onighs

Representatives Of the Saturday
Afternoon League will meet Wednes-
day night at the Y. NJ. c. A. at 500
o'clock to re-organize. Factories wish
ing representation are asked to be
present
Two factories have already declared
their intention Of supporting team
and It is believed more factories VIII
fall in line.
Many factories that supported a full
nine last year have lost their men
and will not be able to put out full
lineup.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-03-27
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X. j. T. N 70

nant all winter, the critics want 10
know what team, barring the Giants.
can show a more formidable string OF
hitters than Roush, Groh. Chase. Lee,
Griffith, Neale, Magee, Kopf. Clarke
and Wingo. Evidently the Porkvliie
wise men haven't seen Lee Magee IN
harness since he left the Cardinals
four vars ago. If this player doesn
hit with better results than when ne
was a member of the Yankees, Cincin-
natl fans will be gnashing their teeth
long before Decoration Day.
Manager John CAMEL of the
Kansas City club hopes 10 iand
some players from the Giants ana
White Sox. John knows wnere u
pick 'em.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-03-27

The Cleveland club is still trying to
secure First Baseman Shelly from the
Salt Lake Pacific Coast league club.
Sheely is said to be powerful hitter
and a fine normal player, but so far
the Salt Lake club has been unwilling
to part with him. Manager Foil, how
ever, has just released Ivan Howard
to the Salt Lake club. and as Howard
can play the initial bag Cleveland fans
believe that Sheely will open the sea-
son with the Indians. Foil, by the
way. has a formidable pitching staff at
the training camp. 1t includes Stanley
Coveleskie. Coumbe. Morton. Lam.
beth, Wilkinson. Enzmann and the
veteran Robert Groom.
Mordecai Brown of three finger
fame was all set to manage the
Terre Haute club Of the Central
league when that organization
threw up the sponge.
Though he is in the draft DOME
Bush OF the Tigers doesn't expect to
be called for some time, as his mum.
Der ia far down in the list. Further
more, he is the sole support of a
widowed mother and several sisters.
Walter johnson. Griff's star box
man recently was ill. suffering
from an attack of the mumps.
Bill McKechnie has returned to his
first love He broke into the National
league with the Pirates nearly eight
years ago, and now has gone back to
them, the Reds having sold his release
at the waiver price. McKechnie play
ed with the Yankees soon after leav-
ing the Pirates. Then he leaped to the
Feds and became the manager Of the
NeWarks. The Giants signed him in
1916 only to include him with Roush
and Matty in the trade for Herzog.
McKechnie was laid up last year with
a crippled hand. but the Reds kept
him on the pay roll. He demanded too
much salary recently and refused to
sign, whereupon he was sent back to
the Pittsburg club to cover third base
unless the hardhitting Boeckel con-
cludes to acceut Barney Dreyfuss's
terms.
The Tigers are out to get
winner this year. Coach Bill Don
ovan has fourteen pitchers with
which to work.
Out in Cincinnati, where they have
been winning the National league pen
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-03-27

The Tigers are out to get a
winner this year. Coach Bill Don
ovan has fourteen pitcners with
which to work.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-03-27
Richmond to Send Team
to State Y Tourney

That Richmond will have a team in
the state Y basketball tournament
held at Muncie April 4. was announced
Wednesday by Secretary Schwan.
The men who will report for the
state tournament are Monroe, Hay
ward. guards: Parker, center and cap
tain: C.. Porter, E. Porter. Emo"
O'Neal. forwards. AS yet there is
some question as to whether Pitts and
Shelton, guards. will be able to go into
the tournament games on Monday.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-03-27
Police Hold Suspect
for Jersey City Blast

NEW YORK, March 27.-Police
headquarters announced today that
Jacob E. Altman had confessed that
he was responsible for the fire which
caused the explosion in the Harvis
warehouse in Jersey City, yesterday.
He said, according to the police, that
he started it accidentally.