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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-08
SPACE SOLICITING

The space soliciting committee, upon which will fall one of the most i'm portant phases of the local publicity campaign and into which nearly every prominent advertising man has heen drawn to cooperate and assist John Sparrow state director of publicity for the War Stamp drive, met last evening at the Hillman hotel to lay plans with which to mop up' the trenches they are to invade.
 This committee was served a Dutch luncheon" but the attractive menu did not prevent every member of the committee from not only giving work in hand. but showing, individual ly and collectively. that they would most assuredly "go over the top in the same magnificent style in wnlcn Birming gham has always done.
 Chairman Harry l.. White has as his associate members, Abe Kaufman, H. J. Baum. Laurens Block. Joe Gold stein, sam Phillips, J. D. Rosenberger, H. J. Porter. Jr., David Letaw and Hen- ry F. Beaumont
 The local War Savings Stamp pub licity committee has announced the appointment of a very strong commit tee from the colored people of the city, which will aid in the promo ton and advertising the War Savings Stamp drive among the negroes of Greater Birmingham. This committee is as follows: Oscar W. Adams, chair man; Prof. w. B. Driver. Dr. P. S. Moten, P. D. David. Dr. A. M. Brown, II. Strawbridge and J. W. Williams.
 The national advertising campaign on War Savings Stamps includes both the white and the colored folks in it's scope and the details of the lat ter will be handled by this committee
 The Advertising club of Birmngh formed the nucleus of the original group from which the local War Saw ings Stamps publicity committee Was constructed by John Sparrow. Joseph Loveman and their associates, every member of the War Savings Stamp committee would be invited to attend the luncheon of the Advertising club next week.
 The Advertising club luncheon will be held at l o'clock Monday, June 10, at the Civic association in the private dining room. and will adjourn prompt ly at o'clock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-08

railroad, Gulf. Mobile and Northern rail-
 J. H Young, for Norfolk Southern rail road; office Norfolk.
 Washington, June disappointment ot federal managers for southern railroads deposes Fairfax Harrison. president of the Southern and Milton H. Smith, pres ident of the Louisville and Nashville, two of the best known railroad execu- tives in the country, as chief operating officers of their lines. They will remain presidents Of the companies however. and their salaries will be paid out of corporate funds.
 Samuel Req of the Pennsylvania and Daniel Willard of the Baltimore and Ohio, are other railway presidents who have been replaced as chief operating officers by appointment of others as fed- erai managers.
 The assignment of Jurisdiction to the southern managers is in line with Dt- rector General MeAdoo's policy of group ing lines which naturally could be man. aged i1 unit, regardless of their former ownership or affiliations. In this way the numher of federal managers Will be reduced and lines physically con- nected will be operated in close co-ope-a- ton.
 Federal managers for a number of eastern and western roads may be an nounced tomorrow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-08
NE WS OF BESSEMER
MISS BERNEY oILLEN, Correspondent

Bessemer, June .-(speeia1) )-The local exemption board announced to- day that S62 men had been registered at this board on June 5, who have be- come 21 years of age since the last registration. Heretofore the regis trants were given two numbers. one being a registered number and the other a serial number but at this time only one number will be given which accompanies the name of the regis trant. A list of the names of the reg istrants and their respective numbers was mailed to Provost Marshal Gen. eral Crowder today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-08
WEIGHED AND MEASURED

The child welfare work which is- heeing conducted throughout the United States in accordance with an order from the government, will be taken up in this city by the Bessemer Culture club. which will work through the channels of the local chapter of the national council of defense. Mrs. H. l.. Bains, president of the Culture club. announces that a meeting will be held at the workrooms of the national council on Wednesday be- tween the hours of 10 a. m. and IF o'clock. and in the afternoon from to o'clock. A graduate nurse will be in charge of this meeting and all mothers in the city are urged to bring their children who are under 5 years of age to be weighed and measured. The examination card of each child will be sent to Dr. Bowling of Birmingham, who in turn will deliver them to the authorities tt Washington. The week of June 10 will be given to the work for children who come under the age of years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-08
]. W. SHELTON NOW GIVES HIS REPORT A Birmingham Special Po- liceman Had Wonderful Results From Plant
 Juice

Relative to the remarkable new preparation, Plant Juice the herbal stomach remedy, now being introduced in Birmingham for the first time, and which has created such a furore in other cities, where thousands have Hooked to the headquarters of The Plant Juice Man to testify to benefits received therefrom, the following statement selected from mass of written testimonials from we'll known
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-08
PERSONALS

Robert Lee of this city, the youngest son of MT. and Mrs. R. V. Lee, has enlisted in the medical corps of the navy
 Mrs John Votgle has gone to Iltts- burgh. Pa, where she will be the guest of her sister.
 Mir and Mrs. Fred Owen, and Miss Kathryn Meigs, left this afternoon for Mentone where they will spend sew eral eeks.
 Miss Bessie Jenkins expects to leave on June IS for Cleveland Chio where she will make her home in the future, with her parents who recently moved from this city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-08
NEWS OE ENSLEY

Mrs. Laurence Pennington was hostess to the Ensley Highland chapter of the Delphlaa club yesterday afternoon Latin Writers" was given in response to roll call. after which the following programme was given: Augustus Caesar and the Julian Princes" Mrs Collins; "Flavian Emperors: Reforms Of Diocletian," Mrs. Barrett; ''The Roman Families; Roman Houses" Mrs. Jack Thomas; Clothing in Rome; System ot Education; Food Banquets; Amuse- ments," Mrs. J. Ellis Brown. As ths guests arrived Mrs. Pennington served frappe and at the close of the programme served an ice course.
 In order to see what effect the war has had on our children, the national coun- ell of defense will make an organized ef-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-08
GAILLARD OBJECTS
 TO THE NEW RATES

Washington, June 7.-(Special.)-S. F. Gaillard, member of the Alabama pub lie utility commission. along with offi- cials of other states, entered formal pro- test today against the new freight rates which Director General McAdoo has or dered into effect June 10. MT. Gaillard states that the new rates will represent increases in Alabama from 3s to TOO per cent, with proportiopate increased bur dens on shippers and consumers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-08
IS KILLED
 IN NORTH ALABAMA

Huntsville. June 7.-(speeial)-In a shooting affray at Trenton, Ala, today John Hall. farmer was shot to death by Hervey Garden. Hall was shot five times and died almost instantly. Car den started off to kill Halls brother. but took flight instead and is being pur- sued by bloodhounds.
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fort to have all babies from birth to school age systematically weighed be- ginning Monday, June 10, lasting until June l6. The weighing in Ensley will De under the direction of the Twentieth Century Mothers club. of which Mrs Il. J. Wurtele is president. The weighing stations will be at rooms and 3. Averyt building, First Methodist church, with Mrs. N. N. Hughes in charge; Thomas drug store, at Falrview. with Mrs. Lap. page in charge. and at the Community House with Miss Dorothy Grim in charge. The mothers of the community and district are requested to bring their babies voluntarily. as this is national movement
 Mary McCarty, the young daughter of MT. and Mrs. ". P. McCarty of Pratt City. was bitten by a dog supposed to be afflicted with the rabies Thursday afternoon. The dog was killed and It's head sent to Montgomery to the Passeur institute. from whence the diagnosis is anxiously awaited.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-08
ADJUSTMENTS
At the Lyric


 Today is the big matinee day at the Lyric. Saturday afternoon crowds flock to the Lyric, and while the heat is op- pressive on the outside, Lyric patrons kEow that in the Lyric they will be per fectly comfortable and at the same time enjoy delightful programme of Keith vaudeville.
 Max Bloom is the entertainer in chief on today's programme and he keeps all audiences in a state of much hilarity. In '"rhe Sunnyside of Broadway 19lS," a new edition of his famous successes, Bloom is just as funny as ever and over looks no opportunity of drawing the laughs. He is ably supported by Alice Sher and a capable and beautiful com pany of girls, who wear beautiful cos tunes. Herman and Shirley have unique and entertaining act, '"The Mys- terious Masquerader." Herman is as clever as has been seen at the Lyric in many years. He is a contortionist, comedian, acrobat and dancer. Orth and Cody entertain in Let's Take a Walk a clever chatter and song offering, LyIic screen telegrams are a feature.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-08
At Loew's Bijou

Featuring on an all-star bill at Leew's Biiou this week. George Lovett's act, "Concentration," is by far the best and most novel that has attracted local au- diences in many seasons. He has a four-piece, blindfolded, mind-reading jazz orchestra, playing any selection, that will play any piece of music ever published upon the desire of anyone in the audience without a word being spoken. Farke and Francis have an ex- eellent little nonsensical skit, well put over. Nora Allen, possessor of a won derful voice is also popular The other two acts arc up to usual high standard. "The Cabaret" strong photoplay fea~ turing five famous film stars, is one of the best ever seen, Carlysle Blackwell. June Elvidge, Montagu Love, John Bowers and George McQuarrie furnish ing the principal characters. Coming in person Wednesday, June 12, Rita Jolivet. Lusitania survivor will thrill the audi ence with the narrowing tales of this experience.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-08

of Ernest Murray, who is a member of the local Company D. Private Mur- ray enlisted in the army last June when he was only Is years of age. He was a member of the Rainbow division which sailed on November 8. 1917. MT Murray received his discharge through Congressman Huddleston at the re- quest of his parents who live at Camp Hill. The young soldier talks most in- terestingly of his experiences in France. and stated that the members of his company were in splendid con- dition, they being well supplied with both food and clothing, and that sew had been on the sick list since their arrival in France. The Bessemer boys are doing actual fighting. he stated, and are receiving many compliments from higher officers.
 Private Murray arrived at Hoboken, New York. on June 1. making the trip on the "hroonland, He brought in- teresting messages from all the mem bers of the company to their folks at home and made visits to Mrs Lacey Edmundson. Mrs. Burgin. Mrs. MeDan- iels, Mr. and Mrs B F. Powell and MT. and Mrs L. Barr. all of whom have relatives in this company. The many friends of this young soldier were most surprised to see him in this city.
 F. K. Matthews qualified today to run for solicitor of the Bessemer di- vision of the circuit court of Jeffer- son county. while Judge Sam T. Huey qualified for judge of the inferior court Of Bessemer. Both of these candidates will run in coming primary election to be held in August
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-08
COMMITTEE PLANS MANY ACTIVITIES
 FOR COMING DRIVE
Continued from Page Eivc)

the courthouse, where Ar. Coker made an address. The merchants told their employees at the meeting that they would give each one of them a Baby Bond pro vided they would duplicate it by the end of the year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-08
MISS LILLIAN MASON

Miss Lillian Mason, age 23 years, died this morning at 11:30 o'clock fol- lowing A hours illness and an opera ton at St. Vincent hospital, where she was member of the nursing staff. The deceased was formerly a resident or this city, where she has scores of friends who will mourn her untimely death Miss Mason was a member of the class which received their diplomas on May IA from that institution, and had volunteered in the Red Cross. At
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-08
BESSEMER .-. BUREAU PHONE
 BESSEMER 5SI

the time of her death she was mak- ing preparations to leave on June 15 for foreign field service The deceased is survived by one brother. Dan Mason. ot Birmingham; four sis ters, Miss Elizabeth Mason, who is also a member of the nursing corps of this institution; Mrs. Tom Smith. of Eldorado, Ill; Mrs. Fred Bruce, of Portsmouth. Va Mrs. Emory Clotfel- der. of Boaz The remains will be brought to the home of her aunt, Mrs. J. Ware, of 3621 Huntsville avenue, Brighton. Funeral services will be conducted from the Brighton Baptist church Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock, with the Rev M K. Thornton of this city officiating, assisted by the Rev. Mir Niger, pastor of the Brighton Sap tist church. The pallbearers will be her classmates, who are as follows: Miss Campbell, Miss Taillon, Miss Freund, Miss Berlin, Miss Peters. Miss Mailer, and Miss Willingale. Interment will be made at Brighton cemetery
 Embers Johnson, the 13-months- old son of MT. and Mrs. Brady JohnsV,. died this morning at 2:So o'clock at their home at Adger following a short illness. Funeral services were held this afternoon at o'clock at the Mud Creek church, interment following at Mud Creek cemetery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-08

RETURNED SOLDIER
 real human messenger arrived i'll this city this morning from the fighting fields of France in the form
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-08

railroad, Gulf. Mobile and Northern rail-
 J. H Young, for Norfolk Southern rail road; office Norfolk
New-York tribune., 1918-06-15
tBp The Associated Press,

Reversing it's course of the previous
session, yesterdays stock market was

rong in the early and intermediate
ssriods, but yielded very generally
toward the end, materially reducing
some of the more extensive gains.
Further favorable war advices. alb
sence of expected disturbances in the
money market and additional brilliant
crop reports accompanied the early
buying and impelled considerable COW
ering of short contracts.
Throughout the day United States
Steel was the conspicuous feature, sup
plementing Fridays 3-pont gain with
an additional pa points, holding little
more than half at the end. Kindred
stocks, especially Sloss-S Sheffield, Mid
vale and Bethlehem steels and Repub-
lie Iron, registered gross advances of
to points. these also undergoing ir-
New-York tribune., 1918-06-15
ga Active Securities
'egular impairment in the final deal

regular impairment in the final deal
ings.
Baldwin Locomotive, General Elec-
trio, New York Air Brake and Westing-
house led the distinctive equipments;
General Motors, Chandler and Maxwell
the automobile division and Utah and
Inspiration the coppers, while Royal
Dutch Oil gave prominence to petro-
leums at an extreme advance of 6%
points.
Fertilizers feathers and papers were
to 3 points higher at their best, but
were among the first to react. Gains
in other utilities were offset by the
heaviness of American Telephone on
reports of new financing.
Italian exchange was further
strengthened as q result of the adop-
tion of remedial measures. Liberty
issues and international bonds were
irregular within narrow limits. United
States bonds Gold issues) unchanged
on call.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-15
Yesterdays Transactions in Listed Stocks

All stocks dividend rate also IN de,
share based last
New-York tribune., 1918-06-15
Bonds

Sales (000 ornisted}, Omen U,vh -, -.
S Gan Gov IS. ~. ssH ssE sssN ss5e ssHe
20 ..rederalFL 5swi 1o2 1o2 foiI foSE
Is spbila Elec Ca ;. 90 oeT q ~
10 Proc G 7s rs. 100 100 100 500
'unlistsd. tssl cent. per .hara
New-York tribune., 1918-06-15
Curb Market

Note.-The Tribune assumes no respon.i
biiity for the accuracy Or authenticity OF
curb market quotations. Transactions and
prices Friday were reported as follows:
New-York tribune., 1918-06-15
Bonds

u. S. Government Bonds
New-York tribune., 1918-06-15
Bullets and German O66c.-.

Two Czecho-SIav regiments killed
Oil OF their German officers. When
Serman soldiers generally begin 20
understand that their officers ara not
immune to BULLETS tho war viii he
brought appreciably nearer an end
Philadelphia Inquirer.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-15
Consolidated Exchange

Unit of trade or this exchange. 10 sharesl
Transactions and prices yesterday for the
more nct;pc sha raa follow.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-07-13
'BUlI DING BEAUTIFUL" NEW HOME
v OF LAIR MOTOR SALES COMPANY
. NOW COMPLETE WORKING PLANT


Frames brlcur .a
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-07-13

information service retiring rooms
for the ladies', and rest rooms
for the customers. All are comfort,
ably furnished in mahogany.
The quick service garage is on the
ground floor One may run in through
doors electrically operated from the
shop or from the garage managers
office; procure the necessary repairs,
or supplies, and shoot out through
another door in less time than it takes
to tell it.
The Lair Motor Sales family con-
sists of W. b. Lair. president; J. c.
Anderson. secretary; e. D. Rose, man,
ager of parts department; H. w. Will
liams, manager battery department: j.
D. Anderson, manager of electrical
service department.; p H. Grewer,
manager assembly department; N. Ii.
O'May, manager garage depart
ment; A. Toppins, L. Casselman,
and V. E. Wagstaff, Bismarck,
and J. P. Donaldson, Miles City,
travelling representatives and r,
A. Doty, manager Of the Miles City
branch.
The company is represented in it's
territory, which begins with Kidde.
county and extends west to central
Montana, north to Max and south to
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-07-13

ken by the French in the Tomorica
valley have increased to 400.
Supporting the allies the new gov
ernment set up in Siberia has pro-
claimed Lieutenant General Horvath
as provisional ruler. General Horvath,
who for many years was Russian com
mander at Hardin and general man.
ager of the Chinese eastern. railway,
the eastern link Of the trans.Siberiar
system, is anti German. and anti-Eol:
shevik. He proposes to torn an army
and to actively aid the allied cause.
Last night was rather less active
in the way of fresh enterprises by the
entente troops under the present plan
OF pounding the German lines. The
French. however. We're engaged in a
lively little operation in the region
northwest of Compiegne, where earlier
in the week they pushed sharply into
the German lines at the apex OF the
wedge formed when the Germans were
compelled to halt their abortive rush
toward Paris on the Montdidier-Noy-
on front last month. The action OF
last evening carried the French adj
vanced lines ahead more than quar-
ter of a mile in the Porte farm re-
tgiOn, to the west Of the COmpiegne
road running past ,Antheuil. They. al
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-07-13
STOCK IN Big.
COMPANIES May
Be HUN OWNED.
Investigation as to Proprietor.
4 ship Of Shares in, Chemical
Concerns Is on
ALLEGED TRANSFER MADE

New York, July 10 Ahearing to
determine whether the majority .of
the stock of three chemical compan.
les in the United States is American
owned or German owned, was begun
hera before Merton E. Lewis, state at.
torney general, at the request of the
department of justice and A. Mitchell
Palmer, alien property custodian,
II the majority of the stock of these
three concerns, The Roessler and
Hasslacher Chemical company of
New York and two subsidiaries. The
Niagara lElectrO.C Chemical Company,
Niagara Falls, N. Y, and The Perth
AmbOy Chemical Company of Perth
Amboy. N. j., is owned by German
company, the Gold and Silver Refinery
Co., of Frankfurt Germany as alleged
by the government, the three c0mpan-
les will be subject to seizure by the
alien property custodian.
1t is the governments belief, accord
ing to Alfred l.. Becker, deputy state
attorney general, that from 80 to 80
per cent of the stock Of the three
companies is owned by the German
firm. The three companies assert that
81 per cent OF the STICK Is American
owned, their claim being based on an
alleged transfer of this amount OF
stock to American hands in February,
1917, of two months before the Unit;
ed States entered the war
The Niagara Electro Chemical COM
pany is 100000 concern which. &C
cording to the attorney general, has
been paying dividends aggregating
500 percent yearly. +.
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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-07-13

the state line, by IS live-wire business
men There is an Overland dealer in
practically every town in this big ter
ritOry.
The Lair Brands.
The Lahr Motor Sales Co. handles
Overland and Willys-Knight cars ex-
clusively. 1t also jobs tires and oil
and few of the leading accessories,
and it recently has taken on the Plow-
man tractor. Its service is open to all
car owners, and the company prides
itself upon being able to give service
promptly and efficiently. For the
benefit of Overland owners the Over
land service car will travel ten miles
into the country without costswhen-
ever it is needed.
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MINOR ACTIVITIES.

Activities along the various fronts
nave been of minor character during
me last week, General March said The
process of small raids along the
French line have. been continued with
allies. f|t y -,
The most striking advance has been
IN Albania wherelaided by British ana
Italian monitors operating from sea-
a general advance over crescent
SNAPPED secto rofS0 miles in length has
been made, the advance being 20
miles at its deepest point. The form
er crescent into the allied line there
mas been wiped out and "a straight
front substituted. ~
The advance was carried out large
ly by Italian troops, General March
said, but they were assisted on the
right flank by French.
General March said no official re-
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-07-13

SO carried out raiding operations in
the region of the Avre, southeast Of
Amiens, in the vicinity of the line on
which their successful thrust of yes
terday was carried out, and at other
points further east along the front.
The British activities were confined
to raiding operations mainly in the
Flanders area. in which nearly 100
prisoners and few machine guns
were taken The enemy artillery is
continuing to show more or less ac-
tivity on the Flanders front. while in
the Meteren sector, on the road to
Hazebrouck the Germans sent out a
raiding party The British easily
drove off the raiders
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. + . r
Of the Disc, on the Marine and the
Champagne, resulting in the taking of
prisoners"
The statement follows:
Yesterday Englis hand Australian
troops again carried out successful
minor enterprises. in the nighborhood
of Vieux, Berquin and Merris, captur:
ing 81 prisoners and few machine
guns. Our casualties in the opera
tons of the past few days in this sec
tor have been exceptionally light.
During the night party Y Eng
lish. troops raided the German trench
es north of Hamel and brought back
% prisoners.
A raid attempted by the enemy
north of Meteren was repulsed.
'The hostile artillery has been &C
tive opposite Beaumont, Hamel and in
the Strazeele and Locre sectors"