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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-12
Epworth League Notes

The Fountain Heights Epworth
 league was entertained at a tacky
 party on Friday night, May 5, by Mall colm Watkins at his home on Foun
 tain Heights. The house was decorated with ferns and cut flowers. A book contest was first enjoyed, and Herston
 Cooper was awarded the prize. Miss
 Susie Matthews and Miss Irene Averitt were also awarded prizes. Miss Mar
 garet Johnson sang, When You and I Were Young, Maggie" Several mu-
 sical selections were rendered by Miss
 Journey, Miss Minnie Watkins and
 Miss Mamie Searles. MT. Watley, MT.
 Goodgame and Ben F. Barnitz served
 as judges for the tackiest costume
 Miss Irene Averitt and Mr. Earl Rush
 were the prize winners.
 reminder to the leaguers of the
 district: Be present at the mass meet
 ing to be held with the East Lake
 league Tuesday night. May fl. The
 leaguers of Eass Lake have something
 in store for you so do not forget the
 date. Do not come alone but bring
 some friend with you. Meeting starts
 promptly at S:30 o'clock
 The cabinet of the district met in
 regular meeting, Monday night, May
 6, at the Y. M. c. A., and though with
 only five leagues represented. had a
 fine meeting. A very interesting talk was made by Walter Lindsay of
 the Norwood league. pertaining to the
 work. Leaguers, these meetings are given for your benefit and will help
 you to undergo the duties you have to perform in your league. Come to
 the next meeting and let us have one
 as we did in the beginning.
 On last Sunday evening. the Foun- tain Heights league elected officers for the following years work. The nomi- hating committee suggested names for the different offices, and were voted on by secret ballot. Herston Cooper was elected president; Miss Helen Johnson, vice president; Miss Laura Hall. secretary Miss Susie Matthews. treasurer: Mr. John Watkins. Era agent. Immediately after the election Mir Cooper made short talk on how small his first connections were, and then how they grew larger. The Fountain Heights league has a very promising year following with these officers in charge, and with Rev. Ecf- ols as pastor who is very enthusias- tic leaguer and interested in the work. The leaguers of the West Woodlawr league will have charge of the eve ming servecise Sunday, May IS. at which time an anniversary programme will he rendered. There will be good speakers. MT. Horton, president of the North Alabama Epworth league conference. will be one of the speak CTS. and others whom you will en- joy listening to. MT Carter. presi- dent of the city union. halls from this | league, and gives cordial invitatiun to the leaguers of Birmingham. The programme will start promptly at 8 o'clock
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-12
FEDERAL COURT ADJOURNs

Anniston, May 11.--tSpeciaL )-f ed- eral court has adjourned after one Of the busiest fve-day sessions ever held Tn Anniston, Judge Grubb disposing Of a large number of cases during the short term of court.
 Tom M Manley. Georgia man, who had been charged by the secret service agents with pro-German utterances. was fouud guilty of the charge against him. and sentenced to serve 12 months in the federal penitentiary at Atlanta,
 Capitola Van Houten. very young girl was sentenced to serve year in the national training school at Washington.
 Charles E. Ferez convicted of selling
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-12
VIRGINIA SOLDIER WEEDS

Anniston, May -(SpeciaL)-Private John c ETeeand Company K. 116th in fantry, was united in marriage on May to Miss Mary B. Oakes of Roanoke. Va, and the newly welded pair reached Anniston Friday afternoon.
 Mrs Freeland is stopping at 32s East Sixteenth street and will remain in An niston as long as her husband Is sta tioned at the cantonmeut here.
 Private Freeland is one of the most popular men in Company K, and he is receiving the hearty congratulations of his comrades in arms over the happy continuation of courtship begun in Vir- ginia years ago. The young bride is a very pretty girl and comes from one ol the best families in Roanoke.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-12
ROTARIANS TO HAVE
 RED CROSS LUNCHEON

Rotarians will hold a Red Cross lunch con Wednesday at the Tutwiler hotel at o'clock and members are strictly for bidden to talk of anything else. Morris Bush, chairman of the executive commit tee of Jefferson county for the second Red Cross war fund drive, will be the speaker and he will tell Rotarians just what he expects them to do in the com ing campaign.
 President F. H. Andrews urges every member to be on hand and receive in struction for the spring drive and the French army, which is made up of Ro- tarians, is determined to have revenge on the Kiwanis aggregation. which won honors in the last drive.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-12
MARKET MEN HELD

Anniston, May 1i.-(Special.)-- )--After hearing the evidence against Louis and Albert IInighton and F. Bayne, three local market men, they were held to await the action of the grand jury under bonds of $500 each by Judge Thomas w. Coleman. Jr., in the county court late Friday afternoon. The defendants were charged with COW stealing growing out of the recent killing of a COW belonging to J. NJ. Knighton, an uncle of the Knighton boys.
 Jack Butler, the lad who turned states evidence, was also bound over to awah the action of the grand jury.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-12
S;x-Cent Fare in st. Louis

Jefferson City. Mo. May 1.-The United Railways company of St. Louis was granted the right to charge six cents street car fare in that city by the state public service commission today The ruling becomes effective June l, and is to continue for year. when the company must show cause for making the order rerms snA-t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-12
RED MOUNTAIN NINE
 DEFEATS PRATT CITY

The Red Mountain baseball team or the T. C. I. league defeated the Pratt City team Saturday afternoon, score 10 '. The game was staged on the Red Noun tain diamond and was hard fought until the last two innings. The batteries were: Pratt City Wolfe, Loveless and Reese: Red Mountain, Eddney and Holt.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-12
Presidents Daughter 70 Be Honor Guest
 Al Camp Mcclellan
Miss Margaret Wilson Will Sing Soldiers of Blue and Gray Divsion-General Morton Hurries Back From Birmingham to Entertain Distinguished Visitor.
 Officer Guilty of Borrowing From Private

whisky to men in uniform, was sen fenced to serve eight months in the county jail at Anniston.
 J. M. Boss, alias J. w. Wells, found guilty of impersonating federal agent and sentenced to 12 months in the pen itentiary-.
 Lon Chandler. q local taxi driver. was found guilty of selling whisky to soldiers and given IF months.
 Tol Story, facing his third conviction of a charge of illicit distillirg, drew sentence of 1S months at the hands of Judge tirubb.
 Ruth Snyder. Eva Vann, Katie Con don and pollie Shumaker. four white women, were sentenced to serve a term of one year in the reform school at Birmingham, Mass.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-12
GEN. MORTON IN BIRMINGHAM
OFFICER FOUND GUILTY

Correspondents Headquarters, Camp Mcclellan Anniston, May 1l.-(Special) First Lieut. Arthur D, olmstead. of the ll2th heavy field artillery, has been found guilty of five charges and specfi- cations preferred against him and which are punished by a general courtmartal order approved by Maj. Gen. Charles G. Morton, restricting the officer to the regimental area for d period of three months and reduction in rank.
 Charges against the officer read that on five occasions since the Blue and Gray troops reached the local canton ment he had solicited and accepted loans of varying amounts from Private Thom- as Ingham and which on March % had not been repaid.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-12
MOley Signs Montegut
 to Play Short Today

Manager Molesworth last night announced that he had signed Max Montegut, New Orleans lad. to play Shortstop for the Barons. Montegut has been burning the woods up with his work around the back lots of the Pelican city lately md is expected to shine in the short feld Montegut was tried out by Chattanooga two years ago but tailed to stick.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-12
DIsLoYAL SOLDIER SENTENCED

For having made contemptuous and disrespectful remarks about the playing of the "StarSpangl Banner" and for having declared that he would desert the United States army and join the Ger mans if he ever reached the fields of France Private Abe Kenlen, Company B, 1oith ammunition train, has drawn probably the heaviest courtmartial sem tence yet imposed by any previous court martial held on the cantonment.
 The order published Saturday shows that the soldier has been sentenced to serve five years at hard labor at point to be designated by the reviewing au- thority, to forfeit all pay and allow ances and to dishonarble discharge from the service of the United states.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-12

Correspondents Headquarters, Camp Mcclellan, Anniston, May 11--(Special.) Miss Margaret Wilson. daughter of the President. will be guest of honor on the cantonment Sunday, and she comes under the auspices of the '. M. c. A. to sing exclusively to the soldiers of the Blue and Gray division.
 Miss Wilson will reach Anniston Sun- day morning, and will stop at the New Anniston Inn. The Presidents daughter will be entertained at dinner in the eve ming by Maj. Gen. Charles c. Morton who has arranged a suitable banquet to be rendered her.
 At o'clock in the evening Miss Will son will sing at the 18th post exchange building. where she will be introduced by the commanding general. Prior to Miss Wilson's appearance before the men of the Twenty-ninth Robert Lawrence the camp music director, will lead the audience in chorus singing of the latest songs.
 Miss Wilson is making a tour of the southern cantonments and training camps. She comes to Camp Mcclellan from Camp Wheeler and will go to Camp Wadsworth. Her appearance before the men of the Twenty ninth has been ar ranged through the efforts of the Y. Nj. c. A. staff, and will be made the oc- casion of great celebration,
 GEN. MORTON IN BIRMINGHAM
 Maj. Gen. Charles c. Morton and Mrs. Morton, Capt. Murray A. Cobb, the gen erals aide, and Mrs Cobb spent the present weekend in Birmingham. The commanding general curtailed his visit to the Magic City in order to be on hand for the entertainment of Miss Margaret Wilson on the cantonment Sunday eve ming.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-12
CREED PROMOTED

Correspondents Headquarters, camp Mcclellan. Anniston, May 11-First Lieut.. Charles A. Mohn of Jersey City has been placed in command of the 1oith engineers train, vice Second Lieut.. Thomas K. Creed, Jr., who has been promoted 10 the grade of captain and assigned 10 duty with the auartermaster corps. Cap. tain Creed has been ordered to proceed to Newport News, Va, reporting upon arrival to the commanding officer Tor as- signment to duty.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-12
CHILD DIES SUDDENLY

Annistor, May n.-(Special.) )-Sarah Patman. a 12-year-old orphan girl. died at the nome of her sister, Mrs. Herli1 Bowles in the Fifth ward here late .fri- day afternoon, after a brief illness oi congestion of the brain,
 The little girl complained of severe headache at tho Fifth Ward school Wednesday, afternoon and was sent home by the teacher. She grew steadily worse and died in great agony late Fri day afternoon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-12
ORTLIEB DETAILED

Anniston, May tSpecial.) j. Second Lieut.. Joseph G. Ortlieb of the Hath in fantry, has been detailed on special +uty as supply officer of the division stock ade at Camp Mcclellan, vice Second Lieut.. Albert B. Carter. rl6th infantry. relieved
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-12
yANDERRECk FOUND GUILTY

Sixth engineer train of the Sixth divis- ion, has been sentenced to serve Tour months at hard labor for having ao- scented himself from his command with out the regulation authority provided ps law The case against the soldier was tried recently by a general courtmartiai and the findings of the court were an nounced Saturday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-12
ARTILLERYMAN CONVICTED

Private Jeremiah Endicott, Jr.. Battery B, 112th heavy field artillery, charged with sleeping on post, has been given a trial before a general courtmartial board al Camp Mcclellan, and sentenced to serve one year and forfeit all pay and allow ances. The findings of the court have been approved by the commanding gen eral and the sentence will be executed in a ccnrda nce with military custom.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-12
ALLEGED DEsERTER CONVICTED

Private Sidney Lindsey, Company D, 111th machine gun battalion, charged with desertion. has been found guilty of the charge by a general courtmartial and sentenced to hard labor term of two years, dishonorable discharge and for feiture of all pay and allowances. The commanding general has approved the finding of the court and the sentence will be enforced according to the find ines of the court.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-12
Amnesty Granted in Portugal

Lisbon. Friday, May 1o.-FulI ann nesty to all political5 military and minor civil offenders has been granted by President Dr. Sidbnio Paess upon his inauguration.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-12
FouR-YEAR SENTENCE

Private John l.. P. Pollanger, of the headquarters detachment of the ll4th n- fantry, has been sentenced to four years at hard labor, to dishonorable discharge from the service and to forfeit all pay and allowances, following his conviction ot an absent without leave charge before a general courtma rtial recently convened to hear the evidence, and which has been a Dproyed hv General Morton
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-12
MATTADE SENTENCED

Private Raymond Mattade, Company F, 114th infantry, tried before general courtmartial for being absent without leave and forging pass. has been found guilty of the changes and specifications against him and with the approval of the commanding general. the courts sentence of three years at hard labor dishonora ble discharge from the service and forfeiture of all pay and allowances vii! become effective immediately.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-12
Alabama Women Sell ,S6,238,9OO Worth Of
 Third Liberty Bonds
Chairman Pattie Ruffner Jacobs Makes Public Figures for State Drive, and Showing Is Beyond Expecta- tions of All-Jefferson Leads, With Colbert,
 Morgan Etowah, Madison and Mont
 gomery Coming Next in Order

Alabama worth of third Liberty
 Mothers Day appropriate day for Alabama of third in in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-12
Dr. Hay to Preach

Dr. Samuel R. Hay. a presiding elder of Dallas, Tex. will fill the pulpit at the Highlands Methodist church this morning pr. Hay is noted pulpit ora tor and is well known here
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-12
American Labor Mission
 Arrives in London

London, May 1.-The Amerlcan labor delegation which has been visiting Paris arrived here today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-12
uEUT. GRIER CHANGED

Lieut. Edward B. Grier, Jr., who has been attached to the city detachment or military police, has been relieved of that detachment and assigned to the ll6th in-
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1918-09-27
@ Let us buy the Bonds we -
/ ~ know they want us to buy! ~ =
This Space Subscribed to Winning he War By
J. l.. TruSC0tt
Flour Mill Co.

commission at Washington at the
earliest practicable date.
During the continuance of the pres
emit war the commission will, in ac-
cordance with the request of 'the
Postoffice department, admit women
to rural carrier examinations upon
the same conditions as men.
BY direction of the commission.
JOHN A. McILHENNY,
President.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1918-09-27
RURAL CARRIER EXAMINATION

The United States Civil Service
Commission has announced an exam
nation for the county of Valley,
Montana, to be held at Glasgow, Octo-
Der u, 1918. to fill the position of rural
carrier at Glasgow and vacancies that
may later occur on rural routes from
other postoffices in the above-men-
toned county. The examination will
be open only to male citizens who
are actually domiciled in the terri
tory of a postoffice in the county and
who meet the other requirements set
forth in for No. 1877. This form and
application blanks may be obtained
from the offices mentioned above or
from the United States Civil Service
commission at Washington, D. C. APP
plications should be forwarded to the
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1918-09-27
Otto N. ChriStinSon Land Co.
W MEDIUM Co.

C. w. Powell; board of prison.
H. Booth; ~reimbursing pur-
chasing account ...~-. DO W
Marshall Wells Hardware;
supplies 36 As
Bills passed on motion Of Alder
man Langen. Seconded by Aldermen
Christensen. Roll call. Aldermen
voting yes: Langen, Christensen,
Alderman. Carried. =.
Meeting adjourned subject to call
of the chair.
Acting Mayor.
Attest:
City Clerk.
Get ready for the Fourth Liberty
Loan.
Come on and buy your bonds.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1918-09-27

Clubhouses, accommodating from
1000 to 5000 women, have been es-
tablished by the Young Women's
Christian association at the munitions
centers in France. The features in
clude cafeterias, recreation halls, con-
certs, gymnastic classes, rest rooms,
and writing and sewing rooms.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1918-09-27

Valley county; lumber..m.... 20 70
H. Booth; reimbursing pur-
chasing account .....-- ~
Empire Construction Co.; esti-
mate eight central sewer
pump stations 354 "a
Lorne Neal Balsley; books. 3 Is
Light and water; service-~-- 30
Mutual Oil Co.; sweeping COM
pound 8 IS
T. ]. Hooking; printing~.--~. II 90
H. Booth; reimburse petty e.
leuBeT - "
D. S. Hall; salary for year.. so 90
Light and water department;
August service ...-. II 35
Lewis MEDIUM Co.; supplies. 10 65
]. X. Mitchell; petty ledger &C.
T. ]. Hooking; printing.~~-~.. II 90
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1918-09-27

Otto NJ. Christensen; insurance I
H. O. Gamas; feed for stock
hay for teams..-..-.--.-.--- 3:
T. j. Hooking; printing and
supplies q
Engineering agency; rent of
level two months..--~-~-.. q
Florest Kent; janitor services
Kent & De Haven; clubs, z
stakes q
Industrial Accident board; in
surance
Otto NJ. Christensen; bond of
Leo Hurry neutrality-suspicious.
J. X. Mitchell; petty ledger
account /;
Light department.! office lights :
Halliday Bros; B. S. work.. l,
Ethel Lezie; stenographer
hire
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1918-09-27

An Oklahoma editor was much in
terested in a scientific note he encoun-
tered in a New York paper to the ef-
feet that if the earth were flattened
the sea would be two miles deep all
over the world.
The editor reprinted the note with
the following comment:
"If any man is caught flattening
the earth, shoot him on the spot.
There's a whole lot of US in this state
that can't SWIM"
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1918-09-27
Pats Idea

Jerry-I have traced my ancestry
back to an Irish king.
Pat-Sure, that's aisy.- What
chanst has a dead man to defend him
self;-Liverpool Mercury.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1918-09-27
/ am only a cog

LANEs
f 8 lam only a cog in a giant machine; a link Of an end
r. - ~. LL:.
- ~
:: And the rounds are drawn, and the rounds are fired,
-: and the emptes return again;
Railroad, lory and timber; battery, column and park:
~. To the shelf where the set fuse waits the breech
s. from the quay where the shells embark.
M We have watered and fed, and eaten our beef; the
IS: long dull day drags by,
So As sit here watching our "Archibalds" srafng an
g. empty sky;
Puff and flash on the far>of blue round the speck
one guesses the plane
Smot, and spark Of the gun>machine that is fed by
the endless chain.
The ammunition carrier is only a link in the
great war machine, but he is as vital a link
in the chain as the man who goes over the
top And back of the ammunition carrier
comes the ammunition maker and the rail-
road worker and the thousands of varieties
of war workers until it all comes straight
home to the individual man and woman
9ss Let us buy t
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1918-09-27
| am only a cog in a giant machine, but q vital link

/ am only a cog in a giant machine, 6t q vital INK =
Of the chain; i
And the captain has sent from his wagonrlne to fill !
his wagons again; s
From the wagon timber to gunpit dump; from 4
leaders forearm at breech :
To the working party that melts away when the
shrapnel bullets screech
So the restless section pulls out once more in column
Of route from the right
At the tail Of a bloodred afternoon; SO the Aux Of
another night II
Bears back the wagons we fill at dawn to the Sleep
ing column again.
Cogon cog in the gun>machine, link on link in the chainl
-~c~.m GILBERT NKW
who helps save the necessities of life and
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1918-12-20

Tho Welcome Home COMMITTEES
Of ihn Red Cross at Columbus con-
sisis of james II. pon. Jack Breen
and Ernest Engend0rf.