The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-26
responded readily and gladly to tn, governments appeal.

! governments appeal. When active campaigning for the War Savings Stamps was in order all that was needed to score an over-the- top success was continued co-opera- ton and intensive effort. Everybody has understood the War Savings plan. It only remained for the army of vol unteer solicitors to impress upon the people, as the date of the drive ap- preached, the importance of investing in Baby Bonds as literally as possible. regardless of previous investments. Buy all you can," has been the slo- gan and it has been most effective. One of the best evidences of the all-pervading zeal in the War Savings Stamp drive has been the constant de- mand from the country precincts for more pledge cards.
 Not only is everybody buying War Savings Stamps, but thousands of Alabamians are buying up to the 5000 limit. The totals that will be reported from the rural school dis tricts are sure to be large and the re- suit of the campaign here in Jeffer- son county will be revelation.
 Let the canvassing proceed through out the state without Tagging and the drive will result even more bril- liantly than the most optimistic lead 'ers have forecast.
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 The Amercai hospital ship Comfor. will test the strength of German prom ises in crossing the Atlantic without convoy. Let us hope the people whose favorite remark is, T told you sor' won't be vipdicated by German U-boar.
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 1 they are no longer allowed to use ta ple- cloths, cn the ground that this 'impairs foreign respect for Germany That's ; a bit Of unconscious humor that ough, to make the Belgians chortle
 # '; i. Enterprising movie magnates are ex- hibitins relics of the great war before their theatres. Strange to say, none of them mas procured movie camera pierced by machine gun bullets anu wrecked by shell spIinters < < j: Be kind to your waiter and he may not drug you." advises Arthur Brisbane in one of his Today" articles. you might be reasonably safe in patronizins waiter who shrugs his shoulders and says. "Oui, oui monsieur" x x M | The honurs the Roosevelt boys are win hing st the front may compensate Colo nel Roosevelt for having been called tic Lady Theodora" by the waggish Mir. Marshal, whose sense of humor is about | as keen as the Kaiser's. < x <
 When Billy Sunday comes to Birminc- ! ham he will find the city in such a fine ! state of morality he can rout what is left of satans cohorts with one hand tied behind his back
 Emperor Charles occasionallv deoor- 1 ates aJnember of his family as if to show ! the worll that the house of Hohenzol- Tern doesn't contain all the royal heroes. T (. i. The fast man Eva Tanguay married stated some days ago that he would fight her suit for divorce. Eva might reply in the words of her well-known song < # * Early postcards received from the beaches indicate that MT. Hoover food conservation campaign hasn't eliminated curves to noticeable extent.
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 Big Rilr Haywood, I. w. W. leader. says he hates the Kaiser. That being the case. why doesn't he put in a day occasionally for Uncle sam?
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 You need not be reminded of the fact that the harvesting of the June bride crop this year was accomplished largely by young men in khaki.
 # # + It bsgins to look as if the modern Goths would not get chance to sack Rome.