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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-30
CAMP SINGING AS
 A MILITARY FACTOR
Kenneth Clark of War Department to Speak Tonight at
 Cable Hall

Kenneth $. Clark, director of music in the United States war department, now stationed at Camp Meade. Md, will speak at Cable Hall tonight at o'clock on Camp Singing as Military Factor | MT. Clark comes to Birmingham under the auspices of the Music Study club MT. Clark has been most successful in the work of directing the music at the cantonment where he has been stationed, amt has secured splendid results Ir this way the soldiers are encouraged to sing and many of them have written their own camp songs.
 Miss Katherine Tierce. pianist, will appear on the progremme with Cir Clark and will render the following programme: ta) ''The White Rose (George Boyle); thl "Minstre.s Debussey) - "Ro. n1ance of San Parole tFaure); (dj s'Rhapsodie' Dohnanyel.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-30
LADIES OF WALKER MEMORIAL RAISE
 $831 FOR PARSONAGE


 The contest which has been waged be- tween the army and navy divisions Of the Woman's Missionary society of the Walker Memorial church closed yester. day afternoon, the ladies having raised during the drive $83l
 This money will go toward the erec- tion of a parsonage. The campaign tasted eight weeks, Mrs. C. E. Woodrow being captain of the army, while Mrs. l.. J. Salter was captain of the navy. and the work was under the supervision of Mrs [. M. shelton, who has charge of the local work department of the church.
 The army raised s40l and the navy raised s430, a,d as the amounts were kept in sealed envelopes there was much ri- vlary between the two teams. Various entertainments, rummage sales and other means were used to raise the money. The women are being congratulated on the splendid results of their work.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-30
SCHOOL BOND ISSUE IS |NDORSED BY TIE LOCAL JUNIOR ORDER

7 The following resolution relating to
 the public school bond-tax election, set
 for May 6, was adopted unanimously at the regular meeting of Birmingham
 council No 21 Junior Order United
 American Mechanics, held last night in
 Fraternal hall
 Whereas, an election vii be held in the city of Birmingham on May to de-
 tefmine whether the city shall be au-
 thorized to levy a special 3-mill tax for
 school purposes. and to issue bonds in the sum of $l,O00,00a to replace school build ings destroyed al the hands of midnight incendiarists and to provide and equip other buildings necessary in the devel- op1nent of our free public school system, the pride and bulwarll O. our American democracy; and,
 Whereas our city government and board of education, having due appre- citation of the burdens carried by the Taxpayers of the city, have already legal |Tv arranged a plan. by which the voting of this special bond issue and 3-mill : tax will not increase the tax rate of 10 mills now being levied in Birmingham; therefore, be it
 That the Junior Orders history Of 65 years work for and de- yot.on to the American free pub |1ic school system should and does Five it position whereby it may with out arrogance and in all good conscience advise in matters Of pubic school in- |terest, and in this crisis of the public
 schools of Birmingham we call upon all
 Cur citizens to rally to their aid by go- ing to the polls and casting an affirma- tive vote in these school tax questions.
 Let all loyal courageous Americans of
 Birmingham answer the enemies of free
 ,ublic schools in this community if
 there are such, and the challenge of the
 midnight ineendiarists with an over-
 whelming vote for the public schools.
 Resolved. That copy of this resolution
 ba supplied the daily newspapers of Bir-
 mingham with request that they pub
 lish it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-30
ROTARIANS WILL GO
 TO FAIRFIELD TO-DAY
Entire Club to Be Guests of Fairfield Land Company at Luncheon

Local Rotarians will journey to Fair- field tomorrow, where they will De the guests of the Fairfield Land company for lunch and will be shown over the model city by their hosts
 This trip was to have been made two weeks ago. but was postponed on account of the weather. and President E. H. An drews urges that every Rotarian be on hand on this occasion as Hill Ferguson, who extended the invitation to the club, will be disappointed if all are not pres ent.
 Secretary Clarence Lloyd requests all Rotarians who have automobiles to bring them along and meet promptly at the Tutwiler hotel at 1 o'clock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-30
Cut This out-It k Worth None,

Cut This Out-It k Worth Money
 DON'T MISS THIS. Cut out this slip, inciose with 5c and mail it to Foley x Co.,, 2S35 Sheffield ave-, Chicago. Ill. writing your name and address clearly You will receive in return a trial uack- age containing Foey's Honey and Tar Compound, for coughs, colds and croup Foley kidney Pills, for pain in sides and back; rheuma tism, backache, kidney and bladder ailments; and Foley Cathartic Tablets. a wholesome and thoroughly cleansing cathartic, for constipation, oil. iousness, headache and sluggish bowels Sold everywhere
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-30
LIDE TO ADDRESS
 AUBURN ALUMNI

The alumni luncheon will be held to- day at 12:50 o'clock at the Civic assoca- ton cafe. at which time Martin J. Lide will make an Addres on the Purpose of the Visit of tile Electro-chemical society Q the Brmins ham District"
 Every member of Auburn alumni is urged to be present. as several important matters will be discussed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-30
Grimes Heads Retail GrOcers' and Butchers
 Association for 1918

The Birmingham Retail Grocers and Butchers association has elected Thomas J. Grimes, well known grocer, president for 1918.
 The association was organized few Tears ago for the mutual benefit of the |,rocers and butchers of the city doing . ! Ietail business, and has large member / hip, and meetings are held every first Ind third Tuesdays in each month. The officers elected for the ensuing Tear are as follows: Thomas J. Grimes. .resident; F. F. Hooper, vice president;
 l. A. Jones, secretary; H. w. Oliver, Held secretary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-30
TRUSSVILLE BLAST
 FURNACE TO RESUME
 OPERATIONS AT ONCE
Plant Recently Rebuilt and Capacity Enlarged-John H. Adams Gen
 eral Manager New Cfncern

. Trussvi.le furnace, in Jeff, on county, after being idle for many ITS, will re- sume operations within the next lew days It is now owned by the Birming- ham Trussyille Iron company, in which large Chicago capital is interested.
 The furnace has been rebuilt on mod ern lines, and it's capacity enlarged. It is expected to turn out pig metal at the rate of 20 tons a day,
 John H. Adams, one of the best known industrial men in the Birmingham dis trict and at one time assistant manager of the Republic company, Is general man. ager of the new concern
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-30
Payment Of Pledges For
 Third Liberty Loan Is
 Urged by Chairman Coffir,
Workers Start With Renewed Effort Reach the $10 100000 Mark in Last Lap of Birmingham Called to Make Up Deficits in Less Patriotic
 Communities -Women's Committee Active

There are two wings to the last week of the Sig third Liberty Loan drive. One is getting new sub scriptions. The other is following Gp subscriptions already pledged.
 "one Is as important as the oth- er," said H. ". Coffin, chairman of the Greater Birmingham com mittee.
 Chairman Wellborn of the Libert, Loan committee of the Sixth federal re serve district, wires us that he is LOOK ing for Birmingham to come over tn top with SlooOoOOo and thus make ul possible deficits in less patriotic com munities
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-30
TWO COUNTIES SHY

All the 10 counties in the Birmingham zone with the exception of Fayette, Walker and Winston. have gone over their quotas. and those three have prac- tically reached theirs. Chairman John- son and. Earl Lay, fiscal representative, are feeling so pleased over the result they are beginning to talk about 200 per cent showing for the zone.
 Senator Frank S. White has returned from a speaking tour of the state in the interest of Liberty Bonds. The farm CTS are waking up to what the war means" he said. No doubt about that.
 At the headquarters of the woman s Alabama Liberty Loan committee it was stated that the total of subscriptions, up to Saturday night was S4YS0,9oo, and that S5000,000 was regarded as certain before the close of the campaign.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-30
GOES INTO PERSONAL LIFE

After the denial of Mir. Thompson that he knew MT. Burr was an attorney and legal representative of the Republic Iron and Steel company, MT, Denson la<Inched into great mass of questioning which greatly concerned the personal life Of Mir. Thompson, his mode of living, envi- ronment, and the expressions of the other diners at the boarding house after Dem sons alleged seditious utterances. Judge Watts ruled the questioning out of order. Mr. Denson resented this action. stating
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-30
Hearing Before Commis- si0ner Watts. Featured by Injection of PersOnali-
 ties; Lie" Is Passed
COLLEGE FIGHT OF TWENTY YEARS AGO
 IS RESURRECTED
Defendant Under $5OOO Bond = Federal Grand Jury to Take Up Case
 at September Term

William A. Denson, well known Birmingham attorney, was bound over to the Septem-
 Der federal grand jury in the
 sum of $5000 by United States 1 Commissioner R. B. Watts yesterday afternoon.
 "The defendant seems to infer that he is being persecuted by the corpora tions. I am no corporation man. l
 am here to see that justice is done,
 and no man shall be persecuted while I am in charge of the prosecution in the United States court" shouted Dis
 trict Attorney Robert N. Bell in the commissioners court during the argu-
 ment of the case against Denson,
 who was being heard on charge of having made disloyal remarks about
 the United States and President Will son.
 Trouble was narrowly averted during the trial, which occupied the greater part of the morning. Personalities were in- jected into the proceedings several times an only by court interruptions was what promised to be a personal encounter avoided. Commissioner Watts heard the 1 preliminary testimony and yesterday aft | ernoon at the conclusion of the argu- ment bound Denson over to the federal grand jury under s5O0O bond. The grand | jury will convene in September.
 1 iDENSON EXAMINES WITNESSES 1 Mir Benson represented himself in the 1 hearing and during the testimony of Hill Ferguson, on the stand for the govern ment, made many interruptions and in ] the examination of the witness kept a constant stream of more or less personal questions fired at the witness. Twice Judge Watts told the witness that he did | not have to answer such insults" Many of the questions apparently had to do
 with college fight, which occurred over 1 20 years ago Twice during the question: l ing and fire of accusations MT. Ferguson said: :-.You liel"
 l First among the witnesses to be called was William A. Thompson, of 40 Twen- l ty-first street, north, who was seated at the table in Mrs. Robinsons boarding house when the alleged seditious utter ances were made A volley of questions was immediately put to the witness by MT. Denson, the greater number of them concerning his business relations. Dur ing the first questioning the witness was asked by Mir. Denson if, in his Uhe wit ness) present employment with the Republic Iron and Steel company. he had issued any vouchers to Borden Burr, and if he would swear that he had never
 been in Burr's office. No" answered
 MT. Thompson, whereupon he was asked
 if he had not issued vouchers to Percy,
 Benners and Burr. "Yes.' replied Mir
 Thompson.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-30

MT. w. Frost and family wish to convey their appreciation of the kind ness and sympathy shown them in their recent sad bereavement
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-30
WILLIAM COMMITTEE

Mrs. Fred Savage of the woman's Wy lam committee reported $500 in subscrip- tions yesterday: Mrs. k B. Dodge of Ensey. S2400, and Mrs. W. D. Glaze of East Birmingham, $500
 Every district in Jefferson county is now over the top" said Bert Meadow. assistant county chairman. To show you how strong we are going, the mining town of Kimberly, with an allotment of s225o, has already turned in s96lo in sub scriptions.
 James F. Hawkins and pr w l. Love. members of the special committee, of which Dr. J. s. Gillespy is chair man, will make a trip through the War rior section today with the special pur- pose of getting in touch with the farm are
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-30
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK
OF BIRMINGHAM. ALA. STATEMENT MARCH 4, 1918

Loans and Discounts .s12,72S.6S6.s0 so zOverdrafts ......... S02.52 U. S. Bonds fpar) - l,500,000.00 U. G. Treasury Certi ficates 971,000.00 Liberty Bunis - 506, 6,400.0 % War Savings Stamps ~ S56.34 State of Ala abama Bonds =. l27.e00.o % ! Stock in Federal Reserve ooooo on Bank ................ SV,VvU0'VV Other Stocks and Bonds. I35l, ,5sS.4a ' Banking Rsuse .......... Ss0'O00.0u Other Real Estate ........ 4s,55o.50 Cash: In Vault ...s 96s.103.4o With Banks. 5,S57.3S1.Tl With us. IT. 92.500.00 Federal Re
 s.574.7s3.5s
 s2S,296,744
 LIABILITIES. Capital Stock ............$ l,50O, ,0gV.0V SErplus and Profits 1.55s,4S4sl Reserved for Taxes S.Sso'0o Circulation ........ l.fVo,voV'"V Deposits: individual .$17,524,316.63 Bank ...... 3.674.6z2.46 l.. S 125.00o.0s With Federal Re- serve Bank. : Atlanta,
 Fiscal
 = 2IS23,s3s.1l
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-30

personal visits be made to all sigma lures on the dotted lines.
 BANKS BUSY
 The banks were busy yesterday receiv- ing initial payments from those who had pledge cards and arranging payments with those who had bought bonds on the partial payment plan. They will he buster and still buster tomorrow, 1t is predicted.
 Chairman Coffin will hold a conference with the generals of the allied armies this morning to discuss details of a gen. eral "clean-up" campaign.
 Among the large subscriptions yester- day were an additional 5000 made by the Pratt Consolidated Coal company. through the South Highlands subcommittee of the woman's Greater Birmingham commit tee, and $l5,oo0 from Hickman, Williams X Go, pig iron brokers, as the allot- ment for their Birmingham office
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-30
UNPAID PLEDGES

'On the other hand, it is imperative that all subscriptions heretofore pledged but not actually closed up by cash pay ments should be handled as promptly as possible. There is going to be a great rush at the banks in the last two days of the drive, and I wish to urge those who have signed subscription pledges through any committee or through the Boy Scouts to go to their banks today and make their initial payments These pledge subscriptions are valueless with out the initial payments, and Saturday IS the last day when subscriptions can be credited. Those who postpone this simple nut very important transaction may be shut out at the eleventh hour, and the government and Birmingham Will both be losers-one in money, the other in prestige. I would also urge TOT the same reasons those who have bought bonds on the partial payment plan to go to the banks at once and complete the transaction
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-30
WOMEN'S COMMITTEES

Mrs. Crawford Johnson, chairman, and Mrs. Oscar Wells, however, of the won
 an Greater Birmingham Liberty Loan committee, are cooperating with Chair man Coffin in closing up subscrintions
 lney spent most of yesterday in sorting out pledge cards turned in by the wom- ans Liberty Loan committees. Those on whicn no payments have been re-
 ported will be given back to the respec- tive committees with the request that
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-30

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-30

personal visits be made to all sigma
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1918-09-20
JAIL FOR DRAFT DODGERS
Amendment Designed to Reach Evad-
ers and Punish Disioyal Talk
Passed by Senate.

Washington. Sept. 11.--An amend
ment to the espionage act designed to
reach draft slackers and to punish
disloyal talk was passed on Monday
by the senate after brief debate and
sent to the house. 1t fixes maximum
penalty of 20 years Imprisonment or
a fine of $4,000 or both, for making
false reports or statements with intent
70 interfere with the s9ccess of the
United States military or naval opera
tions. The penalties would apply to
whoever attempts To Obstruct the sale
of United States war securities or to
whoever promotes insubordihation'
disloyalty, mutiny or refusal to per-
form duty, or to those who in any way
iniure the United States in the prose
cution Of the war.
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1918-09-20
PEACE OFFER TO BELGIUM.
Definite Proposals Put Up TO Out
ragged Nation.

London.--It is understood that the
government has received the Austro-
Hungarian peace note and also the
proposal, previously referred TO, that
all the powers should withdraw their
troops from the Mhrman territory.
II also Is learned that Germany has
made a peace offer to Belgium. The
terms OF this proposal are as follows:
That Belgium shall remain neutral
until the end of the war.
THAT thereafter, the entire econ
omic and political independence OF
Belgium shall be reconstructed.
THAT the pre-war commercial
treaties between Germany and Bel
gium shall again be put into opera
tion after the war for an indefinite
period.
"That Belgium shall use her good
Offices to secure the return OF the Ger
man colonies.
THAT the Flemish question shall be
considered, and the Flemish minority
which aided the German mvaders
shall not be penalized."
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1918-09-20
RED SOX WIN WORLD TITLE
Boston Americans Defeat Chicago Ma
tionaIs in Battle for Champion
ship-Score, to I.

Boston. Sept. 13.-MaX Flack, by
mufiing a line drive in the third inning,
gave Boston n TO l victory in the
deciding game of the world series of
1918. Boston wins the title, four
to two. Tyler and Mays had been
pitching beautiful ball with the mar
gin I'm favor of the Chicago southpaw.
He had wavered in the third, passing
two of the enemy. Then he had game
ly pitched himself out and two were
gone when Whiteman, the jinx of the
Cubs during the whole series, lined TO
Flack. 1t looked as if the inning was
safely over but the ball popped out OF
Max mitts and two runs raced over
the plate.
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1918-09-20
35 U. S. MEN KILLED
SENATOR LEWIS AMONG THOSE
LANDED SAFELY.
Former German Liner Attacked OFF
France by U-Boat-Was Home
ward Bound.

Washington, Sept. 10-Thirty-five
persons, principally members Of the
fireroom crew of the L. S. 5. Mount
Vernon. formerly the German liner
KronprinzeSsen Cecille, We're killed
when the ship was struck by torpedo
Thursday last, 200 miles off the French
coast, it was announced on Sunday by
the navy department
The official announcement states
that Senator James Hamilton Lewis OF
Illinois was one Of the passengers re-
turning from Europe and is among
those reported safely landed.
The Mount Vernon is one of the
great German ships taken over by the
United States and has been used as II
transport She was on her return TO
the United States when struck.
Following are the names and adj
dresses of men from the central West
who were killed:
/ Peter Joseph Bergman, fireman
second class, Madison, Wis; Daniel
| Terrell fireman, second class, st
/ Joseph, Mo; Gustaf Oscar Green, fire
man, first class. Minneapolis, MINI.
/ Lion Heath. fireman, second class
Hlnckley, Mimi; Frederick II. Huff
man, fireman. Sd class, Newberry, Ind
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1918-09-20
u. S. SAILORS BEAT "REDS"
Blue Jackets Help Allies Capture own
Near Archangel-Cut Way
Through Enemy.

Archangel, Sept. IA detachment
Of American bluejackets was among
the allied forces fighting recently in
the vicinity of Oberserekaya. which re-
suited in the capture of the town.
The Americans successfully eXtricat-
ed themselves from a dangerous pre-
dicament when surrounded by the en-
emy.
The Americans part of the expedi-
tion approached the town from the
rear some time in advance of other
forces moving in another direction.
Completely surrounded, the Alneri-
cans fought their way through, but
found themselves imbedded In deep
swamps through which they struggled
for more than two days.
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1918-09-20
PRESIDENT GIVES UP TRIP
Wilson Says Duties in Washington
Will Not Permit Him to
Leave.

Washington. Sept. 11.-President
Wilson. in announcing on Monday that
ne had abandoned definitely plans for
- trnnscontinental tour for the fourth
Liberty loan, said he was convinced
that It was not right for him to be
absent from Washington for more
than day or two at a time while the
war continues.
The president said he keenly felt
tho privation of being confined to the
capital. but that it was impossible for
him 70 deal with important war ques-
tions by telegraph or at distance
from sources of information which ex-
Ist only here.
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1918-09-20
Msnv U. S. Men Wounded.

washington, Sept. 10.-Under a new
policy of reporting casualties in the
American expeditionary forces adopt
,d by the war department the names
of the men wounded will be sent to
tho United States by courier twice a
week and only the names of the dead
and missing will be cabled by General
Pershing when the system is fully In
effect.
In making this announcement Cen
eral March, chief Of staff, said General
pershing has not heretofore sent In
,be names of men slightly wounded.