The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-10

allies every farmer IS asked to SOW wheat. No farmer in Alabama should SOW less than five acres, and he should seed as much more as possible. * * x
 No matter how much she may yearn to do so, distinguished vampire of the movies will probably never be permitted by her manager to play the role of a Red Cross nurse, with close-ups showing how saintly she looks in the uniform. Trying man for violating the espion- age act who has been four times nom- mated for the presidency of the United States might seem a bit strange to visitor from Mars until he was told that the socialist party did the nominating.
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 By torpedoing a liner on which Senator Lewis was passenger, thus endangering the sacred person of the pink-whiskered statesman from Illinois, the Huns once more proved themselves lacking in all the finer instincts.
 Returned travellers report an enormous saloon trade in certain of the larger wet centers. Thirsty individuals must feel that they are drinking against time and want to consume all they can while the supply holds out
 That Indian soldier in France who is credited with catching six Germans in hear trap may not have done so, but it is 2. pleasing tale and shows there may be times when a reversion to type is emil nently worth while.
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 We could take considerably more pride in the picture of an American battery of big guns at the front, if there were not an explanatory line under the pho- tograph stating that they were borrowed from the French.
 There must be a reason when German soldiers who might rejoin their commands days remain quietly waiting for French or Americans to come along and accept their surrender.
 German officials who have enjoyed themselves for several years in bullying Belgian civilians are being called to the front, where it is to be hoped they will soon get what is coming to them
 < # # That Ukrainian general who was eny tertained by the Kaiser at luncheon and expressed such profound admiration for Wilhelm was not voicing the private opinions of his countrymen.
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 Now that Secretary Baker is out of the country again, Col. George Harvey and others who think the war department is much better off without his presence may breathe more freely.
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 There are still to be found in various parts of the country prohibitionists who are so busy putting down John Barley corn they can hardly spare a thought to the Kaiser
 A retirement along the western front docs not call for an extended explana- ton from Emperor Charles. It may be fault
 Whats become of the old-fashioned
 ! chief claim to fame was the fact that no once wrote testimonial for patent medicine company?
 s x * The allied pressure in military sense is rather novel experience to the Teu- tons who in other days were merely com pelled to tighten their belts.
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 Those Americans who have at last es- capped from Russia will probably be able to keep their wanderlust under control for the next 10 years.
 * < x Gotham and environs must have pre- scented a strange appearance last Sun day when joy riders were conspicuous by their absence.
 * # * Some of these days-its little early to say when-the bolsheviki in Russia will be held to a strict accounting for their crimes.
 # * x The new revenue measure places a tax on nearly everything but kisses. They carry their own punishment
  WIVES INDEPENDENT THESE DAYS From the Chicago News.
 John Prybrowski 123 East 117th place, had his wife Frances arrested today on