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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-06
Fifty Pedigreed Bulls Are Donated by Western Men
 For Red Cross Bull Sale

The Twenty-ninth Division Vaudeville troupe opened an engagement of two nights and a matinee at the Jefferson house which enjoyed every moment vt the performance. These clever soldies- actors from Camp Mcclellan are by no means strangers to Birmingham. They have appeared here before and every one who attended the performance last night was assured of being liberally en- tertained.
 There were twelve acts and it may be said, without glossing matters over he cause the Eoys are wearing khaki anu therefore deserve. only kind words. that there was not q poor offering in the twelve acts presented. It was not an amateur show, for practically all of the troupe were professionals before they joined the army and appearing before the footlghts Is not a new experience
 Beginning with Bird. Davison and Nell son, who did hand balancing, tumblinS and other acrobatic feats, revealing skill and strength. the bill was presented smoothly and there were only few encores responded to. Otherwise the performance would have been unduly prolonged.
 In the language of the press agent ot Dre-war days, it was worth the price ot admission to hear Ray Leavitt sins "Omar Khayyam'' once more in his in- imitable way and to come again beneath the spell of Ruggles' superb voice. lie has delighted Birmingham audiences many times, but they never tire of him.
 Bill Wright, one of the favorite en- tertainers at Camp Mcclellan, played the piano and sang humorous ditties m roIlicking style. MT. Wright and Earl
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-06
BRANCH RESERVE
 BANK DIRECTORS
 ARE ID BE NAMED
Local Bankers Leave for Atlanta to Attend Meet ing of Reserve Bark
 Directors

At the meeting of the Birmingham Clearing House association yesterday delegation to represent Birmingham at the conference with the directors of the reserve bank of Atlanta today was appointed and they left for At lanta yesterday afternoon The conn mittee consists of oscar Wells, presi- dent of the First National bank; Col Tom O. Smith. cashier of the Birm:ng- ham Trust and Savings bank; w. W. Crawford. president of the American Trust and Savings bank; Leo K. Stei- ner of Steiner Brothers and John H. Frye. president of the Traders Ma tional bank:
 It is probable that the directors or the local branch to be appointed by the directors of the reserve bank will be named at the conference today, and plans formulated for opening the branch bank here. The reserve board at Washington will appoint part of the directors of the Birmingham branch and these with the men ap- pointed by the district directors will constitute the directors of the local branch,
 Alex A. Walker. state superintendent of banks of Alabama. is tipped as the probable chairman of the board of directors of the Birmingham branch bank
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-06
MASS MEETING OF
 WOMEN OF CITY Women to Enter Active Campaign for Ratifica-
 tion of Amendment

At mass meeting in the ballroom of the Tutwiler hotel at o'clock this afternoon the women of Birmingham who favor the ratification of the pro- hibition amendment to the federal con- stitution will organize a campaign committee and enter upon anactiye campaign for the ratification of the emednment.
 The meeting will be opened with prayer by Mrs. Hugh II Latimer, after which addresses will be made as fol- lows
 Legal Phase of Prohibition in Ala bama." Borden Burr. From the Viewpoint of the Wom- an,' Mrs. T. H. Heron.
 Following the formal addresses there will be q general discussion of prohibition and the prohibition amend ment participated in by all who feel so disposed.
 All women interested in the cause of prohibition are cordially invited to attend the meeting.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-06
Marriage Licenses

The following marriage licenses were issued in the probate office yes- terday:
 Charley Nichols of Columbia to Miss Carrie Laura Allen.
 Ernest Carlson of Ensley to Miss Eva Christina Johnson.
 Pate Carlee of Channon to Miss Necie Moore.
 T. C. Nichols of Trussville to Miss Edna Shelton
 w. J. McMichael of Woodward to Miss Leila Dawson.
 G. A. Floyd to Miss Jessie Mae Coons.
 Leonard Button to Miss Allie Es- telle Worcester.
 John Donald McGill to Mrs. Mar garet Kelly Palmer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-06
More Boys Join Navy

Following the rush on the navy re- cruiting station here during the past three days. about 125 men have been actually accepted and placed in the service out of more than 300 applicants The local office, which is also state headquarters, has been kept running at top speed and orders have been re- ceived to stop enlistment in all branches except firemen and apprentice seamen.
 Applicants must be able to stand d severe physical examination before pass ing the standard required in this service The credit for the great increase in en- listment is attributed to the U-boat raid off the eastern coast, and the rush had not stopped last night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-06
Nurses Wanted for Panama Canal

AIvees from A. l.. Ftii.s, chief of the Washington. D. C., office of the Pan- anna canal, indicate that the prevail ing shortage of trained female nurses is being seriously felt in the canal zone hospitals, where additional nurses are urgently needed. In these large mod ern hospitals not only | e employees ot tle arama canal and Panama railroad and their families are cared for. but tine soN1lers stationed the Isthmus to protect the canal Thess nurses are paid se- month, including quarters, from time Of sailing. with aun lfs of uniforms less S20 month for subsistence. Liv- ing conditions on the istnmus are said to te very satisfactory ard ample pro- vision las been made for leave of ab- sence and social entertainments
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-06
WARRIOR RIVER PROJECT
Executive Committee of State Navi- gation Association to Meet Here

A meeting of the executive committee of the Alabama Navigation association will be held Monday, June 10. in the rooms of the Civic association at 10 o'clock This meeting has been called by James Weatherly, chairman of the committee. owing to certain obstacles which appear to delay the action of Di- rector General McAdoo in putting into effect the Warrior rived project. and plans will be discussed looking to an early decision on the question as to whether the government will construct and oper- ate barges on the Warrior river
 Letters are being sent out to mem bers of the committee and those inter ested are invited to be present and take part in the discussion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-06
Lieutenant Boyd Safe

When William J. Boyd. secretary Of Thomas Boyd & Co. shoe manufactur- CTS of New York. arrived at the Tut wiler hotel last night he received a telegram announcing the safe landing of his brother. Lieut. Robert J. Boyd, who was a passenger on the steam ship Carolina when it was sunk by T German U-boat last Sunday
 Lieutenant Boyd recently completed the training course at the officers training camp at San Juan, Porto Rico. received his commission as a first lieutenant in the United States army, and was returning home,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-06
FELL CITY MAN
 REPORTED SAFE

Peil City. June 5.--(Special )-Mr and Mrs. Sumter Cogswell have received word that their son. Jack Ansley De- Garis. lieutenant and chief pharma- eist in the navy, was safe. Lieutenant DeGaris was aboard the convoy Presi- dent Lincoln when it was sunk by a German submarine. His ship made nu- merous trips across with Yankee and Dixie soldiers. but finally fell prey to the German submarine.
 Lieutenant DeGaris friends, both here and elsewhere. Wiu be glad to know that
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-06
Will Attend Convention

Civic association, left yesterday after noon for Charlotte, N. O., where he will attend the annual convention of the Southern Commercial Secretaries asso- eta ation. MT. Harold expects to be ab- sent several days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-06
BankruDtcy Petition

A voluntary petition in bankruptcy was filed in the United States court yester- day by J. s. Evans for the J. $. Evans Grocery company of Ensley. Liabilities are scheduled at s2O.7s4.M and assets SIS, ,4O
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-06
DISCHARGE COUNTY

Whereas, The said Evans Brothers, ay accepting warrant from the county for the sum of s2397.60 hereby agree and bind themselves to release and discharge the county from any and all other or further liability under said contract.
 Now. therefore. be it resolved. That the board of revenue of Jefferson county do. and it does hereby order a warrant drawn on the county treas ury in favor of Evans Brothers for the sum of $239T6o on account of the pur- poses set forth in this resolution and it's preamble.
 Be it further resolved. That this ac- ton carries with it no intent or de- sire on the part of this board to eva1e it's duty prescribed by law. out just as soon as the governments de- mands on the various units of con- struction are withdrawn and Jefferson county's obedience and loyalty cannot be questioned. we shall proceed with all haste in the completion of the building as required by legislative en- actment
 Ordered this the fifth day of May 1918
 The board also ordered payments or bills amounting to nearly s1o0o0, which had accumulated against them during
 tcontinued on page EIeven)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-06
Evans Brothers Release County From Building Contract on Payment
 for Work Done 400 YOUNG MEN OF
 BESSEMER REGISTER Bessemer Chief of Police to Register All German Enc my Alien Females--Song
 Service at Church

Bessemer June 5.-(Special.) )--Tae board of revenue of Jefferson county met in this city this morning at 11:3o o'clock in their room of the Realty building, and the matter of the Besse- mer courthouse was again taken up. The board asked that the work on the courthouse be postponed and resoiu- tion was adopted to release the Evans Brothers, who contracted for this build- work on the building, and ordered them to be paid s2s91. 50 for the amount of work done, and the loss sustained by the dis continuing of the work about'two months ago by the board of revenue.
 The following resolutions were passed by tho board at this time:
 Whereas. Jefferson county by and through it's board of revenue, has here tofore enteied into q contract with Evans lSlcthers for the construction ot a courthouse at Bessemer, Alabama, on the 22nd day of November, 1917, and
 Whereas, On account of the greatly increased price of materials. cost of ldDOTs CtIllSullicS Ol SCIulliS AdikAOfAN facilities, and the government em- bargo of purchase and transportation of all building material not essential to the winning of the war, all of which has transpired since the date of said con tract. making further progress in the construction of said building at tnis time practically prohibitive, and,
 Whereas, For these reasons the board of revenue of Jefferson county has deemed it to the best interest of the county to discontinue temporarily tie work of constructing said courthouse, and,
 Whereas, The said Evans Brothers have completed the entire preliminary work necessary to the completion ot said building and stand ready to pro ceed with their part of said contract and have already for about two months been prevented from proceeding with sahI work by request of the county on ac- count of conditions hereinabove set forth, and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-06
USE OF MACHINERY

Whereas, During all of said time the said Evans Brothers have been without the use of their machinery and equisl- ment and Lave had to hold their organi- zation intact ready to proceed with said work and have thereby sustained losses, and,
 Whereas, The work done and loss sus- tained by Evans Brothers are reason- ably worth the sum of s2397 50, and,
 Whereas, The said Evans Brothers have signified their willingness tc te-. lease the county from further llabii- ity under said contract to them for a sum of $239760, and.
 Whereas. The board of revenue of Jefferson county deems such sum reasonable sum to be paid to said Ev- ans Brothers for their said services and losses. and for the release of the county from any further liability ln- der said contract. and being firm,y convinced that an attempt to complete said building at the present time un- der, conditions and requirements re- ferred to. would result either in an unsatisfactory and inferior building curtailed from original plans or se were increase in cost over estimates made under normal conditions that would far exceed the money involved in the settlement proposed in this res olution, and
Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1918-03-23

declared he had heard nothing of the burn
ing at the state numbers of cOlOred men on
suspicion, about the governors of those
states, in which those dastardly deeds have
been committed, declaring in public they
are poweress to prevent such horrors being
perpetrated; about the labor unions all over
this Gland of the free and home of the
brave" (?) leaguing together to prevent
colored men and women from honest work
to maintain their wives and children. Do
these things, in the name of right Justice,
democracy and Christianity, Mr.. Wishard,
and, we repeat, the colored man will fight,
and fight like hell to make the world safe
for democracy.
Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1918-03-23
TELEPHONE: BEACON 1910
CHARITY BEGINS AT HOME

Who listens to L. d. Wishard, who is
lecturing without cost or price, at least to
his various congregations, tell of the hor-
rors of the present world war as perpe
trated by the German, Austro- Hungarian
and Turkish soldiers upon helpless women
and children, who happen to fall into their
power, can but feel his blood run cold and
then instantly bubble and boil like a
sething pot and whether young or old,
themselves become demons in mind and
temperaments stand ready to grab a gun
and rush pell-mell into the thickest of the
fight in order to protect and save woman
hood and infancy from the grasp of such
fiery fiends. For nearly one hour Mr..
Wishard depicted those horrors in such
burning eloquence to a more than sympa-
thetic colored audience in Seattle last Sun
day evening until many Of them sat in
tears Apparently humanity has really
forgotten itself and the Christian veneer
that has so long been used as the genuine
article has slipped off and man is saw
age again.
Since the mind Of man, in this country,
runneth not to the contrary, the heart of
the colored man has overflowed with the
milk Of human kindness for his fellow
man and even in days of his cruel bondage
he was as ready and willing to risk his
life to save that of his MASTER who, per-
haps. would flog him within an inch of
his life on the slightest pretext a few
hours thereafter, as he would have been
to save a John Brown, a William Lloyd
Garrison or an Abe Lincoln. So also is he
today ready and willing to save the help
less Belgian women and children from Ger
man and Hungarian fends incarnate, de-
spite the fact they remember the brutal
practices of the Begians on the African
natives It seems almost miraculous that
the heart of human could in so short
a time so soften as to go to the rescue
of people that killed, manned and other
wise beastalized them but few years
prior. God surely works in mysterious
ways His wonder to perform.
Patriotism is to manner born in the
colored people of this country, and it is
a great deal more difficult for them to be
unpatriotic than it is for very large per
cent of the white population to be patri-
otic. There is no question as to how the
black man stands when the country's cause
is in jeopardy. But is his patriotism ap-
preciated by the dominant class of this
republic? Is his bravery and self sacri-
flee appreciated the day after the god Of
war has been sienced? Who among the
white population appreciates the fact that
Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1918-03-23
WHAT ABOUT JAPAN?

The United States Government is still I'M
decided as to the ACCESSIBILITY of giving the
Japanese government free hand in ST.
IBERIA lest it be the beginning of the end of
the assumed control of the Pacific ocean by
the United States With the Japanese gov
ernment fully backed by the Chinese gov
ernment and in complete control of the ST.
berian country, it's like unto the fifteen
block puzzle with the U. S. officials whether
Japan would walk out Of Siberia, bag and
baggage, at the close Of the present war,
and assuming she would not, then the
United States would face the much feared
"yellow PERIL in it's most violent form, so
argues many leading citizens Of this coun-
try. But a few days ago Bolshivick, the
Russian ruler, declared that the Japanese
and German governments thoroughly un-
derstood each other and that understanding
meant the dividing Of the Russian country
between them. With Japan in league with
China and in treaty with Germany, the
world, it isargued, would be divided be-
tween the Teutons and the Asiatics, and the
Anglosaxons would be doomed to mighty
hard shedding. Look at it from any angle
you will or may, Mars, the god of war, is
still active among men and before he lies
down to sleep every man able to do so will
be under arms seeking to destroy all other
men. Doubtless the Japanese has for al
most century looked. forward to the day
when they would absolutely control the
waters of the Pacific as England once did
the Atlantic and in this world mixup we
would not be surprised to see her take ad-
vantage of the first opening that has that
appearance and that too, irrespective Of
whether the Allies are helped hurt.
Aged on bv the greed of gain the nations
of the world are far more interested in the
commercial outcome of the present world
war than in the Christian outcome A new
Christ will have to come to the earth and
drive the trusts and traders out of the tenn
pies again before man will be more inter
ested in the mental, moral and spiritual
growth of his felowman than he is in his
financial and commercial activity.
Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1918-03-23
CAYTON'S WEEKLY

Published every Saturday at Seattle, Washington.
u S. A.
In the interest of equal rights and equal justice to
all and for "all up
A publication of general information but in
the main voicing the sentiments of the Colored
Citizens
1t is open to the towns and communities of the
state of Washington air their public grievances
Social and church notices are solicited for pub
ication and will be handled according to the rules
Of journalism
Subscription 81 per year in advance Special
rates made clubs and societies
Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1918-03-23

Kind words and deeds often give down
and out persons more real comfort than
round sum Of money. The human heart
needs the milk Of kindness to make it
pulsate and not the jingle of gold and
silver A cheerful good morning and ex-
change Of greetings always make two souls
with but single thought and two hearts
that beat as one.
The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1918-06-27

soon Do ended There are too many
Americans coming To Europe"
This prisoner was a prusslan. who
fought on the Russian front Ie con
fessed the Germans were preparing
to attack the Americans In Belleau
wood. when the American troops
started their attack u was sur
prise. The Americans came one way
force their men forward the other
way. This prisoner was shot I'm the
leg by his own officer because he
hesitated confusedly between the
American guns and bayonets and the
pistols in the hands OF the German
officers.
Raymond S Howell, Of Barnesville,
Ohio, who was in the first line Of the
advance, describing the operation
said
"We took up position IN the open
wood There was no trenches. The
Germans opened a heavy fire and
shells fell around us like rain We
charged over the rocky hin. our fell
lows hushing and yelling q war
WLoop We then came upon "a wheat
field and crossed in the face OF "a
shell and machine gun fire
and drove back the Germans at the
point of the bayonet
1T was a wonderful sight. The
Americans never hesitated ana the
sound Of their shouts and whoops
were almost drowned by the Ger
mans cries Of kamerad.'
"Tho Germans got a few Of our
fellows, Lut we made them pay dear
ly for every one"
Herbert b BARLEY. OF Anita, Iowa,
told about an American wounded
forcing a big German to cad the way
to the rear of the American lines
When they reached tho lines the
said quietly: Heres my
prisoner The German sheepishly
nodded and said "Yah."
The thoroughness with which the
Americans may be CLEANED that they
fired approximately 10000 high ex-
plosiyes in one hour The American
gunners worked so fast the Germans
said they did not have time to think.
The German lines were torn up and
the ground around was strewu with
German dead and wounded. TWO
members Of German hospital corps
We're captured.
Machine gun emplacements which
We're hidden behind the rocks were
charged and captured while a group
of several Americans captured one
machine gun and twenty Germans in
a shell hole The attacking force was
q comparatively small one. but did
the work as thoroughly as one sew
eral times as large might have done
one of the American wounded re-
marked to the correspondent:
Il got bumped pretty badly. but I
euess it was worth while II we had
q million more like our outfit over
here We would go to Berlin
The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1918-06-27
The Entire Western Bank
of the PiaVe River is Now
Clear of the Enemy.
All the Artillery Lost By the Italians
in Early Part of the Battle Has Been
Recovered-In the Mountains Heavy
commandments Are in Progress in
Various Sectors.

New York. June 25 While the
Italians have been busny engaged ia
cleaning up the Piaye battlefront.
gathering together the spoils of war
/; and making struggling Austrians
Nprisoner the American troops sta
toned in the Belleau Wood north
west Of Chateau Theirry have been
deyoting their time TO showing the
Germans again the fighting timber Of
which they are made In the dem
onstrations the Americans gained
control of the wood in it's entirety,
advanced their position materially
northwest of the wood and made pris-
oner of 264 OF the enemy in addition
to inflicting heavy losses IN men
killed or wounded
The attack was launched Tuesday
night with the purpose of driving out
the few remaining nests OF Germans
in the wood-nests from which en-
emy parties constantly were harrass-
ing the Americans. 1t followed a
hurricane of artillery fire, the inten-
sity of which stunned even those of
the Germans who previously had gone
through the terrific drumfires of the
British and French.
The hammering Of the guns was
kept up for thirteen hours before the
infantry set out to accomplish its
task and the havoc wrought by the
American shells, many of them of
high explosives. was evident from the
~.Rumber of enemy dead strewng the
'eround and the state Of general de
molition that prevailed
The capture of Beueau Wood is os
considerable stratgeetic Importance
owing to the fact that from it the
Germans had been allie 10 rake the
allied positions on all sides of it with
their artillery It's eastern and north
ern edges also command the railroad
behind the German lines running to
Chateau Thierry
All positions stn held by the
Austrians on the lower Piaye consu-
tuting the Capo Sile bridgehead have
now been taken hy the Italians. and
the entire western bank of the Piave
IS clear of the enemy Nearly 400
prisoners We're taken in the enter
prise There has been little other
activity in the southern section of the
Italian sector
Seemingly the chase Of the enemy
on the eastern bank Of the Piave
has ended, at least for the time be-
Ing.
In the mountains heavy lombard
ments are I'm progress I'm various sec
tors and intensive artillery operations
are going on along the entire front
The Rome war office asserts that am
the artillery lost to the Austrians iu
the initial stage of the fighting has
been rcaptured
y On the battlefront in France and
Flanders the operations continue of q
minor character The British both n
Flanders and Picardy have carried
out successfully attacks aaamst the
Germans and aken further machine
guns and prisoners Likewise the
French northwest ot Mont Didier
have raided am eu m} position in-
flioted losses and taken prisoners