The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-03-10

woman, whose palsied hands are
raised in a bewildered way. Small
wonder if the horrors through which
she has doubtless passed have be-
fuddled that weary brain and Slapped
her little remaining strength. Near
her stands another white-haired man
who seems oppressed by sorrowful
memories, the recollection of scenes
that have left their impress on his
soul. His arm is around woman,
evidently his wife, who is weeping,
her face buried in handkerchief.
Next to them stands young woman
with fair face, whose mourning tells
its own story. Her hands are on the
shoulders of her child. The re-
semblance between them is marked.
A Wisconsin woman who wrote the
state industrial commission in regard
to an award granted her for the death
of her husband said: II am having so
much trouble in trying to collect the
had my husband back" She didn't quite
commit herself. However, if there is
any more delay she may get desperate
enough to wish him back.
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Some of the four minute men are such
eloquent speakers that when they de-
scribe what may happen to this coun-
try II we don't bestir ourselves, we can
almost see German army marching
down Broadway and Bob" LaFollette
being summoned to Berlin for a private
conference with the Kaiser
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Thirty thousand letters written by
American soldiers in France were lost
when the Andania was sunk. Washed
by the cold sea waves, many love mis-
sive will never reach its destination.
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Veterans in the Confederate home at
Baltimore have asked that the Stars
and Stripes be flown from their flagpole
instead of the Stars and Bars. We are
all getting together in this country.
The Honorable Japs do not believe in
applying press-agent methods to war
fare. If they send an army into ST.
IBERIA 1t will be an army of soldiers and
not an army of correspondents.
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The fact that Hun airmen were aided
In their recent raid on London by light
from the aurora borealis will be addi-
tional proof to the Kaiser that "God is
with U.S."
The military police in Birmingham are
SO efficient that now and then even
speed fiend hesitates to "step on the
gas" when he sees one of them watching
him.
Count Tolstoy has poor opinion or
the Germans. AS long as they have
such good opinion of themselves, what
do they care for outside criticism?
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1t is reported that the Firms have in
vited one of the Kaiser's sons to be
their King. The Invitation" was sent
out from Potsdam and reversed.
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| After a while women workers in over
alls will be SO common in this country
that they will no longer be pestered by
newspaper photographers.
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| Give the talking machine credit FOR
one thing. 1t has done away with the
man who used to do few parlor
tricks"
| The reported resignation of Ensign
Krylenko does not mean that the star
of another military genius is in eclipse.
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Mrs. Howard Gould's colored candidate
made poor showing. but not as poor
showing as Mrs. Howard Gould made.
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According to statistics, there are only
$4,000 insane persons in New York. Yet
We are told that figures cont lie.
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Mr. Chaplin and Mr.. Bryan will speak
/ in the third liberty loan campaign. but
not on the same stulnps-