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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-29
WAR RISK INSURANCE

The burear of war risk insurance is measuring up to big job. It works on
 24-hour day basis and keeps. it's curren. forces octIred in eight hour shifts. The following figures may give some idea Of the volume of work handled in that of nee: Eight hundred thousand checks in regard to ailotments and allowances. compensation and insurance payments are being sent out every month the aver age number of checks sent out daily is about O.mo The maximum has reached lSl.oOo; l1.o0p applications for government insurance are received daily and in two
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-29
By ETHEL GILLEN


 The knitting department reports 275 pounds of sock wool and 112 pounds of sweater wool on hand, and this must be knitted up before we can begin on our new allotment of socks of 1000 a month Workers whc are chafing over delay of materials foi workrooms can easily fin ish this up in a week. Come and get it.
 All knitters having articles out will please fee. it incumbent upon them to return work this week whether finished or unfinished The knitting department must obey orders, and have a clean desk for July work, which is to be finished by August 15. Show your patriotism and interest in your chapter by responding ito this cali MRS. JOHN LONDON, Y
 Chairman Woman's Work.
 This refers to persons having had work out more than a month.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-29

We wanted q place for our Service Flag, For the Service Flag of America, We looked in vain to find a place, In all the world there wasn't space. So we borrowed the sky and hung it wide Over the world from side to side, And when the world is dark at night Our stars are shining clear and bright. They tell the world as they glow and
 gleam,
 While other nations may pause to dream, That America sends from her treasure
 store
 Millions of men and will send more. So many are going-that is why For our Service Flag we borrowed the
 sky
 Placed it on high--it never shall drag. God made Americas Service Flag.
 Stars and Stripes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-29
Brunswick s Picric
 Plant Progressing

The Industrial Indexs correspondent at Brunswick, Ga, writes as follows: Several cars of steel rails for the construction of railroad lines through the site of the pcric plant to be es- tablished for the government have been received, and in two or three weeks the great railroad system will be completed. The system at the plant will be one of the most modern and best arranged of any of the govern. ment plants in the country.
 Work has been begun on barracks for the workmen and these will ba completed in a very few days. A large number of workmen are already mak ing their homes on the site in build-, ings made vacant by former residents of the plant and in several news buiid- ing which have recently gone up.
 New labor is reporting for work every day and the contractors have had no complaint to make as yet. Ths men who are reporting for work are unusually high class and seem anS- ious to work for the government on this great plant as it offers them a chance to do their bit toward licking the Hun. Every man is patriotic and ready to do his full share in the con struction, state the government offi- cials in charge of the construction. A complete telephone and telegraph sys- tenn is now being installed at the site and communication will shortly be es- abolished with the outside world as we'll as the city of Brunswick. Gov ernment officials are very high in their praise of the cooperation they have received at the hands of the peo- pie of Brunswick in securing quarters in the city for the men and for their aid in securing labor for the construc- tion of the plant The officials here have been detailed on work at many other government cantonments and plants but they state that they have never met a more cooperative people anywhere. ~
 It is unofficially stated that there is now in the neighborhood of $500 men employed in the construction work and that as soon as the railroad lines are completed and real construction starts at least 10000 will be employed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-29

agement of this work by the federal railway administration, for technical req sons which do not meet the test of common-sense analysis would, in this newspapers Judgment, be a serious mis- take, particularly at this time, when the need for increased food production is so urgent, and other government de- partments are urging and encouraging the very work which the southern set- clement and development organization has been conducting so successfully
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-29

diate call. As the class of June has ! not yet been called, it is probable that August calls will be filled from it. After this class is exhausted, men can be ob- tained only through appealed cases or by raising or lowering the draft age. Corp. Leslie E. Drake of Company E. 167th infantry, has sent his mother, Mrs.
 B. F. Drake, of Albany, a bunch ot
 daisies picked from No Mans Land"
 in France. The flowers arrived in fair
 condition, despite the distance, and were
 the object of much interest to friends
 of the young soldier and his family. At a meeting of the Decatur Boosters
 club held last night Clyde Hendrix pres
 ident of tho Tennessee valley string of
 banks, was made chairman of commit tee whose duty it shall be to compile a list of all rentable or improveable property in the city. Solution of the vexing problem of housing the many new people who are making or attempting to make Decatur their homes, was vigor- ously urged by John D. Wyker and others. committee consisting of J. R. Daniel. W. M. Bailey and Mayor James A. Nelson were appointed to see that the new electric sign, bearing the legend in letters of light, Decatur Welcomes You" was paid for and erected. No president was elected to succeed H. l.. Morrill,. resigned, the advisory board asking that one more week be given them in which to select name for submis- sion to ths club.
 A nF- nell. about 50 old friends were entertained
 today at barbecue in a beautiful grove at Fairview. The occasion was a re-
 hinder of the good old days when present day competition and contest were un- known. It was mingling of old friends
 intent upon mutual fellowship, the host
 ess with her usual graciousness. giving happiness to all her guests. Among those assisting her were Mesdames Gus Blackwell, F. F. Tidwell, F. H. Pointer Henry Dinford Ed Warren, Al Black we'll and J. NJ. Minor
 Albert Roberts, popular Albany sailor, who was on board the United States transport Covington, recently torpedoed and sunk while homeward bound, is now 1 in hospital at Brest, France, accord ing to information received today by his parents MT. and Mrs. Hiram <. Roberts, of Johnston street. It is not
 known whether Mr. Roberts is wounded or is i'll from exposure.
 Clyde and Edgar Nichols brothers. sons of MT. and Mrs $. l. Nichols, have
 been accepted for military service Clyde.
 who recently became 21 years of age, has been accepted for the naval training school, and will report at Norfolk. Va. Edgar, IS, volunteered for the United States marines. and has been accepted
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-29
Red Cross Bulletin

The work of the American Red Sross has grown to such propor- tons in its efforts to relieve suf- Ierlng humanity that The Age Her ala will publish a Red Cross bulie- tin daily. Contributions to this column from workers throughout the distritt will be welcomed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-29

Your first installment to the ser- ond Red Cross unit was due July |. Won't you show your patriotism oy peing prompt, and pay same at me Birmingham Trust and Savings bank?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-29
ORDER TO CAPTAINS

All captains of companies in gauge workrooms must provide themselves with very narrow band of red rib- bon, around their head covering.
 All regular workers in Loveman, Jo- seph & Loeb's balcony wokroom vii. llease bring their own uniforms whe., tee allotment arrives and they return to work. Would advise getting long, slee~ed, thin, cross barred muslin aprons. MRS. JOHN LONDON,
 Chairman of Woman's Work RETURN COMPLETED GARMETNS All chairmen of workrooms making garments are urged to return all com- pleted garments to the central work room on the balcony of Loveman. Jo- seph & Loeb today or tomorrow.
 MRS. FRANK CLARK,
 Chairman Supply Department
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-29

All the fire fighters in Denison, Texas, have unified their interests and are in a upion with a charter from their international association.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-29
Great Wealth For the South
 Through Legun1e Development And LiUe Stock Industry

Cnaries A. Whittle of Atlanta, in an article contributed to the Baltimore Man ufacturer3' Record, says in part: More than 100000 acres of land grew velvet beans. peanuts, soy beans and cowpeas during the year 1917 in he southern states. The sudden entrance or these crops as important factors in southern agriculture and their great suc- cess has been not less phenomenal. Even the statistical Monthly Crop Reports'' of the United States department of agri- culture gives space to enthusiastic com, inent on 1t. From this I quote: Four special legume crops-cowpeas soy beans, velvet beans and peanuts have in recent years been engaging nucb attention in the south. The increase III the combined acreage of these crops durlng the past two years, and particu- larly in 1917, has been on a scale and to degree and with a resulting eyolu ton in agriculture of that section of the country so striking as to be reyolu- tlonary. The only parallel, and that ;n- daequate, IS found in the introduction ol the afy-land forage and grain crors III the sem1-arid regions of the so1lth west. The increase in velvet beans and peanuts have been especially great for reasons mentioned pelow''
 According to this same government publication the acreage devoted to those iegumes during the year 1917 is as fol- lows:
 CoWpeas ...................... 6,797,0OO
 ooy 6eanS .................. 531 900
 NeINst beaHS ................. 4,619,000
 Peanuts ........-.............. 3,277, ,O0D
 One remarkable phase of this great development. is that so few additional acres have had to be cultivated to get the great returns which they have brought to the agricultural wealth of the south. They are largely grown in com bination with crops hitherto grown. Of the cowpeas 7e per cent of them are grown in om5ination with another crop: of the soy beans, 60 per cent are a combiua- tion crop acreage; of the velvet beans 90 per cent; of peanuts, 35 per cent
 The one crop with which these four legumes find congenial companionship in the field is corn. The cultivation given
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-29

diate call. As the class of June has not yet been called, it is probable that August calls will be filled from it. After this class is exhausted, men can be ob- tained only through appealed cases or by raising or lowering the draft age.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-29
OUR SERVICE FLAG

This refers to persons having out more than month.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-04-27
SCHOOLS MUST DISPLAY
UNITED STATES FLAG

County superintendents Of the state
have been directed by State Superin-
tendent r II Wilson TO report imme-
dlately to the secretary of the state
board Of education, list of all school
districts in which American flags are
net displayed from the school build
ing, and TO give the state board Of
education the name and address of
the clerk of the board and the name
ef the teacher teaching the school
A state law provides that every school
district board shall own and display
a United States flag from the build
ing. Some complaints have come to
the state superintendent that some
school are not following the law The
attorney general has held that lack of
patriotism on the part of a teacher
or members of a school board may
be sufficient to cause their removal
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-04-27

eighty-six teachers employed in the
Enid city schools has been decided
on hy the board of education, in order
t1 mN4t government competition,
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Of teachers have
occurred during the present term, and
il was learned that twenty OF the
teachers are taking the night course
in local business college to pre-
pare themselves for government posi-
tons as stenographers and clerks,
where the salaries offered range from
$'0g and upward, monthly.
The school board met a demand for
ircrease in salaries last winter, grant
ing the teachers an average wage
raise Of $40 monthly, but this has not
been sufficient to meet the salaries
offered in other branches Of work A
special election will be called at once
to vote an increased tax levy in order
that the board of education may he
assured of sufficient funds with which
to pay the increase in salaries.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-04-27

Says Matt Duhr: Court Clerk
Tom Leahy of Usage county, who com
posed the following notice proved
himself pretty good hog humorist
Mr. Bruce, an Indian widow should
decorate Tom with blue ribbon.
You are cordially invited to be pres
ent at the trial on April 5, 1913, Of
Joseph d Mitchell VS. Elsie Bruce
Boar Hog case in which there was a
mortal combat in which Mr. Mitchell
Boar Hog was killed The testimony
in this case will cover the entire ques-
ton Of Hogology and particularly Of
the fighting capacity of a thorough
bred and mixed blood hog and ! am
sure You will be delighted with the
range of testimony in the case
Mrs Bruce was victorious and
Lawyer joe Mitchell had to pay $29
costs"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-04-27

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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-04-27
METHODIST UNIVERSITY
STUDENTS PRIZE WINNERS

Pupils of Miss Fay Trumbull, head
piano teacher at the Methodist uni
versity and of Prof II II Ryan. violin
teacher there, again won prizes rep
resentng the Guthrie high school at
the inter scholastic musical contest
held at Norman last night, under state
University auspices.
The local high school easily woa
first over Hobart, Bartlesville and
Ponca Ci,y. all of which places sent
strong school orchestras. While Miss
Thelma Roe out dstanced all com
petitors in violin, Miss Esther Roe in
piano. and Miss Josephine Wyatt won
honorable mention in piano
As the winners named are pupils
Of the special teachers of O NJ Y, and
majority of the orchestra as we'll
while some of them play in the Uni
yersity big orchestra The local col
lege authorities feel distinctly graft
fled in the victory of the high schoO'
As Prof Ryan said today, 1T shows
good team work
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-04-27

understand that there is no more i'm
portant partner in this enterprise Of
Liberty than the American women.
81 desire to acknowledge my debt
Of gratitude for what the women of
America have done in the great Lib
ery loan campaign II The men want
conductors more powerful than any
others they can get in these Liberty
lean campaigns, they must enlist the
support Of the women of the country.
! say this not in the spirit of idle
compliment, but as a merited tribute
10 the women of America for the work
they have already zone in supporting
the country in these colossal opera
tons" }t4ltG
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-04-27

kaiser. have often thought of you
folks and had intended dropping a
line. but YOU know how it is by the
tine write to my Two sister and
mother. am usually worn out Guess
Guthrie and vicinity is about the
same often wish | was back for a
few days. .pecially since | have he,
here at hospital; certainly gets
t~esomt out guess ! must tax, a.
l.d3 makes Is days here Tor ne ]
Was with the colors months Yes e.
day; time sure has passed in a hurry
except time spent here. It's a great
lite il YOU don't weaken. was sure
ia q fine bunch when | was in the
620 Aero squadron, but they left March
II to go across | heard they landed
X. Sure hated to have them go and
leave me. as had a good job was
cooking on a three shift just work
ed one day in three. had the other
two days for whatever | wanted TO do
was u9 town and out to Kelly field
Tuesday the first time since being
here. Kelly field has certainly chang
ed. il is filled up with drafted men
new They are building million
collar hospital out there. This base
hospital here will be a general hos
q,tal for the wounded boys from
across. There is certainly a bunch
Of patients here DR. Blesh, formerly
Of Guthrie, il at the head Of the sur
gical work; he is busy man | have
rot seen any Guthrie boys for some
time except my pal Homer Dial; we
were together for about 60 days, but
had TO separate; he is cook in the
5OS permanent squadron Guess there
win be bunch leave there soon;
well they had better get right he
cause il will be sooner or later |
Nill SN bNtl W LAWS tumOIIOW 10
ee some of the oklahoma bunch Is
Jcm Lyter at Travis. or did he go
across? | want to get a mrlough if
I can little later on don't know
how long | will be here. All a fellow
does is eat, sleep and wind jam the
new patients; they call us boys with
seniority gold brickers. called up
Paulina Browne Hicks the other day,
was good to talk TO home folks; It
vas news to me that she was married
aud lived here How is Ray and
Laura and Gergia Lyter Tell 'em
all hello for me Did Adrain Elliott
ever go to Travis get a paper from
home every few days but there is not
much news, only war Well folks, |
hope YOU are all k, and enjoying
life. OF course | sure am, Don't for
get line is always welcome. Just
ole of the boys, Clarence w Kieffer,
Base Hospital, Ward q, Fort Sam
Houston Texas
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-04-27
Letters from Our Soldier Boys

unners. | ran second until about the
last go or Is yards then came on
IN When finished a major who was
Judge for iirt place grabbed me.
After telling me | ran such a good
race he asked my name L. of course,
had to spell il for him He said:
IN takes as much wind TO spell that
name as it did to run the race"
The winner Of each event received
q pennant Orlin Horne is coming
home for a few days and am sending
10 to mother understand will also
get a $3 canteen book but have not
received it as yet You will notice
or the 4ennant by the date that The
meet was TO be held some time ago,
the delay being caused by rain every
81 tnrday.
guefs that have written about
all the news and | am getting sleepy
SO will close, as ever Corporal Glen
Farquharson Co c. 357th Infantry.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-04-27
BOY SCOUTS OF NATION
STARTIJiN CAMPAIGN

New York. April z Soliciting in
the words of President Wilson, ds
cleaners after the reapers, The
500. 600 boys and adult leaders who
are members of the Boy Scouts Of
America began this morning their
nation wide Liberty loan campaign
IN response to requests by the Presi-
uent and Secretary of the Treasury
McAdoo On behalf OF the first loan
the Boy Scouts sold about $2&,O00,00o
worth of bonds. and in their second
campaign they passed the 100000,
600 mark During the coming eight
days they plan to set better record.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-04-27
SECRETARY MADOO THANKS
AMERICAN WOMEN

Secretary William G McAdoo Of the
treasury department issued the fol-
loving statement expressing the ma
tons thanks to the women for their
work in the government war loans:
This war cannot be won by Am
e'ican men alone. We must have the
equal support of the women of Am
erica. ! would not have you infer
that the women of America are not
already supporting this war. They
are supporting it-but want you to
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-04-27
MARKETING EXPERTS
SOUGHT BY UNCLE SAM

Have you the ability to go to mar
ket with your basket and get dozen
eggs for the price of ten?
II you have, the United States gov
eminent wants you.
The civil service commission an
nounces that examinations will be
held soon for the position of scientific
assistant in marketing. The demand
for scientific marketers is an urgent
ore says the commission, and women
all over the country may apply.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-04-27
SOCIALISTS WILL PUBLISH
DAILY PAPER IN STATE

II Is the intention Of the Oklahoma
socialist organization to begin publi-
cation within the next sixty days an
edition of the Milwaukee Socialist
Democrat the parent company being
owned by Victor Burger Of Milwaukee
Ground has been purchased for the
building. Berger visited Oklahoma
City this week and assisted in closing
the deal for the property II IS stated
by local Socialists that building will
be erected and plant installed The
paper will be a daily Agents OF the
publication have been soliciting thru.
out the state for several months.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-04-27
HOSPITAL GRADUATING
EXERCISES MAY

The annual graduating exercises of
the Oklahoma Methodist hospital will
be held at the First Methodist church
on the evening of May i, at $50.
DR. l. H Jackson, one of the strong
est speakers Of the Methodist de-
nomination will deliver the gradual.
ing address. Rev Strong, a member
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-04-27
JUDGE GRAVES MAY
BE STONES SUCCESSOR

Jefferson City, Mo, April 27- Judge
Walter w Graves, member of the Mis-
souri, supreme court, has been ten
dered the appointment of United
States senator, succeeding the the late
Senator w j Stone Governor Gard
por made public his proffer late to-
day following the declinaton Of
Speaker Champ Clark to accept the
appointment.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-04-27

Benson, Charles-Milwaukae Wis
Second Lieutenant Charles Benson
Battery b, w N G. is a former news
paperman and for several years was
clerk in the Milwaukee municipal
court He served on the Texas bor-
der in 1916 and entered the service
again after war was declared.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-04-27
GERMAN SHIP PRINZ
EITEL DESTROYED

Bogota, Colombia, April 27-The
German steamer, Prinz Etel Friea
rich, which has been interned at
Puerto, Colombia, was burned and
sunk at her anchorage there today
The steamer was owned by the Ham
burg American line and displaced
1850 tons.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-04-27

Is well along toward his goal which
is to knit one stitch for every one Of
the l.-0o,0Oo soldiers in the United
states army As each sock contains
-, so stitches, he proposes to make
seventy-fiye pairs of socks. lie has
already completed thirty seven pairs
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-04-27

OF the board of trustees, will present
the diplomas. There will be five
Young ladies' in the graduating class
two of these expect to enlist in Red
Cross service and have applications
ia for work in France
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-04-27

New York, April 27-The jury in
the case of Max Eastman md Othors
associated with him in the publication
of alleged seditious articles in the
Socialist publication, The Masses, re-
ported today it had been unable to
agree SM