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Mexico Missouri message., 1918-10-17

F. w. Isgrig is able to be around
again after a hard siege of malarial
fever.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-29

Probably the oldest nun In the United States is Sister Mary of St. Michael ot the convent of the Good Shepherd. in Newport Ky, who recently celebrated her one hundredth birthday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-29

tion of Paris, but 1t is here in the re- mote part of France where war has been that lights at night seem most wonderful. even if they are but candle or little lamp Where once camions or staff cars loomed lightless in the roads to the imminent threat of collision, and often it's accom- plishment, the brilliant headlights stab the night.
 There is no village now but where the travelling stranger can obtain food. not in variety perhaps. but enough and very hospitably. The deprecatory, polite, and necessary refusal to requests for refresh- ments that usually were received in little hamlets or single farms has given way to a cheerful offering of what there is, for the farmers know now that the spec ter of a winter of short rations has dis appeared. The rationing of certain food stuffs is still in effect. Bread tickets are necessary in public eating places, no matter how unpretentious butter and milk are seldom to be had and cheese is scarce, but of plain vegetables and cer- tain meats. there is plenty. and the care fully hoarded stores of the light red and White wines of the country are forth coming when asked for
 At this season there is game in the small town markets. hares and rabbits, venison, red legged partridges and the largest French quail and wild boar. II is high but not so high as it always is at home
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-29
COLUMBUS, O., PLANS
 BIG GATHERING OF
 RELIGIOUS FORCES
Methodist Celebration Next Year Promises to Be Largest Ever
 Held in America

Columbus, O., December T-Plans al- ready are being completed for what is expected to be the greatest religious gathering in the history of America, to be held here early next summer in eele- bration of 100 yards of foreign mission ary work by the Methodist Episcopal church.
 Directors of the big centenary celebra- tion, which will mark the end of the church's campaign to raise $ll5,000,000 for foreign missionary work, declare that be- sides the thousands of visitors from the United States and Canada, there will be 109.00O accredited delegates.
 Scores of natives in costumes from China. India, the South sea islands, Af- rica and Asia and exhibits from every missionary field in the world will De brought here for the purpose of vividly portraying native life in the countries receiving missionary aid. Pageants will depict the work of the church at home and abroad. A choir of 100 trombones will lead congregational signing in the open air.
 Seven cars of exhibits from foreign lands have already arrived here. ..s { A Drive to Make Democracies Safe is the slogan for the exposition, The eel
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-29
BULGARIA GLAD CONSTANTINOPLE IS
 IN ALLIED HANDS
IProfesses Satisfaction in Settlement of Question Which Has Long
 Troubled Balkan States

Sofia Bulgaria, November 20 0-(Corre- spondence of the Associated Press.)v- Bulgarian political leaders profess to be gratified by the entrance of the entente fleet into Constantinople and express the belief that it assures an equitable and reasonable solution of the interminable question of who shall control the straits of the Dardenelles. This problem has been the constant nightmare of most of the Bulgarian states, particularly of Bull garia, Rumania and Greece These coun- tries always. haze considered the possl-s biiity of Russian occupation of Constan- tinopIe to be d serious menace to their own national existence.
 This fear was one of the causes which led Bulgaria to take sides with the cen tral powers in the war Later when Rus sia abandoned her exclusive claim to Constantinople, Rumania's s entry into the war on the side of the entente was facilitated.
 Political circles in Bulgaria are pro- foundly impressed by the giddy rapidity with which events of far-reaching inter- national importance now are transpiring. The folly of the policy pursued by the former King Ferdinand and his govern ment in Bulgaria has been brought home in a striking manner to Bulgarians by the recent developments. The same feel ing is expected to prevail among the young Turks, who preferred to trust Ger many rather than Great Britain and France, although, it is said, these powers and Russia gave to the, Portea formal declaration guaranteeing the integrity or Turkey if she would remain neutral in the war.
 The great mass of the Turks, as well as all other nationalities in Turkey are said to be overjoyed to witness the ter imitation of the rule of the governing clique in that country and the success of the entente powers. They now realize, 1t is said, that Germany cared nothing for the condition of the Turks, but was solely concerned with her own commer- cial and industrial schemes affecting Turkey.
 l The general feeling of tranquility has succeeded the recent troublous times and all political parties replace confidence in the ability Of the present democratie ministry of Bulgaria to ext.icate the country from it's present condition. The organization of a society in sofia to promote the idea of q Balkan confed- eration is criticized here on the ground that it is premature.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-29
Saving for Our Children

Katherine Fullerton Gerould in Harper's
 Magazine
 How are we going to save our chill dren and our children's children, the real amenities of life? Hitherto the new millionsires, for reasons of social pres tige. have tended to link themselves to the group of the civilized. But the new millionaire has always been an individ- ual case and has therefore had to nnaxe concessions to the group already estab- lished. What we nave never had before is the proletariat suddenly becoming, overnight, in it's vast numbers, at once richer and more powerful politically than the little ''educated aristocracy. We all know what happens when that hap pens. tit we had forgotten the French revolution (and since 1914 good many Of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-29
LAND OF BATTLES
 NOW SEEMSQUEER
 IN TIMES 0F PEACE
Miles of Motor Trains Bring Back Salvage of the
 Battlefields

Rehinda the Lines in France, NoSem- Der 27.-- tCorres pondenee of the As sociated Press This land of recent battles is queer land now. over the shell-torn villages and blasted woods, the ritted fields and the ruin of all that once was. is a strange quiet. The winter sky is lacking in airplanes and great floels of crows have taken their place
 A few villagers have crept back to see what remains of their homes, and holdings. but they are few and prob ably the winter will have passed be- lore reclamation and reconstruction are undertaken on large scale
 Along the roads repaired and re- sridhed for the allies advance into German territory long camiion trains move slowly and always southward They travel leisurelys now, for the need of hurry is gone. They bring back, the salvage of battlefields, all the things that go to make war; abandoned or captured,
 Truck load after truck load of rifles and shells. of water bottles and haver- sacks, cartridges, machine guns. bay onets and trench knives and pistols, mess kits, overcoats. caps, an endless cata1og of paraphernalia are brou ght in. The battle zone is still full of it all, in heaps and sacks, waiting salvage
 New and then trains of airplare camions. burdened with dismantled flying machines of every type and ev- cry nation, engine and fusilage and running gear on the truck and the great wings on its specially designed trailer Some of them are unharmed but many show bullet holes through the frail fabric or the ruins of a crash, 4 fair proportion of them bear the Maltese cross that marks them Boche
 There are trains of captured enemy artillery, particularly of motors batter ies, driven and manned by Frenchmen and these are happy outfits. often the guns are decorated with ever greens and always sthe French soldiers laugh and wave a greeting. As they creep through the villages the popu- lace flocks out to view the cannon that for four years sent death and devastation to their land. and the chill dren chamber on the carriages and out on the grim barrels
 But it is the troops on the way that are most interesting, returning to rest areas or to their ports of authorization for home. French or Amerfcan their Behavior is the same. Always they are laughing or singing. always they greet every cne eheerily or boisterously and always the French officers salute with a smile when they meet an American ear, while the men wave and shout La guerre est finie'i or a similar greet ing. Even the children chy, "finis finis,' to the passing car
 Strangest of all are the lights at night, in the hamlets and villages or shining friendly from the isolated farm house. in regions further back For 50 long France seemed a deserted land to tho traveller by night. Hour after hour the Associated Press correspondent has trav- eled at night without a glimmer to be seen in the countryside, and now from every hill and vale the cheery windows shine and the villages are ,abiaze The papers devote columns to the illumina-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-29
CHINA SQUANDERS MONEY LOANED FOR
 BIG IMPROVEMENTS
Tokio Man Points Out How Sums Have Been Diverted From Pur-
 poses Intended

1 Peling, November -(Correspondence /, of the Associated Press)-Japan's loans [ to China are estimated by the Tolzio cor respondent of one Peking newspaper to have attained a total of about sl4S. 1885. 900. Loans from Japan contracted by China ln the present year are placed at s66, 5l5 600.
 The newspapers $ correspondent alleges that according to his information much of the proceeds of the loans contracted this ,year has been diverted from the stipulated purposes for which they were made and have been "squeezed'' by pri- vate persons or wasted in prosecution of the civil War, He eiaborates as fol- lows:
 The loans of s25.l00.00o contracted by the Bank of Communications nominally flor the purpose of effecting reforms in the said bank did nothing to attain thas end, but, on the contrary, the value Of the bank notes kept on dropping stead fly. The proceeds of the Telegraph ad- ministration loan amounting to s2000v.- 600 were also recklessly squandered The military loan also amounting to S200O0,090 was contracted ostensibly for the purpose of participating in the European war by recruiting and specially training three divisions and eight brigades of troops. But the proceeds were used for prosecut- ing the internal war
 Further loans in process of negotia- tion by China are estimated by the cor respondent to amount to about $70, 900 coo. Of this sum about s50.0o009 is Intended for the purpose of establishing iron works According to the provision ot the loan agreement the engineers and mechanics to be employed in these iron works must be engaged for the Chinese ssn--erfrf7ser,t hzs ff7r Iapanese says tha itufFes1oa,fert
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-29
MILDRED HARRIS AT. ALCAzAR THEATRE IN BORROWED CLOTHES
Popular Movie Star, Now the Wife of Charlie Chap lin, Has Splendid
 Vehicle

Mary Kirk. portrayed by Mildred liar ], ris, who is now the wife of Charlie Chap fin, poor but beautiful, would have been fsayed great suffering and misery if she had not yielded to the urging of her sister. Louise in Borrowed Clothes, the charming six-reel Lois Weber production which comes to the Alcazar theatre on tomorrow and all week, With Mildred Harris in the leading role.
 Louise was a manicurist, whose con tact with society women had lnstllied in her longing to bask in the radiance of the opulence which dominated her customers. Therefore, when she noticed that George Weston, the unmarried part ner of the firm for which Mary worked as a salesgirl was in love with Mary and wanted to marry her, she Iouise) persuaded Mary to accept him, pointing out that such a marriage would bring wealth and social prominence to the Kirk family Louise thought George was rich.
 Although engaged to George. Mary did notsiove him, finding, instead. that shey was attracted to Stuart Furth, a wealthy young fellow she had seen, but to whom she never had been introduced. One day George and Mary went to bath ing beach. A great fire broke out and their clothes were destroyed Stuart hap pened along in his car and took Mary to beautiful home.
 It was in this home that Mary learned of the vampire woman maintained in ex- travagant style by Stuart; it was in this house that she donned clothes with which to go home, after eating ande drinking: is was to this house that the police came on raid instigated by the other wom- asn,s and it was in this house that the seed of misery was planted for Mary.
 After a series of incidents and adyen- lures that seemed to indicate a terrible conclusion Marys cloud lifted and she found comfort in the arms of the man she loved Just how circumstances worked out in her favor and brought happiness to her is depicted in Borrowed Clothes, which comes to the Alcazaf theatre tomorrow and all week
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-29
CITIES
Fly MRS. BERTHA HUNT

By MRS. BERTHA HUNT You may talk of the old fabled stories, The beauties of cities sublime, But there's naught like our own city's glory, It's the old Birmingham town for mine You may sing of the lovely Virginia, Its old fashioned homesteads unique, But if you want things that really, Hurrah, for old Birminghams pep. Of course, all the towns of your dreaming, You can never, never, forget, Old Birminghams first in all gleaming, The worlds finest city found yet Ah, poets sing on till you're dippy,
 Of cities so beautifully set Just visit our Birmingham ALA, Its city you'll never forget.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-29
T Cured Myself of TGber-
culosis"

Every sufferer from Weak Lunss-evesyons afflicted with chronic cough-should read this remarkable history of a druggist. afflicted with Tuberculosis. who experimented on him self. seeking . road to health. With his sim pie treatment any cough-racked. tortured 
 person may find quick relief in q home treat ment- Soothing. pleas ant; anyone may use 1t under plain directions. Just send name and address on post card to ADDILINE. 1905 Capi- .faI Trust Bldg. Col. umbus. Ohio.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-29

us havs) we have the Russian revolution to remind us. In this mornings news paper I saw that the daily bread ration
 In Petrograd was one-half pound for the proletariat, one-eighth of pound for the bourgeoisie. That may or may not be true, but there is nothing in known facts to make 1t incredible. Even grant, ing that skilled labor is not going to bolshevize itself completely, there is no doubt that the minority of which I speak Is going to be virtually, if not theoret- ically, discriminated against. Labor Is not going to draw distinctions between employers of labor; the college professor is going to have to pay the plumber; the carpenter. at as exorbitant rates ds the great manufacturer. Anyone who employs labor at all-only if it is only to repair a leak--is going to be gouged. All along the line, the producers of every necessary element in civilized physical existence are going to rob the ultimate consumer. It is labor that is respon- sible for the high cost of living, Labor may say that the high cost of living IS responsibly for it's increased demands. In point of fact. there is every evidence that labor a present is demanding money not for the necessities of life, but for the iuxuries-j just like the capitalists they have so inveighed against. One would have to be professional reformer 10 be shocked. Any knowledge of human nature eaces one perfectly unsurprised by this phenomenon. Most men have always wanted as much as they could get an dpossession has always blunted the fine edge of their altruism That IS what labor has always said about the employers of labor: and the employer can say it quite as truly of the employed. So long as you make the basis of lire materialistic this law will prevail.
 What, then, are we going to do about it? We shall not be able to afford many of the luxuries once thought necessities, and we must decide, with the utmost pos sibie wisdom, what are necessities ana what are not.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-29
OFFERING
 FINE ATTRACTIONS
 FOR COMING WEEK
Miss Marguerite Clark and Bryant Washburn Appear in Splendid Screen
 Productions

The Strand offers two particularly fine attractions this week in Bryant Wash burn in The Way of Man With Maid" and Marguerite Clark in Little Miss Hoover" with washburn holding the screen Monday and Tuesday, and Miss Clark playing out the balance of the week. Both of these players are great favorites in Birmingham. and there is little doubt but that record breaking crowds will come out to see them
 "The Way of a Man With Maid" will be recognized by thousands of peo- pie who read the story few months ago in the Saturday Evening Post. The story at the time of publication created quite lot of comment, and is from the pen of Ida NJ. Evans. a regular contribu- tor to the Post.
 The story is intensely human. and ad- mirably adapted to MT. Washburn in ev- cry way, possessing that buoyant brand of humor that Bryant Washburn alone knows how to interpret.
 The supporting cast is exceptionally strong. including Wanda Hawly, Fred Goodwins, Clarence Geldart. Jay Dwig- gins. Bessie Eyton, Billy Elmer and James Neill
 Dainty little Marguerite Clark in Little Miss Hoover" with Eugene OBrien as her leading man, will doubtless prove a delightful surprise to the, many admirers of these two popular stars, and to say the least, the combination certainly ought tc add wonderfully to the strength of any photoplay.
 With these pictures there will be shown of course the wonderful comedies that have become part of every bill. and the "Pathe News reer' showing the worlds most important events.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-29

f yie@R 70 sts xds lahor repre- ae eers ef tne cos. ol d ves- sefss ton
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-29

ebration will be conducted by laymen of the church with the cooperation or the general conference, the Methodist church, south, the board of bishops and allied church organizations.
 To care for the army of visitors ex- pected from June 2s to July z the dates of the celebration, tented city will be erected and residents asked to throw open their homes.
 s. Earl Taylor of New York is direc- tor general of the huge undertaking and H. B Dickson, Philadelphia, is organ izing secretary in direct charge of the Columbus exposition.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-29

The Rev. Dr. w E. Griffs says that it is Historically true that in early Japan there were houses roofed with gold. Foi centuries, he says, gold had little more value in Japan than in South Amenca, when Balboa sought the Pacific. Even until 1850 gold was worth only four timer as much as silver.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-29

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-29
MEN, WHEN IN CHICAGO Come and See for Yourselves

The Dr. Lorenz Flee
 tro Body Battery is the greatest inven- ton for debility tho W orl d h a s e CT known. No drugs. no medicines, nos dieting, no unusual demands If any sort, just cease all dissipation and this invention will do
 the work. It sends "a stream of vital life into your nerves, orr gans and blood dur Ing the time you ara asleep. F or t h e treatme ent of rhelt-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-18
THINKS CONGRESS COULD
BE MORE EXPEDITIONS
Secretary Glass Regrets the Fail
ure to Promptly Pass New
Revenue Measure.

Congress might expedite legislation
Carter Glass. speaking from personal
experience. This expression he gave
voice this afternoon. in his first gen
eral meeting with newspaper men as
Secretary of the Treasury.
Secretary Glass regretted as some de-
gree Of national calamity that Con-
gress has not yet enacted into law
a revenue measure. Without criticism,
he insisted. he thought it was not
quite desirable that the pending
measure has not been expedited.
With pains in his shoulders. Secre-
tary Glass does not regard himself
a we'll man at the moment. Not &C
customed to giving in. he elected to
be on the job, this second day of his
administration of the Treasury De-
partment.
He has no one in view for the one
vacancy on the Federal Reserve Board
should be quickly filled. explaining the
man desired for the place by the pre-
ceding administration of Secretary Nc
Adoo had declined. He admitted the
difficulty of selecting a man of the right
caliber willing to make the sacrifices
necessary to eligibility.
Secretary Glass also declared his pres
ent insufficiency of knowledge of the
workings OF the Treasury Department.
He said that his contact through in
terest in the federal reserve legislation
constituted his stock of information. He
promised to be available to the press
announcing himself as also a newspaper
man.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-18
NO VIOLATIONS FOUND
IN COAL STORING PRICE

In response to resolution adopted
by the Senate asking what has been
done to enforce an order that coal
should be stored at a charge not to
exceed Is cents a ton in the District.
Benjamin woodruff, assistnt fuel adj
ministrator for the District, today in
formed the Senate that "up to the
present time there has not been called
to the attention of the fuel admins
tration any violation of this order by
any of the retail dealers in the Dis
trict.
Mr.. Woodruff said since Frank G.
Jones, fuel administrator for the Dis
trict resigned no one has been ap-
pointed in his place and that there
fore he was replying to the Senate
resolution. He attached copy of
the order issued November S, design
ed to prohibit excessive charges for
storing coal. 1t provides that on and
after November no person shall
storing coal, and directs all retail
dealers to arrange for storing coal
when requested by purchasers at a
cost not to exceed rs cents. Mr..
Woodruff said that the order was is
sued under authority given in the
food and fuel control act.
The resolution adopted by the SEN
ate was offered by Senator Jones of
Washington, who declared that he
had been informed excessive rates are
being charged for storing coal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-18
Red Cross Is Praised by
italian Minister of War
and Gen. BiddIe of Army

Gen. John Biddle, commander of
he American forces in Great Britain.
aud Gen. Zuppelli. Italian minister of
war. in statements made public today
1T the headquarters of the American
Red Cross. praised the work of the
Red Cross and urged the American
people to support the organization
nj. its Christmas membership cam
paign.
81 really do not know" SAYS the
statement of Gen. Biddle. what the
american Army would have done in
England without the American Red
ross. Everywhere the Red Cross is
Giving the best that can be given or
asked for. Our men are being cared
for as well as they can be, and are
helped by the Red Cross in every
way. At all our camps throughout
he British Isles it has given US many
-hings which We either could not get
rom the government or could not
s-et without much delay"
The Italian minister of war paid
he following tribute to the Ameri-
can relief organizations.
BY its innumerable and marvellous
activities the American Red Cross
Has won the good will of the army
and of the civilian population of
tally. and I. as a witness of all the
york that has been carried out. seize
his opportunity to express publicly
% its representatives my approval
and sincere gratitude"