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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-15
ADJUSTMENTS
Loew's Biiou

"Over the top" again for Loew's Bijou, for it is corking good bill that they offer the public for the last half of the week, with that scream of all farces, "Who Are You" by Lloyd and Whitehouse. being the headliner. Comedy is in the forefront of every act, and the audience is in a litter or roar from one end of the bill to the other.
 The Pariso duo is wonderful music al act, the boy member of the pair be- ing an exceptional clarinet player They play classics and ragtime, their work being splendid.
 Loney Nase is a pretty girl with a wonderful baritone voice, and cleverly she sings several songs, winding up with a patriotic number that fires the audience.
 Montrose and Allen have one of these unusual acts. They spring a sur prise at every turn and are sure enough funny The Demerict Dunham troupe of fers an exceptional acrobatic act. The bill as a whole is great. The picture, Ethel Clayton, in "The Whims of So ciety," is wonderful drama, and is por- trayed in master style. There will be four shows Saturday, at 2, 4, and o'clock.
 Lyric
 An unusually we'll balanced programme of entertainment greeted capacity audi ences at the Lyric Thursday night and every act is brimful of good entertain ment. While applause greeted the work of all the performers Helene Vincent perhaps scored the hit of the bill. She is an attractive young lady with win- i,,fa She sings songs and sings them well, and is an all-around good entertainer. This young lady was compelled to re- spond to several encores and her song, "The Dixie Volunteers" to the tune of "Over There, was the song hit of her entertainment.
 Bert Leslie and clever company fur nish the comedy of the bill, and they furnish plenty of it. The minute the act opens the laughs begin, and Leslie keeps the audience in an uproar. He is known as the king of slang and he apparently has a slang vocabulary possessed by few others. Hogan in Mexico'%is is the title of the act and Leslie, supported by Helen Canton, Juan Villasana and Frank Bry- an proved most capable entertainers. The Kealakai Royal Hawaiians are as good Hawaiian entertainers as have been seen here this season. They are masters of the ukalele. possess good voices and are graceful dancers. The act is 4av- ishly staged and is presented in the weird atmosphere of the far away isle The dancing of Moke Kiawa is big feature of tie act that is the big feature of the programme This dancer has the distinction of introducing the Hula Hula dance in America.
 Mills and Moulton can claim the credit of entertaining in an original vehicle
 by appointments The lines are bright and the pair are very capable enter tainers. Both are clever and proved very popular with the audience. Pete and his Pals, the opening number of the programme, start the bill off with laughs. Pete is an unridable mule and his pals have an awful time trying to master him. There is plenty of fun in the act and it delighted the audience. The Mutual pictures were a pleasing feature of the programme.
 United States will be found than the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-15
Aviator Killed

Aviator Killed
 Fort Worth, Tex, February 14,-Avia tor Cadet Clifford N. Murray of Well shire. England. fell to his death at Ben brook Field here today. Murray was a member of royal flying corps squadron.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-10-26
CLOCKS GO BACK
 AT2A. M. SUNDAY
All Trains Will Stop One Hour to Conform to Schedule Time. Safest Way is to Move Up Clock II Hours.

Under the daylight saving plan, clocks everywhere will be turned one hour at ? a. m. tomorrow morning and people who wish to catch early trains on that morning should see that their clocks have been changed, in order not to meet trains an hour too early. All trains will be stopped an hour, unless some happen to be late, when they will make up time.
 The safest way to change a clock is to turn it up Il hours instead of turn ing it back an hour. There are a few kinds of clocks, having no chime or strike, that are not injured by be- ing turned back, local jewellers say, but clocks that strike, hall clocks that chime, and alarm clocks should be turned up, and not back.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-10-26
INTEREST IN THE
 SUDDEN ACTIVITY
 ON ITALIAN FRONT
After Months of Quiet On Front, Over 5000 Prisoners Are Taken by Allies.-Austrian Morale Being Watched.

Washington, Oct. 25.-The sud- den flare of activity on the Italian front, after months of almost com plete quiet, attracted quick attention today among military officials here. It was noted, however. that first of ticial reports from Rome carefully refrained from describing the actions as a drive.
 The fact that nearly 5000 pris- oners were taken yesterday shows the surprise nature of the attacks, and it also may indicate waning morale in the Austrian army Off cers here would not be surprised if the Austrian forces, in view of con ditions at home, showed weakness under heavy assault.
 The place selected for the attack indicates that the present operations may be preliminary steps to a major attack.
 Aside from it's military signifi- canoe the operation in Italy is being closely watched by officials here as
The Prescott daily news., 1918-10-26
0NY ONE PACK- V ABE TO SOLDIER
 FOR CHRISTMAS
;u;ts of Spipping Space Com bl,,',. nols War Department to Issue pTrder.-Boxes Will Be Furn- ished By Red Cross.

r. 1ouis Mo-. Oct 26.-Every A merican soldier overseas will receive
 = Christmas package, but only one. .hols are now being distributed ,,.,rcbout our army. These labels
 -;,, be sent back by the boys to that .orson in the United States from pbom he wishes to receive his Christ nos package. Packages that do not ,.or this label will not be accepted tor delivery by the postal authorities. Families and individuals receiving tbese labels from France will take tbem to the nearest Red Cross chap .ar ar branch where they will be e;ven card board boxes, 3" 4" X 9". These boxes will be furnished by the American Red Cross without cost. With each box will be given com nlete instructions regarding the ar ticles which may be sent. No mes sage or written material of any kind will be allowed in the boxes. When the boxes are packed, they must not weigh more than two pounds, fifteen ounces If a parcel is over weight some article must be removed. Per shable food. soft candy, liquors or anything in glass containers will not be accepted. Individuals must not mail the boxes themselves, but should deliver them to the nearest collection station designated by the Red Cross, unsealed and unwrapped and ready for inspection. Parcel post zone rates viii be charged. No Christmas par eel will be accepted by the American Bed Cross for shipment after Nov ember 10th The War Department will not allow more than one parcel for each man. It is expected that approximately two million of these packages will be sent abroad, and the amount of shipping space provided for them will not permit of any devia- ton from these rules. The men them selves will decide who is to send each one his parcel.
 If you do not receive a label from your boy you cannot send him a Christmas package.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-10-26
AMERICANS MAKE
 IMPORTANT GAINS
 ON VERDUN FRONT
Improve Their Position After Meeting With Fierce Enemy Resistance.-British Captur- ed 1000.

With the American Army North west of Verdun, Oct 25.-S D. m.- From a day of extraordinarily severe fighting the Americans emerged to- night slightly in advance of the posi- tions they held yesterday, The gains made are slight, but are regarded as extremely important, especially on the left where higher ground dominat- ing much of the surrounding terrain has been gained.
 There has been comparatively lit tie alteration in the positions on the center, but the American footing in Bellu Wood, east of the Mouse, was more securely fixed, notwith- standing the determined efforts of the Germans to force the Americans back.
 The fighting for positions just be- yond Belleu Wood began at i o'clock this morning when the Americans drove their way forward. At day light the Germans counter attacked and since the failure of that opera tion have launched three other at tacks, equally unsuccessful.
 Clouds and ground mists reduced aerial activity to minimum, but artillery, employing both high eX- plosives and gas projectiles in enor- nous quantities was used by both sides. Besides the artillery reaction at points where the Germans devoted much fire to the back areas and that portion of the front about Banthe- vile, where the American line was advanced slightly.
 Despite the desperate resistance of the Germans and their apparent intention to initiate a counter offen- sive, information falling into the hands of the Americans continues to indicate an enemy withdrawal to the Briquenay line, one informant declaring it to be the intention of the Germans to withdraw to that po- sition between October 25 and 31
The Prescott daily news., 1918-10-26

a test of the spirit of the Austrian army.
 On the western front the situation around Valenciennes seemed to of ficers here to be approaching crit ical stage The British continued to force their way ahead, and with the Raismes forest cleared, the water barriers to the north partially overcome, and Normal forest on the south invested, it appeared that the gateway to Mons and Maubeuge, be- tween the two forests, soon would be forced.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-10-26
NEADA LOSES
 BOTH COUNTY
 DEMONSTRATORS
County Quorum Court at Sess- ion Yesterday Votes Unanam-
 ously to Discontinue Demon
 stratiOn Work in Nevada

Once again Nevada county has talk en a step backward in the work of agricultural betterment of the coun- ty and while counties all over the state and all over the South are add ing to their appropriations for farm demonstration work, Nevada must take back seat again after forging ahead for the past year in a man. ner that has attracted statewide attention.
 At the session of quorum court held here yesterday at which 14 justices of the peace were present, vote was taken as to the continuance of the farm demonstration work in this county; the work is being done by Miss Sarah Griswold who has charge of the home demonstration, and M. C. Ferguson, who had charge of the farm demonstration work. The vote showed II against continu- ing the work and none for it. It was understood by Mir. Ferguson and Miss Griswold that each was to have a chance to appear before the court and render a report of the past years work, but the court for some reason finished their work and adjourned while the two demonstrators were awaiting their turn. The state health board having forbid any spec tators in the meeting, Miss Griswold and Mir. Ferguson were of course not allowed in and were not aware of the adjournment until all the members were gone.
 In our estimation, and we are back ed by the president, the governor and practically every county in the state, the demonstration work is the most important that is being done in the country, outside the waractivities, and this might be considered war work, as the production of food is more or less connected with the work of the demonstrators and telegrams were received by the court from Washington officials urging the con tinuance of the work, but no heed was paid these requests by the quo rum court. As one man was heard to remark: Eff these demonstrators had done nothing else in the past year except what has been accom- plished with the pig clubs, the can ming clubs and other clubs organized among the boys and girls, the salar- ies paid them would have been we'll earned. There is much more that could be said in favor of this work and what the county will lose mater tally and otherwise by discontinuing this work but there's no use to cry over split milk, just try and milk the COW over.
 The following are the appropria- tions made by the quorum court;
 Circuit court ...............-.........S .S5 ,000
 County court ............................ 5000
The Prescott daily news., 1918-10-26
GERMANS TALK OVER THE
 PRESIDENTS LATEST NOTE

Basel, Oct. 25.-The German war cabinet considered President Will sons reply at a lengthy session yes terday, according to the Frankfort Zeitung. It was decided not to ar- swer at the present time, but to wait until it is learned what the entente s armistice conditions may be.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-10-26
TIME FOR BASEMENT IN
 MOTOR SERVICE EXTENDED

The time for the enlistment of men for the motor transport ser wee has been extended to Nov. 14. up to the present time about 600 men have enlisted for this service.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-10-26

Lux, for cleaning fine goods, 20c at Guthrie's.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-05-02
AMERICANS HALT HUN RAID
Germans Take Clothing From the
Dead and Attempt to Reach Yam.
kee Trenehes-Ruse Discovered.

with the American Army In France,
April 30-The enemy laid down a
heavy barrage in front Of the Ameri-
can trenches IN the Toul sector at
three o'clock In the morning, the bonn
bardment lasting an hour.
After an Interval of silence he re-
Deatcd the performance ut five o'clock
and half an hour later the German In
fantry started for the American lines.
So intense was the American counter
attack that the enemy was repulsed
without getting close enough TO be en-
gagged by the American infantry.
The Germans have been stripping
the bodies of dend French soldiers In
other sectors and. wearing these
clothes, have come over at the point
where the French and American lines
join.
This method of attack was used
during the attack on the Americans at
Apremont forest two weeks ago on
that occasion they spoke French and
said they had come TO assist Tie Amer
leans, but the ruse was discovered ana
they we're driven OF.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-05-02
CALL RUSS REVOLT HUN FAKE
French Newspapers Say Reports Of
Monarchiai Restoration Ema-
nate From Germany.

Washington. May 1.-Reports COM
ing from Finland through Copenhagen
that n revolt in Petrograd had result
ed in the restoration Of the monarchy
emanated from Berlin, in the opinion
of French newspapers as given in an
official dispatch.
The French public is advised TO ac-
cept the news with caution since il
has not been substantiated by later
reports either from inland or Moscow
or by the allied ministers in Sweden.
"The French papers," said the dis
patch, receive with great reserve the
report sent out by German propaganda
that serious troubles appear to have
broken 'Out In Petrograd, and that a
monarchcai restoration Is likely to
follow in favor Of the former c2aro-
witch. Alexis NikOlaievitch The Petit
Journal writes:
"Prudcnce should all the more be
followed in this matter, because 1t is
70 the greatest interest of the Ger
mans that troubles should arise in
Petrograd 10 justify an Intervention
for which they are ready.
"'The representatives. of the allies
at Stockholm whisper not word Of
II. The Moscow radios of the 10Th are
equally silent News from Ielsingfors
was received Monday which makes no
alluSlon to the serious event in petro-
grad"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-05-02
SEEK BOND SLACKERS
TREASURY URGES RECANVASS TO
RAISE LOAN TOTAL.
Appeal Issued From Washington Con-
tains Twelve Suggestions
for Statesmen.

Washington, May IAN appeal TO
urate an intensive finish for the third
Liberty loan and to see that no pos
sible subscription is overlooked, was
sent out by the treasury department.
The appeal contains twelve sugges-
tons of things that may yet be done
to make the third loan big success.
The suggestion offered by the treas
ury department are:
Inaugurate a Buy another bond"
campaign, with the idea of getting
those who have subscribed little to
subscribe little more.
See that the employees of every in
dustrial plant have been canvassed,
creating, if possible, committees Of
employees to complete the work. Find
out If any plants need recanvassing.
See if all stores and Office buildings
have been completely canvassed.
Call attention publicly to the fact
that the desired twenty million sub
scribers means one bond buyer to ev-
cry five people, or practically one to
a family. Has your community re-
sponded to this extent?
Many wealthy men and large insti-
tutions are holding off on account Of
paying large income taxes, hoping
that their subscriptions will not be
needed. Impress upon them that ev-
cry poSSihle subscription is needed and
remind them again that the schedule
of government payments on Liberty
bonds calls for no payments in the
month of June.
Follow up all pledges and see that
all of these pledges materialize into
actual subscriptions.
Check up to see that each lndivid-
ual and community has done Its share.
Ascertain If those communities
where quotas have been reached are
alive TO the necessity of containing
the battle for large oversubscrlption
and wide distribution.
Take advantage of the fact that
May is pay day and good day for
thousands to make initial payments.
See that individuals and firms
which benefit from war business in
crease their subscriptions in adequate
proportions.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-05-02
BACK FROM THE FRONT
EIGHT U. S. WOUNDED SOLDIERS
TO AID LIBERTY LOAN.
Squad Arrives in Chicago Direct From
France and Is Given Enthus-
iastic Welcome.

Washington. May Mondays Lib
erty loan subscriptions, tabulated by
the treasury. were S174443,000, the
biggest single days business in the
campaign. This makes total sub.
scriptons to date S2,457, 744 900.
New York, May la total of
S5S7. 100000 has been subscribed TO
the third Liberty loan in the Second
federal reserve district, the commit
tee announced. The overnight gain
was S23510,000 A subscription of
S10000,000 was made by j, =. Morgan
4 Co.
Chicago, May Flight of Americas
sons who still have the thunder of the
big guns on the western front ringing
in their ears, anxious for the latest re-
ports on the big struggle about Ypres
and the newest developments on the
plains of Picardy, where Uncle Sans
boys joined the French in repellng the
Huns ferocious attacks. stepped into
Chicago with their wounds and their
medals for heroic service, to aid Chi
cago in going over the top for the third
Liberty loan.
The squad of eight was met at the
Union station, when the men detrained
shortly after noon, by an enthusiastic
crowd. Companies II and o of the
Fortieth infantry, stationed at Fort
Sheridan, officially welcomed them and
acted rs an escort through the streets.
Mrs. George McKinlock with some Of
her canteen workers was on hand to
greet the returning "GankS."
Police reserves We're called TO the
station to keep free line to the street
where the automobiles were waiting to
take the men to the Chicago Athletic
association and the Liberty loan head
quarters The Fortieth Infantry band
played Home, Sweet Home" as the
men detrained, and each of them gave
vent to a lusty yell at the ancient ia
miliar air.
The men composing the detachment
are:
Corp. A. A. Montgomery, Sergt, owen
G. Hawkins. Corp. Leonard Omerad,
Corp. Edgar Barnes, Corp. Harold J,
Smith, Corp. Merle l.. Skinner, Private
Harry IL. Harrison. Private James f..
Redding.
Corp. Edgar Barnes is from Morris,
H., where he was an inspector of pub
lie service before his enlistment. His
sweetheart, Miss Ethel Ferguson of
Morris, and his mother, Mrs. Maggie
Fraser of Joliet, came to Chicago to
meet him and accompanied him about
his tour of the loop with the Liberty
loan committee.
The men will separate after a day in
Chicago and spread through the dis
trict i'm the interest of the loan.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-05-02
SENATE 0. KS OVERMAN BILL
President Given Authority TO co.ordi-
nate and Reorganize Government
Departments During War.

Washington, May 1.-Rejecting all
amendments designed 10 limit the
presidents authority the senate on
Monday passed the Oyernan bill, with
its general grant of power for the ex-
ecutive 10 coordinate and reorganlze
government departments and other
agencies during the war
The vote on the measure. which
now goes to the house, was 90 to -.
Only one Democrat Senator Reed
Of Missouri, voted against the bill. Re
publicans who voted against It were:
Brandegee, Cumrdns, Dillingham;,
France, GallInger, Harding, Johnson
(Cal), Knox. rOlndeXter, Sherman,
Sterling, Sutherland
AS passed by the senate, the meas
ure authorizes the president to "mnke
such redistribution Of functions
among executive agencies as he may
deem necessary" and to utilize, CO.
ordinate and consolidate any execu-
tive or administrative commissions,
bureaus. agencies, Offices or officers
now existing by law, TO transfer any
duties or powers from one existing
department or 10 transfer the person
mel thereof" These powers. however
SHALL be exercised only In matters
relating 70 the conduct of the pres
cnt war"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-05-02
u. S. RAID NEAR MEUSE
SUCCESSFUL AMERICAN ATTACK
NORTH OF ST. MlHlEL.
Missing Yanks Are Found Alive in
Badly Smashed Dugout in mo
Mans Land"

With the French Army In France
April 20. American troops Sunday
made successful trench raid near the
heights of the Meuse, In the vicinity of
Naux-les-Palameix Con the front below
Verdun, nine miles north Of St. Mi
hleD. Their French comrades har-
nsSed the enemy in the same way at II
number of places in Lorraine and In
he Vosges.
The sector along which the Germans
made a heavy attack against the Amer
leans Is situated among very broken,
billy country, about II miles eastward
of the important St Mihlel salient on
the road between st. Pizier and Metz.
The town Of Seicheprey is surrounded
by hills about 800 feet high.
The line Of the allies passes 1000
yards north Of Seicheprey and few
hundred yards from the edge of Rem
neres wood. The Germans were able
TO seize this wood and a strip Of
ground 1000 yards long and half mile
wide lying west of the wood, on Sat
urday morning. and the attack on the
American sector in the vicinity or
Seicheprey was sequel TO this nc
ton.
With the American Army in France,
April 20. -- Two American soldiers,
wounded In the engagement around
Seicheprey, were found alive in a dug
out In mo Mans Land The dugout
had been badly smashed by German
shelhre and how the men managed
TO keep alive in the rain and mud and
under continuous German lombard
ments, physicians say, is little short Of
miraculous.
The American troops In the Seiche-
prey fight, additional details show,
were outnumbered In some instances
eight to one. The latest reports are
that the American casualties are much
under the first estimates.