The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-11
SOME OF THE CAMPAIGNS FOSTERED BY
 ALLIED ARMY AND BIRMINCHAM'S RESPONSE

Birmingham was the first city to grasp the significance of the move made by America and to see to it that all existing organizations working for war betterment should be brought under one head for team play.
 There is no gainsaying that some of the campaigns conducted before the birth of the allied armies were brilliantly exc cuted. All honor to the men who led them and to the women who helped in them, for out of them was born the lusty babe which has grown into manhood so surprisingly soon as to be noted all over the United States for it's strength and power to do things worth while.
 President Wilson well said, We think first of peace, we think of the civilian life, we think first of industry; we want the men who are going to defend the nation to be immersed in these pursuits of peace. But we want them to know how, when occasion arises, to rally to the assistance of the professional soldier os the country and show the nations of the world the might of America.a
 Now, this is just what Birmingham is doing. The allied army is made up of the forces which make this city what it is-a modern. progressive and loyal com munity. Now, this much by way of pref ace, for felt that a basis should be laid broad enough showing on what a firm foundation our war activities rest
 BIRTH OF BIRMINGHAM PLAN
 There are many good plans which fail for lack of leader to put them through. There are many who can map out cam paigns, but schemes without someone to execute them are worthless. Enter the man. He is none other than J. Frank Rushton, not born overnight to be put at the head of the allied army, but reared through many sSirmishes to be ready to undertake to be . sure enough field mar shal.
 Now, this is not tc be an eulogy of any one man, but say it without fear of be- ing controverted that if Frank had been in the French army when it was going on it's conquering way over Europe un- der the intrepid Little Corporal" he would have been discovered with a field marshal's baton in his knapsack, for he has such winning way. "
 While the guns have roared from the North sea to the Mediterranean, and the greatest armed host that history has ever known is still locked in a life-and-death struggle on a dozen fronts, there are yet people in Alabama who have not felt the call to service.
 Millions of men have been killed or maimed, cities have been wiped out of existence fair provinces have been made desolate billions of dollars have gone into munitions-an a part of the mighty sacrifice our gallant allies have laid on the altar of the great war to appease the mad ambition of twentieth cen tury Caesar who seeks to dominate the world
 And now for littles more than year, America, having been forced into foreign alliances, is doing it's part to show to the Prussan militarists that liberty shall not perish from the face of the earth, and is straining every nerve to make It's weight felt in the crushing of the Pots- dam crew of international wreckers who spught to wage a campaign of fright fl1lness on earth. under the sea, and in the air above.
 For awhile here in this Magic City we undertook to do our part in the war ac- tivities in rather haphazard and in dividualistic way. but as the task loomed bigger and bigger we found out that we must do as the great powers pitted against one another had done. and that is. pool our forces. Out of this belief was born the allied army, which has worked such wonders in going lover the top"
 It was President Wilson who was the determining factor in the get-together movement which cemented the allied armies and put an end to any chance of last motion through friction between the national armies whose business it was to hold certain portions of the battle fronts. The American idea prevailed and to show the unselfshness of it, General Pershing was willing that for the time his troops might be lost within the armies already on the field, for he kneT full well that American valor could not be hid, and that our soldiers would make a name for themselves
 GOT HIS TITLE
 | know full well that it IS fashionable il, some circles where men are willing tu play the demagogue to sheer at the nigh -hrows, who gather at the hostelry Of Fred Shireman, but think am in sympathy with all classes in Birming- ham, and would be recreant to The truth if feared to say that the men and women who have made the Tutwiler their meeting place have been amongst the most sacrificing and loyal in the> district.
 .As matter of fact have found rich and poor. high and low. capitalists ana l&borers. all ready to do their part. It was al q dinner that J. Frank Rushton was unanimously made the field mar shal of the allied army.
 < < ARMY AND ITS PURPOSES
 The more studied over the problem Of getting the best results from the com- bined efforts of the various organiza- tipns in the district the more 1t was inl~ blessed upon nae that q eivlian an1iv created along military lines, should be sSrrned. This being ssttisd. then aroes