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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-18
Birmingham Selectmen to
Entrdin About April 20
One Hundred and Ffyseven White Men and Isl Negroes
VIII Answer Selected Draft Call of Local Boards
Several Prominent Young Men on List

Isaac Hollinsworth, Johnnie Butler, Alex
Farmer, Joe Arlington, Elijah Moseley,
John H. Avery, Sam Bodine, Maddox
Jones, William p. Johnson, Ed Hinton,
James Castelow Harrison Grim
DIVISION FIVE
Luther j. White, Tom Dotson. Neal
Cooper Joe Young, Prince Drain, Percell
Wyatt Burnett, Harry Tatum. Roy Hicks,
I'D nj. Colbourne, Elisha jackson, Clifton
j. Allison, Robert Foster, Henry Pullen,
Harry III. Addison, Eli Waldrop, Fletcher
Mathews Richard Curtis, Stanford La
mox, Robert Streeter, Walter Fl. Hamil-
ton, Phil Davis, Charles Jones, Frazier
Collier. Mayo Baldwin, Prince Grant,
Willie Eaton. Prince Phillips Jim Smell.
Joe Frazier, James Jeter, John Desley
Askew, Charlie Vow, Arthur Moye, Steph-
ems wesson, James Hillery, Alvin Field
er, B. Underwood. Willie Joseph, Willie
Geter, Hilliard Burno, Sid MAIDEN, Will
Lasson, Major Washington, Ross Ward,
Alto Cook, Maco Barnes, Russell Hixon,
Walter Page, Glen Brooks, George Black.
DIVISION SIX
Lawrence Shelby, Arthur Clifton
McClcnney, Willie Underwood, John
Earnest Hughes, Ben Scott, Robert
George Williams, VIII Sheppard, Dave
Lacy. Milton Black, Will Sheppard,
Dave Lacy, Milton Black Wyart Min
ter. Walter Cox. Jim Wright, Wilbur
Graham. Edward Samuel Russell
Frank S. Johnson. Wesley Colman, Jr.,
Bert Webb, George Wilson Dennis, Al
len Roberts. Sandy Johnson, Arthur
Dell. Cleveland Sanford, James Coop
err Willie Wilson, Monroe Hogue.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-18
ENGLAND CONFIDENT
SAYS CHICAGO MAN
JUST FROM THERE
German Prisoners Give In
formation as to How Won
Hindenburg Is Wor-
shipped in Germany
Nv HUGH w. roBERTs.

Washington, April 17.-(Special )-There
is every reason to believe that the war
lords of Germany precipitated the pres
emit great drive in absolute confidence
that it would eliminate in complete VIC
tory.
In Germany the battle is known as
.'the Kaiser's battle" and it is certain
that it would not be so called unless
Germans were assured that it would
eventuate in success. Furthermore, it is
learned that Won Hindenburg is SO we'll
established as the man of the hour in
Germany that in shops there are bargain
day sales of "Hindenburg goods
The Age-Herald correspondent, in this
connection, has obtained the following
interview with Lewis H. Meyers, business
man of Chicago, who has just returned
from England:
London is strong in belief that Haig' S
Inc might fall back. but would never
break. received bulletins with calmness
when the Huns attacked, and up to the
time / sailed maintained that attitude.
1T is going to be hard on German
tradesmen when Hindenburg finds that
old man Haig's line is not the breaking
kind a returned Tommy remarked to
me in Fleet street. He declared that Hun
prisoners had brought information to
English lines that on belief that Hin
denburg would go through and be the
grandest figure in German history. fac
tories have turned out whole catalogs OF
the most widely assorted articles bearing
the face of the field marshal
There are Hindenburg petticoats,
handkerchiefs, soup plates, dolls. pocket
mirrors, and chair and sofa cushions
There are Hindenburg heads for babies
to cut their gums on and HindenburG
bottle shoppers with the familiar head
done in silver and brass. In fact, Hin
denhurg goods have been given special
department in the industrial arts mu-
scum at Stuttgart. So if Hindenburs
fails, it will be sad year for tradesmen
Next to General Haig, the most popu-
lar officer among the English is Gen
eral Byng. who made the drive at Cam
brai in November"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-18
Loyalty of Foreign-Born
Citizens Praised by Lodge
in Speech in the Senate

Washington, April II. Loyalty OF
American citizens of foreign birth and
blood avs praised Tuesday in the Senate
during brief debate which preceded the
passage of the House bill amending
naturalization laws to meet war con-
ditions and especially designed to pro-
tect $4,000 technical enemy aliens In
Americas fighting forces who would
be subject to execution as traitors X
captured. The bill, which now goes to
conference, also provides for naturali-
cation of aliens. upon satisfactory
proof of loyalty, who we're prevented
from completing their naturalization
by the nations war declarations.
Senator Hardwick of Georgia, chair
man of the Senate immigration COM
mittee, in charge of the bill told the
senate that the bill was designed to
separate loyal from disloyal German
Americans, OF whom he said, the great
mass are most patriotic, by permitting
naturalization of those whose loyalty
is unquestioned or adequately demon
strated.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-18
GADSDEN

Gadsden, April II. = Especial BE-
tween 5000 and 10000 soldiers from
Camp Mcclellan are expected in Gads-
den one week from today. The Fiji
ty-seventh brigade with certain other
units will leave camp at Moragne park
here for maneuvers. Arrangements are
being made to entertain the soldiers
The council has gone on record
against carnivals by declining to grant
a reduction in the $500 license levied
on such attractions. Plans have been
put under way for the construction
of bride over Black ..creek, which
will permit Oak Park citizens to come
to Gadsden without going to Alabama
City first.
The West Gadsden Methodist church
is believed to be the first church in
this section to subscribe for Liberty
Bonds. The women's committee has
boosted it's total above 5000, 900 and the
steel plant workers are expected to
report today on the result OF their
campaign
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-18
AMERICAN WOUNDED.
FROM TOUL SECTOR
ARE WELL CARED FOR

With the American Army in France
April 17.-(By the Associated Press.)-AiI
the Americans wounded in last weeks
fighting northwest of Toul have been
taken to comfortable quarters in large
evacuation hospital. They are being pro-
vided with the best treatment possible
and every effort is being made to re-
leve their pain and provide comfort and
recreation for them. All the boys are in
good spirits and anxious to get back to
the front line to join their comrades.
I'VE are out of luck for a little while,S
said a western Massachusetts private
today, but well be all right soon and
mighty glad to get another crack at the
Boche for the injuries he did u.s."
The boys in one company are louH in
praise of one of their sergeants, who
held out against a superior force of the
enemy, killing four before he himself
was shot in the head.
The spirit of comradeship between the
soldiers has manifested itself scores OF
times, many of the boys Drawing the
danger of shell fire and machine gun bull
lets in order to assist chums who were
unable to help themselves. One corporal.
alone in shell hole, attacked three Ger
mans, killing two and wounding one. He
was then hit by piece of shrapnel in
the leg. One of his comrades started to
assist him to the rear, but he refused the
proffered assistance, saying:
Leave me alone, and so back and
drive those Germans back to their
trenches" The companion left the cor
poral, but when he returned a few min
utes later he found the wounded man
proped up in shell hole and throwing
hand grenades into the enemy trenches.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-18
Congressman Jones Dies

Washington, April 17-Representative
Jones of Virginia died here today from
the effects of stroke of paralysis suf-
fered more than a week ago.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-18
Appeals Court Decisions

Montgomery April 17--(Special)
Decisions of the court of appeals Tues
day afternoon follow:
Per Curiam-Sam Carroll VS.. the
state OF Alabama, from jackson cir
cult court; affirmed.
Brown r. J.-Thee Richardson VS..
the state of Alabama, from Monroe
circuit court; affirmed.
F. H. Lavender VS.. the Southern Bell
Telephone and Telegraph company.
from Hale circuit court; appeal dis
missed, appellee taxed with the costs
Of this court by agreement.
Jesse Kelly vs. the state of Alabama,
from Geneva circuit court; affirmed.
John Maxwell VS.. the state of Ala
ban1a from Calhoun circuit court; af-
firmed.
Walter johnson VS.. the state of Ala
'bama, from Madison circuit court;
affirmed,
Solomon N. Harper VS.. the state of
Alabama, from jackson circuit court;
affirmed.
j. J. Campbell vs. the state of Ala
bama, from Jackson circuit court; af-
! firmed.
Branch Wallace vs. the state of Ala
bama, from Lauderdale circuit court;
affirmed.
Bricken. 1.-THE Bank of Tallassee
VS.. The Gilmore Fertilizer company;
| from Gilmore circuit court; reversed
and remanded.
Henderson Land and Lumber COM
pany VS.. f. w. Brown, from Tuscaloosa
circuit court; affirmed
I George Bryant VS.. the state of Ala
bama, from Marion circuit court; APP
peal dismissed.
Sanford. J.-Mallooy Steamship COM
pany VS.. Nicholas Druham, from Mo-
| bile circuit court affirmed.
| J. g. Jinright VS.. Frank Archer, from
| Pike circuit court; affirmed
| Imperial Motor Car company VS.. C.
M. Skinner, from Madison circuit court;
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-18
I
LETTERS TO EDITOR
New Hope and Liberty Loan

To the Editor of The Age-Herald:
We are in the sale of Liberty Bonds
to go over the top and win the war. we
are going to sell our allotment, notwith-
standing the fact that we are a purely
agricultural community and the farmers
not being educated UP to the needs of
the government as. perhaps, our neigh
bors In towns are. However. they are
buying and the number already sold is
sufficient evidence that they are awake
to the Importance attached to the sale
OF these bonds.
The bank here has taken $4,000 OF
treasury certificates of Indebtedness in
addition to bonds of every issue, includ-
ing the third one, and we are ready to
put every possible effort to win the war
in action. Very truly. K. NJ BOX.
New Hope. April Is. 1918.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-18
License Revoked

that the license of Harvey L. Chase of
Melfa, Va, be revoked was made to the
food administration today by Commits
sioner Murdoch of the federal trade COM
mission. Chase. after failing to deliver
canned sweet potatoes as agreed, sold
the same potatoes on the spot market at
higher prices, it is charged.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-18
Fire in Rice Mill

New Orleans. April T.-Fire in the
Haspel & Davis company rice mill here
today caused loss to building, machin-
cry and stock estimated at about s'o,o0o'
partly covered by insurance. Rice prod
ucts valued at 5000 were destroyed. The
blaze was attributed to ignition OF rice
chaff by a spark from an electric motor
Grinder
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-18
Big Sugar Cargo Arrives

An Atlantic Port, April 17.-Nearly A.
OpoOO0 pounds of sugar, said to be rec
ord cargo from Cuba. arrived here today
on an American steamship. The vessels
captain said great quantities of sugar
are at Cuban ports awaiting cargo space
and it is understood here that some of
the Dutch vessels recently requisitioned
by the government will be used for its
Transportation
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-18
Special Bargains
by Merchants in
Today's Age-Herald

Jacobs drug store features the Aubry
Sisters toilet articles.
Porter Clothing company has new
soisette pajamas at So
Loveman. Joseph & Loeb print a full
page of store news
Trivers feature their spring clothes,
ia Glory to you. at SIS to $25.
M. We'll & Bro. feature Hart Shaffner
4 Marx clothes for young men.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-18
Reward for Lynchers

Nashville, April 17.-At the request Of
the circuit court judge and sheriff OF
Franklin county and citizens, Gov. Ton
9. Rye today offered $500 reward 70,
the, apprehension and conviction of per.
sons taking part in the lynching al
Estill Springs on February IL of jim
Mcllherron, young negro who shot tc
death two young white men and Sc.
riously wounded a third McIlherron was
burned at the stake
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-18
No More Chaplains Needed

Washington, April 1.-THE war depart
ment has enough chaplains in the serv-
ice and on its eligible list for all present
needs, it was announced today and no
more applications will be accepted Many
clergymen have applied for service. many
more than the army could use.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-18

Sterrett. April IT, Especial -sterrett's
quota for Liberty Loan Bonds was $500
Sterrett has subscribed almost $500. Ster-
rett Is small town, but is always ready
to do her Bit
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-24

The bodies of three young men were recovered and those of two others are being searched for in the wreck of the Southern Railroad train near Athens Tenn.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-24
CLEMENCEAU TELLS OF
 TRIP TO BATTLE FRONTS
Says Soldiers and Officers Everywhere
 Are Magnificent.

Paris, April 23.-Premier Cleman- ceau, in talking today with an editor of Liberte, told of his trip along the whole British and French fighting fronts from which he had just re- turned
 "The impression of absolute conf dence which I brought back with me. , he said, makes me forget the fatigue os such a long excursion. The soldiers and officers everywhere are magnifi- cent and the British army, notwith- standing the immense effort it is mak- ing, is an admirable spectacle.
 To see the men covered with mud come to attention when they learned that l was there, regardless of theil extreme fatigue, was a sign wortf seeing. I had to hold improvised re- views all along the roads.
 '"The relations between the Frencf and British regiments are excellen both as regards the command and the men. The armies on the westerr front materially and morally have nev. CT been in such good form. What ha! most raised the confidence of tn, French soldiers is the conviction from their own knowledge of how ter Irible efficacious has been their rift fire.
 Where will the enemy make his at tack? Towards the north: towards th' sea where the Belgians have jus shown their valor? Towards the Ois or against ATniens? The last objec tive will perhaps tempt him again but we everywhere are ready"
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-24

ing the total obtained in the entire country up to the present $1, ,657 ,6fS,Oo0 or 55 per cent. of the three billion dollars minimum. This is the largest sum ever reported in one day
 Enthusiastic Messages. r Enthusiastic messages from over all the country tonight told of house-to house canVasses by committees, of street sales, of office soliciting, and other intensive methods intended to press every citizen into endeavoring his utmost to help finance the war.
 At headquarters tonight was a ten deney to believe that by the end of the week the total reported would be near S2,o00 000000 and that the, three billion dollar mark would be reached early in the final week.
 Reports from New York. Reports tonight show that New York city and New York state each has subscribed 45 per cent. of it's quota and Fairfield county, Conn.,, and the | twelve northern counties of New Jer- sey 54 and 61 per cent, respectively. New York state has subscribed of New Jersey, $44,064. 300, and Fair field county, Conn.,, $4,S7O,450. New ark, N J.. with a percentage of 69 leads in percentage all cities that hav' not obtained their quotas.
 1 The Chicago district leads all dis tricts in honor flags actually awarded with total of 1.64S.
 1 Wisconsin was reported to have eX l ceeded it's quota otday and the city 0 1 Milwaukee has oversubscribed Is pc cent,
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-24
AMERICANS CAPTURED
 BY BANDITS IN CHINA
American Minister Suggests Necessity
 of Suppressinq the Outlaws.

London, April 23.-An American named Love has been captured by Chinese bandits in the province of Shantung, according to Reuter- des- patch from Peking The American minister to China, it is added, has suggested to the Chinese government the necessity of appointing an official with powers to suppress bandits and rescue foreign captives.
 In the last seven weeks, five Ameri- cans hayeebeen reported captured by bandits in China. On March II, Geo. A. Kyle of Portland. Oregon. and E. J. Pursell, American engineers, were rob- bed and taken captives by bandits in
 Human province. The bandits were pursued by Chinese troops and on April 1 Pursell was rescued. Kyle is still missing. CT Miss Katherine Schmidt and Mrs. Stanley M Dixon. American mission aries, formerly of Springfield. s. D.,
 were captured by bandits near the 1 Kaingsu- -Shantung border on April s. A body of troops was sent out and the
 women were rescued unharmed the
 same day. ..
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-24

court since the trial opened, immedi- ately blocked the exits Judge Van Fleet hurried back into court, ordered all defendants taken into custody and the courtroom cleared Then he be- gan an investigation which developed, he said, at the afternoon session of court, that Ram Singh had obtained his weapon. in the course of a brief re- cess in the morning session, when he had wandered out into the corridor 1 for moment
 | Investigations tonight ran along many lines. including the possibility that other defendants knew in advance that the shooting was to occuA
 At Singh's first shot, the court. room was thrown into confusion Spec tators, defendants counsel and .oth- CTS in the room darted for cover, oy- erturning chairs and tables in their flight.
 Soldiers and deputy marshals rush. ed to all exits with drawn revolve-s. Order was soon restored.
 The double shooting was the first in a San Francisco courtroom since | Francis J. Heney was shot in the
 cheek during one of the graft trials ten years ago.
 Ram Chandra was perhaps the most
 widely known Hindu in America after the departure of his associate, liar
 Oval. who jumped bail here when ar lrested on charges of violating neu-
 trality and fled to Switzerland. Chan dra got all the news he wanted for his paper from India and said he did it through copies of the Koran. mark
 ed peculiarly. Native censors would ] not touch these books. he said, and ap- : parently nobody else understood the system.
 I Chandra was 34 years eia and was in Peshawur in the Punjab. He was , educated in British India schools and
 did some newspaper work in India uTi- i, til 1907, when he was arrested for SC : dition. From India Chandra went to Japan and thence 10 Seattle, Washn: where Z he remained year and met liar Oval.
 He arrived here in 1914 and started his , paper Ghadr. In 1917 he was reported , to have been deposed as editor but he
 kept on publishing paper he called
 the Hindustan Ghadr.
 The case went to the jury at sos l o'clock tonight.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-24

formation as to the operations at Zee brugge and Ostend. It is known, how ever. that officials here have been an- ticipating developments in the anti submarine warfare within the next few weeks that would establish a definite check on the U-boats. American CO., operation if this effort is being eX- tended in various ways which cannot be disclosed. a-
 Bottling Up U-boato.
 It has long been the belief of many officers here that much could be done toward bottling up the U-boats at their source-their bases on the Bel gian coast. The means to this end suggested have been many, including mine fields, increased number of light surface patrol craft, new detection de- vices, aircraft and submarines. All oi these and other elements enter into whatever plan of operations the maya supreme council has formed
 Raids Put Through With Dash.
 The raids on Zeebrugge and Ostent were put through with a dash and en- | terprise that demonstrated the higl spirit of the allied naval forces anC 1 the eagerness of officers and men t | get into the fight. The operation i the most daring attempted by the al | lied sea forces in some respects dur | ing the war and the fact that landin; | parties were successfully put ashor, and the survivors embarked in tn, face of German batteries and troop shows, officers here say, that nothin! should be viewed as impossible unti it has been tried out.
 I fodoIz fho+ +l,o ,.o cent raid against trawlers by Britis ships was a part of the general pla1 for aggressive action. The Germa light craft were engaged in min sweeping. By their destruction, tn German U-boats and heavy craft wer excluded from the portion of the SC where the engagement occurred unti other ways to remove the mines coul be provided. Presumably the allie naval forces now are preparing mine the Belgian and German coast thoroughly, backing up the mines wit a guard of heavy ships to beat off tn German fleet should it come out, an with numerous smaller craft to driv off or destroy mine sweepers that at tempt to clear lanes for the U-boati
 Block Entrance of Canal.
 l The sinking or concrete laden ship in the entrance to Zeebrugge cana might shut in destroyers and U-boat
 based there. and allied craft woul keep watch to prevent the removal ( the Instructions. If the channel wa not completely closed at the first at
 tempt. further efforts are to be ez pected.
 Since the raid shows the Germa
 coast defences are not invulnerable, [ some officers this action is looked UT on as forecasting the possibility of a , attempt to force a landing in the reg of the German lines, thus turning tf flank of the whole German position !, in Flanders. That possibility has bee , discussed widely ever since the dead
 lock of trench warfare began.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-24
TRIBUTE TO THE SERVICES
 OF MELVILLE E. STONE
For 25 Years General Manager of The
 Associated Press.

New York, April 23.-In honor of Melville E. Stone, for twenty five years general manager of The Asso- ciated Press. the members of that as sociation made their annual meeting here today an occasion for paying tri- bute to his services. The meeting al- so mas marked by an appeal by Frank B. Moves. president of The Associated Press, urging the editors to support President Wilson in the prosecution of the war.
 Mr., Stone was presented, in behalf of the board of directors, with an il- luminated volume entitled. "M. E. s. His Book" work intended to sci forth in permanent form the record of Mir. Stones services. life and activ- ities- Members of The Associated Press had also caused to be insert ed in the book, in loose form, what were described by MT Moves as "very beautiful impressions of steel engrav- ings," being twenty-five $1,0OO Liber. ty bonds, "millenium milestones" as it were of each twenty five golder years.