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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-03
MEN, WOMEN
AND THINGS

About two weeks ago prominent at
torney in Birmingham accidentally cut
his right thumb, and thought but little
of it, but took the precaution to paint
lit with iodine
climb and he became alarmed, and in
a few hours blood poisoning set in and
then began fight to save his arm. but
the insidious poison won and it was am
putated.
And now for week he has been bat
Ting with death, and the grim reaper
has lowered close above his bed, as the
silent watchers have sat by his side day
hour for the scythe to fall was not at
hand.
And who is this man about whom the
whole city Is anxious? 1t is Robert &.
Redus, one of the landmarks who num-
bers his friends by the hundreds. He was
one of the young men who came to Biz
mingham in the early eighties and hung
out his single.
He was here when / came to devote
my time to the jealous mistress. one of
coterie Of as bright and companionable
| men as it has ever been my lot in life
to foregather with. In the happy circle
were three inseparable friends, Bob Re
dus. Sam Putnam and Ben Carter.
| How the mere mention of the brilliant
trio calls up memories of the old Ala
bama club and the host of good fell
lows who used to make it their head
the names of many who have made fame
and fortune for themselves and added to
1.-THE wealth and prosperity of Birming-
ham.
| And so, with the news that Bob
Redus, as he is Familiarity and lovingly
known, was lowering between life and
death, wave of genuine sympathy
swept over the old-timers who had
the quarter of century that he had
made this city his abiding place.
| For score of years he was set down
| in the bachelor class. and looked upor
as a confirmed clubman; and it did
seem that he had run the gauntlet, and
| then he met his fate, and today is ten
derby cared for by his loving wife and
watched ovor by two young sons, who
arc his pride and his JOY.
| He is not only my friend. whom |
have known and admired for his charm
of manner and cultivated conversation,
but for nearly 10 years has been my
neighbor, and many a pleasant hour we
have put in together in going from home
to town or from the city back home or
| lounsing on one another's porches. OF
strolling about each others grounds.
4 My two boys being near the same age
Of his, have been daily playmates. and
their grief touches me. It's strange how
| two men will go on being friends fol
years without showing any real feeling
toward one another, and then a great
| sorrow, or sickness, or need comes and
| the thin veil of conventionality Is
dropped and beneath it is revealed the
true depth of the relationship.
| had always looked on Bob" Redu:
as rather a cold type of a man. one In
/ whom the intellect dominated; man adj
! mired and respected by the cultured ane
the professional class. for he has a:
little Of the demagogue about him as
any man. of my acquaintance. and fol
this reason l have been surprised t.
find out how many working people have
asked me daily about his condition.
For a long time it was hard for him
tn mt bA,ind him his old club ways
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-03

BEGINNING THE DAY-0 God,
may L not doubt Thee: May 1 trust
Thy good purpose: May L cross All
seas and mountains, wage all bat-
ties, dare all heroisms, bear al
pains, confidently and joyously ex-
pecting Thy power 10 bear me on
and Thy benson to reward me. IN
Christs name. Amen.-H. Nj. IL.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-03

There is no line of trade which is I'M
affected by the war" said w. e. Perry,
the jeweler. Now. / am matchmaker
by trade and they are getting mighty
scarce in Birmingham. I have been told
that one firm here will lose four, an
other two, and many at least one. A
jeweler in nearby town who has been
getting his watch repairing done here
told me Monday that he would just have
to quit, as it was impossible to find any
one who would do it at present. There
seems to be demand for them by the
government. | do not know if it be true
or not but I have been informed that
many have gone to France to look after
the chronometers on the airplanes."
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-03
A NEW INDUSTRY

From the Mobile Register.
Birmingham is to have an automobile
factory, and we predict that it is to be
the forerunner of many, for Birmingham
appears to be specially situated to be
national center for auto making
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-03
"LITTLE MOTHER,

Frank L. Stanton, in Atlanta Constitu'
ton.
She's the homes loved keeper.
Busy dark and dawn,
With the plain ,old-fashioned
Bingham apron on.
Be the labor brief or long,
Still she sweetens it with song.
Rest time, little mother,
The bees no longer roen
And. tired of play, the children
Have rosily come home.
But this one must be rocked to rest
The envied place on mothers breast
Then, fireside songs and stories,
And the sweet evening prayer,
And mother-lQve to watch beside
Sleeps gathered children there;
And still to lean, where shadows creep
The last to kisa them, where they sleep.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-03
Money from Above

"a funny thing happened at the
Civic association cafe several days ago."
said Secretary Manager c. l.. Harold
when the cashier laid one dollar bill
on the window sill as she opened her
cash register to make change. About
that time a current of wind took the
dollar out the window and it went sail
ing down Twenty-first street near Third
avenue. Everyone in the cafe became
interested in watching the dollar bill and
the promenade was. thronged. Just as
we began to think it would drop on Third
avenue another current caught it and
brought it back up Twenty-first street to
Second avenue and there it came down
right into the hands of man who was
crossing the street. The man stopped,
looked up with surprised expression on
his face, pocketed the dollar and went
on his way. The cashier attempted to
catch the man, but so far as we know
he is going YETI
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-03

"A beautiful compliment was paid Mrs.
H. l. .Badham when she spoke to the
teachers of Alabama last week at the
jefferson theatre on the third Liberty
Loan drive" said Mrs. j. r. Hornady.
THE entire body rose when it was an
.nounced that Mrs. Badham had five sons
in the service. two in France, and three
in American environments, and she re-
ceived quite an ovation from that large
gathering"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-03

Art IN BUTCHEhS SHOF
New York Correspondence Pittsburg Dis
patch.
When hotels have anniversaries or de-
partment stores end half centuries OF
service flowers are Always present in
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-03

Member of the Associated Press
The Age-Herald is the only morning
and Sunday newspaper in Birmingham
carrying the Associated Press DIS
patches.
The Associated Press is exclusively
entitled to the use for republication
of all news dispatches credited to II
or not otherwise credited in this paper
ano also the local news puoished
herin.
All rights of republication of spe-
cial dispatches herein are also re-
served.
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Washington bureau. 2O7 Hibbs build
ing.
European bureau, Henrietta street.
Covent Garden. London.
Eastern business office, Rooms Az 70
60, inclusive, Tribune building, New
York city; western business office,
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Beckwith Special Agency, agents Tor
foreign advertising.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-03

abundance and butcher uptown had
observed this. Yesterday, when he noted
by his calendar that the next day would
end 10 years of faithful service, he de-
cided that flowers were in order. So.
fearing that others would not remember
the date. he ordered They came and
the butcher arranged them as artistically
as his art irfNdangling sausages allowed
him. But when customers began to come
in later he noticed smiles. At first he
took this for commentator and smiled
back, but later he walked all the way
around the wreaths and inspected them
more carefully. And then it was that
he decided flowers could never, never
become his friends. For resting in a
cluster which was supported by the sau-
sages was a banner reading Rest in
Peace and the 9bbon which upheld the
standard of the roses said: I'VE will
meet YOU over there Which brings to
mind that immortal inscription by the
reporter who interviewed the champion
schweitzer cheese devourer of the world.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-03

You have no children, butchers! IL
you had, vi
The thought of them would have
stirr'd up remorse.
Henry vi.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-03
POOLING THE UNwARY

A HOLLOW SHAM
TOO bad about Deacon Fourthly."
What happened to him.
He deserted his family for fascinat-
ing manicure
And he was a pillar of the church,
toow
''Well, guess the deacon was the kind
of pillar dishonest contractors put in
public buildings sometimes. 1t looks solid
and substantial enough from the outside,
but inside it's mostly plaster and laths'
HOPE SPRINGS ETERNAL
where are you going?"
''Out to get drink
Twill you have timer
Certainly. According to the pro-
granme, five years elapse between Act
and Act II. I ought to be able to
scare up drink in that length of time,
even in town as dry as this one isl
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-03
PLEASANT TO THINK ABOUT

PLEASANT TO THINK ABOUT
B This beauty doctor advertises that he
can make woman look 70 years
younger.
DO you believe that?"
mo Neither do the women who pat
ronize him believe he can make them
look 10 years younger. but it's happy
thought and they're willing to pay for
II PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-03
A PROBLEM

Although we hate the thought of work
When we're not feeling prime,
If we should every duty shirk,
How would we pass the time?
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-03

Remittances can be made at current
rate of exchange The Age-Herald VIII
rot be responsible for money sent
through the mails. Address,
THE AGE-HERALD,
Birmingham, Ala.
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NO FACILITIES

NO FACILITIES
/ gladly would garden make,
But, pshaw, an end to that.
He may not WELD a hoe or rake
Who's living in a flat.
Birmingham Age-Herald
Full we'll we know the truth of that,
Space is so scarce, indeed,
Inside the ordinary flat
One can't crowd in a seed.
Youngstown Telegram
You can't get by; oh, no, indeed,
You reason in fine shape;
Just keep COW and plant a seed
Out on the fire escape.
Memphis Commercial Appeal.
Avaunt, o bard, also poo poo.
Pray will you tell lis, now,
If you live in flat, just where
You keep that there said COW?
Ma con Telegraph.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-03
Furnishing Friers


he joke is certainly on me- said Ira
l.. Armstrong, the well known haber-
dasher, who lives at Mountain Terrace.
My reighbors on the crest OF the hill
had their chickens stolen and smiled
because they hadn't gone to the trouble
to light their chicken yards ana wire
thei. coops. To make matters worse, just
few nights before my roosts were
cleaned out | had gone home on a car
with shotgun and told friend in a
tone loud enough for all the passengers
to hear that I was getting ready for
chicken thieves They put me out of the
poultry business, took all of Gentry Hill
mans. and got s29 worth of broilers from
Watt Connors. War is nothing to all
this talk about raising chickens in ones
back yard and cut down the meat bill.
1t merely. means furnishing friers for
professional chicken raisers. An anna
teur rs not in it He is outclassed and
handicapped from the start"
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IN HOTEL LOBB1ES
AND ELSEWHERE


I ran down to meet my daughter and
my son-in-law.' said w. B. Duke. a
prominent merchant Of Gadsden. The
Rev. Fl. H. Hagood, whoA for a number
on years has been pastor of the Sec
ond Baptist church, with his wife, being
on their way to their new home at Sui
hgent where he has accepted call. He
got a mighty fine girl for wife and
think she got a fine young man for a
husband. It's one of the joys of life for
parents to see their children happily mar
ried and making homes for themselves"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-03

Entered at the birmingham, Ala"
postoffice as seeond-class matter I'M
Ger act of Congress. March S. 1873.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-03
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
THE AFTERMATH

THE AFTERMATH
A man who is wise
Will gaze in bright eyes
And part with all sense of discretion;
But wisdom comes back
When later, alack,
He joins in the married procession.
Those orbs he admired,
By wrathfulness fired
Will make him downcast and unhappy.
Distressing the plight
OF any poor wight
When the wife of his bosom Is scrappy.
POOLING THE UNwARY
What stylS of entertainment is this?"
."It is called an intimate revue"
"Yesr'
1.-THE idea is that those beauties on the
stage will take you into their confidence
before the shows over, but they won't
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-03

About two weeks ago a prominent at
torney in Birmingham accidentally cut
his right thumb, and thought but little
of it, but took the precaution to paint
it with iodine
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-03
USEFUL MEMBER

But your congressman can't even
make speech that is worth listening
to-
He doesn't have to speak. He gets
appropriations for US while other menu
bers are showing off their weli-roundet
periods"
FAMILIAR FIGURE MISSING
Remarkable"
What's the natter"
I'm reading dialect story of the
south, written by an eastern author. 1t
doesn't contain a southern colonel who
strokes his white goatee and says You
all when he means only one person.
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threw down their arms and sur
rendered. The prisoners were
marched back to yhe Canadian line
by Scotty and his delighted men.
The commanding officer of the
sector summoned Scotty and want
ed to know why the raid was made
in violation of orders.
we couldn't help it. colonel"
explained Scotty. When We heard
that Uncle Sam was in. we just had
10 go over and celebrate"
The officer grinned in spite of
himself, and besides he was from
Toronto and knew something about
the Yankee fighting spirit.
See that II don't happen again.
he said. turning his face away 10
hide his amusement
Early i'm my yarn / praised the
courage of American soldiers of
alien parentage. I want 10 do it
again, for they are doing a noble
work for democracy over there
While my feet were getting well
in the hospital, / heard the tale OF
Nick Kornies. a Greek youth, who
was formerly a vender of bananas
at Fifteenth ST. and Avenue d in
New York.
The streams Of humanity that
daily coursed by his humble push
cart had no realization that this
mild immigrant lad from New
York's seething east side was po-
tential hero. il is safe to say that
any OF the men or women who
bought bananas from Nick Kornies
would have laughed incredulously
if anybody had predicted before the
lapse of many months an entire
nation would pay homage 10 this
obscure Greek boy. Yet that is just
what did occur
Nick Kornies had no idea himself
what the future held so why should
strangers be able to guess? He was
a dreamer, but he never dared 10
hope that his dreams would come
true The big war overseas was a
vague. distant thing as far as he
was concerned: the only times
when II penetrated even slightly
into his consciousness was when
he heard the shri1l voices Of the
newsbOys calling off the headlines
which told Of gains, defeats. or
deadlocks i'm the war zone in
( France
CONTINUED TOMORROW
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one hand and seized an American
Flag with the other. His keen gray
eyes burned with the old lighting
fire of his Scotch ancestors.
Come on, Yanks,' he yelled.
over the top for US; Well be dis
graced for life if we didn't serve
notice on the boches over yonder
that Uncle Sam has jumped into
the war with both feet Every
blamed one Of YOU who has red
American blood in his veins. come
on over"
Yelling like an Apache. Scotty
cleared the sandbags with a
mighty bound. and he was followed
by a hundred or more Yanks.
A Canadian sergeant shouted
something about violation OF orders.
but We might as well have tried 10
carry on a dialog with the wind.
Fortune favored the raiders, for
there happened to he a break in the
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-07-10
TRENCH TALk.

The war has evolved what il
almost new language. 90 which
each nation involved has con-
tributed lavishly. The American
soldier went TO France richly
provided with a store Of slams, 10
which each day has added a
new and choice selection of
terms and phrases. Some of
this new language is clear TO
those at home, but much Of il
needs explanation.
ARCHIE. The soldiers name
for the sky-pointing guns that
shoot at aircraft and sometimes
hit them
AUTOMATIC The Colt As
caliber automatic pistol with
which our boys are armed. II
it doesn't happen TO jam it is
pretty deadly weapon
BARRNGE. High explosive
shells fired by artillery SO that
they pass over the heads OF
an advancing or retreating
force and fall in a line in front
or back Of them and protect
them. y bOX-b arr2ge is one
which IS laid down all around
a small force SO that il can
not move in any direction.
BATTERY. 4 specified number
OF pieces of artillery which
operates as a unit under the
command OF a captain
BERTHA. Sammee's name for
big German gun. from the
name OF the eldest daughter
Of Krupp, the German gun
maker.
BIG STUFF. Various kinds OF
large German shells The big
one filled with high explosive
are called crumps from the
noise they make when they
explode. The ones that give
of cloud az black smoke
are called coal-boNcs or Jack
JohnsOnS. The French call
the big stun marmites or
stewpots
BILLET. The barracks. French
village or encampment 20
which the soldier is sent af-
ter his tour OF duty in the
trenches. supposedly for a rest.
but usually 10 work cry hard
AZ some non-dghtine branch
OF military work. The soldiers
usually spend one week i'm the
frout-line trenches the next
week .n the support. OF sec
ond-liue trenches. aud the
third week in the rest bluets.
after which they return 90 the
front line.
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CHAPTER Mi.
ScOtfy the IrreDreS-ibIP.

One OF the most entertaining
characters met at the hospital
was o Yank By the name Of ScOtty.
who gave me a thrilling account OF
how bunch OF Americans in the
Canadian contingent received the
news of the entrance of Urcle Sam
in the war I'm April. 1917
ScOtty had been gassed. but ne
was on the high road 10 recovery
when he ana ] collided He was
formerly an American telegraph
operatoT-one of the rowing kind
who had tapped the key 10 the ac-
compartment OF the Morse code
from Chicagc 20 New Orleans and
from Boston 20 Frisco lie was
long, lean and Tank, with legs like
stills and arms like bean poles. but
his muscles were as of steel.
found that out when he reached
out OF his cot and grasped my hand.
When he let so my paw ] felt as
though IL had been mashed i'm "A
coffee grinder.
From SCotCh-Irish ancestry
this buddy had inherited a keen love
OF ighting. when the lighting was
hard and fast. He told me i'm detail
the story OF the memora bile night
when the news reached the trench
IS that the United States was IN the
war, and 7 will repeat il as accu-
rately as possible.
on q particular evening i'm April
1917. Scotty said 90 his buddy one
Jack Murdoch. OF Albany, y. y.
Jack. this is getting too slow for
me. lying around in this beastly
trench, doing nothing but wallow in
mud and duck shells. I Joined the
Canadian contingent 10 fght not TO
tester in muck and set rheuma-
tism."
Time parenuy ant ripe FOR
taking a swat at the Huns" replied
Murdoch. whiting az his corncob
pipe
Ripe" snorted Scoty disgusted-
is. Wed soon make The boches
ripe il we could SET ut them with
our bayonets.'
"Oh. Law of that STUFF" protested
Murdoch. Don't grit your teeth az
me that way. amt 10 blame be-
cause YOU can't jump into Berlin
tonight and slit the kaiser's throat
Just then sergeant hurried
into the trench from a communi-
eating passage. He was covered
with mud and his eyes cleaned
With excitement
Boys" he yelled, the biggest
news vet: the United states has de-
clared war on Germany and Uncle
sam - going 90 ship a big army
into France"
The rangy Scotty was on his feet
With a whoop He grabbed the SER
Ssant by the shoulders with his
snot-y hands and said huskiiy-
"Soy that again. old man. and az
the same time kick nae 50 that u ]
arm dreaming Iu wake up-
The sergeant repeated ths Joyous
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prisoner a suggestive poke in the
ribs with the muzzle sf his pistol
McNichOls buddies nearly died
laughing when he walked in with
the fat boy. but he didn't care a
rap about that A few weeks later
a little girl back in Ohio was de
lighted when she learned that her
sweetheart had kept his promise
and captured a boche.
But McNichol didn't think it nee
essary TO tell her i'm his letter that
the prisoner he had taken had
proved 10 be the cook OF the Ger
man sector. No, why should he =?
There's no use being a JOY killer
when II concerns your best girl.
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message and at the same time gave
scotty q dig ia the shins with his
foot.
"Hurrah.' shouted scotty "Old
Uncle sammy has his dander up al
last He executed little war
dance around the trench.
JOY When America Enters War.
The news raced up and down the
sector like wildfre, and the Ca
nadians Joined in the joyfest OF
their Yankee comrades.
As for Scotty he grew more eN-
cited every minute as the import
of the tidings sank into his intelli-
gence.
Finally he grabbed a rife with
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-07-10
497 SEAMEN GO TO
GREAT LAKES STATION

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. July To-
Four hundred and ninety-seven
young men left indianapolis today
for Great Lakes naval training sta
ton where they viii become sea
men. second class, in the navy. The
men. who were recruited from
throughout Indiana, represent near
Is 20 states, the majority being
from Indiana. Kentucky, Ohio. Iii
nois and Michigan.