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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-01
|PimpIes Troubled Ten Years. Cuticura HeaIs|
Sore Eruptions. All Over
 Body. Itched and Burned TiIlCouId HardlySIeep.

My trouble began with little red pimples that grew larger, and they became sore eruptions. They sealed over and were all over my body. and they festered. They itched and burned until could hardly sleep. had this trouble every winter for ten years.
 ''I used lots of salves but they did not do any good. Then l used Cuti- cura Soap and Ointment. and I used two boxes of Cuticura Ointment with three cakes of Cuticura Soap when l was healed" (S~ned) Mrs. M. Poole, Indian Mound. Tenn.
 If your skin is already healthy and c1sar keep 1t 70 by using Cuticura Soap for toilet purposes assisted by touches of Cuticura Ointment to soothe and heal any tendency to irritation, red- ness or roughness of the skin or scalp.
 sA.pls 1.sA !s.s H Meu. Address post card: s'oansAsa. 1elA '. 1sstea.~ sead evsrZwhns. Sep afc. o10sat q and Uc raleum 3e-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-01
Citrus Fruit Display
 From Gulf Coast Country

B. c. Cox, who has been in Gulfport, Miss, several days. has placed a citrus fruit display in his office on the tenth floor of the Jefferson County Bank build ing. where he invites his friends and those interested in the gulf coast coun- try to drop in and enjoy a Satsuma orange.
 Mir. Cox says the truckmen and fruit growers in the Gufport section have en- joyed fine season and are now ship ping citrus fruit and vegetables. in car lots. The oyster and fish season Is re- orted at it's height, and the harbor is busy with incoming and outgoing ships Gaily
 MT. Cox says things are humming about the naval training station and hospitals located at Gulfport. Among the Bir- mingham people he met was Jerome Cohen. an old Age-Herald boy, now with Uncle San's forces.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-01

The many friends of Capt Zac P. Smith, Jr., will be interested in a let ter received by friends here yesterday dated October Il. in which he tells of exciting experiences he has passed through recently. Captain Smith writes:
 We have been on the move lately and it is hard to keep up with the Huns. We have advanced about 20 miles in the last 10 days. Our boys are still doing re- markable work and have pushed salient into the Huns far in advance of any thing in the entire line. It is question whether we are going too fast for the left and right must keep up.
 We got into this place two days ago, pitch dark and it is the first time we have had a roof in sometime The Huns left here two days ago. Where we came from was wilderness, but here are gardens and trees and civilians, although the civilians left immediately preceding the bombardment, and the only living thing here were cats and some sick wom- en and men that could not leave. Most of the houses are all shot up, but the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-01
Frank B. Clark, IT,,
 Training for Ensign

Frank E. Clark. nephew of Gen. Louis V. Clark. and prior to his en- listment in the navy at New Orleans. one of Birminghams most prominent young realtors, passed through Bir- mingham yesterday morning en route to the naval training school.
 Ten men were selected from Calves ton, Pensacola, Gulfport and New Or leans, respectively, for examination, 10 to be chosen from the 40, to be sent to the naval training school for ensigns. Out of the 10 selected NIT. Clark was one of the number ranking right up to the top in percentage on bls examina- tions.
 That he will make good none of his many friends doubt.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-01
COlored Four-Minute Men Begin Speaking
 on Fire Prevention

The colored division of the four-minute men began their speaking campaign Thursday at the colored theatres through out Birmingham and Jefferson county. The addresses will be delivered from bull letin No. 41, on "The Prevention of Fire.
 Oscar w. Adams, chairman of the col- ored division, has called special meet ing for Friday night to assemble on the fifth floor of the Pythlan temple build ing, BIO Eighteenth street, north. The speakers committee, headed by F. A. Brown, Is making up appointments for Sunday, when every church and public gathering in Jefferson county will be covered. The organization has a mem bership of 100 or more men and they are scattered throughout the district.
 Bulletin g, united war work campaign. has just been delivered to colored head quarters and will be given out to speak CTS at the meeting Friday night. An urgent request is made to the members to attend.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-01
Popular Railroad Man
 Goes to Norfolk, Va.

c. A. Cowles, who has been in chargs of the inland traffic bureau in ths American Trust building since the gov ernnlent took over the railroads lact winter, received notice yesterday that he has been apointed assistant general freight agent of the Norfolk and Vest ern railroad with headquarters at Roanoke, Va. He will leave for that city within a few days to assume his new duties.
 the railroads MT. Cowles was general southern agent of the Norfolk and Western with headquarters in Atlanta He is well known among railroad men of the south
 It has not been announced yet who will succeed him as manager of tho inland traffic bureau in this city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-01

or in the prison camps. and then all the way back to their homes The volume of expenditure necessarily grows with the steady enlargement of the fighting forces.
 Because of the imperative need of plac- ing all these helpful facilities at the service of the French army of 4,000. 900. of the Italian army of 100000, and of the smaller but very important armies of Russia, of Belgium. of Portugal. or Macedonia, of Palestine of Mesopotamia, and of Egypt The claims of these all lied armies were not sufficiently recog- nized in the framing of our budgets.
 Even though the war were to end within a few months, or a few weeks, we should stand in great need of fund of moro than s17o500.00o. because this work. unlike that of, many other agen- cies, will have to be continued through out the entire period of demobilization
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-01
Camp Hardee Meets
 In Cable Hall Today

Camp Hardee will hold their regular meeting in Cable Hall Friday afternoon at 2.30 o'clock. This is the first meet Ing held since the ban on assemblages Much business of importance has ac- cumulated and it is therefore very i'm portant that every member attend this meeting.
 The usual invitation is extended to all veterans ana members of the U. D. C. to meet with the camp. Several tc mittees having in charge reports are urged to be ready to make their reports.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-01
ATTENTION, MOBILES OF PANDORA
 rUyIpIIr

On account of conditions prevailing the past month all lodges were closed by order of city commission, thus compelling the postpOnement of our cebcriat schedule for November 5- Date of ceremonial will he announced later. On nccount of similar conditions the invitation for the dedication of temple at New Orleans has been per manently withdrawn.
 F. C. SHEPARD, JR..
 Potentate. CHARLES J. cEOHEGAN.
 Recorder.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-01
Highland Book Club
 POstpOnes Meeting

The meeting of the Highland Book club, which was to have been held at Mrs. George w. Connors' residence to- day. has been postponed until November at which time Mrs. T. H. Motion will be the hostess.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-01
Marriage Licenses

The following marriage licenses were issued in the probate office yesterday: pr. w. F. Block to Mrs. J. B. sham ! blee.
 John T. Fitzgibbon to Miss Villa Ro- berta Sims.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-01

Cyrene commandery No. 10 will hold regular meeting for business. re- ceiyinE petitions and bail0tinG. Friaay evening November I, Z,3O D. m.
 GEORGE F. WHEELOCk. Com me uder.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-01
The First National Bank
of Birmingham. Alabama Statement. August 3t. 1918

 Loans and Discounts ....sl2 2.06S,5sI.os ONerdrafts ...... l,2O1.l2 eonnI ef Letters or Credit 10000 U. 5. Bonds (par) .....,.. l,S0O,VV0.Vv U. $. Treasury Certificates S,2So,VUO.VO Liberty Loan Bonds ...... 9v2,SoV.vv state of Alabama Bonds. l2iVUu.uV StocK in eoetal Reserve oo oo Otuer Stocks and Bonds e. 1,2oS,U5U.U2 Eanking house ........... SoV,9yV'uu Olner Real Estate .......s 41'oo4.'V CASH-
 ln Vault ....s 475.267.IS With banks 4,2SO.125.lS rraasurer M :. s6.ooo.Oo w ith Fed.
 Bank - I.737.Os00i- s.5S9.6S2.4o
 S25,937. .555.55 , Capital Stock '.... 1.50O. 100000 SurpIus and Profits ... 1,69l.5OY.64 Reserved Tor Taxes si'olV'vv 1 IirclliaIIon 1,4UU,UUO.u0 ere6it 100000 DEPCSlTS- lndiyiaual .S1S.41S.861.56 Bank ...... 2.026.S64.34 U 5. :..... l25,OVe.0V . Federal Re- r serve 3auk.
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 A gent s37,5oooo- o7,725.se
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-01
WAR AFFECTS ENTIRE PEOPLES


 alone war of armies and navies, but a war of entire peoples In particular. it involves vast numbers of the industrial | classes. Since our financial plans were announced, the claims of these indus , trial classes at home and overseas have been pressed upon us. and 1t has been made clear that we must augment great. ly our efforts on behalf of the millions of men and women at work in arsenals, in navy yards, and in countless mill. tarized and other indispensable war in dustries
 Because the burden of this war falls so heavily upon the women of America and of the allies. They have taken the places of multitudes of men engaged in ordi- nary occupations and have thus released millions for the fighting forces. They are also largely engaged in making mu- nitions and in other essential war in dustries. The facts concerning the needs of women affected by war conditions convince us that much larger financial provision should be made on their be- half than the budgets of our organiza- tions contemplate
 Because of the comprehensiveness of the ministry being rendered the Amer ican army and navy and the forces of our allies. It is the aim of these agen- cies to place at the disposal of our sol diers and sailors all that Is best in Amer ican life. We represent to them the American home. the American school and college. the American library, the American forum. the best phases of American club life, the finest aspects ot the American stage. and above all, the American churches and synagogues. This is a colossal programme and calls for large expenditure of money-an ex- penditure necessarily increasing with the growth of the army and navy.
 WORK THAT IS CONTINUOUS
 Because of the continuity of the serv- Ice we are seeking to render. We aim to follow the soldiers and sailors from the time they leave their homes, while they are in transit, while they are at the training camps. large and small, while they are on their way to the ports of embarkation, as well as at those ports while they are on the sea, during their stay at the ports of debarkation, during their experiences in further training overseas. in the zone of combat includ- ing the front line trenches, while they are at leave resorts or in the hospitals
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-01

Birmingham, october s1. 1918
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-03-12
NEWS FROM THE
STATE CAPITOL

Continued from page J.
is still debatable today. Peterson S
friends made good the loss to the
state and took him out Of jail on
a $4,000 bond, ere the bolts had
been closed behind him. He has
since been on duty in the nation
al army camp at Columbia, S. c..
Claiming the shortage was not
due to theft but to loose business
methods some Of his friends had
expected him to be sent to the
battle front in France before a
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-03-12

trial could be staged-and the
signs still point that way unless
the civil authorities can get him
here (by permission Of the war
Department. by Friday Of this
week.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-09
Drygoods Men Call
Trade Prospect Good
Selfridge, London Merchant.
Says World Business in
Luxuries Is Dead

Prominent merchants, describing the
BUSINESS lessons war has taught the
Allies and asserting that traffic in
necessaries alone will keep American
trade rs brlsk as ever, gave an optimis-
NC martlal note to yesterdays session
OF the National Dry Goods Association
convention at the Hotel Astor The
speakers urged the soldiers should be
guaranteed positions after the war and
detailed plans by which war thr;ft
stamps and Liberty bonds may best be
sold by stores.
II. Gordon Selfridge, owner Of the
largest department store in London,
ana a., formerly manager of the Marshall
Field store in Chicago. nrodicted
American retailers would thrive varU
we'll, even though the luxuries trade IL
ended ""o ~
Tho time is coming when the mer-
chants of America must realize that
the luxury trade has about closed !,
SAID MIR. Selfridge. "France is out Of
business. Germany, of course, cannot
ne considered any longer. Switzerland
and Italy also have been out of i for
two years." ~ AoA
War has reduced the number of
bankruptcies in England and has Given
some people higher wages W. Sol
1rldge said, and the Briton has lost his
SnoDblshness toward business and
earned to concentrate all his energies
to merchandising. B ''''
owing to the war there is little
chance of normal production Of sillS
SAID CASTOR Duplau, of Paris Althourh
there are ample wool supplies in sirht
1 Ior l9iS. David Kirschbaum, of A. B.
hlrschbaum, Philadelphia, said the
problem lies in getting it to the manu-.
tacturer. ''''''"
New-York tribune., 1918-02-09
Camp Dix Men Lead
In Buying Insurance
Average Is $9,679 for Soldiers
Camp Lewis Shows Largest
[StaF Co7vespondcnce1 I

|
WASHINGTON, Feb 8.-The seldA-
tive soldiers in training at Camp Dix
are the heaviest purchasers per capita
OF war risk insurance of all American
troops, the War Department announced
to-day. The Upton men purchased the
second largest amount of insurance
considered as division, against the
record of the division at Dix, which
stood sixth in the list.
The New York Guardsmen at Camn
Wadsworth figured as the eighth high
est purchasers of insurance among for
mer state troops and ninth in the per
capita amount neld by each man.
Approximately six billion dollars
worth Of government insurance had
been applied for by men in training
camps up to February 5, the War De-
partment statement showed Of this
sun, sum Camp Lewis men led the list with
$25l ,o06 900, with Camp Upton second,
with $3.50 O,608,500. The Dix men are
sixth, with $202, 1886 900, and the Wads
worth Guardsmen twentieth in the list
OF camps, with total of $177.O5 900.
In per capita amounts Dix tops the
list with $9,679 per man. Wadsworth
is ninth among Guard purchasers and
twenty-second of all purchasers, with
$4,000 per man. The report does not
include the per capita figures on Camp
Upton because Of the absence of the
correct number of men in the camp.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-09
Pershing and Anglo-French
Leaders in Close Harmony
Mutual Admiration and Respect Result From Conferences
With Cemenceau Petain and Haig; Cooperation
Is Improving All the Forces

Frenchmen, and Americans acquainted
with both, and they assure me Clemen-
ceau and Pershing work admirably to-
gether and each has heap Of respect
for the other.
Not only is Pershing in frequent con-
ference with Clemenceau and P6tain,
but he and Haig often discuss some
question Of vital interest in the war.
All the leading French and British mill
tary and political leaders meet the
American representatives with perfect
frankness and good feeling, and spirit
of the closest personal cooperation
exists.
Mutual Respect Growing
There is growing a common respect
and regard, and the diffidence which at
first existed is wearing away. Though
British, French and American soldiers
have different characteristics and diff
ferent ways Of doing the same thing,
each has discovered he has something
to learn from the other.
The close contact, instead of bring
ing about jealousy, is moulding the
forces into an harmonious whole and
making for associations which will bulk
big in the coming days. When differ
ent leaders can critcise without a
thought OF endangering relations. a
considerable advance has been made
toward coordination Of military effort.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-09
By Arthur S. Draper

CONTROLE AMERICAINE, AMERI-
CAN EXPEDITIONARY ARMY, Feb. 8.
General Pershing has been on this
side of the water long enough to get
thoroughly acquainted with Anglo
French statesmen and soldiers. He has
had an opportunity to study both close
ly, and they have had equal chance of
measuring him.
The period when precedent and dip
lomatic form had to be followed has
long since passed, and to-day frequent
conferences between Pershing and AL
lied statesmen and soldiers are marked
by spirit Of frankness and directness
which makes for speed and efficiency.
Conferences with Clemenceau
Some day it will be interesting to
read Of the conferences between Gle
! menceau, Frances fighter, who, despite
his seventy odd years, has still all the
/ fire of youth, and pershing, who always
knows what he wants and takes no
roundabout course in getting A.
have talked recently with several
New-York tribune., 1918-02-09
American "Potash
independence" Near
Du Pont Official Predicts That
Chilean Nitrates Will
Supply Needs
BY Charles K. Weston

Manager dat Pont Publicity Buren,
WILMINGTON, Feb. S.-American in.
dependence Of the German potash mo-
nopoly was forecast here tonight bv C.
NJ. Barton, vice-president Of the du Pont
Nitrate Company, operating in Chile. as
a result Of the practical demonstration
through many months Of the success
Of the company in extracting potash in
large ard profitable quantities from
Chilean nitrate ores heretofore not cor
sidered as source of supply.
In the course of lecture Mr. Barton
told gathering of the Delaware sec
tion OF the American Chemical Society
that not only had the du Pont com.
pany succeeded in producing potash IN
paying commercial quantities from the
Chilean nitrate ores, but that it had
given the secrets Of its processes to
the Representatives Of companies from
Allied and neutral countries which
operate plants in the nitrate fields of
Chile.
The du Pont company produces only
about L per cent OF. the output of the
Chilean nitrate fields, but it has now
succeeded in producing 10000 tons a
year of product containing 25 per cent
of potassium nitrate. This is equiva-
lent to about 200 tons of potassium
oxide. On this basis the total Chilean
production under the new process would
be 100000 tons a year. But the process
can be further developed and improved
Mr. Barton said. There is good reason
to believe that IN n short time it car
be improved to such an extent that IL.
stead of recovering about one-third o
potash in the ore, it may be possible t.
recover virtually all, and thereby brin,
the total possible output up to 720,Oe
tons a year. This is almost as muci
as the entire pre-war consumption O
potash in the United States. Germany
sale of potash be'ore the war to tn,
entire world amounted to only abou
100000 tons a wear.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-09
Britain Feels Germany
Fears toLaunch Drive
Militarists Said To Be LOSING
Faith in Any Decisive
Victory
[Stof Correspondencel


LONDON, Feb. 6.--Discussion of the
probable outcome Of the anticipated
great German offensive on the West
front continues to receive prominence
both in the newspapers Of Germany
and Of Great Britain. On the feast
bility Of "break through" in the west
"Fabus," the military critic of the
"Neue Freie Presse," of Vienna, says:
"Theorctical conditions for a sue
cessful break are a depth Of at least
ten miles and breadth of from
twelve to fifteen miles. The greatest
dimensions yet attained have been
about five miles in depth and six or
seven miles in breadth, and these are
insufficient, because the reserve troops
that follow the storming troops are un-
der artillery fire." Some military
genius may solve the problem, but
"Fabius" says he has not yet shown
himself on either side.
The official view here is that the Ger
man militarists fear to launch a gigan-
tic offensive because they are doubtful
whether it will result decisively.
Kuehlmann is expected to make a more
and get down to real business. In
other words, considerable faith is put
in the weight of various forces bring
ing such pressure TO bear on the Ger
mar government that it will show a
different attitude toward the question
OF peace.
Among these forces ere economic
stress, financial stringency, weakening
of morale, dissatisfaction in Austria,
the demoralizing influence of the Roll
sheviki, loss of faith in supreme, do
cisive weapon and fear of economic
boycott after the war.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-09
Charleston Urged
AS Best Site for
New Navy Yard
Admiral Helm Condemns
Gulf Ports in Report
to the Senate

WASHINGTON, Feb. S.-Charleston
offers the only site for a first class
navy yard between Hatteras and Kew
West, in the opinion of the Commits
sion on Navy Yards and Naval Bases.
headed by Rear Admiral Helm. The
commissions sixth preliminary report
submitted to the Senate to-day, said
all sites on the Gulf were remote from
waters bordering on the Windwnrd
Islands and the Caribbean Sea-" "wherc
1T is thought future naval hostilitics
are likely to take place." but added
that, because Of the possibility that
the fleets communications with North
ern yards and resources might be in.
terrupted, base of supply with ample
docking and repair facilities on The
Gulf of Mexico might become of vital
Importance.
Hurricanes along the South Atlantic
and Gulf coasts, the report said, would
be detrimcnts to navy yards. and the
storms OF recent years would have
damaged even the largest ships. Even
had suitable location for first class
yard been decided upon, its establish
ment would not now be necessary, as,
the commission believes, the Charles
ton plant can take care of all work the
navy needs in these waters.
From study Of strategical require
ments," the report continues, "the
commission is led to believe that the
first line Of special defence for the
Gulf Of Mexico should be in the Florida
Straits and the Yucatan Channel. An
operating base will be necessary for
submarines, destroyers, auxiliary vcs.
sells and aircraft assigned to these
localities. Key West seems to be bet.
ter located strategically for this pur-
pose than any ether site available. It
Will be necessary to construct an arti.
fetal harbor for vessels based there ae
protection against hurricanes"
The commission also reported that it
would be practicable to have a coastal
air station at Brunswick, Ca; that
Miami, Fla, offers a good "strategic'
location for temporary operating base
for submarines and destroycrs for pro-
lection of the Florida Straits, and that
Key West would afford protection both
TO the Straits and the Gulf.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-09
French hReorganizeA Aviation
Dept; Air Board Formed

PARIS, Jan. 5 (by mail).-The Avi.
alton Department Of the French army
has been reorganized and there has
been created an Air Board of which
the Minister of Munitions is president.
Members of the board comprise the
Under Secretary for Aviation, rep
resentative of the commander in chief
and the heads of the various depart
nents concerned.
An aviation programme will be
drawn up from time to time at Cen
eral Army Headquarters and submit
ted to the Under Secretary for Avi-
alton, who in turn will lay it before
the new Air Board. After a study of
the programme thl board will decide
the number of machines to be built
and Immediately award contracts for
their construction.