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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-09
SPORTS
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series here. Cicotte injured his ankle in sliding into first in the second inning. Score. RHE E. Cleveland ............ 003 101 0Oo-5 5 Chicago .................. 022 o30 02+-9 B
 Batteries Groom. Coumbe Enzman, Coveleskie and ONeill; Cicotte, Danforth Shellenbach, c. Williams and Schalk
 PERKINS STICK WINS
 Philadelphia, May s.-Perkins beat New York here today, driving in all Philadel phia's runs. The score was to 2 Pratt's single, Pipps triple and Miller's sacrifice fly gave the Yankees a to 0 lead in the second. Perkins singled with the bases filled in the fourth, ty- ing the score. In the eighth, with two on base, Perkins drove home run into the bleachers. Score: R.H.E. New York .. 020 coo O00-2 3 Philadelphia ......... GOO 200 OS*-5 10 2
 Batteries: Caldwell and Hannah; Perry and Perkins,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-09
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The menace., 1918-01-05

The time has arrived when we are going to be
compelled to put little more ginger into the fight
liStless, half-heared program is not going to get
results On the other hand it is going to lead to
disaster if we keep it up.
Many of our friends have Needed our calls for the
past few weeks and have really tried to make good
showing in subscriptions before the raise in price
But thousands have sat unmoved-have not even an
swered us with word of encouragement If that is
the way you feel about the struggle in which we are
engaged that is the way it will end-wth you sitting
still and the enemy making way with the spoils
If you are really sincere in your professions of
patriotism if you really want to see this nation saved
from Roman rule and ultimate ruin; if YOU care a
hoot for your children and those whom YOU are one
OF these days, going to bid farewell and leave behind
then 1t is time that you were taking stock of yourself
to see just what you doing to push the work along
There shouldn't be Stacker in the whole MEN
ACE Army 1t should be the greatest BODY of no,
trlotlc men and women on the gobe-and it can be if
every man, woman and child in it will only resolve
now to do his bit and do it every time it is needed
Remember, friends we are not asking you for do
nations. We don't want your money-TTS YOUR
HELP AND INFLUENCE THAT WE WANT
We want to extend the circulation of this paper be-
cause OF what the paper can do for the good Of hu
manity! See the point?
we offer you full value for every twenty-five cent
piece you send to this office. All want you to do
is to DO the same thing for the other fellow that some
one did for you when he first told you about THE
MENACE and took your subscription for the little
sheet for forty weeks. -''''
Four weeks is not very long, as we reckon time,
but 1t is long enough to work havoc with the Roman
Catholic political machine in America if every reader
OF these lines can only be induced to do his duty The
WaY to do II ia tn douhla Tur Mry A. IN
list and you can do it and not half try if YOU will
only say you can!
We are inserting the subscription blank herewith
and are going to ask every man, woman and child who
processes friendship for THE MENACE to use it in
securing at least club of four subscriptions within
the next week.
Don't let anything prevent you from doing this
Just this time, Let us make one big drive before
the increase in price and just what one good hard
pull altogether will accomplish.
GET BUSY, WE'RE Off
The menace., 1918-01-05
TAKE STOCK OF YOURSELF, Then ACT!

rHIOW that the holidays are well over and the
lIN people have settled back to normal activity no
M better season Of the year could be selected to
GG2I make great subscription drive for THE MEN
ACE People are reading and thinking as never be-
fore; they are grasping for news such as only The
MENACE can give them; and they will give you
hearing if you will only ask for it.
In Just four more weeks, you know, the price will
be raised and we want to urge the men on the Firing
Line to do their level best in the matter Of getting
new subscriptions before that time arrives Not that
those who want the paper and know what it is will
not subscribe for it after the raise in price, but
urge you to act for the very good that there
are thousands who can be induced to subscribe at 25c
who would probably hesitate if it were double that
amount, simply because they do not know about THE
MENACE.
THE MENACE has great years work mapped out;
it is going to publish some powerful papers during the
year; it is going to be brim full Of good wholesome
reading each and every week and will contain material
in every issue that cannot be had from any other
source at this time.
Then, too, there will be some great political cam
paigns next fall In which the papers services will be
needed as never before, and we are anxious to pre-
pare for them by having the biggest possible circua-
ton. The papers influence for good is governed
wholly by it's circulation, and circulation can only
come through the cooperative efforts Of those in
sympathy with the great movement which the paper
champions
You know, as do we, that the year 1918 will bring
many momentous problems before the people for sou-
ton. Only intelligent well informed people can cope
with these great problems successfully That is why
we are going to bend our every energy to make THE
MENACE in truth the foremost educational weekly
journal in the United States.
You know the satisfaction that has come to you
by reason Of your acquaintance with THE MENACE;
you know that it has opened your eyes many ques
tons concerning which you were formerly in the
dark; then why not tell your friends about it and give
them chance to reap the same benefits for which you
confess that you are thankful?
We want to tell you frankly that we need your
assistance in this circulation work as we have
needed it before. The many pressing things of the
time-the many unusual things, we should say-have
taken the peoples attention from this propaganda un-
til it is actually suffering Surely you do not want to
see it die simply because Of careessness on your part
The menace., 1918-01-05
WHY ROMANISTS SHOULD LIKE THE MENACE

Below We quote letter from prominent attorney Of Chicago
what can well shown to be the case that THE MENACE
me pest friend the Catholic ay has, inanuch it exposes the
Of the hierarchy which conducted in the
D interests OF the ls but rather for their further enssvement
ana tns Osnsn the hierarchy realize from such ensavment
6as our friend:
Some Day Roman Catholics WIN learn what Is to their hast
soms already learning that the best friend thew ever
nso IT'D reliable the world over These read
ana think tor hemsve Nowhere the welfare Of the priesthood
identical with the welfare Of Roman Catholics they are directly op
posed really, as history proves. y
contend that THE MENACE money the pockets Of eyery
Dcy m cold weather; money for Cathoc it keeps them warm
cv acsj money for all nonCathoic keeps them warm read
ing the conditions they arethe surprises The American news
papers will have wake and give their readers true news or lose
soon as The MENACE opens its European
Enclosed are nine subscriptions handed recently AS for
myself you may regard me as perpetual subscriber esteem The
lhed in the world God will bless the world by blessing FHr
MENACE. Very sincerely yours E. E. R."
The menace., 1918-01-05
FREE LIGHTS FOR ROME
IN Los ANGELES, CAL.
Public Service Commission Estab-
fishes Precedentby Granting Free
Lights for Roman Function

It isn't matter of news to our
Los Angeles readers that the Public
Service Commission voted, on 0cto-
ber 9th, to grant free lights for a
Roman Catholic church fair, but it
is matter of history that just such
privileges as these have been sought
by Rome in every city under the sun
where she has dared to extend the
shadow of her grasping palm.
The request was granted at the
instance of the "rector" Of st. Ig-
natius Roman Catholic church. The
fair was a money-raising scheme and
the action Of the public service COM
mission clearly a case Of "False Lib
erality." 1t was not the free lights
for this particular fair that Rome
desired, and it was not free lights
for this one function that the COM
mission granted, for 1t established a
precedent for future action on the
part of the commission and a basis
for further favors to the Roman
Catholic church.
If Los Angeles is among those
cities which have a municipal light
ing plant, the commission has COM
mitted a worse error, for in such an
event its action means that these
lights must be furnished at the ex-
pense of the patrons and taxpayers
who make its maintenance possible
and that many of these who must
thus contribute their mite, would not,
on principle, give the hundredth part
of a cent to any papal enterprise.
But no matter what the case might
have been the unalterable fact is that
the Roman Catholic church was aft
er official recognition in a financial
way and succeeded in this small deal
in establishing a precedent which no
governmental representative should
grant in a country where divorce OF
church and state is a fundamental
principle. Los Angeles. your public
service commission needs watching
for it may develop the undesirable
characteristics of a "true" Roman
Catholic service commission.
The menace., 1918-01-05
DON'T READ ANYTHING
BUT CATHOLIC PAPERS
Pilot Preys on CreduIity Of Its
Readers and Says Non-CathoIic
Papers Are uniformed

Newspaper readers should not be-
lieve every piece Of news about the
church and European affairs that
trickles through the cables and is
hurriedly printed with glaring head.
lines. There is no need to impute
evil motives to those who send this
news; they are pressed for time, fre-
quently they fail to get the whole
story and more often they get it in
garbled form. 1t must be taken into
consideration too that non-Catholics
know very little about Catholic mat
ters and jump to conclusions without
seeking proper information. The re-
suit is journalistic hodge-podge. If
you wish to know the fact about
Catholic affairs, read Catholic news
papers; they know their matter and
take care to set down facts"
After reading the above from the
Dec. 18th issue Of Tho Pilot, one can
readily understand Rome's true mo-
tive; that Is, she would have tho
tOhole people read Roman Catholic
periodicals, take things as set forth
therein as true, and be deceived and
kept in ignorance and superstition as
Is the laity Of the Roman church.
There Is no length to which Rome
will not 60 to accomplish her aims,
and to discredit the unparalleled
press, but we doubt If nom Catholics
as a whole are 80 soft as to believe
there Is no truth about Rome except
that which Is found in Rome. It Is
the inconsistencies Of Rome and ex-
posure Of things she does not wish
known that forces her to attempt to
make the public believe the non
Catholic press is mis-informed. If
Rome's press gave all the facts and
suppressed nothing, nom Catholics
would be spared the need Of exposing.
It Is the suppression Of facts in the
papal press that keeps Romanists in
line, and Rome would like to work
the same tactics on the whole world.
The menace., 1918-01-05
APPEALS TO
SINN FE|NERS IN U. S.
New German Paper Launched To
Reach Anti-War Propagandists
In u. S. and ireland

Our charges 40 to the pernicious-
ness Of Irish Roman Catholic propa-
Randa In the interest Of the Austro-
German alliance were never more sub
stantially supported, aside from, the
presence Of the propaganda itself
which has long since become known
quantity, than in press dispatch
from Amsterdam, which recently ap-
peared in The Kansas City Star.
Says that dispatch:
Amsterdam, Nov. 24.-The first
number of a new German review, the
Irische Blatter (Irish Leaves), has
made its appearance in Berlin. 1t is
published by the German-Irish So
ciety, which is under the presidency
Of Matthias Erzberger, assisted by
Count Westarp and Baron Won Rich
thoven. The editor Of the journal is
George Chatterton Hill, while St.
John Gaffney, former American con-
sul-general at Munich, is one Of its
directors. ..
"The first number contains letters
of congratulation and good wishes
from General Ludendorff and former
Foreign Secretary Zimmerman.
These are followed by the Tnaug-
ural Address Of the German-Irish
Society, which says In part;
"'The war has proved that Ger
many has very few friends. But the
Irish have acted as friends ut home
as well as in the United States, and
Germany must not underestimate the
value Of Irish friendship. From the
beginning Of the war the American
Irish adopted the German cause with
enthusiasm, and, in alliance with the
The menace., 1918-01-05

done to favor the Austro- German al
lance should come out In a letter to
his bishops and announce that any
attempt on the part Of their govern
ment to help the Turk retake Jeru-
salem would meet with condemnation
at the hands of the holy see.
There are but tNI1 explanations of
this action which is the only visible
thing the pope has done that will not
harmonic with the desires of Will
helm, If indeed this does not open the
way for Wilhelm TO desert the Turks
and turn attention to a situation
chat has long since proved sufficient
to hold his undivided attention.
One explanation is that the pope
is rather eager to get back into the
good graces of the allied nations be-
fore further enstrangement makes it
impossible. Another is that it af-
fords an opportunity, to further ad-
vertise the pretended neutrality of
the vatican, if it was already the
kaiser's intention, as it may have
been, inasmuch as neither Austria nor
Germany are in position to further
aid the sultan, to desert the Turk
and thus avoid a further division of
his forces. The kaiser cares no more
for deserting the sultan than he
cared for the "scrap of paper" and
it is not improbable that he has al
ready abandoned the Turks. If so,
the pope's note would fit in very
nicely and make nice plum to hold
out to the allies as an evidence of
how he welded his influence in their
favor.
Another singular thing is that in
stead Of addressing the heads Of ma
tons the pope has addressed his bish-
ops In the various nations, stating
what those nations might expect If
they help the Turk. Now If the Ro-
man bishops are not in politics how
could the pope expect them to keep
their nations from aiding the Turks?
The only place where bishops, to our
mind, are sufficiently in control to
WELD any such influence is in Ger
many, where Romanist Hertling is
imperial chancellor and where the
bishops recently read a letter from
their episcopal thrones denouncing
popular sovereignty and particularly
placing themselves and all Roman
Catholics strongly behind the kaiser.
The menace., 1918-01-05
Pope WARNS NATIONS
NOT TO HELP SULTAN
Circular Letter to All Bishops Sug-
gests Probability Of Kaiser's De-
sertion of Mohammedan Ally

A dispatch from Rome dated Do
cehnber 17th which has been going
the rounds Of the press and which
met our notice in the Springfield
(Mo.) Republican, issue for Decem-
Der 18th, says:
According to the Messagero, the
pope has addressed a circular letter
to all bishops in the belligerent coun-
tries declaring that if any Christian
state aids the Turks in an attempt
to retake Jerusalem, it will be con-
demned by the holy see."
The significance of the above is SO
great and the possibilities suggested
by it are so vast that it seems we'll
suited to the dual purposes so urgent
ly in demand at the. vatican in its
present dilemma. But to avoid a
confusion of ideas it is important to
adhere to the major suggestion.
First: it is a well-known fact that
no truly Christian nation is going to
aid the Turk in his attempt to regain
Jerusalem. Second: none of the al
lied nations will right about face
and fight to re-instate him and,
third; no neutral power Is going to
join the world conflict Just to help
the Turk regain Mt. Zion.
The above deductions are inescap-
able conclusions. By elimination we
have simmered the case down to the
allies Of the Turk and we find among
these what the pope considers two
Christian nations; namely, Austria
Hungary and Germany.
The astounding thing is that the
pope, in the midst of all that he has
The menace., 1918-01-05

10 call the mayor. After q little
while the priest met me again On the
street corner and again told me 10
stop my work. ] told him that, un-
der the Provincial law and the Brit
ish flag, he could not prevent me
from selling religious literature. he
said that the law allowed good litera-
ture TO be sold, but not Protestant
literature, and ] COULD GO TO
HE'LL WITH 1T.
"'By this time the mayor had ar
rived on the scene, and the priest
called upon him 10 arrest me. he
asked me what ! was doing, and !
told him my work. he then asked
mo for my license. told him that,
under the Provincial law and the
British flag, I was free to sell with
out a license. He then replied: I do
not care for the British flag. We are
under the papal flag.' And he in
formed me that I was under arrest.
/ protested, asking him to show me
the law. He told me that II l did
not follow him he would call for the
police and have them take me and
my workers to the lookup
THE TOWN ORDINANCE
accompanied by two Of the
workers, l followed him to the town
hall. The mayor then asked the
town clerk to read the town ordi-
nance in regard to. colporteurs. After
1t was read, I protested, saying that
this ordinance did not affect US and
that under the Provincial law and
the British flag we were free to sell
religious literature, whereupon he
told me TO leave on the next train or
20 to Jail, that hs did not care for
the Aag. Then called my two work
ers to witness my protest against
their action, saying that I would not
stop only for the fact that we were
all under arrest and would have to
60 to jail.
al told the mayor I would take
action against him, to which he re-
piled that I must 60, whatever the
result would be.
"L. r. PAssEBoIs.' I"
The menace., 1918-01-05
A MENACE RESOLUTION

The M& hs@mmonmp
and human and make
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The menace., 1918-01-05
Geman-Americans. conducted

German-Americans, conducted a
courageous fight for true neutrality.
"The formation Of this society is
to supply visible proof to the Irish
in Ireland as well as in America of
German gratitude and German SYM
pathy. The heroic rebellion of 1918
still lives In the memory Of all of
US. The uprising In Dublin, during
which two thousand armed Irish de-
fed British force many times their
superior, evoked lively interest in
Germany for the Emerald Isle and
all It's inhabitants.
"The German-Irish Society will
devote Its energies to reopening Ire
land to the world, and especially to
Germany. It will In every way fur
ther the progressive development of
the Emerald Isle in the interest of
the German as well as the Irish
people,"
No stronger proof of to whom
Germany looks in America for the
PRONUNCIATION Of pro-German propa-
ganda could be afforded than the
foregoing. Cohalan, O'Leary, Mac
garrity, and others whose names
have appeared in government ex-
posures all testify to the soundness
Of the stand Germany takes when she
seeks to recognize these forces by or
ganizing on German soil.
The secret service is on the alert
in this country and has taken several
Sim Feiners into custody. The serv-
ice now seems to be thoroughly con-
vinced that there is an operative
branch of the Sim Feiners in Amer
lea working In conjunction with the
oversee organization and recent dis
patches indicate that there will be
a general rounding up of the gus
poets.
The menace., 1918-01-05
ROMAN CATHOLICS IN CONGRESS

We publish list of Roman Catholic congressman herewith that
will prove worthy Of preservation When any question before
g that happens be in line with papa desires is always inter-
etng see how Rome politicians vote and important questions
the secular usually record Of how each voted By
checking with this list you easily ascertain whether these parcu
lar papa politicians deserving well in the Catholic cause
The menace., 1918-01-05

What do you know about the polit-
ical scheming between the pope and
the Serbian government that resulted
in treaty, an assassination, and the
spread Of war to nearly all nations?
Are these matters Of recent history
not worthy of investigation?
The menace., 1918-01-05

The pope's commands to those he
elevates are clear as to what he ex-
poets Of them and he commands the
iaity to obey the elevated just as he
expects obedience in turn. Who runs
Rome?
The menace., 1918-01-05

The political battles that have
passed are not the only ones. There
are countless battles ahead and the
reactionary forces will be on hand.
How about your friends? Which
side will they be on? A subscription
to THE MENACE usually solves the
question.
Tombstone epitaph. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-current, 1918-04-07
Heavy Editorial,

Alexander II. Stephens. vice presi-
dent of the Southern Confederacy,
who after the Civil war was repeated
~ elected TO congress from Georgia,
was an exceedingly thin man. One day
there fell under his observation news
paper item saying that he weighed 30
pounds. In reply to this he wrote n
letter to the editor of the offending
Journal demanding an immediate re-
traction. Il will not he slandered in
this manner" he protested. my
weight is "a pounds" The former vice
president WIS himself an editor. with
n habit Of writing very long articles for
his paper in Georgia. and the contem-
porary which had made the unwelcOme
statement regarding his weight refused
to retract II for the reason. he said.
that "Mr. Stephens must have had one
Of his editorials In his pocket when
he last tried the scales. This would
account for the difference of four
pounds between the two figures"
Tombstone epitaph. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-current, 1918-04-07
GIRLS! MAKE A
BEAUTY LOTION
WITH LEMONS

At the cost of small jar of ordinary
cold cream one can prepare full quar-
ter pint Of the most wonderful lemon
skin softener and complexion beautifier.
BY squeezing the Juice Of two fresh
lemons into q bottle containing three
ounces Of orchard white. Care shorid
be taken to strain the juice through a
fine cloth SO no lemon pulp gets in.
then this lotion will keep fresh for
months. Every woman knows that lem.
on Juice is used to bleach and remove
such blemishes as freckles. sallowness
and tan and is the ideal skin softeper.
smoothener and beautifier.
Just try 1t! Get three ounces of
orchard white at any pharmacy and
two lemons from the grocer and make
up quarter pint Of this sweetly frng-
rant lemon lotion and massage II daily
into the face. neck. arms and hands. 1t
should naturally help to whiten. soften.
freshen and bring out the roses and
beauty Of any skin. 1t is truly marvel
Gus to smoother rough, red hands. Adv.
Tombstone epitaph. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-current, 1918-04-07
The Lesser Evil.

IF you were compelled to engage
In conversation with one or the other
for an hour. which would you choose. n
woman with a mission or one who
thinks she is misunderstOOdT
THE woman with mission"
"whyT'
she would do most of the talking. A
woman who thinks she is Inisunder-
stood usually wants little confidential
advice. "-Birmingham Age-Herald.
Tombstone epitaph. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-current, 1918-04-07
GREEN'S AUGUST FLOWER

has been q household remedy all ovei
the civilized world for more than hall
. century for constipation. intestinal
troubles. torpid liver and the generally
depressed feeling that accompanies
such disorders. 1t Is a most valuable
remedy for Indigestion or nervous dys
pepsia and liver trouble. bringing on
headache. coming up Of food. palpita.
ton Of heart and many other symp.
toms. A few doses Of August Flower
will Immediately relieve you. 1t Is Q
gentle laxative. Ask your druggist
Sold In all civilized countries.-Adv.