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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-02
DISOBEYED ORDERS
 AND SHOT AT HUN

Greenville, September 1-(SpeciaD D-Rube Childers, from Chapman, youth of about 1s years. has the honor of beiils the first Butler county boy to return from France. having paid the price in battle near verdun. where memor- able battle of that name was fought during. the first part of the war. This young hero was gassed after the enemy had set off a number of chlorine gas shells. In telling of the. incident tha young man said:
 We received orders to go over at a certain time, and almost simultaneously with the command came the gas signal. All of us immediately put on our gas masks and continued the rush for almost two hours, and soon commenced to feel sick and I grew worse until forced to take the tube from my mouth. When I did this I was out of luck. The next
 think I knew I had been placed in a
 hospital behind the line with number
 of doctors and Red Cross nurses work
 ing with me. They placed instruments over my lungs and drew much Of the
 gas from them. It seemed as if would die, but with the kind care of the nurses I was soon on the road to recovery. 1T was later transferred to a hospita
 
 to a hospital near Atlanta, where have been for several weeks undergoing fur ,her treatment. I was gassed during thf last rart of May, when our division wls sent t, assist the British in holding
 back the Germans. I got one German with my bayonet and them l clubbed hi;. with the butt of my rifle. I regre' that I could not continue so that ! could have gotten more. You canno imagine the feeling had as my sharE bayoret pierced the body of that great big guy"
 Three Germans have been killed bJ Childers, the one he bayoneted' and twt he shot while doing sentinel duty H.
 was on post and upon turning saw thu two crawling towards him. His orders were not to shoot, but to use his bayones Conditions did not warrant the use Q the bayonet, and he would not run, s' he shot them. The report from his rift gave the enemy their positions and thi was followed by a neavy barrage tha l lasted about two hours. Luckily no dam 1 age was done and when he was carried before the higher officers for having shn
 he was not punished when he told then l the conditions 'It was mighty dan I gerous to shoot, but I just could no
 help doing it.' said the young man..
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-02
Women Called Upon to
 Aid in Registration

Washington, September 1,-Women
 of the nation were called upon to lend
 aid and encouragement to the process
 of registering men between IS and 45
 on September 12 for the army draft tonight by pr. Anna Howard Shaw. chairman of the woman's committee of the national defense.
 What avail is it that we have
 money, food, ships, munitions and hos pital supplies" Dr. Shaw asked, after
 acknowledging the successful assist ance of women generally in mobilizing | the nation for war, If we fail to | mobilize sufficiently large army to win the war? Every man of the 13,- O00,O00 Is in honor bound to register and every woman is equally bound to i inspire, encourage and urge the men ! of her family to patriotic duty"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-02

coal miners which the President seemed to imply should be given. The Ala bama operators have asked MT. Garn- sey to put the Alabama situatio be- fore the administration in order Una ' cut and dried rule. may be appilcd to all men necessary to the prouuc ton of coal The action of one board in excusing miners from military serv- ice, of another in excusing some anu
 forcing others into service, ana or still another in withholding dererreu classification from all indivi'inais Win in the draft age, has seri2n5lv lnter- fered with continuous record pfoduc- tion in Alabama, and accordin" 10 the representation of operators threatens, following the registration september 12. materially to decrease production.
 But for knowledge that evasions would be made possible. the adrninis- tration it is known, would have, by formal expression, prevented the draft from Interfering with the production of coal.
 Secretary McAdoo, director general of
 railroads, has asked the President to
 order deferred classification for all men engaged in the operation of trains. Coal production is admittedly of equa, importance to railroad operation, anSi for that reason it is understood that pr. Garfield, fuel administrator, is con sidering the advisability of making q similar request in behalf of those neces- sary to the unabridged production of coal.
 I The indications, however, point tc denial by the President of the request
 of MT. McAdoo, and that Of Dr. Gar field, should it be made, would unques- ; tionably encounter similar fare. At the same time, there is strong belief that | the President will take occasion to say | to registration officials that men cs- sential to industry must De deferred Unless radical cases of inattention tc industrial necessity multiply, however | it is believed the President will con l tent himself with an appeal to th' Judgment of officials, rather than II. akt formal proclamation to the same eff
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-02
RAILROAD MEN CAN |. ENTER LABOR DAY | FESTIVITIES TODAY
IMcAdoo Issues Order Allow ing Participation in Cele- brations Where It Does
 Not Affect Service

Washington. September I.-Rnil-
 road men, by order of Director
 General McAdoo, are to he per
 mitted to participate in Labor
 Day celebrations tomorrow so fnr
 as is possible without hampering
 essential railroad operations.
 In an order to all regional directors Mir McAdoo instructs them to make ar where possible to let railroas men observe the day because this veal it has a special significance, and reminds the railroad workers of their high respon sibility in helping win. the war.
 The railroad men of the United
 States have duty of transcendent .importance-the duty Of keeping alive
 and efficient the transportation
 system of the country" said Mir. Mc-
 Adoo. Without adequate and un-
 interrupted railroad service, delivered
 on time all the time, the essential
 war industries of the nation will be
 helpless and the sacrifices of blood
 and treasure will be of no avail. The
 railroads of the United States are
 the most vital organ of our entire
 industrial and economic life. They
 must function at the highest point Of
 efficiency, and l know that l can
 count on the loyalty and patriotic
 cooperation os the railroad employees of the United States in rendering to
 our beloved country the best service
 of which they are capable.
 Let Labor Day, 1918, rededicate ourselves to the noble cause for which we fight. Let us resolve never to stop until military oppression and all that is represents is wiped from the | face of the earth. Let us stand | shoulder to shoulder with our splen- l did sons, whose unbroken ranks in | France have stopped the Kaiser and l given him new conception of our | fighting power America's triumph In ] this war will then be inevitable. 1 Americas victory will give new 1 meaning to liberty and democracy throughout the world.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-02

'Pershing's Crusaders" presented bS the United States government, showing just what the government has accomp- lished in it's one year of war, will De presented at the Trianon theatre all this week. The first performance will begin at 9 o'clock this morning. In this DIG ture the government shows every motn-
 CT. father, sister, brother sweetnear. and relative just what their boy mas
 gone through with since leaving home.
 It shows evey period of his daily h.e
 since leaving home until he reaches |,the front lines in,France. iss s 5n4~S Judge Samuel D. Weakley, prominent Birmingham citizen. had the pleasure or seeing "Pershng's Crusaders in Wash ington and he declares 'it is the best picture that has been exhibited to the public" Judge Weakley is so impressed with the picture that he has written the following letter recommending that ev- eryone see this production:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-02
GAR SEIZED AND
 BURNED BY MOB Cause: Sodawater Bottle Thrown-Deputy Sheriff Fires-Crowd Becomes
 Infuriated

Girard, September 1.-An infuriated crowd. estimated at about 25o persons seized a trolley car of the Columous Railway company tonight, carried 1t SU yards beyond. the Fourteenth street bridge, and burned it.
 This action was precipitated when, as the car reached Girard. someone hurlee an empty sodewater bottle into it. whici drew the promiscuous fire of deputs sheriff, who was riding on the car, one O. the bullets from his gun striking Pau
 Golden, 9 years old, in the jaw anS
 inflicting a serious wound. The fact thai strikebreakers had been employed on the trolley line for sometime was further contributing cause.
 The people of the town are said to o' wholly in sympathy with the striking cai men. who,s however, had returned to wort pending an adjustment of their difficul , ties by the war labor board.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-02
RED CROSS BULLETIN

prisoners and their relatives in this country. It also will be it's duty to ex- tend relief to the many nations of the
 allied powers who are living in Switzer-
 land in destitute circumstances to aid
 the Swiss in the relief of suffering oc-
 casioned by the war, and to take any
 activity for which the need may arise. During the six days and six nights of continuous bombardment, the women canteen workers stationed at Epernay, south of Rheims. stayed at their posts feeding and caring for the wounded sol dierS
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-02
INFORMATION WANTED

The following letter has been ie- ceived by The Age-Herald, and is self explanatory:
 Editor. Age Herald, Birmingham.
 Gentlemen: Two communications have reached me from American Bed Cross headquarters at Washington, D. C., from overseas, to be delivered to Edwin Berndt, former address Tut wiler hotel, Birmingham, and to M, Leiser Feingold, former address Post- office Box T05, Wylam.
 If friends. relatives or acquaintances of these parties can give the present address of either or both the informa- ton will be appreciated. Yours very truly, P. c. SHOOK, Chairman Birmingham Chapter. Amer ican Red Cross
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-02
S19,234.95 TOTAL E FROM BOOTHS FOR
 6DAYS OF WEEK


 The sale of War Savings Stamps for the six days of last week was very prolific, the total amount of sales for six days, not including the work of the Order of Eastern Star Saturday night in ''The Pershing Patriotic Drive being s1s,2s4.s5.
 The order of the sales of the five leading booths were as follows:
 American Trust booth, Miss Mary Cambless and Miss Wilbur Leake Dryer in charge, S45l7 -95.
 Postoffice booth, Mrs, Whitehead in charge, SS422 50.
 First National bank booth, Miss Ivy Merle Bazemore in charge. $3l12.
 Caheen's store booth, Mrs. Keiser in charge $21S1.75.
 Saks' store Business Women's s league in chargA $1449. .90
 Venable's cafe, Mrs. Moore. repre- senting order of Eastern Star S11l39S.
 Picardy is not on modern maps. Was ar old province of northern Frarc' now divided among the departments ( ,l;Stricts of Aisne S0mme Disc etc
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-02
Red Cross Bulletin

The work of the American he" Cross l.as grown to such propos tions in it's efforts to relieve sel- fering humanity that The Age hsI aid will publish a Red Cross oul. tin daily. Contributions to this column from workers throusn0~s the district will be welcomed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-02
At the Lyric

Otto <crner and company in Pep" a comedy rlaylet, is the feature attraction on the now Keith bill that will be seen at today's matinee. Otto Kerner does some clever character acting, and is sup ported by q capable company. The Three Aveilos, famous xylophonists, will also be pleasing attractions.
 Erickson and Arcaro entertain in a vehicle call-i Cured" and they Will fea ture t<A programme. Both are well known vaudevillians and in Cured have most entertaining offering. Scanion and Denny are novelty dancers who have few peers and Dennis Brothers are aerial comiques who perform some marvellous feats as well as amuse Lyric screen tel. egrams are always a big feature at all performances,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-02
Today's Amusements
THEATRES

THEATRES Lyric-Keith vaudeville and Photo weekly
 Bijou-Loews vaudeville; photo drama and weekly.
 Best-Musical comedy and motion pictures.
 PHOTOPLAYS Strand-Madge Remedy in "The Service Star" droma, comedy and a weekly. Colonial-Billie Burke in Tn Pursuit Of Polly" and Age Herald Travelogue, Odeon Two-.''A Fight for Millions, drama. and comedy. Alcazar-Sessue Hayakawa in "His BirthriyhJ."
 Trianon-.Pershing's Crusaders" U. S. official war picture. Rialto--Louise Glaum in "Wedlock-" Princess-Serial drama, comedy and photo weekly. Oden One Serial, comedy and weekly
 PARK RESORTS East Lake Bathing, boating, dancing midway features. West I.ake-Bathing, boating, skating dancing. Avondale- Geological exhibits
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-02
RED CROSS IN sWTTzERLAND

The appointment has been announced of the American Red Cross commission to Switzerland.
 Joseph E. pimmick of Scranton, Pa. is it's chairman. He was at one time
 mayor of Scranton. and has been promi- nently identified there with works of a
 public character. He has resided in Switzerland with the Swiss people. MT. Dinmick will be assisted by Carl P. Dennett of Boston, Atholl Mclean of San Francisco, Ralph S. Stewart of Brookline, Mass, Dr. Alfred Worchester of Waltham. Mass, as deputies, all of wLcm will serve without pay.
 The general organizations of the com mission at the Berne headquarters will include Elton G. Clark. Brookline; Prof. Henry Rushton Fairclough, Palo Alto,
 Cal: Henry Reese Roberts, Walter G. Smith, Francis Hardy Duvern. Leon G. Levy, Harry Edwin Heath, Louis Detoy,
 Miss Florence Smith. Miss Annie Wind sor,s all of San Francisco.
 l The need of special commission to Switzerland has been created by the in creased activities of the American Red Cross in that country. The commission will have charge of the relief work in
 behalf of American prisoners held by |the central powers, including the han
 ding of communications between the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-02
SANITATION IN SERBIA

The Red Cross war council has ap- propriated the sum of $s7.5o0 for the es- tablishment and maintenance of a san itarium for tubercular Servian officers in Switzerland. An investigation by the American Red Cross representative in Switzerland has shown that there are about 50 tubercular Serbian officers now in that country, and it was recommended that the American Red Cross establish a sanitarium in the mountain district to accommodate that number. The plan has the approval of the Serbian minister to Switzerland. It is intended that specially recommended civilians among the Ser bians in Swiss territory. as we'll as offf- cers, be admitted to the sanitarium.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-02
At Loew's Bijou

Five big vaudeville acts and 10 reels of first-run pictures will compose the splen- did bill at L.oawe's Bijou this week, the first half of the weeks bill having as it's vaudeville headliner, Excelsior Mod els" the worlds most perfect posers, and in photoplay there will be a superb film "Lawless Love-" in which Jewel Carmen will star.
 A decided feature of the movie pro- gramme will be with Pershing's Men in France" release by the United States government in which the camera depicts the success of our boys lover tEere, in most interesting manner. This film is not only full of news, but it is educational as well.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-02
DENIAL SETS ROITCHT

Authority has been voted by the war council to the Red Cross department of supplies to purchase g sets of standard fzed dental equipment, at a cost of $3s, 50 Ten of these sets are to be given to dentists now on requisition for France, five additional sets are to be held in reserve fer immediate delivery. and the remaining 10 sets are to be purchased from time to time to replenish the re-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-02
WOMEN ARE CHEERFUL

several hundred Amprlcan women, whose dispositions aye of the cheerful variety, are wanted for work in the Red Cross hospital huts in France. The cheerful disposition" proposition is an essential requisite, for the reason thas their duty will be to spread cheer among the boys who are convalescing after wounds received on the battle field or from attacks of illness.
 The bureau of personnel of the American Red Cross already has en- rolled 15o of these workers, while 443 is the number estimated as necessary to be supplied before January 1,s191e. The Red Cross commissioner to Trance, in a cabIegram ling for these hospital hut workers. specifying some of the qualifications required, suggested that the women chosen should be those who are keen on en- tertainment. Lots of music. reading aloud and all that sort of thing helps
 to make the recovery of wounded and sick soldier boys much quicker than otherwise would be the case. Every thing that keeps up spirits and turns thoughts in a channel that prevents one of the bitterest of all ailments hnmesick ness--is a C<ndsend.
 lNO LACK OF ENTERTAINMENT 1 The American Red Cross intends I that there should be no lack of enter ta1nment and good cheer Tor the con- va1escent youth lover there, and it
 is particularly desired, therefore. that 1 the call for hospital hut workers Se complied with according to schedule. Those who volunteer for this service will be expected to remain abroad for at least year. They will be provided with transportation to and from ] France and their living expense g, where required. will be paid while they are in the service.
 There should be no mistaken notion \ that this hospital hut service is easy work, for 1t surely is not. Emergencies may arise which will make 1t neces- sary to call upon the workers for duties not on the programme: for if is now an established rule of the Red Cross that all those accepting service abroad must hold themselves in readi- l ness to accept any duty which is as- signed to them. Only those who have strong constitutions and do not tire easily. and who still possess that
 never- to- be- forgotten cheerful dispo- sition.' are fitted for enrollment in the
 hospital hut service.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-02

The Hart Schaffner & Marx clothes will sell you today at prices par with todays market cost the finest clothes in the world allwool astye, all fit and a-service. We fit every size man, long or short, stout or thin-and we save you big money.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-07-22
summary for Saturday.
New York

NEW YORK. July 22.-TradiHs tn
stocks Saturday in New York scarcely
warranted extended description. trans.
actions Just about totalllns 10000
shares. OF this meGgre turnover, spe.
elalties under professional direction
contributed more than their usual pro,
PORTION.
Such speculative issues as Sumatra
Tobacco and Industrial Alcohol we're
lifted three to four points, Tobacco
Products and Dis;illers one 10 one and
One-half and to local transactions
about q point each.
United States Steel rose the better
part Of . point at one time, but sur
rendered all its advantage at the end
OtheF steels we're equally Irregular
and eOpDeFS, motors and oils were on
~ occasionally quoted.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-07-22
WHI SOME OFFICERS
RETURNED HOME
Did Not Have Chance Be.
cause of Unfortunate
Wording of the Law.

The following extract from the Con-
gressiOnal Record OF May 81, contain
Ing remarks made by Congressman
CraeO Of the House Of Representa-
tiVes from Pennsylvania and a men,
Der OF the Military affairs committee,
nlay be Of some interest 10 the citi-
gems Of this community, since there
ere q large number OF National Guard
officers and men in the federal SER
wee from this section:
Mr.. Crag0. Mr.. Chairman, ! have
not taken an active part IN the de-
! bate on this bill, because l was anx
J ious 10 see Il expedited as much as
possible. but on this provision for the
National Guard / want to submit a
lew observations ana call the atten'
ton Of the House to the fact, with
which perhaps you may he familiar.
that Of our magnificent Army now IN
the field at hone and abroad about
Onehalf million Of the best.trained
men are the product OF the National
Guard Of the various States. Zap
piausel In other words, that under
the provisions OF the act approved
June 8, 1915. providing for the extern
sion and for tho liberalization Of the
I National Guard the result has been
that this Government has found II
self furnished with almost one-hall
million OF the best troops that now
represent 1t at home OF abroad. II
has been shown by the figures OF the
War Department, much to the surprise
OF many people. that the death rate
an6 the disease rate Is much less in
the National Guard than in any 9th.
er branch OF the Army. the National
Army having the highest percentage
OF diseases OF different kinds. the Rog.
ula- Army second. and the National!
Guard third. And, In fact, the figures
are 80 low IN the National Guard that
e d Q matter OF a great deal Of fav
orablO comment
Nov, I am not calling attention 10
this purely out OF the desire that
many Of as have had al these years
% zee the National Guard a great
national force. ! think you will be
fair enough TO say that those OF US
who have had the welfare OF the Ma.
tional Guard at heart have been the
FIRST 20 take up with the National
Army and have been the first to fur
Their every effort TO augment the ei.
AeiOney and numbers Of the Regular
Establishment II is not merely a
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-07-22
LEGAL NOTICES
TRUSTEES SALE.

Pursuant TO an order entered in the
matter of James G-cc.a'ty Company, o
corporation, bankrupt. the goth day Of
Juiy. 1918. the undersigned trustee
wiz. on the 3lst day OF July, 1915, at
1880 o'clock p. m NJ the store room
now occupied by said bankrupt, locat-
cd on Manroe street in the city Of
Fa.rm1a., Marion county, West Nir-
ginia. offer for sale 10 the highest bid
der the following personal property,
to-wit:
Al the stock OF merchandise con-
sisting o, automobile tires, tubes, ac-
ccssories, supplies and fixtures, cash
register, adding machine, gasoline
tank and all other personal property
now located in said store room.
Terms Of sale: Cash
SAMUEL II. BUTCHER,
80. 2i2G-29-2J Trustee.