The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-17
MOTHER WHO LOST SON IN FRANCE WILL BUY BONDS Invests Insurance Money Received From Govern
 ment in Bonds BOOTH SALES HAVE
 REACHED S167,00O Reports From Forty-Four of Sixty Seven Counties Received
 Show Sales Aggregat-
 ing $3,S66,60

As the end or the calhpalSH ap- breaches, the interest of the women Of Greater Birmingham, Jefferson county, and in fact the whole state, increases. Reports showing the excellent work they have been doing and are continu- ing to do, are reaching state head quarters constantly. The excellent showing the women are making is Mrs. Solon Jacobs, who is unstinted in thei: praise.
 "The women of Alabama, notwith- standing the handicap of an epidemic of influenza, have stuck to the job of selling fourth Liberty Bonds" said Mrs. Jacobs, between figures" yester- day afternoon, and when the final re- suit is made known, it will be seen that they have contributed largely to bama. I knew they would do it, but they have accomplished more than ever expected them to. I am proud of the women of Ala pama."
 Mrs. II. II. Shell, county chairman. reported yesterday afternoon that her committees in Jefferson county, out side of Birmingham, had taken sub scrirtion to bonds amounting to s20s,- $50, up to the time of reporting, with several precincts yet to hear from. In some of the communities influenza has interfered with the work, but the cnairmen state that they will make up for lost time during the last three days of the week.
 WOMAN'S SPIRIT
 One woman in an outlying pre-
 cinct, who lost son on the battle
 field in France. told the commit
 tee that called on her that she
 intended to invest every cent of the
 insurance money pnid her by the
 government In fourth Liberty
 Bonds.
 The women of Ensley have raised s45,0G0 with about 3VO subscribers, and they report the employees at the Ten nessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company 100 per cent in fourth Liberty Bonds.
 Booth sales yesterday reported to Mrs. Harrington Heflin were 1000, making a total for the five days of $167,0 Braving the dangers of in fluenza the patriotic women who have charge of the booths have heroically stuck ito the job, and that their ap- peals for bonds subscriptions have been successful is amply attested hy the large amount turned in by them.
 BOOTH ASSIGNMENTS
 Mrs Hefln announces the follow ing assignments for today: At the Cha of Commerce, Mrs. Burr Fer guson; American Trust and Savings bank, Mrs. William Worthingto ton; Woodward building, Mrs Walter Hood; Trust and Savings bank, \ bank Mrs E. B. Vaughn; Jefferson County Savings Bank building, Mrs. John Yeatman; Brown-Marx building, Mrs. Lightner; Tutwiler hotel, Mrs Mortimer Baldwin
 The Business Womens league, Mrs Annie Lynch chairman, reported sales yesterday amounting to $26,253.
 The negro women of Birming ham have been doing excellent work under the direction of Mrs. Willie Hobson, chairman. They reported sales yestcr- day aggregating s12s0O In their house to house canvass these patriotic colored women have not overlooked any one and their appeals have been met with generous responses on the part of their people. The negroes of Birmingham have not only shown their patriotism by fighting in the army, but those at home are doing their part ul all war WOrK, ana tdhlnS lSipcIty Bonds to the limit
 COUNTY REPORTS
 Reports from A of the 67 counties for the second week of the campaign have been received at headquarters, total sales in these counties for the first two weeks amounting to s3,S66.600, The 22 counties reporting yesterday with the amount of their sales in the second week are Barbour, sS500 Bibb, S24,150 Blount. 5000: Butler. S5T,750; Calhoun, s23 500; Cham bers. $32.250; Clarke. $23,750; Coffee, SIS 900; Coosa, s21 ,000 Crenshaw, s14,- 5Oo Fillmore, s6500; Escambia, s14o.- 000 Etowah, $6O 1000; Hale, s26,o5o; s1S,150 Macon. $SSoo; Mo bile, $115,150; Marshall, $127,Soo; Ran dolph, $75Oo: Russell, $3s,S00; Shelby s3950.e St Clair, s23,75o