davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-14
Your Blood Needs a Thorough
 Cleaning Just Now

AS Spring approaches. the impuri- ties that have been accommodating in the system throughout the winter begin to clog up the circulation. caus- ing . gensral weakness and facilitated condition that is generally kncwn as Spring fever.''
 The first symptoms are usually | loss Of appetite. followed by grad- ually lessening of energy. the system bscomsa weaker day by day. until you feel yourself on the verge of break down. Children just at this season are psevish and Irritable. and become puny and lifelees.
 1his vhels eepditicn is hgs shs xe-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-14
PREXY BAUGH CAN'T SEE FLAHERTY'S CLAIM

Mobile. May 13--Mobiles protest against the action of Umpire Schaeffer in forfeitine the game of Sunday. May 5. to Atlanta. has been disallowed and the game stands as an Atlanta victory. This announcement was made in a telegram received here today from President R. H. Baugh of the Southern association. Umpire schaeffer forfeited the game to Atlanta on the ground that Mobile players deliber- ately delayed the game.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-14

tftc HOf SthlQc ONtt thS- COluiileS VI SDQiA- ern league pastures. Ham wields a wicked piece of ash and has loosened the boards in many a right field fence dur ing his stay in the Baugh circuit. , This boy Montegut that Moley has signed to hold down short is young sister, about 2 years of age. He played in that fast New Orleans City league this spring and is touted as wonder tegut will receive a hearty welcome when he comes to bat this afternoon.
 Another feature of today's game will be the presence of the Kiwanis club, who will attend the contest in a body as the guests of Harold McDernot, the popular secretary of the Southern league. These boys will sit in the bullpen. but this is not reflection on their con- versational proclivities, according to Har- old.
 Pat Flaherty has secured Arthur John son by waiver route, according to Kid FL berfeld. Pat hasn't been sleeping in a bed of roses lately and he is grabbing off every loose ballplayer he can get his hands on.
 Since Zach joined the Dodgers, Brooklyn fans will no longer have to observe Wheat-less days. The addition of Wheat should boost the Brooklyn offense won derfully, for the clouting gardener was the most valuable man on the team last year
 Roy Ellam has applied the W. k. can to Marty Nye and has signed Amhy Me Connell to hold down second base. Wye was regarded as the weak spot in the Vol infield.
 Cholly Frank has cut loose from our friend. Mir Waldbaur, or wall-flower, as Commy Orcutt calls him. and the eccen- tric heaver will report back to Clark Grif- fifth, whence he came.
 Earle Hamilton the pitching wonder of the Pirates, who stopped both the Giants and the Cubs in their winning streaks and who has won six successive games, joined the navy Friday, leaving the Pittsburg team at Chicago.
 So far we have heard of but one Bir- mingham man who picked Exterminator to win the big classic at Churchill Downs Uncle Flap the ". k. dopester, returned last night from the track with barely enough change to get ham and eggs.
 It'll be worth the price of admission to see those youngsters enjoy that game tomorrow All kids under dozen years will swarm into Redwood like flys around syrup barrel.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-14
One out when winning run scored.

Summary: Hits apportioned, off En- right 1 hit with earned runs in 1-S in- nings Gone out, three on when relieved) :, earned runs off Robertson; three earned runs off Ring. Two-base hits, Robertson, Barbare. Flagstead Bluhm. Home run, Compton Stolen bases Ed mondson. Compton, Flagstead. Sacrifice hits Hemmingway, Robertson. Graham. Struck out. by Robertson f. by Ring 3. Bases on balls off Robertson 4, Enright 3, Ring B. Wild pitch, Robertson. Passed ball, Kitchens. Time 2:o3. Empires, Car penter and kerin.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-14
ENTHUSIASM OF FARMERS

The enthusiasm with~which that great body of farmers of the northwest are now responding to the appeal that the country produce this year the greatest crops ever harvested is of national impor- tance MT. Rich says that these farmers represent really very large army of trained specialists in food production How large that army is is shown by the fact that the numerical strength of these fa rmers is equivalent to 23 German army divisions or in other words, about 45o,0oo men, The farms which they cultivate comprise in the aggregate almost exact ly a IA, 900 acres. Of this acreage TO- 500, ,000 is in improved land, which will be almost entirely given up to crop pro. duction this year. Behind these farmers stand 1000 banks, whose management is giving to them vigorous support 1t is regarded as safe to estimate that the offensive which the Kaiser's army is now attempting to carry on upon the western front will be met this year in the north western states by a counter-of offensive represented by not far from 500.o00 men, who are intensely occupied in cultivating wheat and other grains. forage, live stock, wool, dairy products, garden prod- ucts for the, support of the fighting forces in France, these being contribu- ticns of these farmers to the allies, while at the same time they will supply safe margin of foodstuffs for the people of the United States.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-14
Age-Herald Coupons Held by Kids Will
 Be HOnOred Tomorrow

Be rot despondent ye youthful hold CTS If that Age-Herald coupon, for Billy West, the genial baseball secre- tary. announces that these slips Will be good for admission to the game Wednesday, Yesterday afternoon the sporting editors phone was busy an- swSring the queries of these kids WHO thought they were rained out of perfectly good free ticket to regu- lar ball game. Hold on to it, boys, until tomorrow afternoon, and then look out, Redwood.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-14
REPLY TO THE NORTHWEST

Reports which have come within few days to John H. Rich, who is chairman and federal reserve agent in the Ninth federal reserve district, of which Min neapolis is the center, have made it possible for him to send word to New York that the answer of the Ninth dis trict to the Kaiser's desperate drive on the western front has taken the form of a double offensive, far behind the liqes
 on the farms and ranches of the north west. This offensive in one of it's forms reflects the remarkable subscription to the third Liberty Loan in that almost ex- ciusively agricultural section of the United States. The aggregate amount subscribed by the farmers is considera- bIy more than a hundred millions in ex- cess of the sum which was paid by Thom- as Jefferson when President to France for the Louisiana territory of which these northwestern states constituted a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-14
SLapnicka and Comstock toI Oppose PaLmero andRobinson
Mondays Rain Necesstates Twin-BiIl This Afternoon Montegut to Play Short and Jansen Second.
 Fair Fans Blossom Out Today

Old Noah himself would have maveled that deuge which fell throughout Redwood
  ftt orog grabbed South Ensley about and his pilot
  tackle he beat it
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-14
American Association

At Minneapolis: Minneapolis l. Mil waukee G.
 At Louisville: Louisville 0. colum- bus 3.
 At St. Paul St. Paul 10, Kansas City T.
 At Indianapolis: Indianapolis ?. To- ledo 1.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-14
DICK ROBERTSON DEFEATS 'NOOGANS Pete Compton's Four-Base Clout Breaks Up Good
 Ball Game

New Orleans, May f3.-Compton's home run in the tenth inning with one out broke up an exciting and interesting game here today between New Orleans and Chattanooga, the locals winning. to }. Enrights wiIdness in the second in- ming led to his replacement by Ring, who engaged Robertson in a hard pitchers duel to the end. Score:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-14
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Horse and Horse Here

St. Louis, May 13.-Rain which had been intermittent throughout the game. caused a halt at the end of the tenth inning of today's game between Phila- delphia and St. Louis. The score was 5 to s. It was a pitchers duel between Oescher and May, the former allow ing only. hits. These came in the first inning, one of which, a home run by Cruse. with 2 men on, gave the locals their runs. Score: R. H. E. St. Louis ... 300 900 900 0-3 2 0 Philadelphia ". 200 001 900 0--3 Q
 Batteries: oescher and Adams, Burns. May and Snyder.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-14
International League

At Jersey City: Jersey City 3. Syra- cuse I.
 At Newark: Newark 4, Rocester 0. At Baltimore: Baltimore 6, Toronto 1. (Called seventh, rain).
 At Binghampton- Buffalo, rain.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-14
Cubs Coin Counters

Chicago, May 1S.-Chicago batted Boston's pitchers freely today. and won. 10 to ?. Merkle and Kilduff led the attack, the former having perfect bat ting average. He drove in three runs, while Kilduff with his four hits. drove in five of the locals runs Score:
 R.H. E. Boston -......... 020 900 oo0-2 6 3 Chiacgo .s...... 021 020 32s-10 10 Q Batteries: Nehf. Canavan and Will son; Tyler and Killifer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-14
AMERICAN LEAGUE
s Results

Yesterdays Results New York 3, Detroit ?. Philadelphia 6, Chicago 4. Boston :, St. Louis 5. Cleveland Washington (rain).
 Games Today Chicago at Philadelphia. St. Louis at Boston. Detroit at New York. Cleveland at Washington.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-14

Cincinnati. May 1s.-Grimes was so wild in the first two innings today, that the Cincinnati team secured seven runs on two hits, double by Black burn, and a triple by S Magee, enough to win the game. Cheney pitched good ball for the last five innings Brook lyn earned five runs off Toney and Bressler. but good fielding prevented them from tying the score. Score:
 R. H. F. Brooklyn ......s.. no o01 02o-5 Is , Cincinnati ....... 430 900 00s--7 c Batteries. Grimes, Marquard, Cheney and Krueger; Toney, Bressler and El- Ter, Wingo. Allen.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-14
Red Sox Defeat Browns

Boston, May 13.-St. Louis used 1T men today, but Boston with Bush pitching made 1t two out of three, winning to D. In the first inning Boston made three runs off Sothoton when Shean, Strunk. Whitman, McInnes and Thomas hit safely in succession. The visitors used four other pitchers whose work was pet ter than Sothoron. Boston shifted its lineup. McInnes going to first base for the first time this year and Thomas last year with Providence, playing third. scott's all-round playing was sensational Score. R.H,E. St Louis 600 120 010-5 1O 3 Boston ..... 300 220 00*--7 14 1
 Batteries: Sothoron, Houck, Rogers. Davenport, Leifeld and Nunamaker; Bush and Agnew.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-14
Games Today
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Yesterdays Results

New York -Pittsburg (rain).
 Chicago 10, Boston 2
 Cincinnati [, Brooklyn B. Philadelphia 3, St. Louis 3. Game called on account of rain).
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-14
Games Today

Little Rock at Birmingham two games).
 Memphis at Atlanta. Chattanooga at New Orleans. Nashville at Mobile.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-14
Games Today

Boston at Chicago.
 Philadelphia at St. Louis. New York at Pittsburg. Brooklyn at Cincinnati.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-14
LEAGUE STANDINGS
SOUTHERN LEAGUE
Yesterdays Results

Yesterdays Results Little Rock-Birminghan (wet grounds). Memphis-A Atlanta rain). Nashville Mobile train). New Orleans 6, Chattanooga 5.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-14
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Caldwell Hits Timely

New York. May 13-A two-base pinch hit by Caldwell enabled New York to defeat Detroit in the third game of their series here today, to 2. With New York run behind and the bases full in the sixth inning, Caldwelrs double drove in the winning runs. double error by Pipp in the first inning enabled the Tigers to score their two runs.
 All soldiers and sailors in uniform were admitted to the game free. This plan will be followed every Monday hereafter. Score:
 Detroit .........,........ 200 600 OO0-2 New York ............... 900 cos Oos-3
 Batteries: Erikson and Yelies Russell Mogridge and Hannah.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-14

part. Almost every county, and the lat est returns may show that actually every county in this district where farming is the exclusive occupation, over subscribed, in some instances heavily. to the Liberty Loan.
 The other form of the offensive against the Kaiser, which is now under demon- stration in the far northwest, will be perfected when the harvests are ready, since there is not single locality that has not shared in the heavy drive for record production of crops and other foodstuff. There are many districts in Minnesota, Wisconsin and South Dakota where, in the past, the farmers have paid little attention to the so-called bread crop, but this year they are earnestly occupied in cultivating wheat the prom ise now being, if climatic conditions are favorable, that there will be very large addition to the wheat production of these districts as compared with the produc- ton of last year. MT. Rich says in his communication to his friends in New York: Tn every part of the district a fine spirit of loyalty is being shown by the farmers and the expression has been everywhere heard that we must back up the boys with the biggest crops that hava arar haen nla nted v
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-14

the horsehide over the confines of South ern league pastures. Ham wields 8 wicked piece of ash and has loosened the boards in many a right field fence dur ing his stay in the Baugh circuit.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-14
Athletics Beat Sox

Philadelphia, May 1S-Chicago knocked Myers out of the box in the first inning today, but Adams and Geary, recruit pitchers held the worlds champions safe thereaf fter, and the Athletics Nbatted Dan forth for a victory, score to 4.
 Walkers hitting featured. He drove a home run into the bleachers in the first inning, and hit safely his other three times up. Adams held Chicago hitless until !. Collins drove home run into the bleachers in the sixth, scoring runner ahead of him.
 Eddie Collins returned to the game and walked the first three times up. Score H-n F.. rh;cago . 200 002 000-4 s 3 Philadelphia .. 10l 210 10s-6 10 |
 Batteries. Danforth. Benz and Schalk; Myers, Adams, Geary and McAvoy-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-14

Pat Flaherty has secured Arthur John son by waiver route, according to Kid FL berfeld. Pat hasn't been sleeping in a bed of roses lately and he is grabbing off every loose ballplayer he can get his hands on.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-14

It'll be worth the price of admission to see those youngsters enjoy that game tomorrow. All kids under dozen years will swarm into Redwood like flys around a syrup barrel.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-14

Earle Hamilton, the pitching wonder of the Pirates, who stopped both the Giants and the Cubs in their winning streaks and who has won six successive games, joined the navy Friday, leaving the Pittsburg team at Chicago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-14
Burleish Boy Blows

May and Snyder.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-14

Since Zach joined the Dodgers, Brooklyn fans will no longer have to observe Wheat-less days. The addition of Wheat should boost the Brooklyn offense won derfully for the clouting gardener was the most valuable man on the team last yra
The Washington herald., 1918-03-25
Not Out Of the Woods.

The recurrence of labor troubles in the ship
yards is clear evidence that the menace to the
shipping program is not yet past The public has
desire to sit as judge or jury on these dihcul-
ties. 1t is not cropping to ascertain the merits of
the controversies except in of Aagrant injus
tice towards labor, which is not involved, and in
striking the Shiny trail of pro-German plotting,
which many believe will be found
The business before the nation admits of no
fastdious adjustment of labor troubles, meticu-
Ious insistence on the rights and prerogatives of
one class as compared to another The American
Federation of Labor has shown such true leader
ship and craftsmanship in its attitude towards the
war that high hopes have been held that we would
escape altogether the perils OF labor controversy.
The right to strike is nowhere questioned; but it
is right which, in view of the elaborate machinery
of adjustment which the government has set up,
ought not to be invoked under the conditions con-
fronting the nation. Certainly the Secretary of
War has shown such an enlightened point Of view
towards labor, has shown such a mastery grasp
of its problems, and such sympathy with its aspra-
tions that it difficult to believe that any part
of his program should be menaced by industrial
conflict. The condition should prevail in the
shipyards. There is in the present crisis
for holding up the construction program single
day.
The government is graphing with one OF its
greatest problems IN recruiting ana framing al
army of shipyard workers, in drawing from civil
life requisite number of workmen to make our
war preparations effective. More than once it has
been suggested that the draft may have to be en-
ployed to fill the ranks to the needed number. The
law and the machinery with which to do it already
are in existence, but that does not alter the fact
that this extreme action should come only as last
resort, after all other measures have failed.
Every strike in the shipyards makes the danger
OF labor conscription all the For the one
inescapable fact before the country is that it must
have ships. Considerable delays already have been
encountered, and resigned now to the fact
that September will come before vast program
begins to fill out with any suggestion of its ult-
mate proportions. Further delay cannot be en-
dured. If it comes, it will be the precursor of a
real crisis of public opinion which will force the
governments hand
The Washington herald., 1918-03-25
THE FOOD SITUATION.

wise 20 TO waste Aside from n
feeling OF insecurity" he says. The
greatest deterrent by millions OF farm
ers lies in the mass Of dogs that our
people insist on maintaining as the
friends Of man, which are, in fac.
the destroyers OF clothing Intended
for his back"
In Hoover's opinion. American farm
ers as class. ought not TO need sny
urging TO increase their cattle. Prof
its are calling TO them from the fu-
lture. After the war. a. well as dur
ing the war. there will be a tremen-
dcus demand for animal products. II
animals are greatly Increased here
there will be q big demand for fod-
der grains at home
TIL lately. the world has not been
sufficiently alive To its dependence 90
the farmer. Nov IL 10 fully alive and
concerned.
Meanwhile. the farmer needs pro-
lection from exploitation and from
the temptation TO do a little exploit
ing himself. Hoover IL doing the best
he can to provide that protection
without putting the legal screws on
save in those cases where drastic
measures are absolutely necessary.
He realizes that much of the exploit.
alton is not deliberate and. Is the re-
suit Of fear and Of the desire on the
part Of traders to protect themselves
against future emergencies. Con-
tracts are made way ahead In the
hope Of lodging the big prices that.
lie in the future. The retailer wants
to be sure that he will have what he
=
he is taking a big risk in an endesyor
to insure himself. makes the prices
high. Hoover draws an illustration
from the canning trade. The entire
output OF the Gamers for 1877 wss
sold TO Jobbers before the vegetables
came out of the ground. or the fruit
came of the bushes and trees, or the
fish came out OF the sea.
Naturally a horde OF spectators
broke in, with the expectation Of a
rise in prices. That they were really
I speculating in blood could not hold
them back. They would speculate in
anything.
The food supply OF the world will
be less this year than II was last
year. The seventy million men IN
Europe drawn away from productive
labor cannot be adequately replaced
by the inexperienced women who
have been working so vaIisntIy in the
! field. Lands are not being properly
renewed by proper fertilization Ep-
rope is drawing on her capital bv
killing her animals in lagre ouanti-
ties. Vast quantities Of fOodstuTs are
wsntonly destroyed every day b, Tho
Germans.
Each day the seriousness Of the SIT
uation and the closeness OF its rela-
| ton to the war Is growing palmer.
II has lately started Legislative .f-
forts to give more force to the meat
less and whestless days by increasing
the authority of the President. en-
sbling him to put an effective cheek
on waste, notably on the waste still
going on in many Of those rcstau-
rants where luxury and wanton sE-
travagsnce work together.
Meat must be systematically con-
served save in those States close -
the Pacific Coast where transporla-
ton is economically inexpedient.
Wheat must be conserved every
! where.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-25
Justice BIindfoIded, Indeed.

Hun agents are inocuating horses in Argentina
with baccil of CHAMBERS
At Covington, KY, last Sunday, the bodies of
400 horses, poisoned their way East to see war
service, were buried.
Premier Clemenceau, OF France, has ordered
that pro-Germans caught at dirty work in France
be taken out and shot.
When Ambassador Gerard having his
famous prewar interview with the Kaiser, he sug-
gested that the U-boat ruthlessness might drive
the United States into with Germany. The
Kaiser sneered and remarked that there were Ioo,-
600 German army reservists in the United States.
Whereupon, Mr.. Gerard stated that there were at
least 10000 lampposts in the United States which
would accommodate all the German reservists who
should become ugly
We have desire to the blood-lettng in
this country but those lampposts are still avail
able and the time has come when the pro- German
prisoners, bombers and irebugs should be accom-
modated.
With all the bombings, incendiarsms poisonings
and spreadings of disease germs, there hasn't been
conviction that met with penalty seyerer
than slap the wrist comparatively, and there's
no intelligent American but knows what this con-
dtion presages-lampposts adorned through the
frenzy OF prejudiced irresponsible mobs. How long
will the government risk such horrors