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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-24

 fosters the use of drugs. He also as- serted that it's leaders are not engaged III war work because they are too busy looking after legislation in Washington and that they attempt to have candi- dates for Congress sign secret pledges to vote for prohibition
 Representative Decker vigorously de- tended the Anti-Saioon league, declaring it's members are war workers and that any statement to the contrary was to be resented. He advanced to Representative Meekers desk and asserted that there are people who are professional anti-pro- hibitionists.' and added that MT. Meeker represented a sbrewery' district in St. Louis
 TIMES DISCLOSURES AIRED
 Recent disclosures that representatives of brewing interests syndicated loan of $375o00 to Arthur Brisbane for the purchase of the Washington Times was also discussed during the debate. Representative Blanton of Texas, de- lending the Anti-Saloon league. said the league never had contributed funds to the purchase of Washington news paper to carry on it's propaganda. Representative Stafford of Wisconsin. republican, in defending the purchase of the Times, declared the prohibitionists had attempted to reflect on Brisbane s loyalty by attempting ito discredit a business transaction. He also charged that A. Mitchell Palmer. alien property custodian, used the Brisbane incident to further the prohibition interests. The Anti-Saloon league and MT Palmer not only attempted to besmirch MT. Brisbane,
 Mir Stafford declared. but also reflected on the loyalty of brewers. The Wiscon- l sin member also asserted that MT
 Palmer had gone out of his way to at- tempt to defend democratic members of 1 the House who did not subscribe to his views on the prohibition question. l Although four hours debate had been allotted, impatient cries of vote, vote were shouted late in the session by many ! representatives.
 l Slight delay, brought about by op- ponents of prohibitions. marked the be- [ ginning of the debate and late in the evening an unsuccessful effort was made to postpone final action until tomor- | row.
 1 Representatives Kahn. Meeker, Slayden l and Gallagher spoke against features | of the prohibition measure, while Rep-
 resentatives Rainey, Decker and Wendell urged it's adoption. Representative Can tnon of Illinois expressed doubt as to | the wisdom of the act, pointing out
 that it would permit grain being made | into beer until next May l, while the | President had announced the intention l of prohibiting such use after December l. 1 Does this amendment repeal the au- thority given the President?' asked Rep- I resentative Blanton of Texas.
 Well, this is a later act, and does | it not by implication repeal the former | one?n asked the Illinois member | Representative Longworth of Ohio said MT Cannons interpretation was incor-
 rect and that the brewing of beer would
 end December l under the Presidents or ] der.
 l Mir, Cannon also argued that it would
 be impossible to sell before next July n the 900 or 150.0O0,000 gallons ot distilled spirits now held in bond
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-24
q MEN MISSING
 FROM CARGO SHIP Feared That Part of Crew of Buena Ventura Have Been Lost

Washington, September 2s.-The navy department was advised today that 21 men of the crew of the American army
 cargo steamer Buena Ventura, torpedoed
 and sunk last Friday off the coast of
 spain, still are unaccounted for. There
 were 95 men in the crew. SIX officers and 8 men from the Buena
 ventura wrre landed at Brest by Q
 French destroyer and two officers and 27 men have been landed at Corona, Spain.
 The departments advices said the steamer was attacked about s:30 p. m. being hit by two torpedoes. It sank in six minutes. The submarine emerged after the attack and was described by survivors as being about $50 feet long and mounting two guns. First information regarding the sinking of the steamer was received last night
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-24
Importation of Wine Must Cease When Measure Is
 Signed by President
BECOMES EFFECTIVE
 FIRST OF JULY, 1919
All Efforts to Amend Legislation Are Defeated-Sale of Wine and Beer Effected Same as the
 Sale of Whisky

Washington, September 23-National prohibition. effective next July for the period of the war was approved tonight by the House. which adopted, I'll to 34, the Senate prohibition rider to the $l2O0O,0oO emergency agricultural appropriation bill The measure now will be sent to confer ence for adjustment of differences be- tween the two houses on appropriation items.
 After voting in the committee of the whole to accept an amendment permit ting the importation of wine until next May l. the House later reversed it's de- cision and by vote of 121 to 59 retained the original Senate provision that impor- tation of wine must cease when the meas ure becomes effective upon its signature by the President The amendment was approved by the House agricultural con- mittee to meet an objection by the gov ernment of France Italy, Spain and Por- tugal
 All other efforts otherwise to amend the legislation also were defeated. A proposal by representative Kahn of California, re- publican, to extend the effective date for prohibiting the sale of wine and beer to December S1, 1919, was defeated. 112 to 52 as was one by Representative Beshlin of Pennsylva democrat, to change the date for stopping the nahufacture of beer and wine from next May 1 to December l. 1s1S
 AMENDMENTS REJECTED
 Four other amendments, two of which sought to have the government pay for the liquor unsold when prohibition be- comes effective. also were rejected.
 Representative Gordon of Ohio proposed that the internal revenue bureau be au- thorized to make the payment, but was ruled out of order as was a subsequent proposal by Representative Sabath of Illinois to provide fund of $250,0Oe : 900 for the same purpose The other amendments voted down were by Repre- sentative Igoe of Missouri, who sought to limit prohibition to the declaration of peace instead of the demobilization of the army, and by Representative Can non of Illinois, who tried to have strick- er out the provision recently enacted into law authorizing the President to establish dry zones about mines, mu- hilton plants and other factories. Debate on the bill was enlivened by q clash between Representatives Meeker and Decker both of Missouri, as re- suit of an attack by the former on of ficials of the Anti-Saloon league.
 MT Meeker charged that the Antf-Sa- loon league is financed by drug firms and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-24
FOUR ALABAMA MEN
 HELD BY GERMANS

Washington. September 23.-Names ot 62 American soldiers located in German prison camps were made public by the war department today. They include the following:
 At Camp Rastatt-Privates Jack Jow- CTS, Kingston Ala: Harvey c. Walker, 1 Coffee Springs, Ala; Willard P. Cat wood, Brewton, Ala.
 At Bayreuith Hospital No. l.-Private
 Bady Black, Wynne, Ark; Corporal Mall | liea Everett, Florala, Ala.
 1 At Camp Lagensalza-Private j. D. Arsemont believed to be Private Jules b
 Arsemont, Thibedeux. La.); Joseph Brown (believed to be John Brown), Hays. N. C.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-24

of .sGets-It'' on any corn or callus dries at once. The corn finally loosens off from the toe. so that you can peel 1t off lessly. like peeling d banana. Great stuff. wish I'd done that before. 7 There's only one corn -peeler-"Gets- and bandages toes squirning from ir- ritating saives, it's all q barbarity, T6es Wounded by ,razors and knives dangerous Use "Gets-It,' the liberty way-simple. painless, always sure Take no chances. Get "Gets-It." Don't be insulted by limitations. See that you get tGets-It.'
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-24
DEATHS

Mrs. Mary scaf. aged 5s years. died at her late residence, S27 Fifteenth street south, last night. Funeral arrangements will be announced later by Lige Loy.
 Florfcc Gray, aged years, died at a local infirmary yesterday. Funeral arrangements will be announced later by Lige Loy.
 r. IT. Burgess. aged 60 years, so4 Eff teenth street, south, died suddenly at his place of business, TIT Eff teenth street, south, Sunday morn ing. Funeral services were held from the late residence yesterday morning. Interment was in Elm wood cemetery
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-24
Burglary Charged

James Daniels and Tim Galloway, ne- groes, were arrested yesterday morning by officers Kemp and Newsome, charged with burglary and grand larceny. Mary Brooks and Fannie Branch, two other negroes, were arrested by the same of ficers at the same time, on a charge of receiving and concealing stolen prop erty
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-24
Local Data
German Ambassador
 to Russia to Resign

Amsterdam, September 2S.A dis patch received here from Berlin says the resignation of Dr. Karl Helferich as ambassador to Russia has been &C., cepted. Dr. Helfreich announced his readiness at the chancellor's wish to resume economic preparations for the peace negotiations.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-24
FRENCH AMBASSADOR
 TO SPAIN IS DEAD

Madrid. September 23 : (TIavas Agency. ) Joseph Thierry, the French ambassador to Spain, died today
 Joseph Thierry. who was minister of finance in the Ribot cabinet. was ap- pointed ambassador to Spain in October, 1917 He was an under secretary of war in the Briand cabinet and later was ap- pointed minister of subsistence. He was born in 1857
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-24
Why Putter With
 Corns? Use "Gets-It

Common-Sense, Simple, Never Fails
 You can tear out your corns and suf- fer. or you can peel off your corns and smile The joy-peeling way is the "Gets-It" way. It is the only happy, nainIess way in the world. Two drops
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-24
Important Notice

Effective Sunday September 22d, South- ern Railway train No. g, Birmingham Special, Mil leave Annston at 4:50 D. m., instead of 5:05 D. m. Train No. 8 will leave Anniston at s:1s p m, instead of 9:sO D. m. Train No. .i will leave An niston at 6:3o p. m, instead of 6:25sp m. No change in these trains either leaving or arriving Brmingham
 JAS SF'REEMAN,
 Assistant General Passenger Agent
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-24
BOLSHEWKI STILL MURDER|NG PEOPLE Further Accounts, of Appall- ing Conditions in Russia
 Reach U. s.

K WASHINGTON, September 25.-Stories of wholesale slaughter of representative people and former officers because they arg dangerous to the soviet are told ir further accounts reaching the state department today of the reign of terror in Russian cities against which the Amer ican government has called upon all civil ized nations to protest.
 All persons coming out of Russia are safe to bring reports of the existence of appalling conditions. One detail is that the former officers are shot at night in the cellars. the guns being untitled with sileEcers.
 one Peters. head of the bolshivik extra ordinary commission against counter rev. olutions, is said to sign death warrants without reading the papers, The latest reports indicate that the British and French consul generals in Moscow are under arrest i'll their houses.
 American Consul General Poole is at liberty and permitted to visit his col leagues. MT. Poole, today's report says, is being generally praised for his courage and vigorous action
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-24

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-24
THE WEATHER
Weather Fsfecast

Washington, September 23.-South Car olina and Georgia, fair Tuesday, warmer in interior; Wednesday fair.
 Florida, fair Tuesday and Wednesday except showers in south.
 Alabama. fair Tuesday, warmer in terior; Wednesday fair.
 Mississippi, fair Tuesday and Wednes- day.
 Tennessee fair and warm Tuesday; Wednesday, fair and warmer in east.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-06-28

said it was big happy family, and
so it is, but as in all happy families,
there are servants, so in the British
army there are also servants, officers
servants, or 20. S." as they are termed.
In the American army the common
name for them is dog robbers" From
a controversy in the English papers,
Winston Churchill made the state
ment, as far as I can remember, that
the officers servants In the British
forces totaled nearly two hundred
thousand. He claimed that this re-
moved two hundred thousand excep-
tionally good and well-trained fighters
from the actual firing line, claiming
that the officers, when selecting a man
for servants duty, generally picked the
man who had been out the longest and
knew the ropes.
But from my observation find that
a large percentage of the servants do
go over the top, but behind the lines
they very seldom engage in digging
parties. fatigues, parades or drills.
This work is as necessary as actually
it would be safe to say that the all
round work of the two hundred thou
sand is about equal to fifty thousand
men who are on straight military du-
ties. In numerous instances, officers
servants hold the rank of iance-cOrpo-
rails and they assume the same duties
and authority of a butler, the one
10
| other servants.
There are lots of amusing stories
| told of 20. s."
One day one of our fajors went into
the servants billet and commenced
"blinding" at them, saying that his
horse had no straw and that he per-
sonally knew that straw had been is
sued for this purpose. He called the
Iance-corporal to account. The cor
poral answered, ''Blime me, sir, the
straw was issued, but there wasn't
enough left over from the servants
beds; in fact, we had to use some Of
the 'ay to 'elp out, sir"
1t is needless to say that the serv.
ants dispensed with their soft beds
that particular night.
Nevertheless It is not the fault of
the individual officer, it is just the sur
yival of quaint old English custom
You know an Englishman cannot be
changed in day.
But the average English officer is a
good sport. He will sit on fire step
and listen respectfully to Private
Jones theory OF the way the war
should be conducted. This war is
gradually crumbling the once lnsur-
| mountable wall of caste.
You would be convinced of this If
you could see King George go among
his men on an inspecting tour under
fire, or pause before little wooden
/ cross in some Shell-tossed field with
tears in his eyes as he reads the in
scription. And a little later perhaps
| bend over wounded man on a stretch
] er, patting him on the head.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-06-28
CHAPTER xIX-continued.

is
The game is honest and quite en-
joyable. Sometimes you have fourteen
numbers on your card covered and
you are waiting for the fifteenth to be
called. In an imploring voice you call
out, Come on, Watkins, chum, I'm
sweating on 'Kelly's Eye"
Watkins generally replies, "WeIl,
keep out of draft, you'll catch cold"
Another game is "Pontoon," played
with cards; it is the same as our
"Black Jack" or "Twenty-one"
A card game called Drag" is also
popular. Using casino deck, the
dealer deals each player three cards.
1t is similar to our poker, except for
the fact that you only use three cards
and cannot draw. The deck is never
shuff1ed until a man shows three of a
kind or ''prile" as it Is called. The
value Of the hands are, high card,
pair, run, a flush or three of a kind
or "prile." The limit is generally a
penny, so 1t Is hard to win a fortune
The next in popularity Is a card
game called Nap" 1t is well named.
Every time I played it l went to sleep.
Whist and solo whist are played by
the highbrows of the company.
When the gamblers tire of all other
games they try Banker and Broker"
/ spent week trying to teach some
of the Tommies how to play poker, but
because 1 won thirty-five francs they
declared that they didn't ''fawncy" the
game.
Tommy plays few card games; the
general run never heard of poker, eu-
chre, seven up, or pfnochle. They have
a game similar to pinochle called
Royal Bezique," but few know how to
play it.
Generally there are two decks of
cards in section, and in a short time
they are so dog-eared and greasy, you
can hardly tell the ace of spades from
the ace of hearts. The owners of these
decks sometimes condescend to lend
them after much coaxing.
So you see, MIR. Atkins has his fun
mixed in with his hardships and, con-
trary to popular belief. the rank and
file of the British army in the trenches
is one big happy family. Now in Vir-
ginia, at school, was fed on old Nc
Guffy's primary reader, which gave me
an opinion Of an Englishman about
equal to '76 Minute Mans hacked up
by Sim Feiner's. But found Tom
my to be the best of mates and a gen.
tlernan through and through. He never
thinks of knocking his officers. If one
makes a costly mistake and Tommy
pays with his blood, there Is no gen.
eral condemnation of the officer. He
is just pitied. 1t is exactly the same
as it was with the Light Brigade at
Balaclava, to say nothing of GallipoIi,
Neuve Chnpelle and Loos. Personally
remember a little incident where
| twenty of US were sent on a trench
raid, only two of US returning, but
will tell this story later on.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-06-28
CTo BE coNTINUED9
Theory MAY Vet Be Proved.

According TO one theory, primitive
man came to America by land bridge
from the tablelands OF Asia. In search
of new hunting grounds. 1T is not to
be inferred" says Professor wissIer,
that the new world native is a direct
descendant of the present Asiaric Mon
golian, for the differentiation is evil
IDENTIFY remote" Is 1t not possible We
shall find that it was the American
type that diverged into strains that
passed TO Asia Chicago Examiner.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-06-28
WAR IS cRUMBLING THE WALL OF CASTE THAT HAS
STOOD so LONG IN BRITISH ARMY

SynopssFired by the sinking Of the L1tana
American lives Arthur Jersey
England and enists British army
short experience recruiting officer
ing where
makes the acquaintance Coolies After
Empeys the frontne trenches
his first bullets Empey
learns
Chaplain distinguishes himself
fire. With pick shovel Empey has experience
No Mans Land Exciting listening
post duty Empey
writes and successful play.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-06-28

EmPey, questioning a German
prisoner, finds he's from New
York. The interesting interview
is related IN the next INSTALL
ment.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1918-03-02
Archie Prothro Given Impressive
Funeral.

The funeral of Jas. Archibald Pro-
thro, the 10 year o Id soldier who died
at Camp Beauregard Feb. 81, and was
buried at Colfax Feb. %, was most inn
pressiye. Services were held at the
Baptist church, conducted by Rev.
J. H. Afford, and short talks were
made by Mayor j. O. Long and Prof.
J. M. Johnson The church was draped
with large U. S. flag. and many beau
tiful flowers were contributed, and
he floral decoration sent by the men
Of his regiment was most handsome.
The church was crowded to its full
capacity, and more than half those at
tending could not get into the building,
but remained on the outside, and at the
conclusion of the services attended the
closing exercises at the grave in the
cemetery near by. The children of the
high school, where young Prothro grad
uated last year, attended the funeral
in body. The business houses of the
of the town closed from 8 to p. m.
80 everybody could attend. and every
hing possible was done to show honor
to the dead soldier boy.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1918-03-02
Someone is Going to Tell on You.

oOutCONC 10 0Ohne ~ I'LL VIZ Ves
Somebody is going to tell or
you if you don't pay your income
tax. Congress has fixed it so
somebody must tell. whether he
wants to or not.
One section of the War Income
Tax Law, exnaustive1y compre-
hensive in scope, requires ever!
person, without exception, anc
corporation, partnership, associ-
alton, and insurance company, In
whatever capacity acting, who
paid $500 or more to another per-
son, corporation, partnership,
association, or insurance comp
any, as interest, rent, salaries,
wages, premiums. annuities, com
pensation, remuneration, emolu-
ments, or other fived or determ-
Unable gains, profits, and income,
to report the name and address
of the person, corporation, etc.,
, to whom the payment was made,
together with the amount of the
payment, to the Commissioner
| of Internal Revenue at Washing.
ton, using a form prescribed fol-
the purpose Form 1899, now te
be had from all collectors Offices.
The law requires that the form
be filled out and returned on OF
before March l, 1918. The forms
for 1917 must be filled out anC
returned on or before April /,
1918 accompanied by form 109t
which is a letter of transmitta
and affidavit certifying the &C.
curacy of Form 1899 and must
be sent to the Commissioner OF
Internal Revenue, Sorting Divi-
sion, Washington. D. C. and not
to the Collector of Interna
Revenue at New Orleans as is
the case with all other income
, tax returns.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1918-03-02
This space donated this by Tumminelo Brothers

committed. He pleaded guilty
without putting the Food Admin
istrationsto the necessity of hold
ing a hearing, offered to return
the overcharges to all buyers
and to contribute $1,000 to the
Req Cross. In return, he asked
that the name of the firm be not
published. The tender was laid
before Mr.. Hoover, at Washing
ton, and he approved the ver-
dict and punishment because of
the willingness and promptness
with which the firm had made
amends. Headvised, however,
that no such concession will
again be made. and that those
who take advantage of the war
and its opportunities to increase
profits above the normal would
feel the full power OF the Food
Administration.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1918-03-02
Half Your Living
Without Money Cost

We are all at a danger point. On
the use of good common sense In our
1918 farm and garden operations de-
ponds prosperity or our "going broke"
Even at present high prices no one
can plant all or nearly all cotton, buy
food and grain at present prices from
supply merchant on credit and make
money. Food and grain is higher in
proportion than are present cotton
prices.
It's q time above all others to play
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