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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-21
Got to Lick Him

'The patriotism of the average Amer ican child, and his love for Old Glory was never more pronounced than at this time" said the Rev John Miner of Wy lam Tt matters not what his nation ality may be- other than Teutonie, they are all strong for the Stars and Stripes, and have abiding faith in the valor of the American soldiers and sailors.
 Among the patriots of tender age is the little son of Adam Stewart of Wy lam. The little fellow is the proud pos sessor of a small dummy rifle and, mo- ticing the pictures of soldiers with bayo- nets fixed, whittled out small wooden bayonet and fixed it to his rifle, and proceeded to march up and down in front of his home. neighbor to tease the boy said: You might as well put up your gun. The Germans are going to defeat the allies. The boy drew himself up proud ly and, holding his little rifle at the ready, replied, They will neved do 1t; not until they lick me- D
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-21
BATTERED AMIENS

Jewellers on the water). It became q Roman stronghold and received special consideration at the hands of Marcus Aurelius. The Franks captured it in the fifth century In the twelfth century 1t became an important commercial center and 400 years later was one of the chief cities of the great textile industry in France. Up to 17s0 it was the capital of Picardy, and is now the capital of the department of the Somme.
 ''The devastation wrought by the HnnA today does not mark the first experiencoi Amiens has had with the PrussiansA After tho so-ca.Iled battle of Amienss which consisted of numerous detachesa enga gements in the vicinity of villers- Bretonneux and Drury. it was captured by the same enemy in 1870.
 Among the native sons of Anthems who have written their names indelfbiy on the pages of world history. are Peter originator of the First Crusade.:~ BlaS-, set, the sculptor; voiture and Gresset the1 poets, and nucange, the noted linguist-
 ''In the famous Treaty of Amiens, signed in 1902 by Great Britain, France, Holland and Spain, the British reeos- nized the changes in the map of Europe which had been effected by the armies of Napoleon. This treaty also reotolet to France almost the whole of her colo nial empire which had been taken from her some years before.
 "of course. the chief glory of Amiens. before it suffered the same fate IS Rheims, was her cathedral. which 0fs be described in subsequent war geog- raphY bulletin"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-21

A health magazine laments the number of cigarettes consumed by our fighting men abroad. Pershing's communiques in- dicate that they are doing no great harm.
 + x H At the theatre in New York MT. Wilson called himself a very tired man." but we presume he was not there in the ca pacity of tired business man.
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 The war will not be without it's bright side if it reduces the number of lounge lizards. tango hounds and corner mashers to an irreducible minimum.
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 It is said that there are 100000 feeble minded persons in the United States which at first. glance looks like a con- servative estimate.
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 The Prince of Wales has been promoted to be major When she went into the British army we had an idea that the prince would rise.
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 The great, growing west is no place foi a panhandler these days. The first far. mer who sees him Is apt to grab him and put him to work. # x # With MT. Hughes and Mr Taft acting in an official capacity, it probably vexes the colonel to realize that he is still merely a newspaper man welding q trenchant pen. # + # While the report of a revolution in Qua temala is denied. we can't expect the | Guatemalans to keep quiet indefinitely. # # # | The woman who thrashed a boastfu profiteer in Washington deserves some l form of recognition. x x The channel ports are not far from thu mailed fist of Germany, yet they ar. safely out of reach.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-21
Helpless Ukrainia
 Under Teuton Heel

1.-THE Ukrainians are learning what 4 it means to bow beneath the Prussian yoke. An Associated Press dispatch of yesterday reveals de- plorable state of affairs, the direct result of German greed and brutali- ty and the eagerness of Germans to avail themselves of Ukraine's limited food supply.
 Although the Germans are said to be exporting to Germany all the food stuffs they can lay their hands on, there are no imports. A typically Teuton way of doing business with weaker governments who are at the mercy of Prussia's war lords.
 Their eyes opened when too late to the duplicity of Germany, the Ukrain- ians are helpless to protect themselves in any organized way, although they
  are reported to be armed and the methods employed in rounding up pro- visions are meeting with sullen resist ance. It is even stated that district assemblies throughout UlSrainia have decided to burn all bread and other provisions to prevent them from fall ing into the hands of Germans.
 Hungry and in abject slavery, Ukrainia may we'll serve to point moral and adorn a tale. Grasping at the phantom of independence of- fered by the willy Teutons, Ukrainia has lost everything and is now in worse state than Great Russia, if that were possible. Ukrainians, at any rate, seem to think so, for thousands are trying to flee to Great Russia.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-21
A ROMAN POPPY
Ruskin.

RuSKin.
 have in my hand small red poppy which I gathered on Whit Sunday in the palace of the Caesars. It is an in- tensely simple, intensely floral flower. feet edged all round, seen among the wild grass far away like burning coal fallen from heavens altars. You cannot have a more complete. more stainless type of flower absolute; inside and out side all flower No sparing of color any where, no outside coarseness, no interior secrecies, open as the sunshine that ere ates it; fine finished on both sides, down to the extremest point of insertion on it's narrow stalk. and robed in the purple Of the Caesars
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-21
BAILLEUL, NORTHERN FRANCE

007 AsHINGToN. D. C., May ls.
 NAVY tSpecial)-The following war 5 V " geography bulletin has been issued by the National Geographic sO- ciety from it's Washington headquarters:
 Like so many other medieval towns of northern France, the quaint litt'e Flemish city of Bailleul, with it's beautt- full fiftaenth century belfry, long the pride of it's 1s,00o inhabitants, is proba- ply mass of ruins today, for 1t is in the hands of the Germans
 situated on rising ground to the north of the River Lys. Bailleul is only nine miles Ny rail east of the important rail-
 way junction of Hazebrouck, and IS seven miles west of Armentieres. It IS station on the Calais-Lille railway, be- ing 4s miles from the important seaport and 20 miles from Lille.
 Prior to 1914 Ballieul was famous for it's Hotel de Vile belfry and for its Church of Saint-vaast. the latter dating back to the fourteenth century. There was also an attractive little 'musea'' here, with an interesting collection of paintings and antiques.
 Tn the industrial world the town was known chiefly for its handmade lace. but there were also important woolea. pottery and leather manufactories. "Thc town has an interesting historical connection with the Baliols, family ia
 nous in the history of Scotland. It IS l from the lief of Bailleul that Guy CT Guido de Baliol came to England with ! William the Conqueror In 1d66. John oS
 Baliol. successful contender for the crown
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-21
LUKE M,LUKE SAYS

Thus far we haven't heard a stacker put np the argument that some of the able-bodied men should stay home and swat the flies.
 When girl is putting on airs in her new see-everythins dress she forgets to put on an air of innocence.
 What is worrying some of the prohi- bitionists is what the heh a man is going to take for a cold when all the whisky is used up.
 If you play poker long enough you will discover that while the other fellow can cop a go pot on three duces. everybody is looking out of the window when you hold the royal flush that comes once in a lifetime.
 A fat woman may have her troubles, but so has her husband. After they get home from an outing at midnight he has to hunt all over the house for q pair ot pliers, or corkscrep, or an ice pick, or something so she can get her new straight-fron corset off. l The lest column of q newspaper VII | find almost anything for you except q 1 lost waist line.
 1 About this time of year you will heal l father and mother battling over wha ! kind of wallpaper they will get for tnt 1 dining room. Mother wants tan o' something civilized looking, while father wants something that looks like the pan
 ners in front of a circus sideshow.
 You may have noticed that as long l' | either side has chance to win arDi | traitor is about as popular as China
 man with the yellow fever
 Once in a while the umpire is ap plauded But when anything like tha | happens you can bet that the visitin'
 team is getting all the worst of the de cisions
 ! A bath makes man think a hea i more of himself. If you don't believe r 1 take one some of these fine nights ant see for yourself.
 A man hasn't much to say to sli when ne can say what he want sto sa'
 on post card.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-21
Zeal in Red Cross
 Cause Far Reaching

M s popular as the appeal for the GA American Red Cross cause was a year ago, it is meeting with even a more enthusiastic response now when a second fund of one hundred million dollars is being sought for the care of our wounded soldiers and the relief of dependent families.
 Indications point to large over- contribution. Instead of one hundred millions the fund will probably total double that amount. There is scarcely a town or city that will not raise more than its quota. Richmond, Va, sub- scribed it's entire quota of $275, ,000 at a mass meeting held Sunday, and it gave promise of raising upwards of a half million dollars before the end of the week.
 Birmingham's quota is $150,000, but Chairman Morris w. Bush expects local contributions to total over $30O, ,000. Never was greater zeal manifested in any patriotic or humane enterprise.
 This fervor is far reaching in its effect on the morale of the country The very fact that people have beer tendering large sums even before thu formal inauguration of the campaign is n9t only heartening to the can vassdrs, but is tangible proof of th' astronIE hold the Red Cross has takel ippeal lths American public
 Ri3mingham can distinguish itsel
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-21
IN HOPED HOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
Tom Pounda siven Views

T was glad to note the announce rlent of my old friend, Fred N. Jack son, as candidate for congressman from this district. said Tom Pounds, tlie well-known locomotive engineer.
 While F. M. and myself have dif- fcied on certain. political questions, have never dosbfed his sincerity and honesty of purpose, and there are few who know anything about the man that do. It is generally concedej that "a man who is successful in his own business affairs, IS qualified to attend tp the affairs of the nation and state, especially when his name is synony- rdous with straightforward dealings ahd fearlessness in the discharge of his duty as he sees it. In my opinion F. M. would make an ideal congress- man from this district. for he. in the first place, is 100 per cent American; secondly, he has the fntellig .lce to handle the great questions that are now before Congress, to the best in- ter est of the disti jet, state and nation. am firmly convinced that he will he elected, and again in my opinion, the rest of the candidates have no more chance to beat F. M. Jackson than a mosquito has to nck an elephant"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-21
JUST WHAT HE NEEDED

From the Chattanooga Times.
 A heartless profiteer in Washington got his good and proper the other day when a loyal woman who has three sons in the service whacked him over the head with her umbrella when he boasted that he would clean up s2.OeO,oOo if the war lasted is months longer And what is better, the incident got into the papers and the man will now have hard time clean ing up anything.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-21
CATCHINo ALL oFFENDERs

From the montgomery AuVertlSer
 As we understand it. in Birmingham it is against the law of public opinion for chiggers to bite on Sunday and 1t is ex- pected that the armed constabulary will
 next devote It's attention to the redbugs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-21
Enslex committee Active

There is every indication that Ems ley will exceed her quota for the Red Cross war fund" said Henry Keller, but the drive will be pushed to the limit from the start to the finish. We are plan ming a big parade for tomorrow and ex- pect many thousands in line. The cam paign started yesterday, and while 1ig- ures are not quite available, the commit given good account of herself in all the previous drives and we are trying to make the present campaign the most successful of all."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-21
COMING TO BILL

COMING TO BILL From the Memphis Commercial Appeal.
 Kaiser. the victim to hallucina- tions,s merely means that Wilhelm is "seein' things" and he is going to see a blame sight more before he gets through.
 sTRETCHER BEARER ON SOMME Richard Capell, in the Westminster Ga- zette. We toiled and stumbled with the burden, Each at the other. hated even more The mud than the blind fury's whine and
 roar: Strained eyes across the bowling solitude To see by flashes where orr landmark
 stood The ridge, the spectral branches of High Wood. Seemed that churned wilderness of track less slime An evil dream of earth's chaotic prime Or of it's crumbling fate in unknown time. A breather-Lower!" We halted with q groan, Half to the knee in mud. tongues dry as The Burden spoke in mild, wandering tone, "Yoqre doing srandly, boys. A night you've had, Rough luck fer you the going's been SC bad. And hundreds more to come ;" Poor
 lad. poor lad
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-21
THE NAME CUBA

From the Christian Science Monitor.
 The name Cuba is not a Spanish word, as has many times been supposed; on the contrary, We are told that it is the name by which the Lucayan Indians were call- ing the island when Columbus first dis covered it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-21

BEGINNING THE DAY-Speak to me out of the clear blue. Speak to me out of the spangIed night, Speak in signing wind and terrible thunder. Speak in sun and rain. Spenk among the multitudes and where only silence is. Speak to me in joy and hardship and pnin. Speak to me while life rides on. and when death stands nt the gate. Amen. H. NJ. l..
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-21

by raising its quota twice over before the week is half gone. In order to
 do so it only needs to strike it's now famaliar patriotic gait.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-21
CONE. nuT Nor FORGOTTEN

From the Chicago News This season the admirable young man with the sport shirt and his passionate socks will be missed from his accustomed
 haunts. He is in training camp.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-21
wAsHINeTcNIANs SEEK coUNTR,

From the Washington Star. The overcrowded condition of Wash ington has sent number of people into the country. The heads of families may not like 1t at first. but the healthier and happier children will soon reconcile them to the change.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-21
Fine Concert Band

Mir. Memoli has brought the com munity band up to high standard" said John Wiegand, leader of the music at the Tutwiler. T listened to the perform ance of several members Sunday and re- marked a very decided improvement in ensemble compared with the first time the band played in the ark, four weeks ago.
 MT. Memoli has been fortunate in se- curing good material and as he himself is bandmaster of exceptional ability no city in the south can boast of con. cert band quite equal to it
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-21
UNJusTLY ACCUSED.

UNJUsTLY ACCUSED. "Glipping claims to he a self-mads man, eh?" "Yes, but he says Mrs. Clipping was partly responsible
 And what attitude does she take?'' "She declines to be inculpated."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-21

of Scotland against Robert Bruce, was a descendant of this Norman baron of BailleuL Dampierrc, Harcourt and vinoy. the founder Of the family.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-21

The poor wren, The most diminutiye of birds, will fight, Her young ones in the nest, against the owl. Macbeth.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-21
DRAMATIC INCIDENT.

T understand Getty Gambols has a speaking part in this new musical com edy."
 Not exactly speaking part, although Gerty is called on in one scene to ex- press surprise by arching her eye brows"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-21
ADRIFrT WITH THE TIMES
SURE SIGNS.

SURE SIGNS. When the sun is downward streaming And we drink iced tea at noon, Might as well prepare for steaming, Since we're headed straight for June.
 STRONG PROOF / Are you accustomed to working For the best people?''
 Indeed I am, mum. At the last place where worked there wasn't a morning that passed, mum, but that I had to go around gathering up cigarette stubs and empty champagne glasses
 OLD-FASHIONED GIRL. Rather a remarkable debutante." 'In what respect? I've seen young girls as pretty as she"
 'I was not referring to her beauty. It seems she still defers to the wishes of her parents"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-21
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NO REASON ron JEALOUSY

NO REASON FOR JEALOUSA From the Nashville Banner.
 No army colonel of the proper poise and good sense will grow jealous of those titles which the American public-more especially that of the south-fondly thrust on civilians who have become any way prominent It afforded great amusement to the newspaper correspondents of the metropolitan press who were sent to Nashville to attend noted trial sew eral years ago that of the half dozen or so lawyers employed all were gen. erals The prosecuting attorney was a general Of course, and each of them at some time in his career had been a prose- cutting attorney. But not even that slender reason was required to give him military title. Tho poet has said .'The corn is full of kernels And the colonels full of corn In Kentucky"
 And Kentucky is no exception. 1t is a sort of way the south has of showing deference. There Is no reason for a southern soldier to get green-eyed about | it, and a real genuine soldier will not.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-21
SUMMING UP.

The sanitary kiss May lack something in bliss, But science still affirms It plays hob with the germs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-21
SEEMS INCREDIBLE

SEEMS INCREDIBLE. You say Dubwaite is good mixerY' "Yes, indeed I'll tell you what he did" < "What?"
 'sHe went to New York and got ac- quainted with half dozen people in less than q month.'' PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-21

FAMILY HoNoR's SAFE.
 T haven't seen old man Bilton playing checkers lately" &
 Nobody else has"
 Isn't he the champion checker player of this county?'
 Yes; but since his son, Jack Bilton. was decorated in France for capturing seven Huns single handed, the old man says being checker champion is nothing in particular to brag about, so he's de- cided to intern his outfit for the dura- tion of the war"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-21
Administration Ardently Supported


 T have been struck with the fact that the American people are now to all in tents and purposes standing as one man, square behind President Wilson in his conduct of the war" said Charles F Raines of Chicago, registered at the Hill- man.
 "A year ago the great majority ot Americans were loyal, but not all of them seemed to realize fully that we were 1T the war and that the United States would keep on fighting until Germany was whipped Everybody seems to real ize the situation today
 Patriotism is rampant and if this country needs 100000 or 6,0O0.0O0 men fol the firing line and billions more oi money to carry on the war. there vii be no trouble on either score The people have come to the point ot utterly detesting the stacker. The time his come when not one will be allowed to show his face
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-21
o STRICKEN MONARCH!

o STRICKEN MONARCH! The Kaiser likes to make a speech, Some pious homily to teach, But standing on a blood-soaked field His gentle heart to tears must yield. And as his frame is wracked with woe. He baw!s, T have not willed it so'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-21

Washington bureau, 2O7 Hibbs build ing.
 European bureau, Henrietta street. Covent Garden, London.
 Eastern business otnce, World build ing. New York city; western business office. Tribune building, Chicago. The $. C. Beckwith Special Agency, agents for foreign advertising.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-21

Member of the Associated Press
 The Age-herald is the only mornlhs and Sunuay newspaper in Blrmlngnan carrying the Associated Press ols- patches.
 The Associated Press is exclnsiVeiy entitled to the use for puplleatioii of all news dispatches credited 10 !. or not otherwise credited in thls paper and also the local news pupiisheo herein.
 All rights of republication Of spe- cial dispatches herein are also re- served
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-09
PRIZES FOR ESSAYS
ON HUGO PHOTOPLAY

Opportunity is offered pupils Of the
public schools, colleges and other insti-
tutions Of learning and to young people
in general to win a prize for the three
best essays on the william Fox piculr-
iZation of Victor IIugo'S les MiScr-
ableS." which will be presented ut the
Victoria Theatre, beginning ON next
Monday. +. w Buchlcr, general man
ager Of the Central Market Street Com
pany, which conducts this film theatre,
announces that for the three best es-
says. not less than 500 nor more than
Geo words in length, on this piCturiZa-
ton Of IIugo's novel. prizes will he
awarded SIS for the beet contribution
so for the next best, and So for the
third best in merit.
There are no stringent rules govern
ing the contest. All that is necessary
TO do is TO see the perturbation of Les
Miserables" at the Victoria; then write
the essay, legibly using one side of the
paper only and address 1t to NJ Buehler.
care Central Market Street Company,
southeast corner Juniper ana Market
streets The contest will close on Tues
day, February 2G, and as soon there
after as the judges can reach n decision
the names of the winners will be an
nounCed in the daily papers and from the
stage Of the Victoria Theatre.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-09
VALESKA SURATT FOR
ECONOMY IN GOWNS

Miss Suratt has been dcvoting al
most three years to motion pictures and
at present ranks as one Of the stars
Of the screen. She has returned to
vaudeville however. and is to appear
this week " Kciths Theatre in n
drama by Paul NJ Potter and c, V.
lie NOndc. which is the first serious
vehicle she has ever attempted on the
vaudeville stage. Miss Suratts gowns
have always been recognized signal foa-
lures of her acts. and it is therefore
the moro interesting to note that she
is now advocating the wearing of ging-
hams as a. war economy.
Miss Suratt, of course, VIII not ap-
pear in giugham dresses when she plays
kcith's Theatre ,nis week. but she be-
licvcs that women Of today should con-
serve necessities aud save on wearing
apparel While II is impossible to carry
out her plans to great length on the
stage, Miss Suratt finds It easy 20 prac-
tice what she breaches in her private
life. She insists that inexpensive ma
tcri1l can be made into just as attrac-
tive gowns as any other. and declares
that the real effect is derived not from
rle material that is used in II dress but
in the application of taste.