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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-06
NEW INCORPORATION

Montgomery, January 5.--(Special) )-In- corporation papers were filed with the secretary of state Saturday by the Ala bama Bank and Trust company of Opp. Covington county, which has been grant, ed charter by the state banking de- partment. It has an authorized capital of S10O,OO0, of which s50,000 has been paid in.
 The Pitcher Mercantile company of Florala also filed notice of incorporation Saturday. 1t has a paid-in capital of S25, GOO.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-06

panied by M. Trotzky. is leaving Satur- day for Brest-Litovsz They are con vinced that an understanding in regard to the transfer of the negotiations to neu- tral ground will give rise to no diff culty."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-06
INCREASE BELLS PAY

Washington. January 5.-(Specialo Senator Underwood introduced bill today increasing from $4000 to $5o00 the salary of Robert N. Bell. attorney Northern district of Alabama.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-06
SPEECH OF PREMIER MAKES PROFOUND
 IMPRESSION IN THE
 AMERICAN CAPITAL
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which would be preached at any peace conference at which these powers may take part as the ground work upon which peace negotiations might be founded.
 It is believed here that MT Lloyd George had a double purpose in mind in making his address. Only last week the British trade unions registered their strong insistence upon a declaration of entente war aims and the premiers ad- dress today was taken as an answer to that demand.
 A second object which the premier is believed to have had in mind was to inn press upon the Russian peace delegates the fact that the war aims of the entente allies are more nearly in consonance with their own altruistic aspirati tions than anything which the central powers can offer them
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-06
Death at Camp Gordon

Atlanta. Ga, January 5.-The death of Private R. A. Parrish of Wadley, Ala, was announced at divisional headquar- ters at Camp Gordon. today. The cause of the death, which was the only one re- ported during the last twenty-four hours, was not given.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-06
Shirtwaist Shop

Mrs Augusta Friedman, proprietor of the Shirtwaist shop, to be opened on the second floor of the Jefferson County Bank building February 1, 1918. has gone east on a two weeks buying trip.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-06
PER CENT THROUGH TRAINS IN
 THE EAST ORDERED
 TAKEN OFF AT ONCE
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Adoo, all priority orders heretofore is- sued with respect to transportation have been suspended and no further priorities may be claimed hereunder Further orders for prioriites will be is- sued in emergencies under Mir. McAdoo's s direction as occasion may require.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-06
MEN
 AT CAMP WHEELER
 ARE BEING TAUGHT
Ten Per Cent of Alabama Troops There Cannot
 Read and Write

Montgomery January 5.-(Special)
 Investigations conducted by Miss Esther
 Foster, field agent of the statei lliteracy
 commission, show that about 10 per cent
 of Alabama men in training at Camp Wheeler arei lliterate and the filiteracy commission has joined the Young Mems s Christian association in the organiza- tion of classes of soldiers. Miss Eos ter has rendered a report of hir investi- gations to Spright Dowell, secretary treasurer of the commission, and he an- nounced Saturday that the commission
 was determined to do all in its power to
 eliminate illiteracy from among Ala
 bama troops before they leave the bor- ders of the country.
 c. F. Armstead has been named direc- tor of educational work among Alabama
 men at Camp Wheeler and has already
 enrolled 1S0 in special classes for illiterate
 men. Volunteer teachers have been found among the soldiers and the classes are taught three nights each week.
 PATHETIC SCENES
 ent at the classes during her visit to
 Camp Wheeler and saw the pathetic way
 the starwart soldiers would take their little books and study. In one class 22 men were learning to write their names. She said a majority of men, in an- swer to her questions, stated that they refused to go to school when they had an opportunity, but that a few did not | have opportunity. She gave the fol at i'm, ia1 Of soldiers | to show that their attitude toward edu cation has changed since they entered | the army:
 "Tell the boys back home to learr | to read and write at least before they l come here.'
 I've seen enough to know the mer | in the army without an education don | stand much chance of promotion T am going to write the first lette l I have ever written to my mother. Sh will have to get Cousin John to read i for her, but she'll be proud to get it.' "Ain't it shame that man lik' me that can't even set sight the leat | on his rifle must stand up and face tn, ! educated Germans"
 WILL TEACH PARENTS | Miss Foster obtained the addresses o parents of the men who cannot read ant | write in order that the parents may bt l taught at home while their sons ar, being taught in the training camps. | Attached to her report were individua reports from teachers of illiterate classes | in several camps. which have been or ganized as a result of the illiteracy cam paign in Alabama and other states | Capt. l.. Frazier Banks of Camp Cor | don told Miss Foster that one mar | learned to write his name one week and the next week signed his name tt l a subschiption for a liberty bond. The text book adopted by thei lliteracy commission last year for the use oi schools for illiterates is being used 1T l the campaign. being furnished to Ala. bama ben by the state litteracy com. mission. The book was prepared by
 workers in the campaign in Alabama.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-06
!!!|!|' DRY AMENDMENT Tuscaloosa c Candidate Thinks Voters Should Decide on
 Its Ratification NO DESIRE TO EVADE ISSUE OF CAMPAIGN Says While Question Is Purely Legis- lative One and Not for Execu- tive Action He Person.
 ally Opposes
NO DESIRE TO EVADE
 ISSUE OF CAMPAIGN

Tuscaloosa, January 5.-(Special)-ln brief statement issued this afternoon, Judge William W. Brandon, candidate for governor, states his position on the federal prohibition amendment
 He says this is purely legislative question and should not be considered an issue in the race for an executive of- flee.
 He suggests that the state democratic executive committee submit the question of ratification to the voters of the state in the August primaries, the result to govern the action of the legislature.
 Judge Brandon says he does not want to evade any issue and candidly admits hc is opposed to the adoption of the amendment, holding that prohibition IS a matter which the individual states should decide.
 Judge Brandon's statement is as fol lows: s'To the People of Alabama:
 Article of the federal constitution provides that the congress, whenever two-tfirds of both houses shall deem IL necessary, shall propose amendments to this constitution, or, on the application of the legislatures of two-thirds Of the several states, shall call convention for proposing amendments, which, Tn either case shall be valid to all lntents and purposes, as part of this constitu- ton, when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several states, or by conventions in three-fourths thereof as the one or the other mode of ratifica- tior may he proposed by congress-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-06
SETTLE LABOR TROUBLES

OEI 1LE LADOR IhOO DLED
 MT. McAdoo today took further steps to prevent friction in the government s dealings with railroad labor, by arrang- ing with William H. Johnson, president of the Internal tional Association of Ma chinsts, to call off several minor strikes of machinists until the railroad admin istration can formulate definite wage and labor policy.
 The director general also announced that as soon as the railroad bill is passed, he will take steps to use more intensively the country's navigable rivers and canals.
 INLAND WATERWAYS
 q am very much pleased he said, that provision is made in the pending railroad bill for use of the inland water ways of the United tSates in connection with the railroad system now under gov ernment control. The proper use of these waterways will largely increase the transportation facilities of the coun- try, and if the pending bill Is passed giving authority to the President to ex- pend money for the development of transportation facilities on the inland waterways every effort will be made to utilize them to the full extent of their capacity
 MADOO'S STATEMENT
 Commenting on reasons for curtailing passenger traffic, MT. McAdoo said:
 By elimination of unnecessary passen- ger train service, much motive power, skilled labor, track and terminal facili- ties are released for the handling of coal and food and other supplies essential to the life of the people, as well as to the successful prosecution of the war. Every patriotic citizen can directly help the government in clearing up the present unsatisfactory situation on the railroads by refraining from all unnecessary travel at this time.
 "The breakdown in passenger service of the various railroads in the east has not made a pleasant impression on the public, but 1t must be borne in mind that the railroad companies in the east are still seriously congested with an unusual amount of freight traffic, the movement of which is more vital to the country than the movement of passen- gers, and that the weather conditions for the past two weeks have seriously inn peded railroad operations.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-06
THE WEATHER
Weather Forecast

Washington, January 5.-Weather forecast for Alabama: Rain Sunday, followed by clearing and colder; Mon day fair. colder east portion.
 Georgia: Rain Sunday; warmer east portion;. colder at night; Monday fair, colder.
 Mississippi: Rain Sunday morning, followed by clearing and colder; Mon day fair
 Tennessee: Rain east; rain or snow west portion Sunday, followed by clearing and colder; Monday fair.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-06
LEGISLATIVE QUESTION

seThe congress has recently adopted a resolution authorizing the several states to vote an amendment to the federal constitution prohibiting the manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquors. The rat ification or rejection of the proposed amendment Is strictly a legislative ques- tion It is not matter that comes with in the Jurisdiction of the executive. The executive can neither approve nor veto the action of the legislature of Alabama ratifying the proposed amendment. It is my conviction that the people of Ala bama have a right to settle this matter in their own way to their own satisfac- tion in the selection of the members of the legislature. It is the plain duty of the legislature in whose hands lies ex- elusive jurisdiction in this matter to execute the will of the people as ex- pressed at the ballot box.
 SUGGESTS POPULAR VOTE
 q suggest that the democratic state executive committee submit this question to a vote of the people in the primary; that the committee cause to be printed on each ballot, For federal prohibition amendment and Against federal prohi- btion amendment; that the candidates for the legislature be required to agree to carry out the will of the voters as expressed at the ballot box; that the sen ators representing districts composed of more than one county be required to agree to abide by the will of the major ity of the voters in the senatorial dis trict.
 PERSONAL VIEWS
 ''If an expression of my personal views regarding the problem is desired. l sub init them as follows:
 "I adhere to the cardinal doctrine of states rights upon which the demo- cratic party as political entity has from the beginning rested and upon which it's continuance must depend. My position regarding the prohibition is sue has already been set forth in my platform. am in favor of the perpetua- tion of our present prohibition laws, of the strengthening of these laws, if neces- sary to their enforcement. On the other hand, I am not willing to subscribe to the doctrine that the several states are incapable of legislati ting for themselves. I do not subscribe to the doctrine that it is necessary to destroy states rights in order to secure the prohibition of the liquor traffic.
 NO DESIRE TO EVADE
 "As stated in my platform, have no desire to evade any issue in this cam
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-06-02

ing place for poultry and quickly &C., cumulates' dust, hayoeed and other trash. If live sto k is stabbed in tire building the ammonia fumes given off by manure wilt adickly ruin the varnish on the car. i:.>t as they will the finish of a carriage or buggy
 Your Property Value Increased.
 There is, in fact, no question that garage is a first class investment from the standpoint of convenience for you. protection and longer life for your car; increased property value, and economy in motor car "upkeep," but if you are to fully en- joy these benefits you should keep these points in mind:
 Build right in the first place.
 Build with wood, because wooden garage is warmest in winter, coolest in summer and dry all the time. A good wooden garage will last longer, look better and give far more sat isfactory service than any other of
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u. 5. PASSPORT BUREAU
 ESTABLISHED IN PARIS
Is Great Convenience for Travellers and Does Away With COnsid-
 erable Red Tape.

Paris, May 1.-(Correspondence of the Associated Press residing in Paris or passing through the city on their way to and from America or other countries will ap- preciate the new passport bureau which has just been established at No. 68 rue Pierre Charron.
 The work incidental to the grant ing, visaeing and the making out of applications for passports from the Department of State has become so great that Ambassador Sharp and Consul General Thackara decided that it should be united in one office. Thus the staff of the Embassy attached to the passport department and that of the Consulate General which looked after the same work were detached from the Embassy and Consulate and quarters were engaged on the rue Pierre Charron. Americans will not have to travel to the embassy or the consulate in the future but, by calling at the rue Pierre Charron, will re- ceive attention, and be enabled to proceed On their journey withot de lay, provided their papers are in or der.
 The bureau is under the direction of MT. Merriwether, formerly a Sec retary of Embassy at Paris and is handling about one hundred applica- ticns, emergency passports and visaes daily.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-06-02
ENGLISH BAPTISTS
 CHEER FOR WILSON

Londcn, April 24.-Preisdent Will sons name was given remarkable ovation by the Baptist Union of Great Britain and Ireland when at it's recent assembly G. w. Coleman, president of the Northern Baptist Convention of America said that the President had come to be accepted as the spokes, man of all the Allies. The entire as .sembly rose and cheered the demon- stration lasting for several moments. The assembly adopted resolution ex- pressing profound gratitude that the United States was with us in this war fer righteousness and liberty and brotherhood and humanity"
 The exclusion of ministers from Great Britain's man-power bill was deprecated and steps were authorized to secure the right of voluntary ser vice for the unions own ministers.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-06-02
TRENT NOW FULL OF
 MILITARY RAILROADS
Austrian City Handles All Food and Munitions That Go to the Teu-
 ton Army in Italy.

Headquarters Italian Army, June 1. Austrian prisoners captured in the patrol raids along the mountain front tell of the intense activity which cen ters at Trent, the railway center of concentration where all the Austrian men and supplies are brought down for use in the Brenta valley, Lagar- ina valley and all along the mountain front.
 The city itself, they say, is a huge military camp which extends ten miles southward to Calliano, and east ward through the Sugana valley which is the great artery leading to the Brenta valley and the plains of Italy. The railways have been trcbled, so that this whole section is joined by a network of railway sidings and con ncctions.
 The military administration is car ricd on chiefly at Trent, the head quarters being in the Pretoria palace near the famous old cathedral of Trent, where the council of Trent was held. Near by is one of the main bar racks located in one of the historic monuments of the city. In the Piazza
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-06-02
When Silence Is Golden

When you don't know, keep silence On such occasions silence is golden. The man who cannot control himself Is not q free man. He Is the sport of every wind that blows. He Is for some thing when he has jast talked with a man who is for it. Ee is quite as strongly against 1t after listening to one who is against 1t. and will be just as ready to change again under some other persons influence. FIis opinion Is valueless because 1t is never hts own. 1t Is we'll to think carefully of sub feet before expressing an opinion on it. Do not allow yourself to be influenced by spacious reasoning. still less by talk M which thvc is no reason. The more important +hc subject. the more aeed of sef-cantrol.--T.xchange.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-06-02
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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-06-02
lHome- Built Garage Economical and
 Convenient; It Pays to Protect Your Car

motor cars find their way to More z, I hsap because of neglect than te junk n,ar Y. If hard service. It is
 s' rssuS a,o,e than use, that makes
 slsass' uheezy rattle-traps today of
 insy, ~n sar or SO ago were hand what syo,'th-running machines that
 'onne, sd s%tSSs the pride of their owners as effected i''e ebout town and country, they spead;noent speud n of practical utility me me luxurious comfort: me ,,,;+h mhn tha who gs.T ge.nense and trouble from his
 lsass sass,,ohiiIe. e1i is the man who, g1ves #
 automop.u, pu.aur,e~the care a beautiful
 proper srrondsrful machine deserves.
 snd, aEoonsr' Eo,,oe' care includes adequate Ma tMlTs;ra when tie car is not .a: in use- hous,ns ousraee that will afford protection s es'fhf the weather and extreme tenn, iron. ..os sns safety from theft, and peI91ii4G;ss'' e'1i4;es for cleaning, oiling and making ma repairs.
 D po.sous for Home Garage.
 r"srv consideration of economy
 E Isean seeoannvenience urges the automo- h;1e h;'e owner to have, a garage or ms ,un o,'r ' whether he be resident of own, ts.. or 1T country. The man in town tow, ,onse, v, his car in a public garage ,w'a,.11y wn" 11v is paying in rentals annually uSuam .1. that would build a garage on 6uih '". "..,,,;eos and he is in addi- G', !;er 's subjected to more or less i'1- .vM .."vnvenience in getting out the car .v snd nutting it away. Furthermore, stn Ms patron of the public garage is .'s;no ,as the risk of his car being used 1;thnnt ssa,ns h;s permission, and some. E,,ss .;,ese suffers the annoyance and et'n'asneial t''a,n loss of having wrenches, 1.sh isJ lanns, inner tubes. and other 1ss" ,sase articles of equipment mysteri- n,slv ,9yly disappear" When your car Soi,o !. i,,ooused in your own garage it is nndsr ID ,,u lock and key when not in use; !. ; ;s at hand when wanted, day or n;eht, nj i, or when you feel like donninc r,s ro,,r ' '',yeralls and giving it "eoing ceyer" ey" ard, last but not least. it is not eating it's head off in stall In the country, the car owner MilSI ~ovide his own housing, for he M very good reason there are no nublic a garages available. Sometimes g tha farmer owner is t,mpted t. make room' for his car by remov- ;ng farm machinery from it's proper she]ter end leaving it out in the weather. Flat, of course, is the worst kind of poor business, because the implements suffer from exposare ar1 20 t, rack, just as tie automo- oiln would under similar condltionr. y.ile the shed space provided is more thar likely unsuitcd to the storage of the car Barn space also is unde- sicable as housing place, because in that case the car becomes perch
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-06-02
BEAUTY HINTS
 FOR YOUR HAIR
How to Prevent it From Growing
 Gray.

There is no occasion for you to look unattractive or prematurely old be- cause of gray hair, streaked with gray white CT faded hair. Don't let this condition witht it's look of age rob you of your youthful beauty And the won dcrful opportunities which life offers No matter how gNy, prematurely gray, lusterless or faded your hair might be, La Crfble" Hair Dressing will revive the cQ1 1br glands of nature promote heal1g condition of the hair andscalp-and Cause all of the hair or faded hair tQ become evenly dark, soft lustrous an& beautiful. This prepar- ation is net a dye, but an elegant toil- ct requisite which is easily applied by simply combing or brushing through the hair.
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anything like the same cost.

anything like the same cost,
 Build ecoromically-wnich means, use good materials without wasting money on unnecessarily expensive construction. The best material for garage building, and the most mod crate in price, is Southern Pine.
 Southern Pine is wonderfully strong and durable. It is very work able and takes and holds paint per- fectly. It is carried in stock by al- most every retail lumber dealer east of the Rocky Mountains. With it you can build a home garage that will give you life time of honest service.
 An interesting and instructive booklet on the Home Built Garage, with plans and working specified tions, has recently been issued by the Southern Pine Association of New Orleans, to whom we are in- debted for the illustrations appear ing above.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-06-02
NO VACATIONS FOR HUN BABES THIS YEAR

Amsterdam, April 24.-During the first three years of the war, Dutch charitable organizations have every summer brought thousands of German children and given them summer va cation in Dutch homes, where they could get better care and nourishment than at home. This year the society which has charge of the migration an ncunces that it will be impossible to get permits for any similar trips, ow- ing to Hollands own food shortage.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-06-02

Dantz the bronze statue of Dantz has around it's baes a number of delapidat ed cannon which are claimed to be trophies of war.
 The city is practically evacuated of its civilian population and given over entirely as the base for the military operations on the mountain front.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-06-02

mans ailments. s."-MrSh. ZIMMERMAN, 3o11 N. Hutchingst bt., Kansas City, Kansas.
 Women who sdffer from headaches, nervousness, backache, the blues and other symptoms of functional derange- ment should give this famous root and herb remedy trial.
 For forty years it has been overcom- ing such ailments of women after other medicines have failed.
 If you want special suggestions in regard to your condition, write Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co.,, Lynn, Mass. The result of long experience is at your service, and your letter will be held in a'4'ci rar fdercc
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-06-02

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 engagement. l was nervous and had headaches most of the time. So many p people reco m
 m end ed Lydia E. Pink h am's Vege- table Compound to me, 1 tried 1t and
 after taking six bot ties I am well. 1 do not think the Vege- table Compound can