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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-08

combinations, in the way of statistical and trade information about foreign mar kets. Additional commercial attaches and travelling agents are being sought by the bureau to handle the expected increased volume of American business and a movement is under way with the backing of the department of commerce. the Chamber of Commerce of the United States and other organizations, to secure more consuls under the state department, part of whose duties would be to assist in this work.
 LONG-TERM CREDITS
 Owing to the existence of long-term credits in foreign markets, especially in South America, which were inaugurated by the Germans and English, it will be necessary for the American exporters to have an agency for the quick dscounting of trade acceptances and similar docu- ments of indebtedness. American bank CTS, awake to this need are moving hand in hand with the manufacturers-even a few steps ahead-and are establishing branck banks in South America, the West Indies, Italy, Denmark, Russia, China, the Philippines, the Straits Set dement's. the Dutch East Indies, British India, Japan, Panama, Great Britain and other countries where it is expected the export associations will carry the pro- ducts of Yankee ingenuity and civili- zation.
 With all this preparation accomplished and much more about to be begun, there one considerable problem for the American merchants to overcome before they can make any progress in foreign markets. This is shipping.
 Withdrawal of all merchant vessels from normal trade routes and placing of them under absolute control of the shipping board under the stress of wal makes it impossible to get pro- ducts to foreign buyers until some ton mage is released by the board for normal trade purposes. The situation in Europe regarding food and reconstruction mate- rial is such that the board desires to retain control of every vessel until the have been passed and it has been declared in some quarters that al least two years must elapse before all the abnormal needs of the world can be supplied, even with the continual usa of all existing bottoms However, a plan may be evolved by the division of op- erations of the shipping board under which after all vessels have been used for several months exclusively in the food carrying to Europe, "a proportion may be released to carry cargoes to other parts of the world.
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OF THE
 PEACE TABLE
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feelings, and each having its greater or less share of practical importance in the world politics of the present moment.
 
 The deliverance of the subject nations which have been the football of the cen tral powers is a consummation devoutly to be wished. - For once there is a, rift in the darkened clouds which have for so long hung like pail over the Bal kan states. The status of Roumania. Servia, Bulgaria and the lesser nations will be determined and fixed on a, more equitable basis.
 Now, am not going into map-making, or will I at this moment try and speak of indemnities or the restoration of Bel gium and the other devastated lands. am not thinking either of diplomacy. which delimits territory, or the calm mer- cantile calculations which estimate and fix the damages These will occupy the stage and play big part in the great act staged at Versailles.
 The thing uppermost in my mind is that there shall be union around the peace table. first of all to see that kaiser ism and all it's stands for shall forever be shorn of its power of slaughtering. Now, if there be any such thing as right and wrong in public affairs. and there surely Is; if moral considerations are ever to come in to determine the actions of nations, Germany must do penance for her national guilt. which smells to heaven"
 Unjust wars, aggressions, conquests, are bad enough; but they are hardly so bad as the calm, unblushing. upholding of wrong which characterized the re- sponsible statesmen of Germany when they tore up treaties and flung defiance to international law, and set aside every remnant of civilized warfare in the use of aircraft and submarines, poisonous gases, liquid fire and every art of deviltry known to modern warfare.
 Kaiserism must be left without cloak to cover the cold wickedness of its mili- tary programme matched in cold blood and carried out with the ruthlessness of Huns. Let the guilt be unmistakably fixed on the arch criminals before any thing else is taken up for arbitrament.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-08
DYNAMITE STOLEN
 FROM MAGAZINE AT
 FLAT CREEK MINES

The powder magazine of the Pratt Consolidated Coal and Iron company at Flat Creek was broken open Friday night and 12 cases of dynamite and a large quantity of caps and fuses were stolen. The thief gained entrance by breaking the lock and succeeded in making his get away with the stolen goods. The robbery was reported to Walter K. McAdory. government agent in charge of the explosives bureau of Alabama, who immediately turned the case over to the local department Of justice and special agents were de- tailed to investigate the robbery.
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cludes number of high Japanese of ficials, was met at the station by two detachments of cavalry and crowds lined the streets as they were escorted to hotel. The Japanese flag, was un- furled at the station and at the state department
 The visitors arrived today in New
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Japanese Prince Is
 Accorded High Honor

Washington, December 7.-Prince Higashi Fushimi member of the Jap- anese royal family. was accorded high military honors tonight upon his ar- rival in Washington as the guest of the government. The special train bring ing the prince and his suite. which in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-08

York from England aboard British cruiser. FH Prince Fushimi went to England to reciprocate visit Of Prince Arthur of connaught. to Japan arid to present the sword and tadge of q field mar shal of the Japanese arrfy to King George. Saf
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Urge Public Building

Washington, December 7.-The war Ia bor policies board today sent telegrams to governors of all states urging the Ane- cessity of developing public works dur ing the period of demobilization. The governors were asked to have complete data on construction projects available at the annual conference of governors to be held at Annapolis, Md. beginning December 16
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-14
YOUR SERVICE
STAR AND FLAG
\ y X = \ z y Z + y \ = = y =

ud IS cmhellished with shining
enameled star.
still another little oddity OF wartime
iewelry Is big ring, suitable for q
man Il IS shaped like a sesl ring
only under the seal there is a tiny
spring. and the lid ~ the seal opens 70
reveal the smallest possible place for a
Photograph. These rings come IN varf-
GUS designs
II IS quite possible too to set all
sorts of colors and flags in the highest
priced form nowadays. There 10 a
lovely enameled bar. with the colr- of
An the Allies. like the little bands OF
vavt-colored ribbon we used to wear
This is mounted on gold. and IS equip
ped with = safety catch. and Is in every
way ~ the finest workmanship. How
ever. excepting that K is durable and
mas Intrinsic value. il has little advan
tage over the cheaper ribbon.
Then. TOO. there are flags Of the Al
lies AZ least OF the United States and
France and England combined-.in fne
enamel on gold and this pin Is like
wise ftted duly wtth n safety catch so
thar X cannot he carelesrly unfastened
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-14

Then add two tablespoons ?, Vinegar
and a quarter pound - butter and boil
till Il hardens when dropped into cold
water Take from he fire and add =
quarter oe a teaspoon of soda and pour
ont to caol When cool enough 70
handle flavor ui4h vanilla or lemon ex
aract and pull
More Ways With Maple.
Maple syrup IL friend IN need for
the home candy makers these days
To mike very delicious soft. maple
candy. boil two cups ~ maple syrup
with a half cup of cream and an eighth
of 4 cup of butter or butter substitute
for about eight minutes after Il begins
to boil Take from The IRE and add a
half cup Of nut meats ard lemon or
vanilla extract and pour onto buttersd
tins
II yon once get tho knaoa and Il
isn't difficult of making good maple
cream foundation vou viii find that
there are All sorts ~ ways to vary It.
Il can be made into plain maple
creams, or while It Is still hot walnut
meats or pecans may be added and
then poured out on buttared dishes 20
make Mexican kisses The flavor may
be ydried ny the Use of vanilla or lemon
extract or almond extract or rose ex-
tract One delicious confection can b.
made BY adding chopped dates raistns
and walnut meas 10 this foundation
maple cream. and another by the use
o. chopped drained pineapple and
chopped caadled cherries. Sometimes
whole walnut or pecan meats can be
pressed onto aalls Of the maple cream.
Here IS simple rule for making the
cream from maple sugar Boil four
cups OF maple sugar with a cup Of
boiling water without stirring TIL Il
reaches the point where Il forms a
soft ball when -ested IN cold water
Add desired havoring and pinch Of
salt and beat II. creamy Either drop
on waxed paper Or pour on buttered
plates.
4 brittle candy can Be made from
sugar and molasses that 5 very good.
To make It. boil one AID one half cups
Of maple sugar. a hale cup of water. a
teaspoon and a half Of maple syrup
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-14
MANY VARIETIES or FANS.

u you have any interesting fans that
YOU have collected III yonr journeyings.
you should ty all means bring them
forth in warm weather, for they give
an individual note that is worth while.
However. # IS quite possible II get all
sorts of attractive fans from many parts
Of the world. even now. There are
fans made ~ grasses. some Of them
sweet scented. from godness knows
what far islands of the seas They are
inexpensive. some of them costing as
little as fifty cents, and few or them
exceeding dollar or so IN price. One
Is a little round straw mat held erect
by FAT black stick. an extension Of
the handle Another IS diamond shap
ed. with the round woven straw handle
set at one corner
one Of the pretty types of the little
Japanese fans is that that has a curry
ing top These fans are made Of silk,
stretched over bent wood frames.
painted black
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-14

To make s.ited peanuts buy urrosst-r
nuts She'll them nj blanch tnen1
by citing them stand boiling water
FOR a minute or 50 and th-n pressing
oT the skins Thsn put them ~ pans
that have been we'll oiisd-2.anut oil or
one os the substitute oils - Hstisfac-
sprinkle Nth ssit and cork n
not oven TIL Drowned slightly. srsx.
them occasionally n tho pan 70 make
them brown evenly
Peanuts or Jther nuts stuffed into
oittsd dates or combined n soma Eysv
NTH fgs. dried prune. % ~. an-st
quality or ratsins also make delicious
conractiou and need 10 sugar coating
whatever,
Rsrnemb--. 100. nat -oooanut -
something that ne an re vith rn-
purity and L combines nicely Tirh
syrup 20 make some interesting candy.
-or.y Candies.
FTon.y candies are bound 20 become
popular Some - the candy makers
are using honey extensively. and mar.
Is no reason why ,ae home candy
maker could not Nkewise make 1ss
of q.
FTOLesSlCEA4 ana HlG1Ss6 A3NS
turned honey 70 very good account IN
the making of candy Sometimes s1e
process is rather complicated. but mere
are .wo recipes taat -an 0e used %
advantage 5y any one without compii-
Gated candy making equipment
Put Two thirds % cup ~ strained
honey and the same amount u cream,
n a perfectly rlean saucepan ana a.
lovy L % come SLOWLY - ne boiling
point. Cook sor about seven minutes
after i begins 20 0oii Nov rake from,
the stove and add 4 teaspoon and
ha.s % lemon juice and salt spoon e
salt. Have hut;ered pans ready and
place on the bottom nut meats and
Few -and.ed cherries. Pour me mix
cure over me pans and set 20 cool.
Another honey -ecipe caIis sor the
same amount ot honey and cream
two-thlrds Of a cup u each. Cook n
me same way as cor ne asst recipe.
and pour IN hut-ered IN n which
there are bi;s II caadied ctcron.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-14

A re knit and knit ard knit some
~ more We find ourselves tempted
more and more - indulge IN
some OF the attractive kf.tt.ug acres-
SORES in the shops
We have probablv all y Us sue
curnbed to This desire % some extent.
We have fitted out our knitting bags
comfortably with some of the very at
tract.ve odds and ends that make knit
ting no: only a patriotic duty and .
nerve calmer-it IS said 70 BE that. you
know-but delight. as well
For one thing. the little bone needles
with red and blue points are very
pretty They don't make knitting any
easier. Of course. but they 90 make Il
more fun.
Then, 10 slip over the ends Of needles
so that they won't puncture the lag
are little caps. some Of them shields Of
red and blue on white celluloid and
SONS Of them little Red Cross nurses
cut out Of wood and painted and some
Of them shell ends Of metal.
There are all sorts OF bracelets 70 BE
worn on the wrist. from which the ball
9 Of yarn is suspended These are made
ot silver and gold. real and plated OF
bone or celluloid
There are silver needles. with IVORY
points. and there are ivory needles;
these, Of course. ali bit expensive
Thon there is little ring to slip on
the finger. Instead Of q stone 1t Is
provided with tiny loop Of the me tai
through which the ,vorsted is run to
keep il in place without tiring the
finger. You see, II YOU use this little
ring you needn't keep your finger kink-
cd with the wool wound around it to
regulate the flow Of H.
One OF the newest knitting bags Is
really q leather box. with a neatly
locking little top. 1t looks like a little
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-14
WOLFE NOW POPULAR
FOR OUR LINGERIE

Voile is q fairly new fabric for lin
gerie. but II has already, in the few
months that Il has been used for un-
dergarments. gained a Arm prestige.
To be sure. yoile lingerie ten or a
dozen years ago would have seemed
absurdly impractical Wolfe Was too
thin. we would have said, too fragile
for the hard wear that lingerie must
have
But those statements would have
been made in the days before lingerie
had had a chance to show its good
points And they would have besn
made too. In the days before we used
fur and chiffon. tulle and satin for
lingerie Nowadays, OF course satin
is considered one OF the most durable
Of fabrics for-one is tempted to say
undermuslinE, IN the good old fash
ioned way, but underm uslins are now
only a part OF the matter, for most OF
them are made OF silk and satin and
crepe
Wolfe has won out Il has had a
long fight Even after we had all OF
lIs worn II for a season or two in the
form Of blouses we gave II up as q bad
bargain. It shrank increasingly: there
fore we did not like 1t, and we dis
carded It.
But the newer voiIe does not shrink
as least not any moro than does any
ether cotton fabric. II does not shrink
out OF all proportions to Its original
size we can quite safely buy or have
made clothes OF voile that 1T us. and
be reasonably sure that they viii ft
us until the last Tubing.
Wolfe has one big advantage over
satin and silk IN the minds OF some
women at least for underwear They
cling TO Il liking for a regular Tubing
fabric for underwear. II matters not
to them that satin can be washed IN
soap and water and be ironed with q
fresh and clean as cotton OF some
sort. So 10 them voile is a welcome
addition to the fabrics from which
underwear is made
There are many ways of trimming
these new wolfe undergarments.
on the face Of II, voiIe cannot he
embroidered ike battste, with fine
French needlework But IL can be
trimmed with embroidery, nevertheless
embroidery on the folded edges OF
muslin that are set on at neck. arm
holes and lower edge. Sometimes
these bias folded hems are Of color
bright pink or blue. and they are often
embroidered in color.
Then. too, voile lingerie Is often
trimmed with net and lace Little net
insets are arranged cleverly. and some
times lace insertions are used
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-14

end n half cup % noias.~s with
pinch ~ cream tartar until II will snap
in cold water Add q quarter cup ~
good butter and cook FOR FIVE minutes
Take from the fire and add lsvel
spoon Of baking soda. dissolved N A
little boiling water. and any desired
favoring extract This rnixtur. will
form a brittle candy when cold 70 IL
ought to be poured very thin II Is
especially good X chopped nut meats
n some sort are laid on the pan beror.
the candy - poured on them.
To Make With Corr Syrup.
In selecting Kinds % candy - make
remember FIRST that there = practically
an unlimited supply of corn syrup and
that 'h-rs "a ever reason why you
should use this in place ~ sugar. II
rou fnd the corn syrup nat then use
more favoring II is excremsiy whole
some One oT the manufacturers ~
corn syrup published a !ttle rscfpe
book giving specific directions sor
making corn syrup tondant This
however. calls FOR some white sugar
well as the corn syrup. Or course
L Is an Improvement on all white
sugar fondant but L ls really much
better not 10 use any sugar IN candy
az all. because This diminishes the
amount YOU can have in tea and coffee
or FOR other purposes where you will
probably not relish A sugar substitute.
Here Is very inexpensive candy
that can be made from Yellow corn
syrup Boil K. slowly, Til ( snaps
When tried n cold water Il . best 10
stir It occasionally to keep from hurn-
.ng. When done add a plnca y soda
and lemon extract havoring. Beat we'll
and take from the Ere. Let cool On
6uttered dishes and when cool pull.
Remember. 100. that nuts are among
the foods Or which We may eat al! ne
want especially $ this SO Of peanuts,
Shelied and skinned roasted peanuts
added 70 any corn syrup or molasses
candy recipe are worth while addl-
ton. Sometimes nut condiments con
tanning no sweetenIng whatever are a
satisfactory substitute sor candy. SAT-
ed peanuts or salted almonds really
take the pace % candy 20 perfection.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-14
KNITTING ACCESSORIES

d,tcd vanity case Sometimes. indeed.
il is an fitted out with tiny toilet things.
Eut il IS always cIeverly arranged 50
.har there IS room FOR d pair Of socks
ann i BAH of wool and set Of knit
ting needles as well These new knit
ing hoXes are VERY good looking and
iln from two or three dollars up 70
.Neive. They come n leather and silk
oc all coiors.
Silver safety pins to run stitches on
50 that you can release needles for
othe: uses are also sold These are
especially us fuI in sweaters. when you
find il necessary 70 run OF the stitches
Ia oHe shoulder sometimes while you
knit the other
Some lttle needle ends are N the
form of enameled hearts, fastened to-
gether, two " them. BY round white
silk elastic,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-14

black or dark brown aoss n coin dots
big polka dots These new bits q
neekwear are very effective.
one ot the interesting new els =
made Of big meshed ne. IN black
threads. edged with wide double hem
of chiffon embroidered n black dots
The coin dot IS a very good bit o. the
summers trimming details Il appears
nor only as an embroidered emblem on
many bits o. neckwear blouses. veils
and other accessories. but Is stiu one
of the best designs on soulards
on neckuear black coin iots are
worked m cotton on white organdy III
a way that makes them quite worth
while.
Fine checked slngham is nov p.eateI
aud nuted into the wide rulings that
are sold by the yard FOR neckwear pur-
poses This gingham appears IA yari~
Gus color combinations. including vel
low. rose. green and blue.
Cfeorsette crepe, also Il made up in
checks and in plaids in various color
combinations. Moreover, narrow APP
piled hems OF the checked or plalded
material are put on the straight ruflies
of white.
Inbleached cotton Il one os the fab
rics used nov for children's frocks,
We have seen this fabric used FOR
aprons and sunbonnets and other play
time accessories for little girls ever
since the craze for quilting designs on
children's nursery things came in sew
eral years ago But now real little
frocks. for quite serious wear, are
made Of the coarse. unbleached mus
lin. trimmed. Of course. with bright
rose or blue or even yellow.
Beaded parasoi handles. although
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-14

~ ME- 81 the best things about INT
@ lite service s,.r~ ,aat ~ornsn
wear ia recognition THAT they
have a man somewhere AZ the front or
in camp i that whether Won have i've
cents or Afty dollars rs spon1 far The
emblem. you can set "a without difficulty,
And. II truth he told - far rs tho
efrec: goes. there : not relatively
greater eTccttv veness about the ncty
dollar star The cheap little enameief
hit~ Or red vhi,e ana blue give the
Same idea. rhough IN more humhle ma
terra. taat the expensive ones al.
WHEN Is All as II sAould he IA this
democratic land of TIE free
Hut If yoa have noaey n s7e-d or
tr.nke,S Won may very ve,l invest
some II i IL the really N"aut!ful serv-
i-e pms .f various sorts rha. yon can
ana i sou So shopping for them
are ae these 5 lar III diamonds.
-, In gold n the center ~ which y
the little aag ~ ruhies. And from
this intrins.calIy VERY valuable little
pin thez 50 au The way down Il the
t.nr enllen o. cheap enameied metal
ora or the very attractive bits of
na~t me 5ewelry Is he locker bracelet
These locEct bracelets are Worn hy
s,rne oe t.e French soldiers. hut 50 FAR
II rh.s country they have been worn
rether II, women w.a have mon in The
blg fight, They are made Of gold or
slver and have a tiny looket or rath-
ar a i.tIe ,ockel Ike compartment ar
ranged as a watch is on a wrist watch
brac- let, la this Is placed the picture
~ the soldier in question. The little
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-14

novelty u the moment, for we have
seen rhem before earlier IL ths sum
ner. are extremely effective They ars
expensive enough 50 that chsy cannct
become commonplace. and of course
that IS one reason why -hey remain
interesting. often a design $ NorSeG
out with steel beads combined With
those ~ one color bright hiue %
aRming red The results are good
one of ne Japanese Shops sas oesc
showing very attractive amps at re-
duCed prices -0f the kind made rig
nauy 10 holG candles b4i Supplied
with holes through ~h.cA an electric
cord could he run uy aa s.ectrician-
Indeed. this IS a very good slime 20 took
about FOR interesting lamps for nsxt
winter They are not only sometimes
reduced now. bur the' are easier %
see because of the lack of crowds.
and now. when the salespeo pie are
bit scarce this = good po!nt % con-
slider The lamps IN question we're
especially desirable because they were
fitted with globular shades held out IN
an enameled wooden frame, 81 lovely
yellow brocaded silk Il wasn't en-
pensive II was simply . very flatter-
ing color. which IS what one shoulA
always seek IN buying lamp shaded
Jabots are shown on many ~ ths
new biouses, both Of georgette and ot
yoile and Of batiste They are very full,
some of them. and often fiaring pieated
cuffs TO match are shown on the sans
blouse.
Fringe Is So much IN evidence Just
now that Il is difficult not 70 talk about
III. There are finged hats. triuged par.
asols, fringed frocks. fringed capes and
coats. Fringe Is also used on nesligees
and lingerie, and IL is such a graceful
and withal practical means Of trim
ming that It IS good IN any OF It's ussA