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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-20
Summary Of the Neus From AH War Fronts and Capitals
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in the BanthevilIe region would further increase the menace to the German lines. East of the Mouse the enemy Saturday attacked the American position in the Bois Dc La Grande Montague. but was re- pulsed.
 President Wilson has rejected the request of the AustrO-Hungarian government for an armistice. Aus tria was informed that conditions have altered since January \, when ttIc President enunciated his I4 points and that any change In the AustrO-Hungarian empire must pc made in accordance with the desires of the CzechO-SIoyak and Jugo- SIav nationalities.
 Germany, 1t was reported from Geneva. would dispatch Saturday night it's reply to President vii son'S note. The reply. if was re- ported, would accept all inc terms with the exception of that concern ing submarine warfare.
 @ In the center of the front to- day the Germans were retreauhS so fast the contact, if secured at all, was only between advanced patrols and small groups or the enemy. On the Hanks, however, there has been hard fighting.
 In Belgium the allies have been in severe encounters. Nevertheless tEey have gained additional miles of ground. w,
 In the arca north and south or Le Cateau furious fighting is re- ported, and the Americans have again distinguished themselves By dark last night they had pene- truted Il depth of two miles; to- day they made further progress against strong opposition. The Germans here had orders to hold the line at all costs and the Amer jeans md British had literally to hack their way thruogh.
 Tine enemy divisions have been well whipped, and from prisoners it is learned that no reserves arc hack of them because retirement in this section of the line Is ex- pected to take place as soon as the other divisions to the north get far enough back.
 North of Le CateaU the British have been engaged in equally hard fighting. Here also the Germans had to be riddIcd before they would give ground, but posts now have been established by the allies east of the SeIIe river and some ground has been gained sOuth~ east of NeuviIly.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-20
AMERICANS HAPPY
 EVEN IN SIBERIA
Troops Are Chartered in Russian Bar racks and Do Not Fear Ap-
 preaching Winter

vladivostok, Saturday, October l2.-(By the Associated Press, )-American troops in the Khaborovsk district are auartered comfortably in Russian barracks. The health of the men Is good and they are happily surprised at the mildness of the weather. Prospects of severe win ter do not worry them.
 Maj. Gen. William s. Graves, com mander of the American expeditionary forces to Siberia, has returned from an inspection of the outermost posts held by Americans, TAO miles west of Khabo- rovsk. He says that it is a big, open country not unlike America, and reports that he would feel safe anywhere in thai district, The American soldiers there are eating bear and deer meat.
 Americans, Japanese and Cossacks are occupying Khaborovsk, and are living ill complete harmony.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-20
CARBON HILL OVER WITH $5O,OOO TO SPARE

The hustlinE little town of Cnr- bon Hill. situated among the rich coal fields of Walker county, made one of the best records of any city in the state. Her quota in the fourth loan was $34.OO0 and G. A. KrOpp, chairman of the commit tee there, telephoned The Age-Her- ald yesterday afternoon that he and his committee had raised $SO,OOO, which Is about two and one-half times the quota!
 The war relics train was at Car bon Hill Friday and during the short time it was there citizens subscribed for $30,OOO of bonds. Everybody in Carbon Hill owns a Liberty Bond. said MT. Kroop, and the statement applies to men, wom- en and children, white and black.
 Can any other community best that record.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-20
SORE, ITCHING BROKEN-OUT SKIN
 NEEDS P0SLAM

If there ape any raw. broken out places on your skin that burn itch and aggravate apply Poslam right on them-it cannot harm-and enjoy it's benefits which are yours so easily. Feel it's soothing. healing influence IT you suffer from eczema you should know at once what Poslam can do for you It is your dependable remedy for any eruptional disorder; pimples. rash. scalp scale. Poslam is quality -healing power. concentrated.
 Sold everywhere. For free sample write to Emergency Laboratories, 243 West filth St, New York City.
 And Poslam Soap, being medicated with Poslam, will benefit your skin while used daily for toilet and bath.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-20


 Der 19, 20 per cent January 16, and g per cent January 30.
 About s16, GOO, OO0Oo0 have now been raised by the American people in popular war loans since the United States entered the war and all loans have been over subscribed. The first loan was for S2, 900. .000,000 and there was a nzllion-dollar oversubscription, but none of this over. subscription was accepted. The second loan was for S3,0o0, ,000, 900, subscriptions amounted to 617000,0oo. and the gov ernment took only half the oversubscrip- tion, making a total actually paid of s4 ,S0s, ,0ooo00. The third loan was for s. 00000.000, and subscriptions amounted to s4,176,0 ,00000o, all of which was taken.
 Southern Louisiana, assigned to the New Orleans division of the Atlanta dis trct, subscribed s11. 100000, exceeding its quota by more than three-quarters of a million; southern Mississippi, st2, 750, ,000 an oversubscription of more than $2oO, Ooo, and Mobile;~ ~s3, 425 eco, passing it's quota by about $100.00o
 These figures, it was announced, were incomplete and 1t was expected belated subscriptions would greatly increase the grand total
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-20
MORE MUSICIANS WANTED FOR BANDS
Six Complete Military Bands to Be Formed at Camp
 Mcclellan at Once

Musicians between the ages of Is and 45 years are wanted at once for the bands which are being organized and enlarged at Camp Mcclellan. It is pro- posed to have in the immediate future six fully organized military bands and Ia fine opportunity is offered men who care to go in. There will be a con- siderable number of noncommissioned places which will have to be filled from the new men so that the opportunity now presented offers unusual attrac- tions
 Applications for these bands should be made to the musical director, Lieut.. Josef O.. Berlowitz, field artillery bri- gade firing center, Camp Mcclellan. Ap- phcatlons may be made either by letter or in person, but in applying Lieuten- ant Berlowitz stresses the importance ot sending registration number, serial number and local board number
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-20
K|WAN|S CLUB
 TAXES $1O,OOO
 OF FOURTH LOAN
Thomas and Acipco Do Good WOrk-White and Col Ored Employees Come
 Across NObly

The British army has done nobly,' stated General Steadman of that divi- sion yesterday afternoon but there is one thing that | want the Kiwanis club, members of which entirely compose the Brtish army, to do, and that is reward our efforts by taking $10,000 worth of Fourth Loan Liberty Bonds for the club"
 rThats bully" stated Chief Mercer Barnett. We ought to do that just to keep the city straight on the dope for the Kiwanis club always goes the li-nit-then raises the bid"
 Every member of the British army, as fast as they reported at the offices of Adjutant James Haralson, was asked what he thought of it-and what they thought of it is expressed in the sub scription that was made for sl0,Oo0- and check was drawn for the first payment-$1 $1000-and turned into the Brit ish army.
 That's the Kiwanis way.
 A. T. McWane, colonel of regiment No. Il, British afmy. reported s1s4,400 from his regiment during the drive.
 Out at Acipco the employees took $6l,7o0 while at Thomas they subscribed for s95.75o.
 The Acipco campaign was handled by Ralph F. Silver, chairman, and w. j. Wilson, vice chairman. The coloreu ehi- ployes, numbering 5S5, took s3O,4o0 worth of bonds, while the white employees numbering s14, took s31,350. s
 At Thomas, Smith Atkins was chair man, and MT. Mckee was vice chair man. The colored employees, 99S in num- ber took s52,200, while the 516 white emp1oyes took $43,550.
 Smith Atkins, who was in charge of the Liberty Loan solicitation at the Thomas furnaces, said yesterday that he thought it highly creditable to meet such fine response as was met among the men,
 'Tn the third Liberty Loan we sold $30G0o worth at the furnaces" sald MT. Atkins,"but, of course, we wanted to beat that, and expected to get at least S50.000 on the fourth loan. When we checked up today we fouhd that more than $100,000 had been taken this time. One man, H. H. Bell, who is a section foreman, took 5000 worth, buying them on the installment plan. Another workman. who has large family, took $500 worth under the same plan.
 "I would like to say good word, too for the work done by Nathan Wal lace and Will Askins among the me- grces. They worked hard and got fine results"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-20
MAY CLOSE STORES

New York;. October 19.The health de- pa rtment today passed a resolution giv
 ing the city sanitary superintendent and
 his assistants arbitrary power to order
 the alteration or closing of all stores
 selling food or drink where conditions
 are found tending to augment the spread
 of influenza.
 Health Commissioner Copeland relter-
 ated his statement that schools Will not he closed because of the epidemic, "even if 50 per cent of the pupils become ab-
 sentees.'' Red Cross officials announced tonight that influenza had broken out In a unit of Red Cross men and women about to sail for France from an Atlantic port. Seventeen members succumbed to the disease. All of the other members ot tha unit would recover, it was said. The una ffected portion of the unit sailed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-20
S155 Per Man Is
 Average of Mobile
 Shipbuilding Company
Employes Take $2s0,0OO Worth of Fourth Loan Bonds--M6bile
 Oycrsubscribes Quota

A message was received in Birming ham last night from the Mobile Ship building company by Secretary John Bradley in which it was announced that the s25o.oo0 which the officers of the company had started out to raise at their Mobile plant was raised, and that the oversubscription made the total tcs0, 900. puts the plant in a class by itself we believe, for 1t is an average of $l55 for every man employed at the plant
 Mobile, it was stated in the message also went over with grand total of $3,300,0 900, when It's quota was only s3,- 000, ,000.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-20
DALLAS CONFIDENT

Dallas october 19.-Subscriptions to the fourth Liberty Loan in the Eleventh federal reserve district officially tabu- lated to noon today totaled $92. .200, ,000 which is $33, 3,S00,000 short of the dis trict's minimum quotation of $126,000,- O00. No further figures, it was an nounced, would be available before Monday or Tuesday. Officials of the Dallas reserve bank expressed conf dence the district would be probably oversubscribed when full reports be- come available.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-20
ALLEGED TO HAVE
 BEATEN NEGRO BOY

R. L. Payne was arrested by Detectives Jones and Long last night and placed in the city jail on a charge of assault and battery. It is stated that he beat Willie Madison, a negro boy IA years old, over the head with a pistol at Third avenue and Sixteenth street. Payne, who claimed to be a deputy sheriff, said he was trying to arrest the boy and when he resisted he had to use force. The officers who arrested him could find no deputys commission on him J. L.. Marlborough was arrested in connection with the case and charged with assault and battery also.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-20
MISSIONARIES TO
 BE MAILED OTHER
 REGISTRANTS SOON

As soon as the registrants between the ages of 19 to 36 are classified, questionnaires will be mailed to the registrants between the ages of IS and 37 to 45, inclusive, according to orders received by local boards yesterday.
 The boards are busy at work classi- fying the registrants and several weeks will be required to complete this work of the six local boards, although Sec retary J. F. Elliott of Jefferson county board No. 3 states his board will be ready to begin mailing out the ques- tionnaires by October 2S.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-20
w. F. Lyman, Pioneer
 Citizen, Dies; Aged 85
Interment to Be in Selma-Funeral
 Conducted From Residence

W. F. Lyman, aged S5 years died at the residence. 1342 Nineteenth street, south, last night. On account of the epidemic of influenza private funeral services will be held from the residence lat o'clock this afternoon, no one Ss- cept the immed family and the of- ficers of the South Highlands Presby- terian church, of which deceased was an elder for many years, attending
 The deacons of the church will be the
 active pallbearers and the elders will
 be honorary
 MT. Lyman was born in Ma ssa chusetts
 but came to Birmingham more than 30 years ago. Although he was born in the north he served in the Confederate army during the war between the states.
 Body will be sent by Johns to Selma to- morrow morning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-20
ERSKINE RAMSAY'S
 NEPHEW KILLED

Erskine Ramsay received a message last night informing him of the death of his nephew, Robert Ramsay, who was killed in action on the western front.
 Young Ramsay was the son of Robert Ramsay, manager of the Prick mining interests in Pennsylvania, and enlisted during the Mexican trouble later being mustered out, but re-enlisting when war was declared. He was member of the 10th Pennsylvania infantry.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-20
NEW YORK QUOTA REACHED

New York, october 19.-In the face ot official figures showing a total Fourth Liberty Loan subscription of only $1S75,- 9S1, ,O5O by the New York federal reserve district, members of the Liberty Loan committee confidently declared tonight that when the final figures were com piled it would be shown that the district had gone over the top with it's $l,S00VOo,- ' OO0 quota. Tonight's total includes only subscriptions up to the close of pusl-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-20
Thomas Evans Arrested

Thomas Evans was arrested yesterday by Officers Burge and Pullman and placed in the city jail, charged with lar oerly It is alleged that Evans, who was a drivers helper for the express com snany. stole sweater and a pair of khaki trousers from the company. He was aprrehended at the corner of First afenue and Twentieth street.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-20
TIE WEATHER
Weather Forecast

Washington, October 19.-Alabama: Probably local rains Sunday; warmer Monday; fair.
 South Carolina Probably rain Sum- day and Monday.
 Georgia: Local rains Sunday and Monday.
 Flroida Generally fair Sunday and Monday.
 Mississippi Local rains Sunday; Monday partly cloudy.
 Tennessee: Local rains Sunday, cx- cept fair in extreme west; Monday fair.
 Kentucky: Local rains and somc- what warmer Sunday; Monday partly cloudy.
 North Carolina; Fair in east; rain in west; Sunday slightly warmer; Mon day probably rain.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-20

Allied troops on front Of more than 12O miles from the North sea to the Oise river arc pressing close ly after the retiring Germans. The enemy iS being given no rest md may have difficulty in holding his they are rehched.
 On the north the British, French and Beiginns are approaching Ghcnf, in the center the British arc marching OF Tournai, while the British, French and Americans north of the Disc are threatening the important railway lines souti, of Naiencinnes. Iu the Argcnne, west of the Mouse, the Americans have improved their positions near BntheyiiIe.
 Unofficial reports are that the BcIaian coast has been cleared completely of enemy forces and that 6C00 German troops bpve been caught between the advancing ai- Hes and the Dutch border and the North sea. This force apparently was unaE,e to make good itg escape southeast,vard in the direction of Antwerp, owing to the rapidity of the allied advance from HruEcs. AL lied troops are reported near Eec- loo. 15 miles east of Bru&es, and Inc sanlc distance northwest of Gbent, and also are approaching tbc Dutch frontier near Slris. The allied. troops in Flanders have fc- gained 800 square miles of terrain
 
 Between Bruges and Courtrai the German resistance is somewhat sfiffer thnn farther nort!,, but south of Courtrai the British are advancing rapidly from the DOrIni- Lille line. The Narcq river hu~ been crossed east of Lille and the town of Chereng, eight miles enst of the important junction of Tour mai, tnken. From Chereng Sonth- ward to cast of Douai the British have pressed forward nearly eight miles on 3O-miIe front ia three days.
 the Germans are preparing for retirement from their positions in front of the Americans northwest of VerdUn. between the Mouse and the BOuIt forest. The American ad- vancc threatens the security of the Krembilde positions on the left cen- ter of the sector. A further advance
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-20
MEMPHIS AWAY OVER

Memphis, TAin., October 1e.-with more than $l2.000.0o0 already subscribed and subscriptions still pouring in tonight, Shelby county, including the city ot Memphis, has oversubscribed its quota or s11 ,940,000, and officials expect a large oversubscription when the final reports are in early next week. Official fig ures will not be available until Monday, but local Liberty Bond officials tonight announced that more than $12,0OO,OO0 had already been subscribed with hundreds of subscriptions still coming in.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-20
Auto Hits Truck

4 Dodge automobile. driven by a ne- gro, whose name was not ascertained by the police. ran into a truck owned by the Fruitticher Grocery company. driven by Ed Taylor. at Morris avenue and Twenty-fourth street. yesterday aft ernoon. The Dodge car was badly dam aged. No one was hurt and no one was arrested.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-20
MONTGOMERY OvERsUBsCRIBEs

Montgomery, October 19,-Montgom- cry county versubscrihed it's quota of lISbeIty Bonds by s15o,000. according to the reports received at headquarters at
 6 o'clock this afternoon. Final reports,
 which will not be made until Monday, will place. the county probably S200, 00G oversubscribed The quota was IS2455 900.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-20
INCREASE AT NEW ORLEANS

New Orleans. October 19.-There was q slight increase today in the number or new cases of Spanish influenza in New Orleans, 2040 new cases being reported
 against 20l0 yesterday. One hundred anu six deaths from the disease were repnr'-
 ed an increase of four for the preceding day.
 For the state of Louisiana, exclusive Of New Orleans, 55s0 new cases were reported for the day, an increase or SoV over yesterday.
 Figures for the week for the state, out side of New Orleans and the army camps
 show aa,797 new cases officially record
 ed, against 15,i9i last week
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-20
Father in France Is
 Cabled Upon Arrival
 of Little Daughter

cablegram has been sent to Louis
 Bonde Somewhere in France" an nouncing the arrival of young daugh
 ter, Lora Francis Bonde, at the home of her grandparents MT. and Mrs. Asa lG. Falkner in Norwood. Mir. Bonde
 has been in France for the past two
 months
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-20
SELMA DISTRICT OVER

Selma, October (SpeciaE) )-Re . ports received from the five counties of the Selma zone, Dallas, Perry, Clarke, Wilcox and Monroe, show they all have gone over the top in the fourth Liberty Loan with handsome oversubscriptions. The oversubscription will run from 10 to 25 per cent. Dallas county bought nearly s1,0o00o worth of the bonds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-20

of the drive lest the allotment should fail to be subscribed, and doubtless such would have happened but for the patriotic efforts of County Chairman Bowling and 8 few members of the various commit tees on the eve of the closing of the campaign. As a conscious result, De- kalb is again placed upon the honor roll among the other counties of the state. The Fort Payne district more than subscribed her quota of $S5,00o, by making it s5o,000, with Valley Head go- ing over the top while Collinsville and Crossville failed to raise their respec- five nnntaS
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-20
FLU IS RAPIDLY
 SUBSIDING IN ALL MILITARY CAMPS
tcontinusd From Page oneo

over the preceding week. Of the b2ob deaths reported during the week prac- tically all resulted from pneumonia and influenza.
 District of Columbia health officials were inclined to the belief tonight that the peak of the epidemic in the district had passed. Sixty-six deaths were re- ported today in comparison with 90 yes terday New cases also showed a de- crease
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-20
"A. w. L." SOLDIERS
 ARE SENT TO CAMP

Howard Crockett and George Finder srast who were arrested several days ago, charged with absence without leave from an army camp, have been ordered by the government to be sent to the nearest military camp. Officers James and Long will take them to Camp Me- Clellan tomorrow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-20
ARGENTINE BUYS HEAVILY

Buenos Aires, October 19.-Subscrip- tons to the fourth American Liberty Loan today exceeded sl. l.25O, 900. More than 60 per cent of this amount was sub scribed by Argentines.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-20
childersburg Exceeds Quota

Childersburg. october 19.- tSpeela4} Childersburg had oversubscribed her quota of the Fourth Liberty Loan bS 30 per cent at noon today and was still climbing, a total of l25 subscribers buying a total of s12,250 worth q bonds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-20
OKLAHOMA PASSES MARK

Oklahoma City. October 1o-Official tabulations announced late today by l.. E. Phillips. state chairman of the fourth Liberty Loan campaign, show that subscriptions by 69 Oklahoma counties in the Tenth federal reserve
 district. total $4o,000, 900. The states s qupta is approximately $3S,S50,oOO
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-20
SITUATION UNCHANGED

Atlanta, October 19.-Reports received today by the state board of health showed 3435 new cases of Spanish influenza ana 69 deaths in the last "A hours throughout Georgia. pr. T. F. Abercronbie, state health officer. said the situation in the state today was about the same as last week, and that recoveries practically equaled new cases.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-20
PERU BUYS s74O, ,0O0

Lima, October 19.-Subseriptions in Peru to the fourth American Liberty Loan have reached s74o,0o0, more than twice the amount expected.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-20
Odenville Oversubscribes
 Quota 300 Per Cent

Odenviile, October 18.-(Spccial) Odenville's subscription to the fourth Liberty Loan totals moro than s28,OOO, putting her over by ROO Der cent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-20
cnsdL of Thanks

We wish to thank the people for theiI kindness and sympathy shown us dur ing thcfjllness and death of wife ant mother, also thousand thanks for the floral offerings
 THOMAS WATKINS AND FAMILY.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-20
SLOW IMPROVEMENT

Boston, october 19-The influenza sit uation in all parts of Massachusetts IS slowly improving, the state health de- partment report tonight showed. The S
 deaths reported for the entire state were fewer than those in Boston alone week
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-20
DEKALB ON HONOR LIST

Fort Payne, October 19.--(Special) l)-De- Kalb county more than sustained her unbroken record today by going over the top in the Fourth Liberty Loan. Her quota was $112,000. However, grave fears were entertained by those in charge oi the campaign up to within the last lap
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-20
PERRY STILL CLIMBING

Marion, October 19.-(Special) )-Perry county's quota was s195S5o. Two hun dred and thirty-five thousand dollars has been raised and the figures are still climbing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-20
HAROLnLOCKWOOD

New York, October 19-Harold Lock wood, motion picture actor, died at his home here today from Spanish lntlu- enza, He was 20 years old.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-20
SEVEN DIE AT KNOXVILLE

Knoxville, Tenn, october l9.-Seven deaths reported here today. make totai of 5S victims of pneumonia following in- fluenza. There were All new eases, mak-
 ing a total of 5,5S9