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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-28

popular young women and will be greatly missed by a large circle of warm friends
 pr. and Mrs. L. l.. Hill have re-
 turned from visit to their daughter,
 Mrs. F. w. Fucker, Jr., in Birming-
 ham.
 The members of the Ionian club were delightfully."- entertained Thurs
 day morning by Mrs Arthur Pelzer at her home on South Perry street. In
 the absence of the president. Mrs. T.. n. McCaslin. the vice president. Mrs. Will T. Sheehan, presided and Mrs. John Durr was director for the liter ary programme. It was Ianier day, and in place of the poems of Sid- l ney Lanier the morning was givon over to war poetry. Selections by tine
 late Rupert Brooke and other writers were read by Mrs. Durr and the other mem bers of the club.
 The most important business Of the morning was the election of officers which resulted as follows: Mrs. Will T. Sheehan, president Mrs. w. A. Saf- fold, vice president; Mrs. Archie Ty- son, recording secretary: Mrs J. A. Bullock. corresponding secretary; Mrs Fred D. Ball, treasurer; Mrs. John Tilley, state director.
 Mrs. Sheehan, who was elected pres- ident for the coming year, is one of the most brilliant women in the state and has taken an active part in club life. She is one. of the most sifted members of the Ionian and they are assured most successful year under her leadership.
 The programme planned for the community sing for next Sunday aft tn hn ha haG inb h ois, yet been arranged and a larger at tendance than that of last Sunday Is to be- expected. MT. Harry l.. Allen of the War camp community service board, who had charge of these sings" which are proving so poru- lar. announced Thursday that num- Der of chairs had been added and that there would be room for everybody
 The sing will take place in the city auditorium, beginning al 3:30 o'clock and lasting one hour. The auditorium has been beautifully decorated in flags and bunting. There will be "Old Glory" and the Confederate flag, the Alabama state flag and the Ohio state flag.
 A striking feature of the afternoon will be the old Confederate veterans wearing the uniforms of Confederate gray, who will attend the sing ill body and will join heartily in the singing and also will give several old songs of Confederate times themselves, The arrangement was made for the old veterans to attend the sing through Judge Fuller, MT. Washburn and MT. Sanguennetti.
 During the afternoon MT. Grey of the 146th infantry will sing "Over the Top. Boys" accompanied by Mrs. Sallie Tyson Maner The words 10 this song were written by Miss Annie Arlington Tyson, and the music was composed by Mrs. Sallie Tyson Maner.
 The instrumental music for the aft- ernoon will be furnished by the 135th military band. The Disller brothers,
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DANCE CARNIVAL
 FOR THE ROYS' CHR

The board of control of the Boys club announce a carnival to be given under the direction of Mir. Harry Miles at the Jefferson theatre on May IT, for the ben eft of the Boys club There will ne a number of attractive features. Among them will be the snake dance by about 50 boys Of the club. Other dances will pc the Nursery Dance. by Madam Serova. Nature Dance, by Chalif; the Nestor Colum hine danca
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-28
MISS MILDRED G. SMITH

chapter, Birmingham, s; William H.
 Forney. Anniston, SS; John Piney Oden chapter. Sylaeauga. s1o; Merrill E. Pratt chapter, Prattville, s25 Virginia Clay
 Clopton chapter, Huntsville, $; Sophia Bibb chapter, Montgomery, $25; Bibh Greys chapter, Centervile, S5; Cane- break Rifles chapter. Uniontown. sS; Fayette chapter, Fayette. s5; Cherokee chapter. Cherokee. s3575; Seldens Bat tery chapter, Farmsdale, SIS; Pettus-
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Roden chapter, Birmingham, slo: Robert
 E. Lee chapter, Opelika, sl675; Mir. NJ. M. Mccall Opelika, $75o Gen George F,
 Harrison, opelika, B; Mir John V. Dem son, 'Opelika, slo; Gen. c. w. Hooper, Selma, s10; Mrs. J. A. Rountree, Bir- miEgham, &; Dr. Ropntree, Birmingham, &; Mrs. A. F. Phelan, Birmingham, s; Mrs. G. R. Harsh Birmingham, $5 Mrs. David Roberts, Birmingham, s10 Mrs, John l.. kaH, Birmingham, $5; Mrs. H.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-28
D. A. K. TO GIVE
 ENTERTAINMENT

The members of General Sumter chap ter, Daughters of the American Revolu- tion, will give a patriotic entertainment on Thursday evening at s o'clock at the parish house of the Church of the Ads . vent, when slides will be shown and cx- peined by MT. Barnwell, showing the town of Tilloloy before and after the tn-
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NUW LIN NENI E44N T DAHL
 The second annual commencement bah of the High school will be given Friday evening" May 24, at the Southern cup The grand march will be led by the president and vice president of the sem for class MT James Roberson, with Miss Mary Charles Cole,
 This will be one of the largest affairs of the season, for the younger set
 Those who have been asked to chaper- one this dance are Dr. and Mrs. c. A. Brown. Prof and Mrs. C. B. Glenn, MT. and Mrs. J. R. Estes, Mir and Mrs. E. J. Cole, MT. and Mrs. J. Hubert Scruggs, MT. and Mrs Frank 0. Headley, MT. and Mrs. ]. D. Moore. Jr., MT. and Mrs. w. A. Robinson, MT. and Mrs. J. S Kennedy, Mir. and Mrs. T. II. Cunningham, Miss Russell and Mir. A. NJ. Russell.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-07-04
A WOMAN'S BACK.
The Advice of This Sank. Centre
Woman is of Certain Value.

Many a woman's back has many
aches and pains.
Oftentimes tits the kidneys fault.
That's why Doan's Kidney Pills are
so effective
Many Sank Centre women know this
Read what one has to say about it.:
Mrs. j. B. Sauer, West Third ST.,
says: "Some years ago when was
living on the farm, began having a
lame back and was bothered with
other kidney trouble. My back hurt
twitched with pain when I lifted any
thing. I had frequent nervous lead
aches; my sight was blurred and
black spots fioated before my eyes.
! felt drowsy and tired for hours aft
ter getting up in the morning and it
didn't take much work to tire me out
completely. Doan's Kidney Pills
helped me quickly and it only took a
! few boxes to cure me entirely. have
never had any kidney trouble since
Price 60c., at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
| Mrs. Sauer had. FOSTER ilburn Co.
Mfgrs., Buffalo, N. Z.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-07-04
Government wiu Launch
Fiue Hundred Thous-
and Tons July Fourth

Washington, July 1-Nesyly $780,
600 lightweight tons of American
shipping will be launched July 4, ac-
cording to estimates made public to-
day by the shipping board. The
number of ships is placed at ninety.
Thirtv-seven ,of these will be steel,
with a capacity of 255,6S6 tons, and
ffty-three will be wooden totaling
1870 lightweight tons.
There is possibility, it, is said,
that five additional steel ships with
an aggregate of 26,500 tons will be
ready for launching.
at is safe to say" the shipping
board announcement states, that
never before has any such record even
been approached. 1t must be remem-
bered that not a single one of these
ships is to be delayed in launching
more than forty-eight hours, under
the expressed ruling of the Emer-
gency Fleet corporation. The corpor-
alton has no objection to any boat
going off the ways before the sched-
uled time for launching provided the
hull has reached a stage of construc-
ton that warrants launching with
safety"
While the Fourth of July has been
designated as a special day for the
launchings, Edward N. Hurley, chair
man of the shipping board, stipulated
that no ships were to be delayed for
the sentimental rea son of taking part
in the celebration. 1t is declared that
the great number of ships to be ready
at that time represents the actual in
crease in construction work.
From sixty to ninety days are need
to complete the average ship after
IL is launched. ...'.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-07-04

or at the Treasury Department. Reg
istered bonds must be assigned to the
Secretary of the Treasury for CONVEX
sion, but such assignment need not be
witnessed.
On conversion of registered bonds
registered bonds only will be delivered
neither change of ownership nor
change into coupon bonds being per-
mitted.
Coupon bonds, however, my be con-
verted into registered bonds upon re-
quest. Coupon bonds must have the
May Is or June Is, 1918, coupons de-
tached and all subsequent coupons at
tached. Coupons bonds issued from
conversion will have only four interest
coupons attached, and later must be
exchanged for new bonds with the full
number of coupons attached.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-07-04
new WHEAT PRICES
Are SCHEDULED
FEDERAL GRAIN CORPORATION
ANNOUNCES NEW PRICES
ON SATURDAY.
DISCRIMINATION IS CHARGED
INCREASED FREIGHT RATES
MADE THE CHANGES ABB
SOLUTELY NECESSARY.

New York, June 30.-New wheat
prices, necessitated by advanced
freight rates, were announced here
tonight by the food administration
grain corpo alton. 1t was stated that
a minimum price of 81 a bushel for
No. 1 wheat aboard cars in the in
termountain territory soon will be
made effective. Details of the plan
will be made public soon.
$2.21H in Twin Cities.
The corporations announcement
said No. / wheat of the Northern
Spring, Hard winter, Red winter, Du-
rum and Red white grades will be
sold in the various markets at the
following basic prices:
New York, $2.391z; Philadelphia,
$3.50; Baltimore and Newport News,
$2.3S3-4; Twin Cities, $2.21h; Duluth,
$2.21k; Chicago, 2.26; St. Louis,
1924; Kansas City and Omaha, $2.1s;
New Orleans and Galveston, 1928;
Tacoma, Seattle, Portland, Ore, As
toria, San Francisco and Los An
geles, $500.
The price basis for No. 2 wheat will
be cents below No. 1 and for No. 8
a cents below No. 2. Grades below
No. will be dealt with on sample.
Special Classes Priced.
Special classes of wheat, the COM
mission said will be sold on the fol-
lowing schedule: Dark hard winter,
2 cents above hard winter; dark
Northern spring, 2 cents above North
ern spring; Amber durum, 2 cents
above durum; yellow hard winter, 2
cents under hard winter; red spring
5 cents under northern spring; red
walla, cents under red winter; red
durum, Z cents under durum; soft
white, 2 cents under hard white;
white club, cents under hard white.
Changes in Federal grading stand
ards previously filed with the trade,
it was declared, are expected to re-
suit in production of more high grade
wheat than in 1917, '"-
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-07-04
United States War
Outlay Exceeds Thir-
teen Billion Dollars

Washington July 1.-The govern
ment today closed its books for the
fiscal year just ending-the first full
fiscal year in the war-and Monday
will open new annual records. Cabi-
net members and other heads of de-
partments will make reports to Pres
ident Wilson covering their steward
ships of funds and responsibilities
for the year closing today-or, tech
nically, tomorrow. .. ~.
$12,6OO,OOO,OOO Exceeded.
In government financial history the
year will go down as period of
expense hardly dreamed of a decade
ago. More than $12,6O0,0O0,O00 is the
actual outlay since July 1, 1917, to
meet the multitude of big bills run
up for the army, the navy, the ship
building program, airplane construc-
ton, coast defense requirements,
other government activities, and the
needs of the Allies for American
loans to finance purchases of war
materials in this country. In peace
times the government spent less
than 81, 900, 100000 annually.
War Cost Above Is Billion.
With the addition of the 81 zoe, 000,-
900 which the government spent in
the three months of war preceding
this fiscal year, the wars cost in
money to date has been 13,800,000,-
900.
War activities are now draining
about $5O,OO0,OO0 day from the ma
tons public treasury, and in June
the running expenses were greater
than ever before, though loans to
Allies dropped to less than in any
month since April, 1917, when the
United States because belligrent.
Including estimates for the last two
days of the month not yet recorded,
expenditures for June were about
$1,500,000,0O0, or approximately the
same as the record figure of May.
Loans to Allies Decrease.
Ordinary war expenses for the
months amount to about $1,258, OOO,-
600, new high record. And pay
ments to Allies were approximately
$236,000,000 less than half the $780,
100000 which the Treasury usually
has figured as necessary to finance
the Allied purchases in the United
States every month. Use of ships to
transport troops to France instead
of for war materials, is considered
responsible primarily for the reduc-
ton of Allied loans.
Receipts Eclipse Records.
Owing to the big inflow and ex-
cess profits taxes this month, re-
ceipts for June have eclipsed all for
mer records. From taxation and
other minor sources of reve-
nue., receipts are expected to
amount to more than $2,250, 000, 900
Payments on Liberty bonds and Ger.
tifcates of Indebtedness have yielded
nearly $1,400, 100000.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-07-04
Rural Grocers Must
Haze Government FL
cense to Handle Eggs

Many rural storekeepers have failed
to understand the necessity of taking
out licenses from the food administra-
ton for dealing in poultry and eggs,
the food administration announced to-
day. The presidents proclamation of
May IA, it was pointed out, requires
licenses for operators of poultry and
egg packing plants not already licens-
ed by the United States food admin
istration. "Under this classification
anyone, who sells poultry or eggs in
any other way than at retail to the
consumer, regardless of the amount of
business done, must be licensed" said
A. D Wilson, federal food administra-
tor for Minnesota, today.
Film and myth maker Karl Ros-
ner sees his Kaiser Gin radiant
health, bronzed and bright-eyed."
KAISER IS HEALTHY.
Does not this everlasting pose and
prattle of the Kaiser nag little the
nerves of "honest Michael?" What
a picture this health and radiance of
the Kaiser make! By his act, as
truly as if by his hand, millions of
men are dead. Thousands are blind.
Whole races have been almost ex-
terminated after cruel suffering.
Starvation is the normal lot Of mill
lions. Plaques, typhuses, legion of
diseases, have ragged over the world.
Multitudes of little children droop
and die for want of the scantiest
foods and remedies. Even \ in his
own empire robust health has faded
from the crowd. Europe and Aasia
are sick. The world is hospital
and a graveyard. And this poor
strutting cabotin of kaiser is
healthy as a horse and merry as a
cricket.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-07-04
Major John D. Yost
Pays Tribute to Mime
sofa Newspaper Men

minnesota editors have been the
most active and most efficient recruit
ing agents in this state for the past
six months, and have been largely in
strumental in placing and keeping the
Minnesota Recruiting District near
the head of the list of GA recruiting
districts in the country" said Major
John D. Yost, Recruiting Officer for
the District, in addressing the state
editors assembled at Glenwood Satur-
day, July 10Th.
"The papers of this state" said the
Major, "are running practically 200
columns of publicity every week,
which is of inestimable value from a
recruiting standpoint. Six months ago
this district was not considered lead
er, and it's usual position in the list
of districts was about the middle of
the column. Today the Minnesota Dis
trict is running neck and neck with
the leaders, and the state is furnish
ing as many voluntary recruits for the
various branches of the United States
Army as any state in the union"
Major Yost's talk was of great in
terest to the assembled editors, and
the results of their collective efforts
were great surprise to the individual
editors. About 500 papers in the state,
b. synrred.published weekly letters OF
recruiting and keep the needs of the
nation constantly before the general
public. Recruiting publicity is trans
lated and published weekly in at least
25 foreign language papers, including
Polish, German, Finnish, Norwegian,
Swedish, French and Austrian publ
cations. Trade and industrial journals
and fraternal papers have also been
a great all, Major Yost stated, but
the real results in this district have
come through the hearty and continu-
ed cooperation of the daily and week
ly newspapers of the state.
In concluding his talk, the Recruit
ing Officer thanked the editors fol
what they have done, and asked fol
their further cooperation in his worl
in this district. He impressed on those
present the great need of man power
at the present time, and the necessit!
for continued efforts in recruiting tt
make up the losses occurring daily il
the ranks of the United States Army
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-07-04
CONVERSION OF LIBERTY BONDS

Liberty bonds of the first and sec
Ond issue and those obtained by con-
verting bonds of the first issue into
a per cent bonds can be converted into
Az per cent Liberty bonds during the
six months period beginning May 9
and ending November 9, 1913 The
new bonds will be dated May 9, 1918.
After November 8, 1918, no further
rights of conversion will attach to the
A per cent bonds, either the original
bonds of the second loan or those OBJ
tanned by conversion of. bonds of the
first loan. All Of the Az per cent
bonds are nonconvertible.
Bonds for conversion may be sur
rendered at any Federal reserve bank
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-07-04
Because of the continual increase
of every item going into the making of
newspaper the subscription price of
the Sank Centre Herald will be in
creased to
Two Dollars Per
Year in Advance
August l, 1918

Many of the better class of country
ueeklies throughout the country took
this step ouer year ago. The Herald
publisher has delayed the inevitable
raise as long as is possible. An addit-
ional burden will be taken on July LIST
when the neD zone postage rate will
be effective.
The Herald publisher is making this
earlu announcement of the increased
price to giue subscribers an obportuni-
ty to aduance their subscriptions at the
present rate of $3.50 per year any
time bfeore August LIST, if they see fit.
Not more than two years lDill be dc-
cebted in aduance at the $3.50 rate.
Of course all subscriptions paid in aduance
of August 1st luill be carried out, and all sub
scriptions unpaid August 1st luill be settled for
at the old rate.
The publisher is endeaUoring to faithfully serUe
the people of this community by publishing
newspaper lDhich wiH reflect credit upon the
community. We believe the public appreciates
our efforts and Diu realize that the increased
price is just one for the service rendered.
Under the nelD rates Can
adam and other foreign sub
scriptions wiu be $3.50 per
year in adUance, instead OF
$500, the present rate
You can saue big money BY
renelDing before Aug. 1, 1913.
Asa NJ. Wallace.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-07-18
Packages to France.

In view of the receipt at the
dispatching offices in a damaged
condition of many packages for
the troops abroad which are
packed in thin wooden boxes,
and of the liability of damage to
the mail sacks by boxes made of
heavy wood, poStmasters are
directed to request their patrons
to discontinue the use of wooden
boxes for inclosing articles for
members of the American
Expeditionary Forces and,
according to the nature of the
articles, either to pack them in
strong corrugated cardboard
boxes or wrap them in heavy
paper, saCking, bagging, or cloth.
AS the weight of parcels for the
troops overseas is limited to
seven pounds, it is evident that
there is no apparent necessity
for the use of wooden boxes to
transmit Enclosures.
In this connection, attention
is invited to the circumstance
that many of the wooden boxes
received for dispatch abroad are
such as were in the first instance
addressed to soldier at a camp
in the United States. Senders
should be requested, therefore,
to give consideration to the fore
going when presenting at the
postoffice packages not exceeding
seven pounds in weight for
mailing to a soldier in the United
States. They should bear in
mind that the package, if it fails
to reach the soldier in this
country and is forwarded abroad
will require considerable adj
ditional handling besides being
subject toa long sea transit. They
should, consequently, prepare all
such packages mot exceeding
seven pounds in weighNas though
destined for delivery overseas in
the first instance.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-07-18
Somewhere in France"

The following letter written
Somewhere in France" to a
young lady in this county is of
interest. 1t is dated June 18th,
and tells of his experiences in
actual fighting:
IF you don't hear from me re-
gularly it isn't my fault; blame
the Huns. Well, | think some
body must be praying for me, or
| would be dead before now. |
may see war and lots of war but
| never expect to be under heav-
Ter artillery fire than | have al
ready. For three days and nights
would not have given you two
cents for my life. | was hit twice
but not hurt-under right eye by
a piece of spent shell and on
left hand. Moving forward looks
good on paper but where you
actually move forward in the
face of an enemy it is different.
| might get hit before | finish this
| letter for all know. machine
guns and anti-air craft are pop
ping away at enemy air planes
tight now. Our sergeants and
corporals were hit a blow. Many
of our men were wounded and a
few killed; only two in this pla-
toon-one killed and one wound
ed. | Twas with a party of four
went out week ago Sunday to
observe some artillery fire; l kill
ed, 2 wounded. Two 5 inch shells
exploded within 10 yards of me;
it was one of the shells that did
the killing and wounding. l was
shocked so badly by the explos-
ion | hardly knew what | was do
ing for about 10 minutes. All
fear was knocked out of me.
Since then have not been scar
ed, no matter how close they |
come.
We are in the German drive;
they are stopped at this point.
1t is open war for sure. We have
seen a little gas thrown on us
but not much damage. saw our
throw lots of gas on
the valley did not clear
for hours.
Sgt. VIM. Claude Leonard,
Co. F, 9th Inf.
American Expd. Force,
France.
O. K. by End 1t. V. L. Knodler.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-07-18

BRING to F. BIacker all
kinds of JUNK. Highest Prices Paid!
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-21

Minneapolis mills will begin gr ing rice flour on large scale.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-21
HEADS OF WAR BUREAUS CONFER WITH PRESIDENT.
Each Discussed General Problems
 Confronting His Department.

Washington, March 20.-Industrial war production was discussed today at two-h hour White House confer eIlce between President Wilson and heads of six big government war agencies. It was the first of a series of meetings which may be held weekly in the future and was considered espe- cially significant in view of recent ad- vocacy in congress and elsewhere of a central invitation to coordinate diff ferent phases of war activities.
 Besides the president there were Secretary McAdoo. acting mainly in his capacity as director general of railroads; Edward N. Hurley chair man of the shipping board; Bernard Baruch, chairman of the war indus tries board; Vance c. Mccormick, chairman of the war trade board: Food Administrator Hoover and Fuel Ad- ministrator Garfield.
 Each discussed general problems confronting his department and spe- cial consideration was given to ship building and rail transportation and coal production and distribution as af- fecting those questions Another con- ference will be held next Wednesday and it is understood they will be con tinued if the department heads and the president find the exchaneg of infor- matio:l and ideas profitable.