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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-28

1 you can surely find them if you will go | about the shops bit. For never before
 were such attractive lights, so varied in [ price and design, known.
 1 For one thing candles may now be had l in practically all colors and it is not necessary to accept a shade of any color 1 that you do not caro for. Blue candles are comparatively recent commodity, but 1t is already possible to buy candles of half dozen shades Of this celestial colors. The shade that Is especially eff fective in a room combining blue with yellow or gold in any way is dull faded gray blue The candle is lighter at the top than at the bottom and it really looks like bit of old blue cllk that has faded in a bright light.
 Hand-dipped candles are fad of some women. Of course our ancestors prob ably hailed the first molded candles as things of beauty because of their perfect regularity, but we moderns consider the hand dipped candles, smaller at the top than at the bottom, and with an undulat- ing surface far more interesting than the regular machine nodded candle. There was a time when the only hand clipped candles many of us ever saw were the bayberry candles that we bought III New England fishing villages to save 50 burn on Christmas Eve But now one may buy hand dipped candles in all col or course, they cost d pit AiOt c' but then we are always Wiling 10 pay for old fashioned dainties.
 Black candles are tremendously lm-
 pressive on the dinner table, and any
 well supplied shop now furnishes them.
 They are made in the four-slded shape as
 well as in the regular round candle.
 Service candles, too, are novelty ana
 for any dinner or other festivity con-
 nected with war work, they are certainly
 appropiate They are white candies
 with the shield done in red and blue wax
 on one side. Big white lampshades With
 a red cross or shield, sometimes edged
 with ed-white-and- blue fringe, are also
 used where patriotic emblems are in good
 taste.
 1t is now possible to buy dull hnlshed
 wooden electric lamp standards. These
 are suitable for rooms finished Tn dul
 oak or black walnut. Heretofore It mas
 been almost impossible to get a brown
 wooden electric standard that dld not
 show a polished surface
 Japanese candlesticks hollowed out
 ready for electric wiring are on sale in
 some of the electric lamp shops. They
 are lacquered with figured surface.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-28
GIVE UNTIL TT HURTS

To the Editor of The Age Herald:
 Do you know Guinea Jim?" asked 9 friend of mine, who is an untiring Red Cross worker.
 "Yes," I replied, 'T knew Guinea Jim many years ago and as he appeared at that time to be very old man; do you mean to tell me that he is still living:" ''Very much alive,'' he said, and though more than 100 years old. earns by daily toll every dime necessary for his support The other day he hob- bled into Red Cross headquarters at Bellamy. in Sumter county, dumped the contents of an old wallet on the ta- ble, amounting to s4, the savings of God only knows how many weeks, say ing as he did so, This is for Red Cross"
 Guinea Jim is poor old negro, as black as tar, but who has beneath his black skin a great big heart burst ing with love for the American sol dier.
 Give until it hurts.
 w. K. PICKENS Livingston. Ala, May 26 1918
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-28
RANDOM NOTES

Mrs Shirley Harris of Florence is the guest of her parents, Mir and Mrs. George Whatlcy on Beech street.
 Mrs. J. Campbell Maben expects to leave this week for New York. where her daughter, Miss Pauline Maben, who is student at the Foxcroft school, will join her. They will spend several weeks in Atlantic City before returning to Bir- mingham
 Mr ana Mrs. Paschal Shook have moved into their new home on Shades mountain.
 Miss Virginia Jemison has returned to Birmingham after spending the win ter in Dcbbs Ferry, where she attended schoolA
 MT. and Mrn. Sterling Foster expect to leave for Mentone on June l. They have taken n cottake and will remain there all summer. Miss Josephine Foster Will join them in August. when she returns from New York.
 Miss Mildred Kettig, Miss Eleanor Mas sey and Miss Mary Stiles have returned from Oscntz. where they were students last winter.
 Mrs. Porter Florence and little son,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-28
5 Young People, Members of Picnic Party, Drown
 in Lake Pontchartrain

New Orleans, May 27. = Five persons three youns women and two young men were drowned in Lake Pontehartrain Sunday when their rowboat capsized Two other occupants were rescued. The drowned
 Miss Kate Mustachia, aged 13.
 Miss Florence Laporte, 4.
 Miss Adele Kearney, IT.
 Philip Leyacini, IT.
 Frank Mustachia, 21.
 The accident occurred about a mile from shore, when the heavily loaded boat encountered rough water and was over turned. Fishermen, who heard the screams of the victims, rushed to their assistance, but before they could reach th., scene five of the seven occupants of the little craft had disappeared. Only one body, that of Miss Mustachia, was recovered,
 They were members of picnic party spending the day on the lake front
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-28
NEW CAL0MEL IS
 MOST DELIGHTFUL
Not the Slightest Nausea, Criping or Danger-New
 Variety Called Calotabs

Every doctor regards calomel. as the best and by far the most useful of all medicines. Now that it's unpleasant and dangerous qualities have been en- tirely removed. the new calomel known as "Calotabs'' is destined to become the most popular It's effects are delightful One Calotab at bedtime. with swallow of water--thats all. No nausea, no ariping nor unpleasantnesS. You wake up in the morning feeling fine. your liver cleansed, your system purifi sd and with a hearty appetite for break fast Eat what you please, so where you please. any kind of weather. No restriction of habit or diet.
 Calotabs are sold only in original sealed packages, price thirty-five cents. Your druggist recommends and guaran- tees Calotabs. Money back if you are not delighted.-Adv
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-28
Von Hindenburg Not
 Dead, But Critically Ill,
 States Geneva Report

Geneva, Switzerland. May S-F1eio Marshal von Eindenburg, chief or the German general staff, is in hospi- tai at Strassburg. suffering from ty- phod fever. according to reports from that city. These adviees state that the report of Von Hindenburg's death is incorrect. but that his condition IS critical.
 Typhoid fever is said to be spreading rapidly in the German army.
 Of late there have been various re- ports of the death of Field Marshal Von Hindenburg Some of these re- ports were on the authority of Ger man prisoners from the western front.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-28
Houston County Man Is Under Bond, Charged With
 Violating Espionage Act

Montgomery, May 27.--Willam Hardy Of Houston county is under a s50O0 bond, charged with violating the espionage act. Hardy is alleged to have told Red Cross soliciting committee that this coun- try had no business in war; that our ships should be torpedoed when the gov ernment supplied foodstuffs to the aiiles and that Germany's was a just war
 Hard was formerly a rural mail car rier. His hearing will be condu-eed at Dothan Friday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-28
HARRIS BANKS

On next Saturday afternoon at , o'clock at St. Johns Episcopal church, Miss May Banks and MT George Leach Harris will be married, the Rev. Stuart Mcqueen performing the ceremony, says the Montgomery Journal
 Mrs. Davis Stakely will be matron of honor and Miss Jule Randolph and Miss l., berta Jones bridesmaids. Richard Banks, the young brother of the prospective bride. will be ring bearer.
 MT. Charles Harris, brother of the groom, will be best man, and the ush- CTS and groomsmen will include MT. Garside Harris, Mir Raymond Cooper, MT. Charles Teacher and MT. Vassar Gunter.
 Mr Richard Banks will give his daugh- ter in marriage.
 The matron and maid of honor, and the bridesmaids will wear yellow or gandie toilettes with leghorn hats trimmed with yellow blossoms.
 Miss Banks handsome wedding cos tulle will be of Duchess satin, embroid- cred in pearls, and long tulle veil
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-28
GOT coon REsrrIrs

This honest. straightforward letter from woman who has suffered should be needed by all afflicted with back ache, rheumatism, pains, sore muscles, awful tired feeling and other symp- toms of kidney and bladder trouble. 1T nave got such good results from Foley Kidney Pills that I can sleep much better and the pain in my back and sides is good lot better I am going to keep on taking them. Mrs. Chas. Gray, 270 9th st., Detroit, Mich" Sold everywhere
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-28
MIR. AND MRS. CROCKA ARD HONOREn

Mir. and Mrs, Frank Crockard of No via Scotia, who are spending a few days in the city, where they formerly made their home and have a large circle of friends, were the honored guests at a dinner party on Saturday evening at the Roebuck club, given by the members of the Dinner club of which they are former members. Among the guests were: MT. and Mrs. John KauI, Mir. and Mrs. Gordon Crawford, MT. and Mrs. Fred Levert, MT. and Mrs. Felix Drennen, MT. and Mrs. William Walker. Mir and Mrs. E. w. Barrett, Mrs. w. NJ Jordan, MT. Erskine Ramsay
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-28
MRS. BRYCE HONORED

Mrs. C. F. Dodge entertained at a tea Saturday afternoon at the Tutwiler in honor of Mrs. J. E. Price, who expects to leave soon for Montgomery where she will make her home. Mrs. Dodge had as her guests Mrs. w. A. Farris, Mrs. Vernon Holmes, Mrs. Ted Hickman, Mrs. C. A. Lively, Mrs. Allan Dodge and the honoree.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-28
WOMEN OF CHURCH IGNORED

The men of the Independant Presby- tterian church will entertain the women of the church at a dinner party on 1 Thursday evening. Mrs. Henry Badham , will act as toast master and the speakers
 will be Mrs A. M. Taylor, Mrs. Solon
 Jacobs, Mrs w. L. Murdoch, Mrs. B. F., Will1erson, Mrs. Hudson Barker, Miss
 Chrjstianson and Mrs. T. L. Hill Mrs b. C. Chandler, Mrs. Hugh Martin and Mrs. John Turner will furnish the musical programme.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-28

Held, first vice president, Ms Louis Saks, second vice president; Mrs. sy Myerson. recording secretary; Mrs. Ben Leader, corresponding secretary, and Mrs. David Cronheim, treasurer.
 Directors to fill vacancies are Mrs. l.. A. Adler, Mrs. David Friedman and Mrs. Herman Rich.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-28
.ALLEN-DAY

Mrs Josephine Day announces tht
 marriage of her daughter. Carrie Louise, to Er. James A. Allen, Jr.. on Decembe, ,, 1917, Birmingham, Ala
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-28

n, will meet this afternoon at o'clock in the Sample Millinery companys store, or they may communicate with Main 9a97-J and get any particulars about the affair. This dance is given by tho ". NJ H. A.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-28
CULLOM-A ATKINSON

Mir and Mrs. J. T. Atkinson of New Orleans announce the marriage of their daughter, Ruth, to Lieut.. Charles Bald win Cullom, U. S. R., of Birmingham and Camp Beauregard, Louisiana, Sat urday, May 25, at their home, in North Carolina avenue, New Orleans, La.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-28
THE HOUSEHOLD
 EDITED Bv ANNE RITTENHOUSE

THAT EXTRA LIGHT
 If you haven't just exactly the kind and number of lights that you want in your living room or your bedroom or, indeed any other room in your house
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-28

The many friends of Mrs. Vincent Fer guson will be glad to know that she has returned to her home, after under going an operation on her throat at St. vincent's hospital.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-07
Shipbuilding Drive Begins
Staten Island Wdrkmen to
Hear First Appeal To-day

The New York campaign of the ma
tional drive to speed up shpbuiding
by a direct patriotic appeal to the
workers of the yards and the enlist
ment of $780, 900 auxiliary artisans, will,
open to-day, with two meetings Of the
employees of the Staten Island Ship
building Yards, conducted by the Ma.
tional Service Section of the United
States Shipbulding Board and Emer-
gency Fleet Corporation
DR.. Charles A. Eaton, pastor Of tho
Madison Avenue Baptist Church and
chief of the service; A. X. Parkhurst,
secretary Of the service, and Colonel I.
Thord Gray, of the British Army, will
appeal to. the patriotism of the ship
builders. at 1880 O'Clock, in the Lower
Yard. and at 1890 o'clock, in the Up
per Yard, this morning
Every shipyard in the country will be
visited by the service The women
folk of the workmen will be instructed
in patriotic propaganda to hasten the
shipbuildng programme, and the ur-
gency of speedy production of ships is
to he instiled into school children.
whose fathers are employed in the
yards.
three reel movie. depicting the
work of shipbniders, is feature Of
the campaign for the enlistment of
$4,000 skilled workmen to augment the
present shipyard forces.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-07
Unity Control
AgreedOn for
Atlantic Ships
Announces Allies
Acceptance of Central
lied Plan

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6. Acceptance
by the Allies Of the plan to turn over
the direction of all transatlantic tom
mage to n ship control committee re-
Gently created was announced tonight
by Chairman Hurley, of the shipping
promises complete uniGcation of At
lantic shipping operatic.:s
The committee, comprising p. A. S.
Franklin, H. II. Raymond and Sir Con-
mop Guthrie, was named at confer
cnce of government department heads,
shipping interests and representatives
of the Allies. Sir Connop was selected
to represent on the committee the
lnter-allied chartcring conference, con-
tingent on the Allies acceptance of q
plan Of allocating tonnage. Word has
just been received that the Allied gov
crnments are heartily in favor of t4lc
proposal.
Vice Chairman Stevens, OF the Ship
ping Board. who is to go to London,
will sit with the chartering conference
as the American Representatives, assist
ing on the other side in recommenda-
tions regarding the distribution Of
ships from general pool to be formed.
Actual ALLEGATION of ships in the pool
will be in the hands of the control
committee.
"Creation of the committee said Mr..
Hurley tonight, "is one of the ,prac-
tical results Of the inter-alled war
council recently held at Paris. The
move will increase the efficiency of the
merchant fleets of Amcria and the
Allies.
"lf the maximum efficiency can be
obtained from every ship available,
if cargoes can be loaded and unloaded
without delay, and ships can be moved
promptly, it will be equivalent to the
addition of conside rable new tonnage.
"The committee will be left free to
coordinate the needs of the various gov
,rnment departments, etiecting such in
terchangc of tonnage and traffic as may
be practicable with the Allied govern
ments."
Responsibility for the success or fail
ure of the governments shipbuiding
programme was put on labor to-day by
Charles Pie2. vice e-presdent and gen
cral manager of the Emergency Fleet
Corporation, III an appeal for shipyard
workers.
"Thc Shipping Board has the neces
sary yards, the materials and the
money" he said. "All that is lacking
is a spirit in the nation that will send
a quarter of a million American me
chanics into the yards to give the best
and most efficient work"
The fact that shipyards are working
only one shift six days week was
characterized by Mr.. Pez as "mon-
strous."
"If we are to keep ahead Of the sub
marine campaign,' said he, 1--WE must
run three shifts day tifty-two weeks
in the year"
New-York tribune., 1918-02-07

beam, and was equipped to carry $500
passengers in cabin and steerage ac-
comm odations. The ship had twin
screws and n speed of about eighteen
knots.
Chartered as Cunarder
For some time the Tuscania has been
under charter to the Cunard Line and
she is the fifth big vessel of the Cunard
Company lost since the war began.
Although prior to January | of the
present year, there were more than
100000 American troops in France, ac.
cording to the statement made by Sec.
retary of War Baker, the Tuscania was
the first transport to be torpedoed on
the voyage from an American port to
France Several American transports,
however. have ben torpedoed on the re-
turn journey, after having debarked
troops.
When the Tuscania was first nut
into service her appointments for first
cabin passengers. of whom she would
carry $50, were sumptuous. The panel
ling of her main lounge room was in
olive wood, inlaid with fine sycamore.
The floors were of polished oak.
veranda, cafe and gymnasium,
smoking rooms. dining saloons and a
novel system Of heating and ventila-
ton were features of the new liner
Nhe first and second class statcrooms
were situated on the bridge deck and
shelter deck amidships and were large
in size and we'll furnished.
1T is probable. however. in view of
the exigences of the situation. that
the steamer had been stripped of most
of her luxurious fittings in order to
take as great number of troops as
possible on each yOVage
New-York tribune., 1918-02-07
Accused Leader Says
Won Tirpitz Angered
People Into Striking

AMSTERDAM, Feb. 6.-At his trial
before court martial. Deputy Wilhelm
Dittmann, an Independent Socialist. &C
cording to the "Koelnische Zeitung,"
ascribed the strike movement to reac-
ton against the maintenance Of
state of siege and the Vaccinations of
the Fatherland party. The accused
Deputy denied that he promoted the
strike and declared it was only dem
onstration strike against peace Of
annexations, and in favor Of peace by
understanding.
"If the government had entered into
negotiations as requested" Deputy
Dittmann said, according to the news-
paper, "the strike would have lasted
only three days. The intellectual
organizer Of the strike was Admiral
Won Tirpitz."
The strike movement could not be
connected with the Russian revolution,
Dittmann testified. Philip Scheide-
mann, the majority Socialist leader,
corroborated Dittmann's testimony that
the strike was in favor of peace By
New-York tribune., 1918-02-07
First Time U-Boats Struck Home
In Attacks on American TRANSPORTS

in all close upon four hundred thou
sand men across without She loss of a
single ship. They have been closely
conveyed.
Probably the greatest feat Of trans
portntion of troops so far accomplished
in point of distance has been the car
rying of Australian and New Zealand
ccntingents, first to Gallipoli and then
from there to England and France
England's task in the Boer War, while
great in the number of miles covered,
was not complicated by the danger of
mine or submarine.
SO far as the actual magnitude of a
troop transport undertaking is con-
cerned, this country will easily take
first place. The great bulk Of Britain's
troops have had to be ferred over q
strip of water only about one hundred
and twenty-five miles wide, from South
ampton to Havrc and less than twenty
five miles wide between Dover and
Calais, tho shortest route 1t las
been possible to concentrate on these
short distances fleets of destroyers.
patrol boats and mine sweepers,
which cannot be available for the
much greater reaches of the open sea
The reported improvements in German
submarines will also mean that our
transports will be subjected to danger
from them at a much greater distance
off the French coast than was the case
formerly.
Spanish Bases Rumored
1t has been suspected recently that
enemy submarines have been able to
establish bases on the northern coast
of Spain, just as they did on the
Mediterranean shores ,f Greece when
that country was still neutral All that
is required Is small depot for The
storage of supplies, fuel and oil, and
it is very difficult TO discover these on
rugged and sparsely inhabited coast.
II it were possible for several such
supply depots to be established there
they would be able 70 cut directly
across the paths of all incoming Amer
lean transports as they converge from
various ocean routes on French ports
OF decentralization.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-07
U-Boat Toll
For Month at
Lowest Point
Admiralty Announces Only
Fifteen British Ships Lost
Last Week

LONDON, Feb 6-The Admiralty re
ported tonight that fifteen British
merchantmen Of more than 900 tons
and five Of smaller capacity were lost
last week through German mines or
submarines. The total was the same
as that of the previous week, when
nine of the larger. and six Of the
smaller class were sunk. Four fishing
vessels also were lost, according to
to-nght's report.
In the last four weeks the Germans
sunk fewer British merchantmen than
in any period Of the same length since
ruthless submarine warfare was begun
The final month of the first year of the
great campaign to starve out Britain
and so END the war was the least sue
cessful.
weeks comes on the heels of two even
hettcr weeks, six large and two small
vessels having been lost both in the
week ended January II. and that ended
January 80 The total for the last
four weeks was 81 large and Is small
merchantmen. The nearest approach
to this record ever made was in the
four weeks ended November 1S, when
33 large and 20 small craft were lost,
and this included what must be con-
sidered the exceptional week ended
November II, when only one large and
5 small ships were sunk In point Of
tonnage this months showing of de-
struction did not equal single week
last April. when 40 large British mer-
chantmcn were sunk
Observers agreed tonight that the
drop in the curve Of losses has now
gone on too long to be attributed to
chance. The showing must be inter-
Ereted IN no other way than as vic
tory for the Allies. Moreover, the
Allied success comes just at a critical
time when the need of bringing civilian
supplies for the end-of- winter
scarcity and of assembling military
material for the opening of the spring
campaign is greatest. Now, if ever,
the foe would do his bast.
To show what poor results the u
boat comanders must report to the
Kaiser, the records OF the whole ruth
less warfare, by four weekly periods,
so far as they pertain to British ship
ping, are suspended.
-Four ,Uenk, Ovor Jrn,lo,
New-York tribune., 1918-02-07
I.Staf Corresponde

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.--The sinking
Of the Tuscana by a German torpedo
off the west coast Of Ireland is the
first loss sustained by our Atlantic
troop transport service and one of the
biggest naval disasters of the war.
The only other comparable loss was
in the sinking of the British Royal
Edward, formerly a passenger steamer
OF the Canadian Northern Railway
Line, in the Mediterranean, with a
Death list of about the same as that
of the Tuscania. The Royal Edward
fell to the torpedo Of submarine
operating presumably from base on
the coast of Greece
England has also lost heavily by the
sinking of numerous hospital ships.
Our only other loss was suffered when
the Antilles was sunk on return trip,
with casualty list Of sixty-seven.
Most of these were not, however, Amer
ican troops, but were members Of the
crew OF the vessei.
Canada Fortunate
so far England has not had trans
port sunk on the Channel passage, al
though the torpedoing Of the Anglia,
one of the biggest of her hospital
ships, took place there. 1t will be re-
membered that the Sussex. Il Gross
Channel ferry, the torpedoing of which
nearly brought this country into war
in the winter of 1916, was hit just be-
fore she reached the French shore on
the Channel trip, but the Channel has
been so closely guarded with swarms of
destroyers and, as Is generally under
stood, by heavy steel nets that German
submarines have had very little chance
TO break through. Determined attempts
TO cut the Gordon were made recently
by AotiIlas of German destroyers.
Canada has been very fortunate so
FAR in the transportation of her sol
diers across the Atlantic. She has sent