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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-12-20
SAILORS WILL
HAVE BUILDING

Brcmsrson sailors are 10 have a
81 900 social bah In Charleston.
Plans for the threc.story community
building arc in official hands. and a
site OF three lots has bern selected
between the Charleston dock and the
entrance to the navy yard.
Charleston citizens win also use
the building for their social aetivt.
ties. W. G. Weir. representative OF
the war camp community service
for Seattle and tho Puget sound dls
trtct north. says the building win be
erected In the nest sir weeks Build.
ing funds have been authorized by
tho training camp commission at
Washington. The money was raised
at MAS meeting called by Edward
J. Duff. mayor of Charleston.
The building will be OF hollow tile
covered with rustic cement Etucco
IL will be rs By 100 feet and will con.
tain two general floors and n base.
ment A swimming pool. showers.
billiard rooms and heating plant
will BE- In the basement
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-12-20
30 MILLION PEOPLE
BUY WAR STAMPS

million purchased War Savings stamps In the
Income EXCEEDS THE TOTAL GOVERN
The income The
billion
value Is than a billion.
IA
OF the Thrift had had Lib
That's tho preparing
IN after signed
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-12-20
III. CAREFUL WITH
YOUR STAMP BOOK

DO not paste the old green s.
stamps Of 1918 in the ne~ folder. II
you do. you lose years Interest.
Tor tho 1918 stamps mature In 1874.
Will. the new ones will mature in
1894 II you have a certificate part.
iy filled with 1918 War Savings
stamps. either fiil IL with the old
stamps or save u as 1; ia and get
a new folder for the new stamps,
The national War savings stamps
committee IL planning new dc
parturc for 1919 This In TO iNRu.
fully paid up certificates in d~nomi'
nations Of tioo. $500 and 81 900. 10
be issued without stamps, for SALE 90
those who winh TO inv.Ht larger
aums They will be sold on the same
plan. the tloo certificate selling for
from ssa TO So. depending on the
month In which il ~ purchased. the
$500 certificate for from fsis 20
tt=o. and the 81 900 certificate for
frosn 1850 to $50
Tai. certificate win have all the
aavannges Of Liberty Bond and
none Of the disadvantage. such as
coupon Tipping IA tho War stamps
and certificates Will pay per cent
interest. compounded quarterly. the
total income from them will be
about the same as that Of Liberty
Bond-ta per cont.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-12-20
BY A. f.. GELDHOF

this year. In addition 20 forming a
steady government income for peace
time. they viii represent an excellent
investment, bringing approximately
q. per cent interest
The 1919 War Savings Stamps are
now In print. and will b. placed on
sale all over the country on January
1. The treasury department 10
nwampcd by requests for informa
ton about them. Here Is everything
you want Go know about them;
Tho 2s-cent Thrift stamps will he
the same as those now in use. II
YOU have a Thrift stamp card which
ia not fun on Jan. 1. you can buy
the new stamps 20 fili a.
The s. War Savings stamps. how,
ever. viii be different They are
about two thirds the sine of the 1915
| Issue. bite. instead OF green. and
bearing portrait of Thomas Jeffer.
son. 10 distinguish them from the
I old stamps
/ The certificate on which the
/ stamps viii he pasted il also differ.
1 ent. and much handaomer than the
/ 1918 certificate. Instead OF being a
double folder. like the 1918 eertifi.
cate. Il IN a single folder. and smaller
Z in nize. IL Ia Handsomely engraved
( IN blue, with decorative frame.
I which. when u 10 filled with 81
stamps. makes handsome blue Ger.
flfiHafa
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-12-20

being told what was expected Of him.
he said: VERY well. n the socialists
wish TO try their luck. they are wei
come. I, Is but just the muddlers
should sink into thu muddlc Then
b. left for his hunting grounds in
ganony and placed himself under the
protection Of the local soviet.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-12-20
Postal Zone Plan
Is Knocked Out by
Vote of Senators

WASHINGTON. Dec. 90 Efforts
TO continue the zone system OF postal
rates on magazines and newspapers
were defeated I'm the senate yester.
day afternoon by vote OF - to 20.
The present revenue bill practical.
~ knocks out the zone system OF IS.
tablishing rates Of cent per pound
within $50 miles and ia cents for
further distances
The senate defeated the amend.
mcnt Of Senator Mckellar. providing
for n zone system similar to tho one
now uaeh.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-12-20

Mems Heavy Work Shoes, Union made:
$500 value, cut to $2.0S
Mems $500 and $500 Stetson, Walk-Over
and Florsheim Shoes, cut to. $3.9S
Mems Fine Dress Shoes, big assortment of
styles; worth to $500, cut to. $2.S5
Ladies' Two-toned Shoes, black kid vamp
with fawn, pearl and brown top, IL. IA and
16-inch top; all sizes; worth to $1,000, go
at S3.S5.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-12-20

WASHINGTON. Dee. so-war
Savings stamps are To be made a
permanent feature OF the country's
national financial policy.
So great has been the success Of
tho 1915 stamps that the treasury
department II making plans 10 con.
tinue the issuance OF savings stamps
after peace Is signed.
Their name may b. changed TO
IT. = Savings stamps" or Gov.
eminent Savings Stamps" but In
other respects. the plan now EN-
ployed In issuing and selling them
will not be altered materially.
The facts that W. \. :, are not
negotiable. that they bear no bother
some interest coupons. that they pay
practically the same rate OF interest
as Liberty Bonds. make them pc.
euliarly adapted TO fiii tho popular
demand for a government savings
investment OF a nature suited to the
small investor,
THE NEW STAMPS
ARE NOM IN PRINT
tsr~ this rrasan treastlry affle4at IA
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-12-20

Children's Shoes, kid and gunmetal; all
sizes; worth to S2.25, cut to. .0Se
Mems Heavy Work Shoes, worth TO $500.
cut 10 '.............-.. S3.4S
$500 Boys School Shoes cut TO .S1.0S
Special-Ladies' Felt Comfort Slippers,
all colors, ribbon or fur trimmed: to $500
at .................... 81 rs
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-12-20


i'm
Christmas And the following
furnshin
S. Mems Union Made Work Shoes Cut to S2.98
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-19
BLACK AND TAN ONLY PERMISSIBLE COLORS
War Industries Board Re iterates Determination to
 Limit Color of Shoes

Tn an order just received here by the local branch of the war industries board it reiterates it's determination to limit the colors of shoes to black and medium and dark shades of brown and tan. This rule is effective october 1 and after that date it will be strictly enforced.
 Tn letter sent out to the tanners Of leather the war industries board states that it will insist on it's ruling that the only permissible COLTS for the tanners to make and shoe manufacturers to cut after October l, exclusive of black, vii! be a medium and a dark shade of brown and tan. Other colors will not be p.r- mitted.
 The hide, leather and leather goods sec tion of the war industries board advises the tanners, shoe manufacturers, shoe wholesalers and shoe retailers that: Re. 7. ports continue to come in to this office that field mouse and field mouse brown are permissible colors for the tanner to make and the shoe manufac- turer to cut after October l.
 This is absolutely contrary to the ru!- ings of the war industries board, which has provided distinctly that medium shade of brown and tan and dark shade of brown and tan are the only colors that will be permitted, and it actually has gone so far as to send out samples or those shades to the tanners.
 ''The war industries board looks to the entire industry to live up to these regu- lations, both in spirit and in fact"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-19
KENNEDY LEADS TRAVELLING MEN IN
 WAR SAVINGS SALES

R. P. (Grandpa) Kennedy led all of hi
 brother travelling men in War Saving Stamp sales in the Alabama commercial travellers drive in Jefferson county iAs week. his sales amounting to s1500. mi. is considered quite record and show' that Grandpa" is some hustler
 Only partial returns from the campaign made by the Alabama commercial tray, elers last week have been received at dis trict headquarters, but those that have been handed in evidence the fact that the boys put the same energy and vim intf the sale of War Sav<ngs Stamps tnas they put into the sales of their conner cial commodities.
 Sales reported to headquarters up U yesterday were: R. P Kennedy, $500 Gus smith, 5000; Ben Heck $looo; Johii P. Oliver, 5000; Bill Peacock, 5000; J. M. Williams, $s50 Rufus Fels. assisted ., Mrs. J. D. Robinson and other youns; ladies, $650.
 The Bessemer boys, under the guidanc of T. R. Bradley, made sales aggregatinl $2705 apportiuned as follows: Roy Owens, $e95; T. R. Bradley, $495; B. E. Ingram, S465; o. H. Halbrook, $425; J. C. Farrif' S2s5; A. I,. Oxford. s265; Gus Hosey, $So.
 While their drive is ended the commci E cial travellers of Alabama will conunus the sale of War Savings Stamps until me end of the year. At meeting or tht United Commercial TrRvelers Saturoas night those present decided to continl the sales and expressed the hope that the ' would be able to make as good show ing each week from now until the end q December as they made last week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-19
Y. w. c. A. BEGINS
 NATIONWIDE DRIVE
 FOR S15,0O0, ,0O0 GOAL
Fund to Be Used to Maintain Hostess Houses in Army Camps for
 Enlisted Men

Washington. August 1S.-With $15.0oo,- 600 set as a goal, the Young Women's s Christian association tonight opened i-s nationrw wide war work campaign. Tho s15, ,000,0 900 sought is the share of the Y. w. c. A of the $135, 600 war fund of the Y. M. c. A., the War Camp Community service and the American Library asso. citation.
 The contributions to the fund, which the American people, and especially the women of America, are asked to make. will be used, according to a statement issued at the campaign headquarters here tonight, in maintaining the hostess houses in army camps, cantonments, navy yards and naval stations, for the housing and providing of recreation cen ters for war workers, and for the care and enterta iIment of Red Cross nurses and the women intuition workers In France.
 An appeal to the women of America to support the campaign was issued to- night by Mrs Charles s. Whitman, wife of the governor of New York, who said the Y. W. c. A. and the Red Cross offer to the women of the country a great op- portunity for unselfish and patriotic service such as never has been theirs before.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-19
CHAPL AIN HARRIS TALKS OF WAR AIMS
 AT MORNING SERVICE
Dr. A. Grady Harris Tells of Work in Training Camps and What Must Be Done
 to Win the War

|. pr. Harris has just finished the five weeks course of intensive chaplain training at Camp zachery sTaylor and returned to the city Saturday for a few days furlough before joining his regiment at Camp Sheridan.
 Dr. Harris described the chaplain's s school and told of the wonderful work which it is doing in training chap 1ains for our army. He related some of his experiences in the school and in preaching to the soldiers in the camp.
 He said that from his experience in camps and his first-hand knowledge of the spirit and purpose of our army and navy. that there were four things which we must do in this great war:
 That our army and nation must hollow" said Dr. Harris; i've must carry out the sentiment of a line in the We'll Not Come Back Until It's Over over There. We must not be satisfied with temporary peace of partial victory. Jesus said, He who puts his hand to the blow and looketh back, is unworthy of the Kingdom of God.' Our 4atlon has put it's hand to the blow and by Gods grace, we will blow to the end of the furrow of freedom.
 secondly, we must hold fast;' we must not allow our purpose in this war to be shaken or changed by the reports of victory or defeat that come to us from the battle front, when our armies suffer temporary defeats or rejoice in apparent victories. We must not allow our purpose or enthusiasm to waver, but we must hold fast until the final goal is reached
 Thirdly, We must hold up. Ger many has violated almost every prin- clple Of international law and inter- national morality by the atrocities which she has done, and when the tide turns, as it is turning and when our armies invade Germa1y, there will be strong temptation to return the evil upon Germany which she has so ruth 1essly inflicted upon others. But as chaplains of Christian soldiers. we must hold up the moral standard and not sell our soul and honor or victory as Germany has done.
 We must keep high our Christian standards of International morality: we must hold up the moral standards of our men and fight the subtle doctrine that the soldier may have a higher standard of morality than the civilian. our soldiers are fighting for the great principle of our Christian civilization, put this does not give them liberty for immoral practices, not exempt them from gospels requirements of pure personal life
 Lastly, we must hold close The tricks and hardships incidental to this cruel war cannot be borne alone. we shall find our strength and power ec endure only by holding close to the hand of Christ. It is and shall e our duty and privilege as chaplain by our lives and ministry, to bring close to the sol- diers who are fighting at the front the great. White Captain who hoverA over the battle line"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-19
BIG CROWD ENJOYS
 COMMUNITY SING Singing of French Soloist and Chorus a Feature.
 Prof. Allsop Leader

The French programme at last nights community sing in Capitol park was well rendered and aroused much enthusiasm. Prof Stephen Allsop, who led the songs for everybody, made fine hit, and Philip Memoli, who conducted the orchestra read the score with his usual authority and poetic insight. La Dame Blanche overture and selections from Carmen were exceptionally well performed.
 Madam Janssen, as vocal soloist. was enthusiastically received. She sang in French and revealed good schooling and good intonation. In the ''Marseillai se'' she sang the opening stanza in French and then in English. specially re- hearsed chorus of 30 or 40 voices made up from Birmngham's French colony supported Madam Jansen in this stirring hymn and the effect was thrilling.
 City Commissioner John R. Hornady made four-minute patriotic speech which provoked loud applause.
 The audience was the largest seen in the park at any of the night sings. Next Sundays sing will be at night, but after that the afternoon schedule will be re- stunned.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-19
Lieut.. Moore Tells ofFightin Which
 Birmingham Boys Were Wounded
Had Been Ordered to Take Village Inside LnesBorden Burr Went Over the Top With Them Though He Had No Weapon-Says the Huns Were Completely Out
 cassed and Outfought

Mir and Mrs, B. F. Moore. have had letter from their son, Lieut.. B. F. Moore, Jr., of the 1s7th infantry, who was recently wounded in France, in which the lieutenant describes the action in which he and other Alabama men received their wounds. His letter is dated July 30.
 Lieutenant Moore, of course, does not mention the place, but says that on certain day they were ordered to go over the top at certain hour and take village which was about four kilometres inside the German lines.
 They had started all right and Lieu tenant Moore had gone only about 50 yards when he was struck by a piece Of high explosive shell in the left arm. It did not put him out of busi- ness however, and he continued and had gone perhaps a kilometre further when another explosive shell went off so near him that his steel helmet was blown to pieces and he was knocked down unconscious
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-19

Making supplies for the war depart ment is comparatively new thing in the Birmingham district. and some of the manufacturers have not understood just how to go about getting this character of business. In order that all manufacturers and the public generally may obtain full information regarding the needs of the war department the general staff has prepared a plan for obtaining publicity of lists of all articles purchased by any supply bureau.
 These lists are furnished the regional advisers in the different zones recently established by the war industries board and through them to the representatives of the manufacturers. T. H. Aldrich is the regional adviser of the Birmingham zone, including Alabama, Tennessee, Mis- sissippi and parts of Florida and Louis- jana, and G. w. Connors of Birmingham is chairman of the Manufacturers and Orperators' association of Alabama, a part of the resources and conversions section of the war industrial board MT. Connors and his executive committee will appoint a business agent for the Ala bama association within few days
 Any manufacturer who wishes to manu-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-19
Regional Aduiser Cites
 Information Regarding
 Making of War Supplies
Manufacturers of Birmingham District to Be Given Lists of Articles Needed By War Department Indus
 tries Board to Appoint Business Agent

facture government supplies should send his name to the regional adviser, the chairman of the Manufacturers and Op- orators association, or to the supply bu- reau purchasing the kind of supplies which manufactures and indicate which he Is in position to furnish. His appli- cation should be accompanied by satis- factory references from banks or reputa- ble business concerns or from the chair man of the local regional manufacturers organization associated with the war in dustries board If found satisfactory his name will be placed on the mailing lists of the bureau, which handles the supply in which he is interested.
 When the bureaus need supplies they will send circular proposals to all per- sons on their mailing lists interested in the desired supplies, inviting them to submit bids. These bids will be opened and given publicity at such time and place as may be specified by the bu- reau inviting them.
 As a further service to the public each supply bureau will maintain one or more information desks where there will be available information as to the officers handling the articles purchased by the bureau, together with blanks for pro- posals and bulletin board upon which shall be posted all circular proposals.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-19
AUTOMOBILE CLUB
Delegation From Chattanooga to At
 tend Club Organization

The Chattanooga Automobile club will send large delegation to Birmingham next Thursday to attend the organiza- ton of the Birmingham Automobile club and the dinner to be given at the Tut wiler hotel that evening.
 Tn the delegation will be President E. D Reed. who attended a meeting of local automobile men two or three weeks ago and made a very interesting address at that time. He will be accompanied by W. H. Long. Baxter Bender, D. George Morgan, c. E. Kirkpatrick. J. H. Aldy, H. F. Van Dusen, John E. Lowell W, H. Hackett. C. E. Byington. M M Allison. J. H. Buchholz, F. H. Cantren. Mark K Wilson. Herman Ferger Clem Woodworth. W. H. weatherford. w. A. Meyer, c. M, Preston, D. w. Thomas, Ernest Holmes and Joe " Williams.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-19

He came to on the field and made his way to an emergency relief sta- ton unassisted. He also found that his gas mask had been virtually shot to pieces. He was passed back to the various hospitals along the line, at some of which he received coffee, at others smoking tobacco and at one of them was given a kit containing soap, razor, toothbrush and all necessary toilet articles. He added that they took the village they were after.
 Lieutenant Moore said in his letter that he was still in the hospital and was having his first real rest, but that he expected to get back to his company shortly. He mentions other Birmingham boys who were injured at the same time, Allen Smith, Hugh Lester and Roy Sharp, but none of their wounds was serious. He did not mention Capt Mort Jordan, so that it is assumed he did not know the fatal injury his captain had received at the time the letter was written.
 An interesting local feature of Lieu
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-19
When Doctors Condemned
 Bathing and Bath Tubs
By CHARLES H. MANDY

Concrete company, and printed in the American Architect of recent date. Of course, I do not indorse the senti- ments or opinions expressed in the statement, but merely give it to \ ,w the difference of opinion regard. g the use of bath tubs in the good old days and the present time.'' And Bill gave the ''history'' of the bath tub in the United States as fol- lows:
 Adam Thompson of Cincinnati was the first man in the United States to use bath tub. This was on Decem- Der 20, 1842 The installation of the bath tub in Mir. Thompsons home and the actual use of 1t for bathing in
 winter caused widespread publicity, and the newspapers devoted their columns to violent discussion of it. Certain patriots stated that this type of bathing was q degenerate luxury, designed to corrupt the democratic simplicity of the republic. The medical fraternity denounced it as "dangeroiIs to health and bound to result in phthi- sis. rheumatic levers, inflammation of the lungs. and the whole category of zymotic diseases" Legislation reflect ed the common feeling.
 The Philadelphia common council late in 1S43, considered an ordinance
 prohibiting bathing between November 1 and March IS. and 1t failed of pas
 sage by only two votes. During the same year the legislature of Virginia
 laid a tax of $3O year on all bath tubs. Boston. early in 1854, made bath ing unlawful except upon medical ad-
 vice, but the ordinance was never en- forced. and in 1862 was repealed President Willard Fillmore installed
 the first bath tub in the White House in iC tica1ly all prejudice. with the result that by 1860. every hotel in New York had one bath tub, and some had two and even three.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-19
DIR. BURLINGTON TO
 WE'D MISS WHITE
We'll Known Young Birmingham Sur. ge0n to Marry Popular Lynch-
 burg Belle

Announcement has been made of the approaching marriage of Dr. Lee F. Tur- lington of Birmingham to Miss Olivia Johnston White, daughter of MT. ana Mrs. Archibald S. White of Lynchburg. Va. The marriage will be solemnized early in September in Lynchburg.
 pr. Burlington is first lieutenant in the medical corps of the United States army and for several months has been sta tioned at Fort Oglethorpe, where he has been doing instruction work. He spsnt yesterday in Birmingham.
 Miss White is we'll known in Birmnig- ham, where she has visited MT. and Mrs. Eugene l.. Brown.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-19
Preliminary Training
 for Men in the Draft Goes to Draft Boards

New Y ork. August 1S.-Instructions fol establishing the nationwide system oi prrmliinary training for men in the draft which will be introduced with. the ap, proval of Provost Marshal Genera Crowder by a committee appointed by the National Security league, will bt sent here tonight by Surgeon Genera Charles F. Stokes, United States navy chairman of the committee.
 This training will be elementary uni form, noncompulsory and free. The mer will be instructed in simple evolutions with stress upon military courtesy. Those who demonstrate their ability will re ceive certificates of merit. which will serve as an index" of their qualificar tions as potential noncommissioned of ficers