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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-02-08

the train or car to admit of its unob-
structed passage, the guard automat-
ically returning to operative position
when relieved of the action of the
train.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-02-08
German Miners superstitions.

Speaking of miners superstitions, In
Germany the workers underground be-
lieve that the mines are infested by
gnomes that prowl about, filling and
emptylng the lodes and engaging in all
sorts of mischief, observes a writer.
If displeased with worker, they are
likely to throw him down a ladder or
crush him beneath fragment of rock.
Chief of the Teuton mine gnomes are
Nickel and Kobold. The former Is
benevolent and helpful goblin, but Ko-
bold is wicked and malevolent. To
propitiate them, two metals, nickel and
cobalt (both originally discovered in
Saxony) were named after these sub
terranean bogles.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-02-08
AUTOMOBILE TO THE RESCUE
Helping Out Railroads Unable to Pro-
vide Transportation Demanded
by United States.

The patent inability of the railroads
Of the United States to provide the
transportation demanded by the United
States government as result of the
war and ordinary passenger and
freight business, has brought the au-
tomobile and the motor truck to the
rescue. The automobile factories are
aiding the government in the produc-
ton of munitions and are planning fur
Their aid by relieving the railroads Of
most of the transportation of automo-
biles from factory to owner. After the
automobile reaches the owner 1t gives
further help by relieving the railroads
Of short-haul traffic and this hauling
radius is extending day by day.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-02-08
SIGNALS ON JAPANESE ROADS
to That In Use on Different
English Railways.

The safety system on japanese rail-
ways has very much In common with
that in use on English roads. Traffic
on main lines is handled exclusively
under the block system, the manual
block instrument being used on double
track lines and the tablet controlling
block apparatus on single-track lines.
The electric lines are protected by au-
tomato signals Of the Hall type. Sema-
phores are in general use on sidings.
The important stations are provided
with a mechanical interlocking sys-
TEN, while at smaller, intermediate
stations, where traffic Is not heavy, a
very simple interlocking method Is in
use.-Railway Age Gazette.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-02-08

tabor as a general proposition. But
the farmers wife is not In such for
tunate position. She can't very well
call in additional help.
Every increase in acreage upon the
farm means additional work for the
farmers wife. Every time another
"hand" is employed, it increases her
work, of course. Already burdened to
the breaking point in normal times,
the farmers wife now finds herself
sorely pressed to drag through the
days toll, made heavier by the In
creased acreage with its attendant In
creased labor in the fields.
The farmers wife never has been
appreciated in this country to the ex.
tent she should be appreciated. She
doesn't figure In the calculations as
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-02-08
RAILWAY GATE is AUTOMATIC
Persons and Cattle Prevented From
Entering Certain Territory Along
Track by Guard.

The Scientific American in illustrat-
ing and describing an automatic gate,
invented by G. N. Jay of NARROW, Okla,
says:
The invention provides guard for
railways to prevent persons and cattle
from entering certain territory, so that
trains and cars may be operated with
out endangering life and property. The
invention relates to a guard which is
normally projected across the track
and which is automatically withdrawn,
below the surface of the road bed, by
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-02-08
CONVENIENCE IN
HOME IMPORTANT
Relieves Housewife of Many of
the Burdens Under Which
She Labors.
WOMEN ON FARM NEED HELP
Modern Features Included In Plans for
Residence Equally Suitable for
the Country, Village or
Town..

Mr.. William A. Radford will answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
COST on all subjects pertaining to the
subject Of building. for the readers of this
paper. On account of his wide experience
as Editor. Author and Manufacturer, he
Is. without doubt. the highest authority
on all these subjects Address all inquiries
to William A. Radford, No. 1927 Prairie
avenue, Chicago, ILL.,. and only enclose
three-cent stamp for reply.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-04
GOING HOME

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
 The official reports of the allied vic-
 tories in Macedonia make special mem
 tion of the gallantry and ability of the
 Jugo-Slav division which is fighting
 shoulder to shoulder with the Serbians,
 French, British and Greeks. Like the
 Czecho- Slovaks, whose crqsading in Rus sia has won the admiration of the civil ized world, these Jugo-Slavs in Macedon- ia are former Austrian soldiers who have either deserted or been captured by the allies They hate Austria with bitter-
 ness equal to that of the Czecho- Slovaks,
 and are fighting as eagerly against tho inhuman nation that has for generations oppressed their race.
 | In one respect, however, the Jugo-SlaV soldiers in Macedonia are more fortunate than the Czecho- Slovaks in Russia or i Slavs are now participating is aimed di- rectly toward their old homes. which they ! hope to free from Austrian tyranny. In' l deed, they are even now fighting on Jugo- ! Slav coil, for Serbia is loved as the Jugo- Slav motherland and about the Serbian nucleus will be built the new grea' Jugo-S Slav nation which must be one oi l the results of the war
 Each mile that the Jugo-Slavs advance l after the retreating Bulgars brings them nearer home. Their goal is definite and not remote. It is no wonder that they
 are proving themselves worthy comrades 1 of their splendid Serbian brothers IT arms.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-04
Patriotic Colony

"Yes, I am trying to do my bit OH the Liberty Loan drive said Hale Tar. rant, "and, believe me, I feel like talk ing my hat off and calling your at- tention to the patriotic little colony of Jews, Italians, Greeks, Syrians, Scandi. navians and Chinese in Twentieth street, south, between Railroad avenue and Avenue C, which was the territory assigned to our committee. Working among that class of citizens of various nationalities was both interesting and inspiring.
 We got over $700O from only 29 sub scribers, proprietors of small stores lunch places, fruit stands, etc, and ev- erything considered it was an evidence of genuine loyalty. One of our $1O0 bond purchasers was an aged Greek peanut vender, and it was a joy for ever watching him as he proudly ,placed a Liberty flag oh his little push cart.
 T tell you it was great, the patriotic response from these naturalized sub- jects of Uncle Sam, and am glad of the opportunity of witnessing it"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-04

name not quite so pretty or aromatic as
 Choccolocco. but it lies within one of the
 most beautiful frames of any settlement
 in Alabama. The air was like new wine;
 it was neither hot or cold, but made oris
 glad to be alive. All the world was beau- tiful and peace seemed to hang over us, but to our left was a busy camp. where
 men were being trained by the thousands to go overseas to fight for liberty.
 Camp Mcclellan was not visible. but all of sudden we cane across mount ed police on the lookout for stragglers. We had just met down the road a foot weary soldier going slouching along
 The man on horseback was questioning
 an old darkey., felt sure that soon he would overtake the man in khaki who had outstayed his leave or wandered away without permission. It's hard for the average man in America to learn dis
 cipline, but Uncle Sam~is driving 1t home to thousands. heard an English officer say that the war would end when Amer
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-04

Germans retreating from Lille, who are reported to be using wheelbarrows and baskets to carry off loot, may be per- suaded to drop their plunder before they get much farther toward the Rhine.
 * *
 As further proof of the versatility of editorial writers, member of the craft employed by the Philadelphia Public Led ger writes an article on Grape Juice, Corsets and Typewiters."
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 Our prediction is that Turkey will come to terms before Thanksgiving day, and thus upset the calculations of near humorists who have promised us Turkey for Thanksgiving.
 # * #
 Being the tallest office building in the south, the Jefferson County Bank build ing would naturally be chosen by army aviators as a suitable object with which to take liberties.
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 Judging from his luxurious growth of whiskers, Nicholas Tchaikovsky, head of the new government in northern Russia. has never been on intimate terms with safety razor. When foreigners in our midst who can l hardly speak English are c1amoring for Liberty Bonds, it makes a native-born American ashamed of himself for not buying more. Another sign that they feel something giving way is the ,eagerness with which war lords are inviting representatives of the people to cooperate with them. # # a. The fact that the Kaiser decorated Won ! Iertllng with the Order of the Black | Eagle may have eased to some extent i the pain of parting. $. < + 1 Birmingham's welcome to soldiers Of the French Foreign Legion will be none the less cordial for days postpone ment
 | A job of house cleaning is being done l in northern France and Belgium on a scale never before attempted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-04
GRAPE JUICE, coRsETs, ETC.

From the Philadelphia Public Ledger
 Definitions of the essential are contin- ually modified by the war industries board. The latest order curtailing the use of raw materials will hit a great many people. No one will deny the ne- cessity of lessening the consumption of steel and fuel Yet some of the hard ships it entails are pitiful. Here. for ex- ample, is the manufacture of grape juice and other soft drinks cut in half. With beer and i'near beer soon to be cut off altogether, water will become the all but universal drink This may be, of course, blessing in disguise. Yet the intimate associations of grape juice with states. manship must have made this restraint of production a delicate as well as diff fioult duty It is pathetic, too, to think of shortage in baby carriages-a blow at one of the chief industries of Brook lyn Since a shortage in babies is un. carrying the lusty youngsters! The de- cree against corsets is less serious NO 'return to the flowing robes of Greece will be necessary, as one writer antici- pates. The present modes of dress per init the omission of the corset at will; nor is that garment-if we may call it such-any longer complicated mechan- ism of steel and whalebone.
 The exemption of typewriters from the rhadamantne decrees of the war indus tries board was to be expected. With the government crying aloud for stenog- raphers, the tools of their trade cannot be interdicted Nor can other activities
 in which typewriters play part be safe- ly circumscribed. It staggers the imag- ination to think of the documents which MT Creel and his various co-workers is- sue as written out by hand Only the rapidly flying keys could possibly keep up with their intellectual output. And any dminution of that output, of course. might bring us within measurable dIs- tance of losing the war There are some things which the most powerful bureau would not dare to undertake.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-04
ADESTE, FIDELES

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-04
Ase-HeraId Brings Pleasure

It will be of interest to Birmingham friends to hear from Lieut. Clifford Evans of the signal reserve corps, aviation section, now serving abroad He writes most interestingly of his work and says:
 q don't know of anything you could have done which would have brought me more pleasure than sending me The Age-Herald. It just makes me feel like l am no so far off after all, and es- pecially so when receive copies only a few weeks old, some of them com ing in IS days, which is pretty good for newspapers. When I finish reading The Age-Herald I give them to one of the boys in our squadron who comes iron, Birmingham and he is certainly glad to see them.p
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-04
Marines Are Doing
 Own Publicity Work

TE ORMAL notice has been sent out
 J to the newspapers by the off cers of the United States marines that they have discontinued all publicity work. They claim that the marines in France are doing all the publicity work necessary for the organization at this time.
 To the newspaper man this has it's humorous aspect. The Ablicity work of the marines for the past few months has consisted in sending out by mail three times a week some little incident which usually made about one hundred words. Most of them were clever little stories regarding re- cruiting incidents.
 The marines apparently do not know what publicity campaigns are. They should see the reams and reams of material that come to newspaper of fees every day in the year. Not stories of one hundred words, but ar ticles with thousands of words. They boost every kind of uplift movement ever conceived. Most of them bear on some individuals idea of war work. Some of them are worthy, most of them are unworthy and promptly reach the old paper man through the waste basket route.
 In these days of paper shortage
 there ought to be some way to stop such waste. Much of it, by the way,
 bears the Washington postmark. l The marines show wonderfully fine spirit in apologizing for inflict- ling upon the newspapers one hundred
 words by mail three times week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-04
Merchants Move Rapidly

october 1 is moving day with many of the merchants, and it is big task with them, and yet it is wonder full how quickly some of the tenants get through with it. said Joe Rosen- berger.
 For instance, take the two drug gists, Barber Ramseur Drug company and the Norton Drug company. The former moved across the street, while the latter moved from Second avenue and will soon be open on Fourth ave- nue and Twentieth street. If 8 guest at the Tutwiler wants bottle of med icine or prescription filled and over looks the drug store in the building, he will have chance at three on the corner just below"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-04

representative form of government to Germany Kaiser Wilhelm may find it safe to show his face in public after the war is over, provided the allies do not select an Elba for him, and in Austria Kaiser Karl may be able to placate the restless clements of his polyglot empire sufficiently to retain his throne, but there is always the possibility, especially in Germany, of an outraged people demanding justice for the shameless manner in which they have been exploited.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-04
LUKE M'LUKE SAYS

Nationwide prohibition will kick tho hhing out of Romance. How the Hek is young fellow going to take a drink when his girl turns him down?
 Gosh. Winter must be on the way. We notice that the young athlete in the underwear ads in the magazines has dis carded the knee-length kind and is now taking the air in the ankle-length kind.
 The betting Is that the man who never let's pleasure interfere with business has durn little business and less pleasure
 And the fact that the government has taken over the railroads hasn't changed the poiecat smell of the average smok- lnS car so you could notice it.
 Some men receive about 10 letters a year. And nine of these come to them in October and are circulars from candi . dates.
 Little girls grow old soon these days. About the time they quit devoting four hours day to dressing dolls they begin devoting four hours a day to dressing themselves.
 A man has more sense than a woman
 in one thing. He would rather stay at nome than go calling on Sunday after noon.
 No amount of argument can convince a farmer that city man who sits at a desk all day does any work or earns his money.
 Men are all buffers. The fellow who works as brakeman and smokes a corncob pipe is always an assistant su- perintendent of freight traffic and 1 smokes ten-cent cigars when he comes back to his home town on visit. Right here and now we wish to an nounce that man doesn't necessarily
 have to be bald-headed to have keen interest in the bare legs that are shown or the stage.
 Father can sleep right through it when baby falls out of bed. but mother is hurt more and shocked more than the baby when anything like that happens. The only difference between wet states and dry states right now is that in the dry states they keep the booze in the safe and throw the money into the ice
 box, and In the wet states they keer l the butter in the safe and throw ths money into the ice box.
 l The man who has always knocked hit home town knocks it all the harder be-
 cause he can't understand why it doesn't
 grow,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-04
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
Effective Liberty Loan Signs

'The fourth Liberty Loan posters are mighty attractive" said solon Jacobs, but believe the hundreds O. signs painted on the big show windows Buy Fourth Liberty Loan Bonds, with the 4th in red and the letters in olack' is about the best form of window ad- vertising that could have been hit upon.
 Taken in connection with the words in black on the pavement, it is hard for any one to fail to be remind ed of his duty. Our duty greets us on every hand. The eye gate is the best gate of approach and I congratulate whoever started the sign campaign
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-04

ica. learned obedience,'' which was but his way of telling us that as soon as we caught step as nation We would march on to Berlin.
 I didn't start out to preach, but 1t comes to me that if our men who wear themselves in order to win and make the supreme sacrifice by facing the enemy. we who stay at home ought not to- chafe at any burdens our government asks of us, but that We should glory in being able to restrain ourselves to help them beat the Germans.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-04
Has Many Invitations

'I greatly appreciate the interest that is being shown in my talks about the boys in France" said Borden Burr. q only wish I could fill all of the in- vtations that are coming to me from all parts of the state to come and speak I find the people tremendous ly interested in news from the front. I will never cease to joy in that I was permitted to make the trip and see with my own eyes just how our boys were living and fighting Our Ala bama soldiers are making great name for themselves as fearless fight CTS"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-04
pr. pickinson,. New Work

Many have asked me just in what way Dr. A. J. Dickinson would serve in the Army Y. M. c A" said Dircc- tor w. $. Stallings. While I have received no definite word as yet, I am sure that he will be used in educa- tional or religious work in the camps here in America.
 He is now at Blue Ridge getting a line on the activities. He is born teacher and a scholarly preacher, and man"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-04
Getting Beyond the
 Hindenburg Defenses

THE point of greatest interest in
 4 the battle line yesterday was between St Quentin and Cambrai. The magnitude of the fighting on this particular front was indicated a day or two ago when General Haig reported that they had met and de feated in this sector 420, 1000 Germans. Last nights dispatches brought re- lports of further advances by the Brit l ish and by the Americans, few of whom have been engaged here. The Germans are retiring toward Mont brehain, which shows that the allies are entirely through the Hindenburg defenses and seemingly have before them open country to the Disc valley, the natural route for a retirement in this section of France.
 The battle line is ablaze from the North sea to the Holy Land. Italy lis really the only part of the front which is comparatively quiet, but it lis known that the Italian army is sim lply awaiting Foch's orders, and then when the generaNssimo wants some thing started against the Austro- Hungarians everylhing is ready and eager.
 General Allenby has now advanced far beyond Damascus and has cap Itured several thousand more prisoners and there is every indication that the pressure is becoming so intense that a break will come soon in Turkey. As the people within the German empire learn the truth the conditions are becoming just as the allies would have them. There is real panic which may terminate in any kind of eventuality. The greatest fear of the Germans now seems to be that the enemy may possibly get his foot on German soil, and this is exactly what is going to happen.
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 l According to government investigators, living is higher in Baltimore than any where else in the country. Epicures who have sampled Baltimores justly famous afood and other dehcacies prepared by Maryland chefs, will agree that it's worth all it costs
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 Ferdinand of Bulgaria prefers to keep his crown and sit on shaky throne to following the example of the former
 King of Portugal. who has been having the time of his life ever since he quit the king business.
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 Germany is said to be using liquid air as substitute for high explosives. Ii
 the results are no better than those ob-
 tained by using hot air for German prop uganda work, the Teuts are in bad fix. 1 # # x
 It is estimated that for every American
 thus far captured by the Germans ls Germans have been captured by Ameri-
 cans. In the words of a musical comedy
 of yesteryear That seems fair enough.
 5. # Ts
 j With a fine disregard for the high cost
 of living streator. H.. man has ae-
 cumuiatcd five wives.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-04
# # x Bulgaria Appealed For Help in Vain

MM ORE light is thrown on events AV0 in Bulgaria that led to that country's surrender to the allies by two American diplomatic representa- tives in the Balkans, Charles J. Vo- picka, Amercan minister, and Domi- nick Murphy, American consul gen. eral.
 These gentlemen are quoted by the Matin, Paris, as saying that King Fer dinand and his government sent an appeal to Berlin and Vienna for imme- diate aid. Despite the urgency of this demand, it is stated that the govern ments of Germany and Austria Hun gary gave evasive replies.
 Obsessed by the dread of revolu- tion as result of the growing unrest among his people, which even took the form of hostile demonstrations before the royal palace, and haunted by the fear of meeting fate similar to that of the former Czar of Russia, who was murdered by bolshevists, the unhap- py monarch, who is reported to have been in such terror of his life that he couldn't sleep at night, decided that the only security for himself and his crown lay in turning to the entente.
 These accounts vary somewhat from previous reports of conditions in Bull garia, but it is not unlikely that Fer dinand, reputed to be one of the shrewdest politicians in Europe, was not loath to desert sinking ship.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-04
LAURA JEAN BOBs UP

From the Montgomery Advertiser.
 We thought dear sister Laura Jean Libbey had been lost beyond recall, but she turns up with Liberty Bond ap- peal written in her own hand. If Laura Jean had all the money she has earned at novel, weaving in the past 40 years, the problem of financing the war would be simpler.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-04
GLORY OF THE MARINES

From the Chicago News.
 Six thousand of the 5000 marines who were at Chateau Thierry were either killed or wounded This report made by Secretary Daniels justifies all that has been or can be said about the chdv- airy and bravery of the marine corps. They were not only the first to fight but their fighting at chateau Thierry Brought the turning point in this war.