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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-27

With the American Army in France, June 6-(Special Correspondence.) Slimy trenches with mud to the knee. No flag or color flying. The soft breeze rolling up from No Mans Land laden with gas and death. The sky shaking with the burst of heavy shells and the earth twisting and squirting. Mist and the feeble dawn
 The sons of Lexington sheltering in hole and gully. behind tree and hillock, just as their fighting ancestors did, more than 14O years ago. have met the first offensive of the enemy and crashed it back into the earth. Again, they have fired the shot heard round the world.
 We have had many a raid and many g skirmish on the American front Our men have gone over the top and come back and gone over the top again. They have answered barrage with barrage and for every German blow they have struck a harder blow. That, perhaps, is why the enemy gathered a thou sand "stross-strup (storm troops) and in the days commem orating for us the battle of Lexington. they drove that human storm against our line. They meant to blot and burn out the scontemptib1eY Yankees"
 For four days and four nights. with out sleep or rest or food or clean air to breath or clean water to drink, our men fought against the raging waves of this German offensive. the first in our pages of the history of this war That we defeated the enemy is known not only to us. but to that German commander who sought the honor of inflicting the first humiliation upon us We did more than defeat him. We as sured ourselves of our strength.
 We can defeat him again We can defeat him every time. So our of ficers. our generals and our second lieutenants, they who lead and wno know our men, can now tell you with pride but without arrogance, for our men have stood the test
 They are real men, these sons of Lexington, and of our first great fight for freedom. There is no measure for the depth of their noble manhood and great deeds They have already equalled some famous in history. The very first incident told to me when came into this little village where the men who bore the heaviest shock of the first battle are resting, was about an American boy who threw his body upon a German grenade which was hurled among a group of soldiers He gave his life for them without hesi- tation. and with the certainty of death. They do not even know his name.
 This is the story of First Class Pri vate Rudolph Foster. He went up the communicat ting trenches the first hours Of the fight when a report came in of casualty. He went up with stretch
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-27
Travelling Salesman
 Arrests Stacker

While acting in the role of peace maker, A. M. Brown a travelling sales man stopping at the Motion hotel, yes- terday morning made record for himself by detecting a stacker and having him arrested.
 According to MT. Brown, he was just starting out to call on his local trade when a negro woman and man, James Lester. were seen arguing nearby. Stepping over and separating them he held the man. The negro woman, in a rage, yelled out, Lock him up Boss. he is 22 years old and hasn't regis tered" MT. Brown turned the negro over to the police and he is now held for investigation. It is stated by the negro woman that he is from Mont gomery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-27
Second Draft Drawing Not Fraught With Significance
 As in First War Lottery

be fraught with the significance to the men affected as was that last year. The order in which the numbers are drawn simply will determine the relative posi- tion of the men at the bottom of the class to which they will be assigned under the classification system after they return their questionnaires, which now are being mailed them. Last year the numbers determined the registrants' liability for service in the order of the drawing
 However, young men without depend- ents not engaged in an essential indus try will be placed at the bottom of class and as the men now in that class soon will be exhausted, they undoubted- lv will be called within few months. Those placed in the deferred classes are not likely to be called at ail, certainly not for sometime to come.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-27
TOO LATE ID CLASSIFI !

WANTED--Waiter at Savoy dairy lunch, 2131 5th ave; experience un- necessary.
 SPRAYED OR STOLEN-One black horse; four white feet, blaze face, strayed from 9th ave. and 22d street; re- ward if returned to Robert Cobb, 1921 Walker st. Phone M. 409.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-27

A Pittsfield, Miss. man dug out of his garden all the flowers that had a Kaiser handle to their name or any
 fhsng that smacked of the terrible Teu-
 ton. s3s W
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-27
HERoIsM OF THE RUNNERS

 "Im lucky guy, anyway. Anybody lelse in my place would a-been killed, no?"
 | As a group, the runners equalled the bravest One was given a mes sage calling for a barrage. The Ger mans were advancing, and the Amer ican rocket signal had failed. This runner went 600, yards through one
 barrage, delivered his message, went 300 yards through a second harrage, and another 200 yards through third
 barrage before he rejoined his unit But the American barrage came and saved that unit from annihilation. Another runner carried message to a high officer, whispered, They didn't get through--they didn't get through and collapsed. Another ran until he was exhausted, when he relayed mes sage which warned of a German as- sault in preparation. The second run ner got the message through and the attack was frustrated by artillery fire. A trench messenger crawled hum dred yards on his stomach over ground not under fire but enfiladed by ma . chine guns and frequently torn up by minnenwurfer blasts which made era ters six feet deep. And it seems that in the staggering uproar of the battle no one made note of these silent, brave
 
 war crosses which have been sent for this regiment may not be their re- ward.
 I have mentioned Doctor Dudley. Captain o. H. Dudley, surgeon, of Sax onville, Mass, and sanitary train, France, found himself in the most ad- vanced dressing station at the begin- ming of this attack, and he worked three days and nights without sleep or food and only little coffee to drink. He was cut off by the barrage. His position was so exposed that one side of his post was hit by shells several
 times and machine gun bullets played a dull march continually upon it. One
 man was killed just at the door of
 this post.
 He went through those three days
 with smile on his face and cheer :
 ing word for every wounded man" This is the simple tribute a soldier in hos pital paid to Captain Dudley.
 In those three days he treated cases,
 including the German prisoners, sew eral of whom were shot in the back by their own guns. He had terrible time getting water, but the litter bear CTS succeeded in bringing up small quantities for him. At one time he had
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-27
SONS OF LEXINGTON ADD RENOWN ID THE ARMS OF AMERICA Individual Exploits in First Encounter of Massa-
 chusetts Boys With
 the Enemy
IF DECORATIONS
 SHOW THE OUTCOME
NameIess American Boy Who Gave His Life for His Country Epic
 Story of Abel Flesher
By GEORGE H. sELDEs

By GEORGE H. SELDES By yon rude bridge which arched the flood. Their flag to Aprirs breeze un- furled, Here the embattled farmers stood And fired the shot heard round the world.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-27
MINERS TO WORK
 ON JULY FOURTH

Wednesday evening at Lower Coalburg there was large meeting of the colored
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-27

Washington, June 26.--National lottery machinery will be set in motion for a second time tomorrow for the drawing of the order numbers of the 744,5OO young men who attained their majority during the year ending June 5. the first ami versary of the selective draft registration day.
 Secretary Baker plans to draw the first capsule containing a master number from the bowl at 9.9O oclock in the same com mittee room of the Senate office build ing in which the first lottery was con- ducted last July 20. Then officials of Provost Marshal General Crowder's of fee will take up the work and the last capsule is expected to be drawn by noon.
 While it will be attended by the same ceremony, the drawing this year will not
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-27

of volunteer ammunition carriers. Abe volunteered again.
 No, you cant go, the officer said "No one will go twice so long as there are plenty O. volunteers"
 But Able insisted. T know the way" he said, and beside, somebody IS watching over me-
 This carrying party came up into the line just in time to see the German in fantry rush our trenches. The ammuni- tion was dropped, and each man, with bayonet fixed, charged the Germans.
 Abie Flesher killed two. He got one with a bullet just as he started the charge, and got the second one with the bayonet through the stomach. Ev- cry man in the detail got his Boche, and the attack was broken. But the German artillery attacked when it's infantry had failed Able Flesher was struck by shell. One arm was torn off, one eye blinded, and several pieces of metal tore into his thigh and chest. He was carried to Doctor Dudleys post, and later taken to a. hospital When the doctor saw him the next day, he was very weak, but he said.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-29
WOMEN CHEER SICK SOLDIERS:
MEND $4,000 CAMP GARMENTS

The womans auxiliary war camp
community service. held an interesting
meeting on Tuesday when reports of
the activities of the month were pre-
sented. The hospitals have been visit
ed and soldiers and sailors cheered
especially in the local hospitals. The
visiting of the wards at the base hos
pital at Camp Lee has been somewhat
curtailed owing to the epidemic.
The Red Cross feature of this
organization has done splendid work
this month under the direction of Mrs.
Ralph Johnston and Mrs. T. A. Mills
in the mending Of garments and the
making of hospital supplies Some
$4,000 garments have been handled
and made ready for wear.
The auxiliary also presented the
Army and Navy club with handsome
victrola The club is In need of rec
ords and anyone having record they
no longer desire will be doing kindly
service to donate II TO the Army and
Navy club.
A booth for the sale of liberty loan
bonds will be maintained daily by the
ladies of the auxiliary at Seventh and
Broad streets and Mrs. Robert Vincent
and Mrs G. W. T. Fern will be in
charge the first day of the sale and
hope to have a splendid report
Notwithstanding the many demands
Of other duties. the woman's auxiliary
Is ready at all times to answer the calls
made upon them.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-29
NEW SUGAR ORDERS IN
EFFECT OCTOBER /.
ment At Each Storc---Two Pounds
Per Months Per Person

All customers buying sugar after
Tuesday will have to sign a certifi-
cate. All sugar purchases will have
to be registered by merchants and
signed slips OF each weeks sales will
have to be sent to the food admins
traitor. No sale of sugar for can
ming will be made unless the customer
presents a certificate which may be
gotten from the local food admins
traitor.
The following certificate must be
signed by purchases:
I'm consideration of pernnis Jon
granted me by the food administration
to purchase a weeks supply Of sugar
at one time. I hereby agree that the
consumption of sugar in my house
hold for all purposes except canning
shall not exceed two pounds per month
per person. and l hereby certify that
including the purchase now made I
have not now in my possession. nor
under my control. a supply of sugar
for such household use in excess of
weeks supply, calculated upon the
above basis. nor in excess OF twenty
Ave pounds for canning purposes"
The Atlantic and Pacific stores at
Thirty-third and Marshall streets and
at Belmont avenue will bear the fol-
lowing sign for having violated orders:
we violated the regulations of the
food administration. but have pledged
full obedience in the future. Posted
by direction of the United States food
administration"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-29
w. e. SAUNDERS PLEASED
WITH FREDERICkSBUR FAIR

Fredericksburg. Sep 2s-w. c.
Saunders. manager of the state Fair
at Richmond, was visitor TO the
Fredericksburg fair Wsdneeday He
was pressed into service by Mr.. c.
H. Hurkamp, director OF the racing
department. as one of the judges of
the races
Mr.. Saunders was here to obtain
exhibits and race horses for the state
fair and he was successful He says
the state fair this year viii surpass
all predecessors. The entries are enor-
nous. for instance. there are nearly
500 entries of cattle and nearly |. 900
entries. of sheep. Mary special fee~
lures.
Mr.. Saunders is looking for rec
ord breaking crowd at the state fair
Mr.. Saunders was particularly conf
plimentary in his reference to the
Fredericksburg fair. He said It sur
passed any fair that he had seen at
any place near the size of Fredericks-
burg. The races he thought excellent
and said the aeroplane exhibition
could not be beat. He was especially
pleased with the steeplechase. and
said he would like TO have one like
ii AT Richmond.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-29
MISS KATHERINE HAVE
SPEAKS FOR 7. v. Il

Miss Katherine Halves, 30 49,
known in the state for her interest
the Y. w c. A. and young wofaan
hood will speak in Marion. octO6e4
2. before the district conferences. seos3
ond district, Y w. c. A. This will ~!
one of many speeches to be made tlx94
fall by Miss Halves. Mrs. Kate LAn1l
Bosher, and other prominent virgtN
women in the interest ~ the unft&s
war work campaign under the auspfCo
of the Young Woman's Christian 49,
sociatiou and other similar assoctM4
tions.
Mrs Mary Post will speak in Marion
or he same date as Miss Halves Mr.
Randolph Maynard and Miss MArieteM
Smith will speak before the distf16
conference of the nineteenth distrfG
of Accomac on September 30. Nj
Margaret Fleuniken will address tn
district canfarnnea- he tenth dr.
trict on September 80 Other speAket1
will speak in other districts.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-29
RICHMOND HAS SENT
1888 NURSES OVERSEAS
Richmond Has Given 80 Nurses to
Cantonmcnts; 10 More Are Need
ed for Overseas BY January

Richmond has given 1873 registered
graduate nurses already for overseas
duty while thirty-eight others are now
serving in environments, 1t was learned
last night from Miss Florence Black.
chairman of the Red Cross committee
of the Graduate Nurses Association
of Virginia. Letters have just been
sent to ITS other nurses in an effort
to obtain ITO for army service before
January /.
Although Richmond has registered
312 with the Red Cross Miss Black
asserts that a large number are exempt
on account of being engaged in edu-
cational work. This includes all pub
lie health nurses and superintendants
of hospitals who the government con-
siders so important as to issue a chew
ron for their use. sgnifyfng that their
service is an important to Uncle Sam
as that OF the army nurse.
According to these figure there will
not be any trained nurses here this
winter for private duty and the sick
civilian must either go to hospital
or seek undergraduate care. If all
Ill people sent to hospitals the build
ings soon would become much over
crowded. To prevent any actual hard
ship many patriotic young women are
putting aside their domestic or bust
ness occupations for the duration OF
the war and for such time after as
they may be needed. and are entering
the new school for licensed attendants
which will be opened October Is, at
the Mechanics institute in this city.
Miss Julia Mel'ichamp. who is arrang-
ing details of the work, is at the in
stitutc daily from 10 to | o'clock and
wifi talk the matter over with women
who are Interested
The school proposes to give a six
months course of intensive bedside
care. half the period to be passed in
practice with dummy and the last
three months in actual experience with
Miss Mamie r. Minor. of the Inst true
tive Visiting Nurses association. Stu
dents will be given enough theory to
make them capable of efficient work
when carefully supe rvised by a gradu-
ate nurse who is to visit each patient
frequently. Girls and women will thus
help the association. which had the
measure passed at the last session Of
the Legislature, in caring for the i'll at
home. Every attendant makes 1t pos
sible for one nr>Se nurse to 60 into
army service.
II the worker wants TO stop when
peace Is restored she will have gained
most valuable inform alton which will
help her at home with her own family
and should she continue practicing
she will have made a permanent place
for herself in the community. The
salaries will vary according to equip
ment and efficiency, but will always
be equal to that received by the
average woman in any other business.
Miss Mellichamp has associated with
her many OF the best women in the
nursing profession in Virginia. as well
as a number of doctors who are much
In favor of the attendants
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-29
Y. W. c. A. WILL TRAIN WOMEN
TO BECOME CRAFTSMEN

The vocational educational depart
ment Of the Young Woman's Christian
association is offering the progressive
class OF Richmond women an unusual
opportunity to study very necessary
and profitable profession in evening
classes and at a very nominal cost.
The profession is mechanical drawing
and its opportunities are open to wo-
men because of the extreme war need
OF trained workers. If road rail-
road. building. mechine, in fact, any
thing is TO be built. first a craftsman
must draw the plan or design for it.
The use OF draftswomen is not new
idea but only one brought more to the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-29

front by thu. necessities Of the times.
1.-THE United States government has
opened nearly all OF its examinations
for office craftsmen TO women and
has been using them in some branches
for a number of years with great sue
cess. The great need is trained wo-
men who are not afraid
Salaries in this profession are most
satisfactory. AT present tracer or
A student who has had about six
months training can earn from ninety
to one hundred and twenty-five dollars
and the need Ia great Al that price.
In addition to this tracer is constant
" getting experience which will adj
vance him to the much hieher paid
position of craftsman After becom-
ing a tracer the student NAV work
his way up in the profession either by
experience or by continued study, or
by both these methods combined
The course dyed by the Y W. c.
A. is to At students TO become tracers
as this is the first step The classes
will be held twice week on Tuesday
and Thursday evenings from 7:45 to
s:.5 and will continue for twenty six
weeks The opening of the classes
will be as early in October as the
necessary class is registered and pro-
vtded with instruments. The fee will
re about thirty-six dollars for the
course a correspondence course If
this work costs about fifty dollars and
one wherein personal instruction is
given usually costs from sixty to
seventy-five dollars
Women OF fair education and seri-
Gus intent are needed in this work and
in order to advise those who wish to
take UP the work, the instructors will
BE at the central building of the Y
w. C A. every Tuesday and Thursday
evening from 1880 to $50. Phone
Randolph 340 for detailed informa -
ton
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-29
j. D. {. CONVENTION
OPENS HERE TUESDAY,
at Twenty-th State Convention,
Daughters of the Confcderacy.

The twenty third convention of the
Virginia division, United Daughters
of the Confederacy, convenes in the
Jefferson on Tuesday. October !. with
the president. Mrs. w. Cabell Flour
noy presiding. Tuesday evening viii
be given over to welcoming the dele
gates and the speaker of the evening
will be Attorney General John r.
Saunders. The business session will
open on Wednesday morning at 10
O'Clock with the Rev. Dr. James
Power Smith delivering the invoca-
ton,
Thursday afternoon from 4:30
until the program will be in charge
of the Grandchildren chapter, and
several interesting numbers are
planned.
Lunch will be served each day in
the basement of the Second Baptist
church from /: 80 to 2:30 under the
supervision OF Miss Betty Ellyson. =
Every arrangement for the comfort
and convenience of the visiting dele
gates has been made. Mrs. j. G.
Corley who is chairman of a COM
mittee to receive them at the depots,
will be assisted by Mrs. Archer L.
Richardson, Mrs. Howard Nuckols,
Mrs. f. Fl. Cloves and Mrs. P. j.
White.
On their arrival at the jefferson
delegates will be greeted by COM
mittee, of which Mrs. Walter Chris
tan is chairman, with the following
ladies assisting her Mrs. S. D.
brewery, Mrs. j. Taylor Ellyson, Mrs
Newton McVeigh, Mrs. T. Catesby
Jones, Mrs. Charles E. Boiling. Miss
Anna Boykin, Mrs. j. X BOWMAN.
Mrs. r, NJ. Baker, Mrs. P. jefferson
Archer, Mrs. Royal Turpin and Mrs
+. D. Donnan.
From Lee Chapter-Mrs. A. j.
Montague, Mrs. Thomas B. Bigger.
Mrs. c. W Morriss Mrs. Temple Roy,
Mrs Hoffaker, Mrs. A. S. J. Williams.
Mrs. A. W. Martenstein, Mrs. c. r.
ben Burton and Miss Nelly Bargamin.
From Chesterfield Chapter-Mrs,
w. T. Allen, Mrs. A. J. Burt, Mrs.
c. II. Dorset, Mrs George Shepherd.
Mrs 3. A. Hancock, Mrs. r. Fl. Rich
ardson' and Miss Mae Bronaugh
The registration bureau Is in charge
OF the Grandchildren's chapter, under
the supervision of Mrs. Dew, Mrs.
Dudley, Mrs. Bigger, Mrs. Norman
and Mrs. Drew.
The chairman of the publicity
committee is Mrs. William J. Judd.
Mrs, Mary B. Poppenheim, presi-
dent general of the United Daughters
Of the Confederacy. will be the guest
of the convention on Thursday.
On account of war conditions there
Will be no entertaining as in former
years. and the business features Of
the convention will be accentuated
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-29
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF
Motoring Today Costs $50

streets of Richmond today for auto
mobiles violating the fuel admins
tration orders. No machines except
those granted permits may run and
those with permits are expected to
attach the same to the wind shield
TO prevent their numbers being Ia
ken by the police. The fine for v<o-
lators may be placed as high as $50
Those caught violating the order for
the second time viii he fnei n police
court Monday according to Admins
traitor Beirne Blair
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-29
No Opcn Stores To<ia,

The law against stores being kept
open for sales on Sundays will be
strictly enforced in the future accord :
ing to Chief sherry who has given
his men strict orders TO look out for
vioiators II the order is not enforced
II will be brought ur before the Oc-
tober grand jury by Commonwealth s
Attorney Wise.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-29
Grand Rally To-day

In the lecture room OF the church
today, Broad street Sunday school.
will hold it's annual rally. Or. Orie
Hatcher. a PHI. n. graduate of the
Vassar college will deliver an ad-
dress. Miss Hatcher is making a spe-
cialty in work among young people.
and is President OF the Woman's Vo-
cational Bureau. She is an eloquent
and attractive SPEAKER Exercises will
commence at 10 O'Clock. Spt ciai music
and recital program will be rendered
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-29
Oscar Werner WIN Wed

Oscar Werner. held in $50 bond for
trial at the fall term of the federal
court on the charge of distiliing
whiskey In his home. took out a mar
rage license yesterday to wedd Miss
Alice l.. Mabrey, a Richmond girl.
whose age was given ~ So. Werner
is IS. He was divorced from his nrst
wife before he came to America from
Germany
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-29
personality Builder"

A personality builder is Miss
Marguerite Robinsors title. Miss Rob-
inson is coming to the bureau Of vo-
cations in this city the week OF Octo-
Der . TO consult with women on how
to make the most of themselves in
business, how to develop a person
ality that Will charm. etc. She spent
two years in the Wanamaker store
in New York helping the clerks de-
veiop Il mode OF self-expression.