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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-27
FRAzEE'S KICK IS ! NOT JUST|F|Ab[E. SAYS B|G MAGNAT
Hermann Declares Toss o Coin Decided Place for Playing the First
 Three Games

1 Cincinnati, August 26.-August HerrI
 mann, chairman of the national bas/ ball commission. issued stateme here today relative to the comnla made by President Frazee of the Bo3 ton Americans of the arrangements i'd the coming worlds series Chairma| hermann said that, contrary to Mrl rFazee ldeae, coin had been tosse| to decide which league should hal the honor of the first game. and likJ Wlse that an agreement had beel
 reached between the Nationanl an| American leagues to the effect tha| whatever league won the toss tbl first three games would be played i| the city of that league, while the othe| four, if it is necessary to play tba| many. will be played in the city d the opposite league.
 BAN LOOSENS Chicago, August 26-There will bI no change in the schedule for thI worlds series unless Harry H. Frazed president of the Boston club, who pro| tested against it's alleged unfairnesl obtains the consent of the war del
 partment to arrange special traind President Johnson of the AmericaI league said tonight.
 Presldent Johnson, himself a menU per Of the national commission whic
 arranged the schedule said if W.
 drafted With the distinct object \ conforming with the government transportation problems.
 However. I wired Mir. Frazee tba| the commission might consider rearI ranging it if he got the permissioI of the war department to run train1 as he suggested.
 Tt was our idea to conserve trans| portation in every way possible WI decided to abolish the special train for the clubs this year and also onI posed special trains for the usual crowd of rooters. We are even disl couraging Chicagoans from making thl trip to Boston,"
 The suggestion of the national com mission that players donate 10 pei cent of their share of the series, rel ceipts to war charities met with pronnI action with members of the Chica Fl club. champions of the National leagueI who unanimously voted to comply witl| the suggestion.
 President Johnson said he would dol nate $250 allotted him by the commisl sion for his personal expenses to thl charity fund.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-27
.FEEnNG rAe GUNS ey saeLt eAck Aoases
Nelus Of Bessen1er
 MRS H. L. BANS. Ccrrespondent

10 o'clock. All housekeepers are in- vited. In the afternoon a similar derl onstration will be conducted for the colored housewives
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-27
Card of Thanks

A. c. Davis and family wish to ex- press. their deep and heartfelt appre- citation for the many kindnesses ex- tended during the recent illness and subsequent death of the beloved wife and mother.
 Also for the many beautiful floral tributes and kind expressions of sym pathy
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-27
BESSEMER BUREAU PHONE BESSEMER 612-J

Mrs J, D. Martin, in Jonesboro, the Rev. w. R. Battle officiating. Quite a number of invited guests were pres ent. as both MT. and Mrs. Moon have many friends in the city. Miss Etta Martin, cousin of the bride, played the wedding march, and Miss Maud Tipton sang "I Love You Truly" pre- ceding the wedding. An ice course was served the guests the bridal party later enjoying an outing at West Lake.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-27

DAVIS AND FAMILY,
 1912 Avenue G, Ensley.a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-27

SUGARLESS DESERTS
 demonstration of sugarless deserts and sugarless ice creams will be given at the Hoover kitchen Thursday at
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-27

In Minnesota, in 1917, there were SC. daor md 1Ti rr,anSa killed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-27
MORE CHANGES OF UPSET

The figures, feel certain, will indicate that the quality of baseball is much lower this year than it has been in our gen. eration in the major leagues, and with weaker teams there are, of course, mors chances of ar upset, and for one indi- vidual to turn the entire tide of battle. Imagine what effect Ruth or Wood or
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-27

Sergt. George L. Sloss, Company C, 524th engineers, writes from France to his mother, Mrs. James Sloss, as follows.
 July 24, 1913.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-31
SECRETS OF The hun KAISERIN
REVEALED FOR The FIRST time
MOST MISERABLE WOMAN IN WORLD

of listening to these constant COM
plaints-and be helpless to remove
their cause. Trautmann reports the
servants are terribly discontinued and
practically in revolt-asserting they
are badly underpaid and disgracefully
fed. Trautmann actually agrees with
them-declares they have scarcely one
decent meal a day. Apparently they
don't take into consideration the hon
or they have of serving the Imperial
Household
You know. it is not my fault, En-
ilie-that would improve matters If
1 could. But Wilhelm makes such
a misery, grudging allowance for the
household expenses. One would i'm
agine he was on the verge of bank
ruptcy-and we know that is not
true!"
did. I knew well that the Kaiser
was, and is, as enormously wealthy as
he is consumed with greed. 1t was
quite commonly reported in Court
circles that he had huge private
fortune securely invested all over the
world-millions in America and Can
ada, besides large investments in
dhSCJ 1Nuoold dAu LllS GSTI1dH COL
onies.
81 have appealed to Wilhelm re-
peatedly, but it's useless-Ive had
little reward for my pains!"
A spot burned in the Kaiserin pale
cheeks as she doubtless recalled vari-
Gus unpleasant scenes. She had
brought little dowry to her husband,
fact which the Kaiser has never for
given and has lost no opportunity of
haunting her with.
- Dowdily Dressed.
He will not-he never has-spar-
ed half enough to keep matters going
smoothly. Wilhelm appears to think
things will last forever. There's not
one of our palaces decently supplied
even with napery. I'm ashamed
and Disguised with it."
Again I could have heartily agreed
with my mistress, for 1 was aware
how scanty, threadbare, and even
darned the household linen was, and
what sordid makeshifts were con-
stantly required to make the shabby
wornout stock suffice. And this in the
Imperial Palace of what was then one
of the richest countries in the world
There are a score of other things
required, but can't be got/ Oh, it's
intolerable'-the Kaiserin broke off
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fer you to stay and hear ALL
To describe the painful scene brief
ly, Paula Werther, with many tears
and scbs and much confusion, re-
vealed that the Kaiser, whose admira-
ton she had unfortunately attracted,
had recently been paying her atten-
tons which had led to scandaious
Igossip.
she spoke of the great ball held a
few weeks previously in the Berlin
Imperial Scholoss, at which she had
been guest, telling how the Kaiser
had singled her out for special mo-
tice.
"of course, His Majesty danced
with others Paula sobbed but If
was, the way he looked, and and
what he said to me! And since, while
my father has been away, he has sent
me a necklace of lovely pearls, and
Eother things!
"Oh, I've been so worried and
afraid she went on. ct told Conrad
everything; but he was so terribly
angry that almost wished I hadn't.
I'm in constant dread of what mad,
foolish thing he may say or dor
The Kaiserin had listened, flushing
and paling by turns in her deep shame
and distress---and my heart ached for
my mistress. But she, nevertheless,
showed herself in her best light, only
speaking kind and reassuring words
to the weeping girl
'fMy DEAR, she said, 'tyou did right
to tell me. Yet I think you really
must be mistaken---you have limo
Gently exaggerated the Emperor's in
terest in you" But her tones lacked
conviction. However, don't upset
yourself about it any more---and trust
me to see that all obstacles to your
marriage with Captain Won Lichenfels
will speedily be removed"
LAS we re-entered the car another
drew up at the Werthers' gate. in
stantly recognized the elderly, ele-
!gantly-clad man with the lean yellow
face who alighted as Prince Philip
Won Gutenberg, one of the Kaiser's
most intimate friends---and one who,
with good reason, bore a. sinister rep
utation, having been concerned in the
most notorious scandals in Court his
tory.
The Plot Thickens
Won Gutenberg was evidently taken
aback at sight of the Kaiserin leav-
ing Paula Werther's home But the
Empress, who specially detested him.
only returned his bow coldly, and we
Immediately drove off.
THAT mani" the Kaiserin exclaimed
as we went. f'What takes him there
why should he call upon Fraulein
Werther?"
, She subsidized into silence; but It
was plain to me that the Empress
was acutely disturbed, and suspicious
}, that Won Gutenberg night be at the
Werther villa as an envoy of the
Kaiser.
Il CONTINUED on Page 14)
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-31
MERCHANT SHIPS
MAKE IT WARM
FOR SUBMARINES

London, May S1-(Correspondence
weekly return, showing the number
of British merchant vessels attacked
by submarines occurs the phrase
British merchant vessel unsuccessful
ly attacked" The Admiralty records
show that hidden away in that phrase
is many story of gallant seaman
ship.
During the month from March Is to
April Is of this year, sixty-four Brit
ish vessels were attacked unsuccess-
fully by U-boats.
The submarine which attacks de-
fensively armed merchantmen has no
longer a sure thing" During the
past month there were several cases
in which even two U-boats were un-
successful in an attack on single
steamer. There are several cases.
also, in which the steamer complete
ly turned the tables on the German
and sent him to the bottom in
stead.
Even sailing-ships frequently give a
good account of themselves against
the submarine although in the nature
of things they are much less easy to
manoeuvre than a ship with steam
power. The following is one such
case reported to the Admiralty:
"a sailing ship was proceeding
leisurely on her course when the
lookout sighted submarine on the
starboard quarter. She lay quiet
until the U-boat came within range,
and then opened fire. The gun crew
knew their business, for they soon
found the target, and out of thirteen
shots, eight direct hits were scored.
The U-boat which had been vainly
twisting and turning to get out vi
range, suddenly went down by the
bows, and her stern stood clear of
the water for nearly half a minute.
Then she dived perpendicularly, and
came up again at an angle of thirty
degrees above the water. For a
short space of time she remained in
this position, and then disappeared
like a stone"
Early one afternoon the captain of
a steamer in ballast saw the track of
a torpedo coming direct for his ship.
BY a quick swing succeeded in avoid
ing it. Then the U-boat came out
of the water and opened fire, one of
his shells piercing the deck and
wrecking the second cooks cabin.
The steamer replied valiantly and the
encounter continued for four hours
the steamer going at top speed all the
time and keeping the submarine dead
astern. A shot from the. steamer
struck the submarine amidships but
failed to do sufficient injury to force
the German to discontinue the action
But after four hours, the steamer got
the submarine into a smoke cloud
and a shell appeared to burst close
to the U-boat's bow, after which the
enemy quit the chase.
In another attack, which was sue
cessfully beaten off, the merchant
mans gunners were handicapped ow'
ing to the deck giving way under tht
gun early in the action. Every tim'
the gun kicked the platform under i
Jumped. The man who was sighting
it was injured, but the crew continu
ed firing and eventually forced thu
submarine to discontinue the action
One of the first shots from the sub
marine broke the wireless aerials o
the steamer but the wireless opera
tor repaired the damage under fir
and got a message through to tn
nearest British destroyers.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-31
GERMANY THINKS
RUSSIA IS OUT
OF WAR FOR GOOD

Amsterdam, May 31-"Residue-
Russia" is the name given to what is
left of the Russian Empire by Prof.
Rohrback, the German historian. Lee
turing before a large audience in Ber-
lin, he said:
"Petrograd shorn of the western
provinces, the Ukraine and Bessara-
rabia, is only residue. Danger from
Russia in any shape is no longer to
be feared by Germany. Russia is
now a mere geographical conception
and nothing more. And it will never
be anything else. Its powers of CO.
hesion, reorganization, and recon-
struction, are gone forever.
'As a world-power Russia has ceas-
ed to exist, and all the talk about the
great nation which has not yet been
destroyed is simply sentimental rub
bish. The nation no longer exists
\save as an inchoate mass. Residue
Russia may still have 1000, 900 in
habitants. This looks stupendous,
but it contains no element of danger.
The great resource and reliance of
Russia used to be her export of grain
Residue Russia does not posses this.
All the talk of Russia's inexsaustible
resources is legend. Residue Rus
STA will be community of peasants
80 per cent of them, with not too
much fertile soil. 1t will be thickly
populated, huge in area, but polite
ally, economically, financially, and
militarily weak - stupid, apathetic
- State of peasants.
"In contrast to Residue Russia the
sundered territories are capable of
high development. The Ukraine has
the best prospect of developing in
strength and economically. Her har-
vests could easily be multiplied three
fold.
"As regards Poland, the less said
the better, but it might be we'll if Pol
tsh energies could be diverted to Res
idue-Russia, here they could Polonise
Catholicise, and agitate to their hearts
content That would be matter OF
indifference to US. The laying low
= of the Russian wall may be regarded
Av 80 as a mastery breaking through
of the encircling policy pursued
against Germany. We have now the
other great task to accomplish-tht
bursting of our sea Imprisonment il
the West
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stretched out his thin legs.
l rose to leave, and the Kaiserin
said, please. don't go far away, En-
lie, I shall want you"
I withdrew to the adjoining room,
but had scarcely shut the door upon
mother and son when there came the
sound of chair falling.
Immediately after, heard the Crown
Princes voice raised in anger. 1t was,
of course, impossible for me to catch
any of his words, nor was anxious
to do SO. In my position it was dan
gerous enough to be given painful
condolences which had to be safely
concealed; but it was doubly danger
Gus to gather what was not intended
for me. And so, while aware of the
unseemly battle of words going on in
the boudoir, / gave my attention to
what was happening in the grounds
where the gardeners were at work.
A Common Rowdy Is This Hun
Prince
In a little while I heard the Crown
Prince leave his mothers presence,
the rude slamming of the door pro-
claiming his angry frame of mind.
| Then the Kaiserin opened the door
and looked for me-. She had wept a
little, but had recovered her COM
posture.
at is not easy being a mother"
she said sadly. Emile, do you think
that a son could mean to wound his
mother? Willie hurts me here and
she pressed her bosom. ''He speaks
of his father with contempt He
even hints dreadful things-things
which stab a wife to hear ofsher hus-
| band"
I spoke to her gently, indicating
that the Crown Prince had been
merely thoughtless. She dismissed
the subject; but I could see that
something which the Crown. Prince
had said of his father ranked in her
thoughts. ..--...
After a little she led our talk
around to Conrad Won Lichtenfels, a
young officer, Captain in a Gertem-
burg regiment, and now attached to
the Household. He was a reserved
manly young fellow, whom liked.
Didn't we hear something of his
becoming engaged ?" the Kaiserir
asked. ''''..'-.''-
I had feared that she would refer
to this subject, but I replied care
lessly-
Eyes. His fiancee is Paula Werth.
er, only daughter of Otto Weerther
the wealthy coal magnate."
"Ah, yes. I know her we'll; a very
pretty GIRL" said the Kaiserin, figet.
ing nervously with her tear-staine6
handkerchief. why have they not
married yet?
I hesitated, knowing I. was on deli.
cate ground now; then I answered.
''I understand His Majesty has not
yet given his assent
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with bitter dignation-"thatq should
be subjected to these petty. undigni-
fed worries-like AMI common rams
fraulin in a temporary suburban vii
lai [ can't afford to dress properly
There's not woman about the court
but is better dressed than am. But
Wilhelm seems utterly Indifferent to:
my being shabby and dowdy, though
he's not slow to oberve when other
women are beautifully gowned!"
"A CLEAN stole@nto her eyes as she
mentioned this notorious failing of her
husband, and I hastily tried to divert
the conversation, but the Kaiserin
soon came back to her husbands in
sufferab1e stinginess.
Matters are not likely to Improve
either" she said, ''but may soon grow
worse!" The Kaiserin lowered her
voice confidentially. Emile. YOU are
neither blind nor deaf-you must be
aware of the plans and preparations
being secretly hurried on. and that
Wilhelm is on the brink of declaring
war with France and Russia. Well,
no doubt he will make that an excuse
for still greater niggardiness towards
11lySCl1 anu L1AC H..
IF war comes bigger trials than
that may have to be faced 1 ven
tured.
National Cares
"Oh, don't imagine L haven't real
lied that" exclaimed my mistress. a"I
loathe and fear this war. scheme
but have no power to avert it. Heaven
knows how it may end! And with all
my boys in the army or navy
''It seems to be never-ceasing end
of troubles" she began again. There
this latest affair of the Crown Prince
this scandal about him and that
Austrian creature at Baden. Cecilie
| is threatening to leave him over it
she appears determined to bring pub
lie disgrace upon my son!"
The Kaiserins voice grew pitifully
sharp and her look vixenish, as they
always did when she spoke of the
Crown Princess.
81 don't believe Willie is really much
to blanche is always being mis-
judged and condemned without cause!
I remained prudently silent, for had
I ventured to express my own opinion
of the caddish momentity who is the
Crown Prince of Germany I would
never have been forgiven
But I shall certainly speak to Willie
about tive asked him to come and
see me-" resumed the Kaiserin. And
just then, strangely enought, the
Crown Prince himself appeared.
The BoweFy Has Nothing On Him.
In his usual unmannerly fashion
the Crown Prince blurts in the bou-
doir without knocking, and with his
hat on, tilted over one eye. He gruff1y
and boorishly greeted his mother, and
threw surly nod in my direction be-
! fore he flung himself into a chair and
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-31
SECOND SECTION

Countess Emile Alsenborg, who
writes these recollections, was for fif-
teen years Lady-in- aiting to the
German Empress. The Private Court
List for 1914 avoids any reference to
her nationality, probably for the rea-
son that the Kaiser disliked mention of
the foreign origin of any person con-
nected with the Imperial Household.
But the List states that the Countess
is the daughter of deceased Swedish
nobleman, that she is the author of a
book of travels, and has composed
several songs. 1t also tells that in
1908 she received the diamond Star
of the Household Order "for wise and
Jealous service. Since the outbreak
of war the Kaiser has chosen to dis
miss her, and she has retired to her
native country, where she has written
her reminiscences.)
BY Countess Emile Alsenborg.
From the depths of my heart pity
my late Royal mistress. the most dis
appointed woman 1 have ever known
worried and insulted by her selfish,
moody, and unfaithful husband; ne
elected and deceived by her own fam
lily; at enmity with her daughters
in-law.
! That the Kaiserin is sometimes
shrewish and spiteful, even vindic-
tive, I frankly admit, but knowing
all that 1 do, can find excuse for her
faults-she has been soured and en-
Uttered by the constant trials and in
| dignities she has had to bear.
| I well remember long CONVEX
sation 1 had with the Kaiserin just
before the outbreak of the war. We
were seated, recollect, in a boudoir
of the Kaiserin's suite in the Sans
souci Palace, usually the Imperial
Family's summer residence, overlook
ing the beautiful park at Potsdam,
quite near Berlin.
Misery Kaiser.
The Kaiserin was looking upset and
worried. She had just been inter-
viewing old Won Trautmann, a cham
berlain of the Household, supervisor
of the staff and of domestic affairs
generally in the Berlin and Potsdam
Palaces, and was still trembling with
shame and vexation.
Its scandulous Emile" she ex-
claimed, that 1 should have to en-
dure the annoyance and humiliation
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'rWhy?" interrupted the Kaiserir
sharply.
'1 don't know exactly" I hurried
on; 'but possibly owing to the prob
ability of war
| The Kaiserin said no more, buT
looked suspicious and worried; and
observed that she was groomily
thoughtful for the rest of that morn
ing.
A Visit to Paula Werther
It had been arranged that in the
afternoon we should motor into Der
/ lin and through the spacious Their
garten. The KaiSerin was still silen
and preoccupied as the Imperial car
sped towards the city by long, straigh
Kronprinzessin Veg and then slow.
ly circled the avenues of the grea
park.
| Emile" she. said suddenly, eve
might drive back by the Friedrich.
call upon Fraulein Werther."
was little startled as this reveal
ed what had been occupying the Kai
serin's mind We turned down the
Hofjager-Allee to the Friedrichs Vor
stadt, one of the finest quarters o.
Berlin, and the residence of its veal
thiest citizens. The car swept int
the handsome Regenten Strasse, rar
along between its rows of trees, an(
pulled up before the gates of tote
Werther's imposing villa.
We found Fraulein Paula at home
and alone. Her elderly aunt anc
chaperon had gone shopping in thu
city; and we learned that her fathel
was away in Westphalia on a specia
business mission, undertaken at tn
Kaiser's request fact which diC
not strike us as significant until later
! I observed that Paula Werther, ;
slim, fair girl with lustrous, appeal
ling eyes, seemed uneasy, almos
alarmed at the Kaiserin's visit, ant
could scarcely conceal her nervous
ness. But the Empress-while
could see she was critically summin,
up Paula's appearance in every de
tai1-was kindness itself in her man
lner to the girl.
Presently, in the most natural way
lshe began to talk of Conrad vol
4 Lchtenfels, with gracious words o
praise for the young officer, and con
ORGANIZATIONS upon Paula's choice.
"And your marriage, Fraulein :?
the Kaiserin pursued. MAY W
Hope very soon to hear of that hap
lpy event?"
Did the Arcl1-Hun Have His
Eye on Her?
"Oh, your Majesty" she choke'
out convulsively, SCI am in grea
trouble and perplexity! Oh, how an
II to tell your"
felt I had better retire, but tn
Kaiserin, her look set and stern, stop
ped me with gesture.
mo, Countess" she said. 'T pre-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-31

The essays of the college graduates
are much jeered at by the people who
can understand merely the sporting
section and the woman's page Of the
newspapers /.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-31
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