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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-28
GIVES BANKHEAD FULLEST CREDIT
 FOR ROADS WORK
Diehl Points Out the Far Reaching Effect of Ala bama Senator's
 Work
By HIGH w. ROBERTS

George c. Dieh1, chairman of the good roads board of the American Au- tomohile association, in a letter ad- dressed to The Age-Herald, takes sharp issue with Capt. Frank S White in his contention that Senator Bankhead was not the author of the federal aid road act.
 Captain White. in furtherance of his campaign for the Senate, publicly in timated that Senator Bankhead was claiming responsibility for this leg islation without warrant of fact He stated that the bill was introduced in the House by Representative Shackel- ford of Missouri.
 Senator Bankhead, in making reply, explained that the Shackelford bill, aft CT having passed the House, word for word, was stricken. and the Bankhead bill substituted. This bill was passed by the Senate, accepted by the House, and became law. Under it's provisions; the government has appropriated ESQ., GOO (1(l0 for good roads ui1rnoSeS
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-28
Gustav KObbe Struck
 by Plane and Killed

Babylon, N. T.. July 27.-Gustav Kobbe, widely known author and critic of music and the drama, was killed today when naval seaplane sweeping down to the surface of the Great south bay struck small boat in which MT. Kobbe was sitting.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-28

Seventy five per cent of the wealth of the country Is in the hands Of famf-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-28
CQLORED 4-MINUTE MEN |NDORSE ACTS
 OF THE PRESIDENT
Resolution and Letter Mailed to Nations Chief Execu- tive Represent Sixty
 Thousand Negroes

The meeting of the colored four -Snin- ute organization at the Pythian tenn pie Friday night at s o'clock was large-1 ly attended and very enthusiastic Sew eral W hite visitors were present and spoke. Messrs. Jesse Bowen and G. E. Tarrant of the United States en- ployment bureau were among the white speakers, and they received much ap- pIause. Dr. c. J. Baker replied to their appeal for greater production and pledged the hearty cooperation of the organization III doing it's part. Dr, H. C.. Bryant, the Rev. T. w. Walker, J. W. Williams and others also spoke. oscar w. Adams chairman, thanked the visitors for being present and help ing them in their new campaign
 P. D. ravis offered 2 resolution, which was adopted unanimously, thank ing President Woodrow Wilson for hls masterly appeal against mob violence.
 The following resolutions and letter were sent to the President by special delivery
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-28

colored see.ieD cf our four-ininufa men's organization is herewith enclosed. Very respectfully. yf
 s "tbI2.) Wal P. SAUNDERS. Chairman PublieitySC SColnmittee CuloSed -Four Minute Men,
 July 27. 1918. ss
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-28
THE RESOLUTION
ne resolution follows.


 / Whereas. The lsresident offour conn try, the Honorable Woodrow Wilson has issued an address calling upon he citizens of this great nation tc co-oper- ate in suppressing lynching and mob violence, and
 Whereas, Such utterances. coming as they do from the executive head of the greatest nation beneath the stars, not only immortalize the executive, but are calculated to correct, or contribute 10 the correction, of a great evil from which our country has so long suf- fered: be it
 Resolved, That we, the colcred divi- sidns of sfour-minutet men of Birming- ham, Ala, pledge anew our allegiance to the Stars and Stripes.
 Resolved further, That with every fibre of our being we renew. our faith in the Justice of our government and increase our determination to strongly support our President in his splendid to make the world safe for liberty and justice and democracy'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-28
LETTER TO PRESIDENT

His EAcellency, President Woodrow
 Wilson, Washington, D. c.
 sir: The spirit of 6oooo negroes in the Birmingham district has been greatly revived and lifted up by your eloquent and forceful appeal against mob violence. We have been made to feel a deeper patriotism and love for our flag, our country and our leader; and we assure you that your noble stand will do much toward helping to win the war by arousing in the hearts of colored citizens throughout the ccun- try such appreciation and enthusiasm that greater production of war essen tials must inevitably follow.
 "A copy of resolutions adopted by the
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-07-05
ARMY WITH ETERNAL SMILE
English Warriors Display Greatest
.Fortitude Especially During Eiours
of Suffering in Hospitals.

Sir Berkeley Moynihan, the represent
alive Of Great Britain in the surgeon
generals office in Washington, said re-
Gently that the English army Is an
army with smile. that 1t never wears
off and that where 1t Is most persistent
is in the war hospitals. In his cease
less visits to the bedsides Of the
wounded at night he could not but be
touched by the awful loneliness and
solitude and the aching misery Of the
early hours of the day. But never was
there a whimper Of regret or surren-
der.
Never would he forget one boy who
had a bad compound fracture Of the
knee joint, which every effort had
been made to save. In spite of the
efforts gangrene had come on and amp
utation was necessary.
By blood TRANSMISSION, the use Of
which in surgery was due to Maj.
George Grille, the American surgeon,
the boy had been put into something
like fair condition. Though still &
grave surgical risk the boy had had
to have his chance.
Sir Berkeley had seen him several
times during the evening and again
Mt half past eleven, when he had said !:
"Well, how are you?" The boy turned
his white, weary face to him and said
as loudly as he could, II am tip-top.
sir" and at midnight was dead.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-07-05
New Type of "Vampire.1

Arrest at the instance Of an army
officer of a young woman who had
committed bigamy in order to secure
the allowance granted to soldiers de-
pendents gives color to the warning
issued against this new type Of "vam-
pire," notes the Omaha Bee. Young
soldiers are picked out by these wom-
en- and deliberately led into marriage,
the one purpose being to secure money
from the government. The game Is
not a new one, nor does 1t exhibit
much modification in it's details. 1t Is
reported from some Of the Southern
army camps that as many as three
and four soldiers have been welded
to the same woman. The young men
who are away from home for the first
time, wearing their country's uniform,
should be warned that marriage IS not
merely an enlistment for the war, and
therefore to be approached very serl-
ously. Romance is part of soldiers
life, but it may have consequences
that will embarrass him In after
years. The vampire" is one of his
chiefest dangers, and one against
whom 1t Is difficult to guard.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-07-05
GERMANS LACK THINKING MEN
Despite Advanced Age of Many Prus-
sian Warriors They Have Little
Comprehension Of Situation.

Germany in making a call for men
I'D to forty-seven years Of age has ta-
Ten advantage Of two more years
above the CONSUMPTION maximum of
forty-fve. Most individuals when they
approach the flftieth year have about
concluded their fighting days through
inability to keep down their girth
measure. But certain conditions In
Germany, over which that country has
had little CONTROL have served, no
doubt, to keep the human form within
military bounds. Americans who go to-
France, therefore, are likely to have
TO fight babes in arms and old gentle
men if the age limits are stretched
further under Prussian regulations, OBJ
serves the Detroit Free Press.
Perhaps, after all, this conscripting'
Of men above forty-fve will produce
some effect in the ranks that may be
useful toward letting light into dark
places. The army knows little Of what
is going on in the world. If half Of the
seasoned soldiers really believe that
London is In ruins and the German
leet is in control Of the sea, they may
earn something to their advantage by
consulting a few of the old stagers who
are compelled at this late date to join
he colors. Men born in 1870 ought to
De more difficult to deceive, and few
Of such scattered through the army
may serve to enlighten the fighting
multitude as to the error Of their be-
lief. 1t is presuming much to expect
results from this source, but If man
above forty-fve is good for anything
rs a trench fighter, he ought to be good
at shooting off his mouth. And, after
all, what Germany lacks most is more
men who will talk and think.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-07-05
Volumes Couldn't Say More.

A curious sidelight on German
standards Of probity is found in re-
port Of the case of Lieutenant Spin
dler, who commanded the German
ship Libau, which landed Easement in
Ireland and was captured, says the
Outlook. Spfndler gave up four
pounds when taken prisoner, saying it
was oil he had. "When his captor
asked, ON your honor?' Spindler re-
piled, No, no more.'" A search re-
vealed 81 five-pound notes concealed
in his clothing. The attorney general
asked him: "Do you think in the cir
cumstances you were entitled to give
an untruthful answer" Licutcnnnt
Spindler replied: 'There may be diff
ferent points Of vlew-the point Of
view of an English officer and the
point of view Of a German officer"
Volumes could speak no more.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-07-05
To Our Subscribers
Dear Subscriber and Friend:

Dear Subscriber and Friend:
We ale asking this favor of you
N the interest of our business, and
trust you may be able to grant oul
request for aid.
| Here is the whole thing in a nut,
shell. The young man who has
been the Recorder compositor, left
| rs last week, having secured a more
lucrative position. His faithful
services will be greatly missed and
| it is impossible to secure experienced
help to take his place.
You all know the labor situation
The farms, factories and munition
plants MUST 90, and thus labor has
been withdrawn from many So
called nonessential industries. The
Recorder has no help and don't
know where to get it. NOW
RIGHT HERE is where we 60 rig ht
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with an honest and sincere heart
and ask for your help.
The Highland Recorder is bound
TO progress, and to do that we must
have a Linotype, a machine that
will mechanically set the t. pc and
do away with the constant worry
of gettiag competent help. We
must do it because we cannot find
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made vacant. We need $500 cash
for the fist payment, and if every
subscriber would pay his arrearage
to date and another dollar to set
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corder, as we are for you?
The writer has never come to you
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Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-07-05
Select Good Seed
wheat For Fall Seeding.

prepared by E. R.. Hodgsen'
Agronomist, Extension Dlvislon)
The losses caused by loose and
hunt sticking smut in wheat last
y ear were appalling.
DR.. F. D. Frome, plant pathology
ist of the state experiment station,
estimates trat the two smuts were
responsible for a loss in Virginia a.
lone of 1856, 900 bushels and an
extensive survey just completed over
the whole state shows that those fig
ures~are correct. The greater part
C this loss can be prevented and it
is patriotic duty at this time to do
lit. Furthermore, it will mean more
money to the wheat growers.
In addition to the wheat loss due
to smuts, several times that amount
| is LIST each year by planting seed
damaged in other ways; late seeding,
peor seed beds, thin seeding, and
improperly operated or inadequate
harvesting and threshing equipment
sey .ral things need immediate
attention to prevent low yields and
losses Of thousands Of bushels OF
wheat next harvest.
First: Start now to select wheaton
seed from fields that are free IRON
diseases such as smuts and rust,
The latter disease is much more ser
Iious than is generally thought.
Second; Have the threshlng OUTFIT
thoroughly cleaned and busted be-
fore coming on the farm. Often
wheat diseases are transferred from
oae farm to onother by ltlneraa'
threshing machines.
Third: fin doubt as to seed wheat
being free from smuts and rust
cal 90 your county agent or write
10 the Extension Division at Blacks:
burg FOR information
Fourth: If seed wheat contains nc
diseased wheat but small shrivellec
grains, fan and re-clean it until
every deformad grain is removed
Re- cleaning seed will pay big wages
for time spent.
Fifth: Put and keep the harvesting
and threshing machinse in proper
operating condition, otherwise
thousands of bushels may be added
10 the millions already lost from
other causes.
Sixth: Possibly the cause of the
greatest loss in wheat is late seeding
Seed early, but not to early, Al
wheat should he in the ground II
Virginia by the middle of Oct.
7th: Labor spent preparing 6
good seed bed is well invested and
large dividend may be expected
Much labor is wasted by putting
wheat in poor seed bed.
Eighth: Machine seeding is fal
better than hand seeding. See thai
tie grain drill is running properly
making no skips and seeding uni
formly.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-07-05
1917 I Ica2 or DISASTERS
Earth 1cvHr Trsmaied So Vioieht';;
an :: Generally as During the
Pa: Twelve Months.

An o;:",iiQla'io that destroyed the
city of t;;aiemaIa has added to tie
recGri: II disasters and horrors that
have i#::'Erd the past year, quite
apart ;"~.n the tragedies OF the war,
as ri'r "f The most dreadful in modern
ann1:%. Early in the year 1917 IN
eart'.ItHl:" occurred in central Fer
mo%a, Killing $50. Later in the Same
month $50 were killed by an earth
quaAc on the Island of Bali, On the
Malay archipelago.
III April many were killed in Tus-
cany and Umbria, in Italy, by an earth
quake. Shocks occurred in different
parts of the world throughout tie
spring, the most severe being in Sill
Salvador, where fortunately no lives
were lost, though serious damage WAS
done. Heavy damage was done in
July in the Samoan islands, with losses
or life. In August an earthquake II
New Zealand caused serious de$truc-
ton. In September Colombia felt &
series of shocks lasting for two weeks,
with the destruction of hundreds Of
houses and some losses of life. A
disaster of another character, but he
longing to the record of lnisfortCnes Of
the year, occurred in Halifax harbor
on the 9th OF December, when NUM-
tons ship was destroyed by collision
with another vessel and over 1,5OO
lives were lost, with property loss of
$50,000,0O0.
Now comes the Guatemala quake,
the full effect of which is not known,
but which has doubtless taken heavy
toll Of life and has rendered 125,ooO
people homeless. Rarely has the earth
trembled so violently and so generally
as during the past year. The full toll
of deaths from the shakes will per-
haps never be known, as many Of lie
disturbances occurred in remote
places.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-07-05
NURSE FoRaoT PASSWORD
Made Discovery That She Was Jabhsr-
ing French to Home Neighbof Who
Was on Guard Duty.

An American nurse somewhere III
France" tells this story to friends back
home.
81 was feeling wornout and nervous
one day, and asked the privilege OF
taking q walk in the fresh air. My re-
quest was granted, and getting the
password, l started out with n younger
nurse for my companion. After ENJOY
ing q long walk we returned, but came
to a sudden halt before soldier on
guard, who demanded, in French, that
give the password. ! had forgotten
1t. 1t had not been given to the other
nurse, so she could not help me out OF
my predicament. used all the French
at my command, trying to explain 10
him, and finally trying to argue VITA
him that l must get back, password CT
no password. He argued, In the same
language, and stood his grounds. AT
last, tired out, angry with myself and
with this wooden-faced, obstinate per-
son who blocked my way, l cried out,
like cross child: '1sh Gcbibble.'
INSTANTLY the wooden face changed
to very human, boyish face. The SOL
der caught me by the shoulder ana
shook me soundly, exclaiming: Are
you On Americana Then why on earth
did you jabber all that stuff at me?"
"NVhy did you jabber back, In the
same language?' l growled.
81 thought was the only American
around here he laughed.
'"Then we compared notes, and found
that we not only both hailed from good
old U. S. A., but from the same big OLD
city, and that his home had been on
| The next street back Of my home street.
Maybe you think that wasn't some re-
union! And maybe you think l didn't
70 walking again, with no need of re-
nembering my password
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-07-05
Greatest Prussian Blunder

Nearly MILAN Americans have
now been sent across the seas, and
they are still going over by the hum
dred thousands. And there is no
limit to the number we can send and
there will be no interruption in the
flow of this great stream of man
power to France.
1.-THE spectacle must be maddenlng
to the Kaiser when he realizes that
the great armies We are throwing
into France spell his doom and that
but forinexpressable Prussian stup
idity they would not be there today
The obstinate and terverse Ger,
man policy that forced US into the
war recalls the suicidal course OF the
Pharoah whose heart was "harden-
ed" and whose eyes were blinded
when he was besought to let tbs
children of Israel depart from Egypt
The end of his obstinate folly was
destruction.
If the Kaiser and his advisers had
not been blinded by some higher
power, would they have committed
the gigantic and irreparable blundef
of literally compelling US to take
part in the war? Every other blum.
der could have been repaired. II
was so clearly to the interest of Ger
many to make almost any conces-
eion to keep US neutral that any
child could have SEEM t. Germany's
eyes must have been fholden
that she should not see." Butte
her own folly she might now be at
the gateway of victory. 1t was her
own hand which has marshaled the
American millions against her.
Imagine the impotent fury of the
Kaiser as lie perceives how he has
defeated himself and see the Rec
Sea of ruin closing over him.
Verify there is God, but the
Kaiser isnot his prophet IndepeH
dent Harrisonburg.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-07-05
Better Clothes for Tommy.

"A long-standing grievance of the
British soldier Is to be remcdied. On
discharge he was served out with a
suit of shoddy, described in the trade
rs "reach me DOWNS" cheap tweed
cap and q muller, the :'alue being fixed
at $4,20.
A newspaper man who witnessed the
discharge Of the men who fought at
Mons described the returning heroes
MS looking like charity pensioners.
The press dealt with the complaint
and the war office amended the scheme
by substituting for the muller IL collar
and a tie and suggesting greater care
In the fitting Of individual! suits.
Henceforth these men are to be re-
leased for civilian life wearing suits
of decent quality and cut, represent
Ing SO, wholesale value.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-07-05
BIG Drive F0F
GERMAN PEACE
Foreign Secretary Won KuehI-
mann Tells Reichstag lie will
Not Turn Deaf ar.
NO WORLD DOMINION IDEA.
Gays, 1--WE Wish Strong Independent
Existence Within Boundaries Drawn
for Us by History; We Desire
Freedom of the Seas"

Amsterdam. - Germany's war and
peace aims were briefly set forth, the
idea that she desired to secure world
domination through the var disclailn-
Cd and the responsibility for the con-
iiict primarily placed upon Russia, BY
Dr.. Richard Won kuehlmann, the Ger
man foreign secretary, i'll ii speech to
the reichstag in Berlin.
While declaring that what was de-
sired for the German people and their
allies was "a free, strong, independent
existence" within the boundaries
drawn for them by history" the for
eign secretary said Germany would
have to decline to make any prior COLI
cessions by stating her position us to
Belgium in a way which would bind
her without similarly binding Ger
many's enemies.
With reference to the peace question
DR.. Won Kuehlmann quoted from for
mer Premier Asquitl's speech of May
1G, in which he said that the British
government would not turn a deaf cir
10 peace proposal if it was not couch
ed in ambiguous terms.
eve likewise can make the same
declaration" added the foreign secre-
tary. knowing 1t tC be also our policy.
"Once the moment arrives when. !
rare not to nrophcsy-tiIat tie nations
which are at present locked IL battle
will exchange peace views, one OF The
preliminary conditions must be certain
degrees of mutual confidence in en"il
others honesty and chivalry.
"For so long" continued DR.. Won
Euchmann, las every overture is re-
garded by others as peace offensive
as a trap or as something false for
the purpose of sowing dlSunon he
tween allies; so long as every attempt
at Il rapprochement is al once violent
~ denounced by the enemies OF a rap
Drochement In the various countries,
so long will it be impossible, to see how
any exchange of ideas leading to peace
can be begun.
"Tn view of the magnitude of this
war and the number of powers, inrlud-
ing those from overseas, that are ell
gagged, its end can hardly he expected
through purely military decisions
alone and without recourse to diplo-
matte negotiations.
"Our position on the battletie'dS, our
enormous military resources. the sit ua-
ton and the determination ut home
permit us to use such language. We
hope our enemies perceive that in
view of our resources III" iGca of vic
tory for the entente is IL dream"
After declaring that the revelations
that had been made showed Russia as
the power which planned and desired
the war, with France abetting her ard
England's attitude strengthening the
Russian desire for conflict, Or. Won
Kuehlmann again declared that Ger
many had not entertained any belief
that this war could lead even to the
domination of Europe and much less
that Of the world.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-07-05
WORLDS NEWS IN
CONDENSED FORM
GEnEVA.-The Ukraine Bureau at

GENEVA.-The Ukraine Bureau at
Lausanne announced it had received
confirmation of the report that the
Bolshevik authorities at Yekaterin-
burg condemned Nicholas Romanotf,
the former Russian emperor, to death
after a short trial and then shot him.
lONDON.-Russia is in state of
indeScribable suffering. 1t is a fire.
quent sight to see people drop dead
on the streets from starvation. Huh
dredS of famished citizens are raven
ously digging among the rubbish
heaps; others lick the paste off the
street posters.
PARlS.-Advices reaching Paris in
dictate that Austria-Hungary will be
placed under martial law, but at the
same time On official French statement
warns against the belief that the Dual
Monarchy will suffer collapse.
CHICAGO.-Northw States are
making concerted effort to stamp out
disloyalty among officeholders. The
loyalists have won victories in Wiscon-
sin, Minnesota, North and South Da-
kota and Nevada.
WASHINGTON.-Drawing fixes or
der Of call to the colors of Inc 100000
young men who registered June 5.
The first number was 346.