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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-25
PRATTYILLE


 Prattv:sle, May -(SpeciaL) 1.-The Red Cross drive kas been uppermost in the minds of; the, people during the past week. and when the work is finished il will be seen that Autauga county has done her whole duty
 Mrs. Mary F. Mims, age 6 years. died and intarncnt was made in the Oak Aiiii cemtery. The deceased leaves two sfs- ters, four children and a large circle Of sorrowins, friends in Autauga county
 On Friday, commencement exercises for ,Au,auga County High school were begun. On Sunday, T;av. w. M. Laxen- by of Camp Sheridan will preach the commencement sermon. and on Wednes- day Hon. Ray Ruahton is b deliver the naccalaureate address. MI, arrangements have been made fer the cates on days be- ,wecn Friday and "Wednesday for class exercises, etc.
 The oat crop is about ready to harvest; it is evident raw that tho farmers have in this section planted more cotton than they can cultivate, owing tc the scarcity of labor.
 Fifty-one young men will leave Autau- ga county on Tuesday for camps of in- strnrkinn aear Gy~snville, s. c.
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vile. Others have declared their inten- ton of offering themselves
 A local embargo on the receipt and de- livery of perishable freight has been put on for the present by the local office of the Southern railroad. This is due to scarcity Of labor
 All farm crops as we'll as vegetable gardens have been greatly improved by heavy rains Thursday.
 An address on Women in War Work was delivered by Miss Grace Walker last night at ratriotic meeting of women al the county courthouse.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-25
Convict Battalions Are
 Being Formed in Germany

Washington, May 24-As an i1di- cation of an effort being made by Germany to meet the strain on her manpower, convict battalions are being formed, according to a dispatch re- ceived by the state department today, quoting neutral newspaper. Other drastic measures being taken, acord- ing to the article. include the strip ping the munitions factories of rren and the substitution of women, chil- dren and prisoners, and the moving of troops from the garrisons along the Dutch frontier and from the Ruman- ian front to the west. The latter troops have been described as being unfit for intensive action because of the soft war of recent months on the southern front
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-25
Double Hanging in Texas

Dallas. Tex, May A.-Leonard Dodd and Walter Stevenson were hanged in the county jail yard at noon today for their assault on young woman in June, 1917. Dodd, in final effort to defeat the hangman, took poison today during religious services held for the condemned men. He was discovered. however and prompt action of physicians prolonged his life until he paid the penalty for his crime.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-25
Posse Kills Negro

Barnesvile Ga, May 24-John Calhoun, the negro farm hand who early yester- day shot and killed John A. Willis a farmer, was riddled with bullets today by posse headed by Chief of Police Evans, when he attempted to escape from an old house after the house had been sur rounded.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-25
REAL ESTATE LOANS

NFNL ESTATE TUANS WE nave money to lend at 5 ls per cent on Birmingham high-ciass improved property, and and per cent on suburban property. BIO Lyric bldg. F. Allen x Co
 AND FE-h ,tE4S | money to loan ol. real estate anywhere in Greater Rir mingham. Clark-Maione Realty Co.,, 4o4 North 10th st
 MORTGAGE LUANS UT business. residence and farm property; rates' to per cent; p. ompt service
 JEMISON co. 211 2oth St We negotiate mortgage loans at low rates ana buy mortgage pa per. Leon- ard-Riley Co. 725 Woodward. WE negotiate loans and sell real estate san handle desirable farm loans. Me Ccnnell. Anglin. White, POPS Sd ave.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-25

IN a shipbuilding center values soar rapidly. We have three business lots for sale near Chickasaw Shipbuilding Go. develop ment at Mobile. Write for details. Southern Realty Co.,, Mobile, Ala.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-25

FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE 2 Why pay others s125 per acre for raw land when you can get my 42 acres for $35O0, with improvements? What have you? L. Kermode. R. R. 2S9 Gulfport, Miss
 II you want to buy or sell Fs rm Land, write Ingram Land Co.,. Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-25

DY YNAMO men by one of the largest electric light companies in New York city, to learn to be operators; pay to start. 35c per hour, eight hours per day, 4s hours per week: operators pay. sl9.S to 50; two weeks vacation each year with pay. When answering state age, if ever employed. where, how long, and forward your photograph with applica- ton. Beta. 416 Arbuckle bldg. Brook lyn. N. Y.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-25

WANT men not subject to draft to get up shipments and take care of pos ters in film exchange; must be quick, accurate and not afraid of work and have a good memory. Call Saturday afternoon. Queen Feature Service, 2f Potfer Rldg
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Notice to Tenants

Rental rates are advancing just like prices of food and clothing; do not all low landlords to camouflage you into believing that it is cheaper to rent than to own your home; it is both good investment and a high order of patriot ism to be paying for your home; I have few nice homes for sale J. Murray Norment 2026 1st ave
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NJ. Bernheim Co, 202S lst ave. Main 5lO0.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-25

OPERATORS, by one of the largest cleo trio light companies in New York city
 eight hours per day. operators pay. s19.6s to 80; 4S hours per week; two weeks vacation each year with pay. When answering state age. if ever em- ployed where, how long, and forward your photograph with application. Ep- silon, 416 Arbuckle bldg, Brooklyn, NY.
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DOCTORS WANTED-Physician with Alabama license: also one with Mis- sissippi license, wanted as associated with office speciality practice. Ad- dress 311 Lyric Theatre Bldg. Bir- nnineham Ala
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-25
OFFICES AND STORES FOR RENT

OFFICES FOR RENT-$4O per month; connecting rooms, to professional men, doctors or dentists; 2o26ts 1st ave. Apply H. NJ. Robertson. POPS 1st ave.
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FOR SALE-Two-chair barber shop; good location, in residential section reason for selling. bad health V-l7, care Age Herald.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-25

FOR SALE-Buy a Liberty, Bond and one of my s25 suits. Both safe in- vestments. Marc Link. 1911 1st ave. EXPERT hat and garment cleaners. Gluck's 17l3 3d ave. Phone 2372.
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wanted-Use of office furniture by reliable parties for storage or would buy. Address r. O. Box S5 Birming
 ham Ala 2n0S1h 2d ave. Room 6.
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position in executive department of large corporation. male stenographer between s and 20 years z of age who has had at least one years experience. Address F-17, care Age H<rald
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-25

MIR. BUSINESS MAN--If you need
 help of any kind. we have or can get it, and do your advertising
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-25
FORD TIRES

$ and S7, double tread. Wyatt Johnson.
 vulcanizer. 3os s. goth st.
The Washington times., 1918-10-20
How About II,

Charlie Comiskey. owner Of the
Chicago White Sox, claims to have the
proud honor OF pointing 10 sixteen
White SoX players in the service,
four Of them officers
Then. one is informed that Joe Jen-
kins has been commissioned a lieu,
tenant in the infantry; Jim Scott is a
captain, Eddie Collins is to be made a
lieutenant in the marines. and -Al
Won Kolnitz is a major"
Al Won Rolnitz was a-substituts
player with the White Sox in 1916,
playing third base for a part of the
season. Then he slid back for a while
and was with the Cincinnati Reds
when he decided to go into the over
seas game. II is quite probable that
the Cincinnati club will point with
pride" to Major Won Kolnitz as one of
its contributions to the war. Some
clubs claim players never in their
uniform, merely headed for trials un-
der the large tent
Pursuing such a system, IL will be
quite impossible TO guage accurately
the number of professional baseball!
players now in the service. DupIica-
tions will exist so frequently as to
render the published totals farcical.
The Washington times., 1918-10-20
DBBLE IN CHARGE

Bob Dibble.r the Canadian amAtsuF
rowing champion, who was wounded
in action in France, has been ap-
pointed military athletic instructor
in the Second military district OF
Canada.
Dibble enlisted early IN the war,
but he did not get into active service
until late in the fall OF 1915. In the
summer OF that year he was station.
ed in a training camp near Toronto,
and was able to keep in training for
rowing races.
He was challenged to q race By
John Kelly, OF Philadelphia, and ar
rangements were virtually completed
when Dibble was ordered to the
front He was in the attack on Vimy
Ridge, and took part in other battlaa.
with the Canadian forces.
His appointment as director q
athletics will probably result in
rejuvenation of rowing in Canada.
for the reason that that Is the sport
in which he is most intensely inter-
ested
The Washington times., 1918-10-20
LOOKING
'EM
OKER
By LOUIS A. DoUGHER-

Just because the boS scores passed
out ffve weeks earlier than usual this
year. don't imagine that sports are
dead in these United States. Just be-
cause the 't1u" has followed UP
Uncle Sam in handing college and
service football q slam on the jaw,
don't leap to the conclusion that
sports are dead. And when Laurel
Park obeyed Maryland's health board
edict to quit in the face of the infiu-
enza epidemic, don't think that all
interest in sports died instanter.
There remains wide interest in
sports in these United States. and II
also runs clear across the raging seas
to France, where Uncle Sans nephews
TO the number OF two millions or so
are staging sprints and marathons,
grenade tossing contests and high
and broad jumping tilts with the ac-
cursed enemy-the child-killing Hun.
The race meetings have attracted
huge crowds all season. Baseball In
the big leagues held its own in the
matter of popularity. What little
football has been played has been a
drawing card, W. and ]. packing its
stands a week ago for the Indiana
Normal game.
And now comes word from the
American Library Association. of Ho-
boken, that General Pershing's men
are cIamoring for baseball and foot
ball guides. tennis books and HoyIes. -
You can't make American soldiers
without carrying their sports right
along with them into the trenches.
The Washington times., 1918-10-20
HAVE TWO COURSES

Two golf courses have been con-
structed near the headquarters of the
infantry replacement and training
camp for the entertainment of the Of
ficers at Camp Lee. Petersburg. Va
The officers have proved to be great
enthusiasts since the opening OF the
courses, and nightly following re-
treat large numbers OF them can be
seen practicing up.
Col. P. B. NickIin. Col. c. F. Hum
phrey, jr.. Major James I. Muir. and
Capt Edward P. Mills are the pro-
moters OF the scheme which has met
with favor among the officers OF the
camp
The Washington times., 1918-10-20
VICTOR In LAUREL RACE
WILL BE GIVEN HONORS
FOR TWO-YEAR-OLDERS

When the Billy Kelly week from at
will the winner the
addition uthuy be termed
hc Liberty Special" 1t will Liberty BondRed
nothing Neither Commander j. K Ross
Montreal Billy Kelly James w. McCleand Of Ken
much out of the
$4,000 which, the fnh the Maryland State Fair Cor
the the winner the form of bonds
Liberty be handed the
along Liberty bonds which the of the
the North American Red Cross
q Eternals triumph
The great special $1o0oa-sde affair." the stakes to be
Liberty winning colt will his owners stakes
Memorial Edward B. Nc
will present golden
shall been pulled off by Col Matt Winn
bakers
at Laurel Park Eo after the finish
the $4,000 Park between Houess and Omar
ayyam October August Belmont the of the
ing colt of the American Red Cross the
10000 check that HOuress brilliant victory
The Washington times., 1918-10-20
PENN STATE HUSTLE

STATE COLLEGE. Pa. Oct 20
With not a single veteran player back
Coach Hugo Bezdek Is depending on
players from last seasons undefeated
freshman team and q few substitutes
from the 1917 varsity. With this
limited supply OF material at his dis
posal he Is pushing ahead, determined
to develop a representative wartima
eleven for the four scheduled Eamea
Since Carnegie Tech has called Off
her sports. State has November : ouel
for a home game, and Graduate Man
ager Neil Fleming Is trying to hll the
date. Numerous invitations have
come for the Penn State eleven II
visit foreign fields In November, but
with Lehigh and Pittsburgh sehsd-
uled for the only two trips psrmfttnH
by the War Department, there a, No
possibility that State can play eitl1r
the Army or the Navy. hoth Of vbu1
are asking for Glmea
The Washington times., 1918-10-20
EVers Under Fire
and Escapes.

PARIS, Oct. Johnny
Evers, known wherever baseball
is played, who is in France serv-
ing as Knights Of Columbus
secretary, has been under she'll
fire of the Germans, but came
through unscathed. Evers was
near the front fighting lines dis
tributing K. Of c. supplies to
American soldiers when caught
in a bombardment.
Describing his experience,
Evers said, "Heinie was in fine
pitching form that. day and
served everything he had in
stock-high and low ones and
vicious inshoots. / moved the
home plate so fast he couldn't
put anything over on me, and 1
went to first base on four balls.
1 never did look for second or
third base - first was good
enough for met was located in
the rear Of a thirty-foot dug
out It's a good place to have
a base when Heinie lets fly a
cargo of shrapnel."
The Washington times., 1918-10-20
FORT MYER ELEVEN
WOULDPLAY AGAIN

Troop B. Eleventh Cavalry. Of Port
Myer. is hurrying forward to chal-
Ienge the Chemical Warfare eleven.
OF Camp Leach. The cavalry Lads re-
ceived a-24 to o lacing yesterday at
the Fort. but are sure of being able
to turn the tables on the big fellows
from out Wisconsin avenue way.
The troopers learned to their sor-
row that Chemical Warfare, even on
the gridiron, was something more
than the comicaI stun they were ex-
pectinE. Troop B. was somewhat
lighter than the Camp Leach men and
stuck to an almost impossible task
like a lot OF gamesters.
Camp Leach possessed a we'll
balanced, hefty organization which
showed possibilities. There are a
number of frst-class college players
in the lineup, and when they get in
condition should be able to hold their
own with almost any eleven in the
vicinity.
The troopers were scored on almost
Immediately when they elected to
rush on the fourth down well within
their territory just after the KICKOFF.
KickIine, the former Ursinus star,
took couple OF piunBSS anu .
of a touchdown.
Kickline repeated later in the nrst
quarter with another long run around
right end for a score. The troopers
awoke IN the second quarter and held
the Chemical men for downs on three
occasions. Captain Halzbaur. OF the
troopers, and Lieutenant Manohr played
excellent football for the troopers on
offense, while the light trooper line
strove vaIianty to check the heavier
Chemical men.
Kickline and Peterson. fullback and
halfback for the Chemical football
men, were good all the way. and showed
some fine line plunEing and open field
work. Peterson scored the third touch
down for the Camp Leach men, while
Roth went over for the fourth.
Trobert, right end for the Leach play
ers, stacked up as well as any end seen
In this section on defense Horn, at
former. The Camp Leach men will
tackle. was another frst-class per-
probably ask for a game with the Army
Medical School team. for Saturday. II
arrangements can be made the contest
Is expected to prove a good one.
The Washington times., 1918-10-20
McCRAE ERUNS AGAIN

George McCrae. the Scotch profess
sional runner who recently set a
new professional record for ten
miles, came within q second of
breaking the worlds professional
two-mIle record, held by Cannon. in
a race shortly before he ran his ten
mile test. McCrae covered two
miles In o minutes IL seconds
The worlds amateur record Is o
minutes 3-5 seconds, and was made
by Alfred Shrubb. OF England. four
teen years ago. The American rec
ord Is minutes IL 2-6 seconds.
which JoIe Ray made in Madison
Square Garden in the early spring
of 1917 in a race against the late
John OVerton-
The Washington times., 1918-10-20
.TEAMSRESJME
GRID PRACTICE
Follows Football
In Trenches

mot far from the front line,
writes an army officer to Pro-
Blake, Of Rutgers. Il saw 4
lieutenant reading q New Jersey.
newspaper with aVidity. GIanc-
ing over his shoulder. 1 saw that
the headline related to RutEsrs'
football prospects. Being a Rut-r
gers grad myself, l introduced
myself to the young officer, who,
in his turn, gave me his name.
He was Lieutenant Scarr, the
star quarterback Of one Of FoS-
ter Sanford's recent eleyenEs 8
The Washington times., 1918-10-20
FuItu @Not at oHIIe..-

A number of boneheaded baseball
players, following Jake Daubert's ILL
advised example, have appealed to
Dave Fultz for assistance in collect.
ing salaries for the remainder of the
1918 season from Labor Day to Oc.
tober IS, only to be informed that
Dave 'Is not at his office"
Dave is a lieutenant in charge of
athletics under the Jurisdiction of
Walter Camp. He Is not collecting
money for boneheaded baseball play
ers Just now!
The Washington times., 1918-10-20
That's Nice.

Amateur athletes. now engaged in
teaching soldiers various lines of ath-
letics at cantonments. are not to lose
their amateur status with the A. A.
U. IL Herman ObertubbesinR has his
way. Herman would suspend the
eligibility rules for these men, even
where they accept money for their
daily toll. Herman is a wise fellow.
The Washington times., 1918-10-20
GEORGETOWN MEET
IS HUGE SUCCESS

Georgetown's first inter-mural field
and track meet. held on the Hilltop
fieId yesterday, gives promise OF hold
ing forth something of interest for
the army and navy unit lads in the
spring.
John O'Reilly staged a frst-class
meet and interest ran high during the
afternoons activities. The Company
A team finally emerged victor with
a point total of SO 1-3, the Company
B team pulled down 2S points, and
the Naval Unit team got % 1-3.
Eliminating the relays and tug OF
war on points, the Company A ffteam
won by 2S1-3. with the navy lads
- 1-3. and Company B men third,
with 20.
LIE Gendre Wins Honor
Robert lie Gendre, OF Company A.
proved to A. the star performer OF
the afternoon. LIE Gendre went into
the hundred and won it. He grabbed
of a first-place win in the broad
jump and repeated by annexing the
shot-put. In the hfty-yard dash he
was third.
In addition lie Gendre ran on the
winning company relay and was the
ahShOI man Oh bhe "ihhihs al my
navy relay team which was composed
OF McCann, Carlin, Mcnamara, and lie
Gendre.
Mccain Scores, Tee.
Second individual honors went to
Arthur McCann, of Company B. Nc
Cam won the nifty. annexed second in
the hundred, second in the broad jump
and was second in the potato race.
More than 200 entries got action in
the ten events. The naval unit won
the tug-of-war. while the army picked
relay won that event.
The Washington times., 1918-10-20
WEsT POINT RESTS.

WEST POINT, N. T. Oct 2o.-No
football Is booked for the military
academy today. nor for the immediate
future. All practice has been can
ceIled until the two upper classes are
-r~ ~dusted November 1.
The Washington times., 1918-10-20

Fitzpatrick. Fordham's crack full
back of last season. is playing his
old position for the Pelham Bay
Naval Reserves
The Washington times., 1918-10-20

Arthur Henke, former Illinois A c.
sprinter. winner of the Io0-yards at
the A. A. o. meet at Great Lakes re-
Gently, is III there OF influenza He
is 4 member OF the Naval Reserves.
The Washington times., 1918-10-20
SOME SPORT BRIEFS

Lieutenant Percy Wendell has re-
turned from France to act as an ar
uIlery instructor at Camp Zachary
Taylor, Ky. In his college days he
was one of the greatest line-plunging
haIfbacks ever developed at Harvard.
The Washington times., 1918-10-20
Mccain Scores, Tee.
GRTDRON GOSSIP

Navy hopes to get under way in
earnest next Saturday with the New
port Naval Reserves.
The Washington times., 1918-10-20

Pennsylvania has granted Swarth
more the November 30 date. thus pro-
longing the season a week longer
than was expected for the Quakers.
The Washington times., 1918-10-20
GRID" DIRECTORY

Yarpez A. c.. C. w. Litchfield, man
ager. 3Os L street southeast
The Washington times., 1918-10-20
TEN YEARS AGO
In SPORTS
w. c. Thacher was treasurer of
the Amateur Baseball Association.

Edward b. Eynon, jr.. won the
Columbia Golf Club tournament,
defeating E. p. Brooke, of Ban
nockburn.
The Washington times., 1918-10-20

Jimmy Bronson, whose right name
is Dougherty, for years a boxing pro-
moter at Joplin. No, has enrolled in
the Y. NJ. C. A, and is going overseas
as an athletic Instructor.
The Washington times., 1918-10-20

Alex Fermakis. varsity guard at
Penn, is confined to his bed with
pneumonia, which follows an attack
OF Spanish influenza. He may not
play again this year.
The Washington times., 1918-10-20

Troop B. Eleventh Cavalry, Lieut.
n. Gett, manager. Fort Myer. Va
The Washington times., 1918-10-20

Camp Leach. Lieutenant Harring-
ton. manager. Camp Leach. DC. 70
The Washington times., 1918-10-20

Crescent A. c, Ray Dorsett man
ager, $40 Tenth street northeast
The Washington times., 1918-10-20

Football is expected to get undsr
way in earnest here this week. Rx-
psctations that the Spanish -dnP
epidemic viii Gbats shortly have led
the various camps and COLLEGES 10
Increase their efforts IN getting The
gridiron started. Intimations
that the sport will be continued her
throughout December, and plans srs
under way for games up to Jsn-l
uary 1.
Georgetown University camp 81.
poets to put into operation its con.
pany matches this week. working out
its company schedule toward A
army-navy unit game on NoVembeF
2. Thereafter games will be sched-
uled with camp eleVens hereabouks.
The largest local contest IA that
scheduled with the Maryland Stats
Agricultural College eleven, whiehis
due to be played November 9.
Catholic University soIdier-players
have already held their initial com.
pany battle and may branch out with
. representative eleven later on.
VIII HoId seE1nnage.
Gallaudet College, with a arst-elaas
eleven, starts into its nrst serimmzrs
OF the season with the Army Medical
School eleven on Wednesday. On
Saturday the Kendall Green players
will tackle the Troop B team, Of Fort
Myer.
In the meantime plans are WORKING
out for the eleVens at the navy yard.
DR.. J. J. Raveny, in charge Of ath.
letic activities at the yard. says
there will be two hrst-class teams n
action.
The seamen gunners will hava
team -Four hundred men from thu,
Great Lakes naval training station
have recently reported at the yard
and will have a hrst-class team, Il
Is reported.
The regular Navy Yard eleven IL
expecting to resume practice just a.
soon as the ban on the Spanish flu
has been raised. Coach Turner Is ex-
pecting to gather his nifty players to
gether again.
The Army Medical School men win
have a chance to play next week. Il
is said The Medicos have many e.
ceptionally good athletes who mad8
hrst-class records with Western teams
while at college. Dunno. Wagner,
Colley. Pollard, and several others 81
high caliber are said to have the
making Of fne team
Flu Is Ne Bar.
The Medicos are endeavoring to %
tain the use OF American Leagus
Park for their engagements. The fla
has not stopped the eMdicos for out
side Of a player or two on the sick
list the team has been able to keeD
in good trim
There Is little likelihood that the
schools here will resume football. The
earliest date of opening ofthe schools
is set for November 4 At that time
1t Is expected that action will BE-
taken barring football for the yes
Notices have been posted to the
feet that no meetings Of studen
teachers or other persons shall b
held in school buildings which win
preclude any possibility Of an early
start for scholastic football before
the schools actually open