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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-10

One of the most interesting clubs in tho Birmingham district is. the Pierian club of East Lake, of which Mrs. J, T. McPherson is president; Mrs. l. K. Sos by. honorary president; Mrs. H. E. Washington. vice president; Mrs. R. H. Walker, secretary; Mrs. w. c. Caldwell, treasurer; Mrs. F. J. Robinson, fedora ton secretary; Mrs. c. C. Jones' critic, and Mrs, Chappell Cory, parliamenta- rian The club will hold it's first meet ing of the season with Mrs. Mel her son on Friday, September 27. The membership of the club includes Mes danes N, A. Barrett, Willis Bass, l.. c. Burchfiel, F. P. Burns, W. c. Caldwell, Chappell Cory, T. R, Eagles, H. II. Hibbs, T. E. Huey, c. C. Jones, Way land Jones. Alice Johnson, Sumter Lea, Jr., D. E. McLendon, J. T. McPherson, Robert Morris, John c. Pugh, F. J. Rob inson, Harold Robinson. c F Shumate, A D. Smith. H. E. Washington, R. H. Walker and H. B. Wood.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-10
Free College Advantages

Cumberland university, Lebanon, Tenn. offers free college advantages to young men prepared for college rank ing under the plan of the war depart ment for student army training~corps.
 Begin your training as a soldier now and continue our education free of all expense. instead of waiting idly for the call of the government which must come within the next few months. to every boy IS years of age and over.
 If you do not enter college now and receive partial preparation for officers training, you will go to the training camps later and make your start with probabilities of remaining a private.
 Cumberland university offers the ad- vantages of standard college with ex- cellent equipment for regular courses and with special accommodations for the soldiers in our student army train ing corps. Our mems dormitory is ad- mirably adapted to barracks service, the large, beautiful campus offers ann pie drill grounds. athletic fields, etc. that are required of the colleges in this plan.
 Further information in regard to the details of the plan will be gladly given on request to Cumberland University. Lebanon, Tenn.--Adw
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-10

EATONIC is the wonderful now compound that absorbs the harm full gases and juices and almost instantly drives away stomach misery.
 Instead of sudden and painful attacks of indigestion. after you begin using EATONIC you'll for get you have a stomach. And there will be no more heartburn, food repeating, sour stomach. gas pains, or that lumpy, bloated feeling you have SO often experienced after eating. Then your appetite know how hard it is to satisfy in hot weather--eat one or two EATONIC Tablets half hour be- fore meals and you will enjoy the re- suits and feel better in every way.
 These are few reasons why you shouldutart using gEATONICt today and fortify your stomach against the chance trouble this summer. It costs only 500 for . big package. Your druggist whom you know and can trust, will promptly refund your money if you are not more than satisfed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-10
CaIomeI Users! Listen To Me!
 Guarantee Dodson's Liver Tone Your druggist gives back your money if it doesn't iven your liver and bowels and straighten
 you up without making you sick.

and if it doesn't straighten you right
 want you to go back to the store and get your money Dodsons Liver Tone is destroying the sale of calomel because etable, therefore. it can not salivate or make you sick.
 I guarantee that one spoonful of bod son't Liver Tone will put your sluggish liver to work and clean your bowels of that sour bile and constipated waste which is clogging your system and making you feel miserable. I guarantee that a bottle of Dodson's Liver Tone will keep your entire family feeling fine for months. Give it to your children. If is harmless; doesn't gripe and they like its pleasant taste.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-10
GOOD FOR COLDS OR SORE THROAT Lee L. Markham Recom- mends Cheney's Expec-
 torant All His Children Take It for Children's Troubles, Such as Group and Whoop-
 ing Cough

Lee L. Markham of Memphis is cer- tainly Justified in singing the praises 'of Cheney's Expectorant. He says: T have used Cheneys Expectorant for coughs colds and sore throat, in my home for l1S years. All my children have taken | it for croup. whooping cough and com mon colds, and I attribute their good
 never known it to fail to cure cold or sore throat in two days. When l feel
 a cold coming on I take two or three
 doses, and consequently never suffer. [ would not be without it.' Cheneys Ex- ipectorant is an invaluable medicine for coughs, colds. whooping cough. bron- chitis, irritations in the throat sick headache from colds, pains in the chest It is sold by all drug stores everywhere at little cost Try bottle today and you will always recommend it, like Mir.
 Markham.--(A (Advt)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-10
Ugh! CaIomel makes you

Ugh! Calomel makes you sick. It's horrible! Take dose of the dangerous drug tonight and tomorrow you may lose days work.
 Calomel is mercury or quicksilver which causes necrosis of the bones. Calomel, when it comes into contact with sour bile. crashes tto it. breaking 1t up. This is when you teel that awful nausea and cramping. '. you are slug gish and 'all knocked out" if your liver is torpid and bowels constipated or you have headache dizziness, coated tongue, if breath Is bad or stomach sour, just try spoonful of harmless Dodson's Liver Tone tonight.
 Here's my guarantee--fio to any drug store and get a bottle of Dodson's Liver Tone for few cents. Take a spoonful
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-10
WORK AT THE EAIR

One of the most interesting features of the fair will be the woman's depart ment which will be decorated along patriotic lines, developing many new and novel features. All of the space al- loted to the individual booths have been reserved and the church wishing to make reservations for booths for dis play have only a short time left to se- cure space as tomorrow will be the last day. All churches who wish space call Mrs J. B. Reid, the superintendent, at Woodlawn 222
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-10
HARRIS-DUGGAR

The following invitations have been issued:
 Mrs. Robert Boiling Dugger invites ycu to be present at the marriage of her daughter, Louise Lawson. to Mr. Benjamin Perkins Harris, on Thurs day, September 13. at 4:30 o'clock, at9 Twenty first avenue. Tuscaloosa. Ala At home after October I, 22od Claren- don avenue. Bessemer, Ala"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-10
ANNOUNCEMENTS

In the neighborhood of Ullman school, those children who expect to attend the Children's Patriotic league picnic on Wednesday at East Lake park are asked to come this afternoon at o'clock to Behren's park to receive tickets and arm bands.
 Huntsville Avenue c. $. F. will meet to- morrow afternoon at 3 o'clock at the home of Mrs. C. H. Geohegan. All mem bers are asked to attend. as business of importance will be discussed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-10
VOLUNTEER RELIEF CARD PARTY

The Volunteer Relief association an- ncunces the fifth of series of card parties to he given at the Country club on Tuesday, September 24. Those wish ing reservations may call Miss Mar garet Moore, Miss Jimmie Terrell, Miss Augusta Clark. Miss Eleanor Messer, Miss Beverly Leake or Mrs. Lewis Eb- ersole.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-10
MIR. AND MRS. COX
 TO ENTERTAIN

Mir. and Mrs Johr Cox will entertain at an informal dance at their home this evening, honoring Ntr. and Mrs. Henry Hiden, Jr.. who will leave short ly for Mobile to make their home, and Mr, and Mrs William Sadler, who will go to Washington to reside.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-10
TINES S-RHODES

Mir. and Mrs. J. T. Rhodes announce the marriage of their daughter. Ethel Newton, to Shackelford Tyrus, Saturday evening, September 7th. The ceremony vas performed by Rev Robert Echols at the home of the brides parents, only members of the families of the young couple being present.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-10
PATRIOTIC LEAGUE PICNIC

All the children in Norwood are in- yited to attend the plcnic to he given at East Lake tomorrow in honor of the Childrens Patriotic league. Chi1- dren are asked to meet at the Cum
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-10
SEMINARY OPENS

Tomorrow morning at ten o'clock the
 Louie Compton Seminary, one of Bir-
 mingham's foremost educational institu-
 tlons for girls and young ladies, will be- gin it's twenty-second year under the
 most favorable auspices. The Rev w.
 II. smith, educational secretary of the State Baptist Convention, will deliver
 the principal address.
 The Rev, P. B. Wells, pastor of the south Highlands Methodist church. will
 conduct the devotional exercises and d violin number by lnez Hallvy Merson, song by Miss Louise Moore. reading bv EdNthe Weaver. and. piano recitals bv Miss Pattie Southall and Miss Virginia
 Sims, will conclude the simple pro
 gTamme.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-10
RANDOM NOTES

Mrs Cecle Wilson has returned, hay ing spent the summer visiting relatives in Minneapolis and Duluth Minn.
 MT. and Mrs R. A. Mullins have leased the residence on Avalon street formerly occupied by the Mortimer H.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-10

i berland Pr esbyterian church promptly at 9:30 Wednesday morning, where Mrs. c. !. Barnes, chairman, will dis
 tribute free tickets to the amusements
 and badges, and all who attend will
 furnish their own car fare and bring 1 lunch Those who desire to enjoy the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-10
stomach Trouble. ana Dy.entery

caused from Drinking Ice Water or from sleeping near. an open window should be checked immediately. Get a bottle of GROVES BABY BOWEL MEDICINE, a safe and sure remedy for Summer Diarrhoeas. II is just as eff. fective for Adults as for Children.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-10
JEMISON-POMRO

MT, and Mrs. Frank Pomroy an- nounces the marriage of their daugh- ter Jeannett 10 MT William $. Jem- ison on Saturday. September ', 1918.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-10

people would be less interested in iL. but feeling, on the other hand, that war and music are indissolubly linked together,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-10

oae with the other, and each exerting the most tremendous influences upon the other
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-10

Camp Jackson, arrived last evening, to be the guest of her parents. Mir. and Mrs. Mason billiard. Mrs. Jemison was ac- companied by Mrs. Holmes Simmons of
 South Carolina, who will be her guest for
 few days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-10

Mrs c. B. Beasley has returned from an extended western trip.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-10

Miss Lemay Caldwell, who is at Tate Springs, will visit relatives in Kentucky before returning home.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-10

Miss Emma Agee Mattison of Jackson vile is the guest of her aunt, Mrs. John P. Evans on South Sixteenth street
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-10

Mir and Mrs. N l.. Steel and little daughter are the, guests of relatives in Huntsville.
 Mrs Ebert Jemison. who has spent tba no st faxu 1,nnnfhS at Gnlun1 Iia S O.,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-10

Mrs. Roy Knight and baby, who have spent the past few weeks in Tacoma, Wash. with Mrs. Knights parents MT. and Mrs. Richardson, have returned home.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-08-22
JAMES A. STUART is A
REGIMENTAL SERGEANT
IN NTFIIICFNCF dept

James A Stuart, son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
f. H. Stuart, who live seven miles
southwest Of Mexico. is another Au-
drain county boy who is making him
self a credit to his home and country
b. his excellent work in the United
States Army.
The following letter to his parents
here tells of his new promotion to
regimental intelligence sergeant:
Picotinny, July p, 1918.
Dear folks:
suppose you think ! was never 60
ing to write again. but ! have been
?. omoted again. ! was Battalion In
telligenee Sergeant and now they have
made me regimental intelligence serg-
cant, also acting intelligence officer,
and the duties keep me very busy.
1t has been quite a while since /
heard from you folks, too. | wonder
how you all are.
We are moving from here this week
TO Camp Owens, Massachusetts, near
Boston. / don't know whether we will
90 acros from there or not, but / am
hoping we do.
Well, my letter will have TO be short
now for a while, till / get y work up
in better shape, and till after we
move. Wish ! could see you folks, but
that is the first place ! am going
when / get home.
Well, goodbye for this time, with
lots Of love for you all.
(SEkGT.) JAMES A. STUART,
II. q. Co, And Inf, Picotinny Arsen-
al, Dover, N. ].
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-08-22
OFT OLE THE HOSPITAL

Il am here again with a short let
ter TO tell what little news | know. ]
am out Of the Casual Company now. |
am in P. w. +. Co. No. 2; and ! am
also allowed to tell you where ! am. /
am at st. Mayaie. It is quite a nice
large city and hope my mail will
catch me at last. ] have not heard
from home in two months. hope one
and all are well and enjoying them
selves in every way. | am about the
same, but shall be better soon, / hope.
81 hope you will have a pleasant
Fourth Of July. ! suppose America
realizes as never before in the mem
DRY of her citizens what is the mean
ing Of the wonderful principles which
the great national holiday perpetu-
ates.
IL was sent to the hospital on Ma,
q, but have sufficiently recovered to
be on duty again. Don't you worry
about me Well, ] have been away
from home about fourteen months now
and ] find that the longer ] stay away
the better ! like home. | think most
Of the boys will love the old home
place and be betted satisfied when
they get back. We arc well treated,
everything considered, but there is no
place like home. To appreciate that
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-08-22
FORMER MEXICO BOY
SAVES WOUNDED HUN

bS Lo AZ nON
The following interesting letter
from G. w. Rupert, a former Alton
brakeman here, who is with the United
States troops in France, was received
this week by Conductor R. A. Mark
well, of this city. The letter is one CT
the most interesting received in this
city since the war began and tells of
his bringing in a wounded German
prisoner in the face of hun machine
gun fire:
Anglers, FRANCE, July 8, 1918.
Mr.. r. A. Maxwell,
Mexico, Mo.
Dear friend Rube:-
Am now located or rather am a pa
tient in the hospital here, coming here
last month for consumption. Having
only bronchitis and a touch of trench
fever, was with my company during
the first half of their last encounter
with the square heads" which was
some fighting. But we helped make
some American history, as will all
Yankees that arc over here. But the
marines, with the aid of good Ameri-
can artillery, sure did spoil the plans
OF the enemy in regard to their ever
capturing Paris. They were dressed
Tor the occasion, as Is evidenced by
the dress-as | saw many dead who
were wearing "pattin" leather shoes.
white shirts, and new clean clothing.
But a bad defeat and a serious disap.
pointment were given them instead.
The horrors, excitement, and nerve
racking Of the present strife is beyond
description at this time. We suffered
casualties, but not one twentieth Of
what our enemy did, capturing MANY
prisoners, as you will note in your
newspapers. Ideal weather was our
blessing.
l was in Paris hospitals a few davs
before coming here. Some Of tho
most proficient men available in the
medical and surgery game arc here.
Some very rare operations have been
successful had my tonsils removed
recently, and have yet to undergo an
operation for the cartilage and bone
from the nasal. This is the one I
dread as ~anestheties are rarely given
ana the severeness of the operation
makes It quite painful. Am anxious
" 30 Daek to my company, as there
are many new faces, / am told.
oig Fourth Of July celebration
was held all oven France.
The food here is excellent. and ,b0
patients enjoy a good rest, which l.
greatly needed. This is the onlv nIseo
france, ! suppose, where white
bread Is served, and the "Red. white
500 Blue Boys" sure eniov n
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-08-22
CORPORAL IN co. III"
TELLS OF RIG FIGHT

1sS vi DIV II1A II 4
Corp. Hayward Patton, II Company
l3Sth Infantry, whose home is in st
Louis, and who was one Of the first
three men to go over the top in the raid
on German positions July 6, has writ.
ten a detailed description Of the fight
which ended for him when he receiv.
ed a machine gun bullet through the
leg. Corp. Patton is 81 years old, q
son Of DR.. F. W. Patton. Robert Nc
Loney, Of st. Louis, formerly of this
city, Is a member Of Co. II, and was
injured in the battle which young Pat.
ton describes.
He writes that a replica Of the Ger.
man position was constructed from
airplane photographs behind the
American lines, Then eight rehears.
ais Of the attack were had. After de.
scribing the intensity Of the baragc
which preceded the attack, he says:
"The happiest moment Of nv life
was when the word was given and We
went over. Not a man hesitated. I was
one Of the first three men over. W.
were abreast as we cleared our own
wire, with the rest following behind
as per instructions Gin twosl VIZ
hadn't gone 30 feet when the fellow
on my left went down, shot through
the stomach. That left the Lieutenant
and myself in the lead.
Things were SO badly torn up W.
lost our way when we rot passed the
German second line, and went about
three times as far as we should. The
first German ! saw rose right in front
Of me In a trench and fired two shot,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-08-22
HOUSTON WILLARD is
SEEING SERVICE ON

Last summer NJ. E. Willard and
family moved from this city to Flor
ida. and their son, Houston, enlisted in
the United States Navy. The follow
ing letter gives one a glimpse Of their
life in their new home:
BAYARD, Fla, July rs, 1918.
Dear Mr.. White:-
Ever since our arrival in Florida, |
have intended writing you to thank
you for your promptness in sending
the Ledger and we certainly enjoy it,
almost as much as a visitor from Mex
leo.
We feel SO near to the war down
here. as we are not far from Jackson
Vile, and are in town two or three
times a week. The camp is about II
miles from Jacksonville, and is one Of
the finest and best managed canton
mcnts in the country. The command
ing officer is Colonel Charles +. Wei
uand, a very able officer. The people
Of Jacksonville are certainly lovely to
the soldiers.
Houston left Cape Girardeau about
March q for the Great Lakes training
camp. He was there a short time when
he was made assistant company com
mander, with about one hundred and
twenty-five men in the company. He
is now at Camp Sims, Philadelphia,
training station, and has been put on
the torpedo boat "Dent." He expects
to go across any time, now. He may
get a furlough August l, and in that
event he will come to Bayard, Florida.
He is delighted with the life.
Carlyle, my eldest son, whom /
have not seen for six years, made US a
visit July q Sunday, and went to
Camp Jackson, South Carolina, We'd
Lesday, and he is now a corporal.
Bayard is on the Dixie Highway,
fifteen miles from Jacksonville, and
the same distance from st. Augustine.
AS many as one thousand autos pass
here on Sundays,
We have a pretty home, new bunga-
low; ten rooms and modern. The place
is laid out in forty lots, and when we
sell these at a thousand dollars a lot
we shall be back to Mexico. The mag
nolias and camphor trees on the lawn
are beautiful. There are roses every
where. Marchniel and American
Beauties are in bloom now.
The next time you and Mrs. White
come to Florida, you must look us up.
Mr.. Willard has lost one hundred
pounds. He and the children wish to
be remembered.
Very truly yours,
NJ. E. WILLARD.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-08-22

We are neal a small village which
is beautiful in its simplicity, and it as
very hard to realize that we are $500
miles from home and close to the W
full carnage VIC have all read about.
! Nearly every woman we see IS dressed
in black, as very few families remain
untouched.
Saw Fred Niece and Pres. Wilson.
/ have just read Of the Austro-Ger-
man offensive in Italy, and am glad to
read it is stopped. It seems the Am
orleans have already made a new repu-
tation in regard to their fighting, that
far exceeds previous records. The
Germans now realize that If victory
is to v e be theirs, it must be forced
before we get in force, and it is now
nearly too late.
Fred MCGEE is camped close by, but
haven't seer him since arriving In
camp.
New York was great, but somewhat
Disappointing. A great parade wal
in progress the day ] was in New York
and | had the honor Of seeing Pres.
ident Wilson. He was reviewing the
parade, which was given by the Ref
Cross. We thought it all very thrill
ing. All in all, this entire trip has
been nothing but thrills.
Well, Dad, l must close for thi,
time, but will write again soon. Write
often, Dad, and convey my best re
CARDS to all.
MItIL luu.a
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-08-22
RUSSELL CREAsEY
CLARENCE CAMPBELL
Has WON STRIPES FOR
HIS FOREIGN SERVICE

FRANCE. June n. 1918.
Dear Mothsr. Fathsr. Sister and
Brothers;
An gong 10 write oaly = short note
tins time An enclosing herein two
photos o. myself; enc for Mother and
Father, and one for SiS I just rcceiv-
ed these yesterday. Had then taken a
week ago
This picture vas taken the day az
ter six months of foreign service. as
the stripes en- left sleeve indicate, and
ten months Of service al together. and
twelve months since existing. So that
Is a complete history Of my serving
Uncle sam
Mother. I an also enclosing herein
q service stripe for you TO wear. These
r such As arr worn over here.
I have been very busy the last two
weeks Have worked almost every
night, and besides we have been pfac-
beng for a minstrel, Of which | am
one Of the leading characters. We had
il last night. and il was a huge sue
cess We shall stage it several times
more, and in several other camps. Our
unit is winning quite a little notoriety
over here. viii write you more about
it later. 1t is after midnight now. and
/ only got four and a half hours sleeT
last night
am feeling fine. still gaining il
weight, and getting along fine in everS
respect
Have not received any mail for Oyei
q week, and no big mail for almost 4
month. The last time l heard from
you was almost three weeks ago, / be
lieve, the same which / have an
swered about me. There is no necessi
ty to worry where calm dominate
such as it does here now. Take goo,
care Of yourselves. Give my best re
gardes to all of my Mexico friends.
CLARENCE CAMPBELL,
Base Hospital No. 80, A. P. O., 70.
Am. E. F.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-08-22

from an automatic revolver; then mine
got him directly in the center of the
forehead.
"He was a lieutenant, and | should
have captured him alive, but, being the
first l saw so close, and firing directly
at me, ! was too excited. We crossed
into the German lines from here, fol-
lowing as best we could the communi-
eating trench, to the third line, killing
| don't know how many Germans"
He relates that a machine gun en-
placement was blown up with hand
grenades, and Sulphur lemons" were
tossed into dugouts where the Ger
mans were hidden.
at was getting dark then, and the
ones who emerged presented a gro
tesque appearance" the Corporal
writes. This sulphur spreads like
liquid fire and burns terribly. II
shines in the dark like radio light. Al
one fellow expressed it, their 1.-THE
prisoners') hands and faces were III
up like a church. When we got this
bunch we started back.
"We had gone about 100 yards when
six Germans arose from a trench OF
our right, and fired one volley; ther
our bombs laid them low. They killed
one prisoner, and wounded two Of our
men slightly. About 200 yards furth,
er on, while ! had several prisoners, ]
saw a German lieutenant emerge from
a dugout, all dolled up in a gas mask
ulster, high boots, gloves and a car
under each arm, presumably gas
Twas just as | started for him that
was hit, and had to leave him for some.
one else"