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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-03-10
CAN'T SEE HIM

relief was SO thoroughly organized that
arrangements were easily made for con-
tinuing that work in every department..
even in the absence of the embassy and
the United states consuls at different
points in the country. The work is now
being carried on effectively at all of the
centers under easng friendliness on
the part of the Turkish officials, and
with a need that is constantly groWing
greater"
The thing which touched me most was
the tale of missionary just returned
from Syria. He came through a village
whose houses were all deserted, of one
little cottage in whose doorway sat a
tiny girl. The child had the face OF an
old woman as she rocked back and foi tn
droning, Pm hungry, I'm hungry"
Take this in conjunction with another
case and see if it does not tug at the
very strings of your heart:
Mother sobbed a little child just ont
side a relief station, don't God send us
bread?' Yes, my child, God makes the
wheat to grow and that means flour.
Now, don't cry; the kind Americans will
give us Gods bread; We'll have to wait
in line" But suppose God forge. to
send us bread" the child murmured. as
lit continued ito suck the orange peel.
Those on the ground taking into COM
sideration all of the problems entering
Into the situation report that the cost OF
sustaining life varies from SO to SIG. av-
eraging throughout the various countries
not less than S. per month per person.
The number of the destitute at present
are around 100000, the majority of whom
are barely subsisting, some on Local
charity. others upon leaves, roots and
even carrion.
open your hearts to the outstretched
hands of helpless old men and women.
and do not shut yoursears to the cry or
the children for bread.
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THE ANXIOUS DEAD
John McCrae, in the London Spectator
0 guns, fall silent till the dead men hear
Above their heads the legions pressing
on
tThese fought their fight in time of bitter
And died not knowing how the day had
gone).
Q flashing muzzles, pause and let them
sec
The coming dawn that streaks the sky
afar.
Then let your mighty chorus witness BE
To them. and Caesar, that we still
| make war.
/ Tell them, o guns. that we have heard
I their CALI
That we have sworn and will not turn
| aside
That we will onward till we win or fall;
That we will keep the faith for which
they died
Bid them be patient. and some day. anon,
They, shall feel earth enwrapt in 81
| lence deep
Shall greet III wonderment the quiet
dawn
And in content may turn them to their
sleep.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-03-10
COULDN'T NAVIGATE

This is fine time of night for you to
be coming home! Where have you
been?'
"Oh-hc-around an about, m'dear."
"Umph! I can see from your condition
that you've been around, but / don't be-
lieve you've been about much"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-03-10

BEGINNING THE DAY - Lord.
when 1 am nervous and threadbare,
quiet me with n word. Draw me into
Thy presence and speak peace to
me. Give me somehow that sub
stance which is Thine. Anchor nue.
in Tyself. Knit up the travelled gar
ment, o great God. In Christ's name.
Amen.-H. vi. E.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-03-10
CAPITULATION

How long was it before society took
up Mrs. Grabcoin?"
Only year or two-after Mr. Grab
coin got rich. Mrs. Grabcon is a per-
sistent person. Society discovered that
it couldn't take her down, SO it had to
take her up e
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-03-10
FATE WAS KIND

FATE WAS KIND
A poet dashed a sonnet off
And hoped to win great fame,
But all the critics gan to scott
And said it's feet were lame
Until the poet wept,
But he was cured and now admits
He never was adept
A. sonneteering. Growing wise,
He soon went into trade,
And knowing how to advertise.
A mighty fortune made.
He owes the critics gratitude
They saved him from himself;
Thanks to their cruel attitude,
He's worth lot of pelf.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-03-10
Landrith Great Preacher

If the people of Birmingham real
ly knew the type of man who is to
preach at the First Presbyterian
church this morning. the auditorium
would be unable to hold the crowd"
said f. w. Dixon.
The Rev. Ira Landrith is one os
the great preachers of America ana
stands in the very forefront as lee
turer. He is a man of fine presence.
is a student, traveller and one Of
inc pest all round men in the coun-
try. He is connected with many en-
terprlses making for civic better
.ment"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-03-10
Back from Gotham

Il am just back from a four weeks
trip east" said NJ. " Joseph, land it
was good to get up Saturday morn
ing and look out of the window at
the green grass and the trees begin
ming to put on their foliage. Every
thing In New York was so dreary,
1t looked as il winter would never
end. | spent three weeks at the Bilt-
more and il the other big hotels are
living within the law. as to wheat
less and meatless days like it is Mr..
Hoover has accomplished wonders /
see no hope of an early ending of the
war since Russia has signed humil-
lating peace. We must fight all the
harder. It's up to America to win
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-03-10
UTTERLY HELPLESS

What on earth did you buy another
set Of expensive books for? You haven't
shelf room for those you've already
bought"
Don't you understand the psychology
of buying books?'
I'm afraid not"
Unto every boollover's life there comes
an agent he can't resist. The fellow who
can so benumb my faculties that don't
even protest when he says, Sign here
has been around again.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-03-10
Florence to BE a Big City

Mason billiard, who came from
Florence for the Weekend, says that
great preparations are being made to
make Florence the ideal city
On account Of the government
spending $40,000,OO0 at South Florence
for nitrate plant No. and power
house and dam No. 2 to be built in
East Florence to. cost $13500, 900 and
dam No. at the Florence bridge. has
caused the greatest boom and pros
perity in Florence" said Mr. Billiard.
The city is going to build 20 miles
OF paved streets and sewer extensions
are TO be built. In all, $150,000 will
be spent. r. E. Meade of Birmingham
has been employed as city engineer,
and will have charge of the work. Biz
mingham is well represented there.
Beavers Brothers have charge of the
Jefferson hotel cafe, Pantaze has
opened cafe there, Bernheim Electric
company has opened a place of bust
ness, and many others are trying to get
buildings The great trouble is to house
and feed the wonderful crowds com
ing. l have never seen so much pros
perity. Thousands of workmen are
drawing big wages and money is
plentiful. 1t is great city and the
half has not been told"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-03-10
Ike saks Heats Preacher

L am getting quite fond of run
down for week-ends," said Ike Saks
OF Gadsden. II dare say my friends
VIII know that it is not entirely my
love for my old home town that draws
me, but it is good to see the manner
in which Birmingham is going for
ward. l am stuck on Gadsden, as it is
live town, and 1 have done a great
business in it.
Il have good joke on my preacher
friend. Frank Brandon We Joined the
Rotary club at the same time and they
initiated US by putting us in a speak
lEg contest. Won but my friend.
President Griggs, had coached me -.
Rotary ideas with a view to beating
the great Methodist pulpit orator.
Frank says it was a put-up job and
SO it was"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-03-10
ADRIF'T WITH THE TIMES
A GREAT SACRIFICE
2aee}-s3,uea

~ 1fsEaI SACklE ICE
"Jagsby is a generous SOUL"
Indeed he Isl
Il presume he would share his last dol
lar with a friend
He'd go further than that If Jagsby
didn't have but one drink left-this is
'bone-dry' town, you know-and a friend
of his were shot, stabbed and burned,
and on top of that had cataleptic fit,
don't believe Jagsby would hesitate
more than five minutes before he'd try
to pour the liquor down the poor devils
throat"
IN A RECEPTIVE MOOD
'Uncle Jake. how's your rheumatism
at sho' is bad, sah'
do you think a quarter would euro
you2~
1T might NOT cure me, sab, but 'twould
be mighty stimmerlatn' to de ol'$niggers
sperrits. 'bein's AZ how days how dis
mawnin'." M
CAN'T SEE HIM
Miss Peacher, when l gaze into your
eyes l see iihmitable vistas of happi-
ness"
my Mr. Dubson. what an imagination
you havel'
"Do my fondest hopes deceive me?"
"They do. So far as you are concerned
both my eyes are artificial
PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-03-10
ABOUT xANTHIPPE

ABOUT XANTHIPPE
Nanthippe was dame to fret,
Profane we fear, and prone to shock;
Domestic she was not, and yet
She used to darn her Soc.
Newark News.
A dame whose scolding never ceased
For family scraps Xanthippe thirsted.
Nc doubt she darned her Soc--at least
Her Soc, we know, was worsted.
Boston Transcript.
Aanthippe was a. peeviSh dame
or one like her what must we think?
She darned poor Soc, despite his fame,
Till poison seemed pleasant drink.
Birmingham Age-HeraM.
Xanthippe must have been = pest
With many faults, but worst of these:
She couldn't eat her meals with zest
Unless she could her Sorca tease.
Youngstown Telegram.
Xanthippe OH the ucighbors called
And all her home affairs revealed;
But most of all she caterwauled
Because her Soc was not we'll heeled
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Xanthippe was nagging jade
And prone to cavl and to bark.
But hand it to her though: she made
Her Soc forever toe the mark.
Buffalo Evening News.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-03-10
IN A RECEPTIVE MOOD

1T might NOT cure me- sah but 'twould
be mighty stimmerlatin tosde olsnigger's
sperrits,. bein'9 az how DAYS low dis
tvs
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-03-10

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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-03-10

False literature
the fullest respect
Swnburne in this of him.
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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-11-09
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Copyright 191S The International Syndicate
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-11-09

depots and work night and day supply ing the needs of the men.
 Sometimes the roof of the dugout is punctured and patched, and punctured and patched again. But the Y. M. c. A. man never flinches. Why should he? He realizes that he is not doing half what the fighting boys are and he understood when he entered this service that he must go wherever duty called. Often, he is a college pro- lessor, a banker, or some man physiC- ally unfit for active service and he is only too thankful that he can be at such a station and hand out cups of hot chocolate or. tea and 9 biscuit to the men who stop on their way to the trenches. and that he can make his little dugout a haven of rest and first relief to the walking wounded on their way to the doctor and hospital. He can give a hot drink, if necessary he can give Q hypodermic. The secre- taries in such places have written many letters home for wounded men, have gone to the trenches at night and returned with letters to mail and have often taken with the-zl paper and pencil and suggested that letters be written-especially if they find a man much depressed. Everything is of the crudest, and sometimes the dugout is shelled, but that is part of the game. Workers have been hit and have died. but no Y. M. c. A. man falters for he
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-11-09

partment, but there are never enough of these handy affairs which save time, space and furnish the means to revive a half-dead man. Every avail able inch of room is used. There are stoves, dishes, cooking utensils and supplies inside and the windows on the side allow the worker to pass the eatables out in rapid order. A railing around the top prevents innumerable things from falling off, the tarpaulin. oil can and any amount of impedi- menta find a resting place there. These kitchens and the dugouts ac- cessibIe to the men in the front line trenches are becoming more and more numerous as Americans take over more and more of the front.
 One of the things that is most vital to the men is to convey to them the home feeling, and so efforts are made to give regular American cooking. In the Eagle Hut in London the men find an American soda fountain. Prob ably this Eagle Hut is the largest and best known of all the huts overseas and it stretches out the glad hand to American boys who would otherwise be almost without a friend of familiar word in a strange land. The hut is a number of connected rambling build ings but within, the American Yank and Jackie find all they need. For one thing it has some five hundred comfortable beds. There is an up-to-
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feels he is doing so little in the horror that surrounds him.
 When our American army started for the front" writes a Red Triangle man, who is with the section now in the trenches, i've fed them every four hours for forty-eight hours. They were cold. tired, thirsty, We had six hundred loaves of bread for them, twelve eases of jam with twenty-four cans in case, and three hundred pounds of coffee. We had two cheeses. weighing one hundred and and boiler and served rv4l American coffee which we gave away. We charged twenty-five centimes for sand wiches- They cost us thirty-five centimes. I went thirty-six hours on four. slices of bread and coffee. Then I started off with the men"
 Yet the writer thought this was a mere incident, hardly worth mention ing in comparison with the work at the trenches.
 Whenever possible the supplies for the men are carried as far front as a motor can go. After that they are carried by cart, men, anyhow so that they get to the little dugout. A great aid is the portable kitchen which is used in every place where it is feasi. ble. They are complete in every re- spect. Some of them have been pre- sented to the Y. M. c. A. service de-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-11-09
Designs inc HUIIs of UncIe Sams Ships His 300
 Foof Model Basin
BY JOHN CRANE,

Special correspondent from Washington sign of all naval vessels: the upkeep of their hulls and all auxiliaries there of, such as anchors, steering gear, draining and fire systems, etc; the installation of ordnance as specified by the Ordnance Bureau; all repairs on ships bodies; all salvaging opera tions.
 The recovery of the ill-fated sub marine F-4 off Honolulu Harbor in 1915, carried out by the Bureau of C. & R., was an unparalleled feat of salvaging made possible only through the bureaus previous experimentation feet had already been attained, and the additional twenty-five feet at Hon oluIu was negotiated without disaster other than Diver Loughman's attack of pneumonia due to four hours ex- posture to the terrific pressure of nine tons to the square foot.
 One of the most interesting scientific activities under Admiral Taylor's su- pervision is the Model Basin at the Washington Navy Yard, whose equip ment was designed by him in 1897. Problems Of ship-stabiIity, resistance, and speed cannot be worked out by pure mathematics; so here in a broad, sheltered basin Q hundred yards long float the future dreadnaughts of the Navy in miniature, lowed from a
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-11-09
To Him Is Entrusted inc Health of Our Fighting
 Forces of inc Navy
BY JOHN CRANE,

Special correspondent from Washington the battle of Puerto Cabello he rem dered distinguished service in his care for the wounded of both sides. The hospital ship ."ReItef' was fitted out under his personal supervision.
 During the Russo-Japanese War he was sent to Japan as the representa- tive of the Medical Department of the United States Navy. His report on this assignment of duty, printed by Congress and the Navy Department, most accurate and complete pub lished. It demonstrated a remarkable grasp of fundamentals asEweIl as de- tails, and fully justified the choice of Dr. Braisted as observer. The Jap anese methods, as he makes plain, represented the first thorough appli- cation of modern principles to mili- tary casualties, and the surprisingly large percentage of recoveries was a demonstration of the soundness of the methods pursued then and subsequent Iy III LII. DI ot1oISu 3 OWu WOIhs
 In 1913 he was elected President of the Association of Military Sur geons of the United States. His ap- pointment as Surgeon General of the Navy in 1914 carried with it the rank of Rear Admiral.
 Rear Admiral Braisted's bureau concerns itself with the upkeep and operation of all hospitals and of the
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-11-09
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date restaurant and volunteer workers to meet the trains and escort the in coming troops to the hut. Once there, there are hot baths. barber shops, con- certs. lectures, games, sightseeing tours, and four hundred or more workers to keep the men busy every minute that they are not on duty. There are many smaller, but similar huts. They all make for the health, happiness, physical and moral welfare of our boys.
 Beca use there is actually no limit to the different activities of the Red Triangle it is evident there must be a competent business and executive force behind it to insure rapid, or ganized and faithful service. The war work of the Red Triangle has an exec utive committee and six departments corresponding with the military de- partments of the country and for overseas service it has headquarters in New York, Great Britain and France. It has it's Bureau of Personnel, it's Bureau of Material Bureau of Con struction, Bureau of Physical work, of Religious work and of Education, All are necessary but the Bureau of Material is among the most important. To keep the work in force involves not only the question of buying, shipping, delivering, supplying acquisitions and acknowledging shipments, but a mil lion other things. We cannot let our boys wait for postcards, stationery, pillows, blankets. testaments, talking machines, pianos, stereopticons. medi- cine balls, baseball outfits, paste and hundreds of other things which will cause disappointment to the men if they are not promptly delivered. Then, too. we must ship tents, chairs. light ing plants, sugar, flour. biscuit, soda fountains carpenters outfits, shoe re- pair kits, hair clippers, etc.. etc., etc. There is no end to the needful articles and though Uncle Sam supplies some of them there are never enough.
 A talk with the purchasing depart ment men-and they are selected be. cause skilled in their work-is an eye opener to those who do not guess what a tremendous work our Red Triangle is doing. The small boy who gasps when he hears that candy is sent in two hundred ton lots cannot believe his ears when he learns that the whole output of one factory is engaged. Here is the shipment for one month-and a month too, when space was so linn ited that shipments had to be cur
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-11-09

taiIed-75, 900 tins of canned fruit, B. 760, 900 packages of crackers, 100 tons of cocoa and as much sugar, three carloads of flour, 48,OOO tubes of toothpaste, 3OO,OOO packages of chew ing gum, 400 tons of chocolate, milk, nut and sweet eating, 75,O0O packages of cough drops, a million boxes of safety matches-the government will only allow this kind to be shipped and so on and so on. Eight milliop sheets of letter paper and four million envelopes go to France every month, about 35,000 cans of jam and 10000 cans of meat, perhaps 5000 sticks of shaving soap, 5000 dozen cans of con- densed milk, and 350,0o0 cakes of soap. These stock the canteens and they are sold at the lowest possible price and in some instances given away.
 The waking life of the men when not in the trenches consists of bayonet practice, grenade throwing. trench dig ging, drilling, sentry duty, masking and trotting through the gas chamber. hiking and special work. When a man has gone through a day like this he looks around to see where to spend his evening for he feels sort of let down. Right here, the Y. M. c. A. is lon the job" It is at his side to pro- vide reading and club rooms, supply good American cooking and prevent the throwing away of his money. The plan is to have something clean, wholesome. virile, enjoyable to fill in every odd moment. And so we find not alone huts but Y. M. c. A. hotels 1 in Paris and other French cities and some tourist hotels in the French Alps
 to care for those who are resting. 1 Shortly after war started there were | a dozen Y. NJ. c. A. workers in France.
 Now there are over fifteen hundred
 men under this organization, some
 with the American Army in France,
 some in Italy. All are under B. c.
 Carter, General Secretary, who talks
 to nearly every newly arrived man who reports at his office at 12 Rue
 d. Aguesseau. All kinds of work is
 in all lines of business or professional | life. It is little taste of home and l big taste of service that the Red Tri-
 angle is giving and the nearer the worker can get to the front the better
 pleased he is, for he knows how in- valuable the help of his organizatio- | is to the fighting men.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-11-09
REAR ADMIRAL WILLIAM C. BRAISTED

force employed there. It makes ire. quent inspections in the interests of hygiene and sanitation. It provides for all physical examinations of ap- plicants for enlistment. It passes on | the professional competency of all men in the Hospital Corps for enlist ment of promotion, and recommends to the Bureau of Navigation the com plement of medical officers and at- tendants for hospital ships. It sees to the maintenance of medical sup ply dopots, laboratories, dispensaries technical schools for the Medical and Hospital Corps, and to the administra- ton of the Dental Corps, the Nurses Corps, the Medical Reserve, approv- ing all acquisitions for purchase of necessary supplies.
 The design of hospital ships is nat urally under it's superviTon, in so far as relates to their efficiency for the care of the sick and wounded.
 Rear Admiral Braisted's report for 1916 makes interesting reading for parents or others interested in the health of the boys of the Navy. It reveals the facts that the death rate in the service is little more than half of what 1t is "outside" for fellows of the same age; that typhoid fever, thanks to preventive inoculation, has practically vanished. there having oc- cured during the year only one death from this cause among 5000 men; and that tuberculosis shows a steady and progressive decline. Minor all. ments are receiving their full share of attention, and the design of the newer fighting vessels shows steady progress toward a hygienic ideal under the ef- fective urge of the Medical Corps and it's wide-awake Chief