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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-20
"The Whip" at Alcazar
 Is Great Ph0toplay
Film Success Is Drawing Large
 Crowds at Each Performance

"The Whip" heralded as the greatest motion picture success, more than justi- fled the claims made for it by Manager Wise of the Alcazar when it opened to the largest crowd of the season at this popular playhouse Sunday. The Whip is indeed great picture. beautifully staged and filled with sensational cli- maxes and heart interest from begin ming to end, unfolding one of the most delightful love stories imaginable.
 The picture, ''The Whip" is not a production with few big scenes, but a multitude of tremendous climaxes fol- lowing one another in rapid sequence from the beginning of the production to the last foot of film. The hunt scene, with POO dogs and 100 daring riders tear ing across country, lea ping stone walls and high fences; the wild ride in the racing auto with it's brakes damaged over the steep and sharp turning noun tain road. the explosion and total de- struction of the car, with its occupants pinned under the burning wreckage; the horror of two girls locked for the night i,i the Chamber of Horrors" in the Eden Musee; the wreck of the Saratoga Express while trayeling at the rate of "a miles an hour; the exciting race for a fortune while thousands of spectators storm the course, are but some of the many gigantic thrills that fill the pro- duction of 'The Whip"
 This wonderful feature will be the at traction at the Alcazar all this week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-20
Liberty Loan Anthem
 Approved by Committee

New York. March 19.--The Liberty lLoan Anthem, dedicated to the sue cess of the third appeal of the nation for funds to carry on war, was for mally approved today by the loan com mittee of the New York federal re- serve district It is designed for use throughout the country and will be sung publicly for the first time at St Thomas church in this city tomorrow night The music was written by Mrs George Barton French, The words, by Charles w. Gordon follow: Heaven sent Liberty. our nations g pride, Our fathers fought for thee, fought,
 bled and died; Then was our flag unfurled, emblem sublime. A light unto the world through end-
 less time; Our watchword still shall be, 'In God
 we trust" Striving that all may see our cause
 is just. We fight for liberty and shall not
 cease Till Freedoms victory brings lasting
 peace. Now in our allies land, breathing
 wars tide, Our sons march hand in hand, God is
 their guide. Once more we hear the call, Keep the
 world free" Rise, rise. and give your all for lib-
 erty.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-20
MYSTERY SURROUNDS
 PRESENT STATUS OF
 AIRSHIP PROGRAMME
Reasons for Recent Appointment of Inquiry Board Not Yet
 Known

Washington. March 19.--Specuiauon as to the reasons behind recent asita- +ion over delay in the aircraft pro- sramme is displacing in some quarters here anxiety as to the status oI the programme itself There is little req son to doubt, it was said, oihcaaiis again today. that very good sho"i, n, E in hattie planes would be made py I,lv although admittedly 1t will be far short of the tentative totals pro nosed to Congress when the prolect was first taken up.
 r,onsiderable mystery apparently surrounds the appointment or the spe- cial inquiry board, headed by H. snow den Marshall of New York IL mas never been officially described as an Investigating body, in the sense .na' it is seeking to lay blame for any lail- ures or delays, and its instructions from the war department have not been made public. Activities of Ser man agents in aircraft plants and else : where, it has been suggested, might have prompted an inquiry.
 The aircraft board met today Tor lt- regular weekly session, and 1t was saio later that nothing had developed al the meeting to warrant uneaslness over the progress now being made witii production.
 Chairman Howard E. Coffin was not present. He is understood to be m Detroit. where the board, headed oy Marshall. is said to be at work on US task, but officials here doubted that he was cooperating with the board, as it would put him in the position ol Investigating his own actions.
 Scme officials think the present agi. tation is revival of the effort to di- vorce the air service entirely from the war department and create an air min- istry. Various bills to this end have been introduced from time to time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-20
T WAS JUST LIKE
 ! FINDING GOLD MINE
Western Union Manager Finds Relief by Taking Tanlac

'Tt was just like finding gold mine }vhen I got hold of Tanlac," said C.. w. Crump, manager of the Western Union Telegraph company at Reform, hla., not long ago, flor I had spent large sums of money in vain during the bast 10 years trying to get my health back.
 "All this time I had been afflicted With stomach trouble and indigestion,' Hr. Crump explained, which gradu- Lily grew worse all the time. couldn't lat meats or any solid food of any kind Without suffering misery for hours tfterward. I'd get so dizzy that if Itooped over I'd turn blind and almost Iall on my head I had no heart for hy work. but just had to force myself 10 stay on the job. I'd wake up in the light and suffer so couldn't get back 10 sleep for hours and nearly every
 I'd get up with a bad head
 )che. I fell off till I weighed only
 Ill pounds. a loss of 39 pounds from
 hy regular weight
 H Since I began the use of Tanlac
 Heel ever so much better and like
 Have life in me again. I am eating
 host everything I like and can hardly |htisfy my appetite. don't have that Hull headache when I get up in the Mornings and the constipation is |kreatly relieved. I am so glad over That Tanlac has done for me that I've |bld all my friends about it and get Ing them to try it."
 II Tanlac Is sold in Birmingham ex- (husively by Eugene Jacobs drug store Ind Patton-Pope Drug Co.-Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-20

Mister. won't you please buy a War Stamp to help lick the Kaiser?''
 The speaker was bright-faced, alert Boy Scout; the person addressed was a well known citizen, and the occasion the recent tank drive of the scouts
 Well, I might" answered the citizen, with smile. That is. If you will ex- plain the plan to me-
 The little chap got busy at this bite and like the real salesman he was. he not only explained the plan of the War Savings Stamps but the Baby Bonds as we'll
 Do you know what this is?r asked the man, pulling out a $50 bill from his pocket.
 ''Yes, sir, promptly answered the boy its $50 bill"
 Will it buy stamps9"
 "Certainly, that is-if it's good"
 q will vouch for 1t being good, all right, go and get the stamps"
 How many, one or two?''
 "As many as the bill will buy.l The boys mouth opened but the words did not come. He looked keenly into the face of the man and saw he was in earn est Then his already bright face prignt'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-20
Mobile Shipyard Men
 Continue at Work

Mobile, March 19.-All shipyard work CTS of the gulf coast district are still at work, the walkout that was schen
 uled for Monday having been called off
 pending an investigation by Thomas Car
 roll. concilliator of the United States
 shipping board, who Is here. The AL
 lied Metal Trades union, in mass meet
 ing last night. decided on keeping at
 work pending a rehearing of the wage
 scale asked for. w. Mcdonald and H. 1 s. Mcdonald were named delegates to go to Washington to try and get another hearing.
 Washington. March 19.--The shipbuild- ing labor adjustment board today tele- graphed that it would be glad to receive committee representing workers in the gulf coast shipyards to outline re- ladjustments which the workers think should be made in the wage award re- gently handed down by the board. A representative of the board now in Mo
 bile reported that the strike threats ap- parently were the result of miEunder-
 standing. which, he believed. could be cleared up by conference between the board and a committee representing the workers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-20
Senate Subcommittee
 Recommends Higher Pay
 for All Postal Employes

Washington, March 19-Pay increases or per cent for all employees of the postal service, recommended by the Sen. ate postoffice subcommittee in revising the postoffce appropriation bill, were approved late today by the full com mittee, which ordered the bill favorablv reported. The increase does not apply to postmasters of the first, second or third classes, but obtains in the case or fourth class postmasters deprived of credit for stamp cancellations.
 Additions made to the bill today were an appropriation of $100,O00 for experi- ments in utilizing motor trucks for the shipment of food to large cities. a clause prohibiting the censoring in Amer lea of mail from the American expedi- tionary forces which is censored in Eu- rope; an increase of $200OOO in the House appropriation for the censorship of for eign mails, and clause authorizing the Secretary of War to turn over to the Postmaster General for use in mail trans- portation all airplanes and automobiles unsuitable for military purposes.
 A charge of 24 cents an ounce was recommended for airplane mail
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-20
Long and Short Haul
 Rate Hearing Resumed

Montgomery, March 19. Special. )-Aft- CT weekend recess of three days the public service commission Tuesday re- stunned the hearings of the petition of all railroads operating in Alabama for the abandonment of the present system of rate making in favor of the long and short haul principle. During the day testimony was given by ELI IT. Shaw. freight traffic manager of the Southern railroad; N. B. Wright, freight traffic manager of the Central of Georgia, and MT. Walsh, superintendent of motive power and equipment of the Western and allied lines.
 Throughout the day the testimony re- lated to comparison of freight rates as now charged by the railroads with those whicn would be charged if the commission should adopt the rates pro- posed in tariffs filed by the railroads in the case.
 MT. Walsh attracted much attention and caused much humor during the ses- sion Tuesday. When Samuel P. Kennedy. president of the commission, was asking him a question about the case he replied :: Well. Cap, you know I cannot answer that" It was the first time President KennedG had been referred to as Cap before. He laughed with all others gath cred at the hearing
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-20
Director General McAdOO
 to Simplify Accounting

\ Washington, March 19.-Simplifica- Ntion of railroad freight accounting is |Jinvolved in an order issued today by |iDirector General McAdoo, establishing |funiversal interlihe billing, which will |eliminate much of the billing work Heretofore done by each carrier on a |bhipment passing through it's hands. |INow single bill will accompany the |sFipment to it's destination, regardless |Pf distance or the number of roads lEranversed. and the movement will be Hexpedited to some extent.
 | This is reform which has been Hong under discussion by carriers lsaid railroad administration state- lknent. "but which could not be estao- |hished under independent control"
 II Another railroad traffic reformation (which the director expects to act on Is |the more uniform application of clas- |Eihcation rules. descriptions and |wcights for the entire country X |tcmmittee of rate experts is at work bn this subject, and after it reports, public hearings will be held by the Interstate commerce commission before |ELal regulations are put into effect
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-20
WON HERTL|NG IN RE|CHSTAG SPEECH
 ATTACKS ALLIES
German Chancellor Makes Charges of Hypocrisy in Justifying Treaty
 With Russia

Copenhagen, Monday, March IS.
 Chancellor Won Hertling, on the first
 reading in the Reichstag or the peace treaty with Russia today, declared that he did not wish to discuss the opinions of Germany's enemies regarding the treaty.
 Hypocrisy the chancellor added, \ "has become second nature to the en- T emy, whose untruthfulness IS made worse by its. brutality. Every attempt \ at calm explanation and every real de- X liberation must fail when the enemy, \ at the very moment they are laying \ a heavy hand on a neutral country, \ dare to speak of policy guided by \ complete unselfishness.
 'The treaty with Russia contains no ! conditions disgraceful to Russia if the Hprovinces breaking away from Russia lsay it is in accordance with their owh
 wish and the wish is accepted by Rus
 sia."
 Il The imperial chancellor declared that II Courland and Lithuania were united to
 Germany politically and economically l and militarily, and added:
 N 'Livonia and Esthonia are the east \ ern frontier fixed by the treaty, but i've hope that they, also, will have close | and friendly relations with Germany, { not, however to the exclusion of their Hfriendly relations with Russia. Poland His not mentioned in the treaty and we ! shall endeavor to see if it is possible lIto live in stable and good neighborly 8relations with the new state. If the Reichstag adopts the peace |itreaty, peace on the whole eastern |lfront will be restored as I announced IlFebruary 24, but among the entente Hpowers there is not the least inclina- |jtion to finish this terrible war. The for bloodshed will be Hupon the heads of those who wish con- Animation of the bloodshed immola- |tion."
 I The chancellor referred to Russia s 'lproposal that all the belligerents enter 'ainto the peace negotiations, and added: I We and our allies accepted the pro 0posals and sent delegates to Brest- IaEitovsk. The powers until then allied 1with Russia remained aioof. I "The course of the negotiations is |Iknown to you. You remember the end- Hess speeches which were intended, not |Iso much for the delegates there as Hsembled, as for the public at large. and (which caused the desired goal of all Understanding to recede into the dis lltance. You remember the repeated in the rupture and the re- |Isumption of the negotiations The point |}had been reacheu where yes or no !Ihad to be said, and on March peace Twas concluded at Brest-Litovsk. On fkkarch 16 it was ratified by a ccmpe~ Itent assembly at Moscow"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-20
EMPTY CANCELS SPEAKING DATE
 IN BIRMINGHAM
Pen Is Proved Mightier Than Sword When Former Soldier Wilts Be-
 fore Newspaper Attack

Cancellation of all speaking dates was made by Arthur Guy Empey, aur thor of "Over the Top" who was 10 have spoken here Friday night at the First Baptist church. under the au- spices of the senior class of the high school. when he was attacked by a Pittsburg newspaper. He returned im- mediately to New York and refused to continue the tour 1t is said.
 Dr. Charles A. Brown wired Empey sunday afternoon in answer to wine informing him of the cancellation of h,s Birmingham date. No reply has been received and the cancellation of the engagement was announced pub licly yesterday. Persons having tick cts will be refunded the purchase price at the place of purchase.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-20
"Go Thou and Do LikelDise'
By CHARLES H. MANDY

, ened and he fairly bubbled. wits excite ment.
 Hi! fellers, look here" he yelled to number of his small comrades as ne
 dashed off at top speed waving the bill.
 He made record time to headquarters
 and back again. and returned with the
 $50 worth of stamps. Needless to say, he was accompanied by a number of his little comrades whose admiration was plainly divided between their comrade for making the big sale and the man who made the pIr- chase.
 To show his appreciation of the gener- ous purchase the young patriot wanted to lick every one of the stamps but to this the man laughingly demurred.
 Thank you, sir; am very much obliged said the young patriot as the man moved off.
 "Yoa are very welcome, sonny, and good luck to you" replied the man. ! The boy led the Scouts in amount se- cured and the man was w. E. Corning, better known to his many friends as Billy"
 | And Billy stated that the look or pleasure and keen appreciation on the face of the boy when he had completed | the sale was well worth the $50 itself without the stamps
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-20
w. s. s. Director in
 DemOpolis to Talk to
 Large Negro Meeting

Crawford Johnson, state director of the national war savings committee, left Birmingham this morning for the purpose of attending a patriotic meet Ing at Demopols at which Dr. R. R. Mcton of Tuskegee institute will be present and address gathering O; oVoo negroes. Jesse B. Hearin. county cnairman for that county states that great results are expected from tho negro activity
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-20
Building Permits

The city of Birmingham Issued during the year of 1917, 4sos building permits agsregating in dollars and cents con struction work amounting to $l.s1G736.
 The report Of the building inspector shows the above figures. and of the number of buildings constructed there were 2s2 frame residences and 2l6 other frame buildings. One premit for a fire. proof building was Issued. the amount of this permit being 5000. During the year $412, 100 was spent on repairs. The amount of the fees collected for the year was $szs4.74.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-20
COUNTER ANNOUNCES

Montgomery, March 19. Especial. )--Wil- liam A. Gunter. Jr.. former president of the city commission of sMontsomery, and now register of the circuit court an nounded his candidacy for state senator from the Montgomery senatorial district Tuesday. He Is opposed to the ratifica- tion of the federal prohibition amend : ment and anti-amendists. seem to have agreed upon him as the candidate to make the fight.
 MT. Gunter filed his declaration with the secretary of State and announced that he will handle all funds which will be used in the promotion of his political interests
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-20
DEATHS

Mrs. N. W. Gray-Of 1895 Pike avenu. die6 at local fnfirmAfw Tuesday night at 8 o'clock. The funeral ser vices were held yesterday afternoon at the residence of the Rev. L. E. Brubaker. 2631 Ensley avenue. The remains will be shipped to Sheffield X for interment. The Rev. Claude Orear. pastor of the First Method- ist church, Ensley. will have charge of the services
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-20
NEGRO WOMEN ARRESTED

Montgomery, March 19.-(Special)
 Charged with operating immoral houses
 within five miles of a government res
 eryation, five negro women were held to
 the grand jury by Commissioner James IS. Parrish Tuesday. The women were arrested in a. campaign of the city police
 and military police against all houses of
 immortality which may have sprung up in the outskirts of Montgomery since Camp Sheridan was located near the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-20
General Staff Officers in France Inspected
 by Secretary Baker
tcontinued from Page one)

(COnt1nue0. 1FOMl Ea8C OAA~S time of peace when we had small army, have earned the gratitude or your country at time when the most valuable asset we have is the well trained soldier in the prime of his man. hood who. has kept his mind and body Fit for this emergency
 PERSHING IS PRAISED General Pershing has had the vision, the authority, the high organizing ability
 and the broad conception, to make the
 most of your talent and industry in the results which have been so reassurilg to lme as Secretary of War. Your mod esty, your willingness to learn from the traditions and technical experience of the allied armies is in keeping with your soldierly realization that war is skill against skill, force against force, and that you are forming an army to fight against most powerful. skillful foe. who allows nothing to divert him from the main essential.
 'sYour plans have been commensurate with your tasks. your spirit in keeping lwith the inheritance which you have rom GTdnt, JackSOH, Lee anu oAoi iHdus While you have been building your structure you have had to act as in structors for our untrained forces. and signs are not wanting of your success in adapting our national character and zeal to the end of victory. ARTILLERY SCHOOLS T have been at one of your artillery schools. where young reserve officers are preparing to support our troops with their gun fire. have seen your star school, where another group of reserve officers. including . former Secretary of
 War, whom envy, is being trained to assist in your stan work when we shall
 number our corps in France as we now number our divisions
 Some of the pioneers in forming our
 organizations in France are now out
 with the troops and officers with the
 troops are being brought in for stan
 work as part of your system of ali-
 round preparation. might say tEat
 promotion awaits those who have proven
 themselves fit to lead in the stern test
 to come, However. know you are not
 thinking of promotion. but only in
 spirit of soidierly service of giving the
 best in you to the cause.''
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-21
CHICAGO ATHLETIC CLUB
MEMBERS WIN HOkORS
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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-21
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