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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-29
Why MT. Lott Didn't Enlist
om the Kansas City Star.

From the Kansas City Star.
 Joshua Lott sometimes lives up to his name. but there is a conductor cn the Prospect line who should be named Josh Moore. Notwithstanding the conductors urging to "step up in front" Lott clings to a place on the rear platform when he can in order to be able to squeeze off at McGes street with insult and injury to fewer other passengers This morning Lott was brightening up the corner where he was with some remarks about tE( service when the conductor horned right in.
 Say he said. "Ive often looked at you and wondered why you didn't enlist. But know now'
 "Hows that?" asked Lott, help fully.
 Because you're so all-fired scared of getting up to the front" said tho conductor
 Just then the 6o-passenger caf stopped at a transfer point to let about so more get on and Lott was the first to start struggling toward the front to make room for them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-29
HOLIDAYS FOR SOLDIERS

That the boys are receiving the per sonal care of the commander in chiei is. shown in the carefully matured plan to give each soldier leave every four months without restrictions of any kind In February the men were allowed to visit the department of Savoy in the southeast of France during their weeR of leisure. Their next leave will be in different zone.
 The Stars and Stripes gives the de tails of the recreation plan:
 While the Young Mems Christian as- sociation has worked hard and perfected arrangements for soldiers accommoda- tions and provided amusements at Ak les-Bains, one of the famous watering
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-29

Flags have been carried in warfary since the earliest times. Each company of the ancient armies of the Egyptians had it's own standard, and the task oi bearing it in battle was esteemed high honor Flags as we know them did not come into use until the middle ages. N
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-29


 a beastly gun. Iris true he wore helmet to protect himself from powders, But then, he had good rest for 1t upon his spacious shoulders: While my tin hat is balanced on tho peak of my bare dome, And after marching with it-gee! l wish that l were home His feet were cased in metal shoes, in length about yard, Which, since they were so big. bet did not go on as hard As Uncle Sam'yars dancing pumps thai freeze so stiff at night That donning them at reveile is sure an awful fright. He never had to pull Ford from out of muddy ruts- Although his breastplate warded spears from off his royal guts. His Nibs was never forced to face the fire of "forty-twos"- And tear gas would have given him an awful case of blues
 on shanks' mare; He messed on wine and venison; I eat
 far humber fare. I'll grant he was some ferc wi his
 doughty snickersnee, But Richard Occur de Lion diin'l have a
 thing on mel
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-10-31

Among OH, victim, of the combined cgumauld ot Germany and
the vindictivc iurociy of Turkey /, Greece.
For many years the Greeks have been the cVHlhng lcaNcn uI
Asia Minor aud other countries where they have been scattered. They
have naturally been hated and prosecuted by th" Turk, for they nave
been thrifty, Intelligent, and progressive, the KIND of people who COLI
,tuutc a disturbing element lu amy aUtocTac!.
The hatred OF thr Turks, however, ha, been ~paonpdlc, manifest
ing itself lea an occasional massacre or other outbur~I of petty STRIFE.
Bus when the Germans formed their umloy alliance with the
Turks that yiluily which before was sporadic became calculated, NN-
tcmatic. and characterized by all the deadly efficiency OF dcvHtry OF
which the German MUD Is capable.
Before the Balkan wars there were 100000 Greeks living M
Thracc and 23OOOOO ina ASIA Minor \ little while after the beginning
Of tina, war there was a general campaign against the Greek popuIa.
Uuu, who dvct in dense numbers along the con>t of the Sea Of Mar
mora. the Ilrutspoul, and the Black Sea. Thousands of these mof-
Tending citizen, have been drporcd INTO the interior of bulgaria and
Asia. with all the horror that Turkish deportation implies. Women
and children suffered martyrdom ~ great as ever IA the darkest
periods of HISTORY. Driven from their homes like cattle. these help
less creatures are now hopelcSIy dying and being cXtcrminated 10y
Every refinement of hclhsh bHrbarism has been theirs. long enforced
marches, deliberate starvation, the violation of women and girls,
torturHug old men 10 death. and tearing little children from the b0somS
of their parents to force them INTO MuhHmmrlatsn.
II was ina the heart of the young Turks 10 cNtcrninatc the Greeks,
and this fell purpose was aided by the German, and their systematic,
scientific barharism.
men, headed by Mr. \. g. kyriakjdc, a Crock steamship agent and
ship owner. who wish 10 inform American public sentiment OF the
dreadful conditions. Mr.. Kyriaudcs says:
"In spite OF AN the cndlc,, Slfcring> of the Greeks, the cnSlaved
100000 who took refuge Ia Greece about 10000 are embodied IA the
Greek army at the Balkan front aud are now hcrocaly fighting side
by de with the gallant armies of the Allies Forty thousand cnslaycd
Greeks are occupied u works ul Macedonia connected Wuh the de-
fcrSr of the allied armies. About another $1,000 cnsalycd Greeks are
IA France dcvotiug themselves 10 works connected with this struggle
of Liberation. aHd thousands OF cu,llycd Greeks are already Fighting
under t, Stars and Stripes against % common enemy for a common
cause. for the same ideal, and for the prevalence of dcmocratic
principles
fl is dryouik to bee wished that mi, war viii MOI bee concluded
without rcsruiug from the british hands of Turkey those populations
which Is associated in all our minds with the highest ideals Of
civilization.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-10-31
yes From Which Politics Must Be Barred:
ID Office; the Auditors Office; the Public Schools.

tors in his private business. lIc viii not appoint
men of any other qualification cor consideration thaIi
business efficiency. lie should hc elected.
Nothing bat blind partisanship would produce
a vote against j. II Wagner, the state school sup
crintendcnt. Wagner has rigldly excluded politics,
partisanship. political influence from his Office. Tie
has given the schools q thoroughly competent al.
ministiation. He is a braiuy executive. who knows
his business. His two years experience add cnor-
mouslv 10 his net cash value 10 this state during
the next two years. To change him and put IN u
new man could be- done only aS u matter of politics
there is no business reason, no educational reason,
no other reason for a change. Thus, TO change
would bc 20 inject politics into the school admins.
tration, whether the man opposing Mr.. Wagner i,
q politician or not. We know Wagner and know
that he delivers the goods i'm educational results.
About all that the great majority of the voters of
the state know about his opponent is that his name
is Long, that he is a democrat and Is running ON
the democratic ticket. That is no reason for elect.
ing him IN the place of q man who has performed
services 100 percent efficient, and whom we know
Is the kind of man W. want and need IN the posi-
tion. Laying aside amy question of Il deserved pub.
lie recognition of good service. plain common sense
should, and we have no doubt that il will produce q
majority for Mr.. Wagner that will put him well ON
toward the head OF his ticket.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-10-31
STORY TELLING
By b. RRUC
Author Of 'Ths Riddle OF Personality - Psychology ana
Parenthood, - Bic.
Copyright 1913. by the Associated Nevspapers)

quite sure hat the stories you ten
appeal 10 the mind OF a child
When YOU read stOries Ia yourself.
you are always most Interested. are
you not iH stories with cledrlf de.
fined characters dnd rapidly moving
action DO the stories YOU tell yuur
little girl possess these particular
qualities
n you clutter Thorn with long de.
soriptiuns. II yuu overload them with
"details, n you fan tu give reality
end definitcncss 10 the people ur
animals or fairies ~ your ~turics. 10
You ALLOW the action To- drag. It b. not
surprising that your daughter would
rather do something oils" than listen
q. stories.
Her reaction tu stories uf this sott
b. Just as natural as ylur reaction
tu tedious novels written hy % huug
lvr over fond uf words
or perhaps yuu make the serious
mistake Of letting your stories iD.
quirc too %'prcachy' % flavor.
AM story worth telling tu 70 child
should bee a. STORY with "a murtl 1ut
tho moral should never be the story.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-10-31
The County School Superintendent
n RS JOHN W. WILSON. republican uomm,
MI for county school superintendent, has ever
qualification necessary for successful g

n A RS. JOHN W. WILSON. republican uomWu.
MI for county school superintendent, has cyrrf
qualification necessary for successful aU
mIuistratlon of that very important office. Iud..
the present county superintendent. Atan8cio Mon
ioya, notable progress has been made in the schools
of this county. The work Mr.. Montoya has dom
has been So practical and 81 successful that IT E.
attracted the attention and favorable commcu' OF
the United States Bureau of Education, AID of cds
Gators of national prominence.
During the past two years Mrs. Wilson b.
been secretary of the county board Of cducatlu.
The superintendent il the prcsidcn' of the bugrI
and Mrs. Wilson has been in active contact with
every phase of school work in this county. 81,
understands thoroughly the principles upon wiir.
Mr.. Montoya i, working, and the ends he is Seckiug
10 obtain. She is IN sympathy with his program.
and IS qualified both by general training and cdu.
cation, as we'll as 10y experience, TO carry If for.
ward.
\ number of the more progre>,ive New Mes.
leo counties have elected women 10 tri, ofiro
Wherever they have been chosen they nave proy,I
efficient 10 a marked degree. They have been abip
10 bring 10 the work a sympathetic understanding
not only of the problems of the children but thos,
of the parents rs well, and have thus been able tu
bring about a cooperation i'm school work by Oh,
parent, which few, If any, of the men who have
held the office have been able To achieve. Without
wishing To reflect in any way upon the democratic
nominee for this position. il Is our belief that Mrs
Wilson should be- elected. that She will bee able "a
give the county schools the better service.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-10-31

hank There con the 1852 l.p,k sat
DERRY Muskrat Jcrf1 looked very
we'll pleased with something. % IL
wasn't difficult lut E'lly tn guess
what
E,GI, drew back h.s Ups Iu 20 was
Zoo show am bits teeth and lu hIr eyes
Nt- such un ugly look. Iat Doc Iiiu.f
how himself Tie wouldn't fiVU
T,rry Muskrtt the pleasure u'
lns how augr, aud upset he Wa Doe
stole away aud hurried over fH u
certain quiet place 900 th" Green fH
r-t whcr, hc could bn alone and ...s
uuttl Do, recovered hi- temper
.Th4t fellow l.n't worth tr'iuE fl
catch auywuy Doc stI" ts hn uuf.H.
along never did care much iH
NusErtt and don't KNOW what 4
would hu,r dome with nIw n r..
caught hiIu.
Wouldn't J,rt, Nu.,lff bIN"
laughed 81 he could hayr heard this.
N,,i story: Peter RABBIT Hcir-
Wan Voice.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-10-31
amAIIER IsI.

- WAS o. u1u...fc and glorious sur
pIIsD W. uturcd ono colonel
a Who didn't ...u have his pants ON.
We got H., whole starr sud tho,
didn't know Hrcthcr 1t was tn,
end OF tho world or the end of
the war when uupch of rourh neck
hack private. Hkc in on thoil nee
little durout ar. give Thorn oh N'N
q quarter ot . uCh of BAY outi lua'
for IuN aud a. else.
a. WAS great 1rt. NothiuE Ike 10
Iu tho world chasing. It's som,
thing uk, rabbi 4hootng whom Won
get thru con- r ruu YOU iIst atuu.
buoE uud p.l. .. the maj Nuu want.
And tH. .|. Thing OF % gII is tl
slight. We ..U uumhlius down u|
th,m uut uf .. lawn. and tnDir Som
tinol- v.., .HHIN tung off iur.r
feet III.. .. re- Thought cot uii.'N
2ud weren't f.' least |pIcnnr'd
As vp mar.|... forth. dcplovo1 .
attacking .E. 10 line. the tfrlv.
ruutpd rIsIf long beside us, ar. I.
So. struck a.H.. misty marllu, .|
most tH,E won't |Irht ON ahead ..
walked ur.r.f. Nod am tho NIi'. coo.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-10-31
roINrIn rNn nKArms.

lud'rt,koYs lose on; when the dead
Itst hur.o- its dead
Time aud tido wait for uo man
.u1 Y woman Is AWAY behind time
Probably love mako tho world pu
round because n is So cranky
Thanh. 1rr so chctu that th,r. Is
uu oNuu.. for giving thou rrurrIrrI"
SOM. folks aro .tud,st when tl,.
.ur l.l others when they HI, ruj
ASKED ta sing
Whom 10 young man propose. Geo H
ROO. .Ir Is apt Co refer him 90 hen
father merely as q matter Of form.
T.. would be-" humorist rub. ID Boa
.. Tho mothor-in-law uuuIIt.
ruf. realizing g." which side uu bread
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-10-31

Consider the excellent animal storic-
iy Thornton W burgess. storlc-
which have delighted hundreds Of
thousands uf children. and Will delight
hundreds Of Thousands more.
There is % lesson iu every one of
these tales of the little FOLK OF for-
est, field ana stream Ana the les
son gets 10 the mind OF the child none
10" less surely fur being taught indi-
rtCtly.
n Mr. burgess Wcr, not content
with merely $50 sgc~tiuE' hi- moral.
% he made his stories obviously di-
daytc, they would not merely hccom,
loss interesting They would defeat
thou admirable purpose
lu'thp light 81 the foregoing. SUR
V,t the stories which YOU make up
,uurself. cor which YOU sclrr, tS b,.
Ing especially desirable "a cell YOUR
chlE, You may find that YOU have
been overlooking souuo fundamentals
ir effective story telling fur children.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-10-31

Smoked shark win soon be on tho
market Florida fishermen are all
reads smokug the lpsh of the tiger
ot the sea- aud other Atlantic coast
INNS are preparing To place shark
meat ou the market New MeNico OF.
l,IuIs Of tho food administration au.
uuuuDCd TINS morning,
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-10-31

Nr ".ddN TUNED H. .... and 1rUt-
ted uIf toward ne .. TI furc.
E,IiE couldn't tlU word Uo -it
".tN The most shc' 'uak uu hls
.N.. YOU can imar Doc watched
H" EniuN dis1r when She
u ..f uf sight ne .uIud down lu
|.. ....U and sniff @,t.vfl, dom
f.. BOTTOM. Jcrfe .at1 been along
f..I. there w. 1f 10, lcp-t doubt
.U' tutt. re icup,. out un tle
. aud ST. str. for 'h"
lines Pool n.y. '~I.'.H.lN h"
q" n..f up ppcp'' uy' th,
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-10-31

Lots 81 folks who come into Tho
world with neither wealth nor mt,Ii.
Ecurc manage 90 huld ihoIr " from
sttit Co finish.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-10-31
NnIn NOM RON LN,TOnN

10 you want breed Of rabbits
v Nl-u viii pI1iuo, b maNlmum
quantity of meat. choose the flcm-
Do Giants Thcs, animals often weigh
fnIrtp,u Or fourteen pounds when
mature Thpr, lH uu way 10 produce
n.,ft SEQ rho,ply as hN raising these
rabbits. Moreover. the meat ls as
euu1 t- chicken bc.,g quite different
from That ot tho wild rthhit a well
cooked Flemish Giant b. NOT only a
rabbit hut rare hlf les we'll The next
I.f breed ful m'pi is the belgian
|Ilrp. whlrn docs not grow quite So
..rr. uut dr, Loops rapidly and b. very
Hrulff,.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-10-31

is bu,t,r,l, ho lets tnc f,thcr-in.law
alone.
You never rcallz, how dearly YOU
nave paid for your whistle uutil you
tN 60 sem 30.
Tho up to date trtiu robber finds
10 moro p%rotIttnl, iu conduct "a rail-
way restaurant
~ .s sHid that clover mind reader
ono. rUlI 80 woman. mind n wac
UHfH.. fp understand IT,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-11-14
Presidents Reply to Germany
On Question Of Food Supplies

Department Of State Washington, Nov Is, 1918.
Sir have the honor to acknowledge the receipt Of your
today transmitting to the president the Of cable
into Germany without delay public order Is maintained in
Germany and equitable distribution Of food guaranteed
II should be grateful you would transmit the following
reply to the German government:
AT joint session of the two houses of congress No
vember H. the president of the United States announced that
the representatives of the associated in the
preme council Versailles have by unanimous resolution
assured the peoples the central empires that everything that
possible in the circumstances will be done to supply them
with food relieve the distressing want that in many
places threatening their very ves and that steps to be
taken Immediately to organize these efforts relief in the
systematic that they organized in the
of Belgium Furthermore the president expressed the opinion
that by the of the idle Of the central empires it
ought presently be possible to lift the fear of utter misery from
their oppressed populations and set their minds and energy
free for the great and hazardous tasks of political reconsc
ton which now face them every hand
Accordinglythe president directs to state that
he ready consider avorby the supplying of foodu
Germany and take the matter Immediately with the allied
provided he be assured that the public order
being and will continue to be maintained in Germany and
that equitable distribution of food be clearly
teed
Accept sir the renewed of my highest
sideration.
(signed) ROBERT LANSING
Mr.. Hans Sulzer,
Minister Of Switzerland in Charge Of German Interests in the
United States
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-11-14
WORK ON DETAILS
OF GENERALIZATION

Washington, Nov. 15.-The general
staH of the army Res named come
mittee to work out the details Of
the rehabilitation OF the United
states army. Ii was indicated today
that the president mny ~ proclama-
tion order the musteront previous to
the signing 0f the pence treaty u
he considers the emergency for
which the men were called for ser
vice hns passed. There II no possi-
bility. II was said. that the men
can he mustered out In France.
One 81 the main questions under
conside ration now II the sise IT the
standing aPMy Of the United states.
The opinien In general that ut least
.50IbnO naen will he retained In the
service.
The aemobilizatfon 81 tAe army
will be shade gradually. one dtvtstnn
heinx- dtsrhnrKed before action e
taken In the musterang ont II
another. II n understood 10 more
conn nsin.ioas will - EraateA eivili-
ana. h1t The hen now II oate<ras
trnining ~anars Will ~ permitted -
resAain as1 auali1y ~ reAsFse -
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-11-14
Troops To Remain
On Duty In France

London. Nov. 13.--America's MILL
tary machine in France will carry
on" without the slightest relaxation
pending the expiration OF the period
in which the armistice conditions
must be fulfilled by Germany. No
troops will be recalled for the pres
ent. The American army will hold
itself In readinesD for all eventualities
until December II.
Some American stan officers arc
sending for their wives In the United
States
Canadian and Australian soldiers
who have seen AOpg and uninterrupt-
ed service will get limited furloughs.
but Great Britain and FIR nee on tho
whole do not figure on the bulk of
their military forces beginning to
come home until spring anyhow.
/, There = no fraternixing between
|AmeriCAn ana German SOLDIERS on -
Nxomch front 6trict oT0ara against
13gS ma 91l Qpmxau4S 11on With ~
Z I1nf1 ~ RI Anti1Mll NlG1lt
ssis " s
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-11-14
U.s.. TO FEED STARVING HUNS
PROCLAMATION OF KARL ON
ABDICATION.

Vienna, Via London, Nov. Ia
Here II the abtiication proclamation
of Kaiser Karl:
Ever since my accession TO the
throne 1 have INCREASINGLY tried to
deliver my peoples from the ire
mendOus war for which bear NO
responsibility. have not retarded
the establishment OF constitutional
life. and 1 have rcopened 70 my
people way to solid national de-
velopment.
..Ffllcd with sna1tesAbee lovo TOR
all my peoples Win not In my per-
son he a hindrance to their free &C.
velopmcnt.
II acknowledge the decision OF
German Austria to take on the form
of a separate state. rclinQufsh all
participation in the administration
Of the state likewise release AL
my Austrian ministers from their
Offices. My Gcrman-Austrian people
will harnoniously and peacefully
adjust themselves to the new condl-
lions.
..Thc happiness Of my peoples has
from the beginning been the object
Of my war1ncst wishes. Internal
peace alone will he able to heal the
wounds which this war has caused.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-11-14
cnAIRMAN.s MESSAGE

Reports received yesterday nj
headquarters OF the United War
work campaign In Richmond arc
ris,s. cHeonragips Richmond an
na,ln,sss about S2A0.00a. Danvilic.
s.3 600: Iynchbnrg. $4,000: Al
cxnndr,r, $500.
Buchanan and Nottaway couu>
tic report their first quotas sub
S<~.tted md nrc now working for
the ATTY per cent over. Many other
,puntics arr dosng finely
Negroes II the state arc particu-
tariv responsive and win he n big
factor In the campaign.
Men and women students Of tho
state, organized for the campaign,
rcy~,ri $f2, 900.
With comparatively few places
as vet heard from. virgtnia's total
~ the close Of yesterday was $685.
OOe.
The State NORMAL school OF
fredericksburg has raised $1,000.
: Tfyc Victory Girls rf the school. tn
curry out the Victory girl obliga-
ton OF earning tlSfr contribv-
lions. put In fiftecn tons Of coal,
shuckcti corn for farmers In the
county. and stool nj toll gates So
liSdtinx help frOm tourists.
Headquarters Of the Y. NJ. G. A.
National Wark Work Council I'm
New York hns received . call from
the Paris headquarters for large
force OF secretaries to b. sent over
seas at once for wclfarc work
among the soldiers. Every effort
Is being r,ndc by the seven aGcn-
les engaged In the war work CAM
paign to augment their personnel
and equipment, with View to Of
fcriny the largest possible pro-
ram for rho men in France and In
camps nj home, The coming OF
peace and the long period 81 de-
mobilization THAT must follow
make the needs Of these seven
n agencies more pressing tlsnn ever
before. and Acccntuatc the value Of
their activities.
s. r. NJ. cARRTNGTON.
I Ch.trr,an United War Work Cam
nnigll, in Virginia.