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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-15
After-War Problems

Thomas F. Logan, In leslle'S,
 Two outstanding tasks loom up be- fore the officials Who are to have |charge of the reconstruction policy of the government, The first is one of salvage. It will consist in saving what can be saved for peace uses of the tre- mendous expenditures upon the war. It is the less important of the two. The other is to preserve prosperity. It can only be accomplished in complete free- dom from partisan shibboleths and from subserviency to class interests. whether they be labor. farmer or capitalist. It is the prosperity of the whole na- tion that will be at stake when the war ends. There must be no hagglng
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-15
SENSATIONAL TRIAL COMING

Annston, December 14-(Special. 1.-The coming week will witness the trial of one of the most sensational cases of alleged misconduct on the part of an officer at Camp Mcclellan, and the guilt or inno- cence of First Lieut.. George D. Rule, of the personnel adjutant's office, charged with selling fake discharges at $50 each to enlisted men, will be officially de- ciared by a general court martial already ordered to assemble for that purpose.
 The detail for the court which is to determine the guilt or innocence of the accused officer consists of the following officers:
 Brigadier General William Bryden, United States army.
 Col. Joseph E. Myers, Twenty fifth field artillery.
 Col. Henry H. Pfeil, Thirty-ffth field artillery.
 Col Neil Finch. Thirty-sixth field ar tillery.
 Lieut.. Col. Alvin w. schoenleder, med ical corps, camp surgeon.
 Lieut.. Col Gift Andrus, field artil- lery. brigade firing center.
 Mai. William R. Woodward, artillery. Maj. Francis T. Armstrong, Thirty sixth field artillery.
 Mai. Ben Tomlnson, Thirty fifth field artillery
 Maj. Henry c. Jones, Thirty-fourth field artillery
 Maj. Custis L. Poland. infantry.
 Maj. Norton Wigglesworth, Thirty fourth field artillery.
 Maj. William A. Long. infantry.
 Capt Franklin c. Chalmers. infantry. 157th depot brigade, is the judge advo- cate of the court and Second Lieut.. Will liam G. Heiner of the Thirty-fourth field artillery, will serve as assistant to the judge advocate in the prosecution of the accused officer.
 ha nf inf IQ1tia ap5 ba two enlisted men created a sensation at Camp Mcclellan and the officer is still held under arrest in his quarters on the cantonment while the two enlisted men are occupants of the prison stockade.
 Capt. Townsend Pyott of Chattanooga and Capt Billie Stanton of Memphis, who is a former speaker of the Tennes- see House of Representatives, have vol- unteered to defend Lieutenant Rule in his trial which will probably begin Tues day or Wednesday, and it is understood that they will try to show to the court that Lieutenant Rule is the victim of a scheme concocted through jealousy on the part of Captain Goes and the two en- listed men who are under arrest on the same charge.
 When the military police arrested the Chattanooga officer they are said to have found several $50 checks made payable to Sergeant Major Bullard and Private Bonenske on his person, but the accused officer claims that the two men had requested him to deposit the checks for them, and that they did not represent the money claimed to have been paid to them by the enlisted men who had received their fake discharges.
 The outcome of the trial against the accused officer and the two men will be watched with interest Sergeant Maj or Bullard is an Albany, Ga. man and is said to inherited fortune of $l0,0Oo just before entering the army.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-15
RUSSELLVILLE

Russellvine, December 14-(Special.)
 MT. s. Fl. Hester and Mrs. S. C. Hester
 of Burlescn, were married in this city
 yesterday afternoon by Probate Judge
 A. W. Hargett, at the home of MT. w. w. Weatherford, at 1:3o D. m. Mrs
 Hester was the widow of MT. Hester s
 brother.
 MT. Thomas Lee Taylor and Miss Myr-
 tie Ezzell, two prominent young people of Mingo, Miss, Route 1, were married
 at the courthouse in this city this after
 noon by Probate Judge A. w. liar
 gett. Sheriff w S. Wilson and Deputy
 Sheriff w. T. Britnell went out to Frank
 fort about nine miles from the city Thursday and captured a still with 100t gallons of beer. The still was found ir the barn of Lee Hester and the beer
 was poured out and the still brought to
 the city.
 The public and high schools of this city, also several other schools in the county have been closed this week fol an indefinite time on account of the in fluenza epidemic again breaking out. The epidemic had died down for awhile when last week several new cases were re- ported, among them being three of the teachers of the High school and tn. health officer closed the schools. A telegram was received today from the adjutant general informing the pa rents of Lieut.. J. Mason Douglass tha' | he was wounded in France on the 14ti I of October. degree unknown. His pa rents have had two letters from hin lsince that date, but he did not mention
 the fact that he had been wounded. st
 the nature of the wound is still un i, known. cablegram was sent him i'm mediately by his parents to know how he was wounded. Lieutenant Douglas. has simany friends over the state who vii
 be sorry to know he was wounded
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-15
HUNTSVILLE

Huntsville December 14.-(SpeciaE) pr. Frank Wilson. one of the best known physicians of Huntsville. who recently joined the army medical corps and was commissioned captain, has se- cured his discharge and has returned home. The county health association sought his release because of the scar city of physicians here, which was oc- casioned by the demands of the army and the death of several Madison coun- ty physicians during the epidemic of influenza in October.
 J. L. Andrews, merchant of Madison, is dead of influenza and pneumonia. He was A years old and is survived by his parents, six brothers and two sisters.
 At the annual election of the Pine Grove camp of Woodmen Circle last night Mrs. Amy L. Haden was elected guardian; Mrs. w. T. Williams, advis- or; Mrs R. T. McFarlane, chaplain; Miss Cora Pamplin. banker, and J. II. Peden, secretary.
 Community singing services which proved such a popular outdoor fea- ture during the summer months when they were held in court square, will very likely be resumed as a regular Sunday afternoon occasion in the Elks' theatre which seats 400 people. Pop ularity of the indoor singing services was attested at the Thanksgiving sing on the Sunday after Thanksgiving and the British Day service which was held last Sunday, the house being packed on both occasions. A regular Sunday afternoon programme is an nounced for tomorrow
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-15
Baden Villages Desire to
 Unite With Switzerland

Berne, Thursday, December 12.-(By the Associated Press. )-Seyen frontier villages of the Grand Duchy of Baden have passed resolutions expressing their desire to become united to Switzer- land. delegation of the burgomasters Of these villages will submit an official request to the Swiss government that the desire of their people be granted
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-15
ROTARY SERVICE FOR BOYS

Anniston, December 14-(Special)-A Christmas tree or a specially prepared Christmas dinner for one or two boys for each member of the Annston Ro- tary club is to be the treat offered by the members of the local club this sea son, and the plans for this event are now being worked out by committee appointed Saturday by President Scott Roberts, of the Rotary club.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-15
U. T. PINsoN IMPROVING

Anniston. December IA. = (Special.l ] U. T. Pinson, who has been seriously i'll with pneumonia at the Sellers hospital here for the past 10 days, is now be- lieved to have past the danger point, and will probably be able to return to his home by the middle of next week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-15
TWO MEN WOuNDED

Anniston, December IA. = (Special.) The name of Private James T. Taylor. the son of Mrs. Emma F. Taylor of this city, appeared in the Saturday casualty list of men severely wounded in action.
 The name of Private Lester Haynes, son of J. D. Haynes, also appeared in the Saturday list of men wounded slight Ix,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-15
DECATUR

Decatur, December A-(Special 1.-The opening of the Red Cross Christmas roll call drive in Albany Decatur will be marked by speeches in all local churches tomorrow by four-minute men. Two meetings will be held Monday night. Mrs. w. M. Wilson of Gadsden, Andre Le- fargue of New Orleans and Lieut.. Robert J. Bagues of the French high commits sion, will deliver addresses, the meeting in Albany being held at the Masonic theatre and the one in Decatur at the city hall
 Officers of the Boosters club expect to come to an early agreement with Will liam c. Hale, canning expert, who is here to confer with the Decatur commer- cial organization relative to the estab- lshment--of a canning factory in De- catur.
 The negroes of Albany and Decatur will meet at the Lyceum theatre Sunday aft ernoon to open their Red Cross drive. A Birmingham four-minute speaker will address the meeting.
 J. w. Clopton, manager of the Decatur Ice Cream and Creamery company. ac- companied by Mrs Clopton, will leave Tuesday to attend a three days session of the Southern Association of Ice Cream Manufacturers at Nashville.
 Alice Bridgeforth, fined $50 in the cir cult court on prohibition charge, has been granted new trial on motion of her attorney. by Judge Kyle.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-15
CREAGH RETURNS TO CAMP

Anniston, December I.-(Special )-R. B. Creagh of Selma has been returned to Anniston and Camp Mcclellan from Sell ma to help the camp ticket sellers in
 sending the large number of discharged
 soldiers to their homes, and has re-
 newed many pleasant acauaintances since his arrival here early in the week
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-15
NEWS OF ANNLSTON
 AND CAMP MCCLELLAN

and Gox.-Elect. Robert A. Cooper of South Carolina
 Fowler belongs to a prominent Car olina family and as soon as his pre- dicanent was made known to his rel atives in the Palmetto state, bond was furnished and his release and resto- ration was later ordered
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-15
Hun Ambassador Rac.,led

Madrid, Thursday, December 12.-(By
 the Associated Press )-Prince Max Won
 Ratbor ct Corvey. German ambassador to Spain, has been recalled to Berlin. according to the newspaper Fl Sol.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-15
HAWKINS HANNA ON LEAVE

Aniston December I4-(Speciai.) Hawkins Hanna, assigned to duty with the hospital corps at Camp Jackson, s. C.. is spending his 10-day furlough with his parents, Mir. and Mrs. Edgar Hanna, at their home in Oxford. MT. Hanna was a member of one of tine bands at Camp Jackson until a few weeks ago. when he was transferred to the medical denartm
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-15
Flu in Porto Rico

San Juan, P. R., November 27.-Influen- ga is still epidemic on the island. Many thousands are sick and many deaths have been reported. Unless the situation inn proves it will seriously handicap the early opening of the cane harvest.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-15
MOTHER AND BABY BURIED

4nnlSton, December H. - tSpec!at) ) Mrs Cleve Brymer a daughter of Mr. and Mrs Frank Taylor of DeArman- vile. and her baby, few months old, were buried in the same grave at Har- mony church Saturday morning, and the double funeral gives emphasis to pestilence which seems to follow the ill-starred family during the past few weeks.
 Two or three weeks ago. the oldest Taylor girl, who lived with her hus- band at Spring Garden, died and the death of her husband was announced the following day.
 Wednesday another son of the Tay- lors died and his body was inferred at Harmony Friday, just "A hours before the bodies of his sister and her baby were consigned to the grave
 Frank Taylor, Mrs Taylor and ev- cry member of their family are con fined to their homes at DeArmanvlHe with influenza. and reports from theIr bedside Saturday is to the effect that they are desperately ill
 The body of Mrs. Brymer and her little girl were brought to the city Friday morning and prepared for bur = lal at local undertaking establish ment. neighbors and friends of the family being afflicted with the same malady or afraid of the disease which claimed them to the extent that they were afraid to visit the homes of the stricken family
 The services over the body of the Taylor boy Friday were conducted by the Rev. Robert L. Wyatt, and the same minister officiated at the ceremony held at Harmony Saturday, morning
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-15
Roosevelt to Be Decorated

Tokio, November 27.-Former President Roosevelt has been elected an honorary
 | member of the Japanese Red Cross and, with the special approval of the Elm
 peror, will receive Red Cross decora- ton,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-15
NEGRO TELLS STRANGE STORY

Anniston, December H.-(Special)-Ad Barker, Hobson City negro charged with the violation of the prohibition laws swore in the county court Friday after noon that he was in his own potato patch at o'clock Tuesday morning, dig ging potatoes, when he was arrested by Deputy Sheriff Shaddix, and that he was knocked on the head, handcuffed and brought to Anniston along with a jug of whisky which the officer had hid near the potato patch
 Judge Thomas w. Coleman, Jr., pre- ferred to believe the story of the deputy instead of the negro's yarn, and it was a 50-50 decision that he rendered after hearing the evidence. He fined the negro $50 for violating the prohibition laws and $50 for resisting arrest.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-15
REYNOLDS REPORTED ALIVE

Anniston, December A.-(Speciall } Capt $. C. Reynolds. Of tse 115th infan- try, who was reported killed in action several months ago, is believed to be aA right by many of his friends in the city, letters from the front showing that he was alive and well on November 8.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-15
MARKER DIED SATURDAY

Anniston, December l4.-tspeciaI.)-A. H. Marker, well known citizen of this city, died at his home on South Front street Saturday morning following a weeks illness of pneumonia. following influenza.
 Pending the arrival of relatives from a distance, definite funeral arrangements have not been made Mir. Marker is sur vived by his wife and several small children.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-15

Miss Florence Romaine recently pe- came first chair bootblack in Mus catine. Iowa.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-15

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-15
Holland to Get Coal

Washington, December 1S.-The wal trade board has agreed to allow Hol- land 100,00O' tons of coal provided 1t is transported in Dutch ships The Meth erlands government today gave notice of it's acceptance on this basis.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-15

The Washington monument is na- tional memorial to the Father of His Country" It is 555 feet high The base is 55 feet square, with walls 15 feet thick, and the total weight of the struc- ture is 9o.854 net tons The interior of the monument is lighted by electricity and contains stairway composed of 800 steps and an elevator that reaches the top in seven minutes. The corner stone was laid July 4, 1S48, in accord ance with Masonic rites. The work pro- gressed slowly until 1854 when it was discontinued for lack of funds, but in 1880 it was resumed by the government, and in 1884 the monument was completed at cost of $1.200,000. It was dedicated February 22 1885.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-15

The Japanese language is now included In the course of study in the high schools of Australia.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-15

There are about ls,oC0 square miles of coal fields in the United Kingdom.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-15

A recently patented oscillating electric fan can be made to move its blades either vertically or horizontally.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-15
Celebration in Russia

Richard Orland Atkinson in Harper's
 Magazine.
 The fires were all out and the theatre was bitterly cold Suddenly I heard the
 front door open, and then two young
 soldiers muffled up to keep from freez-
 ing, marched down the aisle and stopped
 at attention in front of the stage. The
 young men saluted me and bowed low,
 while I stood spellbound and wondered
 what 1t was all about. Then they began
 to sing. The old Russian Christmas
 songs and chants-the finest in the world
 they sang, and I stood still and lis-
 tened. It was the Christmas greeting
 sent by the soldiers to the Americanitz
 When the music ceased they wished me
 Merry Christmas and marched sol emnly out of the building.
 The doors were to open for the per- formance at O o'clock and at hundreds of men were outside, pounding on the walls and doors, and giving their hoarse calls to be allowed inside The red-and- white girded ushers had to fight con- tinually to keep out men whose turn was to come on another evening. One man got in on a tobacco coupon, and when I discovered him he grinned guilt fly, and pleaded: ''Tovarisch Americana itz, it's all right this time, please, isn't it? I'm going to position tomorrow. l knew he wasn't, but he, was so clever and trusted so in our stupidity that l grinned back and told him to stay. Every night the crowd became more
 unruly, and I had to threaten to close the show before I could get the rioting to cease They stormed the windows; they broke in side doors; and they yelled and groaned all evening because they could not crowd in, the second or third time. And as it was, the hall was filled beyond any fire limit known in the United States. Papinossif had not alto- gether put aside his bolshevism for the occasion, and Karazia learned that he | had refused to give tickets to many of | the officers. When these finally at tended, the men all treated them in l friendly fashion, and for the time old enmities were buried. In fact, the ushers actually saved front seats for any off, cers who might be there they had had l to ask permission of the committees to attend)
 l The programme consisted of two little plays, one of which had the promising l title, q Am Dead," with vaudeville
 stunts; music by military band and l by a stringed orchestra chorus singing ] by selected group of male voices, and recitations by few of the children, who l had been duly trained by Papinossiff. The "Marseillaise" was first played, and during the evening the orchestra bravely attempted with indifferent success, 1 America
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-25
SAM LOYD'S BRAIN FOOD
8 Minutes to Digest This.
No. 462.

When my boz came home with a
string OF fish he quickly got out his
scales and weighed up his catch. As
we admired his spcokled beauties it
occurred TO me MAT there was an in
teres,rng little puzzle involved. The
scales weighed nine pounds and
when putting the fish on the scales,
we found that they weighed three
pounds. Now. take the FISH OFF the
scale, and the scales Of the fish, and
We find their scales weigh one fifth
Of the weight OF the fish without
their scales
In view OF the fact that the weigh.
OF the fish without their scales IS
equal to one fourth OF the combined
weigi OF the scales. what would be
the weight Of the fisherboy as he
holds up the scales with the fish and
their scales on, il what he holds up
is equal to just one tenth OF his own
weight. Tha, is il. Never mind about
the fish What is the weight OF the
boy?
ANSWER TO no. 4ol
PANTS plus TRAP minus
STRAP plus HERD plus APPLE
minus DAPPLE equals PANTHER.
tCopyrisht, 1918. by sam LoydD
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-25
Exneriments at Public Expense.

Ev-Pre ident TAFT, in an address at
Berkeley, Cal, warned that state against
conducting clinical laboratory for
social and political experiments" Tho
state that does so will have to foot the
bills. The late Professor Sumner Of
Yale long ago wrote OF the mad pas
s.ons OF men which appear on the one
hand IN ianaucal devotion to efietc
institutions and rotten traditions, and
on the other side in the senseless love
OF rum" lie added III this is the
true manifestation OF the so-called
modern spirit, then an enemy to clvlll-
zation Is abroad on the earth, COM
pared with which the barbaric lust for
destruction Of the Huns and vandsls
sinks into rnsignlficancc 1t is re-
ircshiug 10 recall the words OF thoughts
tul men IN tns day when the demagog
lhold, forth President Wilson himself.
before he entered politics, dwelt with
strongest force on the tendency TO fadS
and iancics IN legislation, and warned
the public against experimental upliit-
ing.
A fayori,e doctrine Of Lord Rose
bey's is that the virllity of the present
/ generation has been endangered by the
popular modern theories OF the func-
tlons Of the state The state goes too
far in it, paternali,m when it inter-
feres with the freedom OF every man TO
work out his own salvation. This IS
more true IN America than in any
European country for here we have the
spirit Of selt-rellance, no man being
kept by tradition in the station of lie
in which he was born but having per-
feet freedom to improve his condition.
1t will pay the taxpayer to keep his
eve on the legislature that makes itself
clinical laboratory ior social and
lpo'Iucal experiments '-Lcsic's.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-25
KNOCKER OF RED
CROSS THRASHED
RlSberg Of White SOX SwatS
Man Who Made Remarks,

NEW YORK. May 25-Swcds RlsherR
made himself Red Cross hero by swat
ting gent who frequ"utB tho hotel
where the soE stop ana who resented the
spsrsistencs Of the Red Cross glrl team
(which In nHking tho drive there. hhin
gent spoke roughly to one OF the solicitors
and Hlsberg heard him, then took "A lett
handed punch which Knocked down the
dAndifed Stacker. Hwede said he used
his left because he did not want 90 Mi
the fellow, who sought medical attend
sncs by aid OF a taNlcab.
Risberg absented himself from the MOTEL
today 10 avoid possible legal hntanglr-
ments, but II In not thought tho ylciim
will attempt any redress, NJ all hands
agree he got of altogether too easy an
II wns.
Word came today from a lawyer In
Boston that tho damage suit against
McMulln and Weaver growing out Of
that row IN FenwHy park last summer
will be brought up on Friday nud warned
the play 10 be present Tho case con.
sists OF claims for 81 900 apiece against
the two Sox players for alleged damages
10 the feelings OF two Boston fans who
mixed with the athletes as they were
leaving tho park hfter the game which a
coterie OF Hub gamblers tried 70 break
up before five innings we're completed
without belttllng the rstic proweSS
OF the SoK, II might he a good idea from
n baseball standpoint II they would re-
serve their fighting spirit for their nat
urul enemies on tho diamond hereafter
Il might mrBn moro victories ana fewer
lawsuits