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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-04
THE BLUE DEVILS
From the Philadelphia Public Ledger.

From the Philadelphia Public Ledger.
 Known to the Germans as "the blue devils" just as the Highlanders were known to them as ''the ladies from hell,
 the French Chasseurs we'll merit the wild enthusiasm with which hundred or their number were greeted in New York. They have come, with some of our own men, to put in a last plea for the Licer- ty Loan. There can be no denying such an appeal. How strong it is has been shown in Philadelphia, where there are now boys from the trenches urging Us to come to the help of their comrades. The blue devils have been longer in the con 1lict, and they wear many honorable scars. The stories of their bravery, which they are too modest to tell, are well nigh incredible. They are covered with serv-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-04
THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER
By Francis Scott Key.

the dawn's light, What proudly we twights cleaning
  Or the rampars streaming? And the redg bombs bursting in Gave still n
 
 Oh. that arspangled banner of the free and the home Of the brave? On the through the mists of the deep Where the foes haug reposes, What is that whic towering steep As if fitfuly blows discloses? Now if catches he of mornings first beam. In full glory shines - (Chorus) Iris the star-spangled banner, oh long may 1t wave Ger of the free and the home of the brave Oh. thus be shall stand Between owed and foul desolaion; Best with the Praise hath made . nation! Then conquer just And be 'In God trust"
 (Chorus)
 nd II Der he and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-04
Ghetto Subscribes to Liberty Loan

@ ONE days ago New York; $ g Ghetto had 1O,340 subscribers to the Third Liberty Loan, the total of their subscriptions amounting to about million dollars.
 Could any finer testimonial be paid the American government than the response these people have made? :? The Ghetto is not the most affluent residence district in the world. A larEe percentage of it's inhabitants don't speak English, but they are thrifty folk and out of their savings have bought Liberty Bonds. Most of these people fled from oppression in the old world, an oppression due in part to religious prejudice, but aided and abetted by autocratic govern ments.
 The Ghetto's swarming population may have alien ways and speak a babel of tongues, but they still re- menlber how they felt when they first saw the Statue of Liberty. which has
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-04
GERMANY,s INCREASED DEMAND

When Prussia licked France it asked an indemnity of $1,0O0. 100000. But Ger many has now asked s2,o 100000 of small and poor Rumania It is apparent that the scale of indemnity is being revised upward at Potsdam, and what the Kaiser would ask of America-were 1t not for the American army and navy and the as- sistance of the hard-fighting allies would be a sum for the higher mathema- ticians to write down.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-04
Final Drive Today
 For Liberty Loan

66lDUY bond." is still the Third O Liberty Loan slogan. The campaign ends today and the home stretch should mark a signal achieve ment.
 A gratifying feature of the Liberty canvass this week has been the alacrity with which people who had already bought bonds bought another. Birmingham has gone far over it's quota, but let's have a whirlwind close and swell the total by tens of thousands of dollars.
 + # ,. The Kaiser has been making some more speeches to his troops Putting the matter up to yoa personally, would hearing a speech from the Kaiser make you any more willing than you are now to die for him?
 a: # #
 Golfers Weekly expressly disclaims any responsibility for what Norm. Hap good says on his private page" That enables Norm. to say what he thinks without causing the editors of Golfers to lose any sleep.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-04
American Doctors
 in British Army

NNTRITING to the New York ! WV Times from Paris, Charles H. 'Grasty pays a deserved tribute to the American medical men who are serv- ing with the British army in France. MT. Grasty says:
 It is not generally known how
 many American medical men are
 serving with the British in Elan
 ders and Picardy. They have been
 true to the highest standard of bravery and initiative, carrying on nascr me heaviest fire, attending
 the wounded, and often going into
 No Mans Land.
 Reports from around Ypres tell
 of their great gallantry. and l un-
 derstand the losses were particu-
 larly heavy among American doc
 tors. British officers speak in the
 best terms of the skill, efficiency,
 and coolness of the American medi-
 cal men, but these heroes disap-
 near unhonored and unsung. Being
 only attached and not regular of-
 fcers, their names do not appear
 in the British casualty lists, and
 the American army has no record
 of their fate.
 In concluding his dispatch MT Grasty suggests that the American government should make some ar rangements with the British govern ment so these American doctors "may be remembered for their work and sacrifice"
 War correspondents devote much space to describing the heroism of men under fire and praise stretcher- bearers in glowing terms, but back of the firing lines are men of equally heroic mold who work night and day, often in great danger from bursting shells themselves, to save the lives of wounded soldiers. And the suc- cesses they achieve, even under diff culties, are remarkable.
 Never before in the worlds history has such large percentage of wounded men been healed and sent back to the battle line. There are sol diers who have been in hospitals a dozen times or more and are still ir first-class fighting trim, due to the skill of army medical officers and the work of Red Cross nurses.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-04
MARK OF n1sREsPEcT.

Clipping makes me tired by habitually calling celebrities by their first names as if he and they were on intimate terms" remarked MT. Gadspur.
 'Of course, a thing like that can be overdone" replied MT. Dubwaite, ''but personally I have no objections to a cit izen calling the Emperor of Germany Bill The chances are anybody who talks that way has invested in Liberty Bonds" PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-04
sELF-sACRIFIcE
Pitfshurx pispatch.

From the Pittsburg Dispatch.
 Lord Rnondda the British food con- troller, whose resignation because of ill health is rumored. is said to have been made i'll by trying to live on smaller ration than his own board prescribed. Most mon would have tried it on some. body else first.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-04
ENTERING A PROTEST

From the Houston Post. 4.
 Smith of Michigan wants to revise the calendar and cut the year into 13 months of 28 days each. We object The four months with five pay days may not op- crate to increase ones revenues in the long run, but their effect upon the spirit is exhilarating and inspiring.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-04

STANDS We'll. 'Is Doppel member of the Periwinkle club?" "Yes." "In good standing?" q presume so. All the servants there lie cheerfully for him over the telephone when Mrs. Doppel calls" DRoNEs ARE NOT WANTED. eve used to hear great deal about the idle rich.'" "So we did" Are they all at work now?" ( Not all. perhaps But here of late they are taking care to keep out of the way of people who do work" LovABLE CHARACTERS.
 A bird I like
 Is Benpie Hermann
 He never quotes
 From General Sherman
 F. P. A. in Stars and Stripes. cndp l lke
 Is Amos Carr;
 He never says:
 Well war is war"
 Macon Telegraph. A chap I like
 Is William Riser, Whose fav'rite yawp
 Is, Can the Kaiser"
 OUTDISTANCED. Love laughs at locksmiths,' you know,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-04
ADIRFT WITH THE TIMES

That's an old saying and a trifle out of date"
 ''Yes?"
 But Love certainly has the laugh on father when he tries to head of a six cylinder elOpement in one-lung fliv- ver." ~
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-04
A PRINCE IN PERIL

From the Houston Post
 It is reported in Amsterdam that Prince Eitel Frederick came near suffering severe shell injury last week. A small particle of egg shell got in his windpipe, but it was ultimately elected.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-04

ice stripes and medals, won at the peril of their lives But what is a medal, more or less?' asked one of them The least return We can make to these and the other brave men who have fought our battle for us is to send our money over the top at any sacrifice.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-04
IDLE CURIOSITY.

That old gentleman over there is Pro- lessor Diggs. He knows the dimensions of all the stars.'
 Do introduce mel! exclaimed Miss Calder
 Are you interested in astronomy"
 Certainly not. I've always wanted to know the exact weight of Billie Burke.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-04
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
Beautiful Birmingham

Birmingham now looks so beautiful to me, and 1t is a genuine pleasure to be here and mingle with my friends" said Mason billiard of Florence.
 Tn regard to Muscle Shoals, as the days go by the story grows more won derful, and the paramount issue and greatest problem is to house and take care of the people. If anyone doubts the wonderful magnitude of Muscle Shoals, ask Jeff Bailey of The Age Herald. He can help to tell the other half that has never been told. as he has been thereD
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-04
DEUCEDLY QUEER

From the Florida Times-Union.
 Isn't it queer that American meat costs more in the United States than it does in England: and the war risk insurance rate is over 10 per cent!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-04
MARKsMANsHIP OUT WEST

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
 Two men shot dead in a crowded Cal ifornia court room. and not a single innocent bystander hurt! The films must be right about the craftsmanship of those wild westerners.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-04
Write Cheerful Letters

Mothers, write more cheerful letters to your sons in uniform! They need messages of encouragement, not dole full forebodings, nor constant remind CTS of the awfulness of the great dis aster to humanity" said Sergt. J. c. Whitlock.
 This is the pleading message sent out-not by government officials, but by the boys themselves-boys that are over there!
 Don't help the Kaiser by hanging weights on the spirits of your boys who are fighting writes Joseph Teter of the -- United States marine corps, now in France. The boys are all ready to go through with this thing, taking things as they come, but it is the folks back home who seem to be quitters. All of them are getting letters of this sort from their mothers-and tell you, it's mighty disheartening.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-04
Member of the Associated Pres.

Member of the Associated Press
 The Age-Herald is the only morning and Sunday newspaper in Birmingham carrying the Associated Press dis patches.
 The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for publication lof all news dispatches credited to It or not otherwise credited in this paper land also the local news published 2herein. All rights of republication of spe- cial dispatches herein are also re- served
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-04
Dr. Ross Not the Man

T have been frequently asked if was the lecturer who spoke so delight fully of Russian life and character" said Dr. B. B. Ross of Auburn, "but have to answer in the negative
 q regretted very much that I could not hear Edward A. Ross on Thursday night but unfortunately I was down for talk before the section of the Alabama chemists. Russia is very much in the public mind just now and any one who knows it at first hand is sure of getting sympathetic hearing. I spent most of my time abroad in Ger many, for I was doing special work
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-04

That which ill mean men we cntitlc patience, Is pale cold cowardice in noble breasts. ,y --Richard II. -S-r # * #
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-04

BEGINNING THE DAY-SpealS to me in the quiet of this morning Of the rest which Thou hast prepared for Thy children. Save me from hurry, from worry, from sin, from doubt, from fear. Give me Thy rest. Tn Jesus, name. Amen.--H. M. E.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-04
Distinguished Trio of Ladie.

T happened to be down at Loew's Bijou on Thursday afternoon, sitting in box said Russell Booth, when lin came three ladies'
 The pictures were running and the house was dark and 1 did not at first recognize them, but as soon as the lights were turned on I saw that they were notable trio of Birmingham matrons, Mrs. John c. Henley, Mrs R. M. Pearson and Mrs. T. H. Motion. IL was not only pleasure and a privilege to share the box with them but their presence brought up many pleasant memories of the early days in Bir- mingham. The three have played a great part in the social and religious life of the community"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-04
TRUE TO TYPE.

T see where seven Frenchmen on trial in Paris for espionage claim they are Journalists but show no ability to write"
 "Ahem!" said the practical newspaper man. That seems to describe a jour nalist pretty well'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-04
TIME TO HESITATE

From tho Washington Star.
 A Russian patriot may not be alto gether eulpable in hesitating to offer himself as a victim of the next revolt
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-04
x!k1ttAlAss.1lL

r. S.: While fighting to make the world safe for democracy" let's make Birmingham unsafe for pro-Germans.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-04
GOLD.

Gold, gold, gold,
 The siren whose charm never wanes; History's pages, through ages and ages, Have borne the indelible stains Of blood that was shed to possess it, An instant to have and to hold; And nations have died in power and
 pride
 On the glittering altar of gold.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-04

Washington bureau, POT Hibbs build- ing.
 European bureau, 6 Henrietta street, ICovent Garden, London.
 Eastern business office, Room 4s 10 50. inclusive. Tribune building, New York city, western business office, Tribune building, Chicago. The $. c. Beckwith Special Agency. agents Tor foreign advertising.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-04
Farm Labor Solution

'In connection with the earnest work of the United States employment service at Birmingham in seeking to enlist labor for farm work, and to aid employers to secure labor, as far as the wages offered will permit" said B. E. Samuels, checking farm work for the local office, "it is desired to call attention to the following quotation from the United States department of agriculture at Washington. D. c.
 "'The thought of the entire nation is directed to the farm labor problem The people of the cities are awakening to the fact that the winning of the war depends on helping the farms feed the nation. The desire to win the war will send them to the fields to replace the country boys in the armies or drawn to the war factories. They realize that no private business is as important as the business of food production.
 But the farmers. too, must think, must plan. must help! One way is to help train an agricultural reserve. Therefore, when that city man or boy who never plowed furrow comes to your farm to replace that skilled farm handmade the best of him, MT. Farm : CT. Think of him as valuable recruit or cadet for the agricultural reserve. Think of yourself as drill officer responsible for developing food pro- duction force for the nation
 Twenty Seventh Street Church.
 q see that they have at last about |cleared away the Twenty-seventh Street Baptist church building which was built about 10 years ago." said George M Webb, "as they have pur- chased a new site and expect to build a handsome edifice.
 Tt is hard working and conse- crated band of men and women who have stood by the needs of the com- munity in which they elected to erect house unto the Lord. hope they will meet with success in financing their new undertaking. They have got to go ahead now, for they have burned their bridges behind them that is if you can call tearing down their place or worship burning bridges.
 Behave Better After Feeding
 T was certainly relieved on Friday morning when the train bearing our distinguished visitors and guests the electrochemists and electrometal- lurgists rolled in on time,'' said Wal lace l.. Caldwell, the chairman of the local committee, flor it gave us the chance for them to have breakfast at the Tutwiler without hurrying, and yet get an early start to show them the wonderful things in the district.
 T find that even chemists are in bet ter humor and more easily managed after they are we'll fed. The weather man gave us fine day. I feel that they got to see Birmingham under the very best conditions"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-04

OUTDISTANCED. Love laughs at locksmiths,' you know
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-04

Gipsy Smith, having come in contact with the Atitila- like hords which swarm out of Wnhemstrasse,- knows. that. the only way to stop their victorious march is not to tie them up in treaties to be torn up at will, as was done by the re- sponsible German government when it did not suit it's purpose to abide by the one made with it's neighbor and friend. gallant little Belgium, but to meet and defeat them in battle and make them and iron"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-09-28
LAUREL WILL SHOW
ALL BEST HORSES

LAUREL, Sept. 2s.-Fifteen carloads
of thoroughbreds, horses that have
been racing at Havre de Grace, are
shipping today and tomorrow to
Laurel Park. They are primed for
October racing at the Maryland State
Fair Corporations session pending
the arrival from New York OF the
strong stables OF the Metropolitan
circuit. The New York horses will be
coming on in trainload lots toward
the end OF next week.
The lure Of the program offered BY
Col. Matt VIM. the Laurel Park gen
eral manager, with its $1,000 and
81 200 added money purses for over
night races, its $4,000 in stakes. and
its promise OF specials whenever there
is Justification for the running OF
special race, will WOO them from il
maica and Yonkers-
Among the prominent stables that
are leaving Havre de Grace this week
are the establishments of W. E. APP
plegate, F. D. Weir, Z. T. Zollieoffer.
Richard F. Carman, Comdr. ]. K. L
Ross, ]. o. Talbot, James Arthur, Capt
Raj Parr, William Garth, J. H. Ros-
setter. George wingfeld. Cornelius
Garrison, ]. n. Black, and J. E. Grit
nth.
The stables of G. r. Tompkins, F. ".
Weld, ]. Temple Gwathmey. and
James Boden, all OF which, barring
the Triple Springs Farms establish
ment, which is in Boden's charge. are
made up OF jumpers
Laurel Park, with two first rate
rate steeplechase specials, the Royal
Blue and the Chevy Chase, and four
81 900 and $1,000 overnight cross
events on the program for the
first nine days, offers unusual induce
ments to chasers-
The cross,country establishment of
Joseph E. Widener and Mrs. Payne
Whitney (the Greentree Stable) will
be coming down toward the end Of
next week
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-09-28
Auction Golf a Freak
Way Of Playing Game,
But Becomes Popular

A freak way OF playing the
links game is known as auction
golf. and 1t is becoming popular.
The golfers bid at each hole for
the number OF strokes to be
taken. and to him who bids lowest
Is left the task OF making his
contract. This is best played by
four-ball matches with the aggre-
gate strokes of the partners
counting. Doubling and re-
doubling is allowed and points
scored above and below the line
represent a contract duly fulfilled
or an adversary's contract not
fulfilled. To further complicate
matters the side which is defeated
in the bidding may be given the
right to hit the ball backward
after every third stroke.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-09-28
MIKE MENOSKY AND
SAM RICE IN GAME

Mike Menosky and Sam Rice, out
felders. formerly with the Griffmen
and now with the American army in
France, may play together next
month overseas.
The Stars and Stripes. the soldiers
newspaper. suggests that ex-profes-
SIGNALS now in khaki tour the lines
for the good of the service" and
names the following lineup:
Pitchers-GroVer Alexander, Cubs:
Sherrod Smith. Dodgers: Leon Galore.
Dodgers; Winn Noyes, Mackmen:
Lambeth. Indians. Catcher-ColOr
Sergt. Hank Gowdy, Braves. First
base-Jack Miller, Cardinals Second
base--Johnny Evers. Red Sox. Short
stop-Churck Ward. Dodgers. Third
base-Roy Bates. Mackmen. Outfield
Mike Menosky and Sam Rice, Griff-
men. and Miller. Indians.
The first game will probably be
played at Paris
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-09-28
MAKE new RECORDS

LONDON, Sept 2S.-A new Irish
record for throwing the shot was re-
Gently made at the Cashel Sports by
]. O'Grady. who recorded IS feet.
beating his previous record Of 81
feet Ga inches. The worlds record
for the event is held by John Flana-
gan, who in 1905. at New York, put
the weight 80 feet y inch.
Miss May Spencer, OF the Garston
Swimming Club, at the Livingstone
Street Baths, Birkenhead, has sue
ceeded in lowering the. 200 yards
ladies' breast stroke worlds and a
s. A record OF minutes IL 2-5 sec
ond at Manchester in 1916. SWIM
ming in fine style, she covered the
distance in minutes S seconds, thus
lowering the worlds record by 2-5
seconds. 1t was a splendid perform
ance. Miss Spenced is but sixteen
years old.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-09-28
TAD'S TID-BITS
The Two DOUGHboys

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MISSING IN ACTION"
Gibbons xS hs.. We aay e. s ma s the |
thrilling affair An inspiring spectacle It shovel that
$4,000 paid the thing Let hope that they
are s c SGS es s soS the tenee
@ the T 5 S sort Of %n that sy % hat nd
mus1 Ty ySpS s GRT And they were collect The fact was
5 st in @ s ssE
officials made speeches. shook their fists and the crowd
Two Great Actors
regular fight Ny, boys fast and
snaPpy Lewis much taller and heavier started to give teGnaTS
opeHJ pleased
The did the thing Leonard Of the
the sse6age That the hardest punch Of the fight Now don't
dazed swung of frenzy
"demsna No the face of the earth would find him
red 5 Ted made hi skb his f Eye and s was
story suppose
4s I on @ R snd ta uhs d R
after Referee o Pasey Kline had da counted S ten 80
DIDN'T MEAN Benny have spilled
from the floor 'ss leu sef ~ Mo H'AO - way anu ' 0"e ~
They init Donald
relative fight
he said he'd do he did He didn't try sneak ONCE
Hd aT Te tn Hs linen the
the s wound Se Rade eH
The sixth marvellous round The art Of dukng shown
feet below treat Charlie Chaplin in box fell right into George
COhan laughing
him
heads and then ducked almost the floor.
The tickle crowd didn't like They booed hissed
howled at the ~Doughboys."
The wonders, Lewis
three frantica
by swinging his around Bennys head
He let Benny b him few things and then wostepped
another clnch The to
and them the az but they didn't Benny had
Jack with the dough while Lewis kept his peeled
The balance the the tmekeeper
thought he'd that hammer hit the bell
1t great The Doughboys fixed a
Mcfarland Gibbons did
Beach, but this had it licked mile
There's nc every minute and take him.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-09-28
PENN STATE WILL
USE ITS FRESH|ES

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. Sept. H.
Penn States athletic authorities. p 20
cordance with the wishes OF the War
Department, has waived the freshmen
rule, and all students here win be eligi-
bic for the athletics teams OF the col
lege. One hundred candidates are
now at work for the football. eleven.
Coach Bezdek has made the hrst
step toward selecting varsity
eleven, picking the following for
the first string men: Griggs and g.
W. Brown, ends: Farley and Henry,
tackles; Hays and J. W. Brown,
guards; Bentz. center; williams
quarterback: Smell and Crum. half
backs, and Unger, fullback