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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-18
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Mrs. Murray. and little son, Mervilfe. nave returned from Kansas City, where they have been spending several weeks
 MT. and Mrs. Leon Higgins and Mrs F. Walker will return today from d visit to Ozark and Panama City.
 J. A. Sankey, former Montgomery man, who has been serving for three months in France, has been given the commission of lieutenant He has many to learn or his promotion.
 MT. and Mrs. Cliff H. Williamson left Saturday for four or five weeks at Ben ton Harbor,- Mich, and points in Wis. consin.
 MT. and Mrs. Sam Lehman have re- turned from visit to Camp Walton
 Mrs. F P. Flowers and relatives are visiting relatives in Jakin, Ga.
 Miss Ida Monsky has returned from . delightful visit to Camp Walton.
 Mrs. R. l.. Poland arrived Saturday from Galveston. Tex, to join her hus band, Captain Poland, who is adjutant of the Forty-s,xth infantry. Captain and Mrs. Poland are at home at 304 Adams avenue.
 Mrs. V. Morgan Morris and daughter. Katherine, are in Macon, Miss, visiting relatives.
 MT. and Mrs. Allen c. Rankin an. nounce the birth of daughter, whom they have named Eugenia Patton, for her maternal grandmother.
 Miss Robbie Cobb, the attractive daugh. ter of Mr and Mrs. R. L. Cobb of Grove Hill is the guest of her aunt, Miss Kate Thorn, at her home, No. South Hilliard street. Miss Cobb is being shown many social courtesies while in Montgomery. and among the affairs which have been given in her honor were two picnic parties and a watermelon cutting.
 Miss Nancy Chestnut has gone to Pass Christian to join her parents, MT. and Mrs. E. B Chestnut, who have been spending several weeks there with their son and daughter, MT. and Mrs. H. E. Harris.
 Mrs. A. J. Kaufman and Miss Myrtle Kaufman have gone to Little Rock, Ark, for visit of two weeks.
 MT. and Mrs. I. Well and Miss Helen Well will leave this morning for New York and Lake Placid, where they will spend several weeks.
 MT. and Mrs. Joe Hudson are spending the week end with their parents, MT. and Mrs. w. M Hudson.
 MT. Frank Wyman Langham will ar rive today to visit his parents, MT. and Mrs E. E. Langham, for Il days. His friends in Montgomery will be glad to know that he has recently been made first yeoman at the navy yards at Phsla- delphia, where he is stationed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-18
Thought Cooties Were Straws

I thought they were going to send us right into the fighting at the end of that day, but they didn't, says Britain s youngest veteran, 17-year-old Tommy Kehoe, in Boys Life. Instead we slept beside the road, while our ears buzzed with a noise like the pounding of thou sand boilermakers on sheet iron. Yet with all that chatter most of the lads went sound asleep as soon as they were curled in their blankets, and didn't wake till morning.
 But Billy Clegg, Billy Matchett, old Bonesey and I cuddled up together ani talked things over. Three of us were pals already and naturally got together whenever we had a chance and needed little consolation But Bonesey, who hadn't been in the same company with us till we got to Boulogne, was a brand new chum He seemed to take liking to use, and after that he was about as hard to lose as cootie.
 Before long the two Billies fell asleep but Bonesey was a night owl and it was a long time before he stopped talking and dropped off. As for me, was on the edge of the biggest adventure boy could ever hope to find, and lay think ing about it half the night, listening to the guns and watching the rockets and the shells against the black sky.
 In the morning the first thing I heard was the voice of Billy Clegg saying:
 "I got some straw down my neck. can't get it out"
 Then I discovered that I had a prickly feeling myself and began to dig for it. All around me the lads were doing the same thing.
 "Straw!' said the sergeant. "Why, that ain't straw you blighters have got It's cooties.'
 And he was right. We all had them the little crawlers that get into every soldiers clothes as soon as he gets to the front and stick to him like a loving brother till he gets back to Blightly. wonder if Jim Hawkins had those things. I hadn't counted on them when I went adventure hunting.
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 ling their vacation with their mother,
 Mrs. J. D. Carlisle. at Chalkvile
 Mir and Mrs. George Nelson of Mem
 phis are visiting Mr. and Mrs. B. w. IFinck
 < Mrs. Carl Jacobs and little daughter
 have returned from a visit to relatives
 In Lafayette. Miss Nellie Parson is at home after Spending six weeks in Chicago
 Mrs Mary Couch has gon to Alabama
 City after spending three weeks as the guest of Mrs. Henry Bailey.
 4 Miss Gertrude Melton of Argo is the 5guest of Miss Margaret Mckinney & Mrs. J. W. Jones and children have yfeturned from short visit to Gadsden MT. and Mrs E. c. James have gone
 on an extended trip to Ohio, Kentucky
 Illinois, New York and other places. Mesdames Sallie York and Fanny Har-
 ris are visiting in Wadley Mrs. Doyl Snyder is the guest of rela- lives in Louisville. MT. E. A. Wilson of Louisville was the
 recent guest of MT. and Mrs w. R. Cox.
 Mir and Mrs A H. York and Mir. and Mrs. Van D. Foster have had as their recent guests MT and Mrs. J. F. York, Mr. Hugh York and Miss Velma York of Horton. MT. and Mrs. J. H. Snyder left Satur- day for two weeks tour of Kentucky, Illinois and Indiana. Mrs. Emma Reese of Louisville is vis- fting her cousin, Mrs. E. o. Edney. Misses Grace and Josephine York are visiting in McCarty. Misses Mary Wood Cowan and Jesse Chantz are spending the week with Mrs. Auther Roberts at Westf1eld. Misses Mary and Ethel Myers of Ash vile are the guests of Miss Ida Craw ford.
 MT. and Mrs E. c. James had as their, recent guest MT. Jack James of Elmore. Miss Margaret Mckinney has returned Pafter attending Miss Adma Parker's house party at Newcastle. Mrs. S. G. Wells has returned from visit to Annston.
 Miss Katherine Tobler has returned from a visit to Miss Marie Billings at Tuscaloosa.
 Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Dougherty of Bris- tol, Tenn, is visiting MT. and Mrs. Jesse Carney.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-18

The Wednesday Study club, in CO., operation with the war camp community
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-18
Work o fthe College Girls
 in Helping to Win War ! Attracts Much Attention
(suo ssud molJ psnupuoO

(suO sSud moIJ psnuIluoO) tribute to the home-m making of the in- stitution.
 Besides the $250o of federal money appropriated for the Lodge a commit tee composed of MT. J. w. Mallory, MT. o. H. Parker, Mrs. Stephen Thompson, Mrs R. H. Dean and Mrs. D. B. Walsh will endeavor to raise a generous amount of community contributions for the support of the home.
 Mrs Mamie Melvin is the capable di- rector of the protective work, and Mrs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-18
THREE

he seemed to like the idea of my car- rying a gun. And at last he made rifleman of me, 1 had to throw in three years to my age for good measure. hope l may be forgiven for that one, for my mother brought me up to tell the truth. Anyway, it was in good cause"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-18

General Pershing's call for 5000 carrier pigeons has led to pigeon-raising cam paign. Marines at Paris Island. s. C.. have obtained 300s birds. most of them having come from members of the corpsF who had kept them as pets Short flights on the island are being made with reg ularity. and trial flights from Washing ton, D. C.. to the camp. are being con- templated-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-02-26
GARFIELD URGES
PURCHASE
OF COAL SUPPLY

Washington, Feb. . Fuel .Adininistra-
tor Garfield today advised all household
err to buy their normal supplies Of coal
f6: next winter in the regular way A.
soon as the coal IS available
Er Garfield denied that he had urged
people last year not to put in their nor
ma supply Of coal for this winters use.
re gulations governing the distribution,
OF coal for domestic purposes will be for
INFLATED on the return to Washington or
/. A. Snead. federal fuel distributor. who
is now visiting the state administrators
These regulations may provide for a IRA
t,onng" system similar TO thosc aiready
adopted by some local administrators
I2r. Garfield indicated that the fuel adj
mu'istratior was giving serious consider
alton to the proposal that ali street RI l.
ways he requested to adopt the ".ti;t
step system rs = conservation mcasur"
Such An order he added. would hc wei
ccined by the cpmp1nica. manH % which
have difficulty in securing enough coal to
hc1p running.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-02-26
GERMANS 0VERRUN RUSSIA
FROM FINLAND GULF TO SOUTH
Trotzky Not to Have Part in Peace Conference
German Armies Now Well into Little Rus
STA - Krylenko Displaced by Brujevitch as
COMMUNICATIVE Chief - Claim Germany Plans
IN Restore Monarchy

the Germans by the Russians still
holding the town. for up TO Sunday
the invaders had made no mention of
having come within sight of Reval.
Since the renewal Of hostilities be
gan the Germans have taken over thou
sands of additional miles of Russian
territory, the rapidity of their advance
even though virtually unimpeded be-
ing remarkable.
Especially rapid has been that in the
south through Nolhynia. where partic-
uar efforts We're directed in getting in
touch with the Ukraini so as to car
~ out the compact with them To aid
in eXpelling the Boshevik from
Ukrainian territory. a battle before
hier therefore seems not far distant
The Russian delegates who are to
treat with the Germans left l'etrograd
Sunday night for Brest- Litovsk Trot
ky who holted the original peace
conference and declined to sign peace
treaty. will not represent the Russian
government in the present discussion,
il having been decided to send in his
stead NJ Iinovieff. president Of the
Petrograd Council of Workmen's and
Soldiers Delegates.
Already the imperiaUstic German view
point is being pressed upon Russians In
the newly acquired territory. The German
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CLAIM 10000 GERMANS
REFUSED TO ATTACK

IetrOerad, Feb. 25.-A report thdt
o0.oe0 German soldiers refused 10 at
tack the Russians in tho new campaign
was given out today by the Bolshcvik
telegraph agency. Polish troops in some
instances are said 10 have fed. Tn
issuance of war reports was begun To-
day, the following communication BON j.,
given out:
Socialist defensive front: In the &c
gion Of Borizoff (45 miles northeast II
Minsk) q detachment was sent to a.,
struy bridges Borizoff and Plots}l drt
in the bands of the Revolutionary
forces.
'Hapsal and Nenden have been tab
IN by the Germans, who fought Da,-
tic with Lettish detat hment. The 50
ton at <orsuvsk and the town Of o.
troy have been occupied by the Gt"-
mans. Poles are advancing from Nj"
holilev toward Obruisk. but often The
troop. take to flight in large bodies.
According 10 reports from Arens
burg, 10000 German troops refused TO
attack"
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GERMAN PLOT
To Kill Officers an d
Guards at Fort Doug
las

salt Lake city. Utah Feb. 25.--t'ur-
ther evidence Of what is believed TO
have been a plot on the part of Ger
man civilian prisoners at Fort Doug
lass TO kill the officers and guards of
the prison camp and escape came to
light today whom a second bomb was
discovered in the compound.
With the finding of the second bomb
within As hours, prison officials began
an exhaustive search Of the entire pris-
on and grounds on the ground that 9th
e. explosives had been hidden for use
IN a general prison break They eX-
pressed the belief that tho bombs were
constructed to be used as hand gre
nades against guards or officers who
might block the way OF escaping Drls-
Unels.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-02-26

The German Imperial Chancellor has
told the Reichstag athat the Bolshevik
government Of Russia has accepted
Germany's peace terms and that peace
must ensue shortly. But. apparently,
no peace ro1 the Russians is lmmedi-
ately in store.
On the contrary the Germans con-
tinue TO overrun the country from the
Gulf of Finland southwark we'll into
Little Russia. Reval. Russia's principal
port on the Finnish Gulf. together with
it's fortress. has been captured; Eskov.
situated on the railway about 100
miles southwest of Petrograd, is in
enemy hands; and southwark along
the entire line the invaders everywhere
are steadily pressing eastward and on
their southern wing have formed a
junction with the Ukrainians at Ihlt-
omir. S. miles west of kiev which town
ii is their announced purpose to take
from the Eolshevik element holding it.
Little Resistance at Reval
Although it is announced that Reval
vas taken after q battle" il IS doubt
ful if serious resistance was offered
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Pullman Co. Employees Ask
for an Increase in Wages

would not tip a brakeman, thereby enab-
ms the companies to keep down the por-
tiers wages.
j, W. Higgins, executive secretary OF
the Western Association of Railways, re-
appeared before the commission to give
exact lsures on wage Increases in the
western territory during 1916 and 1917.
which he said amounted to s97 $4,000, or
AL average of sl5l41 per man. He So
that many classes of employees who had
not been represented before the commits
sion had been given the same con sdera-
toI- III any increases as those who's
cases had been presented by the heads IF
important unions.
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Personal Pleas Made

Personal pleas to the men not to
strike were made BY labor leaders and
federal and state officials. stirring
call to tho patriotism Of the men was
made by Gov. Mccall, after which the
meeting voted almost unanimously to
postpone a waikout.
Fist fights, yells and an attempt to
stampede tonight's meeting, which was
held in fremont Temple, and force an
immediate strike were features of the
liveiiest session that has been seen in
this city in many years.
Letters and kilograms containing APP
meals not to strike we're received with
boots from the crowd and several times
efforts were made to prevent officers of
the union from continuing the reading.
\ statement by John II. Reardon,
vice president Of the Amalgamated
Association OF Street and Electric
Railway Employees Of America who Is
here TO look after the mems interests
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EMBDEN man
Is Reported Killed in
Action on Feb. II
Gen. pershine Reports Deaths Of Lieu
tenant and Four Cadets from AR
plane Ace,de nts-Other Casualties

WASHINGTON. Feb. o5.-The deaths OF
a lieutenant and tour cadets resulting
from ,irn,ane accidents were reported
to the War department today by Gen.
pershing. The dead are;
Lieut.. Leland J. Hagadorn. Orleans
y y: Cadets Clark E. Nichols, Phll-
adelphia: J. F.. Stillman. New YORK;
Donald F.. Carlton. Providence. r. L.
and Arthur II. Wilson, Phllade'phia'
The message gave no details of the
accidents.
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Must Be Actually Recognized

"onlv me reserve need he made in
this connection: These principles must
not only be proposed by the President
az the I'nited States. but must also be
actually recognized by states and peo-
plies
hut thus goal has not Vet been
reached There is still no courts or ar
bi,ration established by all the nations
for the preservation Of the peace IN
the nam" of justice. When President
Wilson i'm 'idcntally says that the Ger
man chancellor is speaking 10 the tr'-
ta.ual IT The cntlre world must de
q line this tribunal as prejudiccd. JOY
fully as | would greet il, if an impar-
tial court Of arbitration existed ana
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INTERN WOOL
MERCHANT AS
ENEMY ALIEN

l'fN' Fen > Alleged to be
"4eh' re nlted states for German
"@'% wa" ave been seeking 10 cor
'.' worlds wool market. Eugene
. wealthy wool merchant If
'''h ami Boston. vas arrested
-" f'da a. ~ enem, alien ana viii
informed >r'nrd,ns 20 Deputy Al.
"n". o'reta' Alfred I. Becker.
'.1'erd' 'os ju correspondents, With
IN \rer' former financial asen,
'.''" Nh" German governments
sorn - Muenster. Germany
N'.UIs aiming Z" I've 4 Belgian
'''N - Verdt was m ;act born in
" "n"", Germary. He resided in
''s' NJ nu' camc M tne United States
TIP 10 NO tmc 90 the German BON
'.W'-f rt Antwerp
'eri's alleged activities we're dis
hi" 'lc fuel authorities nv the
N'i.'Hr' General ~ New Nork states.
N''li' name having appeared in
"spoudcuco ~ Hugo SCHMIDT.
''''. 'H' alleged paymastcr in the
~" ta'.1 .ass vht.h thc attorney
-.''' inN estiEatcd
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AmsterI1m. Feb. .5.-Speaking be
fore the Reichstag today, the Imperial
German Cha ncellor Count Won Hert-
ling. made this declaration:
Il can funda mentally agree with the
four principles which ~ President
Wilson's view must he applied in a
n,utual exchange of views and thus de-
clare with President Wilson that
general peace can be discussed on such
:. In
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Berlin, via London, Feb. 25--The Gct
man forces have occupied Reval after
an engagement. with the Russians.
The Germans have also captured
Pskoy (abou, go miles southwest II
Petrograd). This announcement is
made in the official report from gener-
al headquarters tonight which reads.
, The town and fortress of Reval were
occupied at 1920 o'clock this morning
after a battle.
Plevkov (Psko) south Of Lake Prpus
is in our hads.'
Fortified Seaport Town
Eeval capital of the province of f.
thonia is u fortified seaport on the
Gulf of Finland about go miles west
OF Petrograd by rail. Prior to the out
break Of the war large numbers Of its
population of about 100000 were Ger
mans. The town did a large export
business before the war, chiefly Of
grain, timber. fax, hides, wool and
hemp. its aggregate trade averaging
well above s30,000,000 annually. The
old imperial palace. built by Peter The
Great, still stands in the town, which
also contains numerous other buildings
of historic renoWn.
The town of PskOy, in German
known as Pieskov. is the capital or the
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FOR Y HOURS
Boston Garments Strike
Is Postponed
Personal Pleas from Labor Leaders
and Federal and State Officials Win
Over Attempt to Stampede Meeting
Will Arbitrate Half Of Demands

Boston, Feb. Pa strike Of $500
union street carmen for higher wages
set for midnight tonight was postpon-
ed for - hours until midnight Thurs
day-by a vote at mass meeting or
the carmen tonight. Meanwhile an at
tempt will be made by union leaders
to bring about an agreement between
I he mon and the cunnanN
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LATEST TYPE
Of A m erican Built
Heavy Calibre Guns
Are IN Service on Sectors Of Western
Front Held by American Army and
on Italian Front-ItaIians Much
Pleased with Results Accomplished

Washington, Feb. American built
ordnance of the latest type and hca
lest Calihre-l0in Finch and li-inrl
riiles--are in service on the sector If
the western front held by the Amer
lcah army and on the Italian front, IL
was learned today ar the war depart-
ment The general belief has been that
very few American heavy guns were in
Europe
14inch Rifles
The guns sent to Italy included a
number of i-inCh rifles, both of A. and
5O-calibre. The former was considered
tho most powerful naval weapon in eX-
istence until the commissioning of the
British battleships Of the Queen Eliz-
abeth class with 15-inch guns. Amer
lean experts still believe that tho IA
inch 30 calibre rifle is harder-hitting
and more accurate even than tn" lurR-
er British weapon.
Reports from Italy say the resuhs
achieved by the heavy American ord
nance already have elected expressions
Of admiration from the lt2lan gene
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GERMAN FORCES OCCUPY PORT CLAIM PACKERS HAD ADVANCE
OF REVA AFTER ENGAGEMENT TIP ON HOOVER APPOINTMENT
Also Capture Pskov, 160 Miles Southwest of Pet
rograd-Report that 10000 German Soldiers
Failed to Attack Russians - Polish Troops in
Some Instances Said to Have Fled

- government of the same name. The
ruins Of numerous rich and populous
inconsistencies are still to he seen in or
near the town The business Of Pskov
is unimportant.
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Washington, Feb. 25-Profiteering by
labor slackers and supply contractors
was denounced III the Senate today by
Senator McCumber of North Dakota.
Republican as IMPLYING the spread Of
what he called ''BolsheViki movement
in this country" The senator dcliv-
cred a two hour prepared speech, de-
Claring that profitecring was encour-
aged by government officials. charging
that labor unionism is Stacking in
most shameful and disagreeable man
her' in shipbuilding and urging enact
mcnt Of his bill to draft for industrial
or agricultural service men between IS
and g. years Of age.
Gallinser Attacks Wastc
Republican Leader Calinger followed
with an attack on criminal waste and
extravaganza" in government activities
for which he said those in office would
be held responsible.
Senator Hollis Of New Hampshire.
Democrat and Senator Phelan Of Cali
forna replied with vigorous defense of
labor's record. The latter observed
that a Republican drive" in the COM
ing campaign was being announced:
Senator McCumber disclaimed parti-
sanship and said his criticism Of labor
Stacking" were meant principally for
industrial Workers of the World mem
bers.
In his address the North Dakota
senator bad bitterly assailed the Boil
sleviki government of Russia Tor
"damnable treaclery and blacklist
treason in deserving the allies. Ills
bill for drafting men for industrial or
agricultural service he said, did not
propose consumption Of labor but mere
II a mobilization of the nations physi-
cal strength which would reach slack
ers and idlers" and millions of men
who have never been engaged in any
gainful trade or occupation
Bolshevik Sentiment Here
Denouncing the Bolshevik surrender
to Germany. Senator McCumber. told
the Senate that ''Bolshevik" senti-
ment in America was of no less danger
TO the cause OF Democracy. Itoh'eeiS'
labor slackers and government officials
who failed 70 stand against them were
assailed ~ The rsenato III vigorous
terms Unless conditions changed. he
declared. only collapse of the central
movers could save the allies from de-
feat.
The senator began with denunciation OF
,ha BoIshevik surrender. Search the worlds
history. :" be said and nothing can be found
oven 10 approach this most damnablc
ireacherv 20 the faithful and bleeding al
lies this blacklist treason 10 country and
national honor. For this gnominious sur
render under Bolshevik reign, let every