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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-24
altruistic and it cannot fail of publi' appreciation.

appreciation.
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 It is most gratifying to learn that number of actors who used to be musi- cal comedy lieutenants and wore dash ing uniforms on the stage. are real ofri- ce1s, at the front and are leading their men lover the top" instead of leading flock of chorus girls in a song and dance number.
 What we don't understand is how that particular section of the German press which has begun to criticize the Kaiser openly has screwed its courage to the sticking point. You will notice that Boy Scouts make many of their sales to lnotherly women, while pretty girls sell most of their stamps to men. There's a reason * E T Exhibitions of bathing suits in store windows suggests to the tired business man that a trip to the seashore might build him up wonderfully.
 :. ~ 4, The mere fact that John Drew is now grandfather will not interfere with he career as a stage lover and matinee idol of 20 years standing. # # A.
 John Barlcycorn would be well content if he could find refuge in storm cellar somewhere John has always had a predilection for cellars. .. # # American soldiers are finding French beer quite different from the American product However, they probably prefer it to the near variety.
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 Why not make the insects economize on food?" asks the Washington Times. We are willing. beginning with mos quitoes and chiggers.
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 A contemporary discusses what the bolsheviki want, a subject of which the bolsheviki themselves seem to be pro- foundly ignorant.
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 Ii is quite natural for q hungry Hun garian to lose all interest in the glory of the Hapsburgs and the power of the Hohenzollerns.
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 The late James Warren Fairbanks left an estate of more than s2,ooo,oo0. but he didn't accumulate it being vice president
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 If man is inclined to go too far. per- haps you have noticed that the fair ele- vatorette will tell him where to get off,
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 If the Austrians really thought the Italians wouldn't fight, they were treated to painful and sanguinary surprise. Calling our soldiers 'bad boys will not make them any easier for the Kais- CTS picked troops to handle.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-24
M
Famous Restaurateur Dies in New York

4a A.s vnrs rse hsvs haTs nsss5 often of "Martin's" and they've seen more than one reproduction of that famous restaurant-on the stage. In the course of time they even learned that Martin-Jean Baptiste Martin, his full name-was a Frenchman, and his name was to be pronounced ac- cordingly, the "tin" like "tan," with the accent on the last syllable, the let ter "n" being lost in the correct French pronunciation, which is slight Iy nasal and hard for 'lprovincials" to acquire.
 Jean Baptiste Martin died the other day in his New York apartments after having built up an international repu- tation as restaurateur. His cooks were good, his taste in wines was ad- mirable- year he made two voy- ages abroad to select vintages." Fur thermore, and contrary to opinions held in such remote places as Kokomo, Kankakee and Kalamazoo, Martins establishment was lively, but not rapid"
 People who understood the art ot dining well, foreigners and native Americans, sought out Martins. Tc be a patron of Martin was tc prove one connoisseur of the good things of life, particularly as they appertair to the inner man. They paid-ant what connoisseur objects to paying the price if his exacting tastes arc satisfied ?-and Martin died rich.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-24
sF s' vN Labor Day Wages for the Red Cross

NNHE patriotic spirit of the Bir- U mingham Trades Council has reached the highest level.
 Instead of observing the first Mon- day. in September as Labor Day by ceasing from work and indulging in innocent pleasures, the central trades body, at it's meeting yesterday, decided | in favor of holding the celebration on Sunday and working on Monday, the
 wages earned on that day to be do- mated to the Red Cross.
 1 When it was proposed to invest the
 Labor Day wage in War Savings Stamps, it was pointed out that as such an act would be in the nature of ! dividend investment, the better way
 would be to contribute the money out right to one of the great relief causes 1 Those wage-earners affiliated with
 the Trades Council have been liberal purchasers of War Savings Stamps
 and they will continue to purchase out
 of their ordinary pay; but toll or
 Labor Day carries with it sacrifice
 and along with that sacrifice it is par lticularly fitting that the Red Cross
 should be the object of their benevo Hence.
 The Trades Councils action is trull
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-24
LET OLD GLORY BE GLORIOUS

From the Cincinnati Times-Star.
 We honor flag that has been torn by shot and shell. It is a veteran
 honor But we have not much use
 for the flag that has been torn beyond recognition by winds several thousand
 miles from the scenes of conflict.
 Rather, we have not much use for the
 person who will permit "Old Glory" to symbol of the soot of the city rather than of a nation and cause.
 A man who is 100 per cent patriot will see that his flag is in order. If it has become debilitated into two or
 more pennants. don't let it's parts flap owners divided allegiance Buy new flag and let it pronounce your Amer icanism to the world. If your flag is so spi1ed that the constellation of states has become beclouded and the Is stripes have become dull streaks, send it to the cleaner and let him restore "O1d Glory to it's true glory. And if a service flag has become an indef- mite gonfalon in which stars have be- come obscured. you owe to whom it stands for. that each star shall so shine that it will signify a man in the service of his country.
 No flag is really flown unless it is flown properly. And one of the pro- prieties of flying the American flag or
 service flag is that 1t should reveal | it's message of inspiration clearly and cleanly to him who would read and interpret.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-24
LUXE M,LuKE SAYS

When man gets old enough to know things, he is too old to go around boosting about it.
 Any old fashioned mother can tell you that a modern mother makes more fuss over raising one baby than she made over raising 10.
 Another reason why we have so many divorces is because woman puts in too much time managing her husband and not enough time manag- ing her kitchen.
 We are too apt to judge the value of women and paintings by the beauty of the frame.
 One Of the best bets we can think of right now is that you are not go- ing to benefit your health much by drinking to the other fellows health. Somehow or other the peaches you find on the roof gardens seem to re- quire a lot of irrigation. And if they do get suffrage. some danes will drive up to the voting place on election day and demand that the ballot and the ballot box be brought out to them.
 The man who has the habit of talk | ing a shorter for an eye-opener in the morning never sleeps very late. One nice thing about a heather is, that he doesn't care a hooraw in Hail. fax what church you belong to. l It might jar man to know that the | sewing club his wife belongs to enjoys
 about the same kind of stories he
 hears from his friends in a kaif. But | it is fact.
 l What has become of the old fash toned man who used to keep his pocket
 knife sharpened? | Our idea of mean cuss was the fell How who first characterized the ac- tivities of doctor as practice" 1 Some men spend half the year sigh. | ing for summer and the ctN~- 'sT. let fop
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-24
OUR OWN "soLDATs NoIRs.

From Stars and Stripes, France.
 In many shanty back home there was iubilation when the cables brought the news that two American negroes had won the Croix de Guerre for their great valor in France. Of Johnson, the French citation said: "Ee gave mag nificent example of courage and en- ergy." Of Roberts, the phrase is simpler and more eloquent This is their tribute to him: "A good and brave soldier''
 Anyone who knew American history, anyone who had pondered the records of the Civil war and the Spanish-Amer- iean var, could have predicted thai the American blacks would fight the new battles with all the fierceness and dash and exaltation of the old
 Now the slaves of century ago are defending their American citizenship on a larger battlefield Now is their first chance to show themselves before the whole world as good and brave soldiers, all.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-24
Emmett Jones Here

T have just returned from Roches- ter. where I took Mrs. Jones for med ical attention, and am sorry to say that she is not improving as rapidly as l naturally hoped for" said Emmett A. Jones last night while in the city.
 q have been handicapped in my race for commissioner of agriculture by Mrs. Jones' illness but now I am going to jump into the fight and win. am pleased to learn that the most detri- mental thing my opponents and their friends are saying about my candi-
 dacy is that Jones hasn't got chance.' Of course that would not be very en- couraging coming from my own friends, but they don't talk that way. They say I am going to win, and I have no doubt about their good judg- ment in making that assertion, if there is anything in the news that I am get
 ting from every county in the state."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-24
Dr. stuart's Humanisms

Tt does man good to have his heart stirred every now and then, and for that reason I always enjoy hearing Dr. George R. Stuart preach said Joseph B. Babb yesterday, following the sermon at the First Methodist church, which he attended.
 T never go anywhere in this state, or in any other state, south or noreh. but that I am confronted with people who know pr. Stuart, and they alway s speak of his humanisms, his good judg- ment of human nature and his wonder full love for mankind. His sermons bubble over with things from everyday life. and this to my mind. contributes largely, to his wonderful success as a preacher"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-24
PLEA FOR THE GIRL GRAD

From the Memphis Commercial Appeal
 "The Memphis Commercial Appear thinks the sweet girl graduate is en- titled to & little rest. Tut, tut. Her place is in booth, selling Wa Savings Stamps says the Birmingham Age Herald But, my dear sir, consider the tremendous strain she has been under advising Foch and Haig and Pershing how to win the war and in directing President Wilson how to.-run the coun- try. Let her catch her breath.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-24
University Buax Plnce

''rhe University of Alabama Is one
 of the busiest places in the state this
 summer said Circuit Court Clerk Archie Leland of Tuscaloosa who motored to Birmingham with Dr. w. NJ. Faulk yesterday. The summer class
 is the largest the institution has ever had and 200 young men. sent there by the government, are receiving instruc- tions in automobile and motorcycle construction, repair and maintenance.
 "On account of the war, however, the
 number of young men in the summer class is smaller than usual, but this loss is more than made good by the large increase in the number of girls attending. The government training class will be doubled within the next few weeks and according to inforna- tion we have received, at Tuscaloosa, this is to be permanent institution at the university"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-24
Is the Baseball Star
 Unwilling to Fight?

IT N a dispatch which quotes the sec q retary of the National league as saying the league would finish the present baseball season even if it "be- came necessary to draft amateurs to fill the depleted ranks" this para graph appears:
 The uncertainty prevailing re-
 garding the effect of .he essential
 work or fight" regr.at'cns in its
 application to baseball players, is.
 however, a disturbing influence
 upcn the organization. This uncer-
 tainty is causing unreSt among the
 mc.y players between q and f,,
 with the result that they are seek
 ing essential war work of their
 own initiative, which action might
 be unnecessary under the final rul-
 ing.
 The spectacle of brawny baseball players trying to escape military serv- ice by going into shipbuilding plants and other war industries which will give them an opportunity to claim ex- emption is not pleasing to American fans who have looked on baseball as a sport which calls for just the quail ties a soldier must have in order to bs worthy of his uniform.
 The reluctance which high-pricet baseball stars, drawing salaries ol $iO,000 a year and up, have showr for military service is easily under stood. It is not due tosphysical COW ardice-let US hope-so muca ;.s t business reasons. A baseball pitche who loses his pitching arm on tie fir ing line cannot expect to draw $l5,Ohi or S.Q.0V0 . gear after the war i
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-24
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
Pleased With Drive

We are more than pleased with tie progress that has been made in the past week in our W. S. s. drive in which over S1oo,oOo has been raised in the city of Birmingham" said Mrs Richard r. Johnston. Approximately one-third of this amount was raised by Miss Rita Joliyet during her stay in the city for one day and the remainder has been raised only by the hard work of the girls in the booths downtown.
 When zamora temple, Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, takes charge of the sale in the booths Saturday night there is certainly going to be a great time in the old town everyone knows that the Shriners never do things by halves"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-24

was purely on patriotism. He made political speech later to quite crowd on one of the street corners.
 Now, for more than year I have been going out on various occasions to speak in many towns throughout Alabama, but I unhesitatingly say that we were greeted at Clanton with one of the most representative audiences that have ever had the privilege to address. It was Sat- urday afternoon and many farmers were
 in town. A number of merchants left their business and came out saw quite sprinkling of professional men in the crowd, and there were many ladies. r. L. Y. Jerrold was the chairman of the meeting and introduced the Hon. Frank S. White and Crawford Johnson. but
 when it came my turn to be presented it was done by Rev. E. c. Mays. the
 Methodist pastor, who is very much alive on the Thrift stamp proposition. I sup pose the chairman got him to introduce 1 me to show that not only had the poli- l ticians buried the hatchet, but that the 1 denominations were living together :n harmony. Dr. J. F. Gable, the Baptist pastor, was present and happy over a l good meeting which had just closed in
 his church. If the politicians and the | churches pull together there is slight
 chance for friction.
 | Now, Crawford Johnson is some bond
 salesman. He slipped off in the morning l out to the power plant on the Coosa and got nearly $500 subscribed from a hand l full of men At the afternoon meeting
 he sold slG,00o worth, and the good work | is just started. I know that both the 1 leading men and women in the town and
 county have made up their minds thai | they are going to see to it that the peo- I pie understand the necessity of buying Baby Ponds and have outlined pro gressive campaign.
 I was glad to see my old Eufania friend. Max wellborn, in the audience
 Max made Q reputation as banker ir | Anniston and was promoted to be thu
 chairman of the board of the Atlanta re-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-24
DID ITALY SAVE US?
From the Philadelphia Ledger.

From the Philadelphia Ledger.
 M AIR. WILLIAM POTTER, an Amer JM ican ez-amDassador to Italy, re- Sv8 veale6 startling bit of secret history to the Rotary club on Wednes- day. While summarizing what Italy has done for the allies he related that he had learned through government channels when in England at the tragic time of the sinking of the Lusitania (May, 1915). that Italy had in July, 1914, after the as- sassination of the Austrian heir, ap- pealed to Britain not to disperse her fleet, then assembled in home waters for review. So far-reaching and full of significance was this fragment of hidden history that the seal of secrecy was placed upon his lips: But now in the day of Italy's supreme testing Am bassador Cellere has removed the seal, and this unsuspected record leaps to light, throwing into high relief whole as a lightning flash snatches a land- scape iron; darkness.
 It has always been one of the mysteries of diplomacy why the British navy did not de.nobiEZe after it's parade review in the somnolent summer of 1914. In the natural course of events it would have been deinohilized and dispersed The Germans doubtless calculated on this course of action when they timed their surprise attack upon the life of France and the liberties of mankind. They thought that the formidable British seas statesmen, would have been reduced to a peace status and scattered over the seven oeas before the German battering ram plunged on. it's brutal errand toward Paris IT word, the naval shield of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-24
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Drawn by LOUIS REMEMBERS

Britannia would not have been buckled on her arm. and Germany hoped that she might hesitate to rush to the rescue of France and Belgium.
 But the shield was sti1 in place when Germany struck. It was generally thought a happy chance. Winston Churchill has always got much of the credit for this act of miraculous fore sight. But the mirage worker was Italy. Let that never be forgotten. When we are talking about who should have the credit for parrying that first deadly. dastard blow at France and the worlds freedom, let us always remember that Italy contributed two factors without which disaster might have come; first. she warned Britain to keep her battle fleets in being, and second. she imme- diately relieved France of all anxiety about her Italian frontier, and so re- leased 100000 men to fight at the immor- tai Marne.
 Could we have won--could we have saved ourselves alive-without Italy?
 Categorical negatives are dangerous. BuL Surely one seems to De JuSllIleu here. Surely we can say that the mod ern Italian nation, after medieval mid- night of feebleness and division, has re- vived the traditions of splendid Rome and stood as an indispensable pu1wark for the choicest civilization of It's age. Surely we can say that Italy averted German victory.
 Now, we know that it kept the British navy ready to take instant command of Qf party in Britain and swiftly smothering German commerce.. We have long known that it sent several vitally necessary French army corps to stop the Germans at the Marne. How necessary they were we can judge by asking the simple ques- ton: How many divisions could France have spared at the Marne?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-24
THE CHAsE

THE CHASE Minna Irving in the New York Herald. The navy pack is out on the trail Of the Kaiser's sea wolves gray. They have slipped the leash of the an-
 chor chains
 And silently sped away. From Boston Light to the Florida Keys They hunt for the willy foe That hides in the deep where the sea
 worms creep
 Der the wrecks that rot below. There's the battleship like big Great
 Dane.
 And the tulldog cruiser grim, And the swift destroyer flashing by Like racing greyhound slim, And the terrier-fleet of smaller boats That nose along the coast, And the long sea lanes where the dero-
 iict
 Glides. wet as mermaids ghost. So while they lurch to the waves in
 search
 Of the Hun in his submarine. We may rest secure in our beds ashore The clean white sheets between. For the navy-watchdogs never sleep, But guard us day and night Their fangs are barred for the Teuton threats. And whenever they bark they bitA
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-24
TT CAN'T BE DONE

From the Providence Journal.
 1 The government proposes to limit the height of women's shoes as a war meas ure But what about limiting the height | of women's shoe heels as a measure of 1 common sense?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-24
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ALARMING SOUNDS EXPLAINED

ALAhMING SOUNDS EXPLAINED From the Washington Star.
 ''The American soldiers" said Mai. Frederick Palmer. the press censor. have proved themselves in France. and are very highly admired there. Of course. this doesn't prevent the keen-witted French from joking about our idiosyncrasies.
 There is a story in France con- corning two poilus on guard duty at night. Suddenly one of them holds up his hand and mutters:
 Listen!' 'Squish, squash, squosh.' What can it be. mon vieux? A Ger man division marching through the mud%
 No said the other poilu. 'Ca- mezvous Marcel It is only the Amer jeans farther down the line chewing their gum ration !"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-24

BEGINNING THE DAY--o God, it is all from Thee. Every good deed' every brave ambition. every holy thought. every fine word is born of Thee. I use it; l do not create It. Thou art the source of all light the Efver of every good gift. Amen H. M. E.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-24

lover, neither can the player who is minus leg.
 Actors have been regarded as some- what effeminate-not the stuff that soldiers are made of-while baseball players were the idols of sportdonh |red-blooded fellows whose prowess on the tneatrica, profession has given many of it's members to the war, and some of them have won lasting fame Vernon Castle, for instance-while baseball has made rather poor show ing so far as the known professional players are concerned.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-24
WEATHER ENCOURAGES WHISPERS
From the Montgomery Advertiser.

From the Montgomery Advertlser
 Another thing about this hot June spell is that it makes whiskers grow faster. This is entirely agreeable to
 the 1s-year-old fuzzy-lips, but not to the bone and sinew of the common
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-24
Last Week of the
 Great June Drive

THE War Savings drive for which
 N June 28 has been set apart, is of absorbing interest in every nook and corner of Alabama. In the cities great enthusiasm has been in evidence for many weeks past, and it is most gratifying to learn that the same de- gree of ardor manifests itself in the rural districts.
 As large as have been the sales of War Savings Stamps within the past few days, they will be larger between now and Friday. All the mails bring urgent requests from out-of- town canvassers for more pledge cards, and the indications point to agreeable sur prises in totals for even the most op- timistic workers in the War Savings cause.
 Alabamians who had invested liber- ally when the campaign was being organized, have added steadily to their "holdings." Patriotism is at the top notch and everybody shows ready disposition to act on the slogan, Buy all you can"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-24

Iris time to fear when tyrants seen to kiss. I -PericIes, Prince of Tyre.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-24

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-24

serve bank and is making good, as well knew he would. He and his charming family are summering at Verbena.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-24

Washington bureau, 2O7 Aibbs build ing.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-24

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