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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-21
Court Orders Sale of
 the A. T. & N. R. R.

Mobile, May 0.-(Special) IA decree of sale of the Alabama. Tennessee and Northern railway was issued today by the United States court in Mobile
 The road has been under the receiver ship of it's organizer and former presi- uent, John T. Cochran, for two years It operates from Mobile to Reform. dis Itance of about 200 miles. and traverses a fertile and well-timbered section.
 Valuable terminus sites and large har- bsr frontage are also owned by the com 'pany.
 '1t is necessary incident to, the re- organization.' said MT. Cochran today, I'for 3; elieve it will put the road on a sound financial basis.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-21

London, May 20.-Thirty-seven per sons were killed and 155 injured in the London mir raiding Inst night.
 Six persons were injured in the sub urbs. They nre divided as follows;
 London and the metropolitan police district:
 Killed, Men r., women IA. children 0. Total B..
 Injured, Men s, women 70. children 23. Total 155.
 Provinces.
 Killed: Men ?. women 3. children |. Total 6.
 Considerable damage to property has been reported.
 More deaths and injuries to innocent inha bitants of London were caused in the German air raid last night than any recorded this year except that of Jan uary 2S. when 5S people were killed aiid IFS injured
 This was the sixth raid of the year. the last one having been made March s7. The provinces got off lightly, as usual, virtually all the bombs dropped outside of London having fallen into
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-21
CASUALTY LIST


 Washington. May 2os-The casuaity list today contained 45 names. divided as follows.
 Killed in action 2, died of wounds |. died of accident 1. died of disease q, wounded severely 27. wounded sliGhtIy 2.
 Officers named weres Capt. Harris D. Buckwalder. Royersford. Pa. killed In action. and Lieut.. Tom w. Brown. New Britain, Conn.,. severely wounded.
 Wounded severely: Privates Porter E. Com ptsn. R. F. D. No. 5, Murfrees- boro. Tenn, David (. Cor, urania, Is., and John s. Kirby. R. F. D. NJ. (. Box 0S, Texarkana, Tex.
 wounted slishtiys Corp. James l.. Mcgee. bengal, okis.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-21

The Australians on the front before Amicns have been active and have improved their positions.
 Heavy artillery firing Is re- ported from several points along the front, it being especially se- were near Hangnrd and south of the Avre, near Amiens- The Ger mans also report heavy cannonad- ing in the region of KemmeL.
 The American sectors have been the scenes of fierce aerial battles. The Americans suffered severe loss when RuouI Lufberry of Wall lingford, Conn.,, one of their most famous air fighters, went to his death in thrilling encounter above the city of TouI. The Ger mans have lost several machines. one of which is believed to he the one that accounted for Lufbery.
 In the Italian theatre of the war the fighting in the mountains east of the Brcnta river continues, re- ports tesGng of struggles on the slopes of the mountains.
 The French troops in Macedonia i have taken the offensive near Lake Ochrida and have advanced to depth of more than I: miles nt some points. The object of this operation appears to be the straishtening of an awkward sa- lient in the line.
 The unrest, which has been re- ported from time to time from Austria in spite of the efforts of the censor, hns again boiled up in Prague. where crowds of Csechs and Slavs have cheered for Presi- dent Wilson and Premi<rs CieHi- enceau and Lloyd George.
 new German army. led by General yon BuelOw, is reported to have been definitely located In
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-21

I ~--~~
 Conflicting claims to the honor of nrst
 subscribing their allotments already have
 been received from several points. Gov
 ernor Pinkham cabled from Honolulu
 that Hawaii had oversubscribed its quota
 If s25O, ,ooos Peabody Mass. Kossuth
 county, Iowa; Pontotoc county. Okla, and
 yolo csdnty. California. were others that reported early Sunday that they had gone over the top
 Much rivalry in the sale ofsthe White 4ouss wool was manifested in the tele-s srafns from the governors. Governor |l,-atts of Florida wired:
 K Kg"Every dollar contributed will help the
 boys who are going over there tc shear ! lie KaiseTs goat.
 ..state that realized s275,ooo by sale of IGridley sack of flour from the sanitary 5commission in the Civil war has not for |i,,tter how to bid for liberty,t' tele- (aphed Gcvernor Hoyle of Nevada (IAve,y btddinE Y expected. wired
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-21
Americans AreHurrying
 toRaiseRed Cross Quota SoAs 10 Double Amounts

Washington May 2oEnthusastc reports of the progress f the Red Cross drive mercy fund f to headquarters here in steady stream throughout the opening day of the campaign
 oversubscpion in towns and counties from New the while
 a states hearty for the packages of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-21

front of Arras. This army Is said to have been made np of units which were not thrown into the 2 great battle on the Sornmc and < aiong the Lss, and 1t Is believed that 1t has been brought up to Arras front to lead the coming nt- tack on the allied positions at that point. The German reserves are undergoing intensive training far behind the actual fighting front md are expected to reach the front in time for the next smash at the allies. It fs pointed out that the German attack March 21 was timed so that the Germans were able to takc advantage of the bright moonlight for several nights. The moon now is just past the phase which signalled the ad- vnnce from St. Quentin and Cam braf, and the long expected nt- tack may be launched at any time.
 German submarines are carry ing on unrestricted warfare against Norwegian fishermen. Five Norwegian vessels were recently sunk in the Arctic and a RussiaI mail steamer was sheIled, numer- ous casualties resulting.
 Many persons have been killed or wounded In the latest German mir raid on London.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-21
JAMES 4. FARRELL ASKED ID HEAD
 SHIP OPERATIONS

Washington May 2o.-James A. Farrell, president of the United States Steel cor poration, is the latest captain or inaus- try to be asked to help the government win the war He has been rendered the position of director of operations of the shipping board.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-21
By Associated Pres.

The allied armies not permitting the Germans to get set for blow at the western front Here and there along the line there have been sudden blows at the German positions and all of them ground captured by the allies of this northern salnt northern the intense
 
 te the souh Rheims French have ad
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-21
TERRIFIC AIR BATTLES ARE
 FOUGHT ON AMERICAN SECTOR
Lufberry Goes to His Death in Thrilling Contest, But Germans Pay Dearly for This One Victory-Great
 Activity in Italy
FRENCH AND BRITISH ADVANCE
 LINES ON FLANDERS SECTOR

With 20The troops fight British have carried another of their whnd attacks their line along 4oo front in the Loc Several
  have been sent the happy road to the French No attempt forward great depth ve gained As there has been decided improve ment in the allied positions
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-21
Great Britain Spirit |Is Nof Lessened By German Air Raids

announced having during fifth brought reported fallen lacking according state issued by the
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-28

Rumania may vet show Russia how
10 come back
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-28
GOOD HOUSEKEEPING.
By Henrietta Granoi.
THREE SUGGESTIONS.

The war has taught Us all to bear our
burdens bravelv for the sake OF victory.
and we are not grumbling over trities,
but there are n few ANNOYING trItles
which do not have TO be borne because
they can be overcome.
One of these petty annoyanccs, Is
the telephone situation, which in the
last few weeks has proven a great IN
convenience to some of us ! have
seen grown people driven almost to
tears when they discovered that tcle-
phones cannot be installed in any special
time limit After the war IS he favor
ite expression Of the lincman when YOU
ask about having telephone moved,
and the charges are 50 increased that
telephones are almost Injuries To get m
extension costs almost aS much a. Il used
to cost 10 install 4 phone One solution
of the extension problem Is to get i
very lona cord attached TO your phone.
Install q shelf on a pulley or dumb
waiter in the hall, or run it through the
floor of a closet At night, or when YOU
go upstairs to work, you can draw the
phone up and ave much running up and
down.
Soft coal ruins curtains and light
colored decorations III q short time. and
this Is the second small worry that IS
big looking in the daily list OF botherations.
A hood over the register or radiator Will
catch q remarkable quantity Of the CRIME
as YOU will see if you use these protectors.
Radiators are now put under windows IN
the modern house. The newest ones are
low and long and YOU can have the box
cover il So that 1t NAV be used for Il seat
on days when the furnace Is not gong
Have the box made without a bottom and
A.,
the open side may go against the wall.
preventing dust from settling on the
radiator and giving q comfortable seat
In cold weather reverse the box which
should have curtains on the open side
and use it for holding books and ma gaines
This box should be aShestos-hned and
if the pots are prot ctcd on the bottom
may be used 10 hold window plants
The third suggest ion Is for a window
refrigerator You have seen them when
they looked anyt hing but inviting and
Vet the ones YOU buy are 50 we'll made as
to be inconspicuous. just now efforts
are being made to reduce the use Of manu-
featured ice. as the chemicals used to
make it are needed over There 30 il IS
quite in the conservation scheme to
utilize Jack Frost
If possible, fit the hox 10 the outside
of the pantry window, as that little room
should be kept cool and if the window IS
often opened it is al the better A ten
cent can of paint will make the box match
the finish Of the outside Of the window:
and fresh papers, renewed daily, will
keep it slightly inside The cost Of such
a box is almost nothing, and it excludes
but little light and saves food and ice
When you find what convenience this is,
YOU can have 4 handsome one made Of
glass panels as large as the window
opcnirg, that will last many seasons.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-28

and he stopped to listen at sounds
like mother making hole somewhere"
1t did not take Little Mouse but
second to follow the sound and away
down the wall there he saw mother work
ing away
"Ohl mother, | am SO sorry | did not
stay at home as you told me" he began
to cry. II was caught in a box and
almost died
Mrs. Mouse thought her child had
been punished enough, 50 she only said:
You see ! know best what is good for
little nice. cannot understand how
you escaped. 70 the click YOU tell about
sounds like trap. but if it had been
you would not be here, Of that am sure
Little Mouse did not 60 ba ok to tie
playroom TO find out what had made
him a prisoner; he knew it was no place
for a mouse and after that his mother
always found him in bed and asleep when
she came home at night after looking
for cheese and other good things in the
naOfry
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-28

at once, about Eddie The news came
20 me that he was wounded ] had leave
and went at once to the dressing station
at | had heard that ne would
not live
Ills head was almost covered with
bandages; he held out 4 limp hand to me-
and was only allowed 70 stay with him
a Jew minutes that first dav | did not
believe then, ther, was any hope for
hn IN few days | went again TO see
him This time he was moved to base
hospital He was still completely bandag-
ed but | learned that there was hope.
Several times since then have gotten
away Each time ne has been a little
better Now | feel that | can say to
you that he viii hive | am writing AT
once to Mrs Smith, hoping that on OF
you will receive nv letter
May God bless you al!
Eleanor
At the end she had written something
else which had been bIotted ont by the
censor.
could hardly wait for the dawn, to
70 to Mrs Smith to tell her
Tomorrow-'Think it Over
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-28
LITTLE BENNY'S NOTEBOOK
by Lee Pape.

We had lcssin abo,;t ;nscks IN skool
today. Miss Kitty telling US about how
cr:ckits make their noise with their wings
instcd 81 their voices and how CATER
pliers ;crn into buttcriiys by jest going
to sierp inside Of some cocoon and
wahHIg up lntirely diffrent, and diffrent
thugs. wich after she got throo she sed.
N.-v | wunt YOU children to ask NE env
questions you like concerning the things
I've bin telling you Now whose going
to be brite enuf 70 ask the ferst question?
Wich Puds Simkns waved his hand,
and Miss Kitty sed. Very well, Charles,
wat is Il?
Nich is the most intelligent, fee
or a snail? sed Puds.
| am unable 10 see how that concerns
cnything that I've ben speeking about
to you, sed Miss Kitty. And she dident
anser it, proberly not knowing for sure.
and Sam Croos waved his hand to ask one,
saying, DO muskeeters get eny plezzure
out Of biting you, or do they JEST do it
because its their nature?
Have | sed enything to you about
muskeetcrs? sed Miss Kitty. ProberIy
not knowing that one either, and /
waved my hand 10 ask one, Miss Kitty
saying Now, Benny, please have the
goodniss to confne yourself TO the lessin.
How Is 1t you never see eny ded ants?
| sed.
Proberly for the Same reason you boys
don't pay the slightest attention to wat
you're told scd A1iss Kitty.
Wich We don't, and Miss kitty quick
started to begin the ioggrffy lessln.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-28
FIVE LOCAL BOYS
On CASUALTY LIST
One Killed, Ore a Prisoner and
Three Others Are
Wounded.

One killed. one missing and three
wounded constitutes the latest belief OF
Wilmington war casualties, according TO
he official government list.
The names of five Delaware soldiers,
one officer and four prlvates appeared IN
the casualty list issued yesterday. Lieu
tenant Laurence Roberts of No. 1000
Jackson street is listed as missing in
action" but since this list was made up
his relatives have received word that he
is prisoner in Germany. He was a
member % the 18th Aero Squadron. The
soldiers father II. W. +. Roberts died
several days ago.
Lieutenant Roberts served on the
Mexican border with the Delaware troops
and entered the first officers training
school at Fort Mycr With others he
was transferred to the Aviation Corps
AID sen. to the University Of Toronto,
Canada for instructions and later to Fort
Worth. Texas. He was commissioned
first lieutenant December -, 1917 his
22nd birthday anniversary. lie went to
France early last spring. Both the War
Department and the Red Cross have
notified his parents that he IS . prisoner
in Germany but the camp where h2 IS
detained is not named.
The name of Private John 2. A. Hughes
of No 203 Greenhill avenue who was
killed by lightning in France, and whose
death was unofhcially announced some
days ago, was also in yesterdays casualty
list. Joseph c. d. 1gherty, formerly Of
6l9 +. Fourth street, IS listed in today's
casualties rs killed in action.
The other three Delaware soldiers in
Yesterdays casualtv list reported rs
slightly wounded are as follows:
Private Howard Barton FTacpton.
1922 Wawaset avcnuC.
Private Walter Smith. Greenwood.
Private Charles Bradley. Seaford
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-28
WILSON PLEA FOR SUFFRAGE.
Turns TO 0klahomans of Both Parties for
Amendment Votes.

Washington, Oct 2S-Another move
in behalf of woman suffrage was made
today by President Wilson lie addressed
the voters Of Oklahoma, who act on the
suffrage amendment Of November >
rciteratlng his Judgment that adoption Of
women suffrage is a necessary part Of the
program Of justice and reconstruction
In a message of Ben Ia Fayette aud
James J McGraw, chairm i respectively
of the oklahoma Dcmoc}af IN Rcpub-
hcan State committees. the cSldent said :
i venture 10 express to the voters Of
Oklahoma my very profound interest
IN the Constitutional amendment for
woman suffrage upon which they viii act
on the 5th OF November, and | beg that
they will permit me to express to them.
as | did 10 the Congress Of the United
States, my deliberate Judgment that the
adoption Of woman suffrage Is a neces-
sarN- part Of the program Of justice and
reconstruction which the war has con-
N1nccd the nations OF the world that they
should undertake in the interest Of justice
and peace.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-28
THE HEART HUNTERS.
BY Mary Douglass.
Anthor of Hunting n Husband. Handling
a Husband =
OPENED BY CENSOR.
Chapter XCI

thapttt As1l.
The next few DAYS spent with Mrs.
! Smith Each morning ! hurried through
the village and over the country roads to
! the farm. Mrs. Smith would not eat until
| reached there. She could not bear to
sec anyone about but me The neighbors
! drove over with true country kindliness
TO offer help She would have none of it
They left cakes and lcllics But she
never knew what she ate IN those awful
days We used to sit sometimes looking
down the road We both knew what
VIC expected word that Eddie was dead
Sometimes she would SIT silent for a
whole morning, then she would break
out in restless talk She would tell me
anecdotes Of Eddie rs a child rs young
man. Over and over again she would
tell me the Same things hen she would
drop of into restless doze only 10 wake
with a moan on her lips or half-suppress-
cd crv
sometimes wonder how we lived
through those dreadful davs At times
| felt II would almost bc better if we
could hear ut once that Eddie WINS dead
But this frightful suspense. with no word
either way was wearing on our nerve
force
When returned weary. one night,
after long, tense day OF suspense.
was too exhausted even 10 cat | went
to my room and flung myself on the spot
less counterpane Several times heard
footsteps tiptoe in and out. Int | could
not pull myself into complete conscious
ness
When | woke it was dark. the house
was wrapped in silence struck 4
match and peered al the clock midnight
F,It I Il -
that creakcd at every step At any
moment expected to hear Aunt Jennic's
querulous voice lighted the lamp in
the d:ningroom. 4 square white en-
velope lay on the table. picked II up
Il was marked in large black letters
Opened hy Censor
Il was from EleaLor. It read
'Dcar Prudence
knew that YOU would want to hear
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-28
Defective Flue Causes Fire.

Fire on the roof Of the home of Frank
Weldin, colored, was discovered by
Patrolman Serson yesterday He sum
moned the Liberty and Reliance Fire
Companies. The fireman extinguished
the blaze, but not before the roof had
been damaged to the extent of $50.
The fire was GGe to a defective fue.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-28
Rosebud Social TO Meet.

The Rosebud Social Club will meet at
5 o clock on Wednesday evening. at the
home OF II. +. Goodman. ql1 Re 4 street
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-31
Rice Diseases Being Studied.

Field, greenhouse and laboratory exper-
iments of rice diseases are being inves-
tigated by specialists of the United
States department of agriculture. The
work includes study of the organism
causing rice-blast and several other or
ganisms which are related to seeding
blights, leaf diseases, and possibly the
straight head of rice. The organism cans
ing the common leaf disease together
with two species of Fusarium, found
quite frequently in diseased rice plants,
have been isolated and data on their
life history are being collected. Com
prehensiye experiments on the relation
of cultural treatments to the probable
cause of straight -head are under way
and considerable data have. been col
lected The most important of our rice
diseases are rice blast and straight head.
Loss from these diseases often amounts
to as much as 10 to 50 per cent in some
fields.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-31
AGED NoRTHFIELD MAN.
Timothy Holland Passed Away at Hos
pital in Montpelier.

Timothy Holland, age 50 years, long
time resident Of Mortified, died at
Heaton hospital, Montpelier, this morn
ing, after a few weeks illness Of break
ing down Of health. He was feeling bet
ter yesterday and some of the children
called upon him, but during the latter
part of the night he failed fast, and
died about o'clock this morning,
Mr.. Holland was native of Ireland,
and was born April 10, 1882 He came
to Mortified when he was 10 years old
and had lived on what has been known
as the Holland farm in that town nearly
all of his life. He is the last Of his own
family, several Of whom came to Yer
mont. He was twice married, his second
wife having died few years ago He
is survived by 10 children, James Hol-
land of New York, Miss Julia Holland Of
Montpelier, Mrs. +. NJ. Kempton Of
Barre, T. J. Holland of Boston, j. w
Holland of Centralia, Wash, Edward
Holland of Spokane, Wash, Dennis A.
Holland of Almira, n Y, Mrs. T. J.
Donahue of Middlebury, Mrs John L.
Collins Of Redwood. n. j.. and Lieut.
Daniel A. Holland OF the Tooth sanitary
train, Camp Cody The body was taken
to Mortified this morning. The funeral
arrangements are not completed
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-31
MOTORISTS TORN
AND CRUSHED
Continued from first page.)

have occurred on that crossing in the
last 20 years, in which fatalities have re-
suited each time. 1t was understood this
noon that pictures of the bushes were
taken by persons interested in the mat
ter.
S. S. Russell, claim agent of the rail.
way company, arrived on the midnight
train to protect the company's interests
in the matter Of the accident
The arrangements for funerals were
not completed at noon, although it was
understood that the body Of Mr.. Goethe
will be taken to Glover for burial and
that Mr.. Browns win be carried to
Mortified Other members of the fami-
lies arrived in Montpelier this noon from
Sheffield. Mr.. Brown was brought up in
the Goethe family.
Passengers on the train differ as to the
rate of speed of the train, some insisting
that it was not going faster than 25
miles an hour, while others say the speed
was nearer so. Riverton is a flag station
and the train was not to stop there on
this trip. j. B. Gokey of Chelsea, who
was a passenger, said he could see the
automobile approaching and he thought
the machine was coming too close" The
automobile was reduced to scrap by the
impact of the engine.
The sound of the victims who were
still conscious and the sight of their
bloody condition moved the onlookers
greatly and men wept at the scene.
Mr.. Brown was "a years of age and
was engaged in the real estate business
at Mortified. He was formerly in part
nership with William Douglass, who died
recently. The Douglass boy went to live
with the Browns after the death Of his
father. Mrs. Brown and Mrs. Douglass
were sisters.
Mr. Goethe was born in Wheelock and
was a farmer in Sheffield. He was the
son of Mr. and Mrs William Goethe,
both Of whom are living. He also leaves
four brothers, Ted, Leander, Sells and
Thomas Goethe of Sheffield. Mrs.
Goethe was, before her marriage, Maud
Wheeler, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs, Oscar
Wheeler Of Sheffield.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-31
Vegetable Seed Crop Promising.

A majority of the growing vegetable
seed crops are in good condition, accord
ing to reports just received from many
large growers in the United States by
the seed-reporting service of the bureau
of markets. Growers in the east and
middle west almost uniformly reported
on June 2s good growing conditions.
Some failures have been reported for
some crops in certain sections, particular
ly California and the Pacific northwest,
where hot weather during June damaged
many crops severely. Crops growing in
the river districts of California have suf-
fered the least from drought and the
prospects in these sections are that fair
to normal seed crops will be harvested.
Hot weather in the spring in the western
section will result in damage ranging
from slight damage to 10 per cent, ac-
cording to local conditions.