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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-23
Serious Accident

T was greatly wrought up over ar automobile accident which occurred or Claremont avenue at the foot of the hill just below me about noon. on Sun day." said William Leary.
 T heard some children calling for help and ran down to find that a big touring car had gone head into a trolley post, shattering the wind shield, stunning the driver, cutting the face of his wife and breaking the arm of their little girl, and badly shaking up several other children.
 Watt Connor's chauffeur happened along and the injured were rushed to St. Vincents hospital While none were seriously hurt, still it came near being most serious. The impact of the car broke the trolley wires and al most pushed the big post out of the ground. I did not learn the names of the party, but found out that it was a Syrian family out for a Sunday ride"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-23
PROMISING LAD.
THE QUALITY OF R. H. DAVIS

the effect of the bombardment on a cathedral, and the fact that the image of the Virgin was not damaged by it, and some unusual and cruel weapons used by the enemy. H. G. Wells saw the effects of the war at home and wrote about the spiritual development of MT. Britling-the shock of surprise that there could be war at this stage of civiliza- ton, the gradual adjustment to the Ger man franc of mind, the sending of his son into the army, the boys death, the agony of the conflict of trying to recon cile these cruel events with the justice of God, and the final working out of the practical philosophy of life, with God not as an omnipotent and inscrut- able Fate, but as finite leader of the forces for good, with whom all those operating.
 There is a gulf between the work of Davis and the work of Wells, due to the quality of the men. The one was cu- rious merely about what happened; the other was curious about why it hap pened. The one peerGd out on the world and made a brilliant photograph of it, suppressing the minor points and bring ing out the important features. The other paints the soul of the landscape. Most of us are a mixture of the two types-the types of the man of action and the prophet.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-23
Dr. Phillips Memory

Do you know I think Dr. Phillips superintendent of our schools, is in- deed most remarkable man in mere ways than one, and with one of the best memories I have ever known, said Mrs. Lee Roueche a few days ago.
 "1 was always great admirer of him during my school days, but l have not seen him in years. Recently I met him at one of the school improven ent associations. where have little fel- low in school, and went up to speak to him and to my astonishment he called me by my name and made some references to other members of my family. showing he had placed me sure enough.
 Now. don't you think that wonder ful. considering the number of boys and girls that come unden his super vision each year?"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-23

| TIT AS the grand offensive of Ger
 O 0 many been launched at last?
 A mighty struggle is raging on the
 western front and there is every req
 son to believe that the Kaiser's armies
 are making their final effort to win a military decision. Details of the bat
 tie are not forthcoming, but it.is be- | ing waged with such intensity and on
 scale so gigantic that it will doubt
 less prove the Armageddon of this
 war.
 Strategists are still puzzled to ac-
 count for the latest move of Germany.
 Even now, with thousands of guns roaring along a stretch of fifty miles and the greatest armies the world has ever seen locked in death grapple, they can hardly believe that she has staked her all on single thrust. The explanation that some strong pressure was brought to bear on the Prussian military leaders is a credi- ble one. We know so little of what has actually been going on in Ger many, particularly as regards public sentiment itself, that forces may have been at work during the past few months which left the war lords no choice but to strike for victory, at a point where it is not likely to be won. In London, Paris and Washington there is no fear of the outcome. The allied war council is believed to hold | the key to the situation in reserves sufficiently large to neutralize any in- | itial successes the Germans may have. Furthermore, the allies are ready and fit. Intensive preparation has been going on for months and every contin- gency has been provided for in ad- lvance.
 The serene confidence in the allied capitals and the unshaken morale of their troops portend victory for de- mocracy. In sheer desperation, it Iseems, Germany is playing her last card. A battle, such as the struggle now going on, cannot last long. There lis limit to human endurance, to guns and to ammunition. The allies will win on the western front. They must win there. That will mean a speedy ending of the war which, since August, 1914, has drenched the world in blood.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-23
Empire State Police
 Makes Good Record

NIoW that the organized militia of G N the various states, known as the National Guard, is part of the American army, each commonwealth should maintain constabulary of it's own, no matter how small, to take the place of the citizen soldiery.
 For several years past Pennsylvania has maintained state constabulary, armed and disciplined like troopers, and it's record of achievement has been sufficient to justify it's continu- ance; but New York's constabulary, in operation only five months, has made an exceptionally high record, and in organization and method may be taken as model by other populous states.
 ] The New York state police is com- manded by. major, who, according to the Evening Post, works to instil into the force "the fundamental prin- iciples which govern society every where" The foremost duty of an of- ficer of the law, it is pointed out, is to conduct his operations so as to pre- vent violations. "The state constabu- Ilary, therefore, operated on this basis" says the Post, lis an organiza- ltion to put the principles which penol- ogists have hammered at for the last
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-23

From .The Staying Power of Germany by J. Laurence Laughlin. in the Scrib- ner
 TIT must now be obvious that the prac- H tical and final test of Germany S staying power is in her man-power. It is a question of having enough men on the firing line to equal or surpass those of the allies, in conjunction with guns and munitions. If complete eco- homie and financial exhaustion is not present as yet--and even made remote by peace with Russia-the end can come only when her armies are hereafter re- duced by casualties. By withdrawing her armies from the Russian front and even recovering prisoners of war she has been able considerably to enlarge her man-power in the west. Every possible man has been brought to the colors. It
 is now test of men, guns and general ship: but our allies are in far better con dition to meet heavy attacks than two
 years ago.
 In spite of the facts as already pre-
 sented-cold, stubborn facts-the staying forces of the war are undoubtedly 10
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-23
From the Kansas City Star.

From the Kansas City Star
 N REVIEWER in the New Republic A\ of the recently published volume = of Adventures and Letters of
 Richard Harding Davis,'' comments on tho curious simple mindedness of the
 novelist. The phrase. simple minded
 ness'' is used in its literal sense, in con- trast to the complex, reflective mind. MT Davis had travelled everywhere, had seen
 everything, had met the most interest
 ing people in the world. Yet he contin- ued always to see simply the surface of things. Peter Dunne, who knew him
 well, writes of him: "To some people the world of men is a cor fused and undecipherable puzzle To MT. Davis 1t was simple and pleasant pattern-good and bad, honest and dis honest, kind and cruel, with the good, the honest and the kind rewarded; the bad, the dishonest and the cruel pun ished; where the heroes are modest, the brave generous, the women lovely" Of course, that is not denying that he was a great reporter. But his reporting was merely of the visible facts of the world. His work offers the greatest pos sible contrast. to that of such men, for instance. as H. G. Wells, who is great reporter of different sort.
 Richard Harding Davis went to the war and wrote about the things he saw
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-23
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
Leeper Downs the General


 T do not know when I have en- joyed a bit of repartee more than did at the Civilians lunch on Friday at the Acme laundry" said Sam Fowlkes.
 We had been shown through the plant by Manager Charles Leeper and had eaten a delightful meal The toasts were over and everybody ready to leave when General Mccleery arose and said:
 Before we go there is just one question I want to ask my friend Leeper: What becomes of all the but tons you rub off of our garments as they pass through your machines% The general smiled as if he had put over good one, but Chakley Leeper sweetly replied: Why, that's secret, but since you ask it, I don't mind say ing, Ise1l them to Kress.'
 Its the only time l ever saw the bright Scot unable to come back. The crowd roared and the genAal subsided with sheepish grim
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-23
New Drive for Good
 Road Building Needed

M WELL known citizen who mo- GA tored from Chicago to Birming- ham this week found the roads south of the Ohio in bad condition; from Huntsville, via Gadsden, to Birming- ham, with the exception of two short stretches, simply wretched."
 Alabama had large mileage of inn proved highway, but for lack of ap- propriation for maintenance many roads that were well built have lapsed into bad roads. The state highway commission has appreciated the im- portance of systematic repair work and has urged on the part of counties when they provide money for con- struction to provide at the same time funds for maintenance. Without such a policy the first cost spells waste.
 With the advent of the motor truck for heavy traffic better class of roadbed tkan had been planned few years ago is now an imperative de- mand. The time has come for new movement to promote good roads roads of the type that will stand the strain of freight haulage. Nothing short of paved roadway will meet the demand. While the original cost may seem large, it will be economy in the end. Less money would be re- quired for maintenance, and the harder and smoother the highway the greater would be the saving to the automobilist and the operator of the motor truck.
 At the meeting of the Alabama Good Roads association, to be held in Mobile in May, the question of better high ways and proposed legislation will be considered. The outcome will be a new drive that will ultimately place Alabama in the front rank of good road states.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-23
Sol and Joe Argue

Recently I was driving down Twen- tieth street in my car with some friends" said Dr. w. c. Gewin, and as I neared Fifth avenue I saw hand protrude from the car in front of me as if the driver contemplated turning into Fifth avenue. l naturally slowed down and allowed him time to turn, wnen all of sudden I saw hand ex- tend from the other side of the car. was confused.
 T watched, and the hands extended and withdrew in rapid succession, un- til I was alarmed. I drove my car up close to the ono in front of me and yelled; Hey there, what--what are you trying to do. go in bathing? when, to my amazement. there sat Joe Ro- senberger and Sol Caheen in Joe's car having the most rampant Yiddish ar gument I ever witnessed"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-23
nulldog,s Peculiarities

q have pet bulldog" said J. Mer- cer Barnett and for as ugly brute as he is, he is about the daintiest feeder I know.
 Tn fact, we have trouble in pander- ing to his fastidious appetite Not long ago my little niece and her mother went away on a visit and 1t fell to my lot to take care of Mar garet's poodle dog. I never saw any thing that helped dogs appetite but spoiled his manners, as muclRas did the coming of the poodle, for when my bulldog learned that we had a new boarder he would eat anything and everything set before him. not because he wanted it, but simply to show the new dog that he was an interloper."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-23
Dr. shayy,s Lecture

"I am delighted at the enthusiasm the women are showing over the great council of defense meeting next Thurs day afternoon at the First Methodist church. said Mrs w. r. Smith, chair man of the educational committed which has the arrangements for the meeting in charge
 Judging from the reports that are coming in to me, pr. Anna Howard Shaw. national chairman of the won ans committee, council of defense. will be greeted by a capacity audience. Our committee is much gratified. for we are anxious to have Dr. Shaw's mes sage reach to every corner of the state"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-23
----------------ts LIKE M,LUKE SAYS

E,ven the most rabid Stuff who demands ,u that d man can have is certain to draw the line at whiskers and big feet.
 If a bunko man had as hard time fooling other men as he has fooling ms wife he would starve to death.
 When a man brings home bundle and nuts ir aside and doesn't unite it. the reason why his wife doesn't have Kit ten until she sees what it contains IS be- cause small boy spends 40 minutes scrubbing his ears every morning.
 A man knows 8 million good reasons why a girl should be his wife before he marries her. But after he marrles nei he can't think of one.
 Isn't 1t funny how married man likes to hold 150-pound girl and how he hates to hold 15-pound boy?
 Nine women out of ten do not know blame thing about mathematics. But when it comes to making their figures count they make male algebra experts look like blind Eskimo babies.
 A baby has more sense than it gets credit for. When father starts singing to the baby the baby stops bawling SC father will stop singing. Far be 1t from us to say that girls are not modest nowadays. But when they get goods for summer waist they buy mosquito netting ana then punch hoies in Re material to make the view clearer Whensyou do. a thing regularly 1t is a habit, but when the other fellow does Il regularly it is vice.
 You can't make the poor understanc that the rich have to skimp occasionally or they wouldn't be rich. Of course, a Princess won't believe 1t But more of the girls who married fol money are happy than the girls who mar ried for love.
 Why shouldn't the wimmen folks organ lie battalions If they choose to? The, are always in arms, they are great q charging, and they are not bit afraie of powder.
 When you see shabby little man wht 1 looks like a starved mouse on the stree twith an expensiveIy dressed woman whs looks like drum major you can tel
 who h the better half In that( home.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-23

citation war service, are timely an helpful. They should be readand take to heart by all who are interested il this work:
 The war service administration hopes that for every book pur- chased. at least five will be pre- sented to the libraries. It has been done in England; it can be done here.
 Mobilize your idle books.
 Give the book you prize the most; not the one you care for least.
 Give your favorite authori the novel that interested you last sum- mer; the volume of poems with a meaning and message for you.
 Give the book that causes a pang at parting, like saying good-by to an old friend. Ten chances to one it will mean more to some soldier boy.
 Give the book that is still alive but which you and your family have outgrown. It is the one which should be passed on to the camp libraries.
 Give your latest war book; you will probably not read it again. The boy in khaki is waiting for it. Reading 1t will prepare him for conditions lover there"
 Give books on technical subjects; there is an insistent call for works on airplanes, automobiles, gas en- zines and engineering topics gen. orally. Don't think that the boys are interested only in fiction.
 Write your name and message on the fly leaf; it will make the bond seem closer.
 Remember that he gives twice who gives quickly. But don't give thoughtlessly. We are judged by what we. give.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-23
One Book May Mean
 Great Deal to a Soldier

E7T7HE people of Birmingham have
 1 given many books to our sol diers and sailors this week. They should give many more. The library workers state that they could handle without any trouble ten times as many volumes as they have received so far. It is gratifying to learn that practi- 2cally all the books donated came sfrom the library shelves of the do- nors, and not from the attic," as shown by their condition and their contents.
 We have done so we'll in. previous war "drives" that we cannot afford to shirk this important duty of pro- viding our fighting men with good reading matter, something that will not only brighten their lives, but in thousands of cases will have bearing on their future. Men in camps and elsewhere have become students who showed no bookish inclinations before being called to the colors. A story is told of soldier who visited one of the emp libraries, saying it was the first time he'd read book in four years. . Asked what he had been doing, he said he had been attending the University of Mississippi.
 The following suggestions, pub lished by the American Library asso-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-23
HARRY LAUDER,s VIEWS

From the Charleston News and Courier.
 Harry Lauder is making redhot speeches all over America and is deal ing body blows to Kaiserism. In Mill waukee last week he had tremen- dously rousing reception and stirred his thing he said was this: Don't sit back at your fire and criticise the govern ment. Be up and doing something to help them. We who know the situation today don't hesitate to thank God for President Wilson.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-23
A SENSE OF INFER1oR1rY.

I'm too sensitive for this world" sighed MT. Gadspur.
 Surely not"
 "Yes. I am. For instance. it is often painful for mssto go to my bank and make a deposit.''
 "Why?"
 When the fellow immediately ahead of me shoves ssooO or s4Ooo at the teller, humming little tune as if 1t meant nothing to him, I feel like apologizing for asking the bank to take care of s1z5o."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-23
Daughters Heart In War

T have only one child" said M ". Joseph. but I am glad to know that in spite of her having two little children, a handsome four-year- boy and a lovely eight-month-ol girl, she is doing her bit in New York city by teaching 500 girls in one of the big fac tories how to knit
 It's very hard job. but she sticks bravely to it. She has also number of plants that she has to visit. She is taking the war very seriously. and has made up her mind to serve as best she can. l am really very proud of what she is able to do''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-23
HIGH-PRICED MAN.

You can't always tell by mans clothes whether or not he has money''
 Not always. But If his clothes happen to be overalls and he is employed at a government shipyard, 1t Is safe to assume that he either has money or will have plenty of 1t when the next payday rolls around"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-23
A MISTAKEN NOTION
om the Arkansas Gazette. .

FTOm 1lTle ArkdHSHS 6azette.
 Chicago has more telephones than all Frahce and a single office building in New York contains more instruments than. there are in the whole of Greece Which may account for the belief that once prevailed in Germany that Amer ica. was all talk.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-23
MIR. SMITH HAS BOUGHT 4 GUN

From the Milwaukee Journal. MT. and Mrs. George Gibbs. Washing ton, D. C.. have been visiting MT. and Mrs. George w. Smith. MT. Gibbs left on Tuesday for Washington, and Mrs Smith will join him this week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-23
ADRIF'T WITH THE TIMES
UNusuAL TYPE.

Agnes Gwendolen Sotherby Green
 Never aspired to star on the screen- Never has yearned a title to buy
 From snug lord with monocled eye. Matinee idols they leave her quite cold, EVen Tn dress she is never as bold AS the young women who often expose Ravishing lengths of costly silk hose. Pretty, yet sensible, sooth, we have heart Agnes Gwendolens a very rare bird.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-23
ztAzEl8auefH

F. S.-Get in behind the state council of defense with your money and your time before 1t Is too late
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-23
POET INVENTED sTEREoscopr

. From the Peoples Home Journal.
 How many of us really know that the istereoscope-largely used for magnifying photographs of distant places--was the invention of Oliver Wendell Holmes. the American poet and philosopher. There had been in use crude form of stereo- scope, consisting of box with hinged 1 lid on the upper side which was opened to admit light on the photograph. Dr. 1 Holmes dispensed with the box, substi- tuting the eye shades still used and cut slts in the projecting board in or rectly focused. Then he stuck an awl l in the bottom for a handle and the stereoscope was complete. Dr. Holmes l found the alteration such an improve nent that he offered his invention free to several firms. All refused it, how l phia, who decided to make a dozen or two and see if they would sell The pre- i, liminary lot was soon multiplied by thou sands. An employe of this firm origin ated the movable slide in which the pie
 lures are now placed. thus improving mon the series of slots devised by Dr. Holmes. When the stereoscope became a great success, it was suggested to pr Holmes that if he had patented and sold i his invention he might have made more out of it than from literature. He fe- piled: 'I do not care to be known as ! the patentee of a pill or peeping con 1 triyance."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-23

BEGINNING THE DAY = Lord, comfort me with the realization that millions in times past have gathered to Thee in prayer and have gone away strong. Lord, move me with the realization that millions at this very hour are gathering to Thee in mighty striving and in great agony of soul. In Christ's name. Amen.-H. NJ. E.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-23

POUNDING OUT DEFIANCE. 'Is prize-fighting a brutal sport?' ''It can be made so understand some of those fellows punish their typewriters fearfully."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-23
NOT THAT KIND

From the Charleston New and Courier
 "Ours is the sword of siegfried," says pr. Frank Crane. Not Q bit of it.. our sword wasn't made in Germany.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-23
IMPORTANT DETAIL LACKING

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer. That funeral service over the bodies of 400 Kentucky horses done to death bv alien enemies, should have included a firing squad. stone wall and the guilty wretches.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-23
THE TIRELEss TALKER.

like to meet an optimist-
 It really does me good, But when he's monologist- I groan and knock on wood.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-23
MoMENToUs OCCASION.

MoMENTOUS OCCASION. T met Mrs. Dubwaite this morning. She said she was going to attend an inn portant club meeting" Do you suppose it was really impor- tant?"
 Tt must have been. She was dressed within an inch of her life" JOIN THE PROCESSION.
 Is it in your heart to do Something really big? Woulds't be patriotic, too? If so, keep a pig.
 -Age-Herald. You surely do not wish your heart To scar and harden, Then get out and do your part
 Spade a garden.
 Memphis Commercial-Appeal
 PRETTY PROBLEM. -'The producer claims the costumes for this show cost fortune" Why, the chorus has next to nothing on"
 "Um! That's true. Maybe it required the services of experts to figure out way to make what little the girls have on stay on.
 PROMISING LAD. Docs your boy write encouraging let ters from France?" tVery encoura eine u said tbe rro,,a ,a happy father. "Why, in every letter hs writes to us he says he's not coming home until he captures the Kaiser"
 PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-23

An honest tale speeds best. being plainly told. Richard HI.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-23

TELEPHONE Bell tpriyate exchange connecting all departmental Main 1900.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-23
The Issue Is Joined
 on the Western Front

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