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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-20
THE TEACHERS

Edwin Markham, in the Nautilus. They said to Hassan of the happy look: You know all pages in the wisdom
 book; In what great college were you taught.
 and who Your high instructors in the good and
 true?' ''The worlds my college" Hassan made
 reply, And I am taught by every passer-by. find lifes darker pages doubly writ With many a message from the infinite. Yes, even her plotted record is a scroll Shouting her fateful warning to the soul "who were the teachers set my manners
 right? The only ones we need-the impolite. Who taught me to love justice. tho
 august? The only teachers needed-the unjust. What teachers showed me virtues para.
 disc? The ones with loudest tongue-the slaves
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-20

sputterings of his gun were put down to airplane fire.
 Fortunately for the Americans, his post did not command any important points A headquarters had been es- tablshed in the shadow of the church tower, but the pitch was too great fO- him to negotiate with his gun
 At the end of the third day he was seen by a doughboy who climbed up and captured him. He was feeble from lack of nourishment and thirst, or he might not have surrendered so easlIy For Germany and the Kaiser was his explanation as to why he had stuck it out.
 "The master i'll befits the servant said the officer who examined him. Give him big feed and a package of cigarettes
 Of course in every army the tele- phone stations have odd and fre- quently changed code names. For ex- ample, Parsnips may be vIadivostok tomorrow It might be a boys name one~ day or flowers name the next.
 In one P. c. that played big part Tn the St. Mihiel battle, skilful but rather effeminate young captain had to endure the titters in the dugou. whenever he went to the telephon. and was there obliged to say:
 Yes this is Annabelle."
 The boche left the St. Mibiel salient 60 abruptly that he didn't have time to destroy the bridges, plant his usual num- per or booby traps, or render railroads. military and otherwise. temporarily use- less' so the work of the engineers wasn't as varied, on the whole. as it has been in some actions,
 But many engineer attachments dis tirguished themselves by going over the top vxh the doughboys for wire-cuttinr and the like, and some of these remained with the infantry and romped on to the finish
 In one case two engineers and an fn- fantryman pushed down a road, rounded hill at the edge of a sizeabe town. fired upon quartet of Germans. who hastily departed, and then marched into the town and proclaimed to the joyful. enthusiastic natives that they took the village in the name of President Wilson. They announced that the town would be turned back to the natives as soon as an oIficer arrived to take charge of the ceremony.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-20
Six Billion Dollar Loan Over the Top


 1T F the nations fourth Liberty Loan 0 dragged in its early stage the drive of the last two days "put it over"
 The raising of six billion dollars was a stupendous undertaking. Noth- ing of the kind was ever known be- fore. But Americas patriotism was keyed up to the highest degree and on the home stretch the appeal of President Wilson and Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo met with the response that might have been ex- Ipected.
 When the reports from the various federal reserve districts are analysed 1 it will be found, no doubt, that the individual subscribers to the fourth Liberty Loan have largely outnum- DeTeQ those OI lOI1ueT LUdilS. u lI proves to be so, it will be splendid record for the men and women of this country, many of whom had to make sacrifices for the good of the nation.
 Every dollar of the six billion was needed for the prosecution of the war. The people, realizing the gravity of the situation, rose to the occasion; and they can always be counted on to do their best in any national emer- gency.
 In Birmingham and the Birmingham )zone the Liberty Loan organizations were on their mettle and the results were all that could be asked. Jeffer- son county, in going we'll beyond it's goal, has sustained it's reputation for great achievement All honor to the "armies" and their indefatigable leaders.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-20
JANETs PROTEST

From Everybody's Magazine. 1, Janet aged 9. was~taken by her mother to lunch at the house of a-friend. The hostess was of the talkative va riety, and in her enjoyment of certain interesting little incidents she was re- thing in the shape of food. After a lapse of several minutes Janet could endure this situation no longer. So, raising her plate as high as she could she demanded in shrill voice: Anybody here want clean platter
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-20
Money for Flowers

Hundreds of dollars are being spent on flowers for the unfortunate victims of Spanish influenza" said Miss Susie w. Norment
 ITO how much better advantage could that money, given to Red Cross or put lin Liberty Bonds, be spent. I am sure that were their wishes expressed. those who have gone would say, Give to save the suffering of the thousands over there The sentiment will be the same Make your gift a memorial
 q am afraid this sounds rather cold and calculating but I do not mean for it to- It is the true situation, and il seems to me that there are so many calls from the Red Cross, especially, that people should be made to realize the present need.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-20
From Stars and Stripes.

From Stars and Stripes.
 -HE Yankees had scarcely finished sorting and swapping their Ger 0 man helmets and other stuff "a ntnred between the Marne and Ve3le and packing 1t off to the folks when they gathered in a whole depot of tro- nhies from the rich region behind St. Mihiel.
 Every doughboy hustling through a village in that salient last week had one eye open for lurking boches and mines and the other eye, the twink ling eye, open for souvenir Tor the girl he's fighting for.
 Two privates were jogging through. one town on the seat or ration cart last Friday morning, when one of them spied gray-green, handsomely braided overcoat hanging out to air in front of what had been German P. C. a few hours before. q saw it first" said the large one, sternly. Now, Buddy, while I keep my hand on these mares. you hike over there and cut off them sleeves for me. I'll bet Eliza Jane can make some thing pretty doggone nifty out Of them
 The other, nothing loath, got out his pen knife and had just hacked off the second sleeve when out of the house swarmed staff of junior officers. He felt his legs give way beneath him. He knew by their faces what he had done. He had ruyined the overcoat which had been tailored and adorned in America to shelter the general commanding the brigade then in possession of the town.
 The general was asleep below. His lieutenants, with ill-concealed relish. woke him up so that the show might start at once. The general said sev- eral things about the vandalism evil dently taught in the rival brigade. He spoke of firing squads, years and years in Fort Leavenworth, pay de- tained for the duration of the war and so on. Then, after struggle, he burst out laughing, and that's all there is to that story.
 There was one Tank private in Thiaucourt who took a chance. but he couldn't resist the temptation, When his mates first saw him they were un- certain whether he was the Kaiser CT the crown prince as they rushed for ward to make the capture. For he was riding German officer $ horse, he had on a German officer S helmet and on his chest was pinned the iron cross, all left by German of- ficers in their rush 70 safety. The Tank squad bent upon making an im- portant capture were a trifle dis gusted to find that it was only Private | Jones of the infantry.
 | Among the spells of the St. Mihiel sa. | lient were many boche ambulances whicf ! supplied striking evidence of the scare | ity of rubber in Germany. l The front wheels of the ambulance. were equipped with steel tires-an in genious affair with an outer rim like tha of wagon tire separated from the vince by steel spiral springs. The rear tire were pneumatic and of rubber like ours but they were incased in leather cove ! to eeduce wear
 Some of these ambulances were doinl
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-20
Rest Coming Some Day

T used to think l was busy when was newspaper man. said Bruce Ken nedy, for years on the editorial staff of the Montgomery Advertiser, "but believe me. being secretary of the Chamber of with a camp at it's door, has taught me that newspaper work is just high class loafing.
 I'm going the pace that kills, but it's in hopes that our soldier boys will make a killing and then peace and rest will come for the overworked."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-20
Glenn Woods Poetry

T see that our old friend Clement Wood shines vigorously in the current number of Life" said Dr. George Eavas. If he can write that sort of biblical poetry he will continue to reflect lustre on his native city.
 There's no quasi -socialistic pacifsm in these verses, entitled I See America Marching, but a passion of noble al- ligerency that powerfully recalls the orientalism of the Hebrew psalms. The whole continent flows through these lines, it's mountains and lakes and rivers, end all their contents, to drown the Squat Teutonic land A Germa would judge such poetry inclement."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-20
IT'S LESS THAN THAT

From the Houston Post.
 We have heard of profiteering and profiteering, but the New York Herald says the moonshiners in Alabama are charging $a2 quart for white mule Ticker. We never dreamed that the Ala bama moonshiners were such ferocous creatures. It must be that cannibalism is prevalent there.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-20

more to save the ruling dynasties from overthrow and to spare the war leaders further humiliation than to grant to oppressed peoples the rights to which they are entitled q
 President Wilson has told both Austria-Hungary and Germany in forceful, direct language that they must set their houses in order. They must establish governments repre- sentative of the people in fact and not in name.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-20

BEGINNING THE DAY-o Lord, may I praise Thee with joyful lips. May I seek Thee with wings. Way I rise up to keep company with rhees and with hurrying feet meet Thee in secret places. Thou art my souls daily portion of joy; Thou art my life's feast of pleasures. Amen.-H. NJ. E.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-20
THE TROUBLES OF BERLIN

From the Mobile Register.
 Well, at any rate, Berlin has the flu" Asiatic cholera, stock market panic and General Pershing headed in that direc- tion-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-20

| to ride in than ours, harder to steer ana much noisier.
 | The examining officers at the prisoner pens talk German like natives, but often
 complications.
 | One inquisitor, who had just used his
 best German vocabulary on an uncom-
 pretending Hungarian, turned him over | to a special questioner and took on five strangely clad and somewhat bewildered | prisoners who, after great deal ol | shouting and arm waving, managed to convey the fact that they were neither Germans nor Austrians nor Hungarlans nor Slovaks. They were Italians-five Italians taken prisoner last fall and set
 to mending roads behind the German | lines.
 l They were much pleased when it slow | ly dawned on them what had happened, and they wanted to kiss General Persh- /, ing or somebody right away. 4
 As tho Americans and French ad- vanced up through St. Mihiel salient. French detachmenes followed each reg | iment into various towns with French signs all ready to supplant the German signs that had adorned buildings and street corners for four years.> So eager were the French to get these signs up that one French. officer came near being 30 minutes too soon. He was advancing up the road toward Apre- mont when, less than kilometer from
 the village, he almost stumbled over troops lying in the road, rifles at the l shoulder.
 What are you doing here?" asked the
 officer in charge of the troops. | I'm on my way to Apremont, repliec the Frenchmen, ito post these signs" | Then you'd better wait about 30 min-
 utes until we take it." came the reply.
 Its still full of Germans" l .Yes," remarked the F'renchman, they say we are deliberate race and never ! in a hurry" l There are few braver, more hopeless l deeds in the annals of this war than
 that of one 4s-year-old German soldier who, deserted by his comrades and
 without food and water, stuck to his
 machine gun post in the tower of a shell gutted church for three days after the Americans entered and took possession of one little town northeast of St. Mihiel.
 The German, with noncom and
 another soldier. had been stationed Tn the tower and told to stick to the last by a lieutenant who immediately left for the north. When the American
 artillery got too hot, the noncom and tha second private sought shelter in a cellar, and there they. were found
 when the Americans entered the town The boche shelled the same town a
 few hours after the Americans get
 through and continued his shelling in-
 termittently during the next three
 days. but undeterred. the grizzled
 German stuck at his sniping post,
 He fired only when an airplane wAs
 in sight overhead. and the spasmodi,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-20
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES

don't get the idea that you have to keep
 in touch with Wall street"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-20
Urgent Appeal for
 a Great Local Cause

51N HE Jefferson County Anti < Tuberculosis association has issued communication to it's mem bers, setting forth the need of $2500 to 5000 between now and the first of January.
 This great organization is doing full duty in these days, sparing nurses to serve influenza cases, spreading knowledge of protective measures, bringing comfort and vel fare to homes invaded by disease, and lifting the dread of infection from many by it's care of patients in the sanatorium-
 The claims of vast national tasks must not obscure what we owe so near at home. With enlarged gener- osity and increased sense of common burdens, let us do our bit in the anti tuberculosis cause. Checks may be sent to the Rev. Dr. George Eaves, secretary, or H. H. K. Jefferson, treasurer, 909 Empire building.
 & < < #
 President Wilson Replies to
 Austro-H Hungarian Offer
 TN rejecting the Austro- Hungarian U governments proposal for an armistice and peace negotiations, President Wilson's reply, which was delivered by Secretary Lansing to the Swedish minister in Washington yes- terday, draws a sharp distinction be- tween sham autonomy forced from the Hapsburg dynasty by internal dissen- sion and liberty in it's truest sense.
 The President points out that re- cent developments have caused some notifications in the attitude of the American government toward the nationalities under Austro- Hungarian rule. The Czecho- -Slovak national council has been recognized as a de facto government, a cobelligerent of the allies and, therefore, in state of war with the central powers. The nationalistic aspirations of the Jugo- Slovaks to become members of the family of nations" have also been recognized "in the fullest manner"
 The "mere autonomy" of these peo- pie, and by inference other national ities of Austria Hungary, is no longer acceptable as, basis for peace negotiations. They, and not the Amer ican government, must be the judge of what status will best enable them to fulfill their destiny and enjoy the freedom which is the just heritage of all mankind,
 The belated attempts of Austria Hungary to conform to the principles laid down by President Wilson, and similar movements in Germany, are dictated by necessity, political as well as military. and appear to be devised
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-20

Your coat is rather muddy,
 And you may be in disgrace. But your tail is wagging buddy" And there's something in your face That bespeaks consideration
 And perchance friendly pat, Though I'd view with trepidation
 Your appearance in my flat. To the world you may be only
 A flea bitten, homeless mutt, Out of luck and very lonely
 And unprepossessing, but Being poor, no one can blame you.
 And this thought should comfort bring No swell dame will ever claip you
 As her "pecious pity sing"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-20
Rank Is Liallidating

T am having hard time getting peo- pie to come and get their money" said of Clanton. ''The bank is being nqui- dated, and I expect to return to Birming- ham. I am in hopes that the depositors will check out by the first of November, but they seem in no hurry about it. haven't been able to make any loans for nearly four months. It seems that money is a drug on the market I expect to wind up as rapidly as possible
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-20
Dr. Crumpten Active

T was ordered to Birmingham by my B. Crumpton. the president of the Anti Saloon league.
 T reported and they put me to bed and wanted to keep me quiet for month. but I got tired and told them no, while there was life in me I wasn't going to slack in these war times, so l got up and am going to die in harness. I've been too active to lie around when there is so much to be done. I ran up to Gads- den to see my daughter, Mrs. James M. Shelburne, and am now on my way back to Montgomery to be at my desk.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-20
NOT VALID.

NOT VALID. "Gadspur is disappointed man." ''Why so?"
 He wanted to get into the army, but made mistake in his questionnaire." How was that?" 'He waived exemption on the ground of domestic infelicity and the exemption board couldn't see 1t that way.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-20

business in the American ambulance service before their engines had been stilled many hours. They are rougher
 to ride in than ours. harder to steer and much noisier.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-20
EASY TO MANAGE.


 Tt must be a sad disappointment when a woman marries a man thinking him brilliant and discovers later that he Is stupid"
 That depends a great deal on her temperament" replied MT. Dubwaite. thoughtfully. "A stupid man is usually docile, you know"
 NOT MUCH AHEAD OF HIM. We'd hate to be the crown prince now, Who wished to make his mark; Although he's had lurid past. His futures rather dark.
 LOOKING BACK. What's the trouble down the streetT "A 'pizen' democrat has just had dif- ficulty with rock-ribbed' republican" ~Ah! That reminds me of the good old days-
 .rYes?-
 How tranquil was this fair land of ours when all we had to fight about was politicsn' PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-20

FINICKY. Its hard matter to please some Of these society leaders, said the society editor.
 Whats the matter now?" asked the city editor.
 Mrs. Grabcoin says the writeup of her party in this mornings paper wasn't punctuated to suit her.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-20

ADVICE TO A BoNDHoLDER, I'm glad to see you have bought Lio- erty bonds, my son." 'Tt was my patriotic duty to buy them, father"
 Quite so. But just because you hap pen to hold a few government securities,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-20
NO SLANG FOR HER.

NO SLANG FOR HER. When he dared to call her cutie, Did she holler, Get the hook?' No, indeed. This high-toned beauty Simply floored him with look.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-20
PERHAPS.

T see where there have been street riots all along Unter den Linden in Ber- lin"
 What do you infer from that?"
 They may be the forerunner of a considerable disturbance in the shape Of bomb unter den Hohenzollerns."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-20

Entered at the Birmingham, Ala, postoffice as second-class matter, un- der act of Congress, March s, 1879.
The Carlisle independent., 1918-07-25
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from the pulpits in the various churches of the city.
 Wonderful street car ride of real scenic interest may be enjoyed, for some of the lines after winding through the streets leading to their residence sections of the city, sud denly shoot through the hills and on the western side, wend their way through picturesque valleys, and over ridges, back and forth until they have given their passengers nearly an hours pleasurable joy ride.
 Jitneys have also started to make regular trips to the Picric Acid plant and sightseers are including that as one of the places to visit, while many seek the roof of some towering office building from which they can see a wonderful view of the city, suburbs and Camp Pike, while at times the whirring sound of an aeroplane from the Eberts field, causes everyone to lcok up and wonder as they see the skilled aircraft officers handle thelr great war birds with the skill dis played by an eagle in the mountain fastnesses, as he dives and sears about among the peaks and in and out of the clouds.
The Carlisle independent., 1918-07-25
CHURCHES OF LITTLE ROCK
 ALL WORK FOR COMMON GOOD

The church life of Little Rock is very inviting to visitors in the city over Sunday. Almost every de nomination is represented in the city and a person of almost any faith may find hearty welcome awaiting him on entering the church of his choice.
 Little Rock churches are pro- gressive. They go after big things. Many of them have institutional de- partments, with rooms for various kinds of recreations and service de- partments designed to meet the needs of their members and the stranger within their gates"
 The churches have been respond ing nobly to the calls made upon them by the establishment of the great cantonment at their gates, many of them keeping open house prac- tically throughout the week, furnish ing the soldiers meeting places while in the city, and the more central opening their doors Sunday after moons for musical and semi-religicus patriotic programs, thus furnishing the boys away from home with a place to go, where warm welcome would be accorded them.
 In Little Rock the churches work together There is no discordant spirit of denominational antagonlsm between the one and the other. They join hands in striving to make the city the cleanest place morally in the country and in periodically assisting in moulding and protecting the character of the thousands of young men making the city their temporary home while training to fight on foreign shores for the liberty of theil country, churches and homes.
The Carlisle independent., 1918-07-25

There are men of nation wide prominence in legal and medical circles who were trained in the Arkansas institutions.
 Special stress is being laid on the public school work of the city. The grammar schools are provided with every convenience for the most effective training of the children, while the high school verges on the work of real college in the courses offered, the thoroughness of methods and the excellent equipment of the fine building.
 Private schools dot the city, while the Little Rock College furnishes complete collegiate courses.
 Music and Art are stressed in some special schools and the recently established Little Rock Conservatory of Music and College for Young Women has been meeting popular demand in very effective manner.
The Carlisle independent., 1918-07-25
LATCH STRING ALWAYS
 HANGS ON THE OUTSIDE

One of the noticeable features of Little Rock is the true Southern cordial welcome extended to all corners, regardless of who they may be. The farmer, laborer, capitalist, educator, politician and organizer, all find hearty welcome the moment they set foot in the metropolis of Arkansas.
 This spirit has been finding ex- pression in the great number of con- ventions held in the city during the past few months. The reputation for hospitality has spread beyond the confines of the state and great national gatherings have been select ing the city for their meeting place
 Among the more notable of these conventions held in Little Rock this wear were the National and Bank head Good Road Associations, draw