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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-22
HOME BOYS NOW IN
BATTLE WEAR SOCKS.
KNITTED AT HOME.
Mrs. Orr Calls Attention to
Amount of Material Sent
by Jefferson County
Women

Mrs. C. P. Orr. chairman of the JEFF
ferson county womens auxiliary work
ers of the council of national defense.
said yesterday that there had been so
many inquiries that she would like to
make statement regarding the mate
rial which had been sent to the Jeffer-
son county boys of the 18TH infantry
in France before the embargo against
shipment went into effect.
1--WE are consoled by the thought
that even now as the boys are fight
ing their battles" said Mrs Orr, they
are wearing socks knitted by the wom-
en- of Jefferson county. And they are
beautiful, warm, wooden socks. We
ship every Wednesday,, and on the first
Wednesday in March we sent to Capt.
Lacy Edmondson of Company d nine
packages. Each package contained IS
pairs of socks, seven caps and seven
pairs of wristlets
Colonel Screws of the 167th regi-
ment advised us to send our material
to the officers of the companies, who
would look after the distribution.
ITO Lieut.. James Webb, who is with
the Etowah boys, and who has six
jefferson county boys we sent IL pairs
of socks.
ITO the bugler of Company l, which
has Ave Jefferson county boys, we also
sent two pairs of socks for each man.
THE headquarters company has two
jefferson county men, and they were
also renem bered.
1--WE feel sure that all of this mate
rial reached them before the embargo
went into effect. We have received
from Colonel Screws a revised list of
all the Jefferson county men in his
regiment, which we consider of great
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-22
WOMEN'S WORK

excellent work is being done N the
drive by the women's organization oNes
So. 600 600 having been raised throughout
the state by this work. The women are
now working with renewed EFFORT 70
place their organization well in the front
ranks of the most efficient workers IN
the entire country, the quota given them
in this state having been oversubscrlpeo
by 100000. s,
The corporations and the larger indl-
vidual firms are responding to the call IN
a very LIBERAL and patriotic manner. one
subscrip.ion of s250O00 was received from
n corporation in the Birmingham district
Yesterday, and several others OF smalie'
denominations were also recorded. me
employees are being assisted in practi-
cally all of the industrial and CONNER
ell plants in the purchase of their
bords.
At no time during the campaign nave
the spirits of the workers been keyed
to a higher pitch than that which "
is at present. A spirit of good-natured
rivalry exists among the working
teams and has lent an added incentive
to do better work.
Geneva county didn't do a great
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-22
Oil in Virgins Lamp Con-
strued to Mean Grace of
God to Get In On
CAPACITY AUDIENCE
HEARS MINISTER
Many Answer Eloquent Appeal OF
Pastor to Decide Question as to
Their Eternity at the First
Methodist Last Night

"And the foolish said to the wise.
give us of your oil. for our lamps have
gone out" was the text used by DR..
George r. Stuart at the First Method
list church last night, when he preached
to an audience that filled every avail
able bit of space in the immense audi
torium of the church, many standing
throughout the service.
Following his sermon, DR.. Stuart ap-
pealed to those who would settle the
question of their future to come for
ward for prayer when quite a large
number went to the altar. His sermon
was most effective, and though deal.
ing largely with experiences through
which he had passed as a pastor, he
made his message clear, and it SEEM
ingly went home. He construed the
text to mean that the oil referred to
by the Savior in His utterance with
reference to the marriage feast was
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-22
At L,,ew,s Biiou

The Revue de Vogue. an p-to-the-min-
ute revue of the latest and bestsin' the
world of songs. Dances and wonderful
girls, will be the headline attraction on
the bill at Loew's Bijou theatre the first
half of this week 1t comes here direct
from Chicago. where it was known
throughput the city and entire middle
west as the greatest restaurant revue
and vaudeville show in theatrcals Ev-
cry one of the eight girls is a real beauty.
All have some Individual work to 40
in the production. and offer a stunning
revue in songs, gowns and dances
Dave Schooler and Louise Dickinson
will offer a wonderful combination OF
music and song. They are known in
Vaudeville as 1.-THE vaudeville Paderewski
and the girl soprano. Schooler IS
claimed to be ''vaudeville's greatest plan
ist,' and his clever partner is Won
derful singer.
Willie Smith, combining rare ability rs
singer, composer and reader. will offer
combination of his own songs and reci-
tations He is a clean-c,lt. handsome
young chap. with plenty Of personality
and ability.
Mentally and Ashton. Folks From
Georgia." blackface coined ians. with
clever combination of songs and fun. and
Swift and Daley, playing a wide va
riety Of novelty instruments, will COM
plete the bill.
The picture will be Tom INK in West
ern Blood" a thrilling story of adven-
ture in the land where the best man
wins.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-22
ADJUSTMENTS
At The v.yrie

The International Revue, pretentious
music and song show, and Susanna
Rocamora, celebrated singer and Biz
mingham favorite. will be the feature
attractions on the new programme at
todays matinee. The international
Revue is an ensemble of pretty girls,
lavish. costumes, clever comedy, tune
full songs and furnishes much clever
entertainment. Susanna Rocamora and
four beautiful young ladies will pre-
sent "At the Girls Club refined and
high class musical act. Miss Rocamora
started her career in Birmingham ana
has many. friends here, who will well
come her appearance. Sonia Barapon
and Charles Grohs are dancers ex-,
traordinary and their work is expect
ed to prove most pleasing feature
of the programme. Race and Edge
will present "On the Bridge, ana
Kennady and Burt will entertain in
"Enga ged-Married-D Lyric
screen kilograms will be feature
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-22
German Prince a Prisoner

Geneva. Switzerland April 21.-Prince
Loichnowski, the German ambassador at
London up to the outbreak of the war,
and the publication of whose secret men,
orandum, which strongly criticised the
German foreign policy, is soon 20 bring
him before the German courts, is vir-
tually a prisoner in Chateau in Silisia
He now is under police surveillance be-
cause, according to the Dusseldorfer
Tageblatt, a plan by which the prince
intended to escape to Switzerland be-
fore coming to trial has been discovered
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-22
NEWS Of ENS[EY

A most unique and interesting pa
triotic rally was held at the Ensley
Highland Presbyterian church last
evening Different phases and kinds of
patriotism were discussed by the
speakers, Judge Hugh Locke talking
on Mans Part in the War" Mrs D.
A. Echols on What the Women Can
Do" and Rev, L. f. Brubaker on The
Sun Behind the Clouds" Special music
was given during the services. fea-
ture of which was baritone solo
sung by Erin Farley and patriotic
hymns. The large congregation list
ened attentively to the speakers who
appealed for the buying of more Lib
erty Bonds. more food conservation,
a more patriotic spirit and better CO.
operation in the world crisis
The women of Ensley are called to
attend mass meeting at the First
Methodist church on Avenue G ana
twentieth street this afternoon at 3
o'clock in the interest of the closing OF
| moving picture houses on Sundays.
The meeting will be under the aus
pices of the Ladies' Aid society.
Rev DR.. R. E. McCorkle of Clin-
| ton. KY began a series OF evanGe-
! listic services at the Ensley Christian
| church yesterday morning. which Will
| continue through the week. the serv-
! ices beginning at 7:45 o'clock each
evening. A large chorus choir and or
| chestra, directed by the pastor Rev.
Thomas p Lennox will be a feature
! of each service.
| Funeral services over the remains
| of Mrs. Mary L. Richter were held
| from the home Of her daughter, Mrs.
Frank Davis, on Avenue F yesterday
| afternoon at 2:3o o'clock. Rev. A. X.
| Wright and Rev. l.. f. Written OF
! ficiating The deceased was member
| of the Cunningham chapter. Order OF
| the Eastern Star and Stonewall chap
| ter. United Daughters Of the Confeo-
eracy. the members of which attend
| ed the funeral. She had been a resi-
| dent of Ensley for a number of years
! and is survived by two daughters
| here. Mrs. Frank Davis and Mrs. NJ
| L. North, 2nd two daughters in Geor-
gia, Mrs. A. NJ Dunn and Mrs. Charles
| T. Smith.
| The Highland band of the Ladies'
! Aid society of the Ensley Baptist
church will meet with Mrs. G. A. Pres
| ton. 2425 Ensley avenue, and the
builders band with Mrs. w. j. Will
liams, 1901 Terrell boulevard.
| Mrs. Joseph Minchner has returned
| to her home at Hanover Circle after
visiting her daughter, Mrs. III. D. Will
! lams.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-22
LIBERTY LOAN DRIVE
TO CONTINUE UNTIL
new MARK PASSED
Liberal Responses Being
Made, But New Mark Re-
quires Greater Effort,
State Leaders

Great strides are being made by the
local committees in the LloeitS
campaign and it seems at present %
the $40. 900, 600 mark will be passed oelofe
tie conclusion of the campaign on MAY
A. The giant Thermometer showed the
mercury above the 100000 mark yes
terday.
A splendid patriotic response mas oeei'
met with by the campaign workers anu
the point is particularly emphasized by
all of them that there Will be s'acheiiii'7
in the efforts which they are making 10
have the third Liberty Loan prove one
of the greatest blows that has yet been
etruc1, fine Kaiser
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-22

value He says that socks, tobacco
and loaf sugar are the three greatest
needs of the men. A shipping license
is required to send material abroad
now. All of our packages are in the
seven-pound limit and are sewed in
unbleached domestic and addressed on
two sides''
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-22
HAS MADE ME FEEL
LIKE A NEW MAN
Sensational Testimonial
Given for Plant Juice by a
Birmingham Man

III consider Plant Juice cheap, if it cost
me s100 per bottle for l am feeling like
new man since taking your medicine"
said ]. d. Walsh, who resides in Biz
nlingham, and is an employee of the
Southern Bell Telephone company, re-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-22
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY

STOLEN-F First Methodist church
last night 2-passenger. 1918 model. Ford
car; motor No. 25l7S55; reward. Phone
NJ. 373t.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-22
To The Men Who.
roll Their Own"

TAKE good look at your little white sack of the markings
BULL DURHAM tobacco For we going to ask
you part with good old "Bu for time He has enlisted
He has gone to the front help the fight there
every single sack of him.
The Government has asked for the entire output of
BULL DURHAM factories, and what the Government
asks all give cheerfully.
The millions of sacks of Bull" we have been sending
abroad have not been enough We must give ALL to
at the front 100000 100000 pounds 100
carloads every month.
&c. with your hands, roll yourself cigarette of Bull
carefully thoughtfuly just the best cigarette you
rolled and while you smoke it, THINK
There only one thought you thn-it this If the
boys over there need 7y makngs they sure welcome
Here's to them and good luck And may every little bag
carry it's inspiration of hope and courage
And if you have sentiment just the round white tag of
your last sack and hang up in memory of good old Bull
For you will be proud to know him when he bac-as
he covered with medals of honor for service
L1 e1N><u r,.-,s...
THE AMERICAN TOBACCO COMPANY
n.:u...g.1 A Go .r,s.r,'
: @<ss1$N ES$
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-08-09
BRIEF BITS

Arlington, Mass, has a Sunday
school one hundred years old.
Nearly 100000 female clerks are
employed in England.
The timber possibilities of British
North Borneo are to be investigated
by an expert from the United States
whom the government has employed.
The Greek government has required
wireless equipment on all passenger
vessels of 300 or more tons dead
weight capacity and on all cargo YES
sells of 1,OOO or more tons.
new device to foil automobile
thieves is locked to a wheel in such
n position as to block it and tamper-
Ing with it by an unauthorized person
rings gong within 1t.
Liberty steaks" have supplanted
hamburgers in restaurants in Peoria,
III. Patrons objected to the German
Inference in the old name and suggest
ed the more patriotic cognomen. Pro-
prietors readily adopted it.
Tunis has attained second rank to
the United States for the production
Of phosphate through the development
of mines discovered a few years ago.
An alarm clock has been harnessed
by New York Inventor to a gas
burner so that pot of coffee is boiled
1T a predetermined time and then its
owner is awakened.
A "wet moon" is when one horn of
he crescent of the new moon is much
lower than the other, like n bowl
turned up on edge and unable to hold
water. The wet moon is a popular
but fuIlacious. sign of coming wet
Weather.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-08-09
AS to Declaration of War.

There is no set form for a declara-
ton of war and it has even been Ques-
toned whether a formal declaration
of any kind is necessary. An Ameri-
can writer on international war says ::
can act of hostility, unless it be done
in the urgency of self-preservation or
by way of reprisaI, is in itself a full
declaration of intention; any sort of
previous declaration therefore is an
empty formality unless an enemy must
be given time and opportunity to prt
himself in a state of defense, and It
is needless to say that no one asserts
such a thing to be obligatory 81
Formal declaration of war preceding
the beginning of hostiIities was more
common in ancient times and in the
middle ages than in modern times. In
vestigation has shown that of lis wars
between 100 and 1872 less than ten
showed declarations of war prior to
hostilities.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-08-09
Atmospheric Pressure.

"When a high altitude, say 1900
feet, has. been reached" says L. ].
Wilson, airplane expert, writing in
a Southern newspaper, "there is an
atmospheric pressure equal to about
one-naf that at sea level. The effect
of this lessening Of pressure is no
tieeable to one who for the first time
experiences it. At about 1900 feet
there were physical sensations at
once experienced by the writer, that
of increased blood pressure and the
exertian following exercise being the.
most apparent. The altitude. whether
attained in mountain climbing or by
airpIane, to certain extent produces
the same effect upon the organism,
the amount differing with various in
dividaals."
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-08-09


Blankets or other articles left in an
automobile can be fastened to a re-
Gently patented chain, which rings an
alarm bell if thief should try to take
them.
The army of the Netherlands has
been provided with a portable motion
picture show that is transported from
post to post on specially designed
mOtortruck.
The first vocal music was simply DO
etry sung in sort of recitative or in
tOning, like the modern chants, and the
Greek poets may be regarded as the
leading singers of their day.
Germany has $50 cOrn-drying plants,
250 vegetable-drying factories and %
milk-drying plants. About 200 of the
1900 malt kilns also are equipped for
vegetable drying.-ArgOnaut.
When the census was taken in 1910
the center of population was in the city
! Of Bloomington, Ind. When the first
census was taken in 1890 the center of
population was 23 miles east Of Bal
! timOre, Nd.
In recent years curious fad has
taken root in Japan. This is the alter
/ alton, by the surgeons knife, of the
shape of the eye, so that in future the
] japanese will not be distinguished as
one of the "almond-eyed" races. The
operation is said to be simple and pain
less.
Wisconsin is near the head of the
large universities in student enlist
ments. Wisconsin has sent 900 men,
Minnesota $50, Yale 800, Michigan 700
Exactly 131 Wisconsin faculty mem
bers, or IS per cent, have entered war
service since last spring-47 of them
in the army or navy.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-08-09
Il Isn't EooInroof.

Crowds who had gathered to wit
ness an intercollegiate boat race on
the Housatonic river in Connecticut
recently also saw young man and
woman drowned by the overturning
of a canoe which had ventured into
the wash of a fast motorboat.
The canoe is an invention of our
first famiies-the American Indians.
1t is absolutely unrivaled for trav-
ersing inland waterways, where shall
low water may be met or portages
required For lack of such a native
contrivance many large rivers in
South America remain lexplored to
this day. Portaging a waterlogged
"dugout' weighing 1,000 pounds or
more is apt to discourage any party
not having a Roosevelt at its head
Yes, the canoe is the first great
American invention. But it can never
be made foolproof. Rochester Times.
Union.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-08-09
shown TO CROWDS
How Germans Turn Their Cap
tives to Account.
Idea Is to DeIUde the People Into
Thinking That Military Victories
Are Constantly Being Won by
the Kaiser's Soldiers.

Ivan S. Rossiter, Canadian soldier
has Just been in to see me. For
year he was a German prisoner. When
the Germans caught him he was badly
wounded in the right hand. They
took him to a hospital, where, without
the use of an anesthetic, they cut off
one of his fingers and removed five
pieces of bone from his mangled wrist
They said that they had no anesthet-
les to spare for use on a "schwein-
hund," and added that they were saw
ing their anesthetics for their own
wounded soldiers. Rossiter showed
me what is left of his hand. 1t isn't
much, and what is left is of no use,
except as reminder of that German
surgeon who operated without giving
an aneSthetic.
While Rossiter was in Germany he
was moved about from one prison
camp to another until he and other
prisoners were exchanged for German
prisoners held by the allies. This
moving-about process was the most
interesting thing he described. He
more than a few weeks. In the year
that he was there he was in nine diff
ferent prison camps, located in vari-
GUS parts of Germany. On each trip
the train that was transferring these
wandering prisoners stopped at every
station. German officers got out ev-
cry time the train stopped and told
| IL 41,, al n
ones-just taken Rossiter says that
one excursion of this kind began at
four o'clock in the morning and lasted
until late at night. And always at ey-
cry station were a crowd of people to
jeer at these new" prisoners, many Of
whom were French and Belgians who
had been in captivity for two years.
1t gotsto be like Il theatrical troupe
playing one-night stands-only far
more boresome, for the prisoners We're
never allowed to leave the trains or to
communicate with the crowds that
came to see them. Rossiter says that
one company of British artillery
"takes the palm" for touring Germany
in the guise of ''new" prisoners. They
were captured in the fall of 1914 and
they are still playing to packed
houses.
In other words-to fool the people
is Germanys policy. Bismarck be-
lieved in that idea. He once said that
it is impossible to overestimate the
stupidity of the human race. No
doubt the kaiser feels just as con-
temptuous about US. In his mind, men
/, are nothing but so many tons of flesh
! and bone to be used to push back
boundary lines.
This war is for the purpose of pre-
venting human beings from becoming
, as 5oneheaded as the German emper-
{ or would like them to be. 1t is a war
/ against the thick. skull. On one side
r are those great nations whose policy
Is to teach the people to think for
themselves. On the other is the Ger
, man autocracy, which says: Believe
: what I tell you" Imagine trying in
this country to palm off trainload of
5 veteran prisoners as new. ones.-John
l NJ. Siddall, editor Of the American
Magazine.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-08-09
DeSker's Protest

An advertisement appearing recent
ly in the Wathena Times reads: "The
man who sold Decker some fresh
eggs recently will be surprised to know
that one of them Matched some hours
after Mr.. Decker bought them. BY the
sheer good luck that seems to attend
Mr.. Decker, the egg was not sold be-
fore the nativity, so Decker's store
still retains its reputation for fresh
goods. The little chick has had tender
care from Mrs. Decker. The farmer
who sold this fresh egg may have the
chick by paying fer this adv, as Mr.
Decker carries only fresh goods guar
anteed and has not taken on a side linf
of poultry. .''-KGnsas City Star.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-08-09
Order Had No rerrora for Elm

SIS this where you find out about
the work-or-fgEt order?" asked a tall,
"gangling" young man as he appeared
in the offices of the Delaware county
conscription boards, July 1, the day
the order went into etfE:ct.
Being informed il was, he asked for
an explanation and was told that If
he were of draft age he must join
the armed forces OF the country or
engage in a useful Occupati0n-that
he must work or fight.
"Oh, that's all right" he replied,
I'm married AID i do beth
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-08-09

The need of platinum in war indus
tries and In the sciences Is explained
by DIR. Charles L. Parsons, chief chem
ist. bureau of mines, department of thA
interior, in an argument for discontinu-
ance of the use of platinum In jewelry.
"The war cannot be Won without
platinum" says Doctor Parsons. "and
it is equally essential in times of peace
If our country is to excel Germany In
the development of chemical science
and industry. With the aid of plati-
mum from one ordinary wedding ring
about 100 pounds of nitric acid can be
made every "a hours. This 100 pounds
of nitric acid converted into high ex-
pIosives will send number of three
inch shells against the Germans and
help to bring the boys back home.
platinum rings, pins, cigarette
cases, and mesh bags are not factors
in winning this war-explosives are.
wonder If the purchasers and wearers
of platinum jewelry know that explo-
sives cannot be manufactured without
the use of sulphUric and nitric acids !;
that the manufacture of these acids re-
quires the use of supplies of platinum ;
that airplanes must have platinum for
important instruments they need; that
platinum is absolutely necessary in the
manufacture of special promoters !;
that promoters are necessary in all
steel treatments; and that no guns can
be made without the use of promoters.
"There is a shortage in the supply of
platinum. Russia has n corner on the
worlds supply, and Germany is in Rus
sia. Our domestic production of plati-
mum is negligible, while our military
requirements are increasing at a rapid
rate"
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-08-09

A soldier was on duty as night SEN
try for the first time, and his post was
at a lonely place in the camp. He saw
a figure advancing and asked, "Who
goes there?'
The answer came. 1.-The officer of the
day"
The sentry, forgetting the proper
military reply in his relief at hearing
a human voice, called out, Goodnight.
Pm glad to see YOU
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-08-09

Little Ethel-Mr. YcUng, my sister,
Laura, said at the table this morning
that she thought you had the prattiest
mustache she ever saw.
Mr.. Young-You ought1't TO tell
things you hear at the table, Ethel.
Ethel-But she's going to give Iae q
nickel for telling you.-Stray Stortes.