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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-18

gether with a detailed list of the thing: they make
 Passing from industrial to war work MT. Bum. in this book, says:
 PATRIOTIC BIRMINGHAM Regardless of the number of valu- able assets any city may possess, ii the citizenship. as a whole. is not loyal to the government and the flag, that city has built its home upon founda- ton of sand, and sooner or later it will surely fall.
 When the United States was called upon to make this world safe and pleasant place in which to live, Bir- mingham was one of the first cities to pledge it's hearty support and full CO., operation in doing everything that our government might request of it. The following record is one of which we are all proud, and fully demopstrates the representativeness of the citizen ship of this city and district:
 When the government asked for aid this is what Birmingham did:
 RED CROSS
 She asked for $150,0oo; we gave her $204,00O. She asked for 35,o00 mem bers we gave her 42,6S0 members. She asked for $f50,000; we gave her $465,- 900. The quota for the entire state of Alabama was only $450,000.
 Y. M. C. A. ACTIVITIES First request: She asked for $25,- 900; we gave her $26,113.
 Second request: She asked for s75,- 900; we gave her $9s,207.
 FIRST LIBERTY BOND SALE "she asked for ss,ooo,oo we gave her $6,500.0o0
 SECOND LIBERTY BOND SALE She asked for $4,5o0.o0o; we gave her $s,259.ooo.
 THIRD LIBERTY BOND SALE She asked for 5000. .ooO; we gave her $7,S71,800.
 KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS "she asked for $1o,Oou; we gave her $26,o
 SOLDIERS / "she asked for 17,oo0 soldiers; we registered 10000 soldiers.
 SOLDIERS LIBRARY
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LETTER COMES FROM
 CAPT. MORT JORDAN WRITTEN ON JULY 13
 BEFORE BIG BATTLE
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 are many in our organization who never saw Alabama. they take pride in being known as 'Alabamians' in the best sense of the word.
 VAR AGREES WITH THEM
 'Txcept for the thought of those brave comrades who have fallen, our men are among the happiest and most contented in France I think. The war seems to agree with them. for they wax fat on trench life and the rough and tumble existence natural to sol dierss in the field They have been vet erans so long now that they can hardly remember the days when they were no. old soldiers. They have sprouted so many overseas service and wound chevrons that such insignia have come to be part of our uniform.
 They pay polite attention to what ever newly arrived comrade they may fall in with. but they reserve for them selves the proud title of ld-timer. This bit of vanity is surely pardonable. for they have doubly earned whatever It. tie distinction there may he in it
 The war goes merrily on, but for those who are in it there is not much to see. The picturetis too big--drawn on such grand scale that one must stand afar off in order to get the proper perspective. You folks at home can see much more of the picture than we can. For us there Is nothing but a tumble of marching and digging and going here and there as ordered. My impression of the war is a sort of nix ture ilike a cubist picture) of guns and gas alarms and endless muddy trenches, and interminable dusty roads and a great multitude of men and horses. It will always seem a corfu- sion of hurrying. of constant vigilance, of mud and dust of 'ambuscadoes, Spanish blades and cutting foreign throats.'
 VILLAGES ALL ALIKE
 ''Our days are marked by the villages we have occupied. They are all alike There is always . single. long. winding street. lined on both sides by red roofed stone houses. The street lis either deep with mud or dust. depend ing on the weather. There are always flocks of chickens and ducks wander ing about. mute testimony to the kon- esty of the allied soltiery Half of each house is designed for the horses and cattle. By this arrangement the simple rustic has but 10 step from his own room into the stall of faithful old Dobbin Cor Francois or Alphonse, az the case may be).
 '"Ths men rejoice In billets in the lofts above the quarters of the stock With . good supply of straw for mat. tress what better home could a sol dior ask than this?
 NEW STORY ABOUT CHILDREN
 If we be billeted in good village there win be plenty of barns and lofts, with a supply of eggs. poultry and -abbits to be had with. of course. . little vim rouge for those of con vivial nature. There will be, friendly inhabjtantt to welcome us. who will delicacies t& offset our army straight and not inNict outrageous prices on. ua either N the weather be cold. mofherly old Apmen will make room at their fireeides Nor our scldiers. And eveFywhere, ndk matter Ahak thaI wsstsss Sill ss As 'lassa ssrsyxs|
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-18

 Superintendent of Maxine. Maxine
 Beat 1s ] 1s7 Dr. Little, Sayre, Beat 2S ....... 115 C. W. Turnam, Bradford. Beat BRA 11s W. H. Cahoon. Porter, Beat 30-A 102 J. c. Arnold, Crocker, Beat BOA SS J. F. Jarvis Norris. Beat 16-A ... 154 J. B. Owens, Maben. Beat 30-B ... 260 Dr. Blair, Flat Top, Beat 3o-C =. 225 l.. T. Shiflett.. Adamsville. Beat 3s-A 1so T. c. Fant. Docena, Beat 39-B .... 2s5 J. w. Cartrell. Palos, Beat 19 ..... IA B. G. Culverhouse. Brookside.
 Beat IS ..................... 34s P. A. Ellis, Kimberly. Beat 16-B :. 11s J, W. Armstrong. Republic. Beat
 ov-A ........,.. 3lT R. H. Matthews. Littleton, Beat
 4e-A ..........-...-.. '. b1 w. J. Arnold, Lin's Crossing, Beat
 4S-B b4 R o. Seedlings. Blossburg. Beat
 g ................... iss c. o. Collins. Warrior. Beat IT Scs M. Andrews. Trafford. Beat 32-B 50 T. M Lawler. Robbins Cross Roads.
 Beat 6-B .................. Al Rufus Speakman, Partridge, Beat
 zS 49 J. I. Hollis, Wiggins. Beat GA 42 - Total .351s The above estimate has been based on one and third times 0s many as were in the first registration.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-18
AFTER ALL-NICHT HIKE

We arrived in this city one morning after an all-night hike, and were weary, hungry and covered with dust. An of hcer pointed out the empty houses that were to serve us as billets. Almost In a moment our column had cleared the street and our men were spreading ou, their. blankets. The rolling kitchens came up and the cooks. valiant pot wrestlers that they are. busted themselves pre-. pairing the coffee and 'slup' As fast as one battalion cleared the streets another would take its place, until the town was filled with soldiers.
 And what a population it was! Not n woman, or a child, or civilian in the whole city. Nothing but soldiers. And what business brought them there! The sole and only purpose. that of destroying the Roche and all his works.
 "A certain house was designated as billets for a dozen of us. It had been the home, evidently. of man of cu,- ture for he had left behind an elab. crate library. and few. pictures which to my eye. being uninstructed in matter, Of art, seemed in excellent taste In the dining room hung . large mirror reaching almost from floor to ceiling It had somehow escaped destruction When wa looked into 1t we Were shocked, 'fey t ehpwSd us that VI wers even
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-18

ing out to meet the column. diving here and there through the ranks and shouting out welcoming 'good-hy.' and q regret to state) swearing strange oaths in good old-fashioned American; for bad words are the first American ones the French children learn
 But if it be too close to the line, or if the Hun has been there, the vil- lage will be nothing but ruins, with a few forlorn inhabitants still clinginE to them and calling them home In such place there is nothing to be had but mere shelter and not very much of that.
 "As one approaches the front he is struck with one fact above all others: That Is, that in this war, there are none who are immune Women and children fall just as readily beneath gas and shells as the soldiers. I have grown accustomed to most of the awful things done in this war, but I cannot get used tp the sight of children wearing gas masks. Yet, in villages near the front. they carry them around as a matter of course. To see child with one of these masks scents as inccn- grrous as would baby packinL 2 Colt AK s ws
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-18
Estimated $500 Men Will Be Registered
 From Division 2, County
Registrars Named to Handle Regis tration Under New Draft Law.
 Some Changes Made

Divisions@No. 2, Jefferson county, is arranging for the registration of more than $500 men when the new draft law. lowering and raising the selective service, becomes effective. The places of registration will be the same as on June 5, 1917, with the exception of Grimestown, where only three men were registered in 1917. A registration place will be established at Docena rather than have the mon register at Adamsvi1le. as has formerly been the case
 Registrars for the coming registra- tion have been selected, and will meet with the local board at Brookside to- Aay to receive detailed instructions. The following are the men appointed and the estimate of the registrants each will handle:
 Number of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-18
AN ANCIENT BEDsTEAD

dirtier and more ragged than we SUI pected.
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CHILDREN CARRY THEM

The inhabitants of the villages-w;th- in a dozen miles of the front live in
 constant danger of bomhardment by
 Soche guns or airplanes: so everyone carries a gas mask at all times. These masks are never-pu aside for a mo-
 ment. The children lug them to school
 and keep them handy during their play. For them gas mask has become a sort of extra garment A child may lose his hat and get by hut to lose his gas mask Is to court instant dis cipiinary measures. Verify. it is a blessed thing that we can fight the Boche oh-~THfS side of the ocean, in- stead of on OUR side. Our women and children, at least, are out of his reach None of the places I have seen can compare in interest, to me. with cer- tain village up near the from. It must have becn quite a respectable town be- fore the war. out is little more than
 a ruin now. The civil population
 moved out long ago, and froN, all the
 signs tney left in hurry.
 There is nothing but the bare walls
 and roofs, and not many of them. There
 Is not shop or an office or a fac tory. or any place of business in the city,
 The only population is what soldiers may
 stop there to rest on their~way in or
 out. At times the streets are chokcd
 with marching men and animals and
 numbering trucks: at others they are si-
 lent and deserted. There is no business
 but that of war, and no commerce but
 that which aids in fighting the Hun.
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SOLDIERS LIBRARY
 "She asked for 5000 books; we gave her 26,000 books.
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SOLDIERS

1 ''She asked for 17,0o0 soldiers; we 1 registered 10000 soldiers.
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Y. M. C. A. ACTIVITIES First request: She asked for $25,- 900; we gave her $26,113.
 Second request: She asked for s75,- 900; we gave her $9s,2o7
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-02
DAREDEV|LS OF AIR
IN RECORD BAT TIE
TWO ROYAL FLYING CORPS
AVIATORS ARE AWARDED
VICTORIA CROSS.

London, Wednesday, May l.
The Victoria cross has been award
ed to Lieut.. Milan Gerard and Alan
Arnct Mcleod of the royal air force
for deeds which stand out even
amng the exploits in this branch of
the service.
Gerard, when on an offensive pa
troll with two other officers, at
tackled five enemy airplanes, shoot
ing one down in flames. He then
attacked an enemy airdrome, en-
gaging singlc-handcd some 10 ma
chimes which either were landing or
starting off, and crashed one of
them against the airdrome. \ large
number Of machines then attacked
Gerard, but, seeing one of his com
panione in difficulty, he went to his
assistance and destroyed a third en-
cmy machine.
Fresh enemy machines were rising
from the airdromc and he attacked
them one after another and only re
treated when ordered to do so. Five
machines pursued him. but he
turned. although apparently wound
ed, and repeatedly attacked until
overwhelmed by numbers, he was
driven down.
Mcleod, while flying at an alti-
tudc of 5000 feet, was attacked by
eight enemy machines, which dived
at him from all directions, firing their
front guns. Rv skillfrl maueuvers
he enabled hi observer to fire
straight at each machine in turn,
shooting three down.
BY this time both Mcleod and his
observer were wounded. and their
machine was in flames. Mcleod
climbed out onto the plane con
trolling the machine from the side,
and kept the flames confined to the
other side, thus enabling the oh
server to keep ON firing until the
ground was reached.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-02
DAILY BOND REPORT

Washington, May kilograms
Touring into national Liberty loan
headquarters today told of the sue
cess OF the buy another bond" and
match the president contests ey-
erywhere yesterday. and added S62-
OouOOC subscriptions. making the na-
t:oral total S264l.65l.S5O.
The treasury estimated that more
than one million persons will buy
another $50 bond and participated in
the match the president contest.
and that between SS0.O00OOO and
SlW0OOOO additional subscriptions
w.ll De brought in.
The Dallas committee announced
today that every prisoner III the
Texas pcrjientiaries had subscribed
Tor q bond.
Texas citic, per ccntages were
reported as follows: Beaumont l3l.
Galveston ll5. Fort Worth l07. san
Auiouic los. Houston %. Austin %
1eNa- has goul - per cent of tn,
way towards lis goal. and Arizons
Louisiana and New Mexico have
oVcr-subscribcd Is, and ! per cent
respectively
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-02
lRy the Associated Press).

The Germans are displaying in
creased activity on the Somme
battle front and around the Mont
didier salient to Noyon, probably in
preparation for a renewal OF their
offensive in this area.
Checked last week by the stiff
British and Franco-Amcrican resist
ancc TO their attempt to push fur
thor toward AmienS, the enemy for
ces are now engaged in trying out
various portions OF the southern
front, in the apparent endeavor to
find weak spot.
One such effort, directed against
positions held by American troops,
has already been chronicled in the
news disaptches. The enemy found
an unyielding barrier here and re-
tired with nothing but heavy losses
to show for his attempt,
Last night, there was a similar
thrust at the French in the Themes
region, southwest OF Hangard. The
artillery promptly broke up this
drive.
This morning the German guns
'opened up rather heavily in the
Villers Bretonneux area. just north
and directly east OF Amiens. but no
infantry attacks had developed up
to the time the British official state
ment was issued at noon.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-02
INDUSTRIAL
REVOLUTION PLOT
WOULD DCOYER us.
THIS IS CHARGE OF SPECIAL
PROSECUTOR AS CASE
OPENS IN CHICAGO.
TOTAL OF III FACE JURY
Also Accused of Planning to Throw
Down Arms in Face of Enemy if
Forced Into Army and Navy -
Treason Rife.

Chicago, May 2-Frank II. Ne
bckcr special prosecutor, today told
the jury trying ll2 leaders OF the
!. W. W. lor violation of the es-
pionagc act, that ii would be shown
conspiracy was entered into to
throw a broad belt Of industrial rev
olution about the country and thus
disrupt Americas war plans.
"Ihc government will prove" Mr..
Nchckcr asserted in his opening
statement to the jury that the de
PENDANTS and the members OF the
defendant organization would fight
under one flag only-the red flag Of
treason.
I'VE will show further that the
organization threatened to throw
down arms in the face Of the enemy
ii forced into the army and navy,
and to take any other means neces-
sary to block the war program.
Not only will it be shown that
the defendants discouraged enlist
ments, and urged that the selective
draft act be vigorously opposed by
those OF military age, but also that
they conspired to forcibly obstruct
production of timber for American
ships and airplanes and strove to
prevent production of lead and iron
for guns and munitions and other
supplies.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-02
SCANDAL IN AIR
PROGRAM H|NTED
SENATE is URGED TO PROBE
ALLEGED MISUSE OF AP-
PROPRIATIONS.

WASHINGTON Nav , -Tnvestipa-
t;on of ,6c ,rny 5vi,tion With =
view to criminal prosecutions was
urged today in the senate Gross
c>travao,n.e and misrss Of onnro-
oriationI for The ayiation nropram
we're SUGGESTED and in sn;r;ted
snecches .evcra1 senators declared
further Investigation should he made
as tn any criminal mr. civil rcsnorsi-
b;l;tv NJ tbosr rcsnonsib1e
Senator Erandeaee al Connect;.
cut Rcpublican who recently re-
ferred t6 srunrrss;on. of the av;at;on
rcnort m,dr ro prs.;dcnt ((-;lson bv
Gutlou Rorolnm ,be scnlntor
brorobt nn IN. .,,L;o,.t ,,d s,,apost
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-02
CAMPAIGN TO
FORM ARDMORE
GUARD COMP ANY

The campaign to raise an Ard
more company OF the new regiment
OF the National Guard OF oklahoma
was launched last night at an open
air meeting held at Main and Wash
ingtou streets. 4 similar meeting
will be held at $3.50 O'Clock tonight.
Speakers are also delivering the
message in the thcatcr>.
After a brief statement of the OBJ
jcct OF the meeting George Jenkins
was introduced and made an clo-
quent plea to the audience. pointing
ont the grave crisis the United
States i facing and the need for
every man to do his level best.
c. O. Bum gave detailed iniorma-
tion about the service. the age lin
is. Is To -. and the advantages al
fordcd selected men who enter the
new company. 1t will be necessary
to enroll at least 100 men who can
pass the physical examination. and
thi, should be done this week TO in
sure a company Tor Ardmorc.
Judge }. X. Mason viii be the
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-02
UNIONIST ELEN = T
STIFFENS AM = .AY
DEFEAT Bill q IN
TRODU
GOVERNMENT UNDECIDED
Question OF Continued Imperial
Control of Coastal Defense and
Railroads Rises to Add Still Fur
tber to Harrassing Situation.

London, May i.-Andrew Bonar
Law, chancellor OF the eXchequcr
and government spokesman, dcclar-
ed i'll the house OF commons We'd
nesday that he could not say when
the Irish home rule bill will be in
tloduced.
This, to some lobby correspond
ents OF the morning newspapers,
cover the fact that introduction OF
the bill has been deferred and hope
OF its passage neNt week Now has
been abandoned.
The Daily News says the govern
mcnt has met with serious diff
cuIties OF its Irish policy, and can
not find successor to Baron VIM
borne, who has resigned the lord
licutenantship Of ireland, whwilc the
committee appointed to draft a bin
up 10 this time has settled virtually
nothing except the preamble. Its
deliverations, it is added, are held
up OH the issue of giving the veto
to Ulster, and also in considering
past ministerial promises to Ulster.
Only Way Out"
The only way out OF the difficult
ties is, in the opinion Of responsible
labor members of the house OF com
mons, that the government tempo
rarily abandon both conscription
and home rule.
1t is nowise improbable, adds The
Daily News, that this course will
be adopted i'll the near future.
a searchlight is thrown on the
difficulties involved by the meeting
Wednesday of between 50 and %
peers and members of the house of
commons, both unionist and liberal,
who accepted an invitation Of the
Navy League to discuss what to do
regarding Irish coastal defense in
event of the passing of a home rule
bill The meeting appointed dele
gates to urge upon the committee .
drafting the home rule bill that the .
imperial authorities ought to re-
tam fulI control OF Irish harbors
and ports, probably also railroads.
Unionists Grow Bolder.
1t is reported in political circles
that the more extreme clements OF
the unionist party have stiffened
lately against any form OF home
rule. and a letter just written by Sir
Edward Carson to the secretary OF
the southern unionist committee il
Ireland suggests that,the rumors are
well founded. Sir Edward says in
part:
"ln the present condition OF Ire
land ii seems to me little short OF
insanity lor any government to re
open the question Of home rule.
= This, indeed. is craftsmanship
made out OF panic and founded on ;
boken pledges in breach OF trust.
Il we have to go down, let Us do
so with the flag flying and not in
alliance with those whose object j.
TO gain a vantage ground for en-
forcing further separation policies
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-02
Steamer on Maiden Voyage
Rams and Sinks U-Boat

An Atlantic Port, May "a British freight
steamer fresh from the yards Of her builders cele-
brated her maiden transatlantic voyage by running
down and sinking German U-boat off the Irish
coast, her crew reported upon arrival today
The freighter equipped with the latest anti
submarine devices, which proved very effective
The submersible came to the surface suddenly
short distance off the ships bow and was caught by
the British hemman's quick work almost before the
U-boat commander could puzzle out through the
steamers remarkable camouflage whether she was
going coming.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-02
KAISER TO DETHRONE
KING OF RUMANIA

London, May 2.-The Teu-
tonic powers, the correspondent
OF the Mail at Fort Annemas-
see claims to have learned on
reliable Information, have de-
cided to dethronc King Ferdi-
uand of Rumania and to install
ruler Of their own choice. He
says that Germany some time
ago tried to get Count Czcrnin,
former Austro-Hungarian for
eign minister, to consent 20 such
action and that his removal
from Office has made an agree
ment possible.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-02
NEW MOVE BY
FOOD DIRECTOR
FLOUR CARDS WILL BE PUT
INTO EFFECT IN CAR
TER COUNTY.


me iood card system, as known
IN Germany VIII not be adopted IN
carter county, but within a week or
ten days ITS residents viii be un-
abic TO purchase Hour or any article
made OF -four without presenting to
tHoT dealer a card on which Will be
stated the amount they may pur-
chase.
Russell brown food administrator
Tor CaItcr County, attended the
Meeting OF the food administrators
OF ali the counties in the state, held
IN 'kI"homA CITY beginning last
Monday.. !. ". HolIoWell, chief OF
ihc state S 1000 administration, was
ln1re from Washington, and [. r..
Cullen chlct oi the state orSanza-
ilon' wa, present. The manner OF
oielrihutlon OF Hour was discussed
and 1t was decided that Oklahoma
Worid not go ON am absolutely
"Atdlie'' basis di'tllS time. MS
conclusion was reached after the
people VIII heed the appeal to sub
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-02
CASUALTY LISTS AFTER
TODAY WILL CONTAIN
ADDRESSES OF SOLDIERS
Bulletin

Washington May The war
dCraTtmeui VIII resume almost i'm
modiaioly the practice oi giving adj
dresses OF American soldiers named
in the casualty lists sent from
Frsncc.
The decision was made bv Prcsi-
Gent Wilson. 90 whom tie public
appealed when the 1ddrc->c,' were
ordered discontinued The p-csi-
dent took mp the -uli-rt with Sec
rciary Baker Immediately alter the
sec-etary's return from france.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-02
ADDITIONAL HELP
FOR POSTOFFICE

Congressman Garter in telegram
to The Ardmoreitc today conveyed
the information that the rostoiiico
department has allowed all requests
made by {. l.. Byruc. postmaster.
for additional help in the trdmore
office. This includes three rcw men
and such rcarraugcmcnt OF sche-
dulcs as the postmaster secs tit.
Congressman Carter has devoted
a great deal Of attention the past
few months to securing relief Tor
the Ardmorc office.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-02
WILL. PLAY BALL
FOR RED CROSS

Representatives Of the allied banks
OF Ardmore and employees Of the
Consumers Light and Power Com
pany will play ball at League Park
at 5 o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
The entire proceeds Of the game will
be devoted to the Red Cross. The
admission will be one thrift stamp
and during the game the stamps will
be auctioncd.
EnllnNint /. thn linn-nn.