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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-17

Bessemer, October 6.-(SpeciaL)-C. Burt Lytle. aged 43 years, died at the Elizabeth Duncan hospital Wednesday morning a 10 o'clock after short ill., ness of influenza, which developed into pneumonia. MT Lytle was one of the most popular men in the city, and many expressions of regret are. heard about his untimely death. He was member of the First Presbyterian church. and was prominent Mason. For number of years he held the position of yard master for the Birmingham Southern, and recently accepted position as general yardmaster for the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company at Ensley He is survived by his widow,
 one son, c. Burt Lytle. Jr.. and one daughter, Miss Lucille Lytle; his mother, four brothers and two sisters Funeral services will be conducted from the res
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-17
Hubbard Bros. & Co.'S Letter

New York, October 16.-Cables were lower than due this morning and our market opened sharply lower with some scattered southern hedge selling and some speculative pressure from local operators who remain bearish in their views. Weather conditions are generally favorable and as yet no frost has reached the belt so that the crop is still con tinung to make. Business was in a restricted volume all day and fluctua- tions were not large In the afternoon the market recovered most of the carly decline on buying believed to have been for Japanese interests. As yet there is sufficient pressure from the south to sup ply the rather moderate trade demand, but the southern selling is not as yet large enough to bring about substan- tial weakness. The local feeling is that as the congestion increases in the south ern markets this selling must increase in volume. but this remains to be seen. As yet there has been no evidence of any real weakness on the part Of south ern holders.-Hubbard Bros. & Co.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-17
600 Aliens Will Be Naturalized in Camp at
 AnnistOn October "A

Six hundred aliens will be naturalized on October 24 at Camp Mcclellan aF Anniston, when Judge w. l. Grubb or the United States court and number or the court officials will go to the camp for that purpose.
 The local court officials are going to Camp Mcclellan at the request of Coi. John J. Hammond, commanding, ana they will complete the work in one day. More than 1200 aliens have already been naturalized at Camp Mcclellan, accord ing to Maj. C. J. Allison, clerk or the federal court The soldiers naturalized heretofore were from every nationality, who enlisted without being naturalized.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-17
TAKE A BLOOD TONIC BEFORE
 WINTER

invigorator, such as s. s. s. It IS the best known blood tonic on the market today. There is hardly a man, woman or child in America who has not heard of it. It has helped to restore many people to health. It has brought re- lief in thousands of cases of blood disorders during the past fifty years.
 s. $. s. is standard treatment for all blood troubles. It is a true blood tonic, that purifies and brings new vigor and new life to the blood stream. It is guaranteed to be pure ly vegetable, to contain no mercury or other mineral drugs, but to be made from herbs and roots carefully selected for their known medicinal properties. For chronic sores, ulcers, catarrh, rheumatism, eczema, psoria- sis, salt rheum, letter, acne and other such diseases as are due to infected blood, s. s. s. acts quickly and satis- factorily. It counteracts the germs and poisons, cleanses the system of unhealthy accumulations, literally washes all foreign matter from the blood and renews its life-giving prop critics.
 Be sure to take s. s. s. this winter. The renewal of vigor that it will give you will be well worth while. One thing you can be sure of and that is if you take s. s. s. you will be bene- fitted. Get it today at your drug store-refuse any substitute. For medical advice, address Swift Specific Co.,, 416 Swift Laboratory, Atlanta, Ga,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-17
ENSIGN ANSLEY DIES
 AT TRAINING CAMP
Young Officer, We'll Known in Club Circles of City,
 Succumbs to Pneumonia

A telegram announcing the death of
 Ensign Donald E. Ansley was received
 here by his brother, Frank H. Ansley.
 yesterday. Ensign Ansley was in New
 York, taking special officers training
 when his death occurred. Three weeks
 ago he was one of five out of POO men
 taking training at Tampa who passed
 successful examinations for the New
 ork training course The cause of his
 death was not stated in the message.
 While a resident of Birmingham he
 was prominently connected with the Ath-
 letic club and was a member of the
 basketball team of that club three years
 ago. He was also a member of the Country club and associated with the social life of the city. He was well
 known in Ensley. having worked at the
 steel plant here.
 The deceased is survived by his moth-
 CT, Mrs. NJ. J. Ansley, and sister, Mrs. J. S. Jewett, of Lakeland, Fla, and
 Miss Margaret Ansley, who is taking
 the Y. w. C. A. training in New York city, and three brothers, Bradford D. and c. T. Ansley of Tampa, and Frank
 H. Ansley of Ensley. No funeral ar
 engagements have been made.
 Funeral services over the remains of D. w. Catha, who died at his home. 1902 Alois avenue, were held yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock
 Funeral services for Mrs. Emma H. Fortner and infant, who died at the fam fly residence. FIG Forty y-eighth street, Fairfield, will be held at Oakland ceme- tery this morning at 9 o'clock
 William D. Baker died at his home, 1902 Avenue F, yesterday afternoon. The remains of Miss Elma Moore one of the attractions on the midway at the State Fair, and who died from influenza pneumonia Monday at local hospital, were shipped to Oil City, Pa, yesterday l by Eehols & Angwin. The young wom- an was 2S years of age and weighed 799 pounds. She@ was five feet, eight inches 1 tall and had been the attraction on fair midways for a number of years. At the age of years she weighed S60 pounds. The undertakers had special casket made which was six feet long and three | feet broad. The body was accompanied | to her former home by her mother, who was her companion.
 Misses Alice and Lucille Ansley are ill at the home of their parents on Ensley l Highlands.
 | Miss Ruth Hillike, Miss Ruth Palmer and Miss Avis Watson, who are stu | dents at the university, spent the past weekend with their parents here. l News has been received in Fairview of the death of Mrs. Eugene Hood of Bes- semer bouvelard, but who was visiting | in Columbus, Ky, at the time of her death Mrs. Hood died from an attack of pneumonia.
 1 Erslxine Mims, the son of MT. and Mrs' Albert Mims, at Thomas, IS restihs l quietly at home after an operation at 1 Norwood hospital
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-17
DIR. WRITTEN ON A CHURCHLESS SUNDAY

To the Editor of The Age Herald:
 Apropos of Dr. Stuarts Church less Sunday" in this mornings issue of your splendid paper. I hope that no one will misjudge my motive for asking a little space in which to tell how my last Sunday was passed.
 And I only mean good-no Pharisaism or egotism is meant-only wish to give thanks to God for the pleasure and priv ilege of minstering unto sad hearts who must look unto Jesus for comfort in grief and separation from loved ones After rising, praying, getting the news in The Age Herald of Germany's willing ness to accept MT. Wilson's peace prop osition, having family prayers and eat ing breakfast. I read four chapters from 1saiah's prophecy to my wife. Then read Dolly Dalrymples interview with our gallant townsman, Hon. Borden Burr, then studied the Sunday school lesson for next Sunday morning or Abrahams faith; then asked over tele- phone concerning some dear sick friends By this time Il o'clock lad come, and in my study l prayed for my audience, which could not hear, for our sick friends by name, for our great Presl dent, our generals, both of allied armies and America, for our soldiers, sailors and airmen lover there" and over here devoutly thanked our Father for pros- pect of peace, and asked Him to give the world just, righteous and perma- nent one Prayed for the Y. M. c. A., Y. w. c. A., Red Cross nurses, success of the Fourth Liberty Loan, all brother ministers, all sad hearts in the world, and the speedy destruction of Spanish influenza.
 I failed to say I had telephoned to sev- eral parties concerning two funeral serv- ices in which I was to participate in the afternoon Then I read the thirty fourth Psalm and the thirteenth chap ter of First Corinthians; also read the two immortal hymns, Am I Soldier of the Cross'' and Jesus Lover of My Soul" After luncheon held funeral services for that splendid citizen, MT. Walter R. Reams, former yardmaster of the Seaboard railroad. and one of the finest and truest of men. We buried him at Elmwood, after which we sped to Avondale to assist her pastor in the funeral services of Mrs. Re- becca Hemltt, wife of one of the Con- federate veterans. The pastor, Rev. j.. M. McClesky, having another funeral service to hold, we held her burial serv- ice at Forest Hill cemetery, Woodlawn, She was one of my friends in Mount Hope, Lawrence county, in my young manhood-a consecrated Christian, a true wife. an affectionate mother and pa- tient suffered. Returned home, read some more, having another 'churchless hour" but conscious that God works all things together for good for Bir- mingham when she loves and trusts Him, which she must now do, more than ever. Sincerely, l.. F. WRITTEN. Birmingham Ala, Oct. A. 1915
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-17
COLUMBIA MAN
 RELATES EXPERIENCE
Vi-To-Na Ends Trouble. of
 Eight Years Standing
HE FEELS FINE NOW
Wishes Everybody In City Knew What a Fine Thing
 Vi-To-Na Is

'I just wish it was so that everybody could know about VI-TO-NA, just what a fine thing it is,'' said MT. C. s. Wiles, 20011s Main street, Columbia, s. C., a well-known salesman.
 "If people did know what I know about VI-TO-NA," he continued, there would be great deal less of sickness and suffering.
 For eight or nine years I was trou- bled with indigestion and stomach trou- ble. Always after meals I suffered great deal by gas forming on my stom- ach. I was always afraid to eat vege- tables, or starchy foods of any kind. 1 had severe headaches, was nervous ana my sleep was very poor. I felt fired and listless all the time and could hardly Keep up my work. I was going down. hill rapidly and tried all kinds of medi- cines without getting any relief.
 After taking VI-TO-NA, I want to say to you that I consider it the finest rem-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-17
Improvement Shown
 in Steel Situation

Washington. October Reinforcement in the steel situation is shown by a survey just completed for Steel Admin istrator Replogle of the war industries board, but in disclosing this today of ficials said production still was far be- hind war demands and the outlook for supplies for non-war industries for the remainder of the war was not bright.
 Pig iron is now being produced at the rate of over 42,000,000 tons a year and steel plates at the rate of near 6.O0O. .0Vl tons, both records in the industry.
 Production of all steel is running at the rate of only approximately LOCO, ,OOy tons year however, and the demands of the government and the allies is al the rate of about 50,000.00O tons.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-17
Sanders Orders DeBardeleben to Put
 Equipment in Shape
Pratt and DeBardeIeben Coal Com panies' Equipment Taken Over by Mississippi Warrior Water
 ways Management

Reports from Washington indicate that Warrior river navigation is nearer a reality than had been believed for some
 time past. In a telegram to J. Frank Rushton yesterday, Director M. J. San ders of the Mississippi Warrior water ways, stated that verbal authority had been given him last Friday to take over the equipment of the Pratt Consolidated Coal company and the DeBardeleben Coal company, the price for which was agreed upon several weeks ago, and that he had instructed Henry T. DeBardele- ben, transportation manager of the War
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-17

rior, to have the equipment put in prop CT condition for operation at once.
 Mir. DeBardeleben is in New Orleans attending to the repair work and it is expected that by November 1 all of the boats and barges available for the War rior will be in commission.
 The telegram received from MT. San ders by Mir. Rushton reads as follows;
 Your letter of October F to hand this morning. We received verbal authority to take over Alabama coal transporta- tion outfit last Friday"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-17
Birmingham Neuer Fails to Go Ouer the Top
BESSEMER BUREAU PHONE
 BESSEMER s12-J

wounds. He was sent to Camp Pike when he entered the service.
 Willie King, negro, aged 23, was killed in action. He was an ore miner at Reeders and when drafted was sent to Camp Dodge. Henry Anderson, ne- gro, is 22 years of age, and lived at 2S30 Dartmoutl. avenue. He worked for the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Rail- road company at Muscoda. He was reported wounded, degree undetermined. Melvin Mccoy, negro, age 22, was 6 miner with the Tennesse Coal, Iron and Railroad company. He was wound ed, degree undetermined. These men, with the exception of McDaniel, were in the first draft and were sent off by the Bessemer exemption board in 1917.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-17
EFFECT OF PEACE TALK
EMPLOYES RESPOND

The working classes of Jefferson coun- ty are backing up the Fourth Liberty Loan campaign in fine style. At nearly every industrial and commercial estao- lishment in the county the employees nave subscribed liberally to the bonds, their total running well up into the six fig ures. A list compiled by Adjt. Bert Meadows of the allied armies inci'ides the employees of the following concerns'
 Connors Steel company, $550; Sloss- Sheffield (City Furnace), S22,oOo; Blrming- ham Broom Manufacturing company, $11OO: met-Solvay company, S5''soV' Phillips-Leste Manufacturing company ss10O; Avondale Mills, $675o; Buster Brown Hosiery Mills, $100O; Montgomery Coai Washing and Manufacturing company sSOOo; American Steel and Wire com pany. sSS, 900; American Cast lrone Plpe company, s54,550; Birmingham Fertilizer company, $500, Standard Casket com pany, $l050; Southern Pipe and Foundry company 5000; Southern coupon com pany, s14oO; Kilby Frog and Switch com pany $6250 Republic Iron ana oteel tThomas Furnace), S65.1Oo; Wepper iron Works, $255O; Birmingham Rail and Lo- comotive. $500; Steward Hilty Machine company, S1750; American Bakerles company. s3950; American Bolt company s51OO: American Forging company $l'9o' American Casting company, $2ooo; Cruse- Crawford Manufacturing company, $oioV' Perfection Mattress company, $S50o; Blr- mingham Box and Veneer Works, sooV' Birmingham Packing company, $2oo; BIT mingham Slag company, ssl5O; Contlneh- tai Gin company GA factory. Tloo; AJaA Metal company, $500; Birmingham Coca Cola company, s11Oo; Crawford vaughh Boiler Works, $5o50; Concrete Steel com pany, s1OO0; Farmers and Ginners Cottoii Oil company, $1S,S5o; Hill & Gri1ii.h' sls50; Ingslls Iron Works company slo'- OOo. Joubert & Goslin, s15,0oo southern Wheel company. s2l,000; Alabama Iack ing company, $400; Sloss- -Sheffleld 'Nolli, Birmingham), s15, ,00O; Avondale Stove anu Foundry company, 5000; Nauonal Cas' Iron Pipe company, sS0OO; southern hati- way shops, s35O0O; Alabama Great South- ern shops, $SO,0O0; U. $. Cast iron ripe Co, $oO150; Birmingham Steel corpoaa- pos.a ton. s2SoO; Vanderbilt Furnace, ssooo' Grasselli Chemical company, $2s'No; ine Barrett company, $l4,oO0; Caldwell wa son Machine company, $10,0oo (wiil ooa uou ble). Buckeye Cotton Oil company slvo"' s lfBeggs Pipe and Foundry company, >9oo' Birmingham Stove and Range company
 s32oo. and Birmingham Railway Lie It and Power company, $l6,3oo.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-17
LOCAL CASUALTY LIST

The casualty list of october 15 con tained the names of several Bessemer men who have died or been wounded in the fighting in France. Five mems names were given in the list two of them white men and three were ne- groes. Private James Mcdaniel, re- ported slightly wounded. is a member of Company D, 167th infantry.
 James T. Bailey, the other white man. was 25 years of age and was from Dolo- mite. He is reported to have died from
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-17
News Of Bessen1er
MRS. H. L. BANS, Correspondent

idence at 2:S0 Thursday afternoon, the Rev. I. F. Swallow officiating, assisted by the Rev. NJ. K. Thornton. Interment will follow later at Elmwood ceme- termy. The following pallbearers have been selected: Neal Dugger, Walter N. Williams, w. E. Cunningham, Henry ozley, G. Frank Stewart, T. P. Win burn
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-17
Pizitz Employees Donate
 Flag to Red Cross Hut

The large American flag which was donated by the employees of the Louis Pizitz store was raised yesterday in front of the Red Cross hut at the Terminal station.
 The flag is regulation size, 10 by 6 feet. and of handsome quality
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-17
Douglas Fairbanks Succeeds in Bond
 Selling Expedition

New York, October 16-Douglas Fair banks came over from Washington today in an airplane as first class mail," to sell S1,0O0,0O0 worth of Liberty Bonds to match subscription for the same amount by Bernard Baruch, chairman of the war industries board He got the million from Pliny Fisk of the firm of Harvey Fisk & Sons.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-17
With Quota Within Railing Distance Armies Take
 Field With Enthusiasm

tCOntinued From Page Five) DeBardeleben, sent his check through the mail. He first subscribed Sunday night for S1000, requesting that his name be not published in the papers, as ne occasionally goes to Atlanta and feared to him were it known among his friends in Atlanta that he had bought Liberty Bonds in Birmingham.
 w. H. Nevins. who subscribed for SooVo of bonds, had already bought twice; the first time $500. then 5000, and his latest purchase brings his total up to $65oo.
 EFFECT OF PEACE TALK
 Peace talk has had some effect on the campaign, workers report, but the peo- pie are coming to realize that they must take their full quota of Liberty Bonds' come what may.
 Until every German gun Is stackeu in front of the allied armies; until every German army is demobilized, and uhti the Kaiser and his military autocracy are made impotent for further harm, the peace of the world is not safe, and beIore all this is accomplished the unlted States will need every dollar of the slA billion it has asked the people to buy, IS the generally expressed view in Blrmlhs- ham, the Liberty Loan workers say.
 we feel confident, but, soldiers, don sleep on your arms" reads the order ls- sued by Field Marshal Rushton last night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-17

edy on earth, and if l just had time l would like to go out and tell everybody about it. Why, Pm hungry all the time now, and can eat anything I want with out any bad results. I just wish you could have seen the dinner I ate yester- day--cabbage, beans, potatoes and things I wouldn't dare touch a short time ago, and they didn't hurt me at all.
 I never have those dreadful head aches now, am not nervous, sleep like a log, and am just full of new life and vitality. Why, never expected to feel as good as I do now. It's just won derful what VI-TO-NA will do for one in poor health"
 VI-TO-NA contains no alcohol or other dangerous drugs. It is natures own remedy
 On sale in Birmingham exclusively by Eugene Jacobs Drug Store.-Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-17
INCOME TAX

The income tax assessments for 1917 in Bessemer are being investigated this week by the deputy internal reve- nue collectors. Individuals and cor porations are being summoned to ap- pear before the deputies and give testi- mony as to their declarations of the past year. They expect to be here un- til Friday afternoon at the government building on Fourth avenue and Nine teenth street, where the sessions are being held. Their investigations in Bessemer are part of a programme that is being carried out in the state, it Is understood.
 Stewart Cochran, Company D, 167th infantry ho is being sent nome on ac- count of suffering from shell shock, is at hospital on Staten Island. This information was contained in a letter from Red Cross nurse to his mother Mrs. Cochran, on Clarendon avenue
 Miss Marie Moore is very i'll of pneu. monia at her home on Berk1ey avenue
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-17

The air full of Pay attention to thenand above all do not pass them along.
 The Liberty already very the rural sections this state by the word which has out that the war IS practically over. The same thing is hurting the loan in this city. The will until demands the United Allies have been carried out and tangible realities We dealing with treacheous enemy who will agree do anything to gain breathing time.
 The treaty with Belgium scrap of paper because Bel gum military strength nfintesma compared with that of the big German bully
 Peace will when Germany rights she has done to Belgium France and the world and she will right them til forced to do so at the point of the sword
 Therefore, is of paramount importance this me all times that the military strength of the allies be maintained On show of power hang the destnies of the world If this Fourth Liberty falls short will the thing in which the world believes be supremey strong
 The consequences will be disastrous We will have price for our apathy and gulibihty.
 The President has warned us of this
 The ink hardly dry his the people of the United States urging them to put this bond Surely he knows The cry "Kamerad" doesn't go with soldiers they have been shot in the back too often.
 And itmust not go here here in Birmingham.
 Let the Kaiser abdicate pretense be hanged him Let Germany withdraw soldier she has alien soil Let the sky be without a cloud
 beware bue-the from the arch liar and murderer of the ages.
 Jefferson Countys quota raised yet only three more days to go
 Let individual dare plead peace prospects, not buying Bonds.
 Let all know that if there time when So, Steady and 'SDOuble Up"
 On Your Liberty Bond
 Buying--DO It Today This by the patriotic citizens vho defns the advertising
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-17
FOURTH LIBERTY LOAN DRIVE

The fourth Liberty Loan workers have about finished their recanvass and the amount of $1,250, 900 has been sub scribed Wednesday afternoon. During the few remaining days of the drive ports from the corporations that have not sent in their subscriptions are ex-- pected to swell considerably the amount already raised.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-17

Washington, October 16-After receiV- ing news of the death of RepresentatiV. Meeker of Missouri, the House adjourned this afternoon and Speaker ClarK ap- pointed a committee to attend MT. Meek CTS funeral
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-17

R. A. Kidd, Jr., has bought the busi- ness known as the American Woolen Mills, 1926 First avenue, and will con- tinue to occupy the same location. The business was owned by V. 0. Bishop. Mir Kidd has been manager for two years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-17
Congressman Meeker
 Dies of Influenza

St Louis. october 16--Congressman Ja' .oh E Meeker died here morning of Spanish influenza. after his marriage a' midnight last night to his private sec retary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-17

Funeral services for Mrs. Emma H. Fortner and infant, who died at the fam fly residence. FIG Forty eighth street, Fairfield, will be held at Oakland ceme- tery this morning at 9 o'clock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-17

Funeral services over the remains of D. w. Catha, who died at his home 1902 Alos avenue, were held yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock.