The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-28

or coal.
 It is hoped that the October record in Alabama will be far above that of September and that there will be no falling behind during the winter. The demand is imperative.
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 By taking part in the unveiling of a monument to himself, erected by him. self at Peekskill, N. Y, Chauncey M De- pew has done something for the present generation to marvel at and for poster ity to ponder over
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 Having glanced over a copy of a news paper German aviators are dropping among American soldiers in France. wa are convinced that they still have great deal to learn about our national charae- teristics.
 A former railroad president admitted in divorce proceedings that he "acce- erated' his wife's departure from a room by kicking her. Could it be possible that his ancestors were Teutons? # < # l It is inspiring to hear the matter-of- fact way in which an American citizen who never had slO0 at one timk in his life talks about the billions I've" are spend- l ing in this war
 1 Caesar found the Germans rough and rude pespe They can read and write now and make poison gas in huge ehemi- cal laboratories, but they are still rough and rude
 l An enterprising Canadian firm is ad- vertising sure-fire cootie killer Fond parents are urged to buy package without delay and send it to the lad in the trenches. l One Peters, who signs death warrants in Moscow without looking at them win be poor insurance risk when the boi- sheviki are overthrown
 x i. l Both Lloyd George and Clemenceau are mild little men in appearance. They are pictured as wild beasts to the credulous populace of Germany. | T. < #
 The central powers are deeply ag- | grieved at the way President Wilson con- served white paper in his latest reply to Baron Burian
 While the fourth Liberty Loan cam it's the quiet heart-to- heart talk that gets results.
 , General Foch isn't boasting that he will eat his Christmas dinner in Berlin, yet he is certainly headed in that direction. * * *
 And there was a time when tiny up- rising in Haiti was smeared all over the front pages of American newspapers!
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 The crop of second lieutenants is in- creasing at an alarming rate. Where are we to find brides for all of them
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 A little more pounding in the near east and Bulgaria may begin asking herself why she should fight any longer.
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 KILLING THE SOLDIERS THIRST From the Montgomery Advertiser.
 Finding that chewing gum helps to all lay thirst on long marches when water is not available, the war department has placed orders for o,3Co,O0D packages of gum The suggestion should be com fcrting to many who look forward to the day of sacrifice, to-wit, July l. 1919. 1t is even interesting as an academic sub Ject.
 Recently the commanding officer of regiment of field artillery declared that 95D pounds of gum would save hundreds of gallons of water when most needed. He pointed out that chewing gum is cheap and that there are times when water is very expensive and even unl ohtainable A drug trade Journal re- f marks:
 "Precautions to save water are therefore being taken The lemon drops used by the army are prepared from special formula tested for it's thrst-quenching qualities Canned tomatoes have also been found effective for thirst A can of tomatoes in the front line trenches l. ihas several times the results of the same amouat of water This is ascribed to the mile acidity of the canned tomato" War fnGs unexpected uses for the mos common articles. We told sometime agf of how the British troops in Asia, fight ing in, the hot desert sands carried small portable, soda fountain machines with thcm It was related that 8 Britisl , seld!er in that theatre would fight as des ps-atelv to save his soda fountain as h' would to save a machine gun NOW. WILL BtRGING BEGINs From the Mobile Register. t Ii is good news from Birmingham s that says that the director of the rive traffic promises that the coal barSins !. on the Warrior will be in operation f within a month or six weeks. The re port does not tell why the barges hay