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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-02-03
KIDNEY TROUBLE NOT
EASILY RECOGNIZED
Applicants for Insurance Often
Rejected.

An examining physician for one Of
the prominent Life Insurance Compan-
les, in an interview of the subject,
made the astonishing statement that
one reason why so many applicants for
insurance are rejected is because kid
ney trouble is SO common to the Amer
lean pepole, and the large majority of
those whose applications are declined
do not even suspect that they have the
disease. sW
Judging from reports from druggists
who are constantly in direct touch
with the public there is one prepara-
ton that has been very successful in
overcoming these conditions. The mild
and healing influence of DIR. Kilmers
SWamp-Root is soon realized. It stands
the highest for its remarkable record
of success.
We find that Swamp-Roo is strictly
an herbal compound and we would adj
wise our readers who feel in need of
such a remedy to give it trial. 1t is
on sale at all drug stores in bottles of
two sizes, 4nedium and large.
However, if you wish first to test
this great preparation send ten cents to
DR.. Kilmer & Co. Binghamton, ". y,
for sample bottle. When writing be
sure and mention the Birmingham
Sunday Age Herald.-Adv
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-02-03
BIC CEREMONIAL
OF zAMORA TEMPLE

There will be "bg doings" at the cere-
nlonial session of Zamora temple, Mys-
tic Shrine, on next Thursday at the au-
ditorium of the Central high school, ac-
cording to the following notice sent out
to the mobiles"
"HarlSen unto the call of your poten-
tate and join with us in preparing way
to assist our boys in khaki who have
obtained leave of abs.s.ee from Camp
Mcclellan to take the journey across the
hot sands of the desert to Mecca We
are, holding our ceremonial edately
following the midwinter reunion to en-
able our soldier boys to receive the
Shrine degrees before sailing for France.
There are Is to 20 boys In khaki who
will join those of the reunion and take
the Shrine at this meeting. Imperial
Potentate Charles E. Ovenshire has
granted us the right to hold our meet
ing on Thursday, February Z.
I'VE will have hard working degree
team, a fine patrol and band and our
nobility are the best fellows in the land.
We are working to make Zamora tenn
pie bigger, brighter, and better for you
Have you ever presented a candidate!
If not-why not?
'All sojourning mobiles are cordially In
vited to participate in our festivities
and enjoy our hospitality.1 The glad
hand committee will take you in tow
and make you feel at home. Meet US at
the Tutwiler.''
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-02-03
SIR EDWARD CARSON
FEARS TROUBLE IN
IRISH CONVENTION

Belfast February I'm a speech
before the unionist council today Sir
Edward Carson said that circumstances
had arisen in the Irish convention in
dicating the possibility of trouble
over the steps the government should
take if the convention should break
down. If he remained in the govern
ment, he declared, he would have to
be a party to it's deliberations and
support any policy it adopted On the
other hand, he was not free because
OF his pledges as a covenanter.
1t was plain that the convention,
having been set up and Ulster hav-
ing entered it, the Obstetrics must re-
main to the end and consider every
proposal with a view to seeing wheth-
err there could be a solution satisfac-
tory to the people of Ulster.
This he described as one that would
enable the people to feel that they
still maintain their status as citizens
of the British empire and are pro-
tected in their business and daily
lives against the possibility of harm
full interference.
He protested against any attempt to
create an atmosphere that Ulster is
unreasonable, declaring:
ulster alone in Ireland has shown
any reason at all. Some of our old
friends and supporters, who are call
Ting out for a settlement, really mean
surrender. If by settlement people
have in their minds surrender, there
will be no settlement.
"a greater insult could not be Of
fered to a nation. than is put forward
and suggested that unless the Irish
question is settled America will no
longer go on with the war, or will
prosecute the war with less vigor"
Anything more ridiculous or insulting
il is impossible to conceive"
America has not come into the war,
he said, simply to help Britain and
out of friendship to Britain, but to
fight for the same ideals of freedom
and liberty, because she saw they
would be threatened by the DONNA
ton of a military class.
ITO tell me that America has the
high ideals and having abandoned her
isolation to come into the European
war was Influenced by the Irish ques-
ton is childish" he asserted. 80 far
from helping a settlement in Ulster,
that kind of thing puts the men backs
up.'"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-02-03
Half a Hundred Soldiers
Rounded Up Last Night By
Military Police From, Camp
All Enlisted Men, Regardless of Passes in by the
Guard and Detained at City Ja-Soldiers Are Orderly
and Give Authorities No Trouble-Loca Police
Cooperate With Military Guard

The military police from Camp Nc
Clellan, as predicted in The e7Herald
recently. arrived in Birmingham yester-
day morning and Immediately began to
assist local officers in rounding up SOL
diers in the city. The detachment con-
sists of two officers and Y men. First
Lieut.. L. B. Ballantyne of the 10th
Military police. Camp Mcclellan, is in
charge, acting under orders from Major
Brown. First Lieut.. George b. Hoffman
is assisting.
The u men were busy throughout. the
day in securing the city and district for
enlisted men. The guard is composed
of regular military police, the pick OF
other organizations at the camp.
Over 100 soldiers were arrested by the
military police and brought before Lieu
tenant Ballantyne yesterday. All SOL
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-02-03
Local Data

rockets One is green and the other is
red. The first means asphyxiating gas
and the other calls for barrage.
internationally during the night there
comes from different parts of the zine
the single crack of a rifle as a sniper
fires or the rapid spit of machine gun
at some suspected point or object, for the
machine gunners shoot first and ask
questions afterward
In the day time it is different, because
the men in the line can see what is before
them and there are no deceptive shad-
ows.
During the past few days there ha S
been no aerial activity because of the
fog, but during the clear days preceding
the bad weather the men in the line wit
messed many thrilling fights in the air.
German alrships, coming over at a con-
siderable height on observation trips
would be shelled vigorously as thew came
WITHIN range. Usually they fly in groups
OF three, but they separate when the
shrapnel puffs begin to break among
them. A trail of smoke from bursting
shells foiloWs the enemy planes across
the sky until they are out of range.
DODGING SHRAPNEL
II the Germans, after ducklng and
lodging shrapnel, get back of the Amer
lean lines, French airships climb up after
e'AiA SFCiy llillG the Germans turn
tail and retire
At other times our men watch French
airplanes under the fire Of German anti
AIRCRAFT batteries. The planes dodge this
way and that, If flying low, or continue
stralght on their course If they are high
In the air. Sometimes the shrapnel
bursts close to the plane and If If js a
German machine every man in the line
iorgets what he is doing for the mo-
Inent, hoping that piece of shrapnel
VIII find its mark and the enemy will
dash to the German ground,
At least on one occasion the enan,y
nave seen one machine come down II
lei Wltnin the German line, but by the
way It tumbled from the sky there was
no mistakfng what had happened to its
occupants and cheers and wells arose
from one end of the line to the other.
Ioday the whole American position ia
Datned IN white. Fog has frozen to trees.
bushes, poles wires and the ground
In some places the ice coating is nearly
an inch thick
All the men apparently are well salts
fed with the food. Two meals a dav are
always served and sometimes there are
three. For breakfast the men frequent
~ get a large bowl of oatmeal as the
principal dish, while at dinner there is
peer or some other meat and some vege-
So' supper liIie brings bacon, corned
beef hash, or canned salmon. There ia
always good white bread made from
American flour, and plenty of it.
The American regimental headquar-
tiers just back of the line is established
in dugouts under the ruins of houses
long since knocked down by German
shells 1t is never known when the enemy
may again take a notion to throw a few
smells into the town, so the American
la+a
headquarters should be well protected
Within certain radius of the front
line every member of the American force
is now requested to wear his gas mask
at alert position and never be without
his shrapnel helmet
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-02-03
AMERICAN TROOPS
IN TRENCHES ONLY
SIXTY FEET AWAY
FROM GERMAN LINE
Men Are Compelled to Work
Constantly at Pumps to
Keep Dugouts Dry
INSPIRING SCENES AT
MIGHT WHEN SKY is
LIGHTED BY ROCKETS
Soldiers on Watch Are Care
full Not to Give Positions
Away by Any Loud
Talking

with the American Army in France
Friday, February 1.--(By the Assoc
ciated Press.)-American troops in
trenches ON the French front at one
place are only so feet from the Ger
man line. In another place mile OF
ground separates the opposing forces
positions. At this point, however, there
are a number of ponds and neither
side apparently desires to occupy the
Nvater-covered ground.
The American trenches are all in
more or less marshy ground and were
shallow Iagoons when the Americans
moved in. but since then they have
deepened and improved drainage. In
every dugout the soldiers work almost
constantly at the pumps keeping out
the water which seeps in from the
swamp. But the watery conditions are
unfavorabIe for trench rats and few of
them are seen.
ARTILLERY POSITIONS
In a few places the artillery is on
ground only a little higher than the
trenches. although a number of our
batteries manage to keep on "dry feet
most of the time. The enemy artillery
IN some places is on higher ground
than the American. and within sight
of one of our positions there is a
German observation post overlooking
much territory. This has been shelled
Repeatedly and doubtless has been hit
on several occasions. On clear night
the hill upon which this post stands
out against the Sky is illuminated oc-
casiona1ly by rockets sent up by one
side or the other so that the men in
the line may see the shadows which
mean that the enemy is near
SCENES AT NIGHT
The scene at night is thrilling and
Inspiring. On the firing platforms the
men stand near their rifles. Others
splash through the trenches. sometimes
Slipping into water above their knees.
They are probably going out on pa
troi. If the position is near the enemy
lines a word is necessary only to pe
spoken in a whisper. Far away to one
side Of the position a white stream
shoots up to the sky and breaks into
white balls that throw light as if
from powerful electric batteries. The
reflections show wire entanglements
and scrubby bushes on the hills near
by, then the lights die out. All the
while there is the intermittent roar of
guns and whistle as of express trains
as projectiles of different calibres so
rushing over the American trenches
seeking German target. Tia Ameri-
can soldiers have become so accus-
toned to such sounds that now they
Apparently pay no attention to them.
EYES OPEN
Every man in the line at all times has
his eyes open for two kinds of colored
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-02-03

diers, regardless as to whether they
possessed a pass or not, were subjected
to a questioning. The majority of the
arrests were made at the Terminal sta
ton. 1t is not definitely known how
long the guard will be kept in the CITY,
1t is understood however, that they
Will return to camp on Monday night.
Over 80 soldiers were being held in
the city Jail last night. The men, ar
rested for being absent without leave,
will be taken back to camp to face
court-martial.
Headquarters were established in the
council chamber of the city hall and the
office was Kept open all night. The
local police were cooperating with the
military guard under instructions from
Commissioned John Fl. Taylor. No
trouble was experienced either day or
night and strict order was maintained
in the Jail. Two men remained on guard
at the Jail all night.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-02-03
124 Aliens Discharged
From American Army
for "GOOd of Service

Deming, N. M, February 2-One hun
dred and twenty-four alien soldiers OF
the Thirty-fourth national guard divis-
ion, comprising former national guards
men of Minnesota, Iowa, South Dakota
and Nebraska, were ordered discharged
from the army today "for the good Of
the service
/ They will not be interned, but will be
given transportation to their homes, Il
was stated. "
The men were members of 16 organiza-
lions In the division, which is in train
| ing at Camp Cody.
This action follows the discharge yes
terday of seven Austrians and one Ger
man, who were ordered held for civil Of
| ficers as enemy aliens. They We're al
legged to have made statements disloya
| to the United States.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-02-03
FRENCH NIGHT REPORT

Paris February 2.--The war office an
nouncement tonight reads:
There was quite marked artillery ac-
tivity in the sector Of Craonne, on both
banks of the Mouse and in the Woevre.
in the region of Fiery. On the front of
Caurieress wood we repulsed an, enemy
detachment which attempted to reach our
lines. Calm prevailed everywhere else
Eastern theatre, February l: Recipro-
cal artillery actions occurred west of
Dorian, in the region of the Vardar and
north of Monastir. On the right bank
of the Cerna, near Gradishte,- Serbian
troops carried out successful raid on
the Bulgarian trenches.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-02-03
LONDON NIGHT REPORT

London, February 1.-The report from
Field Marshal Haig's headquarters in
France today says
"West Riding troops carried out sue
cessful daylight raid this morning south
west of Monchy LIE Preux, and captured
a few prisoners. The enemy raided one
of our posts northeast of Poelcappele
early this morning; two of our men are
missing Another hostile raiding party
attacked a post in the neighborhood
of the Ypres-Sladen railway, but was
driven off.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-02-03
De Orc Loses

Chicago. February 2.-Alfredo De Orc
lost his second game in two stars in the
billiard tournament today
when George Moore of New York beat
him 50 to AZ in "a innings. At one stage
the champion was IL points ahead Moore
succeeded in regaining the lead and run
ming four straight near the finish which
gave him 40, managed to get final point
needed to win. Charlie McCourt de-
feated Hugh Heal. so to Al. in 70 in
nings.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-02-03
BERLIN STATEMENT

London, February 1.-The German com
munication from general headquarters
received today by wireless says:
Western theatre: There is nothing
new"
The report of the Austrian headquar-
tiers says:
Artillery firing continues lively on
the Aisago plateau and east of the
Brenta."
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-02-03
ITALIAN FRONT

Rome, February 2.-The official COM
munieation from Italian headquarters to-
day says:
On whole front the fighting yesterday
was limited to artillery actions, which
were more intense to the east of Asiago
plateau, with lively reciprocal rifle fir
ing by the advanced posts.
our scouting machines brought down
two enemy airplanes. Last evening en-
envy aircraft bombed Treviso and locali-
ties between the Brenta and the Pave
A few men were wounded"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-02-03

Paris. February 1.-THE night passed
in quiet" says today's official commune
cation. There was some artillery fight
ing in the region of Burnhaupt- le- Haul
eAlsace). A raid north of Mortier wood
enabled US to bring back prisoners"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-02-03
THE WEATHER
Weather Forecast

Washington, February 2.-Weather fore
cast for Alabama and Mississippi: Local
rains Sunday, Monday probably fair.
not much change in temperature; light
variable winds.
Georgia: Cloudy. probably rain Sun
day; Monday fair; not much change in
temperature.
Tennessee: Local rains sunday; Mon
day fair west, rain east portion.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-02-03
Maryland Senate Passes
Resolution Ratifying the
-,ss Prohibition Amendment

Annapolis, Md, February 1.-The
state senate today, by vote of 10 to r.
passed to it's third reading the resolu-
ton ratifying the federal prohibition
amendment, virtually assuring it's final
passage in that body. The house of del
egates has not yet acted on the amend
ment
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-02-03
LONDON DAY REPORT

London, February 2-''During the night
party of Liverpool troops successful
~ raided the enemy's trenches southeast
OF Armentieres, and brought back prs-
oners, the war office reports. "A raid
attempted by the enemy north of Pas.
schendaele was repused."
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-02-03
NelUs From War Fronts AS
Told In Official Reports

more active southwest of Epehy, in the
neighborhood Of Gavrelle and the Ypres
sector"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-02-03
Gard Of Thank.

Mr.. and Mrs. w. o. Broadhead wish
to thank their friends for their kind
ness during the illness and death of their
daughter, katherine; also for the beau
tiful floral offerings
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1918-11-15
Your Poultry House.

Select location that has natural
drainage away from the building.
A dry, porous soil, such as sand or
gravelly loan, is preferable to clay
soil.
In most localities the building should
face the south. as this insures the
greatest amount of sunlight during the
winter.
Allow at least two square feet Of
floor space for each bird.
Proper ventilation and sunlight mean
dry house and healthy birds.
The partial open-front house is con-
coded to be the best type for most sec
tons.
The colony plan of housing poultry
may be adopted to good advantage on
many farms. This system does away
with the danger of tainted soil.
The roosts should be built on the
same level, 2 feet and 9 inches from
the floor, with dropping board about
s inches below them.
Good roosts may be made of 2 by
inch material with upper edges round
ed.
The nests may be placed on the side
walls or under the dropping boards.
1t Is best to have them darkened, as
the hens prefer a secluded place in
which to lay.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1918-11-15
Building the City.

The new and better world after the
war, of which we dream these days,
will not build itself any more than
the rubble which marks the site of
Ypres or Louvain will come together
of itself into beautiful and splendid
buildings, observes II writer. 1t will
take time and struggle and infinite pa
tienc6, and If men and women are not
willing to pay the price of new and
better world, such will not come mere
ay because they have airy visions of
It. Much of our talk about better
things to come Is too cheap and easy
and has not enough of grip and pur-
pose to make 1t worth much. What
God is giving us. and will give US In
those great after-the-war days, is a
wonderful opportunity, but we shall
have TO meet that opportunity with
heroic endeavOr and self-sacrficing eff
fort before 1t can possibly become
fruitful. Talk is cheap and dreams are
sweet and inspiring, but 1t is not with
these alone that the Kingdom Of God
Is bullded in the earth and mankind
is won for righteousness and brother
hood
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1918-11-15
WARNS AGAINST WASTING AIR
Southern Pacific Railway Company
Cites Attention Of Employees
to q Real Expense.
Don't waste the air"

"Don't waste the air."
This injunction, indicating the pass
ing of the last free commodity known
to man, has been added to the cOnser-
walton program of the Southern Pacific,
says Financial America. The attention
of thousands of workmen in the rail-
road shops at Los Angeles, Sacra-
mento and Oakland is being directed
to the fact that compressed air. used
to drive many machines and tools, rep
resents real expense. In fact, the
"high cost of air" is giving the COM
pany economists some concern.
G. w. Rear, general bridge inspec-
tor for the company, estimates that
n half-inch leak In compassionate
tank will offset the work of a 10
horse power engine and the cost OF a
horse power varies from less than a
cent to 80 cents per hour, depending
upon the size of the plant, amount Of
attendance, etc. Usually the loss is
greater than the money cost, due to
decreased output on account of insult
ficient air supply.
The expression Stree as air" has no
relevancy In the Southern Pacific
shops.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1918-11-15
Cement From Beet Sugar.

A result of experiments in French
factories Is the production Of an excel
lent cement as by-product Of beet
sugar refining. The first step In the
production of sugar from beets Is boil
ing them. 1t has heretofore been Gus
tomary to throw away rs valueless the
scum formed on the caldrons. But 1t
has now been discovered that this
scum contains large quantities Of car
Donate of lime. 1t Is estimated that
1000 tons of the carbonates can be
recovered from 10000 tons of beets.
To this quantity of the carbonate LOO
tons of clay is added, the resultant
product being good cement. The
best scum Is pumped into large reser-
voirs and allowed to evaporate for "A
certain length of time before being
mixed with the clay. 1t is then stirred
or beaten for an hour before being fed
into rotary ovens such as are used in
making Portland cement.-The Argo'
naut.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1918-11-15
the bad part. Eggs that are not Of
fenslvely bad may be used for poultry
food
Use the Chicken Fat.

Do you throw away the body fat of
poultry-big layers of lean, sweet, vel
low fat around the gizzard and else
where around the intestines2 If you
do, according to United States depart
ment of agriculture specialists, you are
throwing away fat which French
housewives consider the finest of fats
for making cakes, and especially puff
paste.
In certain seasons In New York and
other big cities this fat Is so highly
esteemed that it sells for comparative
ly high prices. A business Is made
of collecting 1t from butchers and 9TH
ers who dress poultry.
Heated in n double boiler or other
vessel set in hot water, the fat melts
away from the tissues and can be
poured off. 1t becomes rancid easily,
should be kept cool and covered like
butter, and should be used In a few
days. Seasoning in cakes should mask
any flavor In the fat.