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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-13
Race Horses Perish in Fire

Baltimore. April 12.-Seventeen race horses. valued at s5o,0OO in all. perished in a fire which destroyed large stable at Bowie race track early today An exploding lamp caused the blaze, 1t was stated. The Calumet stable was the heaviest sufferer, losing Moosehead, Cal jar. George w. Avery, Fellowship and four 2-year-oids. G. c. Winfrey lost Woodward, Jem and Eagle. Fragonard. Vallory Club and pony, owned by Wal ter House. Russeau belonging to M. Foulke. Jocular owned by J. J. Johnson. and Eyagllss, Ernest Hall. owner. also were lost
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-13
German Press Comments Guardedly on Strategy
 in Western Offensive

Amsterdam, April 12.-The stratesy
 s th. German supreme army command is still unrevealed, says the nische volks Zeitung, and will pc rec ognizable only in the course or iui- ther operations. The paper discounts the "extremely foolish idea wnlch, Il thinks. may crop up that the Germah thrust against the Anglo o-Portuguese front, indicates that when tne oAien , siye in Picardy could not pc cai,is4 to success the German commanders wished to try an experiment else where.
 The Frankfurter Zeitung regards the new thrust as a portion of great plan of attack and dwells on the great strain put on the enemys nerves pS the necessity of making dispositions i'll the greatest haste.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-13
Huntsville Mayor Starts
 Campaign Against Idlers

Huntsville, April 12-(Special) I.oafing will soon be a lost art in Huntsville if the proclamation of Mayor Thomas T. Terry is put into force and effect Mayor Terry has pro- claimed through the press that it IS essential that everyone who is able
 to work take up some productive la
 bcr while the country is at war and that if they are not willing to work
 for themselves they will be put to
 work upon the streets of the city. Cards are being given employers of
 labor and they are requested to fill
 ployed so that in case of arrest of
 one who has job there will be no
 hardship imposed.
 The sheriff has pledged full CO., operation with the city authorities in the enforcement of this ban against lettering and loafing.
 Several additional sacks of flour containing powdered glass have been reported to the authorities since the first find of this kind was made dur ing the early part of the week. An exhaustive investigation is being made but without result so far. The offi- cials are convinced that this is the work of pro-Germans.
 Augustus F. Evans, prominent Con- { federate veteran. Mason and former
 postmaster at Elkmond. died Thurs day at the home of his daughter, Mrs.
 Oscar Dreger in Huntsville, aged 70 l years. He was for long time adJu-
 tant of Egbert Jones camp of Con l federate Veterans, and was also all official of Helion lodge No. 1 of tho Masonic order.
 Workers all over Madison county ! who have set out to secure subscrip- tions to the third Liberty Loan are progressing with enthusiasm and there
 is much rivalry among the smaller | towns. In Huntsville the woman's com mittee alone has already listed sub
 scriptions for $60,00O.
 l More than 200 automobiles that had l been stopped in Huntsville because of high water in the Tennessee river bottoms south of here. departed yes | terday and all got over the three feIr.
 routes by early evening. Sixty-five cars
 that came in late yesterday en route Ito points in Alabama and Georgia left
 today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-13
NOTABLE EXAMPLE
 OF BUYER OF BOND
To the Editor of The Age-Herald:

To the Editor of The Age-Herald: In recent issue of your paper letter was printed ab ut the patriot ism shown by citizens of Brookside in buying third Liberty Loan Bonds. I would like to call special atten- ton to Dave billiard, blind negro, who has purchased $50 bond with earnings of about s1 per day pulling coke for the Sloss- Sheffield Steel and Iron company.
 Dave is we'll thought of by all in this district, and his example is one that those more fortunate In having two eyes should follow.
 c. B. TUTWILER. Brookside, April Il, 1918
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-13
REPUbL|CANSARE PLAYING POLITICS ONEVERY MEASURE Trying to Straddle Before Public on Each Important Bill That Comes Up LONGWORTH REGENT
 NOTABLE EXAMPLE Criticizing Nations Unpreparedness He Was Silent When Asked Who
 Was in Power Before
 Democrats
nx HuGH w. RoBERTs.

Washington, April Special 1.-The republican party is playing politics
 It is supporting the measures of the administration, but in arguing the points contained in those measures, it is ex- pressing itself with remarkable freedom
 Representative Blackmon of the Fourth Alabama, calls attention to the republi- can tactics.
 They support the bills" he says, be cause they are afraid to do otherwise. But before voting, they talk 'anti-ad- minstration, administration If the measures prove popular they declare to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-13
Germans and Turks Open Offensive Against
 British in Palestine

London, April 12.-The Turkish and German forces in Palestine on Wednes- day opened an offensive. attacking the British front near the coast, the war office announces.
 The statement follows:
 .'On the morning of April 10, after a short bombardment the enemy as subed the offensive against the coast al sector of our front"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-13

ploy of the Associated Press. died here today. aged 50 years. His home was in Richmond, Va, where the body will probably be sent.
 Mir. Routt came here five years ago from Atlanta, Ga. He had been in the employ of the Associated Press for 22 years
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-13
Rudoiph Blankenburg Dies

Philadelpnia, April 12.-Rudolph Blank enburg. elected mayor of this city on the reform ticket few years ago in a memorable political battle, died today at his home in Germantown, a suburb. He was 7o years old last February.
 Born near Hanover, Germany, he came to this country when he was 22 and be- came intensely American. Since the dec of war against Germany, Mir. had appeared frequently in public in advocacy of everything that America stands for.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-13

the people that they supported them. II the measures prove unpopular. they tell the people that they supported them only because the administration asked for their enactment on account of war and point to the record to prove that that at heart they disapproved the pro posals. as their remarks will indicate"
 DENT CITES CASE
 Representative Dent agreed with Rep resentative Blackmon
 .srhe other day." he said. there was an important war measure before the House agreed to divide time in de bate with Representative Kahn, ranking republican member of the committee on military affairs. He asked that l recog- nize Representative Longworth of Ohio, did so. Mir. Longworth stated that he would vote for the bill. He then pro ceeded to discuss George Creel, chairman of the bureau of public information.
 In the course of MT. Longworths re- marks, he talked of the unpreparedness of the nation when the tocsin of war resounded.
 MT. Dent asked if the gentleman from Ohio," intended to convey the impression that at the beginning of the war the nation was totally unprepared- q would not say totally, retorteu Mir. Longworth.
 Well for the state of unpreparedness tken existing, will the gentleman state on whom, in his opinion, rests the re- sponsibility?" ,a MT. I,ongworth, whose chief fame IS his relationship to former Presioen' Roosevelt, side-stepped the proposi,ion' much to the disap ppointment of the oem- ocratic contingent of the nouse' laughter followed in the wake or ms ei,- barassment, in which speaker oiaiN audibly participated.
 BLAME IS PLACED Mr Rainey. a democrat, recognized irn,ed;atelv after the debate between MT Dent and MT. Longworth, assalled h., republicans in bitter invective lie charged that whereas prior to the war thsv h.d been in power for Is contin- ,,o,,, years and had accomplished noth- inc they were endeavoring to hoid oelil- ts, in power for just year oi lno ,,t' rcsLonsible for the unprepareuiiess ;ta existed when the United states 'ooh Us position by the side Of the ainss-
 rThere is no question, salo MT. Dlaen ,.. mon. but that the republicans aie pias ing politics. They vote TOT war iileaS as. ures. but express themselves inveis r,,' against their wisdom or necessl'y' ines | are playing what they consider a snleWo game for political purposes. bu. II l exceedingly shallow, and the peopie sei | readily can observe not only US eiieoe h,t is motive Countless iliustratioils 1 in addition to that so aptiy eieeu oS M Dent, can be produced.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-13
Oldest A. P. Operator in
 Point of Service Dies

San Antonio, Tex. April 12.--A. NJ. Routt, one of the oldest telegraph op- orators in point of service in the em
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-13
ss5o, ,ooO Fire in Sulphur, Okla.

Sulphur, Okla. April 12.-Half a block of business buildings were destroyed by fire here early today. The loss is esti- mated at S35o,0 ,000o.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-31

that American consuls aided General
SemonoG or others seeking 10 effect a
ccuntor-rovolut. on in Siberia has been
published here by Ambassador Francis.
The statement says the United States
has received appeals from several groups
in siberia. hut has ignored them. Spe-
officially. tho tinted states refused re-
quest by Grn"rni S"m"nnT FOR aid from
American engineers. and Instructed the
engineers not 10 assist in any civil war
movement.
Thc statement says the friendly atti-
'udr Of tho t'uitCd states toward Russia
has not changed. and has not been af-
fnct"d hy tho withdrawal of diplomatic
cruri,sinS, This apparently refers tG
RUSSIA" refusal 20 transmit code mes
sap,s h,tWo"m IN" American smba ssy
and cousula'rs in Siberia. In his COM
municati"u to the ambassador. Mr..
Lansing says frr'h'r:
'rhn DEPARTMENT desires YOU to re-
7cct tho friendly purpose of the United
states toward russia. which will re-
MAIN unalt,rrd as long as Russia does
n,' v'niuEly accept auto"ratc domina-
ton hN the Central Powers "
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-31

,or,,nuco fror r,rc One
n,.. eor,ho,s+ of Arms last. rirh-
,ba pri,;.b Wow OC,.o ronor.ol TO-
f.,. Trcro r.,s hcovv ,r,iIIorv
Hr;,r ., yf,Icrs-Drc,onncouv. Al
Ic,, ,uJ ro.t,,hcr
So,,o minor onorations Ivy the
D.i+i.h =, ,ba mort tbo,r, ha++Ic front
,.oro ,rrorocnd hv LTo1d Narsh,1
11,;r !, HI. official s,atcmcn+
"co,-hco-t Of Arm; rro of o,,r
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+Lo ri~h; and tool pri@cro~E said
a., .,.,,a,,,o,,,
.>-,,..l,a.,.. .r y,r,- ,,,ro ,,.oro
t"'
C""" ~" ~ ''"'' '''''o
guns.
"Northcos+ Of RohCcu we r3idcd
an enemy post. \ X" "l "u' me"
arc nissinw In the vicinity Of
,-.,r,.. p,.,.,.,,.,,,,,. .,,I iIlort .rJ
also between FP&lubptI ana inc
CIarrrco pirrr thcrc Wa hostile
~
aFliilclS MY
The Germans are Encl.lnC towns
Lob;rd the Pritis, limo, in northern
=, .,
rance more NI"oFou'iE' nai''''t"i'
Fyfp declared today in the Daily
NI,u
Mali
AmlcnS was nom Narded more
heavily Yesterday. The German air.
.,. .:.:.
men III thaI N!eIi'I| "It S'o"l'iS
more active also, he declared.
roc ''""s '"'"'"S '"''
Held on the Hanks at HoiSs"hS ana
Rheims, the Germans are throwing their
,,,,iro y,r.rgtb snpthward ohyioIs,v
-, ,, .,.i , :. :,
win inc MaEhe LOT l'e'f goal 't Is
possible that the Germans hope to es-
tahlish themselves on the Marne. with
n view ia turning the direction of their
,,,i, offort vrs,vord trusting 10 tho
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-31
BETHLEHEM FLIER KILLED

l,cii,ichrm. Pa. May %1.-WurI has
hccn received hrrc "f the death in
glorious action" If First Lieutenant
Harry f. w. johnson, son Of Nr5. Guy
L. Johnson.
johnson was an avjatur. Last Janu-
AIRY he was wounded. hut managed to
land safely II" returned +" flying a
few days ago. He was Il momh"r of tho
Lafayette Esuuadrill", u gradual" Of I."-
high University and Il member Of the
Ihi Gamma Delta PATERNITY.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-12-12

CALI Curci, Gluck, Homer, McCor
mack, Caruso, Williams, Burr, Kreis
Ter, Elman and Heifetz records now
i'm stock at Nolan's Drug Store.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. F. Kruger left
for Rochester, Mimi, Wednesday
morning to consult the Mayos in re.
gard to Mrs. Krueger's health.
Have you thought about Victor Rec.
ords for Christmas Gifts. Come in
and look through our large stock for
selections. Nolan's Drug Store.
DR.. Sayre wishes the Register to
announce that the regular meeting of
the Commercial Club will not be held
On Friday evening on account of the
closing order put in effect by the
health board.
Roadmaster Erwin, Mrs. Erwin and
their daughter, Miss Ada, drove to
Dell Rapids Sunday for a visit with
the Harlans. Mr.. Erwin drove home
Sunday night and the rest of the fam.
lily went yer to, Madison to visit the
Bibbys'.
There was a remarkable downpour
of rain Sunday night and Monday it
showed a good part of the day-melt.
ing as fast as it came down. The Reg
lister fears that u roads will become
almost impossible again. 1t certain
ly acts like spring weather than
fall.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-12-12

Warne & Gibbons, carpenters and
contractors, are ready to attend to
your work. Write p. O. box 213.
Il. 0. Haugen, proprietor of The
Toggery, left Tuesday morning on a
business trip to the Twin Cities.
+. l.. Squirting, G. H. Stoddart, H. !.
Stearns, j. l.. Tree. E. r. Binnewies,
c. +. S%orenson, and G. w. Austin
represented Bookings Lodge, No. "a,
A. f. & A. NJ, at the Paul Walters
funeral, held Sunday afternoon at
Bruce, in charge Of the Bruce Ma
sonic lodge.
A party of shriners bound for the
Mecca of Sioux Falls had their plans
knocked into a cooked hat by the
weather man on Monday. Brookings
had two candidates that wanted to
make a quick passage across the hot
sands of the desert, but it was too wet
-twouldn't do.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-12-12
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SOCIETY NEWS


This department is edited by Mrs. Ria l.
ziegler and anyone having social news OF
interest will confer a favor on the Register
by 'phoning Mrs. Ziegler. SIS.
CompIimentary-On Friday, Nov. 90.
Mrs. MAR was the gracious hostess
to twenty-five ladies in compliment to
Mrs. Stivers. Pleasant social chat
over knitting and dainty needlework
whiled the early hours away, and lat
ter a delicious luncheon was served
the fortunate guests.
Shower-Mrs. Pierce was the hon
ored guest at the home of Mrs. Borst,
the members Of the Baptist Aid So
ciety being the h~ostesses. A fine dis
play Of canned vegetables and fruit
were presented to the honoree. Lat
ter q fine lunch was served.
Complimentary-Mrs. Stivers was
the complimented guest at two pretty
affairs. Mrs. J. Bonell gave an Auc-
ton Bridge party on Tuesday, and
Mrs. Jas. Wilson a one o'clock lunch
con on Wednesday, and most assured
~ most pleasant times were spent at
both.
p. N. G. A.-On Tuesday evening Of
last week, the members Of the Past
Noble Grand Association met at the
home of Mrs. Fridley for a eve
O'Clock dinner, each member contrib
uting to the delicious menu. AS this
was the last meeting that Mrs. Ba-
con would be with them, souvenirs
were presented to her by Mrs. c. A.
Palmer in behalf of the p. N. G. A. and
by Mrs. Sheldon for the Rebekah
lodge.
CompIimentary-Mr. and Mrs. w.
II. Murphy entertained most pleasant
ly on Wednesday evening Of last week
in compliment to their son, Capt. M.
w. MURPHY, who recently returned
from France. The favored guests
were members Of faculty and others
who were. Capt. Murphy's instructors
while attending college. The time
was most delightfully."- spent in listen
ing to Capt. Murphy relate his expert
ences, and in viewing the war trophies
he had brought with him. After serv-
ing fine refreshments the guests de-
parted at a late hour.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-12-12

Bard--"If you don't take the poem
l shan't have any address. Boston
Transcript.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-12-12

landlady No Poetess
Editor-"I can't use your poem, but
you might leave your address,"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-01

able TO figure on the American man power to be
come available. In addition he knows how the
allied and American superiority in gun power
even machine guns-will figure this time next year.
and with these data he feels able to state positively
not predict-that the German war machine will
be confronted with force with which it cannot
hope to cope successfully.
Gen March and officers Of the General Staff
here are optimistic for the future and are abso-
lutely con Il that decisive results will come III
1919, but l. Y are not inclined either to overesti
mate the strength of the allied and American forces
or to underestimate the strength Of the enemy
This latter is important.
II has been particularly noted here that Gen
March and these staff officers have been most con-
servative in making predictions concerning the
present offensive Of Marshal Foch. They have been
too conservative in the sense that the results
achieved have been considerably greater than they
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-01
Value of Gen. MarCh's
ak to Congress
Not Fully Realized
Bv ALBERT WHITING FOX.

TINE American people are now so engrossed III
L the war and so determined upon breaking the
backbone of German militarism that only passing
notice has been given to statement made with the
full support of our War Department which answers
the question when will the end''
Until the war spirit really seized upon the coun-
try as whole this question was asked by hundreds
of thousands every day week in and week out. No
one who pretended to speak with the Semblance Of
authority even limited at answer. There were
MANY vague guesses but never were these based on
more than mere speculation. To have asked an
official of the State Department or General Staff
officer when he thought the end might come would
have been to invite ridicule.
British Leader. Hint a Long War.
The Earl of Reading. British Ambassador.
limited some months ago that there was prospect of
a long war Lord Northcliffe ventured the prophecy
that the war Knight last at least five years more
but admitted that it would be idle to do than
guess without attempting to give reasons. AS 10
from these instances there have been few if any
authoritative predictions from the other side.
Under these circumstances it is remarkable that
more attention has not been given to the specific
statement of Gen Peyton G. March, Chief OF Staff,
made to the House Military Affairs Committee on
August IS last that the will end next year.
eff YOU put eighty divisions On the western
front we can go through the German line.
Eighty divisions of Americans should be able to
bring the war to successful conclusion in 1919.
These two definite statements made by Gen.
March, Chief of Staff, form the basis OF predictions
by military experts that the world war will
be wound up next year through the crushing down
of German resistance and the overwhelming OF Ger
man man power and German gun power, regard
less of whatever desperate efforts the German high
command makes to stem the tide.
Mathematics at Base of Talk.
Gen March when asked few days later about
these statements gave them added Importance by
explaining that what he had said was not based on
mere prophecy but based on cold military facts and
estimates made with degree of mathematical at
curacy as to the power situation on the western
front next year.
The number Of troops which Germany now has
ON the western front and the number she may add
by any policy of striving for maximum reinforce
ments arc taken into consideration. Gen. March
has information as to what those numbers may be
He knows, too, approximately what the fighting
strength of the French and British will be and is
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-01
AMERICAN FORCES MARCHING
INTO THE FIGHTING ZONE ~
Strides in Ships Elk.
Ceeding All Ideas,
Insuring Figures

anticipated They gave German resisting power
credit f0r being stronger than it has actually
proved 10 be and they have followed the theory that
it is always better to overestmate than underesti-
mate the strength of the enemy.
Furthermore Gen. March has so far made 10
predictions which did not materialize precisely as
he indicated He has, in fact, explained that it was
not his business to deal in guesses to the future
and that when he made a statement he was ready to
.stand by it." When the allied and American
forces reached the vicinity of the railway running
from Scissors to Chateau Thierry Gen. March said
that the Germans would retreat from certain spee-
fed areas and that the line would gradually fall
back from the Marine toward the Vesle and that
Scissors would fall. All this sounded like predie
ton but it was based OH an intimate knowledge OF
the military situation, and the forecast of Gen.
March merely amounted to translating this advance
Military information into terms which all could
understand
Kn.w He Couldn't Hold Salient.
BY cutting the railway the allied and American
forces cut off artery of supplies which the Ger
mans in the pocket south of scissors had to have.
Gen. March knew that the enemy troops could not
be sustained without it and he able to forecast
the only logical move which the German high COM
mand could make.
The statement of General Staff officers at the
beginning of the allied drive on July 18, that Foch
now had the initiative and would keep it, has also
been borne out to the letter. These experts know
that the enemy is not in position to wrest the ini-
tiative from Marshal Foch 9 forces and that it
would be next to suicidal for Germany TO attempt
to launch counter offensive at this time. The logi
cal move is for the Germans to seek to stabilize the
line and bring the fighting to staemate, it is ex-
planned.
German military leaders are given credit here
for following the most logical course. In other
words the strategy of the Germans is not underesti
mated and the general theory is that must count
on their making the best moves while hoping of
course that they may not.
Not Likely to Overrate Strength.
Ii is clear therefore that Gen. March is not likely
to either overrate the strength of the Powers
eiated against Germany to fail to see the full
strength which the German high command may
bring to bear OH the battle front With full appre
citation of all these facts and with the added custom
of weighing facts very eonservatively, Gen. March
makes the fat statement that with eighty divisions
we should be able to bring the war to successful
conclusion in 1919"
This really means, General Staff officers explain
The Delta independent., 1918-09-06
GROCERY STORES
TO CLOSE SUNDAY

Food conservation has clutched an
sther tradition OF long standing and
made II give in to modern win-thewar
methods.
Beginning with September l. all
grocery stores. meat markets, delfca-
tessen stores. bakeries and other retail
stores handling groceries. meats. bak-
cry goods. delicatessen, dairy or farm
products will close on Sundays. and
after . O'Clock on Saturdays and 8
o'clock other days Of the week and
holidays.
This ruling does not include shops
in which ice creams. candy and fresh
milk are sold.
The Sunday closing plan OF the
United States food administration has
been endorsed almost unanimously by
all the retail dealers in Colorado That
this measure will not only conserve
food. but man power. equipment, fuel,
gasoline and oil is the feeling OF high
state food officials.