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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-04
Poets Unequal to
 Worlds Greatest War

< M READER of The Age-Herald llz-aA says personally she is tired of seeing war poetry in print, although she comedies that the public demand for verse of this kind may still be strong.
 With few exceptions here and there, which stand out in solitary beauty, the quality of poetry, as we'll as prose fiction inspired by the war has been decidedly below par. The foremost singers of America and Eng land have produced nothing that will add to their fame. Alfred Moves and Kipling have sung to some purpose in the past, but they disappointed their admirers by their failure to rise to the. present occasion. These and host of lesser lights have endeavored to voice the spirit of the times with out success. Thousands of poems have been written about the war. Only a few will survive. Lieut. Col. Iohn McRae's "In Flanders Fields"
 mich inspired small army of imi-
 tors, is rated by many critics as the sest of the shorter var poems, Its
 afHes and lyric beauty insure it i'm mortality.
 No great war novel has yet been written and the best descriptive ar ticles and books have been the work of trained newspaper correspondents. It is probably true that we shall have
 wait for some years. after the war
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-04
LUKE N'luNE SAYS

People will feel sorry for you if you are wearing your foot in a bandage or your arm in sling. But don't expect any sympathy If you are wearing aa mouse under your eye.
 Some folks say we should have more holidays, but the truth of the matter is that we should have fewer holidays. Aft. CT man has taken a day off he feels like he has taken a year on.
 There would be an awful lot of work accomplished in this world if we would only do half as much today as we in tend doing tomorrow
 Two men can live together for a year and remain good pals. But man and a woman can't do 1t.
 When you consider all the exercise she gets from Jumping at conclusions. vol. wonder how woman ever gets fat.
 Why not Hrohibit the manufacture and sale of clothes? Nc man ever thought as much of booze as woman thinks Of clothes
 If the law compelled every man to ad- vertise his mistakes in a daily newspaper some of the efficiency experts would go broke paying for advertising space.
 The man who uses liquid shoe polish on his mustache thinks he has an awful yelp coming when he discovers that the wom- an he marries is a chemical blonde. A plain. ordinary man can't understand why it is all right to wash your hands at the table when you get through eating and why it is al wrong to pick your teeth at the table when you get through ca ting.
 It is mighty lucky forsus that hips arc not in style right now. We need all the cotton for war purposes.
  ness, 1t is wonderful how little interest the antis take in what we eat and what we wear.
 And what has become of the old fash toned man who used to beat his wife : A woman always suffers from insomnia the nights that her husband talks in his sleep.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-04
Back Into Revival Work

T will be glad to get back into re- vival work" said Rev. W. J. Ray of this city. T had number of dates to hold evangelistic services but all were cancelled on account of the epidemic of influenza. I am glad the ban has been lifted My next appointment Is at Georgiana and I expect to leave Mon day to fill it provided the situation has cleared up down there as it has done here"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-04
WILSON IS TRUSTED ABROAD

Edward Bok, In the Philadelphia Pub
 lie Ledger.
 But the big outstanding fact that
 strikes you in England and France IS
 the predominating prominence of
 President Wilson, and the supreme con-
 fidence in him. He has the confidence
 of the people of both nations to q 'far greater degree than any of their Eown leaders They believe in him ab-
 solutely. This is true even where they do not understand him. For ex- ample, I was in England and France
 both when the President made his in- quiries of Germany. The English and
 French were visibly surprised and pug | zled--a bit nervous. They didn't under stand that kind of diplomacy But they never doubted the President for a moment. The English and French press were back of him to a paper. Then came his second reply and ev- erybcdy heamed. Then they began ta understand. and with one accord you heard the Presidents masterful dipio-
 mac, spoken of l happened to be with King George on that morning and with
 Lloyd George the next day, and both spoke in the highest terms Of the Pres- ident. There's no doubt about it that Woodrow Wilson is today the leading. ffigure in the world in the minds of the English and French. and all are ready to follow where he leads.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-04
Mourning Brassard,
 Meets With Favor

M CCORDING to an announce GA ment from Red Cross head quarters in Washington the sugges- ton that black brassards with one or more gold stars be worn instead of conventional mourning by relatives of men who die in military service has received nationwide approval.
 Five thousand brassards were orig inalIy distributed to test public opin- ion of the idea and orders for an ad- ditional twenty thousand have been received from various divisions. The brassards will be sold by the Red hss chapters, it is stated, at cost. Ice of band with one gold star
 ts, and 40 or 45 cents for
 has several advantages. It
 se, compared to the cost
 clothes; it is patriotic
 Q do away with the fun
 fre created by women
 k. Spiritual exaltation is
 the thought that a
 Vone's family has died for ~Ey and it ought to mitigate ~ The brassard is badge of -Aor for the wearer and shows fit eting respect for the dead.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-04
Must Supply Pipe Line

The negro has great sense Of humor," said Bob Redus. "A friend of mine was telling me about what a ne- gro barber told him the other day as he was having his hair trimmed He related how he had been out to hear one of his color preach a few nights before and of how the preacher had informed his congregation that while 1t was true that the water of salva- tion was free. it was also fact that 1t was dispensed in a pipe line, and that he was the pipe, and if any one wanted a drink they would have to put something into the hat, or so far as he was concerned they could die of thirst"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-04

try fried ham and gravy and grits. heaped-up plate~of sizzling hot fried chicken, a big dish with baked hen smothered in dressing, a plate of tempt ing yard eggs, pan of hashed brown potatoes Drowned to turn. dish of celery, a plate. of red ripe sliced toma toes, bowl of honey, a jar of peach preserves, golden butter, iced tea, milk and coffee snowy white biscuits fresh from the oven, corn muffinsT and il looking over my notes I see I left out dish of rice.
 Now I don't know the name of the charming woman who acted more as hos tess than as public dispenser of meals, for If the servant girls slacked in at tention she would suggest that you try this or that Now here is where you are going to say that I am making up this whole story, but it's the absolute truth. went out into the office to pay my bill. and what do you think I had to put up for the feast? Just 75 cents. In pre-war times it was 50. but wait min ute, the proprietor reached down and got a box of fine cigars and asked me tn have a smoke. He didn't know me from Adam's house-cat. for it was the first glimpse l had of him. | was so dumbfounded that I asked for an expla- nation and he informed me that it was his habit to offer guests smoke after they had dined.
 The other rest spot was at the Cran- ford Inn I got in dead tired. and told the clerk I wanted to go to bed, and not to let any one call me until supper. 1 was shown into room that was well appointed in every way. To my joy | found running water. I got up and went down for supper and the dining room was attractive in every way and the service was peEfect, as the we'll cooked meal was served by.a young white woman, who knew her business as a waitress, but acted in most womaniy and straightforward way. being atten- tive but without the least bit of famil- iarity.y I have never been better served I wish Fred shireman could have seen the way in which three young girls served without the least bit of noise or con- fusion. know it would have made him either ereeA with envy or touched & sore spot, for know the trouble he is having trying to give proper service in war times
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-04
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEW HERE
Rumors About pr. Stewart

T am aware that there have been persistent rumors about Birmingham losing pr. George Stuart to Washing hope and believe it is without founda- tion. It is true that the great new Methodist church at the capital which all southern Methodism helped to build will offer a nationwide pulpit sard pr, Stuart could fill 1t wifh conspicu- ous ability. but I feel thatit will have to be high sense of dity to agst him away from Birmingham where he is being so signally blessed"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-04
Two New Pnstors Here

'9The church-going people had noth- ing to complain of in the opportunity they had today on hearing two new pulpit stars. said H. s. Limmer "The downtown churches with the exception of the First Baptist are filled by the regular pastors. Then Dr. billiard made Southside Baptist church, and Dr. Mac. sporren was heard by large crowt, for the first time since his call to the First Presbyterian church. As soon as the First Baptist church gets q shep- herd the downtown churches will be ably filled"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-04

Theodore and Will are pulling together again. The man who said politics makes strange bedfellows knew what he was talking about.
 # < # For one thing this war has caused a great many pampered poodles to be neg lected while their owners were doing war work.
 The flu" epidemic sent a number of stage ladies into department stores, where they sold costly goods instead of buy ing them.
 Ty Cobb says his right arm is sore from saluting. Wearing the shoulder bars of captain entails certain respon- abilities.
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 China has republic that kow-tows to a boy Emperor. Bret Harte discovered long ago that the heather Chinee was peculiar.
 Jim Ham Lewis made an audience of more than 1000o people weep in Chicago. ana It was q political speech at that.
 as # |
 dramatic critic says the star of a new play is entirely too 'saccharine. MT. Hoover should look into that.
 # # *
 Thus far the Kaiser has not succeeded in convincing entente statesmen that he is merely figurehead
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 There will be a great many new na- tional flags floating in the breeze when this cruel war is over.
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 Von Hindenburg has leaned on Won Ludendorff so long that he probably feels lost without him.
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 THE NONESSENTIAL WAITER From the New York World.
 The hotel walters who went on. strike Monday only anticipated the in- evitable. The war labor board having listed their occupa tion as nonessential, they would sooner or later have been released for war work. They caused 8 lot of inconvenience for managers and guests, but that can hardly be a substantial satisfaction to walters be- yond the active years of labor who find their Jobs taken. perhaps permanently, by waitresses.
 The action of the walters merely accelerated a feminine encroachment in their vocation which was already well under way due to the wars ds- mands on man power Now the hotels are advertising for women cooks as well as for waitresses Is the hotel so, it is not apprehended that woman's control of the kitchen will cause any serious deterioration of culinary stand ards in general hotel cooking.
 And. in fact, the entire feminiza- ton of restaurant service may bc viewed with equinanimity. Many Sf the great resort hotels have employed women help in dining room and kitchen without disadvantage, and the demands of military necessity are but helping on the transition elsewhere.
 In city restaurants of the cafe and cabaret order and restaurants with night patronage no doubt men will be preferred as walters. But it is proba- ble that the day of the male waiter has passed. Not only has. the war altered his status but after it is over something more will be required of him in productive industry than his present occupation gives.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-04
.~AuwNulMaAanteH
HELPING THE UNGoDLY

From the Cleveland Plain, Dealer.
 San Francisco has an ordinance com polling everybody to wear flu mask ,Holdups ought to do nice little busi- ness in that town for while. now.-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-04
Help The State By
 Paving Taxes Now

y1uS LdAcS NOW
 N0THILE state taxes have been | WV due since October 1 the tax payer has until January~to settle with the collector, without mourning pen atty. Many persons never exercise the privilege of waiting, but pay promptly and thus get the matter off their minds.
 In view of the poor condition of the state treasury, Governor Henderson is asking that taxes be paid more promptly than has been done in re- cent years. The country was in the midst of depression from 1914 to I1916, inclusive. Prosperity was be- ginning to return in 1917 and now it lis in full swing. The taxpayers Of Alabama were not pressed during the "lean years," but now that prosperity is the rule, the governor has reason to expect a ready response to his re- cent appeal.
 There may be exceptional cases where persons, not flush with money, would have to make sacrifices to pay before the expiration of the legal limit. Such will not be expected to pay be- fore January, but it is safe to say that of those who have not already settled, 75 per cent could pay with out the least inconvenience; could pay just as well this week as on the first of January. Many put off" as a matter of habit.
 It is hoped Governor Henderson's appeal will bring the desired results. Tax money should pour into the treas ury this month.
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 An Italian drafted into the American
 
 army escaped from serving a court mar tial sentence for a minor offense by prov ing he killed 20 Arabs single handed in the Tripolitan wars and was congratu- lated by the King of Italy for gallantry. A man like that ought to be useful in a boche hunt
 President Wilson is charged with being responsible for the appointment of ex- : plosive inspectors who knew nothing about explosives. Perhaps they showed commendable desire to learn. # < < When an actress who has been de- scribed for 20 years as an ethereal crea- ture" begins to take on embonpoint. dra- matic critics tear their hair in quest of | a new adjective. U-boat commanders can at, least look back-those who survived-to some "big nights in Bruges, when stolen cham pagne flowed freely. < a. $. ] A close readerfof the newspapers need -not apologize for his ignorance if he doesn't know the name Of the present sultan Of Turkey
 ]. x x ] The situation might be worse for the Turkish capital constantinople is going to do tremendous amount of business after the war.
 New Jersey farmerette has opened barber shop where she will reap with [ out sowing
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-04

Now, just to be accurate, made list of the good things which sat within reach in abundance. I give 1t so tha, you can check up on it and see if any hotel in Birmingham could beat it. Coun-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-04

ting respect for the dead.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-04

An Italian drafted into the American army escaped from serving court mar tial sentence for a minor offense by prov ing he killed 20 Arabs single handed in the Tripolitan wars and was congratu- lated by the King of Italy for gallantry. A man like that ought to be useful in a boche hunt.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-06-25
POLICE SEIZE AUTO
WITH $40 BOTTLES
OF LIQUOR ABOARD

Three hundred and twenty bot
ties of liquor confiscated by the po-
lice will be offered as evidence in
the trial OF Harry Travers and Ern-
est Arnold, accused OF bringing liquor
into Washington to sell, when the
case is called in police court tomOr-
row.
Driving an automobile along. MichI
gan avenue northeast, near Catholic
University. loaded down with whis-
key. Harry Travers, thirty-five years
old, of Oxen Hill, Nd, and Ernest
Arnold, of 112 Second street south
east, were arrested by Sergeant
James Mccormack and Policeman
Thomas Wheeler, Of the Tenth pre-
cinct.
The men claimed the whiskey was
for their own personal use when
stopped, but one of them confessed
that they were bringing il TO their
customers" in southeast Washing
ton The police accompanied the men
to the three houses where the liquor
was TO have been delivered and the
people acknowledged that the liquor
was for them
This is the second attempt to
bring liquor in Washington by that
road Last week nearly 700 bottles of
Whisky was captured by the same
policeman.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-06-25
LOOKS
TO WAR OFFICEFOR
TIP ON DRAFT AGE

Congress today is looking to the
War department for suggestions on
widening the scope OF the draft law.
With two amendments TO the army
bill 70 increase the enrolment age for
the draft to eighteen to forty-fivc.
leaders agree il would be wiser TO
give Provost Marshal General Crowd
- IN opportunity 10 frame the legis-
lGtion he desires
Meanwhile the Senate will discuss
thu Fall and France amendments.
which, while they both fix eighteen To
forty-five as the new age limits, arc
otherwise totally dissimilar
The France amendment would
classify every male between eight
cen and forty-five for some service.
He could not strike.
General Crowder told the Senate
Military Committee recently the
France amendment would END the
labor shortage.
The Fail amendment is a military
service measure. with the addition Of
a training provision. II would prevent
the use on the firing line OF those
between eighteen and twenty-one. but
would allow them TO be trained So
that when they became twenty-one
they could instantly be utilized
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-06-25
DISTRICT DEFERRED
CLASSES ADVANCED
BY DRAFT OFFICE
Continued from First PageO

Continued from First Page)
and read will be checked off on
huge blackboard, where they may be
easily seen by the telegraph operators
who will flash them out over the
country.
Secretary Baker will draw the first
number. as he did ! nthe first lottery
year ago. while the remaining numbers
will be drawn by Major Billy" Well
born. otherwise known as Miss vii
helmena Wellborn. She is in charge OF
the information bureau in General
Crowder's organization, and is one of
the best informed officials on the Sc
Iective service law in Washington.
Red. White tand Blue.
The national colors will be used in this
years drawing, the numbers being in
red drawn by Major" Wellborn. dressed
in white. from the bowl resting on
table covered with blue cloth.
Officials estimated today that there
be only about 100 key num-
bers in the big bowl to be drawn this
year, as the total who will be AFFECT
ed is only T4+S65. The drawing will
be as careful as possible, however,
ana the key NUMBERS Will DE TeCOTOeu
exactly as they were one year ago.
One-quarter of the questionaires /.
for the twenty one-year-olds regis |
tered June . were mailed today to
the registrants, and the same number !
will be mailed eah day for the three !
days to follow. The questionaires do !
not differ materially from those sent !
last year to the big 10000, 900 class.
The registrant in filling out the 4
must state the occu- !
patton which he is most skilled, the !
one in which he is second best skill !
ed, and the third degree OF skill in 4
another occupation.
The five classifications remain |
as in the former ques- |
Three hundred white registrants |
for general military service are to |
meet tonight at City Postoffiee for 1
and tomorrow morning |
go TO Camp Meade to begin training
for the army.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-06-25
AGED GROCER DIES

Stricken with heart disease. James
D. Donnelly. for more than forty
five years a grocer IN Washington,
died suddenly last night at his store,
] 4O6 Eye street northwest He is
survived by three sons-James D.
Donnelly. jr.. William +. Donnelly and
Thomas n Donnelly. and a daughter
Miss Mabel +. Donnelly Funeral
services will be held at Q o'clock
Thursday morning from the home.
1ll2 Eleventh street northwest
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-06-25
Take Nuxated Iron for
Red Blood, Strength
and Endurance

In regard to the value OF Nuxated
Iron. DR.. A J. Newman. late Police
surgeon Of the City OF Chicago and
former House Surgeon jefferson Park
Hospital, Chicago, sayE il has proven
through his own tests Of il 10 excel
:.ny preparation he has ever used for
treating red blood. building up the
nerves and strengthening the muscles
Ipr J. W. Armisted. Grove Hill. Ala
graduate Of the University of Ala
hama School Of Medicine. Mobile. ! 1888
says: In the cases ] used NuNated
iron I have found more beneficial re-
suits than from any preparation ]
lave ever used in 81 years practice q"
Or James Francis Sullivan. formerly
Physician or Bellevue Hospital tOut-
'Oor Dept, New York. and the West
chester County Hospital. said. Con
trsFy 10 general opinion. lack or iron
IN the blood does not necessarily mean
YOU do not have enough blood but II
means your blood is not Of the right
kind. II you feel tired in the morn
ing: restless at night. II you suffer
from weakness or lack OF vitality. go
20 your family doctor and have him
take q specimen OF your blood and
examine IL, and IL u shows iron de-
iiciency, get him TO give YOU atpre-
Iron Do this so as to be sure that
YOU DO not get hold OF some OF the
numerous forms OF metallic iron prep
aratfoBs on the market which may do
.
do not want to go TO this trouble
purchase an original package OF NUN-
ated Iron and see for yourself that the
words NuIated Iron appear on the
psckage-Not NuN and Iron nor any
other form OF iron than Nuxated
IRON"
Iron is absolutely necessary to en-
Rble your blood 70 change food into
living tissue. without it no matter
Row much you eat or what you eat
,our food merely passes through you
without doing you any good, and as a
consequence we become weak pale
sickly looking. Just like a plant in
rDil deficient in iron. II you are not
strong or well you owe il 10 yourself
10 make the following test: See how
mo you can work or how far YOU
can walk without becoming tired
N'svt take two tablets % NTNated Iron
three times per day after meals FOR
two weeks, then test your strength
Tgain and see how much you have
- mod
~ often increases the
FNftEVSkH,fs ron strength and endur
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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-06-25
TAIL SPIN FATAL.

WEST POINT Miss. June Is
Lieut.. Orlando NJ. Lord. Of Dorches-
ter. Mass. was killed, and Lieut.. Allen
was probably fatally injured when
they dropped into tail spin and fell
600 feet at Payne field late yester-
day.