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Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1918-03-08
Great Demonstration in Turin.

The departure Of the fourth section
OF the American Red Cross, made up
OF rs ambulances, was the occasion Of
a great demonstration for the United
States in Turin, Italy. Flowers were
heaped on the a~mbulsnces, crowds
cheered. bands played American airs
and soldiers paid military honors.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1918-03-08

The Junior Red Cross is efficiency.
1t can provide you boys and girls with
work to do which will be of real serv-
ice, with opportunities for work which
are practical and which lead to def
mite results, with specifications of artl
Giles to make which the Red Cross
Knows to be useful at this time. You
can be sure that your money which
goes to the Red Cross viii not be
wasted.
The Red Cross is conservation.
Every sweater that you knit, every
box that you make, is Just as truly a
piece Of conservation as money put in
the war savings or Liberty bonds. You
are helping the government by using
school time in helping to release
other workers in other fields of which
the government has need.
/, The Red Cross is morale. In join
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1918-03-08

Shopping Personally Conducted.

The American soldier in France ia
a good fighting a But when he
faces the French shopkeeper-that
ouick-tongued. sharp-eyed little WON.
an who keeps the till as full as she
a while her husband fights, he Is
glad enough to have an American
woman beside him. So the Red Cross
women at the INSTRUMENTATION
canteens have a new job. They take
the boys out shopping.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1918-03-08

ing 1t you are Joining that great army
OF citizens which stands back of the
boys at the front. You put courage in
their hearts and power in their ell
BOWS; o make them feel that their
country is with them and is something
to fight for and die for. il need be.
a you think of any reason-teach.
ers and boys and girls-why you
should not join the Junior Red Cross?
Then write to the nearest Red Cross
chapter headquarters and have your
school Join the rest. Make our battle
cry come true, Every School a Red
Cross Auxiliary. a Center of National
Service"
MRS. r. r. KROEGER.
Director of Junior Membership A. R.
c., 1917 Railway Exchange, ST.
Louis, Nc.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1918-03-08
WHAT THE
RED CROSSE
is DOING
AND WHAT YOU CAN DO
JUNIOR SERVICE DEPARTMENT.
What is the Junior Red Cross?

VIA Is tt Jun1Or Hd CTOsS
1t is a department of the American Red Cross belonging IN tbe scboo,
children II the United States, through which they can find eynresSon in
every form If patriotic service. AS President Wilson w Learn bv dotrn
In things under their teachers direction to be the future rood citizens n
this great country which W all love-" '"
The Junior Red Cross is unity. When a school b.s o,oo ,,,,o, ~.
Junior Red Cross 1t car engage in any form of patriotic service which the
sovernmen as approved. 1t a work for war savings; it can plant school
saIdens; It can engage in salvage work of the "a material board: it can
nep the Admlnstraio or the Council of Defense. and III the while "a
acting a a part of the Junior Red Cross. which has agreed to &C operate with
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1918-03-08

through a town. Theyp prepare mounds of delicious sandwiches huge Wed@s of pie and to ton it
off gallons of png hot coffee for the soldier boys This photographs shows a typical scene at
asatons somewhere in teS Southwestern Division of the Red Cross whn troop train made brief
on its way from somewhere to somewhere else with some of our soldier bNs
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-25
Big Profits Are Shown
 by Convict Department

Montgomery, October 24.-(Special) Net profits of $564,T46.21 for the four years ending August 31, 1918, over the four years previous, are shown in a report being compiled by the state con- vict department. The total net profits of the convict department are shown to be s200373241 for the four years. The financial section of the report was com pleted Thursday. It was this money that has assisted Governor Henderson in paying off many obligations of the state during his four years in office.
 Receipts for the four years follow: Convict hire, s4 4,405, ,4S53o; cotton mills, $1,720, 966.40; crops sold etc, $7S,54615; prison stores, $l05,S31.71; a total of |$6,310,S29.62.
 Expenditures are listed as follows. Transportation of convicts, $51. 1.523.S7; dam, $2069.46; cost bills, $1S9,346.1 .16; cotton mill $1,232, ,42S.32; salaries. $355,- 965.17; general expense at Birmingham office, including salaries, $17,7S1.10; general expense at Montgomery office. $So61 .S7; S60 dozen new winter under camps. $7560; insurance. $665.94; convict earnings returned on eases reversed by supreme court, $741; escapes and re. wards. $6S94.60; prison stores, $76.27117, maintenance of convicts, improvements. etc, $2.357, ,59355.
 The report will contain several rec concentrations to the governor as well as to the new legislature.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-25
MCCLELLAN SERGEANTS HELD FOR GUARD; TO
 BE RETURNED TO CAMP
Posed as "M. P." According to Local Department of Justice Officials,
 Which Soldiers Deny

Sergeant James F. Sturgis and Sergeant Clifford Jarvis from Camp Mcclellan were taken in custody yesterday by spe- cial agents of the department of justice charged with being absent without leave
 Sergeant Sturgis appeared at the of flee of J. Reese Murray Wednesday after noon stating he was a military police and was in Birmingham looking for a pri- vate who was posing as a military po- lice, and asked that the department as- sist him in finding his man spe- cial agent was detailed to assist the sol dier, but after going out with him for a short time, he returned to Mr Mur- rays office stating he believed Sturgis to be passing as a military police.
 Yesterday he was taken in custody and at the time of his arrest he was chasing Sergeant Jarvis and is said to have fired at him several times Both men deny that they were posing as military police, but MT Murray wired to officials at Camp Mcclellan and received a message about 4:15 o'clock stating that the men were absent without leave and a guard would be sent for them at once.
 When the message was received and the boys were allowed to read 1t they still maintained that they were innocent of the charge of posing as military po- lice The passes the men had are thought to be faked. and they were placed in jail to await the arrival of the guard to take them back to camp.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-25
NEWS OF ENSLEY

The employees of the steel plant re- ceived their pay yesterday in which was included the increase resulting from the adoption of the eight-hour basis law for the workers of plan IS in the employ of the government which went into effect October 1. This new law has effected an increase of about 15 per cent in the wages of the men paid by the hour or those paid by a day of a certain number of hours. The men who formerly worked a day of 70 hours now work a day of eight hours, with time and one-half for the extra two hours, as the men continue work ing 10 hours each day and over. The eight-hour basis law did not effect the salaried men.
 The shifts at the mill have not var jed materially since October l. but a number of extra men are required to fill in the four hours extra in a work day of 24 hours
 Many men who have been out the past few weeks with illness or death in their families are returning to their work A number of employees of the plant were among the influenza vic- tims the past two weeks.
 Work will soon assume normal pro- portions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-25
TOM LONG SHOWS FIGHT AT MENTION
 OF LACEY'S PARDON
T Turned the Whole Bunch Up to Gov. O'Neal and was Assaulted in Balti-
 mOre,' He Says

| Tom Long, one of Jaspers astute statesmen and political wits, declares that he will fight to the last ditch the pardoning of Theo Lacey, who six years ago was convicted of embedding $9S,- 900 of the states funds and sentenced to 16 years in the penitentiary. T propose to go before the pardon ing board with the statement that Lacey's case was one of outright thiev- cry, that the money stolen has never been accounted for and that he has consistently refused to divulge the names of his confederates in crime, all Iof whom are now walking the streets and enjoying the liberty of honest men, said MT. Long to an Age-Herald rep- resentative, in commenting on the story from Montgomery in yesterdays Age- Herald
 Lacey was the tool of more power. ful interests and had he given up their identity to the police l would have been in favor of letting him go now, but he wouldn't help the state catch them, he wouldn't remit one penny of the booty and I see no reason for being lenient with him.
 T turned up his whole gang to Gov- ernor O'Neal long ago and when I went to the democratic convention in Balti- more in 1912 some of this same bunch
 assaulted me in Baltimore hotel, knocking me unconscious with a walk ing stick.
 "Yes sir-ee. I'm going to fight him. You can't make it too strong when quoting me on Lacey and his bunch.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-25
Lieut.. Mack NOrment Is Interesting Visitor
 Here for Few Days
Birmingham Boy Was in Severe Fighting in France-Goes to
 Texas as Instructor

Fresh from the battlefelds of France, Lieut.. Mack Norment has returned to Birmingham and is the guest of his mother, Mrs. F. M. Norment, for a few days before going to a Texas camp, where he will instruct
 Attached to the Eighty second di- vision, which is composed of national army men from Alabama, Georgia and Florida, he saw active service with his command on the south wing of the St. Mihiel salient, when the memorable drive of General Pershing was launched in September. Lieutenant Nor ment's regiment, the 326th, was on the extreme eastern end of the flank in the vicinity of Pont-a- -Mousson, near enough to reach the Germany territory with shot and shell. He also saw serv- ice in the region of the Argonne forest, where for the past month desperate fighting has been in progress.
 Last summer, while the great Ger man offensive was at it's height, Lieu tenant Norments regiment landed in France, and instead of being trained in England as had been planned, they went in training back of the British lines in the vicinity of Amiens.
 Although he was in gas attack he escaped without being gassed. although Lieut.. Dan Rubin of Birmingham was gassed at this time but was only slight ly affected.
 Lieutenant Norment appears to be in the best of health and not suffering from his experiences overseas, and ex- pressed the hope that the war would not end until he could get back over and take part in the closing ceremonies.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-25
4PROH|' LEADER
 GIVES STATEMENT
 AMENDMENT FIGHT
Ratification Campaign Has Made Rapid Headway Over Entire Country,
 Says l.. B. Musgrove

The prohibition amendment ratifica- tion campaign is making rapid head way over the country, according to L B. Musgrove, chairman of the national executive committee, who stopped over in Birmingham yesterday en route home from an extended trip through the west in the interest of the movement
 MT. Musgrove, together with Brooks Lawrence and MT. Wright. composed the committee who toured through the northwest, speaking on the campaign. They report that all states west of the Rocky mountains had quarantined against them on account of the ep- demic and consequently part of their trip was postponed
 MT. Musgrove, at the request of an eastern paper, has submitted the fol- lowing statement of conditions over the country as he sees them;
 We have visited or been in close touch with all of the states during the summer Besides the IA states that have ratified 19 states now dry conced- edly will raHfy. This makes 3S.
 The situation in the remaining states insures victory. Florida, wyom- ing, Nevatll and Vermont have nom- mated ratification legislatures that
 
 cannot be defeated. If the election in November results as may rightfully be expected ratification legislatures will be elected in Minnesota, Ohio, Illinois Missouri, California, Pennsylvania New York, New Jersey and Wisconsin, There is good fighting chance in the other two Connecticut and Rhode Island The connection of the brewers with the discredited. disloyal. defunt National German-Am America alliance and the pending proGerman newspaper scan dal at Washington has made prohibi- tion sentiment by the minute. Ratifica- tion will be completed by March, 1919 This must be followed by legislation ir Congress and in the states to make il effective. militant public opinion must be maintained to secure the full fruits of law enforcement. November l9, the epoch making conference of the league to launch the movement for world wide prohibition will be held ir Columbus, O."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-25
Hoover Thanked for
 Sending Belgians Food

Washington, October 24. = Herbert Hoover, chairman of the Belgian relief commission, today received cablegram from King Albert on the occasion of the fourth anniversary of the founding of the commission, thanking him for saving the Belgian nation from starvation.
 "On this. the fourth anniversary of the foundation of the commission for relief in Belgium said the message, my heart prompts me to thank you once more in the name of all my compatriots for having during four years saved the Belgian nation from starvation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-25
NeUs 0f Bessen1er
 MRS H. L. RAINS Ccrresponden+
s. H. L. BANS, Correspondent

Bessemer, October 24.-tSpecial.)-The Bessemer exemption board has completed the classification of registrants between the ages of 19 and 36 years, and Thurs day began the mailing of the question naires to the men from IS years and from 36 to 45 years, the remainder of the registrants of September 12 There has been change in the directions about mailing the questionnaires. Heretofore the questionnaires have been sent out oy rotation of precincts, but the present mailing system is by order numbers All registrants In each precinct will not re- eeiye their questionnaires the same day, according to this arrangement Major Huey requests the legal advisory board and their associate members to be pre- pared Saturday morning to begin the filling out of questionnaires About 55 per cent Of the registrants of September F are included in the questionnaires to be mailed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-25
Flight Completed From
 Houston to Washington

Washington. October 24.-Using two army training airplanes, three aviators have completed a flight from Houston, Tex, to Washington
 The aviators, Lieuts. w. r. Bancker, c. N. Cone and c. F. Lee, left Ellington field at Houston October IT, and com pleted the trip in six days. The flight, said to be the first between the two points was undertaken in part in the interest of the fourth Liberty Loan campaign. the aviators dropping loan literature on towns in Missouri, H. linois, Indiana and Ohio.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-25

value to ball club than one who didn't have a glass arm? A glass arm makes it very easy for a third baseman to
 make snap throws. Do I make myself clear?"
 Perfectly, sir" answered the judge And then, to the amazement of the ball players who were among the spec tators the judicial person, after verbally flaying the Pittsburg club owners for
 their contention that glass armed ball
 player was useless, ruled that the club
 should pay Burns in full for his three
 year contract and also the cost of the
 suit.
 "Comiskey certainly slipped good one
 over on me in that case Temple laugh
 ihgly related. "I think the old boy was
 iG jocular mood that day. He always had fine sense of humor and, realiz- ins that the judge knew nothing about baseball, decided to have a little fun at his expense. But Comiskey's testimony would have cost us s12,000 if we hadn't
 been fortunate enough to gain an appeal before Hjudges who understood baseball and reversed the decsion.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-25
TEACHERS SHOULD . BE PAID, RULES
 ATTORNEY GENERAL
May Be Legally Paid for the Time Schools Are Sus- pended by Order of
 Health Authorities

montgomery. October 24.-fSpecial) Answering requests regarding the pav- ment of salaries to Alabama scbooI teach- CTS while the epidemic of influenza kAans 'ne institutions closed. spright Dowell. state superintendent of education. Thurs uay said the attorney generals denart- 4ilent 4n mas ruled school boasds may pay these teachers, provided they held tbeno serves ready to perform work during inc period or the epidemic MT. Doweu asked TOT legal opinion following the re ' ceipt or reports many school boards f,id nor believe they were allowed to make these payments
 Tn statement addressed to school of lae,ais .lS MT. Dowell intimates teachers Will be asked to keep schools omen longer in the afternoon and on Satur- days and holidays in order that pupils may not lose any grades during the session.
 Tn any event each and every school teacher should undertake to see that the work prescribed for each grade is GOV cred during the remainder of the term ara 1T 1t Is necessary to keep the school m session for a longer time during the oay' or on Saturday, or on holidays, to make good what the pupils have lost, the teacher should cheerfuly conform to the wishes of their school board" says the statement to the school officials
 Tn another paragraph Mir. Doweli says:
 "A careful reading of the teachers con tract of the statutory directions for mak- Ing monthly reports and of the general Powers given to the county board of edr- cation to elect teachers, fix their sal aries and define their duties clearly tn- dicates that teachers may be legally paid Tor the time the schools are suspended by order of the county health author- aT c131f fo1 atA eral and the above statement conforms to his opinion"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-25
MRS. FULMER DEAD

Mrs. D. M. Fulmer, a prominent Ems ley woman, died at the home of her daughter Mrs. George Brigman. yes terday afternoon at o'clock from a protraeted Illness of pneumonia. She was 4S years of age. She is survived by her husband, two children, Mrs George Brgman and Newman Fulmer; four sisters, Mrs. F. R. Maynard Mrs. J. W. Brigman of Ensley Mrs Ella Johnson of Selma and Mrs. Ida Hath cox of Renfroe: two brothers, Charles Dunlap of Ensley and Ben Dunlap of Anniston, and her mother, Mrs Mary Elizabeth Dunlap.
 The body will be shipped to Tal- ladega early Saturday morning.
 The Rev. W. O. Horton, pastor of the Pratt City Methodist church, requests the members of his church who have not been given an opportunity to add to the conference fund on account of the church having been closed, to bring their subscriptions to the parsonage, sO2 Third street, so that the budget will be complete for the November conference.
 There will be no meetings of the Cos mos club or Cosmos Red Cross unit until further notice.
 Miss Lorine Smith has received news ol the SdIe drTlVal OI fTdnK M. Denton overseas.
 Isaac F. Cornelius died at his home, 2S2S Avenue H, yesterday. The remains will be shipped to Altoona, Pa, by Echols & Angwin
 Mrs Fostina Twickhemer died at the family residence. 24l9 Avenue c, yes- terday. Funeral arrangements have not been made.
 Salvador Monti, Italian, died at his home, 1917 Seventeenth street. He was 30 years old and married.
 Louis Clifford Woodall, aged years, died from influenza a-pneumonia at the home of his parents at 22oo Avenue G.
 Mrs. w. NJ Craig of 25lS Seventeenth street, died at a local infrmary yester- day Funeral arrangements have not been made
 William A. Sparks, a miner of Mulga was killed by falling rock while at work in the mines Wednesday afternoon
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-25
LOCAL EXEMPTION BOARDS
Will Open Doors to Public Again on
 November

The six local exemption boards will again open their doors to the public on November 4 according to an an- nouncement made by F. H. Cabaniss, general chairman.
 The boards were closed to the pub lie at the suggestion of the health au- thorities several weeks ago in their effort to check the spread of influ- enza. but the physicians connected with the boards are of the opinion that the health situation will be sufficiently im- proved by that time to warrant the lifting of the ban.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-25
Grand Jury Expected to Be Organized on
 November Eleventh
Several Matters to Be Considered. Speeding Cases Will Be Given
 Special Attention

That the grand jury, which is expected to be organized November II. will have it's hands full is the outlook at present. It is expected that a number of speed- ing cases will be brought before it, and those who have failed to pay their au- tomobile licenses will be called to ac- count.
 In addition to these. prohibition vio- lators and those who failed to pay their poll taxes before voting in the last pri- maries will be arraigned. It is under stood that Solicitor Tate has had his attention called to other violations, which will also be investigated
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-25
Armed Patrol Placed
 Around Stores of
 Alleged Profiteers

Norfolk, Va, october 4.-The navai intelligence office today placed armed patrols about and in front of five re- tail business concerns with instructions to arrest all enlisted officers and men of the navy who offered to trade with them upon allegations that they had increased prices in profteering on merchandise. Further than to say that the action fol- lowed investigations by secret service men in civilian clothes, and naval uni forms of averred oveycharses reported to the bureau by enrolled men. naval in- telligence officers declined to comment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-25
ACCEPTED FOR SERVICE

Mrs. Mary Gillen and Miss Berney Gill; len have received official notification that they have been accepted by the American Red Cross for overseas serv- ice, and have been requested to call at the Federal building in Birmingham for passports A few months ago they vol unteered their services to the Red Cross and passed all examinations necessary to entering upon their duties and were duly recommended by prominent citizens Of the district, so that they have been daily expecting to be notified of their accept
 ance The young women are impatient to start on their journey and expect to leave within 10 days for a port of em-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-25
Welch Goes to Mobile

Montgomery, october 24.-(Special) ) 1 Dr. $. W. Welch of the state health de- partment left Montgomery Thursday for
 Mobile, where he will meet with Major Ludlow of the sanitary department of the shipbuilding board, and Dr. l.. L.
 Lumsden of the United States public health service. The conference has no connection with the influenza epidemic
 in the Gulf City, pr. Welch said be- fore leaving the city. The two doctors are touring the country, visiting the va
 rious shipbuilding cities. for the pur-
 pose of discussing general sanitation
 work Major Ludlow and pr. Lums- den went to Mobile from Pensacola and Jacksonville, Fla.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-25
Jess Willard to Fight
 for War Work Benefit

New York, October 24.-Jess Willard, heavyweight champion Of the world, ac- cepted an invitation to appear in an ex- hibition bout for the benefit of the united war work campaign, in telegram re- ceived here tonight by the sports com nlittee. The message, dated Wichita Falls, Tex, read:
 Will gladly box for war work cam paign."
 mttee would select Willard's opponent and the date and place of the match, which probably will be staged at one of the large army cantonments.