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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-25

The cheerful alacrity with which a German soldier discards his helmet Is emulated by the American "doughboy in picking it up for a souvenir.
 E x * Those gentlemen who sit about the peace table will have considerably harder job before them than making out an income tax report.
 4 x # One of the U-boats that operated off the American coast was surrendered the other day. But were is dot Deutschland?
 Could it be possible that the White House son-in-law has incurred the mild higher up?
 There is no getting around the fact that there is note Of sincerity in the appeals for aid which came from Russia. < # x German claims that the armistice terms have been modified do not square with the facts. But that is nothing new.
 j: x # Among other improvements noted in the Grand Duchy of Luxemburg is the change from German to French time
 # # 4 Thousands of young Americans will soon lay aside Uncle Sam's dependable uniforms for one of those s14.99 suits.
 *. # * !. Among the war industries which have been abandoned permanently, let us hope, is the manufacture of poison gas.
 < # # Shipworkers who demand dollar a day to meet the high cost of living are evidently eating turkey every day.
 # x ;: And to make matters worse, the ex- Kaiser is not even paying board in Holland.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-25
Has Had Wonderful Trip.

As a newspaper man I wish to con- graduate The Age Herald on the splen- did feature stories which it has printed signed by E. w. Barrett. and also with his pen name of Ned Brace ," said David Holt.
 They have had human touch which has made them most readable
 specially enjoyed the letter written by him to his little son, Edward. It
 was the father behind the editor and
 went straight home to my heart. He
 has had wonderful trip"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-25
Americas War Losses
 Comparatively Small.

1.-THE latest estimate of American U casualties in the war is consid- erably in excess of figures previously given out. being 236,117 when hos Utilities ceased November Il. The total includes, of course, those who were killed in battle and died of wounds and disease, as we'll as unclassified deaths, wounded, prisoners and miss ing. Of the 179,625 wounded, thou sands of men had but slight injuries. | It is thought that the final estimates will show that all deaths from wounds and disease, unclassified fatalities, the seriously wounded, prisoners and those missing will be about 125,00O. The casualty list at hand shows but 36,154 men who were killed in battle or died of wounds, while there were j15.S11 deaths from disease and 2204 unclassified deaths. These figures present a marked contrast to the heavy losses suffered by our allies | in the war British war casualties re- gently announced were 3,049,991, of whom 65S,665 were killed. The French war losses have not been pub- Ilished, but they are probably greater than those of Great Britain. Up to October 31, Vorwaerts of Berlin stat ed that 1,5so,OcO German soldiers were killed and the fate of 260,0O0 was unknown. The same authority estimated that 100000 German sol- diers had been wounded and there were 490,OOO German prisoners in al lied countries. .sN
 Speaking of preparedness against
 the time of need, wealthy Philadel- 1 pnlan went to all iHsui "iiSo oAiiSo oAsS' the "bone-dry" bill was passed in Washington and asked how much longer
 he had to live. An actuary did some figuring and estimated that the visitor
 could reasonably expect to live twenty years longer. "The reason wanted to know" said the Philadelphian. lis that
 intended to go out and buy enough 1 lliquor to guarantee me quart day
 for the rest of my life.
 It looked like malice aforethought, but it wasn't After somewhat sen sational raid in which sundry refresh ments were confiscated. this headline appeared in the saciety column: South
 ern Club Dull' The last word should
 have been "Ball."
 captured 44,oOo Germans while the Germans captured about 2o0o Ameri-
 cans. This is batting average" to
 be proud of
 l Poets who predicted the downfall of lt the Kaiser four years ago are now in
 . rositien to say. T told you so.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-25
Glad To Welcome Son.

"I surely was overjoyed to have my son, Frank A. Smith, drop in on me, 2 said D. N. Smith, "after an absence ot many months in the southern part of France. He is radio electrician and is stuck on his job with the navy. His vessel was doclsed at Marseilles. He will be here only for a short while l am glad to get inside information about mHch which I could only heretofore guess about. Like all men in the navy he is tickled to death over the com plete surrender of the boastfu1 and cooky German fleet, which, however took good care to keep well within the kiel canal"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-25

From the Christian Science Monitor NNF course it may have been that W y sat up in bed until the early hours reading Dickens, or it may have been the horror laden eve ming paper I read in the subway train homeward bound. Nevertheless, I left home next day determined to illus trate and describe some of the shadows of great city. I approached the task with the enthusiasm of a high school girl who had received her first assignment on a local paper. But somehow or other everything went wrong Cor rather right) and in place of shadow I found only sunshine. Of course I sought the big rAilroad pathetic groups of sad faced immi- grants dumped by cruel city and unmercifully left to shift for them selves. I found groups duly tagged and stamped, but I was driven away from them by a uniformed man who were not being maltreated, but were being escorted to nearby city to work in munition factories and were being 'forced' by paternal govern ment to accept from about s11 to S15 a day in lieu of the magnificent sa or $2.25, hitherto received
 After hanging around the Grand Gen. tral and the Pennsy for some time looking for "sob stuff" it suddenly occurred to me that Dickens had me al a disadvantage. He looked for his copy among the century-old inns of fog be- decked London whilst had to wander through palatia1 corridors sumptuous waiting rooms and magnificent lounges, flooded with sunshine. He was up against Little Nell and .her poor relations while I was stalking wise and active public who scoffed at all legged epidemics and germs as German propaganda.
 Then mentally following Nancy sikes to London Bridge, where she crossed followed by Noah ,Claypole walked to the East river. Here at least would find some melodrama worth illustra sing, but instead of rottins timber wharf rats, grewsome saloons the cry of some lost soul and the quiet splash of tired body in tho still. muddy waters--I found huge cleo tric lighted throbbing factories, steel piers palatial yachts and--wel1, noth- ing like what the evening papers call "the seamy side of life.'
 But, ah! I have it--there are the city
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-25
STAGE SHOULD REFLECT LIFE

~%AoA1 c1iOOLD ItEfLENI LIFE. From the New York Herald
 Persons of owlish habits of thought are prone to brood over what they call the
 'decadence of the modern stage" and to ascribe it to every cause that they can think of. As matter of fact the stage keeps pace with public taste and intelli- gence, and if those have reached q low grade in New York it is because the greater number of playgoers are visitors from afar who patronize entertainments or Kind that they would not dare to be seen at in their own towns. That enter tainment of this class is to be found here aplenty and in sufficient variety to suit the most exacting demands of the vulgar minded is largely due to those who have done to the metropolis what foreigners have done to Paris. But that persons of refinement can also find diversion in our theatres is equally true.
 The academic mind is apt to think of the theatre in terms of measurement and to Write of little theatres" as compared with the big New theatre, as if size were matter of supreme importance. There is only one thing that can push our stage ahead of public intelligence and give it the influence it has in other countries, and that is the development of the en- tertainment itself. The war has implant- ed the thinking habit in brains to which 1t was previously a stranger and created public that wishes to see life depicted as it is and not distorted so as to pro- vide the happy ending the commercial value of which there never has been doubt
 If the drama can be said to have mis- sion or purpose it is to keep people awake. It can do this more effectively by the presentation of real human char acters under real conditions than by put ting ancient mannikins through their old familiar histrionic paceS
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-25
,3pu.kllaMsMaueezI
"NoT AT HOME.'
a woman's Magazine.

Mot at home' is really not lie at all, lie, according to this theory, is a misstatement of facts, calculated to deceive, and deceiving. But when call
 CT is told that Mrs. so-and-so is mot at home" she is not expected to believe 1t, and does not. It is only polite
 form of declination to be seen, sparing
 the feelings of both caller and hostess.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-25
Record of Women Marvelou.

One final word about the Fourth Lib- erty Loan campaign in Jefferson county said Murray Brown, "and that is to perpetuate the record of the woman s committees in the city and county Their record of bond sales to the amount of $3,3Sl,600 is nothing short of marvellous It must be borne in mind that while the woman's committees were instrumental in securing some very large subscIip- tions great many of their sales were for small amounts Therefore too much credit cannot be given to the womans S county committee, headed by Mrs. H. H. Shell, to the city committee, of which Mrs. Angus M Taylor was chairman, and to the Rainbow division of the al- lied armies, commanded by General Mrs w. D. Smith
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-25
IN OLD VIENNA
rom the Chicago News.

A l, the home of the waltz and ffe aEss crowds are joyfully parading | fe singing the praises of peace &fd h6s farsi
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-25

BEGINNING THE DAY-Lord, I feel that I waste time. I feel that I waste motion and power. I know not; and even when I know. do not. I am weak. I wander from my determinations. I am n reed shaken by the wind. Help me to keep my eyes on the goal and to strain my strength toward 1t. Amen.-H. M. E.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-25


 ion of the armistice terms on .,e ground that German women and children would starve, met, it is be- lieved, with a chilly reception. Even 5 Miss Addams. whose pacific views were at one time so pronounced that her loyalty was questioned, stated in a newspaper interview her confidence that the American government would not be unduly harsh to beaten foe. There is no intention on the part of the allies to lower themselves to the Hun level by acting as Germany did in Rumania, the Ukraine and Russia. The allied governments are pledged to prevent needless suffering in Germany and the legitimate wants of the population will be provided for. i A similar appeal was received by the women of France to intercede with their government to mitigate the ar n7istice terms. They lost no time in making their position clear by an em- phatic refusal. A resolution unani- mously adopted by the council of French women reads as follows:
 No. We will not intercede with our government to mitigate the con ditions to the armistice which are only too justified by the manner in which Germany has waged war.
 in the course of these tragic years German women believing victory was certain, remained silent at the crimes of their government, their army and their navy.
 At the congress at The Hague. to which we refused to go, the president of the national council of German women was invited to protest against the violation of Belgium and against the torpedoing of the Lustania She wrote in reply:
 We are as one with our people The men who took the responsibility r-- cers,1~-ya decsicr- pc 1T dear
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-25

Washington, bureau, 2o7 Hibbs build ing.
 European bureau, Henrietta street. Covent Garden, London.
 Eastern business office, Wor q building, New York city; western busi- ness office, Tribune building, Chicago The S. c. Beckwith Special Agency agents for foreign advertising.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-25
Dr. J. D. slmpson,s Return.

am glad that Dr.. J. D. Simpson IS to come back into the Birmingham district where he has served in the past III so many useful capacities" said Sam Blake. ''Dr. Simpsons com ing to Woodlawn means that the Meth odists of the district have man upon whom they can rely not merely to stand by Methodism, but by every worthy cause which may arise He Is one of the dependable preachers whose Influence reaches beyond his own de- nomination and has beneficial effect throughout the entire community"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-25
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
Negro Has Done His Part.

T am home again after more than a month spent in the west" said Dr. D. F, Riley. T was called to Dallas. Texas, where made my headquarters to organize the negroes in Texas, Ok lahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana for the united war work drive. I succeeded beyond my expectations for they re- sponded in a most loyal and patriotic way feel proud that they raised something over a. million dollars. The negro has done his duty in the war;"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-25

Entered at the Birmingham, Alao postoffice as second-class matter, un- der act of Congress. March $, 1879.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-25
* 4 < Co Operation Needed in Important Work

5NR. COURTNEY W. sHRoP- O SHIRE, general chairman of the committee organized to deal with vice conditions in Birmingham, is putting his energy and best thought into the movement. What he especial - desires is earnest cooperation on art of the committee of more 2. anpohted to assist him. tteeSis to meet tomorrow rutwiler, and full at yd.
 aSspted by the city
 batting social dis ults large or small, rganized public sen-
 fuse.
 starting out in
 representative
 committee stand sdSRiwith him and rp'ishsd.
 er aan Women
 oef Ears. { $ Ger'nan women ad- ,ssed ks71fyF Woodrow Will Miss Jayfe Addams for a mod
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-25

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-25

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-25
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-25
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-25

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The Winslow mail., 1918-10-04
Local State Candidate

At the meeting of the repub-
lican state central committee, in
session at Phoenix this week, the
vacancy on the ticket for state
auditor was filled by the selection
of Chas. w. Fairfield, of this
city. Mr.. Fairfield is at present
the head of Babbitt Bros. ac-
counting department in Winslow,
and being an expert accountant
can most ably fill the position of
state auditor with credit to him
self and the state. He is well
acquainted in the north section of
the state, and is popular with all
who come in contact with him.
His selection as the candidate for
auditor will add material strength
to the ticket in this section, and
no better selection could have
been made in the state.
The Winslow mail., 1918-10-04
Spanish Influenza

There is an epidemic of lagrippe
IN Winslow, and the doctors say
there are more than 200 cases
now, with new ones appearing
every day. However, the doc
tors assure the people it is not
the Spanish influenza that is rag
ing in the east with such fatal re-
suits, but simply the old fashion
ed lagrlppe of thirty years ago,
and there is no need to get un-
duly excited or nervous. Fatali-
ties from Spanish infuenzaare due
to pneumonia which developes
from the more serious cases. but
there are no symptoms of pneu-
monia in the cases in this city.
The advices of the doctors to the
afflicted is not to get excited, but
keep warm in bed for few days
while the fever is on.
The Winslow mail., 1918-10-04
Invests His Loose Change

Mesdames Drum and Spellmire,
who are canvassing the business
section of the town for Liberty
bonds, met with a happy surprise
last Saturday evening. They
had been taking subscriptions for
$50 and $100 bonds all day, and
after supper they met Uncle Joe
Jordan, one of the oldest plssen-
ger brakeman on the third divis-
ion, and asked him to subscribe
for bond. Joe felt around in
his loose change and, after in
voicing. said he would take $500
worth and pay cash so as to have
it off his mind. Uncle Joe is a
fighting old democrat, but he is
100 per cent American all the
time.
The Winslow mail., 1918-10-04
The Liberty Loan.

Messrs. Geo. Keyes and R. C.
Kaufman met with other men,
bers of the county committee in
charge of the Liberty Loan cam
paign Wednesday afternoon at
Holbrook. The total assigned to
the county is 1888, 600, and the
committee apportioned it to the
several precints according to the
assessed valuation, exclusive of
Santa Fe property. Under this
basis Winslow will have to raise
$50, 600, but we must not stop
there. There must be no limit.
Let every individual get behind
the bonds and buy to his full
ability, that President Wilson
may know our town, county and
state are with him in crushing
the Hun.
The Winslow mail., 1918-10-04
State Fair

Reservations for box seats for
the State Fair to be held in Phoe-
nix, November II to 16, inclu-
sive, will be received now at the
office of the Fair Commission.
The sale of box seats, or rath-
er the reservation, began Octo-
Der first. All boxes are allotted
by the equitable method of draw
ing for position. Under the sys-
tenn all purchasers have an equal
chance, and absolutely no favor
itism is shown. The numbers
of the boxes are drawn from a
hat, and the boxes allotted as the
numbers are drawn. The draw
ing will take place November 1st.
The cost of a box is $25, this
sum including admission to the
grand stand and to the box for
six persons each day during Fair
week.
The Winslow mail., 1918-10-04
Quiet Home Wedding

Last Saturday evening at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. F. H. Pin
grey, parents of the groom, Miss
Helen White was united in mar
riage to Mr.. John Parker Pingrey,
their only son. Rev. W. B. Cole,
of the M. E. church. performed
the ceremony in the presence of
only the immediate members of
the family. This wedding was
set for last month, but Parker
was called into the service and
the date was postponed. A few
weeks ago he was assigned to
duty as clerk of the local draft
board at Holbrook, and the young
people decided not to put off the
day any longer. Miss White,
whose home is in Keithville. Mo-,
has been employed as a clerk in
the master mechanics office for
some time. and will continue to
hold her position until the war is
over. She is the neice of Mrs.
M. w. Ward, of this city. Park
er is a Winslow boy, whom we all
know as most exemplary young
man, and is deserving of all the
congratulations that are being
showered upon him as the latest
Benedict.
The Winslow mail., 1918-10-04
Sudden Summons.

This community was shocked
yesterday morning by message
from Flagstaff announcing the
death of Mrs. j. D. Wiley, who
was on the train for Phoenix to
enter the hospital. Mrs. Wiley
was strickened with the preva-
lent disease called influenza last
Saturd ay, and Tuesday night
there were symptoms of pneu-
monia, which developed rapidly.
Wednesday afternoon Mr.. Wiley
decided to take her to the hospi-
tai, lie aving that evening on No.
3, but she passed away before
reaching Flagstaff. The body
was removed to an undertaking
parlor. At this hour no word
has been received as to whether
the funeral will be held here or
at Phoenix.
Mrs. Wiley was a sweet Iowa
BILE character, who loved her
home and delighted in her many
friends. Her sudden passing
away is a heavy blow to fall on
the kind devoted husband, who
has the symathy of all his friends
and neighbors, who themselves
feel keenly the sudden visitation
that has taken away such beau
tiful character. Deceased leaves
a husband and a sister, Mrs. M.
M. Green, of Phoenix.
The Winslow mail., 1918-10-04
Prize Essay

Below we print the first prize
essay in the junior high school
contest, which was written by
Miss Evelyn Carver:
WHAF THE SCHOOL CHILDREN CAN
DO TO HELP IN THE FOURTH
LIBERTY LOAN.
In this dreadful time of war,
people must not only do their bit
but all they can.
The fact that the children of
France and Belgium have suffer-
ed deeply is one of the best rea-
sons why the children of Ameri-
ca should do their utmost.
With the Fourth Liberty Loan
approaching we must see what
we can do to make it the great
est success.
Now is the time when our ac-
tions might influence others.
Buying Liberty bonds cannot
be considered a sacrifice, for it is
really an opportunity given to
us by our government to invest
our money safely.
In normal times people are anx-
ious to buy government bonds,
and now with two million of our
American soldiers fighting to
keep us from what our Allies had
to undergo, even children can
understand that in order for our
soldiers to do their best they must
be we'll fed and clothed, and it
takes money, and more money,
to do this.
Munitions must be manufac-
tured, our railroads kept up, and
great ships turned out of the
shipyards daily. All this, too,
means money.
Duty is the word, not sacrifice.
If giving up pleasures and
comforts will help, let US give
them up cheerfully, and turn all
the money saved by going with
out, into this great loan.
EVELYN CARVER.