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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-01
General Pershing Appears
 hCrashing Through oBerlin

Gen. John J. Pershing-he was cap tain in Cuba only few years ago, and later commander of the American forces in Mexico-is known from one end of the battle line in France to the other as "Black Jack" He earned that sobri- quet years ago among men who knew the dynamic energy that generated behind the smiling face of a mans man
 In Crashing Through to Berlin, which comes to the Alcazar theatre on next Monday, November I, the noted Ameriean's personality is depicted as dominating, yet democratic to such a degree that he was welcomed heartily by every one with whom he came in con- tact He took his rugged American fighting men into St. Lazarre and later to Paris in the matter fact way which characterizes men of real ability. He didn't ask for bands and flowers and ovations-all he wanted was a place to quarter his men.
 There were, of course. receptions and parades, and such things. but through them all Black Jack only smiled with the quiet confidence of a man who has a task to do and desires only it's \ac- complishment.,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-01
ANNOUNCEMENTS

The Joycrofters club will not meet this week. but will meet on November ; with Mrs. J. P. Mccoy.
 The Birmingham chapter, o. H. S. No t1s. will meet this afternoon at 2:st o'clock at the Masonic temple
 There win be no meeting of the High land Book club this week. The next meeting will be held on November al the home of Mrs. T. H. Motion.
 There will be no meeting of the Fene- Ton club this week.
 The Clionian club will meet this aft ernoon with Mrs. Frank Willis Barnett There will be meeting of the Doll Ba- gar association tomorrow morning at Il o'clock at the Tutwiler.
 The Edgewood club will meet this aft ernoon at o'clock at the home of Mrs J. R. Adams.
 There will be no meeting of the Twen- tfeth Century club today, and the meet ing will be resumed on Friday Novem- her 8, at the home of Mrs. J. A Downey, on South Twentieth street, when the programme will be carried out as usual
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-01
The Birmingham Home Service Department of the
 Red Cross Because of the Excellent Work Done Has
 Been Placed Upon the Honor Roll of the Gulf Division


 !, boys school driving an automobile out each day taking the nurses out and car l rying supplies to the boys and in every way giving valuable service during the trying and distressing times.
 l Many families were given assistance | during the influenza epidemic and nurses 1 were provided and provisions supplied 1 by the home service, the volunteer work CTS making the plans to do the best by
 these families in distress and need that l they possibly could.
 l Miss Rodgers is enthusiastic over the l magnificent cooperation she has had 1 from all sides in the home service de- 1 partment; she feels that her corps e workers could not be excelled anywhere and that MT. J. K. Brockman as chair man of the civilian relief has done valiant work in every way
 Miss Rodgers points out the advantages offered just at present for volunteer workers in the home service to take ad
 vantage of the training classes now be-
 ing conducted F" Miss Labouise of New Orleans, who has beenN sent to Birming-
 ham from the gulf division to conduct the cha pter class" The class is now in it's
 fourth week and win turn out many ca pablo workers at the end of the session. The home service workers, as stated before, are volunteers, whose devotion to d cause which is worthiest of the high est DfdlSe enaDleS them to TeHQeT IHe most human and kindly of all services to those who are suffering and in distress.
 The best part about the home service department of the Red Cross is this: Gf you can't do one thing, you can do an
 other to help; if you aren't able to be
 q visitor to the soldiers families. you can write letters to France for the wives, mothers, sweethearts and friends of the men; if you are French scholar yCn can translate letters from lover there" which tine new found friends among tho French have written to the soldier boys and which they in turn send back home and often there is a call to translate letter written in French to some member of a soldir's family here; they have met and liked the American soldier and write home a word of cheer to his family; the opportunities are innumerable and if you haven't found your war vocation as yet, suppose you peep in at the home ser vice department of the Red Cross, shake hands with nice Miss Rodgers, and vol unteer your services for home service
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-01

daughter of MT. and Mrs. Dupont Thomp- son at Woodlawn.
 The friends of Mir. and Mrs T. H. Gar den will be glad to learn that Mrs. Gar den and little son are resting comforta- bly, at their home on South Sixteenth avenue.
 MT. and Mrs J. c. Wilson. Jr, of Tus- caloosa are the guests of Mrs Wilson s mother, Mrs. J. H. Wiles.
 
 The following from the Selma Times will be of interest to Birmingham friends who remember Mrs. Eyster most pleas antly as Miss Kitty Bibb of Decatur, who has been a frequent visitor here
 Mrs. Charles Eyster, who before her marriage was Miss kitty Bibb of De- catur, has accepted a government posi- tion and will report to Washington, D. C.. to begin her duties as soon as the influenza epidemic has abated Mir Eys- ter is at present an ensign in the navy, and Mrs. Eyster feels the urge to serve of Mrs. Law Lamar and niece of Mrs. Josiah Smith and Miss Mary Lee. all of whom she has often visited in Selma, where she is most popular"
 
 Mir. and Mrs. William c. Lloyd are in Tuscaloosa, where they went to be with their son, MT. Lewis Lloyd, who is quite i'll with pneumonia at the university. The many friends of this popular young man wish for him an early recovery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-01
0-lNT0XICATI0N
 RESPONSIBLE FOR 95
 PER CENT OF ILLNESS
Is Self Poisoning of the Human
 Body
RESULTS ARE SERIOUS
New Discovery, VI-TO-NA, Is Said to Overcome This
 Dreaded Disease

Scientists hold that ninety-five per cent of all human ills are due to auto intoxication. In fact. everybody is sub ject to this trouble to a greater or less extent, but few are said 10 realize they
 are affected until some (severe ailment | of disease develops as a jesuit of it. Auto-intoxication can be best ascribed to our own neglect or carelessness When
 the organs falter or fail in the discharge of their duties the putrifactive germs set in and generate toxins-actual poi sons-whlch fill one's own body. It Is then that the more serious consequences begin.
 Sleepness after meals, flushing of the
 face, extreme lassitude, biliousness. dizzi- ! ness, sick headache acidity of the stom- ach. heartburn, offensive breath ane-
 mia, loss of weight and muscular power, decrease of vitality. or lowering of re- sistance to infectious diseases; disturb ance of the eye, dyspepsia, indigestion, gastritis and many forms of catarrh, asthma. ear affections and allied ail- | ments-result from auto intoxication, or self poisoning.
 1 In Europe this condition has been treated with some success. However. the method of treatment there Is considered antiquated when compared with the lat est discovery in this country. America has advanced to a commanding position l In chemistry, and a preparation has at last been discovered and perfected that | is said to be combatant of the ailments arising from this insidous poisoning of the human system. More than that. VI | TO-NA, as it is called. has proven to be a stomachic tonic, appetizer and invig- orant of astonishing merit Unusual praise is being accorded the preparation | S@ people who have taken it and been
 wsnderfully benefited by it, and who de- clare it seems to actually restore and keep up the vigor of youth.
 ' VI-TO-NA is on sale in Birmingham
 exclusively bv Jacobs Drug Store.-Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-01

One day they took him to the tomb of Lafayette. the famous French pa- triot who threw his all into the great struggle which the Americans made for independence in 1776. Gen. John J. Persh- ing accepted the sword of the great Frenchman, and in his acceptance summed up Americas ambition in the great war in a crisp sentence which thrilled the world.
 That statement of Pershing g's-that glo- rious promise to America's allies-has been the slogan of the now more than million men fighting under old Glory in France. American boys shrieked 1T when they crashed back the Hun from Chateau Thlerry to the Vesle recently. It was the battle cry of the "Devil Dogs the marines-in the charges that have made American pluck and endurance bywords among the fighting men of the world.
 And in addition to all the planning, all the fighting, all the cheering, there was the frankness of child in his com radeship with his men. There Is one in- cident-but see it in Crashing Through to Berlin" the gripping view of the world war, which comes to the Alcazat theatre on Monday, November 4.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-01
RED CROSS AT THE LINES

We all know what the Red Cross does behind the lines. We read of all manner of service, ranging in value from the washing of socks to the manufacture ot new faces. But what is done st the lines? What Is the first thing we do, after the battle, for the man who wasn't wounded?
 We give him something to eat. The rolling eanteens take hot boGillon, coffee, tea. cocoa, lemonade and sandwiches right to the frst-line trenches. Let no one smile at such woriS. The foliing canteens may not be the tnost practical branch of our service: the words wouldaf fit very well into blank verse. Distribii~ ting doughnuts and the "ice cold abomi- nations dear to the American heart may suggest afternoon tea or something even less dgnified. But remember the moment when you would have sold your hirtlf- right for such things, and you will have a poor conception of what they mean to fighting men. Giving food and drink to the hungry and thirsty is the first thing we plan to do-compare the New Testa- ment passion-and hundreds of Red Cross men are rsking their lives to do 1t.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-01
Eleven Draft Boards
 Complete Classification

Montgomery October Sl.--(Special.) Eleven county draft boards in Alabama have completed classification and exam ination of September 12 registrants be- tween the ages of 19 and 36, inclusive according to information at the state military department Wednesday. Board No. in Jefferson county Birmingham has also completed this work. The coun- ties to report their work completed fol- low: Bibb, Butler Chiffon. Covington Elmore, Geneva, Lowndes. Marion, Pike Talladega, Wilcox, and Board No. 3 o1 Jefferson county.
 The military department is expecting boards to hasten classification and ex- animation in order that Provost Marshal General Crowders orders that there be no let-up in the war work may not be interfered with.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-01
VOn Kuehlmann to Represent Germany
 at Peace Conference

Copenhagen, october 3l-The Berlin Lokal Anzeger. copy of which has been received here, says pr. Richard Von Kuehlmann, former German secre- tary of foreign affairs, will be one of Germany's representatives at the peace conference.
 Dr. yon Kuehlmann for many years has been an important figure in the po- litical life of Germany. Prior to his appointment as foreign secretary he held the rank of ambassador to the Nether- lands and Turkey. He became foreign secretary in 1917.
 pr. Won Kuehlmann resigned as for eign secretary in July of this year. His fall from power was regarded as a vic- tory for the pan-Germans, who opposed vigorously Von Kuehlmanns moderate views with regard to the war. It is as serted that speech of the foreign sec retary in which he declared 1t was im- possible for Germany to gain military victory and suggested a peace by nego- tiation was the climax which brought forth his resignation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-01
RED CROSS BULLETIN

this month of $500 5-yard rolls and 3SOo army pads is almost complete. When Mrs. Moberly wired two weeks ago ask
 ing our chapter to get this quantity out by November l, it looked like an im- possibility. We wired back that we would do our very best. but we were handicapped by influenza. The splendid women who have braved the danger of working and endured the discomfort of wearing the gauge mask hours at the time deserves the highest praise. Out side units have done their best and the result is that by Thursday, October Se the last pad and the last 5-yard roll will be hacked.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-01

trained worker in the person of Miss Kate Rodgers, one of the most compe- tent, well educated and thoroughly capa- Die of women, whose one object is to do constructive work in the community. Miss Rodgers has for the past six years
 resided in Florida-for a year in Tampa, and five years in Jacksonvllle-doing well fare work, and her record in each of these places sustains the enviable repu- tation she has made here as a woman Of fine character and undoubted ability The highest testimonial to the work done here by Miss Rodgers and her CO., workers is the fact that the Birmingham home service department of the Red Cross has. on account of it's excellent work been placed on the ''honor rolP' of the Gulf division.
 While primarily the home service" was inaugurated for the families of the sol diers, it's civilian work. especially dur ing the recent influenza epidemic, has been quite worthy of note as the Red Cross in pre-war days always met dis aster. epidemic, scourge and disease with a mighty host of workers, just so the 1 'home service has taken over this phase 1 of the work in the distressing times Bir- mingham has recently passed through. As an instance of specific efficiency
 may be cited the work done by the home service department at the Boys Indus trial school during the influenza epidemic, when more than 96 boys were cared for. The work of Mrs. Charles Westerlund is especially notable in organizing the forces and bringing to her aid many of the 1 fine young boys at the school who were not i'll and enlisting their services which proved to be invaluable
 Mrs. Westerlund remained day and night at the school during the erisefnic and is still there doing valiant work
 She was ably assisted by Miss M. Sham burger, Miss Corinne Chisholm, Mrs Huffstettler, Miss Leila Finley and Miss Marjorie Gilmore-all of whom votun- teered for the work as well as Mrs. Vest erund, while Mrs. l.. E. Young offered the most invaluable assistance-remaining every day and night at the school.
 Mrs. Walter W. Blackman's work with the home service department has been
 most highly appreciated, for she has gen. erously given her time and her ability every day during the work done at the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-01
Colonel Graves in France

Montgomery, october 3l-(Specialn ; Col. Bibb Graves, commander Of the 1l7th regiment, United States army, has arrived safely in France with his com mand, according to a cablegram received by Mrs. Graves Wednesday, Colonel Graves. during the administration of Governor Henderson, was adjutant gen. eral of Alabama. having charge of the national guard of the state. Later he was elected chairman of the stat1 dem- ocratic executive committee, but resigned when the First Alabama cavalry was oi . ganized and went into camp at Mont gOmery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-01
RANDOM NOTES

Mrs. Julian Smith and little son. Syd- ney Williamson Smith, and her mother Mrs. Sydney B. Williamson. will arrive today from New York to spend the win ter with Colonel and Mrs. T. o. Smith at Graymont.
 MT. and Mrs. Hugh Morrow and chill dren and their niece, little Martha Me- David, have returned from a stay al Magnolia Beach, Fla.
 Mrs. Robert Jemlson, IT,, left few days ago for Philadelphia, where she will join Mir. Jemison who is engaged in wa work there They have taken an apart ment for their stay there.
 Mrs. J. L. Yancey, who has been i'll for the past few weeks, is reported to be in critical condition.
 Miss Eugenia Thompson is i'll at St vincent's hospital, following an appendi- cits operation. Miss Thompson is the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-01
Delay Causes Complaint

Montgomery, October 3l.-(Special.) ) ing coal from the mines to the dealers in Alabama was made Wednesday Tn q letter from Atticus Mullen. secretary of the Alabama public service commission, to B. l.. Wenchel, regional director of the railroads in the southeastern division. During the past several days the com mission in Montgomery has received com plaints from dealers as well as coal mines that coal often is kept in transit for 15 days. The commission is asking for the instant elimination of th,s trouble.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-01
To Appeal Taxicab Case

Montgomery, October 3l.-(Special) ) City Attorney Sanderson Wednesday be- gan preparing evidence In the taxicab ordinance case, which was declared in- valid by Judge Gaston Gunter in the circuit court Tuesday. Montgomery ot- ficials will appeal to the supreme court. The ordinance prevented taxicab colapa- nies from parking tbeir machines in the business section of the city Judge Gum
 ter granted an injunction against the city, which will hold up the ordinance until passed upon by the supreme court.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-01
RED CROSS. NOTES


 Will the chairmen of all units bring in they are called for by the gulf division, ard monthly reports must be made.-Mrs. John London.
 Mrs. S. A. Middleton asked that all members of Red Cross Unit No. 25 will meet at Loveman, Joseph x Loebs ball. cony this morning at 10 o'clock to com plete the allotment of unfinished gar ments for the month.
 The following articles have been great fully received by the Red Cross for the linen shower: $50 from the Gardale unit, of which Mrs. C. F. Graham is chair man. They also contributed slO to the smoke fund of the Rainbow division. The sum of this amount was received from the sale of a quilt, which was made from scraps of garments completed from the Red Cross garments.
 The following was contributed from East Lake to the linen shower: Robin son school, S20.S5; Twentieth Century Housekeepers club, one bolt of sheets, which they made into sheets; Dorcas so- ciety, one bolt of sheeting which was also made up into sheets. The East Lake U. D. c. also co-operated with the work for the linen shower
 Avondale [. D. C. 6s was among the chapters which contributed to the Red Crcss linen shower.
 The Colored Red Cross unit of Avon dale did their bit for the linen shower and contributed 57 towels
 The following report was compiled of the contribution from the Avondale dis trict:
 Public school, sheets. 1855 towels.
 Churches, 340 sheets, 25 towels.
 Eastern Star. 2 sheets, 9 towels.
 Crescendo club, sheets.
 Unit NO 27, 8 sheets, 200 towels.
 Woodmans Circle, $10.
 Besides this Unit 2 sent H9 extra sheets and 332 towels.
 SURGICAL DRESSING FURNISHED
 The surgical dressing department has gone over the top. Thanks to the in-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-01
LITTLEpLAY FOR RED CROSS

A lovely group of young children gave a little play few evenings ago and made the sum of s4S5, which they gavo as their bit to the Red Cross linen shower.
 The following little folk arranged the play: Laura Brach Frazier, Virginia Lee Angel, Mary Jo Love and James Love.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-01

Ole Miss, mebbe de Reason that CT Heap uv Folks don t H e a h OPPORTUNITY when hit KNOCKS, is kaze hits so Ole-fashioned; hit ought ter RING DE BELL. YaSsum.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-01

Will the chairmen of all units bring in all finished and unfinished garments as they are called for by the gulf division, ard monthly reports must be made.-Mrs. John London.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-01
SURGICAL DRESSING FURNISHED

The surgical dressing department has
 gone over the top Thanks to the in- diydual workers. Our extra heavy work
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-06-22
AMERICAN TROOPS
AHNIHILhIE FOE
Rain Artillery Fire II Germans
on Small Area East of
Chateau Thierry.

With tho American Army ~ tranee.
June = GDclatcd he American ietees
northwest of Chateau Ihiefry this III
daNl morning further straIghtcncd tier
line hv "A 4erios q smail hnt hrflltadt
executed attacks on fhc north sd" q
Rclcau Wood
American art.lerg - midnight la-t
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hatcai-Ihcrre wEarr actlfal photo
rrat,he had shown There MS i has' of
German troops and much enen. natea5l
The cnclny undulbteif WI sever. + pllfl
i4hel
lie hrc reached tho melse aanecntfa-
tlan ~ ! ten minute refIt tD sfes's
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thrr hIc uu IL town u iirasies where
uaul ol tho cnelat Rere assembled md
vhl,h WIS thc Scene ii recent capture y
pm rrucre rs aH patrols
toral al-,reatlou- si5a1 tIe eNff.fae
accuracy ol oar fire. hftt fin cSa1t e'.est
II unk nuuu
Tic troops rushed the de,tei posifiau7
h.lI h> tilr ruenx n iaIlrtl Md
without the customary arlGterN prePara
tluu lte GermaHa for tie most fart
taoh 4 few laj md ihen rffeI tlHe
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gurhl> nniaiatei
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tt,t+ without dtiIca1fs III the @pera-
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result tbr kr. sHaH pashol4s haKe t.efti
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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-06-22
FIFTY HOMES FOR
DU POINT OFFICIALS
Initial Work on Wawaset Park
Operation TO Begin at
Once.

The T.. ! du pont de Ncmours and
Company today tool, cut tuildlng p rmits
fer the erection Of fifty houses ou the site
of the operation nj Wawaset P7rN that IS
to include one hundred homes Tor the
executive heads OF the various organiza-
tiona in the du pont commercial iaWily
The estimated cost Of the fifty hous g
IS placed N $29b. 26S, and the details ar.
ns follows
Twelve dwellings Ia cost Sioe6o
Edward l. Palmer lr. Is the architect
and the II - Wnt,s Company Is to be
the iuldtrs / he same company. 3hlur
architect and the same contractors VII
build IN the park, seventeen dwellings
at y cost ot Sl0G a9~. eighteen dwellings
To cost Sll1.a aSS, and four dwellings At "A
cost Of SIa.73O Higher prccd dwellings
are to follow III thc same lreaiion
Building Inspector lresion also tssued
permits tu the wilmington and l'r1ndN-
VINE Cemetery Company 10 make dterl-
tiousin office luilding 1T Delaware avenue
and Madison street 60 cost $1,000
Harry l. Carbon will hc the iulldcr
lsidcr Grccu lat to tulld a garage ~
the rear uf r,eIticHco 1t ii.n Jefferson street
10 cost $1,000 + \ plecr viii isc The
builder
4 B Stavtou to build garage ~ th'
rear Of property At 200 Boulevard Z
cost $3.50 Chaftc~ y Erce is th'
architect and uI.l tho builder
John I Cohcc TO make au addition {
! dwelling at I22d kIng stro"t t. cost 81 10
T. | Rccson ls to he the mldor
Anna NJ CHASER 10 make an addno'
10 garage 1t thr r,lr Of her residence "a
1888 West i'hirtccnth street t. cos S5o
Mrs Gla-cr u3i furnish the lnid'r-