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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-12

Birmingham is in the throes of influ- enza and the need for towels and sheets is imperative.
 The Red Cross is lending the ones that have been contributed for the linen fund as that organization is not only for war relief, but for any emergency and we must supply these articles for our home town in this great crisis. Men and wom- CT awake! Send checks to the linen fund, and step in to see the stupendous wcrk ahead of the faithful workers at Newsone,s and you will send more checks
 or send material, as the need is urgent and the sick are suffering.
 Mrs. John London has just returned from gulf division headquarters in New Orleans, where she found that the whole allotment of 5-yard rolls to be sent abroad for the soldiers, was being held up by the Birmingham chapter It is absolute ly necessary that every gauge worker in Birmingham who is able, should work on these 5-yard rolls.
 Acting on the advice of a physician of note, tho members can work at head quarters in spite of. the epidemic, if they will wear the gauge masks provided by the chapter. If any one has a cold or feels feverish they are asked not to come until sure that it is not the beginning of influenza
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-12

10 take up the burden of war and ease ana alleviate through the medium of the Red Cross the suffering of our soldiers both here and "Over There"
 There is no work too difficult for the Rcd Cross; there is no work too arduous; the only thing that must be impressed upon women is, that they are needed by
 this organization, and that they are
 needed badly, and where is the woman in all this broad land who knowing that
 her services are required would shirk her
 duty? There is not one; for that would
 be stacking" and there are no women
 slackers; there couldn't be knowing what
 we do of our boys at the front and the 1 hardships they are enduring for our sake.
 Resuming our conversation Mrs. Lon-
 don said:
 Feeling the necessity Of personal, in- innate knowledge of the latest develop ments at the gulf division headquarters we planned our trip to New Orleans to learn and see just what was being done, and I want to tell our Birmingham Red Cross chapter that the most wonderful work is being accomplished in New Or leans. I was very much impressed with tha quiet business-like air prevailing in all departments of the Red Cross, and by the earnestness and thoroughness of the volunteer workers devoting their en- tire time to this great cause. It mado us very proud to hear the many kind things said in praise of the chapter here the word Birmingham, being an open sesame to all departments and officers. T came back home,' Mrs. London continued. feeling the urgent necessity of our Birmingham women doing their
 all to meet the many coming require- ments; the urgent necessity for Us to give our time and labor to accomplish
 the great work laid out for us. We dare
 not fall behind the women of New Or-
 leans, either in the division or the local
 chapter, who work in shifts from
 a. m. to Il D. m., and work without feel-
 ing they are imposed upon, but rather
 that it is privilege to do all they can
 for the men who are being wounded
 and mangled in the trenches. During a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-12
Coming of
 The Sunbeam
How to Avoid Those Pains and Distress Which 90 Many Mothers Have Suffered.

Too much cannot be said for won derful preparation. familiar to many women as Mothers Friend.
 It is more effective in it's action than all the health rules ever laid down for the guidance of expectant mothers. Il is an external application that spreads it's influence upon the cords, tendons and muscles of the abdomen, rendering them pliant. and they expand gracefully without that peculiar wrenching strain. The occasion is, therefore. one of un- bounded joyful anticipation and too much stress cannot be laid upon the re- markable influence which a mothers happy prenatal disposition has upon the health and fortunes of the generations to come.
 The pain at the crisis is infinitely less when Mothers Friend is used during the period or expectancy for the mus cles expand easier and With less strain when baby is born.
 Mothers Friend is for external use only, is entirely safe ana may be had of your druggist It issprepared by the Bradfield Regulator Go. D-11S Lamar Bldg, Atlanta.~ Ga. Write them to mail you their interesting Motherhood Book" They will send it at once. with out charge, and you will find 1t very helpful. Do not. neglect for a~ single night and morning to apply Mothers Friend according to directions around the bottle. and thus fortifv yourself against pain and discomfort.-AdN
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-12
By DOLLY DALRYmpLE

HH17NNURING visit this week to gulf lD division hsadquartsrs in New
 Orleans, accompanied by Mrs. Crawford Johnson, our most efficient chairman of the central Red Cross work rooms, and Miss Amelia Worthington, our field secretary, we were informed that instead of our allotments being in any way lessened they were to be ai- most doubled Washington is Sending huge orders to the division, and the di- vision Will allot huge orders to Bir- mingham. Washington is clamoring for surgical dressings; the terrible warfare going on overseas, is demanding innum- erable hospital supplies; the insiduous Spanish influenza on this side is filling the hospitals with patients needing gar ments and bedding, while the call for knitted articles is very large; besides all this the Red Cross has been given re- clamation work by the government, con sisting of mendng and putting in order all tho clothing worn by the soldiers and Birmingham has been given this work for Camp Mcclellan; after this state ment any one can readily see how all this tremendous order will require many many workers-many many more than we have now-therefore 1 urge the wom- ell of Birmingham to arise and meet the situation"
 This is the substance of the clarion call-the Valkyrie note, as it were-sound- ed yesterday from the gulf division head quarters of tine Red Cross at New Or leans. through Birmingham's loyal and efficient chairman of womens works Mrs. John M. London.
 If there is any one individual, any one personality that l might mention, whose tender, sweet voice raised in the inter- est of suffering humanity, would in- fluence the greatest number of women. in this community to noble, glorious deeds it is Mrs London; so kind al- ways, so human, flower-lilze in frailty and exquisite refinement, yet with 8 heart so big and so tender and so gen. uine that when all the world about her lies bleeding her gentle message carries with it pleading that must inspire patriotism and a sense of duty in the heart of every woman in this entire city-so much is she beloved and hon ored.
 Second in importance only to the in sistent cry for more men and more am- munition, comes the demand for women
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-12
Full Rights Restored
 to Dr. A. R. Norman

Montgomery, October 1l.-(Special) After all the facts in the Arthur E. Nor man case were presented Thursday to the board of pardons, the members of the board reversed their decision of Wednesday and restored civil and polit- teal rights to Norman Dr, Norman was convicted on June 8. 1915, and sentenced to serve six years for burglary in con- nection with the disappearance of medi- cal examination papers in Montgomery After serving three years he was paroled by Governor Henderson. The board at the monthly meeting Wednesday could find no reason for restoring the civil and political rights. Thursday, however, it was shown Norman is in New York preparing to go to France to fight the battles of democracy and this being shown, the board granted the petition, the governor later restoring the rights to Dr. Norman.
 Governor Henderson Thursday granted a permanent parole to George AleXan- der, who was sent up for two years from Jefferson county for the murder of Jim Sullivan, operator of drug store near Palos.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-12
News of Society and
 Activities of Women

parents, MT. and Mrs. Samuel Perry, on South Eleventh avenue.
 MT. Henry Perry, who has spent the past few months at the naval aviation school at Boston, arrived yesterday to spend ten days with frs parents. MT. and Mrs. Samuel Perry He was joined Here by his wife, who has been the 5uest of relatives in Montgomery.
 Mrs. c. P. Orr will return home next week after spending several weeks in Canada with relatives.
 Miss Joselyn Orr has returned from Black Mountain, N. C., where she vis- tied her aunt. Mrs. James Weatherly, at her summer home.
 
 Miss Mary Etta Randolph, who spent the summer in New York with her aunt, Mrs. c. M Handley, is now at Win ston Salem, where she will be student this winter at the Winston Salem col legee
 MT. Richard Randolph is among the Birmingham boys at the University of Alabama this winter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-12
ANNOUNCEMENTS

There will be no meeting of, the Wom- ems Home Guard until further notice. The private practice at the Athletic club will also be discontinued, as will the medal contest.
 The Saturday afternoon class in ele- mentary theosophy, held in Room ,, Ca- ble Hall. will be discontinued for the present.
 There will be no meeting of Eleanor Hord club until further notice.
 There will be no meetings of the r.. w. H. A, until further notice.
 There will be no meeting of the Quest club next week owing to the prevailing epidemic of influenza and illness in the homes of members.
 There will be no meeting of the Edge wood club until further notice.
 The Missionary society of the High lands Methodist church will not meet Monday, on account of the epidemic Of influenza.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-12
BIRMINGHAM BOYS
 GET COMMISSIONS

Birmingham and Alabama boys from the roster of second lieutenants, coast artillery, appointed from fifth training camp at Fort Monroe, Va, are announced by the committee on public information as follows:
 Lee Darlington Bradley, Jr., GAO Idle wild park, Birmingham; coast artillery school, Fort Monroe, Va.
 Malcolm Mex. Grant, 1901 Thirteenth avenue, south, Birmingham; coast de- fense of Mobile, Fort Morgan, Ala
 Merrill E. Pratt, Prattville; coast artil- lery school, Fort Monroe, Va.
 Sidney w. Smyer, 1894 Pelham avenue. Birmingham; coast artillery school, Fort Monroe, Va.
 Frank F. Spain, 152S Ninth avenue, Bir- mingham; coast artillery school, Fort Monroe, Va.
 Irving V. Frost, Fairview avenue, Birmingham; coast defense of Pensacola, Fort Barrancas, Fla.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-12
RED CROSS EXHIBIT

The Birmingham Rcd Cross chapter has decided to exhibit the articles which were sent to the booth al the fair, in com petition for the prize. These arc ar ranged on the balcony at Loveman, Jo- seph & Locbs.
 The collection is almost perfect, and the reason some of the articles are not marked perfect is because they did not absolutely meet Red Cross requirements. The head inspectors of the three Red Cross departments, of sewing, surgical dressings and knitting, pronounce the col lection nearly perfect.
 Especial mention should be made of the exquisite exhibit sent in by the Chest nut Hill unit, which, by accident, was not sent to headquarters to be Judged with the other entries. The little boys suit was a fine piece of work, and the other articles equally as good.
 Two pairs of socks, one sent by the Graysville unit, and one by the Avondale
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-12
RANDOM NOTES

Mrs. Wallace Nall is i'll at the home of her parents, MT. and Mrs. Frank White, South Tenth avenue.
 
 Mrs. Samuel Teague is i'll at the home of her parents, Mir and Mrs. Frank White on South Tenth avenue. pr. F. P. Riggs has returned from a short stay in Virginia.
 pr. Annie Nj. Robinson and Miss Har- riet Core have returned from a short stay in Pensacola and Montgomery
 
 Mir. Randolph Dawson, who has been the guest of his mother, Mrs. F. L. Whit man. has returned to his studies at Co., lumbia, Tenn, Military college.
 
 Mrs. Landsburger and her sister, Miss Bettie Cohn, have returned from Albert vile, where they have been the guests of Mrs. Nose Bloomingfeldt.
 
 Mrs. Earl Pettus is i'll at her home on South Sixteenth avenue. MT. Dave Bloomburg is recovering, fol. lowing a recent illness.
 
 MT. and Mrs Harry Licht and baby have returned from Baltimore. Miss Maybelle Taylor, who spent the past few days in the city as the guest of her uncle, MT. A. M. Taylor and Mrs. Taylor. will return. today to Washing ton, where she will resume her duties as nurse
 Miss Amelia worthington, Mrs. John London and Mrs. Crawford Johnson are in New Orleans.
 Mrs. Fred Greenhill of Denver, Colo. is the guest of the Misses Ruth and Carolyn Brooks.
 Mrs. Edward Joseph, who has been the guest of her sister, Mrs. Henry Fos- ter, has returned to her home in Mont gomery.
 Friends of Miss Marguerite Lewis will be glad to learn that she is improving following a recent attack of la grippe. MT Thomas Bowron is reported to be improving, having suffered the past few days with an attack of influenza. Mrs. Robert Thach, Jr., is recovering following an illness of few days.
 
  the winter on their plantation in Ken lucky.
 Miss Marion Lewis is the guest of the Misses Orr at their home on Highland avenue, after spending the past few months with her parents. Major and Mrs. Frederick Lewis, in Washington.
 
 Mrs. Frederick Lewis will arrive short ly to join her daughter, Miss Marion Lewis, in this city, after spending the summer in Washington with Major Lewis. They will open up their nome and will remain in Birmingham for the winter.
 Mrs. James Weatherly and her daugh- ter, Mrs. Maurice Henderson, returned last evening from the Weatherlys' sum mer home at Black Mountain N. C. They made the trip in their car Mir and Mrs. William Given will be at home this winter with Mrs. Given s
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-12
RED CROSS BULLETIN
 APPRECIATED

The following letter from a Red Cross worker has been received and will be read with interest by the readers or this department:
 I have enjoyed reading and received so much benefit from the Red cross Bulletin, published daily in your Valua- ble paper, that l wish to express my appreciation and also let you Know what our little band is doing.
 Last month we made 62 garments anu our linen shower Saturday brought m l30 large, serviceable bath towels we are now collecting clothing for the suI- fering Belgians and the children are busy gathering peach stones They nave already gathered over three bushels, ana each day we secure additional workers The Red Cross work is grand, Ihe more you do the more you want to do.
 MRS. NJ L. MARTIN,
 Chairman Cordova Red Cross unlt
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-12
Go to Bed and Stay Quiet. Take a Laxative-Eat Plen- ty of Nourishing Food. Keep Up Your Strength.
 Nature Is the
 Only "Cure"
ALWAYS CALL A DOCTOR
NO OCCASION FOR PANIC

Spanish influenza which appeared in Spain in May, has all the appear ance of grip or Ia grippe, which mas swept over the world in numerous epi- denies as far back as history runs. Hippocrates refers to an epidemic in 412 B. C., which is regarded by many to have been influenza. Every cen- tury has had it's attacks. Beginning with 1881. this country has had five epidemics, the last in 1SS9-90.
 There is no occasion for panic-in- fluenza itself has a very low percent- age of fatalities-not over one death out of every 400 cases. according to the N c. board of health. The chief danger lies in complications arising, attacking principally patients in run down condition-those who don't go to bed soon enough, or those who get up too early.
 THE SYMPTOMS
 Grippe, or influenza. as it is now called, usually begins with a chill, fol- lowed by aching, feyerishness and sometimes nausea and dizziness. and a general feeling of weakness and de- pression The temperature is from 100 to 104, and the fever usually lasts from three to five days. The germs attack the mucuous membrane. or lining of the air passages-nose, throat and r DrOncn1dl tuDeS-tneEc lS uSudilN q hard cough, especially bad at night, often times a sore throat or tonsil- tits. and frequently all the appearances of a severe head cold.
 THE TREATMENT
 Go to bed at the first symptoms. not only for your own sake, but to avoid spreading the disease to others take purgative eat plenty of nour- ishing food, remain perfectly quiet and don't worry. Quinine, aspirin or Do- ver's powder, etc, may be adminis- tered by the physicians directions to relieve the aching But there is TO cure or specific for influenza-the dis ease must run it's course. Nature hers self will throw off the attack if only you keep up your strength. The chief danger lies in the complications which may arise. Influenza so weakens the bodily resistance that there is danger of pneumonia or bronchitis developing. and sometimes inflammation of the middle ear, or heart affections. For these reasons, it is very important ehat the patient remain in bed until his strength returns-stay in bed at least two days or more after the fever
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-12
Mrs. John London Returning From Visit to Gulf Division Women to Redouble Their Efforts In Red Cross Work

heavy rain, lasting all one afternoon, the young women of the motor service were delivering supplies all over the big city, dressed in their natty costumes and seemingly unminaful of the terrific downpour
 As our hearts bleed and ache for our men suffering and wounded. so let our hands minister to their needs,'' Mrs. London said. Let us start the autumn With the determination to give all the time we possibly can spare to the work of the Red Cross, or rather to the hos pttal supplies section; not curtailing our efforts, however, in the ether depart ments. None of our work rooms are luu; a great many women who used to De present, for some reason have ceased to stand by their captains. As all our gauge and garments are sent to us cut. those women who used to do that part of the work must join either sewing or folding company and all work rooms that were closed for the summer must re- open with renewed energy. have in- tervicwing Dr. Bowling, our city physi- elan, on the subject of continuing this work. and he states it must of neces- sity go on until given positive orders to stop: but he advises no woman to come who shows any signs of cold or sore throat, and that all workers wear the gauge mask. So the women who are staying away from feeling of obedI- ence to law. can have no excuse. The garments for October have nearly all been distributed, but the gauge work IS. still behind.
 T am making this appeal to the wom- en of Birmingham" Mrs. London said, because I have seen in New Orleans the wonderful work being accomplished there, and I have heard from guif di- vision headquarters Of the tremendous amount of work now being planned for us, and I urge our Birmingham women to fall into line and do their share of Red Cross work and get themselves in read- mess for the forthcoming Red Cross drive which is not far distant now.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-12
RED CROSS EXHIBIT

The John Red Cross unit, Miss Annie Levy, chairman, has sent $71 10 the bir- mingham Red Cross chapter to be used for the linen shower The chapter teel- ing very thankful for this splendid gift.
 Among the contributions from Ensley for the linen shower was sl0' from Mrs. w ]. Abele; s from Mrs. Joseph smith : B from Mrs. T. F. Moore. The Comos club the Thread of the Story club, Ems ley High School Improvement associa tioil and Ensley Red Cross unit No all made excellent contributions all or which the Birmingham chapter is very gratetul.
 As all of the public schools are closed, Mrs. John London asks the school teach- CTS to come to Red Cross headquaftefS and work in this emergency It does not matter if they have never made a sur- gical dressing. They can easily ieafn' and there are several instructors atWays on the balcony. There is an urgent de- mand for 5-yard rolls, and shortage of workers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-12
CASUALTY LIST CORRECTIONS


 tions to the current casualty list, made public today by the committee on pub- l lie information contain the names of l the following men from southern l states: l Wounded severely, previously report | ed missing: 1 PRIVATES Therone R. Graves, Alexandria, Va. | Morley R. Morgan, Greenville, Tenn. George R. Richardson, Urania, La. ] Wilson Smith, Laurel Hill. Fla. {, Keedy B. Walker, ChObarant, La. l Sick in hospital, previously reported i missing: ! Private Webb Green. PIainview, Ark. | Returned to duty, previously report | ed missing: | Private ArIand D. Burton, Brandon, Virginia. Others in the list are: l Wounded severely, previously re- ported missing;
 PRIVATES
 T. Freeman Croley, Williamsburg, ] Kentucky.
 Emmet J. Donahue. Fort Wayne. l Indiana. Charles F. Farrell, Fall River, Mass. Frederick A. Cav. Waukesha, Wis. I Arrice Gray. Cadiz, Ky. | Ray B. Hinchman, North Vernon, | Indiana. l Arthur A. Kirchner Chicago, H.
 Emil Keuhl, Neenah, Wis. l Alexander McEwing, sunny Lane, Kentucky, | Arthur M. Nelson, ChetelS,. Wis. 1 Joseph r. Rockey, DreXel Hill. Ia. 1 John J. Sllureth. South Chicago 1 Lester A. Small, Oakland, Cal ! Roy Staton, Barboursville, w. Va. | Edgar Stegerman, Milwaukee. l Frank J. Stivinson, Cheney, Pa, 1 Delbert Taylor, Springerton, III. | John Vose, Euclid, o. l Slightly wounded, previously report ed missing:
 Private Joseph McKeever, Philadel- phia.
 Wounded degree undetermined, pre- viously reported missing: l PRIVATES | William Henry Hosford, Menominiee, Wisconsin
 Louis B. Lizotte, East Taunton. Mass. Antonio Prattico, New York. | Roy Alvin Richardson, Buffalo, N. Y. Everett c. Wheeler, Riverside. Cal. Sick in hospital, previously reported missing: I PRIVATES. l Luman A. Disbrow, ,Sandusky. O. Michael Ferrandi Hartford, Conn. William T. Hall, New Haven, Conn,
 James E. Hearn, Cushing, Okla.
 Claude F. Hedges, Cestos, Okla.
 John Lovinuk, Russia.
 Frank Malkowslsi, Russia.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-12

M AIRS. F. M. TUTwILER enter lAVl tained a few friends at an in
 formal luncheon yesterday in the private dining room of the Ridgely. The table was centered with a basket of pink roses and the guests included Mrs. Frank Crockard, Mrs John Jemison, Mrs. Lewis Morris, Mrs Robert Jemi- son, Mrs. Robert Jemison, Jr., Mrs Charles De Bardeleben and Mrs. Rivers Carter,