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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-07

agitation was confined to one class doctors--and that the people of the state took no interest whatever in the mat. ter. And this in spite of the fact that the public health functions come into their daily lives more closely by far than those or any other department Of government.
 There is every reason why a change should be made in our state health sys- tenn. From even sentimental stand- point the time is propitious. The course of nature na. only recently removed Dr. Sanders, whose feelings and whose very life was wrapped up in the preserva- tion of the system he had lahored for so many years to maintain. Nature has removed most of the fine old men whose loyalty to an organization rose superior to every other consideration. The men now in offices of the association have at least neen listening for years to a propasahda for reform and for greater democracy in the organization Our na- tion has entered a great war for the defense and the perpetuation of democ- racy and for the downfall of privilege and especially of class privilege.
 Tn April the Southern Sociological con- gress met in this city cofncidentally with the meeting of the state medical association. Democracy was in the
 
 bodies. Pumlic health and its extension was main object of the congress-ex- tension in the south that so badly needs if.
 FAIR AND LOGICAL THING
 I hold up to your gaze a mirror of truth, or what seems to me to be such, and I submit to you whether the fair thing and the logical thing for us to do is not to voluntarily relinollish this very important governmental function that we neglect, and let it be assumed by some other body that can generate the necessary enthusiasm for public health? Contemplate the teachers among us overcoming the opposition afforded by the illiteracy, the com placency of illiteracy and by the self
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-07

ishness of those who did not wish bear their share of the added hnrda, on the other hand contemplata tb members of the board of health-3CI strong-supinely accepting as final th opposition of one small set of officia 10 a programme of public health nrooI ress' consider the real import of 2 olIiclal body numbering 300 educateI members standing still and bainI piulleo ny such opponents of progress It can spell nothing save lack of in| terest and lack of enthusiasm.
 TIME IS PROPITUOUS
 Again the time is propitious oceans. si'eIe IS movement on foot originated III the State Medical association to hav1 .iis next legislature appropriate a muct larger sum of money for the state heaItt rtiheht IT the doctors and others auNoGate democratic and modern health system for the spending or thie HioI'ey-so greatly needed-there ought to De better prospects of it's passing the legislature. Either all this talk we hea, means something, or it does not. It Fresluent Wilson speaks the real ms.< or tnis people when he advocates democ- racy and its extension, then we oughs to be willing to throw off this obsolete undemocratic and inefficient system that " Ai1Fe inherited. our members who have gone into war service are 1f,ine Q their part toward the extension of de- mocracy. Is it not in line for us, left home, to do our part in the extension of democracy?
 This society for number of years has carried on an agitation for greater de- mocracy in the State Medical associa- tion. It's main kick has been against the oligarchical and class character ot the system. This society is logically com mitted by it's history and by the trend or events to give the weight of it's in- fluence for a change of system for Ala bama. Absolute divorce of the official connection between the medical societies and the state health system will alone provide the remedy. The people of Ala bama will then, through one of several established practices, select their own board of health, as is done all over this and other countries. The doctors of the state will> organize their societies like doctors do elsewhere in the world and will be freed from official legal obliga- tions they are not and have not been prepared to meet.
 I see but one objection that can be offered and that is the surrender of power. History affords few instances or voluntary surrender of power by ola sses or by organizations, but the doc tors of the county are now given the opportunity to furnish an exception to the rule I, therefore, urge that this society place itself formally on record as favoring the divorce of the manage ment of Alabama's public health sys- tem from the state and county medical socities and it's assumption by the people Of the state.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-07
nr THOMAS D. PARKE, M. D.

ernment had stopped because 1t was not easy. we would not have million men | in France today. If we had possessed the enthusiasm for public health that the teachers possess for public education, think you we would not have turned this county upside down, but what we womb have brought about results? The truth is painful but equally apparent, If couyicts us of lack of enthusiasm. It
 conyicts US of supineness and indiffer- ence. It demonstrates what all of us already knew-that we take most light ly the obligations assumed for us by our predecessors
 We of this society of today have in .
 herited from the men of previous gen.
 eration system that has failed to glve
 results It started 45 years ago as an experiment in government and ought to be discarded, in my judgment, because it has failed of it's purpose and because it has been proven to be out of line with the thought and practice of the present time. Every writer or authori- ty who has treated of our system in Alabama does so only to condemn it or
 to ridicule it. pr. Gorgas, when he was appealed to by member of the last legislature and a member of this society to furnish a proposed bill for a change in state health system, com- pletely ignored our basic plan and sug- gested a bill based on democracy and in line with modern practice of the more advanced states.
 DESERVE RESPONSIBILITY
 All these authorities recognize that in a democracy the only safe and fea- sible way to get people to feel and take an interest in their public health sys- tenn is for them to take the responsi ,lz Ta-- T, cational matters. They all recognize that public health is a peoples. matter. Not doctors matter, not a class matter, not class affair. Anyone who becan,a cognizant of conditions in this state three years ago knows that when all the agitation was being carried on for changes in state health system the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-07

The New York State industrial com mission. through William $. Coffey, sec retary, has announced that under the 1918 amendments to the workmens compen- sation law, which became effective on May F, it is imperative for all employers of four or more workmen or operatives regularly enga ged to take out compensa- ton insurance on these employees. Elm ployers who neglect to take out compen- sation insurance are liable to both civil and criminal prosecution.
 Consul Fred c. Slater reports from Sarnia, Ontario, Canada, that the prin- ciple of putting the date of canning on canned goods has been agitated in Can ada of late The public is looking for remedies to frustrate the hoarding of food II is supposed that if the date appears on each caS it will prove an in certive to dispose of them within req soEable time
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-07
BOARD HAS NOT PROTESTED

Since last August-10 months ago
 when the first all-time health officer
 of Jefferson county was recalled to the
 service of the government in order that
 his valuable capacity for service might
 not be wasted in opposing Jefferson, l
 fail to recall where this board of health
 has protested, and striven ana tried
 for the installation of the plan it had
 adopted with so much enthusiasm. The
 teachers of the county had to over
 come inertia. They had to overcome the
 same character of opinion that now ob- structs health progress. They had to create enthusiasm for better things. They had even to ask people to tax themselves, to pay additional money out of their pockets for the intangible things offered by education. They had no legal responsibility. They possessed only the enthusiasm of an ideal.
 During these 10 months past what have we to show? Have we. like the teachers, waged incessant warfare against the forces of selfishness and rarrowness and provincialism, or have we acquiesced in silence? What have we done to meet the menace of typhoid fever in the county? What have we
 done to provide the personnel to make operative the health system proposed for the county? How many health of ficers look after the health interests of the whole county, including muni- cipalities? What school inspection was given the children of the county schools as provided by law?
 Excuses will be given and can be
 given by us. but one thing has never
 been lacking in the history of failures
 and that thing is--eXcuses. To say that
 1t is easy to find men under present
 conditions would not he true. We may
 not forget. however. that if our gov
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-07
GLIMPSE OF LIFE
 IN FRENCH VILLAGE

rr>oerr E. Leary. son of MT. and Mrs. !. F. Leary. who is aid-de-camp on the staff of General Rurnham in France, writes:
 Dear Mamma and Papa: Just line
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-07

Paper read before Jefferson County Medical society-the county board of health-at a regular meeting July ], 19180
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-07
SOCIAL ADDENDA


A marriage of interest to many friends was that of Miss Native Virginia Collins, daughter of MT. and Mrs J. & Collins, and MT. Gus J. Prosch, which took place last evening at S:3o o'clock at the home of tho brides parents at West End.
 The home was attractively decorated with quantities of ferns, palms and cut flowers, combined with flags.
 The ceremony was witnessed by a few friends and relatives. MT. Prosch and his young bride will leave tomorrow by motor for Washington, where MT. Prosch will be stationed in the United States naval service.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-07
PRosCH-CoLLINs WEDDING

Mir and Mrs. J. S. Collins announce the marriage of their daughter. Native Vir- ginia, to Mir. Gus J. Prosch, Saturday, July 6.
 MT. and Mrs. H. A. Mosley have named their daughter Martha Sarah.
 Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Shield have named their little daughter Annie Eliza beth.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-24
Clemenceau Confident.

pARIS April "%.--Prcmirr Clnmen-
,'cau in talking to-day with an editor or
l.ilrrt,. told Of his trip along the whole
British and French fighting fronts from
which 10 had just returned.
The impression of absolute confi-
ricncc whirh brought hack with me-.
ne Said. makes M fnrErt The fatigue
of such Il long excursion. The soldiers
and officers everywhere arr magnificent
and the british army. Notwithstanding
IN" innl"nsr effort it is making. is an
atimrahl" spectacle.
''rn 81" The men covered with mud
come t. attention when they learned
that ] WAS thcrr. regardless Of their
extreme fatigue. WAS Il sight worth
seeing. ! had To hold improviScd re-
views all alunG thc roads
Tho relations between tho French
and british regiments dr" excellent both
TIL" armies IN the western frnnt mater
inlly and morally has" never been in
such good form. What has most raised!
tho confidence Of thr French soldiers is
tho conviction from their own knowl-
edge If how terribly rfficacious has
been their riff" fire.
"Whrrc will tn" enemy make haiS at
tack Toward IN" north: toward the
sea whore tn" Erli!iHns have just shown
their valnr" Toward tho Disc or
against Ar"ns" The laStl "hj"ctivr
Will. perhaps Tempt him again. hut we
everywhere are ready
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-24
EARLY British Statement.

LONDON. April C.--On the Sommc
front. north NJ Albert. the British last
night improved their lin" by success
full operation, il is announced "ficial-
ly. They took sixty prisoners. On the
Flanders front in the 1tnrcru sector
and nrHr WrlSchacte, the British took
prisoners. TIL" statement follows:
AS Il result nf n successful local on
Grafton carried out by us last night
north Of Albert we improved our posi-
tlnn$ ana captured sixty prisoners. \
number of prisoners have hcrn t:,krn
by IIS also in tho EnhccQ sector and near
WytSrhRntG in both of which areas local
lighting occurred I" our advantage.
in the n"iEhhrrhnnd Of F;tmpnuX on"
If our r:ldinS parties entered tn" mo
my's trenches and rcnrt rated his sup
port lines.
Tho hostile artillery was active yes
tcrdHy afternoon and during tho night
west nf Albert and on tho greater part
"f our front from south of tho forest "C
Nicppc to- east Of IprcS. Concentrations
Of hnstit" troops observed In IN" Nillrr4
Hrctonn"uH Scrtor AMI in the nrichhor-
hood Of Scrrr were engaged by our artil-
lrTV,"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-24
PEACE FOR GERMANY
ON ISSUE OF BATTLE
SAYS LUDENDORFF

NEW YORK, April '"3.--Peacc for
G,rnany. according 10 General I.udcn-
dvrfr. chief uuarternasstcr general. rests
upon the lighting on the western front.
! and without severe battles fought To
| finish Germany cannot obtain peace.
These statements were made during an
! interview with German newspaper cor
! respondents III Great Headquarters On
! March -. and r"Ir'rtcd IN Licruiul news
pLpcrS ri that date. which have been
! received here.
. Field Marshal Won Hindrnburg was
! interviewed at the same time and the
I two German LEADERS apparently were
| convinced that for Germany force was
! needed To bring about peace. The chief
uiartcrmaSt"r general said concerning
| the lighting which has since broken on;
| in n"rthrrn Franco.
The Iinai lighting in the west. Of
| course cannot IL. compared ID the tight
| IuE in LialiCi;l or in Italy. IN" enemy
! has q powerful rrs"rv" army At hand
! which lie may move on his splMdidly
! laid out railroad system us he secs III.
"Hut, however. heavy tho fighting may
/ b.. tn" battle must be fought out be-
! cause. without II. peace is not attain
| able.
Ililhclm 1irrrl"r. correspondent az tho
| lcrlincr 1aLrhltl III reporting the in
| tcryirw irSrrih'd Won HindcnburS ~
! IL picture ut uuirS'rnt greatness while
, Ludrn,!"riI CAV" the Impression of hav-
| ing 'Strrlji;Ih of volcanic heat, but
Curlrrd by Will
Tho correspondent says thar when tho
conversation turned Ia events IN the
east. Field Marshal Won liindenburs.
in referring; Ia charges that in conclud-
'.,U,. 20 ni
lcnct" said il WAS necessary TO obtain
frontier safeguards.
AS We wanted peace. We had to bring
IL about by force" WIS the intrrIcctinn
| of General Lud"ndorff.
Peace in the cast meant 4 trcmc ndouS
relief for IN" Germans on the west
Ludcndurif said, adding:
Vow We art ahuut Ia gain the as
scndcncy numerically. OF course. the
transportation of troops from the c<Lst.
because Of the had condition OF the rail
roads. cannot be- effected BY tomorrow.
l5ut at any rate, our position already Is
such that we do not have TO itsk. look
ing up LIlXicuSly:
"'Whcrc will The enemy attack We
ourselves are in position tn assume
the offensive wherever We desire.
Referring to France, General l.uden-
dorff said:
We may we'll say without eHaGTera-
ton that France has dug her own grave
She is about 10 bleed herself 10 death
Undoubtedly the French are brave SOL
di"rS."
Lieutenant General Won Ardon.. the
military critic, In the TaG"blatt on
March 20 tho day before III" beginning
Of the offensive. in an analysis IF the
interview with The military leaders,
wrote:
The German army leaders look Tor
ward with gray" concern To the final
fighting. The saving OF German blH"!
they have ut all times considered ~ 4
sacred duty. But the German p"opl"
and their allies will have ~ accept the
necessity that the final btltte must be-
fought out
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-24
HONOR ENEMY OFFICER
Continued from First Page.)

got above the German The three ma
chimes raced toward the British Limos,
their machine guns chnttering Like
mad They kept getting lower until
at last, when they were about fifty
yards back Of tho British trenches,
they ware only a few huEC-'' feet In
the air. Meanwhile the =. Ger
man machines were fighting the Brit
ish squadron more than three miles
away.
Machine guns and rifles on the
ground came into action against Capt
Won Richthofeu. who WAS also being
fired at by at least one Of his ndver-
sar1es in the abr. Suddenly his ma
chine turned It's nose downward and
crashed to the earth
Examination later showed that the
German pilot had 4 bullet through the
heart. It was difficult to say whether
the bullet clnlc from the ground or
from n British machine. In any event
he probably was killed instantly.
The spot where he fell was under
the observation Of German gunners,
who had been watching the conflict
and knew that Captain Won Richthofen
was down. They Immediately placed q
heavy bnrrage around the fallen ma
chine. A British soldier crawled to It
and found the aviator dead, stdn SIT
ting In the machine, which was smash
found In his pocket gave all tho es-
ed into q thousand pieces.
The captain was flying without a
uniform. He had an aviator's outfit
over his undcrgarments. There were
no badges Of rank, but a Pilots license
scntial facts about this IS year old
wonder.
Mechanics Of an aviation Squadron
constructed a coffin on which they
placed plate giving the aviator's
name, rank, and other data. Tho body
was carried on motor car with which
marched the firing squad and many
officers and men. Six British aerial
officers acted as panbearers.
AS the procession moved on scores
Of busy aviation mechanics paused and
stood at attention as tribute to the
dead aviator. The baron was buried
under hernlock tree. Just inside the
cemetery were hundreds Of soldiers
and civilians who stood while the serv-
ice was said and the squad fired the
last shots across the grave.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-24
LIBERTY DAY TO Be
USHERED IN WITH
Is MINUTES OF NOISE

CHARLESTON. w. Va. April Co
Church bells and steam whistles will
sound the -LibcrIy cali from l. o'clock
noon until 1875 y. III. Friday. designated
us Liberty bay 10y President Woodrow
Wilson. 10 remind every citizen of his
patriotic duty TO buy Liberty bonds.
This information came simultaneously
with the giving out by Governor John
J.. Cornwcll to-day Of proclamation
calling upon the people of West Virginia
To make the observance Of the day i
signal event in the history of III" Wa!
With Germany An appeal, ISSUED by
Governor Cornwel AT the same time,
asks the people to follow out the Sug-
Gc$tion in ringing balls and blowing
whistles AS public warning that our
Liberty loan must not fail and as {; re-
mindcr To those that have nri sub
Scribcd that it Is III" duty Ia do 1t im
mcdiatcly or become $laCkrrS.'
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-24
BRITISH MAKE GAINS
(Contt1ued from Ptrst Page.)

; raised him by special artillery shots
swept his trenches with machine gun
and rifle bullets. and hammered his
front line with trench mnrtarS.
From dusk until dawn thu whole front
has been lively north and south nf Lens
The ccasrlcSS rumble. of our hcavicS
which ar" neutrnliZinG hostile batteries
by calculated and continuous gas she'll
ing. has been accompanied by thr sharp
or chorus nf our field artillery, carrying
ont particularly har;tSSing fire pro-
gram. Periodically our artillery fire
has reached Il barrage intensity in sup
port of r:LidinE parties.
Regularly the Bcch" lines have been
lit up with scores of flares. bctrayinE
the nervousness which has been pro-
ducrd among the enemy by such activ-
ity as he has not known pn his front
for weeks. The enemy has been forced
10 fire his guns under gas clouds and IN
gas masks He has betrayed the effect
Of our tactics by the diminishing VOL
ume Of his fire. but he has made answer
to our general r:Iding and gas activities
by projecting much tear gas against
our positions north of Lens.
This projection was bigger in volume
than anything ever attempted against
the Canadians by the enemy. It's rf-
lGCl. DtNtIll llSt'hUlliEi, WIZ SIISlll. ne
weight rr evidrnC" gathered from the
enemy sources gives every ground Tor
belief that il must hc far otherwise with
the Roche" His gas is not sn cffertunl
and his masks are not nearly rs good as
ours
OF tho batteries bumbar<rd by nur
EunnrrS during the last twelve hours.
many will not bc heard from for some
time. Continuous forrihlH feeding for
such 4 protractrd period on Lethnl and
lear gas. mixed with high explosives.
has proved too, successful hcl"T" I"
doubt its destructive virtues. Unable
To obtain rubber To Civ" tn" masks that
close At which is essential fuT full pro-
lection. III" Germans protective meas
urrS fall short IF our own, and the
enemy, Eunn"rS must have suffered
heavily under our hnmhardm"nt for we
used nearly six thousand shells against
some thirty battery positions. Our IS
hnwitzcrS secured six direct hits on
concrete shelters in the !avion district
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-24
BEGINNING Of BLOW
Continued Prom First Page.)

creased numbers Of light surfac" patrol
craft. n"w Direction devices. aircraft and
submarines All of these and other "le-
:nrn;S enter int" wha:""cr plan of rp"r-
a;l..n> the nasal supreme council has
formed.
Thu sinking 81 c"n"r"t" laden ships in
thu. mi rance To XtchrHGG" canal might
shut in d"Sir"y"rS and l'-hu;ttS h'tS:t'l
th"r" and allied craft would keep watch
To-. rrrry".It the rrn"TIl Of III" nhSirIir-
lions. lt.ih.' channel was not complete
L., closed III th" first :uti"uIrt further "f-
iur;S arc !" II" expected
sine" tn" RAID shows tho German coast
.I,.t"nscs are not inculn' rahl". 20 som"
.,:i."rs this atrion Is looked upon rs
f"r"';,stinC th" possibility az In attempt
- inrr. n landing in tho rear Of tho
T:"rinau line. thus turning tn" nank or
IN" whole German position in FLANDERS.
That possibility has been discussed
widely ever since: the deadlock rf trench
warfare began.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-24
COURT ROOM
Continued from First Page.)

ing Judge william {. Van Fleet. an
nuunring that he would charge the jury
in the. afternoon. had left the bench and
uttered the chambers. and spectators
and lawyers rnS" tn leave the room. At
one side of the bar sat the defendants.
clustered together. and at the opposite
side by tn jury box Marshal Holohan
watched proceedings.
Ram Chanir:. rose and started across
thu. room. Ram Singh also ros'.. raised
his pistol ana began firing. Ram Chan
dr:L staggered forward and fell dead be-
fore tn" witness chair. with Il bullet in
his he;lrt and TWO others in his body.
At the moment Ram Singh fell. l1nlo-
han. Il man "f great Stature. had shot
once with his arm high over his head.
SO that the buIlc: should clear nearby
counsel. The shot broke Ram SnEh'S
neck
Soldiers. who have been on duty in
court since The trial opened. immcdlntc-
ly blocked tho exits. Judge N:n Fleet
hurried back int" court. ordered all de-
PENDANTS taken into custody and tho
court rom cleared. Then he began an
invrs tication which Developed. he said
at thu. afternoon session nf court. That
Fam Singh had Obtained his weapon in
the rOurS, Of Il brief recess in IN" morn
ing session. when h" had wandered out
into the corridor for moment.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-24
FLOUR HoARDHG EXPOSED.

FAIRMONT, ". Va. April @!@@.--I'c'l-
rraI Food Admin rat"r j. l.. rrutt"r "l
MorEantuwn was her" teddy. n,kIn!:
an investigation At alleged rl"iItl"nS Of
tho fuud conservation law. "n n1"rInH-
tiun furnished ham by Joseph is"SI' r.
food adminISt rHt"T FOR Marion county.
The Wholesale supply r"mpanT$ rla""
Of business was ordered CLOSED fur u
period uf w" weeks, !nr VinlHtiuG the
rcgu lations In selling large quantities
81 wheat flour to consumers Without
substitutes ON" consumer had iur-
chased niur barrels uI Hour from. tH''
firm and h:ri u stared - MS hoin'- Il
was returned - tn" wholesale dealer 10y
order Of the federal Officer