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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-03

wisEes to get them of as soon as pos sible. Persons are urged to inchids nothing in the packages that will not Keep Fresh until Christmas Driel fruits or other food products should be packed in tin boxes. The followinE suggestions are offered by the conI- mittee:
 ciive preference to hard candy over soft.
 Salted almonds and sucared oceans keep we'll
 Fruit cake keeps fresh,
 Socks are acceptable.
 Kodak pictures take up little room.
 Iooacco is always eagerly sought after
 sllai tin cracker or coca boxes it snugly in the carton.
 wrap packages in khaki handker- chiefs, either silk or cotton, size 2Y inches square
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-03
Noted COlOred Orator
 Speaks Here on Nov. {

Col Roscoe C. simmons, the famous negro orator, will speak at the Sixteenth Street Baptist church Thursday night. November :. for the benefit of colored nurses training school.
 His distinguished fellow townsman, Col Henry Watterson of Louisville, Ky, says that Colonel simmons is the premier orator of the colored race.
 This is Colonel Simmons last appear ance in Alabama prior to his trip over seas for service in the "Y' work among the colored troops.
 There will be a matinee for schoo. children only at 4 p. m. Reserved seats for whites. Lecture will begin at D. m
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-03
ESTIMATES OF STATE VOTE

According to estimates made by know ing politicians. the total vote in the state next Tuesday is not expected to exceed. if it reaches. 100000. Of these the dem ocrats, on past performances should poll about 30 per cent. The republicans, how ever. claim their ticket will receive in excess of 2S per cent of the total vote. which will entitle them to primary in the next election year.
 Chairman Frank Rea of the state re- publican campaign committee stated yes- terday that reports he had received dur ing the past week told of awakened in- terest among republicans in the state. and that unless these were grossly mis- leading the ticket headed by Major Smith would receive the largest vote cast for a republican in Alabama in 20 years
 Following out their plan to make the Central Republican club of Jefferson county a state institution the board of governors at a meeting Thursday adopted resolution setting out the purposes and the plans of the expanded organiza- tion. This resolution was then forward ed to Col Pope M. Long of Jasper, chair man of the state republican executive committee, for his approval and sigma ture, the only thing needed to complete the preliminary work
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-03
PERSONAL

Sergeant Hartwell Holt. son of MT. and Mrs. A. M. Holt, has written his parents of his Illness at Minneola, I. l. where he was In camp prior to oSer- seaa service. His company left him while he was i'll and has already landed in France.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-03
Lutz Named Treasurer

Washington, November 2.-Charles A :. Lutz, former chief examiner of accounts for the interstate commerce commission, has been appointed treasurer of the rail- road administration, succeeding l.. C. AScott, acting treasurer. who resumes his former duties as controller of the Wa bash railroad.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-03

democratic executive committee, which was to have been held at the Tutwiler hotel in this city next Tuesday. has been postponed until some date after Noven- Der 15. The postponement was made by Chairman J. Kelly Dixon after a consul, tation with pr. Welch, state health of ficer. who advised that 1t be not held urtil after the influenza epidemic sub sides.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-03
PLAN EXTENSIONS

These organizations are deStrouS O. extending to the navy, as this brancn of the service has not received the at tention that it should have had, but these organizations are now planning extensive work for the boys on board ship and in camp.
 Extensive work has already been done among the men and women. em- ployed in munition plants and other war work. and much more must be done within the next few months in order that the conditions surrounding these workers may be what they should be.
 There is no time from the time the boy enlists either in the army or navy until he is in the front of the fight, that he is out of touch with one of these organizations. On the train, at camp and In the actual front line trenches, these consecrated men and women carry the touch of home to the boys. They reach them in hospitals, prison camps and on the way home if sick or wounded. In all probability the greatest work undertaken by these organizations will be the reconstruc- ton work after peace has become q fact. Soldiers and sailors have no timc to waste from the time they enlist and the hours of recreation are limited
 Once the period of demobilization has come, the need for the work of these organizations will become great CT than ever when schools and univer- sities must be set up in every unit of the army and navy that the boys may be better equipped to take up their duties of civil life when they reach hme.
 This work will be pushed by the war work organization and is most neces- sary. The amount of work they do will largely depend on the support of this drive by the American people.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-03
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Red Cross to Handle AH
 Gifts For Boys @Over There'
Christmas Parcels Intended for Soldiers Overseas Must Be Packed According to Regulations and Left
 With Committee

The Christmas heaouarters at lo5 Twentieth street. north building and receiving
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-03
The First National Bank
of BirminEh ham, Aiabama Statement, August 31. 1918

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-03
FOUR-M|NUTE MEN
 WILL SPEAK ON
 WAR CAMPAIGN
Next 16 Days to Be Devoted to Telling American Peo- pie Why They Should
 Subscribe $25O,OOO,O0O

The burden of the message of the four-minute-m for the next Is days, beginning today, will be why the American people must subscribe at least $25o,000,000 instead of $170,000,- 900, as originally planned for during the united war work campaign which will be conducted the week beginning November Il by the Young Mems Christian association. Young Woman's Christian association, Knights of Co., lumbus. Jewish Welfare board, war camp community service, American Library association and the Salvation Army, which were combined at the re- quest of President Wilson.
 Many reasons may be given why the people of this great country should support the splendid work of these seven organizations, and the four-mln- ute men will devote their energies to setting forth these needs. The first req son given for enlarging the budget for this campaign Is the fact that when the plans were made several months ago it was not thought that there would be more than 1,000,000 soldiers in France by this time, while there are more than 2,000,000 there today, and by hext summer the number of men in service will be between 4,000,000 and 5000, 900 instead of 3,000,000 as was or iginally planned.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-03

One United States senator, 10 represen- tatives in the Lower House of Repre- sentatives, a complete state ticket, state senators and representatives and other district officers. and complete county ticket in Jefferson county will be elected next Tuesday.
 Both parties-democrats and republicans have state tickets in the field. The dem ocrats have candidate for United States senator-Senator John H. Bankhead-and for Congress in each of the 10 districts, while the republicans have no candidate for senator and candidates for Congress in only four of the districts. There is no republican county ticket in Jefferson county.
 For United States senator Senator John H. Bankhead is unopposed.
 George Huddleston, democrat, and Jo- seph 0. Thompson, republican. are op- posing each other in the Ninth congress sional district, while Representative John l.. Burnett, democrat. and o. D. Street, republican. are fighting it out in the Seventh district. These are the only two districts in which anything resembling fight has been made by the republicans they realizing the hopelessness of the situation.
 In the Seventh. always a close district the republicans claim they will elect Mr Street, while MT. Burnett and the demo- cratic committee, with more apparent confidence, contend that the present rep resentative will be returned by good majority. MT. Burnett's loyalty to the administration in It's war policy is the issue there.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-03
IN NINTH DISTRICT

In the Ninth-Birmingham the present representative, MT. Huddleston, and Campaign Chairman E. E. Matthews claim he will be reelected by two to one over MT. Thompson, while MT. Thompson expresses confidence in his election by a substantial majority. Mir Thompson nominated by the republicans, has in reality made his campaign as an inde- pendent. with a lifelong democrat, R. G. Hewitt, as chairman, and a former black belt democrat. Enmet Jones, as secretary of his campaign committee He has pledged himself to support Presi- dent Wilson in his war and peace poli- cies if elected.
 Both sides estimate that approximately 9Ooo votes will be cast in Jefferson coun- ty. Chairman Matthews comedies be- tween 30o and 3oo0 of these to Mir Thompson. Mir. Thompson and his com mittee claim they will have majority but decline to give exact figures.
 The state democratic ticket is headed by Lieutenant Governor Thomas E. kilby of Anniston, with Nathan l., Miller of Birmingham for lieutenant governor, as his running mate. Maj. Dallas B. Smith of Lee county is the republican standard bearer. Major Smith has not returned to Alabama yet and probably will not be here before the election. He was wounded in action In France last summer and was expected to be returned to this country prior to this time
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-05-27
TELLS STORY OF
HUN ATROCITIES
ON ARMEn|ANS

DR.. Clarence ID. USHER at the First
Presbyterian church yesterday after
noon spoke to. an audience of the hor-
rors and sufferings of Armenians, Sy-
rians and Greeks in Asia Minor, thous-
ands dying of hunger and of the mas
sacres of these people by the Turks.
The atrocities committed upon these
helpless people, he stated, were almost
unbelievable and he brought to Pen
sacolians the true situation OF affairs
there.
Dr. Usher was for twenty years a
medical missionary in Turkey and
knows the conditions from actual ex-
perience.
| He said famine was increasing and
many will die next fall and winter OF
cold for the lack OF food and clothing.
He made an appeal for financial assist
ance especially for the. women and
children.
DR.. Usher pictured the attack upon
Van, the fight with the Turks, the sub
sequent retreat of the Russians and
the terrible period of the Black Death,
followed by the enforced flight of the
people to other places where they are
homeless.
He asked relief for these people by
American contributions, the only hope
to save these helpless people as Amer
lea is now the only hope for them.
A collection was taken up and cards
were distributed in the audience upon
which one could sign to make monthly
payments for one year or any other
period of could contribute monthly.
There was also blank checks given to
the audience in which could be filled
out for any amount.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-05-27
SOLDIER ABROAD
EAGER FOR NEWS

WASHINGTON. May rs. - The
American soldiers in France has a
veracious appetite for news from
home declares Eliot Wadsworth, of
the Red Cross War Council who has
returned to the capital after three
months spent in observing the activ-
tiles of the mercy organization in
England, Belgium, France and Italy.
How did Mayor Thompson make
out in Chicago" and WHO'S police
commissioner of New York;" are
questions. which Mr.. Wadsworth
says occasionally supplemented the
constant queries about baseball.
$50 long as you've come from Amer
lea within a month, you're a welcome
object for attack by any member of
Pershing's forces" says Mr.. Wads-
worth. "A crowd of news-hungry
boys in khaki will light on you and
compel you TO ransack your mind for
news items concerning every part of
the country.
And. IL 1t happens that a dough-
boy from Terre Haute or Kankalxee
discovers in the course of the con-
versation that you know someone from
those twons-well his JOY simply
can't be described"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-05-27
CASUALTY LIST
HAS % NAMES

WASHINGTON, May 25-The ar
my casualty list today contained %
names, divided as follows:
Killed in action 4; died of POUNDS
4; died of disease 3; wounded severe
ly 4: wounded slightly s.
Officers named included:
Lieutenant Albert p. Johnson. Col
linsville. Conn, died of wounds.
Lieutenant Lee Henry Knapp, Dan
bury, n. H, died of disease.
Captain James Norman Hall. Col
fax. Ia, prisoner, previously reported
Wounded slightly Private Charles b
cambridge, Buntyn, Tenn.
Wounded severely Private Charlie
McCury, Gambler, n. c.: Zeb. v. Plem-
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-05-27
mons, $40 W. Haywood street, Ashe-
vile, N. Q.
BAvARIAN TROOPS ARE
VERY HEAVY SUFFERS

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE, Friday, May 24-(By the
A. P)-The Vavarian troops which
have lust arrived opposite the Amer
lean sector northwest of foul sui
ferred casualties of fifty per cent.
of their electives while engaged In
the recent offensive in Northern
France, according to reliable infor-
nation received today. Virtually all
these losses were in killed and
wounded as the Bavarians, 1t is de-
clared, lost only one man taken
prisoner.
The Germans are apparently cele-
brating their arrival in a comparative
" quiet sector, as for the last tv~e
night loud singing and other sounds
of jubilation have been heard in the
enemy lines.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-05-27
IAx-FoS With PEPSIN

A LIQUID Digestive Laxative pleasant
to take. Just try one soc bottle for In
digestion or Constipation.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-05-27
COMPANY c LOSES
TOFOUR7H COMPANY

The fourth company ball team Of Fit,
Pickens defeated the Company G team
IA to 2 yesterday afternoon. Falk and
Timmins were the battery for the win
ming team. The fourth company boys
have won three games in the past four
days, defeating the l.. & N. to on
Thursday and the G.. F. & A. team y
to Saturday afternoon.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-05-27
DANCE GIVEN FOR
NEW SELECTMEN

Complimentary to a number of men
of the selective draft who are expected
to shortly leave for training camps, a
dance will lbe given tonight at Woods
hall, on the Kuprian park car line. and
it is expected that quite a crowd will
be in attendance. A special invitation
is extended to men of the service. Take
West Hill car and conductor will To-
cate the hall for all.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-05-27
LARGE QUANTITY OF CLOTHES
FOR TROOPS BURNED

ALEXANDRIA, La, May 25.-For-
ty thousand pieces of winter clothing
belonging to troops stationed at Camp
Beauregard were almost totally de-
stroyel by fire, believed to have been
of incendiary origin, which wrecked
warehouse in this city early today.
Two explosions occurred.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-01-14
SENATE FEARED
BY SUFFRAGE
LEADERS

Washington, Jan. ll.-Whether the
Susan B. Anthony amendment shall
be submitted to the States for ratih-
cation today depends on the Senate.
Senator Jones, chairman OF the wo-
man suffrage committee, favors
bringing the measure up for a vote
within ten days or two weeks, but the
suffragist politicians are urging eau
ton. After the close vote in the
House yesterday, the prospect OF the
measures passage in the Senate was
very doubtful. The Georgia delega-
ton voted solidly against submitting
the amendment
President Wilson will not be urg-
ed by the suffragists to get behind
them in their fight for final passage
of the resolution. He has taken the
last step, suffragists pointed out to-
day, and if any alienation of Southern
favor is to result, it will come no less
surely now than if he got we'll into
the center Of the fight
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-01-14
INCOME TAX:
MAN LEAVES

Col. II. B. Pcnd!ey, the income tax
man. LETT this morning Tor Ocilia.
where he will be for the current week
to inform the Irwin county folks in
their duties to the revenue man. Mr..
Hendley secured some 200 returns in
Ben Hill county and had more than
tour hundred interviews with pros
pective war tax payees. During his
short stay in our city. Mr. Pendley
made a number of friends and i'm
pressed his many visitors. through his
courteous treatment OF all corners. 1t
is pleasure to tax paxes to a man
who greets you with a smile and
makes 1t appear privilege to part
with your money.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-01-14
w. c. T. U. MEETS

The regular meeting OF the Wo-
mans Christian Temperance Union
was held Friday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. c. A. Holtzendorff,
Mrs. Roland Griffin presiding.
The afternoon was to have been
devoted to the plans for organization
OF the children into Loyal Temper
ance League, but owning to the in
clemency of the weather only six
members were present, and the meet
ing drifted into an informal discussion
of the work. Mrs. Will Adams is to
head this department. and her sue
cess with her shipper club bespeaks
success for her in this undertaking,
for not only are the children trained
IN temperance, purity, love for birds
and animals, and other uplifting hab-
its, but are drilled in patriotic under
takings similar to the work of the
Junior Red Cross.
Patriotism has played no small part
in the work, and a special work be-
ing the making OF comfort kits for
the soldier boys. This feature has
not yet been taken up by the local
chapter, owing to the fact that prac-
tically all members are actively en-
gagged in the work OF the local A. R.
I. chapter. for as one member re-
marked on this occasion, this is the
most direct and logical channel
through which to do this work, ow-
ing to the fact that its promoters
keep in touch with the needs at head
quarters in Washington.
Reverend Stephen j. Baker read a
most interesting communication by
Mrs. Leila billiard, of Hawkinsville,
relative to the deliberations OF the
National Convention held at Wash
ington, D. c., after which he closed
the meeting with prayer,
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-01-14
FRIDAY NIGHTS
STORM DOES
DAMAGE HERE

The tornado which passed over this
section Friday night left a number
OF uaroofed barns. small dwellings
and blown down fences in its wake,
both within the county and in the
country. Several large plate glass
windows. two at the corner of Main
and Pine. one, at Red Jones' store.
one in the Broughton store, are evil
dence OF the presence of the wind
storm. Two windows in Mayors
jays Offices Oh the fifth floor of the
Garbutt Donovan building was
blown out, the glass from one OF
these striking Mr.. ]. B. Quarles as he
passed below on the sidewalk and
severing one OF the arteries in his
leg.
Mr.. Quarles was taken to the Nat
ional Drug Store where doctor gave
him temporary relief and was then
taken to the Sanitarium, where it is
reported he is getting along very
WE'LL
The storm was the hardest ever
passing over the city and consider
able anxiety was felt until the danger
was known to have passed.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-01-14

PASTOR CHRISTIAN CHURCH
TO HELP CONSERVE FUEL

AS means of conserving light and
fuel, Rev. O. E. Fox, pastor OF the
Central Christian church, announced
to his congregation Sunday that dur
ing the remainder of the winter the
mid-week prayer services would be
held at the homes OF the various
members. He pointed out that the
homes would be heated and Lighted
anyway, and that quite lot Of coal
could be saved by not heating up the
church. This is in line with the re-
quest OF the National Fuel Admins
traitor to conserve all the fuel pos
sib!e.
This week the mid-week prayr serv-
ices will be held at the home of Mr..
VIII Adams, 7l0 w. Central avenue,
at 7:3O P. NJ Ali members as we'll
as friends and neighbors are invited.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-01-14
]. s. PLANS To
TAKE { 0vER. Bis
WATER POWERS

Washington, Jan. IA composite
bill, embodying the fundamental
principles OF both the Shields and the
Ferris water power bills. has been
drawn by the Secretaries of War, In.
terror and Agriculture for passage as
an omnibus measure at the present
session of Congress.
The bill will be introduced, it was
learned this afternoon, as soon as a
special water power committee of Is
IS appointd by Speaker Clark. The
rules committee resolution authoriz-
ing appointment of the committee
was passed by the House this after
noon by viva voce vote
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-01-14
SHOPS To Be.
REBUILT; WORK
NOT STOPPED

The serious FIRE at the shops, al
though heavy financial loss to the
company, fortunately will not put any
OF their mechanics and helpers out of
work Most of the men will be re-
tanned here to rebuild the machinery
as rapidly as possible, and a number
of mechanics have been sent to Man
chester where the rolling stock of the
company will be temporarily taken
care Of The Manchester shops will
be operated with full force day
and night to prevent any further con-
gestion of cars and engines. The men
temporarily sent to Manchester are:
I. H. Stephens, boiler maker.
A. 7. Rentz, blacksmith.
Momer Smith, machinist
I. M. McNair, machinist.
w. 5. Casper, machinist.
), J. lowers, machinist
J. +. Massey, machinist.
X. l.. Hampton, machinist.
Colored helpers for the above me-
chanics were also transferred to Man
chester.
Chief Wilkerson informed US since
writing of the fire Friday that the
shop force had six streams playing on
the FIRE when he arrived with the city
department and found that the hose
connections of the city were too large
for the FIRE hydrants at the shops. The
entire FIRE department, however, gave
their assistance to fight the FIRE as
did also the Boy Scouts, as reported
Friday.
Mrs. Pearl Newcomer and child
rem, of Zion City, are the guests of
R P;o. m s3tast Mrs Gsswcomer' on West
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-01-14
WEEKLY WAR
NEWS DIGEST
Applications for Insurance
by Fighting Men
Now Near $4,000, 900, 900.

Applications for war-risk insurance
by men of the army and navy have
nearly reached the $3,OOO,0OO,O0O
mark, and continue to come in at
rate of about $6O,00o,OOO a day. The
average amount applied for per man
is $1,000, the average having increas-
ed steadily since the act went into
effect, October 6.
For persons who joined the colors
before October IS, 1917, the last day
for applying for Government insur-
ance is February II, 1918. Intensive
efforts are being made by command
ing officers to have all their men take
insurance before that date.
The maximum amount which may
be taken by any man is $4,000.