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The Era-leader., 1918-10-10
Smut Decreases Oat
Yield 20 Per Cent.
By E. w. KEMBLE

The yield Of oats is frequently
decreased by smut as much as ten
to twenty per cent. This means
a loss of several dollars per acre.
Besides, the presence Of smut in
feed oats is injurious to livestock.
Formalin for treatment costs five
cents per acre and will absolutely
control smut.
The following method Of treat.
ment is probably the simplest:
Pour the grain on clear floor,
sprinkle with solution Of one
pint of formalin(40 per cent solu'
ton Of formaldehyde) in forty gal
Ions of water. The solution may
be applied with an ordinary can
while the grain is being shoveled
rom one pile to another. When
the grain is moist throughout,
cover with sacks or other cover
ing and let stand from three to
eight hours. The grain should
then be planted or spread out to
dry. If the grain is sacked after
treatment the sacks should be pre-
viously treated with the solution.
The same treatment will prevent
concealed or sinking smut in
wheat, but it will not prevent
loose smut in wheat. d. j. Burle'
| son, Extension Division l.. S. U
The Era-leader., 1918-10-10
Planes Go Out Daily
In TrainlOad Lots

Washington, October 3.-Lib-
elty motors now have reached
Quantity production and Ameri-
|an.built aiiplanes are being
shipped in train load lots daily
|tigm the factories for service
lo'Ierseas. w. C. Potter, acting
IQsaotor of the bureau Of aircraft
|ppduction, made this announce
srsnt upon his return to Washing
|aln from an inspection OF fac
|sglas building planes and motors.
The Era-leader., 1918-10-10
II 8, s. Tampa Torpedoed.

Washington, Oct, 3'-The U.
! 6. Tampa, aformer coast guard
.ntter in naval service was lost !
sa If the English cost Sept 26 with
Al on board while on convoy 'na au'y,
o. Ts,, officers and 1o2 enlisted
- Of the crew, one British Off
Wv y, and 5 civilian employees lost
their lives ,.
4 navy department statement
,aav announcing the disaster
s,vs the ship was sunk at night
i the British channel and that
,s0orts indicate she was struck
/, . torpedo while escorting a
convoy.
captain S. Satterlee of the
coast guard commanded the cutter
Apparently, there were no eye
witnesses to the sinking. The
navy's report says an explosion
$40 felt after theTampa had gone
wall ahead Of the convoy, about
S45p. m. and that later guam
titjes Of wreckage, one of the
Tampa's life belts and bodies OF
TOO unidentified officers were
fund
The Era-leader., 1918-10-10
General News Items IN Brief

The whole of st. Quentin was
occupied by French troops.
The Allies continued their ad-
vance in Flanders, despite the
stiffening German resistance.
Turkey made further indirect
approaches to the Allies following
the occupation of Damascus by
General Allenby.
Congress revised its plans for a
recess during election, and will
pass imperative measures so ad-
journment can be taken Oct. 20.
The War Industries Board an
nounced an agreement fixing the
maximum and minimum retail
prices of shoes.
BY decision of the arbitrators
the price ofprint paper was raised
to last spring prices, overrulling
the rate fixed by the Federal Trade
Commission.
British troops smashed a large
and vital section Of the Hinden.
burg line, taking many towns,
5000 prisoners and numerous
guns.
Another pocket trap appears to
have been created by the Allies
for the German forces in the vici
nifty of Rheims.
Constantinople has ordered the
Turkish forces in Persia to leave
the country at once.
The War Industries Board an,
nounced that prices on all wear
ing apparel would soon be regu'
lated.
Twenty munition workers wer'
killed and twenty.eight hur
when a train ran through {
crowd Of men at Bedford, O., in
dense fog.
The Era-leader., 1918-10-10
Prices OF Clothing
Will Be Fixed Next.

Washington, Oct. 4.--Prices
ald distribution Of practically all
ssicles of wearing apparel are to
b controlled by the War Indus.
Eas Board. Regulations issued
Wednesday, prescribing certain
lied prices for shoes constituted
|aly the first step in a general
policy for price control Of clothing.
The Era-leader., 1918-10-10
amite People Buying
More Liberty Bonds.

Anite, La, October, 3. Re
pms here show that S12, 500,
1orth of liberty bonds have
Peen subscribed in Amite. Far
|1ers are buying bonds freely,
||ad the outlook is good for Amite
|0ng over the top, its quota Of
$4,000.
The Era-leader., 1918-10-10
Would Close Assemblies
In Fight On Influenza

Warrington, Oct. 4.-The only
way to stop the spread of Spanish
influenza is to close churches,
schools, theaters and public insti-
tutions in every community where
the epidemic has developed, is
the opinion Of Surgeon General
Blue of the public health service.
The Era-leader., 1918-10-10

Make your headquarters at the
Boston Store, where you will al
ways find US glad to see you and
meet you with a smile, Meet
your friends here and make
yourself at home.
The Era-leader., 1918-10-10

Give up your luxuries that the
Kaiser may be made to give up
his ambitions.
The Era-leader., 1918-10-10
|adPage Amendment
Returned To Calendar.

|, washington, October, 3.-The
sOefai women suffrage amend
psn1 which failed in the Senate
fs' tuesday by two votes, toda y
,as returned to the Senate calen-
- ior future action, and. adopt.
\ 2 motion by Chairman Jones
1 me suffrage committee for re.
ISaslaeration of Tuesdays vote.
The Era-leader., 1918-10-10

More than 100 munition work.
ers were killed in an explosion IN
a big plant near Perth Amboy,
New Jersey.
Austro. Hungary has requested
Holland to invite the belligerants
to a peace conference.
There was every indication that
the enemy will shortly entirely
abandon the Flemish coast.
Great terminals for coaling of
ships at the port of New Orleans
were announced by Walter Park
or of the Association of Com
merce.
The Austrian prime minister
and the entire cabinet handed
their resigu~tions to the emperor.
Residents of South Amboy
New Jersey, wandered the streets
and slept in parks following the
great explosion in the shell fact
ory.
Fifty doctors and seventy-five
nurses have taken influenza at
Camp Beauregard.
DR.. AsweIl returned from Eu.
rope much impressed with Am.
erican efficiency in battle and
back of the battle lines.
A formal note requesting an
Immediate armistice was sent to
President Wilson by Germany
Through the Swiss government.
| Fresh German divisions were
brought up against the American
troops northwest of Verdun.
1t was said in Washington that
Germany's peace terms would not
' be considered without the unqual-
! flied acceptance Of the four peace
principles laid down by President
Wilson.
The Era-leader., 1918-10-10
Liberty Bonds or German taxes

A special prize Of $500 is offer
ed by Ches Jones for the finest
colt less than one year old, dis
played at the Parish Fair Oct.
16-17-18.19.
The Era-leader., 1918-10-10

Buy your syrup cans now
while you cam get them. We
have a full stock at right prices.
The Darlington Store, Inc.
The Era-leader., 1918-10-10

The more bonds you buy the
fewer boys will die.
The Era-leader., 1918-10-10

A man who won't lend is the
Kaiser's friend.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-15
Many-Features Offered Al
 EastLake 'R ound Up Week
Cys Amusement Park Elaborately Decorated for Clos With Many Free Acts to Entertain Thousands Who
 Will Flock to the Resort This Week

Monday and Tuesday for the benefit of the soldier boys.
 Another mystery act is advertised in Lieutenant Hitchcock This man of mystery will walk upon the water" He will do this in plain view of the audience and it will be the first time any one has ever stepped out over the waves of East Lake, without going
 under Of course there's a trick in it, but Hitchcock manipulates the trick so cleverly that the way in which he does 1t is unsolvable
 Civic bodies and fraternal orders have co-operated with MT. Hill in mak- ing the closing week a gala affair and starting Monday and continuing every day and night through the week East Lake will overfow with happy throngs and with the carnival spirit. Those who have so generously patronized this city institution throughout the summer can not afford to pass up this last week, as it will be the crowning event, and MT. Hill has dug down in his pockets to entertain them with free acts worth while.
 Dancing will take place every aft ernoon and night ywith special brass band concerts to entertain the visitors.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-15
ALLEGED SLAYER RETURNED

Anniston, September 14.-(Special) Daniel Musa, alias John Musa one of
 the four men alleged to be responsible
 for the death of Private Olin H. Carey,
 Baltimore soldier killed at Camp McClel-
 Ian last May. has been returned to Camp
 Mcclellan and placed in solitary con- finement, where he will await trial before
 a general court-martial.
 Musa, in company with three other sol-
 dier prisoners, are alleged to have slain Private Carey last May while he was acting as guard over the quartet, and the murder of the 19-year-old Baltimore
 man, who wasa member of Company l, 18th infantry, was considered to be one of the most brutal crimes committed on the reservation.
 Musa Was arrested by civil authori- ties in Newark. N. J., about a week ago, but the other members of the party held responsible for Careys death have not yet been apprehended
 l The prisoner was returned to the can- tonment here by Corp. Thomas J. Carey and Private R. R. Baker of the head quarters detachment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-15
THREE PATRIOTIC MEETINGS HELD
 IN COUNTY TODAY
All Meetings Arranged by Women of the Fourth Liberty Loan
 Campaign

Three patriotic demonstrations will be ance of the plans for putting the fourth Liberty Loan over. All three have been arranged by women as part of the cam paign of the womans division. One will be held this morning and two tonight.
 Mrs. II. H. Shell, county chairman and members of her committee, will go to Oak Grove, where at least 1000 people are served on the church grounds. This meeting was arranged at the suggestion of Mrs F. l.. Parsons of Oak Grove.
 Sergeant Haight of the Canadian army has consented to make a speech during the day At 7:30 o'clock this evening the citizens of Huffmans will meet at the Methodist church to hear patriotic ad- S:30 o'clock similar meeting will be held at Leeds in the Presbyterian church.
 Mrs. Conrad Ohme will attend the Leeds meeting and organize local coun- ell of national defense
 The county chairmen and other women who attended the state conference at the Tutwiler hotel Friday returned to their homes Friday night and yesterday All of the visitors expressed themselves as delighted with the reception given them and said they had received much bene- ficial information by reason of having been here. Those who attended the con- ference were:
 Mrs. M S Alexander, Autauga; Mrs. L.. J. Conrad. Bibb; Mrs. Steele, Blount; Mrs. A. H. Strickland. Bullock; Mrs. R. A. Zealand. Butler; Mrs. stephen Thomp- son, Calhoun; Mrs, Sallie Stewart. Chill ton; Mrs. E. A. Rentz, Choctaw; Mrs. Ada G. Welch. Clarke Mrs. E. F. Lay, Clay; Mrs. Frank Ranier and Mrs J. R. Mid- dlebrool, Coffee Mrs J. B. Logamarsino, Colbert; Mrs. B. NJ White, Coosa; Mrs. Claude Reddoek, crenshaw; Mrs. J. E.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-15

Hugh Hill is all enthusiastic over roundup week. Pep is clinging to his manly features an inch thick. This Hill boy naturally has the "zum.' That's what it takes to put a thing over in big style and "Round-up Week" at East Lake is going to be put over in grand Istyle. Everybody from the manager of the municipal resort down to the guy who picks up the balls thrown at the Kaiser's head is enthusiastic over the coming week and all are sure it's go- ing to be the biggest in the history of the park
 Free attractions are to abound at the municipal resort, confetti battles are to fnsue, Costume parades are to be put on nightly, a diamond ring is to be given away to the girl winning in the popularity contest, Baby Bonds are to be presented as prizes for waltzes In fact the whole "shebang' is all dolled up for the most gala week in it's history and according to the indus- trious Hugh, thousands of dollars have been expended in rounding up a big show of free attractions for the last week of the season.
 Oscar " Babcock is the feature at traction among the free-acts, doing his eSeesh EbS HIS lCOpii6 tiC dGdln ITdu loop and flying the flume," twicMdaily He has been brought here at en6rmous expense, and MT. Hih stated Saturday afternoon that it took as much to bring him to Birminghama as it " to get Ruth Law here last fall. BabcoSk shoots down an incline as high as sky scroper on a bicycle. He loops "a corA- plete loop and then makes two jumps through space that are amazing.
 The Insane White Imps' make up another attraction that will be seen at the park the last three days and nights of the week. They make mysterious escapes from straight jackets, from the torture board and from other appliances that are heralded as miraculous and be- |wildering. Mir. Hill had this act booked for the entire week but was froced to release it for two days because Uncle Sam wanted to put it on at his Liberty theatre at Camp Mcclellan
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-15
TATE MAKES RECORD

Anniston, September A-(Special9 Judge S. W. Tate, city attorney for the past five years, and who IS regarded as one of the ablest lawyers in the city. has made a wonderful record while serving as attorney for the city.
 Only one case tried by him in the po- lice court has been reversed by the higher courts and no releases under ha- beas corpus proceedings have been re- corded during the five years he has had charge of the legal end of the city's busi- ness.
 The city attorney has secured many convictions in important cases in the po- lice court, and through the higher courts on appeal. He will probably be reelected as city attorney by the city council when that body elects officers on the first meet ing night In October.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-15
WHITEsIDE STATIONED HERE

Anniston, September 14-tSpecial) The transfer of Dr. John M. Whiteside, for many years leading physician of Anniston from Camp Holabird, Md, to duty with the camp surgeon at Camp Mcclellan, will arouse a great deal of local interest.
 Dr. Whiteside has the rank of captain. and his transfer from the Maryland camp to the one nearer homes will be source Of qualification to his family and friends He volunteered for service in the army last year and has been on duty at several camps in the north since leaving Camp Green- leaf.
 Under the exceptional circumstances of his transfer and for the arrange ment of number of important busi- ness matters, Captain Whiteside has been granted To-day leave of absence, which will be spent here and at other nearby places.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-15
CITY ELECTION MONDAY

Annistons September 14.--(Special.)-Dr. J. L. Wikle will be formally elected mayor of Anniston at the regular city election to be held Monday, as will also John F. Williams, president of the coun- cil, and two members of the city council from each of the six wards in the city.
 These officers were nominated at the July primary, and no opposition having developed following the primary they will be elected without opposition.
 The new council will be sworn in on the first Monday night in october, and new city officers will be elected on the same night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-15
The Japanese Worker Awakes

From the New Republic.
 Obviously the Japanese rice riots are political as well as economic in charac- ter. For more than a decade a strong feeling of resentment has been growing up in Japan against the exclusion of the wage-earner from all political in- fluence. Disfranchised by high proper try qualification for voters the Japanese worker finds the political parties array ed against him and conducted in the in- .terest of the propertied classes. The strike in Japan is illegal, the trade un- ion is frowned down upon and all sot ialist movements are cruelty represse Factory Legislation is ineffective art perfunctory, and speculation and prof { teering on an immense scale are allowe Against all this repression the literate Japanese proletarian has secretly rebel led and today we find him for the first time using the weapons that the unrep- resented masses have always used, riot, destruction, violence.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-15
sTERNE WANTS SPEAKERS

Anniston, September l4.-tSpeclaIl Chairman Neil P sterne of the Anniston four-minute men, calls upon the men ana women of the city to help out in the speaking campaign for the fourth Liberty Loan drive, and the chairman expects to have many volunteers on his list before the campaign is launched.
 The men who are willing to deliver ad- dresses at any time before and during the drive are requested to communicate with Chairman Sterne, and the women who are willing to speak are requested to communicate with Mrs. Emmet Ledbet- ter. Mrs Ledbetter is completing her plans this week for the carrying on the womans work into every home in the county, and she anticipates a ready re- sponse from every member of her com mittee
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-15
DEPOT BRIGADE ARRIVES

Annjston, September 14.-(Special) Five hundred and fourteen men and lo officers of the 157th depot brigade at Camp Gordon, have arrived at Camp Mcclellan, and with their arrival the unofficial announcement is made that the population of the local map will be increased by fully 15,000 men in the next two weeks.
 The areas formerly used by the l15th and 116th infantry regiments have been designated for the homes of the new men on the cantonment, and that part of the camp is once more taking on an air of the greatest activity. The tents on these areas have been taken down and stored away but will be repitched on the regimental lines laid out for the Blue and Cray units
 The areas between the above limits and the present detention camp on the eastern extremity of the reservation will be used for the quartering of the new men, and the regimental area will also be used in housing the men of the new units to be formed.
 The unofficial announcement that the coming of tho depot brigade to the local camp will give the Camp McClel- Ian reservation approximately 15,e00 more men. is one of the most interest- ing deyelopments at the camp in recent weeks.
 The coming of these new men will populate the camp with more men than were stationed there during the fullest days of the Blue and Gray division, and it is not improbable that the here tofore unused sections of the camp will be dotted with tents and mess halls, making a reality of the longtime and numerous rumors to the effect that the local camp is to be enlarged for the accommo odation of at least 1000 men.
 The enlargement of the camp nat urally means that a major general will be assigned to the camp and already there is much speculation among the officers as to who this commanding officer will be
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-15
MRS. HOWE ARRIVES

Anniston, September 14-(Specal.) )-Mrs. Charles F. Howe. wife of Major Howe, the utility officer at Camp Mcclellan, has arrived in the city from Macon, Ga. During the summer Mrs. Howe has been visiting her son near New Orleans and for the past month was with friends in one of Georgia's attractive summer re. sort.
 cupy one of the attractive little cottages or the heights just outside the camp. Master Charles Howe has been with his father for the past 10 days and is in training as an embryo soldier.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-15
NEW WORKING ORDER

Anniston, September 4-(Special)-A camp headquarters men at Camp Me Clellan are now required to report sst their desks each morning at 7:30 O clock instead of 5 o'clock, as formerly, &C., cording to an order issued Saturday morning.
 The camp adjutant's staff and the per- sonnel adjutant's detachment, as well as the members of the new headquar- ters detachment are included in the new order, and the increasing number of soldiers on the cantonment Is given az the reason for the longer hours of work for the headquarters men.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-15
American Financial Supremacy

Charles H. Sabin. president or tRe Guaranty Trust Company of New York, sets forth in Everybody's some or the business readjustments that Will De necessary after thA war eve have be- come creditor nation." says MT. Sabin, And will continue to be. At the out break of the war. we were debtors 10 the extent of s5,000 900. .000 or $6.o0o.- 100000. Since then we have received over 1,000,0o0,0oo of gold from abroadA We have bought probably $,500,0OO.000 through private channels, approximate ly, $2,000,o0o.000 to foreign countries. and in addition our own government has given credits in the way of adv vances to the allies of approximately S5.-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-15
AFTER AUTO vIoLAToRs

Admission, September 14.-(SpecialN Announcement is made at the head quarters of the military police de- tacEment at the city hall that prose- cution of all offenders against tho city traffic laws will be strictly en- forced after Monday.
 Several serious accidents have been narrowly averted in the last few weeks because of the failure of au- tomobile drivers to dim their lights, md this feature of the disregard of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-15
HALF DOZEN CHANGED

Anniston, September 4,-(SpeciaI )-The following men from the development bat talion have been transferred to the medi- cal department:I Privates Louis J. Ernst, Julius Nagy, Walter $. James, Houston B. Brown, Ebert N. Todd and John D. Frank These soldiers are assigned to duty with the development battalion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-15
OFFICERS DESTROY STILLS

Anniston, September l4.-(SpecialD Deputy Collectors John H. Draper and J. H. Smith, who are assigned to this district, destroyed an average of one illicit distillery during this week, six moonshine outfits in Cleburne and Rom dolph counties having been destroyed during the week.
 The officers destroyed 1500 gallons of beer, 50 gallons of whisky and have begun prosecutions against -four of the men alleged to have been responsible for the operation of the wildcat stills.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-15
MORE NEGROES EXPECTED

Anniston. September 14-(SpeciaLl Arrangements are being made for the reception of 2700 negro recruits to be sent to Camp Mcclellan from Camp Sheridan. These soldiers will be quar- tered at the detention camp area upon their arrival att the camp and will be under the command of Capt Roy R. Knight.
 The arrival of the new recruits from the Montgomery camp will bring the total number of negroes now on ths cantonment up to approximately 7000
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-15
GRAND JURY RECoNyENEs

Anniston, September 14.-(Special.) Aft CT a recess of week the circuit court grand jury of Calhoun county will re- convene at the courthouse Monday morn ing for the consideration of many import ant matters. It is the general belief that many matters of public interest will receive attention during the next week at the hands of the inquisitorial body
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-15
WORSWIX TRANSFERRED

Anniston September 14.-(Special) ) Upon the recommendation of the brlg- ade summary court officer, Private Wtadysta Worswix has been trans ferred to the development battalion at Camp Mcclellan, and he has been or dered to report to the commanding of- ficer of that organization.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-15
PRIVATE ABLE SELECTED

Anniston, September 14.-(Specia1) Private Charles Thomas Abel, Jr,, hay ing been selected as q candidate for a commission in the army. has been ordered. to proceed to Camp Gordon, reporting upon arrival to the commanding officer for assignment to duty in the central officers training camp at that place.
 Private Abel is being very warmly congratulated by his friends at the camp upon his selection to this important place