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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-29
IDE PALMA BREAKS
 WORLDS RECORDS

Chicago, July 2S-(Special.)- Palma was the principal performer in the programme sprint automobile events held this afternoon on the Chi cago speedway. In addition to win ming three of the four races. the Brook iyn driver established two wocld's rec ords in competition. He drove to vic- tory. in the mile race in 5;2f f.5, low ering the former mark, 5:33.11, held by Resta, and averaged 10e.24 miles per hour. In the 20-mile dash De Palma easily won. his time being 10.50 2-5. The old mark was set by De Palma at El9s53.S. His average for the distance ,oday was 11051 miles per hour De alma also annexed tho 30 mile race. his time heing l6:54 4-5, an average of 106.51 miles per hour.
 Dario Resta won the opening event at two miles in 1:1S. Louis Chevrolet was second end De Palma third
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By BRIGGS

since Connie Mack's gang began to slip. Over 1000 witnessed that double header Saturday afternoon in which the homo boys were showed under.
 In the American league neither Cleve- land nor Washington lost a game last week. St. Louis failed to win one in four chances. The Red Sox maintained their percentage, taking three of five played.
 men for the grand finish which he plans to stage in the National league The little Napoleon took on Bill Clymer, for mer Louisville manager, and Jay kirke and Pete Compton of the same tea m. Compton is the same guy who played. stellar ball for New Orleans the past season.
 The Braves will be hit another blow by the departure of Al Wickland and Arthur Nehf, who expect to leave for Dayton this week to work for an elec- trical company. Henie Groh of the Reds will join them at Dayton, it is said.
 The sporting world in general is anx- iously awaiting the announcement of what the national commission intends to do about the worlds series. Hermann will call a meeting of moguls this week and definitely decide whether 1t is ad- visable to stage the big show this year or not.
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American Casualty List
tcontinued from Page Three,

stiney Griscallia, Shenandoah, Pa.; Ev- erett Hoke. Seattle
 Corps. Adam A. Adler, Hastings, Neb.; George s. Ambrose, Wilkesbarre; Harry w. Gumbs, Jersey City; Daniel J. liar vey, New Haven Raymond E. Parsons Ware, Mass; Mason Potts, Evansville, Ind; Clyde H. Santee, Athens, Pa.
 Frederick s. Wells, Syracuse, N. r.; Bugler Everett Thomas. Paris, Ill.,; Cook Martin P. Radilyack, Kouts, Ina. Prvates William B. Adams, St Louis; Mertin Cabanta, East Cambridge, Mass. Edmund N. Costello. Lawrence. Mass;
 John F. w. DAnegan, New York; Stan- ley l.. Greene, leattle Charles J. Kane, Syra cuse; John H. Koehn, Fort Wayne; Orville Laflamm. Jewett City, Conn Gustavus R. Lilya, Murray, Utah: Mi
 chael J. McNerney, New Haven; George J. Miller, Alberton. Mont; Seymour Not tiEghanl, Washington; Raymond Pal
 bicka, Webster. Mass; Joseph Paravate
 East Saugus, Mass; Hugh F. Riley, Syracuse; Charles A. Stevenson, Ster- ling. N Y Ervene Taylor, Watertown
 N Y.; John Turo, Westerly, R. l.
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say who have used Plant Juice, that has done this. If you suffer from stomach trouble, biliousness. malaria, constipation, nervousness, insomnia, or have trouble with your liver or Kidneys and feel debilitated and run down, try Plant Juice. the great herbal stom- ach remedy.
 Local testimonials from gratified users of Plant Juice continue to pour in, proving that this remedy is living up to its reputation. One of the most recent is that of MT. G. w. Zirkle. who has been a resident of East Thomas. Ala, for the past Is years, and is one of the best known men in this section of the country. being special police of- ffcer for the Illinois Central Railroad company and a man of the utmost honcr and integrity. He stated
 ''For years I have been a great suf- ferer with my stomach; I had indiges- tion so bad that I could not keep tfe .ightest kind of food in my stomach as it would ferment and cause gas to form. I had palpitatiop of the heart, dizzy spells. my liver was sluggish and I had bad bilious spells: my kidneys were also affected and I had terrible pains in my back. I was always con- stipated and my system was full of malaria; I felt very much discouraged and had no ambition or energy to do my work; I though I would never be any better and went to West Virginia to the Springs but did not receive any benefit I had heard so much about Plant Juice that I decided, as last resort, to try it. I am glad that did. for it has made me a well man today. I have a fine appetite, sleep we'll. and feel that I can honestly recommend Plant Juice to anyone"
 The Plant Juice Man is at Norton's Drug store corner of Second avenue and Twentieth street, where he Is daily meeting the local public, and introduc- ing and explaining the merits of this remedy. Free samples gives.-Adv.
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Among fhe Bleacherites air Hits and Foul Chatter Garnered From the National
 Pastime

The Red Sox received an awful druo- ping yesterday, while Cleveland and New York played to 10-inning draw, and as consequence the Indians are but two full games behind the Beaneaters in the American league race. Washington, after winning eight straight, dropped close one to the lowly Browns and lost a fine opportunity to ease into second place.
 The Athletics open a four-game series with Cleveland today, while Boston starts a like bill in St. Louis. If Lee Fohl can take all four from Connie clan and the Browns break even with Boston. it will put the Red sox and Indians 'horse and horse" when they meet each other in Cleveland on August 2 for four games.
 Washington will have a tough time disposing of the White Sox in Chicago the first part of the week, but they tackle Detroit next, which should be fairly soft pickings.
 Clark Griffith is probably the most popular manager in baseball today. The reason is Griffith's activity in getting athletic equipment for the boys lover there" The "old fox has devoted much of his time during the past year to this cause and his efforts have everywnere been crowned with greater success than he had hoped for.
 Yesterday in St. Louis Clark distrib- uted 500 bats among several hundred soldiers who attended the game between the Senators and the Browns. Fandom in Boston have entirely for saken the Braves, judging by attendance reports from that city In the Cincin- nati- Boston series less than 2500 people saw the three games.
 The Phllies are drawing good crowds
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AMERICAN I.EAGT1E
Browns Stop Senators

St. Lotus, July 2S.-Sisler's three-base hit and Shanks' wild throw. which scored Sisler in the fifth were responsible for St. Louis to victory over Washington today.
 Before the game Clark Griffith, who has charge of the bat and ball fund, assisted by the players. threw out 5oo bats among several hundred soldiers from Jefferson Barracks, wno were guests. The soldiers scrambled wildly for pos session Of the bats. Score R.H. z Washington ............ :. 100 01 010-3 , st. LOUIS .............., .20O VZO WS--4 o Batteries: Hovlik, ASers and Ainsmith. Picinich; Wright, Houck and Severeid
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Rain Prevents Decision

Cleveland, O., July 2S.-A rainstorm put an end to the first game between Cleve- land and New York in the tenth inning today, with the score to ?, the grounds being flooded so the game could not he continued or the second game started. New York scored two runs in the first inning on a pass, a single and two wild throws Caldwell held the Indians scoreless until the eighth, when pacs to Graney, Speakers double and Woods single tied the score. Score: R.H. E. New York 200 coo 900 0-2 6 Cleveland ............. .VV0 OVV Uzu O-2
 Batteries: Caldwell and Hannah; Nor ton, Coumbe and Thomas.
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MARINE LIST

Washington, July 2.-The marine corps casualty list today contained but two names, Private Roy G. Halstead of Blair Neb., killed in action. and Pri- vate Oscar Shower. Katy Tex, died of disease Changes in the nature of cas- ua1ties of seven other men are re- corded
 The changes follow:
 Previously reported killed in action. now reported severely wounded: Private Christian Boehm, Irvington. N. J.
 Previously reported missing in ac- tion now reported severely wounded in action: Trumpeter Leslie J. Harris, Detroit, | Mich; Private Bernard J. Kearney, Spokane; David J. MilligAn. Jersey 1 City.
 l Previously reported missing, now re- 1 ported returned to duty: | Privates Robert Law, Homestead
 Pa: Garry Nagle Newark; John F. 1 Sawyer Yakima, Wash.
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Makes a Birdie Three.

Chicago, July 2S.-(SpeclaI.J--Fat Doyle of Deal Golf club, New Jersey, sank long putt for a birdie three on the 18th hole today on the RidRe- moor Country club, and won Red Cross golf match for himself and Tom Boyd of Fox Hills. N T., from Jock Hutchinson, patriotic champion and Bob Mcdonald, Indian Hill professional. one up.
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Russell Blanks Leaders

Chicago, July 2S.-Russell was in fine form today and Chicago shut out Bos- ton, to 0, by punching hits off Mays. Wilburgood, formerly with the Chicago Nationals, and lately with Kansas City, American association club, signed a White Sox contract today and played in the out9ield Score: R. H. E. Boston ..... Oo0 900 OOo-O 6 2 Chicago .................. .0O1 303 10s-S 10
 Batteries: Mays. Dubuc and Schang; Russell and Schalk.
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PERSONALS

Miss Berney Gillen left for Mobile Snn- day, where she will be the guest of Mrs. George D. Britton.
 Mr. and Mrs. George Davies are .he guests Of relatives in south Alabama.
 Mrs. Five. Faulkner has returned from a visit to Montgomery.
 The Rev. M. K. Thornton will leave Monday for Pelham. where he will teach in the Baptist school.
 Miss Elizabeth Tipton is in receipt of a letter from her brother, Martin Tipton, telling of his safe arrival m France.
 Miss Stella Brown of Tuscaloosa IS the guest of Mrs. Lucy Armstrong;. Mrs Sarah Hawkins has returned from Nashville, where she took course at the Peabody. The Rev. Ira Hawkins will leave for Pass Christian, where he has been called by the illness of his brother.
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Turner Wins Rouue Medal

Chicago. July B-F. c. Turner. of Pasadena, Cal, today won the diamond medal, ernblematic of the years supre- macy in the champions division at the final games of the American Roque league. Herbert Sime Chicago school boy, IA years old, won the medal n Class 2 without a single defeat.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-29
NEWS OF ENSLEY

Funeral services over the remains of Dickson Sims Acuff, pioneer citizen of the Birmingham district, was held from the home of his niece, Mrs. J. b. Duncan. in Fairfield yesterday after noon, with interment in Elmwood cem- etery Many friends of long standing attended the funeral and the floral con tributions were elaborate. The active pallbearers were: pr. R. F. Lovelady, A. J. Gilmore, J. S.. Barnett. Robert Hassler, J. M. Donaldson and F. 0. Harris.
 Mrs John Mcdonald will be hostess to the weman's auxiliary of the First Pres byterian church at her home, 2115 Ave- nue F.
 The Union Missionary society, organ ized sometime ago by the missionary societies of Fairview, will meet this aft ernoon at 2:30 o'clock at the Hunter Street Baptist church.
 Mir and Mrs. w. N. Wood have re- moved from their former home on Ave- nue E to 2417 Avenue J, Ensley. Nathan Mendenhall is i'll at the home of his parents on Twenty-ninth street. Dr. and Mrs. James Rankin of DeKalb, H., have returned to their home after visiting MT. and Mrs. T. D. Temple on | Parkway.
 l Rev. J. c. Hill of the Jonesboro Bap- I tist church has accepted a call to the Pratt City Baptist church, having preached his farewell sermon at Jones' l boro Sunday morning.
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Ero,, me tor of old shoes can he .,

From one ton of old shoes can be ex- tracted metals to the value of A.70; grease, SIPS; animal black. s5o: sulphate os ammonia, $2c.5o; total of $S3.45, or about IS cents a pair The grease is a good lubricant and the animal black is said by M c. Lamb, the English chem ist who is responsible for these figures. to be equal to the best of bone black.
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POLICE OFFICER
 GIVES TESTIMONY Tells of Fruitless Quest for Help in Another State; Relieved by Plant
 Juice

Many of the best known and most respected citizens in the country have testified to the merits of Plant Juice. This remedy has made great repu- tation on it's merits alone. It is not what we say but what the people
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GLIDER TERRY

The wedding of Miss Bess Giider, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Georfge s. GIL Ger of Carbon Hill, and Lieut.. l.. L. Terry of this city was solemnized at the residence of the brides aunt, Mrs. E. w. Sudduth. in Woodlawn Sunday Sveniag- ing at S:30 o'clock, the Rev. NJ. K. Thorn ton. pastor of the Baptist church, oficiat- ing. A number of Lieutenant Terry rel atives from Bessemer attended. After the wedding Lieutenant and Mrs. Terry will so to Macon, Ga., where the groom is stationed
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Pirates Lose Exhibition

Bridg .port, Conn, July 2S.-Sherwoods single with the bases filled in the tenth inning gave the Bridgeport. Eastern league, team a ? to 1 victory over she Pittsburg National club here today
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.SCOTTY CHESNUTT
 APPOINTED UMPIRE
Walking Greenhouse Lands Meal Ticket Pending
 'Y" Job

Pending the arrival of orders to re- port for duty as athletic instructor with the Y. M c. A, Scotty Chesnutt will again don the mask and handle the indicator in the International league. The appointment of the local tailor's model was announced yester- day in a wire received from President J. H. Farrell
 Tt may be a month before l am or dered to France" said Scotty yester- day. "and in the meanwhile I am go- ing to get in shape by calling balls and strikes back up there in the north. It seems that a number of us who have applied for overseas duty with the "" will have to wait until they re- cruit us to full strength before taking the voyage over there. so l though would accept this offer inasmuch as it contains an attractive stipend pro- vision as well as transportation both ways"
 Scotty worked a year in the Inter- national about two seasons ago, hut had some quarrel with Ed Barrows, then president, and returned to his be- loved Southern league, where the latch- string is always outside for him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-29
NEW INDUSTRY LOCATED

The location of the National Steel
 Products company's plant has been def-
 initely decided upon. the deal having
 been closed for the purchase of site at Alabama avenue and Twelfth street. For several months the location of
 this industry has attracted much att
 tention in industrial circles. and it was
 expected that Bessemer would secure
 the location, as w. J. Long Is the pres-
 ident and the organizer of the com-
 pany The National Steel Products
 company is a $150.000 corporation. or
 ganized to manufacture a number of
 patented rail devices, the holder of the
 patents, R. S. Bohanan of Ensley being one of the large stockholders of the company In addition, steel castings of all kinds will be manufactured. The site for the plant is located along the main line of the Alabama Great South ern railroad As soon as permit can be received from the government Mi, Long states construction will begin The, erection of 125 houses by tie West Bessemer Land and Improvement company in this vicinity, as plann1d l by the stockholders of this concern bespeaks the proper housing of the J employees of this industry.
 1 Miss Floella Martin and Earnest Wynn of Shadyside were married oy ! the Rev. M. K. Thornton at his home on Fifth avenue Sunday afternoon al | 4 o'clock. A party of friends accom- panied the couple and were present al the wedding.
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Three thousand German born residents of Garfeld county. Ohio. held I mass meeting in Enid and pledged their loyalty to the American government.
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Class One Men of
 ] Louisiana Exhausted

Baton Rouge, La, July 2S.-Registered
 men of Class 1 qualified for general military service. will probably be ex- hausted during August, according to an nouncement at the adjutant generals office tonight. There are but 13,0S7 men of Class 1 remaining in the state, 56SS being white men.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-29
Two Soldiers Write
 Home From France

Sylacauga, July 2S.-fSpecial. )-Mrs A. L. Porter received the following let ter from her son, A. A. Porter:
 Somewhere in France. July l. l9lS
 Dear Moter: have travelled through many cities in France and now I have to write by the roadside cannot tell you much about my trip, but at the present time I can hear big guns shooting. We camped on the )rcadsids and this is the first excitement. They raided Paris that night I was thers and it seemed like Christmas to me. I have gotten used to all such stuff but I will never forget this trip. - May have to leave here in the next few minutes, so good-by. Your son.
 J. L. PORTER.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-29
BOTH INDIANS AND
 SENATOR'S GAIN ON LEAGUE LEADERS
Cubs Break Even, While Rivals Win 5 of 7-Dodgers
 Have Fine Week-BrOwns Fail to Win a Game

New York, July 2S.-The leading team in each Of the major leagues lost ground Iast week. The Chicago Nationals broke even in six games, while New York, ln second place, won five of it's seven games. The Boston Americans won three and lost two, but Cleveland and Washington. second and third, respectively, lost none of their games, the Indians winning three and the Senators five. Washington lost to St. Louis today after winning seven straight games.
 In the National league Chicago lost last Sunday to Brooklyn, making it four straight for the Superbas. Paskert's 5 home run beat Philadelphia Wednesday. and heavy batting marked Thursday s double-header, which was divided. Vaughn beat Boston Saturday.
 GIANTS GAIN GROUND
 New York gained on the Cubs by tax ing five games of six from St. Louis. twice capturing double-headers Pittsburg defeated New York Saturday.
 Pittsburg won from Boston Monday and then dropped three out of four to Brook lyn In the first game Thursday Grimes
  batted the tall hard but won only five of it's nine games. Brooklyn and St Louis broke even in a double header Sat urday. the Cardinals making P runs and 26 hits in the second game, both season records.
 In the American league Boston regis tered two shut-out victories over De- troit Monday Bush holding the Tigers to five hits in 10 innings and Mays yielding four hits. Gandrs batting aid ed Chicago in winning from the Red Sox Thursday and Cicotte's steady pitch ing accounted for Fridays victory. Bos- ton won Saturday by a seventh-inning rally. Today Boston was blanked by Russell.
 INDIANS GET THREE SCALPS
 Cleveland won three games and tied one Coveleskie won an Thinning vic tory over Philadelphia in the first game last Sunday. Cleveland defeated New York in the tenth inning Saturday. To day ram stopped the game in the tenth inning, with the score tied.
 Washington's progress was due tt splendid, pitching. Matteson scatteyee Chicago's 10 hits last Sunday. Harper made it four straight from the White Sox Monday, winning in 10 innings. The Senators went into third place Thurs day, when Walter Johnson shut out st Louis with four hits in 15 innings.
 New York played a 15-inning, to tie, with St Louis Monday and oea the Browns the next day.
 Detroit outbatted Philadelphia Thurs
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Lieut.. w. A. Burns writes his father. w A. Burns as follows:

France. July i. 1918.
 Dear Father: I write to tell you that I have a new job and the distinction of being an ace I can't tell you what this new job is, but will, I hope, be able to do so sometime. Not long since had the buckle shot off my belt and several holes shot through my clothes, but my skin was not touched. received a citation and a Croix du Guerre. Guess you see by the papers that the Americans are giving then. h. from wherever they put us. All we need is the solid backing of the people of the United States and we will stamp out everything that smacks of pro-Germanism. This leaves me well and in good fix. Love to all. Your son. w. A. BURNS.
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LEAGUE STANDINGS
AMERICAN LEAGUE

Yesterdays Results Detroit 6-6 Philadelphia 0-2. Cleveland ?, New York ?. Chicago s, Boston 0. St. Louis 4, Washington 3.
 Games Today Washington at Chicago. Philadelphia at Cleveland. New York at Detroit. Boston at St. Louis.
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day and Friday. The Athletics took Sat
 urdays contest. Detroit took both gaau es from Philadelphia.
 The weeks record in each league of games won and lost, with runs and hits, including games of Saturday, is as fol-
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Games Today Cincinnati at Philadelphia. Chicago at Boston. St. Louis at Brooklyn. Pittsburg at New York.
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Tigers Win Both

Detroit, July S.-Detroit took both games of a double-header from Philadel- phia today, winning the first 6 to o. ny hitting Adams freely, and the second 6 to ?, by coupling hits with the visitors loose fielding. Scores:
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NATIONAL LEAGUE

Yesterdays Results None scheduled.
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Dr. and Mrs. James Rankin of DeKalb, H., have returned to their home after visiting MT. and Mrs. T. D. Temple on
 Parkway
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The Phillies are drawing good crowds
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HOTELS AND SUMMER RESORTS

Resorts-Atlantic City. N. J.
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Yesterday in St. Louis Clark distrib- uted 800 bats among several hundred soldiers who attended the game between the Senators and the Browns.
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Nathan Mendenhall is i'll at the home of his parents on Twenty-ninth street.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-10

As on the first day of the offensive, material progress was made Friday over the entire battle front. Many ad- ditional villages were captured; the bag of prisoners was largely increased; numerous guns and great quantities of war stores were taken and heavy cas- uaities were inflicted on the enemy by tanks, armored motor cars, the cavalry men and the infantry. The losses sus. tained by the Anglo-French forces are oeciared to be relatively small.
 17,000 PRISONERS
 To the allied forces there have
 Auen I4'00O German prisoners and
 between POO and 300 guns, many of
 them of heavy caIibre, and fnnu-
 merahie machine guns, trench nor
 tars and kindred small weapons.
 To the north of the Picardv tbe.tra 1ne Germans also have given ground on two important sectors-on tb. f, nous Lys salient, northwest of r odssee' and in the region soutbweet q 1pres on the equally famous h,tt,a iroht north of Kemmel. On the I.v. sector territory over a front of n,or. than seven miles was evacuated bv tba enemy, while to the north of Kemre,