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The sun., 1918-12-25
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When there is a
household of good
things to eat-plenty,
and that plenty good
it is what makes up
your joyous memories
of olden Christmases.
Mother busy for a
week before Christmas
making and baking
goodies" and, for
Christmas Day itself,
preparing things she
knew you would love.
Tempting, healthful
foods require thought
and care, and mother
was always thoughtful
and careful.
One of the real
pleasures this Christ
mas brings to myself
and my associates is
the knowledge that
through this year and
other years we have
labored to perfect our
products.
Now we have the
satisfaction of being
able to stand behind
the mothers of this
land with Wilson's GER
titled meats, fruits,
vegetables and table
specialties - each Of
them prepared with
"mother-wit" and each
of them bearing our
money-back guaranty.
History was made this
year by the sons of the
mothers of this land. One
of the things that gave our
boys their pep" and power
was the good wholesome
food that America served
them.
l am glad to say that the
Company of which l am
the head furnished a large
share of this good, whole
some food to the men over
seas, as we'll as here.
Standing behind the
mothers of the land with
food products on whose
quality they can rely means
a good deal. 1t means
standing behind the faith
ers, husbands, sons and
brothers - giving them
foods that mean health and
strength and contentment.
, Every individual in our
organization is pledged on
honor to safeguard in
every way the production
of the food that we sell.
Because l am sure that
every person in our insti-
tuition performs on honor
l am willing to back our
4 products with my name
and to certify to their
goodness.
This Christmas time I
;, feel, somehow, that our
! customers and ourselves
are linked together more
{, than ever by a mutual de-
. sire to play fair. Our Gus
" toners have been very
good to us. We would be
very derelict in our duty
to them if we did not give
to the utmost of our knowl-
edge and our skill in the
preparation of our food
products.
We believe that they be-
The sun., 1918-12-25
PRINCE c. Won HoHENLoHE

VIENNA, Dec. 24.-Prince Conrad
Won Hohenlohe-S chillingsfuerst. at
one time Prime Minister OF Austria.
died suddenly to-day while attending a
hunt in Hiermarken.
The sun., 1918-12-25
BENJAMIN O. FLOWER.

BoeroN. Dec. "a. - Benjamin o.
Flower. former editor OF the Ticen-
tieth Century Magazine and Other Pc
riodicals, died here to-day.
The sun., 1918-12-25
Unable TO Get Revenge.

The divorce OF his wife by Won
Buelow followed in the autumn of the
same year and on August %, 1870,
Richard and Cosima were married in
the little Protestant church OF Luz
cerne. The attitude of Won Buelow
throughout this painful part of his
life was characterized best by his
asonized exclamation, ooh, II it had
only been some one whom I could
KIM" To STAY the great genius, Wag-
ner, was for him out Of the question.
II was in 1871 at I.ucerne that
Wagner wrote the "Siegfr!ed Idyl" In
honor OF his wife's birthday. lie as
sCmbled an orchestra of local mu-
siciaps, rehearsed the new compost
ton quite unknown to her, and sur
prised her with a performance OF It at
the villa Triekchen. In 1872 the
Wagners went to'6ayreuth to live. Al
The sun., 1918-12-25

THE THE sun and THE EVENING Sun $500 90
United Cirar Stores boxes including
special S per cent. of gross salss Day 7o1s.S
Stherwase acknowledged. ......-....... 5o7 SIS 70
new CONTRIBUTIONS. ........... $500. $50
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-01
NO COMMENT FROM WAR DEPARTMENT
 ON GERMAN ATTACK
Secretary Baker Makes It Plain That All Announcements Will Come
 From General Pershing

Washington, January 31.--In the ab- scnce of my report from General Per shing, the war department tonight was unable to throw any light upon the German raid yesterday upon the trenches held by American forces.
 It would not be improper. Secretary Baker said, to deduct from the cns- unlty list the fact that American troops were in possession of a trench sector and had been Gin military con- tactr with the enemy. He emphasized the fact, however, that 1t would he most improper so draw the conclusion that their present location in the al- lied lines is permanent, although ad- hitting that my announcement of Pershing having taken over portion of the line would come from the Amer tcar expeditionary headquarters.
 Secretary Baker said frankly that General Pcrshing, from his position with the troops, would be better able to determine when this information could do no harm.
 The reference to "Cnlifornia draft ed mens in the dispatches from France is explained by the fact that large quotas of the troops from every state have been included in both regular army and national guard divisions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-01
Southern Railroad Bridge
 Across Warrior at Maxine
 Will Not Be Destroyed

Washington, January 31.-(Special) Newton D. Baker, Secretary of War, rcscindcd this morning previous or ders for the destruction of the south ern railroad bridge crossing the War rio7 river at Maxine
 Under original orders the destruc- tion of the bridge would have been completed by March l, which would have necessitated beginning of work February 1.
 The action of the secretary followed representation of the Pratt Consoli- dated Coal company that without the bridge it's coal produced at Maxine could not be transported and that as . result the country would lose 500 tons per day
 The order to destroy was issued be- cause piers supporting the bridge i'm peded river navigation.
 To remove the piers and by other means support the bridge would have cost the Southern sum the expendi- ture of which would not have been Justified by the amount of traffic ss- curable.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-01
Mobile May Have to Wait
 Until War Is Over Before
 Being Made Naval Base

Washington. January s1.-(Speciai.) Secretary Daniels intimated to Repre- sentative Gray today that because of abnormal expenditures on account of war. proposed construction of new naval bases may be postponed.
 This, however he said. Is not final Admiral Helm, chairman of commits sion charged with locating new bases has made report to the secretary and it is believed that he has recommend Cd Mobile for the gulf territory.
 # large Mobile delegation will con- fer tomorrow with the rivers and har- tive to an appropriation for increasing tp % feet the depth of Mobile bay.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-01
Patrols Work Freely

With the American Army in France, January 31, $50 a. m.--(By the Associated Press.-A dense fog which rolled in clouds over the American sector all through the night enabled both American and enemy patrols to work freely. The American patrols unmolested. inspected the enemy wire defense and made some other discov- cries of importance. At this hour no reports of patrol encounters hsve come in.
 Owing to the fog, aerial and artil- lery observation is impossible Amer ican anti-air gunners at various places are standing by their guns, as clearing weather is expected before night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-01
WARRIOR RIVER ID
 GO ON TRIAL IN
 A FRIENDLY COURT
Washington Officials Show ing Enthusiasm on Cues tiOn of Establishment
 of Barge Lines
ny HUGH W. ROBERTS

Washington, January 31.-(Special.) ) The Warrior river as means of re- lieving distress relative to railroad congestion and shortage of coal will be put on preliminary trial tomorrow morning.
 The judges will be H. A Garfield, federal fuel administrator; Edward N. Hurley, president of the emergency fleet corporation. and Oscar Price, as- sistant to w. c. McAdoo. director gen eral of the railroads.
 The advocates will be Senator Bank head, John l.. Raul Arthur c. Crowd CT and F. w. Barrett of Birmingham. Horace Turner. Jr., and A. c. Danner Of Mobile. and F. G. Blair of Tusca, loosa.
 FRIENDLY COURT
 The court will be friendly court and one prepared even without evil dence to be adduced to conduct the investigation of it's own accord. It is believed. however, that as a result of what the delegations will declare the officials, especially Mir. Hurley in- spired with determination immediate ly to put the project into effect.
 LUMBER ORDERS PLACED
 In this connection Mir. Raul. promi- nent member of the Southern Pine as- socsation was informed by the Wash ington office of the association this morning that the shipping board had already placed orders with lumber manufacturers of Alabama and Mis- sissippi for prepared timber in quan- tity sufficient to construct from 50 to 75 barges While no information Is advanced as to where the board in- tends using these barges. the fact that they will be made in Alabama, coupled with MT. Hurley's enthusiasm respect ing the Warrior, is considered highly significant.
 MAY SPEND TWO MILLIONS
 The project under consideration con- tcmplates manufacture and operation of barges under government instru- mentality in connection with railroads. IL would mean the immediate expen- diture of s2.OO0,o00.
 The project may be put into effect either by the shipping board at pres ent possessed of sufficient authority and S50.0O0. 900 or by the director gem eral when given by Congress author ity for the operation of barges in con nection with railroads.
 \ While either agency could use the work 1t is regarded as fortunate that both have displayed intention to CO., operate If the project. after investiEa- tion, appears as feasible as at the present time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-01
NEW COAL SHORTAGE NOW SEEMS CERTAIN DECLARE OFF F|CIALS
Situation Will Be as Acute as Ever if Weather Con- ditiOns Do Not
 Improve

Washington, January 31. A new coal shortage as acute as that which two weeks ago brought a government order closing down industry was re garded as inevitable by fuel administration officials to- night unless there is an imme diate improvement in weather conditions.
 Coal production this month fell off 16, ,000, ,0O0 tons about one-third of the normal monthly output ing to reports to the National Coal as sociation, and snow and ice have so |obstructed railroad movement that the entire east, officials admit, faces a critical situation.
 Under preferential orders issued at the time the closing decree was put into force coal Is moving first to ships, house. holds, public institutions and a pre- ferred list of war industries. One-third of the industries. 1t is admitted. will suffer severely unless there Is an im- mediate change in weather conditions. Fuel administration officials are de- termined that consumers on the prefer- enttal list shall be supplied at all events. Under present conditions they see little chance to supply the less es- sential industries.
 DUE TO CAR SHORTAGE
 The ls.ooo.ooo loss in January was due. the National Coal association sets forth. entirely to car shortage. The output has been curtailed. it is de- clared. to an extent unequaled in years. For the four days from January 2s to 31. inclusive. the loss is put at 2.soo. 900 tons. The car shortage has been felt chiefly in the biK producing felds of West Virginia. There thousands of men are idle and some cars have besn await ing movement for . fortnight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-01

The announcement follows:
 First information indicates that foui enemy squadrons crossed the lines north of Compiegne. proceeding toward Paris Thanks to the extreme clearness of the atmosphere, the machines were able te remain at very high altitude They approached from the north and northeast and threw projectiles over several Paris suburbs. Then they flew over Paris, keeping for the most part to the right bank of the river and dropped almost all their bombs in few minutes.
 Several bombs failed to explode, but others found victims, chiefly women and children. Two hospitals were struck. Several buildings were burned or serl- oHs,y damaged.
 Some 30 French airplanes went to meet the enemy as soon as the warning was given. Several combats occurred to the north. in which one German ma chine was downed. The aviators were made prisoner. One French machine in attempting to make a landing in Paris on account of motor trouble, fell The pilot and gunner were wounded.''
 An official announcement from Paris last night said bombs had been dropped at various points in the city and suburbs by German aviators: that several per- sons had been killed and that material damage had been reported. It was the first aerial attack on Paris since July E of last year. the German raiders hav- ing been checked by the strength of the Paris defenses. The construction of new German hgh flying. speedy airplanes, however. led to resumption of the raids, as has been forecast in several dispatches from Paris. telling of preparations to meet the expected aerial attacks. A few days ago the Paris police were provided with gas masks as protection against gas bombs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-01
Summary of the News
GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS 1--Amerlcans are attacked In frorA line trenches. Germans use three kinds of bombs in Paris air raid. New coal shortage now seems ccr- tain.
 Strike situation In Germany grow- ing worse.
 Warrior river hearinx will be heard In Washington before friendly court. 2rC0nferencA of nntf-amendists in Montgomery proves exclusive af- fair. 3-President Wilson In meesnge to farmers says crisis of war will come this year. 7--Amerlcan airplnne progrnmme gO- ing smcothly. @Summnry of all the war news. O-F0lIowinG anti-allied action ny spain, America FetaIiates.
 LOCAL NEWS -AIrs. Funk talks On liberty bonds ana German atrocities. Thrift stamp sale shows blg in- crease.
 Lawyers discuss financial problem of city and county. Restaurant men tO meet.
 FEATURES l-- Editorial comment. 0-socfety and Dolly Dalrynple. 11-Marketas
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-01
NEWS SUMMARIZED

London, January 3.-The broad sig
 nificance of the news Altering in today from Berlin are: First. that the strike
 movement undoubtedly is extending, and second. that the German authorities are endeavoring to minimize it's importance. Thus far there has been no news re- garding the decision of Minister of the
 Interior wallraf at his conference with General Won Stein. commander of the home forces, as to what attitude the government will adopt
 REUTERS DISPATCH Reuters Amsterdam correspondent says in telegram dated Thursday that tho strikes obviously represent the situation in the least somber lights. The Ger
 man semi-official news agency says the
 trouble Is stationary and that no dis turbance occurred during Wednesday,
 that police intervention was needless, and that work was partly resumed in
 several manufacturies of Greater Berlin, but that in other quarters operations still were suspended.
 SILESIAN REGION Tn the upper silesian industrial region. according to this news agency, the strike has gained virtually no ground, and it adds that news from the iron and steel districts of the Rhineland and Westphalia also is reassuring. In Span dau work is in full swing in most of the government workshops. the news agency concludes, the trades unions refusing to have anything to do with the strike.
 NEWS FROM STOCKHOLM
 dispatch to the Associated Press from Stockholm says the German strikes are largely due to scarcity of food. quoting the Svenska Dagbladets Berlin correspondent This correspondent as- serts that the people are indignant over the exportation of flour to Austria and also over profteering and the alleged procuring of foedstuffs, which fiourishes despite the utmost efforts of the au- thorities.
 HUNGER DEMONSTRATION
 The strikes In Hanburg and kiel have resolved themselves into hunger dem- onstrations. The extent of the food profiteering in Berlin alone is illustrated by report in the Berliner Tageblatt that fines imposed in the Moabit criminal court In one day exceeded 10000 marks.
 According to Berlin report received through Copenhagen. socialist leaders from all over Germany have been sum- moned to Berlin for a discussion of im- portant home and foreign political ques- tions.
 Among the items of news received to- day are that the strike has spread to Munich, Bavaria, where the big Mauser arament works are involved and that some of the printing works engaged In the newspaper trade in Berlin have struck
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-01
REGULATIONS OF ! BAKING INDUSTRY | FURTHER EXTENDED Hotels and Restaurants DO- ing Their Own Bread making Included 'LICEN SEES MUST BE OBTAINED BY MONDAY New Set of Rules Limiting Amounts of Flour
 Purchases Pro-
 mulgated
 

Washington, January 31 Licensing regulations as ap- piled to bakers were extended by President Wilson in a proclamation tonight to take in hotels, restaurants and clubs which do their own bak- ing, to include thousands of small bakers heretofore ex- empt, and to cover the manu- fracture of bread of every kind, including cakes, crackers, bis cults, pastry and other bakery products.
 At the same time the President put under license all importers and distribu- tors of green coffee to prevent specula- tive prices in the coffee market All licenses must be obtained by Feb ruary {. when the new regulations be- l
 LIMIT REDUCED
 Bakers already under license are those who use not less than 10 barrels of flour a month. Hereafter the limit will be placed at three barrels.
 A new set of baking regulations, issued by the food administrator to accompany the proclamation. limits the amount Of flour bakers may purchase. makes changes in the quantity of ingredients other than flour used in bread manufac- ture and prescribes other changes in bakers practices.
 Bakers of bread and rolls will be llm- lted in their wheat flour purchases to 30 per cent of their requirements up to July 31, and bakers of other products, including crackers. biscuits, cookies, cakes. pies. fried cakes. pastry and sweet yeast doughs, to 70 per cent for the same period.
 BREAD AND ROLLS
 After February bakers of bread and rolls must use that per cent of wheat flour substitutes and the amount must be increased until they are using 20 per cent February 24 Bakers of oth- CT products are not required to use substitutes, but urged to do so.
 An increase in the amount of sugar permitted in bread manufacture is al- lowed and the present bread formula is changed to permit the use of milk in any form and quantity. provided that bread containing milk is not sold at higher rate than that containing none. In view of the sugar shortage bakers are urged to increase their consumption of cane and beet sugars.
 USE OF "vICTORY BREAD' NAME
 Bakers of bread and rolls are permit ted to apply the name Victory bread to their product when 1t contains 20 per cent substitution for wheat flour. and bakers of other products may use tho name when one-third of their contents consist of wheat flour substitutes.
 Victory bread and other Victory prod ucts may be sold on the two wheatless days. but the suggestion Is made that bakers will find 1t to their advantage to develop special breads containing a higher percentage of substitutions for sale on those days
 A statement given out with the new regulations points out that the food ad- ministration will impose. no restrictions on the amount of wheat flour substitutes a baker may use and all bakers are urged to employ as much substitution as pos sible.
 Housewives, it is believed. are so
 tCentinuea on Pare I've,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-01
TWo of Pershing's Men Are Killed, Four Wounded and One Missing, F0HoWing
 Raid Tn Dense Fog
By the Associated Press

With the American Army France, January 31An Amer can position the during heavy fog after daylight this morning The attack preceded by violent artillery barrage Americans killed and four wounded One soldier missing and is believed to have been captured by the enemy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-01

1lre, mostly SnTapHel.
 Last night was fairly quiet through out the American sector. The usual number of shells came over, doing no damage, and there were the custom ary sporadic outbursts of machine gun fire from both sides at points where the opposing lines are nearest.
 ATTACK IS MADE UNDER
 COVER OF DENSE FOG
 At daybreak this morning the heavy fog which had been enveloping the whole position and the country for miles around for several days became still thicker, plotting out all except the nearest enemy positions. At o'clock three muffled reports sounded through the fog. There were three whistles, followed quickly by three shell bursts. The projectiles exploded on three sides of an American listen ing post, just outside the wire with in 45 feet of an enemy listening post. MEN WE'RE CUT OFF
 AT THEIR LISTENING POST
 Then hell broke loose" said one of the men there. For 15 minutes the enemy broke hundreds of high explo- sive ITS around the post and the sur- rounding ground, cutting off men there. Two of them were killed in the first few minutes.'' Another man who was at the post told the correspond ent later as he was lying on cot In field hospital when he saw four Ger mans approaching out of the fog as the barrage lifted. He brought his au- tomatic rifle into play and saw two of the Germans fall. He kept on fir ing until shell splinters hit him in the head and arm
 The last I remember in the time before I reached the hospital,' said an other wounded man, lis seeing some --yhing moving through the fog. de ternsined to get some Germans and put my rifle to my shoulder, but never tested the trigger. There was q deafening explosion behind me. Frozen earth, ice, stones and shell splinters came my way"
 GROUND WAS FLOWED
 BY SHELL EXPLOSIONS
 Inspection of the scene of the raid showed that the ground was plowed up by the explosion of shells.
 In the recent fighting in the American sector, one of the men wounded was hit by a sniper's bullet. He fell in a trench filled with water and almost drowned be- fore he was rescued by his captain. Sew eral of the wounded had been listed as accidental woundings. These were mostly wounds on the hands.
 CASUALTIES OF ENEMY
 GREATER THAN AMERICAN n It is certain that the enemy casualties from the American cannon and machine gunfire has been as great or greater than ours.
 The casualties given out in Washing ton recently occurred over a certain recent period The dead were buried within the sound and the range of the guns One man was b1ownYto pieces by shell i,i regiinental headquarters town as he was following his colonel into dug out.
 Three men were killed by one shell which fell i'll trench and another died Of wounds in a hospital. Quite few of the men sent to hospitals were wounded in the upper part of the body, or on the head from shrapnel
 For military reasons, it has been mad yisable to send earlier or other deihls.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-01
New Loan to England

Washington. January s1.--A new credit of Hlaooo.oOo to be paid to England dur- ing FebruAry was established today by the tfsasury. The January credit Of ESQ., o0o,00oA Nas completed today with the advan}ouient of S66,0o0. .ooo This brinxs tho to1el credits to all tho allies up to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-01

Washington January 31Advces to the state department today from neutral countries Germanys economic and po ca problems growing in seriousness Information secured the department indicates the reports that have out of Germany in the past week do not present the entire situation, there growing protest of the socialists and radical groups against the military