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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-29

between Chateau-Salins and Moyenvic where no less than five parallel trenches have been constructed, and three on the reverse side of the slopes. The greater part of this system has only recently been completed.
 Two additional lines in the rear have already been planned and traced out, and double system of dugouts and machine gun emplacements has been prepared. This position is continued in the diree- tion of Marsal and Mulcey.
 Another position has been hastily or ganized, depending upon the heights of Juvelize and Donnelay. Il runs along the ridge upon which is situated Marimont Chateau, and passes about third of a mile from Bourdonay; it follows the southern outskirts of Maizieres woods and finally reaches the southern outskirts of Rechicourt forest and the heights Of Foulerey, east of Avricourt The south ern pivot of this fortified position is situated northwest of Grey. The greater part of the line is strong with electrical ly charged wires. the current of which is furnished by high-tension generators, plants being located at the Salins gorge, Morhange and Sarre Bourg.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-29
SEEDS NEEDED

Don't stop gathering fruit pits and nut shells simply because the can ming season is about to end" says an instruction from gulf division Red Cross headquarters to all it's chapters m Louisiana. Mississippi and Alabama. The division has just received a letter from Lieut. w. NJ. Jackson of the chem ical warfare service, U. S. A., which reads as follows:
 "Although the peach season is over, trust that no one will get the idea that there should be any let-up in col lecting pits of various kinds. Prune pits, cherry pits and others are be- ing produced continually
 Moreover, extra efforts should be made to collect shells of hickory nuts, walnuts and butter nuts which are now falling to the ground
 "We hope to make special plans whereby the nut culture department of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-29

of influenza. He lived at 15lg Arlinet
 avenue and was employed by the T. CnAr company at Feeders as tinekeeper. MT. I Sikes had many friends in the district
 and was the popular manager of the Red Mountain baseball team He is sur vived by his widow, and his father and mother MT. and Mrs. J. s. Sikes of Meridian, Miss. Funeral arrangements
 will be made after the arrival of the parents from Meridian TheIresidents of Bessemer are greatly annoyed by the blowing of whistles with iE the city limits, and Mayor B. c. Jones states that the ordinance prohib- ltinS the loud and unnecessary blowing of these whistles will be rigidly enforced in future. The chief offenders seem to be the employees of the railroads who keep the train whistles open in passing through the city for long periods :, # a time. which is quite disturbances T. L. Huey Is quite i'll at his home ila Jonesboro
 Claude Blackwood was removed to Elizabeth Duncan hospital suffering if on , influenza
 MT. affd Mrs. r, N Blackwood of CIeve- land are guests of friends in tho city. J. T. Bennett is improving following
 a severe attack of pneumonia A. C. Mitchell has recovered from m attack of influenza
 Sam Kartus, who has recently received treatment at Mayo Brothers, Rochester.
 Minn. has returned home little in-
 proved.
 Nathan Kartus. who has been stationed at Camp Mcclellan. nas received a com
 mission second lieutenant and has been transferred to Deming, N. M.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-29

Calomel makes you sick: you lose a days work. Calomel is quicksilver and 1t salivates; calomel injures your liver.
 If you are bilious, feel lazy. sluggish and all knocked out. if your bowels are constipated and your head aches or stomach is sour. just take a spoonful of harmless Dodson's Liver Tone instead of using sickening. salivatfng calomel. Dodson's Liver Tone is real liver medicine. You'll know 1t next morning because you will wake up feeling fine. your liver will be working. your head ache and dizziness gone, your stomach will be sweet and bowels regular. You will feel like working. You'll be cheer ful; full of vigGr and ambition.
 Your druggist or dealer sells you a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-29
bESSEMER NEWS

Bessemer, october 2S-- Special. )--Paul- inc Goolsby, aged years. was acc- dentally shot and instantly killed by her brother, Ronaine Goolsby, whose age is 3 years Sunday afternoon at their home at Dolomite. guest in the home had placed pistol in dresser drawer. and the children playing in the room later found it and immediately began to handle it, with the result that the- little girl was killed. They were the only occu- pants of the room, and when other rnem- bers of the household reached the scene after the report of the pistol the child was dead with bullet wound through the heart The little boy is grief stricken as we'll as the parents. Funeral serv- ices were conducted Monday afternoon from the residence.
 During the recent Fourth Liberty Loan drive there were a number of cash pur- chases of bonds made through the va rious committees. The bonds have not been received by the banks for delivery, but 1t is thought that within a few days they can be delivered. Many inquiries are being made of the chairmen of com mittees in regard to the arrival of the bonds, so Chairman J B. Morton states that as soon as the bonds have been received at the banks purchasers will be notified through the newspapers
 Many friends of Gerald St. Claire Mickle. formerly of Bessemer, will be interested to learn that he will be grad uated with his class from the United States Military academy, West Point. on November 1, with a commission as second lieutenant Lieutenant Mickie Is only 19 years old He writes that he will be given a 10 days furlough. after which he will be assigned to one of the can comments.
 Hugh Smith Slkes, aged 2S years. died at the Reeders' hospital Monday morn- ing at Il o'clock. after a short illness
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-29
THE BIRMINGHAM AGEHERAID, TUESDAY OCTOBER 29 1918

by every American merchant in. and by every prospective purchas toys.
 Tn the face of several million sig protests against the use of German -mad0 goods 1t is inconeeivabie why this ship. ment-of several thousand tons (not cases) should be admitted to our ports for sub sequent sale throughout the land, The public should know who is responsible for thus allowing the Hun to put one over"
 American-made toys are good enough at all times to say nothing of the pres ent when the very name German is a reproach. Yours truly.
 CHARLES R. BARKER. Anniston October 2, 1g1S
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-29
Would Condemn Big Tract

Montgomery, October 2S.-(Special) The Riverside Coal and Coke company of Birmingham is seeking authority to condemn a tract of land in Blount coun- ty, owned by coal concern in Bir- mlngham. A petition asking this au- thority was filed Monday with the Ala bama public service commission. The Riverside Coal and Coke company wants to operate & branch railroad from it's mine to the Louisville and Nashville road, and the property is said to be necessary to this line.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-29
SENDS HELMET FROM
 FRANCE TO SISTER,

SeIgt. Dave Norwood, medical de7 taehment 1s7th infantry, has sent to, his sister Miss Daisy Norwood, & metal helmet formerly worn by one fof, the Kaisers men as souvenir xof what the boys are doing in France
 The helmet is on exhibition in tie show windows of the Ideal Millinery, Cloak and Suit store. where Dave's friends and acquaintances have been viewing it with interest
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-29
Who Will Succeed Tate7

Montgomery. October 8-(Specialj Who will be the new attorney general te succeed r. Lloyd Tate, who was named supernumerary judge by Governor Hem derson late Saturday? This question as asked in Montgomery all of Monday Be cause or the little work now for a super numerary and the short time before J. Q Smith Of Birmingham will take charge of the attorney generals office it is probable Mir, Tate will continue in the office until January 1.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-29
DON'T LET THAT
 COUGH RUN RIOT Stop it with Dr. Bells Pine
 Tar-Honey

The tens of thousands who use this medicine regularly to relieve colds. coughs, grippe and bronchitis. testify to it's prompt and effective action.
 Use it properly-give it's helpful in gredients a chance to prove their value Follow the first relieving dose with others occasionally until the cold or cough leaves you and you again feel fit.
 An ecoitonlical bottle. Kept handy, means cold ld-freedom and thrift. soc. soc and s120
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-29

government, it is stated, to reclaim this vast acreage, turning it over to the sol diers who desire to engage in the busi- ness of farming, which. wlaen the wal ends, will be the most profitable of all other occupations
 It Is probable this reel au ration sub ject will be discussed at thfs two meet ings of Southern land co gross, to be held during the next few F4ys at Savan- nah, Ga. and Jackson, NJ Ess
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-29
RED CROSS BULLETIN

the department of agriculture and the county agents can be of material as- sistance to the Red Cross forces in collecting nut shells"
 Red Cross chapters In the cities of the gulf division are now serving as collection eenters. Other chapters are shipping the results of their collec- tion to those centers
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-29
RED CROSS NOTES

One of the most interesting dona- tions that has been brought to tha Red Cross headquarters was brought in by little Lester Davis of Madison station. He had made a peep box and punch board and charged the smaly sum of one penny for a peep or punch With this amusement he realized $1.4b Lester is only I years old, but he has the patriotic spirit.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-29
Would Ban German Toys

To the Editor of The Age-Herald;
 w. IT. Winn's timely warning in Sun days Age Herald against the purchase of German-made toys should be needed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-29

Hugh Smith Slkes, aged 2S years. died at the Readers hospital Monday morn ing at II o'clock. after a short illness
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1918-12-19
The Unknown Face.

We do not mean any ghostly phantom
stolen out of a mystery story, not any
face Of perplexing oddity or sudden sur
prise. We mean just your own.
No doubt you would readily recognize
your features, if you met them in the
street. You see them in the glass
daily and many times a day, and prob
ably you think you study them with
peculiar care. But that is just the point
Whenever you see them, you are study
ing them. The expression is conscious,
artihcial-the expression OF person
who is being watched and studied. fol
know what the photographers "loos
pleasant" produces. You know how
you feel and can imagine how you look
when you are aware that some one
observing you.
Think of the expressions you catch
on others faces when they are com
pletely unconscious, not giving {
thought to how they look. Some faces
are sweet, kindly, sympathetic, delight
full. Some faces again, often the samt
faces, are sad, anxious, dreary; others
still are harsh, bitter, angry or selfish
Remember that all those expression
are likely to come on your face, too.
When you look in the glass, you do not
find them there. Your mere curiosity
erases them as a wet sponge grasses
figures on a slate. But they come just
the same. Remember how you love {
watch the kindly look in others and how
you shrink and turn away from the ugly
and the hateful. Perhaps the memory
land the consciousness will help you TO
control the uncomely expressions
yourself. Or, since expressions are not
easily controllable and are in any cas-
an unfailing index, Of the feelings thai
produce them, perhaps you will set
more busily about the task of repress-
ing and subduing feelings that make
faces look as you wish that they should
not.
The great Secretary OF War, Edwin M.
Stanton, once refused to be introduced
to a nan because he did not like the
mans face. "But," urged a friend
"he is not responsible for his face.r
every man over forty years old is re-
sponsible for his face" answered the
Secretary.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1918-12-19
Tho Ways of the Eskimo.

r,o .-ctic explorer, DR.. Donald b.
MooM;rlan who returned last year aiter
sour wears spent in the arctic regions
has many interesting things to say
about the domestic and social cls'oiii'
of the Eskimo.
All property is owned in common ne
tells rs. When you enter village you
are not invited to come in. 1t IS YOU
right to enter and, if you are hurery.
TO belp Yourself to something to eat. II
you happen to visit house where a
moor hunter lives, he says, "Nurket-
turange Nothing to eat)." he does
not 90 hungry, however, because ris
neiehbors have some, and ne lives on
his neiehbors. Everything is divided
I'D in that way. If all the villagers ere
good hunters, their supplies last a long
time, but if some are poor hunters the
clever fellows must share with tnelh'
An Eskimo does not eat his three
meals a day and sleep at regular in
tervals. He eats when he is hungry
and sleeps when he is sleepy, ana he
puts it off as long as he can, so tha;
he will enjoy it all the more. He will
20 round for six hours talking about
how hungry he is, and then ne will sci
to work and eat all he can. II is the
same way with sleeping. He will 90
without sleep for forty-eight hours,
and when he cannot keep his eyes open
any longer he turns in for twenty
| four hour snooze.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1918-12-19
SUGAR SHOWED
OUR BACKBONE
American Willingness to Give Up
Luxury Demonstrated Ma {
tons War Conscience.
STAND WITH THE ALLIES
6y Reducing Consumption People q
the United States Averted Q =
Famine at Home In Spite "a
ef Low Supplies

The fact that the people Of the
Cnlted States were able 70 reduce BY
more than ope-half million tons their
July, August, September and October
consumption OF sugar proves conclu-
slvely that their war conscience was
thoroughly awakened and that the
country as whole stood ready TO fol-
low the inJunctons OF the Government
Our normal consumption Of sugar In
the four month period beginning with
July has been 10000 tons per month.
0 total OK 100000 for the quarter
year.
IN July, when our sugar strinsency
began to reach It's height, consumption
was reduced 30 100000 tons. In Au-
gust only $4,000 tons went into dis
tribuuIon and iu September only 21o..
600 tons. In October the distribution
fell 10 23Q0O0 tons
II the general public had failed to
observe the fuJunctlons OF the Food
Administration this country would
have been IN the throes OF sugar
famine before the end OF August Our
visible supplies were SO low as to bring
great anxiety 20 those familiar with
the sugar situation. They feared that
lt wouldsbe absolutely impossible to
reduce consumption to point whore
sugnr would no longer be n mere luz
ury In the American diet
Few accomplishments OF the Food
Administration will stand forth so pre-
domlnnntly as this reduced consump-
ton OF sugar. BY Il we have been able
70 bridge over the period of stringency
until the new beet and Louisiana cane
sugar crops were In sight
Now the nation is In n position %
that II we choose we may return to
our normal home use OF sugar, and
Europe, witRthe release OF ships to 70
far nfcld, cln maintain It's recent 10
srlcred Tuions II, however, those
nations Gre 90 Increase their use OF
sugar very considerably Il must be By
our continued sharing with them
through limiting our own consump-
don
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1918-12-19
Blossom And Tinsel

In the store window at holiday time
there is an evergreen tree covered With
shining bits Of tin, Solored paper
sparkling dust on snowy cotton. candies
and other decorations. Over u the
electric lights play. drawing the eyes
of the people who pass atong the street
Grown folks as we'll rs children admire
the tree and praise its sparkling fney'
A week later you may Be passing
along the alley behind the store. There
on the ash heap lies the magnis cent
tree of the show window. but how bed
raggled and desolate il Is novi fhe
candles are burned out; the wax smears
the foliage; the tinssI Is spoiled; the
cotton with its sparkling dust Is cover
ed with ashes and dirt. Us day OF
glory has passed swiftly; il is now
counted as worthless, and its beauty.
thing of the past, is forgotten.
A few months Laser an apple trS
comes into bloom. The buds open, and
beautiful blossoms cover the branches
You bury your face In the sweet flowers
and think of the days ahead when you
will be returning TO the tree.
Weeks pass. The blossoms have
faded and fallen to the ground. but the
tree lives, and instead Of the flowers
little apples cover the tree. For months
they grow and ripen until at last from
every branch the rosy checked fruit
invites you TO come and be refreshed.
What a difference between the tive
trees! One was taken out of is place in
life and made to appear what Il was
not. Ii showed a beauty that was not
its own. Ii was covered with q hnery
that was all put on" and when The
occasion for which it had been prepare
had passed the tree was forgotten and
thrown out as worthless.
The other tree remained what Coo
made il to be. Its beauty was not
put on from without but grew from
within. Its value was not just for
day, but the passing Of the beauty o.
spring brought the wealth of a full
fruitage in the fall. Honor followed
praise, for the riches of its harvest were
better than the beauty of its bloom.
The Scriptures many times compare
man with trees. In such comparison
which sort Of tree would you oe' Are
YOU living a life that is artificial or are
you being your own best self? Are yov
making an appearance nfat Is all 'pu'
on" or do others kn0S yar 70 be VIA
YOU seem? Are the thln& tbR YOU
friends praise yen fsr yfir own o.
ano.her's that you have borrowed ioI
the occasion? When yGur short day Il
done will you be forgotten OF leave the
world richer than il wasp Will the dis
tance of the separating years lend en-
chantment to the vision that tho worio
has kept Of one who lived not tor peise
but for the harvest time OF 0 useiu
life?
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1918-12-19
~ spLENnD T0E1 /"
Says Hixson Lady We. -.
tors Advice, Took CsrdEj
And Is ESs Vel.

Hixson. Tenu.-"Abopt = years az,
was. :" says Hrs. { .. Gsdd, Of
this place. 81 suffered ~ia pa. In
my left eide, could r-s sieep al night
With thia pain. sivs-s n the Ieit
side...
Ny Doctor told NE 20 use csrtuL ]
took one bottle, xhich helped me srd
after my baby carae, VS. >pt-on ger
and better, but the pain EsS stui
there.
/ at first let It 60, tul bslz- 20 get
weak and IN r1n6OTn ranc1Tlon,
30 decided 10 try szIe Rsore Cerdui
which did.
This last CariuiiT-fseh I took raaee
me much better, - fact. cured lie. u
has been a number Of ysarz, still ]
have no return Of. th,Skroltole.
I feel II was Caydm that cured n.
and recommend Ess sPisnfd ~
male tonic"
Don't allow ynsrseIf 90 boone
weak and rundown from vo1azniy
troubles. Take Cardui r. Enould sure-
" help you, as Il has 90 nany thoi-
sands Of other woven ~ The past 40
years. Headache, 5aclscbe. slcsache.
nervousness, sleepIeesnes5. tired-out
feeling are all signs Of vonnsnly t-o1-
bic. Other women get relief by taking
Cardui. Why not you5 AZ druggsts:
Ec-iSz
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1918-12-19
A Monster Aeroplane.

With Lieutenant David H. McCul-
Tough as pilot and fifty men on board,
the biggest seaplane in the world, the
u. S. N. NC-1, made flight at the
Naval Air Station, Rockaway Point, N.
Y, to demonstrate the enormous lift
ing power of the latest model Of bomb
carrying airplanes. No special modi.
fications were made for this test flight,
most of the fifty men being accom-
modated in the large boat body.
The design and construction Of the
NC-1, with its triple motors, huge size
and other distinctive features were car
ried out by the navy in cooperation
with the Curtiss Engineering Corpora
ton. 1t is not specifically flying boat
nor is it of the pontoon variety of sea-
plane, but combines the most valuable
advantages Of both, its size and purpose
being considered. While it is entirely
new and original in type, the NC-1 in
corporates proven essentials in aircraft
construction and even beforeitwas test
ed was regarded in naval circles as a
pre-insured success rather than as an
experiment.
This is the first American tri-motCr-
ed seaplane. 1t is propelled by three
Liberty motors that develop maxi
mum of twelve hundred horse power
giving it a cruising speed of eighty
miles an hour. The flying weight Of
the machine is twenty-five thousand
pounds, while the weight of the sea-
plane itself, unloaded and without a
crew is thirteen thousands pounds.
An idea Of the size Of the big sea-
plane is shown by the fact that the
wing spread is 126 feet, the breadth Of
wing twelve feet and the gap between
wings twelve feet.
Recently the NC-1 made the trip
from Rockaway to Washington. about
$50 miles in S hours and 20 minutes.
The flight from Washington to Hamr,
ton Roads, 80 miles, was covered in
2 hours and IS minutes and the tip
from Hampton Roads to New York.
| 300 miles, took hours and 20 minutes:
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1918-12-19
The Force Of the Spirit.

No one who has seen anything Of the
actual war itself doubts that along
with allthe bloodshed and the suffering,
along with the clash and struggle OF
mighty material forces, there are subtle
and powerful spiritual conflicts and
victories; that the soul of man is often
curiously purified and expanded BY the
terrible trials through which i must
pass.
For example, Mrs. Nina Larrey
Duryea tells in Harper's Magazine the
story of famous surgeon who has
found in the far true religious expert
ence. Mrs. Duryea, who visited him
in his hospital, had expressed her
momentary encouragement over the
moral problem of human warfare. To
her the surgeon replied:
Madame, before this war Twas coma
firmed questioner and doubter. With
all my intellect l searched mems bodies
for some proof Of the existence Of a
soul, and found none. | fell back on
two codes: that might is right and that
the strongest law Of the material world
is that of self-preservation. Like Ger
many, | founded my creed upon such
fallacies, omitting and denying any
spiritual element. But | learned better.
for there is another law abroad in the
world to-day that cannot be denied--a
law as old as the creation Of man. Tell
me, madame, why are you here? Why
am | here? Why are these wards filed
with broken men who do not complain,
although they have sacrificed every
material thing for an idea? Why are
fastidious women scrubbing filthy
bodies in hospitals and sending those
they love to die, while they and their
children endure every hardship! why
has that bulwark of human flesh along
our frontiers held at bay year after year
forces of superior physical strength'
Why does the civilized world (which
does not include Germany, who fights
for profit sacrifice every material
thing, that unborn generations may pos
sess happiness and peace? Why does
humanity give up wealth with prodi!
gality and personal ambitions some
times dearer than life itself? Why does
this gigantic struggle continue wnen
peace might be had at the price OF dis
honor?
Because, madame, there is a force
stronger than any law of the materia
world-the force Of the spirit! 1t con-
trolls man to-day; it controls destiny;
it will decide that this sphere is not
mote spinning through space inhabited
by a highly developed animal calico
man, but a theatre of events pertaining
to the spirit-a mighty force. sublime
part of God himself. The first time !
saw battlefield cleaned up under the
stars I seemed to see, above the pieces
Of rent human flesh, radiant angels
irving to make me understand that the
death of the body was an unimpof'ah.
and insignificant thing-that it was nc, not
how a man died, but what he dice for'
that mattered."