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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-23
What Alabama Girls
 Are Doing in War
 Activities at Anniston
tcontinued from Page One,

\
 by the announcement that MT. William Mallory will throughout the summer furnish ice to all babies whose moth CTS are unable to purchase 1t for them.
 Mrs Charles R. Bell entertained Tuesday morning at a lovely porch party to honor her niece, Miss Annie Bestor Mitchell of Livingston. After an hour of knitting and chatting, an enjoyable salad course was served.
 The girls of the Country club enter tained on Saturday afternoon in honor of the enlisted men and the usual week. ly dance occurred at the Country club on Saturday evening. Most of the off cer members of the club have left the camp. In fact, military functions have been conspicuous by their absence since the departure of so many troops. The social life of the town is very quiet patriotic activities absorbing the inter- est of the former devotees of society All of the literary clubs and some of the card clubs have been organized into Red Cross units and are enjoying one day ot every week in the important work of the Red Cross.
 Lieutenant Boulet left this week to take up his duties as instructor at Camp Cor don- All of the interesting members oi the French mission have left Anniston, to the regret of many friends.
 Lieutenant Boulet received last week a message saying that his best friend had been slain in one of the battles being waged over there. Lieutenant Boulet, whc has been decorated with the Croix de Guerre as a mark of gallantry during his three years of service before com ing to America, spoke of his great ap- preciation of the hospitality extended to him by the citizens of Anniston and Bir- mingham. My mother" he said, 'has adopted several American boys. and has the American soldiers in her home con stantly, trying to show her gratitude in this way for the kindness shown by the good people of Alabama to her boy over here"
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cooled gun, as I shall describe farther on, and Is made to be used from the trenches or at any place where 1t can be put on the tripod or have support. In addition to this we have the light Browning automatic rifle which is air cooled, and weighs only Is pounds. This is fed by clips, each of which contains 20 cartridges, and it is so light that it can be fired from the shoulder, all though the usual way is from the hip. against which it is supported by a strap over the shoulder. This gun is so light that the men can use it in the rush over the top and in this respect there is nothing that compares with it except the French Hell-cat or Chau- chat, which weighs four pounds more, and is not as efficient. The light Browning can send off shot at each pull of the trigger, or the whole 20 shots can be fired in two seconds, and another clip put in in a few seconds more It has been shot at the rate of 500 a minute. It is absolutely a new thing in firearms and it is now made only in the United States.
 It is difficult to describe the modern machine gun. It is rifle that works by machinery. It has a single barrel just like that of the regular army rifle.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-23
July Clearance of ColOred
 Wash Goods

.49 cotton foulards. This is fine imitation of the higher grade foul lard silks so very popular this sea- son. They come in navy and Copenhagen, duplicat ing the Cheney patterns. CE July Sale price eOO IS voile. 5000 yards in this one number alone, or about 200 diff ferent patterns to select from; every color, figure, flower and stripe are represented here. nO July Sale price, yard eVJ 20 lawns. A bautiful quality, firm bodied, closely woven lawn. all fresh and new, a large collec- ton of pretty patterns. 111 July Sale price, yard sAA2 .25 Imperial organdies, 30 inches wide, of a beautiful sheer quality. Comes in a wide range of excep- tional pretty patterns, of all col ors and combinations. m July Sale price, yard s1J
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-23

LfaCJlVely pIlCcu. .59 Manhattan shirting madras, 3z inches wide, with wide range of beautiful patterns to select from; what hubby usually pays from 2.50 to 300 for ready made. HE July Sale price, yard s1O .39 soisette, beautiful quality, fine weave soisette, in solid colors, fancy stripes, dots and figures and plain white, fine for dresses, waists, shirts and pajamas. 20 July Sale price eA0 .49 racquet cloth. Racquet cloth is the new cotton suitings that is taking the place of higher priced colored linens; comes in copen, rose, reseda, tan, gray, black and white; beautiful for skirts, suits and dresses. CE July Sale price sJJ .35 Irish poplin, 27 inches wide, beautiful quality, in every wanted color, white and black. 0E July Sale price eLJ
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-23

.75 white organdy, AZ inches wide, beautiful clear crystal fin 40 ish. July Sale price, yard s1O .75 embroidered voiles and mar quesettes, 40 inches wide; is an exceptional value. Are white grounds with colored em- 20 broidery. July Sale price sJV .75 novelty waistings, 40 inches wide, all white in novelty weaves, 20 fine new patterns to 70 select from eJC 50 novelty waistings, 40 inches wide, is an assortment of voiles and organdies, in stripes, plaids and novelty weaves. 20 July Sale price, yard sJC .39 soisette, beautiful quality of a very Tine weave, fine for dresses, waistings, shirtings and pa- 20 jamas. July Sale price eAC .65 baby flannel, 27 inches, all wool, Seauachee Mills, skirtings or baby flannel. A0 July Sale price sfJ .89 gaberdine skirt;ng, 36 inches wide, beautiful fine weave; the kind 1000 and 12.5O, skirts are made of. July cn Sale price, yard sUJ
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-23
July Clearance of Wanted
 White Goods


 .29 plain white voile, 40 inches wide, of an exceptional sheer, quality; yards limit. 10 July Sale price, yard eAO .29 white plissc crepe, fully 30 in. wide, beautiful crinkle quality, splendid for undergarments, gowns, etc; 1o-yard limit .171 .29 Luna lawn, 40 inches wide, . splendid sheer quality, fine for shirtwaists, dresses or Things; To- yard limit. 10 July Sale price, yard sAS .25 baby dimity, beautiful sheer quality, in four size checks; To- yard limit. I'll July Sale price sAsz .35 white madras, 32 inches wide, an extra firm finish, fine for shirts, waists, children's dresses and rompers; 10-yard limit. CE July Sale price sAO .25 pa jana cheeks, fully yard wide, extra weight and finish; just what you usually pay .25 per yard for; 10-yard limit. 171. July Sale price, yard sAS 2
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-05-18
Norma George, Hortense Larsen and
CoL

Norma George, Hortense Larsen and
Mary Schoettle.
Miss Harriet Gemmel has been
elected acting head of the Central
high school English department al
a salary of $1,000.
The executive committee of the
Red Cross drive was given use of the
different school buildings for the
week of May 20-27, as headquarters
for the workers in charge of the dis
trict provided that work of the
school is not interrupted.
The committee presented the four
year printing course for senior high
schools to meet the requirements Of
the Smith-Hughes act. The commit
tee recommended, viz:
The Committees Recommendation
That this course should be under
the direction Of an advisory commit
tee consisting of representatives of
the Master Printers and the Typo
graphical Union and the Board of
Education. The men suggested for
immediate membership were: Mr.. F.
H. Lounsberry, Mr.. w. E. Towne,
and Mr.. William Noyes.
That admission to the clase should
be, as far as possible, limited to those
who had had a try-out period of the
printing course in the Junior High
school.
3. That the course should cover
four years and that the time be dis
tributed as above.
4. That in the filling of appretice
positions in Duluth preference should
be given to graduates of this course.
S. That the regular apprentice
period in the printing trade being
five years, two years in the school
should be regarded as one years ap-
premiership in the trade.
6. That graduates Of the printing
course should be ranked as appren-
tees in the third year of the appren-
ticeship and should receive compen-
sation according to the current scale
of wages.
Z. That the printing instructors,
In the aforesaid course. should be
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-05-18

men acceptable to the advisory COM
mittee.
The outline for a senior high
school course of four years In home
training in conformity with the
Smith-Hughes Act, also was present
ed by the committee and adopted
by the board. Pupils taking that
course as a preparation for college
must take algebra and plane geome-
try and are urged to take physics.
Orders for work by the manufac-
turing classes in the manual train
ing schools, such as benches, tables,
cabinets, book cases, filing cabinets
and chairs, were recommended. by,
the committee and authorized by the
board.
It was voted to begin vacation
schools on June "a and to continue
them until August Is, eight weeks.
There is a sufficient enrolment to
warrant such schools in the Morgan
Park, Denfeld, Lincoln, Washington
junior high, Lakeside and Washburn
schools. The work will embrace
grades to 8 with special subjects
in grades to IL, inclusive, with
tuition of So. Teachers salaries for
this work will be 1915 day so long
as attendance justifies a class.
Some Minor Transactions.
w. ]. Dyer & Brother, of st. Paul,
were authorized to repair the Stein
way concert grand piano in the Gen.
trail high school auditorium at
cost of $115.
The committee on maintenance of
buildings and grounds was authoriz-
ed to purchase coal supply for the
ensuing year at an estimated cost of
about $4,000. Authority was grant
ed to take the metal fire escape on
the old Washington school and in
stall it on the Whittier school.
Vacation repairs for the school
buildings Of the city were authorized.
Janitors, carpenters and engineers
were employed for the ensuing year
and their salaries fixed. Employees of
this class will be, required to pay
their own car fares except when
making special trips on school busi-
ness.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-05-18

Rev. Titus Lowe spent six
months at the front in France
and, on his return, told a story
to the Omaha Chamber of Com
merce concerning German atroci-
! ties in the great war that makes
ones blood run cold and then
boil to fever heat.
Rev. Mr.. Lowe was introduced
by Senator Norris Brown and, as
a result of the telling, wild ap-
plause greeted the statement that
there are regiments Of French and
British that take no German pris-
oners.
II carried Omaha along with
me, said DR.. Lowe. "Sometimes
I met a man who had never heard
of Omaha. That occurred when [
was introduced to a young lieu
tenant from Boston. It was the
day before we landed in France.
And what is the capital of
Omaha?" that fellow asked me.
1.-TWO days later I got even.
We had landed. The lines Of
communication had not been es-
tablished and the American army
was hungry. 1t was living OIL
hopes and a piece of bread. While
we were waiting, a long line Of
French freight cars rolled up and
they started to unload train
load Of bacon in boxes. And every
box was labeled Omaha I was
proud of my home town that day,
surely.
81 wanted to speak to-. men
only today, because I have things
to tell you men Of Omaha which
cannot be told to women. The
women are just as eager to know
conditions over, there, but there
are things which cannot be said to
women.
II speak of German atrocities.
I had heard Of these atrocities,
and 1 doubted their truth. I doubt
them no more. I had been told,
in college, that the greatest phil
osophers were in Germany, that
the greatest scientists were in
Germany, that the greatest theo-
logians were in Germany, that the
greatest humanitarians. were in
Germany. 1t was not my fault ;
it was the educational system.
The greatest text books all came
from Germany, they said. I had
grown up to respect and to be-
lieve in Germany. 1t was the
school system which taught me
to, do So. =.
II really did not believe these
awful stories about Germany,
when [ went over there. But that
was six months ago. I have been
there, l have investigated, I have
seen. I now not only believe them.
[ am certain of them.
81 am ashamed. There is no joy
in my heart; there is only grief.
I cannot even think the stories
without indignation.
"You ask is it possible that old
men, old women, young girls and
children were placed in front Of
German battalions going into bat
tie? It is true. I know it.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-05-18

The school board hesitates in
accepting G.. G. Hartley's offer
of fifteen lots at a net price Of
$6,675 as a playground for the
Cobb school at Woodland.
The citizens out there greatly
desire ample Fairgrounds. \ dele
cation headed by E. R. Cobb ap-
peared before the members Of the
school board at it's regular month
ly session, Friday evening, May
9, and urged the purchase of a
suitable playground site. The
new addition takes up ground
previously available for a play
ground and breathing spot and a
lot at the back, purchased last
year, at a cost of about $500, IS
not considered ample, as we'll as
on the wrong side of the build
ing.
Mr.. Hartley submitted a writ
ten offer Of fifteen lots across the
street from the Cobb school, the
same comprising block 5 in that
subdivision. He pointed out that
the clearing had cost considerable
and intimated that his price was
reasonable.
LeDuc's Wishes Are Opposed.
Director. LeDuc was hot to &C.
cept and made a motion to that
effect. Director Proved de-
clared that the property was a
black alder swamp, the highest
point on it being several feet l'e-
low the street level, therefore sew
eral thousand dollars would be
required to fill in the property
to make it suitable for play
ground and public park purposes.
eff Mr.. Hartley was the right
kind of a citizen and red
blooded American, he would give
that property to the school," de-
clared Mr.. Firoved.
Director LeDuc flew to the de-
tense Of Mr.. Hartley and rebuked
Mr.. Proved for his remark. He
declared that it was improper to
make such a remark. !.
u Proved Remains Unshamed.
Mr.. Proved refused to hang his
head in shame. eff I were fixed
like Hartley" he asserted, "and
l had a piece Of ground like that,
I certainly would cheerfully do
nate it for school purposes.
Mr.. LeDuc insisted that Mr..
Proved did not know what he
would do if he were as wealthy
as Mr.. Hartley. He further stated
that Mr.. Hartley owned only an
interest, the control being held in
London, England.
Mr.. Proved declared that so
far as BODYBUILDING and build
ing purposes were concerned, that
property would stand there in it's
present condition for the next
twenty years. He rather favored
condemnation proceedings to &C.
quire it.
DIR Armand favored ample play
ground for the school but thought
the price asked was too high. Mr..
Amundson, who had made two
inspection trips out there, could
not bring himself to buy so large
site at the price asked.
Citizens Favor the Purchase.
Several citizens spoke in favor
OF the purchase and declared that
the price asked was reasonable.
One stated that Mr.. Colman con-
sidered the price right.
"Of course he would think the
price right, s." declared Mr.. Ri
roved, she's interested out
there
Director Davis supported di-
rector LeDuc's motion to accept
Mr.. Hartley's offer. Directors Le-
Due, Davis and McGiffert voted
aye and directors Amundson, An
nand and Firoved voted no. The
motion was lost, the vote being a
tie.
!. On motion, president McGiffert
then named directors LeDuc,
Amundson and Armand, with
Messrs. Croft & Boerner, the
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-05-18
REV, TITUS LOWE TALKS
ON GERMAN ATROCITIES
Omaha Audience Enraged By Facts Told By Priest
Direct From the Trenches-Harmless Little
Children Cruelty Mutilated.

els it true German cruelty
prisoners?
"It is true. I met a Scotch
colonel who told me that the best
sergeant in his regiment had been
taken prisoner by the Germans
and had been crucified.
"My regiment takes no German
prisoners, the colonel told me.
And the Omaha Chamber of
Commerce applauded the state
ment.
elm the French archiv ere
is the diary of German officer.
It tells that this officer and
another officer, were billet &C. in
certain French village in q cot
tage. The woman in this cottage
was pregnant.
."These men got to betting
whether a boy or girl would be
born. Then, having completed
their bet, they were at loss, Cor
minute, as to how to decide the
winner.
eve killed the woman and
ripped open the body says the
diary. "There were twins, a boy
and a girl. Neither of us Won til;
bet, but it was lots of fun.
81 can stand here and POI
story after story into your ears
until you are DEAF said Rev.
| Lowe. 81 can tell you such sto-
ries until your heart grows sick.
"We are fighting a Germany
| gone mad with blood, not the Ger
many of which we knew before
the war;"
"You ask is It possible the
Germans mutilated little childrens
It is true. I know it.
II spent some time with DR..
Minot, the eminent French sur
geon, who was two years in tie
front. His health had given way
under the strain. He was now in
charge of a hospital train. With
him was DR.. Tucker, formerly Of
Omaha, now Captain Tucker.
"On a dozen different occasions
[ treated little children of 4, S
and 6 years of age, whose hands
had been cut off, whose ears Id
been cut off, whose noses had
been cut off," DR.. Minot told
me.
"My orderly" said DR.. Minot,
"was home on a furlough when
the Uhlans broke through and
made raid. He was captured in
his home. They shot him, bound
him to the wall. They dragged his
wife and 17-year-old daughter
into the room to see their hus-
band and father shot. Then, be-
fore the eyes of the: bound and
wounded man, seventeen of those
Germans, ones after the other,
trated that mother and daughter
as the sluts of the street are
treated. Now, when there is
wounded German on this train, |
have to watch my orderly. He
drives a knife through the heart
of every German he can.
eyes, damn them, the story is
true. They mutilate children"
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-05-18
PATRONS OF COBB SCHOOL
ASK LARGER PLAYGROUND
BOARD MEMBERS HESITATE TO ACCEPT
:. SITE OFFERED BY G. G. HARTLEY.

Heavy Bond Issue Proposed Supervisors Make
Personal Reports to BOard-Office of Business
Manager Created-DirectOr LeDuc Becomes a
Bit Peeved Because Members Do Not Sum-
marily Accept His Choice for New Position.
Synopsis Of Supt Hoke's Monthly Reports
= Other Items of Business.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-15

steamers are already in service and
the remainder will be in commission
in the near future, AS far as has
been announced but one of the ships
will necessitate repairs beyond the
facilities of Brazilian shipyards. The
S. s. 'Leopoldina." 10000 ton steam
err, will be towed to the United States
for overhauling and re-outfitting.
1t is probable that the establishment
Of the new service between Brazil
and France will free many ships now
engaged in the European traffic for
service between the United States
and Brazil. The addition of thirty o.
more first class ships to Atlantic
service will be considerable relief
to the shortage caused by the sub
marines activities. Many Of the
steamship lines running to South
American waters have suffered Sc
verely during the war, although the
additional patrols afforded by the
United States and Brazilian squad
rons have materially cut down these
losses during the past eight months.
The new Franco Brazilian line will
have much better protection than
other transatlantic lines had during
the first three years Of the war
The former German ships will be
controlled by the French government
but will be operated by Brazilian
crews.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-15
Daily Stock Letter.

Tunited Press Leased Wire Service.
NEW YORK, March 15.-The New
York Evening Sun financial review
today said:
Prices, generally speaking, exhibit
ed an upward trend in Wall street
today, despite moderate recessions in
the late trading. There were excep-
lions in the active list such as Cana
dian Pacific, which lost 81 points in
the early trading and the copper
issues. Alcohol, Tobacco and Ameri-
can Can scored gains. Steel issues
while firm in tone, advanced little
more than fractionally- The rails
net with a large amount of profit
taking. New Haven, however, was
somewhat weak.
The opening was irregular. During
the first half hour the market gave
promise of considerable activity with
strength in steel stocks and some
rails. but steel met with supply OF
stock at 90 and reacted. Among the
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-15
BIG CIRCUS
COMING HERE
Stupendous Aggregation of Wonder.
full Talent to Appear In
keokuk-Some Show
Promised

What will be the only attraction of
its kind in Keokuk this spring will
be the appearance of the famous
Sorepaugh and Yells mammoth com
bined shows exhibiting for one per.
Torrance only on March the 22nd at
the Y. M. c. A. gymnasium.
There will be the usual parade and
no feature of the circus will be left
out from the elephants to the red
lemonade. This galaxy Of the cream
of the show world has been brought
here at a great expenditure and it
is hoped by the promoters that there
will be an immense attendance as
such mammoth organization com
prising unexcelled talent is worthy
Of
Don't forget the date, March 22nd.
at the Y. NJ. c. A. gym Bring the
children.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-15
BRAZIL USES
SEIZED SHIPS
Forty-one German Boats Interned in
Harbors Are Being Chart
cred to French Gov
eminent.

[By H. d. Robertson. United Press
Correspondent
RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan. 20. (By
mail when Brazil "requisitioned'
the forty-one German ships interned
in her harbors since the outbreak OF
the war, the great southern republic
accomplished an exceedingly good
stroke of business.
BY an agreement now completed,
thirty Of these ships have been chart
cred to the French government until
March, 1919, for a consideration OF
S22,OGO,OOO The entire fleet will sal.
under the Brazilian flag and each ship
will make approximately seventy
five round voyages between Brazil
and France. They will be used ex-
clusively in the trans portation Of
focdstuffs and raw materials for NUM-
lions needed by Brazn's allies in
Europe 1t is estimated that these
ships will carry more than 100000
worth of foodstuffs to France alone,
not including 100000 bags of coffee
already under contract.
Although many Of the ships were
damaged by their German crews anC.
officers before the Brazilian seizure In
the idea that they could not be used
by Germany's enemies, several Of the
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-15
PREP BASKET
MEET TODAY
'snt High School Teams Start An.
nua' tournament at Iowa CITY
Iowa City is the
Favorite

nnis afternoon will see the opening
zines Of the state high school basket.
m tournament. The games will be
Fssed IN the armory at Iowa univer-
ana an unusual feature of this
ars meet is that the games win be
ssa cross-wise the gymnasium in
Eead OF the long way of the floor.as In
Fnrsious tournaments.
| interest in this years tournament
annlhg high and as there are sever.
o crack fives competing, the games
k;.u aiu De exceedingly close. Iowa
Ky and Mt. Pleasant, who fought it
az al ames in last years meet, seem
as the favorites although Cedar
fapids hackers contend that their
S Th mas an equal chance to win
u ~ games will start this afternoon
A. ~ O'Clock. The teams taking
CaIlas IN c .hls years tournament are
ans ans center, Ellston, Goldfield. New
EEain I1 Sioux Center. Cedar Ran;ds
ieasant and Iowa City.