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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-25
THE HEROIC AGE

By Richard Watson Glider. He speaks not well who doth his time
 deplore, Naming it new and little and obscure, Ignobie and unfit for lofty deeds. All times were modern in the time of
 them, -a And this no more than others. Do thy
 part Here in the living day. as did the great Who made old days immortal! So shall
 men, Gazing long back to this far-looming
 hour, Say; Then the time when men were
 truly men; Though .,l wars wars grew less their spirit met
 the test or new conditions; econquering civic
 wrong; Saving the state anew by virtuous lives, Guarding the 'countrys honor as theii
 owh. And the, ,as,r ..osn own as their country's and Defyins leagued fraud with single
 truth. H Not fearing loss. and daring to b4 pure When error through the land rs lsa
 a pest, sSs They claimed. the madness caul srosn
 mind to mind By wisdom drawn from old. and
 sane; And as the martyrs of the ancie varla Gave Death for man. so noblytg Ns 'hf Those the great days, and that q ssosu
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-25
RELIGION AND BUSINESS

From the St.. Louis Globe Democrat.
 "Parson,' exclaimed Ephriam, I'se got ligion--'ligion. I tell you!" That's fine brother! You are going to lay aside all sine'' Yes. sah."
 You're going to churche"
 'Yes, sah-ree.''
 You are going to care for the widows?" / rAh.. yes. sah.s
 You are going to pay your debtse'
 ',sah Dat ain't 'ligion; dat's .busi- ness
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-25
!. * * V erican Warships .eturn From Abroad

~ N imposing spectacle will be pre- AsA sented when Americas dread n hts pass in review before Sec
 q Daniels tomorrow morning, off
 York harbor. It is true that they
 fn anme-nine of the capital ships . Ge rom a "bloodless victory e @ns German fleet, but this de- A irst at all from the service they arf ffsed in foreign waters.
 A :. source of pride to the Amer isn people that their navy, by. it's aff acy, won the admiration of Flu
 8aN naval authorities, who paid 1t wing praise and freely admitted aat lie presence of our ships sealed ate Este of Germany's armada.
 Eafthermore, the fleet, particularly tl mailer vessels, destroyers and the Ike, did valiant service against German submarines and insured the
 ty of American troopships. Per- a&ps there will always be regret among American and British sailors that they did not have an opportunity to meet the German fleet in battle. That tie result would have been a glorious victory for the allied navies is not denied, even in Germany
 To any man of the American or British navy fight was preferable to the tame surrender of the German fleet which had been bottled up at Kiel during the entire period of the war, but after all humanitarians will rejoice that the enemy's vessels were surrendered. Had the German off cers been able to carry out what was said to have been their, promise to hurl the German fleet against the al- lies in forlorn hope and die fight ing, many a gallant American and Bfiton would have lost his life and some of the best ships in the two navies might have been sent to the bottom.
 All honor to the American navy and its heroic personnel for actual achieve ment and the power that would have been theirs had they ever come to grips with the Germans!
 x < * Red Cross Roll
 Call Next Week
 7THE Red Cross membership cam 4 paign for the gulf states divi- sion, in which Birmingham belongs, has been extended into next week. fThis action was taken at division headquarters in New Orleans yester- day for the purpose of enabling com mittees that are behind in their quotas to reach the goal.
 While the campaign in Jefferson county dragged somewhat at the start
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-25

| It may be true that Wilhelm still has few friends in America. but they will hardly venture to send him Christmas cards Liquor is ordered by persons for medic inal purposes who privately boast that they were never sick day in their lives, x x @ | There are all kinds of pessimists in this world, including the man who is already worrying about the next war.
 < 4 !. What relief for British court officials to know that President and Mrs. Wilson can be addressed like ordinary peoplel
 x # * China, in taking her seat at the peace table. can point with pride to the achieve msnts of her coolies.
 # # * It was considerate of Governor Hender-> son to spare Birmingham hanging dur ing the holidays.
 little thing like occupying a royal suite is no longer novelty to President and Mrs. Wilson.
 # g < The end of the war has meant noth- ing in particular to enemy aliens in in- ternment camps.
 # @* .* King Alfonso expresses his friendship for France. Isn't Ali trifie late?
 x F < Self-determination depends largely on nation finding out what it wants.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-25

| tution-its heads have proclaimed it to
 be such That would seem to dispose of
 the box office theory
 But no; instead of really notable art works like these of Debussy and Mas senet, New York opera lovers are fed such glittering, uninspired, pretentious | mersel as "Marouf." The rresent day French school Is represented at the greatest opera house in the world by ''Maroufr,
 The Russian school is valiantly rep resented by a full-blown masterpiece, white diamond of the clearest water
 Yet Boris, for all it's surpassing great ness, cannot make much headway for the school it represents against the over- whelming numerical superiority of the Italian works in the repertoire Perhaps New York will eventually hear 'Kho- vantschina," also by the great Mous- sorgsky Unless Borodne's Prince Igor," produced at the Metropolitan in 1916, is again brought out this year, Boris stands as the sole purely operatic work in the list We do not forget ,Rimsky- Korsakoff's unique and delightful opera -pantomine, "Le Goa dor" It is one of the most refreshing things pro- duced at the Metropolitan in q dozen years and the ruling powers deserve nothing but grateful praise for having introduced it.
 But the name Rimsky- -Korsakoff calls to mind his compatriot Rachmaninoff's recent remarks to a representative of Musical America.
 .. You do not know our operas here. It is very regrettable, for they are as rich and marvellous as anything in mod ern music. VT
 "The need of new works." Of new works from all parts of the European continent. Is Spain sterile in the way of operatic creations? Are the Scandi- navian countries arid? What is going on in the great world of operatic music?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-25
aUYING DOLLARS AT 60 CENTS

| N
 From the New York Herald. I've all as rule have our personal ob- legations to those whose livelihood and 1 future welfare depend on us. Then we
 have our public obligations, which in-
 clude our supreme duty to our govern ment.
 Now, a~Liberty Bond offers to us the extraordinary means of performing both
 these duties at one stroke. Uncle Sam wishes us to lend him money. We do so, pinching ourselves to the utmost, and Uncle Sam is financed for the fight But what happens to us when it lis all
 over arA the War is won? We have pro- vided the best investment the world ever saw for our own families. We have saved money We otherwise would have spent. and further, when you spend a dollar today you get for It about 50 cents worth. Five years from now that dollar will buy 100 cents worth
 Patriotism and thrift combine to urge us all to buy Liberty Bonds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-25

BEGINNING THE DAY-Iord. help me to be prince today in the Kingdom of God. May I wear my poor garments with such content- ment and such honesty that they shall become royal robes. May my small task grow kingIy from the way I shall perform 1t. May my crown he in my heart. if not on my
 d. In Christ's name. Amen.-lI. v l..
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-25
In Some of the Hottest Fighting
Early Shopping Spirit Grows

T know most people, when they visit the stores during the holiday rush, think the campaign for early shopping does not do much good,' said Luther Doty, "but I have noted in the past few years that quite good many shoppers have gotten into the habit of buying before the rush begins. I think if the papers keep it up it won't be many. christmases before the habit will spread amongst the great body of buyers. Of course, there will always be need of making q few fill-in purchases"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-25
sALuTARY LESSON.

sALUTARY LESSON. You've been up in an airplane?" tsYes, replied the prominent citizen, and it did me a lot of good" How was that?" "At an elevation of 1000 feet in the air for the first time in long and active career I realized how little I really amount to.r
 A MASQUERADE. Life is a masquerade" remarked the philosopher.
 There must be something in that" said the Iow-browed person. Look at the number of people who are wearing flu masks"
 EQUAL TO IT. "I understand the ex-Kaiser is going to preach Christmas sermon" And he's inconsistent enough to choose the one theme of all others that ought to make hhn feel ashamed of himself" What is that?" Mans inhumanty to man.
 PREJUDICED. dogs most engaging brute, lie has heart that's true and warms But when the kind the danes call cute,'' We almost wish to do him harm.
 SAD CASE. The unhappiest man I know" Whats his trouble?n He's militant prohibtionist with nothing to do.' PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-25
ADRIFvT WITH THE TIMES
A NEW ORDER.

A NEW ORDER. The quaint, d-fashioned Christmas Brought forth the flowing bowl, Which ceremony gladdened Full many merry soul. But time has caused some changes. A fact none will deny; Your health. in pure, cold water, The world is going dry! UNREPENTANT.
 Who is the disgruntled looking per- son?"
 An American citizen who accepted money for spreading German propa- ganda,
 "umph No wonder he looks as if he Ina ted himseif.p
 "oh, that isn't what's the matter with him, He sees now that he could have gotten twice as much if he had only held out. for his price,
 SIGNIFICANT SILENCE. Five years ago he was poor Now he's a millionaire"
 Did he make his money honestly?" There's no proof to the contrary, but notice that he never contributes any personal "reminiscences to the magazines. !"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-25

Ehtefeu s.ss.ss.4i., sA4a-' postoirIce as second-ciass matter, un. ter act of Congress, Mahch Q. 4sa9,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-25

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-25

will.
 60 begins the Angelical hymn, g "Gloria in Excelsis Deo."
 Last years observance of Christ mas was not altogether joyous. There was note of sadness because of the war. But now that the world conflict is ended, today will be full of jubila- ton as of old.
 The feast of the Nativity, com memorative of the birth of Jesus, IS one of the greatest of Christendom.s It was. however, adopted much later than the festival of the Epiphany. Before the fifth century there was, according to church historians, no general consensus of opinion as to when it should come in the calendar, whether on the sixth of January or the 25th of March or the 25th of De- 'cember. The latter date having been agreed upon is now universally kept, except in the countries where the Greek calendar. has been retained. In the Russo-Greek church Christmas is placed twelve or thirteen days later The spirit of Christmas is all-per- vading. In the churches religious services are held, while society in general celebrates the day with glad ness and happy greeting. "A merry Christmas!" is on every tongue. Also Christmas, in this land of ours, is marked by deeds of charity and sweet Ineighborliness. The orphans and the destitute are especially remembered and this custom makes the day all the more blessed.
 May all Christmases in Birmingham in the years to come be as bright and happy as this 18th of December. F T E. Useful Directory of the Public Schools TIT HE directory of the public schools III f I
 4 of Birmingham for 191s-1e, just issued, contains complete list of the teachers. in alphabetical order, with residence address; also the per- sonnel of the board of education and the administrative department.
 This and other information of in- terest to the, patrons of the schools combine to make the directory excap- tionally useful. As the trite saying goes, it fills long felt want.
 In spite of Birmingham's public school handicaps the system is model when it comes to discipline and pro- gressive policy.
 The directory is distinct credit to the city.
 May we venture to state that man for man the George Washington brought back more distinguished company than it carried to Europe on the last trip?
 * x #
 There are no further restrictions to pre- vent Fritz and Heinie from strolling down to the nearest dock ard casting wistful eyes toward the fatherland.
 # x 3:
 Correspondents say the President has won the hearts of the common people abroad. Maybe that's. because he doesn't wear uniform and clank a sword.
 < * F
 American doughboys are trading soap with Germans for good things, to eat This doesn't mean that the Teutois will get an immunity bath.
 < E # A battleship is an insentient thing, yet some of Germany's dreadnaushts photo- graphed after the surrender look posi- lively crestfallen.
 < * *
 American soldiers in Germany will have to do without turkey for their Christ mas dinners. but they win feast upon the fatted goose.
 * * *
 At least there were no Christmas tree profiteers in this part of the country. And there was enough mistletoe to go around.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-25

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-25

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-25
Christmas Comes
 With Gladness

Glory be to God in the highest,
 And on earth peace to men of good
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-25

Washington. bureau, 2o1 bi16s pulio' Ing.
 european bureau, Henrietta suess Covent Garden, London. 4 Eastern business office. building. New York city; western ousi- ness office, Tribune building. Cnlcaso Tne $ c. Beckwith special Agency, agents for foreign advertising.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-25

THERE ARE OTHERS. Tis Christmas Day And still you say
 Your shopping not yet done? The fault is great, ~ But we will state
 You're not the only one.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-25
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-25

60 begins the Angelical hymn, g "Gloria in Excelsis 'Deo."
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-06-17
Elks Observed Flag Day.

The Elks observed Flag Day at their
lodge hall Friday night Owing to the
heat the crowd was not large. The
program, however, was we'll worth
hearing. The song numbers by Miss
Clarine Mueller and Miss Ruby Whit
ham were especially fine and the read
ing by Miss Myrtle Gustuson ELECTED
hearty applause. The flag record was
given by r. G. Remley and the Elks
tribute to the flag by B. A. Wilson.
The program was opened by quar-
tet composed of Messrs. r. D. Hughes
and w. 3. Rood and Misses Clarine
Mueller and Ruby Whitman, which
sang "The Star Spangled Banner"
The closing number was America"
sung by the audience.
The address of the evening was de-
livered by J. E. Burnstedt. 1t was pa
triotic in nature and a plea to his
hearers to give the weight of every
ounce of their influence to the winning
of the world war. He held that the
United States is founded on the belle!
in the divine right of the people and
the certainty that governments derive
their power from the consent of the
governed. The flag stands for the
things for which the country is fight
ing and America must give her all, il
necessary, to defeat the Central Pow
ers, which stand for autocracy, the di-
vine right of kings and the subjuga-
ton of the people.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-06-17
Talk of Crawling Bee.

Ellsworth News: The citizens OF
Ellsworth are talking of having a
crawling bee. If carried out as being
planned, it will no doubt be one Of the
best boosts the town has ever had.
The idea is to have every man in town,
this includes business men and ali,
to donate one day to work on the roads
leading into town. A large number
of farmers in this vicinity have ex-
pressed themselves as being willing
to donate a team and wagon for the
DAY. The city council will then make
arrangements for the gravel, the
farmers teams will haul it into town
and the citizens of Ellsworth will do
the loading, unloading and spreading
en- the road The "graveling bee day
should be made a big event, and the
ladies of Ellsworth will no doubt do
their share by putting on one of the
biggest spreads" ever attempted i'll
this city.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-06-17
Lowest in Years.

The death rate in swine from all
diseases for the year ending March,
1918, announced by the United States
department Of agriculture as AL per
1000, is the lowest in 80 years, ac-
cording to the records kept during
that period.
The unprecedentedly low rate OF
mortality presents a great cantrast
with those of earlier periods, particu-
larly with the losses of 1888 per
1000 in 1897, and 1889 per 1000 in
1914, years marked by severe out
breaks of hog cholera. This is even
a remarkable reduction from the
normal low rate of losses which has
remained slightly above 80 per 1000
when the disease was least prevalent.
The approximate number of hogs
on hand January l, 1918, was 71,374,-
600. The loss of 42.1 per 1000 for
the year ending March, 1918, there
fore represented approximately B.
100000 of these animals, equivalent
to the consumption of pork and pork
products by the entire population OF
the United States for 1917 for %
days.
These recent losses should be
compared with that of 100000 hogs
in 1914, which curtailed production to
the extent of the national consump-
ton for that year for 81 days.
The marked reduction in the losses
of swine in 1918 over preceding
periods, in view of the fact that go
per cent of these losses are due to
hog cholera, indicates clearly the
benefit from the combined efforts OF
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-06-17

operate, they are playing the kaiser's
game, said she. That men in the army
leave no dependents is disproved by
the governments allowance checks,
which show that in an army OF, two
million men, forty-two per cent are
allotting a portion of their pay to de-
pendents. Iowa and Hamilton county
men have left dependents, as have the
men elsewhere.
Needs for Home Service.
President Wilson has said that
Friendship is the only cement which
holds the world together" and while
our sympathies flow to other coun-
tries, the speaker said, their center
must remain in our own land. With
many illustrations, she pointed out the
various needs which have arisen in
Iowa communities for home service.
A characteristic of war is change.
There will be making over OF our
own communities and we can't begin
too soon, is Mrs Mayors belief. There
is to be a great spiritual awakening,
with an exemplification of brotherly
love, interest, friendship; the need is
not in New York alone, but here in
Iowa-everywhere.
Mrs. Mayors coming has opened the
way to home service course in this
city. Two workers will be here to
hold two afternoon and two evening
meetings upon selected dates later on.
will be made when
these meetings are to be held, and the
course will be found very much worth
while to every earnest, thinking wo-
man and to Red Cross workers.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-06-17
Soldier Travels Much.

Ellsworth News: A card pOstmark-
ed Salt Lake City and signed by Olaf
Fjetland, was received at this Office
Monday, notifying us that Olaf was on
his way from St. Paul to Riverside,
California. Olaf is evidently making
good in the aviation department, and
he is being sent from one station to
another as an instructor. When he
arrives at Riverside, he will have
made the United States from coast
to coast, and from the northern
boundary to the southern in the
course of only few months.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-06-17

Mr.. and Mrs. John r. kamrar and
Judge Kamrar left Saturday morn
ing on an overland trip in the formers
automobile for New York City, whe1
they will visit at the M. H. Beaumont
home. They expect to be gone about
six weeks.
While in the east they will also visit
Atlantic City, Boston and other points
of interest. At Atlantic City they will
take in the annual national convention
of the Elks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Beaumont's only
daughter, Mrs. Herbert Thompson,
who lives in Cape Town, South Africa,
is now home on visit, which is one
reason why the Kamrars are going
east at this time. She was fortunate
in leaving Cape Town when she did
as the next ship out after she sailed
was torpedoed and sunk by a German
submarine.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-06-17
Retail Merchants Bureau of Chamber
Of Commerce Definitely Settle
Matter and Refers 1t to
Board Of Directors
TO BE NO WASTEFUL EXPENSE.
Will be in Nature of Reunion Of
Friends and Families in Basket
Picnic.

Webster City is going to celebrate
the Fourth of July.
This was definitely settled Thursday
evening at the meeting of the retail
merchants bureau of the Chamber of
Commerce. This bureau, however,
has referred the matter to the board
of directors of the whole chamber
for action.
The plan Of the retail merchants
contemplates a good old fashioned
basket picnic celebration with a good
band and speaker as the chief at
fractions. If possible, the old Second
Iowa regiment band will be secured
If not, then some other good band
will be engaged
No Soliciting.
1t is the intention to do no solicit
ing for funds for this celebration.
There was over $500 left over from
last years celebration and it is pro-
posed to finance this years event
with that fund. The Fourth this
year ought not to be celebrated in an
extravagant way. No money ought
to be burned up in fire works. The
celebration in Webster City will be
"safe and sane" in every way, par
taking more Of the nature of the old
fashioned reunion of families and
friends in a basket picnic celcbra-
tion," than anything that has been
held in the city in years.
The Chamber of Commerce tenders
a cordial invitation to all other towns
in the county to join this city and
make the celebration here county
wide affair.
Announcements as to speaker,
band, etc., will be made later.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-06-17
Sneak Thieves Abroad.

A good deal of petty thievery has
been reported about the city OF late.
Outside refrigerators at the Alexander
Groves, ]. NJ. Richardson, Sheldon
latham and S. w. Meadow homes
were robbed last night, bacon and
eggs being the chief things missing.
Sneak thieves were seen the other
evening trying to enter the Mrs. Mary
Lenhart home, corner of Division and
Prospect streets, and were frightened
away.